The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 574 Troubled
The clouds are thick, the wind is howling, and some people say it's going to snow.

On the streets of Dalian, pedestrians hurriedly walked, and everyone huddled in their heavy coats, tightly wrapped up and down, just for fear of leaking a little bit of wind.

It is not a pleasant thing to catch a cold in such weather.

On the set of "Dalian by the Sea", three workers stood guard outside the gate, hunched their necks, hands, and bent bodies, warily looking at the reporters across the street.

On the day of startup, there was heavy fog in Dalian. There will still be heavy fog in the following days, often lasting until after ten o'clock in the morning. The late sunshine will dissipate the heat and disperse the fog.

There is also a benefit when there is a lot of fog, as reporters and fans cannot take secret photos.

Although such candid shots should not reveal the plot of the movie, the crew is generally quite annoying.

Reuters photos are a means of publicity. How to promote the movie is naturally decided by Fenghua Film and Television Company, rather than reporters and fans uploading photos from the set. Therefore, the crew of "Dalian by the Sea" specially arranged for several people to stand outside the set to prevent Reporters secretly took photos at the door.

Dapeng was responsible for these things, and Li Shengyao asked Dapeng to be the deputy director and manage the chores on the set.

It was already 09:30 at this time, and it had been 10 minutes since Li Shengyao came to the set.

Before the actors came over, he walked around alone, thinking about how to place the camera and what angle he should shoot from.

Dapeng, wearing a woolen hat and cotton coat, trotted forward and said, "Director, our bus is stuck in traffic and it will take half an hour."

"A traffic jam?"

Logically speaking, the bus that the actors took had arrived long ago, but it had not come yet at this time.

Dapeng nodded, "It was said that the road was too slippery and there was a car accident."

The weather in the Northeast is cold. In the morning, the ground is icy and slippery. Pedestrians, let alone cars, must be careful.

Li Shengyao nodded and didn't pay too much attention.

Dapeng handed Li Shengyao a piece of information and then said: "Director, this is today's shooting schedule. Originally, the plan was to start work at nine o'clock, but now it seems that it may not be completed today."

Li Shengyao has been trying to shoot more scientifically and efficiently.

He arranged for the assistant directors to make a shooting schedule in advance, with different shooting tasks every day.

In this situation, I might not be able to keep up with the schedule when I get off work.

Dapeng is a little worried. They are all Li Shengyao's confidants and know what Li Shengyao thinks. Director Li wants to shoot "Dalian by the Sea", "Three Billboards", and "La La Land", three movies in a row. All have timetables.

If the production of "Dalian by the Sea" takes too much time, it will affect the production of the next two films.

"It doesn't matter. If we can't finish it, we'll just postpone it a little bit."

Li Shengyao didn't have any unnecessary expression, he didn't seem to care.

Dapeng nodded. He was a little embarrassed and did not dare to look at Li Shengyao. He whispered: "Director, look at the weather, it may snow at any time. Our schedule needs to be adjusted."

This shooting schedule is mainly arranged by Dapeng.

He felt ashamed that he had not considered the impact of the weather, and was worried that Li Shengyao would question his ability.

This time Wen Muye came to serve as the assistant director. Wen Muye followed Lee Shengyao on the set to tell the actors' scenes, and sometimes helped Lee Shengyao direct and served as the executive director.

This gave Dapeng some sense of crisis.

Li Shengyao didn't know what Dapeng was thinking, so he replied smoothly, "I understand."

Dapeng secretly glanced at Li Shengyao and saw that his face was calm, but his heart was still uneasy.

"Director, there has been a lot of news about the crew recently. Should we issue some statements, or create an official account to post some news on the Internet."

Mainland media are not very fond of Lu Han and Zhang Songwen, and are not very optimistic about "Dalian by the Sea". There are a lot of negative news about "Dalian by the Sea" on the Internet.

After hearing this, Li Shengyao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, take more photos of Lu Han and Zhang Songwen. We must show our support for them."

Director Li will not be affected by negative news on the Internet. He is mainly worried that these news will affect Lu Han and Zhang Songwen, and affect the filming of the crew.

Dapeng got the order and left.

At about ten o'clock, the bus carrying several main actors finally came over.

Just when the field workers were getting ready to start work, a piece of fog drifted over, and it actually fogged again.

It was impossible to take pictures in such weather.

Dapeng found Wen Muye, Bi Gan and others, and whispered: "Be smarter later and don't make the director angry."

The weather is really annoying. It fogs from time to time and is very cold. It only takes a few days to turn on the phone, but it always delays things.

Every day of delay not only requires adjustments to the shooting plan, but also consumes more money.

Not only Dapeng, but also the set workers and actors were very careful, and no one wanted to get into trouble.

"Lu Han, Lu Han, Lu Han."

Unable to film, Lee Sheng Yew arranged for the actors to rehearse.

It hadn't started yet, but the makeup artist was still putting on makeup. Lu Han's fans knew that their idol had arrived on the set, and then they started shouting loudly.

Luhan was putting on makeup. Ten minutes later, he finished putting on makeup, and the fans outside were still shouting.

He looked apologetic, "Director, I'm sorry, I'm going out now to ask them to be quiet."

"You don't need to apologize. This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't feel pressured. Just talk to the fans."

Lu Han nodded, and then hurried out. Soon after, the shouting outside stopped.

The set was much quieter.

Lu Han returned to the set and then rehearsed with the others.

In less than 10 minutes, Zhang Song's lines, which had always been relatively normal, suddenly started to cut and cut, and he sneezed several times in succession.

Of course it wasn't that someone missed him, but that he was sick and had a cold.

Zhang Songwen put on makeup, but his eyes were still bloodshot. He didn't get a good rest.

Dapeng, Wen Muye, and Bi Gan, the assistant directors, didn't think there was a problem. They thought Zhang Songwen could persist.

Li Shengyao said in a low voice: "The actor's health is more important. Zhang Songwen should be allowed to rest at this time."

The actor caught a cold, but he was still rehearsing here, and he was in good spirits. However, it would be even more troublesome if the cold was transmitted to other actors.

Li Shengyao then called Zhang Songwen over and asked him to go back to the hotel to rest.

"Director, I...I..."

Zhang Songwen looked guilty. He felt that he had caused too much trouble to the crew.

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. This is normal for you. If you are sick, just take a good rest. We don't have to rush. Your health is important."

Zhang Songwen was persuaded to leave by Li Shengyao. He told Zhang Songwen to have a good rest and not stay up late to study the performance. Only by being in good physical condition can he contribute a good performance.

After Zhang Songwen left, Li Shengyao arranged for Lu Han and others to rehearse the scene without Zhang Songwen.

At almost twelve o'clock, the shallow sunlight fell on the earth, and the fog dissipated.

Fumino was very happy and shouted for the camera crew to prepare and wanted to take a shot before getting off work. As a result, the photographer had been adjusting the parameters. By twelve o'clock, the photography parameters had not been adjusted yet.Different intensities of light, clouds of different brightness, as well as strong wind and fog will affect the photography parameters.

The weather is constantly changing, and there is no way to fix the photography parameters. Every time I take a photo, I have to readjust it.

"Okay, time to get off work."

Dapeng shouted with a loudspeaker, and then looked at Li Shengyao worriedly.

There was a traffic jam on the actor's bus this morning, the actors were late, and there was heavy fog. Lu Han's fans were shouting outside. Later, the sun came out. As a result, the camera parameters were adjusted, and it still couldn't work even at twelve o'clock.

Dapeng felt that there was constant bad luck today, and he was a little worried about Li Shengyao's mental state.

He has already started directing films and TV dramas. He knows that directors have many things to do and need to consider all aspects. Sometimes they are really annoying and want to find someone to scold them so that they can vent their anger.

However, Li Shengyao did not have any negative expression. He nodded to Dapeng with a calm face, and then prepared to have lunch.

Dapeng immediately followed.

Soon after, Li Shengyao sat with Dapeng, Bi Gan and several assistant directors. Director Li noticed that several assistant directors were worried about the progress of the filming. While eating, he shared his experience, "You guys should remember, when you encounter Things must be done calmly, losing your temper and blindly making decisions will only make things worse, we must think twice before we act.”

The crew encountered so many things today, and Li Shengyao was able to do a good job.

Dapeng and others nodded solemnly when they heard Li Shengyao's words.

Neither Bi Gan nor Wen Muye have independent directing experience. Only Dapeng knows that when you become a director, there are so many things to worry about and it is really difficult to maintain your mentality.

Li Shengyao didn't make any big moves today, but Dapeng still admired him. He felt that Director Li's determination was enough for him to learn from.

"I will go to Hangzhou in a few days. Then the three of you will stare at the set and shoot a few unimportant plot lines."

The end of the year is coming soon, and Li Shengyao has received many invitations, some of which he can turn down, and some which he cannot.

It's like the Golden Rooster Award Ceremony and the Huabiao Award Ceremony.

Li Shengyao will go there and will be delayed for three or four days.

After Dapeng heard this, he realized that the filming period for "Dalian by the Sea" was shorter than he expected. If he wanted not to affect "Three Billboards" and "La La Land", the filming task was actually very tight. .

Under such circumstances, Li Shengyao remained so calm when he encountered something like today, which made him even more impressed.

Li Shengyao didn't know what Dapeng was thinking. He actually understood that in bad weather, there would be all kinds of troubles in the future. This shooting must be very efficient in order to complete the shooting within the expected time.

I did have a different problem today.

However, he knows very well that losing his temper and yelling cannot solve the problem. He needs to calm down and not let the actors be affected. He also needs to boost the actors' confidence so that they can perform at their best.

……

The Golden Rooster Awards are the most important and professional film awards in the Mainland.

After winning the Golden Rooster Best Actor Award, she can at least loudly say that she is a capable person.

This time "Parasite" is nominated for the Golden Rooster Award.

Among them, Leung Ka Hui was also nominated for Best Actor. He is likely to become the next Hong Kong actor to win the Golden Rooster Award after Cheng Long.

When Cheng Long won the Golden Rooster Award a few years ago, it was more or less an official award, but the industry didn't really recognize it.

Now Liang Jiahui is different. If he wins the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, he will obviously be much more professional.

It is also because Leung Ka Hui hopes to win the best actor, Lee Sheng Yew must be there in person to support Leung Ka Hui.

As for whether "Parasite" can win other awards, he doesn't really care.

The Golden Rooster Awards gala will be held at 2012pm on November 11, 16 at the Hangzhou International Convention Center.

Stars shone brightly, not only major directors such as Lee Sing-yew, Lao Mouzi, and Kai Zige, but also film and television superstars such as Cheng Long, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung Chiu-wei.

There are even more ordinary celebrity artists.

As the mainland's economic strength becomes stronger and the film market grows bigger, the Golden Rooster Award's star power has obviously surpassed that of the Academy Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, and now it has the momentum to become the first Chinese-language film award.

Li Shengyao sat together with several great directors such as Lao Mouzi and Kai Zige.

Brother Kaizi's "Search" was released in July. Although the box office was not high, it had a good reputation.

Brother Kaizi seemed to have come to life. He looked very good at this time and had a smile on his face.

At this time, Lao Mouzi has come out of the shadow of his break with Zhang Weiping. Even without Zhang Weiping, there are still a lot of rich people waving money, waiting to invest in Lao Mouzi's new movie.

This made Lao Mouzi breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, on the stage, celebrity artists came up and down, awarding awards one after another.

Li Shengyao, Lao Mouzi, Kai Zige and several other great directors applauded and smiled in a programmed manner.

Lao Mouzi whispered: "Director Li, you have been in the news every day on the Internet recently. Why don't you find someone to restrict it?"

"La La Land" chose Pan Yueming, which suddenly pushed Lee Sing-yao to the forefront.

Lee Sheng Yew ignored this matter, and public opinion was still fermenting. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that some people wanted to use this to attack Lee Sheng Yew.

However, Fenghua didn't make any move, which surprised everyone.

Lee Sheung Yew has the resources and power, so why doesn’t he fight back?
Some people think that Lee Sheng Yew allowed netizens to hype him because he wanted to take the black and red route.

Lao Mouzi felt that Li Shengyao did not need black and red. He thought there should be other reasons.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao chuckled and said: "Pan Yueming has already sued for a small matter. The court will naturally give justice. I am not in a hurry."

Lao Mouzi thought for a while and understood what Li Shengyao meant, but he was still a little confused.

I couldn't help but say: "The court judge will probably have to wait until next year. There are still many months. There is also a lot of negative news about "Dalian by the Sea". Do you really not care at all?"

Although Lao Mouzi is older and never responds directly to some black material on the Internet, he still cares about the evaluations of netizens.

Every time he made a bad movie, he would make a literary film to restore his reputation.

He couldn't understand Lee Sheng Yew's indulgence in negative news on the Internet this time.

Li Shengyao shook his head, "I let the news spread regarding "La La Land" and Pan Yueming. However, for "Dalian by the Sea", I will handle it in time and find a dedicated person to take charge."

After hearing this, Lao Mouzi knew that Li Shengyao had an idea, so he changed the subject and asked, "Is it difficult to film in the Northeast?"

Li Shengyao nodded, "Yeah, especially filming at this time is so uncomfortable. It's often foggy, very cold, and there are so many different things."

"Well, when you chose Dalian at that time, I wanted to advise you not to go there. Filming in winter is too troublesome. But considering your personality, you wouldn't listen to me, so I didn't say that you just went there now. It’s time to change places.”

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "God has given this man a great responsibility. It will hurt his mind and starve his body. I will just take it as a good thing."

He would not run away when encountering difficulties. He had been prepared for weather like this in Dalian.

Furthermore, the filming of "Dalian by the Sea" required such severe cold weather.

As long as there are conditions, he will strive for excellence.

(End of this chapter)