This director needs to apologize

Chapter 234: Fair and above the ground

On this day, the crew welcomed several "middle-aged and elderly" actors, including Hou Tianlai as Wang Wendu, Jiang Huiwu as Cheng Zhijie, Wang Jinsong as Su Dingfang, and Guo Jingfei as the Captain.

What we wanted to film was naturally the Gao Dynasty drama in the first half of "Mulan", the decisive battle between the Tang army and the Chuyue tribe of the Western Turks on the grassland.

The entire battle is divided into several paragraphs, and it is itself a short film with its own sequence of events.

From the early stage of Mulan's reconnaissance, to the formation of troops by both sides, to the head-on confrontation between the two armies, and finally, the Western Turkic reinforcements arrived at Mulan to lead the troops to break out and turn the tide.

This section was still shot with guest stars, so the first scene arranged was not a battle, but after the war.

The scene was the Chinese military camp in the grassland camp. Many senior officials of the Tang army were having a heated debate about how to deal with Mulan's unauthorized attack.

In fact, Yu Nan, Su Dingfang and Wang Wendu were the ones who really talked. Coach Cheng Zhijie watched the whole show sleepily.

This scene was one of the test questions when I was auditioning for the heroine. However, the script has been changed a lot in the past so long, and the content now is completely different from what it was during the audition.

Since the high-level officials of the Tang Army are appearing, the costumes of the actors must be as high-end and elegant as possible. There are more than 20 people in the entire camp, and basically all of them have bright helmets and look like high-end goods.

Speaking of the early preparations, since the Shanwen Armor and Mingguang Armor equipped by senior generals of the Tang Army have long been lost, the specific styles can only be speculated, and the production of props has been stuck for a long time.

The final solution was rather nonsensical. There were many craftsmen on the P site, including an UP owner who hand-made ancient armor. He successfully created a pair of Mingguang armor based on the patterns on the unearthed murals.

Chen Yiming contacted the UP owner to purchase the license, and then used the advice of experts on Tang history to have Lin Xiao perform secondary processing and create eight sets of high-end armors with the same chassis and different appearances.

Among these eight sets of armor, the heroine Mulan has one set, which she will wear after she is promoted later. The three Tang army chief officers in the decisive battle on the grassland, Cheng Zhijie, Su Dingfang, and Wang Wendu, each have one set.

The remaining four sets are used for the decisive battle in the desert at the end of the movie. One set is for the Tang army coach Su Dingfang, one set for the deputy commander Xiao Siye, one set for the villain Ashina Helu, and one set for the Uighur prince Tumidu played by Xiaoming brother.

The latter two sets have added a lot of fancy alien features, but the foundation is still Mingguang Armor.

Under eight sets of high-end goods, the armor worn by other Tang army generals was almost the same as what Yu Nan and Nie Yuan wore. It was derived from the traditional Zha armor and chain mail, but it was more glamorous in appearance.

The general principle is the same as before, the government army is mixed, the border army is broken, and the imperial army is broad.

The veteran actors all had solid basic skills. They arrived at the set the afternoon before, read the script that night and started filming the next day. They all had good lines.

You must know that this is a quarrel scene, and the amount of lines is not small.

At the beginning of the scene, Yu Nan strode from outside the tent into the tent, saluted, and spoke loudly.

"Master Jieshuai, after the final investigation, we learned that the remnants of the Chuyue tribe and the reinforcements from the Western Turkic King's tent joined forces and fled westward. They looted along the way without discipline. If they are pursued, they can be killed with a snap of their fingers. Please make a decision early, Master Jieshuai."

The captain played by Guo Jingfei stood up in the back row and yelled, "Who let you in? Is this a place where you can come in? Get out of here quickly!"

Yu Nan turned his head and glanced at Guo Jingfei, whose cold eyes immediately made the latter lose all his arrogance.

Wang Jinsong asked before Hou Tianlai could, "You must be Mulan, the commander of the scout brigade, haha, you don't have a high rank, but you have a lot of style.

Do you know that only captains and above are eligible to enter the Chinese army's commander's tent? Who is your superior? "

Yu Nan replied loudly, "The general, Shangguan, is the Wang Duwei who just spoke. Earlier, the scouts under the general's command detected the information that the Western Turkic reinforcements were attacking from the northwest. Wang Duwei volunteered to come to the Chinese army to deliver the message, but he was unable to do so. Gone and never heard from again.

Under the critical situation, the final general took the opportunity to act decisively. He led his headquarters and united with the Uighur friendly forces to attack the head of the Western Turkic reinforcements in a detour. Fortunately, it worked.

When a superior official is absent, he must obey the authority in urgent matters. The general will come here to plead guilty. "

The words "come forward", Yu Nan said every word, not only bold and italicized, underlined, for fear that everyone in the tent would not hear clearly.

Guo Jingfei became angry when he heard this. He jumped up and opened his mouth to scold him, but Hou Tianlai, who was sitting in front of him, turned his head and stopped him with a look.

The latter lowered his eyes and said lightly, "Excuse me? I think I am asking for credit. Does Brigadier Mu feel that he has done a great job in repelling the reinforcements of the king's tent, so he can completely ignore the military rules and go on his own?" Come to this Chinese army tent?

After debating merits and deliberation, the general manager is arbitrary. When did it become the turn of the little brigade commander to make his own decisions?

What else can you do if you chase him and kill him with a snap of your fingers? What a big joke! The army marches so solemnly, how can it be allowed for the subordinates to express their opinions in all directions! "

Without even looking at Yu Nan, Hou Tianlai turned towards the handsome man in the center and held his hands to talk.

"General Manager Cheng, I am the deputy general manager of the army. I am in charge of the laws and regulations of the army. I have to speak out and impartially. Please punish Mulan, the commander of the scout brigade, for sending troops in violation of orders, trespassing on accounts, disrespecting the superior, and the following crimes."

Jiang Huiwu, who played the coach Cheng Zhijie, closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep, completely unresponsive, while Wang Jinsong, who was sitting opposite Hou Tianlai, laughed.

"What a fair and straightforward person. I just wanted to ask Deputy General Manager Wang which family's official you are speaking of and whose words you are speaking."

Hou Tianlai's face darkened, he turned around and regained his posture, and replied coolly, "Deputy Manager Su, why did you say this?"

Wang Jinsong ignored him, but stood up and faced Mulan and said, "Commander Mu, after detecting the movements of the reinforcements in the Wang tent, why did the scout commander Wang Duwei personally return to the Chinese army to report the news? Please tell me the details in detail. .”

Yu Nan bowed his hands and stood up straight again, saying neither humble nor arrogantly, "The situation was already very critical at that time. I will report back to the scouts who were arranged five miles outside. There are seven or eight thousand cavalry in the Wang Zhang's reinforcements. They are resting and regrouping. They may attack at any time." Our army launched a surprise attack. General Mo has reported all the information to Captain Wang and suggested that while reporting to the Chinese army urgently, he should gather his subordinates to launch a surprise attack on the unsuspecting enemy army in order to disrupt the enemy's deployment and buy time for the Chinese army.

However, Wang Duwei refused the general's suggestion to attack on the grounds that the matter was too important and he could not attack without authorization, and insisted on going to the Chinese army to deliver the message on his own. He also ordered the general not to attack without authorization without a reply from the Chinese army. "

Yu Nan had to stop talking here, because low sighs and exclamations were heard one after another in the tent, and together they were enough to cover up her voice.

As for Guo Jingfei, his entire face had turned the color of pig liver.

Wang Jinsong shouted low to stop the noise in the tent, and then motioned Yu Nan to continue with his eyes.

Yu Nan continued, "If the superior officer has an order, the general will have to follow it, but outside of military orders, the general can still do his best.

The last general has an irreversible friendship with Tu Midu, the young prince of Uighur. In this decisive battle, the Uighur tribe is also our Tang ally, so borrowing troops from them does not violate military orders.

So the last general borrowed 500 cavalry from the Huihe tribe and combined them with more than 300 scout cavalry from his own headquarters, forming a total of 800 assault cavalry.

Two moments later, the Chinese army's reply order still hadn't come. The Wang Zhang reinforcements finished resting and began to move forward in sequence. Such a situation could no longer tolerate the general's continued hesitation.

The enemy's reinforcements are twenty miles away from the Chinese camp. The cavalry will arrive at full speed in an instant. The general does not dare to wait any longer. He asks the Huihe cavalry under Tumidu's command to attack first from the southwest to draw away the enemy's rear troops. The general will then lead the troops. The cavalry of the headquarters directly attacked the enemy's center.

Fortunately, all the soldiers worked together to fight for their lives. After being attacked, the leader of Wangzhang Army panicked and fled on his own, abandoning the front army.

The last general led his troops in pursuit for thirty miles, and found out that all the king's troops had withdrawn.

Thirty-five of our scouts were lost, and the last general's fellow brigade marshal was seriously injured, so the last general reported on his behalf. "

Mulan led her troops to fight one against ten, and neutralized the enemy's reinforcements. Such a feat naturally caused the officers in the big tent to whisper and discuss.

Wang Jinsong shouted again, silencing the big tent, and then turned around to face Hou Tianlai, who was sitting opposite.

"Deputy Manager Wang, it is said that Captain Wang and you are from the same clan, and you are his clan uncle who has not been out of the fifth service. Is it true?"

Hou Tianlai replied without changing his expression, "That's true, so what? Our Wang family is an aristocratic family, and there are countless people who have served as officials, served in the army, and become generals. This is our duty to be loyal to the country."

Wang Jinsong chuckled and said, "Since you have been a general for generations, you should know that military orders are like mountains. As the scout commander of the army, Captain Wang actually escaped when the battle was about to begin. Deputy General Wang is in charge of military orders. I wonder what he has to say about this?"

When Guo Jingfei heard this, his face turned pale, he jumped up and shouted, "I didn't, I didn't, I came back to report the news."

Hou Tianlai accidentally failed to stop his nephew from going crazy, and Wang Jinsong ignored him and continued to question him.

"I don't care about your crime of disrespecting the superior. I just ask you, what kind of confidential information does it require you, the scout captain, to run back by yourself? Even if you really need to do it yourself, why is the letter stranded after it is delivered? The army has been delayed and will not return?

What about your subordinates? Where are your soldiers? Don't care? "

Wang Jinsong felt refreshed after speaking out. He turned around and sat down on the ground where he was sitting, staring at the ugly-looking Hou Tianlai with a half-smile but not a smile.

In the end, it was Jiang Huiwu, who was still like Maitreya Buddha, who spoke and ended the lawsuit.

"Commander Wood Brigade, please retreat. Whether to send troops to pursue the enemy needs to be considered in the long term. Your credit will be discussed later."

Wang Wei shouted "Ka!" and the 5-minute long shot ended.

Obviously Ichijo is a delusion, but the completion of the first shooting has exceeded Chen Yiming's expectations.

An old actor is an old actor after all. Wang Jinsong and Hou Tianlai grasped the characteristics of their respective characters very well, and at the same time, they also held the hidden confrontational tension in the whole scene.

Even Jiang Huiwu, who only has one line, has no problem with his micro-expressions and micro-movements. He always follows the logic of the plot and is very accurate.

Relatively speaking, the performance quality of the group of military officers brought from Chedun Film and Television Base was somewhat inferior.

As for Yu Nan, it can only be said that she is average and has not been overshadowed, but she is definitely not outstanding.

In fact, as a heroine, she is already outclassed on par with supporting roles, and she naturally knows it.

Everyone's performance was okay, so Guo Jingfei, who made a guest appearance, became the unlucky one, although he was not far behind.

One is that the character itself is not likable, and the other is that in the overall introverted atmosphere, he is the only character who performs openly.

If you perform well, you stand out from the crowd; if you perform poorly, you just make up the numbers, highlighting the duality of heaven and earth.

　People are still outside, two in one, one update

　　

　

(End of this chapter)