director of the millennium

Chapter 55 Official start!
Beijing, in a studio of Beijing Film Studio.

The crew of "The Undertaker" is currently filming the first act.

The small studio was arranged like a "picture-in-picture".

In human terms, it means that the people in the movie are going to shoot the plot of the next scene.

To be precise, it was the filming of "Encoffiant Teaching Video". This is the plot of the movie where the male protagonist accidentally joins an embalmer company after losing his job. It is also somewhat funny.

The plot here is different from the reality.

In reality, there is no such company specializing in the encoffining industry in China, at least in 2000, and funeral homes are responsible for this aspect of work.

But it is impossible for the hero to go to the funeral home for an interview to find a job inexplicably.

So Wu Yuan retained the setting of this encoffining company. The male protagonist mistakenly entered the advertisement when he saw the advertisement on the telephone pole saying "No age limit, high salary guaranteed, and the actual working hours are extremely short. We are looking for travel assistants." Joined the company by mistake.

It turned out that this company was recruiting assistants for the deceased.

"Are you all ready?"

The executive assistant director held the walkie-talkie, and after urging the staff in all groups to prepare for lighting, video recording, and radio, he trotted to Wu Yuan's side: "Director, you can start shooting."

"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded calmly.

Different from the filming of "The Night the Comet Came", this time the crew of "The Embalmer" has more than 60 staff members, including coordinators and assistant directors, so Wu Yuan does not have to do everything personally.

With just a look in the eye, the assistant director picked up the loudspeaker: "First shot, first act!"

"Action!"

The camera slowly started on the paved slide rail, and the picture focused on the small stage in the studio.

On the stage, several staff members were busy setting up the stage like a funeral hall. Teacher Li Xuejian was sitting next to him, holding a script in one hand and glasses in the other, thinking carefully about the script.

"Dong dong dong."

As soon as the angle of view was switched, Zhang Guorong, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes at the door, but with a somewhat submissive manner, cautiously opened the door and walked in.

Seeing the busyness of the staff in the studio, he stood at the door a little at a loss.

"New recruit?" A staff member stepped forward and asked.

"Um, yes!" Zhang Guorong smiled shyly.

"Okay, click!" Wu Yuan shouted steadily: "It's over, there is no need to keep one."

It's a common practice in Jianghu, the first scene of a new movie, try to shoot something simple, it's best to go through it once, just for auspiciousness, and hope that the next filming will be so smooth.

Teacher Li Xuejian and Zhang Guorong were naturally able to do it, and they shot the first scene with ease.

Wu Yuan began to shoot the next scene without any fluctuation in his heart.

"Action!"

The camera was running again. Teacher Li Xuejian who was sitting on the small stage took off his glasses and stood up, greeted Zhang Guorong who came in, patted him on the shoulder, and introduced to other staff with a smile:
"He's new here today."

Zhang Guorong also immediately introduced himself: "Hi everyone, my surname is Lin, and my name is Wu. You can call me Xiaolin or Xiaowu."

Behind the monitor, Wu Yuan nodded slightly, very satisfied with Zhang Guorong's performance.

Among the ordinary, it is precisely the most testing of the acting skills of actors.

This scene requires Zhang Guorong to use a few seemingly plain self-introductions to express the nervousness and crampedness of the characters, and the flustered feeling of starting again in their thirties.

The male protagonist's name was finally decided as "Lin Wu". The word "Wu" is really suitable for the male protagonist.

Throughout the movie, the male protagonist is actually constantly comprehending the meaning of the profession of an undertaker and the relationship between life and death.

The name "Enlightenment" is the most appropriate.

On stage, filming continued.

After Zhang Guorong introduced himself, Teacher Li Xuejian patted him on the shoulder again, and said to the other staff with a smile: "Xiao Lin is our model today."

"Model?" Zhang Guorong was full of surprise, didn't he mention this during the interview?

The confusion on his face was just right.

Before he could react, a group performer playing the role of a staff member stepped forward and took him to the backstage, saying as he walked, "You can start after changing your clothes."

"Come, come with me, I'll take you to put on makeup and change clothes."

These group performers who played the roles of the staff were all introduced by Beijing Film Studio, and they were regarded as character actors who had cooperated with Beijing Film Studio for a long time.

In fact, before Hengdian was opened, the street outside the Beijing Film Studio was the largest gathering place for group performances.

People like Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, and Zhang Yi came from among the actors in Beipiao.

It's a pity that Wu Yuan has never met any of them, and he has no luck in recognizing these top actors from Beipiao.

The ensemble performers introduced by Beijing Film Studio have been cooperating with Beijing Film Studio for a long time. They can be regarded as well-known and well-versed in acting skills. Wu Yuan is also very comfortable to use.

After securing two more scenes for this scene, the filming was completed smoothly.

Zhang Guorong also went to change clothes and re-make up.

Taking advantage of this time, Wu Yuan continued to film teacher Li Xuejian's one-man show.

Teacher Li Xuejian's acting skills naturally don't need to be said, if he needs to give a stable and mature temperament, then he can give it in place immediately.

The two camera positions kept switching between the script in Teacher Li Xuejian's hand and his face.

"When holding an encoffining ceremony, you first need to wipe the body of the deceased with a cotton cloth..."

"This is to wash away the pain of the worldly world for the deceased, to cleanse the original..."

It is obviously a very plain line, but when it is read from Teacher Li Xuejian, it has an inexplicable charm, which makes people feel relaxed physically and mentally.

"The Embalmer" is Mr. Li Xuejian's first comeback drama after suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer.

Although his vocal cords were damaged due to nasopharyngeal cancer, his vocal cords are not as severely damaged now as they would be 20 years later.

Wu Yuan is very fortunate to be able to feel the almost perfect script skills of teacher Li Xuejian!
This kind of performance that only the top actors of the older generation can give is an audio-visual feast!
While staring at the monitor carefully, Wu Yuan inevitably started to wander off.

If you have the chance, should you make a high-quality movie that only an experienced actor like this can perform?
For example, that movie "Amour" that conquered the whole of Europe and won the Palme d'Or, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, the European Film Award for Best Picture, and the French César Award for Best Picture?
If you miss this era, wait another five or eight years, and the first batch of film actors born around 1940-1950 in New China should be gone.

If you don't cooperate with this group of old artists who have grown up with the Chinese film industry in a movie, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life!
"Director, the actors are ready!"

A reminder from the staff woke up Wu Yuan who had deserted.

He looked up and just saw Zhang Guorong coming out of the dressing room, and then he smiled.

At this time, Zhang Guorong had already stripped off all his clothes, only wearing a pair of large adult diapers, and from his chest to his face, he had painted a pale dead makeup.

"Hahaha, Zhang Sheng, with your appearance, when it is released, the audience will not accuse me of selling meat, right?"

"Asian superstar Zhang Guorong sacrificed his hue and appeared naked in his new film. What do you think of the title?"

Zhang Guorong, who had already stripped to only a pair of underwear in "Happy Together", was not at all afraid of Wu Yuan's teasing. With his level of teasing, he couldn't even compare to the media in Hong Kong Island.

Zhang Guorong didn't see any shyness, and a very kind smile appeared on his face, "Director Wu, can we start?"

"Cut, it's boring." Muttering something, Wu Yuan waved his hand: "Go and lie down on the stretcher!"

"Today's role is the easiest, just pretend to be a corpse throughout the whole process!"

"Okay, all units are ready!"

"Action!"

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