"Guo Zhen's training for Ni Ni and them is very targeted and very effective, Ni Ni has a very deep understanding of the role of Yumo, and she has taken a long time to prepare. Ni Ni's inability to enter the play is not a technical problem, but a psychological problem. Ni Ni, a girl, thinks more and thinks more, especially when facing Cruise, she thinks more, worrying that she can't act well and has little confidence in herself, which leads to her psychological problems. ”

Zhang Ran said unhurriedly: "The worship ceremony is a psychological hint I gave to Ni Ni, the front hands are folded to worship, it is really worshipping, and the back let her open her hands, that is to let her do relaxation exercises." In fact, yoga, as well as puppetry, zoom and zoom exercises, can also play the same role. But Ni Ni herself is practicing yoga, and she has learned how to practice these relaxation methods with puppets. If I asked her to do this, she knew that I was letting her relax, and the worship was just a disguise, so it was difficult to play a role in psychological suggestion, so I used the Alexander technique. ”

Zhang Yimou asked curiously, "What is Alexander's technique?"

Zhang Ran explains: "The Alexander technique is a health science that is particularly popular in the West, specializing in the relationship between muscles and health. Using the Alexander technique, one can learn how to abandon the wrong posture habits, increase self-awareness, and restore one's most natural balance under the guidance of the right mind. Because of the relaxation effect, many actors, singers, and dancers use the Alexander technique, and even practice it before going on stage. Many of the physical trainings and relaxation exercises in the Western performing genre, such as puppet exercises and zoom in and out exercises, have evolved from Alexander's technique. ”

"I see. Zhang Yimou was not interested in Alexander's technique, he wanted to know more about how Zhang Ran let Ni Ni into the play, and how the effect could be so good, "Then how did Ni Ni get into the play?"

Zhang Ran smiled and continued: "Ni Ni doesn't know Alexander's technique, plus I chose a star-shaped movement with a strong sense of form, she thought it was part of the worship ceremony, and she didn't know that this was a relaxing body training. Before worshipping the stage, I told her that the actors originated from witchcraft and that they could be protected by the gods, and I also told her that Zhang Jingchu and the students I led would perform the worship ceremony, and the effect after the worship was very good. When Ni Ni finished worshipping the stage, she felt very relaxed, and she was very surprised, feeling as if she was really protected by the gods. Of course, she may not really believe in gods in her heart, but because I have applied psychological hints to her before, she still subconsciously believes that she can really perform well after worshipping the stage, and her sense of belief has also improved. In this way, when she faced Cruise, she became much calmer, and she was able to enter the play normally, and naturally she performed this scene smoothly!"

Zhang Yimou can act, and he is the first A-class film festival actor in the mainland, he knows that actors' performances involve psychology, but he has never seen anyone who can apply psychological skills to this extent, he admires Zhang Ran so much: "It's amazing, it's amazing!" He smiled and said: "Why don't you stay in the crew for a few more days and help me guide and guide the actors more." The actors of the thirteen hairpins and the female students are all newcomers, and they are all acting for the first time, if you guide them, it will be much easier for me to film!"

Zhang Ran laughed and said, "Why did you ask me to come to visit the class, it turned out that you wanted me to work for you!" After laughing, he shook his head and said, "I'm about to prepare for my new movie, and I can't stay for a long time." Well, I'll spend a week tutoring you with new actors!"

"Then I'm bothering you!" Zhang Yimou was overjoyed when he heard that Zhang Ran was willing to help him tutor the actors, and then asked curiously, "Have you chosen your new film, what kind of story is it?"

"It's been chosen a long time ago!" Zhang Ran said with a smile, "Ang Lee has recently been filming "Life of Pi", which tells the story of a teenager and a tiger, and my play is just the opposite, telling the story of an old man and a dog. Life of Pi is ready to be made in 3D, and my new film is ready to be made in 3D!"

Zhang Yimou couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Ang Li is not young, he is filming a teenager, but you are young, but you are young, but you are filming an old man, this fact is interesting." But what I'm more curious about is, what new techniques will you try in this new film?"

Zhang Ran said lightly: "I want to make this new film particularly Chinese and make it an ink style film!"

Zhang Yimou was stunned, and then laughed: "Actually, I have the same idea, after the Peking Olympics, I have been thinking that I can make a movie with the artistic conception of Chinese ink painting, but I didn't expect you to take the lead!"

Zhang Ran was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "I also came up with this idea after the Peking Olympics, it seems that we are heroes and see the same!"

Time flies quickly, and with the joint efforts of the crew and actors, today's filming task of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" was successfully completed. Zhang Yimou announced the end of work, and then took the lead in applauding, and the crew also stood up and applauded, affirming the actors' work today. Zhang Ran nodded slightly, this applause and encouragement are very important for newcomers like Ni Ni and them, and it can enhance their confidence, Lao Mouzi really understands actors very well.

In the evening, Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou watched the finished footage of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" in the hotel. Judging from the shots that have been filmed, "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is basically the same as the previous life in terms of character creation and artistic style, but this version is different in one place, the movie has always emphasized that female students are children. For example, when the thirteen hairpins quarreled with the female students, they were advised not to be like children.

"The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" tells the story of when the massacre came, a group of Chinese men stood up to protect women, and when these men died, at this time, the adult women among the protected people stood up and sacrificed their lives to protect the underage girls. The story itself is a very meaningful story, but after the movie was released, some people deliberately misinterpreted it, saying that prostitutes change virgins, prostitutes exchange female students, and even propose that all men are created equal, and the lives of prostitutes are not as important as female students?

In fact, according to this logic, it is wrong to let women and children go first in the movie "Titanic", is the life of men and the elderly not as important as women and children?

It is precisely because he knows that some people will talk about this that Zhang Ran does not want the audience to be led crooked by these people, so he suggested that Zhang Yimou emphasize that these female students are children in the movie, and they are only twelve or thirteen years old, so that the audience can understand that "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is a story of a group of adults who go forward to protect a group of children.

Zhang Yimou's movies have been scolded no matter how good or bad, from "Red Sorghum" to the present, and they are scolded from various angles. After hearing Zhang Ran's suggestion, Zhang Yimou felt that it was indeed very possible for the "Shouwen world" to talk about this, so he listened to Zhang Ran's suggestion and repeatedly emphasized that female students are still children in the movie.

After chatting about movies for a while, Zhang Ran suddenly remembered what Pang Liwei said to him in the afternoon, so he asked: "Lao Mou, I heard that Zhang Weiping asked you to add bed three times and twice, and let Yumo sleep with John before he died?"

"It's Xiao Pang who told you, this Xiao Pang!" Zhang Yimou shook his head and said a little helplessly, "Zhang Weiping asked me to add an extra bed. ”

Zhang Ran frowned and said, "What do you think?"

Zhang Yimou sighed and said, "I think it's a bit redundant to add a bed scene here, it doesn't fit the state of the characters at that time, it's a bit of a snake!"

Zhang Ran also feels this way, in fact, most people who have watched "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" have this feeling, this bed scene is completely unnecessary, so he said: "It's not that movies that reflect the massacre can't have bed scenes, the key is whether it's necessary." "Schindler's List" is a Holocaust theme, and there is a bed scene. Schindler's murder of a Jew hired by Schindler is followed by a bed scene that is followed by a bed scene that vents Schindler's anger, and because Stan is captured, Schindler has to interrupt the bed to save people, so that the bed scene is necessary to show that the situation is urgent. In "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", Yumo added a bed before he died, can the play show that the situation is urgent? Not only can't, but it will make the audience feel strange, they are all at the juncture of life and death, and they are still thinking about going to bed, and more importantly, the bed scene greatly reduces John's noble sentiments. ”

Zhang Ran didn't want to say this, but finally said it: "Zhang Weiping added the bed scene to use it as a publicity stunt, because "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is very expensive and risky. However, Zhang Weiping was wrong, the more such a big production, the more it should promote the quality of the movie, and rely on excellent production to attract the audience, the gimmick of bed scene is too low-end. Could it be that "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" can't be used, and can only rely on this vulgar gimmick to attract the audience?"

Zhang Yimou has cooperated with Zhang Weiping for many years, and he also knows that Zhang Weiping wants to use this as a publicity gimmick: "I think so too, there are many things to say about the movie, and I don't want to use this to hype, so I haven't promised him!"

Zhang Ran said solemnly: "The movie is to show the Nanjing Massacre, if you use the bed scene as a publicity stunt, don't talk about other people, even I can't accept it emotionally." If Zhang Weiping talks to you again and asks you to add an extra bed, you will say that I don't agree. If Zhang Weiping has an opinion, let him come to me and let him talk to me!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Zhang Weiping was very afraid of Zhang Ran, since Zhang Ran had spoken, Zhang Weiping didn't dare to say anything more, and the matter of the bed scene was successfully resolved. He was very grateful to Zhang Ran in his heart, so he said, "Zhang Ran, thank you!"

Zhang Ran waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite with me!"

In the following week, Zhang Ran stayed in the crew of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", except for discussing the movie with Zhang Yimou, he basically guided the actors in the crew for the rest of the time.

In a week's time, it was impossible for Zhang Ran to teach any advanced skills, nor could he do any special training for Ni Ni and them. The performance is about one minute on stage, and ten years of work off the stage, relying on accumulation. What he can do is to carry out psychological counseling to enhance Ni Ni's confidence and sense of belief, so that they can maximize the results of Guo Zhen's training.

Zhang Ran is the most popular and popular director in China, and is the idol in the hearts of many actors, when Zhang Ran told Ni Ni through psychological hints and sincere words, you have talent and the potential to become excellent actors, Ni Ni and they naturally have a great increase in confidence.

With self-confidence, actors can convert all kinds of external stimuli into energy, and after Ni Ni and her sisters gained enough confidence, they played their highest level when performing, and the whole performance was much more vivid.

Zhang Yimou was extremely satisfied with this, and it was really wrong to ask Zhang Ran for help, but unfortunately Zhang Ran flew to Lin'an after staying for a week to prepare for the new film; if Zhang Ran could stay a few more days, the performance of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" would be even better.