Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 640 Nascent Soul Realm
They just came to take a look and then returned to the Global Hotel in Hami.

This Universal Hotel has nothing to do with Universal. It’s just a high-sounding name given by the local owner.

This hotel was only opened in April or May this year. It is a new hotel, so it is quite clean.

The star rating is four-star. It is impossible to find a five-star hotel here. A four-star hotel is good enough.

The Universal Hotel was basically contracted by the crew.

I have also informed their management that Liu Tianxian's whereabouts must be kept confidential and not disclosed to anyone else.

Of course, the two of them stayed in the luxurious suite here.

Liu Tianxian crammed for the exam at the last minute, holding a pen and leaning against the head of the bed to read the script carefully.

In fact, I have watched it several times, but every time I watch it, I have different feelings about the characters. Whenever I see something that makes me feel something, I take notes.

"Hey!" Fang Hong, naked except for his boxer briefs, jumped onto the bed, causing the bed to shake!
Liu Tianxian glanced at him speechlessly and continued reading the script.

"Do you want to do what humans love to do?" Fang Hong crawled into the bed and hugged her soft body.

"The filming is about to start. I need to read the script quickly and understand the character's state of mind. I don't have time to think about you humans." Liu Tianxian said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Oh...you are not a human, you have become an immortal. Let me breathe in the immortal air." Fang Hong smelled the fragrance on her body and sniffed her face.

"You are born in the year of the dog!" Liu Tianxian was amused and felt her face itchy, so she hit his head with the script.

Then she leaned in closer, held up the script and said to him, "Why don't you tell me about the play?"

This man hasn't explained the play to her yet, and the filming is about to start.

"Isn't this asking you to watch it yourself and understand it first? I said it too early. It's easy for you to have preconceived ideas about what I told you. How are you watching it now? What have you figured out?" Fang Hong said.

If he said it too early, Liu Tianxian would have a subjective perception that the character's state of mind might be like that.

But his understanding is not complete, and it also needs to be combined with Liu Tianxian's own experience and performance style.

"I think the protagonist is an optimist, tenacious and wise. What do you think?" Liu Tianxian looked at him.

"I think you are right." Fang Hong said.

"As a director, don't you have any other angles to interpret it? Don't you have any other insights?" Liu Tianxian said.

"Yes, I'll tell you." Fang Hong took one of her hands and leaned in her arms.

Liu Tianxian also adjusted her posture to make him more comfortable.

I only heard Fang Hong say: "You speak very generally, without the multiple levels of the state of mind. You have to know that the protagonist has experienced multiple levels of suffering.

From the initial panic after discovering that they were trapped on Mars, to the subsequent rationality and struggle to survive; to the loneliness and mental depression in the middle period, you have to know that if you stay alone for a long time, you may have mental problems.

Later, they rekindled their fighting spirit by contacting the earth, and finally achieved redemption through teamwork.

Of course, what I said is general, but this character is definitely multi-layered, whether it is the subtle changes in eyes, speech speed, body language, etc., can reflect the gradual psychological transformation. "

Hearing him say this, Liu Tianxian thought in her mind.

"Actually, this role is also simple. You just play it as an ordinary person who will panic, feel happy, feel lonely and isolated. Don't have the tragic savior halo. Just be an ordinary person who relies on his own abilities and knowledge." Fang Hong said again.

"An ordinary person who relies on himself." Liu Tianxian murmured, still thinking in his mind.

"Yes, don't have any heroic qualities. The protagonist of any movie has heroic qualities, just like the protagonist of Gravity that you played before, who had strong tragic heroic qualities. You don't want that.

Don't over-exaggerate emotions, restrain your emotional outbursts, and highlight the character's calm and pragmatic nature. In fact, this is how astronauts are in real life.

If you don’t believe it, you can learn about the life experiences of real astronauts and their words and deeds. They are very calm and pragmatic. "

Fang Hong spoke quite seriously.

"Now that you mention it, I really want to take a look at some of the things and videos about those astronauts." Liu Tianxian obviously listened and wanted to understand the style of those astronauts.

Her understanding of the protagonist is that he is tough, intelligent, and has a rational sense of humor, which is optimistic.

But these are the internal qualities of a character, not the external performance, and she also has to look at the external astronaut qualities.

"Let's see tomorrow. Your husband will help you form the elixir and cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage." Fang Hong said with a smile.

"Hahaha!" Liu Tianxian laughed out loud. Although she had never heard of it, she understood it immediately.

She pushed him away coyly and said, "No, I want to practice. You accompany me to read the information."

So Fang Hong spent the whole night with Liu Tianxian looking at the astronauts' information and videos, just to see what kind of characteristics they possessed.

There are quite a lot of such videos, both at home and abroad, and there are also video contents of them speaking and appearing on shows and being interviewed.

For example, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping have been on "Face to Face"; Liu Boming has been interviewed by "News 1+1"; Jing Haipeng has been on "Let's Talk", the program hosted by Sa Beining.

There are many such videos, and you can see their words and deeds, just like what Fang Hong said. They all have the same characteristics, calm and pragmatic.

In fact, it is somewhat unreasonable for the previous work "Gravity" to let a newbie go into space and be so panic.

But movies can’t be too logical, because if they are too logical there will be no conflict.

The weather was clear the next day. If it doesn't snow in this place, there is rarely rain throughout the year. There are at least 360 sunny days in 300 days, so it is basically sunny all year round.

Even if it snows, there is still plenty of sunshine.

In fact, the West is the best place to shoot movies and is best used as a film and television base. The area is open, there is little rain, and it is not very cloudy, so you don't have to worry too much about the weather.

We can make good use of local resources and have great innate advantages. It is at least much better than Hengdian, where it rains every few days. Once it rains, the entire crew has to hide and wait until the rain stops before continuing to shoot.

When it rains, the ground and props are all wet. If you were shooting a costume drama, just imagine how painful it would be to work on the muddy ground.

And when taking pictures after it rains, you have to ask the photographer if you can take the pictures, because the color tone may not be right and you need to adjust the color.

Why was the film and television center located in Hengdian? In fact, it was because of capital. There are many wealthy people and capital in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

To put it bluntly, there are many private enterprises and many wealthy Zhejiang businessmen.

To do this it does not mean that the government just needs to have money, but private money needs to be invested. Only with private money invested can the country prosper.

Another thing is that there is a good leadership. The founder, Xu Wenrong, is very courageous and has made drastic reforms.

This is a human reason. The North cannot compare. It's not that no one has worked hard, but if we really compare the money made by the people, the gap between them and Jiangsu and Zhejiang is far behind.

Everyone has GDP, but it is another matter for the people to have money.

It is an inevitable trend of development. The film and television industry is either in Jiangsu and Zhejiang or in Guangdong, both of which are wealthy places.

But Guangdong's electronics and foreign trade are very developed, so there is no need to do this.

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian arrived at the shooting site. The staff here were still busy as today was the start day of filming.

There is no need to wait, just turn on the camera and start shooting.

Wen Muye's crew will start filming directly there, so there is nothing to prepare.

The opening ceremony was held in the Gobi Desert, and all the main creative staff, including Han Jianv, Shen Ao, Li Anran, Liu Yin, and special effects director Chen Xiuwei were present.

Although there are many real-life scenes, some special effects are still needed, such as visual effects.

Wen Muye’s special effects director is Yao Qi.

"Come on, come on, let us give you red envelopes for the start of filming!" Han Jianv and the financial officer of the production team held thick red envelopes in their hands and gave them to everyone.

This action immediately excited all the crew members, and they gathered around. As there were so many people, they were not surrounding one person, nor was it just one person who was handing out red envelopes, but several people were handing out red envelopes.

Every financial staff member who distributed red envelopes was surrounded by three layers of people.

Some raised their hands, others jumped up and down and said, "Me, me!"

"Don't open the red envelopes yet, we'll take a photo later." Assistant director Shen Ao shouted while holding a loudspeaker.

The staff who received the red envelopes were very happy. They gathered together to share how much money they had and how much money they had. When they opened them, they saw ten brand new banknotes.

He was immediately very happy and stuffed it back in.

The principal is really generous. It's rare for a film crew to give a red envelope of 1,000 yuan. Three or five hundred is the most he can give.

"Tianxian, this is yours!" The girl from the Han family handed the last red envelope to Liu Tianxian.

"Thank you, Sister Han." Liu Tianxian was also very happy. It didn't matter to her how much money she made. What she wanted was the festivity and atmosphere.

"No need to thank me, this is your family's money." The girl from the Han family joked.

"That's right. I would be happy if someone gave me a red envelope with my family's money." Liu Tianxian said with a smile.

The place was very lively for a while, and then we organized a group photo shoot. As there were too many people, not everyone was in the same team.

Divide into several teams, and those who don’t want to take pictures can just be the crowd around.

Of course, Fang Hong's team consisted of core creators, dozens of them. They stood in three rows, the first row was squatting, the second row was standing, and the third row was standing on long chairs in a staircase shape.

The people at the edge of the two top sides were holding up a banner strung together with sticks, which read: Opening Ceremony of "The Martian"!
In the background at the back is the "Mars" base, and further away are of course the mountains. From this angle, the mountains have no snow and are not very high, and are still the reddish-brown sandstone of the Gobi Desert.

Each of them held a red envelope in their hands, except Fang Hong, who was the director.

He and Liu Tianxian stood in the middle of the second row, and next to them were of course core members such as Han Jianv.

They faced the camera, holding red envelopes in one hand and raised their thumbs forward: "Good luck in starting the film!"

(End of this chapter)