Lu Yue is really the most special director He Xin has ever seen. Logically speaking, the first few scenes shot after the filming is usually arranged with fairly unimportant roles. The relatively simple scenes are used to polish the lens, just like a new machine.
, to get used to it first. However, he arranged a relatively complicated group scene in the first scene after starting the filming.
Moreover, the general director of the crew always sits calmly in front of the monitor, and other tasks are taken care of by the assistant director. But he did not. Instead, he became the busiest person in the crew. In addition to telling the actors about the scenes,
, always holding a small microphone in his hand to "scream" at the scene.
No, he would do even the hard work of moving a railcar himself. He Xin had originally done two scenes with Shu Qi, and felt that there was no problem. He was sitting under the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool. Then he saw the director making a fuss.
I felt embarrassed moving the rail car, so I quickly stepped forward to help.
Lu Yue was struggling to move a section of track when he suddenly felt a light touch on his hand. When he turned around, he saw that it was He Xin who was helping him, and he smiled in gratitude.
"Xiao He, will it be okay in a while?" The two put the track on the ground, and Lu Yue asked while splicing it skillfully.
Seeing Lu Yue's appearance as a skilled worker, He Xin was a little dumbfounded. It took him a while to realize that he was originally a photographer, so this kind of work is his specialty!
Hearing the director's question, he still nodded and said, "It should be no problem."
But when he looked at the scene, where the assistant director was shouting and directing the more than two hundred extras, he was inevitably a little worried.
This group of people are not the professional extras who squat at the entrance of the Beijing Film Studio all year round. They are all ordinary people from the surrounding villages. It is their first time to see a movie being made. They all look at the equipment being installed on the scene in particular novelty, as well as everyone's attention.
I met the famous star Shu Qi.
Lu Yue looked at the worry in He Xin's eyes, followed his gaze to look at the noisy extras, and said with a smile: "It's okay, we have to film after all, so take your time."
Seeing that the director and the leading actor were helping, Cheng Chuang and others who were joking and watching the fun also came over to help. With more people and strength, the filming equipment was quickly installed.
But after finishing his work, He Xin saw Fang Fang Bing sitting under the shade of a tree and talking to Shu Qi. He was a little surprised when he arrived, because in the past, Brother Fang should have been the most active in situations like this.
But he didn't take it to heart. Maybe he was having a dialogue with Shu Qi at the moment and couldn't spare any time.
After Lu Yue personally debugged the machine, he began to move around before the actual shooting.
There was no part of He Xin in the first two scenes, so he just stood on the sidelines and watched.
Shu Qi was also ready at this time, and she was seen wearing a white-on-white tacky shirt with green dots, green military trousers, a canvas bag slung across her back, and no makeup on her face. As soon as she entered the scene, she blended into the "ocean of the people".
Unobtrusive.
I walked around a few times and it was no problem, so I officially took the actual photo.
"A!"
In the camera, Shu Qi ran into the crowd with a sad face. House soldiers caught up from behind and tried to persuade her to go back, but after arguing for a long time, they still couldn't persuade her.
This scene is actually not very difficult for the actors to perform. The difficulty lies in cooperating with the scene.
I have to say that using local people as extras looks natural in appearance. But after all, it is the first time to make a movie. Although the assistant director has been temporarily training with everyone for more than an hour, when the camera actually swept over, this
The gang members became at a loss, either smiling at the camera or staring at the "sad" Shu Qi with interest. Most people forgot that they were "going to the market" in the film and simply stopped and didn't move.
, the crowd that was supposed to be flowing suddenly froze.
After several failed attempts at filming, Lu Yue was still full of energy. Holding a small microphone, he kept shouting and encouraging everyone: "Okay, good going! Thank you all. Brothers, keep going, girls, keep going,
very good!"
For more than an hour, he was not irritated at all and was always in a positive and optimistic mood. However, the assistant director Shi Runjiu lost control and accidentally referred to "an adult holding a child" as "an adult holding an adult".
"Child", which made everyone laugh.
Fortunately, this small episode somewhat relieved the nervousness of some of the extras, and the scene finally passed near noon.
"It's time to eat, rest for an hour! Hey, Xiao Shi, don't forget to pour some water on those vegetables and fruits. After a while, all the wilted ones will be replaced..."
Lu Yue picked up his small microphone and yelled loudly, caring about everything no matter how big or small.
Lunch was an ordinary lunch, and everyone was treated equally. The weather was too hot, and many people's clothes were soaked with sweat after working hard all morning. As soon as the director called for lunch, Shu Qi hurriedly hid in her special business car and blew on the air conditioner.
went.
Although He Xin also had a special car, he was too embarrassed to go up alone. The star's mentality hadn't been adjusted yet, so he joined Cheng Chuang and the others to eat under the shade of a tree.
After a while, the assistant director Shi Runjiu also came over with a lunch box after arranging the affairs.
Shi Run was in his early thirties and graduated as a director of Chinese opera. When he first graduated, he was similar to Ning Hao. He was very good at shooting commercials and MVs. He followed Zhang Yang and became the star of the famous "Director Zhang Yang, I Love You" movie.
Director Zhang Yang.
He successively served as the assistant director of "Love Malatang" and "Bathing", and later independently directed two feature films "Brave New World" and "To the End". The former was shortlisted for the Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival, and the latter was shortlisted for the Netherlands
Although they did not win any awards at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, the domestic box office of these two films reached tens of millions.
Because they were all working in commercials, he had a good relationship with Ning Hao, and He Xin also had a meal with this senior director in the director department who was almost ten years ahead of him, so he was acquainted.
When he came to the set and saw Shi Runjiu, He Xin was really surprised. It stands to reason that he is now considered a member of the so-called sixth generation of directors. He has two good works, and he will never be able to become a deputy director again.
Director's level.
Shi Runjiu has been very busy in the past two days, and He Xin has never found a chance to ask. When he saw him taking the initiative to come over, he couldn't help but ask: "Director Shi, are you here to help?"
"I'm here to help." Shi Runjiu said with a smile.
Just seeing He Xin's confused look, Lu Yue, who was still chattering about the props while holding the lunch box with his mouth turned, tried his best and explained with a smile: "You may not know, I first worked as an assistant to the director.
This time the director asked me to come over to help, so of course I have to come."
"That's right!" He Xin suddenly nodded. He didn't expect the two of them to have such a relationship.
"Oh, by the way, what has Haozi been busy with recently? I haven't seen him since the Chinese New Year, and I don't even have a phone number. I heard some time ago that he won a gold medal at the Hong Kong International Film Festival?"
"Gold Award in the Asian DV Film Competition."
"Is that the movie "Big Diamond" you were filming?" Shi Runjiu asked again.
"Big Diamond?" He Xin was stunned and corrected: "It's not Big Diamond, it's called "Incense" and I acted in it."
"Did you act?"
This time it was Shi Runjiu's turn to be stunned, and then he smiled and said: "Hao Zi is great, he can actually deceive you, the best actor, without even a penny, right?"
"Uh, friends!"
"Then you are a good friend!" Shi Runjiu said with a thumbs up, and then half-jokingly said: "Then I will ask you to cooperate, so don't refuse!"
"No way, Director Shi, what you say is just a matter of one sentence!"
After being in the industry for a long time, He Xin has become a lot of arrogant. He is happy to pretend to be generous when it comes to such things.
"Okay, then we've settled."
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Shi Runjiu was very happy and asked again: "What is your film "Incense" about?"
He Xin told Shi Runjiu the general plot of "Incense".
Shi Runjiu listened very carefully. After finishing it, he said thoughtfully: "Well, it's much better than "Big Diamond"."
Hearing him mention "Big Diamond" several times, He Xin couldn't help but curiously asked: "What is "Big Diamond" about?"
"You don't know? I haven't read a serious script. When I was chatting with him, he told me such a story, but it might just be an idea. It was about a group of thieves and a big diamond.
The story should be roughly like this..."
Although Shi Runjiu only gave a rough idea of this so-called "Big Diamond" story, the more He Xin heard it, the more it sounded like Ning Hao's later famous work "Crazy Stone". Of course, it was just a bit similar in terms of the plot, but in detail
There are no specific figures such as Bao Shihong, Dao Brother, Mr. Feng, and Hei Pi yet.
Although He Xin couldn't remember the specific box office of "Crazy Stone" or what awards it won, he only remembered that the movie was very good-looking, and Ning Hao became famous because of it, and was known as a "genius director".
If "Incense" can make money this time, it would be good to let Ning Hao tinker with and make "Big Diamond", and maybe he can gain both fame and fortune.
While he was thinking divergently, Shi Runjiu next to him pushed him and asked doubtfully: "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I just think the story you told is quite good. Hao Zi has never mentioned it to me."
"It's not bad. But, ah..." Shi Runjiu nodded, and then sighed with regret.
"But what?"
"Think about it, the character in "Incense" you just mentioned is so simple, just a monk. The story of "Big Diamond" has many characters, and it has a multi-line narrative. If it were to be made into a movie, I'm afraid it wouldn't be worth the investment.
It’s small.”
"about how much?"
"I estimate it will cost two to three million at least." Shi Runjiu said vaguely.
He Xin opened his mouth. He originally wanted to say that the investment in "Incense" would be more than one million, but then he thought that according to the practice of previous years, the shortlists for each section of the Venice Film Festival would be announced by the end of July.
Guan Jinpeng should have been able to get the news in advance, but he hasn't received the call yet and feels a little unsure. If he says it now, if he is not selected by then, wouldn't it be a joke?
I simply kept silent.
Shi Runjiu actually noticed it, and originally wanted to ask who came, but at this moment he saw Shu Qi walking over holding a parasol, so he packed up the lunch boxes that the two of them had eaten, and stood up knowingly and said: "You two chat
, I still have a lot of things to do there."
Shu Qi nodded politely to Shi Runjiu and said hello. Instead of sitting on the chair where Shi Runjiu sat just now, the assistant behind him quickly moved the bamboo chair aside and spread his hands.
A canvas chair carried in it.
Then Shu Qi calmly sat down, took a cup from the assistant, took a sip of water, then smiled at He Xin and said: "Mr. He, the afternoon's show..."
Before she finished speaking, He Xin said: "For the afternoon scene, you can do it according to your ideas. I suggest that it be a real fight!"
"Ah? You don't need to borrow a seat?"
Shu Qi originally came over to discuss with him how to shoot this scene in the afternoon. According to the previous scene, she should slap He Xin several times in a row.
He Xin laughed and said: "When you hit me, the director will definitely have to cut to a close-up or a close-up. You can't use the camera."
Shu Qi raised her right palm and looked at it, then smiled and joked: "Then I'll hit you very hard."
He Xin glanced at her fair palms, and said with a little disdain: "It's okay to hit your little palms. It's okay, just go ahead. However, it's best for us to go through it this time. I don't want to be beaten by you."
Dozens and twenty slaps."
"Well, don't worry, it's no problem."
…
Although He Xin is the male lead in this drama, he is actually a relatively useless male lead. Even though he plays Liu Simeng, who is quite arrogant, he is beaten all over the drama. One time, he was slapped by Shu Qi in the middle of filming.
, and another time, on a stormy night, he was beaten up by educated youths led by house soldiers. He was beaten terribly. According to the script, his head was beaten to a bloody head, and he was almost beaten to death.
"A!"
He Xin was wandering around in the crowd with a small red apple in his mouth. From a distance, he saw Shu Qi running over with a sad look on his face. His eyes lit up and he quickly helped Shu Qi, who almost ran over because of her speed.
He took the apple from his mouth, handed it over, and said in surprise: "I thought you wouldn't come today..."
But before he could finish his words, Shu Qi slapped him in the face with all her strength, and the sound of "pop!" was so loud that even she was frightened, and she forgot to say her lines for a moment.
"Cut!"
Lu Yue helplessly took the small microphone and shouted stop.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's my problem. The director has another comment." Shu Qi hurriedly raised her hands and looked at He Xin apologetically, especially the cheeks that were a little red from the slap she just slapped.
He Xin touched the place where he was beaten. He clearly agreed to try to get through it as smoothly as possible, and said speechlessly: "Sister, can you be serious?"
"Okay, okay, there will be no problem next time." Shu Qi said hurriedly.
"Do it again, A!"
Shu Qi hurried over again with a sad look on her face. He Xin supported her and said in surprise: "I thought you wouldn't come today..."
"You bastard! You think I will like you..."
Shu Qi said and slapped He Xin on the face. But when she was about to hit him, she obviously hesitated and paused, "Pah!"
This time the sound was obviously much quieter, but just after the fight, I heard the director shout: "Cut!"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's my fault!" Shu Qi hurriedly raised her hands. At the same time, before He Xin, who looked innocent, could speak, she quickly bowed and apologized: "Mr. He, I'm sorry!"
He Xin could only forcefully grin and said: "It's okay, just give it the first shot, don't hesitate!"
"Uh, okay!"
…
"You stinky scoundrel! You think I will like you! Stop dreaming, stinky scoundrel..."
In the camera, Shu Qi slapped He Xin hard on the face, and the sound of "Pop!" was as loud as the first time. Now the surrounding extras could stop and look legitimately lively.
This scene is about the house soldiers and Cheng Chuang gathering their own group of educated youths to the market, using Shu Qi as bait to lure He Xin out to teach him a lesson, but Shu Qi saw through their plan and pretended to beat He Xin, but actually let him
Escape.
"Pop!" again, and then "Pap!" again with the backhand...
Lu Yue, who was sitting in front of the monitor, couldn't help but take a breath of air. His voice was crisp and clear, and he felt like his face was numb when he saw it, but he still picked up the small microphone and shouted: "Cut!"
"This one passed!"
Hearing the director's words, Shu Qi and He Xin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but before they could laugh, they heard the director shout again: "Change the camera position to Xiao He's front, let's do another one!"