I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

   Chapter 92 090. Friends

   Regarding Xu Xin's resolute attitude on the phone, to be honest, Gong Li was not surprised.

   This kid is very smart.

  Although she had only been in touch twice, she knew that the other party was definitely not the kind of mindless person.

   It can even be said that this child's brain is far beyond the maturity of ordinary people.

  What kind of city is a twenty-year-old young man, and what is it like to deal with things... Everyone has come here since they were young, and they don’t need others. When you compare it with yourself, you will understand it in your heart.

  So, seeing Xu Xin's resoluteness, Gong Li didn't say much.

  Because she also understands that changing Li Man and changing Li Man into Yang Mi are two completely different things.

  The former is a private matter related to her own interests, and whether the tone in her heart can be happy.

  The latter is the "remuneration" for the young man who intervened as a third party under the balance of interests.

   Take money and do things for you.

   But it is too much to make people work hard.

   "Okay, let's see you this afternoon."

   "Yeah, Mr. Gong, you hang up first."

  The phone hangs up.

  Xu Xin lit a cigarette for himself.

After smoking a cigarette and getting his thoughts straightened out, he figured out how to move forward with the next step. He stubbed out the cigarette butt, and headed towards today's group portrait theater scenic spot, which is an extremely oppressively arranged palace. go.

  When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the actors had already entered one after another.

  Everyone held their own clothes in their hands, but they were all wearing white tube tops and loose bloomers.

  The bloomers are still half short.

   A group of actresses don’t care about their looks, they just look like they have white on top and legs on the bottom... really echoed Assistant Lin’s words:

   "The whole women's bathroom."

   This morning was a big show.

  Hundreds of ensemble performers will perform how a new day in a dynastic court begins to operate.

  He has seen Director Zhang’s general shot, which means to record a group of court ladies from making quilts in the morning to changing clothes.

  One or two hundred people, the scene is not small.

  In the empty hall, there are four rectangular high platforms, and on the high platforms are piled up a small mountain of quilts, pillows and so on.

   Walking into the entrance of the palace, Xu Xin saw Zhang Yimou who was sitting on a chair with his hands folded in a daze by the camera crew in the corner.

  He didn't say anything, walked over and sat aside.

   After waiting for a while, Li Cai, the action director, walked in with a loudspeaker:

   "Everyone, get a set of bedding!"

  He issued the first order to the actors.

  Hearing his words, the girls rushed up like a swarm, holding the plastic bag containing the costumes in one hand, and holding the quilt with some difficulty in the other.

   Fortunately, Li Cai did not delay:

   "The person who took the quilt looks at the tape on the pavement, a cross is a bunk! The corners of the quilt are aligned with the tape, do you understand a line?! Align a line!"

   His voice fell, and the competition came out.

  When some group performers heard this, they rushed forward subconsciously.

   Behind, there is no camera.

  The cameras are all in front, and they obviously want to occupy the most favorable position.

   And Li Cai's words are like the gun that gives orders.

   Gunshots rang out, and a group of people began to grab the few remaining "chairs".

  The crowd rushed over with a "buzz".

  The actresses who occupied the positions in front were directly pushed down and fell to the ground.

"stop!!"

   Li Cai instinctively picked up the horn:

   "What are you doing!? What are you doing! What are you squeezing? What are you **** squeezing!?"

  Looking at the actresses who stood up quickly, Li Cai looked a little annoyed:

   "Everyone, back off! Just line up like this! Let me see whoever dares to squeeze, and whoever is pushing forward, get out! Back off!"

   Even cursing and drinking, a group of people dare not mess around.

   Obediently walk back step by step.

  The faces of the actresses who were pushed and fell did not show any pain, but a hint of joy.

  Because they occupy the front position.

   Just such a shot...

   It can be said that the ups and downs of the world are all in it.

   Xu Xin looked at it with emotion.

   Looking at other people, it seems to be commonplace, not unusual.

   After the actors were busy for a while, and the palace seemed to be a big shop, Li Cai asked them to fold their clothes neatly and put them next to the pillows.

  After the clothes were folded and the work was done, he said directly:

   "Everyone lie there, lie down more naturally, and don't move around!"

  Hearing this, the actors quickly got into bed and lay down.

   Zhang Yimou only spoke at this time:

   "Find the angle first."

  Following his words, the rocker controller nodded, and at the same time a picture appeared on the monitor in front of him.

  The angle of this kind of long-angle lens is actually not easy to find, but it is obviously not an ordinary person who can be a photographer for Zhang Yimou.

   After trying to cut in from several angles, and finding a suitable seat, seeing Zhang Yimou nodding, Li Cai then asked everyone to get up and start telling them what they were going to do in a while.

it's actually really easy.

  This is a scene where the maids wake up. After a while, there will be well-dressed court ladies knocking on the clock to tell the time. After hearing the time, these court ladies will get up quickly and pretend to be dressed.

It's that simple.

   But that's what I said, but in fact, multi-person scenes are quite difficult to shoot.

  Not only does everyone need to coordinate, but there are also some close-up shots that need to be shot several times.

  After all the actors finished speaking, Zhang Yimou said:

   "Take a picture first."

  Liu Guonan nodded:

   "Every department is in place, and the ladies are ready."

   Soon, several people walked in with props that looked like rattles in their hands.

  Xu Xin didn't quite know what these were, but he saw from the script that there was a proper term for this kind of thing, which was called "Knock Geng Kick Watchman".

   But nothing was heard.

  Then, Liu Guonan shouted to start shooting. Under the close-up of the camera, a movement like a shaking wooden box filled with glass beads resounded in the palace.

   And dozens of maids got up from the bunk at the same time...

  …

  Multiplayer play is said to be good to shoot, and it is really good to shoot.

  There are many people and the scene is a bit complicated, and it is not easy for the audience to find out if someone makes a mistake.

   But this is where the difficulty lies.

  There are too many people, it is too difficult to unify, and it will look very fancy if you don’t pay attention.

However, the filming of this scene was not particularly smooth. During the period, people would make mistakes from time to time, such as accidentally knocking off the clothes when they lifted the quilt, or getting up early, or in close-up shots that did not meet Zhang Yimou's requirements. "The legs should show the feeling of stepping on shoes with a sense of hierarchy".

  Seven or eight shots were taken in one go.

   Even some girls had sweat on their foreheads.

   While taking advantage of the reshoots, Jiang Quan found Li Cai, who was speaking to the actors who had their maiden heads **** in another palace setting.

   "Brother Cai, let me tell you, Lin Zhu told me, that..."

  He pointed to Zhao Liying who was practicing walking and tying clothes for her partner face to face:

   "That was specifically asked by Lin Zhu to take care of him."

  Li Cai looked up and nodded:

"Um."

   "Then there's that... That's Sister Gong's replacement. You can put the two of them in the first row later."

   "Okay, got it."

  Li Cai nodded to express his understanding:

   "Everyone stop."

  He shouted, and after the actors stopped, he seemed to be checking, walked back and forth among the actors a few times, and grabbed Zhao Liying's arm:

"come here."

   After grabbing Zhao Liying to the front, she didn't say much, but went straight to Zhang Jiao:

   "You're coming too."

   After pulling them both over, he waved his hand directly:

   "Others, automatically retreat one row."

Amid Zhao Liying's surprise and Zhang Jiao's confusion, the two rows of court ladies... especially the girls in the first row and the second row glanced at them with envy, and silently stepped back. .

  Zhao Liying glanced at her new partner secretly, and then secretly glanced at... Jiang Quan, his heart began to beat faster and faster.

   And Li Cai continued to say at this time:

   "For a while, everyone, don't **** me forward! The current position is the position when the filming started in a while! Find out clearly, get it! Whoever is running around, just get out!"

   Not that he was rude or mean.

   It's the people who do extra sets that really have to do it.

   This is the same as the foreman on the construction site directing the workers to work.

   If you speak well, the subordinates will really be able to push their noses and face, and all kinds of sneaky tricks.

  So, it's really not good to say nothing seriously, and not to look like you are not easy to mess with.

  He is not afraid of other people's dissatisfaction. If he is dissatisfied, he can leave.

  The most indispensable thing in Hengdian is group performances.

   "Okay, let's continue now, pay attention to the position, and exchange each other after tying the bow..."

  …

  After more than an hour of effort, finally, the first scene was filmed with a result that met Zhang Yimou's expectations.

   "Okay, next game."

   Following his nod, the stage props on the side walked in directly:

   "The actors all go out and get their clothes and bedding."

  The whole hall fell into a commotion.

  Xu Xin didn't mean to help, it wasn't his job.

  He is reading the script.

  The next scene is also a scene of changing clothes, but it seems... This morning, it should be all group portraits.

   Just as he was thinking, someone next to him suddenly called Zhang Yimou:

   "Yimou."

  Jiang Zhiqiang is here again.

   Sure enough, Zhang Yimou frowned again.

   But he still stood up and walked out with the other party.

  Xu Xin thought for a while, but didn't follow.

   Just took out his mobile phone, instead of Gong Li, he sent a message to Ding Lili:

   "Sister Ding, please tell Mr. Gong that Jiang Zhi came to find Director Zhang again."

   After a while, Ding Lili replied:

"OK."

   Seeing this reply, he took out his notepad.

   I plan to perfect the details of the queen's clothing while waiting.

   After waiting for a while, after the props moved out all the long wooden frames that were used to build the bunk just now, Li Cai walked in with a group of court ladies.

   But this time it was not as crowded as before.

  Everyone is as obedient as a rabbit, taking their positions obediently.

  Xu Xin saw Zhang Jiao and Zhao Liying gathered together at a glance, standing in the first row.

   Zhao Liying, who had been keeping an eye on him, bowed politely after seeing him look up.

  Xu Xin nodded slightly in response, lowered his head again, and continued to write and draw with a pencil.

   Until Zhang Yimou walked back with a calm expression.

   Glancing at Xu Xin's sketches there, he sat down and asked:

   "What are you going to change?"

   "Deck."

  Xu Xin pointed to the layer of gauze outside the portrait:

   "The queen is sitting, and the golden chrysanthemums on the gauze may not be very conspicuous after they are seated. I watched their performance just now, and I wondered if I could highlight that touch of gold on the inner front."

"…Um."

  Zhang Yimou nodded:

   "It may be noon after the filming of this scene. Let's have a meeting while eating."

"OK."

  …

  Xu Xin guessed right.

   It took me a whole morning to shoot these two scenes.

  He had been listening to the knocking of the watch all morning, and the noise was so loud that his ears hurt a little.

   At noon, I had dinner with the team members and talked about the Olympic plan.

   After eating, Zhang Yimou suddenly left him a task:

   "Xiao Xu, at noon, you follow Guo Nan to the pharmacy, and take Zhang Jiao to arrange the lights."

   "Eh, ok."

  Xu Xin responded and walked to Liu Guonan's side:

   "Director Liu, you have bothered."

   "Well, it's okay."

  Liu Guonan shook his head, very politely.

   "Then shall I call Zhang Jiao here first?"

   "Okay. I'll trouble you then, Xiao Xu."

   "Should be."

  Xu Xin also said politely, and walked directly towards the gate of the palace.

  …

   "Ah, you are an international student!?"

  Holding a lunch box that was obviously a few grades lower than that of the film crew, Zhao Liying was full of surprise, looking at the friend she met just this morning:

   "Really? Where are you studying abroad?"

   "He Guo."

   Zhang Jiao said while grilling the rice:

   "I went to high school and studied fashion design over there."

   "Designer?"

"Um."

   "Hey, studying abroad is expensive over there, isn't it?"

   "Fortunately, the school I went to is not particularly good, and the annual salary is more than 1.1 million."

"So expensive!????"

  Zhao Liying's eyes widened in surprise:

   "Over a million!?"

   "Yen! It's not yuan. If you convert it, it's more than 60,000 a year."

   "...that's so expensive!"

   "Actually, it's not too expensive. The hourly salary of Arubai over there is more than 600 yen."

   "How much is that? What is... Aru... Aru that?"

   "It means part-time job, about forty."

   "Forty yuan an hour? Then you work eight hours a day, only three or four hundred? One month... ten thousand yuan!?"

   "That's right, this is still a temporary worker. If it is a formal job, the hourly salary will be about 900 to 1,000, and it will be higher."

   "Oh my god..."

  The girl's eyes were full of surprise.

   After thinking for a while, a sentence came suddenly:

   "Then there are many people working there, right?"

   "Our people?"

"Um."

"There are quite a lot of them. I know a lot of people who work there, but the consumption is also high there. Everything is expensive. Not to mention, just tomatoes cost more than 20 yuan each. You know that in Am I greedy for scrambled eggs with persimmons over there? But I can’t afford it, so I can only eat chicken, or the daily discounted bento... and the Chinese people who work there are not willing to buy anything, even I know a couple If the two of them want to eat fruit, they buy an apple, half of it for each of them... We can save 100,000 or 200,000 yuan a year, and we can even earn money for our house, car, and college for our son..."

  Zhang Jiao talked to her endlessly about what she saw and heard when she was studying in Heguo.

   It can be seen that Zhao Liying is like listening to a story.

   While chatting, Zhang Jiao is also somewhat interested in this new friend:

   "What about you? Why do you want to come here as a group performer?"

   "Because... I don't know what to do."

  Zhao Liying showed a look of embarrassment:

   “I’ve had several jobs before, but none of them worked well…”

   "What do you study?"

   "Flight Attendant."

   "Yeah, stewardess?"

   Zhang Jiao was also a little surprised, and then looked her up and down...

   In all fairness, this girl doesn't look ugly.

   Especially those watery eyes.

  Although the face is a little round, it looks cute.

   "Then why is it inappropriate?"

   "Because there is no money."

   Speaking of this, Zhao Liying doesn't seem to feel any shame:

   "I studied in a technical secondary school, and I don't have as good job opportunities as the regular aviation industry. I just have to spend money and ask someone to find a relationship, you understand?"

"…Uh-huh."

  Zhang Jiao nodded.

   "My family has no money, so... I didn't work. Then I went to work for others. I have done sales, secretarial and so on. But I still want to be an actor... so I came here."

   "How long have you been here?"

"I actually came here last year, but I didn't find a reliable group leader, so I played a few dead bodies. I met Sister Fang this year, and she introduced me to a lot of activities~...Who is your group leader? Do you want me to follow you?" Sister Fang, tell me, can you follow her? Sister Fang is very nice~"

   "Then let's talk about it after filming this. The group leader I am looking for was also when I came here. I still have money with him. I will talk about it after the filming is over~"

  The two chatted while eating.

  The two are now located inside the main palace gate of the Chrysanthemum Terrace.

   Today Zhao Liying ran so fast that she deliberately snatched up a spot and left one for her.

  The two of them were chatting when they suddenly heard someone shouting near the palace gate:

   "Hurry up, the director is here!"

   "!"

   There was a commotion in the crowd immediately, Zhang Jiao was still a little unresponsive, and she was pulled up by Zhao Liying:

"We must say hello later, no matter who comes, call the director, you know? Then... if that director Xu comes, don't say too much... He doesn't like others to get close to him! It's just polite, just keep polite , don't pretend to be very familiar...you will suffer!"

"Well…"

  Listening to her words, Zhang Jiao nodded and stood up a little cautiously.

   After waiting for a while, I suddenly heard a girl talking outside:

   "Hello Director."

coming.

   she said in her heart.

Then…

   I saw that Director Xu appearing at the door.

  …

  Looking at the two girls standing together in the doorway, Xu Xin was taken aback...

   Are you friends now?

  He thought for a while and said directly:

   "Zhao Liying, Zhang Jiao, come here, follow me."

   After finishing speaking, he turned his head and walked back.

   It's not that he is so proud of Zhao Liying.

  If the two of them didn't stand together at noon today, then Xu Xin would just call Zhang Jiao over.

  But now the two get together...whether it's a temporary partner, or to be honest, they hit it off and become friends...

  Based on his observation of the state of this group of performers in the past two days, it is actually full of invisible scheming.

  And if the two are not friends, it’s okay, whoever gets the opportunity will be his, and you can’t blame others.

   But since we are friends...

   Then help them maintain their friendship.

  It's just a matter of one sentence. The two ladies can really support each other and walk. At any rate, in this "city" full of calculations, they can be regarded as relying on.

   Otherwise, go out alone, maybe the two who have just become friends, after Zhang Jiao leaves, the next time they meet...Xu Xin is afraid that Zhao Liying's knife will stab Zhang Jiao in the heart.

  Although it’s a bit exaggerated...But when I woke up in the morning, these actors wanted to get a position in the first row, and they were able to push the girls who were originally in the first row to the ground without anyone helping them...

   It's not surprising that this thing can happen.

  So, he called out their names.

   Then, regardless of the disappointment or jealousy on the other people's faces, they walked back directly.

  The two behind quickly followed.

   When approaching the gate of the palace, Zhang Jiao said tentatively:

   "Director Xu...is...is there something wrong?"

   "..."

  Zhao Liying on the side subconsciously gave her a hand.

   Isn't it... I don't want you to get close to Director Xu.

   This person has a dog face.

   One second to be amiable and the next second to bark teeth!

   And when Xu Xin turned her head, Zhao Liying had an innocent smile on her face:

   "Director Xu, we will definitely do well! Don't worry!"

   "..."

  Xu Xin didn't speak or answer.

   Just nodded.

   When he turned his head away and continued to walk forward, Zhao Liying looked at Zhang Jiao and shook her head silently and violently.

meaning is:

   "Stop talking!"

   "..."

  Zhang Jiao was a little puzzled...

   As for what?

  Why do you look so scared?

  This director Xu... is quite easy to talk to.

  But she still chose not to say anything, the two of them were led by Xu Xin all the way to the tent, and Xu Xin said:

   "Director Liu, someone is here."

"…Um."

   Glancing at the strange girl next to her, Liu Guonan didn't care, and stood up holding a teacup:

   "Let's go."

"good."

  He took the lead, including several crew members, and the last two girls who didn't dare to breathe, walked all the way towards the palace.

  One part of the palace has been transformed into a medicinal recipe filled with various medicine cabinets.

  There are also various props such as exquisitely shaped copper stoves, medicine pestles, and medicine knives on the table.

  Liu Guonan looked at the sub-camera in his hand, and because the two actors were here, he changed the name of Xu Xin:

   "Director Xu..."

   "Don't, don't, just call me Xiao Xu."

   "Okay, Xiao Xu, then if you think something is wrong, tell me."

   "I will learn more from you."

"Um."

  Listening to Xu Xin's kind words, Liu Guonan nodded and pointed to the location:

   "Which of them will come?"

   "Zhang Jiao, stand there. Zhao Liying, come here."

  Xu Xin waved.

  Zhang Jiao stood behind a table following the point Liu Guonan pointed at.

   And Liu Guonan sat in front of the monitor.

   "Add a reflector first."

  Following his command, a lighting engineer immediately walked up to Zhang Jiao and squatted down, spread a bright silver reflector on her waist, and immediately lit up the shadow of her chin.

   And Zhao Liying's eyes were straightened, and she didn't understand what she was doing...

  If Xu Xin doesn't explain, Liu Guonan naturally won't explain either.

   After just looking at the sub-camera, he said to Zhang Jiao:

   "You make this gesture."

  He made a gesture of putting his hands on his abdomen.

  Zhang Jiao nodded immediately. After performing the action, because of the extra arms in the abdomen, the light and shadow were blocked and reappeared.

   "Adjust it, the shadow of the chin is not."

   After Liu Guonan finished speaking, the lights began to move the reflector to find an angle.

  Just doing this job is actually very boring.

   Zhang Jiao couldn't move, but just maintained this posture.

  Like a puppet.

  The light was adjusted little by little, and the time passed by every minute.

   Soon, she saw sweat on her forehead.

  Mainly maintain this posture for a long time, my hands are a little sore, and the weather is also hot.

  On her side, she can only feel the cool breeze occasionally when the fan swings its head. It really seems to be suffering.

   But no one cares.

  After the lighting of a shot is determined, the next one starts.

   More than an hour passed in a blink of an eye.

   Throughout the whole process, Zhao Liying watched from the side, and Zhang Jiao stood there sweating profusely.

  At this time, Xu Xin's mobile phone suddenly vibrated.

  He took it out and looked at the caller, then stood up:

   "Hey, Director Zhang, tell me."

   "Xiao Xu...Gong Li is here, come here."

  As soon as he heard Zhang Yimou's words, Xu Xin understood...he had to block the knife again.

   It’s just the knife this time…

   It's a bit overwhelming.

   "Okay, Director Zhang, I'll go right away."

  Hung up the phone, he whispered to Liu Guonan who was sitting in front of the monitor:

   "Director Liu, Teacher Gong Li is here, and Director Zhang asked me to go."

  Liu Guonan nodded:

   "Well, you go."

"good."

  He took the notebook and walked directly out of the camera, out of the pharmacy, trotted all the way, and when he arrived at the entrance of the main hall, as expected, Gong Li's RV had already driven over.

   Zhang Yimou didn't see him, so he didn't ask any questions, and went directly to Gong Li's RV.

  When she was about to reach the place, suddenly, the door was opened. Ding Lili got out of the car, stepped aside, and said:

   "Xiao Xu, what's the matter?"

  It's quite a taste of trying to cover up.

  The out-of-the-way position obviously means to allow Xu Xin to get in the car.

  Xu Xin, who understood in seconds, nodded:

   "Sister Ding, Teacher Gong is here? I just have a few things to discuss with Teacher Gong about clothing."

   "Huh?...then...you go up."

  Not to mention Ding Lili's acting skills.

  It needs to be more artificial and more artificial, but in fact, these words are meant for the people inside.

   Then, Xu Xin got into the car.

   At a glance, I saw three people sitting in the car.

  Zhang Yimou, Jiang Zhiqiang, and Gong Li.

   Three pillars.

   was looking at him.

  Jiang Zhiqiang frowned, Gong Li looked up, and Zhang Yimou seemed to be in a daze.

  Xu Xin hurriedly said:

   "Uh... Director, Mr. Gong, Jiang Zhi, are you in a meeting? Then I'll go first..."

"Need not."

   Before he finished speaking, Gong Li spoke:

   "It just so happened that you came, Xiao Xu. Don't you also know something about our filming progress? Sit down and chat."

"Well…"

  Xu Xin hesitated for a while.

   First looked at Zhang Yimou, then at Gong Li.

   It seems very difficult, and it seems a little nervous.

   But in the end, he still nodded, sat down on the long sofa near his side, and said respectfully:

"OK…"

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  (end of this chapter)