Chapter 105: Tang Xiaosheng and Guo Xiang's Secret

  Guo Xiang gets nervous when filming, which is a very normal phenomenon. Most actors will encounter this problem. Overcoming nervousness and learning to relax in public is also a required course for drama school performance majors.

  Regarding this issue, the former Soviet dramatist Stanislav proposed a concept called "liberation of nature". So-called liberation of nature, simply put, is to overcome what you are afraid of, not being bound by any rules, and thoroughly liberate yourself.

  When a person reaches this state, he can be less affected by external and internal influences, more focused on the performance at hand, and the performance will also be more authentic.

  Therefore, whether or not one can become a professional actor, liberating one's nature is the most crucial step, or rather, the first step.

  There are many ways to liberate one's nature, and the methods are also diverse. For example, imitating animals, making funny faces, teasing others, pretending to be crazy, shouting in the streets, etc. In summary, there is actually only one principle: train yourself to do what you fear most until you are no longer afraid.

  To help Guo Xiang overcome her stage fright, Tang Xiaosheng decided to let her face the thing she feared most. As long as she could overcome what she feared most, her nature would be easily liberated, and she would perform more comfortably, with a natural disappearance of tension.

  But what is Guo Xiang most afraid of?

  Tang Xiaosheng naturally couldn't know about this matter. However, for a simple girl like Guo Xiang, there is one thing she dare not mention in public, and that is - sex.

  Therefore, Tang Xiaosheng's method of helping Guo Xiang release her true nature is also related to "sex", he decides to watch A-films with Guo Xiang together.

  Tang Xiaosheng allowed Guo Xiang to watch adult videos not because of low-level vulgarity, but to help Guo Xiang quickly learn to face her tense emotions. Because when it comes to watching adult videos, Guo Xiang will inevitably be very resistant and dare not face them psychologically. From the perspective of liberating one's nature, the more she dares not to face something, the more she is forced to face it. Once successful, the psychological barrier of tension can be easily overcome.

  While letting Guo Xiang watch A movies, Tang Xiaosheng not only wants to help her learn to overcome her tension but also teach her some acting skills from A movies.

  After leaving the set, Tang Xiaosheng took Guo Xiang to the 103 rest room of "The Legend of the Condor Hero" crew, which was his exclusive use. The rest room was only about fifteen square meters in size, and the facilities were very simple, with only one bed and one table. On the table, there was a Asus laptop computer.

  This laptop was bought by Tang Xiao Sheng two months ago. Since he and Guo Xiang have been busy filming, the life of Little Dragon Girl is inevitably a bit boring, so he bought this laptop to relieve her boredom.

  After arriving at the rest room, Tang Xiaosheng opened his laptop and launched the web browser. Since he wanted to watch adult videos with Guo Xiang, he first needed a player for them, so he downloaded a video software called Qvod (also known as KuaiBo in English).

  "Big brother, aren't you supposed to teach me how to overcome nervousness?" Guo Xiang asked with a puzzled expression as she saw Tang Xiaosheng fiddling with the computer.

  Tang Xiaosheng was installing the downloaded KuaiBo player while saying, "Big brother is going to teach you how to overcome nervousness by watching movies."

  "Want to watch a movie?" Guo Xiang was somewhat surprised by this response and couldn't understand what watching a movie had to do with overcoming nervousness, so she asked, "Big brother, what movie are you planning on watching?"

  At this time, the fast broadcast software on the computer has been installed. Tang Xiaosheng started searching for adult videos and replied: "Brother is going to let you watch a movie starring Matsushima Nanako."

  Although there are many places where adult videos are produced, Tang Xiaosheng thinks that Japanese AVs are relatively professional. He chose to watch Matsushima Akira because he thought her acting skills were among the best of the many Japanese actresses.

  "Who is Songdao Feng?" Guo Xiang's eyes blinked, and she asked with great curiosity. This name was the first time she had heard of it.

  Matsushima Kaede, from Fukuoka Prefecture, is a well-known AV actress, known as the "Goddess of the AV world". However, Tang Xiaosheng did not introduce her in this way, but simply said: "She is an actress."

  "Oh. Is she very famous?"

  "It's okay."

  At this time, Tang Xiaosheng had found a video of Song Qing on a certain XX website - Song Qing series 1st episode.rmvb. After finding the video, he began to play it on KuaiBo.

  As soon as the video started playing, Guo Xiang quickly moved in front of the computer and stared at the screen with rapt attention. She thought that since Tang Xiaosheng had specifically asked her to watch Matsumoto Wakana's film, Matsumoto Wakana must be an exceptionally talented actress, so she watched it especially seriously.

  After the opening subtitles of the video, the characters start to appear. At this time, Guo Xiang pointed at a woman on the screen with her small hand and said in a childish voice: "Brother, is the woman wearing a nurse's uniform Matsumoto Kaede?"

  Tang Xiaosheng nodded: "Right, she is Songdao Feng."

  Guo Xiang watched the video with rapt attention, her little mouth opening in praise: "She's still quite pretty."

  Matsumoto Kaede's video continued to play. At first, Guo Xiang did not realize that it was an adult A film and watched the video with relish.

  Three minutes later, when seeing Songdao Feng starting to pose coquettishly and casting flirtatious glances in the video, Guo Xiang began to feel a bit uneasy, biting her lip lightly, with her pale face flushing slightly red.

  Six minutes later, when seeing Song Qing start to take off her top, Guo Xiang's cheeks began to flush, her eyes filled with confusion, and she occasionally turned her head to look at Tang Xiaosheng, wondering why Tang Xiaosheng wanted to watch this strange movie.

  Ten minutes later, when she saw Songdao Feng about to take off her top and throw it aside, with both hands starting to unfasten her bra, Guo Xiang finally couldn't bear to watch anymore. She pouted her small mouth and stood up to leave.

  Seeing this, Tang Xiaosheng stretched out his right hand and held her small hand, calmly saying: "Xiang Er, didn't you say you would stick to it until the end?"

  Guo Xiang's tender lips pursed, she now realized that this movie was a bit not suitable for children, her nose wrinkled and she asked in a childish voice: "Big brother, why did you let me watch this kind of movie?"

  For her, watching A-films with a man was simply too absurd and far beyond her bottom line.

  Tang Xiaosheng was very clear about her inner feelings, but it was precisely because she didn't dare to do such a thing that she had to force herself to try and break through. As long as she broke through the psychological barrier and learned to face her own tension and fear, she would be more at ease when performing in the future.

  Slowly, Tang Xiaosheng gazed at Guo Xiang and explained seriously: "Because watching this kind of movie can teach you how to face your own tension, and also make you understand what is called acting."

  Guo Xiang was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and asked in a low voice: "Big brother, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

  Tang Xiaosheng smiled slightly and said: "What does Xiang Er think?"

  Guo Xiang fell silent for a moment, blinked her eyes and said: "But watching this kind of movie, I really feel sick."

  Tang Xiaosheng understood her meaning and suggested, "Xiang'er, don't think too much about it. Just treat it as an ordinary movie. If you really feel disgusted, then just listen to the sound without looking at the screen, how's that?"

  Guo Xiang still had some doubts in her heart, but she really wanted to overcome her tension. After thinking for a moment, she decided to trust Tang Xiaosheng this time, because she felt that Tang Xiaosheng wouldn't deceive her.

  At last, she plucked up great courage and sat down again in front of the computer screen.

  At this time, in the computer video, Matsushima Kaede has stripped naked and is performing a human piston movement with a fat man.

  Guo Xiang's face instantly turned red like a Red Delicious apple as soon as she saw the naked scene on the screen, and with her eyes closed, she said in a childish voice: "I only listen to the sound."

  "Of course." Tang Xiaosheng turned up the volume of the computer video to its maximum, then said, "Xiang'er, now listen carefully to Song Dao's moaning sound, pay attention to the rhythm and pitch of her voice."

  "Hmm." Guo Xiang tilted her little head and listened quietly to the voice in the video.

  A few minutes later, Tang Xiaosheng continued: "Xiang'er found out that Songdao's moaning rhythm is very neat, huh - ah - huh - ah -"

  Guo Xiang nodded and added: "The intervals between her moans are very consistent."

  "But when people are really making love, moaning is an unconscious action. The sound of moaning wouldn't be so rhythmic." Tang Xiaosheng paused for a moment and asked softly, "Xiang Er, think carefully, if Song Dao Feng's voice is so rhythmic, what does that imply?"

  Guo Xiang furrowed her delicate eyebrows slightly, scratched her head, and after a moment, said: "So you're saying that Song Dao's moaning was fake, intentionally made?"

  "Very clever." Tang Xiaosheng praised, and then continued to analyze, "This is the first flaw in Matsushima Kaede's performance in this video. It's precisely because the moaning sound is something that Matsushima Kaede consciously controls, which is why the sound has such a rhythm. Also, listen again to the pitch of her voice, there's the same problem. A normal moaning sound would have an unpredictable pitch, hard to grasp. But the pitch of Matsushima Kaede's moaning sound is fixed in a stable frequency range, which also shows that she is intentionally controlling it. Therefore, from the perspective of authenticity, this is a failed performance."

  "Hmm." Guo Xiang nodded, seemingly understanding.

  At this time, Tang Xiaosheng deliberately said with a tone of teasing: "In addition to the flaws in the sound, Songdao's expression has more flaws. Unfortunately, Xiang Er doesn't dare to look at the video screen, so she can't explain it to you."

  Guo Xiang immediately became displeased upon hearing this, and quickly opened her eyes, saying: "Who says I don't dare to look? The painting I've seen, big brother, you must continue to analyze it for me."

  She finally got into the mood a bit.

  Tang Xiaosheng then replayed a video of Song Zhongji and said, "Okay, you first look at this clip, don't look at anything else, just look at the expression on Song Zhongji's left face, do you see any problem?"

  Guo Xiang gazed at the computer screen, staring intently at Feng Yu's left face in the video. After a moment, she said softly, "It seems... it seems like there's no change in expression."

  Tang Xiaosheng nodded: "That's right, the problem is that there's no change in expression, and it looks a bit stiff and unnatural. This is also a result of her deliberate control. In other words, her physiology doesn't require this expression, but to please the audience, she intentionally puts on this joyful expression, which ends up being unnatural. This is the third flaw in Matsushima Mika's performance in this video." He paused for a moment, pointing at the computer screen, and continued: "Xiang'er, take another look at this clip and compare the difference between Matsushima Mika's left and right face."

  Kuo Hsiang watched the video intently and said: "Her left face seems to be slightly slack, drooping down, while her right face is slightly raised."

  "Very good, you've observed very well." Tang Xiaosheng gave her a thumbs up, "The slight discord on Song Qing's face indicates that her expression is not a natural instinctive reaction, but rather a consciously controlled behavior. This is the fourth crack in her acting."

  Guo Xiang listened very seriously, seemingly more and more interested in this kind of performance analysis, and asked: "Big brother, is it that a stiff expression or an uncoordinated expression means she's pretending?"

  Tang Xiaosheng nodded and replied, "In most cases, this conclusion is valid, but there are exceptions. For example, the fragment of Song Dao's personality test, take a closer look, pay attention to her expression."

  "Uh-huh."

  After watching the video of Matsumoto Jun, Guo Xiang blinked and asked in confusion: "Big brother, Matsumoto Jun's expression in this video seems pretty natural, doesn't seem to be any problem."

  "Yes, in this video, she was indeed very natural, but the problem is that she's too natural." Tang Xiaosheng sank his voice and explained, "When a woman is having sex, her muscles will temporarily stiffen, but Matsumoto Kaede didn't show any of these symptoms. What does this imply? Think about it carefully."

  Guo Xiang's eyes rolled around, her fine eyebrows opened, and she excitedly replied: "So that means her temperament is fake?"

  "Brilliant! Her fake orgasm is indeed fake, which can be proven from other parts of her body, and this is also a flaw in her acting. Of course, from an actor's point of view, Matsushima Nanako's performance of the orgasm is already very convincing. Because an orgasm is a very complex physiological reaction, it's extremely difficult to act out, and being able to do it to this extent is not easy at all. Okay, having said that about her facial expressions, let's talk about Matsushima Nanako's movements next. Take a closer look at her hands..."

  Tang Xiaosheng continued to explain the video of Song Qing, in order to let Guo Xiang have a deeper understanding. As he spoke, he kept replaying the video and explaining the theoretical knowledge of acting combined with specific video images. When Guo Xiang didn't quite understand, he patiently repeated his explanation, repeatedly watching the video. Among them, just that one-minute video clip of Song Qing's sex scene was replayed more than 30 times.

  Guo Xiang became more and more interested in such performances, when watching Matsumoto's videos, she was already very natural, not only did she not feel tense or embarrassed, but also watched with great enthusiasm, even starting to discuss the subtle changes of Matsumoto's sensitive body parts with Tang Xiaosheng.

  After nearly three hours of discussion between the two, Guo Xiang still had some lingering thoughts and kept asking questions about acting. Tang Xiaosheng answered them one by one, then said in a low voice: "Xiang'er, have you finished watching the video? Do you still think it's very tense to watch A-level movies?"

  Upon hearing this, Guo Xiang was taken aback for a moment. It wasn't until then that she suddenly realized she had just watched over three hours of adult videos with Tang Xiaosheng. This was something she hadn't even dared to think about before.

  "Xiang Er, do you know why your big brother brought you to see this movie?" Tang Xiao Sheng asked.

  Guo Xiang thought for a moment and shook her head gently.

  "To become a professional actor, you must first throw away all your preconceptions and learn to look at things with an original perspective. For example, when watching adult films, you initially find them disgusting because you're viewing them from a moral and ethical standpoint. But after the explanation of performance art just now, you can now watch them with relish, which is because you've learned to view them through the lens of performance art."

  He paused for a moment, then continued, "Similarly, when you're performing, you also need to learn to empty yourself, ignore all external interference, and use a zero-based mindset to focus on the role. As long as you do this, the performance will be a natural thing, and you won't feel tense either, can you understand?"

  Guo Xiang listened quietly, seemingly having some epiphany but not fully understanding. However, she knew that Tang Xiaosheng had put in a lot of effort to help her overcome her nervousness, and after more than three hours of explaining the A-level film, he was exhausted and parched.

  After a moment of silence, Guo Xiang said in a childish voice: "Big brother, don't worry, I'll definitely work harder!"

  Tang Xiaosheng nodded: "Mm, I believe Xiang Er will definitely be fine."

  At this point, Guo Xiang pouted slightly and lowered her head, saying in a low voice: "Big brother, can I ask you for a favor?"

  "Alright, what requirements do you have, Xiang Er? Just mention them." Tang Xiao Sheng said.

  Guo Xiang hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Big brother, can you please not tell others that I watched this kind of movie?"

  When she said that, Tang Xiaosheng couldn't help but smile faintly and said: "Alright, big brother will definitely keep it a secret for Xiang'er, this is our little secret."

  "Uh-huh." Guo Xiang nodded, her small hand touching her cheek, and found that her face was burning hot. So she said again, "Big brother, I'm going to wash my face." After finishing speaking, she got up and left, walking towards the bathroom.

  At this time, the computer screen was still playing Song Qing's video, Tang Xiaosheng held the mouse and was about to close the video.

  "Hey, what are you looking at?" Just then, Little Dragon Girl suddenly walked into the room and came towards him, asking softly.

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  P.S: This chapter has nearly 5,000 words, so there will be only two updates today.