Xiaotangshan, studio.
Zhang Yuan also returned to the main scene of "The Night Banquet" for the first time.
Step into the majestic palace, among the ancient buildings with thousands of towers, and step into the long and narrow corridors.
When I lifted my nose and smelled it, although the scene looked primitive, there was a smell of new decoration everywhere.
For this film, Hua Yi can't be said to be careless.
We specially recruited Hong Kong art tycoon Tim Yip, who won the Academy Award for Best Art Design for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Of course, this person's job has its good and bad aspects.
Because of his long-term cooperation with Lao Mouzi, he was also the art director of the "Eight Minutes in the Imperial Capital", a theatrical performance directed by Lao Mouzi at the Athens Olympics that was widely criticized in China.
Later, the famous Tang Yan also participated in this performance.
And the one who participated in it was the part that was criticized the most, which was "Jasmine".
At that time, Lao Mouzi even called him depressed.
Later, Lao Mouzi did not dare to participate in the selection meeting for the opening ceremony of the Imperial Capital Olympics at first.
Because if he messes this up again, he will become a sinner for the ages.
From now on, Chinese history books will have to dedicate a separate chapter to criticize him.
With the persuasion of a large group of friends, this person plucked up the courage and made detailed preparations.
Although the audience scolded him, the senior management actually knew it well, and even though they recognized him, they also knew that no one except him could take on this important task.
Coincidentally, "The Night Banquet" was not only released in the same year as Lao Mouzi's "The City Is Full of Golden Armor".
Moreover, both stories chose the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms as their background.
Without him, this historical period would be chaotic.
If there is no chaos, you can fish in troubled waters and create fictional stories at will, and you will not be criticized by the so-called "party-conscious" and "historians".
"But..."
Zhang Yuan walked around the entire scene, then scratched his head with both hands.
"Why do you make the scene so dark when you shoot a costume movie?"
"And based on the setting, this palace should be in the north."
"But most of the scenes clearly have the feeling of 'four rivers return to the hall' in the Jiangnan area."
The so-called Four Waters Returning to the Hall is called the Wealth Gathering Formation in Feng Shui.
Since there is a patio in the middle of the house, once it rains, the bucket arches on all sides of the patio will collect the rootless water into a pond or pool in the center of the patio.
It means water gathering in the heart of heaven.
Since water is wealth, you will prosper when you encounter water.
The palaces in "The Night Banquet" also have this style. In the center of each big scene, there will be a big hole in the roof.
Zhang Yuan probably guessed the purpose of this design.
In the final analysis, this is the result of the movie being able to be staged.
These voids will introduce skylight or light and concentrate it in a small specific area.
The main actors in every drama will perform under this spotlight.
It is equivalent to using this palace structure to imitate the effect of a stage and spotlights.
But in this way, there is a sense of stage, but except for this spotlight, the rest of the place is dark.
Originally, the props and costumes in this film were all dark, so the tone became even darker.
Zhang Yuan wanted to complain, but at first it was none of his business, and what an actor could do was actually very limited.
Secondly, he is actually the beneficiary, because in this film, the only prince he plays is dressed in white.
It stands out in this dim scene.
Each actor changed into his own costume, and at the request of director of photography Zhang Li, he posed in various poses and took promotional photos in front of different scenes.
"Poof."
"Hehehe..."
"Hey hey hey."
Others are fine, and their costumes have their own characteristics.
When they saw Ge You, who was wearing an imperial costume with black background and gold patterns, several actors and staff, including Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi, all covered their mouths and chuckled.
Teacher Ge You didn't do anything, his expression was quite serious, but he really said the sentence "Wearing a dragon robe doesn't look like a prince." The more serious he was, the more joy he felt about him.
This is also the reason why Zhang Yuan doesn't want to act in comedy.
Because comedy is actually not a person acting in a funny scene, but a funny person acting in a scene.
Once the comedy persona is established, the actors don’t have to do anything, and the audience will laugh as soon as they stand there.
Zhao Benshan, Zhou Xingchi, and Shen Teng were all like this.
Ge You also has this problem. You always feel that he will throw away the burden in the next second.
"Is my outfit really so funny?" Teacher Ge You lifted the twelve eyebrow-length beaded curtains in front of her tiara.
In ancient times, only the emperor could wear the twelve-pointed crown.
Teacher Ge You looked in the mirror, opened his mouth to reveal his big teeth, and then he couldn't hold himself back and laughed,
Zhang Yuan covered his face and shook his head.
"I remember that after the film was released, Director Feng was angry because the audience started laughing inexplicably when they saw Uncle Ge."
"Just like John Woo doesn't know why everyone laughs when watching his "Red Cliff"."
The biggest scene in this play is the palace hall.
It is a full 12,000 square meters, which is larger than a full-size football field.
The old masters from Beijing Film Studio who came to help set up the scenes all lamented that they had never built such a large interior set in their lives.
Because of this, after the scene was set up, the Wang brothers immediately cursed when they received the bill.
They were not scolding Feng Xiaogang, but Chen Kaige!
Damn it, I spent less than 20 million to complete such a large set.
You spent 100 million to build the Qin Palace in "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", so forget it.
After all, the investors found in this part paid for it together with the Hengdian Group.
But you paid me more than 15 million for interior decoration.
That was more than 10 million in 1998. How much profit did you make from this account?
Otherwise, it would be easy to launder money by making a movie. You don't even have to spend money on costumes, scenes, special effects, etc. You can pay the bills casually, and then tear it down after the filming, and there will be no proof.
That year, "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" was completed, with an investment of 70 million and a box office of 10 million. China Film and Hua Yi suffered heavy losses.
But Poet Chen made a fortune by relying on his shares in the Qin Palace and getting ticket dividends every year.
The Wang brothers were angry about it, but now they realize that they were deceived back then.
Moreover, you deceived people back then, and now that your film "The Promise" has come out, it has made it difficult for our films to sell. It's like being deceived again.
In addition to the actors, the music production team this time is also very famous.
The theme song and ending song were all written by master Tan Dun.
The theme song "Yueren Song" will be sung in two versions.
The first version is Zhou Xun's solo in the film.
The first version is sung by the bearded teacher Tengger.
The ending song was given to the celebrity Zhang Liangying, who Hua and Yi had just signed.
These three were also invited to visit the set to feel the majestic environment of the film and inspire inspiration for future work.
"Hello, Teacher Zhang Yuan."
Zhang Yuan was arranging his clothes with the help of the costume designer, when a thin and small figure came to him and whispered.
He looked sideways, then smiled and replied.
"Hello, Liangying, it's our first time meeting you. Please take good care of me."
"I should be thanking you for your care." Zhang Liangying bowed very politely: "Modu TV has already contacted me."
"You said you recommended me to be the music instructor of "Come on! Good Man"."
"Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity."
[Received thanks from Zhang Liangying, singing skills +1, voice talent +1! 】
You are quite understanding of human nature, so I came here specifically to thank you.
This girl lost her father when she was in junior high school and her mother was laid off. She was born in Chengdu, a city in Sichuan, so she could only find a job at a hot pot restaurant and a bar to start her singing career. High emotional intelligence is not the result of suffering too much in society.
Because life was difficult in the past, even if the wind is going smoothly recently, the sudden explosion has not expanded.
Not only did he sign a contract with Hua Yi, he also established his own label, appeared in a CCTV musical, and even received an invitation to perform on Broadway with Hua Yi's help.
But she was still very grateful to Zhang Yuan for introducing her to the reality show work of Modutai, and she came to express her gratitude in person.
It can be said that it was done very well.
"You're welcome. I heard that you are going to release an EP album. Remember to give me one. I'm afraid it will be too popular and I won't be able to grab it." Zhang Yuan said while holding it.
"Hahaha...I will definitely deliver it to you personally." Zhang Liangying smiled and replied in an extremely serious tone.
"Actually, I think you sang better than the first and second runner-up on that show." Zhang Yuan whispered.
Classmate Zhang pursed his lips and smiled, but said nothing.
[Received thanks from Zhang Liangying, +1 for singing basics! 】
But seeing the attributes she sent, I should think so too.
Zhang Liangying won third place. It is impossible to be completely convinced.
"I think the voice condition of the guest is indeed the best and most standard in our entire factory..." When Zhang Yuan saw him, lines from "Hello, Li Huanying" suddenly appeared in his mind.
The champion and runner-up somewhat took advantage of the style and style.
When it comes to her voice alone, she is at least one level better than those two.
So when she heard what Zhang Yuan said, she felt very comfortable.
In addition, he introduced her to participate in the show on Modu TV.
She only participated in "Super Girl" and won the third place after being eliminated from "My Style Show".
Now that Modutai has invited her, she feels like the "return of the king".
So adding the two together, she had a good impression of Zhang Yuan as soon as she came into contact with him.
It's not a romantic relationship, it's a friendship relationship.
She didn't expect that Zhang Yuan was very popular recently, but he was kind and nice to talk to.
"Proud in the workplace, frustrated in love, your recent personal relationship must have been very unhappy." After the two chatted passionately, Zhang Yuan pretended to mention it unintentionally.
"Brother Yuan, no." Zhang Liangying also called him kindly: "My love life is also very good. I just made a new boyfriend who treats me very well."
"That's good, that's good..."
Zhang Yuan felt a little helpless. It seemed that this woman didn't hear the meaning in my words.
Her so-called new boyfriend should be the married man Feng Ke, who later went crazy with PUA and defrauded her of all her property.
We just met and we couldn't talk too deeply, so Zhang Yuan held back and didn't say any more.
Zhang Liangying and Tengger are better off, they only need to be responsible for singing.
Composer Tan Dun was also encouraged by Feng Xiaogang to play a small cameo role in the film.
It was the musician who replaced the prince played by Zhang Yuan in the Bamboo Forest Music Hall and was stabbed to death by Habayashi Wei.
Originally, he was wanted to play a guest role as a minister, but he didn't want to show his face, so he was replaced by a musician wearing a mask.
These people had the mentality that they were here, and when the crew was ready to shoot the first scene, they were still watching.
The crew rarely shoots in the order of the film.
The same goes for "The Night Banquet".
After offering pig heads, burning yellow paper, unfurling banners, setting off fireworks, offering incense and shouting for a good start, the first scene began, which was also the last scene of the entire film.
In the last scene, Wanwan, played by Zhang Ziyi, was stabbed to death in the back.
I chose to shoot the ending first because this scene is Zhang Ziyi's one-man show, and there are few people involved, so it's less likely to cause trouble.
Moreover, Zhang Ziyi is the most valuable member of the crew, so her scenes had to be filmed first.
"Wan'er."
In front of the camera, Zhang Ziyi was dressed in Chinese clothes, with makeup on her face, and her eyebrows were drawn into the short, feminine look of the Tang Dynasty.
This is called Mo Mei.
There are two sentences like this in "Jiling Terrace Part 2" written by Zhang Hu in the Tang Dynasty.
"But I don't like the makeup to stain the color, so I lightly sweep my eyebrows towards the Supreme Being."
The content described in this poem is the meeting between Mrs. Guo Guo and Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty.
Mrs. Guo Guo is the third sister of Concubine Yang.
It can be seen that in the Tang Dynasty, eyebrow makeup was not only popular, but also formal makeup.
Later in "Detective Dee's Empire", Wu Zetian, played by Carina Lau, also had eyebrow makeup and was called ugly by the audience.
Now Zhang Ziyi is wearing similar eyebrow makeup.
Well, the Five Dynasties and the Five Dynasties follow the Tang Dynasty, so the makeup should be similar.
But from the point of view of makeup alone, Zhang Yuan admires International Zhang.
For the role, this person took the initiative to shave his eyebrows as soon as he joined the set to make it easier for the crew to put on makeup.
The professionalism is quite good.
"Since when did I forget."
"It should be the day your father marries me."
"You're gone."
"No one will ever call me that again."
This is a monologue by Empress Wan, but it is actually addressed to the deceased prince, the character played by Zhang Yuan.
As the lines progressed, this person's expression continued to change, and his eyes began to slowly fill with tears.
A gleaming light appeared in his eyes.
This kind of control over the body is really not something that ordinary people can have.
You know, Liu Xuehua was attracted by Qiong Yao because she had the talent to cry.
Teacher Liu's teardrops are larger than those of ordinary people, and she can cry instantly when she turns on the phone.
And Xiao Qiang, who was once the most beautiful woman on the island, was able to control the timing of her tears to a certain word in a certain line.
If she needs to shed tears on the fifth word of the third line, she can do it accurately.
These old actors are all "perverted" to this extent.
Zhang Ziyi is not bad either. Every time she speaks a line, the tears in her eyes will increase, matching her emotions.
"It makes sense that people can get so much money." Zhang Yuan felt convinced after seeing it.
And when one line ends, the assistant wipes it with paper, and the international chapter can completely reset the emotion to zero, seamlessly connect to the next line, and let the tears slowly fill up again.
No eye drops required, it’s all about emotion and no technique.
While Zhang Yuan admired the other party, Zhang Ziyi also cast an approving look at Zhang Yuan.
As I said before, this scene is a one-man show.
But because the target of his complaint was the prince, Zhang Yuan did not take off his makeup and change clothes after taking the promotional photos. Instead, he came outside the camera to accompany her and provide an emotional anchor.
Because he remembered that Jiang Wenli once said that she went to visit Gu Changwei when he was working as a photographer for "Men and Women in the Floating World" in 1998.
The male leads in this film are Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey.
There's a scene where Sean Penn's character comes out soaking wet after jumping into a swimming pool in a suit.
The content captured by the camera is a little girl speaking to a soaked Sean Penn. The camera is focused on the little girl throughout the whole process, and Penn does not have to leave the country.
But this two-time Oscar winner, two-time Venice Best Actor, and Cannes Best Actor, when he was supporting an unknown little girl, he took the initiative to wet himself with a water pipe in a suit in sub-zero temperatures, and stood in line with the plot. The young actors were opposite each other, supporting each other for several hours in the cold winter, without any complaints, because people think that's how acting should be.
Even if they don't have to appear on camera, they will, in a professional spirit, achieve the desired effect 100% and will not treat them differently based on the status of their co-stars.
Not to mention letting people perform in front of the air or in front of a stuntman.
Why can people always win Best Actor?
Zhang Yuan felt that he had to learn from Sean Penn. After all, he had slept with Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson... slobbering (slobbering).
Zhang Ziyi felt more confident when she saw that he was always by her side.
The two of them came to appreciate each other unintentionally.
Sure enough, masters will only be attracted by masters.
Therefore, her performance this time was also perfect, making a good start for the crew.
But in the next scene, she encountered a little trouble...(End of Chapter)