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Chapter 123 Xu Jinglei did it too!

Li Pingbin’s revelations made Liu Yifei’s eyes widen.

Because Liu Yifei once regarded her senior Xu Jinglei as a role model.

Especially after "Letter from an Unknown Woman" won the Best Director Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, and then won the Best Photography and Best Art Awards at the Jin Kun Awards.

Can whip, good at swallowing, and can conduct!

As one of the four great actresses, Xu Jinglei's reputation as a talented woman became more and more famous as she wrote, directed and acted in her own films. She became the dream of many girls at Beijing Film Academy.

What are the self-reliant women of the new century?

Now, this is it!
So Liu Yifei watched the movie carefully and reviewed the film, read the original book attentively, and wrote a sincere analysis report.

God pity her. Just looking at her brain which is the size of a melon seed, one can imagine how much energy and time it took her to come up with this analysis report.

But now you actually tell me: This thing was not taken by my senior?

Liu Yifei was stunned!
Looking back, the best photography award went to Mr. Li Pingbin, the best art award went to Mr. Cao Jiuping, and the best director award went to senior and Jiang Wen.

Ah, the honorary award for "A Letter from an Unknown Woman" has nothing to do with my senior sister! But it seems so reasonable, as if everything should be this way.

"Sissi, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that her daughter looked dazed after coming back, Aunt Liu asked with concern.

"Mom, I'm fine." Liu Yifei forced a smile.

Because his expression was a little twisted and stiff, his smile seemed a little exaggerated, and even his teeth were exposed.

"Haha, if you put your gums away before saying this, Mom might believe it!"

"Oh!" Liu Yifei quickly covered her mouth and stamped her feet, "Mom~"

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"Mom, I suddenly realized that this circle is quite fake."

"Hmm?" Aunt Liu was stunned when she heard this, and her eyes gradually showed expectation. "For example?"

"For example, Xu..." Liu Yifei glanced around and then whispered, "Senior Xu Jinglei's director is just a figurehead. Her movie was shot by senior and director Jiang Wen."

"Well, what next?" Aunt Liu didn't care.

"For example, Jiang Yan behaves like a good sister and best friend to me in person, but is often sarcastic behind my back."

"Hmm? Go on!" Aunt Liu looked expectant.

"For example, the boys who approached me at school all had complicated intentions, not just wanting to trick me into a relationship."

"Well! Go on!" Aunt Liu was filled with surprise.

"Don't panic at bad things that happen without a reason, but be wary of good things that happen without a reason. This is what my senior said to me before, and I now find it makes more and more sense."

"Oh!" Aunt Liu raised her eyebrows, and the excitement of my daughter growing up was beyond words. Xixi has grown up and become sensible. "Tell me in detail, how do you understand it?"

Hearing this, Liu Yifei lowered her head to think for a moment, then raised her head cautiously.
"Mom, the senior is very nice to me."

"Mom, I saw the news, the senior..."

"Mom, please don't ask the senior for help for me anymore, okay? It would be bad if something goes wrong."

"Although that can't be considered a sacrifice, after all, the senior is still very outstanding."

Aunt Liu: 0.0
In the next few days, Aunt Liu, for the first time ever, did not ask Zhen Jiecheng to go to the room for special meals.

But this did not make Zhen Jiecheng feel uncomfortable!
Tang Monk said it well: Don’t worry about having no friends on the road ahead, for who in the world doesn’t want to eat you?
Despite her busy schedule, Li Zijie still found time to sneak over to look for food. Not only Li Zijie, but also quite a few actresses who have been reported by paparazzi before also showed up.

There were two words engraved in the eyes when looking at Zhen Jiecheng: I want to eat!

However, Zhen Jiecheng's reaction disappointed them.

Guan Zhilin held an umbrella and watched Zhen Jiecheng dancing excitedly in the pouring rain, and he deeply felt the ruthlessness of time.

After all, the glory of Aunt Thirteen is gone, so much so that she is not as attractive to young people as a heavy rain.

"quick!"

"Props team, get ready!"

"Pour water into the semi-basement! When we finish filming other scenes later and come back, the condition of the semi-basement must meet my requirements."

Then he called the others,

"Let's go! Let's move to the new location as soon as possible and finish filming this scene as soon as possible while the weather is suitable!"

Although this period has gradually entered the rainy season in Hong Kong, it is still cloudy and rainy.

Zhen Jiecheng originally thought that if all else failed, he would artificially create signs of heavy rain. He couldn't just stay here and wait until summer, right?
However, we did not expect that there would be sudden rain and strong winds today, so we had to change the shooting plan temporarily.

After all, no matter how sophisticated the manual operation is, there will always be a sense of stiffness and a loss of naturalness.

The time has come, how can we miss it?
Along the way, Zhen Jiecheng never tired of explaining the play to the actors and repeatedly confirmed the shooting ideas with Li Pingbin until they arrived at the rich man's villa.

The staff quickly got busy and soon everything was ready.

"Teacher Li! Whether I can get wet in the rain less often depends on you!"

"Hahaha! Leave it to me, don't worry!" Li Pingbin patted his chest and assured, "Besides, I have to get wet too, right? For my own sake, I have to try to pass it in one try!"

"OK! Please!"

As he spoke, Zhen Jiecheng nodded to the assistant director.

"action!"

A poor family was enjoying an upper-class life in their villa, but a rich man came back unexpectedly.

After experiencing a series of thrilling events, the father, son, and daughter finally found an opportunity to escape from the villa from the underground garage.

Li Pingbin controlled the camera, ready for action.

In the shot, the colors change from cozy and beautiful to cold and ruthless, which, combined with the bad weather, further highlights the miserable state of the three people.

The camera moves forward and the characters walk out.

The raindrops fell with a crackling sound, and the camera also fell and focused on the sewer.

Cut to the distant view!
Continuous downhill road!

From heaven to hell, from the upper class to the cramped environment!

Within the framework of the diagonal composition, keep going down!

Walk from the street to the stairs and then into the tunnel.

The tones grew colder and colder, with red lights flashing in the tunnel.

This was specially arranged by Zhen Jiecheng. The red light carries a warning. At the same time, the single direction of the tunnel implies the unknown and the length. There is no choice but to move forward!
Still going down!

Until the color tone suddenly changed, from cold to warm again.

But it is no longer the magnificent warmth in the villa, but an irritating, depressing, and even frightening warmth!
Li Pingbin is very familiar with this warm color tone, and has used it extensively in many crudely made horror films in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Li Pingbin never thought that Zhen Jiecheng would actually take advantage of this here, completely shifting the skin color and creating an extreme tonal stylization!
As expected! There are no mediocre techniques, only mediocre people!

Genius director, always extraordinary!

Without time to sigh, Li Pingbin focused on the poor daughter played by Wang Luoxun.

The collapse of the three people began from then on!

"Good acting! It totally meets Jie Cheng's standard of 'passing'."

But the highlight is still not the actors, it’s still the camera.

The garbage in the picture is in a messy pile and the background is messy, suggesting the mood of the character.

As Wang Luoxun and Liang Jiahui had a conversation, and then Zhen Jiecheng entered the painting, the rain that gathered and flowed down from the overpass behind the three people became a dynamic prop.

It further highlights the clutter and disorder of the picture!

"Fluids, liquid or gas, appear repeatedly in the picture. Wow! It is a great example of the vivid application of textbook knowledge."

"This lens can be used in professional schools for teaching!"

"Fuck! I'm going to win the Best Photography Award again!" "Damn it! It was all Jiecheng's idea!"

Thinking of this, Li Pingbin could no longer hold back and complained madly in his heart:

"Fuck! Am I going to become Xu Jinglei?"

The rivalry ended, and the three embarrassed people continued to walk home.

Keep going down! Keep going down!
The camera is also moving downwards! The camera can only move downwards!
From rich to poor, the distance is endless and the gap is huge.

"Here, I want a flick."

Zhen Jiecheng’s previous arrangements came to Li Pingbin’s mind.

As early as during the discussion of shooting ideas, when Zhen Jiecheng proposed this idea, Li Pingbin clearly expressed his opposition.

Of course it’s not because panning shots are rarely used in movies.

Li Pingbin can point out nine reasons for opposition without even thinking.

At least nine!

But in the end, he was convinced by Zhen Jiecheng.

Just like Zhen Jiecheng chose to admit defeat after being persuaded by his sisters.

No matter how persistent a man is, he will eventually be defeated by the silver tongue.

“Swinging the camera, combined with the use of music, creates a sense of power!”

"I have a friend named Ning Hao, who used to make money by shooting music videos. I got the inspiration from him."

Inspiration, right? Power, right?

Xu Jinglei, right? Best Cinematography, right?
At least I can operate the camera properly, but Xu Jinglei can barely operate the loud speaker.

Not shabby! Not shameful!
Li Pingbin repeatedly built up his mental strength. His superb skills and increasingly firm mentality made him more steady.

The camera flicked and focused on Zhen Jiecheng.

Let’s focus again on the sewage flowing under Zhen Jiecheng’s feet.

Finally turning to the street!
The flickering car lights created a sense of chaos, and residents along the way took basins, scooped water from their homes and splashed it outside.

Zhen Jiecheng and Liang Jiahui ran all the way, and as the camera moved down and pulled back, the characters went from light to dark.

When the two of them groped their way into the house, the camera switched again, from warm tones to cool tones.

At this moment, the cramped semi-basement has become a vast ocean.

The toilet was gurgling with water gushing upwards, no, it was spraying!
Wang Luoxun reached out to cover the toilet lid, but it couldn't be covered!

Press hard, but you can’t hold it down!
Just struggle to climb up and sit on it.

He fished out a pack of cigarettes from the cabinet above and lit it with trembling hands.

In the low-angle shot, Wang Luoxuan's face was covered with messy hair, which flickered in light and dark along with the fireworks.

And under her, the backflow water in the toilet was still splashing out from the edge of the toilet lid from time to time.

Li Pingbin has learned his lesson!
Li Pingbin never intends to interfere in other people's affairs again!
Li Pingbin now only wants to shoot the film diligently and win the award diligently.

Xu Jinglei did it too!

If she can do it, why can’t I, Old Li, do it?

He gave Zhen Jiecheng a look, signaling him to go to the surveillance camera to check.

When a "go" sounded from the loud speaker, the actors and crew members cheered together!
Only Li Pingbin walked towards Wang Luoxuan calmly.

"Give me a cigarette."

"Ah? But Mr. Li, this cigarette has a little bit of water on it."

"It's okay. I don't mind."

"Oh!" Wang Luoxun quickly took out a cigarette from the cigarette box and handed it to Li Pingbin, then took the initiative to pick up the lighter to light it for him.

Take a deep breath and blow out smoke rings.

Right in front of him, Zhen Jiecheng was giving a thumbs up, saying "Teacher Li" on the left and "Good shot" on the right.

Li Pingbin's face is as calm as a lake. Whether he is criticized or praised, what difference does it make to me?
On the front right side, Liang Jiahui was helping the staff distribute dry towels and hot ginger soup, with a happy and satisfied smile on his face.

Wait, what the hell is that expression on Liang Jiahui’s face?

After being drenched in rain and soaked in dirty water, how could you smile with happiness and satisfaction?
Li Pingbin originally thought that his condition and thoughts were already very abnormal, but unexpectedly they were even abnormal!
Li Pingbin could no longer remain calm. When Liang Jiahui came to him with a towel and ginger soup, he asked in a trembling voice,

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay! I'm fine!" Liang Jiahui asked with a smile, "Teacher Li, why do you ask that?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine!"

"Teacher Li, why do I feel like you're weird?"

"Me?" Li Pingbin was dumbfounded. "You said I'm weird?"

"Yes!" Liang Jiahui nodded, "Let's not talk about your inexplicable question just now, let's just talk about this scene."

"I thought we'd have to shoot it eight or nine times at least."

"If I can pass it after taking five or six takes, it will be a great thing, and it will make me happy enough."

"I didn't expect that I would pass it in one try. Isn't this something worth being happy about?"

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped smiling and frowned, as if he had thought of something.

Soon, he looked up at Li Pingbin again.

"Teacher Li, do you think the filming you just did wasn't good enough? Is there still room for improvement? That's why you're so unhappy?"

"How about I go talk to Director Zhen and let's do it a few more times?"

"It's all for art, keep improving! It's normal to do it a few more times."

"Don't worry, I'm fine! As for the other actors and staff, I will also help to comfort them psychologically."

"It's just a few times, it's nothing!"

Li Pingbin:
"I'm not, I didn't think about it, don't talk nonsense!"

He shook his head and waved his hands hurriedly.

The next moment, he quickly forced a stiff smile.

"I'm very happy! I'm not depressed."

"Hahaha! You see, I'm really happy!"

With the end of this rain scene, the plot in the semi-basement came to an end.

After everyone packed up their equipment and returned to the hotel for a good night's sleep, they quickly headed to the villa to start setting up the scene the next day.

"Xixi! It's your turn soon. We're going to shoot a large-scale scene. Are you happy?"

"Senior, how long have I read the entire script? You still want to lie to me?" Liu Yifei pouted, "It's just a kissing scene!"

"Isn't it? Haha! You have to stick out your tongue, stir, and entangle! And you have to do it in front of your mother!" Zhen Jiecheng blinked, "Is it exciting?"

"Ah? Isn't it the same as the last time we filmed The Condor Heroes?"

"Who told you that? I'm the director. Should I listen to you or me? Should I listen to your mother?"

As he said this, Zhen Jiecheng turned to look at Aunt Liu.
"Auntie, you don't want to either."

"Stop, stop, stop! You don't have to say anything!" Aunt Liu interrupted Zhen Jiecheng and said, "Can't I just not be there when this scene is being filmed?"

"How can that be possible? Auntie, you are here, not only can you witness Sissi's progress and growth with your own eyes, but you can also give Sissi courage, and even give me greater courage to act!"

Zhen Jiecheng speaks righteously,
“You have to go!”

　Take a break and continue with Chapter 2

　
(End of this chapter)