I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 259 257. Any questions? (twenty three)

"What...are you laughing at? Are you possessed by an evil spirit?"

Wang Sicong was made a little uncomfortable by his friend's laughter.

After hearing this, Xu Xin came back to his senses and shook his head:

"It's okay... Well, just this outfit. Is there any problem with being ugly?"

The following words were directed at Lin Xinxin.

Lin Xingxin was actually puzzled, but still subconsciously shook his head to indicate that it was okay.

"That's fine."

Xu Xin responded:

"Then you three will just wear this outfit. Let's go, I have to go back and change the script...Old Lin, you come with me, don't take off your makeup, I will take you to review the lines with Yang Mi. Everyone has worked hard. , let’s do this for now.”

After saying that, he turned around and walked outside the studio.

Zhao Li, Yingjing Tian and others were going to change clothes.

It's so sweet that it doesn't matter. I just want to ask Brother Xu for his comments on the scene he just played.

But who knew... Brother Xu would walk very fast.

She didn't open her mouth.

But before Zhao Liying left, she gave Lin Xingxin a special look.

He... just got a role with lines?

Even though I asked when I was putting on makeup just now, I said it was a backdrop...

Is this a change?

"..."

Thinking of this, she felt slightly disappointed.

From "Golden Armor" to "The Wind", Director Xu has given her a chance... and even allowed her to "play two roles" in the crew.

But... there is still a difference between characters with lines and characters without lines.

Although she also knew that this opportunity was rare.

But……

When can she play a role with lines in Director Xu's drama... or even a supporting role... or the protagonist?

She was so worried for a moment that she didn't notice anyone in front of her.

Then……

"Ah, I'm sorry."

After accidentally stepping on Jing Tian's shoes, she could have apologized.

Jing Tian shook her head, and after seeing that her mood seemed a little lost, she asked:

"You...look disappointed?"

"Well……"

Zhao Liying, who had "lost" written all over her forehead, quickly changed her expression after hearing this, and shook her head with a smile:

"No."

But who knew Jing Tian looked at her expression and asked:

"Because of……"

She pointed at Lin Xingxin, who followed Xu Xin and left quickly:

"Because he changed from a background to a person with lines, and he can also play opposite Yang Mi... woo hoo..."

Zhao Liying instinctively covered Jing Tian's mouth.

Then he looked around like a thief...

After confirming that no one was around, he took a deep breath and looked at the best thing in front of him speechlessly:

"Hey, be careful what you say! If someone hears it, will little actors like us be dead?"

"...Am I right?"

"..."

After Zhao Liying looked around again, she did not answer the question directly, but said:

"Remember, the people on the crew have very complicated hearts. Don't say random things, otherwise you will die in a very ugly way. Being able to be in Director Xu's play is already a huge benefit, but you don't dare to gossip. , Director Xu doesn’t like it very much.”

"Well……"

Hearing this, Jing Tian nodded:

"Okay. So am I right?"

Zhao Liyingxin said why are you so serious...

But the problem is that the two of them have just met, so naturally they can't express their feelings.

So, she quickly shook her head:

"I didn't, so stop thinking about it."

"lie."

"..."

This person...

Um.

Very good at chatting.

…

"From a general perspective, this character is the only bright spot in the whole drama. So, it is very important."

"..."

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Lin Xingxin was stunned.

Obviously very surprised.

"Of course, it's not that you are the only bright spot, but the tone of the whole film is on the thriller side, and you are the only one who plays the funny role. You have two scenes, one with Yang Mi, and one with Yang Mi. Wang Zhiwen..."

"..."

Lin Xinxin was even more confused.

Am I not a background board?

Why... suddenly became the only bright spot?

Do you want me to play opposite Wang Zhiwen?

"Then I must not be blasted to pieces?"

he asked subconsciously.

Xu Xin smiled and shook his head:

"It's not that mysterious. Your play is not a play with people protecting it, it's a play with people running the show. And your lines are only that "no", which is just "no" in different tones. I will take you to Yang now Honey, just go through the scene you just filmed. Then the next scene does not require much acting skills. It only requires you to say "no" in a tone that is taken for granted. But the role is really bright. Yes, if you perform well, people will remember you."

"this……"

Lin Xinxin thought about it, and in the end there was no such thing as a vow of eternal love.

He just nodded vigorously:

"I see!"

At this time, he was poked by Wang Sicong:

"Look, as I said, Lao Xu is a kind person."

Hearing this, Xu Xin responded with a smile:

"That's for sure~"

All the way back to the guest house, he found that Yang Mi was not in the room.

After thinking for a while, he dialed Yang Mi's phone number:

"Dudu... hello?"

"Where are you? Not in the room?"

"No. I'll go back soon~"

"……okay."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Mi opened the door and walked in in less than three minutes.

When she saw Lin Gengxin, who was already wearing makeup and clothes that didn't fit well, she looked surprised:

"Isn't this costume wrong? Isn't this the clothes of the puppet army?"

"Well, I'll bring him to you to discuss the lines... It's like this, you two will have a scene..."

Xu Xin said what he wanted to change.

After listening, Yang Mi nodded:

"Do I have to change my lines too?"

"Yes. So it needs to be changed. You two will do a version first, and then I will see how to change it."

"good."

Soon, the lines between Gu Xiaomeng and Bing Zu were performed in the room again.

Xu Xin found a few language problems where the preface didn't match the postscript, and he started designing and making changes.

And everything is to highlight the word "no".

After working for about half an hour, the lines are almost ready.

After the two checked it again, Lin Xingxin got her own script.

"Okay, we will start shooting around 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Lao Lin, just follow the plot. Go back and think about this character carefully."

Lin Xinxin nodded, his expression very cautious.

Even though the two of them weren't acting just now, they were just exchanging lines, but he also felt Yang Mi's line level from the side.

A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door.

If you don't want to be badly exposed, you must work harder.

So, Wang Sicong and Lin Xingxin left.

It was almost 4 o'clock now, and Wang Sicong, who had nothing to do, planned to visit the ancient city of Xi'an.

Lao Xu still has to work, so he can go alone.

After the two people left, Xu Xin asked Yang Mi, who was holding the script in her hand:

"Did you go to Liu Yifei's place just now?"

"No, it's at Tingting's house."

"..."

Xu Xin was speechless...

My heart says you are teasing a fool~

But looking at her holding up the script again, it was obvious that she didn't want to talk in depth about this aspect.

Seeing this, he finally stopped asking further.

If you don’t want to say it, don’t say it. Make the movie first and ask questions later.

…

December 31st

Xu Xin got up at around 6 o'clock in the morning.

Today’s shooting plan is to shoot the daytime scenes first, and then wait until the afternoon to shoot the night scenes.

Everyone's condition needs to be adjusted in the morning, whether it's eyesight or skin condition, so it's relatively easy to shoot scenes during the day. When I feel better, I start shooting the evening scenes in the afternoon.

Glancing at his fiancée who was still sleeping, he quietly walked out of the bedroom.

After walking out of the guest house, I saw a shop selling bean curd steamed buns.

When I got there, I ordered a big bowl, and after eating it, the cold went away.

Then he walked into the factory area, and when he arrived at Studio No. 3, there were already staff busy there.

Xiying Studio has its own actor troupe.

No, when I woke up in the morning, several young actors from the troupe were working as substitutes.

Work had just begun when he arrived.

With greetings of "Hello Director", he sat next to Lin Li.

Li Pingdong hasn't gotten up yet, and he doesn't need to do this kind of job personally, and even the senior staff in the factory haven't come yet.

The busy people are hard-working and involved young people.

Sitting next to Lin Li, he looked at the motionless actors in the camera, his eyes switching from the camera to the real scene from time to time.

In the shots of "The Wind", he used quite a lot of Rembrandt lighting.

That is, the side light brings out the outlines and shadows of the actor’s facial features.

Some people have dark outlines of shadows, while others have shallow outlines.

The shallowest person is Bai Xiaonian, because he is "innocent".

Followed by Li Ningyu.

There is basically no shadow visible between these two people, which represents the metaphor of "innocence".

As for the others, whether it is Gu Xiaomeng or Jin Shenghuo, or people like Wu Zhiguo and Takeda, everyone has their own dark side.

Likewise, metal generates fire the least.

And the light hitting Yu Xuan's body will be quite scattered.

It means that he also deserves to die, but he didn't die because of the "old gun" thing.

The logic of his death was all because of his own black material and had nothing to do with these things.

In this movie, he wants to use a "death omen" method to show everyone's fate from the beginning.

Then, the entire story is constructed through logical traps.

Therefore, the actor's acting skills are almost equal to his director's expression techniques.

Very challenging.

…

Around 8 o'clock, all the actors arrived one after another.

Shooting starts at 9 o'clock, and one hour of makeup time is enough.

Moreover, Xu Xin specifically asked them not to eat breakfast.

Because it was shot right away, the first scene today was the breakfast scene.

The dishes are all real. From the cafeteria of West Film Studio.

The actors can eat whatever they want, it doesn't matter.

This is Xu Xin's inspiration from "Wulin Gaiden".

According to Yang Mi, the rice in "Wulin Gaiden" is really fragrant and not adulterated at all.

The real familiarity between everyone started from the meal during the night scene on the first day of filming.

Because we were all hungry, we ate very naturally.

So he also adopted this method.

Everyone eats breakfast here, taking pictures while eating, and the emotions progress layer by layer, capturing the natural state to the greatest extent.

For this meal, Xiying Film Studio specially brought the insulated truck from the canteen.

When the electricity is turned on, there is hot water below, which can keep today's hearty breakfast warm.

There are many people in the studio today.

Including Tian Shuanghe, almost all major Xiying Studio leaders are here today.

Although I had learned from others that Director Xu’s filming was progressing very quickly and smoothly, I had never seen it with my own eyes.

So they still want to take a closer look.

Among them were Wang Quanan and Gu Changwei, who also came over at almost nine o'clock.

After all, "our own people" are making movies. If the big guys come, they will definitely support it.

When Xu Xin knew that Tian Shuanghe and the others were coming, he also came to say hello.

However, it was only possible to say hello and then return to the interior scene. There was no warm exchange of greetings with everyone.

Nervousness is out of the question.

Just kidding, people who have come out of the Olympics will not be frightened by this kind of scene.

The reason why there was no conversation was because he knew very well what his mission was.

That's what this movie is.

This movie brings together the ambitions of West Film Studio.

Therefore, the entire studio was clearly divided into three groups of people.

One group is the actors who are putting on makeup nearby, the other group is the crew who are busy in the set room, and the last group is the "outsiders" who are watching quietly from the side.

And these "outsiders" not only include Gu Changwei and others with a scrutinizing look in their eyes, but also Wang Sicong, Chen Jinfei, Liu Xiaoli and others.

As long as everyone has nothing to do with the performance, just stop here.

And ensure absolute silence.

In front of the built interior, there is only a table that looks a little out of place.

Xu Xin was sitting in front of the table.

Alone.

Stay neither too close nor too far away from the fourth wall.

Holding a cigarette, he looked at the camera footage that had been turned on and was in a daze.

Everything is in order.

Until Wang Zhiwen, Yu Xuan, Liang Binning, and Zhang Hanyu had all finished putting on makeup and came to the table.

"Director Xu, everyone is almost ready."

After Li Haiping came over and finished speaking, Xu Xin's somewhat vacant eyes slowly showed a glimmer of light.

How to shoot all the shots, how to move them, what the actors need to express, and what kind of pictures are shot are all reflected in his heart.

Nodding slightly, he stood up.

He turned around and glanced.

Following his movements, everyone looked over.

Many people actually wanted to find some exposed emotions on his face.

Such as feeling uneasy, nervous, or "guilty".

But there was nothing.

After nodding calmly, he walked to the set room.

Five cameras are already in place.

He glanced at Li Pingdong, who was already sitting on the slide rail:

"Director Li, have you made all the arrangements?"

Li Pingdong gave a thumbs up.

Xu Xin nodded and walked into the set.

Glancing up first, Su Youpeng was already waiting on the second floor.

At the table, the other four people were also sitting together.

He said directly:

"In a while, everyone can eat naturally, but in a more elegant way. In the camera for a while, Teacher Wang, please clarify the point of contact between you and Su Youpeng. He pulled out the stool, sat down, and said the phrase "eating with no head." After that...Brother Qian'er, you..."

"I started coughing and throwing my chopsticks."

Yu Xuan answered naturally.

Xu Xin nodded and looked at Liang Binning.

"I gave him a sideways glance."

After Liang Binning finished speaking, Zhang Hanyu said:

"I am drinking coffee."

"Well, seeing that everyone has finished the special movements that they want to capture, Teacher Wang is the one who speaks next. Then I won't shout stop, and we will eat normally. Look, how hungry are the two of them? …”

Following his guidance, Huang Xiaoming said with a smile:

"Hurry up and take pictures. I haven't eaten in three days."

Yang Mi didn't say anything, she was in a daze wearing a down jacket.

Xu Xin walked around the entire venue for the last time. After confirming that there was basically no problem, he looked up at Su Youpeng:

"Pace, remember pace, is important."

Su Youpeng responded:

"I understand, director."

then……

"All departments are in place and onlookers remain quiet."

"Lights on."

"The signal is normal."

"The waitress has taken her seat."

After the five cameras were in place and a series of confirmations were completed, Xu Xin sat at the table and put on the monitoring headphones.

In Li Pingdong's slide camera, a scene of the scorer's slate appeared:

""The Wind"——Act 10, Scene 1, three, two, one...start!"

…

In the reception room.

Bai Xiaonian, played by Su Youpeng, was sitting on the sofa, and Yu Xuan, who played Jin Shenghuo, stood next to him.

"You have to sit upright and look at him with your face tilted."

Pointing at Wang Zhiwen, Yu Xuan finished speaking. After seeing Su Youpeng turning around, he nodded:

"Yes, put your legs together. This is how the "Little Seat" and "Little Xiang'er" in the play are used. Put your right hand on your leg first...press it with your left hand, right...relax, don't hold it like that. You Like this, come on, pinch an orchid finger and run it down your face... That's right, it's this natural state of relaxation. This is called "Xiang'er". Sing "Qin Xianglian" or something, you raise your hand and it's an orchid finger. Even the little Xiang'er can show off without raising his hand..."

After Yu Xuan, who was the "art director", said to Xu Xin who was standing next to Li Pingdong:

"Is this okay?"

Xu Xin made an OK move:

"The eyes should be warmer. Teacher Su, what I want here is a progressive emotion. You should follow Teacher Wang's questions, and the expression on your face will become colder little by little. Finally, say the line that made Jin Sheng angry. .Remember, emotions push a little..."

When Su Youpeng's emotions were brewing, the recorder made the call, and Xu Xin looked directly at the camera screen to shoot.

Wang Zhiwen spoke:

"What are your thoughts on this matter? Where do you think we should start?"

Su Youpeng's soft eyes also contained a hint of charm:

"It couldn't be more clear."

Speaking of this, his tone broke.

then……

"Just attack Jin Shenghuo, and you will definitely be able to find out something."

"Click."

Xu Xin shouted stop directly.

"This sentence is emotionally wrong. The sentence "You start with Jin Shenghuo" is a thinking-oriented question. You are guiding Wang Tianxiang. At this time, you can't just be charming, you must start to stop it, and put away that flattery. Then the following sentence "You can definitely ask something." I want to see your confidence..."

"Okay, director."

Su Youpeng nodded and began to adjust his emotions again.

"Just attack Jin Shenghuo~"

Put on a smile:

"I'm sure you can find out something strange~"

At this time, Wang Zhiwen’s voice sounded again:

"I don't think he has any connection with underground terrorists~"

"Why do you say that?!"

"Ka. Don't say this in such a strong tone. Your current emotions have progressed to the point where you feel that Wang Tianxiang and Jin Shenghuo have a personal relationship, and they are colluding. Therefore, you must start to take the initiative to reveal the dirty information about Jin Shenghuo. You and Jin Shenghuo are now Jin Shenghuo is not yet an enemy..."

So, the filming continued:

"Why do you say that?"

Bai Xiaonian in front of the camera still sounded confident, but there was an added layer of caution in his confidence.

"He has a nephew who joined the Communist Party at the age of fifteen. Now it is said that he has become the chief of staff! ... Fence-sitters like Lao Jin must have secret connections."

"He actually kept a concubine a long time ago and used the black money from arms smuggling."

"Am I kidding?"

"If you tell me what happened to Lao Jin here, it will be enough for him to die ten times!"

"Everyone has their own faults, including yours..."

Emotions progress layer by layer.

From being very flattering at the beginning, to later throwing out these threatening words.

All emotional changes are accompanied by Wang Zhiwen's problems.

Come little by little, push forward little by little.

Finally, there is that profound warning.

And the kind smile and nod on Wang Zhiwen's face.

Xu Xin nodded repeatedly.

It's good to find the right actor, and you can bring out the best in the right role.

Especially the words "enough to kill him ten times" were spoken, which just added a cunningly disguised sense of déjà vu to Jin Shenghuo, who always presented himself as a cowardly and honest person.

It's just right.

It is completely opposite to the cowardly and philistine look that Yu Xuan just took.

This character is standing still.

Next, the filming of Zhang Hanyu's Wu Zhiguo and Liang Binning's "You ask me anything, I'll just say one sentence, I don't know anything" was exceptionally smooth.

It's Yang Mi's turn.

In fact, before this filming, Xu Xin used different shooting angles for each group of individual interrogations.

For example, metal creates fire.

Xu Xin asked Li Pingdong to slap him in the face.

This kind of close-up shot in which the entire facial features fills the frame allows the audience to see every expression.

But at the same time, it also metaphors one thing.

That is, compared to Jin Shenghuo, who photographed his facial features, when Xu Xin photographed Wang Tianxiang from an angle, his bust was always revealed.

Wang Tianxiang was holding the conversation with Jin Shenghuo in a relaxed manner.

Through this comparison, he uses the lens to tell the audience:

"There is no escape route for Jin Shenghuo."

He really has no way out. From beginning to end, he has no real support in the entire story.

As for Bai Xiaonian and Bai Xiaonian, he was able to reflect the sitting posture of Bai Xiaonian, a man in Qingyi, from the beginning, and gradually advanced, and finally gave a close-up of the same facial features as Jin Shenghuo.

At the same time, it was in line with his relaxed and leeway from the beginning. He was pressed step by step by Wang Tianxiang, and finally he said the threatening words "Everyone of me has black bottoms, including yours", and the disguise was lost.

Wang Tianxiang, on the other hand, maintained the same posture from beginning to end.

He leaned against the sofa and raised his head to the sky without even looking at him.

Bai Xiaonian looked at Wang Tianxiang, and Wang Tianxiang looked at the sky.

That contempt was clearly displayed.

This shows that Wang Tianxiang never looked down upon Bai Xiaonian, who rose to power by having an affair with Commander Zhang.

When filming with Wu Zhiguo, played by Zhang Hanyu, he chose to have the two of them confront each other.

In the first scene, under the glare of the camera, Wu Zhiguo said: "I have followed Mr. Wang for many years, and I have spent so much blood and sweat! I was injured three times by gunshots!"

In the second act, Xu Xin opened the camera. After Wu Zhiguo laid the groundwork that he was a cadre of the real-power army, the camera space widened. When Wu Zhiguo said, "If someone like you gains power, he will go to Qin and Muchu." The camera he showed Wang Tianxiang began to zoom in again.

On behalf of Wu Zhiguo, he intimidated Wang Tianxiang.

Immediately after the third scene, the cameras of both parties opened, and Wu Zhiguo said what seemed to be a solicitation, but was actually a "stop to the point":

"Who knows which side you're on?"

Then the camera switches and uses the vase in the middle as a reference to perform equal wide-angle cuts.

The two of them remained in the same posture, with their legs crossed and facing each other, sitting on the left and right armrests of their respective sofas.

It reflects a kind of attitude of being pointed at the wheat.

In Li Ningyu's shots, there are large areas of blank scenery.

She takes up less than a third of the shot.

The use of shots filled with complicated scenery implies that she ignores and does not care about this matter.

But when it was Gu Xiaomeng's turn, Xu Xin completely adopted handheld shooting.

Wang Tianxiang's shot is still a fixed lens, but with Gu Xiaomeng, when shooting handheld, the camera's slight shake will be accompanied by changes in her eyes, expressions, and tone of voice.

Even when she said, "Captain Wu has read the telegram," the camera was still shaking.

The meaning expressed is also very simple.

That is, in Wang Tianxiang's opinion, the most untouchable person here is Gu Xiaomeng.

When facing her, although he had already asked for clues to the problem, Wang Tianxiang was still unsure of her attitude.

Don't dare to be too strong, and don't dare to be too weak.

All the interrogation scenes finally focused on Gu Xiaomeng's smiling face.

At this point, all interrogation scenes have been filmed.

The time has also come to noon.

Xu Xin checked the finished film and made sure there were no problems. Everyone in the picture had what he wanted to express, and nodded:

"OK, that's all."

After he finished speaking, he turned back.

But suddenly he discovered that... at some point, the tables that originally belonged to his monitors were already filled with people.

Including Gu Changwei.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"Thank you for your hard work, let's go have a meal and we will continue shooting at 1:30."

The director said it was time to call it a day and the others started busy.

Xu Xin walked directly to these people:

"Teachers, do you have any questions?"

Subconsciously, these people looked at Gu Changwei, the last capable photographer of Xiying Studio.

It seemed that the right to speak was given to him.

After Gu Changwei withdrew his gaze from the monitors, he looked at Xu Xin and shook his head slightly:

"No."

he said.