Directors actually like actors who can usually do things, provided that they are good.

Zhou Xiao counts one!

Wen Muye auditioned for many actors before setting the role, in his opinion, only Xu Zheng is irreplaceable in the whole movie, and everyone else doesn't matter, I don't ask you to bring much traffic, I just want you to shoot steadily.

However, Zhou Xiao's arrival surprised him.

This kid has only debuted for more than a year, and he seems to have already gained a firm foothold, debuted with music programs, and starred in various variety shows non-stop, and has only launched one TV series and two singles.

In the near future, "I Am Not the God of Medicine" has received a lot of attention, and the reason is Zhou Xiao.

He first lost weight in the yearning at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then made a surprise appearance in the singer, and when he came, there was a scandal that was not a scandal, which caused heated discussions on the Internet, and these are all positive heat.

Naturally, movies have also become the beneficiary.

It is undeniable that more than 40 media reporters came to the camera today, surrounded by hundreds of fans on the spot, at least some of them were also aimed at Zhou Xiao.

If you change to another actor, it may not have this effect.

As a director, no matter how high he is, the box office still needs it.

Therefore, when I turned on the incense, I also called Zhou Xiao by the way.

"I announce that "I Am Not the God of Medicine" is official, start up!"

Click, click, click!

Under the record of the reporters' lenses, Wen Muye and Xu Zheng lifted the red hijab on the camera, and the movie officially started!

It is really a waste of time to arrange an interview session with reporters, and the real publicity has to be before the broadcast, and it is useless to make a fuss now, and I can't remember it at all.

After the half-hour start-up ceremony, several cars drove directly to the filming location.

Dachang is an old area of Jinling, placed more than ten years ago, it is comparable to Xinjiekou, grocery stores, snack shops, old-fashioned hair salons, woolen shops, chess and card rooms...... The eyes are full of old shops that have been open for more than ten years or even decades. On festivals or weekends, a street is squeezed into a new street for Dachang people.

In the time that flowed away, Xichangmen gradually had nothing to do with the word "prosperous". In the alleys near Xichang Gate today, young people are rarely seen. Its vitality is more left in the memories of the older generation of big factory people: crooked oil, friendship cream, pechoin, woolen yarn in iron boxes......

In the time of running, the Xichang Gate walked a lot slower. The cats napping in the afternoon sun, the old people basking in the sun at the door, the current Xichang Gate always gives people a sense of déjà vu of the last century.

Nowadays, under the guidance of Zhengaxe, this area has become a natural film and television base, and the reason why "I Am Not the God of Medicine" chose Dachang as the filming location is that it does not need to be renovated too much, and it has a sense of immediacy in 2000.

Prince Indian Oil Shop, Love Hotel, the staff under the two signboards were busy early in the morning, and a few lines were opened around.

For the residents here, it is not uncommon to make TV movies, and some of them have even become professional group performers.

It also reduces a lot of trouble for shooting.

Zhou Xiao had a play today, and there was more than one play, and he was taken to the dressing room with Xu Zheng as soon as he got out of the car.

"Nervous, isn't it?"

"A little more excited. ”

"Then suppress it, your character doesn't need to be excited today. ”

"Okay!"

Xu Zheng didn't say much, but lowered his head and hurriedly familiarized himself with the script.

Half an hour later, the scene was quiet, and only Xu Zheng and the photographer and gaffer were in the small shop full of Indian style.

"Attention units, Action!" Director Wen didn't force much, and after seeing that he was ready, he shouted with a small loudspeaker, and sat on the edge of the monitor, while Zhou Xiao stood silently on the side.

A white-haired middle-aged man wearing pajama pants and a coat opened the curtain of the hotel and walked out, went to the god oil shop on the side, pulled the handle and shouted:

"Old Cheng, old Cheng. ”

“OK，cut！”

The shot is only five seconds, there are three cameras in total, and after the director watched them all, he slapped his palms a few times: "It's over, the next scene." ”

Zhou Xiao is used to this.

Making a movie is like this, through thousands of fragmented shots together, it becomes a complete work.

I think that the directors will use a simple point in the first shot, and it is also auspicious to pass it once.

Because it was a coherent shot and the time was short, only the photographer needed to move, and after spending five minutes to prepare, he played the board again and entered the shooting.

There was smoke behind a desktop computer with a big ass, and Xu Zheng, who was wearing pajamas, looked at the door with his messy hair.

"The landlord called me again, and I said you didn't open the door!"

Cheng Yong took a cigarette in his mouth and touched his fingers lightly: "Thank you." ”

"Pay the rent quickly. ”

"I can't hand it over, there's no money. Cheng Yong's face did not have much expression fluctuation, and it was not the first time that he had been urged to rent: "The things are not selling well, hey, I gave you that batch of oil last time, and you didn't put it in your small hotel." ”

"It's placed, no one uses it..."

"OK, change the camera, Xu Zheng, your lens is fine. The director stood up and entered the store: "Lao Bai, the front lines are fine, but you have to be a little impatient when you start talking about Shenyou, because Cheng Yong, the neighbor, is unreliable, owes rent, and always bothers you to do things, so you have to be a little disdainful in your tone, understand, although they are all small businessmen, in your eyes, he is not on the same level as you." ”

"Well, director, I see. ”

"Change the camera position, give Lao Bai a close-up, you worked hard to set up a play?"

"What's the hard work, this is just the beginning, and I am full of physical strength. Xu Zheng waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

That's where the movie troubles come in.

It looks very simple, and it may be a minute-long shot when it is broadcast, but it has to be shot several times.

This scene is Cheng Yong sitting behind the computer, and the hotel owner standing at the door for a simple conversation, which is not much, but it is very important, so that the audience can understand the protagonist's occupation and economic situation through a few lines.

When filming, it is not like watching a movie usually, whoever speaks, shoots whom, but adopts a concentrated way, taking turns to shoot, shooting Xu Zheng first, Lao Bai standing there to give him words, and after the end, the other way around.

and then edit them together in post-production, so that the coherence of the actors will not be affected, and the emotions are easy to break when they say a word.

That's why the director said that Xu Zheng worked hard to match a scene, that is, he said his lines outside the camera and acted together.

There will be such a question, which means that not all actors will cooperate, and some just need to shoot it themselves, so the assistant director is needed.

Zhou Xiao didn't care about it at this time, because he should play in the next scene.

By this time, he had already put on glasses and a mask, and was wearing his trademark plaid suit, khaki sweater, and a small bag cross-body.

The original thick eyebrows and big eyes have become ammonia and nitrogen godless under the control of the makeup artist.

Brother Wang held a small fan on the side to help him blow: "Are you thirsty, do you want to get you a bottle of water." ”

"Ice is the best, you put the fan here first. ”

"Okay!" Brother Wang set off immediately.

It's not that Zhou Xiao plays a big name, and he needs an agent to serve all the time.

In the movie, this scene is still a little cool season, but now the temperature outside is at least 28 degrees or more, not to mention that he is wearing three clothes, and his back is already soaked with sweat.

Gudu drank a few sips of water, raised his eyes and looked, he was already filming the scene at the door, and it was estimated that it was almost there.

"OK, pass!"

With the director shouting, the second shot was finished.

At this time, more than an hour has passed, the progress is not bad, and the reason for the reshoot is that the director has higher requirements, and he wants to come a few more times and choose, there is nothing wrong with the actors.

"Zhou Xiao, in place!"

After waiting for another twenty minutes, the assistant director shouted.

"It's coming!"

Zhou Xiao put down the script, stood up, took a deep breath, and walked forward.