I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 215: Conquer Lao Tian just like that!

wow——

Chen Jin wore a mask and a hat, and bent down gently, with his back naturally straight and slightly curved.

His hands had slowly touched the arm of the deceased woman in front of him. The deceased was covered with a white cloth, looking very holy.

The camera captured the details of his hands very well.

The ten fingers of both hands are making very gentle massage movements on the slightly stiff forearms, especially the middle fingers, which are pressing with great force, skillfully and rhythmically.

At the same time, the warm towel is wiping to raise the temperature of the deceased.

Chen Jin's expression was focused and deep, staring closely at the deceased in front of him, as if he was completing the most sacred ritual.

"..."

There was no sound in the entire restoration room except for the sound of Wen Muye walking with the camera.

The crowd watching was too afraid to breathe at this time, their eyes fixed on Chen Jin as he was being coffined. His reverent attitude towards the deceased and his familiar and elegant process moved countless people.

Even the undertaker Xie Baorui beside him kept nodding his head, greatly approving of Chen Jin's performance.

Next to them was a middle-aged couple in black suits.

The woman was crying, and the man had a solemn and sad face.

They are the parents of Su Yuan, the woman who passed away, and they are also relatives of a staff member of the funeral home.

The filming of this documentary has been agreed upon by the deceased, his parents, and the funeral home.

Before the woman died, she signed a contract to donate her organs.

This is mankind's most elegant rebellion against death - when the heart stops beating, the heartbeat continues to resonate forever in another chest cavity.

At the moment when the medical instrument announced the end, they redefined death with the organ donation agreement; it was not the end of cell metabolism, but the handing over of the scepter of life to the stranger waiting for salvation.

The choice of this young deceased named Su Yuan has created an existential closed loop between the funeral home and the operating room: the raging fire of the incinerator and the cold light of the shadowless lamp are the ultimate interpretation of the dignity of life.

Chen Jin's role in this process was just a slight transitional link.

Tian Zhuangzhuang never expected that the final documentary would be presented like this, which made his original idea of using documentaries to promote movies become extremely narrow.

Before going to bed yesterday, I couldn't help but sit up and slap myself.

But the documentary agreed to be filmed, and the deceased also hoped that the society would pay attention to the organ donation and embalmer industry.

So this placement became a bit awkward.

No matter when, some people will say that it is for the promotion of the movie.

To profit from someone else's misfortune.

However, Chen Jin seemed very calm, and his realm seemed to be higher than Tian Zhuangzhuang's - just do good things and don't worry about the future.

This guy also promised the deceased that he would take good care of her parents and visit them during the holidays.

But Tian Zhuangzhuang had to admit that Chen Jin's ability to perform plastic surgery and repair on the deceased in just a few days was indeed a gifted talent.

No wonder the weird old man nearby refused to let him go.

"A beautiful person has a beautiful heart!"

"Pity……"

Tian Zhuangzhuang sighed and looked at the makeup pen in Chen Jin's hand. The thin lines flowed smoothly from the tip of the pen, and the deceased's yellow face suddenly became radiant.

Skin texture, eyelashes, eyeliner... As the lines deepened and increased, the face of the female corpse gradually became more and more like a real person, and with Chen Jin's makeup, it became more and more perfect.

Chen Jin actually understood the deceased's family's wish for her to be buried beautifully.

Although she will eventually be cremated, the parents definitely want to see their daughter at her most beautiful appearance before she died.

"rest in peace!"

Chen Jin said softly, putting away the tools.

She had completed his part as an undertaker.

Moreover, his burial method is somewhat different from Xie Baorui's.

Xie Baorui likes to do the most difficult head first, while Chen Jin likes to coordinate her face shape after recovering her limbs.

Xie Baorui was quite impressed by this.

Although Chen Jin was not his apprentice, he was not like them who only listened to their master. Because Chen Jin asked him about this process, he did not deny it and instead supported Chen Jin in doing so.

Mainly, this is the process he experienced in "Life Events".

"Thanks……"

"Thank you!"

The mother of the deceased couldn't help crying when she saw her daughter's appearance before she was sick.

Her husband supported her and nodded gratefully to Chen Jin.

This may be the greatest comfort an undertaker can receive, the most sincere and kind gratitude from the deceased's family.

Chen Jin put himself in the parents' shoes and thought that most of the parents who could raise such children must be very good people. He did not just promise the deceased casually and he would really go and see him when he had time.

No one defines how one should live their life, and no one defines what entertainment stars should do.

If it just happens, then just treat it as an encounter in life.

"Su Yuan..."

Chen Jin smiled slightly, and had a greater understanding of life and truly understood the profession of undertaker.

After changing clothes and washing hands, when I walked out of the restoration room, Su Yuan's parents had already left.

Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wen Muye were standing outside, and not far away there was a prop master from the crew setting up the shooting location.

“When are you going to release this documentary?”

Tian Zhuangzhuang touched his mouth. He couldn't smoke here, so he had to restrain himself.

“After the show!”

“We will release this documentary after our Life Events is released!”

“Then our movie will be more meaningful!”

"Tsk tsk!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't click his tongue, but was rather annoyed. Was this kid just pretending, or was his realm really that high? !
At first, he wanted to boost the box office with documentaries.

Now, there is one less way to increase box office revenue.

"Director Tian!"

Chen Jin ignored Wen Muye who was watching the filming and walked with Tian Zhuangzhuang to the rest area in the corridor outside.

"Which do you think is more important, making a meaningful movie or a high-grossing movie?" "Is there a conflict?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang thinks that he should teach Chen Jin a lesson: "A meaningful movie and a high box office are not in conflict!"

"That's true, though!"

"But I really didn't think about the box office for this movie. Of course, I would be happier if it could have a high box office!"

Chen Jin doesn't have that kind of extreme desire that "Life Events" must have high box office and good reputation.

Just like "Dying to Survive", this is something you can only encounter by chance.

After all, his movie "So Young" released on Double Eleven made money.

"I think so!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang was almost about to speak to Chen Jin.

However, Chen Jin smiled and said, "Director Tian, what you want more is the audience's recognition, not the high box office!"

"Of course, audience recognition is linked to high box office!"

"Without the box office, there will be no audience, right?"

Chen Jin understood Tian Zhuangzhuang. Tian Zhuangzhuang stroked his beard, neither denying nor confirming.

Instead, he squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Jin. He found that this boy was much more insightful than he had imagined.

Are all smart people like this?

"Would you like to make a movie like 'To Live' that doesn't do well at the box office, or a movie like 'The Hawthorn Tree' that does well at the box office?"

"You're beating around the bush, you just want to tell me that the release of the documentary will improve the reputation of our movie!"

"I'm considering investing for you... If you want that, then let's go another way!"

There is no need for Chen Jin to explain this situation.

He was just making fun of himself a few days ago.

But many people will have that kind of self-mockery, because you have encountered something that is more noble than your own heart.

Before he met her, there was nothing wrong with Tian Zhuangzhuang wanting to pursue a high box office.

But now, what Chen Jin said was also what Tian Zhuangzhuang wanted to say.

This movie has now become more meaningful than just box office revenue.

"A classic movie that is passed down by word of mouth and occupies a place in the film industry is more meaningful than a high box office!"

Just like "Dying to Survive" which scored 9+ points and occupied a very high position in Chinese film history, the box office is just an embellishment of itself.

"Then you have to act better!"

"I will discuss this with screenwriter Ah Cheng and try to make it more realistic. This damn cemetery is really too expensive!"

How can poor people afford it at hundreds of thousands of yuan?

I can't even afford to die!
The key point is that it would be fine if you only sell to the rich, but what’s the point of marketing it to everyone?
All kinds of marketing tactics, similar to pyramid schemes.

"Should the organs of the remains be included in the film?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang glanced at Chen Jin, who quickly waved his hand: "This is definitely not okay. It's not a question of whether it will pass the review. Foreign countries are much more rampant than us!"

You always really dare to shoot anything.

It seems that the 10-year ban on coaching didn't break you.

"Haha, I'm just kidding!"

"It is still necessary to expose capital. We will not do anything to smear the country. Although some things exist, it is not a reason for you to make a movie to smear them. Amplifying an incident and exposing it are two different things!"

Yes, Lao Tian has indeed become a different person now that he has become a teacher.

"Okay, then what do you say, a few more days of internship, or start shooting tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"Shoot. I can just help Master Xie in the evening. He was just joking with me. But while I'm feeling good now, I think I should finish the most difficult burial scenes first, especially the car accident scene!"

After a car accident, the deceased was disfigured beyond recognition, and the protagonist had to perform plastic surgery on him.

But when Mo Sanmei got started for the first time, she also began to understand the greatness of his parents, Lao Mo's profession.

This is a very important scene, and it is also the beginning of Mo Sanmei's inner transformation.

However, the original film only briefly touched upon coffin burial techniques and so on, probably because the undertaker had no relevant experience and could not capture that sense of reality. Chen Jin hopes to restore the reality and also magnify the traditional Chinese funeral customs.

This is something passed down by the ancestors of the Chinese nation, and now it seems to be inherited by our daily life.

The movie "Departures" made the whole world believe that undertaker is a traditional profession in Japan. In fact, this name can be traced back to the Xia and Shang dynasties in ancient China, and it was also included in the formal etiquette in the Zhou Dynasty.

This is a very important part of Chinese funeral culture and was later introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, the original author of "Departures", Aoki Shinmon, learned the skills of a coffin undertaker in China, worked as a coffin undertaker in Japan for 40 years, and wrote the original work of "Departures", "Diary of a Coffin Undertaker".

He has been in Northeast China for 37 years and came here with the invaders.

However, things turn around. Currently, Japan's funeral industry has been completely monopolized by Chinese businessmen, and all funeral homes are run by Chinese.

The so-called craftsmanship was not used at all in the burial, and Chinese workers were hired.

"it is good!"

After hearing what Chen Jin said, Tian Zhuangzhuang was not surprised at all.

"Then you should prepare well in the next two days. This first scene is so challenging. I am really looking forward to it..."

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled at Chen Jin.

Chen Jin has taught him a good lesson these two days, as has producer Zhao Fang.

The two people have put aside their inner prejudices.

No matter how hard you try, you can't move this mountain, but the moment Chen Jin meticulously completed the undertaker's technique, what they saw was an actor's respect and attitude towards his profession.

So for the young Chen Jin, what he felt more was a sense of relief and self-harm.

The mental and cognitive shock before and after this was actually even greater than when Zhang Yimou saw Chen Jin's acting skills.

At least, Tian Zhuangzhuang has completely put away his contempt for Chen Jin.

He no longer considered himself a director, but more of a director, discussing the filming, script, direction, etc. of the movie with the actor Chen Jin.

At one point, Tian Zhuangzhuang was even more confident than he had ever been.

This movie may very well be the proudest work he will ever make in his life; it includes what Tian Zhuangzhuang considers to be the strongest production and filming team, even though he previously thought the actors had shortcomings.

"This strongest newcomer in Venice is really talented!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at Chen Jin's departing back. His expression, which had always been nonchalant, became surprisingly serious this time.

(End of this chapter)