Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 71 If only there was a pioneer who could let me understand
On the other side, Tang Ying finally fooled the old man. He breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his temples.

She really didn't dare to talk much with her grandfather at this time, but fortunately, her grandfather didn't ask her about her work, nor did he reveal any information about the new film.

As long as we can fool grandpa, there won't be any problem.

Sure enough, it is still necessary to block family members when posting on WeChat Moments in the future.

Sometimes it’s not really about the content of the post, but the main issue is the generation gap between the two generations. Communication issues in many aspects are difficult to coordinate, and the things they believe in are also different.

For example, the issue with Xia Yuan could actually be misunderstood as dating.

This really hit the nail on the head, and she quickly began to explain.

But no matter how much she explained, it was of no use.

I just hope Xia Yuan doesn't know about this, otherwise it would be very difficult for Xia Yuan.

We are all friends, so no one wants to be misunderstood like this, right?

Maybe.
Tang Ying thought to herself.

But she didn't know why, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Does he really just treat me as a friend?
She put her hand on her chin again.

An image began to form in her mind.

It was a lonely cabin. The lights in the cabin were emitting dim light, swaying with the waves.

Xia Yuan was scraping off the medicine powder beside her, and she was curled up in the recliner.

The radar and walkie-talkie nearby were still ringing, and the passing ships were communicating with each other, showing the "Cantonese style" that she could understand.

But in the end, what does it feel like to be friends? What does it feel like to like someone?
She really didn't know that from childhood to adulthood, she had zero experience in this area.

It’s not like there haven’t been boys who expressed their feelings to her before.

But she felt that she didn't want to talk to those boys. They were annoying and tried various ways to attract her attention, such as fighting in front of her and scaring her with caterpillars.

Then, as he continued to scare himself, he wrote love letters to himself, and then continued to scare himself.

Naturally, she didn't tolerate it and gave various responses at the time.

Catch a snake and stuff it into someone's clothes, beat them up, etc.

In her opinion, these people were so annoying that even a word was too much.

Until no boy dared to approach her.

Then, another scene flashed through her mind.

Xia Yuan pulled her aside and took the initiative to explain in front of his parents that they were just ordinary friends and even more so a superior-subordinate relationship.

"Friends? Superiors and subordinates." Tang Ying muttered.

She didn't know why, but she always felt a little lost in her heart.

It was as if she recalled what Xia Yuan had said, which made her feel a little blocked in the heart.

Time passes day by day.

For the next period of time, Xia Yuan never showed up again. He had not come out since he locked himself in the office last time.

He doesn't reply to anyone's messages or respond to anyone's knocks on the door.

The takeout delivery is quite frequent, basically five or six times a day, and all the food delivered is high in calories.

Then an employee in the company delivered it to Xia Yuan.

If Xia Yuan hadn't opened the door to pick up takeout every day, everyone would probably have thought that Xia Yuan was dead in there.

In the crew, the deputy director and assistant Xiao Liu asked Xia Yuan many times about his opinions on the opening ceremony.

There was no response either.

This made it difficult for them to hold the event or not, and in the end, Tang Ying made the final decision, and everything went according to the original plan.

Then, until the last day before the opening ceremony, the door of Xia Yuan's office was opened and Xia Yuan came out.

When Xia Yuan appeared again, everyone was shocked.

Because in everyone's eyes, the Xia Yuan they saw had completely changed.

The original Xia Yuan was a boy who was a little bit Buddhist and had a bit of literary temperament. He looked like an artist at first glance.

To put it bluntly, it's a kind of artist's mess.

However, when he appeared again, his hair had grown longer, he had a thick beard around his chin, his eyes were bloodshot, and his clothes were extremely dirty.

Even more messy.

The most important thing is that the body shape has become slightly rounder.

Xia Yuan himself is a person who is neither thin nor fat, and is even a bit strong. He still has a lot of flesh when he takes off his clothes.

But at this moment, this kind of sturdiness has increased. The skin condition is also very bad, with dark circles under the eyes and a lot of roughness on the face.

"What are you looking at me for?" Xia Yuan asked as he looked at the group of people gathered in front of the office door.

"It's okay, I just want to see if you are dead." Chu Zhongtian said silently.

"Go away." Xia Yuan immediately laughed and cursed, shaking his head: "Don't worry about me, I've been busy with work during this period."

That's true. Such a heavy burden was thrown upon me quite suddenly, and the pressure was naturally enormous.

Although he got high marks in acting class, he still didn't feel that he could play the role well.

During this period of time, he locked himself in his room and thought about the role of Zhang Muzhi.

In my mind, I watched the original film over and over again.

Although he has a library in his mind, he seldom watches the original films. No matter what he shoots, he must have his own style. For example, the fighting scenes in "Master" were changed beyond recognition by him.

But this time was different. This time, he wished he could wear a magnifying glass and watch the performance of the actor who played Zhang Muzhi in the previous life over and over again.

I even want to look into every detail of the pores, the handling of every micro-expression, and the portrayal of the plot.

All I can say is that the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

As the saying goes, the layman sees the excitement while the expert sees the details. He also realized that the essence of this play lies in those details that cannot be explained.

And the actors' performance.

Once you truly understand this movie, you will find that every character in it has its own unique meaning.

For example, Zhang Muzhi.

If you really think he is a gangster and you act him as a gangster, then you are wrong.

Because this character, by its very nature, cannot have any trace of banditry.

On the contrary, he must have a sense of justice.

What is the spirit of justice?

It is the spirit of justice of that group of people who stood up to save the country from collapse and when their country was in ruins and their families were ruined.

Zhang Mazi actually refers to the pioneers of the time, not the bandits! This is a metaphor. It's just that in the tide of the times, he seems to have won and he seems to be the final winner. However, in fact, he still lost miserably in the end.

This is where this film goes to its grave. There are a lot of metaphors, including the train that goes to Pudong at the end, and metaphors everywhere. Although he is a gangster on the surface, you can't really act like a gangster.

If you look at this film on the surface, you've lost. In Xia Yuan's words, this is not a movie at all, it's just a movie made specifically for a bunch of personal stuff.

He had already begun to regret why he had released the script, which put him in a difficult situation.

This is a detail hidden in the film!
But this is difficult to do.

Where can you easily find this kind of pioneering temperament?
Although he is an academic with solid skills, and he has been staying at home for some time, he has used all his best experiential skills.

The most dangerous and useful technique in acting is to immerse yourself in the role, to treat yourself as the role, and to use psychological suggestion techniques to suggest your subconscious mind, separate your identity, and connect with the role.
Generally, few actors dare to use this technique.

I don’t know where the actor from the other world learned it. Has he ever come into contact with these pioneers?
But he couldn't get in touch with these people either. Xia Yuan didn't understand their inner thoughts and spiritual world at all.

There is no way to dissociate from it.

The experiential techniques cannot be used.

This is a vicious circle.

If he wants to experience this feeling, he must have someone like this to refer to.

It would be great if there were a former pioneer alive today. As long as he could fully understand the inner world of those pioneers at that time, he would have the confidence to detach himself from himself and use experiential techniques to play the role well.

He even made a lot of preparations for this role, including preparing antidepressants for emergency use in case of accidents.

But Xia Yuan knew that this idea was obviously just wishful thinking on his part. How could he ever get in touch with such a big boss?
But time waits for no one, and soon, the shooting will begin.

Xia Yuan had no choice but to go ahead.

Soon, the filming ceremony of "Let the Bullets Fly" will begin. After more than two months of planning, this film is finally scheduled to start shooting.

The first film set is located in the suburbs of Xinhai.

After the opening ceremony was briefly completed, the first scene was filmed.

The first scene was shot right from the beginning, where Master Tang was eating hotpot, singing, and riding a horse-drawn train on his way to Goose City to take up his post.

It was here that Master Tang and Zhang Mazi formed an indissoluble bond.

All the actors have already changed into their makeup and everyone is in their positions.

Including Xia Yuan, everyone changed their look.

But now he still doesn't quite adapt.

On the other side, a strange thing happened on a long road leading to Xinhai Hongqiao Airport. There were large motorcycles of mounted police and various police cars everywhere. Even the road was blocked. All Xinhai flights today were not allowed to open the sunshades when arriving at the airport. The flight attendants stood in the aisle and stared at everyone.

(Thanks to the book friend for the reward: Qianhui.)
(End of this chapter)