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Chapter 559 Zhang Yimou is interested in science fiction

The first scene of "Pieces of a Woman" was the most difficult long shot to shoot.

According to Zhang Yimou: "We have been waiting for more than a month just for this shot. If it can't be shot in real time now, then our crew can be disbanded without wasting time."

The passion is burning!

Liu Yifei immediately put on makeup to pretend to have a fake belly. Tan Zhuo and Lu Zhong, who were temporarily out of action, were also curious about the long scene and chose to stay and watch.

Zhang Yuanjun and He Saifei put on makeup on the spot, and Zhang Yimou entered the set and took the trouble to confirm the shooting details with the photographer and the props.

"Have a good time filming," Tan Zhuo joked with Zhang Yuanjun, "If the crew was disbanded on the first day of filming, wouldn't we be unjust?"

Zhang Yuanjun is lying when he says he's not nervous. No matter how many Best Actors he has won, facing a 25-minute long scene, even if he has rehearsed for more than a month, he dare not say that he can perform it perfectly.

But he was more worried about Liu Yifei. The entire focus of this scene was on her. He was just her partner, and he could do the work, but Liu Yifei couldn't do the work. She had to be 100% energetic and release herself 200 %potential.

Although after more than a month of rehearsals, her performance got better and better. Later, Zhang Yimou was very satisfied and asked her to "act like this when the time comes." However, actual filming and rehearsals are completely different things.

No one knows what will happen when the camera turns on, the lights turn on, and the director calls out.

"I know," Liu Yifei was also nervous now, "If you have nothing to do, go out and influence my makeup."

Liu Yifei stood, wearing a sports bra, while three makeup artists worked on her belly.

"How long will it take?" Zhang Yuanjun asked.

It was not until lunch time that Cindy came out to get Liu Yifei's meal, and Zhang Yuanjun followed her in.

"It's still put on, it will take another two hours to heal." Zhang Yuanjun reported the situation in the dressing room.

But sometimes hope is hope, and reality still has to be faced. One line and one close-up have to be filmed more than ten times. Now faced with a 25-minute long shot, Zhang Yuanjun still said: "I don't dare to think about it again. I can do it in a I will burn incense after filming this scene within a week."

Zhang Yimou said while eating: "It would be nice if I could do it once. This way the crew would be relaxed and you would be relaxed too. Yifei would be doing this for five or six hours every day, putting on makeup and removing it. It's too painful."

Zhang Yuanjun's desire for a life is no less than Zhang Yimou's. After all, it is his wife who puts on makeup every day.

"I'm not happy to come yet." Zhang Yuanjun took a look at the dressing room, then went out to have dinner with Zhang Yimou.

"We're waiting for you outside."

Liu Yifei has been rehearsing in makeup for a week and has already gained experience: "It will take another 2 hours."

Everyone was waiting for Liu Yifei to put on makeup. Zhang Yimou checked with the studio three times and got the reply "No problem, just wait until filming starts" three times.

"The director has thought about it over and over again, but you still say such depressing words." Someone accused Zhang Yuanjun.

Zhang Yuanjun admitted that he was wrong and said with a smile: "Yes, I should hope to do it again."

A few people sat around to eat together. It was still some time before they left to shoot, so they just started chatting. In the past more than a month of getting along, Zhang Yimou praised Zhang Yuanjun's acting skills more than once. He liked Zhang Yuanjun's performances in "Detachment" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".

Of course Zhang Yuanjun had to praise back, saying that he liked "Old Well" and "Red Sorghum": "I especially like the cold and stubborn temperament."

Finally, he asked the director: "If there were a good script and a good role now, would you still act?"

Zhang Yimou still said that he prefers to be a director and will not act again.

Today, at the dinner table, Zhang Yimou said to Zhang Yuanjun: "I particularly like the "Her" you wrote. I went to read it. It's quite interesting."

Zhang Yuanjun wanted to hear what this story would look like in Zhang Yimou's eyes.

However, Zhang Yimou did not comment on the filming and text of "Her". He was interested in the subject matter: "Using the setting of the future world to resolve the social acceptance of abnormal love between humans and machines. The dialogue between humans and machines has overturned all the love movies in the past. , the love between two people no longer accepts the test of society, but turns more inward and explores everything about love itself. What else do you think can be done in a science fiction background?"

Classic romances in film history often come from the confrontation between the male and female protagonists and the external environment, but "Her" does not.

Zhang Yimou is a very studious director. He is very interested in many themes and genres.

Zhang Yuanjun thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't have much clue for the time being. In fact, people's hearts and emotions have been pretty much captured. I can't see a big change in the impact of technological progress on social relations and personal emotions." . Love may have situations like "Her", falling in love with an operating system or falling in love with a robot, but I can't say how other human relationships will change. I quite like Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence", I I’m also thinking about how people’s family ethical relationships will change in the future world.”

Zhang Yimou listened carefully to Zhang Yuanjun's understanding of science fiction: "I don't like the current Marvel. Wearing two mechas and firing two laser cannons is science fiction? Of course, they are commercial films, and they turn science fiction into war films to make money. Box office." How many kilograms of artistic germs do academics have on their bodies? Zhang Yuanjun continued: "I would rather see a screenwriter and a director who can explore human emotional changes and ethical relationships in the future world.

"Let's imagine an extreme situation. One day humans conquer biotechnology and achieve immortality. Let's not talk about the large social structure, just talk about family relationships. When you see your 10th generation grandson, do you really think that you are related to him? ? Let alone the tenth generation grandson, even if you have been with your own son for hundreds of thousands of years, will he still be your son? "

"Blood relations are precious because life is limited. So if life is infinite, will blood relations still have value?"

When Zhang Yuanjun asked, Zhang Yimou began to think deeply, looking at human emotions in a world of technological explosion. This was an angle that he had never thought of before.

"You put it that way, it's quite interesting." The more Zhang Yimou thought about it, the more interesting this angle became.

Zhang Yuanjun told Zhang Yimou his original idea of ​​making "Super Body": "If humans achieve immortality, it can basically be said that humans have become gods. What will the macro world look like from Lucy's perspective? Can you survive? In hundreds of years and thousands of years, can human emotions really stimulate you again? In the end, you will become a walking zombie."

Zhang Yuanjun couldn't find the answer to this question.

Zhang Yimou had no answer, and neither did anyone else present. Finally, Li Qiang said: "This is a question that sociology and philosophy should answer."

Others said Zhang Yuanjun’s words were distortions and said he was “like a money-scammer.”

Zhang Yuanjun was noncommittal.

As they talked, time passed quickly, and Liu Yifei appeared on the set with a big belly.

(End of this chapter)