Zhang Ruozhi has never acted or had any filming experience.
However, Lu Yanhe chose her without any hesitation.
After the school enters the summer vacation, it will be easier for the crew to manage. When I was shooting some outdoor scenes and empty shots, there were many people watching and looking at them curiously. Now, the school's security guards have also been arranged to assist the crew in clearing some areas in front of the school so that the crew can film without being disturbed by the surroundings.
The first scene Lu Yanhe and Zhang Ruozhi planned to shoot was a scene of two people riding bicycles from school on a small road.
This scene is a scene in the movie where the female character Aijiki recalls her high school days with the male character Aijiki in a reminiscence tone.
"I didn't expect that we were in the same class for three whole years. During those three gloomy years, I was treated unreasonably and differently... It may sound funny to others, but to the people who were in it, It was difficult to say that we gradually had to avoid each other. I can’t even remember whether we talked.”
The first problem came up, Zhang Ruozhi didn’t know how to ride a bicycle.
Lu Yanhe had never thought about this problem before.
Zhang Ruozhi's cheeks were slightly red and he immediately apologized.
Lu Yanhe smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Let's learn a little bit. We will shoot the cycling scene later."
Zhang Ruozhi pursed his lips and nodded.
Her classmate Liu Lingmeng stayed with Zhang Ruozhi on the set in the name of her "assistant".
Hearing this, Liu Lingmeng immediately said: "I will teach Ruoruo how to ride a bicycle. Don't worry, she will learn it in three days."
Lu Yanhe smiled, "There is no rush."
< br>As a result, the shooting of the first shot had not started yet, so the shooting had to be postponed.
At this time, Bao Wenliang from the photography team suddenly complained in a low voice: "Can't I tell you earlier that I don't know how to ride a bicycle? I didn't say it until the machine was set up. Isn't this tormenting people?"
Bao Wenliang's voice, they all heard it.
Zhang Ruozhi's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he immediately bowed to Bao Wenliang and said, "I'm sorry."
Liu Lingmeng responded to the injustice and said, "Then you didn't advance in advance. Asked if Ruoruo can ride a bicycle, we don’t know if Ruoruo can ride it by herself.”
Bao Wenliang laughed, “How can the two wheels turn on their own without anyone riding?”
Liu Lingmeng: "..."
Lu Yanhe didn't want to see them bickering at this time.
“I didn’t tell Ruozhi in advance that she needed to ride the bicycle in person, which caused inconvenience to everyone. I apologize to everyone.”
Lu Yanhe glanced at Bao Wenliang indifferently and said Everyone on the crew said: "This is not a big deal. Once Ruozhi learns to ride a bicycle, we can shoot this scene again."
Lu Yanhe's indifference and calmness, as well as his generous apology, made the scene momentary. fell into silence.
He turned to look at Zhao Yuheng.
"Yuheng, let's change the scene and film the scene between me and Ruozhi in the classroom, the one on duty."
Zhao Yuheng nodded.
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"Brother Wenliang, why did you complain like that at that time?" Wu Zhou asked.
Bao Wenliang said: "Why can't we complain? One of them has never been a director, and the other has never acted. They don't know anything. They come to film when their brains are hot. How much trouble has it added to us?"
Wu Zhou said: "But Lu Yanhe is the director, although he is indeed very young. Is it really okay for you not to give him face and complain about the heroine in front of him?"
Bao Wenliang shrugged his shoulders and said: "It doesn't matter. Zhang Ruozhi is not a heroine. There is only one heroine in this movie, and that is Chen Bige. Why are you coercing us? He and Liu Bige borrowed this movie for us." There are only two cinematographers in the movie, how can he accuse us of this?"
Wu Zhou wanted to ask whether Bao Wenliang's idea was a bit too arrogant. However, Bao Wenliang was his senior, and it was impossible for him to accuse Bao Wenliang. He could only hide these thoughts silently in his heart and not say anything.
Bao Wenliang said: "Let me tell you, Wu Zhou, you can't make a lot of money doing our technical work, but you don't have to be afraid of offending people. As long as you have real skills, you can go anywhere. There is food everywhere.”
Wu Zhou nodded.
At this time, Luo Yuzhong walked over from the front.
Bao Wenliang's expression immediately changed, a warm smile appeared on his face, and he called Director Luo.
Luo Yuzhong glanced at him, nodded, and went to find Lu Yanhe.
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Luo Yuzhong said: "I have to go back to Yuming first. There is something in my company that I need to check out. I've pretty much taken care of it for you for the time being. It's not a big problem. As a director, I'm not afraid of you making requests to others. I'm afraid that you keep your ideas in your mind and rely on everyone to guess your thoughts. Therefore, if there is anything, you must communicate with various departments in time. You don't have to be afraid that it will be difficult to implement. The director's job is all about the brain. The other technical departments are your hands and feet. They are here to help you realize those ideas. Do you understand? As a new director, it is taboo to be unrealistic and unrealistic. Of course, you are not this kind of character, but you are also taboo to be timid. , Don’t dare to mention anything, don’t dare to think about anything, but you have this possibility.”
Luo Yuzhong’s reminder hit the nail on the head.
Lu Yanhe smiled and thanked him, and said to Luo Yuzhong: "Thank you, teacher. Without your help, I don't know when this crew will be able to smooth things over."
"You all call me teacher. "Isn't it normal for me to do this for you?" Luo Yuzhong said, "I have a movie to start later. If you are interested, you can participate in it."
Luo Yuzhong really regards Lu Yanhe as one of his own. .
The gameplay of the series is really different from that of the movie.
The drama series is basically a lump sum system - the platform buys the goods, pays for it with one hand, and delivers the goods with the other hand. As for the subsequent broadcast, whether the income is high or low, that is all borne by the platform itself.
For a director like Luo Yuzhong, every project of his is basically guaranteed to be profitable despite droughts and floods, and he is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money.
He took the initiative to make Lu Yanhe interested and invest a little bit. In fact, he was taking him to make money together. Making money is secondary. Being able to enter the capital camp of his project and get to know more people is the most critical and important resource for Lu Yanhe's follow-up.
Lu Yanhe said with a smile: "You see how much share you can give me, just say the number, I can do it."
Luo Yuzhong invested in the filming of "Love Letter" this time, although it was not much, only 800,000. But you must know that movie investment and drama investment are completely two different concepts. The former is a high-risk project, but the latter is different. And his willingness to invest was actually his most powerful support for Lu Yanhe.
Luo Yuzhong: "It will take about a week for me to come back and have a look. If you encounter any problems or small problems, go to Zhao Yuheng. He is very capable and experienced and can handle it. If it is a big problem, I would rather delay it. A few days, pay some money to go in, and don’t rush to solve it, so as not to It seems like you have patched the hole, but in fact you have made a bigger hole. Call me and ask others for advice. You are different from other new directors. Your greatest asset is that you have many people who can help you. This advantage was wasted."
Lu Yanhe nodded, hummed, and smiled at him.
"Thank you, teacher."
"Oh, by the way." After Luo Yuzhong explained this, he remembered one thing, "Did a photographer choke on you just now?"
Lu Yanhe: "You didn't choke me, but you said it in a very polite way."
Luo Yuzhong: "If he only did it once or twice and then calmed down, then don't talk about him. If he gets worse, you have to Handle it, don’t forget, he is Liu Bige’s loanee. No matter what, don’t affect your relationship with Liu Bige. If something really happens, contact Liu Bige and let him handle it. Let him deal with it. It can also build your prestige. This crew is just a small arena. Don’t listen to what the media says about art or aesthetics. Just treat it like a newly established sect. No matter how strong your martial arts skills are, everyone under you will Everyone has their own ideas, and they may not necessarily obey you. You have to establish your authority and let them obey you no matter what they think in their hearts. "
Lu Yanhe nodded and said "OK."
These are Luo Yuzhong’s many years of experience in directing, and every word is precious.
"You have thought very clearly about this movie. This is a good thing. It reassures me that it can be made well." Luo Yuzhong patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder, "I know how you want to present the movie. , then all we have to do is photograph it.”
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Transition, filming the scene in the classroom.
This scene takes place after school. Only two men and women, Aijiki, are left in the classroom. As students on duty, they stay on duty.
There are only a few lines about this scene in Lu Yanhe's script.
However, because it was a temporary change of shooting plan, the classroom layout had not been completed yet, so they took a break first.
Lu Yanhe called Zhang Ruozhi to the corridor.
"Don't take it to heart about riding a bicycle." Lu Yanhe said, "It's nothing."
Zhang Ruozhi nodded gently and hummed.
Lu Yanhe laughed and asked, "Do you have someone you like?"
"Huh?!" Zhang Ruozhi suddenly opened his eyes like a deer and looked at Lu Yan in surprise. He seemed not to understand why Lu Yanhe suddenly asked this.
Lu Yanhe said with a smile: "If you have it, you can put in that mood and state of mind during the performance."
Zhang Ruozhi pursed her lips gently.
In the corridor, the breeze is gentle.
The sun shines down, covering the campus with a golden film.
Zhang Ruozhi's youthful expression fell in Lu Yanhe's eyes, which made Lu Yanhe feel relieved.
She doesn't need to act, she is the Aijiki in the script.
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When the shooting actually started, it was already three hours later.
Wu Zhou and Bao Wenliang were each responsible for one of the two camera seats used in the afternoon.
One photographed Lu Yanhe and the other photographed Zhang Ruozhi.
I'm very lucky. At this moment, when the light is most saturated, the shots are very beautiful. In an environment like a classroom, the youthful atmosphere almost overflows.
Lu Yanhe sat in the window seat, lowered his head to read and organize his notes.
The person he was targeting was actually Li Pengfei, his high school classmate.
Although it was not stated clearly in the script, Lu Yanhe felt that Huai Jingshu was not a student with very good grades. Many lines and details in the original movie also reflect this. Therefore, Lu Yanhe could not have such a sense of confidence and assurance of victory on his face.
But underneath the seemingly expressionless and silent appearance, there is a bit of deep-hidden bluntness of an adolescent high school student. A little bit is enough.
This look was achieved after Lu Yanhe had many video calls with Chen Siqi and tried many different methods.
He specially went to get a haircut of a student, which made him look less handsome. Huaishu's good looks are ordinary, student good looks, because the depression of adolescence gives him a little more charm. If his image was fashionable, handsome and handsome, the atmosphere of the story would not be "everyday" or "ordinary student".
Then Lu Yanhe also refused to put on makeup. Originally, the makeup artist asked if he wanted to at least put some foundation on him, but Lu Yanhe said, "Not at all."
"It's all about lighting. Neither I nor Ruozhi can put on any makeup at all. Use natural light and lighting to adjust the condition of our faces." Lu Yan. He said, "I even hope that the clear texture on our faces can be seen clearly in the camera."
Regarding this point, Lu Yanhe also worked with several departments several times during the trial shooting before he found it. An ideal picture situation for Lu Yanhe.
So, as soon as the filming started, Lu Yanhe got into the mood.
Zhang Ruozhi stood on the right side of the podium, erased the two names of "Huaijing Tree" written in the column for students on duty, then looked back at Lu Yanhe, and asked in a low voice: "Huaijing Tree, tomorrow Who is the student on duty? "
Lu Yanhe raised his eyes slightly and looked at her and said two names.
Zhang Ruozhi hummed and took the chalk to write his name.
"What was taught in math class today?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Zhang Ruozhi said: "Equation."
Lu Yanhe asked: "What equation?"
At this time, other students would suddenly appear at the door of the classroom and do something to the two of them. teased.
However, because this scene was temporarily adjusted and filmed, these student actors have not arrived yet.
These student actors were looking for the boys who suddenly ran in when Lu Yanhe, Zhang Ruozhi and Liu Lingmeng were eating in a cafe that day.
Lu Yanhe felt that their temperament was very similar to the boys in the script.
The restlessness that cannot be concealed all over the body, and the mood of wanting to tease others.
Liu Bige shouted Cut for Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe took Zhang Ruozhi to the monitor to watch the replay of the video he had just taken. Zhang Ruozhi appeared in the camera, with a pair of eyes that seemed to be exposed from behind the mask in winter, with a layer of clear water in his mouth, and the caution and timidity unique to a girl.
Lu Yanhe's heart dropped solidly.
That’s great.
He looked back at Liu Bige.
Liu Bige also nodded to him. The meaning was the same, indicating to Lu Yanhe that Zhang Ruozhi was indeed good.
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However, although Zhang Ruozhi is really suitable for this role, in Lu Yanhe's view, she is indeed a newcomer and can't act. Even a very simple scene exposed many problems.
Lu Yanhe pulled Zhang Ruozhi aside and said to her: "Ruozhi, you are very beautiful in the lens. Did you see it too?"
Zhang Ruozhi was a little uncomfortable. He nodded sheepishly.
She is very shy.
“However, acting is not just about good-looking scenes. The first time I filmed was "The Golden Age" directed by Luo Yuzhong. At that time, Director Luo told me that acting is not about acting yourself. , but a reaction." Lu Yanhe combined with the scene he just performed, "In that scene, you are the main point of view, because it is you as an adult who is recalling what happened in high school, right?"
Zhang Ruozhi nodded.
“So, if you look at the script, all the scenes between you and me are actually seen from your perspective.” Lu Yanhe said, “Although you are wiping the blackboard with your back to me, writing The name of the student on duty tomorrow, but when the camera shoots at me, it will definitely bring your silhouette, or a certain location, because every shot I appear in is a memory of you.”
Zhang Ruozhi is thoughtful.
"Then when you were talking to me just now, and when I was talking to you, it was not two people talking from a normal, flat perspective, but it was all happening through your perspective." Lu Yanhe Say, "When you say your lines, before you say them, and after you say them, you have to realize that you are talking to me. Do you handle it as if you just started Very good, before talking to me, you looked at me first and then asked me who the student will be on duty tomorrow. But after that, your lines and performance have nothing to do with me. You just waited for me to say my words. When you come out, you just go along, and there is no communication between us."
Lu Yanhe took Zhang Ruozhi to watch the playback of the scene just now.
"Look, if you pause for a moment and be surprised when you hear me asking you a question, after all, I rarely take the initiative to talk to you. In your eyes, I am actually a bit aloof and talk very little. Someone suddenly asked you a question, and you gave people a feeling of surprise. Isn't it more common sense?" Lu Yanhe said with a smile.
“Actually——” Zhang Ruozhi stopped talking.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Actually what?"
"I don't know if Huai Jingshu has fallen in love with the boy with the same name as her at this time, so I don't understand her a little bit. "I always have it," Zhang Ruozhi said. I'm sorry to look at you. You asked me before if I had anyone I like. Let me put you in my feelings when facing the person I like. I don't dare to look at the person I like. "
Lu Yanhe suddenly understood what Zhang Ruozhi was thinking.
"Then do you want to see him?"
"Huh?" Zhang Ruozhi asked.
"That is, under normal circumstances, when you know that he is not looking at you and no one else is looking at you, would you want to take a secret look at him?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Zhang Ruozhi nodded hesitantly, "Sometimes I take a peek secretly."
"Then if a boy you like, or you are somewhat curious about, suddenly talks to you, I want to ask you, will you also take a look at him at this time? ”
Zhang Ruozhi took over for a moment and nodded.
"Will you keep watching?"
"No." Zhang Ruozhi immediately shook his head.
"Well, that's it." Lu Yanhe said, "Actually, you are in this state at this time."
Zhang Ruozhi came back to his senses, thoughtfully.
After Lu Yanhe finished talking to Zhang Ruozhi, he gave her five minutes to think about it again.
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Liu Bige crossed his hands on his chest and stood in the corridor with Lu Yanhe.
"Why did you suddenly think of filming such a story?" Liu Bige asked Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe said: "There is no special reason. At that time, I just wanted to shoot a story that could be started quickly, so I thought of this."
Liu Bige: "I haven't read such a pure love story for a long time."
Lu Yanhe smiled.
Liu Bige: "Really, maybe it's because the times are different now. You can't see such a love story at all now. It was only possible if it happened more than ten years ago. You, a person of this time and space The setting is really wonderful. It uses a span of time to create a natural sense of memory. It also makes it easy for people of my age to think of their own reading. When reading. "
Liu Bige looked at him suspiciously: "But is this story based on yourself? Have you ever secretly had a crush on someone?"
Lu Yanhe: "...The person I like is now with me. I don't need to make a movie to commemorate the person I have a crush on."
Liu Bige: "Anyway, after the movie is released, there will definitely be many people who think this way. You'd better think carefully about how you want to answer this question from the media."
Lu Yanhe said: "What good can it do? The answer is, did you film "Late Spring" just because you have experienced such a youth?"
Liu Bige: "Everyone knows that, This is an original story."
"That is not what Miao Yue has experienced."
"Of course we know that the creation is fictional, but for many viewers, it is not the case. " Liu Bige said, "It is always easy for people to take the stories written by the creator as the stories that the creator himself has experienced. "
This is indeed a dilemma that many creators have to face.
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This afternoon, everyone saw how critical Lu Yanhe was about a shot.
In fact, starting from the third article, Zhang Ruozhi has already given a very good status.
She completely understood what Lu Yanhe told her.
However, Lu Yanhe was not very satisfied with his condition.
He always felt that he acted too facially.
However, this character really has no expression most of the time.
Lu Yanhe himself would be in trouble if he could play such a character who has no lines most of the time.
Especially imitate the version played by Kashiwahara Takashi in my memory. The more I imitate, the worse it becomes.
Even Liu Bige could see his discomfort.
If we say that Lu Yanhe cooperated with Zhang Ruozhi to help Zhang Ruozhi find his form, then it became Zhang Ruozhi helping Lu Yanhe find his form.
But Lu Yanhe was not in a hurry.
After filming so many scenes, Lu Yanhe has gradually become accustomed to his own creative rhythm. The first scene is always the most difficult to shoot, because you can't find the right state, so you need to slowly adjust and get closer.
Lu Yanhe believed he could find it.
Every time Lu Yanhe and Zhang Ruozhi finished filming, they pulled Zhang Ruozhi up to the monitor to watch it again.
“It’s not right, it’s still wrong.” This is a sentence that always pops up when Lu Yanhe watches his performance.
But no one except him knew what was wrong.
Liu Bige may know, but he doesn’t speak. On set, he remained largely silent. This is his respect for Lu Yanhe as a director. On someone else's set, you can't speak freely or make comments. This is not his crew, this is Lu Yanhe's crew. A crew only needs one voice.
Actually, Liu Bige also knew what Lu Yanhe was saying was wrong.
Lu Yanhe was looking for a state in which he, as a high school student, had developed some curiosity or affection for girls behind his taciturn image.
If you can't feel this subtle emotion from him, he will really be left with "facial paralysis".
At five o'clock in the afternoon, after eight takes, Lu Yanhe finally got a satisfactory shot and shouted.
Call it over.
One shot took an entire afternoon.
That's not too long for a movie.
But eight takes were considered too much. Because this shot is not a very difficult shot, nor is it a very important shot in the movie. In the initial planning, this scene was not planned to take one afternoon. Zhao Yuheng was thinking about whether to change the subsequent shooting plan.
According to Lu Yanhe’s shooting method, it is really not possible to finish the summer part in two weeks.
Of course, it’s okay even if it’s overdue. The summer vacation lasted so long that they rented their house for a month.
Lu Yanhe and the others left first.
Everyone else packed up their own things.
Everyone gathered together and started chatting.
“I feel that this little girl Zhang Ruozhi is very good at acting. She is really photogenic and looks good.”
“Yes, she is really good-looking. I think this little girl will become popular in the future.”
“You don’t even think about it, how can it be that Lu Yanhe selected from so many newcomers doesn’t look good?”
Wu Zhou put the camera away and packed it into a box, then turned to look at Bao Wenliang, who was sitting in the last row of chairs in the classroom, smoking.
His camera was also confiscated.
"Brother Wenliang——"
"Have you packed it up?" Bao Wenliang pointed to his camera, "Please pack it up for me, I'm really tired, damn it , shoot one shot eight times, is there any difference between them?"
Wu Zhou smiled coquettishly and stepped forward to help him collect the equipment.
Bao Wenliang: "Actually, we could have called it a day, but he insisted on delaying it until now."
"It's not too late to call it a day, it's not dark yet." Wu Zhou said, "It's much better than other crews ."
Bao Wenliang: "The other crew members worked overtime because there were too many scenes to shoot, and there was no way to do it. This scene was shot one at a time. God, it’s such a simple shot. Have you ever seen any crew shoot it like this?”
Wu Zhou: “I don’t understand, I’m just a photographer.”
“Old. Bao, please stop being so lazy. We finish work early today and we are going to have a drink in the evening. Will you go?”
"Let's go."
"Okay."
Bao Wenliang said to Wu Zhou: "Xiao Wu, then help me take these back."
Wu Zhou He nodded hesitantly and said oh.
Bao Wenliang left with a few people.
Those who stayed in the classroom to finish the work were young people from various departments. They are either assistants, apprentices, or juniors like Wu Zhou.
Wu Zhou and them looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.
Wu Zhou said: "If there is nothing else to do when we go back later, let's get together together, right?"
Everyone else nodded and agreed.
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