The opening ceremony was held around 2 p.m. outside the filming location of the fifth show, in front of a small restaurant. The restaurant was rented for three days.

There was a long table in front of the restaurant with a camera covered with a red cloth, and nothing else.

"Director, is your start-up ceremony like this?" Seeing such a scene, as an old qualification in the circle, Zeng Zhiwei spoke first.

"Is there any problem?" Xu Jing said.

"You can't do this, you do it so simply, you don't even worship God, how can the movie be a big hit?" Zeng Zhiwei persuaded.

"Thank you, Mr. Zeng, for your kind reminder, but everything in my crew is simple. Xu Jing said. The custom of worshipping the gods was not yet popular in the mainland at this time.

At the beginning of the preparations, Zhao Xiaojun also thought about engaging in a worship ceremony, but was rejected by Xu Jing's sentence "Did we worship God before we went to the battlefield?" Xu Jing is not because he rejects superstition, this ritual has nothing to do with superstition, it is purely to seek peace of mind, just like ordinary people must worship in the temple, it does not mean that they really believe in Buddhism.

"Okay, okay, okay, you're the director, you have the final say. After all, Zeng Zhiwei just took the money to make a cameo, so he didn't say anything more. In the Xiangjiang crew, the producer is the most powerful to speak, but here in Xu Jing, it is natural to take Xu Jing as the core.

Xu Jing didn't want to engage in worship rituals because he didn't want to make so many rules and regulations. If you don't have this kind of ritual, there may be various rules when you get it, such as some supernatural movies. Whether it is a temporary scene or a real "murderous place", before the start of filming, the crew will generally burn paper money in the scene. In order to borrow light from the "good brothers" who may wander in the scene.

For example, for those scenes such as looking in the mirror in the middle of the night, going to the grave during the Qingming Festival, and the scene of the murder, the senior crew members will never take pictures there, even if they need to leave some stills in supernatural movies, they are also retouched when there are many people or in broad daylight. And once the filming is completed, the crew members will automatically go to the "popular" place and go home to avoid unnecessary "followers".

There is also a strict crew, the cameraman's lens box, and footing box, the actor can sit, but the actress can't sit still. The reason can be traced back to the early years of the opera troupe, where all the actors of the troupe, whether male or female, can not sit in suitcases and helmets. Because the suitcase contains the king's clothes and the helmet box contains the king's hat, it is very unlucky to be sat on by the "yin man". After being passed down from generation to generation, it has become that actresses in the crew can't sit in the camera box, and female artists can't sit in the footbox when filming blockbusters.

There are many other rules. In case anyone accidentally commits any taboos, it will inevitably affect the atmosphere of the entire team, which is tantamount to putting a shackle on himself, and Xu Jingzi is unwilling.

So none of this has anything to do with Xu Jing's crew.

After Xu Jing announced the "start-up", he, Zhao Xiaojun, and Lin Jianguo unveiled the red cloth. The whole ceremony is similar to the groundbreaking ceremony.

After the opening ceremony, the crew was busy, with makeup artist Greg and his assistants starting to put on makeup for Xu Jing and Zeng Zhiwei, and others starting to set up.

According to the shooting plan, Zeng Zhiwei's scene was filmed first, after all, he was just a cameo, there were not many shots, only five or six shots, the scene was also very single, and he was a busy man, if it went well, it could be filmed in a day or two.

Compared with the original version, the script written by Xu Jing is slightly sinicized, such as the name of the person, the hero and heroine of the original version are called Leon and Matilda, and Xu Jing's version is called Michael and Mika, which is not only to leave a mark on himself in his previous life, but also as a symbol of himself and Zhou Xiaoxun's path from the shadows.

And the villain policeman Stanfil played by Wu Zhenyu is directly simplified to Stan. The names of the main characters in the whole film have been sinicized, but it ensures the taste of spoken English, even if it is placed in the West, it can make it more acceptable and easy to spread.

Since the background of the story has been changed to Xiangjiang, a highly Westernized city, it will not seem out of place. Xu Jing naturally did this in the hope of promoting the film to the world, which director made a movie to entertain himself behind closed doors?

"Director, do you want to be so troublesome? It took more than an hour to put on makeup, and it's not a costume drama. Zeng Zhiwei, who was combing his hair by a makeup artist, spoke. For Xu Jing's crew's rhythm of work, Zeng Zhiwei still couldn't get used to it.

"Mr. Zeng, we are all serving movies, everything is based on achieving the best results, you are also a person who loves movies, I hope you can understand. Xu Jing sat next to Zeng Zhiwei, who was also fiddled with by the makeup artist.

Xu Jing had already pasted a gray scumbag on his face at this time, which was the 'Xiu Bo Hu' that countless people talked about in his previous life, and in order to make the character look silly, the hairline was also pushed up a lot.

"I know, it's just talking, you have the final say. Zeng Zhiwei said.

It took an hour and a half to get my makeup applied and ready to shoot the first shot.

"Director, the third scene and the eighth scene are ready for the first time. The field reporter shouted.

"OK, everyone get ready, Action!" As Xu Jing finished shouting 'action', the camera squeaked in.

This scene is a close-up shot of Tony smoking a cigarette played by Zeng Zhiwei, only 5 seconds, and it passed smoothly three times. followed by a scene of Zeng Zhiwei and Xu Jing's conversation.

"Let's get down to business,

This obscene dead fat man has always wanted to intervene in Mr. Huo's territory,

You also know that Mr. Huo is a reasonable person

。。。。。。 ”

"Cut!" Before Zeng Zhiwei's lines were finished, Xu Jing shouted to stop: "Your facial expression is fine, but when you speak, hold it a little more and lower your voice." ”

In the 80s, because most of the films were comedies, Zeng Zhiwei's performance style was exaggerated, and his movements and expressions were quite outgoing.

"OK, director, no problem, do it again. Zeng Zhiwei said.

Then I took three more shots. There were only Xu Jing and Zeng Zhiwei in the few shots taken this afternoon, and they were all shots that were not too difficult, and they were shot very smoothly.

"That's all for the afternoon show, Mr. Zeng, you go back first, and we'll continue filming your scene tomorrow." Xu Jing looked at the sky and said.

"Big Mai, when are you going to shoot me?" Zhou Xiaoxun, who grew up in the theater since he was a child, had a desire to perform in his bones, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited after watching for an afternoon, Xu Jing didn't know that this was the first time Zhou Xiaoxun had asked this question.

"You?" Xu Jing glanced at Zhou Xiaoxun, who was a little excited, thought for a moment and said: "That's it, let's go back to a few scenes now, if you perform well, shoot tonight, and if you don't act well, you will shoot slowly later." ”

"yes, let's go back quickly, I'll be sure to behave well, and you're going to buy me ice cream when you're done." Zhou Xiaoxun said happily, and immediately rushed to help pack up the props, and all the staff who had been busy all afternoon were infected by her cheerfulness.

"Big Mai, what is this dog pen for? There don't seem to be any dogs in the script?" Zhou Xiaoxun, who was helping to pack up the props, suddenly took out a gothic collar from the prop box and asked curiously.

"Well, that's for you. Xu Jing opened his mouth, and wanted to laugh at Zhou Xiaoxun's 'dog ring' statement but held back.

“。。。。。。 Zhou Xiaoxun was stunned for a moment, before he reacted, he was ashamed and angry, he didn't know what to say, his nostrils were about to smoke, like an angry calf glaring at Xu Jing.

"Hahahaha... Everyone was amused and laughed, and the tense atmosphere of the first day of the crew suddenly disappeared.

Back at the hotel, after Zhou Xiaoxun cut his hair short and put on makeup, it was already dark.

"Big Mai, can I not wear this?" Zhou Xiaoxun touched the gothic collar around his neck and tilted his head.

"No, you have to take it. Xu Jing said undoubtedly.

Don't look at it as just a seemingly inconspicuous collar, this is one of the core props to create classic characters. In this movie, with it, Lori can be judged as 'only'. How could you give up such a classic look?

"Oh. Responding weakly, Zhou Xiaoxun turned his head, and then hung down weakly, looking loveless.

When both of them put on makeup, Xu Jing came to the mirror and looked at his image.

"Xiaomi, come here. Xu Jing called Zhou Xiaoxun to him, gently hugged Zhou Xiaoxun's lower abdomen with his left hand, and looked at the mirror again.

Zhou Xiaoxun's back was against Xu Jing, and his lower abdomen felt Xu Jing's warm palm, and suddenly he became a little nervous, and his breathing became thinner. I don't know if it's because of Xu Jing's intimate gesture or because he is about to film for the first time.

"Lao Zhao, help me find something to pad my feet in my shoes, at least three or four centimeters high. Xu Jing didn't think much about it, he just felt that his image was still poor.

In the original version of "Killer", Jean Renault's real height is 1.9 meters, and Natalie Portman is about 1.48 meters, and now Zhou Xiaoxun's height and body type are in line, but he is only 1.8, which is a lot different from the original.

In order to be more in line with the original, it is necessary to be taller, which involves a problem with the most cute height difference, which is much worse, and the audience may not have any problems, but the charm left by the film to the viewer will be much worse.

"Hehehehe, Big Mai, you're so short!" Zhou Xiaoxun suddenly laughed a little gratuitously. In fact, she didn't know why she was laughing, she just felt that she could say something to make herself more relaxed.

“。。。。。。 Xu Jing didn't know what he was smiling at Zhou Xiaoxun, so he couldn't help but touch Zhou Xiaoxun's somewhat messy head again.

"Xiaomi, this scene needs to show emotions, from cheerful to frightened, to sad, layer by layer. Let's play again. After everything was ready, Xu Jing did not let the filming immediately, but first told Zhou Xiaoxun about the play, and then let her play a few times.

This scene is the scene in the play where Mika cries and begs Michael to open the door, it can be said that this scene is one of the scenes that tests Zhou Xiaoxun's acting skills the most, although he knew that Zhou Xiaoxun was very talented, but Xu Jing still wanted to see with his own eyes how talented she was, so he asked her to try this most difficult scene as soon as she came up.

Zhou Xiaoxun brewed his emotions, and when he was ready, he walked over happily from the staircase with a bag of props, saw the glass on the side, his pace slowly slowed down, and then looked at his 'home', his eyes slowly became stunned, and when he walked through the 'door' to the camera, his eyes gradually turned red.

Xu Jing watched Zhou Xiaoxun's performance through the camera, his eyes were red, but he didn't see tears falling, and his frightened and frightened expression was not in place.

"Xiaomi, you can think about the sad things and scared things you have experienced before, or go deep into the characters to experience the emotions of the characters. Do you remember the little biography you wrote some time ago? You can appreciate it, and we'll try again in a while. Xu Jing called Zhou Xiaoxun to him and explained in detail.

After trying several times, Zhou Xiaoxun's progress can be said to be very fast, and when he was able to burst into tears for the third time, he showed a pitiful look, and Bao Dexi next to him couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise.

"Okay, let's get here for this scene first, let's shoot a simple scene first. After trying seven or eight times in a row, Zhou Xiaoxun's frightened expression never got it right. Xu Jing had to say to everyone.

"Big barley, am I useless?" At this time, Zhou Xiaoxun was still red-eyed, and he was a little sad that he failed to meet Xu Jing's requirements. cried seven or eight times in a row, Zhou Xiaoxun's eyes were dry and astringent at this time, and the crying scene has always been the most tiring scene.

"Where do you want to go, you have done a very good job, I'm afraid that there are not many talented actors in the entire Chinese film industry than you, and you will definitely win countless actress awards in the future." Xu Jing stretched out his hand to wipe the tears on Zhou Xiaoxun's face and comforted. Zhou Xiaoxun smiled with tears in his eyes.

Next, Xu Jing took everyone to another location of the hotel to shoot an indoor scene, this scene is the scene in the film where Michael promised Mika to sleep in the same bed, this scene is not difficult, after the two sides of the scene, the filming started directly.

In the monitor, Michael, played by Xu Jing, was pushed down on the bed by Zhou Xiaoxun with stiff limbs, and then after Zhou Xiaoxun took off his shoes and covered the quilt for him, Zhou Xiaoxun spread Xu Jing's stiff arm again, got into the quilt, and closed his eyes with Xu Jing's arm.

"Good night, Michael. At this time, Zhou Xiaoxun no longer had the nervousness of the intimate action at the beginning.