In the imperial capital during summer, the average temperature is above 35 degrees, and can often jump to 40 degrees.
Under this temperature, the old men in the imperial capital carrying bird cages and walking birds around all found a place to hang out.
People can stand it, but birds can’t stand it either!
However, in this temperature, all the actors and actresses of "A World Without Thieves" had to wear winter clothes and film indoors.
Hua Ge and Liu Ruoying were pretty good, they only wore long-sleeved matching jackets.
Zhang Hanyu was in trouble. Not only was he wearing a sweater inside, but he also had to wear a leather jacket outside.
These people basically have to touch up their makeup every time they take a shot, and they need a lot of hydration.
After lunch, Zhang Yuan waited for the show.
The crew must be filming the protagonist's scenes closely, and a supporting role like him must be available at any time to match the schedule of the protagonists.
Small roles have little money and have to work around the clock. On the set, they will be shouted at by the director, producer, cameraman, and even the protagonist. They have no human rights at all. Otherwise, everyone would want to be the protagonist.
Zhang Yuan was quite familiar with everyone, and with Feng Xiaogang protecting him, no one would scold him.
I found a shady corner to get up, moved a stool, sat down and recited my lines.
On the set, there are many things that cannot be touched, including the lighting engineer's wires, the prop artist's box, the makeup artist's bag, and the actors' chairs.
Especially the actors from Xiangjiang Treasure Island are very particular about this. One person has one chair, and they cannot sit randomly.
Brother Hua and Liu Ruoying also have their own chairs. Although they have no airs, Zhang Yuan is still careful.
He didn't worry about it, and took special care of Wang Baoqiang, a stupid young man, to prevent him from violating taboos.
Actually, not to mention Xiangjiang actors, many mainland actors did the same later.
As far as Liu Qianqian is concerned, when filming "Sword and Fairy", Liu Xiaoli went to Shanghai specifically and spent 3,000 yuan to buy her a large imported folding chair.
The bright red fiber cloth is paired with an aluminum alloy frame, and then... it’s gone.
That was 3,000 yuan in 2004.
The rest of the crew were very envious. On the one hand, they envied the chair, and on the other hand, they envied her for having such a mother who was willing to spend money on her daughter.
However, the Liu family's mother and daughter are not like those actresses in later generations who bought expensive things just to show off their wealth and high net worth. They really use it.
This chair was still working on the crew when filming "Meng Hua Lu". It was used for at least 17 or 18 years.
It seems that spending money has its own merits. It has lasted for so many years and the quality is indeed good enough.
"Brother, I'm back!" Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan, who was sitting on the plastic stool, raised his head and looked at Wang Baoqiang, who was rushing over.
During filming in the morning, Zhang Yuan gave him some money and asked him to buy things.
So at this time, this man returned to him with a pair of folding chairs on his left and right shoulders and a huge cardboard box in his hands.
“Remember, you can only sit on your own chair from now on, don’t use the wrong one.” Zhang Yuan warned again.
“Got it.” Baoqiang replied panting and sweating profusely.
He thought to himself, fortunately, he had a big brother to protect him in the big crew for the first time, so he would make fewer mistakes and suffer fewer losses.
[Received thanks from Wang Baoqiang, physical fitness +1! 】
I returned the plastic stool under my buttocks to the crew and sat on a domestic folding chair worth 1/10 of the price of Liu Qianqian’s special chair, which was very comfortable.
The price alone made Baoqiang hesitate and grit his teeth.
The two sat in rows, memorized lines, and discussed the characters.
Not long after, just as they were chatting in full swing, an exclamation suddenly came from the carriage of the train "Out of Nothing" not far away!
"Oh my god, Sister Milk Tea fainted!"
Crash!
The crew immediately became confused.
From the assistant to the executive director, everyone hurried to the car after the scream.
"Brother, what's wrong!" Baoqiang also jumped up from his chair, wanting to follow the crowd and run forward.
But he grabbed him.
"Aren't you curious? Why are you pulling me? I'm going to have a look."
Baoqiang still wanted to break free, but felt a soreness in his waist and a soft body.
"Hey, brother, why are you... poking me?"
He lowered his head and saw Zhang Yuan pinching his waist and abdomen with his fingers, making him unable to move. Come on.
"Brother, your finger strength is so strong!" He then realized.
"Let's not talk about it for now. I am pulling you not to prevent you from going, but to ask you to bring something."
"What thing?"
"Tsk , I asked you to buy it just now, so I forgot about it.”
The stunned boy then realized, picked up the packed cardboard boxes on the side, and followed Zhang Yuan into the train carriage.
As soon as he stepped on the steps and entered, Zhang Yuan finally understood how Tang Seng and his disciples felt when they were at Shituoling.
This is a steamer!
Lead Baoqiang to push through the crowd and step forward.
I saw Liu Ruoying lying on the seat, her breathing was disordered and weak.
The face is pale, the lips are purple, and the eyes are closed.
A doctor was gently untying her costume, and at the same time, there were five or six assistants beside her, all holding various fans, including plastic, paper, and cattail fans, all of them fanning desperately.
"Brother, your guess is really accurate!" Baoqiang leaned over his head, took a look, and then looked at Zhang Yuan with eyes full of admiration.
First of all, Liu Ruoying didn’t need a doctor for her symptoms. If she looked at it from an old rural lady, she would have known it was heat stroke.
Not to mention her, even Liu Dehua beside him was out of breath and sweating.
It’s so hot!
After all, Liu Ruoying is a woman, and her physical condition is weaker, so she can't bear it at first.
As for Baoqiang saying that Zhang Yuan is "accurate", what exactly is the accuracy?
“Come on, let me go.” Zhang Yuan said and pulled the doctor’s shoulder.
As soon as the other party looked up, he saw him handing over a small glass bottle filled with dark brown liquid.
The words "Huoxiang Zhengqi Water" are written on the bottle.
This is what is contained in the big cardboard box that Baoqiang has been holding.
While filming in the morning, he realized that the weather was not right, and the environment in the carriage was even more wrong.
It is estimated that after being exposed to the scorching sun at noon, the shooting environment in the afternoon will be even more severe.
So, he ordered Baoqiang to buy a whole box of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
"Okay..." After the doctor took it, he opened the cap of the bottle, gently held up Liu Ruoying's head, and drank it for her.
Within five minutes, the color on her thin face softened a lot.
She herself also felt that the dizziness and nausea she felt just now were 60 to 70% better.
【Received thanks from Liu Ruoying, +1 for acting and +1 for singing! 】
"Sister, are you feeling better?"
"It's okay, thanks to you, it's much better than before." Liu Ruoying covered her chest, her breathing still not fully recovered.
"Come on, everyone is so hot." Zhang Yuan waved his hand towards Baoqiang: "Go and share this box with everyone."
Under his command, Wang Baoqiang began to distribute to all the crew members Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
After a while, the thin "squeaking" sound became loud, like a weird symphony.
Of course, Zhang Yuan also took advantage of this to harvest a wave of attributes, gathering a lot of miscellaneous items.
Director Feng, Brother Hua, Ge You, and Zhang Li gathered together and they all sucked.
The cameraman Zhang Li finished one bottle and opened another.
“This saved my life!” Zhang Da camera sighed after finishing the drink.
Speaking of hotness, he is actually hotter than the actors. There are a lot of big machines and fill lights next to him, which makes this uncle very hot.
"Xiaogang, this guy is smart enough. He can think of all these things in advance."
"He is thoughtful enough."
"How about if he debuts for two or three years, he can be the protagonist of several TV series and make movies?" Feng Xiaogang also glanced at Zhang Yuan who was standing aside.
“He was quite crazy during filming in the morning. I thought he was one of those crazy and weird people.”
“I didn’t expect that as soon as he left the camera and put aside the baggage of being an actor, he turned out to be a bit like everyone else. He also knows how to take care of others.”
After hearing what he said, Director Feng looked at Wang Baoqiang, who was running back and forth, and then thought that Zhang Yuan dared to set up his own agency at such a young age. , then he also deeply agreed with Zhang Li’s words.
"I'm afraid he wants to do more than just be an actor..." "Baoqiang, come here." After the whole box of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water was finished, he called Baoqiang to his side. .
“Do you know why I asked someone to deliver something instead of me doing it myself?”
Baoqiang scratched his head and replied: “Are you lazy?”
Zhang Yuan: ...
If it weren’t for your acting talent, I would have killed you!
"I asked you to do this job so that you can get familiar with the crew!" Zhang Yuan patted his head.
"Now that everyone has seen you and remembered you, I can't guarantee whether this small favor will save your life in the future."
Baoqiang suddenly realized that this was what he meant.
He thought, if it were him, he would definitely not do that.
Because I can’t bear to part with the money.
But many actors, especially those of the older generation, do this. They give extra meals to the crew every three days, and even the extras are included.
Brother Hua, Uncle Da, and many of the older generation in Hong Kong do this.
Doing so not only has the emotion of taking care of the younger ones in the same group and "holding an umbrella" for the newcomers, but it also has the meaning of accumulating virtue and increasing blessings for oneself.
“When I first debuted, I used to deliver water to people all day long.” Zhang Yuan recalled the past events when he was on the set of "Conquest" a few years ago.
“Really?”
"Of course, be smart and have lively eyes." Zhang Yuan nodded his forehead.
......
On the second day, the crew moved in several vertical air conditioners and piled them hastily in the corner of the carriage.
Because of what happened yesterday, Director Feng understood that air conditioners are not for enjoyment in this weather, but for saving lives.
Turn on the air conditioner before turning on the machine, and then turn it off after turning on the machine to try to keep it cool.
On the one hand, the actor, Zhang Li also complained to him yesterday, no matter how hot it is, the machines will have to sit down.
The crew also followed the same example and wholesaled more than ten boxes of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, which were piled aside for easy use.
"Come on, all departments are ready...ACTION!"
At this moment, there is a waiting room of two to three hundred square meters that has been built in advance.
Uncle Ge was wearing old age makeup and sitting steadily on the bench.
Li Bingbing on the side has long tawny shawl hair, and the "one size fits all" pattern on her forehead that was very popular at that time.
You Yong and Zhang Yuan sat opposite Uncle Li played by Ge You.
This scene, in order, should actually be the first appearance of Uncle Li’s team in the film.
"Why don't you wear the hat I gave you?" Teacher You Yong wore a "little red hat" and a small white flag-like flag in his hand.
If you change your hat to a white one, according to the custom here in the imperial capital, you will be treated as a filial son who helps his father carry out his funeral.
Of course, he is not playing a filial son, but a gang of thieves disguised as a tour group.
Teacher You Yong’s hometown is Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Director Feng likes to be down-to-earth, so he asked him to directly use the dialect of his hometown to create the characters.
So when he opened his mouth, he smelled like Tong Xiangyu in "Wulin Gaiden".
“I’m not as good as you.” After being lectured, Li Bingbing glanced at her and replied with a smile and disdain.
Director Feng is Director Feng after all. The first scene between the two of them, with just two lines, explained the relative relationship and contradiction between the characters, and the technique was extremely sophisticated.
"By the way, let me tell you a few words."
"After getting on the bus, no one can approach Uncle Li without my approval."
Teacher You Yong said, using a small flag Point to Li Bingbing.
“Tell me about you, you don’t have to go to Uncle Li’s room all the time when you have nothing to do.”
“Stuck!”
Teacher You Yong was only halfway through speaking when he was stopped by Director Feng.
"Yongzi, have you watched the video tape I gave you?"
Director Feng and Dong Yong are very familiar with each other, so they speak very directly.
The videotape he was talking about was a teaching material specially sent to each of the leading actors before filming started.
It contains theft techniques introduced by public security personnel, as well as some magic tricks and tricks.
The original intention was to let everyone get familiar with the character in advance, but Zhang Yuan had the attributes and tutorials provided by Cao Shangfei and felt that the thing was too low-level, so he took a quick look and threw it aside.
“Look.”
“Have you practiced?” Director Feng asked again.
You Yong scratched his head in embarrassment: "I have practiced."
Why do you ask that?
Because this scene, according to the setting, must not only reflect the relationship between the characters, but also the abilities of the characters.
Fat Man, played by Teacher You Yong, is the second in command of Uncle Li’s theft gang.
So in order to show his strength, Wu Zhi Jiang Daohai designed him to hold a small flag in one hand, and he had to flip coins with the other hand at the same time... that is, flip the coins with your fingers, so that the coins can be played with the little finger This little trick of rolling it to the index finger and then from the index finger to the little finger shows that as the leader of the thieves, he has flexible fingers and shows his strength from the side.
But Teacher You Yong is tall and thick, and his fingers are as big as carrots.
You have found the right person if you let him break the corn. Playing with coins... is a bit overwhelming.
"Do it again!"
I asked Teacher You Yong to practice for a while and then started shooting again.
But after six or seven repetitions, Director Feng was still very dissatisfied with the details of this shot.
“Hiss...”
Paper arrangements can never be perfect, and frequent on-site situations are the norm.
Director Feng was thinking, should this scene be slowed down, or should he borrow the location to shoot other scenes first, and then finish this in a few days?
"Director Feng."
At this moment, Zhang Yuan stepped forward and glanced at Teacher You Yong, who was still struggling with practice and dropped a coin every ten seconds on average.
“What’s wrong?”
“How about I come?”
"Why are you here?"
Zhang Yuan took out a coin from his pocket in the eyes of the other party's doubts.
Flick with your thumb!
Only heard a crisp sound of "Canglanglang".
The coin flew into the air in response, reaching more than half a meter in the air.
Snap!
Director Feng’s eyes followed the coin and then returned to Zhang Yuan’s hand as it fell.
I saw him catching the coin steadily with his hand.
“He used the back of his hand, not the palm of his hand!” Director Feng stared at the boss with narrowed eyes.
Zhang Yuan stopped the coin steadily on the back of his hand just like Ronaldinho stopped the ball in the World Cup two years ago.
Then the other palm gently patted the back of this hand, and the coin lying on its side stood upright like an adolescent boy seeing a beautiful female teacher.
When he tilted the back of his hand, the coin rolled down between his fingers.
Zhang Yuan's fingers moved back and forth like a gentle tide.
The coins standing on it are like boats on the sea, floating gently with the waves.
His movements didn't look like he was playing with coins, but rather like he was playing some fresh music smoothly.
"Ouch!" Director Feng exclaimed.
Isn’t this the effect you want!
Director Feng glanced at the clumsy You Yong, then looked back at Zhang Yuan's right hand.
What a difference!
"Otherwise, let's change..." (End of this chapter)