Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

As the filming progressed, Shanhe clearly felt that his directing skills had improved, and he was able to control the entire crew and filming with ease.

Under his leadership, the crew lost its original tension and uncertainty, and became more and more joyful on set. Almost every day of filming was spent in laughter.

Shanhe's requirement for the actors is to act freely, not to be too restricted by lines and scripts, and to give full play to the actors' role creativity.

Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang are like ducks in water. They have been working together this year and have just finished filming "Embarrassing in Thailand".

Their coordination is extremely skillful, each one is flattering and the other is amused. Almost every scene is filled with joy in their interpretation.

Even the action scenes are no exception. The action director of "The Instant Universe" is Zhou Zhaolong, who came from a family background, and Huang Bo's action design is imitating Jackie Chan.

Huang Bo is not an action actor, so he has a weakness in this aspect. However, he and Zhou Zhaolong discussed that since he couldn't be professional, he might as well act amateurish.

On the basis of imitating Jackie Chan, some action mistakes were added, which fits the plot and character settings very well.

After all, what travels through is thoughts and memories, and the difference in physical coordination is logical.

Another routine that Wang Baoqiang used in his action design was based on Bruce Lee.

Wang Baoqiang was born in the Shaolin Temple martial arts training class and has excellent movement skills.

His dream when he came to Beidiao to work as an extra was to become a martial arts star, but he has never found the opportunity to star in action movies in these years.

"The Instant Universe" is the first time in a movie that he can show off the kung fu he learned in the Shaolin Temple since childhood.

Wang Baoqiang was very excited about this. He often had heated discussions with Zhou Zhaolong and appeared serious and professional in the camera.

He imitated Bruce Lee's movements and voice quite well.

This contrasts greatly with his character's personality, and coupled with Wang Baoqiang's image, the joy naturally becomes fuller.

Especially the action scene where the two of them come together is hilarious!

In this atmosphere, the actors let go of their emotions and added different characteristics to the characters according to their own imagination.

After Li Xuejian discussed with Shanhe, he also added some unique Chinese cunning to the character's tradition and stubbornness.

The effect is quite good!

Ma Li also worked hard to adapt to the filming rhythm in the relaxed atmosphere of the crew.

Her character Joy is a girl who was passively immigrated to Country M because of her family after she was born in China and received primary school education.

The changes in the environment are extremely uncomfortable, and coupled with the discrimination against people of color in schools in country M, girls have become a vulnerable group who are bullied.

Her life is also gray. However, her mother is busy maintaining the family and has too little communication with her daughter. She just makes blind demands and pins her thoughts and dreams on her daughter.

Everything around her made the girl feel world-weary. In her world, everything was illusory. There was no so-called effort to change life, and living was just for the sake of living.

The long-term repression made her rebel against the mainstream and even have homosexual tendencies, which is difficult to accept in traditional Chinese families.

In reality, Joy is just a tragic character. No one cares about what she wants, and she doesn't understand what she wants.

In the parallel universe, Joy is completely turned upside down. She is unscrupulous and vicious. Her goal is to destroy the entire plane and make everything nothingness again.

For Marley, the realistic Joey was the most difficult part to play.

She has no experience of immigrating to Country M, and has never experienced the growing up period of being bullied. When she was a child, she was their naughty child king.

It’s not easy to express Joey’s gray state of life.

Fortunately, there was Kang Zhixuan beside her, who not only told her about her growing up experience in Country M, but also brought her into contact with many similar people in the Chinese community.

He even took her to witness with her own eyes the scenes of Chinese children being bullied.

The scenes in the Chinese community gave Ma Li a lot of feelings.

"Zhixuan, were you bullied when you were a child?"

Kang Zhixuan shook his head and replied:

“It’s okay to be bullied, but discrimination is unavoidable!”

"Why is this happening?" Ma Li was very confused about this situation, "You are also part of the people of country M, right? You are similar to the ethnic minorities in the country!"

"There is a big difference between Country M and China!"

Kang Zhixuan explained to Ma Li: "Country M is a country of immigrants, and the racial distribution is much more complicated, which is completely different from China's long-term stable racial distribution!"

"Just because of this?"

Kang Zhixuan paused and continued to answer:

"Of course there are historical reasons. The status of the Chinese has always been at the bottom of country M. Furthermore, most of us Chinese are incompatible with the values ​​​​of country M. We pay attention to humility and restraint, but do not ask too much from others. We like to find solutions from our own perspective. They do not like to express their opinions publicly, so they appear relatively quiet. This is completely different from the publicity of people in M ​​country. This gives them the illusion that Chinese people are cowardly and timid, and it is more common to be bullied and discriminated against. !”

"Zhixuan, what do you think a girl like Joey looks like in normal times?"

"Well! Let's do this. I'll show you another slum neighborhood. It's more complicated there. There are white people, black people, and some Asians living there. There are quite a few girls like Joey!"

…

Ma Li is working hard for the role, and Shanhe is also working hard for the look and feel of the movie.

Although the atmosphere at the shooting scene was relaxed and harmonious, the crew's requirements for the camera images were constantly improving and changing.

Shanhe regards "The Instant Universe" as an experimental film, which means that he added a lot of his own aesthetic standards to the film.

With the help of Chen Danqing and Zhang Shuping, he incorporated a large number of Dunhuang mural elements into the art design and costume and character modeling.

But after all, it was just talk on paper before. When it came to the shooting scene, it must be quite different from what was imagined.

This determines that the crew must be able to adjust the shooting and lighting effects at any time.

After the daily shooting plan is completed, Shanhe will go over the completed shots with Bai Yuxia, Chen Danqing and Zhang Shuping.

During brainstorming, we constantly improve the picture structure and color and light.

Shanhe even used four different screen ratios at the same time during filming. Each scene was repeatedly discussed by the crew in an effort to achieve the effect Shanhe wanted.

Shanhe didn't care about wasting film and re-setting, he needed to find the best picture structure and artistic effect.

In this constant experimentation and reshooting, Shanhe's intention is gradually revealed in the lens.

Colors, symbols, and structures gradually have a set of systematic standards.

Chen Danqing couldn't help but sigh: "I seem to be able to see the shadow of the murals in every picture. The colors and structures are so impressive!"

It is precisely because of this that the filming progress of the movie was very slow at first.

For more than ten days, the crew still stayed at the Chinatown Laundromat for location shooting.

But the green screen shooting of the movie's special effects went very quickly.

After the crew had gone through the special effects shooting of "Gravity", the special effects shooting of "The Instant Universe" was extremely simple.

Whether it is various special effects that travel through the universe or green screen shooting of various fantasy backgrounds, the crew's efficiency is very fast.

In this fast and slow rhythm, the crew welcomed its first guest guest. Anne Hathaway spent her early pregnancy and came to Los Angeles to join her husband.

Of course, she was not the only one who came. Xie Meiyu followed the whole team closely.

To her, nothing is more important than her grandson.

Shanhe hugged and talked with his wife amidst his mother's disdain, which looked innocent.

Hathaway's belly had bulged slightly at this time, and she looked a little fatter. She had a unique maternal aura and looked energetic. The ten-hour flight did not bring any fatigue to her.

She hugged her husband and was very emotional.

"Qiu, my hunch is absolutely correct. Our baby is a boy. Master and Qiu's father named the child Yan Che. Do you like it?"

Shan He held his wife in his arms and thought for a moment, then responded with a smile:

"Qiu Yanche, the way of humanity is expressed through practice, and the way of truth is made clear by clear water. It's a good name!"

"Dear, you agree! Then our baby's Chinese name will be Qiu Yanche, and his English name will be Bernie Qiu. Grandma said the nickname will be Xiao Xiong'er!"

Shanhe smiled and nodded, "That's it. I completely agree!"

"Haha... Qiu, you don't know that I've gained another five pounds. Oh my God! If I keep going like this, I'll become a fat woman. You can't dislike me then!"

"How could it be! You are so beautiful now. After the baby is born, I will help you lose weight!"

"Qiu, you are always so considerate!"

…

"Okay, don't get tired of being together!"

Xie Meiyu ended the love affair between the two of them,

"Hurry up and go home. Reporters will come soon and you will be in trouble. Qiu Shanhe, help your wife carry her bag. You are so good at it, but we have to come here to accommodate you!"

Shanhe let go of his wife and took the luggage bag from Xie Meiyu's hand.

"Mom, are you happy that Annie is pregnant with your grandson?"

Xie Meiyu glanced at her son, raised her head, and replied crisply:

"I like both men and women. I never favor boys over girls!"

Shan He turned his head and looked at his mother with a happy and arrogant face, and couldn't help complaining in his heart: I don't know who is talking about the eldest grandson and grandson all day long, but now both men and women are getting better!

"Hurry up! Why are you dazed!"

"oh!"

…

After the young couple expressed their feelings to each other, they came to the shooting scene together the next day.

Fortunately, Hathaway, the proprietress, was familiar to everyone, but Xie Meiyu, the Queen Mother, also came to the scene, and the relaxed and lively atmosphere of the entire scene suddenly disappeared.

It's not because Xie Meiyu has a big temper, the key is that she is Shanhe's mother and the elder of Chuhe Film and Television.

Chinese people are generally cautious in front of their elders and do not dare to lose their temper too much.

Everyone came up to greet the two of them one by one, and Xie Meiyu also realized that her presence affected the work of the crew.

She smiled and said to the crew: "I'm just here to look after Annie. You don't need to take it too seriously, just think of me as Annie's assistant!"

Hathaway's mood was quite high. She hadn't been to the set for several months, and her desire to perform was very strong.

"Qiu, what role did you arrange for me?"

"Come on as a laundry customer!"

"Is it that simple?"

Shanhe looked at his excited wife and said to the second general of Chuhe Film and Television Hengha:

"Wymond, Nicholas, you and Annie, please discuss it and design a funny plot for her!"

"no problem!"

Huang Bo responded and said, "Madam boss, tell me how you want to act, we will definitely cooperate!"

Hathaway was in a good mood at the moment. She liked everyone. She pointed at the two of them and asked with a smile:

"Huang Bo, Bao Qiang, did Qiu just say your English name?"

Wang Baoqiang touched his head and replied:

"Sister-in-law, my character's original name was Nicholas, but they forcibly added a Si, Nicholas Wang. If you're not used to it, just call me by my real name!"

"mine too!"

Huang Bo continued: "My original name was Mond, but the boss wanted to be fair and also added the word "power", which sounds very awkward. Mighty Huang, this name was given to me in vain!"

"Ha ha…"

Hathaway was amused by the two and laughed loudly.

"The names Wimond and Nicholas are so fun. I've read the script. Wimond Huang and Nicholas Wang. I have inspiration!"

"Sister-in-law, please tell us that we will cooperate with you!"

…

More than half an hour later, Shanhe looked at Hathaway, who had been made fatter by the makeup artist, and stood in front of the camera to start a cameo with Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang.

Hathaway stood in front of the counter and said to Yan Bingyan:

"I'm here to pick up my clothes (I'm here to pick up my clothes)"

"Please wait a moment!"

Yan Bingyan and her daughter were talking while helping customers find clothes.

Behind him, Wang Baoqiang was talking unobtrusively with his brother-in-law Huang Bo, using Chinese to talk about the customer played by Hathaway.

"Wimond, this foreigner is quite beautiful. Don't you think she looks like Hathaway?"

"Stop talking about it, Hathaway doesn't have such a big belly. She already weighs one hundred, sixty or seventy pounds!"

"That's true. My ability to discover beauty is in vain. What do you think if I ask her to lose weight together?"

"Although I'm not too optimistic about your weight, you can give it a try!"

"All fat women lack love, look at me!"

Wang Baoqiang made a pose and winked at Hathaway,

"Hello! My name is Nicholas Wang..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Bingyan pushed him away from behind.

"Here are your clothes, Welcome to come again!"

"thank you!"

Hathaway took the clothes with a smile on her face, turned around and said to Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang in correct Chinese:

"My name is Annie Chu. I'm a hundred times more beautiful than Hathaway because I'm pregnant, and I only weigh one hundred and forty pounds! Fuck you!"

After saying that, he turned around and left the laundry.

Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo were left looking at each other blankly. After a while, Wang Baoqiang said angrily:

"Damn it, a flower was stuck in cow dung, but a pretty boy named Qiu snatched it away!"

…

"Stuck! This one passed!"

As soon as Shanhe shouted "Card", Hathaway walked up to Shanhe with a smile.

"Honey, what about the plot I designed? Isn't it funny?"

Shanhe looked at Hathaway and his mother behind him, and complained in his heart, "What's so funny? This kind of joke has been used to death in later generations!"

You are the biggest at the moment. If you say it’s funny, it must be funny.

"It fits the needs of the plot and your identity. It's a great idea. Annie, you are a genius!"

"Haha... Since having Bernie, I feel that my brain is particularly flexible and I have endless inspiration. This must be the inspiration given to me by the baby. Qiu, I still have an idea. Let's try it again?"

Shanhe was suddenly stifled by his wife's words, and he came again! The saying "one pregnancy makes you stupid for three years" is the truth!

"Pfft!"

Behind her, Xie Meiyu was also amused by the conversation between her son and his wife. She saw her son's unintentional praise and deliberate accommodation, and took action to rescue Shanhe.

"Okay! Nini, you can't exercise too frequently now. We have to go for a B-ultrasound tomorrow. Let him worry about Xiaohe's movie!"

"Yep!"

Shanhe now gave his mother a hundred likes, and if Hathaway continues to mess with it, she might even think about becoming a director in two months.

"Annie, don't be too tired right now. You can write out all your inspirations at home and read them to Little Bear later!"

"Honey, you have a great idea!"

After Hathaway became pregnant, her personality seemed to become more cheerful and noisy, and her thoughts came out one after another.

"I'm going to write a fairy tale for my baby, Qiu, and you should also prepare a special gift for the little bear!"

Before Shan He could reply, Xie Meiyu on the side also spoke up in support:

"Nini is right, Xiaohe, you really have to write a book for my eldest grandson, otherwise my eldest grandson will blind a father like you, a great writer, in vain!"

Shanhe rolled his eyes. What did he mean by this? The writer's father was blinded in vain. Since Hathaway became pregnant, the treatment his mother gave him has dropped to a negative altitude.

I forgot about my son when I had a grandson!

But what Anne and her mother said was right. She did need to prepare some special gifts for her children.

"In order to prevent Little Bear from blinding my father in vain, I will do my best to prepare the best and most special gift for him!"

"Qiu, we will all be the best father and mother!"

"That's more like it! It's a bit like being a father!"

…

After seeing off the Empress Dowager and the Empress, Shanhe let out a sigh of relief. Not to mention the rest of the crew, his mother and Anne were watching him work, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

"Okay! Let's continue! We'll finish filming the laundry scene tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and we'll move to the IRS (Federal Tax Service of Country M)."

"no problem!"

"Mr. Bruckheimer is really smart, and he can go directly to the IRS for filming!"

"I heard that the tax bureau in country M is more powerful than the police station. Is it true?"

"Nonsense, in Hollywood movies, the police often say to suspects, 'You have the right to remain silent', but in front of the tax collector, if you evade taxes, you have no right to remain silent. The IRS is the most feared government department in Country M. , even if it’s money robbed from the bank, you can’t escape tax!”

…

Everyone is gossiping about the tax bureau of country M.

Huang Bo asked abruptly next to Shan He,

"Boss, the boss lady just gave me and Nicholas three ideas. Why did you only take a picture of one and leave before finishing?"

"And a third one?"

After hearing this, Shanhe complained. Hathaway's little bear probably won't be a peaceful owner in the future. His mother kept tossing him while he was still in the belly!