The snow outside is getting heavier and heavier, dotting the dark night like the shining stars in the night sky, illuminating this dilapidated and temporary classroom.
All that could be seen on the monitor were the backs and heads, as well as the still dark blackboard.
After about a second, several lights suddenly lit up in the crowd, shining on Wang Xiaoming in front of the blackboard.
The camera zoomed in, giving Wang Xiaoming a close-up. He was so dazzling in the dark night.
For these students at this time, Wang Xiaoming is the guide who leads them to the bright future (the United States).
"Click!"
But such a poetic scene was rudely interrupted by Tang An.
"Wang Xiaoming, why are you grinning so big!"
"Never!"
"Scene 42, one shot, two shots!"
The sudden light just now made Wang Xiaoming a little uncomfortable, but the second time he was more natural, he just turned his head slightly and blinked.
Nearly a hundred students used flashlights as lighting on a snowy night in an abandoned factory that was ventilated on all sides.
They sat on small horses, wooden stools, benches, even sat on the ground, squatted, and stood.
Their faces were full of desire, even the biting cold wind could not stop their thirst for knowledge and their yearning to change their lives.
The first day of filming went smoothly. The scene was not filmed very late in the evening, so I had people bring some late-night snacks to these students.
Tang An took Zhao Jun to deal with the school leaders, and eating and drinking were inevitable.
A few days passed, and the filming went smoothly beyond expectations. Wang Xiaoming's acting skills were actually not as bad as later, at least he could kill those few young actors instantly.
As long as the role is suitable, he can complete it well.
In the past few days, the crew was busy, shooting during the day and at night. Tang An tried his best to let the actors rest before 10 o'clock, so as not to be too tired.
A week has passed and I have almost gotten used to this rhythm.
In mid-December, the crew came to the school square of Jibei University of Technology to shoot a group scene, which was the scene where Cheng Dongqing entered school.
Only Wang Xiaoming appeared in the first scene, but everyone came and watched.
We shot the scene at the gate first. Today is the first day of school, and a large number of students and teachers have returned to school.
The crew prepared nearly a hundred old-fashioned bicycles and plundered almost all of them from the surrounding second-hand car markets and residents' homes.
All extra performances are performed by students from the school, and the school helps organize them.
Wearing blue and white shirts, gray and green casual pants, some of them are white casual shoes, and nearly half of them are Jiefang shoes.
There is a military green bag hanging on the waist, both men and women have the same style and color.
Some people tied quilts, straw mats, and various daily necessities with hot water bottles, enamel basins, etc. on the back seats of their bicycles.
Several assistant directors and the executive director checked one by one, carefully checking every detail.
Once confirmed, shooting begins!
The shot in front of the school gate lasted only three seconds, and it also included the "Yenjing University" sign above.
"Wang Xiaoming!"
After taking this shot, Tang An looked around and saw that Wang Xiaoming was not around, so he picked up the loudspeaker and shouted loudly.
"Come on, come on, Director Tang is here."
Not far away, Wang Xiaoming hurriedly ran over and praised the military green canvas bag, holding a quilt and mat under his arm.
"Hurry and get ready, you will be here soon."
Tang An glanced at him, then suddenly turned his head and stared at the thing he was holding in his hand.
"Who gave you that mat?"
Tang An's sudden expression made Wang Xiaoming feel a little bit puzzled.
"Yes...Producer Zhou asked someone to bring it."
"Zhou Peng!"
Tang An shouted again with a loudspeaker.
The people around him didn't know why. They looked at Wang Xiaoming's body, including his glasses, canvas bag, clothes, shoes, including his somewhat dark skin after makeup, and the fact that he had his T-shirt tucked into his belt. There was nothing wrong with him. He didn't know what Tang An was so angry about.
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A week after filming started, Tang An never got angry once or even scolded anyone. Several actors who had never worked with Tang An suddenly became a little uncomfortable seeing him get angry.
The production producer was originally Zhao Lei, but he was promoted to production director, and now the production producer is a former set manager named Zhou Peng.
As the most junior among the producers on the crew, he was also the most cautious in his work. He was afraid of being fucked by Tang An. He immediately had an ominous premonition when he heard the shouting and ran over quickly.
"Director Tang, Director Tang..."
Before Zhou Peng asked what was going on, he immediately glanced at the bamboo mat in Wang Xiaoming's hand and understood immediately. Just as he was about to explain Tang An, he scolded him.
"Didn't I tell you that all your props must be consistent with the era? A few days ago, you said that you also came from this era. In the 1980s, the countryside would use bamboo mats?..."
There are people coming and going in this crew, but the main body is still the people who followed him on "Terror Cruise". After working together for so long, there are very few mistakes.
Finally seizing the opportunity, Tang An had to scold him.
I stayed up late filming for a week, and it felt much better to vent.
Zhou Peng felt aggrieved when he was scolded for a trivial matter.
But he didn't dare to explain. The more he explained, the more fierce Tang An's scolding became, so he could only keep nodding.
"Director Tang, I will change the reed mat immediately."
"Use straw mats, cattail kind."
Bamboo mats are the most troublesome, and you need to use tools. Reed mats and straw mats are the easiest, especially the latter, which require almost no tools, including blades, scissors, etc. In the past, it was basically rare to sleep on bamboo mats in rural areas.
"Okay Director Tang!"
Zhou Peng breathed a sigh of relief. He had forgotten to tell the people below him about this, but he still went to the side to pick up his subordinates and cursed them. He felt much more comfortable.
He could only endure the duties of his subordinates, but he didn't have any subordinates, so he could only hold in his anger and go out for a drink at night to vent his anger.
The crew regained their composure, as if nothing had happened just now.
However, everyone on the crew, from the production director and assistant director to the set staff, became more and more careful in their work, for fear that Tang An might catch him again and fail to do something well.
Tang An nodded with satisfaction. No matter how well the crew did, he would give them a whip every once in a while to make them do better and exert 120% of their capabilities.
Deng Chao and Lu Yi were already used to strange things, so this irritation was considered small.
The two heroines Wan Qian and Du Juan became good friends after a week of getting along with each other, and they gathered together and whispered something.
"Du Juan, you have never filmed. If Director Tang scolds you later, be sure not to talk back. I heard from Deng Chao that Director Tang can be very vicious when he scolds people."
"It doesn't matter, I know. When I first started working as a model, I had to be scolded so many times a day during interviews, training, rehearsals, and catwalks."
"..."
This scene is a bit complicated. Although the camera mainly follows Wang Xiaoming, the performances of the surrounding students are also very important and cannot be too inconsistent.
The whole morning went by with constant shouting and only two shots were taken.
The afternoon continues, with short shots showing the faces of the entire school's students.
The evening scene continued to move to Tianjing Railway Technical College to shoot a scene in which Wang Xiaoming confesses his love to Du Juan.
"Wang Xiaoming climbs up and gets ready, everyone else is in place!"
Wang Xiaoming, who was not very good at climbing trees, climbed up with the help of a ladder, and then fixed it secretly around his waist.
"Scene 15, one shot, one shot!"
"start!"
In the camera, Lu Yi moved the ladder aside, said "good luck" and hid behind the telephone pole.
Deng Chao was also watching the show in hiding.
Wang Xiaoming stretched out his hand and placed the cardboard box with the word "LOVE" in it under the street lamp. A large word "LOVE" was accurately reflected on the ground.
Not far away, Du Juan passed by calmly with a bag on his shoulder and a pile of books in his hand. He was obviously used to this kind of situation. He didn't even pause at all, but just pulled his hair from his ears.
Cheng Dongqing's first confession ended in failure.
However, on the way back to the station after filming, several actors were walking together, and Du Juan still admired Tang An's idea.
"Director Tang is such a romantic person."
"Director Tang has many ideas, otherwise he wouldn't have made so many movies with unpopular themes." Deng Chao nodded in agreement.
"If I were 18 years old, I would definitely be moved." Wan Qian said with emotion.