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

Chapter 235 Is there any business that comes to you on its own initiative?
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Chen Jin handsomely and skillfully slung the gun over his shoulder, standing straight and tall, looking at Bell, who was smoking a cigarette and looked a bit ruffian in front of him.

"boy~~"

Bell trembled subconsciously when he saw Chen Jin's look, but he patted Chen Jin's belly jokingly.

Chen Jin stood still, looking at the foreigner in front of him with a stern face.

Bell quickly raised his hands in a surrendering and playful manner, with a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. This scene between the two people formed a strong contrast.

One is a pseudo-priest who is addicted to alcohol, and the other is a tough soldier who defends his country.

The language of the camera is particularly strong at this moment.

"What do you mean?"

At this time, Ni Ni appeared in the camera, speaking English with a thick Jinling accent.

“I want to help you!”

Although Bell said this, he glanced at Chen Jin from the corner of his eye, stretched out his hand and took a puff of cigarette, and his tense body suddenly relaxed.

Smoke swirled in front of him.

Chen Jin, who was outside the camera, focused slightly on this detail.

The awesome actor is really awesome.

His movements and expressions all seemed to have language and lines. He was afraid that Chen Jin, the soldier, would take action, but he didn't, which made Bell feel relieved.

"Shut up! Not talking about this now!"

Ni Ni was observing Chen Jin as she spoke. Chen Jin frowned and glanced at the two of them, totally unable to understand what they were saying.

"Don't you want me to help you?"

Bell showed a greedy look: "Well, I will save you..."

"I come to forgive your sins!"

His hand had already reached out to touch Nini, and the expression on his face began to become wanton.

Nini smiled coquettishly, but her hands subconsciously blocked Bell's invasion.

"Oh, may God bless a woman like you~~"

Bell simply loved Nini's expression, and immediately touched her lips with his fingers: "Bless your lips... your eyes--"

Snapped!
Nini's expression finally changed at this time, and she slapped Bell's hand down, but Bell remained unmoved and continued to move his hand: "Your hips..."

"Do not touch me!"

"Your legs, your hands—"

"Shut up!"

Seeing that Ni Ni couldn't stop Bell's touch at all, Chen Jin, who had been observing from the side, changed his expression from puzzlement to confusion, and then his expression became more and more impatient, and finally... he took action.

boom!
He grabbed Bell's back and pushed him to the ground, pinching him tightly with a cold look on his face.

"Oh oh oh~"

Bell immediately groaned in pain.

Then he looked at Chen Jin, who had a stern face in front of him, and immediately surrendered with a cigarette between his fingers: "Oh, no, no, no..."

"This is not a battlefield!"

"Who is he?"

Chen Jin stopped his legs and looked back, squatting in the standard soldier's posture, and asked Ni Ni.

"He's just pretending to be a ghost. Don't pay any attention to him!"

Snapped!
Only then did Chen Jin let go of Bell's neck and stood up.

Bell exhaled slightly, still looking surrendered, but a frivolous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Then I'll take my leave!"

"I hope you can tell him what I said... Please!"

Chen Jin said this, turned around and walked outside.

The camera gave a close-up of Chen Jin's back, which was very tragic, but his spine was strong and his steps were steady.

“Whoa~~~”

Bell was lying on the ground making celebratory gestures. He turned over and looked at Chen Jin who was walking out. He whistled, took a lazily puff of the cigarette, and closed his eyes as if he was enjoying it.

Another completely different contrast.

"Ok!"

Zhang Yimou finally shouted with the intercom, and this section of the rivalry between Chen Jin and Bell ended perfectly.

“Wow, great show!”

Bell, who was lying there with a cigarette in his mouth, clapped his hands, and Zhang Yimou was also clapping.

He was very satisfied with the performances of Chen Jin and Beier just now. Moreover, it was also the first time for Ni Ni to try a role of nearly one minute, but it did not lower the level of the scene. She performed the Yu Mo feeling that Zhang Yimou wanted.

"List!"

Bell stood up and suddenly shouted, and Chen Jin, who was wearing a battle-damaged outfit, couldn't help but reach out outside the set.

"Is this our only scene?"

Bell spread his hands regretfully, walked up to Chen Jin and hugged her.

I really feel a little bit unsatisfied.

This was the most touching scene Bale filmed in China, but it ended a little too quickly.

“It’s just this one scene on the set, but outside of the set, I don’t know!”

Chen Jin said jokingly, and Bell raised his eyebrows: "Ok, I still want to see your wonderful performance outside the studio~~~"

"Haha, then I'll act it out with you from Yu Mo's perspective!"

"I think it works!"

Bell said this in Chinese, which made Zhang Yimou laugh.

Chen Jin's meaning was actually very simple, which was to just help Ni Ni perform and let Ni Ni imitate; this was originally the director's job, but Zhang Yimou's English was not good, so he could teach Ni Ni but could not communicate with Bell.

So this task will be temporarily handed over to Chen Jin. Zhang Yimou can tell it to Chen Jin first, let him repeat it and act with Bell, and Ni Ni will follow and do it.

Such a process.

Zhang Yimou has just tried it and the effect is very good. It is much faster than shooting before and it makes people feel a lot more relaxed.

He was really exhausted before.

"I have to ask Lao Huang to reschedule your schedule tonight!"

"It won't work without you..."

Although Chen Jin had few scenes on location, they still had to be filmed, especially the last one; so when Chen Jin was not around, he had to think about filming some simple scenes, so that he could save time by staggering them.

"How about I give you the position of assistant director?"

Zhang Yimou was joking there.

Chen Jin quickly waved his hands: "Forget it, I'm not interested in the deputy position!"

"Then I'll give it to you!"

Obviously, Lao Mouzi was joking. The old man was in a good mood. Chen Jin quickly said, "That won't work. Even if I put it up, no one would buy tickets to enter the theater. Only you can do this kind of movie. I don't think Feng Xiaogang can do it!"

"1942" proves this point.

Also during the Lunar New Year holiday, "1942" was scheduled to be screened a year later, but it only earned 3.71 million yuan at the box office.

For Feng Xiaogang, who was at the peak of his career, this is definitely a failure!

But "Jinling" earned 6 million!

In the current sinking market, Zhang Yimou is definitely the undisputed king of China, and his appeal is unmatched in the country.

And of course there is the Great Famine of 1942, which was not as profound as the Nanjing Massacre. It's the same reason why many people know about the Tangshan Earthquake but few know about 1942.

"You're going to be a director in the future, right?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly said something.

"Yeah, so I'll direct the main part myself, not the deputy part!"

"You boy!"

Zhang Yimou grinned and understood what Chen Jin meant.

If you want to do it, just be the main director. I don’t want to be the assistant director. In fact, Chen Jin doesn’t want to be the main director either. Wouldn’t it be better to find some directors to help him shoot?

Anyway, Chen Jin has not thought about directing a play at the moment. Maybe one day in the future when he is bored, he will make a play to satisfy his desire. Now he still enjoys the pleasure brought by being an actor...

"Okay, next scene!"

Zhang Yimou's expression became serious again, and Chen Jin hurriedly acted as an interpreter.

The scenes in the church were proceeding in an orderly manner, and Chen Jin unknowingly welcomed his last scene with Instructor Li.

This is the most shocking and tragic climax of the entire film.

After the fall of Jinling City, the remnants of the Teaching Corps led by Instructor Li retreated to the ruins near the church; their ammunition was running out, but in order to protect the female students and Yu Mo and others hiding in the church, they chose to use the church as the last line of defense to delay the Japanese attack.

They first used the terrain. The church's narrow stairs, stained glass windows, attic passages, etc. were designed as "death traps". After dispersing the soldiers to commanding heights and bunkers, a cross-fire network was formed.

They then used the benches, candlesticks, chains and other items in the church to make makeshift obstacles, and even tied the last grenade to the door frame as a booby trap.

The Japanese squad was lured into the church through sporadic gunfire, and the killing effect was maximized through close combat.

The Japanese army initially misjudged the strength of the defenders and sent a small force to test them. After being ambushed, they mobilized heavy troops to attack. Instructor Li's subordinates were killed one after another. In the end, he was alone holding the bell tower with a machine gun. After running out of bullets, he died together with the Japanese troops who rushed in.

Chen Jin didn't know what the original "The Flowers of War" was like.

But Zhang Yimou strengthened the roles of him, Huang Haibai and others.

Especially Chen Jin’s instructor Li.

This was the result of a discussion between the Englishman, Jose Williams, and Chen Jin.

The film restores the real situation of the scattered soldiers in Jinling City at that time, and the misery and tragedy of fighting to the last man!
Zhang Yimou personally directed this final outdoor scene.

"Chen Jin, are you ready?"

Zhang Yimou looked at Chen Jin, who was lying in the ruins, with makeup and props making her look unrecognizable.

His chest was rising and falling like a bellows. If it weren't for his breathing, many people would have thought he was dead. He was covered in blood and seemed to be breathing more than he was breathing out. His legs were broken. His face was covered in blood and gray. Except for the look in his eyes that showed he was ready to die, there was no visible sign of health on his face.

"can!"

Chen Jin leaned against the broken wall and said calmly.

"Then start!"

As soon as Zhang Yimou finished speaking, Chen Jin's neck lifted up slightly, inch by inch, like a machine.

He was trying his best to lift himself up and see the person coming up, his hands were trembling as he supported himself, and at this moment, the extras playing the Japanese soldiers had already rushed up with guns in their hands.

Finally, Chen Jin's neck straightened up. Even though his waist couldn't straighten up, his neck could still remain stiff!

In the face of daily life, you still have to hold your head high.

slam-la-

Zhang Yimou suddenly saw a strange scene in the camera.

The prop general's uniform that Chen Jin wore when playing Instructor Li was actually hung on the bell tower, and it fluttered in the wind above Chen Jin's head like a tattered battle flag.

"and many more!"

"Zoom in above Chen Jin!"

Zhang Yimou was shouting on the walkie-talkie, and the photographer hurriedly pulled the crane arm. The blood-stained military uniform appeared clearly on the monitor.

It's like the dignity of a soldier, standing firm to the end.

Military uniform, head held high!
A Chinese soldier who swears to die without surrender.

This design and metaphor give the shot a strong impact.

"continue!"

Zhang Yimou shouted, and the scene just now was frozen in time.

“Huff~Huff~Huff~Huff~Huff~~~”

Chen Jin took deep breaths, each one more intense than the last. He stared at the approaching Japanese soldiers, gritting his teeth, his eyes revealing determination and regret!

"shot!"

"Shoot me!"

A roar in Japanese was heard, and countless bullets immediately fired at Chen Jin.

Da da da~~
The smoke from fireworks exploded violently, and Chen Jin was hit by dozens of bullets all over his body in an instant.

The whole person fell straight down towards the bell tower.

The Japanese soldiers then discovered that there were many fuses tied behind Chen Jin, and each fuse was connected to a bag of explosives.

As his body fell, the explosives were instantly pulled apart by the fuse.

Boom boom boom——

At this moment, gunpowder was like free money, and it instantly blew the bell tower into ruins.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were killed in the explosion.

thump!
At this time, Chen Jin fell to the ground while hanging on the wire. Countless smoke and dust rushed towards him. Chen Jin quickly lay down, but his head was still covered with smoke and dust.

The last shot actually gave a death close-up of Chen Jin who had just fallen from the bell tower.

puff--

The cross on the church dome was shattered by a stray bullet from the explosives.

It implies the collapse of faith in war.

The last soldier defending this city died heroically!
"Hurry up!"

"Pull Brother Jin out!"

The demolition master was shouting, and Chen Jin, who had become like a clay figure, was pulled out of the rubble by countless people.

"Brother Jin, Brother Jin!"

Someone was shouting, and Chen Jin couldn't help but shake his head and spit out the sand and gravel in his mouth. Except for his teeth that were whiter than the ones in the advertisement, he was dirty all over.

"Are you ok?"

The demolition engineer confirmed Chen Jin's safety. Although the explosion scene had been rehearsed many times yesterday, it was still very dangerous.

"fine!"

"I'm going to take a shower..."

Chen Jin waved his hand, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's finished!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly shouted at Chen Jin with a loudspeaker. Chen Jin stretched out his hand and waved, indicating that he already knew.

He originally thought that he, as the second male lead, would not have many roles, but he did not expect that it took more than half a month to shoot, and most of the scenes were battlefield scenes, which gave him a lot of extra parts and also made Chen Jin's ten days of military training not in vain.

Instructor Li has many highlight scenes. Although he gives off a bit of a "super soldier" vibe by fighting a large force with a small one, "The Flowers of War" is originally a commercial film.

It doesn’t fit in with documentaries, but commercial films need this kind of “divine drama-like” heroic portrayal!

The role complements that of the male lead, Bale.

"Good!"

Bell had just watched Chen Jin's last scene and gave a thumbs up to Chen Jin as she walked to the church after taking a shower.

He actually cried a little.

The character this guy played was a bit of a rogue, but it’s true that he cried several times during the filming.

In his words, he never imagined that China actually had such a period of history, and he had never heard of it before he started filming.

During this period, as he read many books related to the Nanjing Massacre, he began to have a new understanding of his role as godfather.

He cried because he was too into the role.

"I have talked about this with my agent and friends during this period!"

"They obviously can't imagine it!"

"Besides, it may be difficult for the movie to be shown in North America..."

Bell shrugged. He actually already knew about Sony's obstruction.

Chen Jin, however, took it lightly: "Although I really want this movie to be shown all over the world so that people all over the world can see it, if it can't be shown overseas, then I just hope that the Chinese people will not forget this period of history!"

"We have no reason to forgive them on behalf of our ancestors!"

"..."

Bell was silent for a while, pursed his lips and showed some understanding, but didn't know how to comfort her.

"That's right, Chris!"

Chen Jin quickly changed the subject: "I've read the revised script these days, and I still think the change in your role is a bit abrupt!"

"The character's transformation from selfish to selfless lacks sufficient foreshadowing!"

Chen Jin wanted him to talk to Zhang Yimou, and then he added: "Can we add some plot, for example, this character has a daughter, and his memories of his daughter make him feel pity!"

"Or the gradual recognition of the sanctity of the church, echoing it with the sacrifice of the prostitutes, enhancing the coherence of the character arc..."

Bell listened without saying anything, he was thinking.

In fact, he had read the script, and he did not find this problem. However, what Chen Jin said made him feel that this way his role might indeed be fuller and more in line with human nature.

"I'll listen to what the director has to say, and we'll discuss it together later!"

"Yeah, that's what I mean too!"

"Actually, Yu Mo also has problems..."

Chen Jin was completely thinking about the script from the perspective of Instructor Li.

He had seen the news about "Jinling" being criticized, but he didn't know what it was criticized about specifically, so he had been thinking about it for some time.

He actually found a lot of them.

The two discussed in English, and Bell still approved of Chen Jin.

This young Chinese actor has a lot of ideas.

No wonder Director Yimou thinks highly of him.

To be honest, the relationship between the two of them has been pretty good during these few days of getting along, mainly because Chen Jin acts as a translator, which makes Bell feel a lot more relaxed than before.

"Brother Jin, there's a phone call!"

Assistant Wang Yuanyuan came over.

"who?"

Chen Jin stood up, took the phone from her, and saw an unfamiliar number on it.

From the Magic City?
Chen Jin pressed the answer button.

A familiar voice came from the other end of the line: "Hello, is this Director Guo?"

This is definitely not Ning Hao.

Ning Hao had called Chen Jin before and said that he would find time to get together with Guo Xun, but Chen Jin has not found time to ask him out yet.

The name of Guo Xun in "Love Is Not Blind" has made a sensation in the "jianghu"!
"Yes, who are you?"

Chen Jin still used the name of Guo Xun, mainly because he didn't know what the other party wanted from Guo Xun.

"That's right, I asked Director Ning Hao for your phone number!"

"My name is Xu Zheng, the star of "Pigsy", "Crazy Stone" and "Lost on Journey"!"

Xu Guangtou?
"Hello, I know you, Mr. Xu Zheng!"

"Haha, Director Guo, you're too polite. I just wanted to ask, do you have Chen Jin's phone number?"

"I have something to discuss with him!"

Chen Jin: “…”

"What is it?"

Chen Jin became addicted to impersonating Guo Xun, and he wanted to ask first.

"It's like this. Didn't Film Science buy the copyright of Lost on Journey? I'm writing a script for Lost in Journey with a director now, and I want to talk to him about it!"

Damn, there is business that comes to your door voluntarily?
Chen Jin really didn't expect this!
(End of this chapter)