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Lu Li wasn't too surprised by director Han Weimin's request.

For one thing, he has read the original novel and read a lot of analyzes about the characters, and knows that there is likely to be a relationship between Lu Kaifeng and Balth that goes beyond friendship.

Second, the bounden duty of an actor is to faithfully shape the characters, and since the director expresses that there is such a relationship, he is obliged to show it in front of the audience.

Lu Li didn't know what Lin Gan was thinking about; but Lu Li was no stranger to this kind of homosexual film - leaving aside what happened in his previous life, his report performance last year was "Farewell My Concubine".More seriously, any professional actor should not dictate the emotional context of the play based on personal reasons.

In order to cultivate mutual rapport (at the same time because the room was tight), Lu Li and Lin Gan had been roommates for a month.Men with poor self-discipline tend to mess up their territory, but Lin Gan is obviously not like this.He keeps everything in order without the help of an assistant.What's even better is that there is a clear distinction between Wei and Wei, and they will never invade Lu Li's territory.

In addition, Lin Gan is also used to taking care of others on weekdays, such as the elder brother of a big family or a dream-level boyfriend.For example, when Lu Li suffered from a mouth ulcer a while ago, Lin Gan not only shared the medicine patch that came with him, urged him to take the medicine and drink water regularly, but also took out fruit to share with him during filming.

Of course, Lu Li was grateful for Lin Gan's kindness, and he always paid attention to doing something in return.But in private, he couldn't help but suspect that Lin Gan might have kept in touch with Shen Xingze, and he might even have been entrusted by Shen Xingze, so he took special care of him.

The reason why he thinks this way, of course, has a basis-a while ago, the crew suddenly received a refrigerator of vegetables and fruits delivered directly from Xilinhot by a large truck.Calculate the cost of goods and logistics, no matter what you have to get closer to six figures.The most suspicious thing is that the sender did not leave any contact information, only saying that he is a "movie fan".

The crew happily sent the fruits and vegetables to storage.At night, Lu Li gnawed on a tomato lying on the bed and sent Shen Xingze a WeChat message. Shen Xingze suddenly asked, "Have you eaten more vegetables?" Lu Li was stunned to realize that the big boss who sent the vegetables to the countryside turned out to be his own family.

After the astonishment passed, Lu Li began to feel that something was wrong again - in order to prevent Shen Xing from worrying too much, he never took the initiative to mention the hardships of life on the set, and he never even thought about such trivial things as lack of food.Who on earth revealed the situation of the crew to Shen Xingze?Lin Gan, the in-law, is obviously the biggest suspect.

After that, Lu Li started to pay extra attention, not complaining about anything in front of Lin Gan; he was joking and joking on weekdays, trying to face everyone with a relaxed face.

And it was precisely because Lu Li was determined that Lin Gan was Shen Xingxuan's eyeliner, so he ignored some "clues" that were already very obvious - until the crew decided to start filming that very important night scene.

In the second month after the start-up, the entire crew entered a state of efficient and smooth operation.Several of the most important scenes were also mentioned on the schedule one after another.One of the night scenes needs to be shot in a rainstorm environment, and the problem arises-although it is summer, the local rainfall is relatively small, and the timing is difficult to grasp; and the method of artificial rainfall is used in regular shooting It is more common to drive the high-pressure water truck to the location to take labor and time, and it will cost a lot of budget.

Under the balance of the two, the crew decided to ride a donkey to find a horse.First contact the high-pressure water truck, and then watch the weather forecast and wait for an opportunity.

It was a coincidence that the weather forecast said that there would be thunderstorms near the filming location in the next few days.So the crew set up the camera positions and set up the scenes early in the day, and all the members of Group A stayed in the yurts on location for the night.

After waiting for two days like this, the thunderstorm did not arrive.Seeing the dark circles and bags under the eyes of all the staff, the director couldn't bear it, and finally called the high-pressure water truck.

The sunset on the grassland didn't start until after seven o'clock, and there was still a faint red light on the skyline around eight o'clock.In order to ensure the effect, the night scene will start shooting at 08:30 in the evening, and artificial rainfall will be carried out at 09:30.

However, it was really not as good as man's calculation, and at around [-]:[-], the wind began to blow from the northwest, blowing the grassland under the night into waves like the sea.Immediately afterwards, bolts of lightning fell from the sky, and the sound of thunder moved from near to far, getting louder and louder.

Han Weimin gave a decisive order to interrupt the regular shooting, and everyone immediately started preparing for the rain scene.When everything was ready, big raindrops also fell from the sky, instantly flooding the rammed earth open space in front of the yurt into a muddy swamp.

The focus of this scene is Lu Kaifeng played by Lu Li. He has to run, roar, quarrel and be dragged along the muddy ground.Finally, I rode a horse and disappeared on the rainy prairie.

The temperature in the grassland tonight is less than ten degrees.However, the clothes in the play are thin, and it is inconvenient to wear waterproof clothing.Before the filming started, Lin Gan gave Lu Li a small glass of white wine mixed with sea buckthorn juice. After drinking it, Lu Li did some warm-up exercises and walked towards the rain curtain without hesitation.

Although this is still the first rain scene for the whole group, everyone has rehearsed many times during the day, and they are already familiar with the lines, positioning, and lighting.The first two games went very smoothly. Lu Kaifeng had a fierce dispute with the ranch cadres, and then started fighting.Lu Li was pushed and shoved by the supporting actors, and fell to the muddy ground struggling and dragging.He roars, he shouts, he's completely in character.He couldn't smell the mud splashed on his face with the stench of livestock manure; he didn't even notice the skin on his wrist.

Soon came the most critical third scene.Lu Li had to break free from the shackles of the crowd, run into a nearby stable, get on his horse and escape from the pasture.This is a long shot, which means that Lu Li must complete it in one go.In fact, the on-site conditions also forced him to go all out—although the instruments were fully waterproofed, the shorter the shooting time in the rain, the better.

The sound of the rushing rain has covered up the sound of the director's assistant hitting the board.Lu Li could only judge the timing of the performance by looking at the movement track of the red letter on the electronic beater from a distance.

The extras started pushing and he rolled to the ground.Anyway, his whole body was soaked in mud and sand, so he simply swung his arms to lift up the mud flowers as a barrier, then struggled to get up, and started running towards the stable.

A few dazzling bright purple lightning bolts fell on the grassland not far away. Lu Li instinctively lowered his head, but when he opened his eyes again, he found that his eyes were dazzled by the flashes.Coupled with the noisy sound of rain all around, the two senses of hearing and vision were temporarily invalidated, so he could only move forward relying on intuition.

The repeated rehearsals during the day came in handy at this time, and Lu Li quickly touched the railing of the stable.The group performers had already chased after him.Without hesitation, he immediately turned over and jumped into the stable, jumped onto the prepared horse, grabbed the rein and gave a hard tug.

The horses had already been well-trained, and immediately rushed out of the stables according to the established route, and ran towards the grassy slope not far away.

The moment Lu Li rode his horse towards the hillside, another bolt of lightning fell.From a visual point of view, it almost hit the top of the hillside.The ensuing thunder was deafening, scaring everyone to death.

The director had forgotten to call cut, and Lin Gan, who was waiting nearby, had already led a group of field workers and rushed over.

When I looked at it on the hillside, the lightning was still farther away from the hillside in the depths of the sea of ​​grass.But Lu Li fell into the grass with both his horse and man. Both the man and the animals were absolutely safe.

Lin Gan quickly helped the man up, and then asked the horse team to lead the horse away.

Lu Li's body was covered in mud, and he didn't have the nerve to lean on Lin Gan's body.Just trembling, he asked, "Have you passed?"

"Pass, one must pass!"

Lin Gan dragged the man into his arms with one arm, wrapped the man's head with the raincoat he brought, and sent him back to the yurt with half arms and half arms.

Tonight's main scene is basically over. Considering that the thunderstorm weather is really not suitable for outdoor work, the remaining minor scenes will be filmed at another time.

Leaving the other team members to pack up the equipment, Lu Li and several actors wrapped themselves in blankets and boarded the car back to the guest house.On the way, Lin Gan received a piece of good news—because of everyone's outstanding performance tonight, the truckload of water that was originally used for artificial rain will be rewarded for everyone to take a hot bath.Because the actors were the first to return to the guest house, they had to make quick work of it before the main force returned.

There is a small public bathhouse in the backyard of the Sumu Guest House, which used to be the former site of a small dog farm.The tile-roofed houses on the flat floor were separated by brick walls into seven or eight kennels of about two square meters, which have now been converted into bathing rooms.

Although it is a bathhouse, there is no shower system.Those who take a bath must bring their own kettle, washbasin and towels.Lu Li was covered in mud and it was inconvenient to move around, so Lin Gan helped him clean up, and the two hurried downstairs to the bathroom.

There was no ready hot water in the water room in the second half of the night.Lin Gan heated up two buckets first, and asked Lu Li to wash them first, while he and the others waited for the next batch.

Everyone is so familiar, Lu Li is not polite.The mud on his body was sticky and uncomfortable, so he flashed into the compartment with the bucket in hand.After taking off the half-dried clothes, there were still sand all over his body.Especially the mud on the hair, elbows and other parts has begun to harden.It was too wasteful to rinse directly, so he had to be patient and peel off like an old monkey catching lice.

After peeling for about two or three minutes, he heard people outside entering the bathhouse one after another.The left and right compartments also began to move.He peeled for another 3 minutes, and there was a knock on the door of his own room.

It was Lin Gan, who said that the bathhouse was full, could he come in and have a squeeze with Lu Li.

Anyway, they are all old men, and it's not like they haven't gotten together before.Lu Li agreed without thinking, and then continued to peel his own muddy shell.

The wooden door squeaked, obviously it was Lin Gan who walked in.He also put down the towel and bucket, took off his clothes soaked in rainwater, and began to flush his body with the cup used to brush his teeth.

"You really don't look like a rookie."

He talked while flushing the water, perhaps to understand the boredom.

"Actually, the director was a little hesitant when he first started picking people. He considered two candidates besides you. But it seems that this bet is still the right one."

Choose me and want to find someone else?Lu Li was not convinced in his heart.But on the surface, he is still humble, saying that it is the director and seniors who taught him well.However, after the politeness was over, he still couldn't help asking one more question, what was it about him that made the director unsatisfied.

"The main reason is that your appearance is too foreign. It's definitely good to act in idol dramas, but educated youth... To be honest, it doesn't look like it." Speaking of this, Lin Gan certainly did not forget to attach a proviso, "But you are now Pretty similar."

Isn't this nonsense?I have been tossing around on the prairie for two or three months, basking in the sun all day without any cover, without mentioning that my whole body has exploded, just saying that the makeup artist's foundation has changed a few shades.Now every morning when he looks in the mirror, Lu Li feels that he is too simple and natural, and he doesn't dare to casually meet with Shen Xing via video.

While sighing silently, Lu Li asked why Han Weimin chose him later if he thought he was too foreign.Lin Gan was also honest, saying that although the acting skills during the interview were very good, Professor Gu's face was probably the most important factor.

Hearing his outspokenness, Lu Li suddenly wanted to ask him if he had any connection with Shen Xingze.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that Lin Gan had come behind him.

The footsteps were silent.