"How are you doing? Are you getting used to it?" He Xin asked with concern.
Diao Yinan has been here a few days ago. He Xin, apart from busy communicating with a few donkeys every day, is discussing various details with Diao Yinan.
There is no way, animals have always been the most difficult to shoot, full of too many uncertain factors. Many scenes look like people and animals are interacting, but in fact, when actually shooting, the human part is shot first, and then the animal part.
; Or, shoot the animal part first, and then design the human performance based on the animal's reaction.
In short, it was extremely troublesome, as He Xin had to perform in front of the air a lot of the time.
Therefore, during this period of time, except for the last conflict between the girl and the young artist from the set-up team, and He Xin's intervention, I had not bothered to care about them.
"It's good! The weather here is very comfortable and the air is good. I saw little squirrels on the trees outside the window in the morning." Tong Yali said with a smile.
"Hey, I see you come to the village every day, what do you talk about with the villagers?" He Xin asked again.
Speaking of experiencing life, he was a little embarrassed. Apart from dealing with donkeys every day, he rarely went to the village. Unlike Tong Liya, he seemed to be familiar with many residents in the village. In order to practice his dialect skills, he often hung out with the villagers.
Talking and laughing together.
"We didn't talk about much. We just talked about their lives, work, and other random things. We talked about everything anyway. They also loved to hear me talk about things in my hometown."
Think about it, people are curious. Some old people here may have never been out of the mountains in their lives. Naturally, they are very new to things outside, especially in mysterious places like Xinjiang Province.
Tong Yali then added: "But today I made an appointment with the second sister-in-law of the Guo family to go up the mountain to pick dogwood."
He Xin couldn't help but smile and said: "You, a little girl who grew up in the city, do you know what dogwood is?"
"What's so hard to identify? The red fruits are easy to identify. Besides, the second sister-in-law of the Guo family taught me how to identify them." Tong Yali said coquettishly, raising her head.
She also knew the second sister-in-law of the Guo family, He Xin, who was one of the few young women left in the village. It was said that she was also the women's director of the village. She was tall and round, much like Captain Dalian described in the novel.
I remember that when he and the crew were accompanied by the county leaders here, the second sister-in-law of the Guo family also participated in the reception work as one of the village cadres.
Although "A Tale of Two Donkeys" is only a low-budget movie, the arrival of the big star He Xin has attracted considerable attention from the local government. Of course, he cannot be like Director Chen when he made "The Promise", and there will be people from the province everywhere he goes.
The big leader’s reception was so exaggerated.
However, the local county government was overjoyed by the sign of congratulating Xin's double gold medal winner. "A Tale of Two Donkeys" could be filmed in Zhouzhi. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for an unknown western county to showcase the development of Zhouzhi's cultural tourism industry.
Although unruly people come out of poverty, as long as the cadres explain the truth thoroughly, the simple people will still welcome the arrival of the crew. Therefore, whether the crew sets up scenes in the village or the actors experience life, the villagers are very welcoming, and sometimes even
Happy to help or something.
The hotel in Taibai Mountain Villa in town is actually a farmhouse. Normally, business is not very good. This time not only did the big star "Brother Qiang" come to visit, (most of the people are very simple, and the stars they recognize often come from people who have impressed them deeply.
character) and it is said that a large group of people will come over in half a month and will stay here for more than a month. The boss is extremely attentive and entertains us with delicious food and drinks every day. After all, they are not the only farmhouse in town.
He Xin was very fond of the wonton noodles made by the landlady here. They looked like sheets of wonton wrappers, but had a chewy and smooth texture. They were paired with fried sauerkraut of fat and thin diced local pork, and he ate a big bowl full of it.
Full of happiness.
After breakfast, we set off to the old county village with the location team. Although Houzhenzi Town is only 18 kilometers away from the old county village, most of them are winding and very steep winding mountain roads. Generally, people are not familiar with the road conditions, which is really a bit confusing.
Danger. He Xin drove the company's commercial vehicle that had traveled a long distance from the capital to get here, and followed the van in front of him that was driven by a local driver. It took him a full forty minutes to reach his destination.
It was the season when dogwoods were ripe. In the morning, except for the red dogwoods drying in front of every house, there were basically no people in the village. People of all ages went to the mountains to pick dogwoods.
The wild dogwood here is a good medicinal material, which can increase the income of the villagers here a lot every year. When the car arrived, the second sister-in-law of the Guo family had already been waiting at the gate of the city.
"Second sister-in-law, please replenish your energy, you will be late if you are hungry!" Tong Yali jumped out of the car and greeted her second sister-in-law in the broken local dialect she had just learned.
"Mo Si! Mo Si!"
The second sister-in-law waved her hands repeatedly, then hurriedly smiled at He Xinpai, who had just gotten out of the car, and said, "Teacher He, you've even fed the hungry donkey."
The crew bought five black donkeys, which they usually keep in the village's stable. The authentic Guanzhong black donkeys, which are fat and strong, are said to have been personally selected by director Diao Yinan. Like him, they are all produced in Guanzhong.
Actors need to experience life, and donkeys also need to adapt to the environment. So He Xin comes here every day to serve these donkey masters, and occasionally helps the villagers pull a cart, pull a grinder, etc.
"Second sister-in-law, didn't I tell you that from now on I will come over and feed the donkeys myself, so you don't have to work hard."
As an educated youth, He Xin still speaks Mandarin in the film and does not have to learn the local dialect. Moreover, when he bought the five donkeys, he agreed that after the filming was completed, the donkeys would be donated to the village. This was considered the crew's sincere wish.
.So the villagers usually take great care of these five donkeys.
"Okay, okay, Teacher He, I know." The second sister-in-law responded with a smile.
As she said that, the second sister-in-law looked at the staff of the set-up team who were unloading the goods in front of her, took a step closer, deliberately lowered her voice and said slightly coquettishly: "Teacher He, I will kill a chicken for lunch. You and Xiao Tong come to Hungry's house to eat."
lunch."
"How embarrassing, second sister-in-law, don't bother, we have lunch here." He Xin waved his hands hurriedly.
The location team works here, and lunch is served every day by the farmhouse in the town. Furthermore, most residents in the mountains have difficult living conditions. Although the second sister-in-law is a village cadre, her husband works in other places all year round.
, her daughter goes to high school in Zhouzhi County, a hundred kilometers away. She stays in the village to serve the elderly. In addition to a small allowance from the village cadres, she relies on farming and picking dogwood to support her family.
"Mo Si! Mo Si! Teacher He, you are welcome. The girls from the Hungry family are very happy with you. I heard that you are filming in the village, and you will bring your classmates to watch during the National Day. I called back yesterday and asked Hungry to entertain you.
You, Teacher He and Xiao Tong, must give me this face." The second sister-in-law invited me very warmly.
He Xin couldn't resist, so he nodded in agreement.
The second sister-in-law was very happy, and then she pulled Tong Yali and said: "Little Tong, please go away!"
"Brother Xin, then let's..." Tong Yali asked for instructions.
"Go ahead and be careful going up the mountain!"
"knew."
"Teacher He, don't worry. I'll make sure you're hungry." The second sister-in-law also happily patted her bulging chest.
He Xin parked his car in the open space at the gate of the city, and then wandered into the village with his hands behind his back. There were many unused yards in the village, most of which were very dilapidated. The five black donkeys were usually fostered in the livestock shed that was the public property of the village committee.
, when the location team has tidied up an independent courtyard at the entrance of the village, it will be moved there. It will be the residence of He Xin and the five donkeys in the play.
Since today's feeding has been taken care of by his second sister-in-law, He Xin took the donkey and walked along the dirt road around the village. He ate the withering grass and drank some mountain spring water, which was also a liaison between man and donkey.
emotion.
In fact, he was still relatively unfamiliar and afraid of donkeys at first, and it was no joke to be afraid of being kicked by such beasts. Later, the old man in the village helped teach him for a few days, and he discovered that donkeys actually
This kind of creature is still very docile. It has no problem driving, grinding, or even being ridden on it. It works hard without complaining.
I wandered around the village for most of the morning, walking around the village rather than walking around with donkeys. Although He Xin was a little uncomfortable with it when he first came here, but after a long time, he found that he was walking around with a donkey.
Among the mountains and streams, breathing the sweet air, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and completely letting yourself go is actually a very enjoyable thing.
As it was approaching noon, villagers who had gone into the mountains to pick dogwood early in the morning began to walk out of the mountains carrying heavy baskets on their backs.
When they saw He Xin walking his donkey, they all greeted him warmly.
For them, seeing celebrities who often appear in TV dramas is a very new thing. They were very shy at first, but later they found that this person who looked very fierce on TV was always smiling and proactive.
When I greeted them, I began to respond boldly. After going back and forth, I became familiar with them, and now the harmonious scene appeared.
He Xin also led the donkey back to the stable slowly, and skillfully fed the donkey with sorghum mixed with fodder from the village. After finishing, he washed his hands and wiped his face, took off the old clothes he was wearing for work, and boiled a pot with mountain spring water.
Sipping tea slowly while sitting at the door of the courtyard.