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Beijing, in a studio of Beijing Film Studio.

The crew of "The Embalmer" is currently filming the first scene.

The small studio was arranged like a "picture within a picture".

In human terms, it is the next scene where people in the movie are filming the plot.

To be precise, it was the filming of "Encoffiant Teaching Video". This is the plot of the movie where the male protagonist accidentally joins an embalming company after losing his job. It is also somewhat funny.

The plot here is different from the reality.

In reality, there is no such company specializing in the burial industry in China, at least not in 2000. Funeral parlors are responsible for this aspect of work.

But it is impossible for the male protagonist to go to a funeral home for an interview and find a job out of nowhere.

Therefore, Wu Yuan retained the setting of the burial company. The male protagonist saw the advertisement on a telephone pole saying "No age limit, high salary guaranteed, actual working hours are very short. We are looking for a journey assistant." Joined the company by accident.

It turned out that this company was recruiting assistants for the deceased.

"Are you all ready?"

The executive deputy director took the walkie-talkie, and after urging all groups of staff to get ready for lighting, photography, and sound recording, he trotted to Wu Yuan's side: "Director, it's time to start shooting."

"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded calmly.

Different from the filming of "The Night the Comet Came", this time the crew of "The Embalmer" has more than 60 staff members, including coordinators and assistant directors, so Wu Yuan does not have to do everything personally.

With just a glance, the assistant director picked up the loudspeaker and said, "First shot of the first act!"

"Action!"

The camera slowly started on the paved slide rail, and the picture focused on the small stage in the studio.

On the stage, several staff members were busy setting up the stage like a funeral hall. Teacher Li Xuejian was sitting next to him, holding a script in one hand and glasses in the other, thinking carefully about the script.

"Dong dong dong."

As soon as the perspective changed, Zhang Guorong, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes but with a somewhat submissive attitude, carefully opened the door and walked in.

Seeing the busy look of the staff in the studio, he stood at the door at a loss.

"Newly hired?" A staff member stepped forward and asked.

"Uh, yes!" Zhang Guorong smiled shyly.

"Okay, click!" Wu Yuan shouted steadily: "It's over, there's no need to keep one."

It is a common practice in the world that the first scene of a new movie should be shot as simple as possible, preferably something that can be repeated over and over again, just to be auspicious. I hope that the subsequent filming will go as smoothly.

Teacher Li Xuejian and Zhang Guorong were naturally able to do it, and they shot the first scene with ease.

Wu Yuan started shooting the next scene without any fluctuation in his heart.

"Action!"

The camera was running again. Teacher Li Xuejian, who was sitting on the small stage, took off his glasses and stood up. He greeted Zhang Guorong who walked in, patted him on the shoulder, and introduced to other staff with a smile:

"He's new here today."

Zhang Guorong also immediately introduced himself: "Hello everyone, my surname is Lin, and my last name is Wu. You can call me Xiao Lin or Xiao Wu."

Behind the monitor, Wu Yuan nodded slightly, very satisfied with Zhang Guorong's performance. 【6】【9】【s】【h】【u】【x】【.】【c】【o】【m】

Ordinariness is precisely what tests an actor's acting skills the most.

This scene requires Zhang Guorong to use a few seemingly plain self-introductions, showing the character's nervousness, embarrassment, and flustered feeling of starting over in his thirties.

The male protagonist's name was finally decided as "Lin Wu". The word "Wu" is really suitable for the male protagonist.

Throughout the movie, the male protagonist is actually constantly comprehending the meaning of the profession of an undertaker and the relationship between life and death.

The name "Enlightenment" is the most appropriate.

On stage, filming continues.

After Zhang Guorong introduced himself, teacher Li Xuejian patted him on the shoulder again and said to other staff members with a smile: "Xiao Lin is our model today."

"Model?" Zhang Guorong looked surprised. Didn't he mention this during the interview?

The confusion on his face was just right.

Before he could react, an extra who played the role of a staff member stepped forward and took the initiative to pull him backstage. As he walked, he said, "Just change your clothes and you can start."

"Come, come with me, I'll take you to put on makeup and change clothes."

These extras who play the role of staff were all introduced by Beijing Film Studio. They are considered character actors who have long-term cooperation with Beijing Film Studio.

In fact, before Hengdian was established, the street outside Beijing Film Studio was the largest gathering place for extras.

People like Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, and Zhang Yi got their start among Beidiao actors.

It's a pity that Wu Yuan has never met any of them, and he has no luck in recognizing these top actors from Beipiao.

The extras introduced by Beijing Film Studio have all been working with Beijing Film Studio for a long time. They know everything about them and have solid acting skills. Wu Yuan is quite comfortable using them.

After securing two more credits for this scene, the filming was completed smoothly.

Zhang Guorong also went to change clothes and re-make up.

Taking advantage of this time, Wu Yuan continued to film teacher Li Xuejian's one-man show.

Teacher Li Xuejian's acting skills naturally need no introduction. If you need him to give a stable and mature temperament, then he can provide it immediately.

The two cameras kept switching between the script in Teacher Li Xuejian's hand and his face.

"When holding an enshrinement ceremony, you first need to wipe the body of the deceased with cotton cloth..."

"This is to wash away the pain of the rolling world for the deceased, and cleanse and return to the original..."

It is obviously a very plain line, but when it is read from the mouth of teacher Li Xuejian, it has an inexplicable charm, which makes people feel relaxed physically and mentally involuntarily.

"The Embalmer" is Mr. Li Xuejian's first comeback drama after suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer.

Although his vocal cords were damaged due to nasopharyngeal cancer, his vocal cords are not as severely damaged now as they would be twenty years later.

Wu Yuan is very lucky to be able to experience the almost perfect line skills of Teacher Li Xuejian!

This kind of performance that only the top actors of the older generation can give is an audio-visual feast!

While staring at the monitor carefully, Wu Yuan inevitably started to wander off.

If you have the chance, should you make a high-quality movie that only an experienced actor like this can perform?

For example, that movie "Amour" that conquered the whole of Europe and won the Palme d'Or, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, the European Film Award for Best Picture, and the French César Award for Best Picture?

If you miss this era and wait another five or eight years, these first batch of film actors born around 1940-1950, the first batch of new China's film actors, will have stopped filming.

If you don’t make a movie with this group of old artists who have grown up with the Chinese film industry, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life!

"Director, the actors are ready!"

A reminder from the staff woke up Wu Yuan who had deserted.

He looked up and happened to see Zhang Guorong coming out of the dressing room, and then he smiled.

At this time, Zhang Guorong had taken off all his clothes. He was only wearing a pair of large adult diapers, and he also had pale death makeup from his chest to his face.

"Hahaha, Zhang Sheng, with your appearance, when it is released, the audience will not accuse me of selling meat, right?"

"Asian superstar Leslie Cheung sacrifices her looks and appears naked in the new film. What do you think of this title?"

Zhang Guorong, who had stripped down to just a pair of underwear in "Happy Together", was not afraid of Wu Yuan's ridicule at all. His level of ridicule was not even comparable to that of the Hong Kong media.

Zhang Guorong was not shy at all, and a very kind smile appeared on his face, "Director Wu, can we start now?"

"Tch, it's boring." After muttering, Wu Yuan waved his hand: "Go and lie down on the stretcher!"

"Today's drama is the easiest, just act as a corpse throughout the whole thing!"

"Okay, all units are ready!"

"Action!"

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