Chapter 955 951 This Is Northern Shaanxi, Where I Grew Up

Chapter 955 951. This is northern Shaanxi, where I grew up

"Tsk."

Jiang Jue, holding a cigarette and wearing headphones, looked at the pictures shot on the monitor and smacked his lips subconsciously.

In addition to the smell of cigarettes, there was a sense of... annoyance in his mouth.

It was not directed at Xu Xin or the play. He simply hated the person he played in the camera.

Although he played this role, looking at the only bright tomato red against the background of the vast yellow land in the camera, he felt a wave of annoyance.

Or hatred.

Or anger?

Or all of these emotions.

Especially that bright red, it was really annoying to look at.

But...after getting rid of these emotions, he had to admit...As an actor who worked with Xu Xin for the first time, he finally understood why some actors he knew who had worked with him praised this young director.

He had a kind of ability...I don't know if it was born or learned from Director Zhang.

That is to convey emotions to people through pictures.

This is just one scene, or the first scene of the whole film.

He didn't have a single line throughout the whole process.

But just through a tomato...

He seemed to have fully described this man's temper, character... and even human nature.

He said everything.

What kind of person is this man? There is no need to say a word.

A few scenes were directly frozen.

He didn't say anything, but he said everything.

In fact, after he agreed to play the role of Chang Wannian this time, he told Jiang Wen about this matter as soon as possible.

And Jiang Wen's response was also very simple:

"I also said that you should come with me to play "One Step Away"."

Jiang Ju, after hearing this, gave the answer:

"I want to play this. On the one hand, I like this story very much. On the other hand, I want to cooperate with him and see what it feels like."

Jiang Wen didn't say anything else.

He just said that he would find someone else to play his role.

And Jiang Ju now has some "regrets".

Just watching this scene made him feel particularly painful.

After filming this role... I don't know how much people will hate me.

Of course, this is a joke.

His truest state of mind now is actually excitement.

There is a mysterious excitement.

He has seen every work of Xu Xin.

And to be honest, let's not talk about his debut work. The main theme of "The Sound of Wind" is too obvious, and there is not much room for the director to play.

Just talk about the recent movies that he thinks can really show "standard"...

In "The Hawthorn Tree", Xu Xin is like a spring.

The trickling water that flows out quietly soaks into the hearts of all the audience.

"The Burning Sun" is like a ruthless bee sting.

The first sting is a little painful.

But the more you go on, the more intense the pain will be.

The aftereffect is particularly strong.

And now this "Silent Violence"...

To be honest, he doesn't know what it will be like after filming. But now he feels like Xu Xin has raised an unreasonable dragon-slaying sword.

Curse +7, 0-35 attack power of the Dragon Slaying Sword.

A warrior wearing top-grade equipment rushed up and savagely collided with him. When he was stiff, a flaming sword chopped his forehead.

Unreasonable, no martial ethics.

It was really called a flaming sword that killed the genius.

And the most chilling thing was its Curse +7 attribute.

When he died, he was directly exploded and only a pair of pants were left...

Then he watched the warrior walk away...

This director...

How come each script has a different style?

Under the unreasonable changes, the essence is the real damage that goes straight to the heart.

Exactly the same routine.

No matter what, whether it is a spring or a bee sting, or this Dragon Slaying Sword... it can accurately cut into other people's aortas.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

He smacked his lips again, took off his headphones, and glanced at Xu Xin who was communicating with Lin Li over there.

Mo Mo stood up and stepped aside, took out his phone and sent a message to Jiang Wen:

"I just finished shooting a scene."

Jiang Wen replied quickly:

"How do you feel?"

Seeing this question, Jiang Ju thought for a moment and replied:

"Just two words."

"Awesome?"

"Yeah, really awesome."

"Better than me?"

Jiang Ju's mouth twitched.

But there was no need for the two brothers to hide.

After seeing this, he didn't rush to reply because he wanted to give a fair evaluation in his heart.

Recalling the amazing feelings he had when filming with Jiang Wen.

And recalling the soul-shaking shot taken by Xu Xin.

After a few seconds, he said:

"This is my first time working with him. And we just shot a scene."

"Yeah."

"You eat the script, but he doesn't."

"...So he's better than me?"

This time, Jiang Ju didn't hesitate and responded directly:

"Much better than you."

"Fuck."

Jiang Wen replied with a word that can represent many emotions in the Chinese language environment.

Then he asked:

"What did you shoot? Let me see it."

"I'll go ask."

Putting down his phone, he walked over to Xu Xin, who had already communicated with Lin Li:

"Can I take a video of the scene just now and show it to Jiang Wen?"

"Sure. Just don't spread it around."

Xu Xin didn't really care about this kind of thing.

He readily agreed.

Hearing this, Jiang Ju nodded and walked directly to the monitor.

The order of the scenes was messed up. He found the first scene first, then the second scene, the third scene...

He took a video of the monitor with his mobile phone in order.

He sent all of them to Jiang Wen.

Xu Xin had already walked back at this time.

The next scene was a few shots of herding sheep for the child.

Today he had to finish filming all the scenes for this child, and then take a set of gifts for this child, "Three-year Simulation of Five-year High School Entrance Examination", and send him home.

Jiang Ju didn't bother him, just sat in the tent and watched Xu Xin busying around.

After a while...

"Buzz."

Jiang Wen responded.

"When will this play be shown?"

"At the beginning."

"Do you have any lines?"

"No."

"..."

Seeing this row of dots, Jiang Ju was happy.

Asked:

"How is it?"

"You can't tell anything from just one shot. Wait until the film is finished and watch the whole film. I'm busy now."

Jiang Ju was even happier.

...

At 3:30 pm or less than 4 pm, the crew began to move.

At the request of the child's parents, Xu Xin stood with the family of three.

The parents stood on both sides of him, and he stood behind the child, with his hands on the shoulders of the child who was holding a pile of exercise papers tied with red ropes and ribbons and had a bitter face.

After taking a group photo with a "click", he smiled and touched the child's head:

"Study hard, you know? Uncle is rooting for you~"

The child almost couldn't hold back and cried out.

And the child's parents... especially the child's father wanted to take a photo with Yang Mi.

Unfortunately, Yang Mi was not there at all.

We could only give up with regret.

After finding a car to take the family of three away, the crew continued to operate as usual.

We walked all the way to Dabaodang.

When we arrived in the town, in front of a large inn we selected, the crew began to prepare for the evening scene.

In the inn's small kitchen, the dozen or so chefs were too busy to handle it, so they all started to put the pots in the backyard.

On the iron rack hung slices of mutton, a pile of offal, and sheep blood everywhere... It looked like a murder scene.

As soon as Xu Xin arrived, the master invited from Shenmu came with two apprentices, carrying a large iron basin:

"Director Xu, is this basin of mutton ribs okay? According to the requirements, mutton ribs, sheep hooves, and bones..."

"Oh, it's okay, remember, don't stew it too much. It should look chewy~"

"Okay, no problem."

The fresh mutton was still emitting heat, and it was obviously slaughtered not long ago.

Although it was bloody... Xu Xin started to swallow his saliva after taking a look.

It seems that we can have a good meal tonight.

The other members of the crew also knew that they would have a big meal tonight.

They all became more energetic.

Director Xu did not lie.

It is hard to say whether the sheep in northern Shaanxi are better than those in Ganning. But compared with the sheep in Xi'an, they are much more delicious.

Xu Xin glanced at the RV parked quietly next to him, and walked directly into the big cart inn without disturbing it.

Not to mention... he really missed this kind of environment.

The big cart inn in Xujiawan was one of his beautiful childhood memories.

He often went to the kitchen to steal a bite.

Now seeing the familiar environment, he really felt very close.

...

Time quickly came to the evening.

There were more and more people at the big cart inn.

This time, in addition to the village chief, the idle man, and Zhaodi who appeared today, there were also several tables of people from the village sitting in the big cart inn.

Xu Xin found some extras for these villagers, but most of them were selected from several nearby villages.

Sometimes we have to admit that the very special temperament of farmers cannot be performed.

Of course, the words are not so absolute, but Xu Xin has a basic concept of farmers.

First of all, their hand joints are large and the skin on the back of their hands is very rough.

There are also traces of time and frost on their faces.

There are also the most common clothes and smoking habits for them.

These things, if put on a qualified actor, still need time to polish and make up... But extras are definitely not worth investing so much human resources.

So he used some extras and some amateurs.

There is no acting requirement for amateurs here, as long as they don't stare at the camera lens for a while.

And the extras have to take the lead, say lines, shout, etc.

These villagers were all Xu Xin's "one order", and the friends of the old man here in Dabaodang mobilized some of their relatives to come.

Give money, treat them to dinner, and make a movie.

Just treat it as a new thing.

So, in the evening, the big cart inn was filled with people accompanied by the aroma of mutton.

And Xu Xin would appear in the house from time to time.

Among the people who came today, there were many friends of the old man who came to act as extras in ragged clothes and pants that they didn't know where they got from.

Either call me uncle, call me big brother, or call me brother, anyway, I have to take good care of them.

"You can smoke as much as you want, it's no problem."

"Eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink. We'll start shooting soon. Just cooperate."

"Come on, don't look at the bottle. It's all Maotai. Enjoy your meal!"

It was obviously a filming, but when Xu Xin said this, it sounded like he was going to a banquet.

Especially for those who were grandfathers, they were of a higher generation. As long as they stood up, Xu Xin had to greet them.

Shake hands, receive cigarettes...

After a few rounds, Su Meng had a big "bundle" of cigarettes in her hand.

If Xu Xin really finished smoking, his face would probably turn green.

At 6 o'clock, everyone started to eat.

However, there was an empty table in the middle, which was prepared for the actors.

At about 7:30, everyone had finished eating.

According to Director Xu's instructions, the sheep bones were placed on the table, including toilet paper and so on. In addition, the smoke filled the room... Lin Li was so smoked that he wanted to change the N95 on his mouth into a gas mask.

But I have to admit that as the smoke density spread, his camera seemed to be covered with a layer of... smoke oil.

All of a sudden, the picture was a little blurry.

But Xu Xin didn't let him wipe it off.

He wanted this kind of smoky texture.

And the reason why this scene was shot like this is also very simple.

This dinner is not just Zhaodi's dinner.

At the same time, the whole village is also a "witness".

As the saying goes, people are soft-mouthed when they eat someone's food.

The village has not been demolished yet, and the village chief paid for everyone's dinner out of his own pocket.

First shut up your mouths.

Then, Zhaodi is singled out to show you that there is such a typical "thorn" in the village.

For the benefit of everyone, I asked someone to force her.

As the saying goes, the law does not blame the masses. When the time comes, we are all a combination of common interests. Even if the king of heaven comes, it is the village clan that makes the decision.

Xu Xin's script has been polished for so many years, and all the logical consistency is actually in these scenes that are invisible and do not need to be explained, but must be there.

At this moment, he was checking the "lamb bone" props one by one.

These props are made of silicone and are very soft.

In order to prevent his wife from killing him because she was too immersed, he also took a few sheep bone sticks and poked his face hard one by one.

When the movie is released, his wife waved her hand, and the next scene must be the scream of the idle man Li Shuiquan covering his eyes with half a sheep bone stick inserted. But during the filming, she only needs to look back and take it out.

But it's always better to be careful.

After poking his face one by one and confirming that there was no problem with this table of props, he felt at ease.

At this time, Xue Yong walked in.

"Director Xu... Mr. Zhang and others have blocked the road."

"Ah?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

"Close the road? Why?"

Hearing this, Xue Yong's face was speechless and a bit of... "Can it be done this way?" exclamation:

"Big cars are not allowed to pass, but small cars can pass. They said it won't delay our filming."

Before he finished speaking, a bald middle-aged man with a big belly and a gold chain hanging around his neck that could be used to tie up a dog walked in.

Under his face full of fat, there was a friendly smile:

"Sanjin, let someone close the road."

"Uncle...is it unnecessary?"

"Ah, why is it necessary? I've been sitting here all afternoon and I can hear it. When the big car passes by, the house rumbles."

The middle-aged man laughed heartily and took out a cigarette and handed it to Xu Xin.

And the two younger brothers who followed him in were holding two boxes of Zhonghua cigarettes.

"I dare not disturb you from filming."

After saying that, he turned his head and said:

"Go, share the cigarettes."

Then he said to Xu Xin:

"It seems that everyone is smoking different cigarettes. Is this better? Or should we get a few packs of Ordos cigarettes?"

"No, no, no, uncle, this is the effect I want... I will share the cigarettes after filming."

Hearing this, the bald man touched his bald head...

"Oh, OK. What's the matter? Just go ahead and film. When you are done, we will ask people to clear the way. Don't worry, we have already said hello..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin did not refuse this kindness.

Indeed, if a large truck passed by, especially a fully loaded coal truck, the house would also be buzzing.

The elders in my hometown support me so much...what's the saying?

This is northern Shaanxi, where I grew up?

Welcome here, my noble little princess?

It seems so...

He casually came up with an idea.

But the crew members who were setting up the scene next to Xu Xin were already in a state of panic.

It should be said that...

Numbness.

Yes, it was numbness.

In the afternoon, the bald man who Director Xu called uncle came over.

That attitude...

He brought a boxcar with him.

For no other reason, he distributed cigarettes and alcohol.

Not to mention a single person in the crew... As long as someone was breathing, a few young men who looked like social people would respectfully hand over two soft drinks and two bottles of Taiwan...

They kept saying polite words.

They kept saying nice things like thank you for your hard work, trouble, and fatigue.

Don't worry about whether you are a man or a woman, just take it.

The boxcar was full of alcohol and cigarettes.

After distributing them, the big brother waved his hand and a group of henchmen retreated.

It was just like a hero who robbed the rich and gave the poor some cigarettes after robbing the rich.

And... what was the most outrageous thing?

In the afternoon, a few people came from nowhere, holding business cards...

High-priced cigarettes and alcohol recycling.

A pack of soft Zhonghua cigarettes costs 1,000 yuan.

A bottle of Maotai costs 3,000 yuan.

If you want to say it’s higher… then you can add a few hundred yuan.

The main point is that you don’t bargain.

The young people are still a little slow to react, thinking that these people who do gift recycling are running charity halls.

But some other people who have been in the factory for many years are too familiar with this set.

If they give a tea shop card before leaving… hey, then this set is almost complete.

And it was this afternoon that they could really feel… what kind of existence Director Xu, or Director Xu’s family, is in this small piece of land in northern Shaanxi.

Really… too awesome.

Therefore, when this big brother said to close the road, everyone didn’t feel abrupt, but just felt that it was natural.

He is really powerful.

This is also true in all aspects of society.

It’s only been one day since the start of work, and thousands of extra income has fallen into their hands.

The most important thing is… Director Xu agreed.

I couldn't even refuse.

In the afternoon, I don't know how many big bosses drove Land Rover and Land Cruiser to see Director Xu.

At the most exaggerated time, the luxury cars parked on the roadside on this side of the big car store were worth 50 or 60 million yuan in total... and lined up for a very long distance.

You can be as exaggerated as you want.

And... Director Xue just said it when he was having dinner.

There is no shooting plan tomorrow morning, so I'll take a break.

Director Xu is going back to Shenmu County to have dinner with others and attend some kind of groundbreaking ceremony.

This trip... is really full of everything, instant noodles in all aspects.

It's really a great experience...

...

Finally, after a busy period, Xu Xin personally explained the key points of filming in a while.

Then he walked out and came to the door of the RV.

Yang Mi, who hadn't come out of the RV all day, finally showed up.

Xu Xin stood at the door and glanced at his wife.

She was holding a baby in a swaddling clothes and feeding him with a bottle.

This child is the baby of Xu Xin's cousin.

He is just over 2 months old.

After hearing that her cousin was going to film, she "lent" it to Xu Xin.

Now she was standing behind her cousin's wife, smiling silently at Xu Xin.

Obviously, as a family member, she knew more than others. She knew that her cousin's wife, who was still smiling and teaching her about raising a baby and confinement during the Chinese New Year, was now in a good mood, so she tried not to disturb her.

As for the baby... she was not worried.

Who in the village doesn't know?

It may not be useful to ask San Jin for something.

But it is absolutely reliable to ask her cousin's wife.

From asking her cousin's wife to bring some local specialties such as LV and Chanel when she goes abroad, to following her cousin's wife to buy some MAXMARA and other things in the WeChat group to learn how to dress.

Even when she went out to play, if she wanted to find someone to support the scene, her cousin could bring people over, and a group of stars who appeared on TV would drink and laugh with you.

But her cousin's husband was not like that.

He was not good at anything and was the number one waste.

I heard that he couldn't even raise fish.

My sister is really blind to find such a coward.

Of course, Xu Xin naturally didn't know what his blood relatives were thinking about him in their hearts...

If he knew... he couldn't refute it.

What do children know about adult matters?

You think your brother is a waste, but in fact your brother is more useless than you think.

There is no way, your brother has no other advantages, just a face that can seduce little girls.

He is so obsessed with your cousin's wife.

So, the two of them smiled at each other tacitly.

Then he stopped talking and made way.

Yang Mi walked into the coach store with a child in her arms, a simple face, and a casually tied hair.

Seeing the people in the room, she didn't say a word.

Her face was full of...ignorance, silent alienation.

But he didn't go inside, but turned to Xu Xin and said:

"Quick and decisive, the air is not good, don't let the baby smell too much secondhand smoke."

Xu Xin nodded, holding the intercom and said:

"All departments are ready, listen to my command, and move directly."

The latter words were said to Lin Li.

Lin Li nodded.

Yang Mi slightly raised the child's blanket and sat directly at the table.

Seeing this, several older extras dared to sit at the table.

Xu Xin said:

"Be sure to hold the child in a while, don't make any mistakes."

An older extra nodded:

"Don't worry, Director Xu."

At this time, Yang Mi directly picked up the lamb ribs squatting in the casserole with chopsticks.

Put it in the bowl in front of him.

Then he picked up a good-tasting sheep's hoof, blew it, and ate it without waiting for anyone.

According to Xu Xin's request, this pot of lamb ribs was not cooked in a pressure cooker, and it was the last one to be put into the pot, so the lamb's feet were not stewed at all.

But it didn't matter.

She held the baby with her left hand, and directly grabbed the lamb's feet with her right hand, put them in her mouth and tore them hard.

Xu Xin saw the skin and tendons of the lamb's feet separated by her strength.

The way she ate...

He nodded slightly, took the intercom and said:

"Notify the other two actors to take their seats."

Then he sat directly in front of the monitor in another room.

Soon, Hu Xiaoguang and Wang Yanhui arrived.

After seeing the situation in the room, he understood the situation.

Without communicating, they sat directly on the left and right sides of Yang Mi.

Wang Yanhui sat on the left hand side, and Hu Xiaoguang sat on the right.

Wang Yanhui glanced at Yang Mi, who was gnawing at the meat, as if she had an incompatible relationship with the meat.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly stood up and grabbed a bunch of sheep bones that others had gnawed from the table next to him.

He put them in front of him.

Then he grabbed the sheep bones casually for a few times and picked up his cup.

Soon, a greasy texture appeared on the transparent glass.

Then he poured a shallow layer of mineral water into the cup.

All of a sudden, the details of gnawing the mutton ribs with greasy hands and drinking from the cup were restored.

Hu Xiaoguang, who was standing by, saw this and directly filled his cup with "wine".

Then he picked up a piece of mutton ribs from the pot, blew it, and broke off a small piece of meat with his hands while "huhu".

But he didn't eat it, but put it in his hands and started to knead it.

Soon the meat became minced meat.

Then he wiped it near his mouth.

The mouth, which was already covered with a layer of hairy beard, was wiped by the minced meat, and the bits of meat were mixed with the beard.

It looked sloppy and vulgar.

It made people feel disgusted when they saw it.

Then, he started to eat.

While he was eating, Wang Yanhui did not eat.

He just took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.

When smoking, he used the "biting" method.

And he smoked very hard.

Almost after a few puffs, the cigarette holder shrank and deformed.

Because the cigarette butt was not burned completely, the ash hung for a long time.

Seeing that it was almost done, he turned his head and said in the direction of Xu Xin:

"Let's start?"

"Okay, all departments are in place. Come on, three, two, one, start!"

Without any warning, the first scene started shooting.

In the room, no one spoke.

Zhaodi was eating meat, wolfing it down.

Li Shuiquan was also eating meat, but... after he took a bite of meat, his eyes would glance at the village chief sitting opposite him.

The village chief took a deep puff of cigarette, his eyes narrowed due to the smoke.

Looking at Zhaodi who was eating voraciously...

"If you don't sign, the whole village can't move."

Clang.

Zhaodi said nothing.

She casually threw a sheep bone with tendons on the table and continued to reach into the bowl.

After picking and choosing, she picked a sheep spine with the most meat and continued to chew.

At this time, Li Shuiquan saw that she didn't say anything, and looked up at the village chief again.

The village chief continued:

"The mine gives a lot of money, we move, and you can send your child to a good school in the future. This is the child of our village. Everyone has money in their hands, so you won't be tired of raising him. Just think about it, hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"..."

Seeing that she didn't respond, the village chief showed a trace of irritation on his face.

He took a deep puff of cigarette.

The ash fell on the dark purple sweater.

"You said you brought a child back from outside, an orphan with a widowed mother. How can you take care of him? This relocation is a great thing. The whole village is here today and everyone has signed. Only you, because of you, can't the whole village move. Do you feel ashamed?"

"Dang..."

Another sound.

The bone that was chewed clean was thrown on the table.

Zhao Di looked at the pile of bones in front of her and seemed to be finally satisfied.

She straightened her waist and took the roll of toilet paper in front of her. Because her hands were inconvenient, she simply rubbed the whole roll against her mouth.

"I won't move, and I won't sign. I'm full, you guys eat slowly."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was about to get up.

And at this moment...

The village chief with a face full of flesh seemed to have finally lost his patience.

He threw the cigarette butt on the table, the kindness on his face retreated, his face flushed, and his bloodshot eyes looked at Zhaodi fiercely:

"Shame on your ancestors! You said you would leave!? I'll ask you one last question, will you sign or not!"

After saying that, he turned his head without waiting for Zhaodi to answer:

"I heard it all! She won't sign!"

Then, Li Shuiquan, who had been gnawing on the meat, threw away the bone, drank the full glass of white wine in the cup, and stood up.

Zhaodi looked at Li Shuiquan who stood up, her eyes full of sarcasm:

"What are you going to do?"

Li Shuiquan suddenly laughed.

Then he wiped his mouth:

"What? Fuck you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the village chief stood up and snatched the child away.

Zhaodi turned her head subconsciously, but the next moment she was pressed on the table.

His head hit the table hard:

"Bang!"

"Wow..."

The little guy was suddenly awakened from his sleep and burst into tears.

Li Shuiquan held the struggling Zhaodi tightly, with a blush on his face. Under his beard stained with meat residue, his mouth opened, revealing a mixture of ferocity and lust.

"Fuck you! If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished! It's better to let him do it than to be fucked by a wild man outside!"

Then, he stopped moving.

At this time, Xu Xin's voice sounded:

"OK, pass. Everyone, don't move, keep your expression. Lin Li, close-up of the group portrait."

Several stage managers quickly walked to Lin Li, helped him remove the camera from the stand, and carried it on their shoulders.

"Everyone remember, don't show any expression, just stare at that table, don't look at the camera!"

Accompanying Xu Xin's voice, Hu Xiaoguang, who was still pressing his hand on Yang Mi's head, quickly asked in a low voice:

"Are you okay? Does it hurt?"

Yang Mi closed her eyes for a moment, shook her head slightly to indicate that she was okay, and said:

"Please use your arms to push hard, otherwise I'm afraid I'll break free."

As she said that, she glanced at Wang Yanhui:

"Give him the child, Mr. Wang, help hold me down."

Wang Yanhui nodded after hearing that, his eyes fell on the sheep bone that was knocked off by her face... He wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

His eyes became fierce again!

The fever finally subsided today, but my lungs felt like they were dying when I coughed. Tomorrow the update will return to normal. I will also recommend a book, "Full-time Movie Emperor", starring Liu Yifei. Everyone, take a look~!