Chapter 381: It is difficult for a man without money
"Just laugh if you want, don't hold it back." He Xin glanced at the woman next to him who was covering her mouth, and said helplessly.
"Pfft!"
Gao Yuanyuan finally laughed unbridled, and then held back and waved her hands: "Xiao He, I'm not laughing at your bad dance, but you look like this is really funny. You don't know, at that time Wang Yangyang and I
Both of them were dumbfounded and didn't know how to act."
"What we want is the effect." He Xinluo said with some interest.
After saying that, he glanced at the other party and said: "But fortunately you didn't laugh at that time, otherwise it might not be so natural."
In fact, there is no description of this disco in the script. It is just written that Li Jun saw Xiaozhen and invited her to dance. Xiaozhen was shy and coy at first, but Li Jun forced her to dance together. Xiaozhen couldn't dance.
I can only follow him awkwardly...
When he first saw this scene, He Xin thought it was too routine and lacked any highlights. In the original unmodified script, his guest role as Li Jun was only in about ten scenes, and this scene may be the most outstanding one.
, he was a little unwilling.
At that time, he had just watched Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and was particularly impressed by the twisting dance between John Travolta and Uma Thurman, so he suggested to the director whether he could change it.
This suggestion hit it off with Wang Xiaoshuai. "I 19" was a project that was hastily launched after "I 11" failed to be filmed. Wang Xiaoshuai originally revised it while filming.
The twerking dance in "Pulp Fiction" was certainly not suitable for that era, so it was changed to the latest trendy disco dance at the time.
He Xin's understanding of this scene is that a boy shows off in order to win the favor of a beautiful girl. But in Wang Xiaoshuai's particularly literate words, this is a natural reaction of a male courting a female, just like a peacock opening its tail, so
It must be beautiful and exaggerated, so the funny and sultry disco shown by He Xin during tonight's shooting was born.
Maybe it was because I often discussed "Stone" with Ning Hao some time ago. When he designed this dance, he specially mixed some elements of black humor.
One more thing, he was also influenced by Ning Hao when he watched "Pulp Fiction". This guy particularly likes those foreign black humor movies, and especially admires Guy Ritchie's "Two Smoking Barrels".
He also watched this movie under the introduction of Ning Hao. When he first watched it, he felt that the storyline and shooting techniques were very familiar. Halfway through, he finally understood that "The Stone" directed by Ning Hao in the original time and space was similar to "The Stone".
This movie is clearly all the way.
Of course, this cannot be said to be plagiarism, it can only be said to be a reference and tribute. For example, after watching "Pulp Fiction", he discovered that the movie "Various Star King" starring Xing Ye he had watched before included a scene between Xing Ye and a
The scene where the woman dances is almost exactly the same from the plot to the lines as the scene in "Pulp Fiction" where John Travolta and Uma Thurman dance the nympho.
Should we also say that this is plagiarism by Master Xing?
Of course, this is another tribute to "Pulp Fiction" by Xingye.
Just like the best-selling novel "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams" pays homage to "Inside and Outside the Circle"; the TV series "The Palace Lock" draws on Grandma Qiong Yao's "Plum Blossom Brand" in exactly the same way.
"Thank you!"
After laughing, Gao Yuanyuan thanked him shyly.
"ah?"
He Xin was startled at first, then realized what he was doing, waved his hands in a hurry, and said modestly and somewhat against his will: "This is just a little trick. The main thing is that you are good at acting."
"Come on, I know how much I weigh." Gao Yuanyuan snorted, and then said: "Okay, I will go back to the capital tomorrow, oh it shouldn't be this morning. I will go back to the capital in two days.
Come back, if you have anything to bring, just ask."
"Hey, you're still in the show?"
"No, how dare I shoot a scene directed by Xiaoshuai? It's just a temporary event, and there won't be any scenes of mine for the next two days."
"Well then, bring me two cigarettes of Double Happiness when you come back." He said quickly, taking out the cigarette case in his pocket and showing it to Gao Yuanyuan.
The director gave him an additional role, and the schedule was extended by nearly a month. He didn't bring much food rations, and there was a risk of running out of food at any time. Moreover, his taste has always been relatively specific, and even after he finished smoking, he didn't buy anything here.
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Sister Yuanyuan went and came back again. Although she brought him two pairs of Double Happiness, she still disliked him for being stingy, so she specially brought him two more pairs of Greater China as a thank you for his previous guidance.
I have been filming Li Bing's scenes for the past two days, and he watched several scenes. Just as Wang Xiaoshuai was dissatisfied, Li Bing, as a young man from the capital, plays a temporary worker from a peasant family in the play, which is indeed a bit distracting.
However, he was lucky enough to watch a "large-scale" scene, the scene where Yao Anlian and Li Bing had a conversation in the factory bathroom. Logically speaking, Li Bing had a lot of room for performance in this scene, but he suffered from limited acting skills. In Lao Yao's case,
Li Bing was completely helpless under the heavy firepower.
This scene took a whole day to shoot. In Lao Yao's words, the two of them were so excited that they were about to peel off their skin. In desperation, the scene that was originally a two-person show ended up being Lao Yao's one-man show, and Li Bing became more of a human being.
background.
It looked like He Xin was grinning straight at Yahuazi.
In the final analysis, opportunities still come to the prepared mind. Otherwise, it will be Adou who cannot help him. Originally, he wanted to ask Li Bing to play a guest role in "Wulin Gaiden". After watching this scene, he immediately gave up the idea.
thought.
After filming the underground dance scene, He Xin's role was relatively fragmented. He hung out with the crew every day, which gave him time to closely observe how director Wang Xiaoshuai controlled the direction and tone of the film during filming.
Since joining the industry, he has seen many works that he had never heard of in his previous life, such as the works of "underground" directors such as Chief Jia, Zhang Yuan, Lou Ye, Wang Chao, etc. who have just been whitewashed or are still not whitewashed.
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In all these works, he found that they had many things in common, such as the crazy long shots, the indifference of the lens language, the lack of attention to technique, etc.
The same is true for "I 19". Compared with the previous "Peacock" by Gu Changwei in which He Xin guest-starred, it should be said that there are many similarities in terms of subject matter and chronological background. But apart from Gu Changwei's more delicate lens language, the biggest difference
It is in this linear story that the camera acts as an indifferent bystander without any sympathy. When filming, Wang Xiaoshuai's own cruel youth was captured.
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"What? Didn't you agree to come back on New Year's Day? Why can't you come back until late January?" Cheng Hao said in a bad tone on the phone.
In the past, because he was afraid of affecting his girlfriend's preparation for the exam, He Xin did not dare to mention his own affairs except calling to greet her every day. Today was the day when his girlfriend finished the exam, so he reported his itinerary to her.
"The director temporarily changed the script and added a dozen scenes for me. Now I am the third male lead and have to follow the team."
"No, I've agreed to make a cameo before, so how do I calculate the remuneration?" my girlfriend asked very keenly.
Because it was agreed before that the guest appearance would be free.
"The director didn't mention it, and of course it's not easy for me to ask. But I guess it's quite difficult. The crew is currently strapped for funds, and the director is worried about money while filming. Okay, don't blame me. How do you feel after passing the exam in these two days?
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"Anyway, I've done everything I can do. If I can't do it, there's nothing I can do about it. Now I can only leave it to fate. Oh, by the way, let me tell you, I will join the team the day after tomorrow. The studio is over in Pinggu, which is quite far from the city.
Yes, I won’t be living at home during this period, so I’ll take Chuanchuan with me, Ang?”
"Wulin Gaiden" has been started two days ago, and He Xin was not there. As one of the bosses of the studio, Ning Hao also attended the start-up ceremony. In his words, he had a great time chatting with the God of Wealth and Director Shang; he was very grateful to the cooperating Shandong
Hou Hongliang, the film and television representative, had a bad impression. He felt that he was just a thief and not sincere.
He Xin rather agrees with Xiao Douding's point of view. Doing business is not about finding a partner. How much is your character worth? The key is to be profitable and try to achieve a win-win situation.
Due to financial constraints, the crew ultimately did not adopt the initial plan of shooting at the Beijing Film Studio studio, and then found a place called Feilong Valley in Pinggu, where there happened to be a small-scale film and television city newly developed in the village.
, Xiao Douding, Shang Jing, and God of Wealth have all gone to see it. It is said that it has just opened and is actively welcoming customers. The conditions given are very favorable, and the environment is quite suitable, so I chose there.
The advantage is that it saves money, but the disadvantage is that it is far from the city and the transportation is not convenient. Cars can only drive to the foot of the mountain, and you have to walk up the mountain.
"Okay, if I can come back early, I'll try my best to come back early."
Maybe it was because his girlfriend had just finished her exam today and she felt finally liberated. Her girlfriend talked a lot today, mostly complaining about how hard it was to review during this period. He Xin could only coax her on the phone.
This phone meal lasted more than an hour.
When talking to his girlfriend on the phone, Lu Xiao very wisely excused himself from going out for a late-night snack with some new friends he met on the set. He also said that he would bring him something to eat when he came back.
However, the guy hadn't come back yet. He Xin lay on the bed and read the script for a while before falling asleep.
I don't know how long I have been sleeping, but I heard a faint noise, from far to near, from vague to clear.
He opened his eyes, rubbed his face, and identified it. He heard the sound coming from the corridor. Looking at the sky outside, it was still dark. What time was it?
"This place is broken!"
He muttered something in his mouth and raised his wrist to look at the time. The luminous pointer showed that it was just one o'clock in the morning.
"Crack!"
When I turned on the wall lamp beside the bed, I found that Xiao Luzi hadn't come back yet.
"Isn't this guy going to do any bad things?" He couldn't help but secretly cursed.
The sound in the corridor continued, and it sounded familiar. He Xin hesitated for a moment, then got up, put on his clothes, pulled on his slippers and went out.
At the end of the narrow corridor, under the dim light, Wang Xiaoshuai was making a phone call with an anxious look on his face. Executive director Niu Le, the assistant director of the crew, and the producers sent to the crew by the investors were all around him.
"Fortunately, it's just a broken arm, nothing else serious, it's just that the car was totaled..."
Wang Xiaoshuai breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone, but still kept his frown on his face to inform a few people around him about the situation.
"As long as the person is fine, that's fine. I was really scared to death just now." Niu Le said with lingering fear on his face.
Then I saw Wang Xiaoshuai saying to the supporting producer: "Old Wang, can you tell Mr. Qin to reflect the situation here and try to allocate some more money, otherwise we really can't sustain it. Look, today
If Hua Tong hadn't been trying to save money, such a big thing wouldn't have happened?"
The supporting producer also looked bitter and said: "Director Wang, I have already reported the situation here to Mr. Qin, but we have already exceeded the budget. It is difficult to talk to Mr. Qin. Otherwise, why don't you give me a call?"
"I?"
Wang Xiaoshuai pointed to his nose, with an expression of disbelief at first, and then a bitter look on his face. After a long while, he said with difficulty: "Okay, I will discuss it with Mr. Qin later..."
Just as he was talking, he looked up and saw He Xin.
"What happened?" He Xin asked confused.
"Huatong was in a car accident."
"What?"
He Xin looked surprised and said hurriedly: "I still saw you in the evening. How could there be a car accident? How is the situation?"
"..."
Wang Xiaoshuai looked embarrassed and embarrassed to say anything.
"It's not because of lack of money!" Niu Le said helplessly.
It turns out that the crew will use two old cars for a scene tomorrow. Such cars are very rare on the market and are expensive to rent for filming. In the evening, Li Huatong found out that there are two such cars in a neighboring city and the rent is better than the previous contact.
The one was 3,000 yuan cheaper. Just to save this little money, he and the crew driver went to a neighboring city to pick up the car overnight, not wanting the car Li Huatong was driving to get into an accident on the way.
The car was hit and damaged, and one of Li Huatong's arms was hit.
"Oh, by the way, when the accident happened, your assistant Xiao Lu and a few people in the team came back from outside. I asked them to rush to the neighboring city to deal with it, and Xiao Lu also followed." Wang Xiaoshuai added.
"That's okay." He Xin responded hurriedly.
It's just that he's still a little dazed now. Although he knew early on that the crew's funds were tight because of Wang Xiaoshuai's excessive behavior before, but he didn't expect it to be so tight. Just for a mere three thousand yuan, the production director of the crew would personally
I rushed overnight to a neighboring city dozens of kilometers away to pick up two classic cars.
He still couldn't help but said: "This... isn't this a shortage of money?"
"No? Humph!"
Niu Le glanced at the supporting producer with dissatisfaction and said aggrievedly: "If the director hadn't put money into it from his own pocket during this period, he would have been out of food."
"Well……"
He Xinchao looked at Wang Xiaoshuai.
Wang Xiaoshuai was depressed and embarrassed at this time, and said sarcastically: "In the final analysis, this matter is all my fault, otherwise Hua Tong wouldn't be so anxious, but, but..."
Halfway through, I felt so aggrieved that I couldn’t continue.
He Xin understood instantly...
It is estimated that Lao Wang has almost spent all his money for this drama, and the investors are probably strictly abiding by the contract and are unwilling to invest any more.
Seeing the troubled look on Lao Wang's face, he felt uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he went back to the house and took out a bank card. All the money he had on hand was invested in the drama "Wulin Gaiden", and even
The house was mortgaged. The more than 100,000 yuan I have now is the same money I originally wanted to buy for my girlfriend, but she bought the car, so I saved this little money.
Wang Xiaoshuai didn't want to think too much. For him, the hundreds of thousands could solve his immediate urgent needs, so he quickly accepted it without caring about his face.
He knew He Xin's current situation, so he was even more moved. How should I put it, he could only keep it in mind first.