When Fang Yi had some realizations in "Love Letter", director Chen Kaige was filming "The Orphan of Zhao" in the Warring States Film and Television City in Shanxi Province.
"The Orphan of Zhao" is Chen Kaige's ambitious work. In it, he explores human nature to a certain extent. At the same time, he strives to move closer to the rhythm of a commercial film, completely letting go of his own airs and trying to create a blockbuster feel like a costume epic.
Not only that, he chose Ge You, who has great box office appeal, as the male lead.
So far, he thinks the pictures are beautiful and very satisfied.
As the president of the China Harley-Davidson Club, Ge You gave up Harley motorcycles this year and fully participated in all the major directors' movies during the Lunar New Year. The media believes that this bald man is the most attractive actor in recent years.
The imitation royal palace of the Warring States Period is grand and majestic, and even the walls reveal a primitive texture. In this palace, Director Chen suddenly felt that he was a real emperor, a movie emperor, and that history was reproduced through film in his hands.
"Ge You," Director Chen told Ge You, "this young man playing against you may be a little nervous. You need to be more patient later. Please take care of him. You are an old man. I believe you can do it." get."
Ge You nodded in agreement.
Chen Kaige added: "If this young man really can't act, you should reduce the pressure appropriately so that the camera is not too unbalanced - because the current storyline is about young people, he must perform tension. If he plays If he doesn't come out, you'll give him tension."
Ge You touched his bald head and said, "No problem, young man, I have experience."
In the subsequent filming, Ge You appropriately restrained his emotions along with the other party's performance, but such scenes made Chen Kaige not moving enough.
After trying it several times, he realized that it was probably going to be a fierce battle and announced: "Take a rest for a while."
Ge You slinked over and asked, "Director, am I not emotional enough?"
Chen Kaige shook his head, "It's not your problem."
"Actually, it's a bit too late to tell now..." Ge You smacked his lips, leaned over and whispered, "Why are we working so hard? I have met an actor with unique spirituality, and he was very young. Why didn't I do it at that time? Looking for him, to be honest, everyone who has worked with him dislikes him."
"I know who you are talking about - Fang Yi. My wife also said that we should look for him. I thought that if he played a young man, he would be too tall. But I didn't expect that he would do so well in the romance film. He was indeed too tall. alright."
There was a mixture of regret and helplessness in his tone.
He comforted himself and said, "But now he is not focused on acting and has become a director. What can he produce at this age? I really want to see."
Ge You felt that Chen Kaige was holding back an evil fire, so he smiled to lighten the atmosphere: "That's not necessarily the case."
Chen Kaige glanced at him and said, "That's what I thought anyway."
Chen Kaige was a little angry, and he didn't know where the anger came from. As an actor, Ge You felt it immediately. He felt strange in his heart, but he didn't ask.
Fang Yi met Ge You several times because of the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly". As a senior, it's okay for Ge You to give a few compliments, but to carry Fang Yi and hit someone with a gun would be harmful.
Ge You then stopped talking and found an excuse to leave, "Then I'd better think about the book again - oh, let me explain my understanding to the young man?"
"If you don't want me to come, I'll go."
Chen Kai Geten jumped up from the bench and looked for the actor who played "Zhao Gu".
He said: "Now you want to play the role of a disobedient son, right? You are very good and loved by everyone, so you feel you have a bit of talent, don't you? You want to get out now, you are no longer willing to listen to Cheng Ying (Ge)
Especially) this fake father’s teachings, you have to say ‘you are not my father’ to stimulate him.”
"You have pleasure in this process, so you can do it well; however, you also have to feel heartache. I believe you can understand. I see that you are giving this emotion; now, after you yell again, there is
A trace of confusion after leaving the bird's nest, do you understand this?"
"Confused!"
Chen Kaige repeated it.
In the industry, Director Chen actually has a very good reputation among actors. He is particularly good at acting and is quite professional. He may occasionally be violent, but he will never curse.
He can't use any sneaky tricks. More than 99% of directors.
What's the only drawback?
In heaven and on earth, I am the only one who is supreme.
The young man bit his lip and said after a while, "I understand."
Chen Kaige stared at his face, saw the hesitation and cowardice, and sighed, "No, you haven't understood yet."
The break was extended, and Chen Kaige returned to his position as director. He meditated for a while, then stood up to direct. Chen Kaige's wife, Chen Hong, held him down and said, "Old Chen, don't be too excited. Don't be so mentally burdened.
You are a great director, everyone is paying attention to your emotions, take a look..."
The set was filled with a high-pressure cyclone.
"What burden do I have?"
"Old Chen, we, husband and wife, are you still going to lie to me like this?"
Chen Kaige then sighed, "Just a little bit."
Since the release of "The Promise," a masterpiece that can be recorded in film history, Chen Kaige's life has not been easy. He has suffered rare criticism and once fell into depression. He did not make a movie for the next three years.
It was also during this process that Chen Kaige was completely thrown away by the Imperial Master, and the two could no longer be compared.
The energy of the national teacher is really outrageous. He completely surpassed Chen Kaige in terms of quality and quantity, and even held an Olympic opening ceremony in the middle.
I used to have a small artist under my command, a farmer from Shaanxi Province, my classmate, the loser who was almost expelled because he was too old and couldn't keep up with the progress, the loser who was scolded in small-character posters and cried everywhere, but now he has surpassed Chen Kaige.
I can't help it.
Director Chen is not a bad person, he just wants to be the first.
It was precisely for this first place that he launched his own epic film "The Promise" after the box office success of "Hero". After the box office flopped, he became worried about gains and losses, and lost the demeanor of a great director.
The filming was about to start. When he saw Chen Hong still next to him, he said, "What's wrong? Are you afraid that I will lose my mind and go crazy? Where are you now?"
"I heard that someone is checking your information and checking whether you...have any opinions on him."
"Fang Yi?"
"right."
His wife hesitated and said, "Fang Yi's reputation is really good. I actually admire him, and I know you appreciate him too..." Chen Hong kept paying attention to his expression, and suddenly laughed and pushed him, "Don't deny it."
"It's appreciation, but it's just complicated appreciation. I can't explain it."
Chen Hong: "In that case, don't make the reporters misunderstand by saying random things. They are so hateful! They say something casually with several meanings to make people argue."
Chen Kaige turned his head and looked at the crew outside the monitor: every morning, they were like courtiers who came to give a memorial. They had to report everything to him if they were unsure. And he controlled this small empire through them, and his ideas were ready.
The real pictures and stories are embedded in the hearts of many people.
All of this was the best achievement he could have imagined when he was still studying film in Beijing. It was really fascinating.
He suddenly asked, "What were you doing when you were twenty?"
Chen Hong said: "I was acting in a TV series, a romantic drama, but I hadn't met you at that time. You probably didn't expect to be with me at that time."
"Me? I spent the whole day in the screening room of Beijing Film Studio, watching foreign films over and over again. At that time, the projector did not have the function of reflection, and good shots were fleeting. I didn't dare to blink. It was winter.
The strong wind scratched frostbite on my fingers. I kept taking notes. When I went back, I still looked at the notes and kept thinking about them. I chatted with Tian Zangxing about the highlights of the film. I felt that I worked very hard. There were so many people.
I'm always the first to see him in line...but there's this bastard, he's stuck in the screening room, he's like a candy, he's so thick-skinned, he can't even drive him away!"
"I thought he was awesome, so I asked him what he saw. His answer made me laugh. It didn't make sense. I didn't take him seriously after that."
"Later, when I was making a movie, I heard that he was going to be sent back to his hometown. He would waste his whole life going to a local studio like that. I felt sorry for him and asked him to do a favor. Then he...then he..."
Chen Hong continued, "Fang Yi is nineteen years old now."
"I didn't mention Fang Yi."
"oh."
Although Chen Hong is older, he still smiles very cutely, at least in Chen Kaige's eyes, which makes him unable to get angry. He even muttered, "I still think that Fang Yi is too impatient, isn't he?"
Chen Hong said, "It's none of your business. I'm not of the same generation as you. Don't offend others for no reason - you are the one with the glory, and you can guide the country. He will give you some face as a senior, but think about our son, you
When he grows old one day, he still has at least thirty years left."
"If he can't stand what I say, it means he is too narrow-minded." Chen Kaige stopped thinking about this matter, raised the speaker next to him and said in a deep voice, "Are you ready? Start filming!"
Then he whispered, "These young people don't know anything, but they say they know it. What do they know and what can they know?"