China Entertainment's World of Light and Shadow

Nine Trees Creative Park is located in Jiuxianqiao, which was once a factory area with many warehouses.

After being abandoned, many photography agencies renovated sets or studios on the basis of factories and warehouses, with different styles and full of artistic flavor.

There are rivers, woods and country parks in the surrounding area. The scenery is pleasant and can be used as a location for natural landscapes and filming.

Many MTV scenes for Wang Xun and Yang Xiaomi's new album were shot here.

On a June day, at 7 o'clock in the morning, the sky was bright and the sun was already high in the sky.

Wang Xun and Yang Xiaomi finished their morning exercises and sat at the table to have breakfast.

Godfather Yang Xiaolin flipped through the newspaper and said casually: "Hey, there will be news within a week. I asked my apprentices to keep an eye on it."

Wang Xun bit the bun in his mouth and said in a coquettish voice: "Godfather, I asked Brother Danchao to find a paparazzi. They are well-informed and we will communicate with each other when the time comes."

Godfather Yang Xiaolin nodded.

Xun's mother Li Hong's eyes widened angrily, and she suddenly interrupted: "Son, don't worry, no matter how much money you have, you can't be angry! Leave this matter to your mother and I will take care of it. Do you want to go to CCTV or Yanjing TV?"

"Cui Talks" or "Interviews with Yang Lan"?"

Wang Xun's buns almost fell on the table. He was a little stunned and stuttered, "Can't both of these programs be accepted?"

The godmother, Yang Chunling, laughed beside her and added: "The chief producers of these two programs are friends with your mother, and our advertising department, Xunmi Group, is definitely a big customer, so..."

The Versailles vibe in his tone made Wang Xun feel like the biggest cheat he had traveled through time was his mother.

He shook his head and said, "There's no rush now. I'll go find Ning Hao to connect with MTV later. Let's go on the show after the album is released."

Xunma Li Hong's eyes suddenly lit up and she said with a smile: "Do I have to wear Xunmi's clothes?"

Mom, there are some styles that are not very popular here, you and Mimi can promote them."

Wang Xun shook his head helplessly and said, "Take it, forget it doesn't look good!"

Xunma Li Hong continued with a smile: "You may not look good in what you wear, but Mimi will definitely look good in what she wears! She is a natural beauty!"

After saying this, all the adults began to make fun of Yang Xiaomi's appearance.

Wang Xun complained in his heart: "Holy shit, who is kissing me? The elbows are too far out!"

Amidst the laughter, Yang Xiaomi smiled proudly, covered her mouth and secretly said to Wang Xun: "You have picked up a treasure, you must know how to cherish it!"

Wang Xun obeyed and nodded obediently.

After breakfast, Master Qin drove Wang Xun, Yang Xiaomi and an exaggerated 50 sets of unsaleable summer clothes to Nine Trees Creative Park.

Last night I agreed with Ning Hao to shoot in a studio converted from a warehouse.

The interior is divided into many spaces of different sizes.

There are large stage sets, background walls, and separate small rooms.

It is useful for actors to rest while putting on makeup, for staff to rest during work, and to store costume equipment.

When Wang Xun and Yang Xiaomi came in, the crew was still busy. There were many staff members in an open seating area.

Wang Xun grabbed a staff member and asked, "Where's Lao Ning? Why haven't you seen anyone?"

The staff pointed inside, and Wang Xun thanked him.

He grabbed Yang Xiaomi and rushed in, followed closely by Master Qin and Xiao Li, who promised 50 pieces of clothes.

By chance, I discovered an acquaintance, none other than the wretched Xiao Yang, whose temperament was still so outstanding.

After Xiao Yang discovered Wang Xun, he was squatting on the ground wiring wiring. He suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Xunzi, I haven't seen you for a while. Come and call brother to see if you have become handsome again?"

Wang Xun let go of Yang Xiaomi's hand, laughed and moved forward to hug Xiao Yang, and held out the horn himself. He was so kind in any way.

He said: "Brother Yang, I haven't seen you take any roles since "My Sassy Girl"?

Xiao Yang's smile slowly disappeared, and he sighed and said: "Looking for a son, brother, it has been a bit hard these past two years!

Now that you have become famous in a play, isn't this a way to save some tuition for your studies?

I blindly accepted two roles, but the movie was all canceled!

None of my films have been released, and I haven’t won any awards overseas. My two grandsons and directors are trying to ruin my reputation everywhere, saying that my acting skills are not good, so I didn’t win any awards. What are they looking for if my acting skills are not good?”

Yang Xiaomi came out at the right time to liven up the sad atmosphere, and joked with a smile: "Oh, Brother Yang, you are taking the blame. Look at how big things are, the edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold!"

Come on!"

Xiao Yang heard this and smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Come on, Mimi, you have a sweet mouth, I'll lend you some good words."

Wang Xun quickly asked: "By the way, I forgot to ask why you are here?"

Xiao Yang smiled bitterly and said: "No one is looking for me to film, but Qianjin Brother's film is looking for handsome guys.

My image was not suitable, but fortunately I listened to his advice at the time, and now I am studying at the Film Academy, majoring in Film and Television Advertising Directing in the Department of Fine Arts.

Brother Hao has a job, isn’t this for practice?”

Wang Xun and Yang Xiaomi nodded together.

Suddenly, there was a burst of heroic laughter. The three of them heard the sound and looked for it. They saw Ning Hao appearing like a gangster with this big gold chain as thick as a baby's finger.

Wang Xun turned his eyes and said, oh, Ning Hao has become fat again and his head is bigger.

From a distance, you can see Shoutotuo, but from a closer look, you can see the posture of Big Sweet Potato.

Ning Hao came up, hugged Wang Xun, and said with a smile: "I received a call from you yesterday. This is a game that was set up for you overnight. Brother, please be careful!"

Wang Xun was hugged and hunched over, and he said helplessly: "That's necessary, Brother Hao is so powerful!"

Ning Hao's smile faded and he said seriously: "Xunzi, but you are careless! Why don't you call me when you are in trouble? Look down on me?"

As expected, Brother Hao grew up in Fengtian when he was a child, and his Northeastern dialect is extremely authentic.

Wang Xun was confused and asked quickly: "You gave me a hard time, I didn't encounter any difficulties!"

Ning Hao said in a deep voice: "What's going on in the newspaper? I can tell you that I have some relationship with the Tang Dynasty and others, and I can help negotiate peace."

【In view of the general environment,

Wang Xun shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Hao, let's do this!

It was Zhang Yadong's grandson who did it. He insisted on talking about music and art with me.

Rock and pop are both music forms that only entered the mainland in the 1980s.

I'm lying down and getting shot, so bad luck!

Um, isn't that right?

I only know Zheng Jun, why is there still something going on with the Tang Dynasty?"

Ning Hao took out the newspaper pinned to his trousers and read it to Wang Xun: "That kid Wang Xun should listen to rock music more. I think rock music is spiritual, independent spirit, resistance to the establishment, freedom, love, and courage to move forward!"

Wang Xun laughed angrily when he saw it, and said with a cold face: "He was kicked in the brain by a donkey, or did he take too much medicine?

Can't you even understand the sentences?

What the hell is this rock and roll spirit?

Is this how a human being should be related to rock and roll?

Then if I don’t listen to rock music, I can’t be called a human being?”

Ning Hao's eyes lit up, he smiled and said, "How else can I say you are talented?

I want to have a fight with Zhang Yadong, how can I bully a child?

It's a pity that I can't talk to you."

Wang Xun rolled his eyes at Ning Hao and complained: "Brother Hao, I was already 16 years old when I came out of my mother's body.

The age when I came out of my father's body was already 17.

Don’t always treat me like a child. In ancient times, I was already a father at my age!”

Ning Hao chuckled and said, "This is the first time I've heard of explaining the full age and virtual age in this way."

A group of old men started laughing.

Yang Xiaomi felt something was wrong. She looked around and saw the lewd smiles of this group of people before she finally understood. She slapped Wang Xun on the arm outside and said shyly: "Noisy, you

Don't speak obscenely in front of me! Be careful, I'll tell your godfather and godmother..."

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Xun quickly covered her mouth and said in panic: "No, please don't! I didn't say anything! If you sue me, I won't admit it!"

He suddenly felt that the palm of his hand was moist, and he quickly moved it away, and saw Yang Xiaomi making a face with her tongue outstretched.

If you have the guts, keep it private, don't do it in public, it's easy to get socialized, sister!

Seeing that her prank succeeded, Yang Xiaomi laughed heartily, and her laughter directly blended into the entire set.

Wang Xun said to Ning Hao with a dark face: "Brother Hao, don't waste your time, time is money, my friend!"

Ning Hao stopped laughing and shouted: "Hurry up and set up the scene, go into the room and talk about the script."

Generally speaking, in the order of MTV shooting, the songs are recorded in the studio, and then storyboards are drawn up based on the storyboard, and scenes are selected. During the shooting, it is best to sing each scene from beginning to end to facilitate later editing and selection.

The music must also be played synchronously when shooting, otherwise the rhythm may be wrong.

Of course, there are also empty mirrors, but generally speaking, the empty mirror will not last more than twenty seconds.

The four of them chatted and laughed together and walked into the actor's dressing room and sat down at a round table. Wang Xun took out the lyrics that he had prepared and sang duets such as "The beauty of the world is intertwined with you", "Days in Bamboo Cane Alley", "Want to Want"

I'll sing to you".

Yang Xiaomi's singles "Little Lucky", "Time Makes Rain", "Hello Tomorrow", "We Are All Good Children", "Fairy Tale Town".

He also has his own singles "The Wind Rises", "Ten Miles of Spring Breeze", "Stubborn", "Neboy", and "Life is Like a Summer Flower".

These days, when filming mainland singers for MTV, there is no creativity and the props are very simple.

It’s just getting started, but if you think about Hong Kong’s pop music scene, when MTV first became popular, it was basically scenery with lyrics. Even in the 1990s, there weren’t many variations!

The example of awkward singing is Zhang Weijian's song "High Above", which is about "I am the Tathagata Buddha, Jade Emperor, Guanyin Bodhisattva, designated to take the Western Sutra to try, the Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower and Fruit Mountain, the Monkey King, the Monkey King, so handsome

Drop the scum!"

It's a duet with Andy Lau. It's an MTV content. The two of them are singing awkwardly in the factory from beginning to end, and the camera directly shows a close-up of their big faces.

But Wanwan directors have more fun. They are good at turning MTV into short stories, and the pictures are exquisite and have a strong literary atmosphere.

The literary and artistic model is "In the Name of the Father" in "Ye Huimei". The music video director Kuang Sheng is good at film-like images, retro and delicate, and the picture is perfect. He directly shot "In the Name of the Father" with movie quality.

Of course, Wang Xun doesn't have many requirements now. He's still 16 and has yet to grow up. There are many restrictions, such as not being allowed to film kissing scenes. At worst, he will have to make up for it when he becomes an adult.

She handed it to Ning Hao and asked him to look at it slowly, while Yang Xiaomi said from the side: "Brother Hao, I want the amusement park, the carousel, and the Ferris wheel.

I also want a library, stairs, corridors, and green grass."

Ning Hao nodded, pointed to the three duets and said, "These three songs can be filmed in the recording studio. You two can sing them as recordings, and just insert some material corresponding to the lyrics."

He scratched his head again and said, "Let's put the rest aside for now and let's discuss it. Mimi said the playground is fine, but it definitely won't work today. You need to make a reservation!"

Yang Xiaomi said disappointedly: "Can't do it today, I'm so excited for nothing."

Wang Xun shook his head, turned around and rubbed her head and said: "In "Time Cooks the Rain", you still need to find a few actresses to accompany you to play the sisterhood. "Fairy Tale Town" doesn't need real people, just animation shows. Others will have to be

Real shot."

Xiao Yang's eyes lit up and he said: "Xunzi, I'm good at that animation, leave this to me!"

Wang Xun nodded and said, "Brother Yang, just follow the lyrics. Don't make the drawing too ugly, and don't make it too similar. I'm afraid Disney will ask me for the copyright."

Xiao Yang was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Why did you pull out the copyright?"

Wang Xun sighed and said: "The lyrics are all images from foreign fairy tales. If you copy what others have painted, you are not afraid of being accused! Leave us some reputation so that foreigners will not come to find trouble."

Ning Hao suddenly smiled and said, "You, you, even if

If it’s different, people will scold you too!”

Yang Xiaomi chuckled and said, "That's right, you can't control what other people say, so just be yourself!"

Wang Xun sighed and said, "Mimi is right, then let's film it?"

Ning Hao stood up, patted his pants and said with a smile: "You guys sit down for a while, I'll draw some storyboards.

You and Mimi can choose your own clothes, don’t be too flashy, just be plain!”

Wang Xun waved goodbye to Ning Hao, took out his cell phone and asked Master Qin to bring the clothes in. He put down the phone and said to Yang Xiaomi, "How about a white T-shirt and jeans?"

Yang Xiaomi thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "It's too plain. I'll do it by myself later."

Wang Xun had no choice but to agree, but he had to talk about the hair style, so he said, "Mimi, do you want your hair to be in a ponytail? Don't have straight bangs. It's too tacky and unattractive."

Yang Xiaomi rolled her eyes at him, tapped her cheek with her finger and said confidently, "My face is suitable for all hairstyles."

Xiao Yang, who was drinking water at the side, almost choked to death. After coughing and catching his breath, he said with a flattering smile: "That Mi Mi is the most beautiful!"

This rainbow fart would have been perfect if I hadn’t seen your choking action!

Yang Xiaomi responded to Xiao Yang with a sunny smile.

Wang Xun's eyes twitched.

You really only listen to good things and don’t listen to bad things!

Half an hour later, Yang Xiaomi finally selected the white T-shirt, blue jeans, and basketball shoes she wore on the day of the audition from 50 outfits.

This combination made her smile awkwardly at Wang Xun and explained: "No wonder it can't be sold, it's really hard to control!"

After hearing this, Wang Xun held his stomach and started laughing wildly until Ning Hao came out from the side and interrupted the scene.

Ning Hao waved his hand and said something in English: "let'sgo!"

The four of them came to the middle of the venue, and Ning Hao began to give instructions: "First film "Hello Tomorrow" while Xunzi plays the piano.

Mimi makes random movements while lip-syncing, and I use two cameras to capture close-ups of you two.

What about the light? After a while, the light will shine down from Mimi’s head. Mimi remember not to look at the camera.

Props, a blower will blow the curtains, and Mimi will let her hair down, no need for a ponytail."

Wang Xun really wanted to complain: "Brother Hao, I didn't realize you were good at shooting women when I watched your movies in the previous life. I should have known you would have found Brother Qianjin!"

The rule on the set is to listen to the director, otherwise it will be difficult to take on roles after your reputation becomes notorious, unless you are an actor of the level of Jiang Wen or Uncle Chen.

The director of MTV is also a director, so he should abide by the rules honestly and cannot be overbearing just because he is the father of Party A.

Master Qin handed the newly carved CD to the sound engineer and asked him to play it on the spot.

After 5 minutes, the music stops.

Wang Xun ran to the monitor, looked at Yang Xiaomi's close-up, frowned, and whispered in Ning Hao's ear: "Brother Hao, that's too much! This camera is a bit rough!"

Ning Hao said with embarrassment: "My first junior brother, I'm just staring at the monitor. I don't have much experience the first time."

Wang Xun continued in a low voice: "The camera is too shaken and my basic skills are unstable.

Let’s go to Stani, it’s shaking so hard that I’m dizzy, and there’s something wrong with his aperture! There’s not even a change, the lens feels just...”

Ning Hao looked up at Wang Xun with joy in his eyes, and asked in a relaxed tone: "My confidant, is it okay to find a son?"

Wang Xun shrugged and said, "I usually read books on photography. After all, I don't want to be fooled by people like you!"

Ning Hao lightly kicked Wang Xun and scolded him with a smile: "Give us a chance to eat, you big capitalist!"

Okay, I’ll make it clear for you, this is a test shoot.”

Wang Xun returned to the original position and continued shooting for the second time.

Five minutes later, Wang Xun frowned and looked at the monitor. Suddenly he thought of the reason and whispered in Ning Hao's ear for a while.

Ning Hao thought for a while, patted Wang Xun's shoulder, and walked to the camera where Yang Xiaomi's close-up was taken.

Teacher Xiao Hao said next to him: "Junior brother, you are here to mess with me. You didn't pay attention to the lectures in class. Take a break and I will teach you!"

The cameraman Xiao Hao was unhappy when he heard this and retorted: "Brother, I'm not good at being an actor. It's not that I'm not good at technique!"

Yang Xiaomi was furious when she heard that, what is this? I am not good at all?

Wang Xun suddenly heard someone questioning his aesthetics. He couldn't bear it anymore and didn't care about any rules or regulations!

He rushed to the cameraman Xiao Hao and said with a loud voice: "What did you just say? Didn't your teacher teach you how to be polite?"

I am a customer, and I paid for it, and this is how you treat your food, clothing, and parents?"

When Ning Hao saw something was wrong, he quickly pulled away the cameraman Xiao Hao, and started to yell at Xiao Hao: "Fuck, I'm trying to save your face, do you want to hear something even worse?"

If the teacher hadn't begged me to give you a chance, you wouldn't even be qualified to stand, so who would you be teasing?

Get out of here!"

Xiao Hao was furious, the veins on his neck popped out, and he said angrily: "It's just that I'm not an actor, I'm just a broken MTV, I won't do it anymore!"

After saying that, he pulled the work badge from his neck, threw it to the ground and turned around to leave.

Ning Hao was so angry that his face turned red. He took out his cell phone and called his mentor from the Nortel Photography Department to complain.

At this time, the whole group was silent, the kind where you could hear a pin drop.

He hung up the phone, turned to Wang Xun, patted his chest and said, "I'm sorry Xunzi, I'll take photos of Mimi myself. Don't worry, our ability to eat is definitely intact!"

Wang Xun nodded helplessly, walked to Yang Xiaomi who was shaking her head and hugged her, and said affectionately: "Don't listen to his nonsense, you are the most beautiful! Tell me, do you believe that lunatic or me?"

Yang Xiaomi forced a smile and said, "Of course I believe you! In fact, I'm not too angry. I've long been used to it!"

Wang Xun had an idea and said in Yang Xiaomi's ear: "I told Brother Hao, let's go to the amusement park to shoot at night. If we reserve the place, you can play as long as you want, okay?"

Yang Xiaomi finally smiled and nodded happily.

Wang Xun rubbed her hair and encouraged, "Come on! Brother Hao will take the photo himself, and he will definitely make you more beautiful!"

Yang Xiaomi smiled and said, "Well, Brother Hao can take Sister Li photogenic, I believe him!"

After saying that, the two of them separated and prepared separately.

Five minutes later, Wang Xun and Ning Hao ran to the monitor like a race, and stared at the close-up of Yang Xiaomi together. It was obviously much better than before, but not stunning enough. Wang Xun suddenly thought of why.

He raised his right index finger and said: "Use a filter to give Yang Xiaomi a soft light. The effect produced in this way is that Mi Mi's whole body is enveloped in a layer of hazy fairy aura, from dark to light, gradually changing with the lyrics.

shoot!"

Ning Hao looked at Wang Xun suspiciously and asked, "Explain what it means to be enveloped by a layer of hazy fairy energy."

Wang Xun slapped his forehead, "Oh my god, this era is basically a realistic style, it's not like it was later."

Crazy use of filters to create soft lighting is a common trick used in youth idol dramas. Later, it was even used by Yu’s mother in martial arts films and historical dramas.

He scratched his temples and said, "It's like "Meteor Garden", the light is softer and looks youthful."

Ning Hao suddenly realized it and quickly turned around to find the camera.

When he came back, I tried the lens first and shot it again.

He said: "This is over!

Xunzi, you are right.

The lens is clean, the light is thorough, and the characters are fresh.”

Wang Xun smiled and said nothing. There are many mistakes in talking, so don't interfere with professionals doing professional things.

Yang Xiaomi ran to the monitor, leaned next to Ning Hao and watched the camera playback, and said with a smile: "Who dares to say that I have a bad foundation? I will bury him and me!" She also waved her little pink fist twice, like that

Very cute!

Everyone in the crew was amused by Yang Xiaomi's actions, and finally the gloom was gone and they became cheerful.

A happy mood brings efficient work efficiency

, Yang Xiaomi doesn’t need to change her clothes, but the hard part is a bunch of props and art, which requires frequent scenery changes.

For example, in the filming of "Little Lucky", the classroom was filled with paper cranes and wind chimes. The wind blew the window screens and kept shaking. Yang Xiaomi wandered around the classroom with her head down, sometimes reaching out to play with the paper cranes and wind chimes.

The scene shows Yang Xiaomi holding a wild flower, smelling it and showing a sweet smile.

She walks on the grass or lies on the grass.

For example, "We Are All Good Kids" is about the graduation season of middle and high school. There is no need for a story. A lot of campus material was shot. Yang Xiaomi just appeared in a white T-shirt during the transition!

"The Wind Rises" and "Life is Like a Summer Flower" were written by Wang Xun himself sitting in the classroom, playing and singing by himself.

"Neboy" is a fancy thing. Four Wang Xun formed a band by themselves, with a drummer, bass, keyboard, and the lead singer carrying a guitar. This thing looks very high-end, but in fact it all relies on post-production synthesis.

"Stubborn" is about Wang Xun watching Yang Xiaomi stumbling by on a bicycle by the window, and then he starts playing cool with an electric guitar and adds some campus material.

The filming was completed in one day, and only "Time Cooks the Rain" was left, which required the cooperation of Yu Yu and another little girl. Ning Hao's plot turned out to be the story of a pair of dancing little girls breaking up. He was going to Beijing Dance to find a girl to assist Yang in the filming.

Photographed by Xiaomi.

"Ten Miles of Spring Breeze" has a lot of outdoor scenes. I am going to go out to collect scenes the next day, and I also need to take some shots of taking the subway and taking the bus.

When we got home in the evening, both of us were exhausted, so we decided to change the amusement park plan for another day.

After dinner, I didn't even want to move.

Yang Xiaomi and Wang Xun were lying on the sofa, chatting about interesting things about the day.

Suddenly I received a call from Brother Dan Chao: "Brother, get one! Look, Old Han has some information in his hand. Remember to read the Yanjing Daily tomorrow. Hey, they will have to pick it up even if they don't die.

Leather."

Before Wang Xun could speak, the phone hung up, leaving Wang Xun and Yang Xiaomi looking at each other.

The next day, early morning, at the entrance of Shijia Hutong.

Wang Xun and Yang Xiaomi came back from running in Shichahai Park, covered in sweat, and stood in front of the newsstand.

Wang Xun stared at the "Yanjing Daily" which read: "Why is drug taking so often banned in the rock music scene? - In 1995, the Tang Dynasty band Zhang Ju died in a car accident while taking drugs. Today, Xie Tianxiao, the lead singer of the band "Cold-Blooded Animals", was arrested again for taking drugs.

Caught by the police."

Yang Xiaomi smiled and said to Wang Xun, "Is this the beginning?"

Wang Xun shook his head and sighed: "If you want to hunt a cow, you need to wear a nose ring; if you want to fight a snake, you need to hit it seven inches."

Bullet, you have to let it fly for a while."