I thought these practices on the actor's lines I'd done would be useful. But I didn't know what a
substitute meant at all.
I almost didn't need lines, and I didn't need to show my face either. I had only a few scenes with my
opponent.
This was my job, but somehow I felt a little lost.
For the sake of the effect, I put on the old cotton padded jacket and cotton pants. I was not fat but I also
looked a little bit bloated. The makeup artist had also made two long braids for me.
I didn't have much work in the daytime as I thought. It was almost filming the lines of other actors.
After dinner, at dusk, the director told me to shoot a scene of me.
That scene was on a rainy night. The heroine knew that the hero had left the village, ran after him and
wanted to say goodbye to him.
The director gave me a general explanation of the play, and emphasized that some emotion should be
revealed. When others were making preparations, the director asked me to think it over.
I tried to imagine the feelings of the heroine at that time and imagine that scene. When everyone was
almost ready, I ran quickly around the place.
This scene did not plan to shoot the male lead's part, but all of us lived in the village, and it was not
sleeping time. Many people came out to watch, and Daniel was no exception. But when he saw me
running like a spinning top, he couldn't help asking, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"I think it's better for me to run all the way for my sweat and breath."
I said, but I didn't stop.
"Don't get yourself exhausted. It's hard to be succeed once for such scene." Daniel warned me.
"Actors in position."
With that, I stood within the range of shooting. The director called to start and meanwhile the
equipment used to imitate the rain was turned on. I panted into the rain, taking my biggest steps and
running desperately along the road.
The water got my clothes wet very quickly. Even though it was a cotton-padded jacket, I used up my
voice and called out the simple words according to the script. I repeated the name, "Arthur --"
I fell in the rain and then stood up. It was really hurt after I fell for several times.
I only knew I had to act in this play, but I never practiced trip. The pain and rain eroded my body,
making me difficult to stand up and then fall again and again, feeling disappointed and desperate.
I didn't know how long it had been shot. I only knew that I was completely in the scene at that time and
turned a deaf ear to everything outside.
Until the director called "cut" and the rain on my head also stopped, I was still in the great joy and
sorrow in the play, with tears falling.
"Here we go."
This is the first sentence I heard when I came to my senses.
I was stunned and looked at the staff who was cleaning up the equipment behind me. I asked
confusedly, "Are we done? Is that all right? Do I need to act it again?"
"Don't be silly. Don't you know what 'here we go' means? Didn't you see the look on director Max's
face?"
I looked at the Daniel besides me and made a look on Max far away, and asked, "He didn't look good.
Is he disappointed with my performance?"
Shaking his head, Daniel mocked, "If he is really disappointed, he will say bad words to you but not let
you end your work. I saw him crying just now."
"Did he cry?"
I stared at Daniel in amazement. But he put his hands in his pockets and walked away.
I was left behind alone.
Annie Gu took off her coat and put it on me. She wrapped me with her arms to warm me up, "Come on,
go with me. You should get warmed with me quickly. Don't get a cold later."
"Thank you very much, Annie."
"Oh, you're all wet. Why no one cares about you after the shoot? I've seen other actors or actresses
have others serving their drinks today, but you have none."
"Oh, that's their assistant."
"What about you? Don't you have an assistant? "
I huddled up in the arms of Annie because of cold, and said to her with a smile, "I think that Annie is
better than their assistants."
Annie gave a bright smile and held me tighter, "You living in big cities big talkers!"
"I thought it in my heart."
"I know, you will never come back after finishing shooting, just like young people who went out of
village."
Tears began to well up in Annie's eyes.
I took Annie's hand and asked, "What's wrong, Annie?"
Trying to hold back her tears, Annie smiled at me and said, "It's all right. You acted so well just now.
You did a good job. I knew you were acting, but I remembered something in the past from your action.
In fact, every year, there are people leaving. Otherwise, there won't be so many rooms left for you to
live in."
"Is there the man you miss leaves, and never come back?"
"It's all over now. Besides, I'm already a middle-aged woman, so I don't think he misses me."
Looking at Annie biting her lips tightly, I felt that maybe there was something sad in her heart that she
did not want to talk about, so I stopped asking.
When I went back to my room, I took off my wet clothes and Annie put the quilt on me. Then I got into
bed.
"I saw that your shoots today were not a whole. And I felt that the story was not complete."
"The main character is not here yet, so the shooting is done separately."
"Oh, the main character? "What main character? Who is the leading actress? You and Arthur are not
playing the leading role?"
"He is but I'm not."
Annie seemed confused, but she said nothing more.
Annie hung off the costume for me and then sat next to my pillow. "Jasmine, I want to ask you
something."
"What is it?"
"How great is the city?"
"Maybe the living situation is better. Annie, if you want to go out and have a look, you can stay with me
for a few days. When you have enough fun, you can come back."
Annie smiled and waved her hand. "I don't want to go out. I'm afraid that I won't want to come back if I
come out. If I don't go out to have a look of the city, I don't want to go out. If I grow a grass in my heart,
how can I live in such a remote village for a lifetime? I will not asking for trouble for myself."
"Maybe. I think what you said makes sense."
Annie tried several times to ask me the question but then swallowed it back. I don't know what she is
really thinking about.
"Annie, just say what you want to say. I won't tell anyone."
Annie thought for a while and asked me, "What if you were used to living in the countryside and lived in
the ditch when you are used to living in big cities?"
"It should be difficult."
Annie asked eagerly. "Will you go crazy?"
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