Chapter 451 Make Mushroom Eggs, Straighten Your Back!
"What's wrong with you?"
Li Qian looked at Li Xuejian with some uncertainty. It had only been a month since he last contacted him to invite him to star, and now he seemed to have lost at least twenty kilograms.
Moreover, they are both a little unhealthy and their skin is rougher and darker than before.
Although his appearance is much haggard, Teacher Li Xuejian's energy is better than before, his eyes are full of determination, and his expression when standing in front of Li Qian is completely different from that of an old man who is nearly sixty years old.
Qian and the others should stand straight.
His voice was a little hoarse, and he said to Li Qian sincerely, "Thank you Director Li for making such a movie and giving me the opportunity to play this role again. This is the biggest shame in my life. Every time I think about this for more than 10 years,
When I played the role, I felt uncomfortable, and I will never forget it in my life."
Li Qian understood that he came to the Gobi Desert half a month in advance just to lose weight and endure the scorching sun and yellow sand erosion, which made him look like this.
"Born Out of the Sky" is a 1999 movie. It is a classic movie with the main theme. Whether it is teacher Li Xuejian or Li Yunlong, who was still a junior at that time, the performances are impeccable.
However, teacher Li Xuejian said in an interview that the environment at that time was very difficult, and he had just finished the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He should have been very thin, but he had gained a little weight at that time, which made him look even better on the screen.
fat.
He also said that when he was not famous, he acted in a stage play and lost more than 20 pounds to play the role of Mr. Lin. The play was recognized in the circle. When filming "***", he was eager to finish filming. At that time, he was fat, but in order to lose weight.
I lost another 20 pounds in a month.
The commander in "Survivor" was filmed after he became famous. So why didn't he think of losing weight when he was filming this role? I felt ashamed of it.
Just because he was fat, I had this knot in my heart all my life.
To be honest, Li Qian thought that Teacher Li Xuejian was very sorry because he was fat, and the shame was a bit much.
However, now it seems that I am probably feeling ashamed of this detail from the bottom of my heart.
Li Qian was filled with admiration and said quickly, "What are you talking about? It's an honor for me to have this classic scene appear in my movie."
Teacher Li Xuejian still sincerely thanked Li Qian for giving him the opportunity to make up for his shame. After saying a few words, he couldn't wait to ask, "When will we start filming? I'm ready."
"Tomorrow, the scheduled time is two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The troops will arrive at noon. Let's eat and repair. If everything goes well, we will start shooting at two o'clock." Li Qian said.
For a large scale of five thousand people, it is said that the preparation time must be very long, but for the army, it is much simpler.
The army that marched into Lop Nur back then numbered 50,000 people. In this scene in the movie "Survival of the World", even if there were not 50,000 people, it looked like there were almost half that number.
Li Qian's 5,000 people this time was definitely not enough. The scene was too small, and he definitely needed one large aerial panorama.
In addition to these 5,000 people, there are also 10,000 guest performers. The local government mobilized 10,000 nearby villagers who were unemployed at home, and this was paid.
Anyway, it’s just an aerial shot. The 10,000 people are all sitting in the back. There will be no frontal shots. Just make sure that the queue of people is neat.
There are 15,000 people, but we still need to sit a little apart, otherwise we won’t have the momentum.
After all, we are making mushroom eggs, and the scene is so small that it is simply a joke.
Filming won't start until tomorrow, so Li Qian asked Teacher Li Xuejian to rest first. After all, he didn't seem to be in very good physical condition.
But Li Xuejian shook his head, "Then I'll go practice my lines again. When the time comes, we can't all be delayed by me alone when there are more than 10,000 people."
With that said, Li Xuejian turned around and was about to prepare his lines.
"Teacher, wait a minute," Li Qian called him quickly, smiling bitterly, "Your voice is a little hoarse. You must have shouted a lot during this time."
Li Xuejian nodded and sighed with regret, "As I get older, my voice seems less powerful, so I just practice it casually every day and shout more."
Seeing the guilty and embarrassed look on Teacher Li Xuejian's face, Li Qian shook his head inwardly. This was not just a casual practice. He probably yelled a lot in the past half month.
"That's not okay. If you keep shouting like that, I'm afraid I won't be able to perform tomorrow. You don't want your voice to be hoarse and you don't have any strength."
Li Xuejian was startled and looked embarrassed again, "I almost forgot. Fortunately, you reminded me in time, otherwise it would have been a big sin."
Li Qian smiled and said, "So you'd better have a good rest and don't shout anymore. We have a crew of more than 10,000 people waiting for you."
After some hard talking, the "stubborn" old man was persuaded to rest. Li Qian called the doctors from Life Production and the crew and asked them to prepare some honey water or something else that could moisturize Mr. Li Xuejian's throat.
Seeing the old man walking firmly and leaving happily and briskly, Su Lun, as a girl, couldn't bear it, "It's okay to practice the lines, but there is no need to make the face and skin look like this. This level of makeup is enough.
"
Li Qian shook his head, "We can't imagine the persistence and efforts of the older generation."
As an actor, Chen Kun felt a little ashamed at this time. Although he is definitely very dedicated in the actor industry, he is still far behind Teacher Li Xuejian.
At the very least, if makeup can be done perfectly, he will not take the initiative to damage the skin on his face.
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The crew spent a day repairing in Lop Nur. At noon the next day, another 4,000 military and police officers from various units and 10,000 people arrived.
After finishing the meal, we started to prepare for shooting.
However, compared to the bright sunshine yesterday, the Sea of Death today is not as calm as yesterday. The wind has begun to blow, bringing with it a rustling sound of sand and dust.
"Boss, God is not kind to me. The weather in the Gobi Desert has changed too quickly." Qi Yukun said, licking the sand in his eyes.
"The meteorological experts clearly said that the good weather will last for two or three days." Su Lun also frowned.
"The weather forecast is never accurate, it's not too bad." Li Qian smiled, as if he had nothing to worry about.
Isn't there a saying that CCTV's news is only accurate when it reports time, and everything else is unreliable.
This sentence was originally made by someone to make fun of the weather forecast, which is not reliable at all.
"Is your throat feeling better?" Li Qian turned to look at Teacher Li Xuejian and said, "In this weather, the wind and sand may cause some disturbance."
Even Li Xuejian's eyes were slightly sad, but he still nodded firmly and shouted loudly in a heroic voice, "It's just a little bit of wind and sand, but it can't stop our determination and confidence in making mushroom eggs!"
He has already entered the role. Li Qian looked at Teacher Li Xuejian with a firm look in his eyes, but also a hint of ferocity.
The reason for making mushroom eggs is because Americans have mushroom eggs hanging over their heads all the time. Anyone with a knife hanging over their head would not be in a good mood.
"Okay, then get ready to start shooting!"
Li Qian laughed and waved his hand, walking towards the troops in formation.
Say hello to the leaders of the troops and the local government, and ask the five thousand troops to line up at the shooting location.
Something as simple as lining up is not a problem at all for the troops.
Even though there were various police units inside to collect people, they quickly formed a complete line and sat down quietly.
The other 10,000 people were much more troublesome, but fortunately they were only leaving the country as a group, and they didn't want to be photographed one by one by the camera in the first few rows.
Fifteen thousand people, at any time, is a large force.
When Li Yunlong attacked Ping'an County, there were not so many people here.
It was also the first time for Li Qian to direct 15,000 people in filming.
Dozens of officers of the army were correcting themselves one by one in a queue of 10,000 people in the middle and rear rows. In the footage from the aerial camera, one could slowly see the queue becoming more and more orderly from the air.
Qi Yukun and Su Lun went to tell the story for the soldiers who had close-ups and lines.
Li Qian has nothing to do, and Teacher Li Xuejian doesn't need to talk about the scene. He has filmed this scene before, and he is obsessed with it. Needless to say, it will definitely be better than the original version.
That is to say, he warned Chen Kun, "You should also go to the queue and feel the temperament of the soldiers around you. It is estimated that many of them have performed missions. They have just come off the Beibang battlefield. Coupled with this atmosphere, your face must be
You must have murderous intent, overwhelming hatred for the Milijian people, and the passionate emotion of risking the nation's strength. When the close-up is on you, your entire emotion must be completely released."
Chen Kun listened carefully to Li Qian's lecture, thought about it, and said with some confusion, "Director Li, the construction army came to Lop Nur in 1959. At this time, the protagonist was still about 60 years old, and his expressions and expressions were created through combinations.
Bar?"
"So you think there's no need to perform anymore and you can just go back to the studio to collect facial expression and muscle material?" Li Qian asked back.
"That's not what I meant." Chen Kun quickly explained, "I just don't understand if my performance is to be used. I didn't prepare much for this scene before, and thought that this scene was an appearance produced with CG later."
Li Qian glanced at Chen Kun and said, "Teacher Li Xuejian's face can be completely transformed with makeup, so why did he come here in advance to withstand the wind and sun for half a month, when the scenery in the Gobi Desert is so beautiful?"
Chen Kun thought of the way Teacher Li Xuejian was blown by the strong wind and eroded by sand and dust, and felt guilty, "I'm sorry, Director Li."
"Go and prepare. Your momentum and emotions will burst out at that moment." Li Qian didn't say anything.
"No problem, Director Li!"
Chen Kun left with some embarrassment. He felt even more ashamed to be said so by someone who was younger than him and whose reputation was far higher than his own.
Li Qian shook his head. In fact, he didn't know why he became harsh. He was probably influenced by Teacher Li Xuejian.
Li Qian didn't watch the preparations of various departments, and there was nothing to watch. They all acted in their true colors.
The soldiers with close-ups and lines are all real soldiers.
Moreover, the troops in this place are definitely different from those in other places. With such a long border, there must be a lot of trouble.
He was looking at the weather and just hoped that the wind and sand wouldn't get worse.
Fortunately, God was kind, and under Li Qian's watch, the wind and sand did not get bigger, and even became a little smaller.
Time passed by, and each department took turns reporting on the preparations. Li Qian looked at the time and saw that there was still a quarter of an hour before the scheduled start time of filming.
I stood up from the chair and felt the wind and sand on the Gobi Desert, which was just right.
Perfect!
Sand and dust were flying in the sky, and the harsh conditions were vividly displayed on the screen, but they were just enough not to cause too much of an impression on the audience's speech.
After twenty minutes, start directly.
"Scene 67, one shot at a time!"
"start!"
After giving the order, Li Qian stared closely at the five monitors in front of him.
Fifteen thousand people wearing Type 55 military uniforms sitting cross-legged looked particularly spectacular in this empty and lonely Gobi stall.
Li Xuejian stood on a small slope in front of the team and spoke impassionedly.
"Comrades!"
Three simple words, with a slightly aged voice, are particularly powerful and firm when shouted out.
“The domestic war is over!
The war abroad is over!
Firstly, he was not allowed to wear red and colorful clothes to celebrate his achievements, and secondly, he was not allowed to go home to visit his parents!
Give an order!
You! Follow the party! Ran to this great Gobi Desert!
to date!
The relatives at home don’t know where we are, or whether we are dead or alive!”
Every word was almost like shouting or roaring. There was no microphone or loudspeaker, and it resounded in everyone's ears in this empty Gobi Desert.
In the monitor, although Teacher Li Xuejian's face was already red and black due to exposure to the sun and could not be seen to have changed, the changes in his eyes were clearly visible.
Li Xuejian walked to the middle of the team, picked up the soldiers who had wives and children at home, and walked up to a young soldier who was only a teenager.
There was also sixty-year-old Chen Kun, Li Xuejian patted his arm and shouted.
"At this age, it's time to go home and be a grandfather and have grandchildren, but I left him behind, staying with us in the Gobi Desert, resisting the severe cold, fighting against the wind and sand, eating pickles, and drinking salt water!"
"Why!"
Li Xuejian shouted to the surroundings, walked forward a few steps, bent down slightly, and yelled with all his strength, "Why!"
"Just because in Beibang, the Americans used a gadget to hang over our heads for several years, and then they made this choice and clamored to perform surgeries on us!
The polar bear experts also withdrew and looked down upon us. Without this thing, we would not be able to stand straight, there would be no peace, and we would not be able to live our lives in a down-to-earth manner!”
The hoarse voice sounded a little helpless about the current situation, but more of it sounded anger, dissatisfaction, and resistance.
Quickly walking to the small dirt bag, Li Xuejian continued his speech full of anger and resistance.
"We just want to use our own hands to make our country's own mushroom eggs in the Gobi Desert!"
A dark-faced veteran in the front row below suddenly stood up and waved vigorously.
"Make mushroom eggs!"
Fifteen thousand people followed, shouting, "Bring out the mushroom eggs!"
The veteran waved his hand again, "Stand up straight!"
Fifteen thousand people shouted with all their strength, "Stand up straight!"
"Bring out the mushroom eggs and stand up straight!"
"Bring out the mushroom eggs and stand up straight!"
"Bring out the mushroom eggs and stand up straight!"
The shouts of more than 10,000 people gathered together without any amplification equipment. When everyone shouted this sentence, they released their emotions from the heart, using the loudest voice in their lives.
Li Qian already felt a little numb and stared at the big screen with excitement on his face. One of the cameras began to look for close-ups of the faces of the soldiers.
Everything is perfect. Any Chinese person, in this situation, can release his emotions perfectly last night.