Free Web NovelChapter 1657: Chapter 1659: Veteran Actor
This seems like a huge waste of time. These veteran actors can start acting after just glancing over the script, but the young actors need repeated guidance, which naturally eats into their rest time.
A few veteran actors gathered together.
They are quite familiar with each other due to frequently working on films together.
They’re not picky about roles, taking on various ones for the sake of living.
They’ve acted in period pieces, modern dramas, and historical films, portraying everything from nobles to eunuchs and beggars.
As long as the company’s offer is good, or there’s a personal connection, they’ll take the role.
The veteran actor just now played Ye Ning’s uncle, having quite a few scenes.
The uncle said to the person playing Ye Ning’s father-in-law, "Look at that, being followed and watched. We never had such treatment back in the day."
"Indeed, times have changed. Just look at how many fans they have now. Ye Ning has twenty million followers on Pinterest, how many do you have?"
"Haha, to tell the truth, I only have three hundred thousand followers."
"Haha, not bad. I have two hundred thousand."
"Ah, getting old, can’t keep up anymore. We used to be considered famous too; I also played lead roles back then."
"Come on, now you’re just playing supportive roles."
"Indeed, times have changed. Back then, we’d shoot until the middle of the night for just a few bucks. Now it’s great; we stay in five-star hotels, have cars to pick us up, and the crew team even assigns several assistants. I want to start over again. You think if we give it our all now, we could still make it big?"
Seeing Ye Ning come in, they all laughed.
Ye Ning looked over and felt their gaze sweeping over her.
She raised an eyebrow.
The on-set assistant, named Xiaosang, looked at Ye Ning and said, "Ning Jie, don’t mind them, those old folks."
Ye Ning shrugged.
It seems she realized they were talking about her.
Ye Ning said, "Forget it, we should humbly accept the seniors’ criticism."
Xiaosang said, "They’re acting all high and mighty just because they were in a few classic dramas."
They had indeed acted in big dramas back in the day, like the famous Emperor of Han and Ming series.
But nowadays, they take on any role, even small ones, which naturally earns them more than ordinary people but not much compared to the current popular actors.
Ye Ning had never worked with so many actors like this before.
Usually, she acted with more newcomers.
The most senior she had worked with was someone like Si Wenyu.
She had never worked with such veteran seniors.
Just then, someone came in from outside, calling out.
"Wow, so many journalists outside blocking the way. I was wondering what was going on." freēwebnovel.com
It was an old veteran actor who had the most scenes opposite Ye Ning, playing Ye Ning’s mother-in-law, Jin Hua, who arrived.
Her voice was quite distinctive, so you could hear her before seeing her.
Ye Ning knew of her; she played many roles, each with a unique character. At one point, she even had a spat with a director, saying that the director wasn’t directing according to the actors’ personal styles and that it would make her character rigid. She wanted to act under her own instincts, but the director insisted on her portraying a different feeling, which she felt was unprofessional on the director’s part.
The director she quarreled with felt quite wronged, thinking that as the director, he should determine the overall concept of the drama, and shouldn’t alter the entire tone for one person. He had his own vision for the direction, and if he directed according to everyone’s personal style, the drama would just become a mess.
