Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 107 Clear the area!

Jiang Wen will of course bring his acting habits into the crew of "The Sound of Wind". One very obvious feature is that the lines contain more maudlin content.

He always managed to greet Li Qiutang's mother in the few words she gave him.

For example, Takeda told him: "There is a spy in your unit."

He would say, "What a fucking spy."

Li Qiutang in front of the monitor laughed and didn't click him, but she still told him afterwards not to do anything stupid.

This is nothing, he can even add that shit to the lines in "Founding of a Republic", "The Whistleblower" is just a small matter.

Jiang Wen's final scene was when Bai Xiaonian, played by Commander Zhang, was beaten to death after being tortured.

This scene is also Bai Xiaonian’s highlight.

"I will definitely express my hatred later," this was the third time Li Qiutang had said this to Su Youpeng, "but don't overdo it. You have to hate him, be incredulous, and laugh at yourself, laughing at how I was so blind to think he was a good person. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"Put on some makeup, touch up your makeup, we'll start right away."

Jiang Wen, needless to say, can play a simple role like Commander Zhang with ease.

"Come on, get ready—start recording!"

Jiang Wen limped into the painting step by step. Jiang Wen sat on the sidelines and watched carefully. Sitting next to him was Huang Xiaoming, who wanted to see how Jiang Wen acted.

But Jiang Wen hadn't left for two minutes when Li Qiutang noticed something was wrong from the monitor and murmured, "Smoke, smoke, why is there so much smoke?"

This one definitely won’t work, but he didn’t shout “cut” to interrupt the actors’ performance.

It was only 10 meters from Jiang Wenruhua to the edge of the pool, but Jiang Wen was almost done when he called out, "Stop, that's not right."

Li Qiutang then yelled "Cut" and called the pyrotechnician over: "Why was there so much smoke just now? Deal with it."

Then go to the field to understand the situation.

Jiang Wen said, "I lost my focus during those few steps. I'm not ready to face Bai Xiaonian. I'll get ready."

I went there twice more and still failed.

Su Youpeng was quite dedicated and just soaked in the water without a single complaint.

The special effects makeup artist touched up the makeup over and over again.

The third time, Jiang Wen walked to the edge of the pool, and Su Youpeng crawled half of his body out and looked at him pleadingly.

"Commander, Commander. Save me, I'm not a ghost."

There was a hint of disappointment in Jiang Wen's eyes, but more of it was numbness. He looked at Bai Xiaonian as if he was looking at a dog, and Bai Xiaonian was indeed a dog to him. Although he had some feelings for him after years of companionship, for the sake of his own future, he would abandon him without hesitation when the time came.

A whip hit Bai Xiaonian, he screamed and fell into the pool again. When he climbed up again, his eyes were full of resentment and disappointment.

"Cut." Li Qiutang called for a stop, and the actors came to the director's studio to watch the playback. Li Qiutang was not satisfied with Su Youpeng's performance.

"Let's have another one."

Then 5 more came, and 3 more came from different angles. Su Youpeng was always soaking in the water.

Li Qiutang handled a detail here. When Commander Zhang whipped Bai Xiaonian for the first time, Bai Xiaonian screamed. When Commander Zhang whipped Bai Xiaonian again, Li Qiutang asked Su Youpeng not to make a sound.

"Because after the first whip, you will see what kind of person he is. You can't scream, you can't beg him, your heart is dead."

Finally, he passed. Su Youpeng was very tired because of the intense emotions.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Jiang Wen!" Li Qiutang led the applause.

Jiang Wen hugged his co-actor Alec Su and also hugged director Li Qiutang.

The production director sent flowers to the audience for the finale. Although the actor was only a guest star, he was a big star and should be respected.

"Thank you." Jiang Wen said goodbye to the crew politely, "I'm going to take off my makeup and change my clothes. You guys can enjoy the filming."

Li Qiutang escorted him out of the studio, and Jiang Wen said, "Let me see your Planning Bureau when it's ready." "Then you have something to wait for, it's still an idea."

"I think your idea will look good if it is photographed, you must take a photo of it." Jiang Wen felt it would be a pity not to take a photo of such an idea, so he encouraged.

"I'll try my best." After seeing them off to the studio door, they shook hands and said goodbye. Jiang Wen then went to remove her makeup and change her clothes.

Li Qiutang returned to the crew, checked the time, and asked the producer: "Have you finished shooting today?"

"The filming is over."

Li Qiutang said, "We'll call it a day after we finish filming." She also said to Alec Su, "You've worked hard today. We were so emotional and filmed so many takes."

Su Youpeng didn't find it hard: "Not hard, I enjoyed playing the role of Bai Xiaonian very much."

"Now you feel that you have made the right choice in taking this role, right?"

"You picked it right." Su Youpeng said with a smile.

When he first took on the role of Bai Xiaonian, he was also conflicted.

"What did your mother say?" Li Qiutang also knew that Su Youpeng's mother actually didn't want him to play such a sissy, as she felt it would damage her image.

"She still doesn't accept me playing Bai Xiaonian. Oh, don't bother with her." Su Youpeng said with a smile.

"Director, this is the shooting schedule for tomorrow." The production assistant handed over a table.

Li Qiutang looked at the schedule for tomorrow and said, "Let's shoot Li Ningyu. Is Li Bingbing ready?"

"She said it's no problem. Do you want to prepare a substitute?"

"Of course." Although Li Bingbing wanted to shoot the scene herself, the crew still prepared a nude substitute for her.

"Where's Xiao Ming?"

The assistant producer smiled and said, "Xiao Ming accompanied Bingbing all day today, discussing with her how to shoot and act. Bingbing was not nervous at all, but he made her nervous."

Li Qiutang noticed it, and Huang Xiaoming was also nervous.

"If the actors are okay, then there's no problem. We'll shoot this scene tomorrow. By the way, call Bingbing and Xiaoming to the meeting later. We'll see how to shoot this scene together."

It was the first time for Li Bingbing to act in a nude scene, and it was also the first time for Li Qiutang to act in a nude scene, so he was a little nervous.

At the meeting, Li Qiutang decided that the set must be cleared for the next day's filming and no unrelated personnel were allowed to enter the set. If Li Bingbing changed his mind, a stand-in would be ready to go.

"Director, I might need a drink before filming."

Li Qiutang approved without hesitation: "I specially allow you to drink tomorrow."

They have made such a great sacrifice, so what's wrong with drinking a little wine to get in the mood?

"Director, can I have a drink too?" Huang Xiaoming also asked for a drink.

"Whatever you drink, you have to take it off too."

"Hahaha!"

The next day we started work late, put on makeup at 9am and started shooting at 11am.

"Clear the area!" Li Qiutang ordered.

The makeup artists, production staff, irrelevant assistants, and even the production director were all asked to leave the studio.

But even so, there were no less than ten people watching on the set.

Don't believe other directors who say that they have cleared the set until there are only actors and the director. Should the cameraman be there? Should the recorder holding the talking pole be there? Should the camera assistant holding the reflector be there? Just these three types of work require five or six people.

Two minutes before the filming began, Li Bingbing started drinking. She bought a brand of liquor called Xiaodaozi, and she introduced it, saying, "8 yuan a pound."

After saying that, he poured the wine into his mouth, and the bottle was empty in an instant.

Li Qiutang asked his assistant, assistant director and executive director to leave. He was the only one in the director's room. He shouted, "Come on, be quiet, get the equipment ready, start."

(End of this chapter)