Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 128: Chen Cheng does not appear, but Chen Cheng is everywhere.

Chapter 128: Chen Cheng does not appear, but Chen Cheng is everywhere. (Super long chapter, please vote for me.)
A group of actors arrived on the set.

The filming start ceremony of "The Warlords" was soon held.

As a drama with a larger investment than "The Banquet", it is also a co-production between the two places.

The opening ceremony of The Warlords was a huge success.

Various people, media, and bigwigs attended the opening ceremony of "The Warlords".

This also includes Han Sanping.

"Chen Cheng, how is it?"

During the break, Han Sanping patted Chen Cheng on the shoulder and asked.

"Fortunately."

"Oh, I heard that many Hong Kong producers excluded you in the crew."

"No."

Chen Cheng shook his head.

Of course it is not impossible.

But Chen Cheng would not say it in front of Han Sanping.

Even if there is.

Chen Cheng also wants to turn this existence into nothingness.

Chen Cheng not only talks about it, but also puts it into actual action.

Han Sanping was very satisfied with Chen Cheng: "Haha, I like you in this state."

The opening ceremony is over.

The next day, the filming of The Warlords officially began.

Because the various martial arts scenes were still in preparation, the literary scenes were shot first.

In the drama, Chen Kexin did not start with the story of Pang Qingyun, played by Jet Li, escaping from death, but with Pang Qingyun meeting the three adults.

The film set was chosen to be a Hui-style building.

The most famous Hui style architecture is his Si Shui Gui Tang.

at this time.

Because we need to create a rainy scene.

But it is impossible for the crew to wait for him for dozens of days just to wait for rain.

A group of stage managers went to the roof and sprayed the tiles with water pipes.

Heavy rain flowed down from the patio.

But what makes Hui style architecture different from other architectures is that the rainwater flowing down from the patio does not flow outside, but flows into the center of the hall.

A rectangular pool was built in the middle of the hall, and the pool was also very particular, it was called Mingtang.

There is a drainage hole in the middle of the Mingtang.

The water from the patio flows into the Mingtang, and the water from the Mingtang then flows out.

This is called letting the wealth flow into other people's fields.

of course.

This type of architecture is not unique to Huizhou architecture, but is also common in Hakka architectural groups.

The reason why we chose this Hui-style building as the shooting location.

This can be considered as a token of allegiance that shows a little respect for history.

after all.

The Taiping Army fought in Anhui and Jiangxi.

"Prepare in all aspects."

"Okay."

"start."

The clapperboard clicked.

The photographer took a long shot.

The entire shot goes from inside to outside, first the backs of three imperial officials appear, and then the majestic red pillars of the ancestral hall.

Due to its age, the red has turned black, highlighting power and oppression.

In the middle is the Mingtang under the skylight.

There is a round incense burner in the middle of the hall.

The sky was dark and it was raining heavily.

Beyond Mingtang are Pang Qingyun played by Jet Li, Zhao Erhu played by Andy Lau, and Jiang Wuyang played by Jin Chengwu.

The three are sworn brothers.

Pang Qingyun is the eldest brother, Zhao Erhu is the second brother, and Jiang Wuyang is the third brother.

In fact.

Before this, Pang Qingyun, Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang did not know each other.

Pang Qingyun was originally a general in the imperial court. During a battle with the Taiping Army, the leader of the Kui Camp fled, and Pang Qingyun's troops were eventually wiped out. Pang Qingyun pretended to be dead and escaped. Later, Pang Qingyun met Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang, who were bandits at the time.

Although Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang are robbers, they have their own code of conduct.

After a fight, Jiang Wuyang admired Pang Qingyun very much, so he strongly advocated that the three of them become sworn brothers.

He then proposed killing a stranger as a token of his loyalty.

Pang Qingyun also felt that although the two men were robbers, they had moral principles, so he made a suggestion.

In these troubled times, if you want to survive, you can't rely solely on robbery for long.

If you want to do great things and want to survive, you have to surrender to the imperial court.

Although some others disagree.

In the end, Pang Qingyun, Zhao Erhu, Jiang Wuyang and other brothers defected to the imperial court.

But the court will not accept you just because you want to.

If you want the court to use you, you must make military achievements.

Pang Qingyun took 800 brothers, hoping to borrow troops from the court to attack Shucheng.

This scene is the plot where Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro borrow troops from three officials of the imperial court.

The three of them knelt down in turn.

Pang Qingyun is in the middle, Zhao Erhu is on the left, and Jiang Wuyang is on the right.

This sorting is not random.

Pang Qingyun is the boss, so he naturally ranks in the middle.

According to the tradition of respecting the left, Zhao Erhu is on the left, and on the right is Jiang Wuyang, the third brother.

This is also reflected in the order of the three adults.

Sitting in the middle is Lord Di, played by Gu Baoming, who holds the highest official position.

To the left of Lord Di is Lord Chen, played by Wei Zongbao, who ranks second in official rank.

On the right is Lord Jiang, played by Wang Kuirong, who has the lowest position among the three.

This is just the apparent ranking of official positions.

Reality.

Although Lord Chen is the second highest official, he has the least troops.

Although Lord Jiang holds the lowest official position, he has the largest number of troops and the strongest strength.

This may seem like nothing.

But only by understanding this point can the three actors truly perform the essence of the three court officials.

"I heard that you led a battalion of soldiers to ambush the enemy in Hechuan, but the whole army was wiped out. I haven't seen you for two months. How dare you come back?"

The first person to speak was Lord Chen.

After hearing what Lord Chen said, Pang Qingyun, who plays Jet Li, replied: "In the battle of Hechuan, Lord Jiang sent the Kui Battalion to guard my left wing. He Kui was afraid of the enemy and retreated thirty miles. All the brothers in my battalion died just like that."

At this time, Lord Jiang said: "The whole army was wiped out, and you are the only one alive?"

Pang Qingyun bit his lip and said, "I didn't die because I wanted to come back to see you, Master Jiang."

have to say.

This scene was shot very well.

Chen Kexin, who was looking at the monitor, also secretly said "good".

"I said that Lian Jie is not only good at fighting scenes, he is also good at drama scenes."

Several other assistant directors also nodded.

But the drama is not over yet.

Lord Di in the middle finally spoke: "How many of you are there?"

Pang Qingyun didn't say anything, but Zhao Erhu on the side shouted: "800".

Unexpectedly.

This 800 shouted out.

Lord Di in the middle sneered.

Then, Lord Jiang on the far right also laughed.

Then the two of them couldn't stop and laughed wildly.

"hahahahahahahahahaha……"

"Hahaha……"

The two of them laughed so hard that they covered their mouths and even bent over with laughter.

Lord Chen on the side cooperated awkwardly and laughed along.

Such a smile.

It was obviously a satire that the three men had too few soldiers, only 800.

800 are just a bunch of small bandits at most.

Naturally, people looked down on it and started laughing crazily.

The plot makes sense.

It's nothing.

But this smile.

This suddenly disrupted Pang Qingyun's plan.

"Card……"

Chen Kexin immediately called a halt: "Lianjie, your expression is wrong."

Jet Li also realized his own problem, and he quickly said, "I'm sorry, director, I didn't expect the performance of the three adults, and I failed to act well."

Chen Kexin said: "It's okay, we'll try again."

This is a literary drama.

The card is normal.

It wouldn't take too much time to do it again.

Everyone prepared again.

Then continue.

But it's dramatic.

Even though Pang Qingyun, played by Jet Li, was prepared this time, he still couldn't control his expression amid the laughter of the three adults.

"Card……"

Chen Kexin called out again: "Lianjie, that's not right, your expression is wrong. Pang Qingyun can't change his expression in response to the laughter of the three adults. Even though he knows that he has very few soldiers."

Chen Kexin is a well-known director in Hong Kong.

He is also a very good director when it comes to shooting literary dramas.

I don’t know how many awards his previous film, Almost a Love Story, won.

Even until now.

When people talk about "Sweet Honey", they all think it is a classic.

Therefore, Chen Kexin is very good at literary dramas, and he can capture even the slightest change in Pang Qingyun, played by Jet Li.

"Come again."

Jet Li nodded.

This kind of thing is also common.

It happens to almost any actor.

So Jet Li didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

So I prepared again and started the third time.

"Hahaha, hahaha..."

Dramatically.

While the three adults were laughing wildly, Jet Li's third performance still did not satisfy Chen Kexin.

"Card……"

Watch the replay footage.

Chen Kexin frowned.

how to say.

Jet Li's performance was okay the third time, and his expression did not change much like before.

But this seems unnatural.

It is possible to pass, but it is too forced.

If it were some other shots or scenes, Chen Kexin would have let it go.

but.

Chen Kexin believes that this scene is the most classic shot in The Warlords.

we can even say.

The entire drama of The Warlords is centered around the scenes in which Pang Qingyun faces three imperial officials.

If you understand the drama between Pang Qingyun and the three important officials of the court, then you will understand The Warlords.

If this scene is not performed well, the essence of the Warlords will be lost.

"Lianjie, take a rest."

After three consecutive NGs, Chen Kexin knew that his performance would probably be the same if he continued.

It might even get worse.

Instead of this, it would be better to let him take a rest.

……

"Director Chen, aren't the three adults laughing too arrogantly?"

An assistant director said at this time.

Chen Cheng remained silent.

Today's scene.

It can be said that the three veteran actors performed quite well.

Chen Cheng was also very satisfied.

Chen Kexin replayed the scene and shook his head: "No, the three adults are in high positions and have great power. They are not arrogant. This is the authority they are born with. The three actors handled this scene very well."

talking.

Chen Kexin glanced at Chen Cheng.

Obviously he knew.

All three actors were selected by Chen Cheng.

At the same time, a few days earlier, Chen Cheng also talked about the play with the three actors individually.

Chen Cheng played a key role in the outstanding performance of the three actors.

"Director Ye, please talk to Lianjie about this scene."

I thought about it.

Chen Kexin asked Ye Weimin to talk about the play to the three of them.

This is also normal.

It’s not that the actors don’t understand the play.

When it comes to acting, not all directors have the acting skills of the actors.

But a director is a director.

The director's perspective is different from that of the actors, and the issues they think about are also different.

The actors are in the middle of the situation and may not be able to think too much.

The director stands on the sidelines and sees things that many actors don’t notice.

So when filming, there must be a director explaining the play to the actors or speaking about the play.

otherwise.

If an actor relies solely on himself, no matter how good his acting skills are, he will not be able to bring out his true strength.

Just a pity.

Although assistant director Ye Weimin told Jet Li about this scene.

But the fourth time, Chen Kexin still called out "Cut".

"No."

"That does not work."

Chen Kexin is very strict about filming, especially the literary scenes which he is best at.

Not to mention.

This is their first real scene since they started filming.

If the first scene wasn’t performed well, what are we going to do next?
Chen Cheng also said nothing.

He was the first assistant director, not the acting assistant director.

Generally speaking.

The first assistant director can be in charge of everything, but can also be in charge of nothing.

If it were in other crews, where everyone was living in peace and harmony, Chen Cheng might come out at this time.

But this time.

There is no way Chen Cheng can come out.

Or.

Chen Cheng would not say a word unless the director asked.

"Call Lianjie over here."

Chen Kexin felt a bit of a headache, so he had to explain the play to Li Lianjie himself: "Lianjie, you acted a few times just now, but I don't think it's very good. The main thing is your attitude towards the three important officials of the court. Don't be influenced by them."

"Director Chen, I was not affected by them."

"On the surface, it's true that you haven't been affected, but in fact, you have been affected. You have to know that the character you play, Pang Qingyun, is a handsome man, a general with great ideals and ambitions. No matter what the three adults say, you can ignore it, as long as you achieve your goal."

I have to say that Chen Kexin's narration of the play is still effective.

The next fifth time, Jet Li performed well.

"Well, I can this time."

Chen Kexin nodded.

But this drama is heavy on the literary side.

The first show is over and there is still the second show.

……

"Scene 2, shot 1."

"Prepare in all aspects."

"start."

The clapperboard rang again.

The second game continues.

After the three adults laughed, Jet Li, who played Pang Qingyun, said, "Give me another 800 and I will capture Shucheng within 15 days."

Lord Jiang stared at Pang Qingyun: "There is no joking in the army."

Pang Qingyun said fiercely: "Ten days, ten days to capture Shucheng."

Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang were both looking at Pang Qingyun.

Obviously they didn't understand why Big Brother Pang Qingyun spoke so carelessly.

But for the three adults.

Seeing Pang Qingyun being so cruel, the three adults were silent for a moment.

But silence does not mean that the three have no roles to play.

Even though the three of them were silent and had no lines, their roles were still very eye-catching.

Lord Jiang on the side glanced at Lord Di in the middle.

Lord Di glanced at Lord Jiang out of the corner of his eye.

He glanced to the left again and glanced at Lord Chen who was stroking his beard.

Lord Chen stroked his beard and said, "Okay, okay... I'll give you another 1,500 elite soldiers."

Chen Kexin was extremely excited to see this performance.

“The three veteran actors are so amazing.”

"This scene just now was brilliantly performed."

Chen Kexin noticed all these details.

At the same time, I secretly admire him in my heart.

This dialogue-free scene perfectly portrays the psychological intrigues among the three adults.

just.

Facing such a classic scene.

The performances of the three male protagonists were average.

Jiang Wuyang, played by Takeshi Kaneshiro, was a little dumbfounded.

Zhao Erhu, played by Liu Dehua, didn't seem to understand.

Pang Qingyun, played by Jet Li, did understand a little bit, but he didn't do enough.

"Card……"

There is no other way.

Chen Kexin had no choice but to call cut again.

"Huazi, Chengwu, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Kexin no longer asked Director Ye to pass on messages.

He walked over from the monitor and said to the three people who were still kneeling, "The three adults are not united, they have their own interests. Therefore, the eye contact between the three just now fully illustrates the internal conflicts among them. So, as for you, especially Pang Qingyun, you have to take advantage of their conflicts."

but.

Chen Kexin’s explanation of opera is indeed thorough.

But it is not explained thoroughly enough that the actors can fully understand it all at once.

When it happens again.

Facing the three adults, Jet Li's acting skills were still as superb as before, but his performance was average.

Ye Weiming next to him suggested, "Director Chen, please zoom out a little bit in the back shot, and don't focus on the facial expressions of the three people."

"alright."

Chen Kexin adopted Ye Weimin's method.

The advantage of doing this is.

The three people represented by Pang Qingyun will not be affected by the outstanding performance of the three adults.

But the shortcomings are also obvious.

Because it was a medium shot, it couldn't reflect the three people's mental activities.

It doesn't even reflect what Pang Qingyun is thinking.

"Come again."

Come again.

"Okay, I'll give you another 1,500 elite soldiers, but there will be no military pay."

Mr. Chen said so.

In fact, he wanted to win over Pang Qingyun.

Because among the three, although Mr. Chen's official position is the second, he actually has the least troops and the weakest strength.

He wanted to win over Pang Qingyun to gain status for himself.

That's why he took out his 1500 elite soldiers.

Zhao Erhu laughed, thinking that there were too few soldiers, and even more that not providing them with food and fodder was a trick.

However, Pang Qingyun said: "No need for military pay, if you capture the city, half of the things will belong to us."

Lord Jiang on the right is watching with eager eyes.

Lord Di in the middle thought this deal was not bad, he stretched his waist and said slowly: "Pang Qingyun, your name is Lushan, so let's call it Shanziying."

"Thank you, my three lords."

Pang Qingyun expressed his gratitude.

The heavy rain continues.

The second scene is completed.

In the second scene, Jet Li's role is mostly in medium shots, and his facial expressions are not that rich.

But Jet Li's lines are powerful and full of energy, which is more in line with Pang Qingyun's character.

This game is over.

……

“This scene was so tiring to shoot.”

"I thought this scene would be shot faster."

"I need to have a good rest today. No, I can't rest today. In the evening, ask Lianjie and the others to come to my office, and I will explain the play to them again."

Although there were only 3 minutes of footage that day.

But it took a whole day to shoot these 3 minutes of footage.

If Chen Kexin hadn't taken the assistant director's advice, it would probably have taken more than a day to finish filming.

However, when thinking about tomorrow's play, Chen Kexin got a headache again.

Ye Weimin said, "Um, do you want to call over the three actors that Chen Cheng recruited?"

"Need not."

Chen Kexin waved his hand and said, "The three actors have thoroughly understood the script. I have nothing to say to them."

"Then should we tell them not to use so much force in tomorrow's scene?"

"Don't do that. This is the point."

Chen Kexin even shook his head: "The roles of the three important officials of the court are very crucial. Normally, I can't even ask for such scenes, so how can I restrict them? The better they perform, the more exciting our "The Warlords" will be."

"Okay, let's eat first. After we're full, we'll talk about the play in the evening."

Not much was said.

night.

Chen Kexin brought together Jet Li, Andy Lau, and Jin Chengwu.

"Director Chen, thank you again. We filmed during the day and you still have to explain the scenes to us at night."

In the office, Jet Li said to Chen Kexin.

Chen Kexin smiled and said, "We are all here for filming. Let's talk about what happened today. It can be considered a summary."

I thought about it.

Jet Li said: "After finishing the filming today, I summarized it. Teachers Wang Kuirong, Gu Baoming, and Wei Zongbao played the three important officials of the court. They acted very well. Especially their facial expressions and non-dialogue performances are very classic. At that time, I was stunned for a moment and reacted a little slower."

Although Jet Li is famous for his martial arts scenes, his acting skills are also excellent.

I probably didn’t feel it when I was shooting that day.

After the filming, he will be able to summarize it more clearly.

Chen Kexin gave Jet Li an approving look and said, "So, you are not facing three supporting actors, you should treat them as three real important officials. In fact, in your eyes, they are the protagonists and you are the supporting actors. And in tomorrow's scene, you will still face three important officials. Your rivalry and inner drama... will be even more important than today's scene."

"Yes."

Jet Li also nodded.

But at this time, Jet Li was a little confused: "Why are the three teachers' acting skills so strong? It seems that you, Director Chen, didn't give them any instructions, but their momentum came out all at once."

Liu Dehua next to him said, "It's Director Chen."

Takeshi Kaneshiro was a little surprised: "Brother Hua, how did you know?"

"I have dealt with Director Chen before."

Liu Dehua said: "When we were filming Resurrection of the Dragon, Director Chen was our production art director."

“You’re now the first assistant director so soon.”

Jin Chengwu was a little surprised.

“It’s not as simple as being the first assistant director.”

Liu Dehua shook his head: "Although Director Chen was the art director at the time, he was very good at aesthetics and directing. At the same time, he also had strong camera performance. Even the overall style of See You, Resurrection of the Dragon was shot according to Director Chen's ideas."

Liu Dehua told what happened in the crew at that time.

After hearing this, everyone was silent for a while.

Chen Kexin touched his chin and thought to himself, "It's over. This scene tomorrow will be even harder to shoot."

……

The next day.

The crew continued to advance the filming mission.

Different from the script.

When the crew is filming, they usually shoot all the scenes taking place at each location.

When you want to shoot other scenes, just change the scene.

This will improve efficiency.

If we shoot according to the script, we will shoot here today and there tomorrow.

Not to mention anything else, just moving the equipment to another location would take an untold amount of time.

So after filming the first scene yesterday, the venue still has a second scene.

This way everyone doesn't have to change scenes and it can save time.

At the same time, they are both literary dramas, and the connection is relatively good.

Act II follows Act I.

The first scene tells the story of Pang Qingyun and his two brothers surrendering to the imperial court.

Lord Chen wanted to win over Pang Qingyun, so he gave him 1500 soldiers.

Adding the 800 people that Pang Qingyun and his team had, that’s 2300 people.

Although 2300 people is a lot more than before, it is still too few for the enemy.

The key is.

The other party also has a gun.

But Pang Qingyun was not afraid, or rather, he was also gambling.

He was gambling with his life.

Relying on the ruthlessness of the three brothers, they captured Shucheng.

Of course, this scene is a martial arts scene and has not been filmed yet.

What is to be filmed is the scene after taking Shucheng, when Pang Qingyun and his two brothers met the three important officials of the court again.

It was still the place where I met the three adults for the first time.

Still facing the Four Waters Returning to the Hall.

The stage manager arranged all the props.

This time it didn't rain, and the three men didn't kneel but stood.

This represents an improvement in the status of the three.

The first to appear is Lord Chen.

Seeing the three people standing in front of the Mingtang, Lord Chen laughed and walked out of his chair: "Lord Di, Pang Qingyun is also a lucky general."

Done.

Master Chen looked at Pang Qingyun with a smile: "Pang Qingyun, we are destined to be together."

These few words naturally revealed Mr. Chen's mood.

Lord Chen gave Pang Qingyun 1500 soldiers and then attacked Shucheng.

Pang Qingyun made a contribution, and Mr. Chen also achieved results.

Lord Di in the middle also looked at Pang Qingyun with a high opinion of him. Like Lord Chen, he also stepped out of his chair and said, "You have made a good bet. The battle in Shucheng has made you famous."

These words were addressed to Lord Chen, but Lord Di was looking at Pang Qingyun.

Although these words were meant to praise Pang Qingyun, one could also hear something else in the words.

In the eyes of Lord Di, even if you have made a small name for yourself, it is just a small name and he will not pay too much attention to it.

But he has been in the officialdom for so long.

Even though Lord Di did not value Pang Qingyun, he still wanted to win over Pang Qingyun because Pang Qingyun had made great contributions.

Looking at Pang Qingyun, Lord Di, who was the most senior official, said, "Pang Qingyun, how about giving you five more battalions of troops?"

Lord Chen knew what Lord Di meant. It was obvious that he wanted to snatch Pang Qingyun away.

So Lord Chen said, "I will add icing on the cake."

Then a general in armor came up from behind Lord Chen.

"Lu Dashan."

The actor who played Lu Dashan kowtowed: "Yes."

Lord Chen said to Pang Qingyun, "From now on, I will be under your command."

Pang Qingyun replied: "Thank you, sir."

the other side.

Lord Jiang, who had the lowest official rank but the strongest power, never stood up.

He sat down and looked at Pang Qingyun, and said, "An old friend from Kuizhiying is waiting for you."

Then, actor Shi Zhaoqi, who played He Kui's character camp, appeared on stage.

This person is also a veteran actor and later participated in the filming of Wolf Warrior.

He Kui and Pang Qingyun were old acquaintances. At that time, it was He Kui who kept his troops in place and even retreated 30 miles, which led to the annihilation of Pang Qingyun's army.

When Pang Qingyun saw He Kui appear, he remained silent and looked extremely displeased.

This expression is very good.

Chen Kexin nodded, secretly sighing that last night’s discussion on drama was not wasted.

"Since we are old friends, let's continue to work together. You attack the city, and he will defend it."

Liu Dehua, who plays Zhao Erhu, said foolishly: "He's here, how are we going to divide it?"

But Lord Jiang ignored Zhao Erhu and looked at Lord Di and Lord Chen: "Lord Di, Lord Chen, you don't have any objections, do you?"

"Director Chen, is there a problem here? Lord Jiang is in the lowest position, but he can actually speak like this, and he doesn't even stand up, he's still sitting."

Assistant Director Ye said softly beside the monitor.

Chen Kexin shook his head: "No problem."

"Although Lord Jiang has the lowest official rank, he is the strongest and has a powerful general like He Kui. Lord Di and Lord Chen are quite afraid of him, so Lord Jiang dares to speak like this, even while sitting down."

This momentum was also clearly transmitted to the three people.

However, thanks to the play discussion last night, the three of them performed well.

Even Jet Li was acting with the three adults at this time. He said sternly: "I'm afraid he runs too slowly and I can't catch up."

Chen Kexin wanted to applaud at this line.

But after all, this scene has not ended yet, Chen Kexin can only restrain himself.

The three adults were silent.

At this time, Zhao Erhu said foolishly: "How about taking Suzhou first and then attacking Nanjing?"

of course.

The silly character here doesn’t mean that Andy Lau’s acting is bad.

This is what the character is like.

So Liu Dehua’s acting here is okay and there’s nothing wrong with it.

but.