This director needs to apologize

Chapter 59: Be Hard and Be Soft

Since the relationship between the casting director and the auditioning actors was no longer the same, Chen Yiming no longer pretended to sit behind the conference table, but sat down at the table with Shi Lei.

Xiangrui already had to explain himself, so he turned the camera around quietly and continued to take pictures of the two people chatting.

Chen Yiming asked in a matter-of-fact tone, "Teacher Shi, I remember you played the role of village party secretary before. Compared with the company instructor in this movie, what do you think are the same and different between these two characters?"

Shi Lei waved his hands with a smile, "Don't call me Teacher Shi, I'm only 3 years older than you. If I ask you to be older, call me Brother Shi, Senior Brother, whatever."

I did play the role of village party secretary before, and it was a TV series with a rural theme.

The similarity is that these two characters are engaged in ideological work. To put it down to earth, they are just talking.

If there is a difference, the instructor in combat is also the commander. After all, our army's tradition of training cadres is to pursue both military and political excellence. It is common for the number one and number two in the army to change positions.

I have never played the role of an instructor, but according to my understanding, compared to the village party secretary, the instructor should give people a harder impression. After all, it is a war, and it is an urgent matter. "

Chen Yiming nodded first, then shook his head, and then said.

"It's my fault that I didn't explain it clearly. I only mentioned the character design to Tuan Li, but didn't tell me the specific plot.

Brother Shi, it was already the second half of the movie when you appeared.

观众通过主角见到9连的时候，战地上的战士包括你在内只剩下8个人，9连已经防守这个山头足足6天6夜。

Two days later, the company's walkie-talkie was blown up and contact with the regiment headquarters was completely lost.

Three days later, the two flanks of the main peak were lost, the position was surrounded on three sides, and there was no more external aid.

Put into the situation at that time, as a company instructor, should you be tough or soft? "

As Chen Yiming described, Shi Lei gradually stopped smiling, his eyebrows were raised again, and his splayed lines became deeper and deeper.

As he nodded, he put his hands on the edge of the table and tapped his index finger on the table.

In the end, he simply closed his eyes.

Chen Yiming followed Shi Lei's example and leaned against the edge of the table, waiting patiently.

A few minutes later, when Shi Lei opened his eyes, his eyes were calm and slanted downwards without focus.

The eyebrows relaxed again, and the corners of the mouth were slightly raised, revealing two rows of white teeth.

His body posture also changed, with his left heel raised and propped on the edge of the chair, his left elbow resting on his left knee, his right elbow propped on the edge of the table, and his five fingers tapping the table casually in turn, as if beating time.

After knocking for more than ten seconds, his physical condition became more relaxed. Although the military uniform on his body was torn and dirty, he himself created an extremely leisurely atmosphere, a contrast that was incompatible with the battlefield.

He raised his head with a smile, looked at Chen Yiming and said, "Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry, do you want a drink of water?"

He raised his right hand to pick up a handful, and gestured to hand something over, and continued, "Just moisten your lips. Only half of the bottom is left for washing your eyes."

Shi Lei handed over the play, and Chen Yiming immediately took it.

He took it and put it aside, and said in a hurried tone, "Instructor, the regiment commander sent me to convey the retreat order. Before dark, at 5:45, there will be a round of artillery cover. We have to hurry up."

Shi Lei turned his head and squinted his eyes slightly, looked into the distance, and murmured.

"The other side knows that there are not many people left on the mountain, so we will definitely try again before dark."

He turned to look at Chen Yiming, his lips raised higher and his grin wider, "It's a pity that they don't know that we have reinforcements arriving."

He put down his left leg, turned around, lowered his waist and moved forward, turning his head from time to time to speak.

"While the enemy hasn't come up yet, let me introduce you to the comrades of the Ninth Company.

Although you are only one person, it is equivalent to a 20% increase in combat power on the mountaintop. The enemy was unable to capture the position during the day, and it is even more difficult to capture it now. "

Chen Yiming did not follow Shi Lei, but directly pulled him up and clapped his hands.

"Brother Shi, this is how it feels. Your performance is much more advanced than ignoring death. Can you tell me how you designed it?"

The two sat down again, and Shi Lei said with a smile, "I was wrong at first. After fighting for 6 days and 6 nights, only the last 200 of the company of more than 8 people were left. Who are we to show off?

At this point, I think what the instructor should say and what political work should be done have been done countless times.

The remaining seven warriors do not need to test their will, inspire their fighting spirit, and mobilize their morale.

The role of the instructor should instead be to soften up and use his own relaxation to drive the entire company to relax and give full play to their technical and tactical skills.

I have never fought in a war, and the people I represent here are actually athletes and coaches.

I have participated in sports dramas before, and when I was doing interviews, the coach of a professional team said that the more critical the game and the score, the more the athletes should relax.

That moment was called a timeout, and there was no emphasis on technique or tactics at all, just chatting and relaxing the mood. " Chen Yiming was filled with admiration in his heart.

This is the role analysis of the technical stream. At first glance, it looks ordinary, neither burning nor passionate.

But when you really put it into perspective, you will find that only such plainness can bring out the spirit of a soldier who has faced life and death with a smile after a hundred battles.

In his previous life, Chen Yiming liked "Li Yannian" very much. He watched it over and over again, and never got tired of watching the behind-the-scenes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

That drama can be regarded as a textbook for Chen Yiming to conceive "1951". In his opinion, the Peninsula War should be filmed in this way.

The only thing Chen Yiming felt regretful about was the last paragraph of "Li Yannian".

The creator, who has always insisted on restoring history, finally turned to reality and chose an unrealistic but passionate ending.

According to Chen Yiming's speculation, the old hero practiced one principle throughout the entire battle, which is the title of this drama.

Able to write and use martial arts!

Wen will explain the truth clearly, and Wu will display his combat power.

In political work, he could come up with the best of both worlds, both to save deserters and to boost morale.

In military work, he was always calm and composed, focused on tactics and organization, and constantly reorganized the troops to develop firepower.

This is the reason why Li Yannian was awarded "meritorious service".

Chen Yiming believed that even if there were only a few defenders left in the play, Li Yannian would not make a desperate charge.

Regardless of whether it is in the past or present life, the history of the Peninsular War has examples of lone heroes successfully blocking the enemy, and this is not an isolated case.

A warrior who has put his life and death at risk will never waste his life.

Chen Yiming was very happy that Shi Lei quickly reached a consensus with him. His performance just now was exactly what he thought of Li Yannian, an excellent grassroots political cadre and a company instructor who was capable of both literary and military skills.

It is a pity that "1951" will not focus on the character of Instructor Jin, nor will it leave sufficient room for Shi Lei to perform.

It can only be left to the future.

The way Shi Lei smiled in military uniform began to show his own characteristics, which is why Chen Yiming chose him to play the role of Instructor Jin.

If Hou Yong's smile was a bit naive, then Shi Lei's smile was a bit stubborn.

Perhaps because he is still young, his nasolabial folds are not deep, and his facial muscles do not change much when he smiles.

Only the eye wrinkles on both sides of the eyes will wrinkle in varying numbers as the smile deepens.

Chen Yiming discovered during the X-ray scan that when Shi Lei laughed heartily, just like when he frowned, as many as three radial wrinkles would appear at the corners of his eyes.

He once wanted to devise a plot to tease Shi Lei and see if he could get 9 wrinkles on his face by making him frown and laugh.

That can definitely be regarded as a classic facial art.

However, in "1951", Shi Lei only needed to smile four lines. At this time, his personal characteristics were already very intuitive, and even the insensitive audience could appreciate the character's personality.

A little naughty on the surface, but stubborn at heart.

After sending Shi Lei away, Chen Yiming breathed a long sigh of relief.

The most difficult part has been completed. The next few roles are all young actors. They are basically younger than Chen Yiming, so they can be more relaxed in handling them.

What's more important is that the performance is not too difficult. Based on Chen Yiming's perception when filming, he can perform it with ease.

Among them, the detective squad leader who had the most scenes was Zhang Yu, who looked like a gangster.

The three soldiers under him are all students of the Magic City Drama School selected by Chen Yiming from Xiaomei's audition video.

It's not suitable to play the leading role, but it's enough to play a special role.

The patrolman who has the second most scenes is the thin and slim Maodou who also comes from the military art troupe.

Originally, Chen Yiming considered inviting Mao Dou to play the leading role because he was 162cm tall and could only get into the Imperial Drama Academy through special recruitment.

However, he eventually graduated No. 1 in his class and was admitted to the Kongzheng Repertory Theater, which fully demonstrated his ability.

It's a pity that he has a natural comedic face, and he is not good enough to play the dull protagonist, so he can only settle down and ask him to play a supporting role.

Now that the cast of "1951" has basically been settled, only the candidate for the first protagonist is left.

(End of this chapter)