I'm the director, I'm not bad

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

"Okay, it's over, next time!"

In the rain, Xu Xin was wearing a raincoat. Following his words, Duan Yihong and Zhang Yi in the jeep hurried out of the car and ran under the tent with the umbrella assistant who came to meet them.

The crew quickly began to prepare for the next scene in the wind and rain.

Xu Xin sat in the tent, checked the screen on the monitor, and couldn't help humming a song:
"The heavy rain is still falling, are you afraid~ You haven't found a home for so many years~"

He was in a good mood.

Or too good to be good.

Because...the filming went so smoothly.

At this time, Duan Yihong, who was rubbing his head, came over.

Without him saying anything, Xu Xin twisted the monitor and handed over the earphones.

Duan Yihong nodded with a smile, took the earphones and put them on his head, and then began to watch the clip he just acted.

This is his habit.

Every play must be checked by yourself to see how it is played and whether there is anything "wrong".

Even if the director thinks it can.

But he still has to read it himself before he can rest assured.

It's like having obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Xu Xin was also used to it, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

If you simply use high standards to demand others, then this kind of person must be hated by others.But if you simply demand yourself with high standards, whichever crew you put this kind of person on, as long as the director's control is not bad, then it will be a very happy experience.

This scene is a scene where Yi Guchun and Xin Xiaofeng rushed to the gambling scene together.

"Car", in this movie, is endowed by Xu Xin with an attribute of seeking the truth.

It was from inside the car that Yi Guchun became suspicious of Xin Xiaofeng, and all the investigations into the extermination case, Yi Guchun's mental activities, and the search for some clues would all be done in the car.

Xin Xiaofeng is always the driver, and Yi Guchun, who sits in the co-pilot, is like a policeman examining a prisoner. Through his own intuition, as well as the description of the movements, demeanor, and expressions in the car, he explores the truth of the whole incident bit by bit.

"Scorching Sun" is not a crime-solving film.

So in this regard, Xu Xin's choice of treatment is to observe.

Or scrutiny.

From Yi Guchun's inspection.

So before it was determined that Xin Xiaofeng was the murderer back then, Xin Xiaofeng drove the car and Yi Guchun took the co-pilot.

But after Xin Xiaofeng was locked down, the case was deduced and the driver became Yi Guchun.

This transition can be combined with the rhythm of the film.

And right now, the two of them are filming this aspect of the scene.

Soon, Duan Yihong took off the earphones, glanced at the rain that kept falling from the sky, and said:

"This Nanma looks quite powerful..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded slightly:
"Well. It is said that there will be another three or four days? It may land from Fujian in early September. Let's hurry up. As long as you are in good condition, all the scenes in the rain these days should be able to shoot seven or eight eight."

This year's No. 11 typhoon Nanmadu has already formed in the Philippines.

Even with Xiamen, it has been raining since the 26th.

It's already the 29th, and it's still going down.

For others, the weather is too miserable.

Every family puts "rice" tape on the windows to prevent typhoons, and is worried about water leakage at home... But for the entire "Scorching Sun" crew, this is a godsend opportunity.

The rain is heavy and small, and it will stop for a while.

It couldn't be more perfect.

And that's why he's in such a good mood.

Not to mention "the heavens are beautiful", the most important thing is that the state of the leading actors is also very, very good.

Whether it's Zhang Yi, Duan Yihong, Wang Qianyuan, Zhou Yiwei, etc.

Not to mention Xu Xin, the entire crew, after getting along with each other this month, must admit...these people are really amazing.

In their impression, the operation of the crew has basically never stagnated because of someone's bad condition.

At most, after shooting one piece, the director thinks something is wrong, so he can talk to a few people.

After telling them what kind of feeling they want, take at most two or three times, and they can directly meet the director's requirements.

The chemistry is abysmal.

The collision of their respective opponents, and everyone's handling of the roles, are all wonderful and perfect.

The actors are good, and the progress of the filming is fast.

If the normal production crew were left behind, the crew's shooting progress would be halfway through, or even more than halfway through this month's time.

But the reason why only a maximum of 40% has been completed now is that in this scene, the director often asks for one scene, a double shot of two kinds of weather.

When the angle of view is on a person's side, it is raining.

When the other person was there, it was sunny again.

A scene has to be shot twice, so the progress has not been fast.

But since the formation of Nanmadu, the progress of the entire crew suddenly began to accelerate.All the scenes in the rain were filmed smoothly.

If the crew wants light rain, it will rain lightly.

Showers, showers.

Everyone in the crew said it was Mazu's blessing.

Xu Xin felt the same way.

And according to this progress... He estimated that in three to five days, he would be able to complete all the rain scenes he needed in the movie.As for the remaining shots, if they are shot normally, they may all be completed in October.

Even October is fast.

Judging from the good chemistry of these people, it may be almost the same before the Golden Week.

Compared with the original plan for the weather, the shooting time of three to five months was unbelievably fast.

This is the source of his good mood.

While the two of them were chatting, soon, the drama manager came over:

"Director Xu, are we packing up?"

"Well, clean up."

Xu Xin nodded and extinguished the cigarette.

next time.

The next scene was a night scene, and Yi Guchun told his younger sister Yi Gu Xia Xin Xiaofeng was gay at the dinner table.Yi Guxia laughed wildly at first, thinking it was amused.

But immediately realized something was wrong, and asked my brother who he heard from.

Yi Guchun told her what she saw with her own eyes.

Then Yi Guxia will have a scene where she is absurd at first, then puzzled, and then immediately thinks of some possibility, her face changes, and finally she leaves the table directly.

Then the next day she found Yang Zidao, took off her clothes, and the test showed that Yang Zidao was not gay.

The relationship between the two finally began to collide.

It's quite important.

For this reason, Liu Zhishi has been preparing for a day at the filming location rented by the crew.

Now everyone is going to go.

After getting into the car, he looked at the sky.

I thought my daughter-in-law should wake up soon...

It's late at night.

……

Yang Mi did get up.

The time difference between Los Angeles and China is 15 hours.

It's time for Xu Xin to have dinner, but it's only 4 o'clock in the morning on her side.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, she stretched a lot on the bed, and then walked into the bathroom.

The sound of splashing water soon resounded.

After taking a bath, she was bare-faced and her eyes were still a little swollen, so she changed into a set of loose exercise clothes and walked out of the room.

The children are sleeping with grandma and grandpa, so she doesn't have to worry at all.

After walking out of the Hilton Hotel room, she went straight upstairs to the empty gym.

Ignoring those treadmills and other equipment, she went directly to the area without equipment. After pulling out a yoga mat from the corner, she began to walk steadily and stood up.

It is not difficult for her to stand on her feet without distraction.

After all, she has persisted for several years.

Soon, half an hour passed by.

She used to feel sore all over her body after standing for 10 minutes, but after half an hour of standing, she didn't even see a drop of sweat.

After the stance, she started to fight the small frame in Baguazhang.

It is not required to be fast, nor is it required to act swiftly.

It was just a continuation of the master's verses such as "empty chest, straighten the top and lower the waist, twist the steps and knees to grasp the dungeon. Sink the shoulders, drop the elbows and extend the front palms, and look at the tiger's mouth with both eyes", and started to move in a rigid manner.

Even the movements are a little slow, as if practicing Tai Chi again.

But only she knows that when she silently recites the "Yunpan Gejue" of Baguazhang in her heart, she can clearly feel the rhythm of every muscle in her body.

And after finishing a set of Baguazhang, she performed another set of Xingyiquan.

When the game was over, there were two or three more early risers in the gym.

It's a pity that these people didn't see those two sets of boxing.

Otherwise, when seeing her vigorous and "huh, ha" boxing, let these foreigners see what a real "CHINESE KONGFU" is.

Yang Mi doesn't care either.

Or it could be said that she just focused on using shelf work to fully wake up all the functions of her body, and then she stopped exercising voluntarily with the tip of her nose sweating.

Turned to doing yoga on the yoga mat.

Yoga is good.

It has great advantages for maintaining body shape.

And when the yoga was done, the time had come to early 6 o'clock.

There are more people in the gym.

Obviously, there are many people who need to get up and exercise in the morning to wake up their bodies.

And Yang Mi has already walked out of the gym and went straight to the restaurant of the hotel.

Hilton's diet was just okay for her.

The taste is average, but the variety is quite rich and healthy.

Milk, corn kernels, oats, bacon...

After finishing her breakfast, which was far beyond the appetite of ordinary women, she returned to her room with her sports water cup.

No makeup, no shower.

Instead, I started watching movies.

Legendary Pictures kept the news of this audition very tight.

As an actress, she has no idea what the role she is going to play is.

However, almost all the films released by Legendary Pictures can be summarized as "Hollywood blockbusters".

Whether it is science fiction or epic, it is not without trace.

They're good at this kind of film.

Then watch this movie yourself.

Through the film made by Legendary Pictures, he used his own emotions to express his emotions.

This is actually a kind of psychology, as if something good happens to a person early in the morning, it can make her happy all day.But when she encounters a bad thing, it can make her look like no one is pleasing to her all day.

From early to now, except for exercising and eating, she has never touched her mobile phone or listened to music.

The purpose is to let one's brain try its best to contact the too complicated information of the outside world as little as possible.

When exposed to too much information, the brain cannot maintain that "clear" state.

With less contact and no need to think, she can maintain more concentration while watching movies.

She didn't know what kind of movie she was going to audition for, but she thought... it should be a science fiction movie, right?

The movies they have released in recent years are all science fiction films, and the most important thing is that unless it is a specific theme in Hollywood, such as the Qin Shihuang played by Li Lianjie in "The Mummy"... Otherwise, find Asian actors and play Western ones. Epic or fantasy, no matter how you look at it, it is all nonsense.

So she felt that this so-called "Sea of ​​Silence" should be a science fiction film.

And the movie she chose today is "Ninja Assassin" starring Korean star RAIN last year.

To be honest, this movie is a hit movie.

An investment of 4000 million U.S. dollars only brought in a box office of 6000 million U.S. dollars.

I lost money and went to grandma's house.

But it made RAIN an "international superstar" among the Korean population.

And "King of Asia".

It's like hanging the whole world.

normal.

Korea ~ ~ ~ country.

It's not surprising that something happens.

As for why Yang Mi chose this kind of flick with a simple and rough plot, the reason is also very simple.

She doesn't care what the Hollywood box office is for her plays.

Because...whether it is Zhang Ziyi or RAIN, it seems to prove one thing.That is, Asians cannot support North American box office sales.

As an Asian, it's still a new face.

Wanting to be the so-called box office attraction...or the absolute protagonist or something like that is simply a fantasy.

One must always be self-aware.

Even Cheng Long is not very popular in Hollywood, so what kind of onion is she?
At this stage, she just wants to see what the style of Asian actors Hollywood likes.

After seeing and understanding, get the audition role in your hand, and then consider other things.

Bragging with her husband on the phone about how it became popular in one year, after the Oscar was awarded in two years, and was named on the Avenue of Stars in three years, it was all a joke.The truth is, she regards acting in Hollywood as an achievement like... playing a game.

Hollywood is Karazhan.

As a newcomer, I finally found a team whose requirements for joining the group were not "start a group in Karazhan and graduate from Karazhan". She hurriedly got the customs clearance achievement, and after returning to China, our sisters' faces are also bright, right?
So, even if I think RAIN's acting is awkward.

That black actress is so ugly...

But she fast-forwarded through it anyway.

She didn't remember the plot at all, but after watching it, she thought carefully about some movies she had seen in the past two or three days that featured Asian faces.

After probably figuring out their criteria for casting Asian actors...

I glanced at the time and found that it was almost 8 o'clock.

An hour and a half before the audition, she walked out of the house again.

This time, she still went to the gym.

When I came to the gym, I went straight to the treadmill.

not much.

15 minutes.

After running for 12 minutes at a pace of 15 kilometers per hour, she got off the treadmill panting.

At 8:[-], the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

At 8:50, after drying her hair and wearing a very light makeup on her face, she walked out of the room wearing a pair of sunglasses, a T-shirt + jeans, and sneakers.

It was 9 o'clock when we got downstairs.

Sun Ting was already waiting in the lobby, and when she saw Yang Mi, she quickly walked over with her bag:
"sister."

"Ah."

Yang Mi nodded, took off her sunglasses and asked:

"How is my condition?"

Sun Ting looked at her energetic face, which was obviously different from other people who just got up in the morning, and said sincerely:
"It couldn't be more perfect."

Hearing this, Yang Mi smiled slightly.

Putting on the sunglasses again, carrying the sports bottle in his hand, he went out with Sun Ting directly.

Go out and turn left.

There is no need to take a vehicle at all, because the audition location "Terminix Pest Control" is next to Hilton.

It is a commercial office building.

The two sides are next to each other.

That's why she doesn't live in Beverly, but in Hilton.

There is only one street between the two sides.

"Sister, would you like some coffee?"

Looking at the coffee shop downstairs, Sun Ting asked.

"No. Give me the information."

Hearing this, Sun Ting quickly handed over the actor information in the bag.

I heard Yang Mi say:

"You still need to practice your English. If the company needs you to go abroad if something happens in the future, you will save yourself from being caught."

"Yes, I know."

"Come up with me in a while to see what's going on. If there's nothing wrong, you can just go back to the hotel and bring Nuannuan and Yangyang. I can come here by myself. The main thing is to watch the children and pay attention to safety. There are many cars here... "

"Ok."

"... Well, it's here, let's go, go up."

While the two were talking, they had already arrived in the office building and saw the sign in the office building.

"Sea of ​​Silence audition, floor 20."

Yang Mi took Sun Ting and several office workers into the elevator together.

After reaching the twentieth floor, following the guidance of the sign, the two of them turned a corner, and then saw a poster photo at the end of the corridor.

Above the poster photo is an artistic photo of a fat middle-aged foreigner with glasses.

Yang Mi has no impression of this person at all.

But I saw a line of words under the poster.

She blinked, subconsciously translated:
"Gile... Guillermo del Toro's personal studio... Tingting, find out who this Guillermo del Toro is."

"Ok."

Sun Ting quickly took out her mobile phone, took a picture of the line, and continued to follow Yang Mi inside.

Not far away is the end of the sign.

It reads: "The actor submits the information, and the front desk receives the audition form"

Seeing this, Yang Mi took the information and pushed open the glass door, looked at the two big girls at the front desk, and said directly:
"Hello, I have received an invitation to audition, and I am here to audition the actors of "Sea of ​​Silence"."

The front desk was very polite. After checking the name with Yang Mi, he handed her a number plate.

When Yang Mi saw it, she was a little speechless.

001.

In other words, she was the first to come and line up.

After receiving the number, the staff pointed inside:

"Just go outside and wait."

"Okay, thanks. Is it outside the door?"

"Yes, there are seats in the corridor that turns right when you go out, and someone will call the number later."

"Ok."

Yang Mi took Sun Ting out, turned to the right, and saw a row of benches on both sides of the corridor.

She froze for a moment, then suddenly laughed:
"Ha~"

Sun Ting, who was checking the information, raised her head subconsciously:
"sister?"

"fine……"

Yang Mi shook her head amusedly, and sat directly on the head seat.

There was a trance look in his eyes.

It's really... a long time.

Before she and her husband didn't know each other, she would run the film crew like this almost every year under the arrangement of the company, sometimes even two shows in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Run three or four games a day.

But since meeting her husband, her career has skyrocketed, and this experience of sitting in the hallway waiting for an audition... really never happened again.

There are really some memories and trances at the moment.

At this time, Sun Ting found the information and handed over the phone:

"Sister, he is quite famous."

"Oh?"

Yang Mi looked at the movie made by the director named Guillermo del Toro on her mobile phone.

She has watched the two movies "Blade Warrior 2" and "Hellboy".

Others have no impression.

but……

"Pan's Labyrinth?"

Seeing the title of the movie, she was taken aback suddenly.

After thinking about it, he took out his mobile phone and started searching.

Keyword: "The 60th Cannes International Film Festival" (Note 1)

After opening, pull down directly and find the shortlist on the encyclopedia.

In the main competition unit, the name of this movie is impressively listed.

And it is the Palme d'Or in the main competition.

Unfortunately, nominated.

The best film that year was "Three Weeks and Two Days in April" by Christian Mungi.

The Golden Camera Award is for "The Unspeakable Secret".

Yo?
So... are you still acquaintances?
Yang Mi raised her eyebrows.

It's just a pity... She doesn't have any impression of this person at all.

Then, she scanned the 60th Cannes on the encyclopedia information, and the trance look in her eyes became more intense.

"Tingting."

"what?"

"You said... am I getting old?"

"..."

Sun Ting was speechless for a while.

I thought your old man had a convulsion?

How old are you?A full count of 26 years old.

Where did the emotion come from?
But Yang Mi still looked sad:

"I always feel... a lot of things have happened in these years. It was four years ago that I went to Cannes to accept the award on behalf of your brother Xu. But now I see acquaintances... I have no impression at all. Tsk tsk... old ah."

"..."

Sun Ting was speechless.

I didn't know what to say for a while.

And just then, her phone rang.

Yang Mi glanced at it and said:

"Go back, Nuan Nuan is starting to make trouble."

"Uh...Okay, sister, tell me when you're done, and I'll pick you up?"

"No, I'll walk back by myself, go, take care of Nuannuan and Yangyang."

"Mmm Good."

Sun Ting nodded and left directly.

And after she left, Yang Mi stopped looking at her phone, but sat on the not-so-comfortable square stool with her eyes closed and meditating.

Start to maintain a state of inner clarity.

Until I heard footsteps.

Turning around, a very strange Asian girl came over.Yang Mi looked at her, and she also looked at Yang Mi.

Neither of them seemed to know each other.

In the end, it was Yang Mi who nodded politely to her as a greeting.

After the girl responded, she sat directly a little far away from her.

And the arrival of this girl is like a beginning, one after another, Asian faces begin to appear one after another.

Yang Mi didn't care either, she just sat on the chair and continued to rest with her eyes closed.

Until... She realized that someone was watching her.

Open your eyes and turn your head.

Then he met an equally unfamiliar face.

do not know.

never seen it.

When Yang Mi was thinking about it, she suddenly heard the other party say:
"Why don't you just scatter?"

"...?"

Yang Mi was taken aback.

Seeing the other party showing a pleasant smile, he said to her in English:

"Excuse me, are you Director Xu Xin's wife Yang Mi?"

Yang Mi nodded subconsciously.

"you are?"

"I'm Kikuchi Rinko for the first time. I met Director Xu Xin at the Venice Film Festival."

"Uh……"

Yang Mi doesn't know how to translate Kikuchi Rinko.

but……

Does this person know her husband?

And at this moment, the other party took the initiative to say:

"Nihao~I am~Kikuchi~Rinko~Nice to meet~You~Please~Duoduo~Take care~"

"Uh……"

Yang Mi is really confused now.

(Note 1: "Pan's Labyrinth" is actually the 59th session, that is, in 06. I made a revision here. In addition, I just changed it today. I have a backache, and I just came back from a massage in the afternoon.)