I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 141 139. Concept·Music
Let go of the little jokes among friends, and then it's the real business.

"Should we stay in Taipei for one night and go to Tamsui tomorrow? Or just go there? I have all my luggage~ and then the filming crew can join me tomorrow."

"Go ahead. How long will it take to get there?"

Xu Xin didn't mean to procrastinate in the slightest.

After Jay Chou heard this, he didn't show any surprise, and said:

"It takes about an hour from here. You can stay at my house over there. My grandma and mother are both in Taipei now. It's very empty and the room is big enough."

"Okay. Then go straight, get up early tomorrow...you can see the sunrise and sunset over there, right?"

"It's all right. The scenery of Fisherman's Wharf is very good..."

"Then get up early tomorrow, go to the harbor first, then what... the tide... the tide..."

"Chaoyinhai."

"Yes, including Chaoyinhai, Linshan Trail, etc., let the photographer come over early tomorrow. I will go to all your filming locations in these two days. Remember to ask him to bring the camera."

"it is good."

"And what about her, what will she do?"

Xu Xin pointed at his girlfriend.

Jay Chou nodded immediately:
"Dani, when can your friends be here?"

"Tomorrow, Brother JAY. I'll be here tomorrow with my luggage."

"it is good."

Xu Xin nodded.

Xu Xin does not plan to use dubbing for the role of Qingyi, because Jay Chou's voice is very recognizable, and there is still a big difference between recording and live recording.So Yang Mi had to speak in a standard Wanwan accent.

At first glance, Wanwan dialect is easy to imitate, but it is actually the same as many dialect accents.Beginners don't think there is anything, but there is still a difference when you listen carefully.

So Xu Xin came up with an idea for her, asking Jay Chou to find two Wanwan friends, to eat and live with the girl for a month, and bring her into a Mandarin-speaking atmosphere as much as possible.

This month, the first half of the month will be very hard, because Yang Mi still has a series of intensive promotional schedules for "Golden Armor".These two days have been specially adjusted, otherwise she should have participated in the publicity meeting in Shanghai this week.

And when the promotion of "Golden Armor" is over, she will fly directly to Wanwan and live here.And Dani and those friends practiced the crooked Mandarin accent as soon as possible.

Very hard.

Very compact.

But as an actor, you have to do it.

Otherwise, in the play of the two of them, Jay Chou speaks a Wan Wan accent, but she speaks an authentic Beijing film... If the audience does not vomit blood, Xu Xin will also vomit blood.

……

By the time we arrived at Danshui Town below New Taipei City, it was past 12 o'clock.

And the group finally got out of the car at the door of Jay Chou's renovated house.

The house has been tidied up, and the Japanese-style island style has a strong sense of space.There are five rooms in total. At first glance, it looks like a lot, but in fact, there are only three rooms where you can sleep.

So, Xu Xin said directly to Sun Ting at the door:
"You and Sister Zeng, go with Dani, the hotel has been booked. If you want to follow, Sister Zeng, then go together. You don't need to go shopping with me. Sun Ting, you will go with Dani in a while. Let me know what you need to prepare for the usual itinerary here, remember to bring it, come here early, we have to go to the pier by the time of sunrise tomorrow morning, don't be late."

"Uh... ok."

Seeing that Sister Zeng was silent, Sun Ting nodded.

Xu Xin waved his hand:
"Disband, everyone should rest early, tomorrow will be a busy day."

After speaking, Jay Chou opened the door of the house, and Xu Xin, who was carrying two suitcases, followed in with the empty-handed girl.

……

"Hey, do you want a drink?"

"Drink a fart and go to bed directly. You can only sleep for four or five hours at most. What else do you drink?"

Xu Xin didn't even intend to visit Jay Chou's house, so he said directly.

"Time is tight."

"...Okay, then you two should go to bed earlier, I'm upstairs, I need some water, here's..."

"Uh-huh."

Xu Xin responded and walked directly into the guest bedroom.

The guest bedroom was cleaned very clean, and Yang Mi, as a fan, must be curious to "stay" directly at the idol's house.

I looked east and west, and then I was stunned by Xu Xin who just came out of the bathroom:

"What are you wandering around without sleeping?"

"Uh……"

"Go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"...you don't take a bath?"

"No, I set the alarm for 5 o'clock, and I'll be refreshed after I get up and take a shower. Hurry up."

"..."

She was obviously a little dazed when she saw her boyfriend's real working state for the first time.

However, Xu Xin had already turned off the lights.

Firstly, I didn’t go to the night market, secondly, I didn’t watch the night scene, thirdly, I didn’t take a closer look at the various rooms in the idol’s house, and searched for traces of the other party’s growth. The girl who didn’t even have to take a bath for the fourth time could only go into the bathroom silently. Went for skin care.

Skin management is very important for every star.

Especially for girls who are prone to endocrine disorders, acne on any face is unacceptable.

She didn't think it was a problem before, but since she joined Renyi, she listened to some teachers chatting there in her spare time. When a teacher said that she only ate light vegetables, porridge and so on in the ten days before filming, When preventing acne on her face, she suddenly realized what "face" means to an actor.

So the skin care that I used to be lazy occasionally, I dare not miss it once.

And when she came out again, her boyfriend in pajamas had already fallen asleep on the other side of the bed.

"Tsk."

She shook her head regretfully.

……

5 points in the early hours.

When the alarm clock rang, Xu Xin jumped up from the bed.

Shake the girl a bit:
"Woke up."

"Um……"

Dazed Yang Mi responded, but it was obvious that she couldn't get up.

Shaking again...

"Brother, go... I'll find you later..."

Take a look, is this a human speech?

But in the end, Xu Xin relented.

Indeed, I slept more than 12 o'clock last night, and now it is less than 5 hours.

Today is just to verify the filming location, if you can't get up, you can't get up.

He walked directly into the bathroom by himself, and the sound of splashing water sounded.

The hot water quickly revived his spirits.

But who knew that when the washing was about to be finished, the bathroom door was opened.

Confused Yang Mi walked in, squeezed the toothpaste and sat down on the toilet.

"Why did you get up?"

"I want to watch the sunrise with you..."

"..."

Xu Xin froze for a moment, his eyes became more gentle:

"Ah."

Then, when Xu Xin finished his shower, his girlfriend, who didn't even put on makeup, just washed her face and wore a peaked cap and sunglasses, came out, only to see Jay Chou on the sofa...

Clothes are ready.

"...Hey, it's time to go."

"...Huh?...Oh...Okay..."

Jay Chou sat up in a daze with his chicken coop on his head.

"Why are you sleeping here?"

"... Afraid that I won't be able to wake up, I put on my clothes and slept here. Hiss~ It's so cold...Give me a minute, I'll brush my teeth, you wait for me."

After he finished speaking, he went upstairs, and Xu Xin put on a coat and walked out directly.The temperature in December is about 12 to 8 degrees.Although it is not cold, but you must wear a coat.

Sun Ting, Dani and the driver's commercial vehicle were already waiting at the door.

"Brother Xu, sister Mi, it's early."

Just now, under the pale sky, Dani said hello.

Xu Xin nodded and just stood by the car to smoke.

And Yang Mi got into the car directly and went to sleep.

Soon, Jay Chou also came out.

Squeezing out the cigarette butt, with a faint smell of smoke, the commercial vehicle walked towards Fisherman's Wharf.

Everyone looked tired along the way, and no one spoke.

Only Xu Xin kept adjusting the Nikon lens in his hand. After the adjustment, he turned on the DV and began to adjust the color.

When we got to the pier, it was actually empty.He didn't know if there was a fishing moratorium on Wanwan or what, anyway, he didn't see many fishing boats.

Seaside, sunrise, beach, pier...

These seemingly romantic words no matter where they are placed, seem to be isolated from the world when it comes to Xu Xin.

After arriving at the place, he ignored the intention of Dani, Sun Ting and Yang Mi to go to the beach. Instead, he found a high ground, set up a tripod, mounted the DV, and started pointing the camera at different angles. The vision twisted for a while.

Jay Chou didn't know what he was shooting with the camera... It was a mess.

But not next to him watching the picture in the DV video.

"... Is your DV broken? It's still not adjusted properly? It's so popular."

"Not bad."

Xu Xin responded:
"Don't move, I'll see the effect later."

"So red?"

"To compare the color difference... You don't understand if you tell me. Just contact the photographer and come over."

"……All right."

In this way, Xu Xin first searched around, and then directed Jay Chou to carry the camera, and the two began to walk up the seawall.

There are several seawalls here, long or short.

Xu Xin looked at the first article first, and seemed dissatisfied, and then started to read the second article... and when he reached the second article, the shadow of the sun could already be seen in the sky.

"Sunrise!"

Yang Mi shouted.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing her movements, Xu Xin yelled as if waking up from a dream:
"come here!"

"……what?"

"Hurry up, come here!"

"Uh……"

There was no way, the girl who was wearing big sunglasses to cover up her swollen eyeballs trotted over.

"Both of you, go, walk this way from the end. Make a show of talking and laughing."

"..."

"..."

The moment Jay Chou and Yang Mi heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched at the same time.Even Jay Chou's eyes were full of doubts.

"Talking and laughing?"

Yang Mi couldn't help asking back.

Xu Xin, who was talking about color contrast on the DV, nodded:

"Yes. Ye Xianglun, Lu Xiaoyu. Hurry up."

"..."

Before Jay Chou could speak, the girl suddenly took off her sunglasses:
"Brother...you see my eyes are swollen to such a virtue, can I be Lu Xiaoyu?"

She was almost half smaller than usual, and with the addition of red blood from lack of sleep, her painting style suddenly became a bit fragmented...

And as if to reflect her words, Jay Chou on the side also took off his woolen hat.A head full of exploding heads...

That peculiar painting style instantly made Dani and Sun Ting turn their heads away.

Trying hard not to let myself laugh out loud.

"It's not that you are really asked to play Lu Xiaoyu, but you are to play Qingyi... that's all right, hurry up, don't waste time."

"..."

"..."

have to.

The words of the director are bigger than the sky.

The two looked at each other...

Yang Mi muttered:
"Why watch the sunrise with your boyfriend for the first time, such a romantic thing, but you have to come with a friend who is not a boyfriend!"

The corner of Jay Chou's mouth twitched, and he sighed helplessly:
"Please, I don't use this image to walk on the dyke line at sunrise with my friend who is not a girlfriend~"

"..."

"..."

Finally, the two sighed again:
"Ugh……"

"Hurry up, both of you, what is the ink stain!"

Xu Xin was not happy anymore.

So, Jay Chou, who looked like a jerk and put on his hat again, and the girl who couldn't wear sunglasses stepped on the steps that the boss didn't like, and stood with him at the end of the seawall.

Then Xu Xin made a gesture:
"Walk."

At first, the limbs of the two were still a little stiff.

But after walking a few steps, it seems that in order to take care of Jay Chou's emotions, the girl said:
"Hey, your afro is so funny."

"...ha~"

Jay Chou showed a much more natural smile.

Then he turned his head and glanced at the gradually emerging sun, and said:
"Don't worry, when the sun rises to the most beautiful two-thirds, I will definitely bring Xu Xin over to watch with you!"

"do not."

Unexpectedly, the girl shook her head.

Jay Chou asked with some doubts:

"why?"

"He looks so handsome when he's working hard~ I don't want to bother him."

"... Tsk, can you stop being so nasty."

"Are you two nauseous?"

"...Please, what does this mean?"

"Do you still need to ask? My boyfriend didn't call me in the middle of the night, but recently I have been chatting with you for more than an hour every day. Why don't you two get married. "

"Pfft...hahaha~ Is this like this? Are you jealous?"

"Tch~ I'm not jealous, I just feel my status is being threatened."

"Haha, is that so? Next time I'll be more careful, take a shorter time hum~"

"Tch, if you have the ability, go and give birth to him~"

"Pfft...hahahahahaha..."

Now, Jay Chou couldn't walk anymore.

He laughed so hard that he couldn't even straighten his waist.

And the girl, like a little cock who won a fight, raised her chest and stared at the swollen eyes, and came to Xu Xin:

"How about it?"

"...Not bad... What are you two talking about? How did he become so virtuous?"

"Hey, this is "The Untold Secret"."

"..."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes and waved to Jay Chou:

"Look at the shots I took."

Jay Chou, who still had a speechless smile on his face, hurried over.

The three huddled together on the small screen of the DV and started watching.

In fact, the cutting angle of this shot has no technical content.Because the seawall is just an extension line made of cement with a width of about two meters.Therefore, his angle is to go straight... because if you want to find other angles, you have to jump into the sea.

And Xu Xin didn't ask them to look at the angle, but the texture of the picture.

In the camera, two people who don't have a good image are walking here step by step in front of the camera.

In terms of pace, there must be no such things as camera positions.

But it's a state of natural relaxation, and...

"Why so white?"

Yang Mi was a little surprised.

She didn't put cold white on her face, why did she look so pale when she looked at it?
Xu Xin ignored her, but looked at Jay Chou who had been silent all the time.

After Jay Chou finished reading and straightened up, he asked:

"What did you see?"

"...the light is very dim, but the picture is very bright..."

"How do you feel?"

"Well……"

Jay Chou thought for a while and said:
"Although we are joking, you look quite melancholy in the photo."

"The saturation has been increased a bit. I used the blue color compensation and adjusted the brightness. The white she said is because of the saturation and brightness. Because of the current light, if there is no light, this DV can do this at most. This is the limit. And after using blue light complementary color, you can see the sky... the sky is actually very dark, this is because the blue light complementary color law and the reddish color of the sky form a black color.

Black often expresses depression, but because I don't use it obviously, it will only make you feel a little uncomfortable.And the blue light throughout the story is matched with this kind of saturated innocence, so the melancholy is highlighted.And if you think about it, if you can hear the sound of the waves at this time, in this picture composed of sound and light and shadow, the happier you two chat, the stronger the melancholy in your heart.right? "

"..."

Jay Chou frowned, thought for a while, and re-watched the DV just now.

After reading it again, I ignored the surrounding noises and listened carefully to the sound of the waves.

Not to mention... what the other party said was absolutely correct.

The waves are repetitive and monotonous, and the sky is gray, but both of them are very "white", smiling very happily.

That sense of melancholy came out of the contrast at once.

"So, the tone of the music should be slower Hum?"

He suddenly said this.

Yang Mi was taken aback.

Let you look at the camera, why did you suddenly start talking about the soundtrack?

But Xu Xin was not surprised at all, and nodded directly:
"Yes, this shot is the tone I set for the soundtrack. We need to combine the three elements of music, picture, and characters to construct the world. When I shoot with bright colors, I need to make the soundtrack It's quiet and soothing. But when I start to use darker tones, I need you to play different levels of melancholy according to the rhythm of my shots... This story has to be shot beautifully, you know?"

"..."

"Because it's a campus story, except for a few scenes, the soundtrack should be a single-line narrative. Don't make it complicated and changeable. And the same, the tone of this play... Or, the scene I'm shooting for you now, In fact, it is the keynote of the movie after Lu Xiaoyu and Ye Xianglun parted. In the script, Ye Xianglun was misunderstood after kissing Qingyi in the piano room, and the whole scene has this texture until the day of the graduation ceremony. But in music, this part The soundtrack of the shot should range from rush to soothing, understand?"

The two of them had already talked too much about the script of "The Unspeakable Secret", from the shooting technique to others, including various sub-shots. Xu Xin helped him make ready-made ones.

Just like feeding bread, I can't wait to feed it into his mouth.

But now that I have taken over, there is actually no need to go into details about the lens feel or how to shoot.Just like what Yang Mi said, the two spent countless nights talking on the phone, chatting about the processing of one scene after another.

Although Jay Chou himself was the director and Xu Xin was the proposer at the time, it also represented Xu Xin's shooting philosophy.

But the only thing the two haven't touched is the concept of soundtrack.

But now, without direct communication, Jay Chou understood what Xu Xin wanted just by relying on this one shot...

What he showed was not the shot, but the musical needs of the various colors in the shot.

"OK, I'll make a note of that."

"Hmm. And here..."

The two of them chatted as if no one was there.

The eyes of the neglected girl gradually became a little strange.

What was just a casual joke just now seems to suddenly become a reality.

You two aren't really going to be together, are you?
She has strange eyes.

But immediately shook his head...

Although it's exciting just thinking about it, but... this is my boyfriend!

Isn't this just like watching a small movie, before I saw the face, I thought it was so exciting, but when I saw the face, I suddenly realized that this is my girlfriend...

No no no!

Be careful in the future.

What if my man is really taken away!
……

Sunrise is faint.

Great light came from heaven.

Under the fiery red sky, the girl sitting on the seawall glanced at her boyfriend who was sitting next to her with a camera, and asked rather strangely:

"Aren't you going to accompany your big baby?"

"Ha~"

Xu Xin couldn't help laughing.

He pinched her chin and turned his head, gave her a big sip, and said:
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"I thought the two of us just sat like this before the sun came out, and then quietly waited for the sunrise..."

"There will be opportunities in the future. What's the rush?"

"There will be no chance in the future... Watching the sunrise is too painful, I think it's better for us to sleep until we wake up naturally, and then watch the sunset together. Waking up early is too painful... Ha~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~"

Suddenly, she let out a huge yawn.

Then I heard a "click".

The girl shut up instinctively, turned her head, and when she saw her boyfriend holding a camera, her eyes suddenly became fierce:

"Oops you're annoying! Delete it! Delete it now!!!"

"It's not a digital DV...it's a film, delete it if you say so?"

"I don't care! Give me the camera!"

"Don't grab it! It's more than 1!"

"I don't care! Ah!!! It must be ugly! Don't!!!!!!"

"Hahaha~"

The movement of the two caught the attention of Jay Chou, who was holding a DV for a trial shoot.

And when the camera was aimed at the two of them, the corner of his mouth twitched and he couldn't help sighing.

please...

Does it have to be like this?

Trick the dog in to kill?

Then he showed a sneer of disdain, thinking that Patty and I...

In an instant, the sneer turned into rigidity.

Finally, it became a sad silent sigh.

"Ugh……"

But this sigh was attracted by the squabbling sound again, seeing the two people who had changed from squabbling to kissing for some reason, a smile gradually appeared on Jay Chou's face.

I hope you two are doing well.

do not learn from me.

Don't be like me either.

But at this time, a call came... Jay Chou answered a few times after connecting, hung up the phone, and shouted:

"Hey, they've arrived, you two don't act like this~"

Hearing this movement, Xu Xin responded:
"it is good."

Turning his head to his girlfriend with tender eyes, he said:

"Let's go?"

"Ah."

The girl got up straight away, and by the way pulled her boyfriend to stand up together.

Without letting go, she just held his hand in front of her and pulled him towards the beach.

For some reason, an idea suddenly popped up in Xu Xin's mind.

As blessed as a soul, he raised the camera in his hand.

Leaning back, after pulling away enough distance, looking at the back of the girl who appeared in the camera holding his hand, with a "click", this scene was frozen forever.

After filming, he nodded in satisfaction, and shouted to Jay Chou, who was holding a DV next to him with an uncomfortable face:
"Hey, smelly man, sing a song to cheer up~"

smelly man...

The corner of Jay Chou's mouth twitched, and the original "Simple Love" quietly cut the song:
"Happy breakup~ I wish you happiness~ You will find someone better than me~"

"Pfft... goose goose goose goose goose goose goose goose~"

For some reason, under the twitching corner of Xu Xin's mouth, the girl seemed to have been poked at a certain point of laughter.

Goose hooting again.

Not happy.

(End of this chapter)