This director needs to apologize

Chapter 252 The excitement has nowhere to go

As June approaches, the location scenes of "Mulan" in Dunhuang are progressing smoothly.

It took two days to complete the relatively static part of this "large-scale broadcast gymnastics". Chen Yiming gave the crew a day off to relieve their tired and nervous body and mind.

Unexpectedly, the short vacation turned into a long vacation, because it rained heavily for two days in a row.

In a place where the average annual rainfall is no more than 40 to 50 millimeters, the downpour actually lasted for two days and one night, which is considered an anomaly.

Fortunately, most of the local extras were hired on a daily basis, which saved the crew a lot of unnecessary expenses.

Chen Yiming simply asked Xiaomei to change her plan and go to Dunhuang Film and Television City to shoot interior scenes first.

This scene connects the past and the future in the film, sandwiched between the trip to Chang'an and the final battle. It is not very long, but it is heavy in weight.

After the Tang army defeated the Chuyue tribe, it made great strides to move the front line confronting the Western Turks westward, from the northwest grasslands to the desert Gobi along the Shule River.

The Western Turkic Khan Ashina Helu personally led an army to fight. Both sides marched along the Shule River. A big battle was just around the corner.

Before a big battle, it is natural to arrange the troops first.

This is also the first purpose of this drama. Combined with the map, the audience can understand the background of the decisive battle between the two armies and the tactical layout of the Tang army.

There is a ready-made ancient military camp in Dunhuang Film and Television City. Lu Ping led the props team to slightly decorate the commander's hall in the camp. A map was hung on the wall, a sand table was placed on the table, and guards stood on both sides. The chilling atmosphere was immediately apparent.

After several months of running-in, the three young assistant directors have completely mastered the film, and their cooperation with the two directors of photography and senior executives behind the scenes such as Lin Xiao and Wang Lizing has also reached a tacit understanding.

Chen Yiming didn't need to worry about the cumbersome lens preparations in the past. Wang Wei followed the preparation meeting on the previous day and was able to get everything in place with ease.

At 9: in the morning, Chen Yiming, who was taking a nap in front of the monitor, received a notification from Wang Wei that everything was ready.

Chen Yiming then got up from the director's chair and went to the shooting site for one last inspection.

In front of two cameras on one side, Cui Fang and Qi Yu's assistants stood respectively. Today's scene is not difficult, so there is no need for the two photography directors to take action in person.

After crossing the high threshold, there were four personal guards in helmets and armor on the left and right sides, standing silently holding swords and spears.

Further forward is a rectangular table with a large sand table placed on it. The sand is piled into hills and rocks are stacked into rivers, which clearly shows the terrain of the decisive battle site.

Behind the desk is a row of pillars as thick as an adult's waist. The curtain hanging above divides the festival hall into two parts: front and back.

There is a large cloth map posted on the wall behind the colonnade.

Wang Jinsong and Gu Yuehe, who appeared on the scene, were already in place behind the desk.

After greeting Wang Gu and Wang Gu, Chen Yiming inspected the props in the scene one by one from outside to inside and from left to right.

It's not that he can't trust Lu Ping and Lin Xiao, but Chen Yiming is used to doing the final test before filming begins.

After 5 minutes, Chen Yiming left the festival hall and sat back in front of the monitor, handing over the rights to Wang Wei.

That's right, today's scene will be directed by Director Wang, while Chen Yiming is actually the producer.

In the subsequent interior scenes, not only Wang Wei, but also Tian Li and Li Zhun also had the opportunity to try their hand.

After spending several months together, Chen Yiming has a certain understanding of his three assistant directors. Their abilities are all above average. What they lack is experience and self-confidence.

Since he was the "successor" chosen by himself, he naturally had to help him get on the horse and give him a ride.

The literary drama of "Mulan" is the best internship scene. With a mature crew, mature behind-the-scenes, mature actors, and many rehearsals in advance, it doesn't make much difference whether there is someone on the director's chair or not.

Just use it to gain experience for the three assistant directors.

Wang Wei stood in the shadow of the main camera, looking up at the rafters with his eyes closed, his whole body filled with excitement that had nowhere to go.

He was the first to join the team. Chen Yiming consciously delegated power to him for the previous scenes in the Imperial City and some of the literary dramas in the big tent, and "Director Wang" completed them very well.

However, the meaning of today's scene is different after all.

After all, at last night's planning meeting, Chen Yiming officially announced the appointment of Wang Wei as "executive director" for the first time, giving every instruction given by Wang Wei a sense of legitimacy.

Sitting back in front of the monitor, Chen Yiming took the walkie-talkie and said to Wang Wei, "Let's get started."

Wang Wei, who was like a sculpture, immediately came back to his senses and replied sonorously into the intercom, "Understood!"

Chen Yiming could imagine the serious look of Wang Wei standing at attention opposite him. very good! energetic!

The words were full of momentum, but Wang Wei's next actions still exposed his inner nervousness.

The carefreeness he showed in the previous scene on the location set was gone. He held up the electric horn and issued instructions quickly, as strictly as a robot.

"Photography? Are you ready for photography?"

Cui Fang and Qi Yu were both stunned. Cui Fang's assistant was smarter and skipped the master's reply.

“Photography OK!”

"light?"

With the precedent, the conversation became smoother. Mr. Wang’s eldest disciple shouted loudly, “There’s no problem with the lighting.”

Wang Wei checked each department one by one. Lin Xiao, who was watching the excitement, finally figured out the situation and couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.

Well, "Mulan" stopped engaging in this kind of formalism a month after filming started. It was the assistant director Wang Wei who took the lead in omitting verbal confirmation.

As a result, once Assistant Director Wang took the position, he took the initiative to bring back the "ceremonial sense" as soon as he took off the word "vice".

All departments were very cooperative and helped Director Wang complete the filming process. There were only smiles but no laughter at the scene, which at least maintained Director Wang's authority.

Wang Wei finished shouting the instructions, and with a "start", the filming of the scene finally started.

Today's scene was not complicated to shoot, with four actors appearing and a total of more than 20 shots.

The first scene is a two-person scene between Wang Jinsong and Gu Yuehe, which uses dialogue to introduce the background of the battle and at the same time bring out the strategic intentions of the Tang army.

Wang Jinsong stood in front of the map wearing casual clothes, his back turned, silent.

Guyuehe sat on the chair beside him in armor, with a turban on his head and no helmet, his face sullen and silent.

After 3 seconds, Wang Jinsong suddenly turned around.

Guyuehe straightened his chest, looked up at Wang Jinsong and said, "Jie Shuai, do you have a decision?"

Wang Jinsong's lowered eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Guyuehe with bright eyes, "The Chuyue tribe was destroyed, the Yumen was thousands of miles away from Hami, and the gate of Xilu was opened.

He Lu came east with his people, not outside, but inside!

Our army can fight! "

Wang Jinsong turned around and came to one side of the map. Gu Yuehe stood up with his sword in hand and walked to the other side of the map.

As Wang Jinsong's host position follows the camera smoothly, the angle of view is adjusted to an over-the-shoulder position, and the map is clearly included in the viewfinder.

Wang Jinsong pointed to the map and explained his decisive battle to Guyuehe and the audience in front of the screen.

"When the Chuyue tribe is destroyed, the tribes on both sides of Loulan Road will definitely be shocked and horrified.

Suppose our army marches straight into Hami, how will He Ludang respond? "

Guyuehe pondered for a moment and then replied, "Based on common sense, Helu has three options: taking the initiative to attack, staying in Hami, or withdrawing his troops and heading west.

If I were to use troops, I should withdraw my troops and go west to divide our military strength.

Hami is an empty city. It cannot be defended if there are too few troops left. If there are too many troops left, the losses will be great. At that time, He Lu will only need to send out a large number of fine cavalry to attack our army's food routes, and our army will have only one way to retreat in front of the enemy. "

Wang Jinsong smiled and nodded, "He Lu is a talented person, so he should have this strategy.

But the weather is not right and the people are not there.

Once they abandon Hami, the tribes on Loulan Road will inevitably be invincible, and the thousands of miles of grassland on both sides of the Shule River will no longer be owned by the Xilu.

If you were He Lu, would you still be able to secure your position as the Great Khan? "

Gu Yuehe's eyes lit up, he raised his head suddenly and responded, "Commander Jie has a profound plan!

Xilu urgently needs a victory to stabilize his internal affairs and consolidate his authority. Helu cannot withdraw or defend, so he can only fight! "

Gu Yuehe rubbed his hands in circles excitedly, "That's exactly what it should be!"

It is difficult to quell the Western captives because the cavalry roars back and forth and is difficult to capture. This time, He Lu led his troops to march in person to establish his authority, which gave our army the opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop! "

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