On the evening after the crew returned from Macau, Shen Chong went to the Hong Kong printing company as usual to watch work samples with Xu Anhua.

Although because he was busy, most of the work of the crew was handed over to Zeng Lizhen, but the work sample Shen Chong was a must-see every day, and after watching it, he put forward a lot of opinions and suggestions based on the viewing experience of later generations and the different film aesthetics from the current one, for Xu Anhua's reference, in order to try to make "Crazy Robbery" the best.

But that night, when Shen Chong watched the work sample, he keenly felt that something was wrong.

The selection of the background is fine, the composition of the shots is fine, and the actors' performances are fine...... Yi Qiē looked normal, but he always felt that something was wrong.

After watching it again, Shen Chong turned his head to look at Xu Anhua, who was sitting in the corner, only smoking and not talking.

"Director Xu, is there something wrong with the crew?"

"Nope." Xu Anhua smoked a cigarette sullenly, and said in a low tone, "It's me who has a problem, when I went to Macau, all of a sudden, I don't feel like it's gone, in Macau, I'm trying very hard to shoot, but I always feel that the shooting is not good, I don't know what I'm shooting, I can't find that feeling." (Note 1)

Xu Anhua said very mysteriously, but Shen Chong understood it at once.

This is the unavoidable phenomenon of ghosts hitting the wall after passionate creation.

In his previous life, Shen Chong also encountered many similar situations, for example, he often had a sudden inspiration, thought of a wonderful novel idea, and then began to write excitedly, writing and writing, and after a while, one day or a certain moment, suddenly felt boring - is my creativity really amazing? Will anyone read this thing I wrote? Why does my writing look frustrated? My scene didn't look fun......

The brains are filled with strange thoughts, and the feeling of passionate writing suddenly disappears, and then not only does it feel like what has been written before is meaningless, but the subsequent ideas are also pale.

At this time, if you can withstand it and persevere, maybe it will soon turn around, if you can't withstand it, then there will be no then......

This situation occurs, to put it bluntly, because passion is short-lived after all, and the things created in this state are all unstable and can only be regarded as prototypes, and must be reprocessed afterwards, and for the more artistic creation of movies or novels, every time the author processes it in his mind, the freshness will decrease a little, and when the freshness disappears completely, he will feel that he can't find the feeling, and he will begin to lose confidence in the work.

Xu Anhua and Chen Yunwen wrote the initial script of "Crazy Robbery", but it took a day, typical passionate creation, and it is not surprising that they are now encountering such a situation.

"Alright, turn it off." Shen Chong instructed the staff to turn off the sample films, motioned to Zeng Lizhen to clean up the mess, and then said to Xu Anhua: "Director Xu, go out for a walk?" ”

Xu Anhua nodded, followed him, and walked out of the printing workshop.

The two walked casually on the side of the road, but they didn't make a sound, Xu Anhua smoked one cigarette after another, and Shen Chong racked his brains, thinking about how to help her get back into shape. (Note 2)

This kind of ghost hitting the wall state, very difficult to do, outsiders can't provide much help, because the feeling is a very personal thing, the feeling is gone, how to get it back, not just by perseverance and encouragement can be done, this is a bit similar to the Zen Buddhism called "epiphany", it all depends on personal understanding and chance, if the opportunity comes, realize, then the moment is good, if there is no chance, can not be realized, then how long it is useless.

"Crazy Robbery" has been filmed for most of the time, judging from the footage shot in Macau by Xu Anhua, even if there is no feeling, the level is still first-class, and the remaining scenes, as long as they continue to be filmed step by step, will not have much impact on the overall quality of the movie, but Shen Chong decided to work hard in order to be perfect and try to help Xu Anhua get back to his state.

"Director Xu, I think you have this kind of problem, probably because you are a director for the first time, and your feelings are too tight." Shen Chong thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a way that was not the way to go, "Tomorrow's shooting content is relatively simple, otherwise, I will let Sister Zhang be the director for a day, you be a bystander, different perspectives, there will be different ideas, maybe it can give you some enlightenment and get back to your feelings." ”

Xu Anhua smoked a cigarette and hesitated, and after a while, he said: "Mr. Shen, I am very grateful for you helping me so much, but Zhang Aijia has never been a director, in case the filming is not good tomorrow......"

"It's fine." Shen Chong smiled and said indifferently: "If the shooting is not good, just shoot it all again." ”

"But the budget has already been spent." Xu Anhua was a little worried, "If the box office is not good after the release, Mr. Shen may lose money." ”

"Don't worry." Shen Chong comforted: "Money is earned somewhere, but the movie can only be made once, and you can't regret the movie because of the problem of money." ”

"There are many people in Hong Kong who make movies just to make money." Xu Anhua threw away the cigarette butt and said gratefully: "I met someone like Mr. Shen who loves movies for the first time I made a film, and I was really lucky." ”

If I didn't have a golden finger, I would definitely be the kind of person who makes money from movies......

"What does Director Xu think of Sister Zhang?" Shen Chong was embarrassed, touched his nose, and changed the subject, "I think she is very talented." ”

"She's a good actress." Xu Anhua nodded and said: "I went to her on purpose, because I am the first film director and have no experience, but I think that with a good script and a good actor, you can make a good movie." ”

Shen Chong recalled what he had seen and heard in the crew these days, and agreed: "Sister Zhang is indeed very good. ”

Hollywood has a strong screenwriters' guild, the script is written, and the director cannot change it, so the actors have sufficient preparation time, and in Hong Kong, the director's rights are much larger and more flexible, Xu Anhua often temporarily shoots some scenes on the set that are not in the script, Zhang Aijia has to run around with the camera, and then make a suitable action expression in a very short time, the performance is quite difficult, but she completes it very well every time, and it is not obvious in the sample film that she made it in a hurry.

Among the main actors in the crew, Zhang Aijia is agile and adaptable; Zhao Yazhi is smart, and after the director finishes the play, he can immediately give just the right performance; Wan Ziliang is arrogant, even if it is the director's opinion, he doesn't think so, Xu Anhua has a lot of criticism about him; Xu Shaoqiang is rebellious, although his acting skills are impeccable, but his stubborn and fiery temper is not likable.

After chatting for a while, Shen Chong asked Zeng Lizhen to send Xu Anhua off, and then took a taxi home by himself.

……

The next day, Shen Chong arrived at the shooting site early, and as soon as Zhang Aijia arrived, he beckoned her to pass.

"Ah Chong, I was looking for you." After that bar date, Zhang Aijia and Shen Chong had a much closer relationship, and they spoke more casually, "My grandfather promised to help you write the name of the magazine, when will you want it?" ”

"That's not in a hurry, I'm going to Taiwan in a few days, and I'll personally visit his old man when the time comes." Shen Chong said as if unintentionally: "When the time comes, I will have to trouble Sister Zhang to introduce me." ”

"Looking at you like this, it seems that you are uneasy and kind......" Zhang Aijia glanced at Shen Chong suspiciously, but she didn't ask any more, she pressed the short scattered in front of her forehead, and said, "What are you looking for me?" ”

"Director Xu is resting today, and I want you to take over from her and shoot today's footage."

"What's wrong with Sister An? Feeling unwell? ”

"It's not." Shen Chong shook his head and explained: "Director Xu looks very kind on the surface, but in fact, you also know that she likes to resist everything on herself and will not share the pressure with others, so I think she is too nervous, and the atmosphere of the recent shots is not right, so let her take a break, and you will shoot today." ”

"I've never been a director, I have no experience, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well." Although Zhang Aijia shirked, her eager expression betrayed her.

"It doesn't matter if you have no experience, I'm optimistic about you." Shen Chong said with a smile: "If anything in this world requires experience, human beings would have been extinct a long time ago. ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"Because any girl has no experience in having children."

"Hooligans!" Zhang Aijia was the same as him, his eyes were moving, "What if the shooting is not good?" ”

"If you don't shoot well, you can reshoot it until you're satisfied." Shen Chong waved his hand arrogantly and said, "I'm not worried about this money-burner, what are you worried about?" ”

"Okay, then I'll shoot it today." Zhang Aijia is also a simple person, and should be on an errand, "If the shooting is a mess, you can't ask me for compensation." ”

"Don't worry, as long as you don't mean to shoot randomly." Shen Chong stretched out his hand and teased: "Sister Zhang, congratulations, you have been successfully promoted to director for one day." ”

"I'm the shortest-lived director in the world, right?"

"There's still a chance in the future." Shen Chong laughed, reluctantly let go of Zhang Aijia's softness, and said, "Let's go, I'll go and announce it to the crew." ”

Zhang Aijia was a little hurried at first, but the crew has been running in for more than 20 days, and the cooperation is relatively tacit, plus she has been on the movie set for seven or eight years after all, and she has rich experience, so she quickly adjusted her mentality and slowly entered the state, and by the afternoon, she could already command the crew with ease, although I don't know how the camera was filmed, but this bearing and evolution already have the appearance of being a director.

From beginning to end, Xu Anhua stood quietly on the side to observe, and when the shooting was resting, he ran to the side to smoke alone, frowning.

Shen Chong didn't bother, and let her think.

The script of "Crazy Robbery" was jointly concocted by Xu Anhua and Chen Yunwen, every character in the play, every detail of the story, I don't know how many times she has thought about it in her mind, and unconsciously, a mindset has been formed, and the novelty has disappeared, so she can't find the feeling.

There is an ancient poem: "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain." "The scenery of Lushan is beautiful, the strange show is the world, just like the script of "Crazy Robbery", Xu Anhua is like a tourist on Lushan, at first it was very fresh and full of interest, but if you go to Lushan once a day, every time you take the same road, after a long time, people are tired, feel gone, and feel that Lushan is just like that......

Shen Chong asked Zhang Aijia to direct, just to show Xu Anhua a different Lushan - the same mountain, different tour routes, different scenery, the same script, different people, different styles.

I hope it can help Xu Anhua......

When watching work samples at night, Zhang Aijia also followed, although it was only one day and there were not many shots, but after all, it was her first time directing.

In any scene, if you find 5o different directors to shoot, there will be 5o different shooting methods, and the shots shot by Zhang Aijia are completely different from Xu Anhua.

When watching the sample film, Zhang Aijia explained each shot, how she thought at the time, why she made such a decision, etc., in great detail.

After watching the sample, Xu Anhua stood up, hugged Zhang Aijia, and said gratefully: "Thank you, thank you, you have given me a lot of inspiration." ”

Shen Chong saw that there was a play, and the stimulus plan seemed to be successful, and hurriedly asked, "It feels like it's back again?" ”

"No, it's not the way it used to feel." Xu Anhua's eyes were shining, and she said excitedly: "It's a new feeling, this feeling is so good, just like the feeling when I first started filming." ”

"That's good, as long as you feel it." Shen Chong smiled slightly and said, "Thanks to Sister Zhang, who gave a different way of thinking." ”

"Yes, yes, Zhang Aijia, you are very talented." Xu Anhua nodded again and again and said; "The atmosphere of these shots taken today is good."

"Really?" Zhang Aijia was surprised and delighted, and asked uncertainly: "I shot very well?" ”

"Really, it's a good shot, especially if you're a newbie." Xu Anhua said with certainty: "Your scene scheduling is very good, most of the shots can be retained, only a few are not quite in line with the style of the script, and they need to be reshot." ”

Zhang Aijia was like a little girl who got candy, with a happy face. "Sister Zhang, I gave you a chance." Shen Chong opened his arms and said, "Won't you give me a hug of gratitude?" ”

Zhang Aijia walked over generously, hugged Shen Chong, and whispered in his ear, "Thank you." ”

Shen Chong still asked Zeng Lizhen to send Xu Anhua, and then stopped a taxi to send Zhang Aijia back.

When he arrived at the place, after Zhang Aijia got out of the car, Shen Chong rolled down the window and asked, "Sister Zhang, I want to ask you something." ”

"What's the matter? You said. ”

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Nope." Zhang Aijia said with a smile: "What, you want to chase me?" ”

"Of course."

"You're too small." Zhang Aijia thought Shen Chong was joking, but she didn't take it seriously, she bent down, leaned close to the car window, and said, "I like older boys." ”

"Am I not mature enough?" Shen Chong said, suddenly stretched out his head, kissed Zhang Aijia's forehead, and said quickly: "Sister Zhang, I like you." ”

Then he retracted his head and told the driver to drive, and through the rearview mirror, he couldn't help but be happy when he saw Zhang Aijia's embarrassed expression.

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Note 1: See "Xu Anhua Says Xu Anhua"

Note 2: Hui Anhua is a heavy smoker.

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