I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 234: Dominating the entire crew just like that!
"Stop! Stop!"

"You alcoholic!..."

When Nini saw Bell trying to touch her, she screamed.

"Ok!"

Zhang Yimou made a "pass" gesture. Because Ni Ni was a newcomer, her filming was done in segments. She was completely unable to handle plot scenes of dozens of seconds or even more than a minute. She could only rely on post-production editing to piece together the entire plot as smoothly as possible.

That's why Bale felt uncomfortable during the filming, because his performance was not fully utilized.

After the actors have entered the role, it is best to shoot a large section in one go and then move on; it is not necessary to shoot the whole scene in one take, but shooting for a few seconds at a time often means that the actors are not fully emotionally invested.

In the previous segment, Bale only played the beginning.

He is still stuck in the role.

"Director Zhang!"

Chen Jin, who was preparing to go on stage, suddenly walked up to Zhang Yimou with the script in hand and said, "I want to make a suggestion for the previous part!"

In the past, he definitely wouldn't have dared to talk to Lao Zhang like this.

But now, investors are very confident.

"What advice?"

Zhang Yimou turned his head. Nini and Beier, who originally wanted to continue filming, looked in Zhang Yimou's direction in confusion.

"Wait a minute!"

As Zhang Yimou spoke, Bell, who was in a state of emotion, couldn't help but frown.

This had a huge impact on his performance.

Chen Jin scratched his head and said, "I feel that what Ni Ni did just now was a normal female reaction!"

It’s no wonder that Chen Jin gave suggestions. Since he was the one investing in this film, of course he wanted to make it better.

If he thinks something is unreasonable, he must say something about it.

"Yeah, normal female reaction!"

"If a drunkard harassed her, shouldn't she scream and scold him loudly?"

Zhang Yimou was talking there, not feeling that there was anything wrong at all, but he didn't blame Chen Jin either, as he could sense how much this kid cared about the film.

Chen Jin glanced at Nini, and saw Bell had already spread his hands.

He had no idea what was going on.

"But she plays a prostitute!"

Chen Jin emphasized: "I don't mean to insult prostitutes, but they shouldn't be so fierce at the beginning, right?"

"Even though Yu Mo's character is very special, she actually understands men. Shouldn't she resist tactfully first, then struggle, and then scold and scream when she can't resist the drunkard anymore? There must be such a process!"

Chen Jin was very serious when he said this, and Bell had already walked out.

"Also, I feel that when people are extremely scared or annoyed, they will subconsciously speak their native language!"

Chen Jin said to Zhang Yimou who was in deep thought: "Then react and speak English again!"

"This part was too simple for Ni Ni, but I think this scene is very important and should not be passed over so simply..."

After saying this, Chen Jin quickly told Bell about this idea in English.

Bell's expression suddenly became interesting.

He originally wanted to come out and question.

And later, I will play a scene with Chen Jin, which means I have never played with Chen Jin before. But now, I feel that what Chen Jin said... makes sense? !
This young actor has a very good understanding of the role of Yu Mo.

"Zhang, I feel that what Chen said is correct!"

Bell was also saying this, which was a kind of agreement with Chen Jin.

Chen Jin quickly translated a sentence, but Zhang Yimou understood some of it.

Even though he doesn't speak English well, you can tell from his expression.

"can!"

"But Nini may not be able to act this way!"

This is the key.

Zhang Yimou suddenly smiled and waved to Nini.

He went to discuss the play with Nini.

Bell shrugged at Chen Jin: "Hey, I feel like it's much better with you here. Sometimes Ni doesn't quite understand what I'm trying to say. In some scenes, we're not on the same page at all..."

Bell gestured with his hands, trying his best to speak in words that Chen Jin could understand.

He could tell that Chen Jin's English was very good, even better than Ni Ni's.

"I know!"

Chen Jin immediately laughed: "Of course, she doesn't speak professional English. Some performance-related grammatical expressions are difficult!"

"I can hire you as my translator!"

Bell made a dry joke there.

Chen Jin shrugged: "If I have time, but my translation fee... may be quite expensive!"

"Hahaha!"

The two men laughed at the same time.

Bell is a person who is very focused on acting, so he appreciates Chen Jin, who is also very serious about his work, mainly because what he says has substance.

After Zhang Yimou talked to Ni Ni about the performance just now, she performed much better.

It was still a little intermittent, but Bell felt better than at the beginning.

Because the scenes are so progressive, he can act along with them; it's not like just a sudden segment, where another segment ends and then another one starts.

"Zhang, Chen can be a supplement!"

After Bell finished filming this scene, he gave Zhang Yimou a suggestion impatiently and pointed at Chen Jin specifically.

"what did he say?"

Zhang Yimou asked.

"Bell said I could make some additions, but I actually know what he meant!"

Leaning close to Zhang Yimou's ear, Chen Jin whispered, "He thinks I'm a much better translator than Ni Ni!"

"..."

Zhang Yimou glanced at Chen Jin: "Is this true or false?"

"If you don't believe me, ask Bell!"

"Yes!"

Bell had no idea what Chen Jin was talking about. He could only say yes and raise his thumb.

This guy was right by accident.

"Do you have time?"

"I don't have many scenes, and the exterior shoot will be finished in two days!"

There are actually very few war scenes involving Chen Jin and others in "Jinling".

Even though a large group of people trained for 10 days, some of them only had a few seconds of screen time; Huang Haibai's role, Xu Dapeng, was longer, about 1-2 minutes, so Chen Jin was only available for half a month.

Others take 1 day, some 3 days.

Nie Yuan was cursing. He spent 20 yuan to buy the role, and he only filmed it for one day?
Then I suffered 10 days of training torture.

Who can stand it?
But Zhang Weiping went to jail, and his agency was very upset!
"Okay, then you act as the translator!"

"I think Nini has some communication barriers. Every time I say something to Bell, it doesn't make sense to him..." "I have to keep on using gestures!"

When Zhang Yimou thought of this, he felt the pain he had felt before.

Ni Ni's English is good, but she doesn't understand acting, so it is a bit difficult for her to express herself. Moreover, she may not be able to express the professional vocabulary related to acting clearly, which led to Bell's misunderstanding.

Anyway, the photo shoot between the three of them was very awkward.

Zhang Yimou felt very tired every day, but he just took it as a process of adjustment.

Actually, I am unhappy.

The fact is that Bale's performance could not be brought into play, Zhang Yimou had to repeat it many times without getting tired of it, and as for Ni Ni... the performance was enough for her to think about, and she also had to translate and think about vocabulary.

"Then let's talk about the next rivalry!"

Zhang Yimou hurriedly called Nini and Bell over and began to talk about the only rivalry between Chen Jin and Bell.

At this time, everyone saw Chen Jin's role.

Professional and precise!
Bell nodded repeatedly after listening to this, and even Ni Ni had to admit that Chen Jin... was indeed better at this job than her.

Bell was so excited that his mouth curled up, and Zhang Yimou was even more excited. Suddenly, he felt a comfortable feeling as if his constipation was relieved.

He is a chatterbox on the set.

When I was taking care of Nini before, I didn’t say much, but now I can speak freely.

The importance of a professional translator is reflected here.

"Do you understand everything?"

"Move, conflict!"

Chen Jin didn't need to translate this sentence, and the three of them nodded.

"Then show me your next scene first!"

Before, it might be that Bell and Nini were talking to a deaf ear, and Zhang Yimou wouldn't understand... But now Chen Jin and Nini are acting opposite each other, and Bell has also joined in, and the three of them are talking very enthusiastically.

From time to time, Chen Jin would speak Chinese to Zhang Yimou.

This was like a rehearsal, and even Zhang Yimou was amused by it. It would have been absolutely impossible for it to be so smooth before.

When the two of them were acting together, he had to speak on the side, and Ni Ni had to translate and then act... So it's really not easy for foreigners to come to China to film, and it's really hard to understand.

Some translators don't understand performance, so they speak nonsense.

The bad filming of "The Great Wall" in the future is due to the script, but there are probably also certain communication barriers.

Otherwise, why is it that in a movie, there is one scene about foreigners and another scene about Chinese people?

"Chris, I'm going to attack you in a moment, be prepared!"

"Maybe it will be more realistic..."

"Ni Ni, actually you can add a little Jinling accent to your English, it will be more in line with that era!"

"Why do you speak with a Jinling accent?"

Nini never thought about this at all.

"It's Jinling Foreign Language School. Haven't you heard of it? Tianyuan, come and sing a song with your sister Nini!"

Huang Tianyuan is a little boy sitting on the side. He plays the godfather's adopted son in the play and can speak English; but unlike Ni Ni, he did not study English professionally. Instead, he was taught by a school teacher.

And he is a native of Jinling.

So as soon as he opened his mouth, Nini understood a little.

"Don't think too hard about how to say it. The dumb way is to let Tianyuan say something and then you can learn from him!"

"I haven't seen you filming for a year, have you improved so much?"

Zhang Yimou was amused watching from the side.

Chen Jin is both a translator and a performance director, no wonder Lao Tian praises her so much.

This is almost like being half a director, and the key point is that what Chen Jin said is quite right; the reason why the assistant director cannot comment on the play is because his understanding may be inconsistent with that of the director, so the director must arrange the commentary of the play.

The work that Chen Jin is doing now is what the director has arranged. Chen Jin breaks down this performance and makes some supplements.

Other directors might be angry, but... Zhang Yimou won’t.

Instead, he was happy.

With Chen Jin's abilities, she could definitely become a director in the future.

"Come on, hurry up!"

Old Zhang couldn't wait to see it.

Chen Jin seemed neither hurried nor slow. After confirming the scenes to be performed later with Bell and Nini, the three of them walked towards the set.

"Prepare!"

“The shooting will start soon…”

Zhang Yimou even learned an English word: "ACTION!"

His shout was incoherent, but the clapperboard captured it instantly.

"Is he a priest?"

Chen Jin's makeup was perfect, with some scratches on her face. She stood straight with bright eyes, watching Bell singing and dancing as he walked down the stairs. This guy was holding a glass of wine in his hand.

"Ha~"

Nini sneered, her charming face full of disdain.

“It must be someone from the church!”

Chen Jin was a little dazed and looked at Nini.

After a second of silence, Nini said, "I guess so!"

Chen Jin's expression suddenly became urgent: "Then tell him——"

"We must not let these female students fall into the hands of the Japanese!"

Chen Jin swallowed and tried to say this calmly, but his eyes suddenly became moist: "Otherwise... my brothers would have died in vain!"

The rhythm of the lines was clearly choked and paused as the words were spoken.

Everyone can feel that strong sense of resonance.

Zhang Yimou rubbed his eyes in front of the monitor. Just after hearing what Chen Jin said, a feeling of sadness immediately surged into his heart.

This is more than just acting.

The combination of performance and dialogue is so infectious that it seems to shine through the screen, making people instantly put themselves into the shoes of Chen Jin.

The feeling of wanting to cry was very strong.

But he was a soldier and he controlled himself very well; and the voice was really not loud, but it just made people want to cry.

"This kid has improved so much in just one year?"

Zhang Yimou opened his mouth and muttered something, but quickly shouted: "Cut!"

Nini...didn't respond to Chen Jin's gaze.

She forgot the words!

Bell, who had walked over to the two of them, also spread his hands towards Chen Jin: "I can feel the helplessness and pain you felt when you said this..."

This can be considered as recognition of Chen Jin's performance just now.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry!"

Ni Ni hurriedly apologized and wiped her eyes. She really felt the same emotion as Chen Jin just now.

I was so sad that I just stopped.

(End of this chapter)