Chapter 006: Preparation for the First Scene
In the conference room, the sound of turning pages was still there, but at some point, a figure stood at the door, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
He didn't know if he had made the right choice.
But...... The next moment, his expression was full of confidence, and he was a turn to teach actors, except for Wang Jiawei, in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, he dared to say second, no one dared to call it first!
"Listen to Lao Chen, are you filming for the first time?"
There was no silence, and the figure walked in, looking sharply at the young man in the conference room.
A twenty-six-year-old young man came to Hengdu Film and Television City half a month ago, and there was a blank spot on what he did before, but what is certain is that he has no acting experience, and he is a pure and pure wild guy, perhaps, he will bring himself a different surprise......
During the morning break, Lao Cheng tacitly put Tang Nian's information in front of him.
Now, it is this young man who proves himself, proves him, and proves that each other's choices are correct!
"Oh, Director Zhang!"
Hearing someone speak, Tang Nian was stunned for a moment, before he came back to his senses, and when he looked up, he was taken aback and quickly got up.
This is a first-class big name in the entertainment industry, no matter before or now, in his eyes, this is a big man who is far away in the sky and looks down on the earth.
What's more, since he entered this circle by mistake, he should pay more attention to it.
"Yes! It's my first time filming, and I haven't done this before......"
After saying half a sentence, Tang Nian was stuck, because he didn't know how to talk, the level was too wrong, and he couldn't talk about it.
"Oh? So what did you do before? ”
Director Zhang suddenly said curiously.
"Construction site...... The ...... of moving bricks on the construction site Hehehe......"
Tang Nian hesitated, but still told the truth, there is nothing to be ashamed of, but I am afraid that others will not believe it when I say it.
"Hahahaha...... You've got a lot of humor! ”
Sure enough, Director Zhang didn't believe it at all, but for the first time, he carefully observed Tang Nian, his body was thin, but his limbs were strong, his shoulders were quite broad, and his complexion was not pale.
"Alas......"
Director Zhang didn't ask any more, sighed, and said, "Can you tell me, how do you usually think about roles?" What do you think of this little beggar character in "Meng Jiangnu"? ”
"Usually I think about it by myself, and I ...... myself Put yourself in it and figure it out over and over again...... Recently, I've been following some seniors, and they're teaching me some skills, body micro-expressions, eye coordination, or something...... As for the character ......"
Tang Nian thought about it, his face was a little hesitant, but finally he said his understanding: "When I first watched it, how awkward it was, I always felt that this character had little to do with the main plot line, and the whole story line was even more neat after being removed...... But now after watching it a few more times, I have a new perspective, I think this character is actually a small person in the background of a big historical event, his family is ruined, and he has been on the run for many years, from the harmony of his relatives when he was young, to the panic when he fled, to the numbness of begging for many years, and then to the struggle of hard labor when he was arrested to build the Great Wall, and then to the final death...... In fact, he doesn't have much to do with the big historical event of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall, but from the perspective of a small person, it reflects the influence of historical events, which can be regarded as ...... A separate storyline! ”
After saying it in one breath, Tang Nian breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Director Zhang with apprehensive eyes, hoping that his understanding would not be too outrageous.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
When Director Zhang heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then he came to his senses and gave a round of applause.
After that, Director Zhang said slowly: "You have this understanding, but you are much better than that Xiao Yitao, he is purely disgusted with this role, and he can't understand how sacred acting is." In a word, you have the talent to be an actor and have a good understanding of the role, which is very important, with this, the other so-called camera sense, light position, etc., are all details, which can be controlled by me, the director! Actors, playing the role well and playing the character that the director wants is the greatest respect for this profession! ”
"Since you have taken over this role, then you are destined to become hostile to that Xiao Yitao, maybe you will become popular in the future, maybe you will stay here as an extras in the future, in short, I will give you this opportunity, whether you can go on smoothly and go up, it depends on your personal creation...... Finally, I would like to give you a word, if you want to go on in the entertainment industry, the most important thing is to be attentive, only by going to the heart can you play every role, don't take skills as acting! When you stop hearing others say that you play a similar role, or when others see the role you play, remember the role, and forget your name, then you can be regarded as a real actor! That's all I have to say, this is the end of the story, and there will be staff dedicated to cooperate with you next, shooting, and the official start of the ......"
"What...... Speak...... Drama? ”
Looking at the figure of Director Zhang turning to leave, Tang Nian's mouth was wide open, and his face was incredible, when did he start talking? And that's the end of it?
However, at this time, even if he gave a hundred dares, he didn't dare to stop Director Zhang and ask clearly.
Moreover, in Director Zhang's words just now, he was reminded of another very cruel and serious reality, he can now be regarded as a hostile actor from Xiao Yitao, who ranks among the top five in popularity among Xiao Xianrou, because he is an unknown Yeluzi extra, who has not yet debuted, actually robbed the first big-screen role of a hot popular artist, transformed himself, and miraculously became the leading actor! That's a ...... Before the start of the career, there is already an end in sight......
Suddenly, Tang Nian's frowning brows stretched, and he laughed silently.
An ant, crawling over the instep of an elephant, will he be afraid that the elephant will go to him for revenge? He is the ant now, maybe that Xiao Yitao can't look down on this role at all, it doesn't hurt or itch, he doesn't exist at all.
"Bang bang bang!"
The knock on the door reminded me that a somewhat familiar figure of Tang Nian walked over, Tang Nian thought for a while, and then determined that the short-haired acne-faced young man with glasses in front of him was one of the assistants who followed Director Zhang.
"Hello, Tang Nian, my surname is Wang, you can call me Xiao Wang, assigned by Director Zhang, I am now your temporary assistant in the crew of "Meng Jiangnu", in addition to acting, you can let me handle everything else, you can ask me if you have any doubts, if I don't understand, I will go to someone who understands to give you an answer, until your role in "Meng Jiangnu" is over, I hope we have a happy cooperation!"
"Thank you very much, little ...... Brother Wang...... Brother Wang! I'm a newcomer, I don't move a lot of things, you take care of it, as long as it can help acting, I'm willing to do it! ”
Tang Nian clenched the hand of the young man with a clenched face, and the enthusiastic assistant Wang was embarrassed.
"There is still an hour before the start of filming in the afternoon, you eat first, and after dinner, we will go to see the announcement, there should be a scene of yours this afternoon, this scene has actually been filmed, but now that the actor has been replaced by you, it is natural to reshoot. After reading the notice, there will be a makeup artist to help, but Director Zhang has already told me, your makeup, decide for yourself, as long as Professor Li nods, the costume will be the same...... Let's go! ”
The pox-faced young man withdrew his hand, kept a certain distance from Tang Nian, and said a lot of crackling, seeing that Tang Nian didn't say anything, he hurriedly led the way in front.
"Huh? Isn't it the original powder room? ”
After walking for a while, Tang Nian suddenly realized that he was now following the acne-faced young man, and he was not going to the dressing room where he was in the morning at all, and couldn't help asking.
"Uh...... It was the dressing room for the extras, the makeup artists were all newbies who had just come out, and the costume room there was also a special costume room for the extras...... Starring in the dressing room and costume room in the opposite direction in another! ”
"I heard that big stars have their own exclusive dressing rooms and independent lounges?" Tang Nian asked curiously again.
"If you can, the big stars...... The big names have their own separate rooms, with their own makeup artists and costume artists...... There may not be an exclusive costume artist, because this depends on the overall arrangement of Professor Li or the director, not the actors themselves to decide the costumes, and sometimes they don't understand the difference between these costumes, especially ancient costumes, from different dynasties and generations, and it would be a shame to wear the wrong one...... If the conditions are not allowed, there will be an exclusive makeup artist, but the room is shared, the level is enough, and a separate time period will be coordinated for the family to use......"
"What level?"
Tang Nian subconsciously asked, but as soon as he said it, he regretted it a little, because he was a bit brainless in asking.
Sure enough, the acne-faced young man was stuck in the question, and he didn't speak for a while.
This...... It's a little embarrassing.
The silence was too long, which was not conducive to alleviating the embarrassing atmosphere, so Tang Nian had to bite the bullet and say: "Can you tell me, the little beggar in the script, who later became the role of hard labor, how Xiao Yitao played?" ”
"Actually, this role was originally not available!"
The acne-faced young man hesitated for a moment, but still confided the truth.
"What?"
Hearing this, Tang Nian was taken aback, but soon he was a little relieved, no wonder the main line of the script looked at the past, compared with the little beggar's scene, it was so awkward, the root cause is here.
In order not to change the integrity of the main line, Director Zhang buried an auxiliary line in the script that had been created for three years, so that there was no need to change the main line, let alone confront the investor...... You must know that this auxiliary line is actually a buried line, and it is well acted, because of the independence of its story, it can be more brilliant...... Ay! ”
With that, the pox-faced young man shook his head and sighed.
"Well, here, there's a hot lunch there, you eat first, I'll call the makeup artist!"
Without waiting for Tang Nian to ask another question, the pox-faced young man pointed to the rice cooker in the room, signaled Tang Nian to take care of himself, and left in a hurry.
"It's okay, it's much better than the big pot of rice on the construction site...... That boss, it's really a buckle, I only see meat ...... once a week."
Tang Nian compared while eating, the heat preservation effect of the rice cooker is not good, in this August, the food is in the mouth, just warm, but the taste is OK.
Soon, the pox-faced young man returned, following him, a figure that Tang Nian was somewhat familiar with swaying from side to side, walking posture...... Very!
'Poof! ’
When the familiar figure flashed out from behind the acne-faced king's assistant, Tang Nian's last bite of food almost spit out: "Smoky...... Brother Huang! ”
Tang Nian was dumbfounded, this turned out to be Brother Huang with smoky makeup in the group performance dressing room in the morning, why did he come here? Could it be that he will wear his makeup next?
"Ahem...... There are not many makeup artists, I heard that Huang Niangzi had a smooth contact with you in the morning, and he recommended himself, so I brought him over. After eating, you first tell him what requirements you have for the color box for makeup, and then I'll take you to the costume room to change clothes, I've already brought the announcement in the afternoon, and sure enough, there is your play, which should be regarded as the second scene of your role, and your first scene, and the first scene in the afternoon. Clothing words...... Maybe it doesn't fit you very well, that Xiao Yitao is taller than you, but your shoulders are wider than him......"
The acne-faced assistant frowned for a while, and said: "Professor Li is very strict about costumes, under normal circumstances, he is in the costume room, instructing the costumers to change the costumes for the leading actors, and if he has time later, I will go and talk to him to see if I can adjust it." If Professor Li doesn't have time, or if he doesn't agree, then you can only come. After all, in the early stage of the crew's preparation, the costumes will be specially customized according to the figure of the contracted actors, and it will definitely be too late to customize them now! ”
"It's okay, these, I'll communicate with Professor Li then!"
Tang Nian thought about it carefully and felt that Professor Li should be a reasonable person.
"By the way, you give me the notice, and I'd better prepare it in advance and figure out the character's emotions and lines!" Tang Nian patted his head and said suddenly.
"Don't worry, go and change your clothes first, and after changing your clothes, let Huang Niangzi give you a ...... Oh, you also ......do your own makeup," the acne face king's assistant also thought of this, so he gave the notice to Tang Nian.
"No, I want to learn more makeup skills, little ...... Brother Tang~~~" When the smoky makeup heard this, he suddenly became anxious, and the sound of snorting came from his rough voice, which made Tang Nian creepy, and the assistant of the acne-faced king seemed to be used to it, standing there with a smile.
"Good, good...... Let's go to the dressing room first! ”
"Okay, follow me, in this direction!"
The acne-faced young man did not delay, and led the way directly in front, known as the smoky makeup of the Yellow Lady, and when he saw Tang Nian agreeing, he followed with a happy face.
About a minute and a half later, the three of them arrived in the dressing room.
Sure enough, at the door of the dressing room, the three of them saw Professor Li's figure, who was frowning and staring at the costume clothes displayed by a costume artist, shaking his head slightly, not very satisfied.
"Professor Li!"
After the confrontation in the morning, Tang Nian felt a sense of closeness with Professor Li, and took the initiative to speak out without waiting for the pox-faced young man to speak.
"Oh? There you are! Hurry up, these three outfits, take a look at them, which one do you think is better? ”
Professor Li listened to the voice and saw that it was Tang Nian, and was immediately overjoyed.
"This ...... Clothes, are they for me? ”
Tang Nian looked at the display in the costume artist's hand, plus the other two sets on the shelf next to him, he was a little surprised and a little surprised.
"That's right! The clothes of the other leading actors have been done a long time ago, and now they have changed you, this is the only set, which is the most solemn set before your family is broken, and after that, your clothes are tattered, and you don't pay much attention to it! Come on, you pick it yourself, wear it out and let me see! ”
Professor Li waved his hand and said with some excitement.
"Good!"
Tang Nian did not hesitate, his eyes wandered, and he quickly locked on a set of ancient costumes, the one placed on the hanger against the wall.
Thanks to the strange nightmares of the ancient scenes that lasted for half a month, Tang Nian naturally had a sense of familiarity with ancient costumes similar to those of the Qin and Han dynasties, just like ...... Like that's what he's supposed to wear!
Under the interested gaze of Professor Li, the surprised eyes of the costume master, and the surprised eyes of the pox-faced young man and the yellow lady, Tang Nian only took off the short sleeves of his upper body, and he was very proficient in wearing this whole set of ancient costumes.
didn't care about everyone's eyes, but Tang Nian's expression was a little dazed.
In that strange dream, especially in the nightmare of fleeing, begging, and distributing to the frontier, he wiped the dirt off his body, carefully opened the small backpack that he looked like a treasure, unwrapped the layers of clothing, and put on the clothes that symbolized his official son, over and over again, until dawn, until the package was lost in the flight, until he became a real beggar......
"You've worn clothes like this before? If it weren't for the fact that you were a modern person, I really suspected that you were an ancient person who came to modern times from the Qin and Han dynasties, no, an ancient youth......"
Professor Li was surprised again and couldn't help but ask.
"When...... Of course not worn! ”
Subconsciously, Tang Nian almost leaked his mouth, but he was not wrong, the things in the dream should not be taken seriously, even if he fled in the dream for five years and wore such similar clothes thousands of times, but it was only in a dream, just a long night.
"That's it! You don't need to change it, it's dirty pants, you can change it in the inner room! Wig...... According to this, this is what I deduced from my study of the clothing of the children of the official eunuchs in the Qin and Han dynasties, will you get it? ”
Professor Li said to Tang Nian, and suddenly turned his head to ask Huang Niangzi, and jumped down.
"Yes! I will! I sure am! ”
Huang Niangzi knew that Professor Li was a big man in the crew, if he was not satisfied, they would have to toss these makeup artists to death, and not only that, but they would also have to be reprimanded by the director...... Because of this, the yellow lady naturally made her head like a green onion, and she expressed her position again and again.
"Okay, time is tight, I'll do this here first, hurry up and put on makeup!"
"Good!"
Tang Nian picked up the dirty pants, went into the inner room, changed out of the jeans, and wore a whole ancient costume on his body.
By the time he came out, Professor Li had already left with the makeup artist, and Assistant Wang, a young man with a pox face, had also left, leaving only Mrs. Huang here.
"Where's Assistant Wang?"
"Assistant Wang went to prepare the teleprompter, it's too late, you are the first scene, you are in front of Li Shuangbing, delaying Li Shuangbing's trip, and you have to be scolded by the director!"
"I don't need a teleprompter, I have a special skill for memorizing lines...... Forget it, get the wig and makeup done first, you know the way? ”
"Yes!"
"Let's go!"
……
"That's it!"
After coming to the dressing room belonging to the leading actor, with the tacit cooperation of the two, the young master of Tang Nian's makeup was quickly painted, and Huang Niangzi applauded with satisfaction.
For their makeup artists, the makeup of ancient characters is the most difficult to make, not only to fit the costume, but also not to appear too thick in the lens, too plain and too fake, that appropriateness, it is difficult to grasp.
But today, under the command of Tang Nian, Huang Niangzi played extraordinarily and made a highly complete face makeup for Tang Nian, with the ancient costumes on Tang Nian's body, plus the wig and headgear under the guidance of Professor Li, it was simply a time for the ancients to cross over.
"Great! How so? Feeling, not like, but ...... You are a young eunuch in ancient times! ”
When he was tinkering in the dressing room just now, Tang Nian memorized the lines of the first scene, and the yellow lady, who heard about it, naturally understood what the first scene of the Tang Dynasty was going to shoot.
"Bang bang bang!"
At this time, the pox-faced young man knocked on the door of the dressing room, holding a thick stack of lines in his hand, the magnified kind, and he also carried a teleprompter on his back, pasted the lines, and tore off one of them every time he took a shot, he has done a lot for celebrities.
"No, you don't! Listen to me......"
Tang Nian memorized all the lines in one breath under the surprised gaze of Assistant Wang, with a total of less than 600 words of lines, with the skills of memorizing lines taught by Lao Liu, it was really how fast and fast.
"You're amazing!"
Assistant Wang couldn't help but give his thumbs up, and then as if he remembered something, he grabbed Tang Nian and walked out: "There's no time, it's about to start filming, we have to arrive early, we can't let Director Zhang wait!" ”