Chapter 29 Mine Experience
When we arrived at the mountaintop mine, the surrounding style became more and more like the Loess Plateau. Even the shacks where the miners lived were half dug and half built along the hillside.
Because it was time for the miners to go down to work, the arrival of Xu Kun and others did not alarm many people. Only the mine manager, accountant, driver and bodyguard came out to welcome the crew.
I heard that the actors from the crew were also here this time. The aunt who was responsible for boiling water and cooking hurriedly put her head out to look around. When she found that no one she recognized, she shrank back in disappointment.
Hearing that Li Yang was going to lead a team to experience it, the mine manager asked the accountant to give him a safety helmet without saying a word, and he also made arrangements to find some old work clothes.
I was originally worried that the actors would be too dirty, but it turned out that each of the three dressed more quickly than the other.
The driver and bodyguard personally delivered the group to the entrance of the mine, and gave Li Yang a walkie-talkie, telling him to contact the top immediately if he encountered trouble down below, and not to make any decisions on his own.
"You are all from the capital. If you were buried down there, we would be in trouble at the mine."
He said 'trouble', but looking at the other party's expression, it was obviously not a big trouble - although this mine is not big, the boss has more than one or two mines under his name, so he is very powerful.
Hearing that he didn't take human life seriously, Li Yixiang and Baoqiang swallowed in unison, intending to find out how many people were buried in the mine and how often, but in the end they still didn't open their mouths.
Xu Kun took the time to smoke a cigarette, but they were not allowed to smoke after entering the mine.
After a while, the five people got on the wooden lift and quickly sank toward the dark mine shaft amidst the creaking movement.
After a while, the sky above their heads turned into small pale squares, and darkness seeped out from under their feet, gradually covering everyone.
Bang~
Li Yang took the initiative to turn on the miner's lamp above his head, and said to Xu Kun and the other two at the same time: "When the filming starts, you can't turn on the light casually when going down the mine, because the battery power is limited, and the miners are not able to turn on the light when they go down the mine. Turn on the light."
Li Yixiang nodded silently, and his silence seemed to be contagious to Xu Kun and Bao Qiang, who also nodded without saying a word.
But after a moment, Baoqiang acted like a primary school student again, raising his hand to ask for a speech: "Director, when I went into the mine for the first time, should I put my hand nervously on the switch because I wanted to press it but didn't dare to press it?"
"Good job keeping you strong. You can still think about the characters at this time."
Li Yang praised, then shook his head and said: "It's a pity that even if you do it, you won't be able to capture these details. We won't turn on the lights then, and at most we can capture the outlines of the three of you."
Baoqiang was a little embarrassed at first, but quickly said firmly: "Then I have to act like this!"
Li Yang once again showed admiration. Although he originally selected Bao Qiang because he wanted Bao Qiang to play his true character, if Bao Qiang can keep improving while maintaining the same character standards, he would naturally be happy to see it happen.
Bang~
With a tremor under my feet, the elevator finally stopped.
Xu Kun looked up and found that the entrance had turned into a small white dot as big as the tip of a needle. He couldn't help but marveled: "We are halfway down the mountain, right?"
"more than."
The cameraman replied: "It's almost to the bottom of the mountain."
As he spoke, he skillfully turned on the miner's lamp above his head - Li Yang had been here for ten months, and the cameraman was following him the whole time.
There is a lamp hanging every seven or eight meters in the mine, but its brightness is very limited. You must rely on the miner's lamp above your head to illuminate the pitted mine tunnel below.
Xu Kun and the other two people also stretched their hands behind their backs. The battery of the miner's lamp was tied to the waist, and a wire was connected to the top of the head. It looked like everyone was wearing a money ponytail.
With Li Yang taking the lead and the cameraman behind, the five people walked forward about fifty or sixty meters along the mine tunnel. Three forked roads appeared in front of them, and the height of the mine tunnel also dropped to about 1.6 meters.
Even Bao Qiang has to walk with his head down, let alone others.
Originally, Li Yang was most worried about Xu Kun. After all, his burly physique could not be used in this mine.
But when he looked back frequently to observe, he found that Xu Kun adapted best, with flexible and unhurried steps, even surpassing the shortest Bao Qiang.
Seeing Li Yang looking at him frequently, Xu Kun grinned at him and said: "Director Li, didn't you tell me about the lion dance I did in elementary school? How many times have you ever seen a lion dance with its tail raised and its chest raised? It's like walking on the ground while bending down. But The basic skills of our lion dance.”
Li Yang suddenly realized. At the same time, I felt a little regretful that my film had Shaolin disciples and northern lion dancers together, but there was no martial arts scene.
At this time, there was a faint rumbling sound of drill bits in front. Li Yang said: "We are almost there. Let's just observe and see how real coal miners work. If you don't understand, ask me first. Try not to interfere with other people’s work.”
After walking for another twenty meters, I saw several miners working. Two of them were holding impact drills, and the rest were holding hoes and pickaxes. They first used the pickaxe to loosen the coal, and then used the shovel to load it. car.
Li Yang stepped forward and took the initiative to say hello, and the miners stopped their work and responded with laughter.
Li Yang added: "You do your job. I will bring the actors over first to have a look. Then I will inevitably serve as an apprentice for you for a few days."
"director."
A thin man with a straw stick in his mouth said while shoveling coal: "How about I become an actor for you? I'm sure I'll look more like a coal digger than they do."
All the miners burst into laughter.
Li Yang also smiled and said: "The relationship is great. When we start filming later, everyone will come to audition. If anyone can perform better than these actors, I will let him be the starring role."
Xu Kun also echoed: "Brothers, you have to work hard, the actresses in our drama are all beautiful!"
The miners burst into laughter again. Most of them didn't take it seriously, but some did.
After a few silly words, Xu Kun, Bao Qiang, and Li Yixiang began to observe how the miners worked.
Xu Kun focused on observing a certain tall and thin man. He found that every time this man would dig two holes in the ground, then put his boots in before working. After a long time, he would even cross his legs and walk back and forth. Give your back a chance to straighten.
Xu Kun keeps these details in mind. Although this may not be reflected in the movie, it is not a bad thing to spend more time and be prepared.
In addition, he also found that most people who work with impact drills have better physical fitness, which means that if he is a miner, there is a high probability that he will be assigned to do this job.
It seemed that he would have to learn how to use an impact drill later on. He had used ordinary drill bits, but this one was obviously meant for coal mines.
Baoqiang changed several objects of observation, and suddenly ran to Li Yang and asked: "Director, are there any who have just arrived?"
"Isn't that what we are?"
Xu Kun interjected from the side: "You don't have to learn how to work as a newcomer. Just pick up the guy and do it. People will know you are a newcomer at a glance."
Only then did Baoqiang realize that he had gotten into trouble, and he said with a naive smile: "Then I won't watch it for now. I'll learn from it when I'm filming."
Li Yang also realized that he had made a mistake and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, you have to keep it fresh - at least until you finish filming the scene where you go back down the well for the first time, you have to keep this freshness!"
In order to maintain the so-called freshness, Li Yang simply asked the cameraman to send Bao Qiang back to the ground.
Xu Kun and Li Yixiang stayed in the mine for two and a half hours before going out with the miners who were off work.
Even though Xu Kun had been practicing since childhood, he also felt a little sore in his back, not to mention Li Yixiang.
Li Yixiang climbed up the elevator with frivolous steps, wiped his sweat and said, "We'll come back tomorrow."
This Brother Li is really a wolf killer!
Naturally, Xu Kun couldn't lose his position. While wiping his face with a towel, he added: "Bring the guy with you tomorrow and let's start digging too."
Li Yang gasped and praised: "Okay, okay, you have to have this kind of energy to make a good movie!"
As he said that, he wiped off his sweat and said to several people: "Thankfully I chose to shoot in winter. In summer, let alone work, my crotch will be wet even if I go for a walk."
(End of chapter)