Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 285: Relieve Ezi, Lin Li above

Just after noon, Lin Li, who had just finished shooting in the morning, found Zhou Ye quietly reading a script on a bench on the campus.

"Why is the beautiful girl here alone?"

Lin Li walked up to Zhou Ye and spoke with a smile.

Zhou Ye looked up when he heard the voice, a subconscious joy flashed across his eyes, but then he realized something was wrong, his face quickly turned cold and he lowered his head again.

Oh, he still has a little temper.

Lin Li smiled and sat next to her.

"Hey, wanna chat?"

Lin Li probed in a gentle tone, as if he was coaxing a child.

"Say!"

Zhou Ye twisted his body and hummed without turning his head.

"Oh...Okay, okay, I'll tell you what to do."

"In fact, we have talked about this before. There is no problem with your understanding of the role of Wei Lai."

"Why didn't you perform well this morning? It's because you wanted to perform well too much. To put it bluntly, it's a mentality problem. You were too nervous."

"You don't need to read the script now, but adjust your mindset. As long as you perform normally, I believe you will be fine."

Lin Li gave Zhou Ye a clear and logical analysis.

Zhou Ye was silent for a while, then slowly turned around and looked up at Lin Li, pouting unhappily.

"I don't blame you, I only blame myself."

"I really want to perform well and prove that you didn't choose the wrong person. I don't want others to think that there is something wrong with your vision."

"But the more I want to do well, the worse I do. That's why I'm very upset."

"Also... you were too serious on the set, and I was a little uncomfortable with it."

"Of course, this is my problem, not yours."

Zhou Ye's fair and tender face was wrinkled in a bit of sorrow, and his clean face without makeup made people feel pity for him.

“So it’s still my fault.”

"But this is how I am on the set, you have to adapt to it."

"You just need to remember one thing. The core of Wei Lai's character is indifference. She has no emotions and just wants to be recognized by her father. Everything else is unimportant."

"She is the product of a failed family and has the cold eyes of an animal."

"If you can't get into the mood, then put yourself in her shoes. Got it?"

Lin Li looked at Zhou Ye in front of him and tried to guide her carefully.

"Yeah, I remember it all."

"I will definitely perform well this afternoon and won't let you down!"

"I will prove to everyone that your choice is not wrong."

Zhou Ye nodded heavily, his fair little face full of determination.

"Well, come on."

"Ok!"

In the afternoon, shooting continued.

This scene was to film Wei Lai's first appearance in the movie, and it was also the scene that made the audience never imagine that Wei Lai was a perpetrator at first glance.

In the cafeteria, nearly two hundred student extras were already in place, and Zhang Zifeng and Zhou Ye were also already in the queue.

"On-site preparation."

"The actors are in place."

"Students in the extras should listen to my instructions."

"3, 2, 1"

"Move!"

"The camera moves along Zifeng all the way to a close-up of Zhou Ye's upper body!"

As Lin Li issued one command after another, the scene suddenly moved. The photography teacher followed the long queue and first stopped briefly on the face of Zhang Zifeng who was wearing headphones. Then he moved forward and stopped on Zhou Ye who was at the front. He zoomed in and locked onto her upper body.

Lin Li in front of the monitor stared at the picture on the screen, and his hand holding the walkie-talkie clenched unconsciously.

Yeah, it’s up to you!
In the picture, Zhou Ye turned around with his long hair loose, and a harmless smile appeared on his bare face as he looked at the girl behind him with a coquettish look.

"Hey, why did you hit me?"

Then he paused, and when he saw Zhang Zifeng behind the team, he smiled and gestured to the girl in front of him: "Hey, Chen Nian is there."

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked towards Zhang Zifeng in the team with the two girls, smiling.

"Okay, let's pass this."

Lin Li's resonant voice rang out on the set, and Zhou Ye's expression immediately relaxed. He hugged Zhang Zifeng in front of him tightly, looking excited.

"I passed it, I passed it, I finally passed it in one go."

Zhou Ye's tone was filled with excitement that could not be concealed, and his pair of almond-shaped eyes curved into two crescents.

"Congratulations, that's awesome."

Zhang Zifeng was also happy for this young lady he had just met and clapped his hands gently.

The leading actors who were watching around also clapped softly, expressing their approval of this outstanding-looking actress.

Even when they recalled the natural and innocent reaction just now, they still felt a chill.

After all, who could have imagined that beneath such an innocent appearance lies the soul of a demon?

"Okay, stop getting excited and get ready for the next shot."

Lin Li's calm voice rang out in the room. Zhou Ye and Zhang Zifeng looked at each other and both stuck out their tongues.

Zhou Ye turned around and glanced at the surveillance camera, but did not see Lin Li's face because it was completely blocked due to the angle.

But she knew that Lin Li must be watching her.

She raised the corners of her lips towards the monitor, and a bright smile spread across her fair little face.

Lin Li looked at the girl on the monitor, his eyes and eyebrows full of smiles, feeling happy for her.

Good performance, classmate Zhou Yeye.

The filming continued. The director of this previous film, Zeng Guoxiang, was indeed very capable, and his professionalism was reflected in both the filming techniques and post-production.

But his ambition was too big, which resulted in a vague theme of the film.

Many viewers will feel confused after watching the movie. What is the theme of the movie?
Campus violence, youth romance, college entrance examination inspiration or criminal suspicion?
This means that none of the themes are well-presented and lack something.

So how did this movie become so successful in its previous life, and how did it manage to get a box office of 15.6 billion?
Lin Li believes that this is a big gamble by Zeng Guoxiang.

The acting skills of the two leading actors are all online. The film uses a lot of close-up shots to show the characters' emotions, forcing the audience to enter their world, allowing the audience to empathize more and arouse more empathy from the audience. This is also the biggest feature of the film "Better Days in Your Previous Life" that makes it a success.

He placed all his bets on the two actors. If the actors express their emotions well and perform to the point, the audience will also be drawn into the situation.

But on the other hand, if the actors' acting skills are terrible, then the movie will be useless.

Of course, the popularity of the two actors and their own traffic also play a big role.

Therefore, during the filming process, Lin Li was much stricter with the two leading actors, Hou Minghao and Zhang Zifeng, than with other actors.

So much so that after a scene, Hou Minghao ran up to Lin Li and asked him cautiously: "Director Lin, do you still remember what happened yesterday?"

Lin Li directly told him to "get lost", Hou Minghao quickly replied "OK" and ran away in shame.

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter, and the atmosphere of the entire shoot suddenly became much more harmonious.

But this alone is not enough.

This movie actually has many loopholes in its past that cannot withstand careful scrutiny, but the audience is too focused on the emotional interaction between the male and female protagonists and ignores the past.

For example, the timeline in the movie is 2011. In 2011, smartphones were not very popular, WeChat was not easy to use, and most students used QQ more.

It is not possible that every student has a mobile phone. The school in the movie is a famous repeat school, but in the movie he found that almost every high school student has a mobile phone, and they are all smart phones, which is not very realistic.

There are many such examples. Lin Li made many changes when creating the script to ensure that the film presents a more realistic effect.

During the filming process, Lin Li was also making new attempts and constantly breaking through himself.

He used a lot of small-angle shooting, with many close-ups and close-ups of the head and face, framing the characters in a very narrow frame for a long time, creating a sense of urgency and oppression, which is also the source of repression.

At the same time, a lot of dark tones were used in the shooting, especially when shooting night scenes, combined with neon elements, there is a bizarre texture.

The daytime scenes also become darker, creating a shabby feeling of "patina". These are "negative" tones that will aggravate the psychological depression.

In addition, the urban layout of the mountain city itself is oppressive. Various steep stairs, crowded distances between houses, and vertical overlaps between buildings all create a feeling of oppression.

The coordination of lens, color tone and scene allowed Lin Li to play with many different styles. The shooting became smoother and smoother as time went on. All the actors could feel Lin Li's effortless improvisation and unusual shooting angles.

The director is amazing!
After realizing this, the actors on the scene worked even harder.

After all, the more capable the director is, the better the film will turn out.

Zhou Ye was also quite curious as he watched Lin Li in front of the monitor from afar, who seemed to be completely absorbed in the state of ecstasy and looked excited.

Since joining the crew, Lin Li has shown many aspects of himself that she has never seen before: very focused, a little strict, but extremely charming!
When she saw Chen Duling and others thanking Lin Li at the Starlight Awards, she was curious and wondered how strong Lin Li's directing ability was to be able to produce these two hit works, Lovely and Tragic.

Now, she felt it.

When the day's shooting finally ended at nine o'clock in the evening, the staff, actors, and directors on the scene all felt relieved.

They found that Lin Li was in an exceptionally excited state.

Even though the filming has ended, he still sits in front of the monitor and keeps watching the playback, with an interested smile on his face.

Is this a shot that's too much?

"Well, today the shooting went smoothly and I couldn't help but take more pictures. Thanks to everyone for their hard work. I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack. Director Shang, please find a place."

Lin Li noticed everyone's reactions, and then he realized that it was inappropriate to let everyone work overtime on the first day of filming, so he waved his hand and arranged for everyone to have a midnight snack.

"Long live Director Lin!"

"Thank you, Director Lin!"

There was a sudden burst of warm cheers at the scene, and everyone was very happy to eat.

So Shang Wei took the lead, and a group of people gathered at the place for midnight snack.

"Director Lin, aren't you leaving yet?"

A crisp voice sounded beside his ears. Lin Li looked up and saw a fair and tender little face.

The evening breeze lifted her hair, and her bright eyes were like a window after a sparse rain, peaceful and gentle.

After the show, Zhou Ye wrapped herself in a long white down jacket, which made her look even more slender and petite.

"Well, let's go now."

Lin Li took a quick look and saw that most people had left, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Clothes. It's very cold at night."

Zhou Ye quickly reminded him and pointed to the down jacket behind him.

"Well, let's go."

Lin Li put on his down jacket, met Zhou Ye's bright eyes with a gentle smile, and walked slowly to her side.

"Hmm~"

Zhou Ye responded softly, and the two of them smiled at each other when their eyes made contact, then followed the large group in front side by side.

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Wind Dog crew hotel.

After washing up, Zhang Jingyi was leaning against the head of the bed, her slender fingers constantly sliding across the screen, her clear eyes slightly narrowed, her face slightly cold.

The content on the screen was a report about the youth crew.

Lin Li’s remarks to the media made her somewhat unhappy.

The last time I went skiing with her, it turned out to be because I was worried that she would be cyberbullied in the future.

But isn't your girlfriend Xiaotian? Wouldn't Xiaotian be jealous if you do this?

And this senior Zhou Ye, didn’t she know that he had a girlfriend? How come she didn’t know how to keep her distance!

Doesn't he know that his actions will make girls think too much?
Zhang Jingyi, who had been in the crew, had no idea what happened at the Starlight Awards. In her eyes, Lin Li was still a man with a girlfriend.

He and I are just simple friends.

Zhou Ye is also his friend.

Just as a friend, isn't that a little too considerate?
So, should my friend also visit the set?

I think so!

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