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Although I studied with famous directors when I was filming before, it was only to learn shooting techniques and the ability to control the scene, but a director needs to do far more than that.

Before the filming officially started, Xu Zhiyuan had to find a good shooting scene, rent all the equipment, and contact all the departments that needed to communicate.

Although part of the work here is the work of the producer and assistant director, but this time, Xu Zhiyuan followed the whole process, and she participated in every link.

Not only because she firmly believes that no one knows this work better than her, but also because if one wants to become a truly excellent filmmaker, one should be familiar with every link.

It must be said that Lin Quanze and Wu Xianzhe, the assistant director he recommended for Xu Zhiyuan, helped Xu Zhiyuan a lot.After more than half a month of work, Xu Zhiyuan developed a great sense of identification with the experienced Wu Xianzhe.

Although Wu Xianzhe has not officially been a director, Xu Zhiyuan believes that he will be an excellent director in the future.

But apart from these seemingly trivial tasks, Xu Zhiyuan's most important job is to draw the storyboard script.

Different from scripts written in words, this storyboard script can be said to be the director's own script, a script that laymen may not understand at all.

You don't need to be good at drawing sub-scenes, but undoubtedly, good drawing skills will make the sub-scene script clearer and clearer, and even laymen can understand what's going on.

But even if he doesn't know how to draw, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the script is for the director to read, as long as the director can understand what the stick figures are doing.

But Xu Zhiyuan is a little different here, because in addition to writing and directing herself, she has to participate in the performance herself. In many cases, she, the director, is actually not in front of the camera, so her script must be drawn very carefully. , even the assistant director Wu Xianzhe has to see it clearly.

For example, a long shot is used here, a close-up is required there, and a distant view is required here. Only by clearly marking everything can we ensure that the entire shooting idea is in accordance with Xu Zhiyuan's meaning.

Although older than Xu Zhiyuan and rich in experience, the biggest advantage of Wu Xianzhe, the assistant director, is that he is willing to act according to orders.Even Xu Zhiyuan had no directing experience, but he didn't underestimate her because of this.

I have to say that Lin Quanze really put his heart into choosing this assistant director for Xu Zhiyuan.

If it is that kind of very powerful director, even if it is just an ordinary assistant director, he will never follow Xu Zhiyuan's order to shoot like this, and may even embarrass Xu Zhiyuan on the set, cause disputes, and cause shooting accidents.

Xu Zhiyuan also knew in her heart that Lin Quanze was cultivating her, so after the scene script was finished, she asked Lin Quanze to help her correct it first.

Although the relationship with Director Bong Joon Ho may be closer, she still seeks advice from Lim Kwon Taek.

Lin Quanze didn't shirk it either, it stands to reason that the shot script should be kept more secret than the written script.Ordinary people don’t show their storyboards to others, and those big directors don’t take the initiative to read the storyboards of newcomers if they don’t have the intention to give them advice. I don't want to see you anymore.

However, Lin Quanze read the thick shot script very carefully, and even pulled Xu Zhiyuan several times to ask a certain scene why she wanted to shoot this way, what she wanted to express, and she was definitely more serious than the instructors in the academy. Also be responsible.

In some places, he did not hesitate to praise, boasting that Xu Zhiyuan is still full of ideas; in other places, he criticized directly and gave his own opinions.

It can be said that in Xu Zhiyuan's final shot script, not only her own ideas, but also many corrections after Lin Quanze's guidance, and new ideas inspired and inspired by Lin Quanze.

Although neither of the two said that they were apprentices, Lin Quanze undoubtedly brought Xu Zhiyuan as his apprentice.

Not only on the screenplay, but also on the work of being a producer, he taught Xu Zhiyuan almost hand in hand. There are many joints that need to be opened up, and Lin Quanze personally took Xu Zhiyuan to handle them.

With Lin Quanze's status, even if he is working as a producer for a major director, these matters don't necessarily require him to visit the door in person. Often, a phone call and a visit from the assistant below can solve the problem.

But now, Lin Quanze came here just like he was an ordinary director back then. Sometimes, it was not just for work, but to bring Xu Zhiyuan to meet people.

No matter what industry you are in, your network is actually the most important thing, and the film industry is no exception.

Xu Zhiyuan was grateful, although she didn't show it in words, but she respected and got closer to Lin Quanze in behavior.

Even when I went to the Tourism and Cultural Bureau to handle business, the director joked that the two looked like grandparents and grandchildren!

"It would be a good thing if I have a granddaughter like Zhiyuan..." Lin Quanze laughed, the more he looked at Xu Zhiyuan, the more he felt that this child was a good one.

Respect and filial piety to him, that's all. At his age, his family's children and grandchildren are around his knees, and there are many students who respect him, these are not so important.

What makes him most proud is that this young actress who became famous at a young age does not have the impetuousness of ordinary actresses, nor does she have the arrogance of relying on her youthful beauty. She is really learning like a newcomer all the time. Modesty and hardworking, and not the kind of artistic and noble type, when dealing with various departments, his wrist is smooth, but he does not appear flattering, but neither humble nor overbearing.

The film industry is both art and business, and if it is too noble, it will be unappealing, but if it is too vulgar, it will be looked down upon.

So Xu Zhiyuan's attitude is just right, Lin Quanze appreciates it, and is more willing to give pointers.

Such guidance is Xu Zhiyuan's blessing, even Wu Xianzhe is very envious.

The filming started in early April, and it is expected that the filming will end in mid-May. The filming time is one and a half months. For an independent production with a small cost, this time cannot be considered short.

It's not a big production, and it's not a movie with a lot of special effects. The difficulty of shooting is relatively small, and the time of one and a half months is just right.However, it is hard to say whether there will be changes in the middle of this kind of thing.

The movie "Thinking of You" is said to be a literary film, but it is a bit of a thriller, but it is actually a little fresh.

From a certain point of view, this is Xu Zhiyuan's autobiography, the autobiography of her previous life. Although it is just a past event, many things are fictional, but the core thing is true.

This is her gift to her mother in the previous life, and for this reason, she did not hesitate to open up the most painful memory deep in her memory.

The whole story is very simple. It tells about a young pregnant woman who found out that her new husband was cheating on her during her pregnancy and was having an affair with another woman.

Arguing, suffering, and suffering from mental torment, the heroine Han Mei suddenly sees a woman who looks like her across the street.

The woman stared at her quietly, always smiling at her, calming Han Mei's restless mood.

But what followed was surprise, uneasiness, and fear. Who is that woman?Why only she can see it, and no one else can see it. Could it be a ghost?Or, is there something wrong with her spirit?

In a panic, Han Mei asked her husband for help, but was sent to a mental hospital by the husband who was arguing that she was paranoid.

In order to find out what happened and who the woman similar to her was, Han Mei escaped from the mental hospital, found her father, and asked her if she had a sister, but found that the woman was probably her who disappeared 20 years ago mother.

20 years ago, her mother disappeared, and no one knew where she went. Some said she ran away with a man, and some said she was hit by a car. The heroine's father has always been unpredictable about this matter. , It is taboo to talk about it.

With this discovery, Hanmi suspects that her father killed her mother, and what she sees now is her mother's ghost.

Because of suspicion, she followed her father and knew where her mother's tomb was for the first time in 20 years.

Only then did I know that 20 years ago, she experienced a kidnapping with her mother, and her mother died protecting her.The person who kidnapped them was beaten to death by the police on the spot, but no one knew where Han Mei's mother's body was, and the only person who knew, Han Mei, forgot everything because of post-traumatic sequelae.

And now, when she was pregnant with a new life, she finally remembered the mother who died protecting her...

In this story, the kidnapping is true, the mother died to protect her, and the sequelae of creation are also true. However, Seo Ji-won did not forget her mother in her previous life, but was tortured by such pain all the time.

At that time, the person who kidnapped them was the Xu family's rival in the shopping mall. The kidnapping was not for ransom, but to destroy an important cooperation. For that cooperation, the Xu family abandoned her and her mother, so that they The ticket was torn up, and her mother died tragically in the car to protect her. She was once autistic and refused to speak. She was doing psychological counseling every day, and she did not speak until a month later.

However, instead of recovering, it turned to another extreme path.In that life, she stubbornly believed that the Xu family's money and power killed her mother, so she would take away everything they valued most.

For that, she struggled in the family strife and finally became the sole heir, the aloof female president.

She has everything, and can trample down the Xu family's people who love money, but in the end she feels that she has nothing.

At that time, she clearly remembered her mother and that tragic event, but now, in this life, she seems to be gradually forgetting her and those pains.

This is not a bad thing, as her former psychiatrist said, forgetting the painful past represents a new life in a way.

However, how could Xu Zhiyuan forget?If you forget your mother, then she must feel very lonely, right?

This movie is for that, for the mother she doesn't want to forget but is forgetting.She thought, remember her all her life—but from now on, she only needs to remember all the good things, all the sweetness and warmth of her mother, and leave all the pain in this movie.

In this drama, Xu Zhiyuan poured all her emotions and painstaking effort into it. Different from her previous performances, this time her performance is really pure performance.

What she played was herself, Xu Zhiyuan, but it was not the current Xu Zhiyuan, but the Xu Zhiyuan in the previous life.

It is obvious that she is serious. Lee Min Ho is more attentive than in "Boys Over Flowers" this time.

This is the first time for Lee Min Ho to play such a scumbag man, and he still feels a little uncomfortable acting.Not all actors, like Zhao Minji, can play a heinous villain after playing a good man.

Although he didn't have many scenes with Cho Min Ki who plays Seo Ji Won's father, Lee Min Ho still seized the opportunity to learn from his predecessors.

Xu Zhiyuan is also not polite, although it is the first time to be a director, and the actor she is facing is one of the best relatives, but Xu Zhiyuan is relentless when it comes to nagging.

"The expression is too warm, um, Min Ho, you are cheating, and there is a little lover waiting for you outside, you should feel a little impatient at this time..."

Although many directors are irritable and yelled on the set, Xu Zhiyuan is obviously not that type. On the set, no matter what the situation is, Xu Zhiyuan has never yelled at anyone.

Being loud doesn't mean she has the upper hand, she doesn't need to yell to scare anyone, but her smile is not something everyone can afford.

Many of the staff on the set said that Zhiyuan Xi’s smile is stronger than a knife. When she looks at you with a smile without making a sound, she will really feel the chill coming out from the back of her neck.

The whole shooting process went smoothly from the beginning.

Although it is the first time to play a pregnant woman, Xu Zhiyuan's every movement is very natural. This is due to her observation. She carefully observes the movements and behaviors of those pregnant women. Although she has never conceived a baby, she can simulate the state of a pregnant woman. And not just in demeanor, but psychologically, she's transforming herself into the mindset of a pregnant woman.

She is too involved in the play, even when she is not wearing a fake belly, sometimes she can't help protecting her lower abdomen when walking.

In this drama, Seo Ji-won plays two roles, one is Han Mi and the other is Han Mi's mother.

Hanmei's scenes are relatively simple, and the hardest part is the scene of being sent to a mental hospital.

Unlike the previous shooting of "Syberger's Love", this time the shooting was not a scene built in a studio, but a real mental hospital.

Although the area was specially isolated for them after collusion, but as soon as they entered the venue, the oppressive feeling made people feel nervous.

Especially Xu Zhiyuan felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

The panic, fear, oppression, and violence that had been suppressed in my heart from the previous life all surged into my heart at that moment, and even Lee Min Ho, who was by the side, sensitively sensed that something was wrong with her.

"Zhiyuan?!" Lee Min Ho called out in a low voice when he turned his head to look at Xu Zhiyuan.

"It's okay..." Xu Zhiyuan smiled, took a deep breath, protected her lower abdomen, and slowly walked into the area isolated by the iron gate...