I'm not just a director

Chapter 158 The director who stole the actors' money!
The cold wind blew at night, and the staff of the crew kept busy.

In the originally low-temperature night, under the baking of several lights on the set, I felt warm on my body.

Jiang Pei'an came out of the dressing room dressed as a monk, which made people's eyes shine.

He was already tall and tall, but now he was wearing a monk's robe, which made people feel unexpectedly peaceful and peaceful.

He has a handsome face. In order to better integrate into the local area and the role, he wears light makeup on his face, and his overall complexion is dark.

Because he was spoiled by his elder brother since he was a child, he was never allowed to participate in the specific affairs of the village, and he was only allowed to study.

Therefore, Jiang Pei'an's beauty has the gentleness of a scholar.

After dressing up, Jiang Pei'an didn't speak, and his temperament changed a lot compared to usual.

He leaned quietly under the ginkgo tree, looking indifferently at Yu Feihong who was not far away.

Yu Feihong had also finished his makeup at this time, and he was wearing a Chinese style dress, looking dignified and generous.

She is very suitable for this kind of clothes, she has a gentle and quiet temperament, showing the beauty of generosity and decency.

"Director Yu's outfit is really beautiful. I don't have the same temperament as Director Yu in the same clothes!"

Li Jia sat in front of the monitor with a ponytail and said enviously.

Next to her is executive director Cao Jingwen, who will direct the scene in place of director Yu Feihong.

"The style is different. Li Jia, you are more lively in the movie, and you dress more sweetly."

Tu Songyan, who plays Qin Yan, said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Jiajia, when you have a chance to perform, try to beat Director Yu!"

Yao Lu said with a smile.

Li Jia is the only woman in the crew besides the director Yu Feihong, plus she is young.

These big men in the crew like to tease little girls when they have nothing to do.

"Brother Tu, what you said, no matter who plays the role of Yating, it can be described.

Brother Yao, you are too, how dare I compare with Director Yu, hum. "

Li Jia said angrily.

Several other elders laughed.

Today is the first day of work. Although everyone is very tired, almost everyone in the crew is here.

The first night scene after the film was turned on was another rivalry between the director Feihong Fairy and the director Jiang Pei'an.

Everyone wants to watch the fun.

"Have you noticed Director Jiang's position?"

Executive director Cao Jingwen said suddenly.

"Huh? Director Jiang doesn't seem to be on the monitor, where is he?"

"Under that ginkgo tree, I have been staying in it since I put on my makeup and haven't come out."

Yao Lu looked at Jiang Pei'an's hazy figure under the ginkgo tree.

It's mysterious, but it also makes people look forward to it.

Tu Songyan nodded and said:

"There is a sword technique in Japan called "drawing the sword", which roughly means that when fighting between ninjas, both sides often hold the sword at their waists and do not move.

When aware of the opponent's weakness, he suddenly draws out the sword and slashes. After the sword is cultivated, the moment it is pulled out is extremely powerful.

Director Jiang is probably trying to raise his mind, waiting to appear on the scene later will give people a bright feeling. "

"Old Tu, this metaphor is interesting."

Yao Lu patted Tu Songyan's shoulder and smiled.

"It's so mysterious..."

Li Jia glanced at Jiang Pei'an who was staying under the ginkgo tree, and muttered softly.

"I'm flattering, maybe Director Jiang heard what I said, and he will take me to play in his next movie, hahaha."

Tu Songyan laughed.

Although it was a joke, it is not difficult to see from Tu Songyan's words that Jiang Pei'an is indeed a favorite now.

Tu Songyan graduated from the 94th grade of Chinese opera, and worked in the National Theater after graduation. She is a national first-class actor.

Being able to act in dramas, he is still a national first-class actor, and he is a proper drama player.

Although he said it as a joke, he probably used it to express his feelings directly.

A big-name director with a box office of 5 million US dollars, and he is still so young, he has unlimited development potential in the future.

If you can catch a movie with him, maybe your net worth will soar.

There was a brief silence in the atmosphere, and Li Jia glanced at Jiang Pei'an in the shadows again.

"No matter how good you are, you are only a director. Being an actor is not so easy."

She cursed in her heart.

In fact, there are many people who hold her mentality.

Everyone knows Jiang Pei'an's talent as a director, but an actor is different from a director.

Can Jiang Pei'an play this role well?

"Okay, ready to start."

Cao Jingwen took the walkie-talkie and began to give orders.

Instructions from each group to reply continued to come out from the intercom.

"Okay, all units are ready, start up!"

This plot roughly tells that Xiaoyu, played by Yu Feihong, followed her husband Qin Yan to come here to teach.

After her husband went to the county town to teach, she stayed in an old house and was accompanied by her friend Yating (played by Li Jia) on weekdays.

That night, Yu Feihong made tea at home and waited for Li Jia to come to play.

Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for Li Jia, he saw a figure under the ginkgo tree in the yard of the old house.

After the initial panic, Yu Feihong took out the tea tray and invited the figure to drink tea.

Holding the tea tray, Yu Feihong forcibly looked at the tall figure under the ginkgo tree:
"No matter who you are, since you're here, why don't you come out and have a cup of tea?"

Next came Jiang Pei'an's lines. Everyone pricked up their ears and looked under the ginkgo tree with wide eyes.

"Are you really not afraid?"

Jiang Pei'an under the shadow of the tree asked.

Well, the first line is nothing special.

It can't be said to be bad, but it is quite satisfactory.

"I have no grievances or enmities with you, and I don't think you will harm me.

I was waiting for someone after I made tea. Since you are passing by, it's okay to come out and have a cup of tea. "

Yu Feihong continued to invite.

"Okay, turn to the close-up view of the monk and pay attention to the rhythm of walking."

Cao Jingwen pointed out with the walkie-talkie.

On the monitor, the light shines through the leaves and casts light on Jiang Pei'an's face, which is neither sad nor happy.

He walked very slowly, leaving the branches beside him behind bit by bit.

The light passing through the shadow of the tree was indefinite, making his delicate face look as if it had been swept away by time.

After 50 years of waiting, it seems that at this moment, we are on our way home.

His expression was not constant. After walking out of the ginkgo tree, his footsteps stopped.

"Che close-up, I want a close-up of the monk's face!"

Cao Jingwen quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and said.

The camera gave a close-up of Jiang Pei'an's face.

His face, which was neither sad nor happy, was finally a little moved at this moment.

There was a little bit of starlight in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and he lowered his eyes a little lonely.

Restrained, but fiery.

For Yu Feihong, this was the first meeting between the two.

But for monk Jiang Pei'an, he has waited 50 years for this moment.

Before, he was silently paying attention to each other.

Now that we meet each other calmly, in addition to the love at first sight, there are also longings accumulated for 50 years.

But this drooping gaze turned 50 years of waiting into a single bear.

Under the close-up, every detail of Jiang Pei'an's face is infinitely magnified on the monitor.

Restrained, quite restrained.

Whether it was the monk's expression or Jiang Pei'an's performance, there was hardly a trace of publicity.

"Director Jiang's 'nourishing' skill is very good."

Cao Jingwen looked at the monitor and said with emotion.

"That's right, from walking out of the shade of the tree to the close-up of the front, Director Jiang changed three performances in total, all of which are true to the details.

This made it hard for people to live, and even the director started to grab the actors' meals. "

Yao Lu let out a howl of admiration all over his face.

Tu Songyan didn't speak. He graduated from an acting major, but he entered the National Theater after graduation.

Compared with Jiang Pei'an's extremely restrained performance, the drama that belongs to stage art is open and close.

Originally, he just had the mentality of watching the fun, but he didn't expect that Jiang Pei'an would just make a simple appearance, which surprised him greatly.

Li Jia also witnessed Jiang Pei'an's performance the whole time, and she was secretly making comparisons in her heart.

But to be honest, if she were to play the role of a monk, she might not be as meticulous as Jiang Pei'an.

"Gege, what kind of monster did you offend? The director did a good job, and being an actor is amazing."

Li Jia thought in frustration.

In fact, the person who was most shocked was Yu Feihong.

The way Jiang Pei'an looked at her truly brought her into the plot.

Those eyes seem to be telling his loneliness and love.

Although the two often played against each other some time ago, she didn't notice anything strange about Jiang Pei'an's eyes at that time.

But now I put on costumes, and I am in the scene of the plot.

As if breaking through time and space, the person I love and the person who loves me is standing in front of me right now.

The touch and love seem to come directly to my heart...

"Okay, let's go! It feels very good, and it is well maintained. Let's keep another one."

Cao Jingwen said to the two of them.

"it is good."

"no problem."

Jiang Pei'an nodded.

Due to the preservation of material and the performance of actors, the director will generally "keep one thing" during filming.

The second is also a pass, the performance of the two is too silky.

Jiang Pei'an's performance just now was undoubtedly the most satisfactory.

It can be seen from this that Jiang Pei'an really tried to figure out this role with his heart.

"Pian's shots are very good, but there should be room for improvement. If we change the way of performance, we will keep one more."

Yu Feihong said after watching the replay several times.

"it is good."

Jiang Pei'an nodded, he knew that his rigorous temper had broken again.

In fact, everyone who is a director hopes to take as many shots as possible in the limited time and space when shooting.

Sometimes even they themselves are not sure whether this shot is what they want.

Because they are equally excellent, I want to have as many choices as possible.

This is a sign of lack of self-confidence, and of course, a sign of conservatism.

The shot just now was a good start, so everyone has great confidence in the subsequent shooting.

In this atmosphere, basically what the director says is what it is, and few people reject it.

Under Yu Feihong's insistence, the crew once again "saved two" materials.

What followed was the conversation between Jiang Pei'an and Yu Feihong sitting at the tea table.

This section is the first meeting between the two, and it is also the content of the first 15 minutes of the movie.

According to the structure of the play and the anchor point of the plot, in the first 15 minutes of the film, the audience's attention should be locked in the film as much as possible.

From No. 15 minutes or so, something happens to the protagonist.

These things will change his life forever and finally force him to act.

That is, the inciting event mentioned in the play structure.

If you study carefully, you will find that many classic blockbusters will adopt such a drama structure.

For "Love Has an Afterlife", No. 15 minutes is to break the existing time and space constraints, and then pull the audience back to 50 years ago.

That is to enter the second space-time narrative structure.

At this point in time in 2001, this kind of drama structure that breaks the conventional narrative of time and space is definitely a highlight.

This is also one of the reasons why Jiang Pei'an has confidence in "Love Has an Afterlife".

The two-line parallel narrative structure is still a bright spot and selling point.

Well, it will be poisonous if it drags on for a few more years.

The night play on the first day didn't stop until one o'clock in the morning.

After the shooting, the night sky began to sound muffled thunder.

"It is going to rain."

From time to time, a flash of lightning flashed across the dark night sky.

Jiang Pei'an said slowly after taking off his costume and makeup.

"Yeah, there are still some props for the indoor scene that are being produced.

If it rains tomorrow and I can't shoot, I plan to go to the scene.

There is a later scene where the arrangement of the scene is not particularly appropriate.

I want to find out if there is a more suitable scenic spot. "

"Okay, I'll go with you. By the way, send other people out to find the scene. More people are more powerful."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

Yu Feihong avoided Jiang Pei'an's gaze, nodded and said:
"it is good."

……

The next day, it really started to rain heavily.

"Let's go, sister."

Jiang Pei'an was wearing a poncho and rain boots.

There are more than a dozen people who are dressed like him, and these people are all members of the outreach production team.

The main responsibilities are to find the scene, contact and communicate with relevant co-shooting units, and hire security guards and firefighters.

Even responsible for helping actors find places to eat and so on.

"Everyone is a group of three, you must pay attention to safety, and don't go to particularly dangerous places.

Don't go to places with poor signal, keep in touch, and put safety first! "

Yu Feihong said to the crowd wearing a rain cape.

"Good director Yu."

"receive."

"Ok!"

A group of people set off in different directions.

Jiang Pei'an and Yu Feihong are a local team with an external production team.

"Director Yu, Director Jiang, from here you can see the whole picture of our Gaoligong Mountain.

Gaoligong Mountain is the most magical and beautiful place in the world, and one of the regions with the richest biodiversity in the world.

It has a three-dimensional climate of "the foot of the mountain is hot in summer, the peak is ice and snow cold, one mountain is divided into four seasons, and the weather is different for ten miles".

Moreover, it is also an important part of the Three Parallel Rivers and the main battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War in western Yunnan. "

The name of the local outreach team was Zhang Teng. At this time, he acted like a local tour guide, introducing Jiang Pei'an and Yu Feihong.

"That's right. The scenic spot is really beautiful. When I first came here, I was fascinated by the scenery here."

Yu Feihong said with a smile.

A few people stood on the slope of a prairie, with lush green prairie vegetation underneath.

Occasionally there are a few raised stones, and the few people walked to the small slope by stepping on the stones.

"Let's go, sister, we still have to continue looking for scenery."

Jiang Pei'an doesn't have much sympathy for the natural scenery, it's probably a state of being shocked at the first sight, and getting tired of it after a few more glances.

This place belongs to the virgin forest, basically the means of transportation are impassable, and you can only walk on one pair of legs.

After the three of them rested for a while, they continued to walk towards the green space under their feet and towards the woods in the distance.

"what……"

Suddenly, Yu Feihong screamed, slipped unsteadily and fell to the ground.

Jiang Pei'an, who was close to Yu Feihong, grabbed him and turned his weight downwards.

Coupled with the wet and slippery road, he followed Yu Feihong and rolled down the slope.

"Director Jiang, Director Yu!"

Standing on the slope, Zhang Teng shouted in panic...

(End of this chapter)