I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 256 254. Christmas Eve, Peaceful Fruit, You and Me Under the Peaceful Tree

This time, we used serious Japanese actors to shoot the quarrels and fights between Takeda and his colleagues at the meeting, as well as the scenes involving the Japanese.

But they are not famous.

Anti-Japanese dramas are an enduring theme, and there are many special actors in Hengdian.

When these Japanese actors take on a role, they put on that military uniform and say what the director wants in Japanese lines.

Then you get paid and it's over.

This is the scene right now.

The actors in the coattails of Lieutenant General Kinoshita, whose ears were bitten by Takeda, are Natori Yukimasa and Kagawa Koji respectively.

In addition, several other extras in military uniforms were sitting around a table.

As for Takeda, played by Huang Xiaoming, due to Xu Xin's request, he must speak his lines in Japanese when he should use Japanese.

Although he can speak Japanese, his accent is still not quite right.

They all use very typical Chinese pronunciation.

Therefore, this time the crew is specially equipped with a Japanese voice actor called "Shunsaku Kudo".

Very similar to Huang Xiaoming's voice.

On-site preparation.

Xu Xin requires that all sounds come from the scene, so Kudo Shunsaku will use the scene sound effects to dub after Huang Xiaoming finishes speaking his lines.

So he had to follow the group the whole time.

There is nothing wrong with Huang Xiaoming's performance. If he can sit in the position of one of the four young and old students, he can't be some idiot.

Takeda's personal calculations, which seemed to value the glory of the empire, were actually just to prevent the family from being humiliated.

From talking to Osaka Kinoshita in broken Japanese, to getting up and stomping and kicking, to crossing the table and grappling with each other, to finally Koji Kagawa picking out the blood bag hidden in the palm of his hand, and it looked like he was bleeding from his ear. Three is enough.

Among the first two, one was that Huang Xiaoming's position was wrong, and the other was that Xiangchuan's chair did not fall directly backwards.

It's because the two of them didn't cooperate enough, so it doesn't count as a waste of time.

After Xu Xin shouted "pass", Shunsaku Kudo came on stage with his script book, sat down at Huang Xiaoming's seat and began to read the lines.

Xu Xin put on headphones and worked with the translator to confirm that the meanings expressed by Shunsaku Kudo's lines were all correct, and then all the crew members began to pack up and prepare to leave.

Next is the shot to be taken at night.

The first one is inside the "Baicaotang".

At the end of the story, Takeda and Commander Zhang made a desperate bet that underground workers would attack Baicaotang, so the room was filled with images of Japanese soldiers.

The second one is a scene of the five people walking in a car to Qiu Shenghuai's villa.

The third one is the scene where Gu Xiaomeng asked "What the hell is this place" on the chain bridge before entering Qiu Shenghuai's villa and entered the interior shooting scene.

None of the three scenes can be called particularly difficult.

In other words, the entire location of "The Wind" is the kind of shooting that is not difficult...

The core part of this film, the intrigues and intrigues are all within Qiu Shenghuai's other career.

Soon, night comes.

In the first scene, the Baicao Hall is filled with soldiers and soldiers.

It's just a scene that stays for a second. It doesn't require anything. It just needs a weak light to illuminate these soldiers with guns and live ammunition.

The second act is about riding in a car and walking on the road.

The crew used a 1+1 situation, that is, a group of five people were sitting in a car, and Li Pingdong and others were filming on the trailer behind.

What I want is the kind of scene where the camera shakes slightly.

There were two angles in total, and it ended with Gu Xiaomeng vomiting and Bai Xiaonian lightly covering his mouth and nose 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 be made to look like a castle using CG technology.

There is no need to use real scenes.

This kind of static picture that can be completely replaced by technology, and there is no difference at all. If someone says to use real scenes... then they are really throwing away investors' money like sand.

To build such a manor would cost several million at least.

And when the time comes, it will have to be restored to its original state, and the demolition costs will be another sum of money.

If no one pockets this money, no one will believe it.

After all, it is different from the one in "The Golden Armor" where real scenes were used for both the people in the square and the chrysanthemum stage in order to pursue reality.

If the location scene is important, then it’s okay to have one.

But the problem is that there are only a few scenes. If you build a castle specifically for this, it would really be to fool fools.

The scene on the iron bridge was a little more complicated to shoot.

After assuming the camera positions, you need to give close-ups of several people to show different ways of chatting. As well as their respective characters and personalities, they also need to be divided into shots.

But it's just a little more complicated.

If the actor walks a few more times, it just means that time slows down. After the five-person group finished talking to Wang Tianxiang, Xu Xin left a special Easter egg.

That is the order in which the five-person group will enter.

With Wang Zhiwen in front of the camera, he explained with a smile just a second ago:

"Everyone, please be patient and go back to your room first."

But the next second, when he said "please", the smile on his face turned into a sinister look...

In the camera, in front of a sign that says "No Entry".

Among the group of five, Bai Xiaonian was the first to cross the sign and walk in.

The second one is that metal generates fire.

The third one is Gu Xiaomeng.

The last ones left were Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu.

Originally, when Gu Xiaomeng left, he already knew the relationship between the Gu family and Wang Puppet. Wang Tianxiang, who knew that the eldest lady had a difficult background, changed from the sinister commanding tone of "please" on her face to a somewhat attentive one. Gentleman courtesy.

But after following Gu Xiaomeng for a step, he turned his head and saw that Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu didn't move, so he urged:

"You 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.

Jin Shenghuo is the second one.

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 shoot a scene where Takeda observes a few people by the window without turning on the lights.

When Wang Tianxiang starts walking with Gu Xiaomeng, his figure will also leave the window.

Therefore, he was the fifth to die.

In the entire film, only Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu showed hesitation in this section of the road.

Finally, at the urging of Wang Tianxiang, he entered Qiu Shenghuai's other industry.

Xu Xin's hint here is very simple offline.

It means "a negative makes a positive".

Wang Tianxiang's invitation represents "death".

Even he himself was on the road to death.

However, when he saw Wu Zhiguo and Li Ningyu who had not embarked on this path, he extended an invitation again.

Let "die once" become "die twice".

So the negative becomes the positive, and the two of them live.

Although it sounds ridiculous, this is how the logic lines are designed.

And the completion of this scene means that all the scenes in Hengdian are over.

Total time: 2 days.

Along with the news that work was over, when everyone was sighing at how fast the filming speed was, Yu Xuan took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it with a smile, and said:

"Hey, it's finished."

"Hahahaha~"

The laughter of a group of people rang out in the wilderness at almost midnight.

Not to mention, it’s quite permeable.

…

Before getting in the car, Xu Xin repeated the next shooting plan in the parking lot:

"Everyone, let's set off together tomorrow to Dalian. On the Laohutan Observation Deck in Dalian, there is an outdoor lunch and intelligence contact scene. We will set off early tomorrow morning and have a good rest. The weather in Dalian will be good tomorrow. We will arrive in the morning. I started shooting in the afternoon, and if I shot quickly, I could finish it in one afternoon. If I shot slower, it might take two days. But there’s no problem anyway.”

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming:

"When the lunch scene is finished, we will go to Lushun that day. The paint of the "Aihe Maru" has been changed. We will finish filming the scene of Wu Zhiguo assassinating Takeda there. You and Mr. Shi are also in the car. As for the scenes inside, all our exterior scenes will be officially over. At that time, we will go back to the factory to shoot the interior scenes until the end. So, please stay in good condition, thank you for your hard work."

After two consecutive days of shooting, Xu Xin, who had already been recognized by everyone, said this, and these people nodded in unison.

"Okay, that's it for today. Let's take a 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 of them talked about the work that needed to be done tomorrow, and finally confirmed the process.

From the props that have been mailed there in advance, to obtaining the permission to use the scenic spot for shooting, as well as the venue rental of the props and ships in Lushun, etc.

So all the work was planned by Xu Xin before the filming of the movie started.

Now I am confirming 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, he was just thinking about what he had shot in the past two days, whether there was any need to add, or if there was anything that didn't match the expectations of the original draft.

While he was thinking about it, a pair of hands fell on his shoulders from behind the sofa.

Start kneading slowly, one at a time.

After rubbing it twice, Xu Xin held her hand and said:

"Okay, leave me alone, you go take a shower first."

"It's okay. I'll rub it for you for a while. The meat on your shoulders will become hard."

Yang Mi, who hadn't even taken off the makeup on her face, said softly and pressed the tip of her elbow directly on his trapezius muscle.

The soft breath tickled his scalp.

But Xu Xin avoided it.

"Okay, hurry up and take a shower and remove your makeup. Get some rest early so you don't end up with dark circles in your eyes during the filming tomorrow."

Although she knew that he felt sorry for her, Yang Mi still forced his back to the back of the sofa.

This time, Xu Xin stopped struggling.

Instead, he silently endured the sour feeling brought by just the right amount of force.

In fact, both of them were really tired.

But at this juncture, Yang Mi was really reluctant to leave him alone.

It’s too late to hurt, so how could you leave it alone?

While pressing the button, she said:

"Lao Wang called me today."

"..."

Xu Xin said nothing and continued to listen.

"He is in Shanghai now. He came here today to ask how he is spending Christmas. If he has some free time during filming, he will go back to Yanjing and we can have a meal together. But I didn't pick up the call, but Tingting did, so I asked Tingting I replied to him a message saying that he would be filming on Christmas... He then sent me a message saying that he had gone to spend Christmas. Lao Lang also went, saying he was going to see Jiang Yuchen..."

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless and finally got out of that working state. He turned to look at Yang Mi and asked:

"Didn't he admit it himself? He even wrote a song for others...what was it called?"

"'Romantic Love'."

"Yes, yes, you don't even dare to use your own name when writing a song for others, so you changed it to "Chen Shaorong"... What's going on?"

"Why don't you ask him to ask me what to do?"

Yang Mi was speechless.

"What about Big Lao Wang? Didn't he say he wanted to visit the Night Demon City when he came back? Why...he gave up within a month after he came back?"

"You can't stand it if I ask you to drink three times a day."

"……Fine."

Xu Xin felt a little regretful:

"These three people are so unjust. They don't even take me with them when they go out to play... How about we go too? This movie won't be filmed anymore. It's a waste!"

"Oh~~~"

Yang Mi looked surprised:

"What you said is really human, brother~you are so brave!"

"...ha~"

He chuckled and stood up:

"Let's go, take a bath together, and then go to bed early... The wine they owe me will be repaid slowly in the future."

Hearing this, Yang Mi suddenly tilted her head:

"Just taking a shower?"

"...?"

Xu Xin looked at her doubtfully:

"Isn't that what you said? From the beginning of filming, there are no couples, only actors and directors."

"Your actors and director take a shower together?"

"You just treat it as an unspoken rule."

"There must be a program behind the unspoken rules~"

"emmm..."

Seeing that she was really eager to try, Xu Xin thought about it and shook his head regretfully:

"Then just think you've met an incompetent director."

"..."

Yang Mi couldn’t laugh or cry:

"I'll still be pointing 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 walking into the bathroom, she shook her head slightly, but instead of removing her makeup, she turned around to get the gift box she had prepared from the cabinet.

The gift box didn't contain any particularly expensive Christmas gifts.

Just an apple she picked herself.

The Christmas presents won't be given until tomorrow.

According to Westerners, today is Christmas Eve.

Although anyone with a discerning eye will know the meaning of giving apples on Christmas Eve, it must be a "homonym" invented by the Chinese people themselves.

But during the festival, what we pursue is this atmosphere.

She didn't have anything else to think about, except for Christmas gifts, 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.

That's enough.

So, she went to the fruit stall, carefully selected the most beautiful fruit, and wrapped it in a gift box.

Christmas Eve, this is the fruit of peace that represents my heart.

Even though I can only spend this Christmas simply, I have never let go of my feelings for you.

But when the cabinet opened, Yang Mi was stunned.

There was more than just one apple wrapped in gift paper.

But two.

The other one also had a sticky note taped to it.

"?"

She was a little confused, took off the note, and saw the writing on it:

"TO——Sister: Be safe and sound."

Underneath this sentence is a "heart" that is exactly the same as the "Gu Xiaomeng" sentence I saw in the script yesterday.

In an instant, a beautiful look bloomed on her face.

He carefully put the note into his handbag so that he could keep it when he went home. He took two apples in gift boxes and pushed open the bathroom door:

"When was it released?"

Amidst the sound of water rushing, he had just put on shampoo and was scratching his head with his eyes closed. He opened one eye and looked over quickly, then 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 with yours..."

As he spoke, the foamy water had already flowed onto his face, and he did not dare to open his eyes again.

Then there was the sizzling sound of wrapping paper in my ears.

As soon as he finished washing his head and opened his eyes, he suddenly saw his fiancée standing in front of him...

"I was shocked... Why didn't you take off your makeup first? Why did you take off your clothes?"

Yang Mi didn't say anything, but squeezed into the shower room with him. After taking off the wig with Gu Xiaomeng's style on her head, she fiddled with her hair and looked at him eagerly:

"The atmosphere has been heightened to this point. Isn't it unreasonable not to come again?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin, who had finished washing and was about to go out, was stunned...

"what time is it?"

"No matter what time it is..."

From these words, he could hear his girlfriend's determination.

So he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.

Forget it, bullshit thinking...

Looking at the female devil in front of him, he wanted to commit suicide!

"I'll fight you!"

…

December 29th.

New Year's Day is approaching, and people at some workplaces are already eager to enjoy the rare holiday.

There are only three days left to officially declare the end of 2008.

Xu Xin, Huang Xiaoming, and Zhang Hanyu arrived in Xi'an in the afternoon.

The scenes in Dalian were originally supposed to be filmed on Christmas Day, but due to flight delays, everyone didn't get there until around 4 p.m.

It was delayed for a day.

After filming ended on the 26th, the crew split into two groups.

The other actors all went to Xi'an, while Xu Xin took Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming to Lushun on the night of the 26th.

After taking two sets of shots on the 27th, he took Li Pingdong and others to visit the Lushun Memorial Hall on the 28th.

When I planned to leave in the afternoon, there was heavy snow in Lushun and the highway was closed, which delayed the trip for a day.

That’s why I arrived today.

Although the filming of "The Wind" in the studio basically takes place day and night, these days have been a bit stressful for the entire crew, including Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Hanyu.

In addition to having to rearrange his work, Xu Xin announced that he would have a day off tomorrow after arriving at the guest house of Xiying Studio.

Let’s all take a good rest, and we will start officially filming indoor scenes on the 31st.

In fact, actors come second.

Mainly the crew, let alone these "old guys".

Even the young people were tortured by Director Xu's drive to get up early and be greedy for the rest.

It was fine outside, but when I got home, my anger was a little loose.

Xu Xin stopped forcing it.

It’s not like we were catching up... After all the exterior scenes were filmed, the interior scenes took ten and a half days to finish.

And, although when filming on location, he was already 100% committed.

But Xu Xin treats it with caution and caution as the main framework of the entire play.

After all...he wants more than just to achieve himself in this drama.

And the fiancée, and others.

His brand cannot be ruined by this movie.

…

The car from Xiying Studio arrived at the guest house.

When Xu Xin took the room card and walked to his room, he heard Yang Mi's voice as soon 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 stood up, handed him the phone, and said:

"Sister-in-law is looking for you."

After that, help him take off his down jacket.

Xu Xin held up the phone:

"Hello, sister-in-law?"

Zhang Qianqian's voice rang out:

"Why don't you go home to live in Xi'an?"

Xu Xin's family does have a house in Xi'an, and even has several houses.

Xu Xin even said that he didn't know where he was, so if he wanted to come and stay, he would have to ask.

After all, Shenmu belongs to the northernmost part of Shaanxi. If you drive, it will take five or six hours to get there. He runs here every day because he has nothing to do.

So he smiled and replied:

"If you don't want to go through all the trouble, just stay in the guest house. The pay is not bad. And it's convenient to work. Where is my brother?"

"I'm going to the magic city... Sanjin, are you particularly busy at work?"

Xu Xin was happy when he heard this:

"Hahaha, sister-in-law, just tell me if you have anything to do. Why are you still hiding it?"

Seeing that Xu Xin directly revealed her little thoughts, Zhang Qianqian also smiled:

"I'm going back to Xi'an on New Year's Day."

"Well, what then?"

"When my girlfriends and friends heard that you were working on a movie, they told me to come and watch it. Just... visit, is that convenient?"

"Come on."

Xu Xin agreed casually:

"But I have to tell you in advance that I can come to visit the class at most and ask for autographs, photos, etc. It's okay. But it's not okay to have dinner together. Actors have to be in good shape when acting. It's hard to be disturbed. So the best we can do is come and have a look. Don’t ask who you want to invite to dinner and they won’t go. It won’t look good when the time comes. 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. So that's what you're saying?"

"Well, I'm done."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin leaned on the sofa chair tiredly and asked Yang Mi:

"How have you been doing these past two days?"

Yang Mi nodded:

"No problem. Oh, yes, remember to call Big Pharaoh. He has been trying to find you these past few days, but I didn't let you go, for fear of disturbing your filming. Give him a call and see what he wants to do."

"...?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin was a little confused:

"He?...What kind of evil is he holding back?"

After muttering something, he took out his cell phone and dialed Wang Sicong's number:

"Dudu~ Hey, oh, Director Xu, are you done?"

Upon hearing this mean tone, Xu Xin rolled his eyes subconsciously:

"If you have something to do, talk about it; if you have nothing to do, leave the court."

"Hahaha~ Where are you?"

Wang Sicong's voice was still a bit noisy.

"Xi'an, just arrived at Xiying Studio."

"Well...shall I go find you tomorrow?"

Why do all these people have to come?

Xu Xin was a little puzzled.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"It's okay to come...but tell me what you want to do first. Where are you?"

"Magic City."

As soon as he heard this, Xu Xin understood that there must be something going on with him.

Otherwise, the two great men would not "miss each other" so much that they would have to travel thousands of miles to meet each other.

That's so gay.

So he said:

"If we have discussed things in advance, does our relationship still need to be like this? Tell me, what do you want to do? ... Find a girlfriend? Do you want to be an actor?"

"Well……"

"That's not right. Doesn't your family not allow you to do this? What are you doing? Are you tired of living? Do you want to die?"

"Go, go, go...who the hell do you think I am?"

Wang Sicong's words were full of speechlessness, but he didn't hide it either:

"I have a cousin, we have been playing together since childhood..."

"The one from the Shanghai Theater Academy?"

Xu Xin vaguely remembered that Wang Sicong mentioned it when they were drinking together before, and then asked:

"Well, what then?"

"Are you lacking a supporting role over there? We met two days ago and he asked me to ask you."

"...He shouldn't stop filming, right? Come to my place and I will be a supporting role to show how unjust I am."

"Then we can't let him be the protagonist, right?...I told him, I said we are friends, friends can't cheat friends. My cousin also knows what level he is, mainly because he wants to see others, Look at how other people act, be a bit player, and take a closer look. If you want to play an important role for him, I can’t say that to you. If you don’t have the ability to do it, won’t you be killed instantly?”

"...?"

"???"

Xu Xin turned on the hands-free.

So Yang Mi also heard this sentence.

The expressions of the two people instantly became strange.

There is definitely nothing wrong with what Big Lao Wang said.

Both in terms of friends and in terms of “sobriety in the world”.

No problem at all.

But although there is no problem with the words...the speaker has no intention but the listener has intention.

After hearing this, the two of them always felt...

There is nothing quite right about this.

It's quite familiar.

…

"A sneeze."

In the guest house, although she was not interested in the story "The Wind", Jing Tian, ​​who had been reading it seriously these days, suddenly sneezed.

Then, a pair of smart eyes showed some doubts.

Got a cold?