I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 259 257. Any questions? (twenty three)

   "You...what are you laughing at? Bewitched?"

  Wang Sicong was a little uncomfortable by his friend's laughter.

  Hearing this, Xu Xin who came back to his senses shook his head:

   "It's okay... well, just this suit. Is it okay to be ugly?"

  The following words are directed at Lin Xunxin.

  Lin Xunxin was actually puzzled, but subconsciously shook his head to express that there was no problem.

   "That's fine."

  Xu Xin responded:

"Then the three of you are in this suit. Let's go, I have to go back and change the script... Lao Lin, you come with me, don't take off your makeup, I will take you to have a dialogue with Yang Mi. Everyone has worked hard, Let's do it first."

   After speaking, he turned around and walked outside the studio.

  Zhao Liying and Jing Tian are going to change clothes.

  Jing is too sweet, I just want to ask Brother Xu for his comment on the scene just now.

  But who knows...Brother Xu left very quickly.

  She didn't open her mouth.

   But when Zhao Liying was about to leave, she took a special look at Lin Xunxin.

  He... just got a speaking character?

  Obviously I asked when I was putting on makeup, and said it was a background board...

   Is this a change?

   "..."

  Thinking of this, she felt a little lost.

  From "Golden Armor" to "The Wind", although director Xu has given her a chance...even allowed her to "play two roles" in the crew.

  But...there is still a difference between a character with lines and a character without lines.

  Although she also knows that this opportunity is very rare for her.

But…

  When will she be able to play a character with lines...or even a supporting role...or the protagonist in Director Xu's play?

  For a while, worrying about gain and loss made her not notice the person in front of her.

Then…

   "Ah, I'm sorry."

   After accidentally stepping on Jing Tian's shoes, she instinctively apologized.

  Jing Tian shook her head, seeing that she seemed to be feeling a little lost, and asked:

   "You...look lost?"

"Well…"

   Zhao Liying, who had almost written "lost" on her forehead, quickly changed her expression when she heard this, and shook her head with a smile:

   "No."

  But who knows that Jing Tian looked at her expression and asked again:

"Because of…"

  She pointed to Lin Xunxin who followed Xu Xin and left quickly:

   "Because he has changed from the background board to someone with lines, and he can also play against Yang Mi... woo woo..."

  Zhao Liying instinctively covered Jing Tian's mouth.

   Then I looked around like a thief...

   After confirming that there was no one around, he let out a big sigh of relief, and looked at the superb product in front of him speechlessly:

   "Hey, pay attention to what you say! If someone overhears, we little actors like us will not die?"

   "...Am I right?"

   "..."

  After looking around again, Zhao Liying did not answer this question directly, but said:

"Remember, the hearts of the people in the crew are very complicated. Don't say something nonsense, or you will die ugly. Being able to be in Director Xu's play is already a great benefit, so don't dare to gossip , Director Xu doesn't like it very much."

"Well…"

  Hearing this, Jing dessert nodded:

   "Okay. Did I guess right?"

  Zhao Liying thought, why are you so serious...

   But the problem is that the two have just met, so it is naturally impossible for them to dig their hearts out.

  So, she quickly shook her head:

   "I haven't, so stop thinking about it."

   "Lies."

   "..."

  This man...

Um.

   Very good at chatting.

  …

   "On the whole, this character is the only bright spot in the whole play. Therefore, it is very important."

   "..."

  Hearing Xu Xin's words, Lin Xunxin was stunned.

   Obviously very surprised.

"Of course, it doesn't mean that you are the only bright spot, but that the tone of the whole film is horror, and you are the only funny role. You have two scenes, one is with Yang Mi, and the other is with Wang Zhiwen..."

   "..."

  Lin Xun was even more confused.

   Am I not the background board?

  Why... suddenly became the only bright spot?

  Do you still want me to play with Wang Zhiwen?

   "Then I must not be blown to pieces?"

   he asked subconsciously.

  Xu Xin smiled and shook his head:

"It's not so mysterious. Your play is not a show of people protecting people, but the people protecting people are leaving. And your line is only that "no", it's just "no" in a different tone. I'll take you to find Yang now. Honey, it’s just going through the scene you just shot. Then the next scene doesn’t require much acting skills, just ask you to say “no” in a natural tone. But the role is really quite bright Yes, if you perform well, people will remember you."

"this…"

  Lin Juxin thought about it, but in the end there was no vow of eternal love.

   just nodded vigorously:

"I see!"

   At this time, he was poked by Wang Sicong:

   "Look, as I said, Lao Xu is a kind person."

  Hearing this, Xu Xin responded with a smile:

   "Sure~"

   But all the way back to the guest house, he found that Yang Mi was not in the room.

   After thinking about it, he called Yang Mi:

   "Doo...Hello?"

   "Where are you? Not in the room?"

   "No. I'll go back now~"

"…okay."

  Hung up the phone, and within three minutes, Yang Mi pushed the door open and walked in.

   When she saw Lin Gengxin who had put on makeup and clothes that didn’t fit well, she showed a surprised look:

   "Is this clothing wrong? Isn't this the clothing of the puppet army?"

   "Well, I'll bring him to you for a dialogue...it's like this, you two will have a scene..."

  Xu Xin said what he wanted to change.

  After listening, Yang Mi nodded:

   "Do I have to change my lines too?"

   "Yes. So I have to change it. You two will make a version first, and then I will see how to change it."

"good."

   Soon, the lines of Gu Xiaomeng and the soldiers were staged in the room again.

  Xu Xin found a few language mistakes that were somewhat inconsistent, and began to design and change.

   And everything is to highlight the word "no".

   After being busy for about half an hour, the lines were almost designed.

  After the two matched again, Lin Xunxin got his own script.

   "Okay, the filming starts at around 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, Lao Lin, you just follow the plot. Go back and think about this role carefully."

  Lin Juxin nodded with a serious expression.

  Even if the two of them didn't act just now, they were just checking their lines, but he also felt the level of Yang Mi's lines from the side.

   Laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway.

   If you don't want to be exposed too badly, you must work harder.

  So Wang Sicong and Lin Xunxin left.

   Now it’s almost 4 o’clock, and Wang Sicong, who has nothing to do, plans to visit this ancient city of Xi’an.

  Old Xu still has to work, so he will go alone.

   After the two left, Xu Xin asked Yang Mi who was holding the script in her hands:

   "Did you go to Liu Yifei's just now?"

   "No, it's in Tingting's room."

   "..."

  Xu Xin was a little speechless...

  I thought you were playing with a fool~

   But seeing her picking up the script again, it was obvious that she didn't want to talk about it in depth.

   Seeing this, he finally didn't continue to ask.

  If you don’t want to say it, then don’t want to say it. Make a movie first, and ask slowly later.

  …

  December 31st

  Xu Xin got up at 6 o'clock in the morning.

   Today's shooting plan is to shoot the daytime scenes first, and then wait until the afternoon to shoot the evening scenes.

  Everyone needs to adjust their state in the morning, whether it is the eyes or the state of the skin, so it is relatively easy to shoot scenes during the day. When I was in good shape, I started filming a few scenes in the evening directly in the afternoon.

   Glancing at his fiancee who was still sound asleep, he quietly walked out of the bedroom.

  Walking out of the guest house, I saw a shop selling tofu curd steamed buns.

   I ordered a big bowl there, and after eating, the cold went away.

   Then he walked into the factory area, and when he came to the No. 3 studio, there were already staff busy there.

  Xi Film Studio has its own troupe of actors.

  No, when I wake up in the morning, several young actors in the troupe are acting as replacements.

   Work doesn't start until he arrives.

   After greetings of "Hello, Director", he just sat beside Lin Li.

  Li Pingdong hasn't started yet, and he doesn't need to do this kind of replacement work himself, even the veterans in the factory area haven't come yet.

   Those who are busy are hardworking and introverted young people.

  Sitting next to Lin Li, he looked at the motionless actors in the camera, his eyes switching from the camera to the real scene from time to time.

   For the shot of "The Sound of the Wind", he used quite a lot of Rembrandt lighting.

   That is, the outline shadow of the actor's facial features cast by the side light.

  Some people have deep shadow outlines, while others have shallow shadows.

  The shallowest person is Bai Xiaonian, because he is "innocent".

   Followed by Li Ningyu.

   These two people can hardly see any shadows, representing the metaphor of "innocent".

   As for the others, whether it is Gu Xiaomeng or Jin Shenghuo, or Wu Zhiguo and Takeda, everyone has their own dark side.

  Similarly, gold makes fire the least.

   And the light on Yu Yu’s body will be quite scattered.

   Explain that he is also damned, but not because of the "old gun" thing.

  His death logic is all because of his own black material, which has nothing to do with these things.

  In this movie, he wants to use a "premonition of death" method to show everyone's fate from the very beginning.

  Then use logical traps one by one to construct a series of sets of the whole story.

  So, the actor's acting skills are almost equal to the director's performance.

   Challenging.

  …

  Around 8 o'clock, all the actors were in place one after another.

  The filming starts at 9 o'clock, and one hour of makeup time is enough.

   Moreover, Xu Xin specifically asked them not to eat breakfast.

  Because it is shot in sequence, the first scene today is the breakfast scene.

   dishes, all true. From the canteen of Xiying Studio.

  The actors can eat whatever they want, it doesn't matter.

   This is Xu Xin's inspiration from "Wulin Biography".

  According to Yang Mi's words, the rice in "Wulin Biography" is really delicious, not adulterated at all.

  The real acquaintance of everyone started from the meal of the night scene when the filming started on the first day.

  Because they were all hungry, so they ate very naturally.

  So he also adopted this method.

  Everyone eats breakfast here, while eating and taking pictures, the emotions are progressive, and the natural state is captured to the greatest extent.

   And for this meal, Xiying Studio specially pushed the insulated cart from the canteen over.

   Turn on the electricity, and there is hot water below, which can keep the temperature of today's sumptuous breakfast.

   Today's studios are full of people.

  Including Tian Shuanghe, almost all the main leaders of Xiying Film Studio are here today.

  Although I have already learned from other people that Director Xu's filming progress is very fast and smooth, but after all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes.

  So they still want to take a closer look.

  Wang Quan'an and Gu Changwei were also included, and they also came over at almost nine o'clock.

   After all, it is "our own people" who make movies, and the big guys come, and they must support it.

   And when Xu Xin knew Tian Shuanghe and the others were coming, he also came to say hello.

   But it was only after a greeting, and then returned to the interior scene. No warm greetings with everyone.

  Never mind being nervous.

   Just kidding, people who come out of the Olympics, this kind of scene can't scare him.

  The reason why he didn't have a conversation was because he knew exactly what his mission was.

   That's the movie.

  This film brings together the ambitions of Xiying Studio.

  So, the entire studio was clearly divided into three groups of people.

   One group is the actors who are putting on makeup, the other group is the crew busy in the set room, and the last group is the "outsiders" watching quietly.

   And these "outsiders" include not only Gu Changwei and others who are scrutinizing, but also Wang Sicong, Chen Jinfei, Liu Xiaoli and others.

  As long as people who have nothing to do with performances, just stand here.

   And to ensure absolute silence.

  In front of the built interior scene, there is only one awkward table left.

  Xu Xin was sitting in front of the table.

   Alone.

   Maintain a position neither near nor far from the fourth wall.

   Holding a cigarette, staring at the camera screen that has been turned on, in a daze.

  Everything is in order.

  Until Wang Zhiwen, Yu Qiang, Liang Bingning, and Zhang Hanyu finished their makeup and came to the table.

   "Director Xu, everyone is almost ready."

  After Li Haiping walked over and finished speaking, Xu Xin's somewhat empty eyes slowly showed a look of light.

  How to shoot all the shots, how to proceed, what actors need to express, and what kind of pictures are shot, are completely reflected in his heart.

   Nodding slightly, he stood up.

   Turned his head and took a look.

   Following his movements, everyone's eyes turned to him.

   Many people actually want to find some exposed emotions from his face.

  Such as apprehensive, nervous, or "guilty" and the like.

   But there is nothing.

   After calmly nodding his head in greeting, he walked to the set room.

  Five cameras are already in place.

  He glanced at Li Pingdong who had already sat on the slide rail:

   "Director Li, are you done with the arrangements?"

  Li Pingdong gave a thumbs up.

  Xu Xin nodded and walked into the set.

  Looking up first, Su Youpeng was already waiting on the second floor.

   On the table, the other four people also sat together.

  He said directly:

"For a while, everyone can eat naturally, but eat more elegantly. In the camera for a while, Mr. Wang, please clarify the connection between you and Su Youpeng. He pulled the stool away, sat down, and said the phrase "diet meal" After that...Brother Qian'er, you..."

   "I started coughing and threw my chopsticks."

  Yu Chen answered the sentence naturally.

  Xu Xin nodded and looked at Liang Bingning.

   "I squinted at him."

  After Liang Bingning finished speaking, Zhang Hanyu said:

"I am drinking coffee."

"Well, seeing that everyone has finished the special movements that need to be captured, Mr. Wang is the next one to speak. Then I won't stop, and we will eat normally. Look, how hungry are those two people? ..."

  Following his guidance, Huang Xiaoming said with a smile:

   "Hurry up and shoot, I haven't eaten for three days."

  Yang Mi didn't say anything, she was in a daze while wearing a down jacket.

  Xu Xin walked around the entire field at last, and after confirming that there were basically no problems, he looked up at Su Youpeng:

   "The pace, remember the pace, is important."

  Su Youpeng responded:

   "Got it, director."

  So...

   "All departments are in place, and the onlookers keep quiet."

   "Lights on."

   "The signal is normal."

   "The waitress takes her seat."

  Five cameras were positioned, and after a series of confirmations, Xu Xin sat at the table and put on the monitor earphones.

  In Li Pingdong’s slide track lens, there is a picture of the record hitting the board:

   "The Sound of the Wind - Act 10, Scene 1, Three, Two, One... Go!"

  …

  The reception room.

  Bai Xiaonian, played by Su Youpeng, is sitting on the sofa, and Yu Qian, who plays Jin Shenghuo, is standing next to him.

   "You have to sit upright, and then look at him sideways."

  Pointing at Wang Zhiwen, after Yu Qian finished speaking, he saw Su Youpeng who turned around, and nodded:

"Yes, legs together. The "Xiaozuoer" and "Xiaoxianger" in the play do it like this. Put your hands, right hand on your lap first...press your left hand down, right...relax, don't hold it like that. Like you, Come on, pinch an orchid finger and run it down your face... Yes, it is this natural relaxed state. This is called "Xiang'er". Sing "Qin Xianglian" or something, when you lift your hand, you will be an orchid finger. If you don’t lift your hand , Xiao Xianger can also put it on..."

  As the "quyi director" Yu Qian finished speaking, he said to Xu Xin who was standing next to Li Pingdong:

   "This way, okay?"

  Xu Xin made an OK action:

"The eyes are warmer. Teacher Su, what I want here is a progressive emotion. You have to follow Teacher Wang's question, and the expression on your face will become colder and colder. Finally, say the line that made Jin Shenghuo die .Remember, emotions push a little bit…”

   And when Su Youpeng's emotions were brewed, and the scene notes were played, Xu Xin looked directly at the camera's screen to shoot.

   Wang Zhiwen said:

   "What are your thoughts on this matter? Where do you think we should start?"

  Su Youpeng's eyes are soft and there is a trace of obsequiousness:

   "I can't understand it better."

   Speaking of this, the tone is a sentence.

   Next...

   "If you start with Jin Shenghuo, you will definitely be able to ask something."

   "Crack."

  Xu Xin yelled to stop.

"This sentence is not in the right mood. The sentence "You will attack Jin Shenghuo" is a thinking-oriented question. You are guiding Wang Tianxiang. At this time, you can't just be flattered. You have to start to put away that obsequiousness. Then the following sentence "You can definitely ask something", I want to see your confidence..."

   "Okay, Director."

  Su Youpeng nodded and began to adjust his emotions again.

   "You start with the fire~"

  Smile:

   "I'm sure you can ask something strange~"

  At this time, Wang Zhiwen's voice sounded again:

   "I don't think he will have any connection with underground terrorists~"

   "Why do you say that?!"

"Ka. Don't use such a strong tone in this sentence. Your current emotions have progressed to the point where you feel that Wang Tianxiang and Jin Shenghuo have a personal relationship, and they are in collusion. Therefore, you have to take the initiative to reveal Jin Shenghuo's black material. Now you and Jin Shenghuo is not an enemy yet..."

  So, the filming continued:

   "Why do you say that?"

  Bai Xiaonian in front of the camera still had confidence in his tone, but there was an extra layer of prudence in his confidence.

   "He has a nephew who voted for the Communist Party at the age of fifteen. Now it is said that he has become the chief of staff! ... Fencers like Lao Jin must have secret connections."

   "He actually had a concubine for a long time, and all he used was black money from smuggling arms."

   "Do I look like a joke!"

   "Tell me about Lao Jin's work with me, it's enough for him to die ten times!"

   "I have black backgrounds for everyone, including yours..."

   Emotions progress layer by layer.

  From being full of coquettishness at the beginning, to later throwing out this threatening sentence.

  All emotional changes are accompanied by Wang Zhiwen's problems.

  Come little by little, move forward little by little.

  The last is the meaningful warning.

   and Wang Zhiwen had a kind smile and nod on his face.

  Xu Xin nodded repeatedly while watching.

   It’s good to find the right actor. When you meet a suitable role, you can show your best side.

  Especially the words "enough for him to die ten times" just added a sense of cunning and camouflaged under the surface of Jin Shenghuo, who has always shown himself as a cowardly and honest person.

   Just right.

  It is the complete opposite of the cowardly and philistine appearance that Yu Chen just finished filming.

   This figure is standing still.

  Next, Zhang Hanyu's Wu Zhiguo and Liang Bingning's "You can ask me anything, I'll just say a word, I don't know anything" filming of Li Ningyu were unusually smooth.

   It's Yang Mi's turn.

  In fact, before this filming, Xu Xin used different shooting angles for each group of separate interrogation sessions.

   For example, gold makes fire.

  Xu Xin asked Li Pingdong to slap his face directly.

   This kind of close-up shot where the entire facial features are filled into the picture allows the audience to see every expression.

   But at the same time, it also implies one thing.

  That is, compared to Jin Shenghuo, who is obsessed with facial features, when Xu Xin takes Wang Tianxiang's angle, he always reveals his bust.

  Wang Tianxiang was holding a conversation with Jin Shenghuo with a relaxed attitude.

  Through this comparison, he told the audience through the lens:

   "There is no retreat for Jin Shenghuo."

  He really has no way out. From the beginning to the end, he has no real support in the whole story.

  As for Bai Xiaonian and Bai Xiaonian, he was able to reflect the sitting posture of Bai Xiaonian in Tsing Yi from the beginning, and gradually pushed forward a little bit, and finally gave a close-up of the facial features similar to Jin Shenghuo.

   At the same time, he was in line with his relaxed and leeway from the beginning. He was pressed by Wang Tianxiang every step of the way, and finally said the threatening words of "I have everyone's black background, including yours", and shed his disguise.

  Wang Tianxiang remained in the same posture from beginning to end.

   Leaning on the sofa, looking up to the sky, without even looking at him.

  Bai Xiaonian looks at Wang Tianxiang, and Wang Tianxiang looks at the sky.

  The contempt was vividly displayed.

  It shows that Wang Tianxiang never looked down upon Bai Xiaonian who relied on his relationship with Commander Zhang to get the upper hand.

  When filming with Wu Zhiguo played by Zhang Hanyu, he chose the two to confront each other.

  In the first scene, Wu Zhiguo uttered the sentence under the camera's face: "I have followed Mrs. Wang for many years, and how much blood and sweat I have saved! I have been shot three times!"

  In the second act, Xu Xin pulled the camera away. After Wu Zhiguo finished laying out that he was a cadre of the real power army, the camera space was widened. When Wu Zhiguo said the sentence "If someone like you gains power, he will face Qin Muchu", his camera for Wang Tianxiang began to zoom in again.

   threatened Wang Tianxiang on behalf of Wu Zhiguo.

   Immediately after the third act, the cameras of the two sides pulled away, and Wu Zhiguo said the words that seemed to be soliciting, but in fact were "click to the end":

   "Who knows which side you're on?"

  Then the camera switches, using the vase in the middle as a reference object to perform equal wide-angle segmentation.

  The posture of the two of them remained the same, with their legs crossed, face to face, sitting on the left and right armrests of their respective sofas.

   It shows a posture of needle point to wheat awn.

   In Li Ningyu's lens, there are large areas of blank space.

  She occupies less than one-third of the lens.

  Using shots full of complex scenes implies that she ignores and doesn't care about this matter.

   When it was Gu Xiaomeng's turn, Xu Xin completely used handheld shooting.

  Wang Tianxiang’s camera is still fixed, but for Gu Xiaomeng, when shooting with a handheld camera, the slight shake of the camera will accompany the changes in her eyes, expression, and tone of voice.

  Even when she said the phrase "Captain Wu has read the telegram", the camera still shook.

   The meaning expressed is also very simple.

  That is, in Wang Tianxiang's opinion, the most unprovoked person here is this Gu Xiaomeng.

   When facing her, although he had already asked the clue of the problem, Wang Tianxiang was still uncertain about her attitude.

   Not too strong, not too weak.

  All the interrogation shots were finally frozen in the picture of Gu Xiaomeng smiling.

   So far, all the interrogation scenes have been filmed.

  The time also came to noon.

  Xu Xin checked the finished film and made sure that there was nothing wrong with it. Everyone’s pictures included what he wanted to express, and nodded:

   "OK, that's it."

   After the words fell, he turned around.

  Suddenly, I found that... I don't know when, the desks of the monitors that belonged to me were already full of people.

  Including Gu Changwei.

   After thinking about it, he said:

   "Thank you for your hard work, everyone, let's go have a meal, let's continue shooting at 1:30."

  The director said it was time to call it a day, and the others started to get busy.

   And Xu Xin went straight to these people:

   "Teachers, do you have any questions?"

  Subconsciously, these people looked at Gu Changwei, the last photographer of Xiying Studio.

   It seems that the right to speak has been given to him.

   After Gu Changwei looked away from these monitors, he looked at Xu Xin and shook his head slightly:

"No."

   he said.

  (end of this chapter)