I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1083 1078 This Jianghu

Chapter 1083 1078. This Jianghu

April 29th.

Just one day before the audition for "Master".

The protagonist of "Tai Chi Hero", Ji Ge's best friend Chen Hu, arrived in Yanjing with a group of fellow apprentices from the Yuan family.

Chen Hu came back from Hong Kong. After receiving Xu Xin's invitation and seeing the script of "Master", he flew back to Hong Kong with the script and stayed with the master for a week before coming here.

Everyone is a friend and very familiar with each other.

So naturally there is no nonsense.

He arrived with a few fellow apprentices from the Yuan family who also came to "help". As soon as Xu Xin invited Mr. Yu and Old Xu to get together.

He didn't go anywhere else, just at home.

Old Xu's house is designed with three courtyards connected together. The courtyard originally for Xu Miao and Zhang Qian to live in was reserved by Yang Mi for her own practice at the beginning of the design.

This is the case inside the house and outside the house.

It's not to say that all kinds of weapons are complete, but it's not bad at all.

When friends come from afar, the best way to entertain them is to have a family dinner.

Eating at home is definitely more comfortable than eating outside.

First of all, the etiquette reception standards are improved.

Secondly, it is more convenient to talk at home.

What's more, the equipment is complete.

Xu Xin treats Chen Hu and other brothers from the Yuan family as friends, but when Chen Hu and others see Mr. Yu, they call him "Master".

According to seniority, Mr. Yuan also has to call him "Master Uncle"... and you have to get his consent before you can call him "Master Uncle".

This shows how senior the Sword Saint is.

Director Xu received us at home, but the people from the Yuan family still prepared a big bag of gifts.

Such as dried abalone, shark fin, fish glue and other supplements.

They are all wrapped with red ropes, four squares and eight boxes, and the etiquette is very thorough.

And this group of people is the martial arts instructor team of "Master".

What is the most important job of a martial arts director?

It's very simple, action design.

In the words of the Olympics, it is to find an action that runs through the entire movie.

Or style.

If it were an ordinary director, a martial arts director with a few stand-ins would be more than enough.

After all, the moves are nothing more than those, as long as it looks good. If it's really bad, you can use slow motion and high frame... With the decline of martial arts, more and more people like to use high frame to cover up the shortcomings of actors' moves, and the overall effect is not bad.

But when it comes to Xu Xin's level... his movies will be criticized for using high frame and some fancy slow motion.

So, everyone must meet, and meet with the director.

The director tells everyone what kind of feeling I want, and the martial arts director will realize the action.

And today's first meeting, the martial arts directors may not be able to come up with good moves... But as a director, Xu Xin must give a clear and accurate style, and after conveying it to everyone, everyone will not be confused to think about it.

At this moment, everyone has arrived at the yard where Yang Mi practices martial arts.

Including several casting directors.

Yang Mi spent a lot of time on this small yard, and many situations were imagined when decorating it.

What to do if it's windy, what to do if it's raining, etc.

And today's sun is quite strong.

It seems that God knows that the May Day Golden Week is approaching, and has given the best weather.

It doesn't matter if the sun is strong.

As soon as the button is pressed, the grid structure begins to extend automatically.

Soon, the black curtain that blocks the sun but transmits light covers the entire courtyard.

This is a double-layer structure. If it rains, there is another layer of rain curtain outside.

This set of things cost nearly twenty dollars, just say how much this spendthrift woman must spend.

After blocking the sun, Sun Ting and Su Meng, who acted as "maids", hurriedly served tea and water.

Everyone gathered around Director Xu who was standing in the middle of the courtyard and listened to him talking.

"Let's talk about Geng Liangchen first. I don't give him much time to establish his martial arts style. There are only two scenes. In the script, he finishes his training and starts to select martial arts schools.

In Lao Xu's original novel, there is only one sentence describing the scene of selecting martial arts schools. That is at the end of the third chapter: One year later, Geng Liangchen started to challenge the school, and the puppy grew to half the height of a leg."

As he spoke, the people holding the original novel in their hands turned to the end of the third chapter.

Indeed.

Just this one sentence.

"Xu used a more freehand approach here, and the theme of the story was actually placed on Chen Shi. But in our movie, if this apprentice character wants to stand out, the fighting scenes depend on these two scenes. These two scenes are his highlights, and they also foreshadow his sad exit in the future. It can be said that the more brilliant his fighting scenes are, the more tragic his death will be.

So, I arranged two scenes here, one in the daytime and one at night. Day and night are a cycle. The cycle of life.

Geng Liangchen in the daytime is a foreshadowing, and Geng Liangchen in the night is a dazzling light and fire. In the end, he fell at the dusk line where day and night meet.

I think this can give him a tragic color. Use personal tragedy to form a strong contrast with the cold and ruthless "rules" in Tianjin martial arts back then..."

He slowly narrated his filming concept.

Everyone listened very carefully.

For martial arts directors, what Director Xu said is the "artistic conception" of martial arts.

Artistic conception and moves are actually connected.

After finding the artistic conception, they can follow this artistic conception and give those tricks different emotional "taste".

And so far... Just listening to Director Xu's narration, they knew that these two scenes would be very romantic.

Once you have a map in your mind, it will be easier to talk about it.

"In the daytime scene, the opponent I designed was a girl. Think about it, Geng Liangchen, who was just starting out, was very high-spirited. But to the rich and powerful people in Tianjin, he was just a little-known pawn.

Using girls as opponents, on the one hand, warriors are good at martial arts, and troubled times can't break the warrior's backbone. Women are not inferior to men.

This is a metaphor for the passion of warriors back then.

But it is also a kind of irony.

Chen Shi, a foreigner's master, wanted to establish himself in Tianjin, but the locals looked down upon him. So there happened to be a girl with good skills, so I sent her to try out the depth.

If you lose, there is no shame in the martial arts school.

Even if he wins, Geng Liangchen is not good at his studies, and outsiders will laugh at him for his generosity.

Under Tianjin's "rules", there are actually reasonable motives behind all actions. And this motivation is the smooth way these powerful people who control the martial arts world deal with problems.

The rules are as big as the sky, and they are handled tactfully. No one can be offended, just like the book stipulates that "no iron weapons will be seen in street fights."

That is a survival rule belonging to the world..."

"..."

The corners of Yang Mi's mouth twitched and she couldn't help but look at her No. 1 sandbag.

She actually wanted to ask something...

Lao Xu, did you think of these things when you were writing the novel?

And when she looked at Xu Haofeng, Xu Haofeng felt something in his heart and looked at her.

Seeing her look weird...

At that moment, as if blessed to the heart, Xu Haofeng understood the inquiry in her eyes.

Then, his eyes flickered.

truth.

That is the color of guilty conscience.

"I'm not, I'm not talking nonsense."

That's what he meant.

He just followed the rules he saw and heard and applied them to this story.

Who would expect Xiao Xu to explain it clearly?

Not to mention other people...even the original author himself feels like "Is this really written by me?" Why am I so awesome? 】The feeling of déjà vu...

Not to mention others.

Good guy.

This "Master" novel... why is culture so deeply "fat"?

No wonder he was attracted by Director Xu.

Director Xu, I am disrespectful and disrespectful.

"So, when Geng Liangchen fights this opponent... although he is still holding a knife and rubbing his hands, it is more romantic. On the one hand, the two people's moves must be sharp. But in the sharpness, there must be three inches of room. That is A romance between men and women admiring each other.

It's like the scene in traditional novels when strangers meet for the first time.

Be more romantic, with a touch of poetry.

Geng Liangchen should look energetic, and this girl should look youthful and beautiful.

When the two of them fight, they can break away from realism and appear more romantic. It's like ballroom dancing...with a hint of hormone collision..."

"Then will there be a story between these two people in the future?"

Chen Hu couldn't help but ask.

Xu Xin shook his head:

"No. During the fight, we have to give the audience a feeling, that is... Geng Liangchen's road to fame has begun. With bright clothes, angry horses, and blooming flowers. This scene should give the audience a sense of This feeling. And this is also the preparation for the second scene.

For these two people, we want the audience to think that they will have a follow-up story.

But in fact, the scene suddenly changed... In the next scene, the true bloodshed and ferocity of this world began to slowly reveal the tip of the iceberg.

Think about it, everyone, a second ago, Geng Liangchen was there with a girl... Well, let's just call it flirting.

It's very romantic, looks good, and very Jin Yong.

But the next second... snap! Time turned into night.

Dark night, cold rain, chill!

This change of atmosphere is very sudden.

Use lights to illuminate the dark night.

The rain is falling, and the surrounding environment is purely paved by the white noise of falling rain.

Very noisy.

Geng Liangchen and another male disciple from the martial arts school faced each other and killed each other.

During the day, I was holding a knife and rubbing my hands while flirting with others, now it is like two cold and ruthless blades, exuding bursts of chill in the rainy night..."

"Changed to ancient dragon?"

Yang Mi couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah!"

Xu Xin pointed at her and smiled:

"Yes, it's the feeling of Gu Long. The feeling of a murderous night when the moon is dark and the wind is high! And then..."

He took a bundle of cowhide bands from the weapons rack nearby.

It's the kind of thing used in hospitals to give injections and strangle your wrists.

"I talked to Lao Xu, and he thought that this method of using a cowhide band should be used. When beating, two people are tied to the body and cut with a knife, and there will be marks on the thing. Then whoever loses and who wins, put the cowhide band The "experts" can tell at a glance which position is injured and which position is fatal, so when the time comes, this thing will be tied to the body, but there is a special place..."

As he spoke, he casually put the rubber band on his body, then picked up a fake collar made of cardboard from the side and stuck it around his neck.

White cardboard, paired with a white T-shirt, seems to suddenly become a turtleneck sweater.

"The neck. Director Lin, you and the lighting guys need to design it here."

Lin Li subconsciously sat up straight.

"Holding a knife and rubbing your hands is a matter of life and death. But you can't really kill people, right? Although you can see the vital points with a rubber band... that is what the previous generation of boxing called "hitting points". But it lacks a kind of visual tension.

So here I ask all martial arts directors to design a move... Have you ever lit a lighter in a dark place? I mean the kind of pulley lighter."

"..."

No one answered.

They can follow Director Xu's thinking.

But they can't answer.

Because they don't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Xu Xin took out a lighter from his pocket.

ZIPPO.

"Listen."

After opening the buckle cover with a "ding" sound, he pressed the pulley.

"Bang, bang" sounded.

"It's daytime now, so you can't really see it. But... pay attention, I just said that the second scene is in the rainy night, with no lights. In this dark place, the two people are attacking the vital parts with every move. It's like walking on a tightrope, very dangerous, very exciting, and can really increase adrenaline...

But you can't kill people, you have to prevent mistakes.

What to do? This fake collar is a protective measure for the vital parts.

In the vital parts of the body, you can use a rubber band as a wound. But for the neck, a kind of iron sheet will be used... just like this cardboard.

When the knife slides on the neck... something like Lighter-like light.

And there must be this kind of movement. The kind of iron sheet rubbing against the blade... a bit harsh, a tooth-grinding sound that makes people feel goosebumps.

Think about it, the paper lanterns themselves are dim.

In the camera, the two people are like two squirming shadows.

They are squirming... Bang! Bang! Bang! The sparks of the lighter rubbing flickered, and with each flicker, you can see the reflection of the weapon, the cold eyes of both sides, and the brilliance of raindrops and light!

And that tooth-grinding sound.

Is it life?

Is it death?

Who cut whose throat? ?

Whose neck spurted warm blood?

Everything was going on in that dark blur!

Every move was fatal, every move was merciless!

Unlike the daytime and the beautiful woman, in that world called "rules", it seemed that this was the most real martial arts world...

But you couldn't see it clearly.

Because it was raining, because it was dark.

This is a kind of irony.

The martial arts world in the daytime is a whitewashed peace.

In the dark night, it is the coldest and most ruthless appearance...

Have you seen "The Curse of the Golden Flower"? Do you remember the last scene?

It is Guang Fireworks were set off on the field, and a group of people sang songs of praise and walked into the square little by little. Fireworks exploded in the sky, and the facial features of everyone who witnessed the competition were illuminated by the bright and dark fireworks like dead people...

The people watching around will look like wooden dead people in the environment we created.

Because they were eaten by this martial arts world and the so-called [rules].

The soul was eaten, and only a numb body was left... This is the feeling I want, do you understand? "

"..."

Everyone was silent.

The oldest and most senior old man silently lit a cigarette.

Under his gray beard, smoke surrounded him.

It seemed like he was sighing.

It seemed like he was tasting.

Through this... just a simple narration, I can taste the most real appearance of the martial arts world back then.

It's great.

He said in his heart.

I understand.

I hear it thoroughly.

Is what the director conveys profound?

On the contrary.

Not profound.

Very straightforward, as long as you can understand Chinese, you will definitely understand what he wants.

He conveyed what he wants in the simplest words clearly and accurately.

But the more so, the more you can feel the kind of... mysterious temperament in this film.

The old man has been filming for a lifetime.

He has met many people.

Big directors, small directors.

Big screenwriters, small screenwriters.

Martial artists, laymen.

All kinds of people, from all corners of the world.

What kind of people have he not seen?

But if you ask them about the rivers and lakes... In fact, most of them are the same.

The rivers and lakes are rivers and lakes.

There are heroes who are short-tempered and there are young men and women who are in love.

This is the rivers and lakes.

He has heard a lot.

He has seen a lot.

Different people have different understandings of rivers and lakes.

The reason why I like to work with Xiao Xu is actually here.

Other people's rivers and lakes are mostly romantic.

But in Xiao Xu's rivers and lakes, there is a kind of humanity that ordinary people can't think of.

Human nature is always complicated.

But whether it is those writers and masters, or screenwriters and directors... their rivers and lakes always seem very simple.

So simple that it makes people think it is just a fantasy.

Fantasy is not real.

But Xiao Xu's Jianghu is the most "restored" one.

At least, before today, he thought so.

But now, when he heard Xiao Xu's "Jianghu", he realized it.

It turns out that Xiao Xu's Jianghu is also a fantasy.

What Xiao Xu said is the most real Jianghu.

The temple is too high.

The Jianghu is too far away.

It is difficult for outsiders to reach.

But people living in it have something in common.

People in the Jianghu have to make a set of things to show outsiders.

Show outsiders what can be seen.

Close the door and prevent you from seeing what you cannot see.

At first glance, it seems like nonsense, but...if you are involved in it, you can understand what kind of cold-blooded and ironic lies under this set of simple logic that seems to be no different from nonsense.

Outsiders don't understand.

but……

After this movie is released, maybe everyone will understand it.

No, everyone must understand.

Xiao Xu...is like a butcher.

Through this story... no, to be precise, there are two scenes.

Two scenes deconstructed a world that has existed for thousands of years.

Dismembered, dismantled, turned into a movie, and served on the dining table.

It has become a pastime that everyone can just buy a ticket to watch.

"call……"

The old man puffed out smoke again.

Feeling a little melancholy for no reason.

But at some point, a shadow appeared in his eyes.

No, two groups.

The two shadows each held two blades, biting and attacking each other silently in the rainy night.

Accompanied by the teeth-piercing sound that the sharp blade makes when it enters the body, twists, and withdraws.

Like an animal in the falling rain.

Life and death.

But he protected his vital points.

Want to cover up.

The more vicious they are.

The old man felt more and more ironic.

Knew it……

Practicing martial arts is all about strengthening your body.

Others... no matter what the purpose is, it really reveals a bit of hypocrisy.

…

"I kind of regret it."

This was the first thing Yang Mi said to her husband after everyone left.

"?"

Looking at her lover's confused look, she shrugged:

"I suddenly became interested in your film."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes speechlessly:

"Who are you going to play?"

"...I want to play Chen Shi, do you agree?"

"Get lost."

After ruthlessly rejecting her bad idea, he walked to the studio on his own.

If she really wanted to play Chen Shi, the entire script would have to be changed drastically.

The heroine needs to be cut off.

The male protagonist has to be replaced by a female protagonist.

Not troublesome enough.

What did you do early?

"Tsk, tsk, a man who has changed his heart."

Yang Mi slapped her mouth, full of resentment.

At first, she just felt that this story was a bit repetitive with "The Grandmaster".

But who knew this guy had such deep things in his heart.

After a whole day, as he deconstructed "Master" in its entirety, Yang Mi realized... this story is really good!

Unfortunately...it's too late.

Although it's not impossible to change...but it's not necessary.

The raw rice is already cooked rice, so what’s the use of changing it?

While thinking about it, Sun Ting came over.

"sister."

"What's wrong?"

"What Brother Xu said today...can I tell Nazha?"

"Well……"

Yang Mi thought for a while and shrugged indifferently:

"It's up to you. But..."

She glanced at the camera, which had not yet been detached from its tripod.

Indeed, Tingting was responsible for recording this conversation today, writing down everyone's discussions, whether they are used as highlights or other things, they can be used in the future.

"If you send it all and she still can't get the role she wants, it will be like failing the open-book exam. You have to think about it."

Sun Ting naturally understands this truth.

We have been chatting all day today, and it is now past 9 pm and it has just ended.

Whether it's Geng Liangchen, Chen Shi, or Zhao Guohui...all the characters have been touched once.

What's in this video recorder is almost all of Brother Xu's understanding of this story.

If after getting this thing, Nazha's expression is not satisfactory... then it would be really unreasonable.

But the problem is...it's also full of uncertainties.

Giving it, not getting the role, and not giving it, not getting it, are really two different concepts.

After thinking for a while, Sun Ting said:

"I have quite a lot of confidence in her."

"Then give it."

Yang Mi waved her hand:

"The audition doesn't matter, the most important thing is the back part. Then let her understand it thoroughly. Only when she understands the story thoroughly can she know what she is playing."

"okay!"

Sun Ting nodded:

"Then I'll go make a copy."

"Well, you do it, I'll pack up the kids and go to bed."

The old Xu family fell silent.

…

"sister."

At the entrance of Beiying School.

After watching Sun Ting's BMW approaching, Nazha quickly walked up to meet it.

"Well, get in the car."

"OK."

Nazha nodded and opened the car door.

As soon as she sat down, Sun Ting noticed the water droplets on her temples.

"Did you exercise?"

"No, I just finished taking a shower. I was planning to go to bed. I'll get up at four or five tomorrow, do some exercise and eat. Won't the audition start at nine o'clock..."

Obviously, the girl's routine during auditions was inherited from Yang Mi.

Go to bed early, get up early, and let your skin reach its midday state a few hours earlier.

That state is beyond the reach of no amount of cosmetics or little thought.

This was what Sun Ting taught her. Seeing that she took it to heart... it was impossible not to feel happy.

In this case, she originally planned to have a late-night snack, so she didn't delay. She directly picked up a memory card from the central control and handed it to her:

"This is when Brother Xu and the others had a meeting in the afternoon, about the character, the direction he was looking for, and the requirements he wanted to see and reflect the texture he wanted. It was quite long, with meetings and explanations, six or seven hours. Voice It’s a little small, remember to watch it on your computer, don’t show it to anyone else, do you hear me?”

"……ah?"

Nazha was stunned for a moment, but she immediately reacted and nodded vigorously:

"Okay, okay, sister, I understand."

"Well, take it away. Tomorrow you are just going to go through the motions. I have already said hello. Just relax and be generous."

"Uh-huh!"

Nazha nodded again.

Sun Ting glanced at the time and saw that it was already early 10 o'clock, so she said:

"Then go and rest."

"Okay! Then...sister, am I leaving?"

"Yeah. Have a good rest tonight, and I'll arrange it for you until the morning tomorrow."

If there is any flaw in this kind of audition, it is that the condition of the skin will begin to "degrade" in the afternoon...

Of course, this degradation is also relative.

Just like when a person wakes up early and is busy all day long, he will have some dark circles under his eyes and his skin will lose some luster.

If you wake up early, your skin condition will appear earlier, and naturally fatigue will come earlier.

Nazha finished the audition in the fullest state in the morning to avoid looking unsatisfactory when her skin condition began to deteriorate in the afternoon.

To put it bluntly, these things are all thoughts.

Only by making complete preparations in advance can you be victorious in every battle.

"Bang."

The car door is closed.

The girl waved her hand at the falling car window:

"Sister, please drive slowly."

"knew."

Sun Ting responded, and the BMW drove away from the school gate.

After the taillights disappeared around the corner, Nazha turned around and returned to school with the memory card in hand.

She graduates this year and has confirmed her postgraduate studies.

After all, I have held scholarships for so many years and actively participated in various school activities.

Qualification for postgraduate study is rare for others, but it is not difficult for those with top grades.

What's more... to put it bluntly.

When she joined the documentary crew of "Repairing Cultural Relics" hosted by Xu Xin as the only undergraduate student, it represented her academic path at least until she graduated from graduate school...

A flat river.

It's good to be a graduate student, but she hasn't moved into the dormitory of the graduate school yet.

Still in his old dormitory.

After returning to the house, she was alone in the whole house.

There was no trace of Yang Zi at all.

There is no other way, the sisters went to Xi'an to film a TV series.

Over in Shaanxi, Sister Mi personally "stuffed" it in for her.

The disadvantage is that no matter what I do in the future, I will be alone.

The good news is... As soon as her roommate left, she occupied two tables with peace of mind.

Various books such as "Actor's Cultivation", "Taking Advantage of Situation", "Saving Cats", "Deep Memory" and so on have been piled up on Yang Zi's study table.

Similarly, Nazha's own study desk is also extremely full.

I can’t wait to insert the memory card into the card reader and connect it to the computer.

She looked at the video file inside and clicked on it directly.

Indeed, because Brother Xu didn't bring any equipment, the sound was a bit low.

But I can hear it clearly.

So, I just turned off the light and went to bed with my computer in hand.

She yawned amidst the somewhat noisy "I think the character Chen Shi...".

Close your eyes and fall asleep.

Soon, the laptop's power dropped and it shut down.

In the end, she didn't know how long she slept, but she was woken up by the alarm clock.

The alarm clock rang, and although she was reluctant, she quickly got up.

I charged my computer, quickly washed my face and brushed my teeth, then put on a pair of sportswear and walked out of the dormitory.