On August 16th, the movie "Orphaned" was launched in a low-key manner in the small town at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain.

The crew did not convene a start-up press conference, nor did they hold a very formal start-up ceremony.

If I have to say it, that morning, Chen Zhenghao, Xu Zhen and others went to the South Shaolin Temple at the eastern foot of Qingyuan Mountain to burn incense and donate some incense money, which is regarded as seeking some psychological comfort.

Xu Zhen watched the masters chanting and blessing the crew's camera, and his mood was inexplicably complicated.

On the one hand, he lamented the cross-border integration of modern technology and traditional beliefs, and on the other hand, he felt that in fact, there was no need to fake this work to others, and he could do it himself......

Of course, Xu Zhen would not say such a bad thing.

Life always has to be a bit ritualistic.

In order to play "Lost Orphans" well, Xu Zhen has been preparing for a long time and looking forward to it for a long time.

As a realistic movie, the script itself does not have a particularly complicated plot, and the role "Zeng Shuai" to play is not a difficult role to grasp.

A young man in a small town who repairs a motorcycle in the countryside seems to be everywhere in his life, which is really ordinary.

If you want to play this kind of role well, the only requirement is to fit the role, and clearly separate "Zeng Shuai who repaired motorcycles" from "actor Xu Zhen", so that the audience should not play in the process of watching the movie.

However, for Xu Zhen, the movie "Orphaned" is not easy to make.

- because the person who played with him was Chen Zhenghao.

The main characters in this movie are only the two of them, and more than 70% of the whole film is between the two, if Xu Zhen can't keep up with Chen Zhenghao, it will be a 90-minute public execution.

Speaking of which, "Orphaned" is already the third collaboration between the two.

The first time was the TV movie "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" produced by CCTV four years ago, Chen Zhenghao played the male protagonist Chu Liuxiang, and Xu Zhen played the mastermind behind the scenes, "Miao Monk" Wuhua.

The second time was "Three Kingdoms" two years ago, and the two played Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu in the play.

In the first two collaborations, Xu Zhen was still just a fledgling newcomer in the industry, and he only had some ignorant instincts for acting, which inevitably dwarfed by the predecessors of the same crew.

Now, more and more experience has sharpened his acting skills and brought him confidence that he did not have before.

Facing this senior who has a half-teacher friendship with him, Xu Zhen has more motivation in addition to pressure.

He wanted to weigh how many pounds and taels he had now.

Take a look at your current level, compared with more than two years ago, is there a qualitative leap!

……

On the first day of filming, the crew's shooting task was very relaxed, mainly to leave some time for the actors to get used to the state.

Lei Zekuan, played by Chen Zhenghao, wanted to go to the city center to shoot some shots of handing out flyers and posting small advertisements, while Xu Zhen stayed in the town and did not follow.

He flipped through his schedule for the day, and couldn't help but want to laugh:

Lei Zekuan's motorcycle broke down on the road, and Zeng Shuai, a young man from the motorcycle repair shop, repaired the motorcycle for him without asking for money.

- Yes, Xu Zhen's only shooting task today is to repair motorcycles.

It's really lighthearted.

In the evening of the same day, when the scene in the repair shop was about to start filming, in addition to the actors and staff of the crew, Ms. Peng Siyuan, the original author of "Orphaned", and Hu Weiguo, the producer of the film and the boss of Huaying, also came to the filming site.

Although the filming location of this scene is located in Han Chunlai's motorcycle repair shop, there is no grand scene, and there are no expensive props, but the rivalry between the two Yulan Emperors is not a "small scene".

"Smack!"

At half past six o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, a crisp sound of beating the board sounded, announcing the official start of Xu Zhen's performance in this movie.

At this moment, Xu Zhen only felt that his state was unprecedentedly relaxed.

At this time, he was squatting in the extremely familiar motorcycle repair shop, wearing half-worn overalls, holding all kinds of familiar tools in his hands, dismantling the broken motorcycle that he had been playing with for more than half a month.

It's not like filming, it's like my daily life.

The August evening was unbearably hot, and from time to time sweat rolled down his forehead.

Xu Zhen tilted his head, raised his upper arm and wiped it gently, and the work clothes were suddenly soaked, and a strong breath of life came to the surface.

"Master, thank you!"

At this moment, a summoning voice suddenly came from behind, and he turned his head to look behind him, only to see that "Lei Zekuan" played by Chen Zhenghao was pushing a motorcycle and standing behind him.

The moment the other party came into contact with his gaze, he immediately bent down and said with a smile: "My motorcycle broke down, can you help me take a look?" ”

At this moment, Xu Zhen couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

A week ago, when Brother Hao first came to Qingyuan Mountain, he was also repairing motorcycles, and the other party pushed a car to patronize this repair shop.

At that time, although he was not as glamorous as usual, the arrogance in his bones was not diminished at all, which made people feel that he was just unkempt, and he was still that person.

However, at this time, the "middle-aged uncle" in front of him does not look like Brother Hao at all.

At this time, he had cheap short hair, wore dirty clothes, and looked dusty.

His back was a little hunched, and his eyes no longer had half of the arrogance and loftiness of the past, but instead of a thick humility and flattery.

This sense of embarrassment revealed from the inside out made Xu Zhen feel that the person in front of him was not the popular first-line actor Chen Zhenghao at all, but a fellow countryman with facial features similar to him.

It's amazing that an actor can perform the character's temperament to this point!

The moment Xu Zhen saw Chen Zhenghao, he understood that he was really still a little hot.

Even if you repair the motorcycle for another month, you can't really build yourself into "Zeng Shuai".

He sighed secretly in his heart, but the frustration did not affect his filming state.

Xu Zhen looked up and down at the motorcycle pushed by Chen Zhenghao, put down the work on his hand, and after a brief check in the past, he couldn't help but smack his lips and said, "How many years have you been on this motorcycle?" No, let's get another one! ”

As soon as he heard this, Chen Zhenghao's eyes suddenly showed an anxious look.

He bent down, followed Xu Zhen's gaze at his old motorcycle, and pleaded in a low voice: "Master, can you help me see it again?" ”

"I haven't ridden this motorcycle for long, it's only been less than two years......"

Xu Zhen raised his head in astonishment, and said with a smile: "Riding like this in less than two years?" ”

"My mom, you're on a motorcycle, aren't you?"

“……”

The two briefly negotiated the price, and finally Xu Zhen reluctantly agreed to 300 yuan to help him repair the car.

Chen Zhenghao breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression was faintly heavy.

He clutched his backpack, stomped slowly to the wall, crouched down, and quietly sewed up a small flag on the back of the motorcycle.

The little flag was printed with a picture of his lost son.