This director needs to apologize

Chapter 120 Theme Song Iron General

Chen Yiming's idea was beautiful, and the drawings on the storyboard were beautiful, but it was not that easy to implement it on the camera.

First of all, Tianma Mountain's soaring flames naturally had to be reported and professional firefighting units were contacted to attend the scene. Otherwise, Chen Yiming would definitely end up in jail.

Then there is the effect of meteor transit. If ordinary flare guns and flares are used, it will inevitably fail to meet the requirements.

One is that the trajectory of the signal bomb is uncontrolled, and it flies into the sky in a messy manner with no sense of beauty.

The second is that the flare is not bright enough and the speed is too fast, making it difficult for the camera to capture images that meet the requirements.

Chen Yiming's solution is still "copied" from the original film "1917". Instead of using flares, he directly pulls the steel cable in mid-air and uses a brighter "fuel bomb" tied to the steel cable to simulate a flare.

At the same time, I borrowed a mortar team and a box of flares from the resident officer, Major Yang. After they hit the sky, they floated down with a parachute, so the speed met the shooting requirements.

During the day today, Lu Ping and Yang Xiaoguang, leading the remaining colleagues in the props team, were busy setting up the scene in the early stage.

They were to erect a flagpole-like pole at the top of the mountain, with some tiny branches installed at the top.

Then multiple steel cables were pulled out in three directions, one end was connected to the foot of the north slope of Tianma Mountain, the other end was connected to the pit exit on the reverse slope, and the last end was connected across the Baishui River to the mountainside of 589 Highland.

The north slope is the direction of the enemy, so there are the most steel ropes.

Then it was Luo Baohe who set up an ignition device on the top of Tianma Mountain. The "big rocks" piled up in containers before used the remaining heat.

As darkness approached, the props team and pyrotechnics team were busy conducting the final round of inspections, and the actors' makeup was ready. Everyone was chatting and kicking in the tunnel in twos and threes, waiting for the filming to begin.

Naturally, Chen Yiming was the host to receive the visiting guests. Sitting in front of the monitor, Chen Yiming said that Liu's parents and Liu's mother listened. The main content was to praise classmate Xiao Liu in a fancy way.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, Xiao Liu was born to be an actor. This is not what I said. It was said by Mr. Sang Pingsang, the photography master of Bayi Film Studio.

There is also Xiao Liu’s master, Teacher Duan Yining from the Military Art Troupe. He is such a proud person. He is not in the eyes of ordinary people at all. But when he sees Xiao Liu, his eyes are different immediately. He is crying. He shouted that he wanted to be his master.

Xiao Liuhao is not only talented, but also able to endure hardships. He also has high demands on himself and will definitely develop greatly in the future. "

Chen Yiming made Liu's parents smile when he said it. When Liu's mother saw her son in the morning, her eyes were like shooting a flying knife, and she stabbed Chen Yiming in the body.

But now it was better. He was smiling so much that his branches were trembling. When Chen Yiming looked at him, he actually had the illusion that his mother-in-law was looking at her son-in-law.

In order to regain the impression points he had lost with Xiao Liu's parents, Chen Yiming was just talking nonsense, and everyone in the crew was thrown into the pit by him.

According to his description, Fu Ruixiang is Xiao Liu's half-sister.

Mr. Sang didn't take it seriously and even praised Chen Yiming with a smile. As for Lin Xiao, he couldn't bear it and was embarrassed to be with the dog director.

At 4:[-], Xiangrui took out the microphone and signaled the actors and cameras to get in position, and the noisy studio quickly became quiet.

"Everyone, the last scene is coming soon. The completion of this filming means shutting down and wrapping up. At this unforgettable moment, we ask Director Chen to say a few words to everyone. Listen to the applause!"

Chen Yiming turned around in shock and found that he was surrounded by applause that gradually became rhythmic. Even Liu's father and mother joined in.

Looking at the culprit Xiangrui, the girl was holding a microphone and gesticulating at him. Behind her, there was Lin Xiao who was applauding with a look of gloating on his face.

Obviously, the real culprit is someone else.

Chen Yiming walked over and took the microphone. Xiangrui and Lin Xiao could only wait for Qiu Hou to settle the score.

“Time is tight, I’ll keep my story short.

You have all worked hard these past few months. I have made many unreasonable demands. I am very willful, stubborn, and unreasonable. But your tolerance and creativity have made all my ideas come true. Here, I want to say thank you to everyone and I'm sorry! "

Chen Yiming bent down and made a ninety-degree bow.

Interrupting the applause, he continued, "This is the last scene, and it is also my last fanciful request. I dare not say that my idea is the best, but your hard work deserves the highest praise!
Now let us use the most magnificent fireworks to bring the most perfect ending to "1951". "

……

The flames rose, the shooting stars shone, and under the slowly descending "morning star", Chen Yiming hummed softly.

"Beautiful youth blooms like yellow flowers on the battlefield,
The gorgeous shooting stars only breathe for you and me. "

Lin Xiao asked curiously, "Yi Ming, what song did you sing? These lines are quite suitable for the occasion."

Chen Yiming raised his head and answered, ""Never Will Forget", the theme song of the movie."

Lin Xiao thought for a long time before asking, "I've never heard of this song. Did you ask Old Man Ge to write it?"

Of course, Chen Yiming couldn't say that he brought it from his previous life, so he responded vaguely.

Lin Xiao had a good sense of music. He only listened to it once and hummed it. The more he hummed, the more interested he became. He couldn't help but ask, "Do you have a complete song sheet and lyrics?"

Chen Yiming could only shake his head. He only remembered the general tune of the song, but not all the lyrics. What was given to Ge Jiming was not even a semi-finished product, so it was okay to say that it was Ge Jiming's creation.

In fact, Chen Yiming struggled with the theme song of "1951" for a long time.

This movie is almost full of explosions for most of the movie, and adding BGM would make it very noisy.As for the small amount of non-explosion parts, it is not suitable to add BGM because of the need to exaggerate the tense atmosphere.

In general, the proportion of soundtrack in the later part of the movie is very small, and it is not impossible to even remove the theme song.

Especially considering that the film is going to be exhibited in Cannes, a theme song that is too melodic may dilute the perception of overseas judges.

But Sang Ping's words finally overcame Chen Yiming's "neutral" stance. "1951" is after all a Chinese film, and it should first satisfy the emotional needs of Chinese audiences.

Since the fireworks display has been arranged, adding a theme song that touches the topic and carries the audience's emotions forward and continues is logical in terms of film rhythm. There is no need to deliberately omit it in order to avoid ideology.

There are many classic songs based on the Peninsula War in his previous life, especially "My Motherland" and "Hymn to Heroes". They are memories engraved in Chen Yiming's bones and cannot be forgotten.

But these two songs were so "heavy" that Chen Yiming didn't dare to take them out, and they were so heavy that "1951" couldn't bear them.

After much deliberation, he chose "Never Will Forget".

In 2020, the Chinese military and the Central Broadcasting Corporation jointly produced a special documentary "For Peace" to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. "Never Forget" is the theme song of this documentary.

Chen Yiming forgot the songwriter and only remembered that the original singer was Han Lei.

Times have changed. Compared with "My Motherland" and "Hymn to Heroes" written at the same time as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the perspective of "Never Forget" 70 years ago has undergone some subtle changes.

Looking back on the present and recalling the past means remembering.

Chen Yiming feels that this tone is more in line with the atmosphere of "1951".

He knew in his heart that he designed the protagonist Mu Xiaolin based on the core of contemporary young people born in the 70s.

Mu Xiaolin in the film is a rural recruit, but if we say that he is a time-traveler 70 years later, who ignorantly endured the baptism of the Peninsular War, and staged a Chinese version of "We Come from the Future", it is not actually true. Not against peace.

……

Fireworks get cold easily, and people disperse after the song ends.

The filming of the last scene went very smoothly, and the minor bugs were completely within the scope of Boulder Workshop.This made the filming of "1951" end without drama.

The next day everyone had one last dinner together in the resident canteen and then dispersed on the spot.

When the Bayi factory returned to the imperial capital, Paul and his assistant were also there, where they would take a flight back to China.

Chen Yiming was very reluctant to hold on to Paul. What a great camera. He didn't know if there would be a chance to work together again.

Paul, on the other hand, has no worries about separation and has made an agreement with Chen Yiming early to meet in Cannes in August.

Those from the Magic Shadow Factory are returning to the Magic City. Xiangrui and Liu Dongjun’s family are all on the same road. Xiangrui also needs to return to Nuts as soon as possible, otherwise her degree will be in doubt.

Chen Yiming went alone to the provincial capital to fly back to his hometown in Northeast China.

His mother had given him ultimatums more than once. If she knew that the movie was finished and he didn't go home, Chen Yiming couldn't imagine what would happen to him.

All the materials have been sent to the editors at Phantom Studio, and Chen Yiming can wait until the rough cut is completed before getting involved, giving him at least half a week of vacation.

Chen Yiming took the car specially sent to him by Major Yang to go to the county seat. From there, he transferred to the provincial capital and then flew back to his hometown.

Along the way, we first transferred to bus, then to plane, then to taxi. It was already 10pm when we got home.

As a result, he returned home after a long journey, and when he was about to surprise his parents first and then feel the warmth of the family, there was no one at home, but General Tie was guarding the door.

Chen Yiming's claws are numb. He doesn't have the key to his home!
Carrying a bag and wandering out of the corridor, Chen Yiming turned on the phone and dialed his father without paying attention to the surprise.

"Dad, where are you and my mother? Why is there no one at home?"

As expected, the voice on the other end of the phone came out, "Wait a minute, three cakes touch!", and after a while, his father's voice came out.

"Why are you back? Aren't you going to shoot until June?"

"The second half went very smoothly. The filming was completed 10 days ahead of schedule. I squeezed in a few days off."

"Your mother and I went on a tour with a community group to visit the Three Gorges."

Okay, let's go to the Yangtze River together. "What should I do? I don't have the key to my house."

"You're such an adult, you can figure it out on your own!"

"Dad, give the phone to my mother and I'll have a few words with her."

"What are you talking about? She went to bed early. If you have something to say tomorrow, hang up!"

Chen Yiming held the blind-tone phone and was speechless, so love will disappear, right?

(End of this chapter)