Chapter 554 The Firefly of Rotten Grass
“Aren’t you here yet?”
Su Chengyi looked at the gradually darkening sky in the distance, and felt like he had arrived at the filming location of the movie "No Man's Land" feeling.
It seems that the series that Caroline wants to shoot may also be this kind of drama, a western suspense crime drama or something like that.
“Actually, we should have arrived half an hour ago.”
Xiao Zheng rolled down the window, lit a cigarette for himself leisurely, held the cigarette holder in his mouth and said vaguely:
"Master, sometimes I feel that life is meaningless."
No man's land, driving alone, it's getting late, the navigation route is deviated, the perfect crime scene, the driver who stepped on the accelerator and smoked a cigarette suddenly lamented that life is boring.
Passengers are lucky to have taken this bus. Most people have already pressed the emergency button with their fingers.
But fortunately, the passenger seat was Su Chengyi, who said "hmm" expressionlessly.
"Have you seen the Gobi Desert in front of you? Step on the accelerator and accelerate, sprinting 200 yards in."
His tone was indifferent. Xiao Zheng felt that he was coming to grab the steering wheel in the next second, and he immediately recognized it. Coward.
"Come on, come on, I was wrong, I was wrong, young master!"
Su Chengyi laughed and opened the window on his side of the car, letting the hot evening wind carry the dusty The breath hit my face.
Xiao Zheng muttered and complained while adjusting his posture:
"You are young and have a great life, but you don't have any desire to survive? I say young master, be careful next time you hit someone else's car. I'm kidding you, some people really dare to run away."< br>
“Yes.”
Su Chengyi responded noncommittally.
"Actually, I just drove the wrong way. Hey, I thought there was only one road here and didn't pay attention. Now go around from the other side. It may still take another twenty or thirty minutes."
Xiao Zheng threw the cigarette butt out of the window and rubbed his face to stay awake.
Driving in such an endless desert makes driving fatigued most easily, which is why long-distance drivers’ favorite car music is various DJ hits.
If you listen to anything from Wang Yiyun at this time, you will definitely have to meet him in the next life soon.
Su Chengyi connected to the car's Bluetooth and clicked shuffle in the favorite playlist.
The sound was "Supersonic" by Oasis.
As soon as the familiar drum beat sounded, Xiao Zheng couldn't help but shake his head along with it.
The sound of the wind made the sound of the speaker less clear, and seemed to be mixed with the graininess of gravel.
But in front of us is the endless desert, the sound of the off-road vehicle's engine is mixed with the rhythmic drumbeat of rock music, the rotating wheels stir up a cloud of dust, and the sun sets at the end of the horizon.
The prelude ended and the moment the main song entered, Su Chengyi and Xiao Zheng sang loudly at the same time:
"Ineed to be myself!"
Flying from the capital without telling Chen Jinzhi , after getting off the plane, he rented an off-road vehicle that had been modified and covered with graffiti, and followed the navigation and sped towards her location.
Su Chengyi looked at the straight road ahead, and suddenly felt that this was another moment worth recording in the history of life.
The other side.
Chen Jinzhi and Lin Yishui have completed the social task of "saying hello".
Lulu followed, adding contact information to many teachers’ assistants, and also linked to social accounts such as Weibo.
After a while, my network of contacts expanded really quickly.
While Lin Yishui was amazed, he also felt very frustrated.
Because she originally thought this was a good opportunity for her to help Chen Jinzhi. After all, she had received a lot of care from her when she was in the 101 girl group. Unexpectedly, it was Chen Jinzhi who was taking care of her and these seniors in the industry. They get to know each other.
Of course Lin Yishui didn't know the importance of planning ahead like Chen Jinzhi. She didn't know many of the people inside at all. She just knew that with her mother's personality, the people she would invite would definitely be reputable people.
But Chen Jinzhi is an all-powerful boss. She can be said to have led Lin Yishui through this circle of communication step by step, and even found the reason why she remained silent.
"Teacher Wu, Xiaoshui is a little nervous when she sees you. In fact, we went to see the premiere of your new movie together."
"Hello, Teacher Zhang, this is Xiao Shui. You can tell she is a mixed race. But she has also watched many dramas you starred in. She prefers the old dramas to the current popular dramas. She said she feels that The plot and lines are more exciting.”
“By the way, Teacher Gui, this movie was recommended to me by Xiao Shui. She said that after watching it, she couldn’t relax for several days, just close her eyes. The empty space at the end of the movie.”
And so on, she can always bring Lin Yishui into the topic without any trace of connection after each conversation.
In short, take it.
Lin Yishui’s assistant was so grateful for this. God knows how many times her artist has missed such a great opportunity.
"Sister Jinzhi, I'm sorry, I couldn't be of much help."
Lin Yishui squeezed the mineral water bottle in his hand very depressed.
"If Xiao Shui hadn't fought for this audition opportunity for me, I wouldn't even be here."
Chen Jinzhi rubbed her little face and comforted her with a smile.
When Lin Yishui heard what she said, he felt even more guilty.
"But, I should beg my mother to let you play a better role. You have so few roles, and you have to come here to audition. It's so hard."
"No matter how small the opportunity is, it is still an opportunity, it's all the same It’s precious.”
Chen Jinzhi took the twisted mineral water bottle from her hand and continued softly:
“For me, being able to come to the set, You can learn a lot of knowledge outside the field. No matter what the result is, the trip will be worthwhile."
Lin Yiping has a cold and paralyzed face, and rarely has such a frown.
Seeing Chen Jinzhi acting so indifferently, she felt even more uncomfortable and sighed several times without saying a word.
Chen Jinzhi looked at her bitter expression and had no choice but to comfort her from another angle:
"Xiao Shui, do you still remember Director Caroline's shooting style for this episode?"
"Well, we are filming and broadcasting at the same time."
Lin Yishui nodded and replied.
"The script will be changed at any time based on the effects after the broadcast, right?"
"Yes."
"Then, the character script we got at the beginning does not actually represent this The ending of the character. The area between the protagonist and the NPC. The difference is just about the number of opportunities that can be grasped.
I think this is why the director is so obsessed with the performance of a certain shot."
Chen Jinzhi smiled slightly, with hidden meaning in his eyes. The sharp edge flashed past.
"Because, sometimes a 0.1-second shot can change the entire plot direction.
The protagonist may not always be the protagonist in the end, and the NPC may not always be the NPC in the end."
Her words trailed off. For a moment, Lin Yishui was stunned.
Nima, good A.
She gave the most concise and comprehensive description using her limited Chinese skills.
Due to the long delay in the audition process for the leading role, most of the originally scheduled auditions for important supporting roles could only be postponed to the next day.
The entire crew has entered a state of very low pressure. The staff did not dare to breathe out at this time. Caroline sat in front of the monitor with her afro that had expanded a bit more, holding the intercom with her fingers. All white.
It was already a little late. Logically speaking, we should stop and go back to the hotel for a while, but the director obviously didn't have this idea.
After being overwhelmed by the amazing acting skills of various protagonists today, she looked like her back molars were almost broken.
The main shot script is simply:
As the sun sets, the heroine turns sideways and looks back, taking one last look at the desert. The voiceover sounds and the scene ends.
To best achieve this effect, the actor needs to embody the vicissitudes of life of suddenly looking back, coupled with a bit of decisive courage to leave and run away at all costs. That's not difficult, right? Caroline thought.
Okay, maybe it’s a little difficult.
But she didn’t ask the actors to perform to that level right now. There is no emotion and no appeal, so you have to at least look good, right? !
The few people who came to audition were all good-looking and well-behaved, and they were all graduates from the Zhenger Ba Jing Drama Academy. However, the effect of the performance was a mess, not even "good-looking" at all.
“TMD specially traveled to more than half of China to get the real location. Such a good scene looks like a small mound.”
“What I’m filming is suspense. It's a mystery drama, not "Country Love". Is it possible to act like the widow looking for a man?"
"What kind of work are you going to get off work? Can you get off work if you can use one of the shots you shot today? Why don't you get off work at all? Wouldn't it be more convenient to break up?"
The staff held their breath and thought to themselves, Cherish life and stay away from filming TV series. A good movie director is like a firecracker.
"Bring it to me, Ben."
Caroline vented her anger, took a deep breath, and began to review the progress of today's original process.
Several people who came to audition for supporting roles have already gone back to the hotel to rest early. After all, they are old and it is understandable that they cannot bear it.
Although it was understandable, she still knocked on the table impatiently, not looking like she understood at all.
After turning a few pages back, she threw the book on the table.
"They're all gone? If they're all gone, then try something else. Just this, try this. What's it called?"
There were so few scenes that she didn't even remember the role, and Caroline reconfirmed it. Look at the name on the script.
“Georgia.”
Chen Jinzhi received the audition notice a little earlier than expected. She accidentally checked the time on her phone.
The staff took the initiative to explain:
"Well, you should have seen what happened today. It's quite special."
"That's it, okay."
Chen Jinzhi felt relieved and stood up.
“Well, Iris, the director is not in a good mood today. If she says something unpleasant later, please don’t take it to heart.
Our directors take our work more seriously than our lives. She is the kind of person who is still heavy. Before the filming officially started today, she didn’t sleep for almost two days.”
Thinking of the tense and depressing atmosphere in the recording studio, the staff kindly reminded me.
Although Iris is the most popular artist at the moment, she must have little acting experience and has never seen the way the crew interacts with each other. It is normal for her to be mentally unbearable.
"Okay, thank you."
Chen Jinzhi nodded and smiled, then looked sideways at Lin Yishui, who looked worried, and Lulu, who was clenching her fists nervously, and said with his eyes:
"Don't worry."
Both of them nodded, but their expressions were not very good, especially when they heard that the director's mood had not improved.
Lin Yishui understands his mother's temperament very well. She is a person who is very easy to get along with on weekdays, but when filming begins, she becomes extremely mean and fussy, and can catch people's attention at the slightest mistake. Three days.
She wanted to go over and quietly check out the situation, but she knew that her mother, who had already entered the director mode, would not care about the deep love between mother and daughter at this time, so she had no choice but to give up and sit and stand with Lulu. Waiting uneasily.
When she saw Chen Jinzhi walking in from the side door, Caroline was surprised for a moment.
Of course she recognizes this Iris. Even if she can forget about her daughter’s thoughts all day long, she can’t avoid the overwhelming popularity on the Internet.
She is indeed a once-in-a-century beauty.
This is Caroline’s first impression upon seeing her in person.
Probably the first impression most people have when seeing her is the same. When her beauty reaches a certain level, other features will be temporarily ignored.
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of beauties in the history of movies.
Caroline recognizes the importance of face, but also knows that face is not the most important. For film and television dramas, the sense of atmosphere is more important than anything else.
An excellent director can use the filter atmosphere BGM to make an ordinary face look like a peerless beauty for a short time in that special shot.
Because of this "magic", in many cases, an appearance that is too dazzling will feel like "taking over the spotlight".
"Hello directors and teachers, my name is Chen Jinzhi, and the role I want to play is Georgia."
She stood in front of the camera with a decent smile.
Caroline looked through the script belonging to the character Georgia and calmed down.
Not suitable.
This was the conclusion she made in an instant.
In the original plot of the entire drama, Georgia was set up as an inconspicuous character. She did have some beauty, but it was just the kind of vulgar beauty.
Obviously it has nothing to do with the girl in front of her who is already stunning without any makeup.
You can see the whole scene at a glance. Generally speaking, he is the easiest villain to deal with in the early stage.
She is conceited about her beauty and overestimates her abilities. She can be called a stupid cannon fodder character.
How should I put it? He is a character that will definitely be hated by the audience.
Caroline was a little confused for a while.
The inappropriateness is obviously a definite result. The problem is how to explain it to my daughter.
In order to get her sister Jin to participate in the show, she did everything possible in those days, including all kinds of coquettish tricks.
But that’s how filming is, if it’s inappropriate, it’s inappropriate.
Seeing the director's inexplicable silence, the assistant director next to him coughed and nodded.
“Have you read the requirements for this audition?”
“Yes.”
“OK, director, can we start?”
The assistant director touched the director's elbow.
Caroline reacted and glanced at Chen Jinzhi with a complicated expression.
Forget it, even if the ending has been decided, the process still needs to be followed.
At worst, if it’s not suitable, change another character. If there’s nothing suitable, just ask the screenwriter to add one, like Bai Yueguang who lives in the memory or the legendary goddess of faith
Caroline thought so He stood and said absently:
"Okay."
Chen Jinzhi followed the staff's guidance and walked to the filming location.
The sun has set in the west, and a full moon slowly rises on the edge of the distant horizon. The moonlight makes the desert look like snow.
Chen Jinzhi stepped in front of the camera under such moonlight with a cold expression.
The photographer's focus couldn't help but follow her, and soon he heard an angry curse coming from the earphones:
"Where is the camera No. 2 shooting!"
He reacted and quickly turned the camera to shoot the empty shot needed for this script.
The moon reflects Chen Jinzhi's slender figure. Her eyes seem to be falling towards the camera, but also seem to be far away.
"The fireflies in the rotting grass also want to compete with the moon."
(End of this chapter)