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Chapter 397 Difficulties (Two in One)

Gan Jing is an actor.

Gan Jing is no ordinary actor.

He is neither a child star nor a major. Although he has debuted for a few years, his qualifications are still relatively low compared to his predecessors.

However, he has the box office, "Mei Lanfang", "2012", "The Story of Hachiko", "Beautiful Mistakes", "Crazy and Stupid Love", "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" and "Untouchable" these films add up to the global box office It has exceeded [-] billion Huaxia coins.

What is this concept?
Last year, the domestic and imported films released in China were combined to calculate the box office results, and the total was 101 billion!
The accumulation of Gan Jing's achievements in the past few years has already reached the national box office for a year!
What's more, he is also recognized as an actor, he is the third actor in China to win the Cannes trophy, and the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar winner!
On weekdays, A-Gump has a good temper and never puts on airs, but this does not mean that his words are not intimidating.

It was in this crew, with Ang Lee around, that this international director could faintly overwhelm him.

However, Li An, who had been sitting behind the camera early, didn't express anything about Gan Jing's words, nor was he dissatisfied.

Li An didn't speak, and A-Gump was the boss.

All the staff on the set immediately shut up, vaguely feeling the strange atmosphere today, and Forrest Gump, who never puts on airs... well, it's quite scary.

The originally noisy studio was suddenly quiet, even silent, only the sound of manual preparation and machine fiddling sounded from time to time.

A little farther away, the assistant director Zhao Daming frowned, bent down and asked Li Ang who was sitting: "Director Li, Forrest Gump is this?"

Li An waved his hand and said nothing.

The assistant director straightened up, feeling a little unhappy, even though he knew that A-Gump was no longer a big-name actor who could be handled easily, he was still not used to it.

As an old man who has been following Ang Lee, when he was chatting and laughing with the famous actor in Hollywood, this Forrest Gump hasn't made his debut yet, let us keep quiet?The shelf is really big enough.

If Gan Jing was in this state from the moment he entered the group, the assistant director would probably get used to it, but the change of style before and after made him mutter and complain in his heart, but the real director sat quietly and did not make a sound, so he could only wait By the way.

After about a quarter of an hour, all the machines were in place, and the staff around them held their breaths, among them there were many who wanted to see what tricks the actor could do.

Not necessarily everyone knows that this script limits A-Gump's acting skills, and it may not be because no one has the idea that "the best actor is nothing more than that"-Since joining the group, the most performances A-Gump has done are facing the air.

Without the blessing of special effects, this kind of performance against the air and imagination is a bit embarrassing in the eyes of outsiders.

Ang Lee didn't make a sound, but the whole group took their positions, and A-Gump in the middle seemed to have nothing to say. Assistant director Zhao Daming looked around, took a clapperboard and punched it at the camera.

"Crack."

Today is the last scene of the film. The middle-aged Pai narrates the story of his drifting at sea to a novelist. The second story that I told the insurance company that I was the only one who survived.

The insurance company chose to go with the first story, feeling that the second was too cruel.

The author of the novel also chose to believe the first story, and then the family of the middle-aged sent back, and the script ended.

The shot that needs to be shot now is to send him out, and the perspective stays on the expression on Pai's face.

According to the communication between Gan Jing and Li An, the expression left by the middle-aged pie will appear at the end of the film as a contrast with a smile of the young pie.

The cameras in different positions started to work, and the radio microphones were already hung in the air. After Gan Jing's emotions were brewed, he turned into Pai, smiled and introduced his family to the novel author who had heard his story, and then sent him out.

Pai didn't go far, but stood at the door and watched the leaving figure.

At this time, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which was extremely innocent, but the charm of his eyes that appeared at the same time was completely different from the smile.

"Huh?" Li An's back left the back of the chair, and his calm expression suddenly fluctuated violently.

Assistant director Zhao Daming didn't look at the camera at first, but suddenly found that the staff facing Forrest Gump had a wrong expression. He thought it was a mistake, so he immediately looked at the camera in front of Ang Lee.

On the camera screen, Li An had rewinded and stopped the scene he had just filmed, and what appeared on it was the performance that Gan Jing had prepared for a long time.

Just an expression for a second.

Just a smile and a look.

But Zhao Daming clearly saw a strong contrast.

The smile is very white, either the warmth and warmth that a smile usually gives, or the innocence like a piece of white paper that can't bear ink.

Eyes... Zhao Daming can't describe what kind of feeling this is.

He stared at the camera, focused all his attention on A-Gump's eyes, and his heartbeat couldn't help beating faster.

To try to describe it, what Zhao Daming saw was a kind of alienation, a kind of look that he was having a carnival in the crowd, and then he turned around and saw someone outside the crowd sizing him up ruthlessly.

What is he in his eyes?
An illiterate?
dismissive?
Zhao Daming thought for a while, and finally found a barely suitable word in his heart. In his eyes, he was probably "lighter than a feather".

When he came back to his senses, the assistant director found that Ang Lee had stood up and called for a stop, and walked up to A-Gump talking about something. He hurriedly looked at the frozen expression on the screen again, and then quickly turned his head not wanting to look at it again.

Now he suddenly wanted to know what Li An thought of this expression.

Zhao Daming walked a few steps, and stopped beside Li Ang and A-Gump silently. At the same time, he noticed that many staff members were standing behind the camera and whispering, but their faces were invariably shocked and amazed.

Probably everyone realizes that this is a wonderful performance, he described it in his heart, using the word "a scene" to describe his expression for a second.

"Forrest Gump……"

Li An's voice reached Zhao Daming's ears, and he was suddenly glad that he could listen to the conversation between these two.

"The expression on your face just now is very wonderful, very wonderful, very amazing, very amazing is the most beautiful," Li An's voice was unexpectedly heavy, but the wording was a bit complicated, "I never force the actors who cooperate with me to understand the script. It’s the same as my director. But your performance now will be a negation of the entire film.”

"The movie doesn't require you to judge the two stories with your facial expressions and eyes. Your eyes are clearly telling the audience in front of the screen that the second story of Boy Pi is real." Ang Lee's tone was urgent.

Gan Jing was silent for a while, then shook his head: "There is one Hamlet for a thousand readers. If you understand it this way, others may not understand it that way. Assistant director, did you watch the camera just now? Did my expression give the answer?"

Zhao Daming never expected that he would ask himself, he was stunned for a moment and saw that Li An didn't object, and then said hesitantly: "I didn't see it, it's just that the eyes made me feel very stressed."

The assistant director's explanation obviously didn't have any weight in Ang Lee's heart, he still emphasized: "Forrest Gump, this scene can't be shot like this."

Gan Jing twitched the corner of his mouth, and patted Li An's shoulder: "It's up to me whether to pat or not, and it's up to you." After saying this, he turned and left without giving any room for discussion.

Very hard, very decisive.

After A-Gump left, Li An still stood where he was, without making a sound for a long time.

The atmosphere of the conversation between the two was a bit tense, Zhao Daming hesitated, and said: "Director Li, if you don't like this shot, and A-Gump is unwilling to retake it, then just cut it out."

After the film is shot, what the final film looks like depends on the director's intentions.

Many actors can only see their achievements in the cinema after filming. At that time, the mood will be complicated or joyful because of the director's editing.

Li An sighed, glanced sideways at the assistant director, and asked, "Don't you think the expression just now was amazing?"

Zhao Daming nodded immediately.

"That's it." Li An nodded, and walked back to the camera, "I can't bear to cut it out, I can't bear to show this wonderful scene to the audience."

Zhao Daming followed behind.

Li An frowned, but Tan Xing came out: "What A-Gump said just now is true, everyone's understanding is different. Maybe... I was thinking too much."

But as soon as he returned to the camera, Li An immediately overturned what he had just said: "No, I didn't think much about it."

Zhao Daming clearly felt that director Ang Lee's entanglement was about to get out of his body. He quickly glanced at the camera, then turned his head: "This episode is really exciting."

"There is no doubt that this is the strength that A-Gump has accumulated during this period of time. He chose to explode in this shot." Li An was full of worries, "He gave me a problem."

More and more people came to watch from behind the camera. Li An stopped looking at the camera, leaned back in his chair, squinted his eyes slightly to think, and unconsciously noticed other people's whispered discussions in his ears.

—— "Forrest Gump's expression is so strange. At first glance, the smile is nice, but the eyes are very contradictory..."

——"There are a lot of emotions in the eyes. He looked at the figure of the person leaving. He must have remembered the cannibalism in the second story. I think the eyes are quite cold."

——"I didn't feel cold, but I felt a little shocked. If I cut this shot and put it on the bedside, I think it can ward off evil spirits."

——"...I have nothing to say, I only know that A-Gump's acting skills are really outstanding."

Li An rubbed his twitching temples and let out a long sigh.

A-Gump's performance in this scene is the finishing touch, but, but, but he is wrong!

chap!
rough!
……

The performance on the set has been discussed among the staff for two days. As members of the crew, everyone naturally knows something about movies. Many people have dreams of becoming actors or directors.

They learned of the differences between Ang Lee and Gan Jing from the mouth of the deputy director Zhao Daming, and learned of Ang Lee's tangled handling of this scene.

To use or not to use?
To cut or not to cut?
The crew was privately divided into two factions, but oddly enough, the majority supported the use of the lens.

The reasons given by everyone are the same, this shot is too amazing, it would be a waste to not let other people see it, no, it is even a crime - this is the crime of Forrest Gump's performance art!

After two days like this, the discussion among a group of people was in full swing, and the atmosphere of the crew was unprecedentedly intense, but A-Gump locked himself in the room.

It wasn't until the third day after the scene was finished that he came out of the room with a normal expression and continued to follow to the set.

"Director Li, let's finish the rest of the shots, and then we can wrap it up. I have other things to do. This film has been scheduled for more than half a year. Don't let me down. "Gan Jing's state at this time is similar to before, but the dark circles under his eyes make him look haggard.

Ang Lee has been in a heavy mood for the past two days, and his heart is full of hesitation. He did not prohibit the crew members from discussing the camera. For the first time in his life, he really wanted to know everyone's thoughts on the film, even though some thoughts must be very amateurish.

"Well, let's shoot." Li An sighed, and waved at Zhao Daming who was not far away, "Old Zhao, you take the rest of the shots." He walked away after saying this, not much And Forrest Gump polite.

Zhao Daming rubbed his hands and came over with a smile on his face: "Hey, Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump, Director Li is not in a good mood. Well, let me take a look at the rest of your shots?"

Somehow, he couldn't help using the word "you".

Gan Jing smiled kindly: "Then trouble Director Zhao."

"Hey, it should be, it should be." Zhao Daming didn't dare to be careless, and quickly walked over to coordinate the venue first. Although the remaining shots were not difficult, he was afraid that he would not be able to control the great god Forrest Gump. , so other aspects must be done without flaws first.

Over there the production crew and the assistant director were busy, here A-Gump and Li An both sat down to rest, but there was a long distance between them.

Neither side went over to speak, and they ignored the eyes of other staff members.

About forty minutes later, Zhao Daming finished the work, and ran over with a clipboard in his hand.

"Forrest Gump, it's ok. Let's shoot the scene described later."

Gan Jing nodded, got up and walked into the furnished room scene.

The rest of the scenes are very ordinary performances. Of course, Gan Jing can show a different taste from the previous scene, but he doesn't intend to do that - as the saying goes, what is rare is the most expensive, this film only needs the last one The lens will do.

In the fantasy drifting of the boy Pi, the second story is only pointed out at the end in the script——Pie feeds on corpses to survive.

What I do is to express my understanding of the whole story with performances at the end. As for how the audience interprets it, that is their business.

On this day, under the direction of the deputy director Zhao Daming, Gan Jing shot the shots very smoothly, and it only took one day for the final scene to be performed.

Until the end of work, Li An sat on the side, neither looking at the camera nor A-Gump. He just frowned deeply, thinking about how to deal with that scene.

Problem, problem, problem.

This is really a piece of honey wrapped in poison.

With a long sigh, Bo worry fell asleep.

It was night, Li An knocked on A-Gump's door.

(End of this chapter)