Chapter 13: Difficult Environment

After roughly reading the script, Yun Xiangxiang fell silent.

This is a realistic film, and Han Jing only took a typical character, Xia Hong. The entire script can be said to be a one-woman show of Xia Hong's perseverance in pursuing her university dream in difficult circumstances.

If this kind of movie is not well made, it will be like a piece of paper, thin and pale.

But it has stirred up a conquering spirit in Yun Xiangxiang's heart.

Now she understands why this script fell into her hands.

It's really difficult to make this film popular. Secondly, the filming environment is too difficult. Just by looking at the scenes marked in the script, it's enough to make a large group of people hesitate. Even students who can get into film and television universities won't come from such difficult families. Not many people can endure this hardship. Even if some people grit their teeth and go, they may not be able to withstand the actual situation and fail to achieve the effect Han Jing wants.

In her past life, Yun Xiangxiang was a glamorous star. Just by getting caught in the rain or doing a wire stunt, she would have a large number of fans praising her hard work.

In this life, Yun Xiangxiang wants to be a down-to-earth actress, not relying on fans, popularity, or flow, but solely on her work. So, "University Dream" is just a beginning.

Therefore, she decided to take on this film and immediately replied to Zhou Wei.

The next day, a call from Hong Kong came to her phone, and Yun Xiangxiang had a rough idea of who it was.

"Do you know who I am?" a sharp female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"If it's not a wrong number, then it's Teacher Han Jing," Yun Xiangxiang replied straightforwardly.

"Smart girl," Han Jing praised, "You've read the script, tell me, what did you see?"

After a pause, Yun Xiangxiang answered, "Difficulty."

It's difficult, whether it's Xia Hong's experience or the filming of this movie, it will be extremely difficult.

"It seems you are prepared," Han Jing said straightforwardly, "You're on winter break, right? I'll book you a plane ticket. Come to our filming location. I want you to see it for yourself and then tell me if you'll take it. Several girls before you were full of confidence, but when they arrived on set, almost none of them didn't cry and want to leave."

"Okay," Yun Xiangxiang was even more pleased with Han Jing's arrangement.

Many directors only focus on appearances, many directors only focus on investment, many directors only focus on acting skills. Although the script has scene descriptions, reading the words and experiencing it in person are two different things. But once the contract is signed, if the actor is unable to perform, they either find a stand-in or force themselves to do it, otherwise it will result in a huge breach of contract.

What kind of effect can be achieved with such filming?

Han Jing is very efficient. At noon that day, Zhou Wei personally called Yun Zhibin. I don't know how he convinced Yun Zhibin. Yun Zhibin brought Yun Xiangxiang's grandmother to take care of Su Xiuling, and prepared to take Yun Xiangxiang to Sichuan province himself. Yun Lin, this kid, also clamored to go. Yun Zhibin thought of going to a poor mountainous area and wanted his son to see and experience it.

The father and son arrived at the airport the next day, and Han Jing personally came to pick them up.

The role model she once studied under stood before her. She was already over forty, but time seemed to favor her, and she still had that kind of beauty that was hard to reach. Wen Lan was also capable, but completely different from Han Jing's heroic and graceful demeanor.

After greeting Yun Zhibin and the others, Han Jing carefully assessed Yun Xiangxiang.

"I've seen the master tape of 'Care.' You have a charm that stands out in any situation." This charm does not come from outstanding looks. If it weren't for someone searching frantically, she wouldn't have caught Zhou Wei's eye.

"I hope I won't disappoint Teacher Han," Yun Xiangxiang said without modesty.

She increasingly met Han Jing's expectations. Han Jing took them to a prepared five-star hotel. But it wasn't as Yun Xiangxiang and Yun Zhibin had imagined. They needed to drive for several hours and travel over ten kilometers of mountain roads to reach the filming location. Han Jing used a helicopter to take them there!

Yun Lin, who was riding in a helicopter for the first time, was overjoyed. Overlooking the vast mountains and rivers from the sky, that kind of breathtaking feeling was indescribable, and the further into the deep mountains, the stronger the wind and snow.

"Our filming location has no accessible roads." The heavy snow had already covered the world, and it was probably impossible to get in.

When they arrived at their destination, even Yun Zhibin, who had seen a lot, was dumbfounded. He was born before the opening up of China and had suffered a lot, but he had never thought there would be such rudimentary, drafty houses in the wind and snow, on the verge of collapse. The beds in the house were old and dilapidated, as if they would collapse with a little force. There were several skylights covered with tattered cloth on the roof, and the tables and stoves were made of stones...

The door was also made of rotten wooden boards, and the creaking sound when the wind blew, like the hoarse voice of an old woman at the end of her life, was piercing and cold.

What was even more unacceptable to Yun Zhibin was that the children living here had to walk down a cliff that was perpendicular to the ground. The path was made of ropes and wooden planks. Looking down from the cliff, you couldn't see the end. He thought that if someone slipped...

Then they went to the school where the filming would take place and walked the rugged mountain road that was currently passable. Everything they saw along the way, the dilapidation and the thin, emaciated faces, the cracked cheeks, and the people wearing old and thin clothes, all refreshed Yun Zhibin's understanding as a person born in the 1970s.

"If you are determined to shoot this movie, we will start filming in July after the New Year. The shooting period is long, and in order to capture real scenes, we will be filming from July to January of the following year. Before we start filming, I will arrange for a nutritionist to meet with you. You need to lose weight." Standing at the edge of the cliff, Han Jing blew in the cold wind, her deep black eyes calm and still. "Lose weight until you lose your shape."

It goes without saying that the health of her body is like that of the children in the mountainous areas, such as Xia Hong's upbringing.

Makeup can create the appearance of malnutrition, but no matter how good an actor's body and demeanor are, they cannot portray it.

"No problem," Yun Xiangxiang said without hesitation.

Han Jing, who had seen all kinds of people in her half-life, had also encountered many talented young girls for this movie. However, among all the girls who had followed her, Yun Xiangxiang was the only one who remained calm and composed throughout, completely unaffected by these matters.

She had seen all kinds of people in her life, all kinds of actors, but she had never truly admired anyone from the bottom of her heart. This young girl, however, had broken the calmness of her heart.

"I want to know why you are willing to do this." Such a beautiful girl, rare in the entertainment industry, with an unattainable beauty, and so young. She should be delicate and weak, but her inner strength and toughness exceeded Han Jing's imagination.

With Yun Xiangxiang's unique beauty, it would be too easy for her to become famous just by showing her face. There was really no need for her to endure this hardship.

"I want to be a real actress."