In fact, the book "I Do" is an urban cool novel that collects a series of scenes, such as pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, pretending to be a slap in the face, picking up corpses in a bar, etc., which will soon be ruined in the future.
One week is enough time to straighten out the plot and allow the actors to become familiar with their respective character settings and relationships.
A drama does not mean that the leading actor performs well to make a good movie. Just like a football match, it is a group project that requires the cooperation of supporting actors and even extras.
Liu Jiang has a good eye for selecting actors. In addition to Tong Yali who plays Lisa, she is well-connected. For example, Xia Lixin, who plays Qiao Na, is a Mandarin actor. She is an 88-year-old senior sister in the Chinese Opera Department. She has been active on the drama stage for a long time.
A very high-quality actress, she played the second female lead in last year's hit TV series "Marvin's War", beating the first female lead Song Dandan.
In addition, Tang Weiwei's blind date ended up marrying Qiao Na. For the character of the funny documentary director who claimed to be "Future Li Yu", Liu Jiang actually found an acquaintance of He Xin, Wang, who was the suitor of Xiao Zhang's classmate.
Longzheng children's shoes.
After graduating, this guy signed a contract with Meng Jinghui's drama studio and regarded drama as his career pursuit. In his words: Taking on film and television dramas is a necessity of life.
But what satisfied He Xin the most was Zhang Songwen, whom Liu Jiang had hired. His performance studio contracted all the supporting roles, special contracts and extras. After a period of contact, He Xin could see that he was the real kind of person.
Such a person is said to be "big as the sky".
The extras he found, specially commissioned, even the extras who played passers-by without a line of dialogue, he had to train according to the plot, such as walking posture, facial expressions, correct and reasonable responses to emergencies, etc., down to the smallest detail.
, more like an actor’s assistant director on a crew.
Of course, the most important thing is that his own acting is very good. Sometimes when I watch him direct the performances of extras and give them demonstrations, I feel like he is another drama star besides Zhang Yi that He Xin knows.
April 12th, morning, the sun was rising.
Outside Dongzhimen, on Sanlitun North Street, between Sanlitun West 5th Street and Sanlitun West 6th Street, there is a very bourgeois cafe.
This is the embassy district. The streets are quiet and the trees beside it are lush. Sitting in a cafe, outside the large windows on the east side is a very delicate small garden. The environment is very good.
The coffee here is quite good. Even He Xin, who is not used to drinking coffee, felt very comfortable sitting at the small table by the window, smelling the aroma of coffee brewed in the store, and taking a sip of authentic Jamaican coffee.
“This place is really nice!”
Jiang Qinqin looked around the indoor environment and asked, "Did you find it?"
"No, Brother Liu asked for it. He knows the boss here."
This place is very close to He Xin's home. He walked here early in the morning and it took less than 20 minutes. But it was also his first time to come to this place.
Liu Jiang came over and said with a smile: "I used this place to shoot commercials and TV series."
As he spoke, he pointed to the wall and introduced: "The boss here is a painter. You see, the paintings on the wall were all painted by him himself."
The walls were all filled with brightly colored Impressionist oil paintings. She didn't know much about painting He Xin, but Jiang Qinqin looked at the paintings carefully and nodded: "The paintings are really good!"
"The weather is good today. Around 8:30, the sun shines in from the window until about 10 o'clock. It is the most beautiful time here." Liu Jiang added.
He Xin raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was just half past seven. He could hear the subtext in Liu Jiang's words and said: "Then let's seize the time to shoot the indoor part first, and then shoot the outdoor part after that."
As he said that, he shouted to Duan Yihong, who was sitting at another table with his eyes closed and concentrating: "Old Duan, could you please wait for a while, is that okay?"
Lao Duan opened his eyes, rolled his eyes at him, and continued to close his eyes to rest.
He knew that He Xin was teasing him. Actors like him always boasted that their roles were as big as theirs. When he was not famous before, he would put on his makeup early in the morning and stay on set until midnight before it was his turn to play. This was commonplace.
.Although he has become popular now with "Soldier Assault" and "Leader", he doesn't think he has the qualifications to be a big star in front of the Berlin Best Actor, Feitian, and Golden Eagle.
He Xin looked funny. Even though Lao Duan always had a cool and cold face, he was actually very smoldering inside. It was like having a crush on someone and being able to change his name from Duan Long to Duan Yihong.
, not many people can do it.
At this time, the staff ran in and said, "Director, everything is ready outside."
Nowadays, it has become a tradition to turn on the phone and worship God.
An incense table has been set up outside, and the main camera is covered with a red cloth. There are also roasted suckling pig, chicken, duck, fish and some seasonal fruits. He Xin and Liu Jiang took the lead, followed by Jiang Qinqin, Lao Duan, Xue Jianing, Zhang Songwen and others.
People, the main creators behind the scenes, and dozens of extras gathered to enhance the atmosphere.
He Xin stepped forward, held some incense, saluted to the southwest, and said: "The Emperor and the Empress of Heaven, and the protection of gods and Buddhas from all directions, will help my new film "I Do" to be safe, and the crew will be safe."
After he finished worshiping, everyone worshiped again, then cut the pig's head and uncovered the red cloth. Liu Jiang shouted: ""I Do" is officially launched!"
Everyone responded and went to prepare.
The first scene that was launched today is about Tang Weiwei, a leftover fighter in the workplace. Under the matchmaking of his best friend Jin Xiaoling who works at Baihe.com, he goes on blind dates everywhere. Because he was delayed on a blind date with a documentary director, when the two rushed to the cafe,
She found that the small cafe was already crowded with various men who came to have a blind date with her.
It turned out that Jin Xiaoling helped her make appointments every five minutes, but the two of them were late, and the people they made appointments with bumped into each other. In desperation, Tang Weiwei had no choice but to pretend to be a pregnant woman and bravely walked in...
Not long after, the crew was ready.
Several extras were in place one after another, and Zhang Songwen also put on a crisp suit, with a slicked-back hairdo, and a habitual faint smile on his face. At first glance, he looked like a middle-aged greasy man who dared to kick.
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The matching of the extras is also representative, there are young people in casual clothes, there are oily middle-aged men with baldness, there are people wearing glasses who look polite, there are people with bulging chest muscles, all of them are holding a book in their hands.
"Shima's Poems", there is a rose next to it, which is the secret signal to meet.
He Xin was wearing a black shirt, a white T-shirt underneath, and khaki casual pants. He walked to the bar and sat down.
Notes from the game:
"A!"
The camera first showed a close-up, showing a pair of slightly dark arms opening a book, clamping a rose in the book, and then closing it. On the cover was "Shima's Poems".
In order to hint at his identity as an invisible rich man, a financial newspaper was placed next to him. The headline on the front page was "The stock market is becoming more rational, and the international section is cooling down..."
Cut to the mid-shot, you can see He Xin closing the book with a slightly proud expression, which is exactly in line with his sense of wonder as a rich man pretending to be a down-and-out man and experiencing ordinary life.
He put down the book with the roses in it, raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was obvious that the other party was late, so he was not in a hurry, picked up the cup, took a sip of coffee, and read the newspaper leisurely.
At this time, another guy walked into the cafe wearing glasses, carrying a computer bag, and dressed like an IT man. He also held a copy of "Shima's Poetry" with roses in his hand, but he
When I entered the door, I saw a few people sitting here and there in the cafe, all holding the same book in their hands, and there was a rose on the table.
The IT man was obviously a little confused. He came over and put his book on the table while still looking around.
Two identical books were placed together with roses sandwiched between them. He Xin took a look at them, subconsciously loosened his hands, covered the things in front of him with a newspaper, and looked at the IT man with doubtful eyes.
"Have a cup of coffee!"
The IT man ordered a cup of coffee and glanced back at me unintentionally.
He Xin quickly looked away, but couldn't help but secretly glance at the guy standing opposite him. Seeing that his eyes kept scanning around the store, he followed his gaze and looked back.
Rose, "Shima's Poems".
"..."
Generally speaking, in this situation, many actors will look surprised, then look around in exaggerated movements, or even raise their hands to scratch their scalp and frown, to show their confusion.
This is called patterned performance.
In comparison, He Xin was very simple. He first glanced at an identical book with roses in it and put it in front of him. He didn't even have time to react. He made moves first, covering himself with newspapers, and then looked at him.
There was a look of confusion in his eyes, and he raised his brows to observe the other person.
The psychological reaction at this time should be: "Holy shit, why is it a man?"
Then he followed the IT man's gaze and glanced around, blinking twice, sometimes confused and sometimes confused.
"Stuck, passed!"
Liu Jiang was very satisfied. This shot was mainly for He Xin, and the co-star who played the role of IT man also performed very well. Especially when the two of them sat and stood around the bar, and the background was just sunny from the east window.
Come in and shine on the green plants and brightly colored flowers in the house. Under the effect of backlight shooting, it seems to be covered with a layer of gold. At the same time, the contrast between light and dark greatly enhances the artistic effect of the picture.
Because the sun shone in through the window for only two hours, the time was limited. After Liu Jiang finished shooting a scene, he quickly asked: "Is Qinqin ready?"
"Okay!" Jiang Qinqin responded.
Pushing the door open and coming in, she now put on Xue Jianing's clothes, a nude cardigan and an orange maternity skirt, with a high bulging belly, long wavy hair shawl, and two bare legs exposed underneath
With her big white legs and a pair of high heels, she held a copy of "Shimo's Poems" in her hand. She first leaned against the door and struck a pose, then walked in gracefully, with a smile on her face and said: "Director, look at me
Is it okay to walk in like this?"
To be honest, when Jiang Qinqin made such an appearance, the eyes of several actors in the room shone at the same time. Even though she was dressed like a pregnant woman, the charm exuded by her whole person made people's eyes involuntarily attracted.
Liu Jiang's eyes were also shaken, and he nodded hurriedly: "Okay, very good! Then get ready..."
Before he finished speaking, He Xin shouted: "Wait a minute!"
"Uh, what's wrong?" Liu Jiang was a little stunned.
I saw He Xin getting off the high stool next to the bar, walking over and saying, "Sister Qinqin, you were walking wrong just now."