Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 228: Heaven will take its course, no one will be spared

"One shot to the end?"

It wasn't just the old man's eyes that widened at that time.

When Li Pingbin heard this word, he was shocked and then shuddered violently.

"Jiecheng, stop joking!" Li Pingbin forced a smile and said in a relaxed manner.

Seeing that Zhen Jiecheng did not respond, his expression remained unchanged.

"Jie Cheng, you're not serious, are you?"

"Of course I'm serious!" Zhen Jiecheng opened the cigarettes, threw one to Lao Li first, and then lit one for himself. "A man should stick to his words! If you say you want to play big, you must not fool around with small things!"

"Old Li, you know me. I have always played big. I have experience and I am good at this!"

Li Pingbin: (￣ー￣)
After a long silence, he spoke again.
"Well, didn't you say you found a partner for me? Who is it?"

"Bao Dexi," Zhen Jiecheng replied, "but it hasn't been decided yet."

"Not decided yet? Why?" Li Pingbin asked hurriedly, "I know Bao Dexi, a top photographer in Hong Kong, his ability is beyond doubt!"

"He was able to serve even your senior brother Chen Kaige obediently. Even when The Promise was criticized so much, no one could find fault with him."

"What are you still hesitating about? Make up your mind quickly!"

"Old Li, you think too much!" Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand, "I haven't talked to him yet. We just met. But I have invited him to visit Beijing. He will be here in a few days."

"I thought, first get familiar with the relationship, then deepen the friendship, and finally..."

"What do you mean by 'finally'?" Li Pingbin interrupted Zhen Jiecheng and stood up. "If you keep doing this, the flowers will be gone!"

"What era is this? Your tricks are outdated!"

"How about this, Baode. Emmm, when Old Bao arrives, you tell me."

"Pa~" He was suddenly hit on the forehead, leaving Zhen Jiecheng stunned.

"What the hell is wrong with me? Why do I have to wait for Old Bao to come over?"

"Let's put it this way, Jiecheng. I'll call Lao Bao later. We both work with cameras, so we have more things in common if we're in the same industry."

"Leave this matter to me. I promise to trick Lao Bao into joining our gang!"

When Bao Dexi arrived in Beijing, he was a little overwhelmed by the overwhelming enthusiasm.

It's okay if it's Tiantian!

After all, little disciples have always been so respectful to their teachers, and they are well-behaved and cute.

Zhen Jiecheng could accept it reluctantly.

Director!
The photographer and I are a natural partner.

In the circle, the change of identity from photographer to director is not even considered as "cross-border".

Especially Zhen Jiecheng’s alma mater, Beijing Film Academy, has demonstrated this theory to the fullest.

But Li Pingbin and Bao Dexi couldn’t understand!
He was already enthusiastic enough on the phone, and now he is even more clingy when we meet.

When did this old guy become like this? Wasn't he quite cool before?

"Old Bao, come and try the nine-turn large intestine. This shop is a time-honored brand, and the food is so authentic!"

"Old Bao, your glass is almost empty. Come, I'll refill it for you."

"Old Bao"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Bao Dexi finally couldn't help it. "Old Li, just say whatever you want to say. If you want me to help you with anything, just ask."

"Don't be so polite!"

"You are like this," Bao Dexi's lips trembled a few times, with a bitter face, "I am unsure!"

"It's like this, Lao Bao." Li Pingbin rubbed his hands, "Our group, emmm, has a film project, but we are short of a photographer, so..."

"Can I join?" Bao Dexi replied subconsciously.

"Oh my god! Old Bao, you really are..." Li Pingbin was so excited that he even stumbled over his words, "Join the gang! That's a great word! I haven't even explained it to you yet, but you've figured it out!"

"Old Bao, welcome, welcome! Welcome to become a member of our gang!"

There were thumbs-up and handshakes, which confused Bao Dexi.

"Wait, Lao Li, that's not right!"

"What's wrong?"

"Doesn't Jiecheng already have you? He doesn't need me!"

"No, no, no, we need it! Jiecheng is too far to the north, I can't handle it alone. Lao Bao, you have to help me, we can do it together."

Zhen Jiecheng: [_?]
He looked at Jing Tian.

Jing Tian: (^_^;)
The welcoming banquet continued, and as Li Pingbin said "one shot to the end", Bao Dexi's attention was quickly attracted.

It is very common to shoot from one take to the end. Long shots are not only a great test for the actors, but also a display of the photographer's ability.

But the whole movie was shot in one take, which is unheard of!

"Jiecheng, what do you think?" Bao Dexi was excited but also full of doubts. "It's impossible to make a whole movie in one shot!"

“Unless it’s a specific subject matter, and the idea is to take shortcuts.”

“Or maybe they don’t pursue the quality of the film, but just show off their skills for the sake of being unique.”

"As for the former, Lao Li just said that this is an anti-war movie, not a specific theme. As for the latter, you are not the kind of person who doesn't care about the quality of the work!"

"Teacher Bao, it's like this!" Zhen Jiecheng explained the concept of "pseudo one-shot" with a smile.

But even adding the word "fake" did not dampen Bao Dexi's excitement.

On the contrary, the high difficulty of going from "theoretical existence" to feasibility of existence in reality aroused the desire for challenge, making Bao Dexi more and more restless.

"Stop drinking!"

"Serve the food!"

"After we finish eating, let's go read the script and talk about it in detail!"

"But Mr. Bao, you just got off the plane, don't you want to go to the hotel and rest for a while?"

"Rest? From Hong Kong to Beijing, there is no need to adjust to the time difference, what is there to rest for?" Bao Dexi waved his hand, "Business is more important! If I don't have a good chat, I won't be able to sleep tonight!"

Seeing this, Zhen Jiecheng had no choice but to call Ji Jianming.

After the banquet ended hastily, everyone went straight to Zhen Jiecheng's company.

"Tiantian, you come too!"

Bao Dexi did not forget to bring his little apprentice with him.

"Just now Jie Cheng said that you often go to the photography and directing departments after school?"

"Yes, teacher." Jing Tian nodded, "I have taken on a project from a senior, so I have to study the professional knowledge and try to make it a good one."

"Emmm, your acting department teachers don't have any objections to you, right?"

"Of course not! Teacher, I applied for leave, and it was approved personally by Mr. Wang Jinsong, the vice president of our School of Performing Arts!"

Hearing this, Bao Dexi was completely relieved.

Give Zhen Jiecheng a thumbs up,
"Jiecheng, your Beijing Film Academy is indeed a top-notch school in the field of film and television arts."

"With such an open school spirit and such enlightened leadership, it's no wonder that so many outstanding talents can be cultivated!"

"Ahem, ahem, Mr. Bao, thank you for your praise." Zhen Jiecheng felt a little guilty for some reason.

It’s all the fault of the damn acting department!
The feng shui of the director/photographer department is dirty, but it does have some serious content.

What about the acting department? Dirty, not to mention pretentious and incompetent!

"Tiantian, if that's the case, why don't you just take a long vacation!" Bao Dexi continued, "Wait for Jiecheng's project to start. Emmm, forget it, let's not wait for it to start!"

"This project, the early preparations, and the rehearsal guidance are also full of valuable information for you!"

“Follow the group throughout the whole process, listen, learn and watch more.”

"By the way, Tiantian, if this is the case, the leave will take a long time. Can your school approve it?"

"It's okay, teacher. I can approve it." Jing Tian said with a smile, "There is a precedent. Sister Xixi has also done it."

Jing Tian continued to chatter, but Zhen Jiecheng could no longer listen. His mind was filled with the scene of the Performance Department receiving Jing Tian's request for leave.

well! What a sin!
Forget it, forget it, I'd better take back what I said before.

Don’t blame the acting department, they are not shit at all.

The office was very quiet, with the occasional sound of flipping papers.

The story structure of the script is not complicated: two young people in modern society do not care about the heavy history of humiliation and suffering in the books.

I even feel a little disgusted by the publicity of heroic deeds of those who died bravely.

Too sensational! Too false!

Not interesting!
They came across a film crew recruiting extras, and the two happily joined in.

After putting on their military uniforms and putting on makeup, the two were in high spirits. In the ravine where the crew filmed, they jokingly exchanged their lines with Xiao Guizi.

"There is an old saying in China: Xixi material Wei Junjie."

"Yo! You work smartly, Miss Hua is so lucky!"

Unexpectedly, a landslide occurred. The two of them quickly took shelter and hurriedly crawled into a cave.

A rusty iron box was found inside. When it was opened, two documents wrapped in oil paper were found.

And the names of the two people were clearly written on the certificate!
A huge sense of fear came over me, and just as the landslide outside stopped, I quickly ran out of the cave.

The picture that caught my eye had changed!

Ignore history and question history.

Walk into history and participate in history.

Understand history and become history!
This is a journey of spiritual redemption for two young people, and also a journey of nirvana and rebirth of national beliefs and patriotism.

Before the old squad leader died, the two told him that they were from the future. The old squad leader asked: "Did we win?"

"Victory!"

The old squad leader asked again: "The young kids haven't forgotten us, have they?"

The two of them really wanted to answer simply and concisely, "I haven't forgotten."

But thinking about his previous thoughts and actions, he hesitated because of his guilty conscience.

Seeing this, the old squad leader considerately skipped the topic and continued to ask: "Are you all well fed and warmly dressed?"

"Yes!" they said in unison.

"Squad leader, I eat white rice and drink happy water every day!"

"Squad Leader, me too!"

"That's great, our deaths were not in vain." The old squad leader left with a smile.

"The squad leader and his men died for us!"

"um, yes."

"Are you going to retreat?"

"No, you?"

"me too."

The two looked at each other and tightened their grip on their guns.
Time-travel plots are very common in the film and television industry.

But it is quite innovative to use it in war films about the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

In terms of plot, Zhen Jiecheng's style of "telling the story well" is the same as always.

For Li Pingbin, Bao Dexi and Ji Jianming, what they are more concerned about at the moment is undoubtedly how to shoot all these plots in one shot!
Especially after the two protagonists officially entered the battlefield, the journey was thrilling.

A moment of peace and then an unexpected turn of events.

Always in motion, no scene is repeated, constantly shuttling back and forth!

There is no doubt that the one-shot shot will create unparalleled tension, allowing the audience to "breathe the same air and share the same fate" with the protagonist, and feel the tension and excitement of the battlefield together.

It not only creates a single-lens visual spectacle and brings an "immersive" viewing experience, but also delicately displays the characters' inner emotional fluctuations.

For example, the unconscious swallowing action of the throat when nervous, the subtle changes in expression when a comrade sacrifices himself, and the resolute look in the eyes when making a decision. These details will make the audience feel more empathy under the continuity of "one shot to the end".

"Jiecheng, are you planning to use a lot of handheld photography?" Bao Dexi had already begun to swallow his saliva unconsciously.

At this moment, he understood Li Pingbin's flattering expression a few hours ago.

"Yes, Teacher Bao!" Zhen Jiecheng nodded.

"When shooting wide scenes and tilting shots, Lao Li and I..." In addition to swallowing our saliva, sweat began to break out on our foreheads. "Were we both suspended by cables along with the camera?"

"Yes, Mr. Bao!" Zhen Jiecheng continued to nod.

By the way, I glanced at Jing Tian.
"Tiantian, did you see that? This is called professionalism!"

"Your teacher prepared himself without my instruction!"

"You must study hard and strive to be as good as your teacher!"

"Well, okay, senior!" Jing Tian answered obediently, and gave Bao Dexi an admiring and proud look.

Seeing this, Bao Dexi's cheeks twitched uncontrollably.

I'm going to give you a lung! When will I be ready?

Tiantian! Be smart and don't be fooled!
This bastard is holding me back on purpose!

I, your master, am 55 years old, and will be 56 next year. My old bones cannot stand the torment!
"Jiecheng, according to your idea, this film should be based on natural light?" Seeing that Bao Dexi didn't say anything, Ji Jianming broke the silence and spoke.

"Yes, Mr. Ji."

"Then I feel relieved, right?" Ji Jianming gloated. "Wow, I'm so embarrassed."

"It's not particularly easy, but just generally easy!" Zhen Jiecheng explained, "For example, take the flares on the battlefield. My plan is that the lighting team will design the movement trajectory of each flare."

"To put it another way: the flares in the film were not fired, but hung on suspended tracks and pulled by ropes, thus creating the best light and shadow effects!"

"So, Mr. Ji, I'll trouble you to take care of me when the time comes!"

Ji Jianming: 0DQ
"Hahaha! Old Ji, with your ability, wouldn't such a small thing be easy to accomplish?" Li Pingbin grinned and patted Ji Jianming on the shoulder. "Oh, I really envy you. A 'normally easy' job with a 'very generous' salary."

"If I weren't so old, I would definitely learn lighting from you!"

"Old Bao, what about you?"

Hearing this, Bao Dexi first glared at Li Pingbin, who "endured hardships but never forgot his colleagues", then glared at Ji Jianming, who gloated over other people's misfortune, then glared at Zhen Jiecheng, the instigator, and finally glared at the apprentice who foolishly helped to drag his teacher into the water.

After staring at him for a while, he sighed.

"Ugh!"

"Jie Cheng!"

"I am two years older than Lao Li, so when it comes to work allocation, I'll let Lao Li hang on for a while longer. He's young, in good health, and can handle it!"

Zhen Jiecheng is not an old man, and he cannot order Bao Dexi to work like a slave on the first day of his arrival.

As a local, of course you have to be polite.

However, starting from the second day, detailed and in-depth discussions began.

How many long takes should the script be divided into? How should it be divided?
Based on post-production technical processing considerations, how can we make the transition more clever?
How to ensure the continuity of the shots while minimizing the number of split points?
There are so many details that need to be paid attention to! The extremely tedious workload is something that everyone has never experienced since they started working in the industry.

There was no need for Zhen Jiecheng to speak personally, Cao Jiuping was quickly coaxed and tricked into coming over by Ji Jianming and Li Pingbin.

Next, he, as the art director, will be required to take the lead in producing a large number of scene models, which will pave the way for the subsequent scene construction, and can also be used for the actors' advance rehearsal and shooting movements.

So accurate that you can calculate the length of each scene!
Even at Zhen Jiecheng's suggestion, it was decided to produce a "map" script during the subsequent filming to mark the movements, photography and exercise methods of all personnel!
The creative team behind the scenes is busy, and the actors on stage are also busy.

Besides filming, Qin Lan used all her free time to study the script. Even the news that "Jinling! Jinling!" officially started filming failed to divert her attention.

Ma Yuan had already read and memorized the script, and then plunged into the People's Art Theatre to ask for advice from his predecessors.

Deng Chao, a "traitor" who had been prepared for a long time and was just waiting for the contract to expire before jumping to Jiecheng Film and Television Company, directly told his agent after receiving a call from Zhen Jiecheng that he would no longer accept any acting offers and reserved a full year's schedule.

The actors required for the remaining roles are also being selected and contacted in an orderly manner.

"Hey, Jiecheng, I'm in Beijing. I'm going to the premiere of "Secret"."

"No, I'm busy! Besides, why would an assistant director like me attend a premiere? You and Mimi are enough!" Zhen Jiecheng interrupted Jielun without a second thought, "By the way, you don't have to call Lao Li, Lao Ji, and Lao Cao."

"The three of them are busy too!"

"If an assistant director like me isn't suitable to go, then these three are even less suitable!"

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll treat you to dinner tonight. Emmm, let's do it tomorrow. I can't get off work until at least one or two in the morning!"

"Forget it now. We'll talk again tomorrow when we meet!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhen Jiecheng looked at Lao Mouzi.
"Brother, look"

"The weather forecast says it will rain heavily in the next few days, so we definitely can't rehearse the show." Lao Mouzi laughed, "If we can't see the show's effect, we naturally can't make adjustments, so we might as well take two days off, so that everyone can have a good rest."

As soon as the words fell, Building No. 3 was filled with cheers.

It was another busy day, but this time I got off work early and didn’t have to work until late at night.

As the lights in Building No. 3 gradually went out, Zhen Jiecheng took out the results of his discussions with Li Pingbin and others from his bag and strode into Lao Mouzi's office.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Brother!"

"Jie Cheng?" The old man was stunned. "Come in!"

"Why didn't you go back?"

"Aren't you always the fastest runner?"

"I have something I want to discuss with you, brother!" Zhen Jiecheng said with a smile, "Hey, brother, take a look."

"what?"

"The script for the new project, and some filming ideas." Zhen Jiecheng picked up the kettle and refilled Lao Mouzi's teacup with water, then sat down and said, "Brother, can you help me take a look? Give me some advice?"

"No problem!" Lao Mouzi nodded.

Then I started reading seriously.

He frowned, thought, and turned back from time to time, and finally had a heated discussion with Zhen Jiecheng.

Obviously, the old man was aroused, and it was aroused deeply! Very big!
And this is exactly Zhen Jiecheng's purpose!
Heaven's way is easy to reincarnate, no one will be spared by heaven.

Damn you, it’s your turn to be my slave!

"Brother, since we have two days off tomorrow, why don't you come to my place as well?"

"Teacher Cao and Teacher Ji are here, they are all old acquaintances of yours!"

"Wouldn't it be wonderful for us all to get together, exchange ideas, and explore art?"

"It's a holiday, but I'm the chief director of the Olympics," Lao Mouzi hesitated, "and I still have some tedious work to deal with."

"Brother, with your vigorous energy, isn't it easy for you to take time to deal with those small matters?" Seeing that Lao Mouzi was obviously interested, Zhen Jiecheng struck while the iron was hot, "Brother, this is a whole movie, shot in one take! Don't you have any ideas?"

"Brother, I've been working hard for you without complaint, and I've never been lazy, right?"

"Senior brother."

"Stop, stop, stop!" The old man scratched his head, "Don't you have to meet Jielun tomorrow?"

"Jie Lun? It's okay! He has been influenced by me and is now very open-minded. It's okay."

"Okay then! I'll go there tomorrow!" The old man finally agreed, "Okay, you can go back now."

"Go back? No, no, no, I'm staying in the dormitory here tonight."

"Ah?" The old man was stunned.

"Hehehe, well, it's mainly to prevent your phone from running out of battery tomorrow. It would be bad if we can't get in touch by then. Don't you agree, Brother?"

(End of this chapter)