Zhang Yimou has been an audit student at the Yenching Film Academy for a year, and he is looking forward to the arrival of the "Myth" crew more than anyone else, because he said through the teacher of the Film Academy's admissions office that he can successfully enter the school this time to become a special enrollment, in addition to the nod of the leaders of the academy and the Ministry of Culture, Mr. Wang, a big director of Hong Kong, also said a few good words for him, and also promised to let him follow the crew to Shaanxi to shoot a movie. 【】

As soon as I entered the school, I practiced with the crew, such a good thing was the first time in the film school, and everyone else was envious of Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou also worked very hard in school, looking forward to the stars and the moon all day long, waiting for Mr. Wang to come to Yanjing, but more than a year has passed, and Mr. Wang just didn't come.

This can make Zhang Yimou's classmates anxious, several times he found the teacher of the college to inquire about the news, but every time he got an answer of waiting, after several times in a row, Zhang Yimou's heart was cold, and he said that this Hong Kong Mr. Wang is not lying to himself? Coupled with the coaxing of his classmates, Zhang Yimou was completely dead set on this matter.

Who knew that not long after he gave up, the Ministry of Culture called the college, "Let Zhang Yimou prepare and follow the crew to film!" ”

After hearing the news, Zhang Yimou lost sleep that night when he was excited, and he was thinking about it in his head all night, saying that I really want to see Mr. Wang, how can I thank him, after all, such an opportunity is too rare, and I heard that the photographic equipment they use is the best in the world, many of which have just been produced by Hollywood, and they directly spent a lot of money to buy the past, so that the equipment of Hong Kong films has always been in sync with the development of the world.

Thinking of his encounter with those sophisticated photographic instruments, Zhang Yimou rolled around on the bed excitedly, and the room where people couldn't sleep well, and they got off the bed one by one to chase Zhang Yimou.

So after waiting for another three days, Zhang Yimou followed the army of the "Mythology" crew to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, along the way, Zhang Yimou wanted to say a few words of thanks to Wang Xiaohu, but he never had the opportunity.

After arriving on the set, Wang Xiaohu did not give Zhang Yimou any chance, and directly led him to Yuan Heping and Li Hanwei, and after a few words, he went to discuss the start-up ceremony with Zhao Gang, Professor Yuan and others

In a small forest not far from Yang Village, Xi'an Tong County, Shaanxi, Wang Xiaohu was patiently talking with several extras.

"A few fellows, don't be nervous, so be it, you just don't exist as a group of people, and you can do how you usually talk, walk, and work in the fields."

It's very helpless that these extras just don't understand Wang Xiaohu's bitter explanation, you say it's profound, they stare dryly, and they grin and giggle when they say it's straightforward, and in the end, Wang Xiaohu is about to collapse!

Next to camera No. 2, Zhang Yimou, who worked as an intern assistant for Li Hanwei, saw this scene and mustered up a lot of courage, and then said in a trembling voice: "Director, why don't you let me try." ”

Wang Xiaohu glanced back, and immediately patted his forehead vigorously, "Oh, my God, how did I forget you!" Zhang Yimou, come here, hurry up and tell them how to shoot this scene, I can't do anything about them anyway! ”

"Director, I'll give it a try!" Zhang Yimou saw that Wang Xiaohu actually knew him, and he was so happy in his heart, and his hands and feet trembled slightly when he walked towards the villagers. I don't know what Zhang Yimou muttered to those villagers, anyway, when Zhang Yimou returned to Wang Xiaohu to report, the expressions of those villagers were obviously much more relaxed.

"Zhang Yimou, what did you tell them?" Wang Xiaohu has been watching from the side, he is very curious about what method this outstanding representative of the future fifth-generation director will use to make the villagers so relaxed, you must know that he almost shouted hoarse just now without any effect.

Zhang Yimou smiled and said, "Director, you still call me Xiao Zhang, I only have to be a student in front of you." ”

"Hah!" Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart, Lao Mouzi actually became his own student, anyway, there are many things in the "Myth" he filmed that were borrowed from "Hero", and it is also beneficial to take this opportunity to instill some ideas in Lao Mouzi.

He smiled and said, "Xiao Zhang." ”

Zhang Yimou hurriedly responded: "Hey! ”

"Tell me about the method."

Zhang Yimou said beautifully: "That's the case, I asked them what you are nervous about, they said that when they came, the village leaders said that they should behave well this time, the other party is from Hong Kong, and they are still the benefactors of our Tangshan earthquake, and they can't embarrass the people of Yang Village, Tongxian County." ”

"Dizzy, the more they tell them like this, the more they will help!" Wang Xiaohu snorted coldly: "I just wondered what they were smirking at, even the most basic living habits have been lost, it turns out that there is such a thing." ”

"Yes, after I understand it, I will tell them: Listen to your village leaders' nonsense, the more you are like this, the more embarrassing you are, how do you usually work in the field, how do you talk to your neighbors, don't talk to Mandarin in a strange way, and then these people will understand."

Zhang Yimou said clearly, Wang Xiaohu nodded incessantly, and finally patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, very good, you Northwest people understand Northwest people." I usually learn more from Big Eyes, Avi, and Sanmao how to control the camera and how to arrange actors. ”

Zhang Yimou responded loudly, grabbed his fluffy hair and said, "Director, what did you just say about the loss of instinct?" ”

Wang Xiaohu took a sip of water and said: "To use the simplest analogy, you usually study very well, but as soon as you take the exam, you are nervous, and the exam is a mess. In the same way, in terms of our movies, an actor has not undergone any professional training, and always wants to think of himself as another person, and he also uses his own mentality and thoughts to figure out that person, as soon as he enters the camera, it makes people look very awkward, very stiff, and he doesn't know where to separate, which is very fake! ”

Zhang Yimou took out a small notebook from his coat pocket in general for tricks, memorized these words carefully, and then raised his head and asked, "Then how can it be solved?" ”

"Haha, that's a hassle to talk about. Now let's shoot first, and when you come to me in the evening, I'll tell you in detail. Wang Xiaohu admired the studious Zhang Yimou and patted him on the shoulder to let him return to his post.

In the eyes of others, it is really abnormal for Wang Xiaohu to teach an older student so patiently, but he is the director of the whole crew, he is the biggest, and no one dares to put forward half a word.

In order to ensure that these shots are no longer NG, Wang Xiaohu specially asked the villagers to rehearse, telling them that the camera was not on, and after they entered the state, Wang Xiaohu secretly gestured to Yuan Heping, Li Hanwei and others, they have long been accustomed to this kind of secretly turned on the shooting, and Xiahou Jue, who was in charge of the live recording, also quietly put the recording stick near the villagers.

After Wang Xiaohu shouted a cut, the villagers suddenly realized, and someone raised his head and asked blankly, "Is the shooting finished?" ”

Wang Xiaohu laughed and said: "The filming is over, the filming is over, everyone can rest, Zhang Yuan arranged for someone to eat!" ”

"Right away! Today's food is stewed beef brisket with tomatoes, braised pork belly, one serving per person, steamed buns, and rice! Zhang Yuan beckoned more than a dozen cooks to push a cart to come and distribute boxed lunches, and when they saw the beef brisket and pork belly in the box, the villagers licked their tongues, to be honest, in this era, eating meat is still a bit of a luxury for them

"Generally speaking, to avoid this loss of instinct, we will adopt the method of observing more, figuring out the character's surname, and at the same time, we will also increase the means of imitation." Wang Xiaohu is not a professional acting lecturer, so what he said to Zhang Yimou is his experience summed up in filming over the years.

"I remember when I was a child, my master Yu Zhanyuan asked a few of our senior brothers to imitate monkeys, of course, at that time, it was in Liyuan to perform Peking Opera, Yuan Hua, who played Professor Gu, and Jackie Chan, the actor of General Nangong, the two of them imitated the best, so generally the two of them played the Monkey King, and a few of us played the little monkeys."

"At that time, the conditions were difficult, and if you didn't dress well, you would be spanked by the master, but later Hong Kong TVB set up an artist training class, and many of the lecturers in it came from our mainland, and their methods were similar to our master's methods, but their professional term was Jiefangtian's surname."

In order to facilitate the filming of the crew, the villagers of Yang Village, Tongxian County, spontaneously vacated several compounds and let the crew live here. After eating after the end of filming, Zhang Yimou went to the courtyard where Wang Xiaohu lived to listen to the class.

Wang Xiaohu will tell Zhang Yimou about his well-known directorial experience every time, which makes Zhang Yimou have more longing and yearning for the film industry.

"Director, do you think I can become a director like you in the future?" Zhang Yimou asked.

Wang Xiaohu smiled: "Why can't you?" You see that there are no six directors in our Concord Company, none of them graduated from the professional class, but we have been mixed on the set since we were children, and we have come to this day through stealing, self-study, and communication. ”

With the memory of Wang Xiaohu's previous life, Zhang Yimou worked as a photographer for several years after graduation, and fully mobilized the means of photography in the "Yellow Earth" directed by Chen Kaige in 84, showing the simple and heavy artistic conception of the Loess Plateau with a unique shape, and won many awards for best cinematography in Chinese and even international films.

This Northwest man started from the photographer, and in 87 years with "Red Sorghum", he carried forward the inspiring national spirit of the Chinese nation with strong colors and bold style, integrating narrative and lyricism, realism and freehand in one furnace, giving full play to the unique charm of Chinese film language, and since then he has been out of control and has become a leader in the fifth generation of directors.

is such a talent, and it is very interesting to doubt whether he can become a director at this time.

In the following week, the filming was basically smooth, digging out the mysterious terracotta statues from the well, and then attracting Chinese historians, leaders of the archaeological department at all levels, and even inviting a famous foreign expert in the history of the Qin Dynasty, Professor Gu and his student Tiger, to tell the story of the excavation of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum.

Don't think it's just an ordinary movie script, a lot of it happened in real life.

For example, in the film, the leader of the archaeological department said to Professor Yuan (who was still an assistant at the time) after inspecting the scene: "Dig carefully, isn't it just an ancient tomb, it will be dug in less than a week, don't damage these cultural relics." "When they dug out more than 100 terracotta warriors, they realized that this was only the tip of the iceberg in a huge project.

These real things that happened back then are well reflected in the script, during the filming process Professor Yuan Zhongyi personally went into battle, a good addiction to the scene, and after his scene was filmed, the old professor held Wang Xiaohu's hand and said: "Mr. Wang, thank you, thank you for recording what happened with the camera, we didn't think it was a big deal back then, and regretted not filming the documentary, I thank you on behalf of our comrades in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum." ”

The old comrades burst into tears with excitement, and Wang Xiaohu's heart was also warm, to be honest, the comrades of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum gave too much help to the crew for filming.

When it was set up in the terracotta warriors and horses tunnel, Wang Xiaohu didn't know, and later inquired about it, and then I realized that the terracotta warriors and horses were immediately protected by the state after the development, except for the staff, no one was allowed to go down the tunnel, let alone touch the terracotta warriors, and the last time he came, not only went down, he even knocked on a certain terracotta warrior a few times to listen to the sound, now I think about it, that is the treatment of the head of state!

In the corner of the tunnel of the terracotta warriors, Tiger looked at the terracotta sculptures, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity swelled in his heart, he slowly squatted in front of a terracotta warrior (model), reaching out to stroke the armor on their bodies. That night, he began to dream, dreaming that he was standing in front of those terracotta warriors, no, living Qin Dynasty warriors, taking them to the battlefield, taking them to drive the Huns, taking them

After filming this set of shots, it rained heavily that day, and the crew was forced to stop, Wang Xiaohu hid in a house built of earthen embryos, watching the raindrops drip from the eaves to the ground, and after a long time, he sighed: "It's time to speed up the filming progress, hey, after this rain, God will start to be unpredictable!" ”

Zhao Yazhi smiled and stuffed him with a pomegranate and said, "Eat it, it's very sweet, picked from the root of the city wall near the museum, don't be sad." ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled, took the pomegranate and stuffed it in his mouth, it was indeed very sweet

(To be continued)