There are many buildings from the 1980s gathered near Longyang Avenue. There is also a small wholesale market here, but it is far less lively and noisy than the one on Hanzheng Street.
The crowds on Hanzheng Street are too dense, so the crew only needs to set up there, and onlookers will gather from all directions. There is often either a traffic jam, or the onlookers will be accidentally captured in the camera, and it is really impossible to shoot.
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Fortunately, the crew quickly found a small wholesale market on the Second Jianghan Bridge. The flow of people here is relatively small, the area is not large, and it is easier to manage.
In a market aisle next to Zhiyin Road, hurried merchants and poles carrying goods passed by from time to time. Ms. Cai Hong, who had specially cleaned up today, was holding a pole in her hand, and a long hemp rope was tied to one end of the pole.
, this is the standard equipment for carrying a living pole. At this time, she was sitting on a bench by the wall of the hallway and waiting for work.
From not adapting to adapting, Cai Hongnv was silently reciting Cheng Hao's words to care for her: "Just do what you have to do as usual, don't take the camera seriously."
It's easier said than done. It took her more than a week to gradually adapt to the camera lens around her. The main reason was that she was still holding back a lot of energy in her heart.
At first, the girl who called herself Li Baoli came over to chat with her when she had nothing to do, and even said that she would let her carry her as a pole. To be honest, she sympathized with this girl at first. The man died, and the elders in the family were older and the younger ones were younger.
She was the only one holding the house, and everyone felt sympathy for her.
So even though the girl didn't seem to be working hard at first, she was still willing to take the other person into the industry. However, the girl quit after less than ten days, and she thought it was because the other person couldn't bear the hardship.
, after all, not everyone can do the job of carrying a pole.
The two of them had been together for almost a month. Cai Hongnu, who had never had any friends while trying to make a living in a big city, was saddened by the departure of this girl Li Baoli for a while. But people like them, who are at the bottom of society, make a living by working hard.
Sometimes sadness is a luxury. After all, the most important thing is to make money, and there is no time or energy to think about other things.
But she never expected that half a month later, the girl would actually come to her door again. She was so glamorous that she almost didn't dare to recognize her. Moreover, she suddenly felt that this girl looked very familiar.
Then she realized that this girl turned out to be a big star. It’s no wonder that people like them, who carry poles, get up early every day and go out in the dark. The place where they live doesn’t even have a TV set. How can they know any celebrities? At most, they go home to watch two movies during the Chinese New Year.
Only when you watch TV or see a celebrity’s advertisement in the market will you feel that the person looks familiar.
She didn't know much about experiencing life, but the girl actually asked her to make a movie together. She was really frightened at first. How could someone like her with no culture and only work hard make any movies?
ah?
But the girl said, just let her play herself, and the most important thing is that as long as she plays her role well, she will still get a salary of 30,000 yuan.
Thirty thousand yuan, which is more than what she earned after working hard for a year. It was like she was in a dream, she followed the girl to the set in a daze, and then called a guy wearing glasses who looked like a cadre.
The director took a look at it and walked around with the load for two more times before deciding.
It wasn't until she signed her name crookedly on a contract and got the brand-new red Mao Zedong she had paid for in advance that she realized that this was real and not a dream.
Although Cai Hongnu is uneducated, she is not stupid. She knows that this is a star girl taking care of her. Otherwise, there are people all over the street carrying poles, so why would she be chosen?
So she has been holding back her energy, in order to have the remaining 20,000 yuan, and to be able to live up to the care and trust of the celebrity girls.
She tried her best to relax, and as usual, she sat on the bench and looked around on the street from time to time. In addition to having strong handles, the pole also needed to be discerning and quick, otherwise the business would be taken away by others. Although it was inevitable
There will be some deliberateness, but after getting used to it in the past ten days, she is generally pretty sure. As long as she is 80% the same as usual, Director Wang, who wears glasses, will be very satisfied.
Suddenly her eyes lit up and she quickly stood up and said, "Baoli, are you alive?"
"No life, I have trouble with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Hao walked into the camera in a hurry, wearing a purple sweater, black pants, and flat leather shoes, with his hair messy and tied behind his head, and two strands of curly and messy hair hanging down on both sides of his face.
"What's the matter?"
When she heard that she was dead, Cai Hongnu sat down again with some disappointment.
Cheng Haozhi, who was paying attention, said blankly: "I have decided, I will follow you from now on, and I will be a carrying pole!"
"What, you want to carry a carrying pole?"
Cai Hongnu looked up at the other party with a surprised look on her face.
As long as a person has pressure, it will turn into motivation. Although Cai Hongnu doesn't know anything about acting, she is sure that she is acting herself. Moreover, she also remembers what Cheng Hao told her, when filming, she
Think of him as the Li Baoli who used to carry the pole with him.
So her movements and reactions were all trying to imitate the scene when Cheng Hao said he wanted to carry a pole with her.
Wang Xiaoshuai, who was staring at the monitor screen in the room next to him, saw this picture and nodded subconsciously. He is now more and more satisfied with Cai Hongnu's performance.
Using non-professional actors is a tradition among their so-called sixth-generation directors. Probably except for Lou Ye, many people like to use non-professional actors, because in their eyes, actors are often just a way to achieve artistic creation.
Props.
For example, in Chief Jia's hometown trilogy, including "The Good Man" which won the Golden Lion Award last year, the actors were either his girlfriends, cousins, classmates or the like.
Another example is that when he was filming "Bicycle", he chose He Xin who delivered the courier. It was the same reason. Compared with the performance, they valued reality, real characters, and real power more.
At this time, Cheng Hao was seen on the screen leaning forward, approaching Cai Hongnv, and shouting in Wuhan dialect: "I used to protect you, but now I want you to lead me in."
Her tone was not a begging tone at all, but a strong one of asking for favors in return, which vividly displayed the character of a shrewd and carefree woman on the streets of Wuhan.
The look of satisfaction on Wang Xiaoshuai's face was even greater, and he was also quite emotional at the same time. When He Xin gave him this book, he was very optimistic about it. This kind of realistic theme that spans a long time and describes the living conditions of small people is very suitable.
his appetite.
But to be honest, he still had some doubts about Cheng Haolai playing the role of Li Baoli at the beginning, especially because Cheng Haolai's "heartthrob" label was very different from the character of Li Baoli.
But He Xin found the script and the investment was his. He obviously wanted to praise his girlfriend. As a friend, Wang Xiaoshuai could hold his nose and admit it.
However, Cheng Hao did not hesitate to spend half a year preparing for this role, and during this period of continuous communication and discussion, Wang Xiaoshuai's impression of Cheng Hao changed significantly. At least it showed that Cheng Hao was not pretentious and was truly willing to play the role.
Play the role of Li Baoli well.
After turning on the camera, Wang Xiaoshuai was even more shocked. At this time, there was no trace of the heartthrob in Cheng Hao, and he was clearly Li Baoli. Therefore, every time Cheng Hao showed a dazzling performance in front of the camera, he couldn't bear it.
I couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
Cai Hongnv also seemed very generous and said: "There is no need to say any of this."
For every dog-slaughtering person who is righteous, there are many scholars who are unfaithful.
As she said that, she nodded with some sympathy and said: "I have also heard about the men in your house. They are really evil nowadays. Most of them hang themselves, cut their wrists, jump into rivers, and take medicine.
There are more men than women, so the yin is really strong and the yang is weak!”
There is no doubt that she sympathizes with Li Baoli's experience, but she can only comfort her in her own way.
As for Cheng Hao, when Cai Hongnv vividly told her what she had heard from hearsay, she sat down next to Cai Hongnv, patted the dust on her body, and tried to look like she didn't care.
Look.
Only after Cai Hongnu finished speaking, she pursed her lips and said bitterly: "I won't think about that useless man!"
Cai Hongnu nodded in agreement.
At this time, Cheng Hao also told her sincerely: "I just want to hold up the house by myself now!"
"Uh-huh!"
Cai Hongnv patted her hand, nodded yes, and suddenly reached behind and slapped Cheng Hao's butt hard.
This action script was not included in the previous rehearsal and communication. Cheng Hao was startled and subconsciously asked: "What are you doing?"
But Cai Hongnu raised her thumb and said, "Okay! If you're not squeamish, you can do it!"
Then, she immediately told Cheng Hao, who was confused, "I, a woman, can earn less than a man by carrying a shoulder pole! Why? It's not that I'm hardworking, I'm very meticulous in my work! Take a look at what I'm doing
It’s so clean that other dealers are willing to come to me!”
As she said that, she looked around, leaned close to Cheng Hao and whispered softly: "Hey, let me tell you, I will earn at least one or two thousand yuan in a month!"
When Cheng Hao heard this, he looked at her in surprise: "So much money?"
She sells socks for others and earns only two to three hundred yuan a month. It is precisely because of the great pressure that she can hardly support the elderly and children at home, so she has to think of carrying poles to earn more money.
Cai Hongnv pursed her lips and nodded vigorously at her with a proud face.
"Ka, okay!"
Wang Xiaoshuai's big head wearing headphones poked out from the door of the next room, raised his thumbs and said with a smile: "Okay, very good! Let's rest for ten minutes, let's adjust the position of the camera later, and do another one!"
As soon as the director shouted stop, the on-site staff quickly got busy. At this time, Chu Qing quickly came over with a thermos cup, unscrewed the lid, and poured a cup of steaming tea that looked a little yellow, and also exuded a smell of medicinal materials.
of fragrance.
Cheng Hao took it and said at the same time: "Pour a glass for Sister Cai, too."
"No, no! I have it, I have it!"
Cai Hongnu hurriedly waved her hand in decline, and as she spoke, she hurriedly took out a glass bottle filled with boiled water from the cloth bag she had brought.
Cheng Hao is very familiar with this bottle. It is a necessary equipment for Sister Cai when she works, besides the pole and hemp rope.
"Okay, why are you so polite to me? Try it, this is a new recipe Xiao Qing found to quench your thirst and keep your health." Cheng Hao said with a smile.
Perhaps because she was too familiar with her before, compared to other crew members on the set, Sister Cai was less open to Cheng Hao. She stopped being polite and took the steaming tea brought by Chu Qing, saying ""
Say thanks: "Thank you! Thank you!"
It wasn't until she came to the set that she finally figured out that Cheng Hao's previous claim that her name was Li Baoli was actually the character she was going to play. The so-called younger brother was her driver and bodyguard, and the partner of her younger brother was actually her follower.
Cai Hongnv carefully held the cup and took a sip, then smacked her mouth and said in surprise: "Oh, it still tastes like ginseng."
"I added some American ginseng, Fengdou and wolfberry to promote body fluids and qi, and it can also beautify the body. Sister Cai, drink more." Cheng Hao sipped the tea and said with a smile.
"Ouch, it's such a waste to give me something so good to drink."
Cai Hongnv looked frightened. She patted her bulging chest and said, "My health is fine. I don't care, uh..."
After so long, she still wasn't used to calling Cheng Hao by his name.
Cheng Hao waved his hand and said, "Sister, didn't I tell you before? You call me Baoli."
"Oh, Paulie!"
This is the title that makes Cai Hongnv easy to pronounce.
"Baoli, I see you worked very hard when filming, and you really need to make up for it."
Cai Hongnu doesn't have many roles. The main reason why she was asked to join the cast was because she was not a professional actor and it was her first time filming, so that she could fully experience the atmosphere of filming and also let her experience the character Li Baoli.
Cai Hongnu usually works on the set, and she always actively helps with starting work, setting the scene, and finishing work every day. In her words, after taking so much money, she feels a little bit at a loss, so she has to put in more effort. However, she is more
Sometimes, I still watch Cheng Hao's acting from the sidelines.
The character Li Baoli is very explosive, and Cheng Hao is often either hysterical or having intense inner dramas that can make one's nose sore and shed tears.
And every time after filming, Cheng Hao would always be immersed in the scene for a long time and couldn't get out. He would sit there alone and say nothing, which made people feel very distressed.
At this time, Cai Hongnv truly understood that filming is actually very hard for actors.
After taking two sips of tea, Cai Hong suddenly remembered and asked: "I heard this morning that the man in your house seemed to have won a great award in a foreign country, the kind that brought glory to the country. Is it true?"
"It's not that exaggerated."
Cheng Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "I won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival... But do you think this is bringing glory to the country? Well, you can also say that."
Although Cai Hongnu doesn't understand what the Venice International Film Festival is or what the Jury Prize is, it is already great for her to be able to win glory for her country.
She thought for a while and then asked: "I also heard that your man is more famous than you. Which one is he? What has he acted in? Maybe I know him!"
Cheng Haoting said that she was talking about your man. It was so tacky that she felt a little uncomfortable. She hurriedly said: "He will arrive today. You will know when you see him!"