independent filmmaker

No one could have imagined that Ouyang Nannan caught a cold in the middle of the night after filming "Falling into the River" and felt a little uncomfortable.In order to prevent the actor from getting sick, Xie Lansheng deliberately chose a sunny day with bright sunshine, and asked Xiaohong to hold a towel as soon as her daughter climbed ashore. Who knew that she was still sick.

The crew of "Growing Roots" brought some medicine, but she didn't get better all night after taking it, and when she got up again, she got worse and couldn't work.

Villagers in Xuyi survived dizziness and brain fever by themselves, and no one had cold medicine.Xie Lansheng saw Ouyang Nannan lying on the bed in a dazed state, and felt that this was not enough. He had to go to the town and township health center to buy some medicines for the symptoms. After all, there are many kinds of viruses.

No one is going to town today.Brother Liu said that he needs to be paid to send him off, and he can leave in an hour. He can also borrow Xie Lansheng's bicycle to ride there, free of charge, but it takes two hours one way from here to the township health center.

Xie Lansheng thought about it, but he was still not willing to spend money, so he got on the "[-]" car and set off along the dirt road.

The path is covered with sunshine in summer, and the soil is like golden sand.The bicycle wheel ran over in an instant, the gold shattered and flew around, making a creaking sound.

In this hot day, Xie Lan was riding desperately, and at one point he felt that his knees were so sore and numb that he was still pedaling mechanically.Drips of sweat flowed through the eyes, and the two eyeballs were hot.He held the handle with one hand and wiped his sweat with the other. Relying on his youth, he stood in front of the hospital in less than two hours.The health center is a small two-story building, which is extremely inconspicuous.

He locked the car aside and went to register and see the doctor.The doctor at the township health center said that there was a new medicine that could be drunk, and it was effective, so Xie Lansheng bought the medicine without saying a word.He also bought several other types, which can fight against all common viruses, and he feels at ease.

Come out and see a grocery store.Xie Lansheng went in again and bought a box of peach cakes for Luo Dajing, who said he missed "Nuoji", and a pack of 555 for Zhang Jixian, who likes to smoke.Luo Dajing said yesterday that when he was in Changsha, he had glutinous rice balls in his breakfast every day. As for Zhang Jixian, he seemed to have exhausted all the "555" he bought on account before, and now he was drawing other brands, looking a bit sluggish. Baba.Xie Lansheng thought, it was not easy for everyone in the crew, it was always right for him to treat them better and make them more comfortable.Just come to town and buy them something to make them like themselves, like Rooting, like making movies.

He really likes to make movies with this group of like-minded people.He has always been a devil in the world, but when watching movies or making movies, his heart can be converted, and he can't forget the feeling of electric shock when he saw certain works for the first time.Xie Lansheng also vaguely felt that he was a bit talented, because the world in his camera was different from the world he usually saw. The former was more beautiful, more artistic, and more touching, which made him very enjoyable, even In my opinion, maybe he didn't choose the movie, but the movie chose him.

He is making a movie now, with Luo Dajing and the others.It's a beautiful thing.He is using more delicate methods and techniques to present the world and people, so that the audience can pay attention to a group and a life, and make the world a better place.People not only need material things, they also need to think and grow.Xie Lansheng also very much hopes that the movie can be released nationwide, so that more people can watch it, but he has thought about it before, and finally came to the conclusion: he hopes to let more audiences see what he wants to say, "he wants to say The premise is the premise, and "more audiences see" is the second. He can't put the priority on the one hand and the other on the other hand. Under such a premise, "underground movies" are not bad.

Xie Lansheng hung the big plastic bag on the handlebars of one side of the bike, and rode back.

Unexpectedly, it started to rain on the way.Bean-sized raindrops fell hard, and Xie Lansheng had nowhere to hide, so he could only wipe his face and kick hard.

Because it was difficult to see the scene ahead clearly through the heavy rain curtain, Xie Lansheng only heard a loud "bang" in his ears when he reached a certain place, his buttocks shook violently, and then the car stopped suddenly, and the handlebars tilted , He fell into the water with a "bang dang" including the man and the car, and he was extremely embarrassed.

"Fuck...! I hit the rock!!!" He closed his eyes, feeling the impact and the splash.He didn't think much at first, and it took a while to feel the pain.

It was raining heavily and it was a dirt road. Xie Lansheng was crushed by the bicycle in the muddy soup, and all he could see was that the empty rear wheel was still spinning.His clothes and pants were all dirty, and he was a little dazed.

He moved, pulled his legs out, and got up.Because I was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, the skin on my elbow was broken, and I knocked on the ground. There was a large piece of blood, and there was flesh, blood, soil, and mud near the wound, all mixed together, which was shocking and extremely numb.The forearm was also scratched, with a slanting scratch.

"Fuck..." He looked at his clothes and trousers, opened his palms to cover his forehead, limped, and bent over to pick up the cold medicine, peach cakes, and cigarettes that fell on the ground.He hung the plastic pocket on his wrist, wrung out the hem of his clothes, took out the peach cakes, wiped off the mud and water spots on the box with the corner of his clothes, and then wiped the cigarettes and cold medicine. After packing up, he picked up the bicycle On the road again.

His wound hurts, and it hurts even more when it rains.His hair was sticking to his scalp, and his clothes and pants were sticking to his body, which was very uncomfortable. He pedaled hard on his bicycle.

At noon, when Xie Lansheng finally walked back to Xuyi Village with his cart, he was so tired that he was about to collapse.The sky cleared up here again, he was pushing the cart, unable to move his legs, relying on all his strength to move back to the house step by step.

Finally... I was exhausted... But fortunately, I came back.

Carrying the medicine, Taosu and 555, he opened the door and went in, calling, "Nannan, I bought the medicine and came back! Brother Dajing and Brother Jixian, I brought you gifts! Come out and see!"

However, what was different from what he thought was that the room was empty, and Xie Lansheng was a little taken aback.

it's wired……

There was only one Ouyang girl nestled on the bed and sleeping deeply, and Xin Ye, assistant Xiaohong Xiaolu, photographer Luo Dajing, and sound engineer Zhang Jixian were all absent.What made Lan Sheng even more strange was that all the equipment, including photographic equipment and recording equipment, were gone.There is no shooting task today. It stands to reason that even if you go out to study the scene, you will not be the same, even you have to bring a microphone.

What are they doing?Filming without a director?

Xie Lansheng threw the things away, went out, and shouted: "Little Hong! Little Green! Xinye! Brother Dajing! Brother Jixian! What's going on? Where are you?"

He shouted as he walked, and when he got to the innermost part of the village, he finally saw Xiaohong, Xiaolu and Xin Ye turning out together.Seeing that they were doing well, Xie Lansheng felt a little more at ease.

Xin Ye, who was wearing a white shirt, lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong? You're in a panic."

Xie Lansheng asked Xin Ye: "What are you guys doing?"

Xinye's tone was very relaxed: "Just after the rain, I went out for a walk, and Xiaohong and Xiaolu insisted on following, saying that they wanted to hear about the affairs of the United States."

"Oh, what about Brother Dajing and Brother Jixian?"

"???" Xin Ye said, "It should still be inside the house."

Xie Lansheng was stunned again: "Not here."

At the same time, a strong uneasiness suddenly surged in his heart.If Luo Dajing wants to study framing, at least Xin Ye should be with him-the photographer will let the actors stand in the position of the script, look at the light, and at the same time think about how to set the aperture and shutter speed, practice focusing and Adjusting the focus and deciding the choice of the picture, but now, Xinye is wandering around doing nothing?What is Naluo Dajing doing?Let Zhang Jixian replace Xinye?Or instead of Nannan?But does Zhang Jixian know where to go?It seems that I didn't tell him.What's the point?

Xin Ye asked again: "Is there a problem?"

"I don't know..." Xie Lansheng said, "Brother Dajing and Brother Jixian are not in our room, and the photography equipment and recording equipment are not in the original location."

Xinye's face was not very good-looking, his jaw was tense, and he said, "Let me see."

"Hmm..." Xie Lansheng believed in Xinye.

Xie Lansheng, Xin Ye and others returned to the bungalow together, and Xin Ye stretched out his hand to open the door, frowning.I saw that the house was empty, and the photographic equipment and recording equipment were all gone.

He immediately turned back to the village and went straight to look for "Brother Liu", because Brother Liu owned the only tractor here.

Brother Liu had just returned home with a dusty face. When Xin Ye asked, "Have you seen Luo Dajing?", Brother Liu said, "I just sent it away!"

Xie Lansheng's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "What are you sending away?"

Brother Liu explained in detail.

It turned out that Xie Lansheng was not very willing to take a tractor to the town, but Luo Dajing and Zhang Jixian were very willing to spend the money.The two of them took the equipment back to the town by tractor, and the final destination was the bus station.Luo Dajing was the first to go and took all the equipment with him, but Zhang Jixian also chased after him at the entrance of Xuyi Village, saying that he wanted to take a car and leave together.

Xie Lansheng: "..." He never heard that those two people were going to the station.

A guess emerges, with dark shadows, and, nine times out of ten, it's correct.

After the rain, the countryside was a bit cooler, and Xie Lansheng's teeth were chattering.A child ran over laughing and playing, and pushed Xie Lansheng on his chest. Xie Lansheng only felt the pain to death, and he was even a little out of breath.He felt like an abandoned stray dog, his head and face were wet.

Xin Ye also realized that, he pursed his thin lips, put his arm around Xie Lansheng's shoulders, pushed him towards Big Brother Liu, and said, "Don't just stand there stupidly, chase after him quickly."

Xie Lansheng regained consciousness and knew that Xinye was right, and he would definitely choose to chase after him regardless of everything, so he replied: "Well, let's go."

After Xin Ye finished speaking, he asked Brother Liu to start the tractor.Xie Lansheng told Xiaohong and Xiaolu that they were going to leave for two days and asked the other party to take care of their daughter, and they also jumped into the car.Xin Ye followed Lan Sheng as usual.

The wind blows through the treetops, and the whistle is long.The voices of people and cars are like voice-overs, which are blocked and appear very dissociated and false.

The sun shone like gold, but Xie Lansheng was once again reminded of his trump card - he had nothing but expectations.

When they reached the town, Xie Lansheng and Xin Ye got on the long-distance bus again and arrived in Baoding. Then, they walked into the train station next to the bus station and bought two tickets to Changsha.Xinye actually wanted to fly, but he didn't mention it after thinking about it.As before, he could afford a car, but he came to see the pandas, and he couldn't see anything interesting after paying for it all by himself.

In the telephone booth at the station, Xie Lansheng called the pay phone for the TV station where Luo Dajing had worked.The photographer Luo Dajing was introduced by Xiaoxiang's acting factory manager, who mentioned his working background.

Immediately answered the phone over there.

"Hello? Hello!" Xie Lansheng smiled, "I am a distant relative of Luo Dajing, the former photographer of your station! I came to Changsha from the countryside to play, and wanted to see him, but I lost my address accidentally in a daze! Hey, I'm in a hurry now! I know he worked in Hunan TV before he retired, so I used that 114 to find the phone number of Hunan TV... Yes, nothing else, just want to ask Luo Da Where is Jing's home? Please!"

"Oh, Luo Dajing," the middle-aged woman turned over a small book with her right hand and said, "Remember, the address of Luo Dajing is in Tianxin District..."

After memorizing, Xie Lansheng said: "Okay, thank you!"

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It was already the night of the second day when the train entered Changsha, Xie Lansheng and Xin Ye continued walking without stopping.They can't help but worry, it involves all the equipment.

Luo Dajing's house is in the community of the TV station, which is a bit dilapidated.The big iron gate was open on both sides, and a group of children were giggling and jumping rubber bands in the yard.Xie Lansheng was dazzled by how carefree they were.

The two went straight up to the fourth floor.Xinye raised his head, confirmed the house number, looked at the people around him, and found that Xie Lansheng was unwilling to end a good beginning in such an ugly way, but he had no choice but to do anything about it. His eyes were depressed, and finally he couldn't bear it. He didn't stand by and looked up. The hand knocked lightly on the door.

Soon, a voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

Xie Lansheng's breath was suffocated - it was Luo Dajing himself! ! !

he is at home! ! !He came home! ! !

Xinye's voice changed obviously, and he said, "Check the water meter."

After a while, there was a rustling sound from inside the door, and the door was opened a crack.

Seeing that the gate opened, Xin Ye raised his long legs and kicked it suddenly without saying a word. Xie Lansheng only heard a loud "boom", and found that Xin Ye had kicked Luo Dajing in together with the door!

Luo Dajing's buttocks landed on the ground, obviously dazed, and it took him a while to stand up, pointing at the two of them, and asked, "You guys! How do you know the address of my home?!"

Xinye stood inside the gate, with both hands in his trouser pockets, tall and tall, with a cool voice, asked: "Luo Dajing, what do you want to do."

"What are you doing? Fucking your mother!" Luo Dajing also stood up and said, "What are they all about? Zhang Jixian couldn't stand his good temper for the first two days! He used to buy cigarettes and alcohol when he was in a state-owned factory. You are the one who pays the bill!"

Xie Lansheng was stunned, and his voice couldn't help but grow louder: "You can pay for cigarettes and alcohol because it's the public money! It's the state's money!"

"What about public and private?" Luo Dajing said, "It's the same for us! We are just working! They all give, but you don't. Zhang Jixian was wronged, that's what happened." He said Of course.

"...you two have discussed it?"

"Oh." Actually not.He wanted to leave, but Zhang Jixian just took a ride together.

Xie Lansheng made up his mind, and continued to say to Luo Dajing: "Luo Dajing, if you feel that the crew is not good and want to quit, that's fine. I'll pay you by the day, but the photography equipment and recording equipment , are all from the crew, you have to return them."

"Where is the equipment?" Luo Dajing cheated, and began to yell, "Where is the equipment?"

"Da Liu saw that you took it away." Xinye didn't want to talk nonsense at all, "Do you need to search this room? Luo Dajing, it won't look good if you search it."

At this point, Luo Dajing finally tore his face and stood a few meters away from Xinye, yelling hoarsely: "Ha! If you are capable, you will make trouble! Just fight! Call the police! Xie Lansheng, let the police know the underground movie you made. Onlookers? I found out that you are making underground and illegal movies, so I resolutely drew a clear line and took away illegal equipment to stop your activities and plan to hand them in, can’t I?! I am a good citizen! If you can, recruit The police come, I think your crap movie is still going to be made or not!"

Xie Lansheng was stunned.In an instant, all kinds of voices disappeared, and he only saw the other party's lips opening and closing.

It turned out that Luo Dajing dared to steal things unscrupulously because he knew they were making an underground movie, and he insisted that they dare not call the police or make a scene, so they have nothing to fear.

Even if you come to the door by yourself, you are not afraid.

Xie Lansheng suddenly remembered that after Luo Dajing joined the group, he often suggested that he prepare this equipment and that equipment. Although all of them were expensive and seemingly unnecessary, he agreed to them, sometimes borrowing them, and sometimes buying them.

So, it turns out, is he asking for all that camera gear just for this day?

It's just to sell money to pay off debts, to pay off his son's gambling debts.

For a long time, Xie Lansheng tried his best to get whatever equipment Luo Dajing wanted, and eliminated all difficulties, because, in his heart, Luo Dajing wanted these equipments to make a good film of "Rooting". I just don't understand.

However, Xie Lansheng thought: It turns out that Luo Dajing never really wanted to make a movie with him.