Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 280 Ask for a hammer and get a hammer
"Sister Meng, if I hadn't replaced you with another director today, just based on what you said, you would have been waiting for Director Wei to make things difficult for you on the set."

"Director Wei is the only one who is generous and won't argue with you. I was right in calling you that."

"Why don't you apologize to Director Wei right away?"

Lin Li turned around and half-seriously scolded Meng Ziyi for a few words, and deliberately pointed out that she was called "Sister Meng" so that Wei Shujun would not think too much about it.

"Ah...I'm sorry Director Wei, I didn't mean anything else."

"Look at my mouth, bah bah bah."

After Lin Li's reminder, Meng Ziyi realized that something was wrong and quickly bent over to apologize to Wei Shujun.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay. Mr. Lin is someone else, right?"

"I think what Ziyi said is quite interesting. How about you, Mr. Lin, show us your skills? I can also learn from you."

Wei Shujun waved his hands repeatedly. He knew Meng Ziyi's character and naturally would not take it seriously. Moreover, Lin Li also gave him enough respect, so of course he would not take it to heart.

"Ziyi, please be careful with your words next time."

Lin Li glared at Meng Ziyi, who covered his face in embarrassment, blushing slightly.

At this time, the people around realized that, yes, asking another director to take charge of the film was an act of usurpation, and the consequences could be serious or minor.

Fortunately, the intimate crew from top to bottom are all members of Nanxun Culture, otherwise what Meng Ziyi just said would not be so easily forgotten.

"Boss Lin, now that we've come to this point, why don't you show us your skills?"

Wei Shujun cupped his hands at the side. He also wanted to see the directing ability of their General Lin and see how big the gap was between himself and this fourth-ranked director in film history.

"Then... I'll just play around?"

Lin Li turned to look at him, his expression also showing some eagerness to try.

Speaking of which, he hasn't sat in front of the monitor for a long time, and he's really itching to do it.

"Please come in, Mr. Lin."

Wei Shujun smiled brightly and pointed to the monitor.

"Okay, then I'll come and have a try. It's been a while since I last worked, so I'm a little excited."

Lin Li's brows relaxed, he glanced at everyone and then strode towards the monitor.

Zhang Ruonan looked at Lin Li's receding back with a hint of admiration in her eyes. She also particularly liked the way Lin Li looked when he was working. He looked so handsome!

Not only her, but also Chen Yao and Lu Yangyang, who were not there before, also rushed to the scene. After hearing that Lin Li was going to be the cameraman, many actors who did not have any filming tasks in the afternoon gathered together.

After all, he is a newly-minted 26 billion yuan director, and everyone wants to see what’s different about the directing style of this young teacher Nan Xun.

With curiosity, all the actors gathered behind the monitor, looking forward to Lin Li's performance.

They found that as Lin Li sat down in front of the monitor, his aura suddenly changed.

"Director Wei, what's the next filming?"

Lin Li turned to look at Wei Shujun standing beside him.

"It's about the plot where Han Shangyan and Wu Bai borrow money."

Wei Shujun quickly stepped forward to respond and handed the shooting plan in his hand to Lin Li.

"Well, let me see."

Lin Li responded and took the heavy shooting plan from Wei Shujun.

I checked it again with the script in my mind, and unexpectedly it was still a small famous scene.

My brother and sister-in-law have no fate, it's all thanks to me spending money.

Thinking of the joke that netizens made after the previous episode was broadcast, Lin Li raised the corners of his lips slightly.

interesting.

On the set, the crew members and actors, with Lin Li as the center, dared not utter a word. The only sound that could be heard in the entire space was the sound of Lin Li flipping papers.

There are many crew members who have filmed "The Sad One" with Lin Li before, so they naturally understand his condition on the set.

The actors were intimidated by the aura Lin Li was emitting at the moment and did not dare to say anything.

"Ruonan, was he this serious on the set when you were filming Sadness and Rebellion?"

Lu Yangyang gently moved to Zhang Ruonan's side and asked in a low voice.

"Um"

Zhang Ruonan smiled at her lightly and nodded.

terrible!
The actors who were listening closely around them immediately understood what was going on. They were no longer as excited as before and became nervous instead.

After all, there is still a long time in the afternoon, and it would be embarrassing if I didn’t perform well when it was my turn.

"Little brother, you look so handsome when you're serious!"

Li Yitong stared at Lin Li, who was in front of her with a serious look, with bright eyes, and gained a new understanding of him.

It is said that men at work are the most attractive, and she thinks this sentence is appropriate here.

As for the most panicked ones right now, they were Lin Gengxin and Hu Yitian. They looked at each other and both saw something bad in each other's eyes.

After a few minutes, Lin Li put the shooting plan aside and raised the walkie-talkie in his hand.

"The groundskeeper cleaned up the scene."

"Actors, lighting, camera preparation."

"Nonessential personnel should keep their distance and not affect the light."

Lin Li's unhurried voice sounded at the scene, and the staff quickly began to move. Lin Gengxin also looked at Hu Yitian and walked towards the camera.

Inexplicably, there was a sense of tragedy in the steps of the two people.

"Are you all ready?"

Two minutes later, Lin Li sat in front of the monitor and asked the staff.

“Yes!” “OK!”

Although he hadn't directed for a long time, Lin Li was not at all flustered. After the clapboard, he immediately got into the state with a shout of "action".

When the filming really started, Lin Gengxin, Hu Yitian and a group of onlookers realized how strict Lin Li was at work.

"Cut! Lin Gengxin, what are you doing? Han Shangyan is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He is not pretending to be cool just for the sake of being cool. Give some details in your eyes. What's more, you are still borrowing money from your cousin."

In less than a few seconds, Lin Li made the first "click" sound.

"sorry!"

Lin Gengxin quickly bowed and apologized.

"Well, be careful to make your expression real!"

Lin Li said expressionlessly.

After a while, the "click" sound was heard again, but this time it was Hu Yitian. Her eyes were not in place and she did not express that "absurd and speechless" emotion.

"Cut", "cut", and "cut" again... It took them half an hour to finish the content with only a few shots.

When this scene between the two of them was finally over, Lin Gengxin and Hu Yitian looked at each other and felt as if they had been pardoned.

Led by young actors such as Yu Chengen, everyone at the scene applauded. It was not easy!

As bystanders, they could all feel how difficult it was for the two of them.

Director Lin, this is so scary!

"The next group of actors are in place, Meng Ziyi and Li Hongqi."

Lin Li's steady voice came from the intercom.

Done!

Meng Ziyi widened his eyes, looked at Li Yitong beside him, then looked at Zhang Ruonan, both of them had some uncontrollable smile on their faces.

"Let's go, Ziyi. It's time to go to the execution ground."

Li Hongqi walked forward with a fearless look on his face.

"Oh, what a sin!"

You dug the hole yourself and buried yourself!
Meng Ziyi held his forehead and walked towards the camera with a heavy heart.

Wei Shujun had been standing beside Lin Li, carefully observing him giving orders in an orderly manner. The more he watched, the more he admired him.

He found that there was nothing special about Lin Li's shooting techniques, but his basic skills were extremely solid and his deployment was very flexible.

He knows everything about the choice of scene, whether to use panoramic, medium shot, close-up or close-up, shooting techniques such as pushing, pulling, shaking, moving, rising, lowering, swinging and following, picture and composition, as well as controlling the depth of field and choosing the zoom ratio.

He can hit the nail on the head when it comes to the scheduling of scenes, arranging camera positions, indicating actors' positions and movement routes, as well as giving guidance on actors' performance styles.

A glimpse of the whole picture can reveal the whole picture. The shooting of TV series is different from that of movies, and these indoor scenes in the afternoon do not require any special skills or techniques. However, judging from Lin Li's current performance, it is impeccable.

Not only him, but the crowd of onlookers around were also staring at Lin Li in the field with shining eyes, as if they were witnessing their idol performing on stage.

Although the "aura" cannot be seen or touched, it can be truly felt.

The professionalism and control over the entire situation displayed by Lin Li at this time impressed all the onlookers at the scene.

There is no false reputation under a great name. At this moment, everyone present deeply understood this sentence.

"Meng Ziyi, pay attention to your facial movements, ten expressions in one second, are you shooting for a magazine?"

"Li Hongqi, you don't have to deliberately cooperate with her. Her acting is not good, so you don't have to lower your standards."

"Photographer, get close to me and give me a close-up of my eyes."

"Meng Ziyi's smile should be restrained. Yaya is bright, not charming. Do you understand?"

"Cut! Let's do it again!"

"Card!"

"Meng Ziyi..."

……

Everyone in the audience was silent, including Li Yitong, Chen Yao and others. It was the first time they saw Lin Li in this state. Unlike his usual gentle and polite self, he was simply like a... tyrant on the set!
However, there is an inexplicable charm!

Lu Yangyang hid tightly behind Chen Yao, with a frightened expression on his face, and from time to time he shrank his head in fear because of the voice coming from Lin Li's intercom.

“Sister Yaoyao, why is Director Lin so scary? Fortunately, I don’t have any scenes this afternoon. This is too scary!”

It was the first time she had seen such a scene. She originally thought that Wei Shujun was quite strict, but now, compared with Lin Li, she suddenly felt that Wei Shujun was so gentle to them!

Zhang Ruonan has always acted very calm. She was often scolded by Lin Li in the crew of Tragedy before. It should be said that Lin Liping scolded every actor at that time, including Chen Duling who performed very well.

However, she found that Lin Li seemed to be much stricter today than before. His style was to point out the actors' faults with calm words. It was not intense, but more frightening.

Lin Li, who was sitting in front of the monitor at the moment, was indeed a little unhappy. Of course, he understood.

After all, he had filmed the previous film "The Tragedy" according to the standards of a movie, so he habitually had much higher requirements for the actors.

But now they are shooting TV series, and many people have no experience in shooting movies, so naturally, their performance will be much worse.

But even though he knows it clearly, he still has to follow his standards and let these actors have an idea of ​​their acting skills. As for whether they can improve in the future, it depends on whether they have the intention to do so.

By the time the afternoon shoot was over, it was already dark and all the staff members had become exhausted. They had also been scolded by Lin Li many times.

It was the first time that Meng Ziyi witnessed Lin Li's stern side. Although there was no swearing or yelling, the aura that was like a dark cloud covering the sky made her feel fearful.

However, as an actor, Meng Ziyi understands this very well.

Without fear, how can he have control?

At seven o'clock in the evening, as the crew dinner began, everyone's tension eased.

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