independent filmmaker

Jia Ting didn't answer the question "How about the whole recording equipment?", but turned around on the spot, ran away, like a rabbit.

Xie Lansheng asked Cen Chen to ask where the recording equipment could be repaired, while he himself sat and pondered a few purchase options.He really couldn't believe that a young girl who had just graduated could get a tape recorder.

The result was unexpected.

Only two hours later, the assistant director Jia Ting came back, while the rest of the crew were in a small restaurant.

"Director Xie!" As she said, she tore open a backpack, and Xie Lansheng saw at a glance... a tape recorder, and it was actually Nagra.

Xie Lansheng's eyes widened and he asked, "Where did it come from?"

"Hey!" Jia Ting's voice was quite loud, "It's from Beiguang!"

Xie Lansheng frowned: "Didn't you all graduate? Beiguang actually lent you the equipment without saying a word? It took more than a month to repay the loan?" But it had already been discarded because the recording was broken, and it had been lying in the warehouse for many years. Wang Xianjin knew this and let them use it.

"Who is my mother?!" Jia Ting said, "There are many tape recorders in the broadcasting school. One of the teachers I attended was the head of the recording art department. He knew me, and I borrowed it from him! I said I wanted to make a movie, but The tape recorder is out of order!"

Xie Lansheng was shocked by the degree of freedom of the Broadcasting Academy. He asked, "As soon as you asked to borrow it, did he give it?"

"Of course not!" Jia Ting stared at her almond-shaped eyes, "Old man Zhang disagrees! I promised not to leak the secret, but he still disagreed! Then I stood in front of the office and talked to the head of the department: I will Come! I’ll borrow it every day! If he doesn’t agree, I’ll go to the hall on the other side of the corridor to sit quietly! If I don’t do anything, I’ll sit quietly! Ask the school to support students’ creative freedom in making movies! Ask the school to reflect the pioneering nature that the school should have !"

Xie Lansheng was really stunned, and asked: "And then?"

"Then he was going to annoy me to death, so he gave me a tape recorder... and let the film be returned to the school as soon as it is finished." Anyway, Beiguang is a university, and the Film Bureau can't control it. It is said that next year's graduation assignment will be all To cancel them all.

Xie Lansheng: "..."

Is it because of being a rogue?

He didn't know what to say.

In order to make a film, Xie Lansheng thought he was savage enough and gangster enough, but in the end, he seemed to be civilized among a large group of filmmakers.

He thought of the experience of some other independent filmmakers.Some people shoot MTV every day to raise funds to shoot movies, some people beg their grandpa to sue their grandma, and some people are always asking about rich women...

They have an air of contradiction.Sensitive, hypocritical, idealistic, and at the same time gangster-like, people in the mainstream film industry will never, ever look down on them.On the one hand, they were said to be moaning without illness, and on the other hand, they were said to be unruly.

But this journey is wonderful.Xie Lansheng will always remember Wang Jinjin who provided the equipment, Nathan who made "Rooting" his own film, and Hunter, Miss Morita who asked him to go to the press conference in Japan, and, when he was short of money and could only buy 9 films The Lucky worker who gave him another film at his own expense—the worker was very anxious at the time, because he knew from experience that 9 films would never be finished, and later facts proved that the worker was correct.

Xie Lansheng knew that he had passed the most difficult moment.After winning international awards, he has more funds in hand, and more professional actors are also willing to join the film. You know, when shooting the first few films, basically he can only invite friends to act, or invite friends to act. Friends, such as Ouyang Nannan, act as they are.

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After a while Xinye came.The actor's assistant director and Xin Ye went to interview a few supporting actors, and it just ended.Hua Guoguang is the actor's assistant director, mainly responsible for selecting actors, and Xin Ye will have some rival scenes with those supporting actors, so he will follow along.Now Hua Guoguang has returned to the hotel, but Xin Ye wants to be with Lan Sheng even if there is no movie, he is worried that the actress will be harassed again.

Executive director Yu Qianzi reported everything at the first time. When Xin Ye heard Xie Lansheng use his body to hold the camera, he looked at him bitterly and said, "I've only been away for a few hours."

He really often felt that movies consumed Lan Sheng's life.Xie Lansheng never left his hand when he was writing the book, and he never left his mouth when it was time to prepare - one drink today and another tomorrow, because of the venue and other things, he always has to socialize.When filming started and I didn’t sleep, I spent up to four hours a day squatting at the door with a flashlight in my mouth to write and draw when filming "Rooting", and sitting at the table studying and moving until dawn when filming "Consummation".There is also a meal without a meal, sometimes once a day, and it is just a soup. Others say that he is still in a hurry, thinking that someone interrupted his train of thought.After finally playing a movie, I fell and broke my calf.Now, one more item has been added—the shooting equipment has been frozen and turned off, and I have to take my own body.

Really...

Paradoxically, Xie Lansheng did not feel bitter.Movies consume his life, but without movies, even this life would be gone.

Seen by Xin Ye with such eyes, Xie Lansheng was a little complicated.In his view, it should be taken for granted, but Xinye would pay attention and feel pain.Xie Lansheng's fine hairs were slightly floating, as if he had been electrified.

"Xinye," Xie Lansheng changed the topic, put his hands into his sleeves, like an old man from the Northeast, told Xinye the ins and outs of changing the tape recorder, and said, "Jia Ting is really awesome... I Originally, I wondered if I could ask a friend to buy a device and bring it to China, but who knows, Jia Ting directly borrowed the Beiguang device!"

Xinye obviously didn't expect to be able to ask for something like this, he looked up at Jia Ting and Cen Chen, but he didn't pay much attention, then looked at Xie Lansheng's hands, and asked, "Is it cold?"

"It's quite cold...the winter solstice will be in a few days. I'm planning to take out my dad's military coat. It's very warm. You must have never seen it before."

Xin Ye asked again: "Did you wear gloves?"

"No." Xie Lansheng said, "Suddenly I couldn't find it in the morning." He has always been careless about life.

Xin Ye sighed, took off his leather gloves, pulled Xie Lansheng's hands apart, and put on the leather gloves one by one: "Okay, put them on, you still need to read the book, and return it after you finish taking pictures."

Xie Lansheng instinctively straightened his fingers to make it easier for the other party to move: "...ah. Thank you."

The inside of the glove is warm, a little big, and carries body heat.

Cover Xin Ye's hand first, and then cover his hand, as if holding hands indirectly.

It actually feels pretty good.

Everything went smoothly after that.

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Leaving the studio at [-]:[-] p.m., the crew went to have dinner, and then filmed a few more scenes in the evening, finally called it a day and went back to the hotel.

Xie Lansheng will not rest.He rehearsed his positions with tin soldiers, turned into character A for a while, and read A's lines, and turned into character B again for a while, read B's lines, and went through the whole scene again, looking at the time and feeling.Xie Lansheng was very involved in the play. When he played a woman, he raised his voice, when he played a child, he said in a child's voice, and when he played an old man, he said with a hoarse voice, but his expression was very serious, very serious and devoted, and everyone who saw it was shocked.

Xie Lansheng felt that as a director, he must advance the role and impress himself first, so that he can impress the actors and then further impress the audience.

It was almost eleven o'clock after the rehearsal, Lan Sheng wanted to talk to Liu Yao and Xin Ye about tomorrow's play, so he went to Liu Yao's room.

Liu Yao's door was half-closed, he knocked on it, and gently pushed it open, but was surprised to find that everyone was there.

Xiaolu yelled: "Thank you, Director!!!"

Xie Lansheng smiled: "What are you doing?"

"Ah!" Xiao Hong, who was in the same room as Liu Yao, jumped up with a "bass", "I bought a piece of plasticine! I just put it on the heater and roasted it until it softened!"

"Huh? Plasticine?" Xie Lansheng took a closer look: Sure enough, a box of "Caiwen" plasticine boards was placed on the ground. There were 12 colors, and one color occupied one piece.

Uh, why is Xiaohong so childlike?

"Sister Liu Yao is amazing!" Xiao Hong said, "Thank you, Director, thank you, take a look!"

"..." Xie Lansheng looked over.

real.Liu Yao is pinching the panda step by step in black and white, which can be described as dexterous.She kneaded a white circle for the head, then kneaded a similarly big circle for the body, and then pasted the black ears, white nose, black nose tip, white tail, black eye circles, and white eyeballs. .Then Liu Yao went to knead the hands again, and she put one larger piece and three smaller pieces of white clay on the black "hand" one by one, and used them as foot pads, very cute.

"Director Xie," Xiaohong said, "Can you pinch?"

"I can't." Xie Lansheng shook his head, "I had already graduated from college when this thing became popular. I only know how to pinch 'roses', and she showed me how to pinch 'roses' when I was with my little cousin." Liu Yao would only do it if he loves handicrafts.Liu Yao is also good at paper-cutting, and once gave Lan Sheng a big tiger, which was quite majestic, and it is said that he is also good at fabric art.

Xiaohong asked: "How to do it?"

"...I'll try. Come on, make room." Xie Lansheng sat on the carpet, mixed the red mud with a little yellow, then made a bunch of balls, flattened them, and pressed the edges with a colored pen, Roll the first piece on the top of a small toothpick, as the center of the flower, and roll the rest around the periphery, one by one, as the petals.The petals bloom more and more towards the back, layer upon layer, very beautiful.While sticking to him, he also hummed the episode of the classic movie "Singer Girl at the End of the World": "Rose Rose is full of affection~Rose Rose is full of affection~Long summer blooms in the thorns~Rose Rose I love you~" He didn't sing the lyrics, just snort.

Finally, two leaves were glued on, and the "Red Rose" was completed. Xie Lansheng was quite satisfied.

"Wow! Thank you, Director!" Xiao Hong quickly took it over and looked at it, "Can you give me this flower?"

Just as Xie Lansheng was about to say yes, he caught a glimpse of Xin Ye who was standing outside with his arms crossed.In fact, Xinye didn't respond or show any expression, but Xie Lansheng knew that Xinye was watching him silently.

Quite inexplicably, he took the flowers back: "Come on. You are a 22-year-old girl. If you let your future boyfriend know that you care about men's flowers, you won't be able to marry."

Xiaohong rolled her eyes and said, "Isn't it?"

"Be prepared." Xie Lansheng was still sitting cross-legged on the ground. After speaking, he straightened his upper body, held up the flower, and handed it over. "It's safer to give it to 'Lang Ying'."

Xinye was obviously stunned, and it took him a long time to reach out, hold the toothpick, grind it, and turn it around.

Handmade roses...

It's still pretty.

Can it be put in glue?

He actually noticed some of Xie Lansheng's temptations.Xin Ye also knew that Xie Lansheng was not testing himself, but testing himself.Xie Lansheng wondered whether every step he took was joyful or something else.

Xin Ye is very patient and not in a hurry.He can wait, and he doesn't care about waiting.In other words, what he is best at is waiting for Xie Lansheng.At the same time, he also proceeds step by step, laying out a net, seducing the other party, touching the other party, and keeping the rhythm little by little.

Xie Lansheng stood up slowly with his knees propped up, glanced at Liu Yao, then at Xin Ye, turned around and walked outside, and at the same time hooked his index finger casually: "Liu Yao, Xin Ye, come to my room and say Tell a joke."

Liu Yao quickly nodded and agreed: "Okay."

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Because Liu Yao is a lady, Xie Lansheng told her about the scene first: "Liu Yao, what is the point of this scene? The point of this scene is... At that time, you start from here, come here, pause, look around Look, and then continue walking... The last shot of this scene is...the next shot is...then why do you walk this part? Because the heroine walks this part, it's okay...it's okay..." Lan Sheng's play is very detailed, he He will analyze his intentions, and actors can grow most rapidly under his hands.

Liu Yao left around 12 o'clock, and Lan Sheng continued to talk to Xinye.

At 1 o'clock, as usual, Lan Sheng asked the film king to sit at the table and set up the tin soldiers, recalling the positions, etc., to make sure he understood everything, and to ask questions immediately.He himself leaned against the head of the bed thinking about any omissions.He's filming what he's just done in his head—he's most sensitive to images, and it works really well.He can basically know the effect after going through it with his brain.

In the end, Xie Lansheng was too sleepy due to severe lack of sleep. Waiting and waiting, his body slid down and lay on the quilt, with only his head leaning on the bed, "looking" at Xinye, and fell asleep.

Xie Lansheng originally just wanted to close his eyelids and squint, and wake up when he fell asleep, but he did not expect to fall asleep.

The room had been tidied up during the day, and he was lying on top of the quilt, wearing a shirt, sleeping like an "L" but short on the side of his head.

I don't know how long it took, Xie Lansheng vaguely felt in his sleep that one hand was holding his shoulder and the other was holding his leg, moving him down. Immediately became comfortable.

Xie Lansheng felt that his upper body was lifted up again, and part of the pressed part was taken away, and then his upper body was lifted up again, and part of the quilt was taken away again. A few seconds later, the quilt was taken away. It was covered very gently.

Xie Lansheng: "..."

Who?

After thinking about it, Xie Lansheng opened his eyes, still staring in a daze.

But he saw a pair of beautiful eyes.Narrow and sharp.

Xinye asked: "Did you wake up?"

"No," Xie Lansheng was half asleep again, "Xinye, please turn off the light when you leave. I'll go back to sleep." He can undress on the bed, which is very convenient.

Xin Ye asked Lan Sheng, "Don't you wash your face?"

"never mind."

"Do you not wash every day?"

"If you don't wash at night, you don't have time." It would be nice to have the time to wash your face before pondering your lines.

"You don't brush your teeth?"

"Swipe... occasionally don't brush."

Xie Lansheng closed his eyes again.

Xinye sighed, knowing that Xie Lansheng had always been rough.

He walked into the bathroom, set up the washbasin, took some cold water under the faucet, poured an equal amount of hot water from a thermos bottle, tested the water temperature, pressed Xie Lansheng's face towel into the water to wash it, and held it again. The washbasin walked back to the bed, threw in the towel, and unfolded it.

As soon as Xie Lansheng fell asleep again in a daze, he suddenly felt warm and comfortable on his cheeks.

Xinye wiped it gently for him.Xie Lansheng's towel was old and hardened a long time ago. Xin Ye was worried that the other party would hurt, so he moved cautiously, but very carefully, first on the forehead, then on the bridge of the nose, on the chin, then on the cheeks, and finally on the neck.

After wiping, Xinye went out with a towel, and came back with a tooth jar, which contained half a cup of water at the right temperature.He also held a small toothbrush with toothpaste in his other hand.

"Come on, Lan Sheng." Xin Ye said, "Rinse your mouth first, and then spit it into the basin. It's fine if you don't use dental floss, and don't use toothbrush... just take it easy."

Xie Lansheng still had his eyes closed, but took the jar obediently, as if he knew instinctively that the voice could be trusted.

However, as soon as the upper lip touched the water, and the water went in a little bit, Xie Lansheng woke up from his sleep in an instant!He raised his head, let the little water recede, and put down the tooth bowl!

No, the movie star Xin Da is taking care of him washing his face and brushing his teeth? !

He hurriedly said: "No, no, I'll do it myself!"

After speaking, he struggled to get up and walked into the toilet, his feet still in a hurry.

His parents have never done such a thing as washing his face.Xie Lansheng's mother is a typical Beijing woman, with a loud voice, blah, blah, blah, blah.After dinner every day, Xie Lansheng's father would sit on the single sofa in the small living room, with his legs crossed, talking about the world's affairs, with slippers hanging on his toes, shaking back and forth very thrillingly.Li Jingrou and Xie Yun are good parents, but Xie Lansheng is not used to being careful and gentle.

Xin Ye...

Xie Lansheng always felt that since he saw Xin Ye again, he had become less straightforward.Lingering and sticky, thinking back and forth, wishing to analyze my heart piece by piece, so I don't know if it is good or not.

On the other side, Xin Ye was still sitting by the bed.He lowered his eyes, looking at the enamel jar in his hand, thoughtful.Xinye pinched the cup with a few knuckle fingers and swirled the water, as if it was mellow wine.The bedside light is golden, and the water naturally reflects broken gold.After a while, he looked in the direction of the bathroom, but he still couldn't control it. He felt that the water was magical because it touched his lips, which could make people excited and happy.He stiffened and took a sip of mouthwash.

He held the water on the tip of his tongue for a while, and he didn't care whether the water was alive or not, he rolled his throat and swallowed it.