Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 207 Between Light and Shadow
After dinner, Chen Linfeng called Liu Qianqian out.

The two walked and talked near the hotel.

"Why did you call me out?" Liu Qianqian asked after a long silence, and no emotion could be heard in her words.

But Chen Linfeng, who had been with her for several years, of course knew that she must be unhappy. Under normal circumstances, she would have been chattering a long time ago.

Chen Linfeng did not talk about the afternoon's shooting, but only talked about the future ambitions that Liu Qianqian had talked about some time ago.

"Didn't you say some time ago that you wanted to be an actress like Gong Li?"

"yes,"

"I heard that when Gong Li was acting in the early days of her career, she took several days to shoot a scene. If it happened to someone else this afternoon, it would be so small that it couldn't be any smaller. It was a small scene."

Liu Qianqian raised her head, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. Not to mention Gong Li, when King of Sunglasses was filming a movie, it was common for his actors to shoot one scene every few days."

In fact, the story of Gong Li was written by Chen Linfeng, and he was not familiar with the internal situations of some film crews in the 1990s. However, it is very common to polish the shots in literary and artistic films if they want to achieve good effects, so the possibility is very high.

As for the King of Sunglasses, it couldn't be more true. There was a lot of news related to him on the Internet in later generations.

However, at that time, the relevant news had not yet spread on the Internet, so Liu Qianqian heard about it for the first time.

She was surprised and said, "I have never heard of this before. Besides, there has never been a repeated shot like this afternoon."

Liu Qianqian took the initiative to mention the filming in the afternoon, which showed that she had generally accepted it emotionally.

Chen Linfeng responded, "Didn't I say at the press conference this morning that I will try my best to shoot this drama according to the standards of a movie, just to achieve a better visual presentation, and of course the actors' acting skills are also included."

He then said, "Of course, this is also related to the fact that other TV series don't pay much attention to it. Most of the dramas you have filmed in the past are martial arts dramas, which don't pay much attention to acting. Action scenes are more important.

But think about it, if you act in these casual TV dramas every day, how can your acting skills improve? It’s good enough if they don’t decline.”

This is true. Just look at the 85 flowers in later generations.

A few years later, various expenses in the film and television industry grew explosively. In order to save costs, the crews had tighter and tighter shooting schedules, leaving no opportunity to hone their acting skills.

The performances are getting worse and worse one by one. Liu Qianqian can be considered good among them. It's simply unbelievable.

After all, Liu Qianqian has her own aspirations, and she is not an unreasonable person. After listening to Xiaofeng's thoughts, she understood what he did in the afternoon.

She asked seriously, "So you didn't do anything to embarrass me this afternoon?"

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes, "Why would I embarrass you? I have nothing to do."

"Okay, then I have no objection." Liu Qianqian said solemnly, "You can continue to be strict with me in the future. Since you want to improve your acting skills, I will do my best."

"Um," Chen Linfeng hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I still want to set an example for other actors this afternoon. Some of the requirements are too high. I don't think it will be like today in the future."

"Ah, after all, you're the one trying to trick me." Liu Qianqian was furious. She knew that he wouldn't just be honing his acting skills.

As she spoke, she punched the other person's shoulder several times.

Chen Linfeng did not resist. Liu Qianqian's little fist was weak, so she just regarded hitting his shoulders as a massage.

After playing around for a while, Liu Qianqian thought about what happened in the afternoon and said, "Don't let me down. Keep it up."

"Are you not afraid of embarrassment?"

"It would be embarrassing if I didn't get anything at the award ceremony."

But simply wasting time is not enough, you also have to find ways to improve yourself.

Liu Qianqian said shyly, "Xiaofeng, can you rent an extra room in the hotel like you did a few months ago and act with me after dinner?"

Chen Linfeng thought about it for a long time and felt that it would be okay to spend a little more time. He thought about the shooting plan for the next day, which could be done after the rehearsal.

At most, you can get up later the next day and cancel your morning exercise for the time being.

Finally, under Liu Qianqian's expectant gaze, Chen Linfeng nodded.

"Yeah, thank you, Xiaofeng."

Liu Qianqian hugged the other person's arm and shook it a few times.

Then he suddenly realized that his action seemed a bit like acting coquettish, so he quickly put his hand down.

"But it has to start from tomorrow. Not today. I have an appointment with someone else and need to go back to discuss the subsequent shooting plan."

"Okay, I get it. If you have other things to do later, you can tell me and adjust the time."

After the two chatted, Chen Linfeng returned to his room. After a while, Zhao Fei, Cheng Er, Li Jinhui, Cao Yu and others knocked on the door together.

"Have you talked it through with our heroine?"

Zhao Fei asked. He knocked on the door just now and found no response. He guessed that Director Chen must have gone to do some ideological work.

"Yes, Xixi is very reasonable. She understood as soon as I told her, and even told me to continue to set high standards for her in the future."

"This is a good thing. The key to our play depends on the leading actress to a certain extent. If she performs well, half of the work is done," Li Jinhui commented.

Without further ado, a few people began to discuss the content of the next day's shooting.

Chen Linfeng had already drawn the storyboard in advance. Since he had his previous works as a foundation, he could make some improvements on them, which was much easier than drawing from scratch.

But after all, the original work is a typical idol drama, and there is nothing particularly eye-catching in the camera language.

As a senior photographer, Zhao Fei always has his own understanding in this regard, so the two sides will have some discussions.

Chen Linfeng certainly knows that an idol TV series does not need too advanced shots, but he will also use some camera movements or picture arrangements that can obviously enhance the viewing experience. In short, it is all for the final effect.

Li Jinhui mainly ensures the aesthetic quality of the new scenes. Some scenes, after his redesign, look much better inexplicably when put in the camera.

Cheng Er is the executive director. Although he does not have much say here, he still needs to fully understand what is being discussed today.

Although the final shooting results have to be confirmed by director Chen Linfeng, if the executive director implements it well, a lot of useless work can be reduced.

As for Cao Yu, the Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography, he didn't say much. He mainly learned Zhao Fei's ideas. Even though he had won awards, there was still a gap between him and these big names of the older generation.

This kind of discussion has happened more than once. Sometimes when they have different opinions, they will call the prop master or stylist to ask about their ideas and how difficult it would be to implement them.

For a TV series, the beauty of the picture is the final effect after it is completed from beginning to end.

The bad domestic entertainment dramas in the past had better cameras and special effects in post-production, but the beauty of the pictures was far inferior to those in the first decade of the century.

It’s because the crew didn’t do a good job of preparation in the early stages.

Take for example the images and sound effects which have the most obvious impact on the audience’s vision and hearing.

Post-production color grading is certainly important, but if the scenery and lighting are not in place in the early stage, it will be difficult to adjust it in the later stage.

A typical example is the bright and highly saturated style of Yu Ma's dramas around 10. When setting the stage in the early stages, the scenes were filled with bright colors such as bright red, bright green, and pink, which made the pictures look very disharmonious.

With the addition of high-saturation color adjustment in post-production, the picture is simply amazing.

It was not until later that "Nirvana in Fire" became a hit, and the pictures returned to cool tones, and similar colors were used for the scenery.

In addition, lighting is more important than setting the scene.

"The Hidden Corner", "The Long Season", and even the further "Flowers", their pictures are more textured and give people a very high-end feeling.

This is because, in these dramas, the contrast between light and dark is very obvious, and in most cases it is not natural light, but is deliberately adjusted by the lighting engineer.

The most memorable scene for Chen Linfeng is the ending of Day and Night, when Pan Yueming has a half-smile on his face and a serious look on the other half. This scene was very dependent on the help of lighting.

For the drama “My Love from the Star”, Chen Linfeng did not seek to create any famous scenes like “Day and Night” (in fact, there are quite a few famous scenes in this drama).

But at least there should be a breakthrough in light and shadow. In fact, looking back at the excellent TV series in the past, such as "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Zhenguan Reign", they all have their own opinions on the use of light and shadow.

The audience may not be able to identify it accurately, but when watching, this adjustment of light and shadow will definitely help the audience to better immerse themselves in and understand the plot.

The few of them discussed for about two hours and finally decided on the content for the next day.

Chen Linfeng finally had some free time.

He was not in a hurry to go to bed, but instead went online to read the feedback about today's press conference.

There have been some discussions about this online.

At the press conference, Chen Linfeng said that he wanted to achieve a movie-like texture as much as possible.

Although everyone doesn't have a very clear concept, they all know that this is a good thing. If creators want to provide better works, as an audience, we will definitely support them.

"Brother Feng is going to act in an idol drama? Ahhhh, I can't wait."

"I'd rather act with Liu Qianqian. Fuck, this pair of beautiful girls dating each other is so beautiful just thinking about it."

"No more talking. I'm going to review The Great Tang Empire first and then eat some candy."

"And Hu Ge and An Yixuan, are the people from the Fairy Sword reincarnated and dating in the modern era?"

"Brother Feng didn't appear in The Legend of Sword and Fairy."

"Xiao Chen is a screenwriter, which is equivalent to the emperor of heaven coming down to earth."

"Oh oh."

……

However, netizens who have been hanging out in film and television forums for many years know the problem here.

"The reporter asked if he could make a profit. I think this is indeed a problem. If you want the quality of a movie, the production cycle will be extended, and the props and scenery will be more detailed. The cost will definitely soar. If Xiao Chen cannot make a profit, this model will not last long."

"Xiao Chen also said that it won't be a big problem to get back the investment, so it should be fine."

"This is an urban drama. I heard that many brands have done product placements, so they should be able to cover some of the costs. Xiao Chen's name is also quite famous, so the price is a little higher, but it should be about the same."

"Hey, just making a profit is not enough. Xiao Chen has such good conditions, if all he wants is to make a profit, then this road is no different from being blocked."

"Why think so much? If there is a good work, let's just watch it. I support Xiao Chen."

"I support it, but I wonder if this idol drama can be as good as those in Japan or South Korea."

"Of course it's no problem. After all, it's the Oscar-winning screenwriter."

"Yes, he is the best screenwriter after all."

Chen Linfeng looked through most of the related posts, and generally speaking, most people were looking forward to it.

Those who are worried are indeed right. Although "You Who Came From the Stars" does not face much pressure to make a profit due to product placement, it will not have any major impact on the industry if it fails to make a huge profit.

This depends on how the overseas broadcast of "The Great Tang Empire" goes. If the effect is good, it will be possible for "My Love from the Star" to go overseas.

This kind of big-budget, high-budget drama still needs to go abroad.

(End of this chapter)