The wind was very strong, whistling from time to time, and vaguely, as if some wild beast was howling.
In the temporary dormitory that used to be bustling with noise, now there are only empty beds left.
Chen Shuangbao stared at the ceiling with his eyes open.
From time to time, there was a "crunching" sound in his ears.
The sound of turning over that he didn't care about in the past was so loud that he couldn't sleep at this moment.
After digging coal for so many years...
This is the first time I have encountered such a situation.
He knew that he was probably going to have insomnia.
"Are you asleep?" At this moment, a soft greeting came from the bed next door.
"Didn't sleep." Chen Shuangbao replied.
"Shuangbao, you said... we are really going to make a movie? Is it the kind of movie that many people watch in a movie theater?" The voice coming from the bed next door seemed a little excited, but also a little unbelievable.
.
"It shouldn't go to the cinema. I heard that our boss filmed this movie for fun... It's like making a video..." Chen Shuangbao shook his head.
"Oh, no wonder this crew looks so simple... It turns out, hey, I thought I could be in a movie..." The voice next door suddenly felt disappointed, and then seemed to lie back again.
Not long after, the long-lost snoring sounded.
Listening to the snoring, Chen Shuangbao felt a little sleepy.
Just at this time……
"Shuangbao, tell me, if it's a movie about the boss praising the mistress, then why would Zhou Yang work with us? From the look of him, it seems like it's not as simple as just making a video..." Amidst the snoring, the bed on the other side of the bed was shaking.
There was a sound of doubt.
"I don't know..." Chen Shuangbao shook his head, "I don't know anything like you..."
"Can we take a photo?"
"We'll talk about sleeping and other matters every day..."
"Okay, go to sleep, go to sleep." The doubtful voice waited for a long time without waiting for Chen Shuangbao's answer, and finally became quiet.
outside the house.
The sound of the wind is still there.
inside the house.
Chen Shuangbao still stared at the ceiling.
Although he is the backbone of these people, he is also full of doubts.
them……
Do you really want to make a movie?
Can it really be photographed?
They were inexplicably selected by Zhou Yang to join the crew among a group of coal diggers.
Before this, they had no acting foundation at all and rarely even watched movies.
Probably, in their impression, movies should be the kind that a long time ago, many people would sit and watch together in an open square with benches?
……………………
the next day.
The sun is very bright.
The mining area is very lively.
Many people in Xinyang County braved the cold weather to climb up from the mountain, and surrounded the filming site several times.
This movie project called "Under the Mine" has been shelved for many days.
It has indeed gone through all kinds of ups and downs. It has experienced fraud by the director, the anger of the actors, and a large number of investors withdrawing their capital...
Everyone thought the movie was finished.
But I didn't expect that it would survive all the time and survive until the day of filming. What I didn't expect was that a few coal diggers who couldn't read a lot of Chinese characters would be invited to join the crew to make a movie...
and!
It seems like he still plays an important role in it?
This is like a joke.
hehe!
Any cat or dog can become a director, write a script, or make a movie.
The staff members had drooped faces, laying out equipment in the shooting area and looking for shooting angles.
They look a little weak...
Unreliable director, unreliable script, and unreliable actors...
This is destined to be a documentary about nouveau riche praising mistresses that will fail the public, and may even be so bad that it cannot be released.
They feel that shooting this thing is a waste of life.
Moreover, due to limited investment and the fact that all the bills were in the hands of Zhou Yang, they could not make any money from this movie at all.
Who would be positive about this?
This state lasted for more than an hour until a Wrangler parked in the open space outside the set.
"Good job, comrades!"
A burst of passionate greetings came over.
The staff subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound.
They saw a figure with a big belly staggering out of the car, waving to everyone like a head of state.
The big gold chain seems to be particularly shining in the sun, slightly dazzling...
And behind him were several sturdy and cold-blooded young men carrying black bags.
Looks like a bodyguard.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
"Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's just a small thing, feel free to tell me if you need anything!"
"Thank you for your hard work, comrade. Take this, this is a little thought from Zhang. You must accept it..."
"Good job, thank you! Thank you for your hard work..."
“Thank you thank you!”
"..."
There are many people in this world, including Qian Wei, the head of the photography team, who feel that they are a person of character.
He feels that he admires art, freedom and high moral character, and feels that he can stay away from temptation and keep his true heart.
All morning, he was looking for the feeling of shooting.
Art requires feeling.
Just like Tsarist Russia needs Putin.
but……
When Zhang Genshui shook hands with him very excitedly, took a small black bag from the bodyguard, and stuffed it into his hand very arrogantly, even subconsciously refusing, but he couldn't refuse at all...
He was stunned.
What the hell is this guy doing?
Does he know that we are brewing a feeling right now? If we interrupt it like this, the feeling of filming will be gone, okay?
How could this person do this!
He was a little angry at first.
but……
When a gust of wind blew through the corner of the small black plastic bag.
He was stunned.
That is……
What!
Wanima!
They were all bright red hundred dollar bills.
and!
After weighing it a bit...
At least 30,000 yuan, or even more!
His mind went blank.
At this moment, his heart was extremely shocked.
At that moment, he felt that he had been insulted by the capitalists.
but……
But he was not angry at all, and was even a little excited, as if he had found the feeling of shooting!
But!
Damn it!
Why am I so full of energy?
Then, he looked at the fat man who staggered to the side and continued to shake hands and hand out red envelopes.
He suddenly felt that this guy was cute again...
Like that naive hapless bear in the cartoon?
……………………
The upstart Zhang Genshui left just as quickly as he came.
After handing out the red envelopes and saying hello to the comrades, they left again in the Wrangler.
After experiencing a "rain of red envelopes", the enthusiasm of the entire crew was obviously much higher.
Feng Kai received the red envelope and felt slightly better.
Although the nouveau riche is a nouveau riche, he is quite good at being a good person, and judging by his attitude, he will not give instructions on the crew.
This is quite good.
In the temporary office, enjoying the heating provided by the nouveau riche, Feng Kai was barely satisfied.
He finally took out the script of "The Bottom of the Mine" that Zhou Yang had copied for him from the drawer and started reading it.
No matter how much I look down on Zhou Yang, as an assistant director, I still have to read the script in the end.
At least……
You have to put on an act, right?
The script is actually very simple, and the format looks quite unprofessional.
Act One: "Murder in the Mine"
Character 1: Tang Chaoyang, one of the protagonists, and his accomplices pretended to be relatives, took people to work in small coal mines, and then killed the client without mercy and extorted money from the mine owner (played by absentee Chen Shuangbao.)
Role 2: The second protagonist of Song Jinming, a heartless friend with a little kindness (played by absentee Zhao Zhen.)
Role 3: Zhang Genbao, the victim (played by absentee Zhong Facai.)
After briefly reading the first scene of the script, Feng Kai threw the script aside.
To be honest, he has no interest at all in this kind of murderous and suspected crime script.
There is no depth, no meaning, and no artistry whatsoever.
No future.
Although the heating is very comfortable.
But he still wanted to finish filming and leave as soon as possible, and never wanted to live such a miserable life again.
He lit a cigarette and started smoking quietly.
He missed the time in the big city and the days when he was with other crews. He was so glorious at that time, unlike now, he is as depressed as his grandson.
Just at this time……
There was a knock on the door in the office.
"Um, assistant director, are you free now?"
"What's wrong?"
"I would like to ask you, what is this word? How should I shoot this paragraph?"
"..."
The person who opened the door and walked in was Zhong Facai, one of the actors chosen by Zhou Yang.
Feng Kai tried hard to suppress the emotion of getting angry and throwing a tantrum, and took over the script.
However, the facial muscles were still violently twitched, and instantly my face felt a little hot.
He felt insulted.
"This is a hidden word for hiding something. You don't need to recognize this word. It has nothing to do with your role."
"Oh, Assistant Director Feng, how should we perform this scene?"
"..."
Feng Kai looked at Zhong Facai, who was dumbfounded and seemed to be asking for advice seriously.
He wanted to have the script slapped in his face.
What kind of stuff is Zhou Yang looking for!
You don’t even know the words?
Illiterate!
and!
Why do you need to put a subtitle before directing?
Do I need you to remind me that I am the assistant director?
I don’t know?
"In this section, you should..."
Feng Kai's heart was broken.
Deputy director!
These three words made Feng Kai feel like he was being insulted again.
but……
He was still patient and told him the drama silently.
Image, image, he must pay attention to image.
After finally finishing speaking and getting rid of this stupid and illiterate person...
The knock on the door continued to ring in the office.
"Director Feng, I want to enrich the script a little bit... the characters in it, um, Xiaohong, seem a bit monotonous. If possible, I hope to dig a little deeper. What do you think?"
"The script needs to be changed again?" Feng Kai raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yang.
"Just adding a few lenses will not affect the main line of shooting, nor will it affect the shooting process." Zhou Yang explained.
"Will there be any changes in the future?"
"No need, probably no need."
"Oh, okay, let's shoot now."
"Can we take pictures?" Zhou Yang was confused.
“If we don’t shoot now, why don’t we wait until the New Year to shoot again?”
"Director Feng, I actually want to..." Zhou Yang thought for a moment and wanted to speak, but was instantly interrupted by Feng Kai!
"Shoot it for me! Shoot it now! Shoot it now, shoot it now!" Feng Kai couldn't hold back his emotions and suddenly became angry, and his whole face seemed a little distorted.
Oh shit!
He really couldn't stand Zhou Yang's stupidity!
Don’t even pee and take a photo of yourself!
What the hell!
You really think you are a great director and screenwriter, and you must strive for excellence!
"Uh... calm down..." Zhou Yang was startled.
"Director Zhou, that's not what I meant. What I mean is that I think your script, Director Zhou, is very deep and artistic. I think it should be filmed earlier... I'm sorry, didn't I scare you? I was really a little anxious just now.
, I’m afraid that this artistic atmosphere will be dragged away..." Feng Kai quickly apologized after realizing his situation.
But his heart was filled with turmoil again, and he almost felt sick to his stomach.