A person's first impression may not always be accurate.

When He Xin met director Hu Mei for the first time, he instinctively felt the strength of this female director, and originally thought that the process of cooperation would be difficult, but after the filming really started, he found that her attitude was almost more open than all the directors he had worked with.

For example, during the filming process, director Hu Mei insisted that every actor should be sure that there was no problem with his role before going on stage, and if anyone felt uncomfortable, she would repeatedly discuss with the actors, and during the filming process, the actors could try any inspiration and ideas as long as they did not violate the tone and development of the whole play.

He Xin likes this creative atmosphere very much, but he is also very interesting, and he will not be endless because of the director's openness, after all, there are so many staff on the scene, and you have to take into account the feelings of other actors, and you can't do anything because you suddenly have an inspiration.

Once in a while, everyone can understand it, but if you come too often, it will be very annoying. Everyone will think that you are pretending to be forced, or think that you are very selfish, do not take into account the feelings of others, do not cherish the labor of others, and take care of one person.

Therefore, he tried his best to make preparations more carefully, find problems in time and communicate in advance, so as not to delay the normal shooting work.

"Qiao's Courtyard" is fifty episodes according to the length of the script, and the final film may be cut a little, and there will be no such comical operation that the script length of fifty episodes will be cut to eighty episodes in the end.

When CCTV bought it, it had already set a preliminary start date, which was to be the opening drama of next year.

Generally speaking, after the filming of a TV series of this size is completed, the subsequent post-production work such as dubbing and editing, plus review, will take at least half a year.

In order to catch up with the schedule, the crew was divided into two groups, A and B, which started filming at the same time in the ancient city of Pingyao and Qiao's compound, and several main actors rushed to the two places.

Qiao Zhiyong played by He Xin has a large age span, from 19 years old to 89 years old, although director Hu Mei tried to shoot along with the filming as much as possible, but considering factors such as weather and scenes, he had to make adjustments at any time.

So He Xin also had to keep switching between youth, middle age, and old age.

Although it is common to skip filming in filming, it has to be said that the difficulty of skipping in such an age span has increased a lot.

Fortunately, he was also well prepared and did not appear in an embarrassing play. It's just that he has never found the precise entry point of the character of Qiao Zhiyong that he thinks.

He has already read Qiao Zhiyong's life information, this is a legendary figure in the business world, and he can definitely become the richest man in the world today.

The script of "Qiao's Courtyard" depicts Qiao Zhiyong's glorious life.

The description of this character can be roughly divided into: the way of doing business, the way of governing the family, the way of employing people, and the way of dealing with people.

For example: "People abandon me to take, small profits and wide sales, maintain reputation, do not engage in hypocrisy" This is his way of doing business.

"Only selflessness can be a great duke, only a grand duke can be a great man", "treat others to be abundant, and make an offer", "a porridge and a meal should be hard to come by, and half a thread and half a wisp of perseverance and material resources are difficult" This is the family motto he formulated.

"Eclectic use of talents" is his way of employing people.

To be a person is to be easy-going, pay attention to integrity, and "do business with morality".

This should be a person who is elegant, inward-looking, self-disciplined, and has great wisdom.

But if you really want to play like this, the characters may be real, but the excitement will be greatly reduced.

Previously, he always thought that Qiao Zhiyong played by Chen Pancake in the original version was too exaggerated and out of control. Now it seems that some of his exaggerated performances are justified, after all, from the time he learned of the death of his eldest brother, in the face of the clansmen and peers who came to withdraw shares and forced debts, he had to give up his studies and business, and then he was forced to give up his childhood sweetheart's lover, this series of changes happened in an extreme time, and Qiao Zhiyong was only nineteen years old at the time, even if he was a calm and introverted person, when he encountered this situation, he would go crazy and collapse.

Only the violent contradictions and conflicts will make the characters more exciting.

But as the saying goes: too much!

The performance of the pancakes in the original version made the mistake of putting it too far, and it was even a little unscrupulous, and the effect was counterproductive.

is also a legendary figure in the business world, Bai Jingqi played by Chen Baoguo, is an unruly character in his bones, but he has both a hot and uncompromising side, and a sleek and cunning side of a businessman.

In the final analysis, Chen Baoguo is an old drama bone after all, and the pancakes are still a little tender. Of course, this does not deny that Pancake is not a good actor, it can only be said that he did not play the character of Qiao Zhiyong well.

After all, they have won the Feitian Award, and they also won the Golden Horse Best Actor in later generations, and their business ability is still okay. For example, in "Trident", which aired yesterday, Uncle Pancake's performance in it was absolutely second to none, beating the other two.

Then the problem comes, Bai Jingqi played by Chen Baoguo originally had a kind of unscrupulous attitude of the uncle of Beijing, which is essentially different from the image of Jin merchants represented by Qiao Zhiyong, but it can't be as out of control as Chen Pancake version, there needs to be a degree in the middle.

How to grasp this degree, He Xin is still unsure. He didn't go to ask the director for advice, he knew that it would be in vain to ask, otherwise it would be impossible for the runaway version of Chen Pancake to appear Qiao Zhiyong.

......

"Come on, come on, put it here!"

"The lights are all right, right?"

"Attention, everyone is a veteran actor, here I will emphasize one point, when the official shooting is done for a while, don't go to the camera...... Yes, as if the lens doesn't exist......"

In the ancient city of Pingyao, the small square at the entrance of the City God Temple was in a mess, the staff was busy with the set, adjusting the lighting and camera position, and the assistant director was carrying a loudspeaker to direct the extras.

It was evening, the sun had just set, and when it got dark, the official real shooting.

He Xin, Jiang Qinqin, Ni Dahong, Ma Yili and other main actors arrived in the afternoon, and they had been busy preparing for words and positions.

He Xin's makeup is simple, he is already used to it now, get up early in the morning, run to wash up and eat breakfast, and then take the initiative to run to the dressing room, shave his head, stick a braid on the back of his head, and then change into a coat.

Even when there is no drama, he is still like this, wandering around the world. So, at this point, just brush off a little shine on your face and touch it up a little.

"Big Red Brother, come to one?"

He Xin squatted under the eaves, lifted his robe, took out a box of cigarettes, and handed it to Ni Dahong, who was wearing his sleeves and pinning his neck.

Ni Dahong glanced back at the cigarette in his hand and shook his head.

Although the two are twenty years apart, after a period of getting along, the relationship between the two is not bad, they often get together to eat and drink, Lao Ni is not addicted to smoking, but he is a drunkard, every time he drinks, he kills a bottle of Fenjiu and plays.

After getting acquainted with it, He Xin knew that this guy didn't look good, he was actually the brother-in-law of Sister Ni Ping. Originally, the surname Ni was quite rare, and it was even more rare for the couple to have the same surname, and it was even more coincidental that the two daughters were actually called Ni Ni. Of course, it can't be the Yumo of the later generations.

The two have already filmed several rival scenes, and He Xin has roughly figured out the routines of each other's performances, just three tricks: facial paralysis, cheap smile, and pretending to be crazy and stupid, which is just like Su Daqiang in his memory.

But don't underestimate these three tricks, as long as you use them in the right place, the characters in the performance will suddenly become very vivid. And when he performs, sometimes it seems very casual, but you just feel very natural.

For example, when he was rehearsing in the afternoon, Sun Maocai, who he played, was selling peanuts while reading a book in the City God Temple. If you change actors, you may either sit or squat, with a book in your hand.

He didn't, he lay down on the ground directly, leaned his head on the sack full of peanuts, and crossed Erlang's legs, which was particularly leisurely and natural, and suddenly showed the image of a depressed poor Xiucai. Even director Hu Mei couldn't help but high-five.

Seeing that he didn't want it, He Xin put his cigarette in his mouth, as for the other Zhang Yi next to him, he didn't even ask, this is a rare good young man, he doesn't smoke or drink, and he is very boring.

It's just that when he just put on a cigarette and was about to touch the lighter.

Hearing a "pop", a small flame appeared in front of him, and then Zhang Yi's face full of flattery, holding a lighter in his hand.

"Second master, please!"

"Hmm!"

He was not polite, leaned over and lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath.

Speaking of Zhang Yi, He Xin really convinced him. He has been by his side since he entered the group.

Before the camera was turned on, he wanted to find the feeling of Qiao Zhiyong's character, so he ran to Qiao's compound all day long, and he actually followed it every day.

When you go out early in the morning, you will definitely meet him at the door of the hotel, flattering smile, leaning back, every time he trots over, and when he runs, the thigh swing is not large, the stride is very small, but the calf frequency is very fast, rubbing.

This is like a soldier with a straight waist when they first met, and he is clearly a dog-legged follower.

In his words, since the director wants everyone to experience the characters and follow the second master, he is to experience the characters.

Ma Yong, who played the long bolt in the same room with him, also followed his example at the beginning and served left and right together. But within a few days, Ma Yong couldn't hold on, without him, who wants to be stupid and follow for a day, and there is no purpose. But Zhang Yi followed it every day.

Even after the camera was turned on, he was still the same, wearing his pigtails every day, changing into a coarse cloth subordinate's costume, and swaying along.

But here's the problem, He Xin, as the male number one with the most scenes, has plays every day. And it took him two or three days to show a small face in the camera and say the last line, but he was still happy to do it.

For example, in the drama of these two days, there is no role for him at all, and he doesn't have to come to Pingyao, how comfortable it is to rest in the hotel. But he still followed, and he was still dressed in this play, and he was all over the place.