The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 237 Acting and Directing

"What's so great?" Huang Bo turned his head slightly, his eyes still staring at the field.

Lu Yuan pursed his lips and said: "Xu Zheng's control over details, please pay attention to the small movements of his hands."

"Of course. Although this guy is a bit shrewd, he has excellent business skills. I experienced this when filming "Crazy Racing"."

Huang Bo suddenly laughed and glanced at him, meaning: "This big bald head, the big head, and the round patch in front of the forehead are all filled with wisdom."

"If you can, tell him face to face and see if he will be impatient." Lu Yuan laughed.

He understood the implication of Huang Bo's words, which was that Xu Zheng was an exquisite egoist, calculating personal gains and losses too clearly, too shrewdly, and too utilitarian.

In fact, you can also know something about this from the other party's history of fame.

Xu Zheng is a native of Shanghai and a drama actor. At the age of 26, he won the highest drama award, Magnolia.

The people of Magic City are always extremely sensitive to the changes in the tide of the times.

At that time, the commercial wave was rolling in, and the stage of drama became smaller and smaller.

When Xu Zheng, who was paid 200 yuan, discussed the value of life with his junior sister Li Bingbing, who was paid 20 yuan, he found that he was a joke in front of the other party.

He was completely awakened to the idea of ​​fame and fortune, and being famous is beneficial.

So he made the decision to quit his drama job, and with the help of his junior sister, he plunged into the film and television industry.

That year, "Spring and Pig" came out, and the director wanted to film the drama, with Tao Hong as the heroine.

The investors were conservative. Seeing that there were many spoof plots in the script, they were worried that the drama would be a hit after it was aired, so they withdrew their investment one after another.

Director Fan Xiaotian was extremely anxious. Seeing that the crew was about to disband, he began to attract money by asking whoever invested the most would be the protagonist.

Xu Zheng saw the right opportunity, found the director, spent his savings from acting in dramas for many years, and directly became the male lead.

The following year, "Spring Scenery with Zhu Bajie" became a hit in the ratings. Thanks to Zhu Bajie, his popularity and popularity gradually increased.

By the way, he kidnapped Xiao Longnu as his wife.

There is no doubt that Xu Zheng is a wise man who dares to take a gamble at critical moments.

In fact, Lu Yuan doesn't think there is anything wrong with being shrewd. Being shrewd is just a trait of a person and has nothing to do with character. There is no inevitable connection between the two.

But everything must be measured, and so is shrewdness. Once you go too far, you will lose more than you gain.

People who are too shrewd rarely act emotionally and put interests first in most cases.

Judging from the many details of our interactions these days, Xu Zheng seems to be the kind that goes too far.

Therefore, Lu Yuan and Huang Bo believed that he was suitable to be a business partner, but not a close friend.

"The previous one passed."

Ning Hao sat behind the monitor and shouted without thinking: "Let's keep one."

The filming progress of the movie is very slow. Unlike the TV series, a scene will be polished repeatedly. Even if it is satisfactory, the director will keep one as a backup just to be on the safe side.

Xu Zheng let go of Yu Nan and hurried over, staring at the replay screen and saying a few words to Ning Hao from time to time.

"Director Ning, can this shot be like this? Give a close-up of the fingers and my throat. I made a swallowing movement here."

"And here, shouldn't the lights here be darker to make the ambiguous atmosphere stronger?"

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Huang Bo listened for a while on the periphery, touched his chin and said leisurely: "Believe it or not, sooner or later he will become a director himself." "How do you say that?" Lu Yuan asked.

"When I was chatting with him yesterday, I found out that this guy reads a lot of movies, and he also watches a variety of genres, some of which are weird. For example, I haven't even heard of old American movies from the 50s. However, he can speak so clearly that it makes people feel ashamed."

Seeing Xu Zheng looking at him, Lu Yuan waved his hand and said, "What's there to be ashamed of? Just looking at the number of movies can't prove anything. Zhu Yawen likes neon action movies, and Luo Jin likes European and American movies. The two of them have read a lot of movies." It’s not low either. According to your logic, wouldn’t they also want to make a film?”

Huang Bo suddenly choked up, smiled at Xu Zheng, turned around and said angrily: "Speaking seriously."

Lu Yuan rubbed his shoulders and said, "You continue talking."

"This guy not only sees a lot, but also has his own ideas. Didn't you notice that he always discusses his understanding of lenses, lighting, etc. around Ning Hao?"

Lu Yuan thought about it and found that it was indeed the case. Xu Zheng had a strong desire to talk and express himself, and he felt "unsatisfied" with the performance.

But what does it have to do with you, Huang Bo?

He asked: "Why do you pay so much attention to him? Do you also want to be a director?"

It is the consensus of people in the industry that acting well leads to directing, and directing well leads to business.

Huang Bo patted his bald spot and said with empty eyes, "I don't dare to think about it. I don't even understand it as an actor. I'm so ambitious."

Lu Yuan curled his lips, his eyes wandering, it would be strange if he didn't want to.

He skipped this question and then asked: "When will the bullfight be released? Has Director Guan finished the post-production?"

"I heard that the finished film has been edited and will be released in August or September."

"Where is he going to participate in the exhibition? Berlin, Cannes or Venice?"

This is the three most watched international film festivals in Europe, and it is also a dream that many domestic directors strive to pursue.

Huang Bo obviously had no hope: "Who knows, so what if you go? How many years have passed, which domestic film has won a decent award?"

"Maybe God didn't have the foresight to allow you to win the Best Actor Award. I think you acted like a fool." Lu Yuan comforted him kindly.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The shooting plan in No Man's Land is three months, one month is used to experience life, and there are only two months left for the official shooting.

Lu Yuan doesn't have many scenes. He can leave after receiving his lunch box at the end of March.

After filming, in addition to standing behind director Ning Hao and watching the performances of several main creators through the monitor, he spent most of his time following assistant director Pan Xiao.

For a film shooting team, the assistant director is an important member who may seem inconspicuous but is actually indispensable.

The assistant director is to the director what the co-pilot is to the captain, the boatswain is to the captain, and Sancho is to Don Quixote.

They are responsible for the management and communication of the actual shooting, the unified cooperation of various departments, the schedule arrangement of the shooting progress, the troubleshooting of conflicts on the set, and the safety guarantee for unexpected accidents.
In the past, Lu Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to these things on the crew. He was busy with scenes, filming, and rushing to scenes. He used to recharge his batteries when he had some free time.

This was the first time that he participated in the filming process of the entire drama, and saw a big drama from beginning to end, a whole production.

In the conversation with Huang Bo, although he was talking about Xu Zheng, he actually had some thoughts in his heart.

It's just that he recognizes himself clearly and cannot rashly engage in unfamiliar affairs without sufficient preparation.

Just like he spent three years in college studying performance theory at Nortel.

Some things are by no means accomplished in a day, nor will they be accomplished overnight. They require a relatively long period of accumulation.

PS: Chapter 2 needs to be revised.

(End of this chapter)