Chapter 21: Horses walk the sun, elephants walk the fields
The filming continues, and so does the plot.
After the death of his mother, Tiancai officially appeared independently. It does not have the clear and gentle big eyes and flattering innocent smiles that children always have in many movies, but they have uncomfortable precocious and suspicious eyes, and the ability to read words and colors unique to children who have grown up in the lower classes.
Siqin Gaowa and Xiaokang looked at each other, and couldn't help but look at him several times, he also looked at her, and his eyes were saying, "I hate you." β
And her eyes were saying, "Me too." β
This is the first time that the two protagonists of this movie, an old man and a young man, meet alone, the old man is not kind, the child is not cute, in the bustling Nanjing-Beijing Central Gate bus station, the air around is dry and stuffy, all kinds of numbness, regularity, thieves and struggles are mixed in the vitality, in the sunlight that shines through the walls, brilliant as a dream.
Even so, they were arranged by fate to come together, and the beginning of a story, even if there is no good reason, can also be because of evil.
The sudden death of his mother in the car accident could not be a reason for him to rely on Ah Duo, she just wrote a letter for his mother, so as not to bear such a big responsibility for such a little contact, not to mention, she also wanted to cheat his mother out of money, just like other people's money.
In reality, there may be kind-hearted people like ZΓ i who will selflessly take care of children, but most of them will ignore them, for fear of trouble.
This kind of expression is more in line with the reality of ordinary people.
Tian Tian has never seen his father, but in the eyes of a child, his father must be extremely tall. He would always talk about his father in a proud, spirited tone. Although the role of father is vacant in his life, the description of Tian Tian is very clear, and the existence of his father's position is enough to make him very fascinated. When Ah Duo said that his father must be an irresponsible drunkard, he was very seriously annoyed.
But he still lacks the self-confidence and calmness of normal fatherly love.
The scene that is being filmed now is to follow Ah Duo back to her apartment every day. Just a small scene. But the smaller the scene, the more it needs to be carefully crafted and the details more delicately portrayed:
"Act Ninety-Seven, Scene One!"
βActionοΌβ
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"Where's your husband?" Tian Tian slowly entered the door, looked left and right and asked Ah Duo.
"I don't have a gentleman." Ah Duo said.
The boy walked a few gentle steps, reached out to touch the couch, and then sat down lightly.
"What about the kids?" He asked again, his hands folded unnaturally on his lower abdomen.
Happy watching this scene from behind the monitor, couldn't help but clench his fists, and his excited body half-squatted up from his seat. Liu Ye on the side saw his expression, and couldn't help but slander again: "Here it is again, I don't understand what is exciting, let's stay away from him!" β
The small action just now is a child's natural reaction, not a performance. But then again, if it's really a reaction from a young actor's performance, it's really amazing.
Can such a young child have this reaction?
So, it's only a natural reaction. Only this kind of pure bitter child will instinctively give birth to this reaction when he touches a clean sofa. This is also the reason why Happy has always insisted on looking for non-professional actors, in order to allow the little actor to perform in his true colors.
"Nope. No family and no dogs. Ah Duo stretched out his hand and explained to him.
"Can I go to the bathroom?" His hands were still folded in his lower abdomen.
"Yes."
This detail made Happy very touched and a little sad.
The cautious look of a homeless child walking into someone else's house, the politeness of being sensible too early, is too pitiful. I still remember how I felt when I was a child, children were very homesick, went to live at their grandmother's house or aunt's house, and the daytime play would dilute the feeling of homesickness, but whenever the tired birds returned to the nest and dusk fell, there was an inexplicable fear and irrepressible sadness in my heart, and I couldn't hold back the strong urge to go home.
He thought: If the audience sees this paragraph, they should be able to feel the same way, right?
Empathetic understanding of the boy's homelessness is like being in a helpless pitch-black field, with nothing around him. The vagueness of the concept of father does not make him stop thinking about his father every day, he is proud to have a father, and he is already consciously cultivating his sense of manhood.
"Arlene, what do you do?" After eating every day, I asked Arlene, the beautiful female neighbor of Aduo.
"Guess." Arlene, who was charming and wearing heavy makeup, tilted her head.
"You're all like teachers, but she's writing for people." Looking at Aduo every day.
"That's right, we've all been teachers before." The two ladies hesitated, as if sorry for the way they were.
"You don't have a husband either?" Every day, he asked Arlene in front of him in a stern and even reproachful tone.
They looked at each other deeply, and the question made them a little embarrassed, "No." β
"And who's going to take care of you?" Eyes are deep every day.
"We take care of ourselves and don't need anyone." Arlene grimaced.
"Isn't your mother alone, who will take care of her?" Ah Duo asked.
"Of course it's me." The little kid looks like someone else.
"Stop!"
shouted happily, clapped his hands and said, "This paragraph has passed, and the performances are very good." Well-off, give yourself a round of applause. β
"Hee-hee~~" The little boy smiled, "Thank you, director, brother." β
Liu Ye's heart itched when he saw it, and he couldn't help but say, "Director, what's so good about the scene just now, I can't understand it." β
"Don't understand?" Happy and smiling.
"Hmm." Liu Ye nodded honestly.
"Do you know how to play Go?"
"Yes......" Liu Ye nodded instinctively, thought about it and shook his head, "It doesn't seem to be very good." "He doesn't understand the rules of Go.
"I tell you, this game of Go is very simple, I will teach you a trick, and you will be familiar with it: horses go to the sun, elephants go to the fields, come and go, military commanders, bombs, generals, airplanes with wings, straight flushes, eh, hula"
Liu Ye: "......"
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Zhao Xiaoding made an OK gesture, nodded happily, gestured to the lighting and photography preparation, and shouted: "Action!" β
Sometimes, every day and Ah Duo talk about their views on women, about the body and sex, his obviously milky but serious appearance makes people angry and funny.
He thought that a man might be like that, talking about women with disdain but taking care of them who were weak. The absence of a father makes him unconsciously fill in the male role in the family, playing a seemingly tough image to face the world he does not understand.
β¦β¦ These are the most touching things about this book.γ
However, the plot development seems to be even more surprising, as Ah Duo does something even worse than people think, she sells her child to a human organ trafficker, and then uses the money to buy a color television set.
She didn't know it was a human trafficker, she knew, but she didn't want to think about it, and she didn't want to take the children. But she is not as evil as she imagined, and under the accusation of her female companion "Xi Meijuan", in the end she really couldn't survive her conscience, and she took the risk to save the child from human traffickers.
After such a toss back and forth, the two of them had to go on the road together, she didn't send him and there was nowhere to go, and he didn't believe that she was also unbelievable. Together, they go to a place with a name that looks as if at the end of the world.
It is said that it is Tiantian's home, with a father and a brother. Two people who dislike each other end up sitting together, and the bus travels through the humid and hot summer night, with no one waiting for the dawn.
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Road movies, naturally, a car is indispensable. After a long journey, Happy really realized what the dragon trick who chewed the root of his tongue behind his back said "can't endure hardship". Fortunately, he doesn't have this feeling, even Liu Ye, an "idler", is tired like a grandson, and he can't get up when he puts it on at night, and he is also very tired, but as long as it involves shooting, he can immediately be refreshed.
"Have fun."
He smiled, he never thought that he would be able to find another hobby from the computer keyboard.
The camera is set up on the side of the road, and in front of the camera, there is a brilliant sunshine show, and the bus is driving on a not very good asphalt road in the north of the motherland. The mountains in front of you are green, yellow, and red, and the water is clear.
Happy believes that this is definitely the first domestic road movie that is so willing to describe the road scene.
And the biggest impression for photographer Zhao Xiaoding is the ubiquitous sunshine.
The purpose of happiness is very clear, he specially found good weather to shoot, even if there is no sunshine in the morning, he would rather rest, and the whole crew will accompany him to wait for a shot of the sun penetrating the dark clouds.
Zhao Xiaoding did not live up to his high expectations, he has a strong grasp of the plot, and the shots he shot are perfect. The beauty is like an oil painting of natural scenery.
βCutοΌβ
Happy shouted to stop, "It's not bad, Lao Zhao has worked hard, keep this state." Liu Ye, ready to lift the plane, let's go to the top of the opposite mountain and take a shot of the high-altitude overhead shot. β
"Boss ......"
Zhang Zhengwu suddenly called out to him, "Boss, today's forecast says there will be heavy rain." I'm worried that the air will be wet and dry, and it will be a rainstorm. β
Happy and woke up, no wonder it's so hot today, and it's not a moment to catch the show. "Liu Ye, let's call it a day, hurry back to the guest house in the town as much as possible, don't let the rain drench the equipment."
Liu Ye, who is a part-time assistant director, heard just now that he was going to move the machine to climb the mountain again, and it was no different from dying once. My favorite word to listen to now is definitely the word "call it a day".
"Deling" made a strange posture of imperial salute, and immediately sang loudly: "Call it a day-"
"Call it a dayβ"
The convoy that stopped in the distance also echoed a long tail.
The echo reverberated for a long time in the mountains and forests, and it did not disperse for a long time.