Four hundred and sixtieth chapters touch porcelain and play rogue
Gulangyu Island, an old bungalow with a long history.
This is the filming location of "The Wang Family in Taipei" that the crew carefully selected. Almost one-third of the entire love story between Chen Qiushui and Wang Biyun was shot here.
As early as a month before the crew moved here, the set and art of the crew began to be arranged here. The furnishings inside and outside the house, greening, including furniture, daily utensils, etc. all truly restored the style of the 1940s.
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The small living room on the second floor is elegantly decorated and lush with green plants.
The weather was very good that day, and the sun shone in through the door at ten o'clock in the morning, so there was no need for additional lighting.
He Xin, who was dressed in a navy blue student uniform, and Zhu Yin, who was wearing an off-white printed cheongsam, sat facing each other, with a modern British-style black coffee table between them, on which were placed Huanghuali tea and Yixing purple sand tea sets.
This scene is the first time Chen Qiushui, played by He Xin, comes to the Wang family to interview for a job as a tutor.
Shots of two dialogues like this usually involve two cameras, one panoramic and one close-up.
"A!"
"Where are you from?"
Zhu Yin asked politely and enthusiastically while making tea skillfully.
"Oh, Yunlin Xiluo is located by the Zhuoshui River."
He Xin was sitting upright, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face. And because he had tanned a lot in Tibet, the makeup artist specially put a thin layer of powder on his face today, making him look fairer.
The character he plays, Chen Qiushui, is a medical student at National Taiwan University who applies for a job as an English teacher for Wang Yumeng, the youngest son of the Wang family.
"The rice in Zhuoshui River is very famous! But it's really not easy to get into medical school from the countryside." Zhu Yin sighed, and then said sincerely.
Judging from her behavior and conversation, she is undoubtedly a well-educated and enthusiastic hostess.
She poured a cup of tea for He Xin, placed it in front of him, and asked casually: "How is your family situation?"
In the camera, He Xin, who was barefoot and wearing the borrowed leather shoes, shrank back subconsciously, paused for a moment, and then said with a slightly bitter expression: "My father used to run a rice mill and was quite wealthy. After he died of illness, a few
My uncle broke up the family, and the family situation was not very good..."
As he spoke, he looked up at Zhu Yin with clear eyes and said in a sincere tone: "So, I want to do more things in my spare time!"
Zhu Yin smiled and nodded. It was obvious that she liked the elegant young man in front of her, who was neither arrogant nor humble.
Switching the camera, you can see a fair, well-kept hand with an emerald ring on its finger and a gold and jade bracelet on its wrist, gently pushing an envelope placed on the edge of the tea sea.
"I like ambitious young people!"
The camera moved up, and He Xin suddenly raised his eyebrows and nodded hard at the other party with an expression of surprise.
“Ka! Very good!”
Yin Li shouted stop cheerfully, and then said in a negotiating tone: "Teacher Zhu, Xiao He, can we save one more thing?"
Of course He Xin has no problem. When he worked with Tibet Province before, he knew that Yin Li was a very rigorous director. Even if your performance reaches 90%, he still wonders if it can be better.
Zhu Yin, who was working together for the first time, pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Of course, no problem."
After saying that, she smiled and said: "I'm really a little nervous, for fear that I won't be able to take on Xiao He's scene."
"Where, where, Teacher Zhu, I'm probably afraid that I won't be able to catch your show." He Xin waved his hands hurriedly.
Compared with Qin Han, who is silent and stern, this veteran actor from Shanghai Film Studio has a cheerful personality and can easily make people feel close to him.
In fact, He Xin also admires Zhu Yin, Huang Meiying, Pan Hong and other actresses born and raised in the 1950s from the Shanghai Film Studio. They were all beautiful women when they were young, and they are still elegant when they are old.
He now somewhat agrees with Ning Hao's statement that only actors from Shanghai and Hong Kong have distinct symbols of urbanization, and many actors in Hong Kong originally came from Shanghai, or their ancestral home is Shanghainese.
Later, there was a hit drama called "My First Half of Life", in which the northern actress who played Luo Zijun's mother was once considered to be very good. He Xin now recalls that this actress may be technically very good.
Yes, but does she really play an old Shanghai lady? I'm afraid it's more of a resemblance in form than in spirit.
At this time, Zhu Yin was polite and congratulated Xin. Everyone exchanged business bragging and then happily came up with another one.
The first day of filming was generally quite smooth, including the afternoon scene opposite Wang Yumeng, who plays Wang Biyun's younger brother. The performance of this 12-year-old actor from Wanwan surprised He Xin. After asking about it later, I found out that he
He is an old actor. He started performing on stage when he was seven or eight years old.
It's just that the second day was a bit unpleasant. Although the British newcomer Zhang Zhiheng worked hard and memorized his lines fluently, he was still a newcomer after all, and he had not received any serious acting training.
It was always very exaggerated, not to mention careless. Not only did He Xin, who acted opposite him, feel tired, but Yin Li also expressed that he was very hurt. Why are all the actors sent by Yinghuang so unreliable?
What makes people even more depressing is that Zhang Zhiheng has a very good attitude and always sincerely apologizes to everyone. But the more you tell him, the more nervous he becomes, and the more nervous the performance becomes, the more unbearable it is. Especially at the end.
Seeing his frightened look, even Yin Li was embarrassed to talk to him anymore.
In desperation, the shots of him are either long shots or close-ups, which can only avoid the shortcomings of acting skills in terms of technology. In this way, his face may be more eye-catching, but the presence of the character he plays is
It will undoubtedly be greatly weakened. For a newcomer, I don’t know whether this is luck or misfortune.
So the reason why an actor is called an actor, you have to have acting skills; just like the reason why a scientist is called a scientist, you have to understand science; the reason why an engineer is called an engineer, you have to understand technology, this is the same truth.
If an actor has no acting skills and hypes up hard-working persona, good manners, etc., he will always carry excrement on a hot day. He almost suffered from heat stroke. He filmed a rain scene for seven days and seven nights in a row. His eyes were inflamed, his lips were broken and he still persisted.
, these are all useless, acting is just a hard indicator.
The filming went on for a week, and finally the heroine Xu Ruoxuan was welcomed. She had just finished filming the TV series "Don't Love Me" with Hu Ge, and rushed over to join the crew.
He Xin had many scenes opposite her. After seeing her touching acting skills in Tibet, He Xin was very nervous and fully prepared mentally. However, he did not expect that the first scene would be given to him and the director who was also unsure about it.
Yin Li had a little surprise.
After all, she is used to acting in love idol dramas. In the first scene where she and He Xin met for the first time and passed each other on the stairs. Although her gestures were a bit artificial, her every move and smile was full of girlishness. In Yin Li's mind,
It can definitely reach over 65 points which will surprise him.
Actors are like this sometimes. Once you get into the mood, you become more and more fluent. Xu Ruoxuan may have many technical shortcomings, but one advantage is that she is good at inserting herself into the characters. Even if there are some flaws in her acting skills,
At least the feelings are real. This is very important, because not only can it greatly cover up her shortcomings in acting, but it can also impress people.
Probably every time it was Zhang Zhiheng's turn, there were always stumbling blocks, but the filming went surprisingly smoothly. By mid-December, the crew had finished all the scenes on Gulangyu Island and moved to an ancient village called Changjiao in Nanjing, Zhangzhou.
Village. In the film, He Xin’s hometown, Yunlin Xiluo by the Zhuoshui River, was shot there.
However, He Xin had to ask for a week's leave from the crew again because "The Promise" was about to premiere.
The world premiere of "The Promise" is scheduled for December 15th. He Xin currently has a very tight schedule during the promotion period. For example, at noon on the 12th, he will accept an exclusive interview with Zhalang Entertainment, and then participate in the evening as one of the leading actors.
The premiere was held at the CPPCC Auditorium. There was a press conference in the morning on the 13th, and screening events in Beijing in the afternoon and evening; promotion in Hong Kong on the 14th and 15th; Shanghai premiere on the 16th; and Guangzhou on the 17th.
Because He Xin had a tight schedule and was participating in the filming of a national key film project, the promotion schedule was compressed to one week, unlike the premiere of "Seven Swords", which had to travel across the country for more than half a month.
In fact, the promotion mode of "The Promise" has been launched since its promotion meeting at the Cannes Film Festival on May 12. You can read news about "The Promise" in newspapers and on the Internet every now and then.
For example, "The Promise" has entered the Oscar selection for the best foreign language film; "The Promise" film novel adapter Luohua Guo Xiaosi; Chen Hong's new book "The Promise" tells the story behind the scenes of "The Promise" and so on.
Of course, there are also headlines like "Who is better, "The Promise" and "A Thousand Miles Alone", the two heroes will compare at the box office at the end of the year".
When He Xin saw this kind of title, he couldn't help but shake his head. "The Promise" and "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" are commercial films and literary films. There is no comparison in terms of box office, not to mention the investment difference of 108,000 yuan.
Qianli. I deliberately flirted with the Master of Porcelain and insisted on putting two films together to compare the box office. Isn’t this a hooligan act?
When "The Promise" was held in Cannes for a promotion event to introduce the movie "The Promise" to the world, it is said that the crew spent tens of millions of dollars to not only rent the most famous castle on the beach in Cannes as the promotion venue, but also plastered posters all over the ancient castle.
Around the fort, a long red carpet greeted visitors from all directions. More than 1,000 kilograms of costumes and props were also transported by air, allowing the staff to wear Red Army and White Army uniforms to open the door to welcome guests, shocking all the guests with their momentum. The scene was spectacular.
Even grander than the premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Originally, the crew specially invited all the leading actors in the film to attend. Think about it, it was the Cannes Film Festival, and the scene was so big. Famous filmmakers from all over the world, top studios, and even big names in Hollywood were invited.
Ka. Zhang Baizhi, Xie Biwang, Zhang Dongjian, Hiroyuki Sanada and others are of course flocking to it.
But only He Xin, who was filming "Qiao's Courtyard" in Shanxi at the time, couldn't leave, so he could only apologize.
His idea at the time was very simple. He had been to Cannes twice, so it was no longer new. Moreover, the contract he signed with the crew did not have a requirement to attend the promotion meeting. It only specified that he must cooperate with the publicity during the premiere.
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So he had every reason to refuse, even though Sister Hong still persuaded him to come.
It is said that this guy's absence made Director Chen very dissatisfied. It's very simple, despite the fact that this guy's status is the lowest among the six leading actors in "The Promise", and his pay is also the lowest. But when it comes to Cannes, this guy's popularity is higher than all the others.
As an actor, he is probably second only to Director Chen, who once won the Palme d'Or.
There is no way. In the eyes of others, it may be a good opportunity to show off, but in the eyes of this guy, it is nothing. Director Chen is very helpless. Since he does not give face to his wife, Director Chen himself, due to his status, has to do it himself.
When I sent out the invitation, I didn't want to be familiar with this guy, so I just secretly made a note in a small notebook.