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Chapter 61 Shooting
Wu Yuchen spent ten days setting up the film crew: finding locations, scouting locations, and assembling the team.

Having learned from his experience filming "Car 44" last time, Wu Yuchen had a pretty good grasp of everyone's skill level. Some people were usable, such as the sound engineer and the art director, while others were a bit lacking in important positions, so he had to find someone with experience, such as the cinematographer.

Wu Yuchen can take photos by himself, but shooting "We Two" is not like shooting "Car 44" with a single camera. Many scenes require shooting with two cameras. For example, when Xiao Ma and the old lady are arguing, they need to shoot their reactions at the same time, which is not enough with one camera.

Through his teacher Xie Xiaojing's introduction, he found a photographer with decent skills. Although he wasn't famous, he had seven or eight years of shooting experience, which was enough.

It was during Wu Yuchen's preparations that a heavy snow began to fall in Beijing, turning the city into a white wonderland.

Wu Yuchen reached out and caught the snowflakes falling from the sky, thinking to himself that they had come at just the right time!
The next day, the snow was still falling, but the crew of "We Two" had already set up their cameras.

At the intersection of the winding alleyways, Zhou Xun stood out against the snow-covered landscape in a military green overcoat. She rode an old-fashioned bicycle, her face wrapped in a black scarf, revealing only her bright, expressive eyes. Her previously long hair was gone, replaced by short hair that highlighted her decisive and efficient personality.

As Zhou Xun rode her bicycle past the camera, the camera panned to follow her, always keeping her as the main subject.

Before the shoot, Wu Yuchen had already discussed the camera language with the photographer.

For Zhou Xun, who is energetic and full of vitality, a lot of handheld panning shots were required, and the camera transitions had to be quick and smooth, even abrupt, to subtly showcase the young woman's vigorous vitality and impulsive personality.

The shots focusing on the old woman are mostly fixed shots, steady, static, and stagnant, as if time is stuck on her, creating a heavy sense of accumulation and vicissitude.

But when the two meet and act in the same space, the film camera no longer jumps around or remains static. The camera changes with the interaction between the two, sometimes sharp when there is conflict, sometimes gentle when there is relaxation.

Therefore, just in terms of photographic language alone, photographers who haven't graduated really can't handle it; there's a lot to learn.

"Crack!"

After Wu Yuchen called for a stop, he walked up to Zhou Xun and said, "Breathing. You're an impatient person. You didn't stop riding all the way here. Now you should have that panting sound like someone who has just stopped, understand?"

Zhou Xun nodded, but Wu Yuchen called her back and, after thinking for a moment, said, "Go outside, wearing these clothes, run for 5 minutes and then come back."

Zhou Xun is not tall to begin with, and her thick, long military green coat almost dragged on the ground. Running in that outfit must have been tiring, but she didn't mind. After listening, she went out and started running in the alley.

At this moment, Wu Yuchen had no intention of feeling sorry for the actors. When making this kind of realistic and heartwarming film, details are extremely important, as they can subtly increase the audience's sense of immersion. Therefore, he was determined to pay close attention to them.

A moment later, Wu Yuchen saw Zhou Xun running back. She stopped and was panting heavily. Wu Yuchen went over and wrapped a scarf around her mouth and nose, letting her breathe like that. After her breathing became less heavy, he said, "Okay, remember, just like this."

"Action!"

The old wooden door was pushed open, and the camera showed Zhou Xun's face, which was mostly covered by a scarf. White breath was constantly coming out of the scarf, and her wispy hair, damp with moisture, covered her eyes, revealing a pair of big eyes looking around. You could also hear her breathing heavily.

"Pass!"

Not long after filming began, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but think to himself, "Zhou Ge'er truly lives up to his name." Although Jiang Qinqin is now his girlfriend, he has to admit that there is a difference between them in terms of understanding and spirituality.

It's not that Zhou Xun was perfect on the first take, but rather that when you explained the scene to her after she didn't achieve the desired effect, her comprehension was astonishing, and she could meet your requirements in just a couple of takes.

It's worth noting that the last film, "Car 44," was a short film that relied on its plot. Wu Yuchen's requirements for the actors were not as strict as for "We Two." Even so, Xun Ge always managed to meet Wu Yuchen's requirements.

This saved Wu Yuchen a lot of trouble. He wanted to take advantage of the few days of snow to shoot as many snow-related scenes as possible in the movie, since who knows how long it would take for the next snowfall after this one stopped? The story of "We Two" begins in winter and ends in the next winter, which can be said to be a complete cycle. Winter scenes make up half of the entire movie. The first winter is particularly long, accounting for about 35-40 minutes.

The first winter was almost entirely spent arguing and bickering between the two, who couldn't stand each other.

Xiao Ma and the old lady experienced a series of incidents, such as selling scrap metal, using gas, making phone calls, and causing the circuit breaker to trip when using the refrigerator and electric heater. Each incident inevitably led to arguments. They were all trivial matters in life, but it was precisely these trivialities that made life more vivid and real. The old lady wanted to get rid of Xiao Ma, and Xiao Ma was also looking for another job. The two lived through these frictions.

By this time, half a month had passed since filming began. The heavy snow lasted for 10 days from its first fall to its complete melt, but that was enough time for Wu Yuchen to finish filming all the scenes with snow.

Following Zhou Xun with a handheld camera, we saw her pushing her bicycle angrily into the courtyard, casually leaning it against the wall, and storming up to the old woman inside the house, brandishing a phone bill, demanding:
"Did you make a long-distance call?"

"No!"

"You're playing dumb again. This long-distance call cost over 300 yuan, and it was to your province. I've never met anyone from your province before! You pay this money yourself and give it back to me!"

"When did I make a long-distance call? I said I didn't, and I meant it! If you're still not satisfied, then hang up the phone and never use it again!"

Zhou Xun's face turned red with anger upon hearing this. She stiffened her neck and shouted loudly:
"Why should I? It's your phone number, so you should pay for it. What did I do wrong? Why should I have to pay for it?"

You're so selfish! Nothing can be discussed anymore. I wanted to talk to you, and you cut off the phone line, won't let me use the gas, and now you want me to pay for the water and electricity! You're bullying me!

"Who bullied you, you little brat! What are you shouting at me for!"

"So what if I yell? You're bullying me! I'm not a millionaire, why should I take the blame?"

"It's the Lunar New Year, and if you keep calling me like that, I'll have a heart attack! You, you, you, you, you're making me so angry I'm trembling!" In the video, the old lady was clearly furious, her eyes wide with anger and her hands trembling.

"You know exactly what calls you made, yet you're trying to frame me! I'm refunding your rent, you can just leave!"

Someone viewed the apartment yesterday and was very satisfied; it was 500 yuan a month, and I accepted.

Get out of here! Go find a place to live right now, and I never want to see you again. I can't stand this attitude! I'm not going to earn your money!

They were so polite, unlike you!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun burst into tears: "You're ungrateful! You only care about money, not people!"

"That's right! At this age, all you care about is money! What good are people? Will they feed you? These days, you can only look after yourself. What's the use of looking after others?!" The old lady fully revealed her mean-spirited side.

Zhou Xun looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes, trying hard not to cry, but her chin trembled uncontrollably. Her big eyes were full of grievance, resentment and anger. Then she turned and left.

The old woman shouted one last thing before she left: "Get out of here right now!"

"Pass!"

(End of this chapter)