Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 171 The Underground Party
July 2007, 7, the seventh day of the fifth lunar month.

On this day, the sky finally cleared up, and there was a breeze, making it cool and pleasant.

It is suitable for getting married, traveling, moving, and opening a business.

All crew members of "The Sound of Wind" were present. They offered five kinds of animals outside the beautiful Qiu Manor and prayed to God together, hoping that the filming process would go smoothly without any disaster or illness.

This time, Qiuzhuang is indeed a place with beautiful scenery, with mountains and waters complementing each other.

Because they are not on the beach in Dalian, but in the Bamianshan Scenic Area next to Hengdian Town.

Hengdian Film and Television City has put a lot of effort into allowing "The Sound of Wind" to be filmed here, and even allocated a large area by the Qingshui Lake in the scenic area for the crew to use.

As the supervisor, Gao Qunshu found several construction teams to work overtime and spent three months to finally build a 1:1 scale restoration of Qiuzhuang by the lake.

The expenses made Chen Nuo cringe when he thought about it, almost one-tenth of the budget was spent.

But the actual effect seems to be really good at the moment.

At least Huang Bo, Duan Yihong, Yu Hewei and others who were at the scene for the first time were all dumbfounded when they saw this Chinese-style fortress covering several acres and more than 10 meters high.

These people are now small-time actors who have only acted in cheap soap operas. How can they understand the luxurious style of big-budget movies?
The first scene of "The Sound of Wind" was filmed in Qiu Village, which appeared in the novel but suddenly came into reality.

For Ning Hao and Gao Qunshu, this scene was chosen after careful consideration.

Because the shooting plan for The Sound of Wind is really difficult to arrange.

First of all, there are too many guest stars.

In the end, Mai Jia arranged a very important role for Choi Min-sik, not an assassin, but the underground party member originally played by Ni Dahong. He didn't have a single line in the whole play, but he did show his face.

Ni Dahong was quite pleasantly surprised to receive the script of Commander Zhang, which gave this old fellow with a face full of flesh and who did not look like a good guy the most suitable destination for him.

Jeon Do-yeon played an accomplice.

As a Korean maid, she will lead Li Ningyu to the torture chamber, and will cooperate with Chen Nuo to torture Fan Binbing and force him to tell who the old ghost is.

Vice Admiral Oda, played by Takeshi Kitano, not only has the lines with Chen Nuo at the very beginning, but also gets furious and scolds Takeda at the Japanese military meeting in the middle, saying that he is too soft-hearted.

All of the above are plots that were not in the original script.

At this moment, no one, including Chen Nuo, knows what the final result of the filming will be.

In addition to having many stars, the shooting plan also requires that their guest appearances must be concentrated in the scenes.

Another problem is that the two biggest names in the crew have their own things to do.

There is no need to talk about Jiang Wen.

His new film "The Sun Also Rises" will be released in September. The request to wrap up filming in mid-August was polite. Logically, he should have been let go in early August.

In other words, Jiang Wen’s scenes had to be shot first, a little over a month after filming started, and then the crew would go on to shoot other scenes and fill in other people’s shots.

Chen Nuo was even more anxious than Jiang Wen.

On July 2th, the much-anticipated Warner version of "The Dark Knight" premiered worldwide.

This time, it successfully passed the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, obtained the Dragon Mark, and was even released in mainland China on the same day as the rest of the world.

No one knows why it was able to pass the review.

Just like why it was banned in the previous life, it is a mystery.

It is possible that a very crucial line was deleted.

It could also be that someone wasn't allowed to make a cameo.

It is also possible that the person who plays the clown was replaced by a local actor.

The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, who knows?
In short, this time Nolan gave full authority to Chen Nuo to promote Batman 2 in China.

He himself took the starring team to visit the European and American markets.

Chen Nuo had no choice but to do this. Batman 2 was different from My Blueberry Nights. Every penny of it was of vital interest to him.

As a result, the news that Ning Hao and Gao Qunshu received more than a month ago was that Chen Nuo would leave for about a week on July 15th and then come back to continue filming.

It would also be better to make appropriate adjustments to his role.

Okay, so after much selection between the two directors, they decided that this was the only option for the first scene.

Liu Yifei, wearing a dark red embroidered cheongsam, sat at a long table with her hair tied into a bun.

She had an oval face that was delicate and fair, with a bit of innocence and curiosity in her eyes. She looked around in a daze, acting like the daughter of a wealthy family.

This is in stark contrast to Xun Ge'er's original interpretation.

Of course, it can be said that Zhou Xun’s role is more like an underground party member, because you can tell at first glance that this woman is not simple.

But Chen Nuo, who was off-camera at this time, felt that Zhang Songwen was really good at being a teacher. He even cured the illness of this idol girl with facial paralysis. He was simply a good doctor comparable to Bian Que.

Liu Yifei's performance is not as profound as Zhou Xun's, but isn't this also a deeper form of disguise?

At least Chen Nuo would believe that Liu Yifei's timidity and ignorance of the world is a more sophisticated mask.

Sitting next to Liu Yifei was Fan Binbing, who was wearing a black cheongsam.

Mr. Pu Ruomu, the costume designer of Lust, Caution, a lecturer at City University of Hong Kong, and the art designer of films such as The Sent-Down Girl, Rouge, Ruan Lingyu, and Red Rose, White Rose, who only Yip Kam Tim could work with, seemed to have put all his lifelong research results on the makeup and styling of women in the Republic of China on Fan Binbing, this enchanting woman.

Fan Binbing sat there in deep thought, holding a white cigarette between her slender fingers. She had the elegance and beauty of Anita Mui in "Rouge", the melancholy and beauty of Maggie Cheung in "Ruan Lingyu", and the purity and youthfulness of Li Xiaolu in "The Sent-Down Girl".

Chen Nuo stood behind Ning Hao and saw the Mexican guy who was acting as the assistant cameraman and shooting the characters with a camera. He moved the camera to Fan Binbing but did not shoot from the side at 45 degrees. He modified the character's face shape according to the photographer's usual operation.

Rodrigo Prieto, who came all the way from Central America, obviously had a higher opinion of Fan Binbing's face than Tang Wei. He generously showed the woman's face in front of the camera in every detail.

Park Ruomu's makeup and costumes, together with the Oscar-level photography master, created such a stunning Republican beauty that the three men behind the monitors were all stunned.

Gao Qunshu murmured, "Isn't this too much? Are there underground party members like this? Would someone who looks like this really join the underground party?"

Chen Nuo and Ning Hao were silent. After a while, Ning Hao said, "Who cares? There's no way there's a Japanese devil as handsome as Mr. Chen."

This flattery was so sudden and unexpected that Chen Nuo had no choice but to accept it.

He holds similar views to Ning Hao.

There have been spies throughout history, both in China and abroad. If we can have the suave 007, why can’t we have the stunningly beautiful Li Ningyu?

That doesn't make sense.

Besides, if you really need to use your brain, how many movies or books can you watch?
Next to Fan Binbing is Huang Bo.

Wearing a military uniform and with a bit of a reckless air, he is five points less handsome than the original Zhang Hanyu, but eight points more evil.

His eyes looked around, one arm resting on the back of the chair, with a nonchalant smile on his lips. No one looked more like a military scoundrel who had survived hundreds of battles than him.

Ning Hao slapped his thigh and said, "Brother Bo, this tastes right."

Chen Nuo also agreed.

Zhang Hanyu’s performance in the original version was indeed sharp, but Huang Bo’s interpretation was obviously more interesting.

Who the hell can tell that he is a member of the underground party?

I’m afraid that people who haven’t read the original novel would never think so.

Sitting opposite Huang Bo is the first villain, Duan Yihong.

As soon as he appeared in the camera, the three people next to the monitor laughed.

This man is so weird.

Bai Xiaonian in the script is a sissy who sings the role of Qingyi.

The original Alec Su's performance was actually a bit exaggerated. But Chen Nuo also understood that it was necessary to be exaggerated. For an actor born in Taiwan idol dramas, how could he steal the show if he didn't perform hard?

But now, Duan Yihong, a serious stage actor from the National Repertory Theatre, doesn't have to put in any effort to interpret this role.

His beard was clean-shaven, and his eyebrows were trimmed like two willow leaves. He looked at people with a pair of deep and evil eyes, lowering his head a little, and his appearance contained a bit of seductiveness. His left hand on the table seemed to be inadvertently raised.

Gao Qunshu shook his head and said, "I watched Soldiers Assault. I never thought he would be so versatile. Mr. Chen, when he came to you, Soldiers hadn't been aired yet, right? How did you decide on him?"

Chen Nuo said: "Who can act and who can't act? Can't we tell at a glance?"

Wow, he was pretending to be so cool that even Ning Hao turned around to look at him.

Next up is Jin Shenghuo played by Yu Hewei.

This time, Ning Hao and Gao Qunshu slapped their thighs together.

In the script, Jin Shenghuo is the director of the military affairs department of the puppet army. He is mild-mannered, eats, drinks, plays, and keeps concubines. He is timid and afraid of things. When faced with possible torture, he commits suicide.

Imagine what it feels like when Yu Hewei's face appears in the camera with a flattering look in his eyes? Does it look like Jin Shenghuo?
Not only Ning Hao and Gao Qunshu were amazed by him, but in Chen Nuo's eyes, this guy didn't need any lines to perform at all. The audience could get a pretty accurate picture of the character's personality just by taking a glance at him.

"Cut. Okay, everyone, take a five-minute break before we start the next group."

Ning Hao spoke into the intercom.

After this group shot, it’s time for the dialogue to begin. Likewise, it’s time for the villain Jiang Wen to appear.

This guy is now locking himself in the waiting room to get into the mood.

As a director, Ning Hao is used to hard work. As long as the actors can accept it, he will not shoot it a second time.

Chen Nuo actually had some opinions on this, but it was difficult to say more now since Wang Jiawei was about to arrive.

By the time…

He was a little timid.

Don’t send a Wang Jiawei who plays Ashes of Time, because we really can’t serve him well. Just send a Wang Jiawei who plays Blueberry Nights.

After letting the actors rest, a few people had nothing to do for the time being, so they started chatting.

Gao Qunshu couldn't help but shook his head and said, "To be honest, Mr. Chen, when Haozi told me that you had decided on who these actors were, I was stunned. I thought it was over, you know? Haozi, do you remember? What did I say on the phone at that time?"

Ning Hao smiled and said, "Remember, do you think Chen Nuo is crazy? He picked some big garlics. If you have too much money and have nowhere to spend it, why not spend it on us?"

Gao Qunshu stared at him and said, "Haozi, did I say that? I was clearly saying whether Mr. Chen and his team had a keen eye and saw the shining points in these people that we couldn't see."

Ning Hao smiled and said, "Okay, then take that as what you said."

Gao Qunshu glared at him again, then smiled and said to Chen Nuo: "Anyway, I am really convinced by you, Mr. Chen. Fan Bingbing and Liu Yifei are not to be mentioned, they are your company's trusted generals. But I really didn't expect that these other people would fit in so perfectly with the roles." Ning Hao also said seriously at this time: "Brother Gao is right, Mr. Chen, I also want to say something from the bottom of my heart. When you took over the casting, I was not convinced. But now I am really convinced. When you decided that Bozi would play Captain Wu, I even thought it was a bit strange. But I didn't expect that you know him better than I do."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Actually, luck plays a big role. I just wanted to save money, so I just decided who had the right appearance. It's similar to selecting soldiers and generals."

Ning Hao and Gao Qunshu looked at each other and saw two words in each other's eyes:

Do not believe.

He also appointed soldiers and generals.

Why don't you say you were playing the game of pass the parcel?

There is obviously only one possibility, just like what those young directors and actors in the circle have passed down from mouth to mouth, they are very good at judging people.

He targeted Zhang Yiyi and won the Berlin Best Actor Award.

He targeted the unknown Ning Hao and made 3000 million.

Seeing that the tiger was in trouble, Fan Binbing took possession of a huge gold mountain.

It feels better than acting.

If anyone catches his eye, he or she will surely be successful in the near future.

Gao Qunshu thought to himself, my good brother has caught the eye of this person, but what about me? Why didn't anyone ask me?

Five minutes passed quickly.

In fact, it was from this time that the official filming of The Sound of Wind began.

The previous set of shots was just to give the director a feel.

The scene we are filming now is at the beginning of the script.

Gu Xiaomeng, Li Ningyu, Wu Zhiguo, Jin Shenghuo and Bai Xiaonian were suspected of being spies hidden in the secret service.

So Wang Tianxiang, director of the puppet army's secret service department, accepted the order from Takeda, the head of the Japanese secret service agency, and brought them into Qiuzhuang.

Qiu means prisoner.

It's a word game played by Mai Jia.

Ning Hao adopted a three-camera setup here.

There is one main camera for panoramic shots, and two auxiliary cameras for close-ups, so that the conversation can proceed smoothly.

This is the advantage of the crew having money, the amount of film burned is directly x3.

Only movies can be so meticulous.

The use of dual cameras in a TV series is a configuration only available in large-scale productions.

Generally, a small crew would just shoot one shot at a time.

When it is broadcast, it looks like two people are having a conversation, but in fact it is spliced ​​together shot by shot.

From a performance perspective, it is very difficult for an actor to shoot this kind of one-man show. If the actor's performance is not up to standard, the audience will be distracted.

But this problem does not exist in the drama "The Whistleblower".

The troops are well-trained and well-fed, and no expense is spared in order to ensure that the actors can give better, smoother and more natural performances.

Led by some small spies, the five people walked into the hall and sat on both sides of the long table.

Just like before, these five puppet soldiers, both men and women, had different looks and beauty.

But this time, there was one more person sitting at the head seat at the long table.

Jiang Wen sat in the main seat.

He sat there like a tiger perched on a mountain or a dragon coiled in a deep pool.

There was no need for him to speak with a sly smile like Wang Hongwen. Once he opened his mouth, his voice was like the roar of a tiger or a dragon, intimidating the entire audience.

"Today, I asked everyone to come here because this afternoon, the Imperial Army intercepted a code. At first glance, it looks like a lottery advertisement, but in fact, it is an underground terrorist organization transmitting messages."

Jiang Wenhu glanced at them, and said with a dignified look: "They want to assassinate me again. I asked you all to come here to decipher this secret message."

Ning Hao and Gao Qunshu looked at each other behind the monitor.

Jiang Wen's interpretation of this is that he is a general who has killed countless people, and that's fine.

However, it seems inconsistent with the spy chief in the script who is cunning, vicious, alert and smooth.

If it were someone else, Ning Hao would have already called it quits.

But facing this Cannes Film Festival Best Actor who directed and acted in the film and won countless awards, he really couldn't say a word.

What if they are playing a big game?

It would be fine if you couldn't see it, but why did you overturn the table?

Ning Hao felt that if this was true, he could not afford to lose face.

But he really felt that Jiang Wen's acting was not quite right.

So he turned around and wanted to place his courage and hope on his companions who had more experience and were much more experienced than him.

But before he opened his mouth, the experienced Gao Qunshu seemed to have guessed what he was going to say, and said naturally: "Wait and see."

The plot in the camera continues to develop.

Duan Yihong's eyes and eyebrows were full of tenderness. He naturally raised his orchid finger and said with a bit of dissatisfaction, "It's ridiculous. Except for Team Leader Li, we are not professional decoders. Why are you calling us here? To join the game?"

Jiang Wen said in a deep voice: "Adjutant Bai, the order was issued directly by the Japanese military..."

After saying this, he smiled, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes, "I hope everyone will cooperate well."

Huang Bo spoke up, and asked cheerfully, "Adjutant Bai, does our military know about this?"

Duan Yihong said: "I don't know, our commander went to Nanjing on a business trip and will be back the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Wen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and his eyes moved slightly, as if he was observing quietly.

Yu Hewei picked up the page with the information, looked at Duan Yihong hesitantly, and whispered: "These are all numbers..."

Duan Yihong took the nail clippers and started to trim his nails, saying lightly: "Don't look at me, I don't understand."

Yu Hewei bent down and looked past Duan Yihong at Huang Bo.

Huang Bo laughed and said, "When it comes to playing Pai Gow, I'm an expert at Er Ba Gang."

Before Huang Bo finished speaking, Yu Hewei cast his gaze towards Fan Binbing who was sitting opposite him: "Xiao Li, what do you think?"

Fan Binbing was smoking a cigarette with an indifferent expression. He heard it but didn't say anything.

Liu Yifei was covering her mouth beside her, looking at the table, not knowing what she was thinking.

Yu Hewei asked again: "Xiao Li, you are an expert, please give me some advice."

Fan Binbing blew a puff of smoke into the air, then spoke, saying lightly: "This is obviously an 18-word code. If we want to decipher it, we must find the original copy. Otherwise, it will be useless for us to sit here and think about it."

Huang Bo stood up at once and said to Jiang Wen with a playful smile: "Did you hear that? Go tell the Japanese."

All of a sudden, several people at the table started complaining.

Liu Yifei showed an impatient expression, slapped her hands on the table and said, "I don't care, I want to go home."

Zhang Songwen did not stand behind the monitor because he was not paying attention to other people.

He just follows Liu Yifei.

In addition to waiting to make a cameo appearance as a traitor at the beginning, he was also hired by Chen Nuo to be Liu Yifei's acting teacher.

Seeing the impatience on Liu Yifei's face, Teacher Zhang almost jumped up with excitement.

After a month, I can finally make some complex expressions.

Huang Bo also said, "I have to go to the countryside to fight bandits the day after tomorrow, so I don't have time to waste here."

Jiang Wen had a smile on his face and didn't say anything. At this time, Chen Nuo appeared from behind him.

He was wearing a khaki Japanese military uniform and walked in nonchalantly, his body was relaxed, as if he was attending an ordinary banquet.

Most of his figure was hidden in the darkness. All we could see was that he was holding a book in his hand and was slowly flipping through it.

As soon as Huang Bo finished speaking, Chen Nuo turned his face to the camera.

He raised his hand, and the book in his hand flew over and landed accurately on the table. It was an old yellowed book stained with blood.

Jiang Wen turned around and stood up from his seat.

Chen Nuo also walked from the darkness to the light.

In the directors' monitors, he had a faint smile on his face, thick short hair, and short stubble on his face.

The military uniform on his body was straight, which matched his upright posture perfectly. He looked like a young officer with a strong military temperament.

Everyone hurriedly stood up.

Bai Xiaonian said loudly: "Hello, Sergeant Takeda."

Chen Nuo nodded to Bai Xiaonian, and then said in a strange accent: "Ms. Li, I have heard a lot about you. You are indeed a professional. Here is the master copy, can we start deciphering it?"

Ning Hao, who was behind the controller, suddenly noticed that Jiang Wen had become several inches shorter.

Those who have not seen Jiang Wen flattering others would find it hard to imagine how a face like that could simultaneously display two expressions: smooth and ferocious.

Well, smooth, vicious, cruel, and cunning. In this short scene, Jiang Wen performed them all.

Ning Hao saw it, and Gao Qunshu saw it too.

Gao Qunshu laughed and said, "That's why I told you to wait. Haozi, don't be impatient when filming with these people. If you are impatient, you will be miserable."

Ning Hao didn't say anything, because he was looking at Chen Nuo in the viewfinder and wanted to call cut again.

(End of this chapter)