This director needs to apologize

Chapter 93: Changing the character design of the blocked area

Next, the conference room turned into a drama stage for Zhang Yi and Duan Yining. The two of them chatted in a hurry, and the duration was 5 minutes and 30 seconds, exactly.

Obviously, the two of them had already talked about this scene countless times in private. They didn’t need to read the script during the whole process, they just opened their mouths.

The character of Captain Zhang is actually the one that has changed the most in the entire movie.

In the first version of the storyboard, there was no such character at all.

In Chen Yiming's original design, the first step for the messenger duo was to forcefully break into the artillery blockade area.

This has become a "fixed" part of the Peninsula War-themed film. It comes from the memory inertia of his previous life and is also a common perception of Chinese audiences.

It can be used as a core paragraph to highlight the sacrifice and fearlessness of our soldiers, such as "Shangganling".

It can be used as a character profile to reflect the character's personality and traits, such as "Super Hero Huang Jiguang".

It can also be used as a chapter highlight to depict the commander's wit and decisiveness, such as "Li Yannian, a man of letters and martial arts".

The more ferocious the nuts are and the bullets are raining down, the more our army will face the difficulties and not be afraid of dangers.

An artificially created artillery fire blockade area is the concentrated expression of Desheng's outstanding assertion that "less steel and more air" is not afraid of "more steel and less air", and will naturally be highlighted in relevant film and television dramas.

As a tailor director, Chen Yiming initially thought of "learning from" "Li Yannian" and shooting a scene of "outwit the blockade" to lead the whole film. It was natural.

However, after consulting Professor Sha, and especially after in-depth study of the actual situation of the mobile defense phase of the Peninsula War, he knew that the magic modification was not a random fabrication, and this scene really cannot be used as a reference.

The reason why the mobile defense phase is said to be the most difficult and dangerous is that it is the phase when our army's logistics are most difficult and the coalition's firepower is the most intense. Our military's manpower, firepower, and logistics lag behind the coalition in all aspects.

Those three movies all focus on the offensive and defensive stages after the enemy's and our own fronts have stabilized. Our army's equipment and logistics have been significantly improved.

In the movie, the remains of the martyr in "Li Yannian" are covered with white cloth.

The Battle of Tianma Mountain was the transition period between mobile warfare and positional warfare. At that time, Mao had not yet finished, our army was severely depleted and logistical supplies were difficult. Li Yucheng's situation was ten times worse than in "Li Yannian".

Not to mention the shroud, not even the bandages are needed. There is a shortage of food, water, guns, and ammunition. There is no shortage of anything.

What's more serious is that after the main force retreats, it is urgent to organize. It will take some time for domestic reinforcements to arrive. In fact, only a small number of troops are responsible for the front-line defense tasks.

In order to disperse the superior ground and air firepower of the coalition forces, this part of the troops had to be broken up and divided into companies and platoons to guard and add fuel.

Therefore, our army's division and regiment-level units that were on the front line at that time were not only short of supplies but also short of men, and they were extremely short of men.

If we go to the front line one after another to replace people under the artillery fire of the blockade like in "Shangganling", it is very likely that within three days of fighting, the entire regiment will have no one to replace.

After the actual scene viewing, Professor Sha also pointed out that the actual terrain of the outdoor scene was not suitable for arranging the bridge section of the blocked area. Crossing the river under artillery fire blockade, the loss of personnel halfway was too great to make up for.

Even so, Chen Yiming still revealed in his lines, "I tried to get through but failed", which can be regarded as taking care of the audience's viewing inertia.

After repeatedly "measuring" the location terrain, everyone focused on Highland 589 in the southeast direction of Baishui River, and decided to go downstream to bypass the blockade area. Only then would the role of Captain Zhang, the commander of the defenders, appear.

The auditions for the main actors had ended at that time, and Chen Yiming didn't want to cause trouble, so he planned to simply arrange for a student to take his place.

Then Professor Sha proposed to "increase the intensity of the river-crossing scene." During the debate, Chen Yiming came up with the idea of ​​filming an airplane.

Since the budget allows, why not use a few big guys? The tank is limited by the viewing angle and it is not easy to express the details, so just complete the aircraft.

Everyone continued to deduce from this, but found that it was difficult to get off the tiger. The airplane, a big killer, was easy to get on but difficult to get off.

The Baishui River and the beachheads on both sides of the river are more than 50 meters wide. The two messengers are all dressed in armor. It would take more than ten minutes to wade across the river at the fastest.

The movie was set in a cloudy daytime environment. After the pilot discovered the two people in the river, he had enough time to go back and forth five or six times. The large-caliber machine gun and machine gun bullets were stained to death and bruised. He had to be blind to see them. Two people have to be let across the river with their tails intact?

Chen Yiming cannot imitate a certain director who shot "King Kong River" and explained the abandonment of bombing as the pilot's conscience. Even if he wanted to do this, the perspective of "1951" cannot be cut from the nut pilot.

After much discussion, Chen Yiming could only continue to add drama to the role of Company Commander Zhang, attributing the reason for the two men's successful crossing of the river to the machine gun cover at Highland 589.

This is called telling a lie, which requires a series of subsequent lies to make up for it.

The logic has finally come true, and the result is that Captain Zhang has become the second supporting actor after Shi Lei, with more scenes than Hou Yong, Zhang Yu and Maodou.

Using students to act would backfire, and even Li Mingliang, who has the most mature acting skills, would find it difficult to take on the role.

Fortunately, after the internal review meeting, the General Secretary recommended Zhang Yi, otherwise Chen Yiming would have had to urgently invite other famous actors to join the cast.

……

Xiangrui simply narrated a few words and skipped the part about crossing the river. Zhang Yi retired successfully, and it was Maodou's turn to play next.

Chen Yiming carefully choreographed the scene where the two groups met, making it unexpected and reasonable, and full of drama.

Under the cover of 589's actively exposed machine guns, Mu and Qin climbed up the river bank with difficulty, crossed the beach, and plunged into the woods.

"Brother Qin, look, two more oil pickers are coming! They are flying so low."

"This is a nut plane coming to retaliate. As long as they find our cannon, they won't be willing to blow it up several times." "They threw something down. Is it the gasoline bomb you mentioned?"

"It's a heavy-duty aerial bomb. Don't look at it. Since Captain Zhang chose to fire, he must have been aware that the oil pick couldn't blow him up."

"Yeah, sure."

"Let's go when we're ready. We still have one hour."

Duan Yining's tone suddenly turned urgent, "Wait, look here."

"There is a word carved on the root of the tree. The squad leader taught me this word, which means big."

Duan Yining murmured, "It's not big, it's Bayi turned upside down. This is the mark left by our people."

"Is there anyone nearby?"

"Well, you can see that this big character is slanted. The horizontal line is long on one side and short on the other. It indicates the direction. Let's follow up and take a look."

"Brother Qin, what about the mission?"

"No delay, we have no idea what's going on here. It would be best to meet a comrade."

Xiangrui narrates the entire next long stealth scene until Mu and Qin meet Maodou.

"Ahem, hold your hands slowly, I am my own person."

Of the duo, Duan Yining was still the first to speak, with a cold voice, "Name, number."

“俺是14团2营6连2排4班战士，刘四喜，真是自个儿人。”

"You said so? What is your battalion commander's name?"

"I'm not here. I haven't seen the battalion commander."

"What's your company commander's name?"

"I just know that our squad leader is always shouting at me, and I won't be able to do it."

"You should know what your squad leader's name is, right?"

"I know, I know, Li digs wells, those who beat people dig wells, and those who beat wells dig wells with water."

Duan Yining's tone softened slightly and continued to ask, "Why are you here and why are you wearing the helmet of the 1st Cavalry Division?"

Edamame also reduced the panic in his tone at the right time and showed some calmness.

"The first night I followed the squad leader across the river in the dark. As a result, I was caught in the middle of the night by flares. Guns and shells swept over me, and the team was in chaos. My water quality was still moderate, so I dived down and swam out to the shore half a mile above the ground. When I landed, I was I'm left alone.

I waited on the shore for half a night, and no one else came, so I left a mark on the root of the tree and then dug in myself. "

Duan Yining's tone remained alert, "Where did the helmet come from? How do you prove that you have not been captured?"

Maodou replied with a mixture of panic, grievance and resentment, "Go straight in that direction. There will be a straight tree. There is a piece of new soil under the tree. You can dig it up and you will know."

Chen Yiming lowered his voice and called to Liu Dongjun, "Mumu, come here and watch him."

Maodou coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and said in a more casual tone, "Little brother, what's your name, and why are you here?"

Duan Yining interrupted at the right time, "Don't talk, Mu Mu, just keep an eye on him. I'll be right back."

Xiangrui used narration to talk through this single "action scene" of Maodou, and then returned directly to Duan Yining.

"Comrade Liu Sixi, I have offended you many times before. I am Qin Zhiliang, the communications staff officer of the regiment headquarters, and he is the communications officer Mu Xiaolin. The two of us have been ordered to go to the Tianma Mountain position to convey orders."

Maodou's voice also became serious, "Hello, Chief, we crossed the river last night to reinforce Tianma Mountain. We started out as a platoon, and now I'm the only one left."

"Liu Sixi, now you are under my command for the time being. How much do you know about the surrounding situation?"

"The original owner of this helmet was a straggler in the patrol. They came from the west and turned north after reaching the foot of the mountain, so I guess there should be an enemy camp in the north.

In addition, after landing last night, I heard an explosion. The sound was louder than rifle grenades and hand grenades. I guessed that there must be landmines nearby, so I touched the roots of trees here. "

"Okay, Liu Sixi, please lead the way. Let's go to the place where you laid the ambush first."

The character of Edamame has also been revised many times, and the changes in the character design are not small.

According to Chen Yiming's original design, this is the image of an elite investigator of our army. He is alert, calm, tough and decisive. He is the one with the strongest temperament among the several "runners".

In terms of arrangement, the current version is exactly reversed, and the consultant played by Lao Duan is the unlucky guy who is restrained and interrogated.

(End of this chapter)