This director needs to apologize

Chapter 399: Do something serious and be less embarrassed
The performances of both the master and the apprentice were impeccable. After checking the materials, Chen Yiming felt that there was no reason to keep one.

The main thing is that the medium and long shots give Liu very little room for improvement, and the trembling back of Actor Shen brings the sense of oppression to the maximum in one breath, so there is not much difference whether it is maintained or not.

Oftentimes, if the director says “good” and then “keep one take,” what he really means is “it’s only slightly better than cut, it’s an improvement but still not good enough.” To put it bluntly, it’s a high EQ way of saying “do it again.”

In the crew of "Searching for the Heart", Chen Yiming's "guarantee one shot" was mostly directed at Liu Haoran. Shen Ming's demands on himself were much higher than those of director Chen Yiming, and he himself requested to reshoot more of his shots.

Seeing that Boss Shen had no intention of coming out to look at the monitor, Chen Yiming made a gesture to the assistant director.

Silently, the staff behind the scenes began to change the camera positions.

Shen Ming stood there silently with his head down. Seeing this, Liu Haoran, who was standing above him, didn't dare to move. So the guys from the photography and lighting crews surrounded the two of them, running around busily.

It was obvious that Shen Ming was still immersed in the play and hadn't come out of it.

This is really the last shot of the whole film. The camera is facing the right half of Liu Haoran's face, passing over Shen Ming's outstretched right shoulder and right arm, and just at the center line between the two people.

The classic lower left and upper right composition, the natural light from the window behind Liu Haoran, and the two sets of backlights on the left side of the camera, transform Liu Haoran, who was originally in the dark, into a real pretty boy.

The panic and paleness of him being suddenly attacked and strangled was just right.

Shen Ming's muscles were tense as he suddenly attacked. In the close-up shot, one could clearly see the circle of fingers around Liu Haoran's neck.

The master and apprentice had already struck their poses. Chen Yiming leaned over to the camera's viewfinder to do a final check before filming began.

"Master Deng, add some side light to Teacher Shen's left side, and make the front a little darker.

Boss Shen, please let go first, your apprentice is about to suffocate."

The lighting assistant held back his laughter and moved the lighting stand. The main lighting engineer did not forget to retort while adjusting the lighting. "Director Chen, don't call me your master. I am not well educated and cannot bear this title."

Chen Yiming called out to the set designer outside the venue, "Move the flower pot a little to the left, just enough to expose a little bit of the leaves, OK."

The script supervisor came over to take a picture and reminded Chen Yiming, "Director, there was a two-second shot here that was a full shot. If you move it, it will be exposed."

Chen Yiming waved his hand and said, "Write it down and reshoot it later. Let's go with the current version first."

The script supervisor quickly flipped through the production sheet, turned to the page where the shot needed to be reshot, marked it first and then folded it.

After working for five or six minutes, Chen Yiming felt that he could not find any flaws. As dusk approached, the sunlight outside the window gradually slanted, which was exactly the warm feeling Chen Yiming wanted.

He made a gesture to the assistant director, all departments took their positions, the script supervisor clapped the clapboard, and the filming of the final scene officially began.

Shen Mingxu's fingers on Liu Haoran's neck suddenly tightened, and the latter opened his mouth uncontrollably as if he were being strangled. He looked like he had gone back on his words, and his panic was evident in his words.

The foreplay was all connected in an instant. This is the experience of veteran actors.

The next moment, Shen Ming's fingers loosened slightly, but the muscles on his right cheek flexed, and then he uttered a few words between his teeth.

"Boy, you should apologize to me for what you just said, but unfortunately I won't accept it."

Liu Haoran was not frightened by his master's sudden change of expression. Although his face showed various emotions, he still maintained his composure and muttered something.

"get out of class has ended."

Shen Ming slowly loosened his hand, then suddenly lifted it up again. Liu Haoran, who was still leaning back, was startled and jumped out of the frame like a rabbit.

The camera panned and pushed, turning to a close-up of Shen Ming's half-body from the side. His outstretched hand drew an arc and came to his left chest pocket. He pinched the glasses he had taken off before with two fingers and picked them up.

Shen Ming put on his glasses calmly, as if the transformation just now was just an illusion.

"Please close the door when you leave. See you next Tuesday at 1pm, still here."

"Stop! Haozi performed well, and Teacher Shen is so majestic and domineering! I declare that the filming of "Searching for the Heart" has officially finished."

As soon as Chen Yiming finished speaking, warm cheers broke out inside and outside the office.

This has become a kind of ritual for the crew. Although the shooting conditions of this group are not difficult, and although everyone in the group is Platinum's old friends, it still does not prevent everyone from expressing their true joy at this moment.

Another project I participated in was successfully completed, and a small milestone in my life was established.

Xiaomei, who had been waiting outside the door, clapped her hands and walked into the room. "Everyone, please pay attention. We will all stay in the hotel tonight. We will gather in the hotel lobby at 7: pm for the wrap-up banquet. The leaders of each group will have a meeting tomorrow morning. Please check the group for the specific time and place."

The assistant director began to call for the off-site staff to come in and clear the scene, while Chen Yiming walked towards Shen Ming and Liu Haoran who were still standing in front of the window.

This is the advantage of leading your own team. Apart from filming, you can be a hands-off boss. Shen Ming hugged his shoulders and lowered his head, leaning against the window, thinking about something, while Liu Haoran rubbed his head and face with a wet towel handed to him by his assistant.

Chen Yiming asked with a smile, "Haoran, take your hand away and let me see it. Good fellow, your master really doesn't treat you as an outsider. He has even left marks on you."

Liu Haoran smiled and said, "It's okay, Teacher Shen knows what to do, I'm not hurt at all."

Shen Ming said sullenly, "Don't cover it up for me. I did go a little too far."

He suddenly raised his head and squinted his eyes, saying, "I'm not afraid to tell you, I did this on purpose, so that you wouldn't get stuck in the role and bring trouble to everyone else. This is also the last lesson I teach you.

The play is more important than anything else. If it is not filmed well, I can't guarantee that I will not really stop doing it. Now it seems that you have made some progress in the past two months.

I never accept apprentices, and you don't have to call me teacher anymore. I won't recognize you even if you do. After the filming of this drama is over, we will have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Liu Haoran was stunned by these words. He could never have imagined that Teacher Shen, who had been taking good care of him since the start of filming, would break off all ties with him the moment the filming was wrapped. Is the master he just worshipped gone just like that?
Chen Yiming didn't fall for Shen Ming's tricks. He patted Liu Haoran on the shoulder and pointed at Shen Ming and said, "Teacher Shen, your role is too fake. You are unworthy of the title of triple gold medal winner."

Then he turned to Liu Haoran and comforted him, "Don't worry, Xiao Liu, your master is just pretending to be innocent because he is possessed by an official.

If he wants to deceive himself, let him do it. You must fulfill your duty as a disciple. When he passes menopause, he will naturally stop being so pretentious."

No one had dared to speak to Shen Ming like this for many years since he became successful and had risen to a high position in the government. Now, he was suddenly belittled by Chen Yiming and he immediately felt a little embarrassed.

He no longer had a stern face or held his arms, but rushed up and kicked Chen Yiming in the butt.

Chen Yiming quickly bent down and jumped to avoid the attack. Liu Haoran was also pulled by the shoulder by him and staggered.

Chen was beaten but he didn't stop talking, "Hey, Master Shen, come on, I've already thought of an excuse for you, Master Wen Ya is too involved in the play, and beating people on the set was not his intention."

Shen Ming was so angry that he laughed, "You really are a journalism major. You can come up with gossip headlines right away. Are you going to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"

Chen Yiming stroked the hair on Liu Haoran's head and said with a smile, "I finally got a disciple after half my life. What do you have to deny? You are a shit chairman. You are not even worthy of being a dog.

Hey, I'm not talking about you. How could Boss Shen be a dog?

Just tell me, why did you do this right after finishing filming? When you go to Cannes to receive the award, you will inevitably be seen in pairs. How embarrassing it will be!"

Shen Ming had no way to deal with Chen Yiming's mouth. He pointed a few times and wanted to say something, but in the end he gave up.

Student Liu, who was sandwiched between the two, couldn't help but panic. Until the wrap-up banquet in the evening, he felt absent-minded.

After noon the next day, the main actors and heads of various departments of the "Searching for the Heart" crew met to go over the finishing work and subsequent processes.

The crew streamlined to the necessary personnel and stayed in Shenzhen for more than half a week, taking advantage of the good weather to complete the necessary reshoots, and finally shut down completely.

Shen Ming led the quail-like Liu Haoran back to the imperial capital, while Chen Yiming hurried back to the Magic City. Before that, Xiaomei brought the materials back to the Magic City and handed them over to Wang Suqiu. With Wang Suqiu's fast hand level, the rough cut should be almost completed.

In this film, Chen Yiming does not intend to use fancy narrative techniques, but instead tells the story in a straightforward and moving way.

If the editing process requires attention, it basically means choosing between different shots of the same content.

In terms of sound effects and music, "Searching for the Heart" still follows Chen Yiming's style, emphasizing that silence is better than sound, and BGM will never be used unless necessary.

In addition, this movie has a lot of lines and the actors' performances are full of tension, so there is no need for Chen Yiming to mobilize the BGM to exaggerate the emotions.

He reserved a week for Ge Jiming to compose music, which was plenty of time.

So at the end of mid-June, Platinum submitted the version of "Looking for the Heart" to the Film Bureau for review, and successfully obtained the Dragon Mark two weeks later.

A week before Platinum received the receipt, Shen Pengfei personally delivered the movie CD to the Cannes Organizing Committee before the July deadline.

A week later, the 2016 Cannes Film Festival released the list of shortlisted films for each section. The main competition section included 22 films, and "Heart" directed by Chen Yiming was among them.

This year is a typical weak year for China. There is not a single Chinese film in all the sections of Cannes. If Chen Yiming had not been shortlisted, China would have had a blank at Cannes again.

Huh? Why do you say again?
It turns out that ever since "1951" won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Chinese films have been unlucky in the three major European awards. Not only have they won no awards for five consecutive years, but they have also been nominated only a few times.

By last year, I couldn't even get the consolation prize of "Un Certain Regard". How could I describe my status as a failure?

Compared with the bleak situation inside the venue, the red carpet reception outside the venue was never absent, and it has been the highlight for five years, all the way to the back of the moon.

Now that Chen Yiming has returned, at least the photographers and hosts can do their work and be less embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)