Walking to the waiting hall, Zhang Ran saw Pang Liwei, Zhang Yimou's assistant and the person in charge of the studio. Before coming, Zhang Ran had a phone call with Zhang Yimou, and Zhang Yimou said that he would send someone to pick him up at that time, but he didn't expect him to send his assistant over.

After saying hello, Pang Liwei took Zhang Ran into the car and drove towards the location.

After driving for two minutes, Zhang Ran glanced at Pang Liwei and asked, "Did the crew shoot smoothly?"

Pang Liwei hesitated, but Zhang Yimou had decided to part ways with Zhang Weiping and cooperate with the peak of the century, Zhang Ran was his future boss, and he was the investor of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", only he could help Zhang Yimou, so he told the truth: "Everything else is fine, that is, Zhang Weiping wants to add a bed to the movie, and he said it twice before, but the director didn't agree." The day before yesterday, he came again, so he took out the boss's style, and his tone was different, he said to the director, I read the script, and I think I would be disappointed if they didn't go to bed in this scene. The director felt that the bed scene was unnecessary, so he was very embarrassed!"

Zhang Ran's face sank when he heard this, he knew that Zhang Weiping wanted to use the bed and drama as a publicity gimmick, this product was really LO exploded! If it was another movie, it would be fine, but "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" was a reflection of the Nanjing Massacre, such a serious subject, using this as propaganda, it was really a donkey to kick the brain. Zhang Ran said directly: "This Zhang Weiping is really stupid, leave this matter to me!"

Coming out of the airport, it was a highway all the way, and it took less than half an hour to arrive at the Shiqiu Film and Television Base. The first thing that catches your eye is the ruined gate, surrounded by buildings that have become ruins.

Pang Liwei told Zhang Ran that the entire city gate was built according to the 1:1 real scene, but the surrounding ruined buildings were all empty shells, except for the realistic face of the door, there was no excessive decoration. These scenes are built by special effects artists of Tiangong Chongcai, and the special effects of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", except for the blasting is responsible for the Williams team, other special effects are all responsible for Tiangong Chongcai.

Walking along the built streets of the Republic of China, the staff who kept along the way were very surprised to see Zhang Ran, and people kept coming forward to say hello to Zhang Ran, and Zhang Ran also responded with a little bit.

Zhang Ran: They soon arrived at the main scene of the movie, the church. From the outside, the church is very magnificent, and the sculptures and windows on the face are very textured. However, Zhang Ran did not enter the church, but was taken into a small green shed next to the church by Pang Liwei, which is the location of the director team and the command center of the crew of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling".

The staff in the tent were stunned when they saw Zhang Ran coming in, and then they all got up to say hello to Zhang Ran.

Zhang Yimou, who was behind the monitor, saw Zhang Ran coming, and also stood up, stretched out his hand to Zhang Ran, and greeted with a smile: "Zhang Ran, you are here!"

Chen Hao hurriedly took out the gift prepared by Zhang Ran and handed it to Zhang Yimou: "Director Yimou, this is the tea that the director brought you to drink yourself, and the other snacks are for the crew." ”

Zhang Yimou took the gift and said reproachfully: "Thank you, thank you! Zhang Ran, are you so polite to me?" He handed the gift to Pang Liwei and asked her to distribute the snacks to everyone.

Zhang Ran was not polite, pulled out the chair next to Zhang Yimou, sat down, looked at the monitor and asked, "How was the shooting?"

Zhang Yimou touched his head and said with a smile: "Today's scene is a bit difficult, to perform the state of wanting to speak, the actor's emotions are also a little problematic, and he can't get into the play." But there is no way, the actor is a newcomer, he has not learned acting, and he has no acting experience before, so he can only grind one shot at a time. ”

Zhang Ran knew that the prostitutes and schoolgirl actors in "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" were all newcomers, and basically had zero experience, which was a challenge for any director. However, Zhang Yimou has always liked to use newcomers, and he has filmed a movie like "No One Can Be Less", which has no professional actors at all and is all amateur actors, which is not difficult for him at all.

Zhang Ran asked which scene was filmed today, and flipped through the script, only to know that today's filming was a rivalry between Yumo played by Ni Ni and the godfather played by Tom Cruise in the church. It wasn't until the night she decided to die that she told her story of her misfortune.

While chatting, the assistant director informed Zhang Yimou that the preparations had been made and the filming could officially begin. Zhang Yimou immediately took the walkie-talkie and gave the command to start filming, while Zhang Ran stared at the monitor with interest, waiting to see Ni Ni and Tom Cruise's performances.

After the filming began, Ni Ni said to Cruise, I also studied at the church school for six years, and Tom Cruise asked her, what happened to her? But Ni Ni's mood is not very good. Cruise said, I'm interested, tell me. At this time, Yumo's tears should have flowed out, but Ni Ni's tears never flowed out.

Zhang Yimou shook his head helplessly, picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Stop!" He got up and looked at Zhang Ran and asked, "Let's go to the scene to have a look?"

Now that he has arrived at the crew, he must go to the scene to see it, especially to say hello to Cruise, after all, Cruise took this drama completely to save face. Zhang Ran got up and said, "Let's go, go and see!"

The actors and staff in the church were stunned when they saw Zhang Ran appear. Especially the young girls who played the thirteen hairpins ran over one after another and greeted Zhang Ran excitedly: "Hello director!", "Director, I like your movie......"

When Tom Cruise saw Zhang Ran, he also hurriedly walked over and shook hands with Zhang Ran with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you are here!"

Zhang Ran patted Cruise on the shoulder and asked with a smile, "How do you feel?"

Cruise spread his shoulders and said lightly, "It feels great, I love this play." ”

After chatting with Cruise for a few words, Zhang Yimou called the heroine Ni Ni over. Ni Ni is slender and full, swaying when she walks over, revealing an indescribable grace, and her gestures reveal the style of Qinhuaihe's top brand. Zhang Yimou is really good at choosing actors! But Ni Ni's eyes were red, and he obviously had just cried.

Ni Ni is a newcomer who has just entered the film industry, and when she suddenly saw Zhang Ran, she looked nervous and excited: "Hello, director! I like your movies very much, I have watched every one of your movies!"

"Thank you!" Zhang Ran knew that this shot had been taken several times, but it had never happened, she should have cried urgently, and comforted, "Don't worry, don't be burdened, NG is a normal thing." Director Yimou is very experienced in directing actors, and you will definitely be able to act well. ”

Ni Ni nodded and said, "Thank you, director!"

Zhang Yimou smiled at Zhang Ran and thought, Zhang Ran is too powerful, he can see at a glance that Ni Ni's state is problematic, and he wants to reduce her pressure. He soon began to talk to Ni Ni: "Yumo is very unfortunate, she studied in the church, but was raped by her stepfather and sold to the Qinglou. But she also knew that the priest was a fake, a liar, and she didn't believe him......"

Ni Ni listened carefully, this is not the first time Zhang Yimou has lectured her, nor is it the first time she has analyzed the characters, today Zhang Yimou has told her several times, she has never been able to enter the play, and now she is acting more and more urgently, and the more anxious she is, the more her emotions can't get out.

After finishing the play, Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou returned to the green shed and sat behind the monitor, and then the filming restarted. But after the filming restarted, Zhang Yimou quickly shouted to stop again, but it still didn't work, Ni Ni still didn't enter the play, his emotions were still not in place, and he couldn't cry.

Zhang Yimou came to the filming site again and told Ni Ni again. After that, it was filmed twice, but no matter how Zhang Yimou talked about the drama or how he was inspired, Ni Ni could never enter the play.

Zhang Ran didn't express any opinions, there are many reasons why actors can't enter the play, and sometimes some very good actors also encounter this problem, such as Zhou Xun couldn't enter the role when he filmed "The Wind Listener", because the way the character expressed her emotions was contrary to her own way. If you want to solve the problem that an actor can't enter the play, you have to find the reason why he can't enter the play, and Zhang Ran doesn't know what the reason for Ni Ni's inability to enter the play is, so he can't give any effective suggestions.

After that, I filmed it twice, but it still didn't work, and Zhang Ran found that Ni Ni's state was getting worse and worse, her mentality was on the verge of collapse, and now in this state, the more you let her act, the more anxious she is, and the worse the performance will be. Zhang Ran said to Zhang Yimou: "Ni Ni's psychological state is wrong, I'll take a look and see if I can adjust her mentality."

Zhang Yimou has no way to get into the play for Ni Yini, there are no effective tricks, and when he heard Zhang Ran say this, he smiled: "I really don't have any tricks now, so I'll trouble you!"

Zhang Ran came to the scene and saw Ni Ni sitting in the rest area crying, and the assistant director and staff of the crew were persuading her. When Ni Ni saw Zhang Ran coming over, she cried even more. Zhang Ran is a great director who is even more powerful than Zhang Yimou, even he sees the embarrassment that he can't play, which director will cooperate with him in the future!

Zhang Ran waved at the staff and asked them to go away, he sat next to Ni Ni and said with a smile: "You have been learning acting with Guo Zhen in recent months, Guo Zhen is my student." You are a student of my students, I am a teacher of your teachers. If you stay in ancient times, you have to call me master!"

Ni Ni, who was wiping her tears, stopped crying: "You are Teacher Guo Zhen's teacher?"

Zhang Ran nodded with a smile and said, "Guo Zhen graduated from Nortel's 01 undergraduate class, and I am her homeroom teacher. Guo Zhen was taught by me, I am more experienced than her in training actors, I am here to help you!"

Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Ni Ni wiped the tears on her cheeks: "Thank you, director!"

Zhang Ran joked with her: "Call Shigong!"

Ni Ni burst into tears and said with a smile: "It's so strange to call it like this!"

Zhang Ran saw Ni Ni relaxed, stared into her eyes, and said slowly: "According to my experience, there are about five situations in which an actor can't enter the play, first, he doesn't know enough about the role, lacks in-depth analysis and acting skills of the role, and can't grasp the character's action line; second, he doesn't integrate into the role and doesn't go into the character's heart; third, the actor is under too much pressure, such as a new actor working with a big name, because the pressure is too great and too nervous to enter the play." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ran saw Ni Ni's eyes flash, knowing that she was in this situation, he immediately understood where Ni Ni's problem was: "You are the third type, Tom Cruise is a Hollywood superstar with countless fans around the world. As a newcomer, you will cooperate with him in the first movie, and as the heroine, your heart is nervous and excited, nervous because you are worried that you will not act well, afraid that you will lose your performance, and the excitement is that you think that cooperating with Tom Cruise will be noticed by the global media, and the movie will be released on a large scale around the world, this treatment is not available to Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi, as long as you act well, you can become an international star like Zhang Ziyi. Am I right?"

Ni Ni looked at Zhang Ran dumbfounded, thinking I didn't say anything, how did you see it?