Entertainment 1998

Chapter 10, 10, Jerky

【Jiang Feng】

To be honest, when Yuan Li saw the name, he was a little disappointed.

According to her idea, the actor who plays Xiao Tong should actually be Lu Yi, who is sunny, handsome, and has a good figure. More importantly, this handsome guy who is currently a junior at the Shanghai Drama Academy has eyes as clear as water.

I remember that some time ago, when Director Zhao Baogang handed me two photos and asked me to help him make a choice, I chose Lu Yi at first sight, instead of my junior from the Film Academy Chen Kun.

Director Zhao Baogang asked why?
Yuan Li told him that there was a melancholy in Chen Kun's eyes. If he were to play Xiao Tong, it would be basically natural for Xiao Tong to become addicted to drugs in the later years, and the audience would not be able to see any contrast.

But Lu Yi is different, because he is a sunny boy...

But there is no way, after all, Zhao Baogang is the one in charge of the crew of "Never Forget You".

However, there is nothing we can do.

Although Yuan Li was in a slightly unhappy mood, he was still very happy to create some trouble for Jiang Feng, his junior brother whom he had never met before.

"Hello, Director Zhao. I'm Lili."

"Hello, Yuan Li, the TV series will start filming tomorrow. Why did you think of calling me at this time?"

"Hey, Director Zhao, I read the shooting notice sent by our crew. It said that the first scene you arranged to shoot is the scene where the blind Xiao Tong gets angry at his girlfriend in the hospital?"

“Yes, that’s what happened.

After all, Jiang Feng had never filmed any TV series before, and was not familiar with how actors should move around, light up, and find shots in the crew, so I wanted to use this very simple scene to let Jiang Feng get familiar with the operation of a TV series crew."

“Well, Director Zhao is like this.

I have different ideas about your arrangement."

"Oh... tell me about it."

"I think the first scene for our crew should be the one where Ouyang Lanlan and Xiao Tong have sex in the hotel room."

"why?"

"Because Jiang Feng and I have never met before, and we have never even heard of each other, well... actually we are just strangers.

Director Zhao, just imagine that when strangers have sex upon meeting each other, then no matter their actions, words, or expressions, they will basically be awkward.

And this awkwardness just happens to fit the script's settings for this bed scene.

Director Zhao, can you imagine that if Jiang Feng and I had been in the same crew for a long time and were very familiar with each other, would we still be able to act out that sense of awkwardness?
Even if I can act, that feeling is also “acted out”. ”

"Well..., Yuan Li, your suggestion is good!"

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【Jiuxianqiao, Yinheshui Hotel】

January 1998, 1, the 17th day of the twelfth lunar month.

All the classmates in the class had gone home for the holiday, and Jiang Feng saw the address on the Chinese-language pager of his homeroom teacher, Mr. Cui.

Didn't they say that the first scene of "Never Forget" was going to be Xiao Tong's scene in the hospital? Why did they suddenly go to the hotel again?
Jiang Feng was a little puzzled.

However, Cui Xinqin, who was going to personally send the students to the filming site, smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jiang Feng, it's common to change the shooting plan temporarily in a crew, because many things happen every day in the crew, such as the shooting equipment suddenly breaks down, the director has a new idea, or the actor who plays the opposite role is busy with another scene and the timing is not right."

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Cui. I understand."

The start time is stipulated to be 9: a.m.

It was only 7: and there was still time, so Cui Xinqin and Jiang Feng decided to take the bus.

But on the way on the bus, Cui Xinqin was still telling Jiang Feng about the relevant knowledge about filming in a film and television crew.

Jiang Feng, do you know how a photographer or director finds a position for the camera?

Come, let me tell you, the camera is actually the eyes of the audience. What the director or photographer wants the audience to see is what he will shoot through the camera lens.
For example, if you want to shoot a scene of two people chatting under a tree, then you will let the camera pull out and shoot the sky first, with the intention of explaining the time when the story takes place.

Then take photos of the surrounding environment. How thick is the tree? Where is it growing? What kind of fruit is on the tree?

At the end, the characters are introduced. What clothes are they wearing? What kind of tea are they drinking? When they are chatting together, who is in a dominant position?
Jiang Feng, you have to remember this. When filming a conversation between two people and the one who is in a stronger position, you usually lower the camera lens and shoot upwards, so that the one in a stronger position will have more momentum...

As they walked and talked, an hour passed. After taking bus No. 671 and then bus No. 701, Jiang Feng and Cui Xinqin arrived at Jiuxianqiao smoothly at 8: in the morning.

The Yinheshui Hotel, where the crew filmed, was very easy to find. It was only 20 meters away from the Jiuxianqiao bus stop. When Jiang Feng got off the bus, he saw the huge gate of the hotel.

"You are Jiang Feng, right?"

Seeing the place, Jiang Feng was about to walk over with Teacher Cui Xinqin, when a middle-aged woman who looked like a crew member came up to them from the hotel.

“Oh…, yes!”

"Haha..., you are quite handsome. At least in my eyes, your figure and appearance are a level higher than Lu Yi's."

Although the middle-aged woman was old and looked ordinary, she spoke directly. Even when she spoke, her eyes kept looking up and down Jiang Feng, from his face to his feet, and then from his feet to his face...

"Hello, this is..."

The class teacher Cui Xinqin was right next to him, and Jiang Feng wanted to be polite in front of the crew members.

"Oh, that's it."

After Jiang Feng's reminder, the middle-aged woman remembered her business, so she opened the blue folder in her hand and asked:
"Jiang Feng, due to the plot requirements, the male protagonist Xiao Tong can drive, I wonder if you can?"

“Yes, and it’s going pretty well.

But I don’t have a driver’s license.”

"Really?"

"I don't lie."

"Okay, the driver's license is easy to get. Now let me ask the second question."

Seeing that Jiang Feng answered seriously, the middle-aged woman picked up a pen, made a note on the paper in the blue folder, and started asking the next question.

"Jiang Feng, can you cook?"

"meeting!"

"Children from poor families have to grow up early. Since I was six or seven years old, I have been responsible for cooking for the family.

Cook some noodles, fry an egg, or make some shredded pork noodles. There seems to be no problem with that.”

"Jiang Feng, have you ever been in love?

Well, what I mean here is that from high school to college, have you ever had a crush on a girl in your class and then developed a romantic relationship with her?"

"Have!"

"Have you kissed before?"

"Have!"

"several times?"

"Excuse me, regarding this topic, does it have anything to do with our crew's filming?"

"have!

The first scene the crew is shooting today requires your kiss to be awkward, so if your kissing skills are too good you will be passed."

"Oh, twice then."

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"Well, I'm sorry, Jiang Feng, I doubt your statement. How about this, I kiss you to see if you are really a bad kisser?"

"Oh ah!"