"Mr. Meng, if you don't dare to take this position, if you don't dare to take it, just call me Xiao He!"
Mr. Meng, who is said to be the second richest man in Ruili, looks to be in his early sixties, not tall, thin and lanky. If he wasn't talking fluently in Beijing films, he could easily be mistaken for a local old man.
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Although there was a group of young people surrounding him, Mr. Meng had no airs at all. Seeing the posture on the scene, he specifically asked: "Are you not going to disturb me?"
"do not bother!"
"We are taking a break right now."
He Xin and Cheng Er said hurriedly.
"I happened to be doing errands in the city today. I heard that you guys were turning on your phone here today, and Teacher He was also here, so I stopped by to join in the fun, ah, haha!"
"Mr. Meng, I just arrived yesterday. I originally planned to visit you in two days. Thank you for your support." He Xin said politely.
"Why?"
Mr. Meng waved his hand and said openly: "Don't wait for another two days. I think it's better to wait for another day. Today is the day. Let's all come together. Let's make dumplings and roll the dough with our hands!"
Hearing Mr. Meng's words, several creatives who had dealt with Mr. Meng at the scene couldn't help but cheer. No wonder, most of them are from the north. They have been working here for more than a month, and there are inevitably some problems in terms of food.
Not adaptable.
As Mr. Meng said, he just stopped by to say hello and invited everyone to his home. Without disturbing the crew too much, he left with a smile.
Because Mr. Meng was going to play a guest role as his boss in the play, He Xin deliberately observed Mr. Meng during the communication. Sometimes this person's temperament is really cultivated, but through simplicity.
It can be performed. The calmness and calmness in Mr. Meng's movements fit perfectly with the temperament of the imaginary big independent owl.
"How about it? Mr. Meng is suitable for you, right?" Cheng Er came over and asked.
"Yeah, I have a good eye for it." He Xin gave him a thumbs up.
The shooting continued. It was just a shot of a group portrait in a small restaurant. If it were a TV series, it might have been shot with one camera, but Cheng Er kept adjusting the camera position and took the whole afternoon.
Although Mr. Meng asked everyone to go there together, he couldn't kill hundreds of people from the entire crew together. The main actors and the creative team behind the scenes, a group of about ten people, came to Mr. Meng's villa in the evening. Oh no, it should be more accurate to say the manor.
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He Xin had only heard Xiao Luzi describe the various styles of Mr. Meng's manor before. When he actually came here, he was still shocked, especially the swimming pool in front of the villa that covered an area of more than an acre. The water in it was really
It's a steaming hot spring.
The furniture in the villa is all made of mahogany. The large round table for dining has a mahogany frame and a piece of warm, white and green jade inlaid in the middle. It is even more astonishing. This is probably the real low-key at this time.
luxurious.
He Xin originally thought that such a large manor must be full of servants, but it turned out that Mr. Meng’s wife, daughter-in-law, niece-in-law, and niece were all family members who personally rolled out bread and dumplings for everyone. They had also come to the set with Mr. Meng before.
Those young people who look like bodyguards are actually Mr. Meng’s nephews.
Perhaps it is due to the calm "fairy spirit" of Ruili people that they are close to Zhu. The young men of the Meng family are polite and simple, and there is no trace of the so-called rich second generation in common perception.
Although He Xin humbly asked Mr. Meng to call him "Xiao He" before, Mr. Meng still said "Teacher He" and respected him very much. Until I heard that He Xin's parents were also educated youths who joined the Beidahuang team.
, Mr. Meng smiled and said: "It seems that I should call you Xiao He. Your parents and I can be regarded as old comrades in arms!"
At that time, hundreds of thousands of educated youths worked hard for more than ten years to open up this granary in today's black land. In fact, Mr. Meng was older than He Xin's parents. He was an educated youth belonging to the "old third generation", while He Xin
The new parents were educated youths from the early 1970s. By that time, Mr. Meng had already left Beidahuang to join the army.
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"Ding-deng-deng..."
He Xin held Xiaoqin in his arms and ran forward desperately in the dim corridor. The key was that he could not pant, but had to hold his breath and keep his expression stern. The photographer Xu Wei next to him was operating the machine, and the camera was focusing on his face.
, there was a field worker pushing him underneath, and he quickly retreated.
"Card!"
The on-site executive director held the walkie-talkie and shouted.
He Xin suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground together with the child in his arms.
"Be careful! Teacher He, be careful!"
The staff nearby immediately rushed forward, some hurriedly supported him, and some hurriedly took the child from his hand.
At this time, He Xin could finally take a deep breath, sat down on the ground, took the walkie-talkie from the executive director's hand, and asked: "How is it?"
After a while, I heard a "stab" sound, and Cheng Er's voice came from the intercom: "It's passed!"
"Do you want to keep one more thing?"
"Well, these items are all very complete. Teacher He, would you like to come over and take a look?"
"No, that's fine as long as you agree."
He Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
The scene where he held Xiaoqin and fled from the police in a shopping mall was filmed for three full days. During these three days, he didn't have a single line, just one word - run! And he had to hold a child in his arms.
Although Xiaoqin is very thin, weighing only thirty or forty pounds at most, her hands are almost useless after holding her for a long time.
Cheng Er's style is a bit like Lou Ye's, with an almost perverted way of being picky about the camera. When filming "Purple Butterfly", Lou Ye burned a total of 60,000 feet of film, which would be enough to make three movies under normal circumstances.
Now. Now is the era of digital photography, which saves the cost of film. Directors with the style of Lou Ye and Cheng Er are even more unscrupulous.
During the first few moments when filming started, Cheng Er had to shoot even a cutscene several times. Not only did the actors work hard, but the workers behind the scenes also worked hard, and many people privately complained about it.
But Cheng Er is obviously not just looking for food. Even the boss He Xin, the Berlin Best Actor, may treat him almost the same as extras. A running scene often needs to be shot more than ten times.
Everyone saw that He Xin ran like this over and over again every day without any complaints, and now no one dared to complain anymore.
However, Cheng Er's style is somewhat similar to Lou Ye's, except that they both focus on details. When it comes to the shooting techniques, they are completely different styles.
For example, Lou Ye's photography is very much in the European Baroque style from light modeling to lens use. His signature is the long shaky lens, and he especially likes the shaky lens that is carried in a hand or on the shoulder.
In his words: "The camera cannot control what is in front of the camera. This film emphasizes this point in language. First of all, you are not omniscient and omnipotent. Starting from me and then to the photographer, you don't know what will happen in front of the camera.
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In other words, the lens language he wants to express is the same as the movies he creates, which are always uncertain life, fear and insecurity.
But Cheng Er is different. He is more rational. He almost refuses to shake the lens. Even the long lens that literary directors regard as the standard is rarely used, which is a fixed lens, medium shot, close shot or close-up. This requires actors to perform very accurately.
In addition, this play has very few lines, and most of the time the characters' psychological activities are expressed through their eyes.
Fortunately for He Xin and Ni Dahong, they have enough skills and experience to support this kind of performance. What is surprising is Xiaoqin, a Dai girl with no performance experience who uses her particularly clean
Her big eyes interpret the innocence, innocence and ignorance of a little girl. So much so that Cheng Er especially likes to take pictures of her eyes and use her eyes to promote the development of the plot.
The only one who felt very strenuous was undoubtedly Tong Yali. This does not mean that she did not work hard to act with He Xin. She was mentally prepared, did her homework early, and thought a lot, but understanding it well does not mean she can perform.
Come.
Although her professional attitude at the scene was nothing to say, she tried very hard to express something different, but her level was not good enough. Her slightly frowned brows and deliberate eyes made her look awkward at first glance.
So even if she didn't have any scenes in the past two days, she was still there watching and experiencing them.
"Brother, have something to drink."
A straw was placed in front of He Xin.
Tong Yali held a glass of turbid-looking liquid and squatted beside it with a smile.
"What is this?"
"Drink it, I guarantee it will taste good." She grinned, showing her cute little tiger teeth and said playfully.
He Xin originally wanted to raise his hand to pick it up, but he couldn't help but frown as he raised his hand halfway. In the past two days, lactic acid had accumulated in his arm, making it difficult to lift it.
Seeing this, Tong Yali brought the straw to his mouth again.
He didn't know what was inside, so he took a tentative sip. The liquid was sucked into his mouth along the straw, and his mouth was filled with sweetness and coolness. His eyes suddenly lit up: "Is it sugar cane juice?"
"Well, it's freshly squeezed sugar cane juice. It won't be too sweet if you put ice cubes in it."
After all, it was hard for him, a married man, to be too intimate with the actress on the set in public, so he forced himself to raise his arm to take the cup.
"do not move."
But Tong Yali dodged it and insisted on passing the straw to his mouth. She was still dissatisfied and said: "Brother, you are so tired. Shen Ming really doesn't know how to take care of others."
He Xin said blankly: "Isn't Shen Ming very good? Did he offend you?"
Tong Yali pouted and said, "If you can't even lift your arms, why won't he massage you?"
When He Xin thought of the scene of Shen Ming, that rough-handed guy massaging him, he suddenly got goosebumps and said, "No, I'm not used to it yet."
Hearing this, Tong Yali raised her eyebrows and said: "Hey, brother, after I finish work, I will help you press it to make sure you are comfortable..."
"Okay, okay, you have thin arms and legs, so forget it!"
Are you kidding? He Xin suddenly shook his head like a rattle. Maybe she meant well, but the crew was too talkative. Now that his wife was pregnant at home, he didn't want to cause any scandal at this juncture.
He quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, how are you doing with your Burmese?"
"Okay."
"What do you mean it's okay? We'll be filming in two days, don't let it slip again... Also, learn more from Xiaoqin when you have time, she has something in her eyes and can talk! What about you?"
"..."
The look in her eyes at this moment was quite funny, pitiful, and mixed with a bit of resentment, which made me feel pity for her.
During this time, he did feel that Tong Yali was a little too enthusiastic about him.
how to say?
He is not so narcissistic that he thinks people like him and express love to him. But he has seen too many right and wrong things in this circle, and he is afraid that a very nice girl will engage in some crooked ways and behave like he shouldn't.
Something happened.
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Zhang Yi got out of the car in a dusty state. Now he is no longer what he used to be. His agent and assistant are also passing by.
"Haha, Brother Yi, hard work! Hard work!"
He Xin greeted him with a smile and gave him a big hug.
From the emergence of "Soldiers Assault" to the popularity of "Leader", especially the emergence of "Before Dawn", although Zhang Yi is not as popular as the "yuppie" Mr. Wu in the original time and space, he is better than
Step by step, the red becomes more solid.
This time, mainly because of Teacher Ni Dahong’s tight schedule, we had to urge him to join the group in advance.
"Teacher He, after you called me, the three of us didn't even return home and came directly from Xinjiang Province. You should express your gratitude, right?" Zhang Yi is also a loser now.
He has been filming a period romance TV series "The Corps Years" in Xinjiang Province some time ago.
"No problem. When we get here, let's start with rice noodles today!"
"What? Just rice noodles? You're too stingy, at least have some hot pot..."
He Xin is not an expert on details, but he has very strict requirements for props. This play spans two eras, with a gap of more than ten years, so props must be used to reflect the changes of the times.
For example, as a dentist, Ni Dahong opened a dental clinic more than ten years ago. It was a small shop, and the dental equipment inside, including jars, jars, medicine bottles, etc., were all from the 1980s and 1990s; then more than ten years later,
After Ni Dahong was released from prison, he worked in a dental clinic, so it had to be in line with the characteristics of the current era, and it had to be equipped with modern equipment.
The rivalry between the policeman played by Zhang Yi and Ni Dahong was chosen to be filmed in the dental clinic of the Nationalities Hospital. Considering that there were patients during the day, the daytime scene was moved to the evening for filming.
"Attention all departments and prepare!"
“Photography in place!”
"The lighting is OK!"
"The reception is fine!"
"A!"
Zhang Yi was lying on a chair, and Ni Dahong, wearing a white coat and a disposable surgical mask, picked up the instrument and fiddled with it in his mouth in a decent manner, while muttering something: "Hey, your teeth can't be repaired right away.
, you have to do root canal treatment first..."
In order to cooperate with the filming, the hospital specially hired a dentist to help guide. Ni Dahong also learned what he was doing and sold it. There was no such line in the script.
It is necessary to say that the lines in the drama "Border" are extremely rare. As the absolute male lead, He Xin has less than a hundred lines in total from beginning to end.