Huayu: Director started with art films

When Li Yishu and Han Sanping came out of the tent, they saw He Qing coming with an assistant.

When He Qing saw the two approaching, she immediately extended her hand enthusiastically: "Director Li, Director Han."

Li Yishu said, "Ms. He, thank you for coming to play this guest role."

He Qing smiled and said, "Director Li is too polite. It is my honor to be able to act in a big production like "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms". I also thought that if I perform well, Director Li will consider using me more in the future."

He Qing, 30 years old this year, is at the most charming age in a woman's life. She has both mature charm and a beautiful face.

"Haha, no problem." Li Yishu smiled heartily.

He Qing chatted with Han Sanping for a while, and then she looked at Li Yishu curiously: "Director Li, I'm curious about how you came up with the idea of ​​letting me play Cai Wenji?"

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Ms. He, I watched you in Dream of the Red Chamber before. I was deeply impressed by your role as Qin Keqing, who was passionate but unfortunate. I think your image is the most suitable for Cai Wenji."

"That's it~"

He Qing suddenly realized. She was wondering why she received an invitation to make a guest appearance in "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" even though she did not attend the interview. It turned out that it was because of the role of Qin Keqing.

But it’s true that the characters of Cai Wenji and Qin Keqing are very similar to some extent.

Cai Wenji was first married to Wei Zhongdao, but her husband died early, so she lived alone for many years until she was captured by the Xiongnu Zuoxian King.

After Cao Cao unified the north, he learned of Cai Wenji's news and spent a large sum of money to redeem her.

It can be said that Cai Wenji's life was also an unfortunate life.

However, there is a slight change in "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms". When Cao Cao attacked Wuhuan, he learned of Cai Wenji's whereabouts and sent people to the Xiongnu to ask for Cai Wenji back.

"Director Li, how about we talk later? I'm going to go try on the costumes."

"it is good!"

Li Yishu nodded, asked someone to call a makeup artist, and took He Qing to try on makeup.

Cai Wenji does not have many scenes. There are a few shots of her unfortunate encounter with the Huns. After that, she is redeemed and meets Cao Cao, thanking him for his kindness.

The entrance scene lasts about a minute.

Time passes little by little.

After an hour's break.

The crew started filming again.

With the cooperation in the morning, the subsequent shooting became much easier.

Li Jun took the walkie-talkie and began to command the cavalry charge.

Li Yishu has been sitting in front of the monitor and observing the camera.

"Director Li! What do you think of this look?"

Hearing the voice, Li Yishu looked back and saw He Qing in ancient costume, a cloak on her body, and many spots on her face. It was obvious at a glance that she was someone who had lived in the frontier for many years and was exposed to the wind and sun.

Although Cai Wenji was later forcibly married by Zuo Xian Wang, she still lived in a tent outside the Great Wall. She was exposed to the wind and sun, so it was impossible for her skin to be white. A dark yellowish color was normal.

He nodded: "Yes, this shape is okay."

The makeup artist asked back, "So that's how it's done?"

"Well, that's it, I've finalized my makeup."

Li Yishu looked at He Qing and said, "Ms. He, you must be tired after rushing here today. Go back and remove your makeup first, and then shoot your scene tomorrow."

He Qing smiled and said, "No need, Director Li. I'm not tired yet. How about we shoot the Xiongnu scenes while I'm putting on makeup?"

Seeing that she was sincere, Li Yishu thought about it and nodded, "Okay."

A cameo shot doesn’t take much time, so if it’s finished sooner, the other person can go back sooner.

Li Yishu immediately asked Li Jun to continue directing. He brought a photographer and arranged two extras to the tent of Wuhuan King Tadun.

"Take this."

Li Yishu took out the Hujia that the props team had prepared in advance and handed it to He Qing.

"Is this a flute? Why does the sound of the flute sound weird?" He Qing looked puzzled while holding the wind instrument in her hand.

"This is the Hujia. Cai Wenji wrote the 'Eighteen Beats of the Hujia', which was played with this instrument."

"Ah? This is the Hujia!"

He Qing was shocked. Looking at the instrument in her hand that looked like a horn and a flute, she never expected it to be a Hujia.

"Yeah, I was also surprised when I first found out about it."

Li Yishu smiled. He didn't know much about musical instruments. He had always thought that the Hujia was a musical instrument similar to the Pipa. But later, when he watched a video online where someone played "Eighteen Beats of the Hujia", he realized that it was a wind instrument.

“Should I blow it then?”

"Well, just pretend, I'll do the dubbing later."

"Okay Director Li."

He Qing's acting skills cannot be said to be good, but they are definitely not bad. Whether it is Qin Keqing in "Dream of Red Mansions" or Xiao Qiao in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" later, she portrayed the image of these ancient women perfectly.

Although He Qing has a slightly tough square face, her facial features are soft, her eyebrows are delicate, and her big watery eyes make her look gentle and virtuous, like a woman living in the water town of Jiangnan.

She held the hujia in both hands and gestured the posture of playing it. In the absence of any coordination or music, He Qing's face revealed sorrow, loneliness and compassion, as if it was a silent resistance to the unfairness of fate.

She played the instrument silently. After a while, her eyes began to turn red and two tears hung straight in her eyes.

The photographer took several shots at close range and long range, then turned back and said, "It's OK, Director Li."

"How was the shoot?" Li Yishu didn't see anything wrong with He Qing's performance, so it ultimately depended on the photographer.

"No problem, Miss He Qing performed really well!"

The photographer gave He Qing a thumbs up. He was an experienced photographer and was sometimes more professional than the director in judging an actor's acting skills. With the camera in his hands, he could feel the actor's facial expressions most intuitively.

"Thank you." He Qing smiled politely, then put down the Hujia and wiped the tears from her face.

Li Yishu asked, "Ms. He, do you think we should shoot the remaining scenes today or tomorrow?"

"Why don't we shoot together today? We won't delay Director Li's work the next day."

He Qing also knew that she didn't have many shots, so she thought that she had already changed her makeup, and would have to put on makeup and change clothes again when filming again tomorrow.

"Row!"

Li Yishu nodded. There were not many shots of Cai Wenji anyway, so she would shoot them all today.

After he went out, he asked the crew's communicator to send a telegram back to the horse farm to inform Wang Fulin, and also arranged for someone to drive He Qing to the horse farm to shoot the scene of redeeming Cai Wenji with Bao Guoqiang.

That afternoon.

He Qing's scenes were finished.

Considering that the other party was here to guest star for free and had traveled such a long way to the prairie.

Li Yishu is naturally not a stingy person, but paying money is not good either. The other person agreed to make a free guest appearance, so how much money should be paid?
A few hundred dollars or a few thousand dollars?

What's more, there are many people coming to make guest appearances later, so the rules cannot be broken.

Li Yishu simply waved his hand and bought more than a dozen cattle and sheep from nearby herdsmen, and paired them with meals provided by the logistics department.

A bonfire farewell party was held for Wei Qing.

It not only gave face to He Qing, but also was a reward for a smooth first day of filming.

"Director Li, this is too grand." Looking at the bonfire party and the various roasted beef and mutton, it would be a lie for He Qing to say that she was unhappy. She was just here to make a cameo appearance, and although she didn't get a penny, she received the respect and recognition of the director, and she was very happy.

Li Yishu smiled and said, "It's nothing grand or not. Miss He, I have to thank you for coming to Inner Mongolia to make a guest appearance."

"Director Li is too polite. I should be thanking you. With such a large investment, not everyone has the opportunity to make a cameo appearance like me."

He Qing was very good at talking. In just a few words, she brushed aside the fact that she had come from afar to make a guest appearance and instead spoke respectfully of Li Yishu.

Hearing this, Li Yishu smiled and said nothing more. He raised the kumis in his hand and said, "Try it. This is the specialty kumis in Inner Mongolia."

This is a specialty of Inner Mongolia. He felt it was strange at first, but after drinking it a few times, he found it was okay, not too alcoholic, and more like a beverage.

He Qing took a sip of the kumis in the bowl and frowned subconsciously.

"How about it?"

"It tastes weird."

"Haha, that's the taste. I wasn't used to it the first time I drank it, but after a few sips it became much better. The herdsmen here drink it as a beverage, and it helps them get rid of the greasy smell when eating beef and mutton."

"Then I have to give it a try."

He Qing took a bite of the barbecue on the table, then took a sip of the mare's milk wine and nodded immediately: "It's not bad, it's quite refreshing."

"If it's good, eat more. This is authentic Inner Mongolian roast beef. You can't get such authentic beef anywhere else."

"Uh-huh."

The two chatted and laughed.

Suddenly, several herdsmen women came over and pulled Li Yishu and He Qing to dance.

Seeing this, Li Yishu did not refuse. She went to the campfire with He Qing, gathered with everyone, and sang and danced behind the herdsmen.

Looking at the herders' heartfelt smiles, Li Yishu recalled a passage she later saw on the Internet.

Since the invention of guns and cannons, herders have taken to singing and dancing from the bottom of their hearts.

After the dance, He Qing found Li Yishu again and asked curiously, "Director Li, do you think there are wolves on the grassland at night?"

"Of course there are, but don't worry, we have troops here, and they are all armed with live ammunition."

"But I will be scared. If I am scared at night, can I come to you?"

He Qing smiled so happily that she didn't look scared at all.

Li Yishu was stunned for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "If you are scared, come to me."

Hearing this, He Qing readily agreed: "Okay!"

Because of the filming the next day, the bonfire party only lasted for more than two hours.

It started at half past seven and ended at nearly ten o'clock.

Late at night, the sky over Inner Mongolia is full of stars.

"Ouch~~"

Accompanied by a wolf howl, He Qing came out of her tent, carefully came to the door of Li Yishu's tent, and went in.

The next morning.

He Qing got in the car and left. Although she was only making a free guest appearance this time, she took a little bit of money with her.

At the same time, she also got the role of Concubine Yi, the female lead in the TV series "Kangxi's Private Visits" which was about to be filmed by Beijing Arts Film and Television Company.

"He Qing is gone?" Li Yishu asked the crew assistant beside her.

"Yes, Miss He is gone."

"Ah."

Li Yishu nodded and asked her assistant to leave, preparing to start filming the next war scene. However, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it seemed she would have to film more in the mainland.

Time passed little by little, and before I knew it, it was the end of June.

Jiang Qinqin, who was already on summer vacation, came to Inner Mongolia with Yu Feihong to visit the set. They also went horseback riding on the prairie and enjoyed the grassland scenery.

However, they didn't stay there for long, mainly because the sun was strong and the wind was strong. After less than a week, they both became visibly tanned and their skin started to become dry.

This was absolutely unacceptable to both of them.

Jiang Qinqin simply took Yu Feihong to her hometown in the mountain city for fun.

It's July.

The crew of Gong Li's "Empress Dowager of Liao" rushed to Inner Mongolia after finishing filming the indoor scenes.

Because director Bai Dezhang had no experience in filming war scenes, the role of the Liao army battle scene had to fall to Li Yishu.

Fortunately, he had also learned a lot about shooting large-scale war scenes from Li Jun during this period, so he was directing the crew of "Empress Dowager of Liao" while being responsible for the crew of "Red Cliff of Three Kingdoms".

"kill!"

Gong Li rode on a horse, pointing the spear in her hand forward, and thousands of troops behind her charged forward.

"Crack!"

Director Bai Dezhang shouted, "It's finished!"

"call!"

Gong Li got off the horse and breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally it's finished. This circus is really tiring."

She, who plays the role of Empress Dowager Xiao, has been riding horses and filming for the past month and a half.

Li Yishu, who came to watch the final scene, said with a smile: "This is how ancient war scenes are done. Yours is still good, as you don't have to fight in person. The actors in our crew are in a miserable situation. Huang Haibing even broke his arm yesterday."

"What should we do then?" Gong Li asked in surprise.

"No matter how hard we tried, we still couldn't prevent it."

Li Yishu said helplessly, "But fortunately, his scenes in the grasslands have basically been finished. The remaining few shots can be performed by a stand-in. His scenes in the Battle of Red Cliff can be postponed."

"That's good! Has your crew finished filming the grassland scene?"

Gong Li breathed a sigh of relief. She now cared more about the crew of "Red Cliff of Three Kingdoms" than Li Yishu. That was an investment of 500 million RMB. If it failed, she didn't know how many people would laugh at her.

"Well, if nothing goes wrong, we'll be able to finish filming tomorrow, and the crew will leave for Hengdian the day after tomorrow."

Li Yishu nodded. The scene of Cao Cao's eastern expedition to Wuhuan took one and a half months to shoot, and a large part of it was the running-in with the cavalry unit.

Now that the coordination has been completed, the next step is to transport the cavalry troops, including the horses, to Hengdian.

Played the role of Cao's elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!
The reason why it is so troublesome is that Li Yishu really doesn't want to continue to adjust.

The training of modern cavalry units is very different from that of ancient cavalry units.

In modern times, it is similar to guerrilla warfare and dispersing, while in ancient times, cavalry charged side by side.

In the era of modern firearms, this kind of behavior would be tantamount to seeking death. The enemy can kill dozens of you with just one volley of bullets.

This also means that when filming, if you want to charge side by side, you still need extremely close coordination.

"I estimate that we will have to wait until the end of August to finish filming."

Gong Li calculated the time and said with a smile: "I will go to Hengdian to find you in September."

Li Yishu agreed with a smile: "Okay, then you can come and play a guest role." (End of this chapter)