The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 580 "Dalian by the Sea" is finished

"Dalian by the Sea" is already being filmed, and it is still a very rare thing to get several advertising placements.

This movie has no big scenes and no big stars.

Lu Han joined with zero pay, and the three of them, Zi Zi, Tao Zi, and Zhang Yixing, all brought capital into the group.

In this case, the film has already recovered its cost before it is released.

Lee Sing-yew did not use this matter to hype up the matter. He has been focusing on filming recently. The filming of the film has reached the late production stage. He strives to finish it in about [-] days. In this case, the crew can complete the filming before the year. Work, actors and factory workers can all celebrate the New Year happily.

It was already very cold in Dalian on this day, and the cold wind was blowing as hard as it cost money.

Since it was the end of the semester, there were far fewer Luhan fans coming to support.

There used to be three or four hundred, but now there are only about two hundred.

In the cold wind, a small car drove by, and then a young man got out of the car and quickly walked into the set.

The man is about 30 years old and has short, gelled hair that is combed back.

He is quite handsome, but not as handsome as Huang Xiaoming.

At this time, he was wearing a long down jacket and a pair of plush jeans. He was walking very steadily. Just by looking at him walking, you could tell that he was someone with excellent performance in the acting profession.

This person is Zhang Songwen’s good friend and college classmate Zhou Yiwei.

He came here to visit the class. He and Zhang Songwen are best friends, and they have the kind of friendship that they can wear the same pair of pants together.

Zhou Yiwei had contacted Zhang Songwen a long time ago. When he entered the set, he saw Zhang Songwen, Li Shengyao, and Yan Bingyan.

Yan Bingyan came to play a guest role as the mother of the second male girlfriend.

In the movie, this character has been divorced for many years. When he sees the male protagonist, he wants to eat chicken. However, the male protagonist is heartbroken and is very indifferent to outsiders. He may not be able to say a word out of ten sentences spoken by others.

Considering Zhang Songwen's age, Li Shengyao found Yan Bingyan.

"Hello, Director Li."

Zhou Yiwei naturally knew Li Shengyao. He didn't have any unnecessary words and said hello from a distance.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Teacher Zhou, sit wherever you like."

Zhou Yiwei then pulled up a chair and sat next to him, watching quietly. He was really casual, without any stage fright or discomfort.

Many people don’t know Zhou Yiwei’s family background.

Their family can be considered a literary and artistic family. His mother is a national first-level choreographer, one of the choreographers of the 08 Olympic Games, and the former deputy director of the Second Artillery Art Troupe.

His father is the top cellist in the country.

His family's ancestral home is a historically protected building. Ordinary people have to buy a ticket to visit.

Under such conditions, Zhou Yiwei has seen the world since he was a child. He will not bow to money or power.

After he entered the entertainment industry, he became the number one male, and everything went smoothly.

However, the audience popularity is limited. Although his acting skills are good, he has always been tepid.

Whether it can be popular or not really depends on luck.

At this time, Zhou Yi sat down and looked at the set with squinted eyes.

It can be seen that the crew of "Dalian by the Sea" is very orderly, with many people, but very quiet, as if everyone knows what they want to do.

This is very rare in China.

Zhou Yiwei was slightly surprised, then blinked at Zhang Songwen.

Coming from an excellent family background, Zhou Yiwei doesn't think highly of anyone else in the entertainment industry. He has the feeling that everyone around him is trash, and everyone is drunk while I am alone.

Several of Li Shengyao's films were selecting leading actors, and the other actors were very excited and actively prepared. However, Zhou Yiwei didn't take it to heart. At the urging of his agent, he asked the agent to submit a document.

Later, Li Shengyao didn't choose him, and he didn't take it to heart.

He now has the lonely mentality of a master.

The crew of "Dalian by the Sea" was orderly, which surprised him a little, but that was all.

Li Shengyao, Zhang Songwen, Yan Bingyan, and Lu Han didn't know Zhou Yiwei's mentality. They were working on the scene seriously and discussing the lines.

Yan Bingyan felt that the divorced woman's lines were too explicit and needed to be corrected, so several people discussed it.

After the discussion, Li Shengyao took several actors to move around.

Then the actors rehearsed, and Li Shengyao walked around the room with the photographer and lighting engineer, trying to find the most suitable camera position.

From the moment Zhou Yiwei entered the set, Li Shengyao has been busy without stopping at all.

Zhou Yiwei looked at it and was even more surprised. He realized that Li Shengyao had won two Palme d'Or, which was indeed something.

This kind of on-set control and hands-on attitude are rare in mainland China.

Yan Bingyan and Zhang Songwen are both good at acting. Lu Han's performance in this scene was relatively simple. They only rehearsed for two hours and then started filming.

Zhou Yiwei subconsciously looked at Zhang Songwen, and saw Zhang Songwen sitting on the chair next to Yan Bingyan, his eyes empty, without the slightest hint of ambiguous joy with the woman. His eyes were indifferent and lifeless, as if the whole world was not letting him. Things that interest him.

On Yan Bingyan's side, her eyes were filled with anticipation, she was a little shy, and she pursed her lips as she spoke.

This……

Even though they didn’t know the plot, the two acting masters had a story when they sat there, and it was clear at a glance what they were playing.

Zhou Yiwei couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He stared at Zhang Songwen with surprise in his eyes.

Zhou Yiwei graduated from Yanjing Film Academy. His professional grades were very good when he was in school. Later, he also became a script teacher at the school.

Among their classmates, there were not many classmates he liked.

Zhang Songwen is one of them. He feels that Zhang Songwen, like him, is a person with real acting skills.

But after all, it is because of his young age. Zhou Yiwei is only 31 years old this year and has insufficient life experience, so it will be difficult to play certain roles.

Zhang Songwen was a few years older than him and had the same problem.

What's more important is that Zhang Songwen has never been very confident and can't act freely.

At this time, he found that Zhang Songwen looked like an old actor, sitting naturally, his eyes full of stories, but extremely indifferent, as if he was the depressed male protagonist.

Even facing Golden Rooster Award-winning Best Actress Yan Bingyan, Zhang Songwen can still handle the scene.

His character had no lines at this time and mainly relied on facial expressions and eyes to convey emotions. Even so, Zhang Songwen performed very well and was very eye-catching, attracting everyone's attention just sitting there.

Zhou Yiwei has a feeling that Zhang Songwen, who was originally on par with his acting skills, is now even better than him.

how so?
We haven't seen each other for two months, how come you are progressing so quickly?
Li Shengyao called out the call, and then asked the actors to take a short break.

Zhou Yiwei immediately approached Zhang Songwen and said, "Old Zhang, you... you seem to be different now. Your performance is more natural and confident. Have you taken the pill to help you get better?"

Zhang Songwen laughed and said, "No, it was Director Li who guided me and made me make great progress."

Hearing this, Zhou Yiwei returned to his seat with a smile.

His eyes turned to Li Shengyao again, and this time he had to respect him a lot.

A major international director who has won two Palme d'Ors is indeed awesome. Zhang Songwen's problem has existed for several years and has not been resolved. Unexpectedly, he was promoted this time.

Such a director deserves his attention and respect.An hour later, it was lunch time for the "Dalian by the Sea" crew, and the workers went to get their lunch boxes.

Li Shengyao, Zhang Songwen, Lu Han, Yan Bingyan and Zhou Yiweize went to a restaurant next to the set for dinner.

Zhou Yiwei was much more cheerful at this time. He poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Director Li, I'd like to propose a toast to you."

The two had a drink, Zhou Yiwei drank and Li Shengyao drank water.

Zhou Yiwei drank it all in one gulp, showing his courtesy.

He then winked at Zhang Songwen and asked Zhang Songwen to speak for him.

Zhang Songwen smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that his good friend has always been arrogant and not very good at talking, so he continued: "Director, Lao Zhou is a powerful actor, and he was a dialogue teacher at Yanjing Film Academy.

Wang Ludan and Bao Beier were both his students.

Moreover, he is very demanding in accepting roles and is a real actor.

Others take roles as they come and make money as they come. Lao Zhou is different. He likes to challenge some special roles. "

Zhou Yiwei was very satisfied with Zhang Songwen's introduction and planned to go back to Yanjing to treat him to dinner next time. Then he stood up and poured himself another glass of wine.

"Director Li, I really like acting. If you have a suitable role, you can always come to me. I have time."

"it is good."

Zhou Yiwei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Li Shengyao said. He was not sure whether he could act in Li Shengyao's play, and he had an extra thought in his heart. He hoped that he could be directed by Director Li like Zhang Songwen and improve his acting skills.

……

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the snow in Dalian has never stopped. Sometimes the wind is so strong that the ground is frozen, making it dangerous to walk on it.

Time came to February 2013, 2, on the set of "Dalian by the Sea", the actors were still acting.

This scene is the last scene of the movie. Once the filming of this scene is completed, the crew's on-set work can be completed.

The plot is that the male protagonist meets his ex-wife after several years, and her ex-wife persuades him to forget his sorrow and start over.

The male protagonist has complicated emotions. He laments that his ex-wife has forgotten the children and can start a new life.

I feel sad that I am still stuck in the past and cannot get out of it.

At the same time, he had a resentful mentality. He found that no one in the world seemed to care about that matter. He was the only one who persisted, and he was the only one who was still sad.

He knew that he could not blame his ex-wife. He was not sure how he should face this matter. He was very irritable and wanted to cause trouble, so he provoked two strong men and beat them up.

This scene can be regarded as the only action scene in the movie.

In order to achieve a realistic effect, Li Shengyao specially invited a martial arts master from the family class to give guidance.

Although Zhang Songwen is not a martial arts actor, he has good acting skills and has been on the set for many years, so his acting seems natural.

The two extras had little fighting experience, so they hesitated and looked awkward.

At this time, the assistant director and action director went over to give a speech to the group. Zhang Songwen stood by and listened, learning and sharing his experience.

Although he is the leading actor, he has no airs.

"Although it's not a real fight, your shots must be fast and powerful. If you can hold them in, then forget it. If you can't, it's fine. It's okay if you hit me. I'm wearing thick clothes."

"When we rehearse later, remember this, no ink marks, your shots must be clean and neat."

"We can rehearse a few more times. Don't worry about time. We can finish filming this scene. I will accompany you."

Zhang Songwen's attitude made the two extras relax a lot.

Li Shengyao clapped and applauded from behind, encouraging: "Take your time, if it doesn't work today, then tomorrow, if not tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow."

The two extras nodded sheepishly.

Soon after, the actors rehearsed, and this time the two extras had much more natural expressions on their faces.

Li Shengyao smiled and clapped, making the two extras very excited.

I have rehearsed for a full two hours, and I will get off work in another hour and a half. If I don’t finish it today, I will put it off until tomorrow.

The stage workers all looked at the two extras, with urging in their eyes.

However, Lee Sheng Yew was watching on the set and they did not dare to show it. On the contrary, after hearing Lee Sheng Yew's words, they all showed expressions of approval.

This time the two extras performed brilliantly and successfully completed the filming of the fight scene with Zhang Songwen.

It was already after five o'clock in the afternoon, and I was about to get off work. It was already dark outside.

Li Shengyao took a loudspeaker and announced, ""Dalian by the Sea" is finished."

Excluding the crew's vacation time, the filming of "Dalian by the Sea" took a total of 75 days. For such an easy movie, this time is considered relatively normal.

Li Shengyao originally planned for [-] days, but now it is five days ahead of schedule.

He was very happy. The New Year was coming soon and he was going back to celebrate the New Year. After the New Year, he would be focused on doing post-production work for "Dalian by the Sea".

At this time, Li Shengyao's voice fell, and the workers immediately set off firecrackers.

Lee Sung-yew then took his assistant to hand out final red envelopes to the actors and crew.

When it was Zhang Songwen's turn, Li Shengyao patted Zhang Songwen on the shoulder and said, "We have a banquet tonight, have a good meal, and then have a good rest."

Zhang Songwen was very tired, and he also had a slight cold.

The last scene was about the male lead and the second male lead going out to sea with his girlfriend. At this time, driving a yacht in the sea and blowing cold wind can really make you sick.

Both Lu Han and Zhang Songwen caught a cold.

Considering that the condition was not serious and everyone hoped to finish filming before the year, Zhang Songwen took some cold medicine and hurriedly went into battle.

Fortunately, I don't have a fever and the cold hasn't gotten worse, but it's too cold here, so I should still pay more attention to my health.

Zhang Songwen was very moved when he heard Li Shengyao's words.

He is just a middle-aged actor with no reputation. There are really many actors like him in mainland China.

Everyone's acting skills are okay.

If Li Shengyao hadn't chosen him, he wouldn't even know what it would be like to be on the hot search list.

During the filming period, Li Shengyao acted opposite him almost every night and conducted script seminars.

He encountered a bottleneck in his performance and received encouragement from Lee Sheng Yew.

He was really grateful to Director Li. He had a premonition that his acting career would undergo a qualitative change after starring in "Dalian by the Sea", and all of this came from Li Shengyao's appreciation and recognition.

"Director, let me toast you tonight."

"There's no need to drink, just drink more soup."

Li Shengyao then gave Lu Han a red envelope and said, "This is a good performance. Let's keep up the good work."

Hearing this, Lu Han hurriedly bent down and saluted, "Thank you, Director Li."

Lu Han was very polite. During the filming break, Li Shengyao had a chat with him and told him not to play a hero, a big shot or a genius, but to play an ordinary Diao Si. With Lu Han's acting skills, he could handle it.

Li Shengyao patted Lu Han on the shoulder, then handed out red envelopes to others, and at the same time warned the actors and workers.

"You must come to the celebration party tonight."

(End of this chapter)