This director needs to apologize

Chapter 318 You don’t have martial ethics

When he walked out of the exit and entry hall of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Chen Yiming immediately saw Li Zhun waving to him from behind the railing.

The honest kid was not dressed at all honestly today, with a floral shirt on top, baggy shorts on bottom, and a pair of big toad glasses on his head, looking like a swinger on a tropical beach.

"Thank you for your hard work, Director Chen. This way, everything will be smooth on your way. Do you want to eat something first?"

Chen Yiming followed Li Zhun out and said nonchalantly, "It's good. Just set off. I'm used to running outside. Don't worry about me. How are you doing here? It's my first time here. Are you adaptable? Are you acclimated? "

Li Zhun was a little nervous about answering the question, "Everything in the team is going well, but there are some running-in problems during filming. This week has improved a lot."

Chen Yiming waved his hand to signal him to relax, "I don't mean to rush you, and I haven't received any unusual feedback from the production team. Just continue to move forward according to your plan.

I see you have darkened a lot. The sun here is quite poisonous. You have to be careful to wear sunscreen every day. Don’t wait to return home after the filming. Teacher Li will not recognize his son when he sees him. "

Chen Yiming's joke made Li Zhun relax a little. He said with a smile, "I'm pretty good. Lao Wang was already white and he didn't pay attention to it. Now, like Africans, they are all carbon." ”

While talking, the two of them came to the parking lot and got into a rather compact black and red Nissan pickup truck.

Li Zhun introduced to Chen Yiming, "This kind of pickup truck is particularly popular here in Tailan. Mr. Li rented 12 of them at one time. Not to mention they are very useful. He can pull people in the front and load the goods in the back without any delay."

Li Zhun sat in the back seat with Chen Yiming, put his head over his head and said "go home" to the driver in the front seat. The strong local driver skillfully started the car and drove out of the airport and onto the highway.

However, since Xiaomei didn't say anything in particular after she returned, it seemed like there wouldn't be any major problems when she came to the set, so Chen Yiming was in a very relaxed mood, so he just came over to take a walk around and do some banging, and relieve the stress of a few young people.

Chen Yiming waved his hands and said nothing, and Li Zhun lost interest in chatting. The two of them walked past the crowds of people and turned into a hotel on the corner. The crew's prison cell was in the open space in the front hall on the first floor.

The local man in the front seat was an experienced driver. Under his control, the pickup truck moved freely through the narrow and crowded streets of Bangkok, and finally stopped in an open-air parking lot.

The crew of "The Usual Suspects" that came to Bangkok was not that large, and the number of actors and actresses behind the scenes did not exceed 30. This is after counting the obviously "excessive" production department.

Chen Yiming took the initiative to change the topic, pointed to the intersection in front of him and asked, "Today we are filming the scene where gangsters eat gangsters, right?"

Following Li Zhun, the two of them walked out of the small door on the side of the parking lot, walked a few hundred meters along an alley, and entered a lively street lined with signboards.

In fact, if you think about it, you will know that if three fledgling directors and a newly-recruited producer went to make movies overseas in an unfamiliar place, how could everything go smoothly?

We originally planned to go there to shoot the scene, but the supervision was not easy to handle, so we decided to do the next best thing and moved here. There are also many gold shops on both sides of this street, which barely meets the requirements. "

When Chen Yiming was filming "Holiday in the Magic City", he was a veteran of two generations, and he was in the Magic City at his doorstep. All kinds of troubles and accidents were endless, and the shooting plan had to be adjusted on the fly almost every day.

Chen Yiming nodded knowingly. If he was just a Chinese, it would be understandable.

It’s not that project investment cannot support the expenses of a large number of people traveling overseas, it’s mainly that Bojue wants to use this opportunity to explore a new way to film overseas. The overseas filming of the Chinatown series will become a normal behavior, and if you plan early, you will naturally benefit as soon as possible.

After getting out of the car, Chen Yiming saw many pickup trucks with similar styles and different logos around him. This was probably the temporary location of the crew.

During the conversation during the trip to the city, Chen Yiming deliberately avoided the studio and only picked casual topics such as local customs and customs. This made Li Zhun feel relieved.

Li Zhun immediately responded, "That's right." After a pause, he added weakly, "Actually, we have been filming here for three days. It's beyond the schedule. Everyone is very anxious."

Li Zhun replied, "It's not a big problem to squeeze in. The main thing is that the locals don't come with us. They prefer to ride their own motorcycles after receiving transportation subsidies."

Li Zhun introduced the situation as he walked, "Two streets south of this street is Shilongjun Road, the main road of Bangkok's Chinatown. It is ten times more lively than here.

On the other hand, the crew's over-hiring of local people can be considered a good move and is conducive to maintaining relations with local regulatory authorities.

The car looked shabby on the outside, but the air conditioning was quite powerful. It was quite comfortable to sit inside. Chen Yiming asked, "Is 12 cars enough? How many people can't fit in this car?"

The positions in the crew that could be replaced by local part-time workers were basically filled by local people. Dad Xiangrui’s overseas branch and Boss Xinghuang Yang’s Bangkok friends all contributed to some extent.

A dozen black equipment boxes with uniform specifications on wheels, plus various equipment piled on the ground, occupy half of the back area of ​​the front hall.

There is a row of long tables on the relatively empty north side, with large and small monitors on them. Producer Li Yangyang stood in front of the table with headphones on, talking hoarsely into the intercom.

On the armchair behind him, there was a man spread out with his arms and legs spread wide, wearing a peaked cap on his face. It must be the director Wang Wei.

Chen Yiming estimated that assistant director Tian Li should be directing on the set. With limited manpower, Li Yangyang could only serve as assistant director. Seeing Li Zhun come in, Li Yangyang rushed around the table as if he had seen a great savior, took off his earphones and slapped Li Zhun on the head, then stuffed the walkie-talkie over and said anxiously, "Brother Zhun, hurry up, Viagra is coming again." I changed my mind. I wanted to use a wide angle to increase the depth of field in the opening scene. The extras doubled in an instant, and Frog was coordinating.

Now Lao Duan also has an idea. He said that the meeting place should be changed accordingly. We only reserved this section of the street, and we didn't just change it. I couldn't tell him clearly. You come and you come! "

He finished a sentence in one breath, as if rapping, and Chen Yiming choked up for him.

Li Zhun held the big earphones on his head crookedly, and turned to look at Chen Yiming behind him with an embarrassed look on his face. The latter waved his hand to let him do as he pleased, and Li Zhun turned around and pushed the door open without saying a word.

Only then did Li Yangyang notice Chen Yiming, and shouted in "surprise" with a particularly loud voice, "Director Chen, you are here!"

Unfortunately, the person he wanted to remind didn't respond and was still lying motionless on the chair.

Just when Li Yangyang was about to go back and take action, Chen Yiming said softly, "Let Director Wang take a rest. It's not in a hurry."

Li Yangyang quickly moved Chen Yiming to the rest area in the corner of the front hall. Two screens enclosed an enclosed area. There were two tables and three chairs compactly placed inside. Several boxes of mineral water were piled on the floor. Various items were piled messily on the table. There are various cosmetic utensils, and it seems to be a simple dressing room.

Li Yangyang explained, “The formal dressing room is on the second floor, and this is a rest area for actors to touch up their makeup.

Director Chen, it’s too early to call it a day. How about I take you to the hotel to settle down first? "

Chen Yiming smiled and said, "I didn't bring any luggage, what's the point of settling in? Don't worry about me, you are busy with your business."

Li Yangyang hesitated slightly after hearing this, but the urgent call from the intercom left him no time to think too much. He left the words "Director Chen, take a rest" and ran out of the hotel.

This chaotic situation made Chen Yiming, who had been away from the set for some time, feel quite friendly.

Thinking of the chaos outside, Chen Yiming didn't intend to go out and "cause trouble", so he simply sat down and waited patiently.

About half an hour later, a call came from the intercom on the other end of the monitor. The corpse lying on the chair stood up, picked up the intercom and replied, "Old Tian is talking.

Well, I got it, you can start at any time, I'm watching. "

Chen Yiming walked out of the rest area, came behind Wang Wei, and looked over the latter's shoulder at the monitor.

There are 5 seats in total.

The monitor on the far left is from a high position, taking the intersection and most of the street on the west side into view. It must be the mobile high-position of the camera truck.

The angle of view from the next door is as low as below the knee, and you can clearly see the manhole cover on the street. It seems to be a low-level camera specially designed to take pictures of wheels.

The monitor in the center changes to the scene inside the car. Sitting in the passenger seat with a relatively complete view is none other than Xu Yajun, who plays the role of a former gangster. Only half of his face is exposed in the driver's seat next to him and in the back seat diagonally opposite. It's Zhang Yu and Bao Jianfeng.

The two monitors on the right have just transmitted images. They are both street scenes from the center camera. In one of the images, Tian Li can be seen giving a speech to a group of people. Obviously, these two are swimming Steadicams. .

Wang Wei, who put down the walkie-talkie, finally recognized who the "unruly" guy behind him was. He hurriedly wanted to get up and say hello, but Chen Yiming stretched out his right hand and pushed him back.

"You are the director and you are the best, so you don't need to greet me."

Wang Wei couldn't calm down, so he stood up and asked Chen Yiming to sit next to him, and then explained his shooting ideas to Chen Yiming.

In fact, it seemed that Chen Yiming had already mastered the subsequent camera movements from several camera positions, but he still listened carefully and nodded in agreement from time to time.

In the high-camera scene, the scene has been cleared and filming is about to begin.

Knowing that Wang Wei was under the most pressure now, Chen Yiming smiled and opened his mouth to relieve his tension.

"Director Wang, old Duan is not easy to deal with, isn't he? Let me teach you a lesson. Act like a director. Don't take him seriously. Teach him what he needs to do. At worst, you can apologize in public at the dinner party in the evening. He is such a good person. , he will convince himself when the time comes.”

Wang Wei's smile was uglier than his tears, "Boss, we can't copy any of your methods at will. Teacher Duan's eyes shot up, and I was trembling even as I spoke. Usually the three of us have to help each other to overcome it."

Chen Yiming pointed at Wang Wei and smiled without saying a word, "You guys don't follow martial ethics, but you are an old comrade, and you are actually fighting in a group."

(End of this chapter)