"Su Yan has finally returned to the right path, but I decided not to watch this movie. What if it becomes a hit and I stop filming variety shows in the future?"
"Produced by Su Yan, it must be a high-quality product."
"Why doesn't Director Su's movie have Yoona as the main character?"
"I'm looking forward to it. "The End of the World" sounds so emotional."
Many of Su Yan's true fans have made the above remarks, but there are also many who are not optimistic about it.
"You're right, are you changing your career? If you want to make a comedy, maybe I'll watch it, but science fiction... forget it."
"I only know that it has been four years since I graduated from college and I have returned all my professional knowledge to the teacher. Isn't this really a risk?"
"I think the investment of 400 million will be wasted."
"Without zombies, would it still be called the end of the world? I really can't imagine what it would be like."
"I'm afraid I'm falling in love under the pretext of the end of the world."
Fans are not very optimistic about it, let alone film critics or professional directors.
From a variety show perspective, perhaps no one would criticize Su Yan, but when he suddenly had to make a movie, many people couldn't sit still.
"As a young director, Su Yan, no one can shake his status in the variety show circle, and no one can doubt his ability to make variety shows. He became famous at a young age, and his ratings broke records. Su Yan seems to have lost himself, and only thinks about making movies.
It seems too simple. With an investment of 400 million, a science fiction film, in my opinion, is going to stumble." - Director Yang Senyuan.
"I don't know when the profession of film director started. Who can take it? Is it because of the money to burn or blind self-confidence? Of course I don't mean to underestimate Su Yan. After all, he graduated with a professional degree in directing, but I still don't know.
Be optimistic. As a qualified director, I don't use the word success. It requires practice and experience to achieve success. It is too difficult to become famous in one fell swoop." - Director Babao.
"Film is an art. I can only say that Director Su Yan is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He is also Qinghe who has a lot of money. With 400 million, he just spent it like this. It seems that he has made a lot of money in the past few years, but the cruelty of the market will soon
Let them realize that making movies is not as simple as they imagined." Director Zi Luolong
The attitude of the directors is actually quite gentle, but the film critics' words can be said to be harsh criticisms, such as "the sky is the limit", "cats and dogs can be directors", and "the worst Chinese-language film is scheduled" are not merciless at all.
This is also normal. Nine out of ten film critics are bastards. It is normal for them to work for money. No matter how good the movie is, they can pick out thorns in you to show their uniqueness. No matter how good the director is, the box office will be high.
No matter how high it is, criticism is the norm and this is how you make money.
Of course, there are some who speak truthfully and realistically, but they are really rare.
However, many celebrities also sided with Su Yan.
As soon as the family portrait of the opening ceremony was posted on Weibo, dozens of celebrities including Hai Qing, Tong Dawei, Wu Gang, Lin Gengxin, and Song Qian probably forwarded it and sent their best wishes.
As a result, two completely opposite trends formed in the circle.
On the one hand, professionals are extremely unfavorable here.
Artists who have worked with Su Yan and those who want to have a relationship with him are helping to support him.
Su Yan, who was at the center of the storm, had no time to pay attention to this.
...
"Attention all units, action!"
He has shouted this sentence countless times in the past half month.
The filming lasted four hours the afternoon before, and only two shots were completed. Although they didn't say anything, the staff could tell that Su Yan was very dissatisfied.
Especially later, there were lighting problems, and the ng caused by the extra actors accidentally being in the camera. Everyone thought they would start to lose their temper, but unexpectedly, they simply ended the filming and locked themselves in the room.
That night, no one knew what happened.
However, after meeting again the next day, Su Yan was still the same joking director. However, before shooting each scene, he would gather everyone together and clearly state the effect he wanted for the scene.
"ok, cut!"
But when Su Yan shouted these words, all the staff started to move and began to move their positions. The assistant director took the script and explained the scene to the actors.
"Huh~~~"
Su Yan let out a long breath, rubbed his aching eyes, looked at the busy crowd, and sat there not wanting to move for the moment.
"Oppa, here,"
Yoona handed over a thermos cup.
I took a sip and it was honey lemonade.
Seeing Su Yan's face full of exhaustion and her eyes bloodshot, Lin Xiaoyun felt very distressed. After the filming of the TV series ended, she came to the set and took care of her.
I get up at 8 o'clock in the morning. If I encounter a night scene at night, it needs to be finished until early in the morning. After I go back, I can't rest and continue to study the shooting content for the next day.
Su Yan was like a clockwork alarm clock, spinning constantly.
Pressure from all aspects, as well as his own shortcomings, forced him to work harder than others.
Lin Xiaoyun couldn't say anything to persuade him to rest, because he knew he wouldn't listen, so he could only quietly take care of his life. If he got sick from exhaustion, the problem would be serious.
However, she could also tell from the reactions on the side that Su Yan had been making progress.
There were 2 shots on the first day, 6 on the second day, and 8 on the third day. The assistant director and photographer were even more surprised.
The estimated shooting time was three months. Since the beginning was not smooth, they even thought that if they maintained this efficiency, they would have to extend the time by at least 40 days.
Unexpectedly, in just half a month, Su Yan had caught up with the progress.
Each shooting plan received is about three days in length, and the various routes and connections are the most reasonable in the eyes of professionals like them, so there is no need to waste too much time on transfers and preparations.
The most important thing is that when filming started, Su Yan basically didn't need to read the script. He was familiar with everything including the actors' lines, camera angles, required lighting, etc. If there were any problems, he could correct them as soon as possible.
After occasionally overhearing the conversation between the director and his wife, I realized that Su Yan was studying the script while everyone was resting, eating, and sleeping.
What I usually see the most is him sitting there with the author and screenwriter to discuss the plot. Occasionally, the words I hear the most when passing by are "no magic changes", "restoring the scene to the greatest extent" and "authenticity".
This nearly 1,000-square-meter ruins set cost Su Yan nearly 30 million to build, and the next shot was taken in one of the dilapidated huts.
The protagonists are Chen Chichi, a ten-year-old boy, and a baby.
A dim light was overhead, swaying slightly because of the wind coming in through the crack of the door.
If anyone familiar saw Chen Chichi lying on the broken bed, it would be difficult to recognize him.
Under the skillful hands of the makeup artist, he has turned into a middle-aged man with unshaven beard, scars on his face, and a vicissitudes of life. He is now on his deathbed.
At the head of the bed stood a boy of about ten years old, holding a baby in his arms.
This scene is actually the beginning of the entire movie.
Movies are not like variety shows. They do not have to be performed in order. The key is to arrange them reasonably.
The plot is also relatively simple.
The father played by Chen Chichi is terminally ill and is about to burp. The boy is his son, and the baby girl in his arms is a found child.
"I'm sorry, Zhou Xiao, dad can't take care of you brothers and sisters anymore. You have grown up, and my sister will rely on you in the future. Go ahead and remember, don't, don't, don't..."
The boy shed tears silently, watching his father leave, and held the baby in his arms tightly.
The shooting was divided into two parts. The baby was real, but some close-ups were shot in the hands of a stunt double. After all, the little actor was only ten years old, so he was afraid of accidentally falling. In other shots, the baby was held in his arms.
Model.
Su Yan's only request for Chi Chi is not to be exaggerated, and to be more apologetic than sad.
The child is still young, and when he passes away, he can only let the young Zhou Xiao bear the burden of life, survive in this apocalypse, and take care of a baby.
"Lights ready."
"Sound effect preparation."
"All departments are in place, keep quiet, scene nine, seventh shot, action."
Su Yan, who was sitting in front of the monitor, gave the order and the surroundings immediately fell into silence.
"Cough cough cough~~~" Chi Chi coughed violently while lying on the bed.
The camera did not show the person's face directly, but first moved around the room before coming to the room. It also did not show the character directly, but started with the right hand.
Every vein on the back of the hand is obviously bulging and abnormally thick, the nails are twisted and uneven, the whole arm is pitted, and the various scars are strangely purple.
His lips were dry and cracked, his face was like gold paper, and his breath was like gossamer. It seemed that he had no strength to open his eyes.
Zhou Xiao sat on the edge of the bed holding the baby, holding his father's hand with his little hand and refusing to let go.
God seemed to be taking pity on this family, and thunder and lightning began. (Lightning is a lighting effect, and thunder was added later.)
The little boy seemed to be frightened by the huge thunder and trembled all over, and glanced out the window.
"I'm sorry..." As soon as Chen Chichi finished speaking, Su Yan shouted "cut"
It's not Chi Chi's problem, it's this little actor's fault.
At this time, he was probably biting his lips, his whole body was trembling slightly, his face was full of sadness, and tears began to fall.
Whether it was expressions or details, the young actor did a great job, but he didn't shed tears.
Su Yan walked over, whispered to him for a few words, and then sat back down in his seat.
"ChiChi is doing very well, please help guide the children."
"Good director." Since filming had just started, Chen Chichi didn't need to touch up her makeup or anything.
"action"
"cut"
"action"
"cut"
...
Eleven times in a row.
"Huh~~" Su Yan let out a long breath, having a headache.
The young actor's mother came over and apologized quickly, then took the child's hand and walked to the corner, and there was a faint voice of lecturing.
"Let's take a rest. The makeup artist will help Chi Chi touch up her makeup."
There were a lot of people crowded into the small room, and the weather was already hot, which made some parts of Chi Chi's face look smudged.
After thinking for a while, I walked over to the mother and son.
When her mother saw him arriving, she quickly put on a smile and said, "Director Su, Xiaoqiu is not like this usually. He can cry within a minute. There may be a lot of people today. Please give him some time to get used to it."
Su Yan nodded: "How about I talk to him."
"Well...okay."
In fact, the other performances of the young actor are very good, including details such as facial expressions and body movements. However, if he cannot shed tears, the effect will be greatly reduced. After all, he is only a ten-year-old boy, and it is too strong and unreasonable.
"Can you tell me about it? When you came to audition, the director uncle looked at you and you performed very well."
After a minute of silence.
Xiaoqiu raised her head: "Because of Uncle Chen Chichi."
"Chen Chichi? Why?"
"Because every time I look at his face, I think of Tianba Dongba tua, and I just want to laugh and..."
Su Yan was a little dumbfounded. Before talking, he had assumed many reasons in his mind, but he didn't expect it to be so simple.
After thinking for a while, he came up with an idea.
"Xiao Qiu, your other performance just now is very good, just follow the performance. As for the tears, I have a solution here."
The boy raised his head. Although he was young, he had acted in some TV dramas and knew the current situation.
"When the shooting starts, just stare at a certain place and be sure not to blink. For about thirty seconds or a minute, your eyes will shed tears due to pain. Remember to coordinate your expressions and movements."
Xiaoqiu was stunned: "Then I'll try it first."
Su Yan nodded and walked back.
As for why no eye drops were used, there were no young actors in the crew, and the props were not prepared at all.
A few minutes later, Xiaoqiu ran over happily.
"Director, director, it's okay, I know how to do it."
Su Yan nodded, and the other staff members immediately entered shooting mode.
With everyone looking forward to it, the young actor finally succeeded, and even performed so well that some female staff members on the scene shed tears.