I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

  Chapter 84 082. Color language

   He was still full from lunch, so Yang Mi took him to the supermarket to buy two ice creams that hadn't grown into assassins yet.

  Xu Xin originally wanted to persuade her when she saw her taking the ice cream, but she just drank a bowl of hot wontons, and now she needs to eat cold ice cream, can the stomach feel comfortable?

  However, he saw that the girl bought two banana milk bars.

   It has a white chocolate shell on the outside and a soft inner core inside.

  Looking at the girl with a pure face, smiling and feeling the taste of ice cream...

  He just shut up.

   Don't start eating from the side, you bad woman!

   All the way back to the hotel, the stick of ice cream she had eaten was all that was left.

   Throwing the ice cream stick into the trash can, she asked:

   "Do you smoke?"

   "No smoking."

   Xu Xin, who hasn't finished eating the ice cream, shakes his head:

   "Go straight up."

"Um!"

  Yang Mi nodded:

   "Then I'll go straight back to the house...and start retreating."

  She patted the backpack she was carrying.

   Inside is Jiang Chan's script.

   "Calm down, you know? First, this role may not be yours. They have the original actors. You must prepare for this first. Besides, Director Zhang's play is not that difficult..."

   "Have you filmed?"

  He was still babbling, but Yang Mi suddenly asked back.

   "Uh...no."

   "Then don't comfort me~ hehe."

  The girl was smiling and seemed in a good mood:

   "I understand everything you said."

"good."

  After she said that, Xu Xin didn't say much more. After they got into the elevator together, when they got to her floor, the girl just waved her hands and said "Let's go" and got out of the elevator.

  Xu Xin also thinks that her psychological quality is quite good.

  But I didn’t see it. When Yang Mi returned to the room and took out the script in the backpack, her hands were shaking...

  A film directed by Zhang Yimou...

  seeking a girl...

   She looked at the name "Jiang Chan" in the script, and her eyes were on fire.

   Fire that has been suppressed for a long time.

  Before returning to the room, she didn't want Xu Xin to see it.

  She was afraid that the other party would think...that she had some scheme for him, or...that she was too ambitious...

   Men don't seem to like this kind of woman very much.

  She...was afraid that he would hate her.

   It's not that he's afraid of losing his chance, it's that...he really hates himself.

   After all, the word "seeking a girl" means a smooth overtaking lane for a newcomer actor!

  Even, in Yang Mi's heart, she was already ready to be guessed by the outside world, how a newcomer actor who hadn't graduated yet got a job and became a girl.

   I have never eaten pork, but I have seen pigs running.

  The ability of those media to catch wind and shadow is too powerful.

  But no matter what she says, she can choose to accept and endure, because this is the price of fame.

   But only... don't want him to see it.

  She wants to be more pure with him.

only…

  Why do you always feel that he doesn't have... that kind of meaning?

  Why do you act so casually...

  But if it's boring...

  Why are you doing this to me?

   Unknowingly, her hands stopped shaking.

   On the contrary, there was some distress on his face.

  However, this distress was quickly replaced by a calm after a deep breath:

   "Hoo..."

   Taking a deep breath again, her eyes fell on her own script:

  《Jiang Chan》

   "32, Royal Pharmacy night

  Xiao Chan hurried in with her head down.

  The imperial medicine workshop is very busy, and the drawers of traditional Chinese medicine are like a wall, reaching to the roof.

  The pharmacists who grab the medicine are weighing the medicine with a small copper scale in front of the drawer. On the high ladder, there are pharmacists who are busy. A row of eunuchs in blue clothes stood with their hands down along the wall, carefully watching every move of the medical workers.

  The stove on the other side is covered with burners, and a row of medicine pots are boiling, and several palace maids are busy. Xiaochan was walking through the busy scene when suddenly someone grabbed her arm from behind.

  Xiao Chan was startled, turned her head and found that it was Doctor Jiang.

  Xiao Chan was still in shock: "Father!?"

  The script of "The Golden Armor" is in hand, although she knows that she may be just a dream...but she will still be ready.

after all…

  What if a miracle happens!

  …

   "Xiao Xu, start a meeting."

   "Oh come on."

   Wei Lanfang notified another impromptu meeting. Xu Xin took a few ideas in his hand. After walking out, Wei Lanfang suddenly heard a sentence:

   "Xiao Xu. You are so lucky~"

"…ah?"

   Looking at this sister with some puzzlement...

   "How did you say that?"

"…hey-hey."

   Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Wei Lanfang didn't point it out. He just smiled and walked towards the small meeting room together.

  …

   April 1st, April Fool's Day.

   "Xiao Xu, rest today, what are you doing down?"

   "..."

   Xu Xin was speechless. He took out Yuxi from his pocket, walked to the trash can, looked at Wang Chaoge standing in front of the trash can and asked:

   "Director Wang, why are you here?"

   "I'm strolling."

   This sister couldn't hide her smile when she spoke.

   Then he looked at Xu Xin and nodded solemnly:

   "Is that so... Director Sha, what about you?"

   "I'll eat early."

   Carrying a laptop bag, looking at the hard China given by Wang Chaoge, Big Brother also said the same thing.

   "Oh... Director Zhang, what are you doing here?"

   "I... do exercises. People from our army are used to doing morning exercises. I plan to stretch five kilometers later."

  A group of people seemed to really regard Xu Xin as a fool. In this festival introduced from the West, they started grinning in the early morning.

  Xu Xin had no choice but to nod:

   "That's it... I have to go out to do some errands in a while. Bill Gates came to Hengdian and said he wanted to talk to me about a project to develop lunar villa technology. He was short of money and asked me to invest. I have to pick him up later."

  Others are outrageous, he is even more outrageous than others.

  Sha Xiaofeng immediately sprayed out the smoke:

   "Pfft... Ha ha ha... Is your Bill Gates short of money?"

   "Quiet, didn't he turn all his property into a charitable fund?"

   Upon hearing Xu Xin's words, Wang Chaoge shook his head:

   "You are misled by the news on the Internet. It is not charity, it is for tax avoidance."

  So, after the joke on April Fool's Day, the directors who are good teachers began to popularize these things to Xu Xin.

   Anyway, it’s just a small talk.

It was indeed the first time Xu Xin heard that he could still play like this. When the news first came out, he remembered very clearly that a group of people on the Internet were bragging about Bill Gates, and what they said roughly meant "If you are poor, you will be alone; if you are rich, you will be alone." and benefit the world" and the like.

  He had a particularly good impression of Bill Gates at the time.

   But listen to it now...

   Yes, I have gained knowledge again.

  It seems that in the future, things on the Internet really cannot be trusted.

  There are too many people who echo what others say.

   were chatting, one after another, and finally, the big team came out.

   Wang Chaoge took the big guy directly onto the Golden Dragon minibus, followed by a hundred or so people, and the convoy headed for the film and television city in a mighty manner.

   On the first day of filming, there must be a launching ceremony according to the rules.

   Arriving in Daming Palace, Xu Xin was curious because he had never seen the opening ceremony.

  In his impression, everything that can be linked to a ceremony should be grand.

   Among other things, Xujiawan worships the ancestors once a year, which is also a prison for three animals, and there is a big feast. Or if someone is building a new house, you have to invite your husband to come over, hold a groundbreaking ceremony, and take a golden hammer made of pure gold to knock down the first brick...

   It turned out that the opening ceremony of the crew of "Golden Armor" was not simple.

   is an open space where an altar is placed.

   Put an incense burner on the table, then a suckling pig and fruit.

   Cover the camera with a red cloth.

  Zhang Yimou paid homage to a banner that read "The Opening Ceremony of "Golden Armor in the City"", and then lifted the red cloth covering the camera, and it was over.

  Although Xu Xin saw that Cheng Xiaodong seemed to be superstitious about this, when he prayed, he and the group of martial artists from Xiangjiang were the most devout... Oh yes, and Brother Fa. Other than that, nothing else could tell that this was the opening ceremony of Zhang Yimou's crew, but it was a bit of perfunctory.

   So much so that he was still thinking during the ceremony, whether Director Zhang would suddenly turn around and laugh at everyone in the middle of the ceremony, saying:

   "Hey, Happy April Fool's Day, just kidding you~"

   But anyway, the opening ceremony is over.

   Then, dozens of people surrounded those actors.

  It was as if a switch had been pressed, and the film crew was assembled into an efficient instrument, which began to operate bit by bit.

  …

  In order not to disturb the filming status of the actors, someone specially built a simple meeting room composed of three tents for the Olympic team.

  In addition to long tables and benches, there are also mineral water and fruits.

   And Zhang Yimou went to the palace to make preparations for today's filming.

   These days, all the scenes were shot indoors. There were countless actors in costumes... I don’t know if they were servants or other handymen, chatting with each other. Xu Xin probably took a good look at it, and estimated that there were at least seventy or eighty people...

  To tell the truth, just looking at it is bluffing.

  In addition to the crew and props constantly moving in and out to move things in and busy, he really wanted to go inside and have a look.

  Unfortunately...he still has this more important responsibility.

  The entire creative team does not mean that it will stop if Director Zhang is not around. They are all capable people. Everyone can come up with ideas.

  It doesn't.

  When Xu Xin saw that everyone was seated, he quickly walked into the tent with his notebook.

  As soon as I came in, I smelled a scent of essential oil.

  And there are still traces of running water on the ground, and seven or eight empty bottles are placed on the table.

  The last four essential oils in Wei Lanfang's hand were pouring desperately on the ground.

  This is all for mosquito repellent.

   Then, Zhang Wu, holding a teacup in his hand, said:

"I thought about it last night. The shadow puppet...isn't suitable for the Olympics. Because this thing must be performed by professional actors first? Besides, how big is the shadow puppet? Can everyone see it? Instead of making it A real thing...it's better to get it on the big screen above."

   Adding a shadow puppet show was the content of yesterday's meeting.

  After discussing for a long time, there was no result. After Zhang Wu restarts now, it not only represents the beginning of this meeting, but also represents...

  Everyone fell into silence again.

  In fact, the creative process of the Olympic Games is so painful.

  In a meeting, thinking should occupy at least half of the time.

  Everyone has to complete a modeling of each other's ideas in their own minds to simulate the idea.

  Xu Xin is the same.

  So, smoke when you should smoke, think when you should think.

   They still have time anyway.

  But after thinking for a long time, he heard the sound of a horn outside:

   "The group performers are in place, come, come, come in, hurry up~"

  Following this sound, after a burst of complicated footsteps, Xu Xin heard some faint movements coming from inside.

   I guess it should have started.

  …

   Zhang Yimou showed up in the morning, and it was almost 11 o'clock.

   It's not a meeting, but a shoot.

  Just now, he dialed Zhang Wu directly:

   "Hey, let me show you the idea of ​​shadow puppetry... The next set of shots I'm going to shoot is just like these, let's take a look."

  As soon as he shouted, the big guy walked into the palace, and then saw a group of people playing with something.

  Following the team, Xu Xin walked to the camera seat.

  First of all, it is arranged in the shape of "Hui", the "mouth" inside is the palace, and the outside is the corridor. The shooting location was set up in the corner of "Xiaokou". The color of the entire hall... seems strange to Xu Xin. Its overall layout is indeed the appearance of ancient buildings, whether it is the window rib grid or the carved decoration below, it is mainly red and gold.

  The carpet is also red with golden patterns, which looks extremely luxurious and exquisite.

  But the material of the columns linking each window is a translucent structure of colorful colors.

  He thought for a while, leaned over to the pillar and took a look...

  Look first, then touch, and then an idea pops up.

   Is this... glass?

  He was thinking about it, when the assistant director Liu Guonan saw his curious look, walked over and said:

   "Teacher Xu, this is Liuli."

   "Liu Li?"

  Xu Xin looked at the material covering the entire column in front of him, while Liu Guonan nodded:

   "Yes, colorful glass, these are all."

  Following his instructions, looking at the pillars of the entire hall... an idea came to Xu Xin's mind.

   How fancy is the shot?

  These pillars, which are two or three meters high, are covered with colorful glass, and the doors, windows, and carpets are all red and gold... and the whole hall is not turned on at the moment, so it is a little dark.

  The shadows refracted by the natural light are in this color, which makes everything very dull...or distorted.

   What was red became dark red.

  The golden one turned into a dirty yellow.

   It looks awkward.

  With this doubt, he saw Zhang Yimou walking over.

  So he nodded politely to Liu Guonan and walked back to the team.

   But this time he stood in front of Wei Lanfang and squatted down.

   With his height, it can just be level with the monitor placed on the table.

  After Zhang Yimou came here, he said something to Liu Guonan:

   “Get them ready.”

"OK."

  Liu Guonan nodded in agreement, while Zhang Yimou sat by the monitor, turned his head and said to the creative team behind:

   "After a while, the corridor opposite will be illuminated, and then the figures outside will be reflected in, which is the texture of shadow puppets I want. Take a look."

   After everyone nodded in agreement, Liu Guonan took the walkie-talkie and said:

   "The departments are ready to start."

   "Let them turn on the lights."

  After Zhang Yimou gave him instructions, Liu Guonan quickly added another sentence:

   "The lights come on first."

   After waiting for a few seconds, a beam of light suddenly lit up outside.

  The light was shining obliquely, through the gauze on the window, and directly shone in.

  Xu Xin instinctively stared at the monitor in front of him the moment he turned on the light.

  Under concentration, the picture on the monitor in his eyes seemed to have a slow-motion texture.

The moment the light came in, the originally dim room was suddenly filled with a high-saturation colorful color, and the colored glaze installed on the pillars was illuminated by the strong light coming in through the gauze. The originally dim column began to glow as if some small light bulb was hidden inside.

  Then, the color of the entire room suddenly changed to a picture with the colorful glazed columns as the "soft light" as the main body, presenting a noble and gorgeous texture in the monitor and human vision.

   "!"

  Xu Xin's eyes straightened...

  The lens can still shoot like this! ?

  This color...

  Strong light penetrates through the screen window, allowing the glazed columns to shine naturally, while those solid window grids create shadows...

   All of a sudden, the picture becomes three-dimensional!

  Xu Xin was shocked instantly.

  The same goes for everyone else.

Although each of them has their own specialties, and they are all masters who have made a lot of achievements in their own fields, but at this moment, they are also captured by the picture in front of Zhang Yimou. Being bored by others, it surprised me with an unusually comfortable texture.

   Color.

  Intense color.

  Intense but very comfortable color.

   Lighted up these glazed pillars.

  At this time, the voice came from the intercom again:

   "Director, the actors are in place."

"let's start."

   Following Zhang Yimou's nod, Liu Guonan's voice sounded.

   Then about ten seconds later, in the silent production crew, there was a sound outside:

   "Three two one, let's go."

  Then, Xu Xin noticed a group of figures walking towards the place outside that was not hit by the oblique light.

  They lined up in a row, and through the light veil, they could roughly see the figures, but they couldn't see the appearance clearly.

   Walking step by step, and then stepped into the strong light.

  The strong light quickly formed a slanted figure in the steps of the first person dressed as a servant, and reflected it into the room.

   Followed by the second figure, the third...

  The shadows of these people blocked the light, hit the screen window, and flowed into the light and shadow of the room.

  Xu Xin keenly discovered that with these shadows, those colorful glazed pillars that seemed to be shining just now seemed to come to life.

  Because the glass itself is light-transmitting, it will emit light because the light from the outside is brought in by the light gauze.

  Now there are these shuttle figures, walking forward one by one, the light is sometimes there, sometimes not, making these glazed pillars show a kind of... colorful colors come alive.

  As the figures shuttled, the lights on the glazed pillars flickered indefinitely.

  Like breathing!

   directly came alive.

   Along with it, the whole picture is also alive.

  A total of six people, six shadows, walked out of the darkness and walked into the light, and then the first glazed column began to be dark and dark, the second, the third...

  There are five glazed pillars in the picture, and six people shuttle back and forth, forming a unique lens language in the darkness where the strong light and the light do not hit.

  Let’s say it’s vivid… The figure outside, and the pillars that flicker like breathing, directly endow the room with a sign of life.

  However, after being shocked, Xu Xin felt a sense of depression in his heart.

  The building materials of this palace are dead, and it is impossible to come back to life.

   But at this moment, it is indeed "alive".

   And it is precisely because of this kind of "liveness" that he feels as if the palace he is in has become a kind of... organ of a giant beast.

  The servants outside were swallowed up by this palace and still didn't know it.

  A feeling of depression arises spontaneously.

  Obviously, the colors in the picture are saturated and gorgeous, but this time the scene is shot, but in this highly saturated color, it conveys a sense of depression.

  At the same time, it also made him fall into deep thought...

  …

  A scene, about ten seconds, will be over when the group of six walks out of the camera.

   "Director?"

   Liu Guonan asked tentatively.

  Zhang Yimou nodded:

   "Okay, get ready to take the next scene."

  Liu Guonan held the walkie-talkie and said:

   "Okay, that's over, the next shot."

   While he was speaking, Zhang Yimou turned his head and asked everyone:

"What do you think? The shadow just now is the kind of texture I want to express. But it doesn't mean that a big screen is also designed on the scene, but after the lights are dimmed, we make the shadow puppets into outlines composed of glowing strips. People holding it up, in the dark, what Guan Gong fights Qin Qiong, Qin Huang fights Han Wu... that's what it means, wow~~~"

  He gestured and told his own concept.

  Although Xu Xin is trying to listen, but his mind is more thinking about the metaphor behind this picture.

   For a while, it seemed that the left ear went in and the right ear came out.

   While others seemed to be thinking, no one responded for a while.

   Zhang Yimou thought they didn't see clearly, and said:

   "Didn't see it clearly?... Shall I let them go through it again?...Xiao Liu, don't move yet, let them go through it again."

   "Eh, good."

  The words of the director are authoritative.

  Obviously they were asked to prepare for the next shot, but now they heard the order and obeyed the director's order, and everyone settled down again.

   After a few minutes of work, I walked again...

  Then, Zhang Yimou didn't seem to feel satisfied, so he picked up the walkie-talkie on the table:

   "Let four people walk again, four people, distance a little, and then do a few actions under the light."

   A suspicious voice sounded from the walkie-talkie:

   "Director, what action do you want to see?"

   "Any action, try it."

"Ok, I see."

As a result, the six servants became four, and the person who played the servant seemed to have some martial arts foundation. After posing a few poses in the light and shadow... Zhang Yimou didn't seem to turn around to ask everyone, but suddenly thought of something ...hold the walkie-talkie:

   "Look for two court ladies who can dance, and pose a few poses in this light!"

  Thus, two court ladies posing in the shape of flying sky appeared in the light and shadow.

   After reading it, he nodded in satisfaction, ordered everyone to continue preparing for the next scene, and then turned to look at everyone:

"How about it? The effect of shadow puppetry... Actually, I have also considered an idea, that is to shine strong light from the roof of the bird's nest to the field below. Then, in the light of the whole field, the two actors above will perform shadow puppetry there, turning the bird's nest The whole stadium is used as a stage... What do you think? In Gu Long's novel, Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng fought on the top of the Forbidden City. The light is like the moon. The audience can't see what happened on the Forbidden City, but they can see through the shadow of the Bird's Nest Stadium. A chivalrous spirit that belongs to us..."

  In fact, everyone has been together for so long, and everyone is used to Director Zhang’s kind of inspiration and ideas that suddenly come to him after being inspired by something.

so…

  You said that this is the scene of the filming of "Golden Armor"... yes.

  But for a creative group, it is a creative seminar that is not in a conference room.

   Ma Wen shook her head immediately:

"No, if you want to achieve such a large shadow that covers the entire bird's nest, it's not enough to just light up on the roof of the bird's nest, because the actor is too close to the light. And if it's too far away...the light can't be so high, unless Use a helicopter to hang it, so the sky will be very noisy. Besides, this requires too much distance control... Technically speaking, this idea can only be reflected by placing the actors between the roof of the bird's nest and the sports field .”

   As the visual effects supervisor, she speaks almost with authority.

  Zhang Yimou Yilisten...

   Frowning.

  Nodding for a moment:

   "Indeed, this kind of security risk is a bit big... Then let's discuss it later. Let's talk about shadow puppets first. What do you think of shadow puppets?"

   "Yimou, how many shadow puppets do you want? What is the approximate size? Have you considered installation and manipulation?"

  Hearing what Zhang Wu said, Zhang Yimou shook his head:

   "I haven't considered this aspect yet."

   Everyone continued to discuss. During the discussion, the table and monitor in front of him were also carried away.

  After about ten minutes later, Liu Guonan said to Zhang Yimou:

   "Director, it's done."

   "Well... Then we will talk for a while, let's go to shoot the next scene first... How about everyone together? We will chat in the next scene."

   The big guy is naturally no problem, just follow and go there.

   Xu Xin thought for a while, but said nothing.

  He wanted to ask some questions about the cinematography, but obviously now wasn't the right time.

  …

   This is the first time Xu Xin really felt how a film crew works.

   It's not about how much he invested, or how many big names he has, but about the operation process of the formal crew.

  Whether it’s props, scene management, make-up, or filming personnel, everyone’s division of labor is very clear.

Zhang Yimou will basically not ask about anything other than shooting. Every person in charge will take the initiative to carry out the work in a very specific way. At that time, he only needs to say what is wrong with the shooting and what needs to be adjusted, and the rest can be safely handed over to his subordinates. people.

   There is no need to do everything yourself.

  However, during the whole morning, not many shots were taken.

  In Xu Xin's concept, making a movie is a transition from one scene to another... After all, that's what he did when he was filming "Not Drunk".

  But when I got here, I found out...it turns out that the interval between each shot is so long.

  It may also be the reason why the crew has just started to work together. Some sets have been adjusted. As soon as the director speaks, a group of people carry ladders and materials, and there is a burst of banging when they go up...

  This led to the shots this morning of the housekeeper holding something... I don't know what it is, beating the shots that tell the time there.

  However, he discovered a detail, that is, Gong Li, who is all golden and looks like a mother, has actually been waiting there for a long time.

   But I didn’t take pictures until lunch time.

  But Gong Li didn't complain at all.

  Even when the ex-boyfriend walked up to the ex-girlfriend and said, "The progress is a bit slow in the morning, you have to shoot in the afternoon", Gong Li also asked with a smile:

   "Is the progress slow, or are you worried about the Olympics?"

  The two of them... seem to be a little bit like going with the wind.

   Zhang Yimou also smiled and explained there. After a few jokes between the two, the lunch box was ready.

  Including the creative team, everyone started to receive lunch.

  At this time, Xu Xin saw Zhang Yimou who was sitting in front of the monitor in a daze...

   After thinking for a while, he walked up to the other party:

   "Director Zhang, can I ask you something?"

"how?"

   Zhang Yimou came back to his senses, and nodded casually.

  Xu Xin thought for a while and asked:

   "Are you deliberately trying to express the feeling of oppression in this court?"

   "...?"

  As soon as he asked these words, Zhang Yimou was taken aback suddenly...

   His gaze was fixed on Xu Xin's curious face for a moment, and a look of expectation appeared on his face:

   "Why do you feel this way?"

   "In the shot of the servant's shadow walking we saw just now... I found that the original intention of your design is not a shadow puppet show, right? It shouldn't be specially changed for us, just to see the effect."

   "...well, go ahead and tell me what's on your mind."

   Looking at the young man in front of him, the anticipation on his face grew stronger:

   "What do you think I am expressing in that picture? What makes you think I am expressing depression?"

   "It's those glazed pillars."

  In the spirit of asking for advice, Xu Xin said a little bit what he saw and thought:

"At first, I thought the colors of those pillars were just your composition. But when the servants left, I suddenly found that with their shadows, those pillars produced a light change of light and dark. It is Static, yet given a sense of being alive."

"so?"

  The admiration in Zhang Yimou's eyes gradually became stronger.

"So, I was thinking, if you want to use this method to compare this palace to a living thing, then those servants... or everyone here is just food in the belly of this giant beast... Or something like bacteria. In other words, what you said is that the palace is a giant beast. And from the giant beast and those few servants, I inevitably thought of the word devour... Although I haven't read the overall script , but just that picture, it makes me feel like this giant beast is devouring everyone mercilessly...adding that strong color...the stronger the color, the more depressed I feel..."

   Xu Xin expressed his thoughts.

   As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yimou's face was already full of smiles.

  But he didn't give Xu Xin a positive answer, but after looking at Xu Xin for a while, he suddenly said:

   "Xiao Xu, do you know how to fight left and right?"

Fifteen thousand! Ask for a monthly ticket! !

  (end of this chapter)