Because it was a guest appearance, He Xin only briefly flipped through the script of "Peacock". His first impression was that it was a Chinese version of "Growing Up and Trouble". It mainly described the story of a sister from an ordinary Chinese worker family.
Three ways of the cruel youth of the three characters, the elder brother and the younger brother.
When he first read the script, he didn't think there was anything surprising. It was just a plain story about growth and dreams. The storyline may be familiar to people born in the 1970s, including He Xin's own previous life and
Many of Yuan Hexin's memories were personal experiences.
Because in that era, the so-called "dream" was a luxury for ordinary people. Parents cared about their children, but did not understand their children's hearts. They worked tirelessly to keep their children well fed and clothed warmly, which was their greatest responsibility.
But they don't know what the children are thinking inside.
Ideals and pursuits, reality and disappointment, accompany everyone's growth. Everyone is weaving their own dreams, and everyone has a persistence, although this dream may be broken at any time, even though fate may bring setbacks.
After being broken and frustrated, I suddenly realized that all that was left was my imagination while lying in bed, and I had to accept the fate, after all, life would go on.
Maybe Gu Changwei's "Peacock" just wanted to make an ordinary person become an epic?
The main scenes shot by the crew were all concentrated in Shuiye Town in the old town of Anyang, which is said to be a small town with a history of more than 2,000 years. Because an actress who was also a guest star and was going to star with He Xin had not yet arrived,
The next day, Gu Changwei asked him to familiarize himself with the environment.
He Xin had lunch the next day and walked around the town.
This town is very small, but it has preserved countless old-time customs. The blue bricks and green tiles since the Ming and Qing Dynasties have been scattered into several streets and alleys. The ancient alleys are sparsely populated, and there are a few grocery stores, shroud shops and simple barbershops.
shop,
What’s interesting about this town is that you can find scenes from various periods from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Republic of China, the early days of liberation to the 1970s.
A winding river flows around the town. He Xin heard from Feng Li, who was hanging out with him, that this small river is called the Pearl River. It got its name because it originates from the famous Pearl Spring on the mountain next to the town. It is said that the Qing Dynasty valued it.
The scenery of Pearl Spring was once renamed Zhuxi Town, and then the old name was restored to this day.
The movie "Shaolin Temple" has introduced Shaolin Temple to the world. Every year, Shaolin Temple attracts a large number of tourists from home and abroad.
The filming location of the movie "Furong Town" was originally called "Wangcun". It is an ancient town with Tujia ethnic characteristics and more than 2,000 years of history and culture. With the popularity of "Furong Town", this ancient town was renamed Furong Town and became
Tourism hot spots.
These days, various places are attracting investment and vigorously developing the economy, and tourism is also a top priority. Not long ago, He Xin followed Ning Hao's grass-stage team to film in northern Shanxi. The local government is very supportive and welcoming, not to mention investing tens of millions.
A big crew.
Feng Li, who accompanied him shopping, even joked that the local deputy county magistrate in charge of tourism wished he could have Director Gu change the title of the film "Peacock" to "Shuiye Town".
He Xin and Feng Li were not very familiar with each other when they were in school. The main reason was that his figure was too prominent and easy to recognize. In addition, he had a good relationship with Tang Wei and could barely be regarded as a nod friend.
Occasionally I heard Tang Wei mention him. He Xin's general impression of him was that although he looked a little fat, he was actually a pretty shrewd person. To put it bluntly, he had a "pig-like face but a heart."
The song is loud and clear.”
For example, it was rare that he didn't have any scenes today. Logically, he should be resting in the hotel, or memorizing lines or something. But when he heard that He Xin was going out for a walk, he volunteered to be a guide. He looked like he was a very good person.
people.
Perhaps it was because of his outstanding figure that many residents in the town actually knew him, greeted him warmly, and asked him when the crew would be hiring extras, so remember to let him know.
The crew of "Peacock" came to this dilapidated town to film. Not only was the government enthusiastic, but the people here were also very welcoming. On the one hand, it was novel, and more importantly, the crew often needed extras for filming, and they were paid ten or twenty yuan for a day of filming.
, for them, it not only satisfies curiosity, but also provides income, which can be described as a double harvest both spiritually and materially.
Facing these small town residents, Feng Li had no airs and responded happily in local dialect that was not standard. Later, he explained to He Xin that the director required them to learn to speak Anyang dialect, but he was stupid and could not learn it.
If you are slow, you can only take advantage of the opportunity to communicate with local people and practice hard.
Unknowingly, the two of them wandered to the Pearl River outside the town. Although the water in this small river was not abundant, it was very clear. There were women washing and washing themselves by the river.
I just stood by the river and looked from a distance. There were many people gathered on both sides of a stone bridge about two to three hundred meters away. A lone figure stood on the bridge, as if he was throwing something under the bridge.
"Oh, Xiao Zhang's show is being filmed this afternoon. Do you want to go over and have a look?" Feng Li said with a smile.
He Xin had always been very curious about this Senior Sister Zhang, and nodded with interest: "Okay!"
Filming is like this, there will be many people watching wherever you go, and there will usually be someone pulling strings to maintain order to avoid accidentally breaking into the camera.
The people here were quite civilized when watching the fun. There was no pushing or shoving, and no one deliberately made loud noises to interfere with the filming. Of course, members like He Xin and Feng Li, who were originally crew members, could enter the venue.
Lu Yulai, who also had no drama in the afternoon, was squatting here watching the fun, or in other words, studying. Because he was from the drama department, and if the directing department had a special performance exam during the art exam, and he had some acting foundation, then drama
The literature department is completely blank in terms of performance.
He Xin looked at Feng Li and Lu Yulai. Of the two brothers in the play, one was so fat that he couldn't even ride a bicycle, while the other was so skinny that they were two extremes. It's no wonder that Gu Changwei didn't look for acting majors.
, you can’t find anything with this kind of image in the acting department!
Lu Yulai saw the two people approaching, grinned and nodded to them, and at the same time moved to the side to make room for him. He Xin also imitated his example and squeezed to the front and got down. As for Feng Li, who was too fat and couldn't squat down, he had to
Stand and watch.
It happened to be a shooting break at this time, and I saw Gu Changwei dancing and talking to Senior Sister Zhang. The distance was too far, so I couldn't hear clearly, as if he was talking about how he wanted to feel.
"How long have you been filming?" He Xin took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Lu Yu, and asked casually.
After a dinner last night, the two got to know each other a lot. Lu Yulai was two years younger than him. He looked like a frail white-faced scholar, but he was a heavy smoker. He Xin saw that there were already four or five cigarette butts on the ground in front of him.
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Lu Yulai skillfully took out his lighter, lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, puffed out the smoke, shook his head and said, "I have already shot more than a dozen scenes, but the director is still not satisfied."
"Already more than a dozen?"
Although there are far more NGs shooting movies than TV series, it is still relatively rare to shoot more than a dozen shots in a row without getting through.
Lu Yu walked under the bridge and pursed her lips and said, "Fortunately, it was the wine bottle that was thrown into the water, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough to smash it."
He Xin stretched his neck and looked under the bridge, and sure enough he saw a man standing on the river beach with his trouser legs rolled up, holding a net bag in his hand, and fishing for bottles in the water.
Seeing this scene, He Xin remembered that according to the content in the script, the scene he was filming in front of him should be a scene in which he made a cameo.
His guest role as a paratrooper was the person in the play that Senior Sister Zhang fell in love with at first sight and could not forget him for more than ten years.
The sister played by Senior Sister Zhang wanted to be a paratrooper, so she stole the family's money and bought alcohol in order to bribe the paratrooper officer in charge of recruiting soldiers, which is the role played by He Xin in a cameo.
But when she rushed to the recruitment office with wine in hand, she found that someone had already arrived first. The paratrooper officer was playing table tennis with her competitor, a fat girl, and the fat girl's sister was intimately helping the paratrooper officer wipe his sweat.
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Seeing this scene, my sister, who was still very fragile at that time, immediately fell apart. She walked to the bridge in a daze, stared at the river flowing under the bridge, and threw the wine she bought with stolen money into the river one by one.
The scene I was shooting right now was the scene where my sister threw the wine. There were actually more than a dozen scenes taken. He Xin felt incredible when he thought about it.