Filming "Drifting" before...... Oh, now the title of this film has been changed, and it has been changed to the name of the character played by Li Tang in the film - "Second Brother".

Because of the needs of the plot, he shaved his hair flat in the later stages of filming. Although it has grown a little longer now, it still does not conform to the characteristics of the era in this film, so when trying on makeup, I especially stuck a three-seven hair cover.

The white shirt must have the characteristics of that era, although the workmanship is a little more structured, but this gray and white plaid jacket with forked tweed, although the style looks a little old, was there it in that era? In particular, Zou Jie is still from an ordinary worker's family.

"Uh, Mr. Gu, isn't this dress too fashionable?"

The costume designer is a designer from Hong Kong, surnamed Gu, to be precise, her mother's surname is Gu, her husband's surname is Chen, according to Hong Kong customs, she should be called Chen Gu.

This teacher Chen Gu has won the Best Costume Design Award at the Golden Horse Awards as the costume designer of "A Chinese Ghost Story", and has also been nominated for Best Costume Design at the Hong Kong Film Awards many times.

Her Mandarin is terrible, but as a descendant of a family of Shanghai immigrants who moved to Hong Kong before liberation, she is fluent in Shanghainese, and her Shanghainese has a more authentic flavor of old Shanghainese.

Li Tang had no obstacle in communicating with her in Shanghainese.

"Isn't it good to be fashionable and twisted, do you think it should be plain?" Teacher Chen Gu said with a smile.

Then he asked himself: "Actually, Shanghai was still fashionable in the 50s, and the connection between Shanghai and Hong Kong was also very close...... Anyway, it doesn't matter if it's fashionable in that era! ”

Li Tang suddenly realized, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Gu!" ”

In fact, he didn't know anything about Shanghai in the 50s, he just took it for granted. Thinking that when the liberation was just liberated, all kinds of ruins were waiting to be rebuilt, and the lives of the common people were very difficult, and they could not afford to wear such good clothes.

According to Mr. Chen Gu, wouldn't Shanghai in the 50s be comparable to Shanghai in the 70s and 80s?

"Don't matter, don't matter."

Teacher Chen Gu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Actually, after I took this play, I specially consulted Grandpa Alla and the relatives who came to Hong Kong later. ”

From the words of Teacher Chen Gu, it is not difficult to find that she looked at Shanghai in that era from the perspective of a rich person. After all, whether they went to Hong Kong before liberation, or went to Hong Kong with relatives and friends after the reopening, this group is essentially rich people.

Maybe the real working class won't wear a fashionable plaid jacket like Zou Jie, but this is a movie after all, not a documentary, and it's okay to look good at all.

While Zhang Ziyi was still putting on makeup, Li Tang and Teacher Chen Gu chatted about this topic just now.

Actors, always have to be curious, and at the same time, they must constantly enrich themselves, so that they can create different roles under the characteristics of different eras.

According to Mr. Chen Gu, Hong Kong had a population of only 600,000 after the end of World War II, and it was not until a large influx of people from the mainland before the liberation that the population swelled to 2.5 million. In particular, most of the people in Shanghai used to be businessmen, who opened film companies in Hong Kong, and famous department stores such as Shanghai Sincere and Yongan all opened branches in Hong Kong, and in particular, Shanghai's developed textile industry also came into being in Hong Kong. As for Shanghai tailors, Shanghai barber shops, Shanghai restaurants, etc., there are countless more.

Due to the appeasement policy implemented in Shanghai at the time of liberation, and the fact that the socialist movement was the trend of the world in the early fifties, and because Hong Kong and the mainland were not hostile at that time, there were still many business contacts, and even many Shanghainese who were not suitable for Hong Kong returned to Shanghai in large numbers.

Mr. Chen Gu also laughed that the people of Shanghai at that time looked down on Hong Kong locals.

Everyone knows what happened later, domestically, well, ......, Hong Kong caught up with the first wave of global division of labor in manufacturing after World War II, and was able to share some of the labor-intensive light industries transferred from developed countries.

The population boom caused by the wave of immigration has become an advantage, and Hong Kong, with its cheap labor, has taken the lead in the long economic boom cycle after World War II, ushering in Hong Kong's "Fantasia Days", surpassing Shanghai and becoming the metropolis of the Far East in one fell swoop.

After the reopening, when a large number of Shanghainese came to Hong Kong with relatives and friends, the Hong Kong people gave these new immigrants the nickname: "Ah Can". This is a young man from the mainland who came to Hong Kong in the Hong Kong drama "People in the Net", who swallowed 30 hamburgers in one go. It can be seen that Hong Kong people had already had a sense of superiority at that time.

Hearing this, as a Shanghainese, Li Tang felt quite aggrieved, but fortunately, we had already embarked on a correct path. Recalling the new look I saw when I returned to Shanghai in my previous life, I dare not say that I will surpass Britain and catch up with the United States, at least surpassing Hong Kong is still just around the corner.

Not long after, Zhang Ziyi put on makeup and changed her clothes and came out. A red, black, and white plaid shirt with small embroidered lapels, and a large red coat over it.

The long hair is tied into two braids, and a small red birthmark is drawn above the eyebrows, which is not ugly, but adds a bit of style.

Because there was no time to carry out the script reading, Li Tang had to talk to her before the start of filming.

I have to say that Xiao Zhang is really a natural actor. When you contact in private, you will find that she is very smart and far more shrewd than Li Tang's "good friends" such as Xiaopang, his ex-girlfriend and Mr. Jiang.

Of course, without this shrewdness, she would not have gotten to where she is today.

But as long as she picks up the script and enters the performance state, it is completely like a different person. Especially her clear and smart eyes, when she looked at Li Tang, she was really innocent, as if she could speak, revealing a strong love.

It is said that actors should maintain a childlike heart, and childlike innocence is expressed through the eyes, clean, clear, and without a trace of impurities.

But in the showbiz of intrigue and deceit, if you want to be popular, you want to climb up, it is really difficult to maintain a childlike heart, and the eyes reveal more complexity and sophistication. But she was able to do it, and it had to be amazing.

Today's shooting was set in a middle school in the city, and the school gave the school two days over the weekend to complete three sets of shots of Li Tang and Zhang Ziyi on the basketball court, in the auditorium and in the cafeteria. And also found dozens of college students in the nearby university to act as extras.

The first shot was in the cafeteria, and when Li Tang and Zhang Ziyi came out, it still caused a small commotion. Of course, most of them are for Zhang Ziyi, who has the label of "international movie star".

When filming "Purple Butterfly", Xiao Zhang caused a sensation everywhere, and Li Tang still remembers it vividly, and he is not surprised at the same time.

The photographer-turned-director has very high requirements for color and lighting, and the canteen has long been decorated, with all kinds of slogan banners that meet the characteristics of the times, posters posted on the walls abound, and even the color of the clothes on the extras is required to match the color of the protagonist's clothes.

Seeing the two coming, the assistant director hurriedly came over with a question board to explain to the two of them some matters that need to be paid attention to during filming, and directed the extras and the two to walk through the scene twice.

Fortunately, the crew arranged light substitute actors, otherwise it would be more troublesome to cooperate with the adjustment of various lighting positions.

Today's filming scene is not only the producer Tian Zhuangzhuang present, but even Jiang Wen is here, wearing sunglasses and a coffee-colored flight jacket, and has been leaning around the director Hou Yong and babbling something.

The biggest advantage of the crew's money is that it can achieve multi-camera shooting, which gives the actors more freedom to perform, and there is no need to shoot the front shot, and the back or side shot has to be done all over again.

Everything is ready to go.

"Okay, all departments are ready to ......"

"Let's go!"

With the field notes playing board.

Wearing a big red coat, Zhang Ziyi flashed out from behind a wall in the cafeteria, and in the close-up shot, I saw that her breathing was slightly short, her chest was slightly undulating, and the expression on her face was with a hint of expectation.

"Okay, it's over!"

Hou Yong is very simple, his shooting style is in the same vein as director Zhang Yimou, for example, Zhang Ziyi, who is dressed in red, is particularly conspicuous against the background of the generally light-toned background of the group costumes.

And Zhang Ziyi, who has been carefully trained by director Zhang Yimou as soon as she debuted, is also very good at this kind of shot, and there is no guarantee or anything at all, just pass one by one.

"Okay, ready for the next shot......"

"Let's go!"

With the sound of "pop", Li Tang walked forward with an enamel bowl in his hand, and a group of college students dressed as female students around him followed with enamel or aluminum lunch boxes in their hands.

Li Tang said his lines to the female student next to him as he walked: "Teacher Xu, is Teacher Xu taking you to ......?"

Before he could finish his lines, he heard a voice "Stop!" ”

"The second on the right, you've just started slowly, hurry up!" The executive director of the scene shouted loudly with a loudspeaker.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! ”

The female college student group performance hurriedly raised her hand to apologize.

"Do it all over again!"

"Let's go!"

This time it was faster, Li Tang had just started, and before he could open his mouth to say his lines, he was stopped again.

"Or that, what's the matter with you, why did you move in advance? It's all blocked by Mr. Li's lens, rhythm, pay attention to the rhythm, the special emphasis on the rehearsal just now, why did you forget it as soon as you turn around! ”

This time, the executive director's tone is a little heavy, which is normal, if he NG again, it is estimated that the director should scold him.

The female college student group actor was too nervous, or overly excited, and was a little blindsided by the executive director at this time, and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry......"

Seeing this, Li Tang turned his head and said, "You will look at my gestures in a while, I will count one, two, three, and you will follow along." Also, I might be a bit bigger than you, so you can trot a little bit and try to be as natural as possible, and be careful not to look at the camera. ”

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Li!" Everyone hurriedly thanked them.

After all, I have no acting experience, although I seemed to have rehearsed very well in the previous rehearsals, but I was still quite nervous to face the camera, especially the two big stars Zhang Ziyi and Li Tang on the spot.

"Okay, let's work hard, let's fight for a pass."

For this kind of group performance with no acting experience, Li Tang prefers to use the strategy of appeasement, the more you scold them, the more dizzy their brains become, and the effect is often counterproductive.

Zhang Ziyi, who had been standing opposite not far away just now, witnessed this scene and threw a smile at Li Tang, as if to say, "Yo, Mr. Li is online again." ”

Then there is the third one, a dozen boards:

"Let's go!"

Because he was wearing a microphone for live radio, Li Tang couldn't make a sound, so he could only use gestures instead. The girl who had just NG twice in a row had been staring at his hand since she had retreated to the stand, and when she saw the three fingers falling one after another, she hurriedly stepped forward.

This time, everyone's actions were the same, and Li Tang said lines to the group actors around him while walking: "Did Mr. Xu take you to work?" ”

"Yes, there are a lot of people with me!"

Li Tang's steps were big, and the route was slightly curved, the girl walking in the outer circle couldn't keep up, she immediately followed what Teacher Li just said, jumping and trotting, and the picture was much more vivid all of a sudden.

This is a panoramic shot, Li Tang walked towards the camera with a group of girls, and a touch of red appeared in the lens, which was half of Zhang Ziyi's back.

The camera lens stays still, the camera moves back quickly along the track, and the red back gradually becomes clear.

At this time, Zhang Ziyi also began to walk forward, deliberately aiming at the crowd that came over and passed by Li Tang.

"She only makes us work, but she doesn't work herself!"

The female group performers around him were still complaining, but Li Tang had a smile on his face, but he didn't notice Xiao Zhang, who had just passed by him.

When Li Tang and the crowd walked out of the camera, it was also Zhang Ziyi who stopped, and after Zhang Ziyi stopped, he silently counted three numbers in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Zou Jie!" ”

"Here!"

Li Tang subconsciously responded, his voice was loud and crisp, full of the vigor of young people after the founding of New China.

When he turned to look, he saw the conspicuous red back.

Zhang Ziyi took a deep breath, turned her body to face Li Tang, and saw that her breathing was slightly short, with a hint of nervousness in her expression, as if she had mustered up courage, and said loudly to Li Tang: "Your speech is too good, learn from you." ”

Hou Yong, who was sitting behind the monitor, saw this scene, and couldn't help but turn his head and exchange glances with Jiang Wen, who was squatting next to him, and the two showed approval at the same time.

It should be said that Xiao Zhang's performance is very accurate, and you can feel the nervous and nervous mental activity of a girl trying to confess through the monitor screen.

At this time, another camera cut to Li Tang's close-up shot, only to see that he did not say his lines directly, but looked Zhang Ziyi up and down with an inquiring gaze, and then said, "Who are you?" ”

"I'm in the third shift, did you really apply to work in the suburbs?"

"That's right!"

"Then I'll go there with you." Xiao Zhang blurted out.

Li Tang's expression was not obvious, but a trace of surprise clearly flashed in his eyes. At the same time, he glanced at the group of female performers around him, and saw that everyone's eyes were looking away.

This was rehearsed before, group performances, you can't expect them to have eye contact with you, you can only use this way to express that the young people in the urban area were unwilling to work in the suburbs at that time, so as to highlight the difference of Li played by Xiao Zhang.

Seeing the surprise and incomprehension in Li Tang's eyes, Xiao Zhang suddenly showed a smile on his face, and said generously: "You go to the window over there to line up to buy vegetables, I'll buy food here, let's eat together!" ”

Especially at the end, Zhang Ziyi's big clear eyes widened slightly, which was the kind of light in his eyes.

At the same time, Li Tang's originally surprised and puzzled eyes became warm, appreciative, and smiling......

"Stop!"

"Good, very good!"

Hou Yong stood up from behind the monitor with an excited face, although he was NG twice at the beginning because of a group performance mistake, but the performances of the two leading actors, at least in his opinion, were simply impeccable, and even exceeded his original expectations. Especially Zhang Ziyi, only two shots fully demonstrated her strength.

Tomorrow's two watches, cheekily ask for a ticket!

(End of chapter)