Chapter 256 254. You and me under the Christmas tree
This time, for the quarrels and fights between Takeda and his colleagues at the meeting, as well as the scenes about the Japanese, all the Japanese actors who were serious were found.
But not well-known.
Anti-Japanese drama is an enduring theme, and there are not many special actors in Hengdian.
These Japanese actors will put on the military uniform when they take over the scene, and then use Japanese lines to say what the director wants.
Then it’s over after receiving the reward.
This is the case at the moment.
Lieutenant General Kuwao and Kinoshita Osamu whose ear was bitten by Takeda are actors Yukimasa Natori and Koji Kagawa respectively.
In addition to several other extras in military uniforms, they were sitting around a table.
As for Takeda played by Huang Xiaoming, because of Xu Xin's request, when it is time to use Japanese, he must speak in Japanese.
Although he can speak Japanese, his accent is still not right.
uses very typical Chinese pronunciation.
Therefore, this time the production team specially equipped a Japanese voice actor named "Shunsaku Kudo".
and Huang Xiaoming's voice is very similar.
On-site configuration.
What Xu Xin requires is that all the voices come from the scene, so Toshisaku Kudo will use the sound effects of the scene to dub after Huang Xiaoming finishes his lines.
So he has to follow the group all the way.
There is nothing wrong with Huang Xiaoming's play, and it is impossible for him to be an idiot if he can sit in the seat of the fourth student.
Takeda's personal calculations, which seem to regard the glory of the empire as everything, but are actually just to prevent the family from being ashamed, are precisely handled.
From talking with Kinoshita in bad Japanese, to getting up and stepping and kicking, the two of them wrestled together across the table, and finally Kagawa Kouji broke the blood bag hidden in the palm of his hand. Three are over.
Among the first two, one is that Huang Xiaoming threw himself in the wrong position, and the other is that Xiangchuan's chair did not fall directly backwards.
It belongs to the lack of cooperation between the two, and it is not considered a delay.
After Xu Xin shouted "Pass", Toshisaku Kudo came on stage with his script book, sat in Huang Xiaoming's seat and began to read his lines.
Xu Xin wore headphones, and through cooperation with the translator, after confirming that the meaning of Toshisaku Kudo's lines was correct, all crew members began to pack their things and prepare to leave.
The next thing is to shoot at night.
The first one is inside the "Baicaotang".
In the end of the story, Takeda and Commander Zhang put all their eggs in one basket, betting that underground workers would come to Baicao Hall to attack, so the room was full of pictures of Japanese soldiers.
The second is the picture of the group of five walking towards Qiu Shenghuai's house in a car.
And the third one is before entering Qiu Shenghuai's house, on the chain bridge, Gu Xiaomeng asked the phrase "what the **** is this place" and entered the interior shooting scene.
None of the three screens can be called particularly difficult.
In other words, the entire location of "The Wind" belongs to the kind of shooting that is not difficult...
The core part of this film, the intrigue is all in Qiu Shenghuai's other career.
Soon, night will come.
In the first act, the Baicao Hall is full of soldiers and soldiers, and the scenes are performed in groups.
It’s just a picture that stays for a second. It doesn’t ask for anything. It only needs a weak light to illuminate these soldiers with live ammunition.
The second act is a scene of walking on the road in a car.
The crew adopted a 1+1 situation, that is, a group of five people sat in a car, and Li Pingdong and the others filmed on the trailer behind.
What I want is a scene where the camera shakes slightly.
There are two angles in total, and it ends with Gu Xiaomeng vomiting, Bai Xiaonian covering his mouth and nose lightly, with disgust on his face.
The third act was placed in front of an iron bridge on the outskirts of the film and television city.
The bare hill behind the iron bridge will use CG technology to make it look like a castle.
There is no need to use real scenes.
This kind of static image that can be completely replaced by technology, and there is no difference at all, if someone says to use real scenes... then it is really throwing investors' money like sand.
To build such a manor, at least a few million.
And when the time comes, they will have to restore it to its original state, and the demolition fee will be another sum of money.
If no one is pocketing the money, no one will believe it.
After all, it is not the same as "Golden Armor" in that in order to pursue reality, whether it is the people on the square or the chrysanthemum stage, it is different from the real scene.
If the location scene is important, then it’s okay to take one.
But the problem is that there are only a few pictures. If you build a castle just for this, then you are really fooling fools.
The filming of the scene on the iron bridge was a little more complicated.
After assuming a good camera position, we need to give close-ups of several people, showing different chatting styles. And their respective characters, and at the same time, there must be camera cuts.
But it's just a little more complicated.
Actors walk more times, nothing more than slower time. And after the group of five had finished their dialogue with Wang Tianxiang, Xu Xin left a special easter egg.
That is the order in which the group of five entered.
With Wang Zhiwen in front of the camera, he explained with a smile last second:
"Everyone, stay safe and don't be impatient, go back to your room first."
But in the next second, when the sentence "please" was said, the smile on his face had already turned into a gloomy look...
In the camera, in front of a sign that reads "Entry Prohibited".
In the group of five, Bai Xiaonian was the first to step over the sign and walked in.
The second one is gold making fire.
The third one is Gu Xiaomeng.
The last ones left are Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu.
Originally, when Gu Xiaomeng left, she already knew about the relationship between Gu's family and Wang Puppet, and Wang Tianxiang, who knew that the eldest lady's background was not easy to mess with, changed from the gloomy commanding tone of "please" to a somewhat attentive one. A gentleman is courteous.
But after taking a step with Gu Xiaomeng, he turned his head and saw that Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu were still not moving, so he urged:
"Two, please."
Following these words, Wu Zhiguo took the lead to follow, while Li Ningyu wrapped her windbreaker tightly and followed Wu Zhiguo in.
Here Xu Xin began to hint at the order of death of these people.
Bai Xiaonian was the first to die.
Gold Make Fire is the second.
The third person to die was Gu Xiaomeng.
Wang Tianxiang is the fourth.
And when the time comes to return to the studio of Xiying Studio, Xu Xin will also make up a scene where Takeda observes several people by the window with the lights off.
Wait until Wang Tianxiang starts walking with Gu Xiaomeng, his figure will also leave the window.
So, he was the fifth to die.
In the whole film, only Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu are on this section of the road, showing a look of hesitation in place.
Finally, he was urged by Wang Tianxiang to enter Qiu Shenghuai's other industry.
Here Xu Xin's hint offline is very simple.
is "negative negative positive".
Wang Tianxiang's invitation represents "death".
Even he himself embarked on the road of death.
However, seeing Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu who hadn't set foot on this road, he sent out another invitation.
Let "die once" become "die twice".
So the negative and the negative are positive, and the two lived.
Although it sounds absurd, the logic line is indeed designed like this.
And the completion of this scene means that all the scenes in Hengdian are over.
Total time: 2 days.
Accompanied by the news of "retirement", when everyone lamented how fast the filming speed was, Yu Chen took out a cigarette from his pocket with a smile and lit it, and said:
"Hey, it's finished."
"Hahahaha~"
The laughter of a group of people resounded in the wilderness at almost midnight.
Not to mention, it's quite infiltrating.
…
Before getting into the car, Xu Xin repeated the next shooting plan in the parking lot:
"Everyone, let's set off together tomorrow and go to Dalian. On the Laohutan Observation Deck on the Dalian side, there will be an outdoor lunch and a scene of contacting intelligence. We will leave early tomorrow morning, and everyone will have a good rest. The weather in Dalian will be fine tomorrow, and we will arrive in the morning. The shooting started in the afternoon, and if the shooting is fast, it can be finished in one afternoon. If it is slower, it may take two days. But there is no problem in the end.”
After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming:
"After the lunch scene is finished, we will go to Lushun that day. The livery of the "Aihe Maru" has been changed, and we will finish filming the scene of Wu Zhiguo's assassination of Takeda there, and you and Teacher Shi will be in the car." All our exterior scenes will officially end. At that time, we will return to the factory to shoot interior scenes until the end. So, please keep your state, thank you for your hard work.”
After two consecutive days of filming, Xu Xin, who has been approved by everyone, said this, and these people nodded in unison.
"Okay, that's it for today, let's rest and call it a day."
…
When going back, as usual, Xu Xin and Li Haiping took the same car.
In the car, the two chatted again about the work that needs to be done tomorrow, and finally confirmed the process.
From the props that have been mailed there in advance, to the permission to use the scenic spot for shooting, and the venue rental of props and boats in Lushun, etc.
So the work was planned by Xu Xin before the filming started.
Now confirm again, just to ensure the smooth shooting.
After returning to the hotel, Xu Xin leaned on the sofa exhausted.
In less than five minutes, the door opened again.
Xu Xin didn't open his eyes, but he was thinking about the content of the two days of filming in his mind, to see if he needed to add something, or if there was anything that was not compared with the expectations of the original draft.
While he was thinking about it, a pair of hands had already landed on his shoulders from behind the sofa.
Once, start to knead slowly.
After rubbing it twice, Xu Xin held her hand and said:
"Okay, leave me alone, go take a shower first."
"It's okay, just rub it for a while, the meat on your shoulders is hard."
Yang Mi, whose makeup was still on her face, said softly, and put the tip of her elbow directly on his trapezius muscle.
The soft snort passed over his scalp.
But Xu Xin avoided it.
"Okay, hurry up to take a shower and remove your makeup. Rest early, don't get dark circles in your eyes when you shoot tomorrow."
Although she knew that he felt sorry for her, Yang Mi forced his back onto the back of the sofa.
Now, Xu Xin stopped struggling.
Instead, he silently endured the sourness brought about by that kind of just right force.
In fact, both of them are really tired.
But at this juncture, Yang Mi is really reluctant to leave him alone.
It's too late to hurt, how can it be left alone?
While pressing, she said:
"Old Wang called me today."
"..."
Xu Xin didn't say a word and continued to listen.
"He's in Shanghai right now, and he came here specially today to ask how Christmas is going. If he's free for filming, he'll go back to Yanjing, and we'll have dinner together. But I didn't pick it up. It was Tingting who picked it up. I'll let Tingting pick it up." I sent him a message saying that Christmas is going to be filmed...he sent me back that he went to Wanwan for Christmas. The old wolf also went, saying he was going to see Jiang Yuchen..."
"..."
Xu Xin was a little speechless, and finally got out of that working state, turned to look at Yang Mi and asked:
"Didn't he admit it himself? He even wrote a song for others...what's it called?"
"Romantic Love."
"Yes, yes, I dare not even write a song for others to use my own name. I changed it to "Chen Shaorong"... What's going on?"
"Ask him, what do I do?"
Yang Mi was a little speechless.
"What about the big old king? Don't you say that you want to visit the Nightmare when you come back? Why... have you been cowardly in less than a month since you came back?"
"You can't bear to drink three times a day."
"…Fine."
Xu Xin has some regrets:
"These three people are really unjust, and they don't take me when they go out to play...or we should go too, this scene will not be filmed, dove!"
"Hoo~~~"
Yang Mi looked surprised:
"What you said is really human, brother~ your courage is commendable!"
"...ha~"
He stood up with a chuckle:
"Let's go, take a bath together, and then go to bed early...the wine they owe me, I will make up for it later."
Hearing this, Yang Mi suddenly tilted her head:
"Bathing only?"
"...?"
Xu Xin looked at her suspiciously:
"Didn't you say that? From filming, there are no couples, only actors and directors."
"Your actor and director take a shower together?"
"You will be the unspoken rule."
"Unspoken rules have to have a follow-up show~"
"emmm..."
Seeing that she was really eager to try, Xu Xin thought about it, but shook his head regretfully:
"..."
Yang Mi couldn't laugh or cry:
"I'll point at you for the rest of my life, but you can't do it now?"
"Go aside! I don't want to interrupt my train of thought... I'm going to take a shower. You can take off your makeup~"
"Tsk."
Looking at her boyfriend who walked into the bathroom, she shook her head slightly, but instead of removing her makeup, she turned around and went to the cabinet to get the gift box she had prepared.
It wasn't a particularly expensive Christmas present in the gift box.
Just an apple that she picked out herself.
Christmas presents are due tomorrow.
According to the words of Westerners, today is Christmas Eve.
Although the implication of giving apples on Christmas Eve is clear to anyone with a discerning eye, it must be a "homophonic stalk" invented by the Chinese themselves.
But for the holidays, this is the atmosphere we are after.
She didn't have any other thoughts, including Christmas presents, and the peace charm she prepared was the same.
I just hope that my fiancé will be safe no matter where he goes in the future.
This is enough.
So, she went to the fruit stand, carefully selected the best-looking fruit, and wrapped it in a gift box.
Christmas Eve, this is the fruit of peace representing my heart.
Even if this Christmas can only be lived simply, I have never let go of my heart for you.
But when the cabinet was opened, Yang Mi was stunned.
Apple wrapped in gift paper inside... not just one.
But two.
There is also a post-it note attached to the other one.
"?"
She was a little puzzled, took down the note paper, and saw the writing on it:
"TO—Sister: Safe and safe."
Below this sentence, there is a "heart" that is exactly the same as the "Gu Xiaomeng" sentence that I saw in the script yesterday.
In an instant, a beautiful look bloomed on her face.
Carefully put the note in his handbag, so that he could keep it at home, and then took two apples in gift boxes, and pushed open the bathroom door:
"When was it released?"
In the sound of rushing water, he just put on shampoo, closed his eyes and scratched his head, opened one eye and looked at it quickly, and said:
"I bought it the day I came to Hengdian. I saw it when I came back for a break at noon, so I put it together with yours..."
When he was talking, the foamy water had already flowed onto his face, and he didn't dare to open his eyes anymore.
Then the sizzling sound of wrapping paper came out of my ears.
And just after washing his hair and opening his eyes, suddenly, he saw his fiancée standing in front of him...
"Scared me... You didn't take off your makeup first? Why did you take off your clothes?"
Yang Mi didn't say a word, but squeezed into the shower room with him, took off the wig of Gu Xiaomeng's hairstyle on her head, and fiddled with her hair while looking at him eagerly:
"The atmosphere has been enhanced to this point, so it's not justified if we don't come once?"
"Well…"
Xu Xin, who had finished washing and was about to go out, was stunned...
"what time is it?"
"What time is it..."
From this sentence, he heard his girlfriend's determination.
So he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet.
Forget it, the idea of shit...
Looking at the female devil in front of him, he wants to kill himself!
"I fight with you!"
…
December 29th.
New Year's Day is approaching, and people in some jobs are already eager to enjoy the rare holiday.
And there are three days to officially announce the end of 2008.
Xu Xin, Huang Xiaoming, and Zhang Hanyu arrived in Xi'an in the afternoon.
The scene in Dalian was supposed to be filmed on Christmas Day, but due to the flight delay, everyone didn’t arrive there until after 4 pm.
was delayed for a day.
After filming on the 26th, the crew split into two groups.
Other actors went to Xi'an, but Xu Xin took Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming to Lushun on the night of the 26th.
After shooting two sets of shots on the 27th, on the 28th, he took Li Pingdong and others to visit the Lushun Memorial Hall.
When I was planning to leave in the afternoon, it was snowing heavily in Lushun, and the highway was closed, which delayed me for a day.
That's why I arrived today.
Although the filming of "Sound of the Wind" in the studio basically does not distinguish between day and night, these few days have been a bit of a toss for the entire crew, including Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Hanyu.
In addition to rescheduling work, Xu Xin announced that he would have a day off tomorrow when he arrived at the guest house of Xiying Studio.
Everyone take a good rest, and the official shooting of the indoor scene will start on the 31st.
Actually, actors come second.
Mainly the crew, not to mention these "old guys".
Even the young people were tormented by Director Xu's enthusiasm for getting up early and working late at night.
It's okay outside, but when I got home, I felt a little relieved.
Xu Xin no longer insisted.
It’s not about catching up with the progress... After all the exterior scenes were filmed, the interior scene was over after ten days and a half months.
Although he was already 100% devoted to the location shooting.
But for the main framework of the whole play, Xu Xin treats it cautiously and cautiously.
After all...he wants more than just himself in this drama.
And the fiancée, and others.
His signature cannot be ruined by this movie.
…
Xiying Factory's car arrived at the guest house.
When Xu Xin took the room card and went to his room, he heard Yang Mi's voice just as he opened the door:
"...He's back. Sister-in-law, do you want to talk to him?...Okay, then I'll give him the phone."
Yang Mi got up, handed the phone to him, and said:
"Sister-in-law is looking for you."
Help him take off his down jacket after speaking.
Xu Xin held up the phone:
"Hello, sister-in-law?"
Zhang Qianqian's voice sounded:
"Why don't you go home and live in Xi'an?"
Xu Xin’s family does have a house in Xi’an, and even several houses.
Xu Xin didn't even know where he was, so if he wanted to come and live, he had to ask now.
After all, Shenmu belongs to the northernmost part of Shaanxi. If you drive, it will take five or six hours to get there. He only runs here every day when he has nothing to do.
Then he smiled and replied:
"I don't want to worry about it anymore, so I'll live in a hostel, and the treatment is not bad. And it's convenient to work. Where's my brother?"
"I went to the magic capital... Sanjin, are you very busy when you are working?"
Hearing this, Xu Xin was overjoyed:
"Hahaha, sister-in-law, if you have something to say, why are you still hiding it?"
Seeing Xu Xin directly punctured her small thoughts, Zhang Qianqian also smiled:
"I'm going back to Xi'an on New Year's Day."
"Well, what then?"
"My girlfriends, friends, when they heard that you are making a movie, they said to watch it. Just... visit the set, is it convenient?"
"Come on."
Xu Xin casually agreed:
"However, I have to make an agreement with you in advance. It's okay to come to visit a class at most. It's okay to ask for autographs, group photos, etc. But it's not okay if you want to have dinner together. So I can only take a look at it at most, don't say that you will invite someone to dinner, and they will not go, then it will not look good. Sister-in-law, you have to make an agreement with your friends in advance."
"That's for sure, don't worry, I understand this kind of thing. Then say that?"
"Well, I'm hung up."
"good."
Hung up the phone, Xu Xin leaned on the sofa tiredly, and asked Yang Mi:
"How's the status in the past two days?"
Yang Mi nodded:
"No problem. Oh yes, you remember to call the big old king. He has been looking for you for the past few days, but I didn't let you. I was afraid of disturbing your filming. You call him and see what he wants to do."
"...?"
Hearing this, Xu Xin was a little puzzled:
"Him?... What's so bad about holding back."
Muttered something, took out his mobile phone and dialed Wang Sicong's number:
"Doo~ Hey, ouch, Director Xu, are you done?"
Hearing this cheap tone, Xu Xin subconsciously rolled his eyes:
"If you have something to say, if you have nothing to do, you will retreat."
"Hahaha~ where are you?"
Wang Sicong's voice was still a little windy.
"Xi'an, I just arrived at Xiying Studio."
"Hmm... Shall I go see you tomorrow?"
Why do they all come here?
Xu Xin was a little puzzled.
After thinking about it, he said:
"It's okay to come... But first tell me what you want to do. Where are you?"
"Magic City."
As soon as Xu Xin heard this, he understood that he must be looking for something.
Otherwise, the two elders would not "miss each other" so much that they would have to travel from far and wide to meet each other.
That's too basic.
Then said:
"I have something to say beforehand, we still need this relationship? Tell me, what are you going to do? ... Find a girlfriend? Want to be an actor?"
"Well…"
"No, didn't the family stop you from doing this? Why? Are you tired of working? Are you going to die?"
"Fucking... who the **** do you think I am?"
Wang Sicong's words were full of speechlessness, but he didn't hide it:
"I have a cousin, we played with each other since childhood..."
"The one from the Magic City Drama Academy?"
Xu Xin vaguely remembered that Wang Sicong raised his mouth when drinking together before, and then asked:
"Well, what then?"
"Are you lacking a trick over there? We met two days ago, and he asked me to ask you."
"...He shouldn't stop filming, right? If you come to me, I'll show you how dishonest I am."
"Then you can't let him be the protagonist or something?... I told him that we are friends, and friends should not cheat friends. My cousin also knows what level he is, mainly because he wants to see and see. Let's see how other people act, just be a little bit of an actor, and take a closer look. If you say you want to play an important role for him, I can't tell you that. If you don't have enough ability, you won't be instantly killed?"
"...?"
"???"
Xu Xin is on the speakerphone.
So Yang Mi also heard this sentence.
The expressions of the two of them suddenly became strange.
There must be nothing wrong with what the old man said.
Whether it is from the aspect of friends or the aspect of "being sober in the world".
No problem at all.
Although it is okay to say something...the speaker has no intention and the listener does.
After hearing this passage, why do the two of them always feel that...
This is not quite right.
It seems like deja vu.
…
"Ah Choo."
In the guest house, although she was not interested in the story of "The Wind", Jing Tian, who was still reading it seriously these days, suddenly sneezed.
Then, a pair of smart eyes showed some doubts.
Have you caught a cold?
(end of this chapter)