"One shot to the end! I think it should be one shot from beginning to end. Anyway, that's how I understand it. I don't know if it's right..."
"Haha, typical layman's words." Lu Ye smoothed his hair that was not dry yet and said condescendingly, "But for a reporter, it is not easy to be able to say these things, that's all, look at the nonsense.
For the sake of the editor-in-chief, I’ll just count you as passing.”
"Really?" Li Qiang immediately beamed with joy after hearing this, and immediately took out a notebook and pen from his arms, "Thank you so much, then... let's start now?"
"Okay! Where to start?"
Hearing this, Li Qiang immediately got into the role and said in a very professional tone: "How about we start with your new film "Cake" which was just released not long ago. Once it was released, it not only shocked the entire Shanghai film industry, but also
Well-known directors in Hollywood in the United States all spoke highly of it, and Film Weekly even commented that this film is the pinnacle of your artistic creation so far. I wonder, Director Lu, what do you think of this work?"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Ye put down the cigar in his hand and replied seriously: "As the director of this film, I am very pleased that "Cake" can be recognized by the audience and peers. As for the evaluation of Film Weekly,
To be honest, although I am very happy, I don’t agree with it.”
"how do I say this?"
"Although the movie "Cake" was a commercial success, it still left a lot of regrets in terms of artistic creation. Therefore, this movie is not and cannot be the pinnacle of my artistic creation, because it is my most successful work.
, it’s usually the next work.”
"Director Lu's enterprising spirit is truly a role model for filmmakers! But regarding regrets, could Director Lu expand on this?"
Speaking of regrets, the look in Lu Ye's eyes darkened, "To be honest, I originally wanted to take the entire movie in one shot. Isn't that very bold? The entire movie is in one shot!"
"Are you talking about "Cake"?"
"Yes, this is the story, it's exactly the same story, one shot to the end! When I first hired actors, I told all the actors to take one shot to the end. All the actors, if you ask Xiao Xu and Ayu, all of them are very
Excited! Butterflies, they are very excited! One shot to the end, what we always say is one shot to the end. We have been preparing for one shot to the end, so when we told the actors at that time, I said it only takes you twenty days, or as long as
They give you twenty-five days, two weeks to three weeks. Why do they say?"
"Yes, Director Lu, why? If this continues, the filming cycle of the movie will be too short, right?"
Lu Ye looked like everyone was drunk and I was alone, "It's very simple. I shoot twice a day. One shot lasts for two hours. I shoot twice a day, once at dawn and once at dusk. I shoot twice a day."
I shoot it for ten days, twenty times, and I choose it once. One shot to the end! The movie is finished! I choose it once, and those ten days are enough, and then rehearse for the first ten days! Strict rehearsal! I said
As long as you give me twenty days, we will make a movie! Wow, all the actors were so excited at that time: Oh, it’s really awesome, it’s too challenging, you can’t go wrong at all!”
When Lu Ye said this, he slapped his mouth twice and said with a humorous face: "But then I gave up."
"Why did you give up?" Li Qiang suppressed his laughter and asked cooperatively.
But Lu Ye still explained seriously: "Because I have studied a lot of one-shot movies, including some long-shot movies, and especially in the past two years, there have been some experimental one-shot movies abroad.
I have seen all the shots, and I have been dedicated to watching and studying them. But I have always been unable to make up my mind. In fact, in my previous works, I wanted to make a long shot with one shot to the end, but I never did it later.
You know what the biggest problem is. Of course, this is a professional problem. Simply put, the biggest problem is rhythm, which is rhythm! Because of a physical time, rhythm cannot be used for a high-reversal, for a high-suspense... one by one
For a high-concept genre film, it cannot achieve such an intense rhythm, nor can it achieve the rhythm of one shot to the end! The rhythm cannot be achieved, because you can't rub! rub! rub! rub! The shot is like this, it's impossible
!When you go from here to here, the second in between is slower, ah, slower."
"Listening to what you said, it seems that this rhythm is really difficult to meet your requirements!" Seeing Lu Ye's dancing and passionate explanation, Li Qiang quickly followed his words.
"Right? The first is that the rhythm cannot be achieved! No matter what, I think about it...because I am an expert. If I don't shoot, I know that the rhythm cannot be achieved. The rhythm cannot be achieved. The second one,
An actor's performance will lose more than half! An actor's face will lose more than half, and each character will lose more than half of his face, which cannot be seen! Or in, among several in the same frame... Comedy is
It's hard to do comedy, and it's hard to do comedy. In the end, I struggled with my thoughts for more than a month. It was a major decision. Every actor was prepared according to one star. What about the schedule! Later, I gave up and I myself
Deciding to give up was a decision made by one person and thought by one person. After more than a month, I gave up."
Speaking of this, Lu Ye paused for a moment, and then continued: "After I made the decision, I was the first to find the screenwriter. I said I would give up one shot to the end, and he immediately said, ah? This... is unacceptable, you know
Is it? The investors have completely sunk into the mirror, you know, right? They just think that it is already good, as if they have already seen the money. How is it possible? Come over and convince me, I said you don’t have to
Tell me, you don’t even know, but I gave up after one shot anyway. How could you possibly do it, so you started to lie to me and so on, and then I told the photographer to give up, oh, Xiao Ding said that I gave up
The equipment was contacted, and everyone here and there felt it was a pity."
"Yes, it's such a pity. After all, everyone has been preparing as planned!"
However, Lu Ye didn't seem to hear it, and continued to be immersed in memories and said to himself: "Then I told the actor, the most interesting thing is to tell the actor, and Ayu can't tell the whole scene, oops...
Oops... I just felt like I was losing interest. I told Xiao Xu that I couldn't take the whole scene in one shot. Oops! I just felt like... I didn't want to act anymore. Just kidding, just kidding. Everyone was depressed and lost. As far as I can see.
I was very sad when I saw everyone's reaction, ah, very sad, but even so, I gave up later, gave up... So the movie is a learning, and it is destructive for a movie that pursues a high rhythm.
Yes, what if it highlights the one-shot style? You lose the story, you lose the character, which is more important? So I am learning, I am learning to think as a director, this is my
It’s a pity, but maybe it’s my sobriety or my learning experience!”
Li Qiang suppressed his laughter almost the whole time and faithfully recorded Lu Ye's words completely.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then the tall bodyguard just walked in, "Master Lu, Director Liu has a small disagreement with the venue on the specific cost. I want to
Please come over."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Ye's face suddenly darkened, "What is it, Director Liu? The chief and deputy directors can't figure it out, and you even went to the media to embarrass me in front of friends and reporters. Use your brain and say it again!"
"Yes! Lu... Mr. Lu, Assistant Director Liu has some problems with the negotiations with the venue, and I would like to ask you to come over."
"The sponsorship I asked that boy to get for the crew before has not yet been received. Now it's better. I have to personally take care of even this little thing. I'm really going to be pissed off by you sooner or later!" After saying that, he stood up with a look on his face.
He said apologetically to Li Qiang, "I'm sorry, Reporter Du, for making you laugh."
"No, Director Lu, you are not only strict in your requirements, so that the entire crew has a clear division of labor, each performs its duties, and operates in an orderly manner. Even if it is such a small matter as communicating with the venue, you are also very hands-on and lead by example. In fact, the entire film
What a role model for humanity!”
"Look, look, if someone can be a big reporter, then you can only be a bodyguard? This level of speaking is completely different!"
"Director Lu, thank you very much." Li Qiang said very humbly, but then changed the topic, "But after this interview, I became interested in making movies. I wonder if you, Director Lu, would allow me to make movies under the conditions."
If allowed, stay on the crew and get a real feel for the working atmosphere of the crew under your leadership?"
"Of course." Lu Ye agreed readily, and then turned to the tall bodyguard and said, "Didn't you all hear it? Pass on my words. From now on, everyone must unconditionally cooperate with Du Da's reporter
I will never be lenient if you neglect your work! Do you hear me?"
"yes!"
After Lu Ye left, Li Qiang also left the VIP room and returned to the restaurant on the first floor.
"How's it going? Did the man named Lu take the bait?" Haitang asked immediately when she saw Li Qiang coming back.
Li Qiang made a done gesture and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everything goes well. The man named Lu doesn't have any doubts at all. Where are you?"
However, as soon as these words came out, Haitang and Gu Xiaomeng looked at each other first, and then whispered as if they had done something wrong: "We carefully checked the crew's props and found that there was no radio in them. It seems that this time
I was negligent."
Unexpectedly, Li Qiang not only didn't say he was angry after hearing this, but also comforted him with kind words, "It doesn't matter, there are always gaps in Baimi! What a hell if everything goes smoothly!"
"What should we do now?"
"It seems like we can only implement Plan B." Li Qiang touched his chin and said in a deep voice.
"Plan B?" Haitang couldn't help but widen her eyes after hearing this, "What is that?"
Li Qiang didn't want to, but he kept it secret and said with a mysterious face: "You will know when the time comes, but before that, I have to go out. Don't worry, I will be back soon."
After saying that, Li Qiang stood up and walked towards the hotel door.
However, before Li Qiang could reach the door, he saw Wang Dading, who was carrying a cane, wearing sunglasses and a decent outfit, walking in from outside with a very fashionable beauty on his arm.
"Look, wife, I didn't bluff you, did I?"
"Is it really called the Peace Hotel? I thought you were making it up to fool me!"
"How can that be possible? Why, now you should believe that I am here to do serious things, right?" Wang Dading said with an innocent look.
However, the woman scolded her unceremoniously, "Come on, I don't know you yet? As soon as you stick your butt out, I'll know what shit you're doing! If you don't tell me honestly, are you going to tease another girl?"
Are they here?"
"What...what are you talking about? You have a butt and shit, where is this place? We are all civilized people, can you be more civilized? I really shouldn't have brought you out!"
"What? You think I'm embarrassing you outside? If you think it's embarrassing, don't eat it secretly!"
"I……"
"What are you? Don't think I don't know anything. Let me ask you, on the 2nd of last month, you said you went to Zhangzhuang to collect the bill, but where did you go?"
"You!" Seeing that the woman was still unwilling to give up, Wang Dading also became angry, "Oh, you are a bitch, how dare you follow me? I..."
"What? You want to hit me? Come on, hit me here, let everyone see how heroic you are, you even dare to hit your own wife!"
"Who is your wife? No, whose wife are you? Aren't we both..."
"Cough!" The two were arguing at a critical moment, and Li Qiang couldn't help coughing lightly. Only then did Wang Dading suddenly come back to his senses and swallow the words that had reached his lips.
"I'm sorry, you two, please give way, you are blocking me."
"Ah? Oh..." Wang Dading was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then quickly pulled the woman aside.
Li Qiang didn't stay too long. He just nodded slightly to the two of them and left.
"Coward!"
"What did you say?"
"I'm telling you, you're like a rat carrying a gun, but when you go outside to eat, you're so boring!"
With just one sentence, Wang Dading's anger that had just been suppressed was ignited again, "You say I'm boring, right? Okay, just wait, I'll check out a room and see how I deal with you!"
"Go! Are you afraid?" Although the woman said hard, a smile appeared on her face in the next second, and she even took the initiative to hold Wang Dading's hand with a look of expectation.
arm, and walked to the front desk.
After about an hour or so, Li Qiang returned to the hotel, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, and holding a briefcase that looked expensive at first sight.
As soon as he entered the lobby on the first floor, Li Qiang said something to the man. The man nodded and went straight towards the restaurant. He turned around and took the elevator to the fifth floor of the hotel, and the whole journey was smooth.
He arrived at the door of Lu Ye's room without any hindrance.
