Chapter 13 The first actor to be completed (please recommend, please collect~)
Author: Box and Orange
Chapter 13 The first actor to be completed (please recommend, please collect~)
It's New Year's Day and it's 2009. Most parts of the country are still in the cold, but we can't feel it in Thailand, and there's even a hint of heat.
Mom Zhang Yu specially called Zhang Hao and asked: "Son, will you come back for the Chinese New Year?"
Zhang Hao was arranging the crew's work tasks for the coming week. When he received a call from his mother, he scratched his head and asked: "When is the New Year today?"
Zhang Yu, who was on the other side of the capital, rolled his eyes while signing the document: "The Chinese New Year is on the 26th, don't you even look at the calendar?"
"Hey, I'm so busy that I don't even pay attention to the New Year." Zhang Hao said, opened his work diary, and then said: "Let me take a look, I will take about four or five days off during the New Year, and go back to eat.
New Year’s Eve dinner is not a problem.”
Zhang Yu said happily after hearing this: "That's good. Your grandma and I will prepare your favorite dishes. By the way, don't forget to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year."
"Okay, okay, I get it. I'm busy right now, so hang up first!" Zhang Hao's forehead swelled when he heard that his relatives were leaving, and he quickly hung up the phone.
Unexpectedly, a short while later, another call came. Zhang Hao saw that he was still an old acquaintance.
"Hey, Director Zhang, are you busy?" A cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say, and fart if you have any." Zhang Hao said a little impatiently.
The hearty voice laughed and said: "Hey, you have become a great director, and you have a very bad temper. How are you? Are you busy? Let me go to your crew to see you?"
"Are you here to see me? Not just to see beautiful women."
"Looking at beauties is a matter of course. You can't turn a blind eye to this beauty right in front of you, right? That's it, I'll buy a plane ticket and fly there." A cheerful voice hung up the phone.
Zhang Hao shrugged helplessly and put down his phone.
The guy on the phone is Zhang Hao’s childhood friend, his name is Ma Qiang. The two of them played together since childhood and went to the same school from kindergarten to high school.
Until college, Zhang Hao passed the film school, while Ma Qiang studied industrial and commercial management, and worked in a foreign company after graduation.
Although the two of them work in different industries, their friendship has lasted for decades and they can be regarded as close buddies and good friends.
"Director, the set is ready." The assistant director came over and said.
Zhang Hao nodded: "Okay, let's go to the set now."
Today's scene is very exciting. It is a confrontation between Ayu played by Yu Feihong and Pingping played by Li Qin and Sucha played by police chief La Yun. It is also the starting point of Li Weijie's battle of wits and courage with the police.
The scene was filmed in a small warehouse. Before filming, Zhang Yishan, who played Sucha, came to Zhang Hao to express his gratitude to Zhang Hao for giving him this opportunity.
"You don't have to thank me. It was your performance that impressed me, so I gave you this role." Zhang Hao waved his hand and said.
Zhang Yishan still said gratefully: "I still want to thank you. After this scene is over, I will finish the lunch box. When I have time to return to the capital, I will treat you to a meal, director!"
"Let's talk about it later! Filming first..."
"Okay!" Zhang Yishan went to prepare.
Although at this time, Zhang Yishan's Liu Xing aura has not dissipated, but he has already fallen into a difficult situation of transformation after becoming famous as a child star.
If he doesn't want to fall into the same predicament as Cao Jun in "Lotus Lantern", urgent transformation is Zhang Yishan's first goal.
To be able to survive from being a child star to now, there is a high probability that he is not a fool, and Zhang Yishan certainly is not.
After finishing the filming of "Looking for Cheng Long" and hearing about the project between China Film and Bona, Zhang Yishan got the opportunity to audition for "Manslaughter" through his connections.
In the entertainment industry, favors are essential.
For two equally outstanding actors, the producer will definitely choose one of them first, or an actor with whom they have a good relationship. This is human nature.
Zhang Hao had seen Zhang Yishan's wonderful performance in "Remaining Sin" in his previous life, which was very impressive. Although that drama was full of flaws and had many plot bugs, Zhang Yishan became famous in one battle and got rid of the label of Liu Xing.
Since there was a case in "Yu Zui" and Zhang Yishan was quite good at playing this type of role, Zhang Hao decided to cast him.
"OK, the action in this scene is not dangerous, but we still need to take good precautions. Props team, check the props on the set." Zhang Hao said, calling the three actors over: "Come over and take a stand."
After the three actors stood up, Zhang Hao waved again: "Camera, see if there is any problem with the camera position?"
The director of photography's surname is Lu, and his given name is Lu Jianqiu. I heard that he has served as a photographer in big-project movies such as "Hero" and "The Proposal". This time he was promoted to director of photography and became the boss of the entire photography team.
Unlike the deputy director Cui Lihui who played against Zhang Hao, Lu Jianqiu doesn't talk much and is down-to-earth. He only does photography work according to Zhang Hao's instructions. He only answers when Zhang Hao asks him for his opinion.
It is undoubtedly very pleasant and neat to work with such an experienced photographer.
Hearing Zhang Hao ask him, Lu Jianqiu looked at the camera screen, raised his thumb and said: "Director, no problem."
"Okay, one last inspection, we're going to do a trial shoot, let's do one first." Zhang Hao looked at the set and felt that there was no problem, so he left.
Several girls from the makeup team hurriedly entered the scene to touch up the makeup of Yu Feihong, Li Qin, and Zhang Yishan.
After the makeup team exited the set, Zhang Hao raised his loudspeaker and shouted: "Prepare, 3.2.1, action..."
The camera initially follows Sucha's shoulder perspective and focuses on Pingping's face. Sucha and Pingping move forward and back.
Zhang Hao looked at the two actors, looked at the picture in the camera, and shouted "Click."
"Ping Ping, your expression is too plain. There is a bit of emotion on your face. Please give me some feedback." Zhang Hao said while holding up the loudspeaker.
Cui Lihui didn't have much use at the side, but he whispered in a low voice that could be heard by everyone around him: "I think it's good, the shot is very good."
Zhang Hao glanced at him and ignored him. This was not the first time this happened. Zhang Hao was the director anyway, and Cui Lihui could not shake Zhang Hao's control over the crew.
He is here to complete the filming of the movie, not to fight for power. Instead of fighting with Cui Lihui when he has time, it is better to make the movie well.
Of course, Zhang Hao can also directly drive Cui Lihui away.
But Cui Lihui has done his own job very well and is a good deputy. Moreover, Cui Lihui is from the investor, so Zhang Hao has to consider the investor's feelings.
People are also afraid that he will mess around when he is young and play the piano randomly. If something goes wrong, there is still a deputy waiting to take over. This is the confidence that Cui Lihui has repeatedly contradicted Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao doesn't know yet, but the Zhang family is actually the biggest investor in this drama. If he knew, Zhang Hao wouldn't hesitate and would kick Cui Lihui out of the crew in a second.
It doesn't matter, once the movie becomes a success, everything about Cui Lihui will be just a cloud that will be blown away.
Zhang Hao pointed out Li Qin's problem, and Li Qin accepted it humbly. He thought about his expression again, took another picture, and this one passed.
What follows is a wonderful scene between the three of them, and this is the moment where their acting skills are tested.
Pingping had no choice but to accept Sucha's threat and met Sucha in the small warehouse, where Ayu had been waiting. When Sucha wanted to rape Pingping again, Ayu turned on the light in the small warehouse.
It turns out that the actor who played Sucha in the mainland version had average acting skills and didn't look like a villain at all, but Zhang Yishan was different.
He was very surprised when he saw the lights that suddenly came on. Then he turned around and saw Ayu, and then said to Pingping viciously: "Do you think I'm kidding you?"
Yu Feihong's acting here is very good. He has a feeling of fear and worry, but he is also strong in protecting his daughter. It's a very good performance.
"I don't care whose child you are, if you dare to touch my daughter again, I will fight you."
During post-production, this section will be cross-edited, and the scene where Li Weijie goes to watch boxing will be cross-edited with this scene to create a tense and exciting atmosphere.
Boxing is inherently a violent sport that makes people excited. But when the mother and daughter faced the police chief's son in the small warehouse, it was as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Zhang Yishan expressed the feeling of a bad boy very well, not the kind of bad boy in campus idol dramas, but a real bad boy.
"You dare to threaten me, you still don't know the seriousness of the matter." Sucha said, taking out the rich gold mobile phone.
There are no smart phones at this time, but functional phones also have video recording capabilities. Although the pixels are not very clear, it is enough. Ayu felt cold when she looked at the picture of her daughter being raped on her phone.
Ping Ping closed his eyes in pain, feeling close to collapse.
When Ayu was anxious, she wanted to grab the phone: "Give me your phone..."
Sucha dodged past her and said in an arrogant tone: "I can give it to you. Then you can take her place. I like you like this better than her."
This last sentence was not in the lines, and Zhang Yishan added it on the spot. Zhang Hao raised his eyebrows and did not shout, because the effect was good.
It looks like a very smooth description, but in fact it was shot in multiple shots to form this scene.
Finally, watching Sucha keep beating his mother, Pingping picked up a shovel, gave Sucha a shovel, and also smashed the local gold mobile phone.
Sucha died, but the scene between Li Qin and Yu Feihong exploded with the greatest energy since joining the crew, and contributed wonderful acting skills.
After the scene was over, Zhang Hao was the first to applaud: "Okay, congratulations to us for successfully wrapping up Yishan."
The audience burst into thunderous applause. Zhang Yishan was lying on the ground without Yu Feihong to help him up. Li Qin stepped forward and asked, "Are you okay? I knocked a little hard just now."
Zhang Yishan patted the dust on his body, shook his head and said: "It's okay, it's okay..."
At this time, the girl from the makeup team presented a bouquet of flowers to congratulate Zhang Yishan on his successful completion.
"Thank you, thank you all..." Zhang Yishan held flowers in his hands, clasped his hands together, and kept bowing to express his thanks.
The celebration didn't last long. The little night scene came to an end, and the crew quickly called it a day. Zhang Hao and Zhang Yishan said to each other: "This performance was great. I hope we have the opportunity to continue working together in the future."
"That's for sure, then I wish the movie a big hit."
"OK, when the filming is finalized, we will return to the capital, and you must come to the finals banquet."
"No problem, I will definitely come." Zhang Yishan made an OK gesture.