my time as a director

I won't talk about the details when I ask, but I will talk about it in general, which makes people confused.

Instead of answering questions for reporters, my own answers made them have deeper reverie.

Looking at Li Qian who was talking to the reporter without any panic, Zhang Zhao and several actors beside him were a little surprised.

Zhang Zhao still remembers when he returned to China to shoot his first feature film, which was co-produced by Modu Film Studio and Hollywood. Even if it was a small production, the scale of the first interview was far less than it is now. Not as calm and logical as Li Qian.

Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, and Yuan Quan, who had experienced such a relatively large situation, were also surprised by Li Qian's calmness.

When they faced a similar battle for the first time, even if they walked through it step by step, there was such a process that they would be more or less excited.

As for Wang Qianyuan and Lei Jiayin, who are not well-known yet, even if there are no reporters paying attention to them at this time, they still sit upright and tense, as if someone is staring at them.

And Tong Liya, from time to time, peeked at Li Qian, who was sitting across the seat, her eyes were full of admiration.

The press conference ended after more than half an hour, and there was not much to say. It was just a publicity warm-up effect. It is not good to say it too clearly. It is necessary to let the media and audience have room for reverie.

The cost of production and publicity is only 1000 million, and the film is not too complicated. After the press conference, Li Qian took them to Huairou, where most of the indoor scenes will be filmed.

If it's a big production with an investment of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, there will be at least five or six press conferences and various interviews before the filming starts, which will be more lively than other movies after they are released.

Arriving in Huairou, the crew has already prepared for the opening ceremony.

Qi Yukun stepped forward and said, "Boss, it's ready."

"Call everyone over here." Li Qian ordered.

"Boss, why have you learned how to worship God?" Lei Jiayin asked in surprise.

After Qi Yukun and Guo Fan, Lei Jiayin also changed his name.

Calling Director Li is too natural, the boss is mostly kind.

Li Qian shook his head, "There were not many people in the crew before, and the filming was finished in half a month. We didn't do the whole thing of burning incense and worshiping gods. Now there are more crews, and the shooting time is longer, and there is not much of this procedure."

To put it bluntly, burning incense and worshiping gods is to seek comfort in the heart and put on airs.

Moreover, when a group of unfamiliar people get together, a little ceremony is needed to increase cohesion.

Of course, if you don't burn incense, if something happens, some idiots will gossip, saying that it's not the fault of worshiping God, which will affect the shooting.

Li Qian remembered this and said again, "Do you know that when Zhang Manyu was filming heroes, Zhang Yimou didn't worship the gods, and Zhang Manyu didn't shoot them dead or alive. Later, Zhang Yimou made a worship ceremony." Li Qian said again.

"Ah, why?"

Everyone was curious.

"Zhang Manyu once filmed Ruan Lingyu, the scene where she committed suicide by taking poison late at night. In order to create a bleak atmosphere and allow actors to enter the scene, the crew cleared the scene. Unrelated personnel were not allowed to enter. Only actors, directors and photographers were left on the scene.

The former residence of Ruan Lingyu happened to be diagonally across from the shooting site that day. After a shot was taken, the photographer suddenly turned pale, trembling, and sweating all over his body. "

Seeing Li Qian stopped, Tong Liya couldn't help asking, "And then?"

"Then."

Li Qian suddenly leaned in front of Tong Liya, and said sinisterly, "The photographer said that he saw Ruan Lingyu's ghost standing at the door, crying."

"what!"

Tong Liya screamed and grabbed Li Qian's arm suddenly.

"hiss......"

He looks so thin, but he didn't expect his strength to be quite strong.

Seeing Li Qian's big reaction, Tong Liya quickly let go of her hand and said angrily, "I told you to scare me!"

"I didn't know that you are so timid, and you are more energetic than me when watching horror movies." Li Qian was helpless.

"I don't have any."

...

While talking, Tong Liya suddenly found that Deng Chao and the others were gone.

"Strange, where are they?"

"Well, over there."

Li Qian pointed behind her, Deng Chao and Zhang Hanyu consciously walked to the far side.

"oops."

Tong Liya patted Li Qian's arm, her face was a little red, and she trotted over.

Li Qian smiled and rubbed his aching arm.

"The strength is not small."

Shaking his head, he walked up to Xiang'an and took the trumpet from Qi Yukun.

"Okay, come here, everyone, let's burn incense together."

Li Qian also didn't engage in the complicated process of Xiangjiang. He took turns to offer incense in batches, and the whole crew gathered together to burn incense and pay respects.

In Huairou, it is mainly an interior scene, and the crew is not particularly large, only a few dozen people.

The two long tables in front of you form a long incense bank, with incense burners, fruits, roast suckling pig and so on.

On both sides are two Arri 535 film cameras, both covered with red cloth.

We burned incense together, of course those who believe in religion don't need to burn incense, Jay Chou believes in Christ, he doesn't burn incense every time he shoots, but prays there by himself.

Immediately afterwards, Li Qian and Zhang Zhao lifted off the red hijab of a camera. Film shooting is prone to scratches, so they covered it with a red cloth to suppress evil.

For good luck, Zhang Yimou would wear a red dress every time he turned on the phone, just like many people wear red underwear in their birth year.

After the simple procedures were completed, Li Qian and several actors also took some photos, and then Li Qian made an official announcement.

"The frequency of life and death is officially activated!"

Wasting no time, went to the studio and started filming the first scene.

Li Qian had played with the film machine twice in school, so he was not very familiar with it.

This scene is a scene between Deng Chao and Tong Liya. The two are putting on makeup, and Li Qian comes to the camera.

Zhang Zhonghua was discussing the next shot with the lighting team leader and art director with a text storyboard, and the operator was loading the film.