Entertainment 1998

Chapter 39 39, Top
It was extremely hot in Shanghai in early July. Even the stray dogs that usually ran around the streets were lying on the side of the road with their tongues hanging out, not wanting to move at all.

Even if other stray dogs came over and took over its territory, it would just raise its head and bark a few times to get the job done, and then lie down on the ground again.

According to last night's arrangement, this morning, Jiang Feng got off the train and took a taxi with everyone to the gate of Tongji University in Shanghai, preparing to try to shoot the first scene of "Love to the End" here.

“The first scene was very simple.

Wen Hui was sitting on a bus in Shanghai when she accidentally saw Yang Zheng running outside the bus window, and she fell in love with him.

Director Zhang Yibai’s words were very concise. He told the plot of the first scene in just one sentence, and then he came up with the second sentence.

"There are no lines in this scene, only feelings. Jiang Feng, Xu Jinglei, you two just need to act out my feelings."

Huh…

I always feel that there is a director in Hong Kong who often says this to actors on the set.

After a brief chat with Jiang Feng and Xu Jinglei, director Zhang Yibai went to the photography crew. Since the photographer was newly hired, Zhang Yibai wanted to discuss with him about shooting angles and camera movements.

"How to do?"

Looking at Zhang Yibai's back, Xu Jinglei was a little dumbfounded.

In other crews, when the director is explaining the play, he would like to break the plot of the script into pieces and feed it to the actors bit by bit, for fear that the actors will not be able to perform the effect he wants.

But when it came to the unreliable director Zhang Yibai, he only said two sentences, one sentence about the plot and the other about the requirements. I felt that you two must give it to me.

"What should I do? What else can I do?
Let's just try to act. Anyway, the director didn't give any hard requirements. He said, "How long do you have to shoot this one-minute scene?"

Although he knew clearly what Zhang Yibai wanted, Jiang Feng did not intend to say it out loud, because not everyone can be as good-tempered as Zhang Yimou. Even if you mass-produced a dozen "Zhao Di" for me, I would not be too angry.

The crew was hastily formed and the conditions were indeed simple.

There are neither professional dressing rooms nor safe and reliable changing rooms. What there is is just two chairs moved and two mirrors hung on a tree on the sidewalk on the side of the road in Shanghai. This is the dressing room. As for the changing room, it is even simpler. Just put up a tent used for picnics and throw it on the sidewalk. This is the changing room.

Jiang Feng has a good foundation.

Basically, you don’t need to wear makeup to look photogenic.

"Jiang Feng, why don't you change your clothes?"

Seeing Jiang Feng finished putting on makeup but didn't change his clothes, the scriptwriter Diao Yinan was a little curious, "You can't be on camera wearing a baggy T-shirt and denim shorts? !
"Well...Xu Jinglei is in the tent." Jiang Feng turned his head and pointed to the tent on the sidewalk.

"Oh…"

Diao Yinan understood.

The crew was too simple, with only a tent for the actors to change clothes, and they had to change while lying down. So the old man smiled and threw over the clothes that the crew had bought for the male lead, Jiang Feng. They were a white T-shirt, dark blue sweatpants, and a pair of white sneakers.

"There's nothing to be shy about, man. Just change here on the street. After you change, we'll start shooting the first shot right away."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Jiang Feng was still a little hesitant, Diao Yinan smiled and called over several men in the crew.

"Jiang Feng, next to the sidewalk is the wall of Tongji University. If a few of us surround you by the wall, we can immediately form a semi-enclosed space. It should be okay for you to change your pants inside, right? There's nothing wrong with your upper body, just take it off and change."

Ok…

Jiang Feng looked at the bus rented by the crew and saw that it was already there. He also looked at the photographer and lighting technician in the crew and saw that they were already ready. So he lowered his head and thought about it, then went to the wall.

I don't want to change clothes on the street. It's not because I'm shy, but I'm mainly afraid of scaring you.

You have to know that the reason why Lao Ai's wheel-turning technique is so awesome is that he has a special massage technique that can make himself taller and taller. Now I am only 20 years old, and after more than half a year of massage, I have become extraordinary.

...a blue T-shirt, blue cropped jeans (the thin ones for summer), and a pair of white canvas shoes.

Xu Jinglei looks very fresh with her two braids swinging back and forth. Although she is a bit old, her appearance is basically no different from a college student in her 20s.

When I am happy, I want to share it with someone.

The first person she thought of was Jiang Feng. She wanted to ask him if this look today suited him very well. A few days ago, she only knew that Jiang Feng was very handsome, but she didn't expect that he could write songs and compose English songs. This was really amazing.

Because looking at the domestic situation, there are not many musicians who understand English.

Just as she was thinking about it, Xu Jinglei suddenly heard someone in the crew whispering about something.

"Fuck... Jiang Feng is so awesome!"

"Isn't it? In the past, I envied black people the most, but now I envy Jiang Feng directly."

"Get lost, get lost. I'm talking to you normally, why are you talking about your lower body? You know, I'm talking about Jiang Feng's abdominal muscles. I just counted them carefully, 8 pack."

"Oh, so you're talking about Jiang Feng's abdominal muscles?"

"What do you think I said?"

"Hey, I thought you were talking about..."

The crew member who was talking in a low voice was very alert. As soon as the conversation got to this point, he looked around and saw Xu Jinglei who was eavesdropping with her ears perked up. And then...then the two of them ran away like the wind.

"cut…"

Looking at their backs, Xu Jinglei raised her hand and then curled her lips.

Don't think I don't know what you are talking about. Aren't you just envious of Jiang Feng? To be honest, if Jiang Feng hadn't stood out to me on the day of the audition, I might not have let Lao Wang choose him.

After all, I don’t really like boys with red lips and white teeth. I think these people are just show-offs. They look good on the outside, but are fools at heart.

However, I didn’t really notice the fact that Jiang Feng has eight-pack abs that these two people were talking about just now, because Jiang Feng usually likes to wear loose clothes.

And at this moment, Xu Jinglei heard the voice of director Zhang Yibai.

"Xu Jinglei..."

"Yes, director."

"Come here, let's try to film one."

"OK!"

After agreeing, Xu Jinglei quickly walked towards the shooting site.

"Action!"

A girl with a smile on her face and a book in her arms came out of the school and ran briskly towards the bus stop on the street.

When she arrived at the bus stop, the girl stopped, looked around, and found that the bus had not arrived yet, so she lowered her head and smiled, and started practicing her cat walk on the sidewalk beside the road.

"Good, very good, the camera zooms out, Jiang Feng enters."

As soon as the scene was shot to this point, Zhang Yibai, who was sitting behind the director's monitor, raised the walkie-talkie in his hand.

(End of this chapter)