$420: This Guy Is Pretty Good

Zhou Mulong went to the hospital for a checkup. He had been filming outside for many years and had a lot of minor health problems.

Jiang Ge's arrival made the set more tense. Everyone was very alert and didn't dare to slack off.

"Xiao Lin, you made the wrong hand seal just now. The right hand is on top and the left hand is on the bottom."

Jiang Ge was obsessed with details and was correcting Lin Yu's action in the camera just now.

"Sorry, Mr. Jiang, I'm used to being left-handed and I always forget."

Lin Yu played the role of Zhiqiu Yiye, the original role of Jacky Cheung in "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: The Road to the Human World", a young scholar of Kunlun.

In terms of content, this movie has almost nothing to do with the title "A Chinese Ghost Story". In terms of reputation, it is lower than the first one.

But the subtitle "Humanity" points out the true meaning of the film, pointing out that it is not about monsters and ghosts, but about the way of the human world. There are many political metaphors in it. In connection with the theme song "Humanity" composed by James Wong and sung by Jacky Cheung, "How could the old mountains and rivers of the earth become a raging sea of ​​blood? How could the road to the hometown be a road of no return? I am shocked to ask the world, why is it full of injustice?" If you carefully taste the lyrics, it is not a Chinese costume version of "V for Vendetta".

Jiang Ge likes the second part more than the first part. Although the first part is wonderful and sad, the main theme of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is not the love story of a scholar and a female ghost, but to use the past to illustrate the present and use monsters and ghosts to satirize the human world. "I think you should be tired of speaking human language and love to listen to the autumn tomb ghosts singing poems." From this perspective, the second part has more Pu Songling's flavor.

"Director Jiang, the venue has been restored." Assistant Director Xu Dongqing came to report.

"Yeah." Jiang Ge nodded and asked, "Are you used to working here?"

This person was the young man who recognized him in the cinema on New Year's Day. He looked at his resume and works in the company and thought he was a talented person, so he signed him.

Xu Dongqing replied, "I'm used to it. I learned a lot from Mr. Zhou."

As he said that, his eyes were full of sincerity and he said, "Mr. Jiang, thank you."

An accidental encounter, originally just wanted the signature and photo of the idol role model, but because of this, he entered the company that countless people were scrambling to get into. This is a good thing that he dared not dream of, so he was very grateful for Jiang Ge's appreciation.

Jiang Ge nodded slightly, and then said, "You take the next two shots, let me see what you have learned."

Xu Dongqing's heart skipped a beat, just like the teacher in class asked if you understood the article, you answered that you understood, and then you were asked to read and understand.

The good thing is that he did not say "I learned a lot from Mr. Zhou" casually, but was realistic. In the past half a month, he watched and remembered more on the set every day, and would find opportunities to ask after work.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay!" After cheering himself up in his heart, he said, "Okay."

The reason why Jiang Ge signed him was that he saw his potential and arranged him to be with Zhou Mulong, not just to let him help, but to learn Zhou Mulong's shooting skills, lens language, and directing ideas.

As the saying goes, "Talking without practicing is fake, practicing without talking is stupid, and practicing and talking is real." Since you have learned it, you have to test it, and if there is a problem, you can correct it in time.

This scene is about Zuo Qianhu escorting Fu Tianchou to the vicinity of the villa. He happened to meet Ning Caichen, Fu Qingfeng, Fu Yuechi and others fighting with the corpse ghost. After Zuo Qianhu dismembered the corpse ghost, the head flew out and bit Fu Qingfeng, and was later killed by Zhiqiu Yiye who came back. However, Fu Qingfeng was poisoned by the corpse. If there is no Yang Qi to transfer, he will become a corpse ghost. Ning Caichen is not afraid of Fu Qingfeng's evil appearance at this time and transfers Yang Qi to him.

This part will use more special effects, but there is nothing when performing. Unlike real-life shooting, this special performance method not only puts higher requirements on the actor's ability to control emotions, but also puts a huge test on the director's imagination, action design and on-set scheduling.

"Teacher Tan, when you break in later, there will be a beam of light hitting your eyes. The brightness is not high, so please don't avoid or blink."

Xu Dongqing began rehearsal.

The actor who plays Zuo Qianhu is Tan Cheng, and the original actor is Li Zixiong. Both of them are famous for playing villains in their respective worlds. Their acting skills are first-class. When they play villains, they can make the audience hate them and always look forward to the protagonist killing them quickly.

However, Zuo Qianhu is not a villain. Although he was deceived by the evil spirits and killed the loyal and good people by mistake, he is a dignified person in his bones. He is upright and loyal, has super martial arts, is good at using hidden weapons, and uses a big knife to perfection.

Tan Cheng has long heard that Jiang Ge is a great director, especially when explaining the play to the actors, saying that he can beat a group of big directors and can make the actors' acting skills improve to a big level.

After work last night, Zhou Mulong notified the whole crew that Jiang Ge would come to shoot for one day. He was very happy in his heart. He could finally see with his own eyes how powerful this Jiang Ge, who everyone praised, was. However, after only shooting a few shots, the new assistant director took over. I don’t know what he was thinking.

But he is just an actor, and it is not easy to ask why.

Ten minutes later, the rehearsal was over.

Jiang Ge watched the whole process, and although there was no expression on his face, he gave Xu Dongqing affirmation in his heart.

This guy is not bad, and he looks good.

He basically took care of the details of the actors' performances, the switching of camera positions, the use of props, etc.

All groups were ready, and the stage operator walked to the camera and said on the board: "Scene 11, shot 15, action!"

Tan Cheng slashed the door diagonally twice with a big knife. At the same time, the prop masters on both sides outside the camera pulled the wire, and the door fell to the ground in pieces.

Tan Cheng then stepped into the house, and a beam of weak light hit his eyes. This was actually simulating the moonlight shining through the cracks in the dilapidated house.

Tan Cheng faced camera No. 1 and said coldly: "Humph, you don't even look like a ghost. Take off the mask!"

After saying that, he picked up the sword, swung it around, and rushed forward.

At this time, camera No. 1 has been withdrawn, and camera No. 2 is moving on the side track to shoot.

Tan Cheng rushed a few steps, jumped up slightly, and struck the ghoul model with his knife.

"Click!"

Xu Dongqing stopped and said to Tan Cheng: "Teacher Tan, the plot is that your knife got stuck in the skull of the ghoul and broke, and you saw that what was flowing out of the ghoul's head was not blood, but green liquid, and his expression should be Surprised.”

The original corpses were props, but now they are replaced with special effects.

Tan Cheng rarely shoots such scenes, so sometimes he can't keep up with the rhythm.

The ability of talented actors to adjust is very strong. After being reminded, the performance is in place immediately.

Shooting continues.

During this period, Xu Dongqing's shortcomings in directing were gradually exposed. He could not handle scenes with more people and more complex scenes poorly.