"How far is it from the pier to the island?"

Standing on the edge of the coast, Gu Bei looked at the small island hidden in the hazy sea in the distance, his brows furrowed slightly, the sky was just slightly bright, but Gu Bei's mood was not very refreshing.

Qu Yang next to him also frowned lightly and replied: "It's only fifteen nautical miles, but the wind and waves are a bit big today, and the prop boat used for filming is too small, so I'm afraid it's not safe for three people to sit on it." ”

"Are the life jackets and lifeguards in place?"

Seeing Qu Yang nodding, Gu Bei followed closely and said, "Brother Yang, please go and check the camera, film, and other things, and wait a while to see if the wind will be a little lighter." ”

"I understand, but ......" Qu Yang looked at Gu Bei, hesitating to say something.

"What's wrong, Brother Yang?"

"You are now a director, you don't need to be too polite when talking to us, we all know what kind of person you are, but in the crew, you still have to have your own prestige."

Xiong Zhengyu also walked over and added: "Yes, director, you can call us Brother Yang and Brother Xiong, but don't use the words 'trouble', this is your crew." ”

In this regard, Gu Bei also knew very well that he had not yet established the majesty of the director in the crew, but when facing Xiong Zhengyu and several others, he unconsciously lowered his posture, which may come from deep respect in his heart.

did not continue to dwell on this issue, when Qu Yang and Xiong Zhengyu went to be busy with their own affairs, Gu Bei also found Zhang Jiayi, and before the filming started, Gu Bei deliberately asked Zhang Jiayi to grow a little beard.

32-year-old Zhang Jiayi looks a lot more mature at this time.

The two little leading actors are also there, both of them are middle school students who have never been in contact with acting, Gu Bei decided to use two half-grown children who are not particularly sensible, in fact, he is also a little worried, after all, children, like animals, are the most uncontrollable factors during filming, in case of emotionality, the shooting rhythm will be interrupted.

Choosing them, Gu Bei is more looking forward to acting in a true color, after all, their real personalities are very similar to the characters in the play.

"Brother Jiayi, Xingzhe, Ruichen, you guys get ready, ten minutes later, if there are no special circumstances, let's start shooting." Saying that, Gu Bei found a place to sit down and opened the script of the scene to be filmed today, "Xingzhe, you can just act normally in a while, I'll teach you how to say your lines, will you?" Do you remember the lines clearly? ”

Xingzhe plays the elder brother with a weak personality, and when he heard Gu Bei ask, he hurriedly replied: "I remember the lines clearly, but I'm afraid that it will be a little blunt." ”

"My lines are a bit stiff too." Rui Chen, who played the rebellious younger brother, also raised his own problems.

"Hmm...... Say it a few times, and I'll hear it. ”

tried a few lines, and it did feel a little stiff, Gu Bei grabbed a few of the points and gave a few simple instructions, and Zhang Jiayi on the side directly demonstrated it to the two young actors a few times, and the situation was much better.

After briefly talking about the next scene to be filmed, Gu Bei left the car where a few people were resting to see if the staff were ready.

"The first scene of "The Return" is the first scene, the first time, it begins!"

It was the fat man who played the board for Gu Bei, a bit overkill, but the fat man's slightly bloated body was very neat and neat in front of the camera, and he didn't waste a trace of film at all.

The photographer came by Gu Bei himself, and the photographer who was too good was not found for the time being, and Gu Bei was not at ease with ordinary photographers, so he personally went into battle to resist the camera.

In this way, the feature film "The Return" was quietly launched, with no start-up press conference, no start-up ceremony, and not even a single interview with reporters, only a small crew of less than 30 actors, including actors and directors, was busy for this movie in a certain sea area and a small island in Shandong.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, things that are too smooth are like winning the lottery, it can only be a special case, the filming of the crew of "The Return" is obviously not this special case, and the scene at sea has become extremely difficult at the beginning.

The crew's filming boat and the prop boat in the camera had to move at the same speed, and this was a big challenge for the crew, a small ship that did not perform very well......

The wind and waves at sea are completely torture for Gu Bei, who is holding the camera, the waves are regular, but the difficulty is that the direction and size of the waves change anytime and anywhere, the lens has been shaking, and a lot of film has been wasted......

If the two ships are too close to each other, another dynamic ripple will be transmitted to the camera, and the sound effect will be much worse if they are too far away......

The camera position needs to be constantly changed, and the crew of "The Return", which has no drone shooting equipment, can only stop and go at sea, constantly adjusting the position, which delays a lot of time, and also leads to some goofs that need to be reshot again......

There is a scene of taking a boat on a rainy day, one of the cameras is placed on the boat of Zhang Jiayi and several people, the crew has no money to make a heavy rain at sea, and it is impossible to use computer special effects to make it......

No one was fine, and the lifeguards next to them went into the water to launch the rescue as soon as possible, but the camera was soaked in water, and the lens sank directly into the sea, and the two children were also frightened, so they had no choice but to rest and adjust for a few days......

The crew's boxed lunch has to be ordered at a restaurant dozens of miles away......

Before the start of filming, Gu Bei was quite confident, after all, he had directed a lot of MVs and participated in the production of "Infernal Affairs" throughout the process, but when it was Gu Bei's turn to carry the banner, things seemed to have become a lot more difficult all of a sudden.

"The Return" has no producer or producer, only Gu Bei is a director, or Gu Bei is both a director, a producer, and a producer.

The shooting thing is very bad, investment is another thing that annoys Gu Bei, the planned investment is not very much, but as more and more situations are encountered, it is necessary to constantly adjust the shooting plan, come and go, the shooting time is extended, and the investment will naturally go up.

Before going out to shoot, Gu Bei invested two million, and in the first month of filming this movie, Gu Bei spent another two million to finish filming the most difficult sea scene.

On the way to the next filming location, Gu Bei pulled Zhang Jiayi and Xiong Zhengyu and sat directly in the compartment of the open-air truck, fiddling with the camera equipment, and putting out the shots taken before to watch carefully.

"Brother Jiayi, Brother Xiong, how do you feel when you look at this footage?"

Hearing Gu Bei's question, Xiong Zhengyu didn't think about it, and shook his head directly: "If you want to ask me if I have a goof, I can still say a few words to you, but I really don't understand this aesthetic thing." ”

Gu Bei turned his gaze to Zhang Jiayi, Qu Yang, and the fat man Zhang Haixin, and the answers they got were the same.

Just when Gu Bei wanted to look at it again, a burst of singing came from outside the carriage: "We are hardworking ~ We are brave ~ Independent and free is our ideal...... From now on, we will be prosperous and strong! ”

Looking out of the car, he found that it was a village radio passing by, and when he heard this song, Gu Bei suddenly thought of something and asked, "What time is it today?" I forgot all about the time, and I spent my days staring at these things. ”

"You forgot? More than a week ago, you just celebrated your 23rd birthday, and I wanted to celebrate you that day, but seeing that you cared so much about this movie, I didn't prepare too much, and today is the National Day. ”

"Today's number one?" Gu Beizhen didn't expect time to pass so quickly, the movie started filming at the end of August and early September, and it had been filmed for a month before he knew it.

Looking at the blue sky in the distance, it looked so comfortable and leisurely, which made Gu Bei a lot more relaxed, and looked at the birds in the sky, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Hello, October!" ”