Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 221 'Mad Dog' Ruian
Zhang Chen got up and left. He had originally planned to ask Wuershan to be the assistant director for this play and train him at the same time.

But I didn't find them. It seemed like I went on a trip to Mongolia, but I unexpectedly found the other two.

Guan Hu and Lu Yang.

Guan Hu was recommended by Chen Daoming, with whom he had worked on "Black Hole" and is a TV series director.

Lu Yang is his junior, also from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, one grade lower than him, and was recommended by Teacher Fu.

Zhang Chen happened to know these two people, and they both made a name for themselves in later generations, so he just kept them by his side to train them.

At the entrance of the villa, Zhang Chen saw Yayan Rui'an, who looked exhausted. He looked younger than he remembered, but still had curly hair. And just standing there, he exuded a fierce aura.

If he didn't smile normally, he would probably be easily checked by the police.

"Hello, Director Zhang Chen..."

"you know me?"

“Yes, I’ve seen your movie…”

Yayan Ruian stretched out his hand and Zhang Chen shook hands with him. To be honest, he was very surprised that the other party actually spoke English. He thought there would be a communication barrier at first.

But think about it, it's impossible for them to stay in Europe and the United States for such a long time without knowing English.

"Mr. Ruian, let me tell you straight away, I need an action director here, and I want you to try..."

“But I’ve never been an action director~”

"It doesn't matter. It's actually very simple. Just design the movements according to my requirements."

"Oh, then I can try." Ruyian was also very curious about making movies, and he was very confident in his skills.

"OK, then help me design a set of moves first..."

Ruian knew this was probably an interview, so he listened very carefully.

Zhang Chen’s request was not high, he just repeated what he had requested that day.

"The movements must be small, fast and efficient, and in line with the settings of an agent."

"Agent? Got it."

Luian thought for a moment, then gestured to himself and looked at Zhang Chen.

"I'm almost done here."

"So fast? Zhang Jin, you follow his example..."

Zhang Jin walked up upon hearing this, holding a prop dagger, and stabbed at Lu Yian according to the script.

Then, Ruian suddenly moved.

He fired a few times and Zhang Jin was subdued and the dagger was knocked away.

There were many people present, but no one could see Ruyian's actions clearly.

Zhang Chen's eyes lit up. He didn't see Luian's movements clearly, but the movements were indeed not large and fast, which completely met his requirements.

"Luian, please do it again more slowly..."

Upon hearing this, Ruian slowed down and did it again. This time everyone could finally see it clearly.

Lu Yian first knocked the dagger away, then hit the armpit, and then twisted it, and Zhang Jin was subdued.

"Not bad……"

Zhang Chen took the lead in applauding, and the other onlookers followed suit. What Ruyan showed was exactly what he wanted.

"Mr. Ruian, I wish us a pleasant cooperation. Someone will discuss your salary with you later."

Ruyian knew that he had passed the interview and shook hands with Zhang Chen happily.

Ruian's appearance was just a small episode, and everyone returned to the villa and continued filming.

The next scene is Jing Tian riding a horse.

Before filming began, Zhang Chen asked Jing Tian, ​​"Have you ever ridden a horse before?"

Jing Tian said: "I have ridden it, but I wasn't very good at it."

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. This horse is very docile. All we have to do in this scene is just ride it and run a few steps. It's very simple."

Liang Jiahui also encouraged him: "It's okay, don't be nervous. The horse can sense your emotions. If you are not nervous, it will not be nervous either."

Jing Tian was greatly encouraged and nodded heavily.

At the command, all the actors were in place and each department issued the OK instruction.

The camera starts, the sound recorder starts, the script supervisor hits the clapboard, and the director calls action.

The horse in Wang Zhonglei's hand neighed loudly. Jing Tian climbed onto the horse, and the horse took her for a stroll in the yard obediently.

At this time, the extras around were singing Happy Birthday together, and Jing Tian was riding a horse around the villa yard with an innocent and bright smile on his face.

"Click, this one is passed, prepare for the next one."

The filming of the scenes in the villa went unexpectedly smoothly and passed in one go, but Zhang Chen habitually saved one more take.

During the whole process, Ruian watched quietly by the side, his eyes full of curiosity. It turned out that this is how movies are made.

……

The American scenes were shot in a total of 5 days, and then the entire crew flew to France.

After arriving in France, priority was given to filming Huang Xiaoming's scenes, because Huang Xiaoming came here on leave and he only had two days of schedule in total.

Zhang Da Huzi's version of The Return of the Condor Heroes started filming in October last year, and is currently filming the Peach Blossom Island scenes, which will be completed soon.

"Attention, all departments are in place~"

“The lighting is OK~”

"Camera OK~"

"Receive OK~"

"..."

"France, first scene, first scene, one shot, action~"

At the assistant director's command, filming began.

The first scene shot after arriving in France was the one at the airport. In this scene, the character played by Huang Xiaoming had to get close to Jing Tian and her sister as a fellow villager, and then carpool with Jing Tian and her bestie to leave the airport.

Jing Tian and Wang Luodan, who played her best friend, came out of the airport happily. They lined up near the taxi stop and took photos. Then they met Huang Xiaoming, who had a mysterious smile on his face.

Well, how should I put it, Huang Xiaoming’s signature smile alone is still quite lethal to women.

At least among the foreigners watching, many French women's eyes lit up when they saw Huang Xiaoming.

This is because there were staff nearby maintaining order, otherwise Huang Xiaoming might have been the one being abducted.

All I can say is that men must protect themselves when they go out.

Lu Yang even joked that then "Taken" would no longer be "Jing Tian Rescue" but "Xiao Ming Rescue".

This is not bragging. People in later generations have seen a lot and think that Huang Xiaoming's mysterious smile is silly, but at this stage, many models in Taiwan are fascinated by Huang Xiaoming.

As for Wang Luodan, she is a relative of Dong Jianqiang, and since Dong Jianqiang slept with her, he must have given her some benefits.

The role of best friend was not that important to begin with, just a tool, so Zhang Chen gave it to her and could also get a favor from Chang Jihong.

This shot is very simple and it was done in just two takes. The highlight of today is the chase between Liang Jiahui and Huang Xiaoming.

Liang Jiahui identified Huang Xiaoming through the reflection in the photo, blocked him in a taxi, and beat and tortured him.

Then Huang Xiaoming's accomplices dragged Liang Jiahui out of the car.

Here, at Zhang Chen's request, Luian designed a very simple move, and knocked down the human trafficker's accomplice with just two moves.

Liang Jiahui chased after Huang Xiaoming.

Huang Xiaoming panicked and jumped off the bridge to escape, but was hit by a speeding truck below.

Both jumping off a bridge and getting hit by a car require the use of wire ropes.

The wire rope thing was invented by Hong Kong filmmakers. It was originally designed for the high-altitude movements in martial arts films, and was eventually promoted throughout the world, becoming an indispensable part of the world film scene.

Of course this thing is also used in China, but in terms of proficiency, Hong Kong is still number one.

But now that I've offended the Hong family, I can only rely on myself.

Jumping off the bridge is actually not that bad, just take pictures of it separately.

The actors are suspended on wires, first shooting a scene of jumping off a bridge, then shooting a scene of landing, and then they just need to be cut together during editing.

There are two ways to shoot a car crash scene:

One is to use green screen synthesis.

First, shoot the actors on the road with a green screen in the background.

Then shoot the scene of the car speeding, and finally combine them together by cutting out the images.

If you want it to be more realistic, the actors will be hung with wires during filming, using the wires to simulate the tumbling after being hit by a car.

Another way is to shoot live, but in slow motion. The movements of the vehicles and actors are very slow. When it is changed to normal speed during playback, it will appear very fast.

Zhang Chen used the first one.

This scene is really very simple for the actors, just like drinking water, and it's even a little funny.

However, for the sake of effect, Zhang Chen bought a few more, rolling at various angles. When the time comes, he will just choose the appropriate one depending on the effect and angle.

At this point, the airport scenes were completed.

The group packed up their things and rushed to the apartment, which was where Jing Tian and her two daughters were captured by Mark and others.

It was just a greeting shot, and after it was filmed, Huang Xiaoming's role was completed.

He took two days off, one of which was on a plane.

After exchanging a few polite words with Zhang Chen, he hurried off to catch the plane.

The crew continued filming the scene where the two women were caught.

Mark, played by Jason, finally appeared and ordered his men to capture the girl, and also left the key sentence "good luck".

At this point in the filming, Jing Tian only had two scenes left, one where she was caught under the bed, and another where she was auctioned off.

The part where he was arrested is the key point.

This scene can even be called the turning point of the whole film.

It’s here that Taken starts to get tense.

Jing Tian stood by the window and called her father, and then watched with her own eyes as Lucy across the street was abducted by someone who suddenly broke in.

She anxiously described it all to her father.

By the way, the character played by Wang Luodan is called Lucy. Since there is already Lily, Lucy will make a perfect couple. If there is also Han Meimei and Li Lei, it will be complete.

"Ka~, Jingtian, your emotions are not enough~"

By now, Jing Tian had finally hit a bottleneck. After all, he was not a graduate of a professional school, so his acting skills were a little lacking.

After a few takes, her emotions were still not enough. To be more precise, her anxiety didn't seem real, but more like it was tested.

Jing Tian felt embarrassed after being called "click" several times in a row, and she also became a little anxious.

The more anxious you are, the worse your performance will be, and the worse your performance is, the more anxious you become.

After several times in a row, Zhang Chen also noticed that her condition was getting worse and worse.

"Okay, everyone, let's pause for half an hour to recover. We'll continue filming in half an hour..."

Realizing that this was not going to work, Zhang Chen decisively called a halt.

Many actors say that directors are tyrants on the set.

In fact, this is very normal. The director has too many things to worry about, such as film quality, shooting progress, budget, and actor schedules. These are like mountains pressing on the director's heart.

So directors rarely have good tempers.

Johnnie To and Stephen Chow have both been called tyrants on the studio set. Johnnie To's nickname is even 'Cannon To' because he loves to curse.

Damn, lese, are all basic words.

Liu Dehua, Louis Koo, Anthony Wong and Sun Honglei have all been scolded by him, but he scolded them directly as if they were greeting their mothers.

Someone once said in an interview that he wanted to stab him with a knife.

But such a director loves long shots. Is it possible for ordinary people to shoot long shots?

NG is a common occurrence.

Once you make a NG, you start to curse. The more you curse, the more NG you make.
But Zhang Chen is not a tyrant on the set.

What was he in his previous life? An online movie director.

Many of the actors in online movies are related to the producers, so who would he dare to show his tyranny to?

So, when it comes to regulating the emotions of actresses, he is quite good at it.

His experience in his previous life was that when dealing with actors, especially new actors like Jing Tian, ​​you must give more praise.

This is the same principle as coaxing a child.

Only when they relax can you achieve the effect you want. The more nervous they are, the worse the effect will be.

So Zhang Chen kept coaxing Jing Tian, ​​not only did he coax her himself, he also asked Tony Leung to coax her together.

Liang Jiahui is a versatile actor. If Jing Tian could just teach him a few of his acting techniques, it would be enough for her to benefit from them for the rest of her life.

Miss Jing was indeed a go-with-the-flow type. After he gave her some advice, her psychological burden was much lighter.

With Liang Jiahui's training, the two of them rehearsed the scenes over and over again, and Jing Tian's emotions were quickly in place.

Shoot now!
After this village, there is no such shop.

Zhang Chen made a gesture and all departments turned on their computers quietly, not even daring to hit the keyboard for fear of interrupting the young lady's mood.

"Click, it's over~"

By the time Jing Tian reacted, the filming had already ended. She still didn't believe it, but when Zhang Chen pulled her to watch the replay, she was also shocked.

Is this you?
When did I perform so well?

With this success, Jing Tian seemed to have found confidence and a method.

The subsequent scene under the bed was performed much better. After several NGs, I finally passed it.

(End of this chapter)