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Chapter 653 [79] New identity: Director Chen Yu!
Liu Yifei was wearing a school uniform, had a ponytail, and had a thin face.

She looked much thinner than the last time I saw her.

Moreover, when people lose weight, they will look young and immature.

Chen Yu couldn't accept Liu Yifei's look in school uniform at all. She looked much uglier than usual.

"Hahaha!"

Liu Yifei covered her mouth, and this student look made Chen Yu feel a little uncomfortable!
Not to mention this life, I have never seen Liu Yifei look like this in my previous life.

But I have to say that this look is very successful, and it really looks like Chen Nian in "Better Days".

It's like she was deliberately "disfigured" and not as beautiful and stunning as her other works.

If Liu Yifei in real life is a college student and a fairy in the eyes of her fans.

At the moment, he looks a bit like a high school student who has not grown up.

A pure pheasant.

The acting is quite similar. In fact, Chen Yu has almost developed the character.

"Have you done your hair a little bit?"

"Wasn't the video yesterday fine?"

Chen Yu watched videos of her every day, but he didn’t notice that she had lost weight!

Otherwise he wouldn't be so surprised.

"I did it myself. I put on makeup when I video chatted with you!"

"I just wanted to give you a surprise in person!"

"You're frightened!"

Chen Yu shook his head unhappily.

Liu Yifei laughed: "You are frightened, what should I do if I get a buzz cut? I won't be able to sleep every day! "

She suddenly took out a long-hair wig and put it on her head. It didn't look out of place at all.

"How about it?"

"I chose a haircut for myself and wore it out to meet people!"

If you don't look carefully, you will never realize that this is a wig, because it is no different from Liu Yifei's previous long hair.

This is the image that Chen Yu posts in his videos every day.

"I can't imagine it!"

"But you look like a student, which makes people ignore your appearance!"

In "Better Days", the heroine Chen Nian has a total of three styles: short hair that reaches the ears, and hair at the back that reaches the neck, which is what she looked like before she was bullied.

That's the beginning of being a good student.

But Chen Yu set the script so that Liu Yifei had long hair, which might make the conflict more intense.

Because girls are naturally sensitive about their long hair.

If it is long hair, the impact will definitely be stronger.

The feeling of bullying can make people feel more empathetic and thorough.

After all, there are still many girls with long hair.

The reason why Zhou Dongyu, the lead actor of "Better Days" in her previous life, had a student-like short-haired look was because she had long hair... It's really hard to put it into words.

The stylist must also consider an image for the big screen.

Zhou Dongyu looks totally unsightly in a student uniform and long hair, but at least this short hair style is still pretty.

The second look is that after being bullied, the female supporting character pulled and cut his hair, which is a messy hairstyle.

It was very incongruous, and in the end the male protagonist had the same short haircut as her.

The final look is similar to a bald head.

This style has the most visual impact. It was used in the previous life's "Better Days" poster, and it is also a hairstyle that Chen Yu is very much looking forward to seeing for Liu Yifei.

Well, if Liu Yifei gets a buzz cut, it will become the number one trending topic on Weibo and Tik Tok in a matter of minutes.

Of course, this student’s current look is actually similar, and it has a great effect of making him look younger.

"Actually, it was Director Diao who gave me suggestions on the styling!"

"They said my face was too pretty and that I would be too mature for this drama. I had to lose weight to look more youthful!"

This actually coincides with Chen Yu's guess.

"So I deliberately ignore the appearance. Yes, that's the word you always say!"

Appearance was not popular in 06, but Chen Yu would talk to Liu Yifei about it from time to time, and she remembered it after a while.

"Yes, that's the truth!"

"Before, you were so mature that you didn't look like a high school student at all. You could play a college student, but it would be out of place in a high school. Now that you've lost weight, it's okay!"

Although Chen Yu is not used to Liu Yifei in this outfit, he has to make some sacrifices for the movie, which is what an actor should do.

Previously, when Liu Yifei starred in "Blind Mountain", the loss was even greater.

It hasn't started yet. The sacrifice will come after the hair is trimmed.

"Come on, go home!"

"I'll go to the crew with you tomorrow, and then we'll go back to school together in two days to participate in the graduation drama!"

Chen Yu said to Liu Yifei.

The crew of "Better Days" was in Shancheng, and Chen Yu respected the original work and the previous life. The reason was of course very simple.

We chose Chongqing as the filming location because the city’s unique atmosphere fits the theme of the film.

The undulating mountains, elevated roads and buildings can express the oppressive feeling of the movie.

The winding alleys are like a maze, creating a feeling that the protagonist wants to escape but is unable to do so.

Chen Yu remembered the place that impressed him the most in a movie in his previous life.

It is the Toy and Baby Stroller City in Chongqing Yinxing Shopping Mall. This is where the hero and heroine met for the first time. It was originally the largest professional wholesale market for small commodities in the southwest region. As this place is quite old, it can create an extremely depressing atmosphere in the film!

Just with this one shot, when Chen Yu saw this scene, the tone of the entire movie suddenly became set.

So even after being reborn, Chen Yu never forgot it.

Often, in many movies, the opening scene and camera language can affect the overall direction of a movie.

The coordination of the shooting location is of course very important, and this is what Chen Yu emphasized to Diao Yinan.

So he remembered it, and finally the producer negotiated with Chongqing for filming permission.

Currently, the entire crew of "Better Days" is in Shancheng, filming all scenes except Chen Yu and Liu Yifei.

The scenes of the male and female protagonists may be directed by Chen Yu himself.

After all, he has the title of director, so he must perform his duties, although Chen Yu’s directorial debut this time is more focused on learning.

At noon the next day, Chen Yu, Liu Yifei and others finally arrived at the crew.

Tang Yan and Luo Jin are filming their scenes.

Of course, there are several other actors, such as Yongmei and Wang Jingchun, the future Berlin Film Queen and Film King, whose acting skills are beyond doubt.

"Brother Diao, thank you for your hard work!"

Chen Yu and Diao Yinan hugged each other and met the behind-the-scenes staff of the crew one by one.

I even brought a gift for everyone.

As a director in the future, he will definitely need his own team. Chen Yu has to prepare in advance and familiarize himself with every environment.

Theory and practice are still different.

Although he has seen many directors directing movies.

Actors have a wide range of options and choices in a movie.

Unless it is a specific role that requires a specific actor.

Otherwise, the importance of the team is much greater than the actors.

It takes a mature team to make a good movie. Many directors’ photographers, stylists, etc. generally will not be changed.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be called XX’s exclusive photographer, stylist, etc.

Every position in the crew is very important. If any one of them is missing, it may affect the shooting progress, expenses, etc.

So in some positions, those with more seniority can even give orders to the director.

For example, some awesome photographers, lighting masters, etc.

Even though Chen Yu is famous, if he doesn't talk down to you, you can only be an actor and not a director.

This is the difference between a director and an actor.

All the actors have to do is fulfill their responsibilities, make a good film and follow the director's instructions.

But the director has a lot to do.

In addition to explaining the play to the actors, you also have to coordinate the entire crew, and there must be no mistakes in every link. You also have to follow the assistant director and executive director, assigning them work and dividing the work.

Fortunately, this time Chen Yu invited Diao Yinan, who has directed several plays and is very experienced.

The team is full of his people.

All Chen Yu had to do was pay him and do what he said.

It is actually difficult to win over the crew, but it is also easy. Just pay them enough and give them the respect they deserve.

The most important thing is to be polite and not act like a big shot.

People are not fools. They know that there is no harm in making friends with Chen Yu. As long as you do these things, everyone will obviously be polite to you.

Therefore, Chen Yu's way of greeting everyone with gifts still made many crew members flattered.

Even the little girl who puts on makeup has souvenirs.

This made them even more excited as they already regarded Chen Yu as their idol.

"Brother Yu, how about you try the next scene?"

After greeting everyone in the crew, Chen Yu sat there and watched Diao Yinan taking pictures.

After filming a segment, Diao Yinan walked up to Chen Yu and gave him suggestions.

In fact, he was just joking. Unexpectedly, Chen Yu was not scared at all. Instead, he was eager to try it and actually agreed: "Sure, I'll talk to the actors about the play first!"

Diao Yinan: “…”

It's not that he looked down on Chen Yu, but he felt that Chen Yu was indeed confident.

"Brother Diao, the filming location remains unchanged. It's not difficult for me to just talk about the scenes!"

Seeing the surprise on Diao Yinan's face, Chen Yu smiled and said, "If it comes to coordinating between departments, I might have to learn from you!"

This is not Chen Yu bragging.

When it comes to discussing plays with actors, Diao Yinan may not be as good as him.

This is not to say that Diao Yinan’s acting skills are not good, but his sense of picture. He needs to imagine the kind of shooting scene he wants, and then let the actors act it out.

Many directors are like this.

Chen Yu has an advantage: the visual sense in his brain is much clearer than any other director in the world.

Just kidding, I have watched the original film several times. If I still can't get the sense of picture when shooting this segment, then I shouldn't be a director.

In his previous life, when Zeng Guoxiang was making this movie, he had the script and the overall story direction in his mind, but he had no idea what the final movie would be like. He didn't even have any idea of ​​how well the movie would perform or whether it would sell well. All he had was his own confidence.

He needs to edit the film over and over again before he can finalize the final product.

Whether the result is good or bad will have to be verified by the audience and the box office.

The advantage of Chen Yu, the reborn person, is that he knows what the final edited version will look like and what the movie is like, so he can just cut it roughly accordingly.

It may even be better than Zeng Guoxiang's previous version.

Because when he watched it himself in his previous life, he was able to find some bugs and minor areas that could be improved, and they were not random changes.

It’s the same when filming. I have a clear plot in my mind, how to shoot, what kind of plot is needed...

This means that Chen Yu has an innate advantage over other directors.

Of course, this does not mean that every reborn person is so powerful.

This is because Chen Yu is a film practitioner, so he has such a keen judgment.

Obviously it won't work if you haven't worked in the film industry.

Just like a financial entrepreneur who is reborn and is better at stock trading than others, you have the ability of a prophet, and this is your greatest ability.

"Hey, Director Chen!"

"Hello, Director Chen!"

Tang Yan and Luo Jin greeted Chen Yu very "politely", and Chen Yu simply patted the two of them with the script.

"Stop joking, we're just talking about a play!"

"Be careful I'll fire you two!"

Chen Yu held the script and knew what scene they were going to shoot next.

And it's a rival scene, with the policeman Zheng Yi, played by Luo Jin (yes, the homonym for justice), interrogating Wei Lai, played by Tang Yan.

"Come on, show me how to act it out first!"

Chen Yu rested his chin with one hand, put the script under his armpit and stood aside to watch how the two people performed.

Tang Yan and Luo Jin looked at each other and stopped playing around. Instead, they started acting seriously.

The two knew the identity of Director Chen Yu, and although they were joking, they were very serious when it came to their work.

After all, the roles for both of them were given by Chen Yu, so they must treat them with care.

In fact, at this time, not to mention Diao Yinan, several assistant directors, photographers and Wang Jingchun were also gathered there, watching Chen Yu direct the play.

In fact, Chen Yu often acts opposite other actors and has rich experience.

Liu Yifei, who was standing by, knew it very well because she was one of the beneficiaries of the acting.

Chen Yu is really good at talking about drama. She was deeply touched when she filmed "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" with him.

This is also the reason why Liu Yifei feels that director Chen Yu will definitely be successful.

In addition to coordinating the crew, an excellent director can also act, speak, and tell the actors what to shoot, which is already very impressive.

There are many other jobs, such as shooting and directing, as well as executive directors and photographers.

They just listened to what Chen Yu said about what shots and effects they wanted, and then completed the assignment.

Soon, Tang Yan and Luo Jin roughly acted out this scene, including all the necessary facial expressions and movements.

"its not right!"

Chen Yu didn't say anything nonsense at all, and stood directly in the position where Luo Jin had just been: "Pay attention to my details, the eyes that Luo Jin just did were very accurate, aggressive, and the shape, the body leaning forward, but have you ever thought about a problem!"

"You are a police officer, you can't just stand on Chen Nian's side. Have you ever seen a police interrogation?"

"Even if you know the other person is a criminal, you won't have your own subjective consciousness, which will make the criminal alert!"

"..."

Chen Yu replayed Luo Jin's scene himself, and then looked at Tang Yan: "Too relaxed!"

"Have you ever thought about this? Even though the character you play is innocent and pitiful, as a high school student, you will still feel a little scared and nervous when you go to the police station!"

"You have to act like she's not afraid and is forcing herself to muster up the courage!"

too easy!

For a Grand Slam actor, talking about acting is simply the easiest thing.

Watching Chen Yu talking there, he only said the contents of two sentences in the script, but what he said was very vivid and vivid, and the scene of the plot seemed to emerge in everyone's mind.

"I forgot he's a good actor..."

Diao Yinan suddenly said something to the people next to him, and everyone reacted.

Yes, he is a Grand Slam actor. Although he is so young, he can act and speak. What's so strange about that? !
"Damn, all of this was in vain!"

"I thought there was going to be something fun to watch!"

"that is……"

"It's all because of the old trickster. I thought I could see Brother Yu making fun of himself!"

Everyone dispersed, and 15 minutes later, director Chen Yu’s first scene finally began!
(End of this chapter)