Matt is a more honest and dedicated director, after reading the script, he came to China a month in advance, went to many places in northwest China and Mobei, field investigation, he found that the deserted Gobi Desert in Mobei is very suitable for shooting the magnificent war scenes described in the script.

So he chose a desert town to set up camp, there are almost no Han people in this town, there is only a small hotel for accommodation, so many domestic and foreign celebrities poured in at once, and the reception capacity is really limited, the mayor of the town came forward and coordinated some local residents to let the crew live in the homes of local people.

It's a novelty for everyone, with vines on the outside of the house, and in late autumn the grapes are off the shelves, but there are also late-ripening varieties. Every day after filming, the host will send fresh grapes and preserved fruit snacks, and the three meals a day are beef and mutton: beef buns, beef noodles, hand-grabbed mutton, lamb skewers, mutton soup......

Eat well, work more energetically.

The food also makes it less difficult for everyone to run in in the early stage: first of all, the communication between Chinese and English languages, the script is in English, the lines are in English, the director speaks English, and this movie will be released in the United States first, so naturally every actor is required to speak English, even if it is a group performance, it must also speak English, and the audience's eyes are very sharp, lip-syncing, and you can see it every minute.

This requirement made Wang Xiangqin, who is an old drama bone, frequent NG at the beginning, his English can only be regarded as improvised, and it is no problem to pronounce the lines in English, but it is a little difficult to suppress the tone and inject the emotions of the characters.

Fortunately, Wang Xiangqin hired an English instructor at his own expense in advance, a professor of English at Capital University, and when he was rehearsing the script, his English teacher was there to correct his pronunciation.

Liu Yan doesn't need a teacher, Alan and Maria are her teachers. The patience and enthusiasm of the two of them for her amazed everyone in the crew, and they couldn't help but wonder who was the Hollywood celebrity and who was the heir to the super-rich family.

In contrast, Liu Yan is also a teacher of Chinese culture for both of them. Once, she taught Lu Lu and Zhang Xinyi the etiquette of the Han Dynasty in the crew of "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", and now, she teaches Maria how to walk, salute, and speak like an ancient Chinese woman.

Maria is extremely smart, these points Liu Yan taught and demonstrated, she memorized them, followed them again, almost vividly.

There is a play in which Lu Pheasant, played by Maria, is working in the fields, and her husband Liu Bang comes on a horse and tells her that he was named "King of Han" by Xiang Yu.

An American daughter with a luxurious style, but dressed in ancient Chinese-style linen clothes, wearing a black wig, and no jewelry on her hair, she held a hoe and worked in the field.

Liu Yan had never done farm work in her previous life, but she had experienced the hardships of life, how could Maria have tasted this taste?

At first, it was difficult for Maria to show the state of working hard for poverty and displacement, and she held a hoe and pretended to be embarrassed, and everyone wanted to laugh, but they had to endure it. Matt shook his head and sighed, feeling tired, finding a young lady with no acting experience was Harvey's biggest mistake.

Liu Yan walked up to Matt and said to her, "Chinese women are very reserved, even if their husbands come, they should raise their heads slightly and look at him happily, but they don't miss a tooth when they smile, they have to respect each other in their eyes, it's best not to look into his eyes, and their tone should be humble." ”

The first few NG times, Wang Xiangqin rode over, and Maria stared at him loudly, which made Wang Xiangqin very embarrassed, forgetting his lines for a while, and he couldn't speak in front of Maria's strong face and light brown eyes.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Xiangqin refused to ride a horse in the crew of "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" on the grounds of fear of sunburn and danger, and now in the crew of "Song of the Fall", Director Matt said that he would not use a stand-in as a last resort, and strive to be real.

Wang Xiangqin, who has been recuperating during this time, took over the work of Lanxi again, firstly, he is embarrassed to play a big name in front of Hollywood directors; secondly, the climate in Mobei is not hot, and the sun is not as hot as summer and autumn, and exposure to the Gobi will not cause serious sunburn.

Wang Xiangqin has long black hair, a fake beard on his lips and chin, and he is covered in dust, but there is a touch of pride and wanton in his eyes, he completely substitutes himself into the role of Liu Bang, he was named the queen of Han, returned to his hometown to pick up his wife and children, and enjoyed the glory and wealth with him.

At this time, he and Xiang Yu have not fallen out, the whole person is high-spirited, in comparison, Lu Pheasant has been living in the countryside, so he seems much more simple and honest. The simplicity at this moment and her future power can have a sharp contrast and contrast.

And Maria's state is directly the image of the queen in the end.

According to Liu Yan's teaching, Maria performed this play again: Wang Xiangqin rode a horse from far and near, and when she saw her husband who had been separated for a long time, she put down her hoe with joy, crossed the ridge, walked to the horse, and looked up at him, "Husband, you are back." ”

This "husband", Maria uses "honey" - that's what is written in the script, Wang Xiangqin has listened to "honey" countless times in the past few days, and at first he was very playful, but now he is used to it, and he thinks it is quite pleasant.

Ye Zi'an told him that he and Liu Yan would have to dub their respective characters in the later stage, and Chinese audiences would not be used to this kind of dialogue.

Wang Xiangqin dismounted and held Maria's shoulder, "Madam, you have worked hard, now that I am the king of Han, you quickly pack your bags and take the child to Nanyang with me." ”

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After a whole day, the filming of this drama was finally finished, everyone was exhausted, which was still a fast progress, and the difficulty of foreigners playing Chinese was far more difficult than everyone expected.

In the early stage, it was mainly Wang Xiangqin, Maria and Alan's rival scenes, Liu Yan's role was not much, she watched them filming outside the set, occasionally guest starred as the director's assistant, suggesting what Maria and Alan should do, Wang Xiangqin is also very enthusiastic, although Alan's acting skills have been perfect, it is not easy to grasp the form and behavior of Chinese, Wang Xiangqin and Ye Zi'an taught him hand in hand.

The crew of Sino-US cooperation, there are no disputes, no estrangement, everything is very harmonious.

During the period, many media wanted to come to visit the class, but they were all rejected by Ye Zi'an, he said that the town has been overloaded, and a few more media, the townspeople are afraid that they will be overwhelmed, and they will complain, and when they finish filming the location, return to the ancient capital, return to the film and television base, everyone will come to visit the class again, and he will never object.

The words have come to this point, and the media is embarrassed to break in, and besides, this town is really remote and desolate, and they dare not come without locals to lead him.

A month passed quickly, and the crew began to shoot the two scenes at the end of the location, which are also the climax of the movie, one is Yu Ji killing herself, and the other is Liu Banghou burying her.