Chapter 257 "Spring of the Cowherd Class" started
On April 10, many villagers from Jiangjuntuo gathered on the roadside in front of Jiangjuntuo Chidi Middle School. It was a bit hard to start filming. They were here to join in the fun. .
Many villagers have participated in the filming of "Tree Hole" before, so they are no strangers to filmmaking. This time the filming of "Cow Herding Class" started, many of them wanted to come and see if there was anything A bit player can act.
However, it is a pity that "Spring of the Cowherd Class" is different from "Tree Hole" in that it basically does not require local villagers as extras.
Today is the first day of filming, and most people in the village came out to join in the fun.
The first shot of the movie is when the actor Zhou Xuewen takes a car to Chidi Middle School.
Watching the actor getting off the car from a distance, some villagers started talking.
"Why does this actor look so familiar? Has he acted in something?"
"It seems to be Jyl."
"Song Dacheng, probably."
"They are all the same actors."
"Why do I feel so fat? It doesn't look like in the movie."
"Maybe I got fat because of eating."
" Now that a big star has become famous, the food must be better than before.”
“That’s for sure, I can see meat every day in their crew’s food.”
"Have you ever seen their food?"
"It's a pity that I can't act as an extra this time, otherwise I can still enjoy the food of their crew."
"Isn't that right? This person's surname is Zhou The young director is quite good. I met him when he was filming "Tree Hole" last time. Screenwriter, he is very good.”
“Looks young”
"Just because he looks young, I heard that he is over forty."
"Tsk, tut, he is over forty, I really can't tell."
"People in the city take care of themselves. Better than the other one, Zhao Yazhi who plays the White Snake is not in her forties, she looks like she is in her early twenties."
"That's true."
...
Zhou Yan didn't know that he was already over forty according to others. He was next to Zhao Fei, looking at Li Xuejian coming towards him in the direction of the camera.
When Li Xuejian walked to the school gate, Zhou Yan shouted: "Pass."
After Zhou Yan shouted "Pass", without further instructions, the staff began to move, preparing to take a picture lens.
Because there are many camera positions, the camera crew can quickly pick up the next shot without moving much.
In the meantime, Hong Xin and the others hurriedly went to touch up Li Xuejian's makeup.
Li Xuejian stood still and let Hong Xin and the others operate on his face. At the same time, he was feeling emotional. On the first day of official filming, he felt the shooting style of this crew.
Compact, really too compact, without the rustiness of a young director at all, the connection between each shot is very smooth, and there is no delay at all.
The various departments of the crew are very familiar with each other. Most of the time, Zhou Yan does not need to speak, and the people below know what needs to be done next.
It can be seen that these people must have been following Zhou Yan for a long time and know Zhou Yan very well.
It’s normal for major directors to have their own teams, but Li Xuejian didn’t expect that Zhou Yan had only made two movies, and the team would be so mature.
Listening to the crew chatting in private, I can feel that they really respect Zhou Yan from the bottom of their hearts. When a director is so well-liked, it will be easy to make a good movie, and if nothing else, at least it will be very efficient.
And when most of the crew follows the director's lead, there will be basically no intrigues to cause internal friction.
The assistant directors on the directing team all have unique skills, especially Wang Xiaoshuai. Li Xuejian feels that even if Zhou Yan is not around, Wang Xiaoshuai can complete the filming of the movie independently.
Of course, this is also related to the storyboard being well written.
Looking at Zhou Yan's storyboard, Li Xuejian even felt an inflated confidence, thinking that he could also make a movie with the storyboard.
The preparations for this movie were really in place, and most of the problems that needed to be solved were solved during the preparation.
After the morning shots were taken, Zhou Yan walked up to Li Xuejian and asked with concern, "Teacher Li, are you okay with eating?"
Li Xuejian wiped the sweat from his face and smiled. Hehehe said, "Director Zhou is looking down upon me. Today's shooting intensity is not too much for me."
Although this morning's shooting was high-density, it was not very intense and not physically demanding. The drama is just that the sun is brighter, the clothes are thicker, and it is hotter.
Li Xuejian has been filming for so many years and has encountered many difficult environments. Today's intensity is naturally a piece of cake.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I saw that you have gained a lot of weight during this time, and I am worried that you are afraid of the heat."
In order to better shape the character of Zhou Xuewen, Li Xuejian deliberately gained weight. During this time, he gained weight. It weighed more than ten kilograms.
Actually, Zhou Yan did not ask him. Although Zhou Xuewen was previously set to be slightly fatter in the script, Zhou Yan felt that there was no problem with Li Xuejian's body shape.
However, after thinking about it for a while, Li Xuejian felt that it would be better for Zhou Xuewen to gain some muscle.
He gained more than ten kilograms, while Zhu Lin lost more than ten kilograms. Many people in the crew joked that their crew followed the law of conservation of fat, and all the fat that Zhu Lin lost was made up for by Li Xuejian. .
Li Xuejian wiped his sweat again, "After gaining weight, I am indeed more afraid of heat, but it's not bad. The weather is not too hot now."
The weather in April is indeed not too hot, mainly because of Li Xuejian Wear more now.
"Okay, let's take a rest. In the afternoon there is an indoor play, which is much better."
......
Chidi Middle School already has a cafeteria, so cooking is a matter of It's very simple, but the crew's meals are separate from those in the cafeteria.
After eating, Zhou Yan went back to the dormitory for a lunch break.
As soon as he lay on the bed, he heard someone outside shouting, "Director Zhou, it's not good, the students are fighting."
Hearing the fight, Zhou Yan quickly turned over and walked out.
The person who came to call him was Cui Yongxin, the field manager. He is a very down-to-earth person, but he often has no ideas.
Seeing his anxious look, Zhou Yan said, "Xiao Cui, don't be anxious, tell me what the situation is."
While talking, Zhou Yan did not stop and walked towards the school with Cui Yongxin.
"It was Li Haining and Xu Jinfan. They were both on lunch break, but they got into a fight for some reason."
"Did you pull them down?"
"I'm leaving. "It's time."
Zhou Yan nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and walked faster towards the teaching building.
After a while, he arrived in the classroom.
At this moment, the classroom was in a mess, and the students were leaning on the side. Li Haining and Xu Jinfan were pulled to two corners of the classroom. Both of them were unconvinced and wanted to break away while scolding each other. .
"Li Haining, you son of a bitch, don't make a sneak attack if you can."
"Xu Dapao, I'm going to fuck your mother. If I don't make a sneak attack, I'll still beat you to the ground. "
"Fuck..."
There were several people from the production crew standing by to help and persuade them, but the two children were in a state of redness and warmth at the moment, and they couldn't hear other people's advice at all.
Zhou Yan stood at the door and listened for a while, then suddenly laughed. Li Haining was quite brave, he actually dared to fight with Xu Jinfan.
Xu Jinfan is a "bully", tall and loves to smoke. This is his character setting in the movie, and it is also his own situation.
Although Li Haining is not small, he is one size smaller than Xu Jinfan. If there is a real fight, Li Haining will not be able to take advantage.
Seeing Zhou Yan laughing, Cui Yongxin was stunned. What is going on with Director Zhou? The students are starting to fight. Why is he happy?
After listening to the two students scolding each other for a while, Zhou Yan walked into the classroom.
"Director Zhou is here."
Someone shouted.
When they heard that Zhou Yan was coming, Li Haining and Xu Jinfan restrained themselves a lot and no longer cursed, but they still looked at each other angrily, wanting to eat each other.
After entering, Zhou Yan looked at the two of them, and after making sure that there were no injuries on their faces, he asked, "Who struck first?"
"Him." Xu Jinfan immediately pointed at Li Haining. The latter did not refute, but just said, "He scolded me first."
"What did he scold you for?"
"Call me..."
Facing Zhou Yan, Li Haining suddenly couldn't say those curse words.
Zhou Yan said with a half-smile, "I just heard you scolding each other very hard, why can't you say it now?"
"I..."
"You don't need to Explain what to me, I ask you now, do you still remember how many times you were hit?"
Xu Jinfan said immediately, "I received a total of three blows on my back, arms, and thighs, but I I only hit him twice."
Zhou Yan asked Li Haining, "Do you agree with what Xu Jinfan said?"
"Accept." Li Haining nodded.
"Since you just admit it, there is only one thing for me, a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye. When you were scolding each other just now, you were evenly matched, even if it was offset, but Xu Jinfan scolded Li Haining first, then Li Haining just yelled back. Li Haining hit Xu Jinfan a little more, and Xu Jinfan hit him back. Move, give him a slap."
Xu Jinfan held his head high and said, "You go ahead and scold him."
Li Haining bit his lip for a while, but finally did not curse. He gritted his teeth and said. , "I won't scold you anymore, let you beat me."
Zhou Yan nodded, "In that case, Xu Jinfan, come here."
The person next to him let go of Xu Jinfan, and he walked over. Zhou Yan pointed at Li Haining and said to him, "Except for the head, you can hit anywhere else. Come on."
"I--" Xu Jinfan raised his hand to hit, but he couldn't swing it down in the air.
He always felt uncomfortable when Li Haining stood still and beat him.
And the people around are watching. If he continues to fight, it will be too shameless. Others will think that he is bullying others.
Zhou Yan looked at Xu Jinfan with a smile. He understood Xu Jinfan's thoughts very well. Even a person who often bullied others would be afraid of being said to be a bully.
Zhou Yan has also seen students who are truly bad to the core. It is difficult to change those kind of people through education, but Xu Jinfan obviously does not belong to this category. He is an adolescent boy with a bad temper and a rebellious temper. .
Seeing that Xu Jinfan did not take action, Zhou Yan said again, "It's okay, just fight without any psychological burden. Li Haining gave up the opportunity to scold you. It was his own choice and has nothing to do with you."
Xu Jinfan still didn't move. Zhou Yan raised his hand and looked at his watch, "I'll give you ten seconds. The time is up. If you don't fight, you will be considered a forfeit."
"Ten, nine..."
While Zhou Yan was counting down, everyone in the classroom looked at Xu Jinfan's hand raised in the air, waiting for Xu Jinfan to make a decision.
The numbers are getting smaller and smaller, and the atmosphere at the scene is getting more and more tense, especially Xu Jinfan, who is tensed up.
But Zhou Yan's tone did not change at all, just like a robot, counting down second by second.
"...Three, two, one."
After counting the last number, Zhou Yan said, "Xu Jinfan, put your hands down."
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Xu Jinfan felt like he was being pardoned and breathed a long sigh of relief.
However, he couldn't help but say harsh words, "Li Haining, I will let you go this time..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yan said coldly, "Xu Jinfan, Don’t be a coward who takes advantage. This matter is over, and you owe nothing to anyone. If you are not convinced next time, don’t pretend to be generous.”
Xu Jinfan pursed his lips, didn't speak anymore, and just turned his head.
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Let's break up. If you make trouble again next time, don't choose this time. It's best to wait until I finish sleeping."
After saying that, Zhou Yan turned around and left the classroom, and Cui Yongxin quickly followed.
After walking out of the teaching building, Cui Yongxin looked back in the direction of the classroom, and then asked Zhou Yan, "Director Zhou, how can you be sure that Xu Jinfan's slap will not go down?"
Zhou Yan glanced at Cui Yongxin and said, "I can't tell."
"Huh?" Cui Yongxin was stunned.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "So what if I hit you, it's just a slap, can I kill you?"
"I'm sure I won't be beaten to death, but this..."
"It's nothing like this or that. The lunch break is relatively short. Go back and rest, otherwise you won't be energetic in the afternoon and will be busy until late tonight."
After that, Zhou Yan went straight back to his dormitory.
Cui Yongxin looked at Zhou Yan's back from behind and couldn't help but touch his head. He called Director Zhou over, thinking that Director Zhou would solve the case on the spot and at least ask for the specific reasons, such as why Xu Jinfan wanted to Scolding Li Haining, did they have any conflicts before?
But Zhou Yan’s solution was very rough, causing both parties to scold and fight each other.
Fortunately, the result was not bad. If Xu Jinfan's slap really happened, he really didn't know what to do. Can these two children still stay in the same classroom in the future?
Zhou Yan asked Cui Yongxin to go back and rest, but when he returned to the dormitory, he did not rest. Instead, he sat at the desk and studied several shots to be shot this afternoon.
Although he has studied these shots many times, Zhou Yan is still willing to study more, review the past and learn new things. Some things that are familiar to him can no longer be familiar. If he watches them a few times, he may come up with some new ideas. .
......
The afternoon filming was the scene where Zhou Xuewen entered the classroom for the first time. The naughty and mischievous students made Zhou Xuewen embarrassed. In the end, the principal came and suppressed the students.
They originally thought it would be easy to film the children playing around, but when they actually filmed it, they found that the students' fighting was too deliberate and not natural at all.
After filming for a while, Zhou Yan walked up to Wang Xiaoshuai and whispered a few words to him. Then Wang Xiaoshuai said to the students, "This shot will only end here. You should rest first. Don't run around while we are away." . ”
After finishing speaking, the crew withdrew, leaving the students alone in the classroom.
After a long time, there was a noise in the classroom.
Zhou Yan heard it outside, smiled and said to Zhao Fei, "Let's go."
The camera crew held the camera and walked towards the classroom.
Arrived in the corridor, the camera slowly moved toward the classroom. Through the glass window on the door, you could see that the students inside were already fighting like crazy, but it was much more natural than when the photo was taken just now.
After this sequence of shots was taken, Zhou Yan waved to Li Xuejian, indicating that he was about to come on stage.
Li Xuejian nodded, took a breath, and walked towards the classroom.
At this time, a student in the classroom saw Li Xuejian and the camera coming towards the classroom through the window, and immediately turned around and shouted, "Coming, coming."
The camera follows Li Xuejian into the classroom. The students have returned to their seats and are much quieter.
At this point, the previous shots have been completed. They left two cameras inside just now, so there are still shots of the fight inside. However, the shots of the students teasing Li Xuejian cannot be shot like this. Although these The students are naughty, but they don't really dare to tease Li Xuejian. These scenes can only rely on acting.
Seeing this posture, the students also realized that they had been deceived by the crew just now.
Some students couldn’t help but regret that they would have stopped making trouble if they had known better.
……
The filming for the next few days went quite smoothly. Although the students always caused a little trouble, Zhou Yan often gave them some unique skills and deceived them to elicit their emotions.
For example, when filming the scene where Xu Jinfan smokes, Zhou Yanzhen first gave Xu Jinfan a lesson, and then Xu Jinfan was angry and smoking alone in the corridor. When he got into the state, Zhao Fei and the others were like assassins. Go directly there and start shooting.
On the fifth day of filming, Zhou Yan received a call from Zhang Youan.
"The "Yellow" recorded by the Backstreet Boys has been sent to the studio. You have time to listen to it and reply after listening. They are waiting."
"How long? Oh my gosh, the shooting situation during this period is pretty good, I’m not ready to go back yet.”
The entire crew is now in good condition, and everyone is in good spirits at work. It's not time for vacation yet, so Zhou Yan definitely doesn't want to take a break at this time.
Once the status thing is broken, it is easy to not get it back, which will cause trouble again.
"Okay, the movie is more important, anyway, it's not less than these few days."
"Well, I will remember this."
"Okay, there are also Shizuka Kudo will hold a concert in Yanjing early next month and invite you to be a guest and play the piano. This is your responsibility..."
"Promise them, pay more for the appearance fee."
"Okay, I'll go to Omu Production and talk to them. Your after-sales service is so good, you must let Omu make some blood."
Zhou Yan smiled. In fact, he had already promised Shizuka Kudo to be a guest at the concert. Now that Ogi Productions has invited her, it is just a formality.
(End of this chapter)