None of them went to Yanjing. Su Yan consulted his parents and asked if they wanted to go there. To be honest, Su Yan was quite interested. People of the older generation have special feelings for the Spring Festival Gala.
Similarly, the concept of family is much more important than that of young people. It is almost unimaginable to spend the New Year at home, especially my son and daughter-in-law who will be away from home for more than half a year. After thinking about it, I decided to give up.
Especially my mother, she said that it would not be too late for Su Yan to become a director next time.
Visiting relatives, paying New Year greetings, eating all kinds of delicious food, receiving and giving red envelopes like juniors in a normal family, living a very comfortable life.
Time flies by, and when the young people who have returned home are embarking on their journey again, Su Yan and Yoona also pack up their luggage and head to South Korea.
After resting for a while that day, he made an appointment with Lee Sang-gen, got on the KTX and arrived in Chuncheon.
It takes one and a half hours from beginning to end, which is very convenient. During the preliminary preparation, Su Yan can come back and forth on the same day.
Chuncheon is known as "Korea's nature" and "the birthplace of Korean Wave". It is famous for its snow scenery, beautiful lakes and mountains, and is known as the most livable city.
The population is about 300,000, which is about the same as an ordinary county town in China. Local specialties include Chunchuan sizzling chicken, soba noodles and fried chicken ribs. It has also become a sister city with Hangzhou.
It is a sparsely populated area and is close to Seoul. In addition, South Korea's entertainment industry is developed, and a film and television city of nearly 10 million square meters has been built locally. Many TV series and movies will be shot here.
"Exit" is a story that takes place in a modern city. The big framework does not require preparation. The film and television city already has it. It is unrealistic to really rebuild a city.
What needs to be prepared more is decoration.
Just like a well-decorated room, the furniture, lighting, stoves, and home appliances inside need to be matched. Depending on the needs, the effect will be different. It may be modern and simple, maybe new Chinese style, or Nordic style.
There are a lot of parkour and climbing scenes in the movie, which requires the hardware to be able to keep up, the connection distance between houses, where more stairs need to be added, the stress on billboards, etc.
The things that need to be modified are still relatively trivial.
Su Yan travels back and forth between the two places almost every day, and occasionally fans recognize him on the train. SNS broke the news that the movie is being prepared.
Lee Sang-geun also refined the script and finalized it.
The hardest part is not for them, but for the two protagonists in the play, Cao Zheng and Lin Yuner.
When shooting an ordinary movie, you just need to memorize the lines and master the emotions. But comedy and disaster movies require a lot of training on top of this. Especially the male protagonist. In the script, he can do all kinds of things on the horizontal bar with one hand.
The presence of brilliant movements.
Cao Zheng is also very hardworking and spends at least eight hours a day exercising. Yoona is often even late to get home than Su Yan.
Seeing the children working hard, Lao Lin also tried his best to help, making breakfast early and making ginseng chicken soup or other nutritious meals from time to time.
More than two months passed by in a flash, and it was mid-April.
The construction of the studio took a little longer than expected. The main reason was that for safety reasons, Su Yan needed to jump, and all the climbing areas were strengthened, especially the set where the male protagonist climbed on the outer wall. The original shooting plan was
Let him hang the wire.
When he saw the final training results, Su Yan found that even though Cao Zheng had worked hard, it was not a skill that could be mastered in a short period of time, so he directly made the exterior wall of the building 1:1. When the time came to shoot, he could lie down on the ground.
, just rely on acting skills.
After the acceptance check, Su Yan summoned all the actors and staff to read the script for the first time.
It is very necessary to study the script before filming starts. Although the actors get the script very early, a thousand people have different Hamlet in their eyes and their understandings are different.
Gather everyone together. In addition to introducing the actors, let the screenwriter and director explain or modify any questions you don't understand, so as to save time during filming.
It should be placed ten years earlier, the preparation time is longer, and the requirements are higher.
In Korea, there is another term for script study, called offering sacrifices, which probably means saying goodbye before filming starts in China.
Although Su Yan and Yoona set off together, they showed up at different times. As the director, he had to wait there in advance.
The location is an underground cafe in Seoul. The atmosphere is not bad. The entire venue is about more than 100 square meters. There is a long table in the middle with various beverages and mineral water. His position is in the middle of the innermost place with a nameplate.
The seats at the head are arranged one by one according to the male and female protagonists and the male and female partners, and the Chinese names are also specially added.
"Director Su, you are here"
When Su Yan came in, a crowd of people stood up immediately. They were all members of the film crew, with Li Shanggen greeting him.
"It's okay. Sit down. Don't be too formal."
Su Yan pressed his hands downward. This was not the first time these people had met.
I was accompanied by a translator, a Korean who had lived in China for ten years. He spoke very authentic Korean. When we first met, I thought he was a Chinese.
I arrived an hour early for the two o'clock meeting, and within five minutes of sitting down, the actors came.
Cha Tae Hyun.
This was a senior, and everyone stood up to greet him again.
"Why did you come so early?" Su Yan smiled and hugged him.
"Hey, there are too many children at home. They are noisy and come out to hide." Cha Taixian joked and hung his coat on the chair.
"What date will the filming start?"
"It's May 4th, but you will be beaten on the first day. I plan to shoot the end of the film first." Su Yan also sat down again.
"It's okay. I'm used to it. Is it because of the cameo appearance?" Cha Taixian said nonchalantly.
Su Yan nodded: "Well, let's just call a few celebrities over and take them down after filming to avoid any mishaps later on."
"That's right, they won't come today." Lao Che looked around and found no nameplate.
"No, it's just a cameo scene, it's not necessary."
"You are also cruel, you don't even give me a line."
"Originally, the appearance is an Easter egg for the audience. If I add lines, it will not take the spotlight."
"Okay, you are the director and you have the final say."
Next to me, Lee Sang-geun was very envious. When would he be able to chat and laugh so casually with the actor?
As time went by, actors came to the scene one by one, and Yoona also stepped in.
This is not a very serious meeting, so everyone is talking and laughing, we are all in the same circle, and we all know each other more or less.
When Li Shangen stood up, the scene became quiet.
"Good afternoon, welcome to the script reading meeting for the movie "Exit", also known as "Extreme Escape". First, let's ask our director to introduce himself and say a few words."
"Pap-pap-pap-pap!"
Applause broke out.
"Honeyhasay, I am director Su Yanyimida."
As soon as the somewhat jerky Korean came out, there was a burst of laughter.
"In the coming time, I hope you can cooperate well and enjoy shooting happily. Thank you all!"
It wasn't a mobilization meeting, what Su Yan said was very simple.
After hearing this, Cha Taixian laughed and said: "It means we should do well and act well, otherwise... haha!"
When he interrupted, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
"Next, please let Yoona, who plays the heroine Jung Eui-joo, introduce herself."
"Hello everyone, my name is Yoona. I feel deeply honored to be able to work with so many seniors. I will work hard to make this movie. Thank you all."
"Pah, pah, pah!"
"Please invite Cao Zheng, who plays the leading actor Li Yongnan..."
After a round, both the protagonist and the supporting characters gave a brief introduction and expressed their determination.
After that, Su Yan started to tell the drama.
"Strictly speaking, "Exit" is a comedy. Although the background is a story that happened in a sudden disaster, the thoughts shown are positive and optimistic, so you should keep this in mind when starring. What I want is lively and unrestrained
The feeling can produce contrast and achieve different effects.
In addition, during the filming period, I hope that everyone will use the names in the movie to call each other, such as Li Yongnan."
As he spoke, he looked at the hero,
Cao Zheng immediately raised his head: "Here."
"What are you going to do when you see Teacher Go Douxin?"
"Mother!"
"That's right, but it must be with emotion. In the movie, you are a homeless person (unemployed) first. You were the main force of the rock climbing club in college. However, after graduation, you failed to find a job many times and could only stay at home. You were ridiculed and ridiculed.
loser in life,
Relatives and friends look down on you, but your parents are cruel and careless, but they still love you. This makes the male protagonist feel very guilty. On the one hand, he wants to make a career to repay his elders, but on the other hand, it is a cruel reality.
You have to think about this mentality."
"I understand, director." Cao Zheng nodded and made notes on the script in his hand.
"Yoona, your character has two sides. First, in the workplace, when faced with the advances of the annoying store manager, you can only swallow your anger, but at the critical moment of disaster, you can decisively use various practical methods to guide everyone to avoid the disaster.
, and the relationship with the male protagonist is not love at first sight, it has to be gradual, and you have to grasp the scale."
"Yes, director!"
"Cha Tae-hyun, your role is relatively simple. You are just a bitch who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone was laughing, and Lao Che curled his lips: "Director, you can't favor one over the other. Although I don't have as many roles as them, I can't sum it up in one sentence."
"You are already a mature actor, and you should be able to control yourself. But he is not a bad person, just a slightly selfish ordinary person."
Su Yan spent more than an hour talking about the backgrounds, personalities, etc. of the many main and supporting characters, and then answered some questions from the actors.
Then came the study of the lines. This was a rehearsal that required emotion. It lasted more than three hours before it ended.
Everyone moved to a restaurant to have dinner together, which is also a custom and increases mutual affection.
Until the end of April, a total of three script meetings were held, and Su Yan and Yoona also rushed back to Shanghai on the 29th because something big in the entertainment industry was about to happen.