After deciding to shoot "An Unfinished Game of Chess" on expired film, two important tasks were placed in front of the crew, one was the gray haze test of the film, and the ENR ratio used for processing with the silver retention method.

Filming films has extremely high requirements for the quality of film, and the light sensitivity and gray haze of the film will be strictly measured before the film officially starts, and the same batch of film will be used as much as possible. If the film is out of date, or if it is not done properly, it will cause the gray haze to increase, which will affect the shooting effect. Motion picture film must be purchased within the validity period, because the film is shot for a long time, so the purchase period of the film must be six months before the expiration date of the film. Motion picture film that is not in use must be kept in refrigeration.

"A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is different from other movies, when the characters are recalling, the gray haze of the film changes. For example, when Guo Yishan's wife and daughter were killed by the Japanese army, the whole picture was very gray, almost losing its color, and there was a feeling of death in the heart. Due to the different gray scales required, Zhang Yimou had to go to the studios and film manufacturers to do tests and select films with different gray scales.

In addition to the fact that the retention time of the film affects the gray haze, film processing can also have an impact on the gray haze, especially with the silver retention method. When Kaminsky was filming "Saving Private Ryan", in order to achieve the desired effect, he tried to test it with the technicians of the special art company, and finally they came to the conclusion that a 70% ENR ratio was most appropriate for the rinse. "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" needs to do the same thing, and it needs to work with the technical staff of Teart to test the ENR ratio during the development so that the best picture can be rushed.

While Zhang Yimou was busy testing the gray haze of the film, the rest of the crew was not idle, they were all busy with the movie. Xu Wangqiu was the busiest of all, discussing specific issues with Sato and them during the day, or watching the scenery, and when he returned to the hotel in the evening, he also needed to draw a storyboard for the Chinese part of the film.

Sato Youheng is not as busy as Xu Wangqiu, he does not draw very detailed storyboards, and always splits shots on set according to the overall design conceived before shooting. When he is shooting, he will not jump and shoot, but press smoothly, one shot at a time.

Sato believes that there is a rhythm latent in every shot, and every scene composed of thousands of shots has a melody, and the whole movie is a cry of the director, which should be as strong and powerful as music. If the shots are divided in advance and fixed, and the various departments of the film crew, including the actors, do not start from the whole scene, but follow a single shot, mechanically preparing, then the scene is filmed, the picture is beautiful, and there may be a certain rhythm, but on the whole, the melody is poor. Because, every scene has a theme, and there is always a key shot to express this theme. If the focus lens is A, lens B, although important, should also be weakened, otherwise A will not be highlighted. The same is true between fields. Only by highlighting the heavy scenes and paving the way for other scenes can the scenes be gradually pushed to the climax. However, if you split the camera in advance and shoot on the spot, it is often easy to ignore this relationship. The whole scene is connected, the high and low are not clear, and the final cry is not so loud.

Starting from the whole scene, on-site sub-shots are indeed beneficial, which can strengthen the sense of unity of each department and give full play to their creativity. Kurosawa calls this method "kiln change", which is like firing ceramics, and when the pot is covered with ash, it will fire a glass-like glaze-like thing, which makes the pot look extraordinarily beautiful.

Xu Wangqiu does not agree with this approach, in his opinion, this is a handicraft workshop practice, which is not conducive to the development of the film industry, and is not conducive to the producers and film companies to control the film. However, this is Sato's shooting habit, and he is not easy to say. Sato Youheng is responsible for the filming of the Dongying part, and since Sato Youheng is used to shooting like this, then just shoot like this. Xu Wangqiu is more accustomed to drawing a storyboard before shooting, so he draws the storyboard himself.

However, on November 16th, Xu Wangqiu had to put down his work and go to Osaka with the Chinese creators of the crew, as well as the main creators of Dongying such as Sato Youheng. They didn't go to Osaka to scout or do movie-related matters, but to watch the game. Today is the last match of the 3rd Women's Volleyball World Cup, and the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the host team at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.

If the story of the sports world can be written into a book, then the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Japanese women's volleyball team should be the thickest and most exciting of all the stories of the Chinese sports team.

In the early 60s, after Hirofumi Omatsu took charge of the Dongying women's volleyball team, according to the physical fitness of the Dongying people, he invented the tumbling cushion ball to strengthen the defense, and at the same time invented techniques such as hook hand floating ball and two-handed forearm cushion strike, opening up a delicate treatment that emphasizes defense and one-pass technology. In the 4th World Women's Volleyball Championship in 1962, the Dongying women's volleyball team trained by Hirofumi Omatsu was unstoppable, defeating the defending champion Soviet team 3-1, and maintaining a 3:0 victory over other teams, causing a sensation in the world, and the Dongying women's volleyball team was also called the "Oriental Witch".

From April 21 to May 23, 1965, the Chinese Volleyball Association invited Coach Hirofumi Omatsu to come to Modu to train Chinese female volleyball players. The Volleyball Association selected four women's volleyball teams from all over the country to receive training. Hirofumi Omatsu's training contains the spirit of "three from one big", that is, difficult, strict, starting from actual combat and large-scale exercise. His training methods, training ideas and training style have caused great repercussions in the Chinese volleyball community and even the entire sports world, laying the cornerstone for the future growth and take-off of Chinese volleyball.

After Yuan Weimin took charge of the Chinese women's volleyball team in 1974, the Chinese women's volleyball team began to rise slowly and gradually became a strong team in Asia, but it was very difficult to face the world champion Dongying. In the eyes of almost everyone, the Dongying women's volleyball team is invincible, and the Chinese team is basically "bound to lose every day".

In the 1977 Women's Volleyball World Cup held in Dongying, the Chinese team defeated the Dongying team 3-2, but then lost consecutive games and only finished fourth. At the time of the awards, the players of the Dongying team and the foreign players who won the second and third places held high the trophies and greeted the audience. The Chinese girls could only stand on the floor, and they also got a yellow handkerchief issued by the organizing committee, and according to the regulations, they had to keep waving the yellow handkerchief to celebrate the winner.

The award ceremony lasted only 20 minutes, but the girls felt like they had been standing for a long century. When they returned to the lounge, the girls were silent with the indescribable yellow handkerchief in their hands. I don't know who got his head, and gently sang the episode of the movie "Honghu Red Guards": "The moon hangs high in the sky, the autumn wind is gusting, and the lake is mighty...... Everyone echoed: "There are no tears, no sadness, only hatred is full of ......"

After that, the Chinese women's volleyball team began to train like a life, and they would work hard when they played the Dongying team. Head coach Yuan Weimin is even more painful, thinking that the biggest problem of the Chinese team is that the main attack height is not enough, Dongying ace main attack Shirai Takako is 1.82 meters tall, and China's main attack Yang Xi is only 1.76 meters, and Zhang Rongfang is only 1.74 meters, and the fight is very disadvantageous, therefore, he is very resolute to select the big tall Lang Ping of the Beiping team into the national team.

18-year-old Lang Ping has excellent jumping and strength, but his skills are relatively rough, while Yang Xi is tall and skilled, experienced, and looks a bit like Yamaguchi Baihui, so he has a very high popularity in Dongying. Yuan Weimin directly asked Lang Ping to take Yang Xi's main offensive position, and let her partner with Zhang Rongfang to play the main attack, which caused a lot of controversy.

In the 1978 Asian Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team unfortunately lost to the Dongying women's volleyball team and won the runner-up. A year later, Yuan Weimin led the girls to make a comeback, and the battlefield turned into the Asian Championships held in Xiangjiang. This time, the Chinese women's volleyball team did not let the championship slip out of their hands, and defeated the Dongying women's volleyball team 3-1 in the final, becoming the Asian champion for the first time.

The current Chinese women's volleyball team has grown into a world-class team, the lineup has become more and more perfect, Zhang Rongfang, Sun Jinfang, Chen Zhaodi, etc. have gradually matured, and Lang Ping has also grown into a world-class main attacker, which can be described as a strong soldier. The Chinese people have high expectations for them, hoping that they can win the championship and achieve a breakthrough in China's three major balls.

The Chinese women's volleyball team did not live up to the expectations of the Chinese people, after the official start of the game on November 6, the Chinese women's volleyball team swept all the way, won six consecutive victories, ranked first, and their opponent in the last game Dongying team ranked second with 5 wins and 1 loss. According to the rules, as long as the Chinese women's volleyball team wins two games in the game with the Dongying team, the Chinese team will win the World Cup.

On November 16th, the whole of China was paying attention to the match between China and Dongying, and everyone was eager for the women's volleyball team to achieve a breakthrough in the three major goals. In the evening, the homes with TVs were crowded with neighbors waiting to watch the game, and many even moved their TVs to the yard for everyone to watch. In front of the TVs in the cafeterias of various universities, there were a large number of college students waiting to watch the game. Factories with television sets also moved out the union's television sets and placed them in the open space so that more workers could watch the games. More people turned on their radios and listened to the live broadcast of the Central People's Radio.

Xu Wangqiu and the Chinese staff have also been paying attention to the women's volleyball game, and they are not falling live for a while. The first game of the women's volleyball team was played in Tokyo, and Xu Wangqiu originally wanted to watch it, but she felt that it was not good to leave others behind and watch the game alone. Zhang Yimou and they all wanted to watch the game, but the ticket price was too expensive, 4,50 a ticket, and the most expensive one was almost 75 yuan, and they didn't have that much money on them at all. Xu Wangqiu brought a little more money, but it was only 200 US dollars, and it was impossible to buy tickets for everyone.

Xu Wangqiu and they pay attention to the game of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and Sato Youheng and they pay attention to the movements of the Dongying women's volleyball team, because the Dongying women's volleyball team is the pride of Dongying and a local battle, and they are like all Dongying people, they all hope that the Dongying women's volleyball team can defend the title and keep the championship in Dongying.

In addition to discussing "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished", Xu Wangqiu will talk to Sato Youheng about the women's volleyball team in China and Japan, and talk about the women's volleyball game. Sato Youheng They talked about the Chinese women's volleyball team the most Lang Ping and Yang Xi, they always said, your Lang Ping is too strong, but it's a pity that Takako Shirai has retired, otherwise the confrontation between them will definitely produce a lot of sparks; Xu Wangqiu and the others said, your Dongying's Hengshan tree is also very strong.

Tokuma knew that Xu Wangqiu had been paying attention to the women's volleyball game, and he felt that everyone was working very hard and should treat everyone, so he paid for the main creator of the crew to buy tickets for the match between China and Dongying.

Sen Chongdao is a veteran of the four fields, and he has heard Mr. He's sentence "If you can't get the three balls, I won't be blind", knowing the significance of this game to China, he helped Xu Wangqiu and them prepare a big five-star red flag, and Xu Wangqiu and they bought red paper and wrote a slogan to cheer for the Chinese women's volleyball team.

After entering the gymnasium, the first thing Xu Wangqiu did was to unfurl the national flag and erect the written slogan.