Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 607: Mentally retarded little girl

It's five o'clock in the morning and it's still dark.

The crew members went out from their rooms on each floor of the two hotels. Some people put their coats on their bodies, and some people hung their work tags around their necks.

Everyone hurriedly said hello to each other and hurried downstairs to the film and television base to prepare for the start-up. There was no time to go to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.

The actors such as Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were able to take it easy and went to the hotel restaurant to have breakfast before going downstairs and getting in the car in twos and threes to go to the film and television studio.

Although the scene between Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei was used as the opening scene and had nothing to do with the rest of the actors, it was still a good start for a blockbuster film, and many actors got up early to join in the fun.

It was dark, but the bright lights in the studio prevented everyone from feeling the changes in the outside world.

In the shed, staff from each department were making preparations, setting up machines and adjusting lights.

"You guys go get ready too." Tang Jili came back from the set and asked Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei to prepare for filming.

"Come on." The actors encouraged the young couple.

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, Liu Yifei waved her fist, and the young couple went to the dressing room with the team to prepare for makeup.

Tang Jili sat down in front of the monitor. In front of him was a monitor wall composed of six screens. Each monitor screen corresponded to a camera, that is, one screen corresponded to one lens image.

The ability of a director is high or low, which is reflected to a certain extent in the number of monitors.

The greater the number of monitors, the more lenses there are.

The more shots there are, the more complicated it is for the director to consider the conceptual aspects of camera movements.

The more complicated the camera movement is, the better it can be shot, which naturally represents the director's high level of directing.

"This is so convenient." An Zhijie watched the staff debugging the monitors and found that each monitor could move freely. He was curious and praised.

In China, monitors are generally fixed and will not move if placed in a certain position by the crew.

The director can only sit in front of the monitor, accept the picture from the camera signal on the set, and use the walkie-talkie to provide remote guidance.

But the six-monitor wall in front of you is different. It is composed of six movable bases with pulleys.

This means that once there is a problem with a shot on the set, Tang Jili can move the corresponding monitor to the set, watch the actors filming immersively, and at the same time provide on-site guidance to the shot at close range.

This is very convenient and also increases the director's ability to control the entire scene.

"Domestic surveillance cameras will be like this in the future." Tang Jili said.

This kind of monitor equipment is matched with the camera. Because it is matched with the camera, if the monitor is moved, the signal transmission will not be disrupted when the monitor is moved, causing problems with the picture.

Domestic monitors and cameras are separated and are separate entities. If the monitor is moved during the shooting process, the signal transmission will fluctuate, which is why domestic monitors cannot be moved.

The equipment in front of me is currently the top shooting equipment in Haolaiwu. It is very expensive. Any set including imported equipment can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It is impossible for the crew to only have one set for filming, so domestic companies currently do not consider this thing.

But when he thinks about it, when Haolaiwu comes out with new equipment and the price of this equipment drops, domestic film and television companies will purchase these devices sooner or later. This is what he can expect.

"Director Tang, it's OK." The staff adjusted the six monitors.

Tang Jili picked up the walkie-talkie: "Turn it on."

Following his instructions, six handheld videographers turned on their cameras.

In front of everyone, the six screens that were originally in standby mode showed real-time footage from the studio one by one.

With the focus man's correction, the six cameramen adjusted parameters such as the initial focus according to the shot script.

Tang Jili and photography director Lu Yang checked whether the code stream, resolution, signal flow and other data of the six screens were normal and stable.

Seeing that everything was normal, Tang Jili called into the intercom: "Director Chen, arrange for the extras to enter, and wait for Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei to take their seats."

Outside the set, more than a dozen extras were dressed as college students. Except for two local special actors from Xiangjiang, the rest were extras found in Chinatown.

Although they are just temporary workers, some Chinese working in Los Angeles' Chinatown have participated in the filming of many Hollywood blockbusters.

Although they are all just minor players, each of them is experienced.

Under the command of Chen Musheng, the extras took their places.

"Chu Xuan, Concubine Yi." Chen Musheng saw Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu coming over and guided them into the initial position of the camera.

Seeing that the two of them were getting ready, Tang Jili picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Let's start, let's play the game."

The background of this scene is a university, to be precise, the corridor of the university teaching building.

There were very few scenes in the school. There were only a few scenes, so he didn't consider finding a university to film the actual scenes. The communication and arrangements were very troublesome.

Anyway, there weren’t many scenes, and there were very few requirements for scenery, so we simply set up the scenery in the studio and filmed it.

The first shot is a good start. This first shot is very simple.

In panoramic shot No. [-], Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei appeared around the corner, and their frontal images were in the frame at the same time.

Tang Jili immediately said: "Get ready for the next one."

In less than five seconds, the scene of the red door opening came to an end.

There was a burst of applause at the scene. Although the scene was not difficult at all, the good start was considered an opening ceremony for the crew to officially start filming, and it was worthy of applause.

"Get ready, get ready, five minutes." Chen Musheng said, leaving the set and heading to the logistics department, where staff from various departments also went.

We didn't even eat breakfast, so we took advantage of this gap to eat some steamed buns to fill our stomachs.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei stayed where they were, silently trying to figure out their emotional state.

The opening shot is simple, but the rest of the scene is shot to the end.

For them, even though they have had perfect tacit understanding as partners for many years, they still have to deal with it with great vigor.

Tang Jili looked at the camera and gave them time to find their groove. He took a bun and gnawed on it, then lowered his head and read the script.

Struck by energy similar to the two-way foil, the earth is split into two parts, one part is in the normal universe and the other part is in the closed space.

The earth in the closed space is the normal human technological civilization where the male and female protagonists Wei Ran and Lin Yi live.

The earth in the universe is a cruel world where the male protagonist Chengxiong lives and fights alien civilization.

From a scientific point of view, one is the world inside the horizon, and the other is the world outside the horizon.

The impact energy of the two-way foil that cuts the earth in half forms a blurry film at the cut, which is a cross-section of the solar system.

This cross-section is called the horizon critical plane, and in the world view of the story, people call it the canopy.

Taking the normal human civilization where Wei Ran and Lin Yi live as the main perspective, as hundreds of years pass, it is discovered that the sky is moving.

With each movement, the area of ​​the Earth within the enclosed space increases.

Correspondingly, the area of ​​the earth in the universe will shrink.

In fact, from a scientific point of view, it is not that the sky is moving, but that the energy of the two-way foil strike is controlled by alien civilization.

Every time an alien civilization injects a little more two-way foil energy into the earth, the mass of the earth will increase, and the gravity proportional to the mass will increase.

The increase in gravity makes the earth transcend the universe and is slowly pulled into the endless closed space.

This is the reason why the earth in closed space becomes larger and the earth in normal universe becomes smaller.

But to humans, it looks like the sky is moving.

Every time the sky moves, the area of ​​the earth where normal human civilization is located expands, and various countries compete for territory.

However, in addition to the territory, some humans will appear inexplicably.

At first, various countries accepted these humans.

However, as time goes by, the human beings appearing in the expanding sky are becoming more and more strange.

This is because, under the dominance and influence of alien civilizations, humans on Earth in the universe have gradually undergone mutations. Many people have become nondescript and strange shapes, while those who have retained their human form have various strange powers and are extremely destructive.

Such creatures are called "aliens" by normal humans.

This has attracted great attention from various countries and strengthened the level of military defense on the Tianmu border areas.

For aliens, either capture and study them, or eradicate them directly. There is no third option.

By the 21st century, normal human beings have become accustomed to such a world environment.

But the sky is still moving, the area of ​​the earth is still increasing, and the "strangers" that appear are becoming more and more powerful.

In order to increase human safety, it is crucial to improve personal fitness.

In this way, taking the "Ming Dynasty" as an example, major sports schools and major military schools came into being. The former focused on martial arts, physical skills and other majors that can enhance physical fitness, while the latter focused on military training.

The school has monthly assessments, and the content of the assessment is to go to the Tianmu border to guard for a week.

Most people are very lucky, because the sky moves at irregular times, and only moves once for a long, long time, making it impossible to predict.

As long as the canopy doesn't move, it will be safe.

Once the sky moves, it heralds war and killing.

Against this background, the story begins before the hero and heroine go to the border of the sky to participate in the guard assessment.

"Start, hit the board!"

The staff of each department quickly finished their breakfast and took their positions in Hou Tang Ji Li to issue instructions.

After the scene notes were recorded, filming began.

In the corridor of the teaching building, students were walking back and forth.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei walked side by side from the end of the corridor towards the interior of the corridor.

Chu Xuan had broken hair, his left hand was in his trouser pocket, and he looked left and right, looking carefree.Liu Yifei wears a long braid that hangs down her back simply and neatly. She looks very heroic and capable.

There is only one shot in the end. The No. [-] crane camera is above their front. When they take a step forward, the camera moves back.

The radio teacher holds a long pole radio, hangs it above their heads, and moves with their movements.

"The news came yesterday that one of the people taking the assessment in Lincheng this month died mysteriously. The reason is unknown."

"I heard that, according to my preliminary judgment, the deceased was alive, either male or female, under 100 years old, between one meter and two meters tall, either a native of China or a foreigner, and the deceased could not be found. The reason is that the deceased has not spoken yet and the investigators still need to work harder."

Liu Yifei stopped and looked at Chu Xuan like an idiot: "Do you think you are very humorous?"

"Isn't it?" Chu Xuan shrugged, looking matter-of-fact.

"Retard." Liu Yifei said coldly, not giving him a good look.

"You are really boring." Chu Xuan complained, took out his left hand from his pocket, held the back of his head with his right hand, and walked straight in the other direction.

"Gone, never to see you again," he said.

"Stop." Liu Yifei looked at his back calmly.

Chu Xuan turned his head and heard her say: "Practice."

Hearing these two words, Chu Xuan's expression changed and he said angrily: "Practice yourself! Bye."

In front of the monitor, Tang Jili smiled lightly. The performance of this scene was perfect.

They are classmates and sit at the same table.

Chu Xuan is a poor student and Liu Yifei is a top student.

Chu Xuan is handsome but doesn't take things seriously.

Liu Yifei is aloof and takes things extremely seriously.

The opposite personalities of the male and female protagonists make them attracted to each other without knowing it, resulting in a series of bickering plots.

When faced with a female protagonist who is aloof, concise and has low emotional intelligence, the male protagonist has never won in a quarrel.

Not only the bickering, the male protagonist is also worse than the female protagonist professionally.

In martial arts training, the male protagonist is always used as a sparring partner by the female protagonist, and is beaten violently every time.

So when the heroine said she wanted to "practice", the hero was very resistant.

"I'm going to take the assessment next month. The teacher said that we can form teams freely." Liu Yifei finished clicking and looked very calm.

Every border defense point is not peaceful. Although the official news tries its best to cover it up, it cannot hide the fact that there will always be some people who are caught.

Those aliens cannot escape the border encirclement within the scope of military control, but the terrain of each encirclement is complex, and no one knows where the danger hidden in the dark points.

Although every assessment is protected by military personnel, it does not mean that it is absolutely safe. Being able to team up with a master like Liu Yifei is something that most students are happy to do.

Chu Xuan compromised and sighed: "Be gentle."

Looking at Chu Xuan's back as he walked into the training room and feeling his dejected temperament, the corners of Liu Yifei's mouth unconsciously raised, revealing a smile that only lasted for a second or two.

Seeing this smile, Tang Jili stroked his palm silently and nodded with satisfaction.

The characters of the male and female protagonists Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were designed by Liu Yi himself.

Wei Ran, played by Chu Xuan, is weak at first and then strong. He has an obvious character arc and a gradual growth line.

Any character with a growth line needs acting skills to reflect the layers.

Movies are different from dozens of episodes of TV series, which have so much foreshadowing. In just one or two hours, the characters must be transformed from weak to strong and make the characters feel three-dimensional and full. This requires much higher acting skills than similar roles in TV series. .

In Liu Yi's mind, Chu Xuan has such acting skills, so he designed a difficult character who combines multiple personalities such as handsome, funny, righteous, and unconventional.

But Liu Yifei still lacks some acting skills. If Liu Yifei was given the same role, she probably wouldn't be able to perform it well.

In view of the tacit understanding between Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, as well as Chu Xuan's guidance ability, perhaps under Chu Xuan's guidance, Liu Yifei can perform the essence of the complex role.

However, it was Liu Yifei's first time playing a heroine in a movie. Liu Yi thought it would be better to play it safe, so he designed a heroine like Lin Yi who grows from strong to strong.

From the beginning to the end, there is no big ups and downs in the growth line. The powerful ability and cold appearance can make people remember it like the little dragon girl in an instant.

However, being strong and cold at the beginning may be impressive, but being strong and cold all the time is equivalent to being mediocre, because the character's characteristics are too single.

But if the character’s ups and downs are designed, Liu Yifei may not be able to perform well. What should I do?
Liu Yi thought of a way to combine the beauty of Liu Yifei's micro-expressions and let Liu Yifei show the complexity of the character through the inadvertent details of micro-expressions while playing with Chu Xuan.

Just like just now, Liu Yifei had a cold face from beginning to end, and she was also the kind of person who speaks without saying much. But when Chu Xuan gave in, the faint smile that appeared at the corner of her mouth for a second or two expressed the cold appearance of Liu Yifei. In fact, it is a character trait that shows off from the heart.

You can't laugh too much, otherwise it will overshadow the character's aloof image, and it will also destroy the audience's first impression of the character.

So this smile only needs a flash, and Liu Yifei did it very well.

Tang Jili is very satisfied. Liu Yi is indeed the screenwriter who knows these two people best and can fully bring out their characteristics based on their acting abilities.

Of course, Liu Yifei's ability to perform this effect also benefited from the appropriate contrast provided by Chu Xuan's performance.

It was precisely after seeing Chu Xuan's pretense of decadence that Liu Yifei's smile seemed cold and a little weird.

It is often said in the news that the two are the best partners. In his opinion, this is true. In this first scene, they worked together perfectly.

"Little girl! You're serious!" Chu Xuan was kicked away by Liu Yifei and lay on the green cloth cushion.

Tang Jili picked up the walkie-talkie: "Next show."

Hearing the sound of the intercom on the set, Chu Xuan relaxed and stretched out his hand to rub his butt.

Even though there is a soft pad, it still hurts when hit hard.

However, Liu Yifei couldn't hold it any longer, squatting on the ground and laughing non-stop: "Actually, when you said the first line, I really wanted to laugh, and I have been holding back until now."

Chu Xuan stood up from the cushion and felt that the screenwriter teacher was a talent.

'The deceased was alive during his lifetime, either male or female, under 100 years old, between one and two meters tall. He was either a native or a foreigner. The cause of death could not be found because the deceased had not spoken. '.

This line is designed with strong logic, almost no loopholes, and no flaws at all, but it is useless, which fully embodies the core of nonsense literature.

Although it is nonsense, combined with his image, the character of being a bit ruffian, a bit humorous and a bit careless can really be reflected.

Not to mention Liu Yifei's character, her aloof appearance and concise and concise language style reflect the crispness of the character, and her powerful skills also reflect the extraordinaryness of the heroine.

This is just one scene, which can be regarded as the initial shaping of his and Liu Yifei's roles.

A good screenwriter and a good script are reflected here, and the effect of every scene is immediate.

Seeing Chu Xuan approaching, Liu Yifei stood up.

She took Chu Xuan's arm and walked towards the set with Chu Xuan: "I find it's so good to quarrel with you, you retard."

Chu Xuan's head was covered with black lines, and he looked at Liu Yifei with speechless eyes.

Liu Yifei laughed again "hahaha" and threw herself on Chu Xuan's shoulder, laughing non-stop.

"Is it funny? What's the point of the joke?" Chu Xuan was helpless.

"I don't know." Liu Yifei couldn't stop laughing. She probably had never had such a relationship with Chu Xuan before, and the novelty of the lines and dialogue style made her laugh less.

"Little girl." Chu Xuan muttered and retorted in a low voice.

Hearing this, Concubine Liu Yi looked solemn, slapped Chu Xuan, and said angrily: "Don't call me that."

"You're calling me retarded." Chu Xuan said.

Liu Yifei let out a "puff", couldn't help but let go of Chu Xuan's arms, held Chu Xuan's face and kissed him lovingly on the lips: "Stop it now."

Chu Xuan glanced at her and looked back at her braid: "Your hairstyle is very youthful and energetic."

Liu Yifei raised her right hand to smooth back her braid, and said happily: "I have never done braids like this before. It was the makeup teacher who told me that braids like this can lift my whole person's energy."

Chu Xuan nodded: "I did mention it."

"Does it look good?" Liu Yifei blinked.

Chu Xuan said nothing and gave a thumbs up.

"Then you go to the teacher to learn from me. If you want to see my hairstyle in the future, you can only help me do it. I can't do it myself." Liu Yifei said playfully.

"Okay." Chu Xuan accepted the proposal. Liu Yifei's little dragon girl also wore braids, but little dragon girl's braids were in a costume style and were combined with the entire head and hair accessories.

The current more delicate braids are of a modern style. Apart from the braids, there are no fancy elements on the hair. They are like the image of female martial artists in major martial arts schools. In his eyes, they have a special feminine charm.

Seeing the young couple approaching, Chenglong gave a thumbs up: "Not bad."

Tang Jili said: "Okay, I'll give everyone a good start."

Zhang Yuqi smiled and said, "I usually see that you two have such a good relationship. It's quite fun to not have to deal with each other in the movie."

"This shows that they are acting in the right direction." Hui Yinghong commented.

The actors nodded in approval.

Indeed, as Zhang Yuqi said, the two people who have a good relationship are happy enemies in the movie, and the way the happy enemies are presented is very different from the normal situation in film and television in the past.

They are not the kind of two people who are very out-of-the-box, the happy enemies often seen in the eyes of the audience.

Instead, the two people move and remain still, all due to the contrasting effect reflected by the sparks of the collision of two completely different performance styles.

That's fun.

"Take a rest, shoot a few scenes for them and then move on to your next scene." Tang Jili said.

"Okay." Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei responded, sat on the stools, picked up the script and started reading.

(End of this chapter)