Chapter 318
Chapter 318: Super-Huge Bento Box
Translator: BeetleBarker Editor: Tennesh
Fang Zhao still remembered staring at the gloomy sky just before he died .
Actually, before that battle, Fang Zhao had already made preparations . He had arranged everything properly so that the moment he could not go on, Yanzhou would not descend into chaos .
He knew his body best, and he had already been at his limit just enduring till that point in time . It was because of those preparations that his sentiments just before he died had been very serene . Although he had not been able to endure to see the Founding Era and he had not been able to accomplish his dream from when he was younger, if he was able to trade that life of his for a new Yanzhou and a new world, he considered it worthwhile .
When season nine was about to begin filming, the atmosphere within the cast and crew was much more tensed than in previous seasons . This was because when touching upon the various historical events, the filming teams of each continent had much more interaction .
Many actors would be receiving bento boxes in season nine . Among them, the character with the highest importance was Fang Zhao, but Fang Zhao wasn't as restless as the others . However, he was occasionally in a daze while sitting beside the set .
When others in the cast and crew saw Fang Zhao being this way . . . "Hey, your team's Fang Zhao is in a daze again . How is his condition while filming?" an actor from another continent asked Wu Yun .
The youthful Wu Yan was played by Wu Yun . Although his scenes were done, he hadn't left the crew yet and frequently sat to the side, watching others filming and learning some techniques .
Hearing his friend's question, Wu Yun's attention was directed to the side of the set, and he saw Fang Zhao resting at the side . Wu Yun replied, "All along Fang Zhao has maintained his form very well . Normally, it is other actors making mistakes . He rarely makes any during filming . "
When Fang Zhao was mentioned, Wu Yun had a strange expression in his eyes . Fang Zhao was younger than him . When filming had first started, like others, he had also doubted Fang Zhao's acting chops . But after season after season had passed, he had been able to see everything clearly .
Especially when shooting the previous day's scenes, Fang Zhao had been sitting on a sand dune gazing out into the distance . The expression Fang Zhao had given was as if he had lived through great changes and looked like he had been through hundreds of years . Wu Yun would not be able to act in such a way .
This was the gap between them! And it was also the reason why Wu Yun could only play Wu Yan for just that short period and could not portray a character all by himself like Fang Zhao was doing .
Having arrived at this point, nobody in the cast and crew, including those seniors and elders, could go against their own conscience and say that Fang Zhao could not act well .
Not only did he have the ability, he gave his all, too . There was nothing to be ashamed of when being outdone by such a person .
Hearing Wu Yan's words, that actor from another continent thought about it and laughed . "There is something else I want to say, but promise me you won't get angry . "
"What?" Wu Yun asked .
"Have you ever realized that the way Fang Zhao looks at you is odd? It gives me the feeling of someone looking at his own grandson . Hahahaha!"
The side of Wu Yun's lip curled . He wanted to laugh, yet he felt helpless . "You only just realized?"
"Sigh, it's like this when one is too immersed in their character . Over at our filming team, there is an actor around the same age as me who portrays my character's father . I still call him dad outside of filming . When you are too immersed in the character and reach the deepest depths, you don't think about anything else . "
Fang Zhao paid no attention to how others discussed him in private . He was currently thinking of something . He had already seen the script for season nine many times and had memorized all the lines . Maintaining his current form would not be too difficult .
Fang Zhao had already submitted his musical score, and it had received its final ruling . During the break after season eight's filming concluded, Fang Zhao had already found an orchestra to record it .
There was no need to worry about this anymore .
What Fang Zhao was thinking about was a segment of a song score that Mo Lang had shown him yesterday . It was a small portion of the ending theme for the "Founding Era" series . Yesterday, he had discussed the question of which accompanying instruments to use with Mo Lang, and now he was playing all sorts of musical instruments over and over in his head .
And every time Fang Zhao was concentrating and pondering, other people in the cast and crew assumed he was trying to build up his mood and avoided disturbing him .
Of course, during filming, Fang Zhao was still very immersed in his character and would not be distracted or let his mind wander .
Finally, after he was done filming his last scene, Fang Zhao got up from the ground and wiped the dust and "blood" off his face and took a deep breath and exhaled, as if a heavy burden had been lifted .
In the surroundings, the other actors had not yet stepped out of character from filming that scene, and their faces still had mournful and solemn expressions .
One of the older actors came over, gave Fang Zhao a warm hug, and rather forcefully patted Fang Zhao's shoulders . "You acted well . "
All the other nearby actors came over to hug Fang Zhao as well . This could be considered a sort of parting ceremony .
After the actors dispersed, Director Bai came over and asked Fang Zhao, "How are you feeling? Do you feel very . . . "
Fang Zhao laughed . "Relaxed . "
Director Bai, who had been just about to say "heavy-hearted," swallowed his words . Scanning Fang Zhao carefully, he realized that the extremely repressed manner that Fang Zhao had been in, as if he had witnessed great changes, had vanished in an instant . Now, even though the person standing in front of him had not removed his makeup, he gave off a completely different vibe . The hunchback due to him being ill and aged in the show was now straight, and his eyes were full of vigor .
Director Bai felt relieved to see Fang Zhao having seemingly shed his character . However, according to the usual practice, Director Bai still had to exhort, "Remember to visit the psychologists . Even if you feel fine, you still have to get them to verify it . "
"Got it . Thank you, Director Bai . "
Fang Zhao removed his makeup, changed out of his costume, took a bath, and put on a fresh pair of clothes before heading over to the psychologist .
At the moment, psychologist Dai Yu was in his own office cracking melon seeds .
Actors might feel a lot of pressure, but as psychologists in charge of adjusting the mental states of these actors, they were under a lot of stress too . Cracking melon seeds was also a method for relieving stress .
Hearing that someone would be coming, Dai Yu quickly put away his box of melon seeds . He stared at the mirror and wiped his mouth, spraying some breath freshener and arranging his appearance and facial expressions till they were at a suitable level .
In front of these actors, psychologists needed to maintain a capable image . It wasn't right letting actors know that they normally cracked melon seeds when they had nothing to do . That would destroy their image! Perhaps the actors might even doubt the professional standards of these psychologists if they saw it .
After he was done tidying himself up, Dai Yu put on a deadpan expression and sat there and let the actor waiting outside come in .
Seeing that the one coming in was Fang Zhao, Dai Yu changed modes and became more casual . "Oh, it's you . "
As he spoke, he looked at Fang Zhao bewilderedly . "There seems to be something different with you today . . . Is it time for you to collect your bento box?"
Fang Zhao closed the door and sat on the chair on the opposite side of the desk . "Mhmm, filming just concluded . "
To ensure privacy for actors, the psychologists here would not necessarily make video recordings . The psychologists would comply with the actor's wishes . If an actor was willing to have the conversation recorded, then the camera would be turned on .
The majority of actors were not willing to be recorded . Fang Zhao had not wanted his sessions to be recorded either, and Dai Yu approved of his choice . Fang Zhao could feel more at ease when there weren't any recordings .
From when filming for "Founding Era" had begun until now, everyone had already gotten familiar with each other . Now, Dai Yu had no need for keeping up impressions in front of Fang Zhao . Opening his drawer, he took out the box of melon seeds and started cracking them once again .
Noticing Fang Zhao staring at him, Dai Yu explained, "It's for relieving stress . Doctors are only human, not gods . We have stress too . Don't go around telling others about this . "
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