8. Mock burial
In the wasteland on the outskirts of the capital, Wang Xiaoshuai and others are digging a pit.
The moist earth, with the smell of rotting grass roots, was plucked out by the flying shovels and fell in an arc onto the tender green grass.
Chen Li'an leaned against the tree and watched quietly, as if watching his grave take shape little by little.
Ma Xiaoqing, who came with her, hugged the camera, looked at the quiet Chen Li'an and couldn't help but press the shutter.
Click!
The shutter sounded, and Chen Li'an turned his head to look at Ma Xiaoqing, and smiled melancholy with his eyes.
Ma Xiaoqing really felt that Chen Li'an was like a martyr, quietly experiencing the tranquility before death.
This made her a little worried, the simulated burial would bury Chen Li's security department in the ground, and it was very likely that there would be an accident.
As if sensing Ma Xiaoqing's worry, Chen Li'an said softly: "Don't worry, there will be no danger, there are so many people here, it is difficult to come up with an accident." ”
"Is it necessary to do this?" Ma Xiaoqing couldn't help but ask.
Ma Xiaoqing was born as a child star, has debuted for many years, has starred in many movies and TV series, and played BJ in New York with Jiang Wen last year.
She has worked with so many big-name actors, but she has never seen an actor like Chen Li'an.
Chen Li'an stroked his hair and replied seriously: "Yes, although the performance is fake, the emotions must be real." ”
Chen Li'an never chooses to be perfunctory about acting, and an actor must have enough awe.
Ma Xiaoqing was in a trance, she had heard others say this several years ago, and she had almost forgotten this after acting for so long.
It's crazy... What an actor. Ma Xiaoqing is reluctant to use a madman to describe a person like Chen Li'an.
The pit was quickly dug up, and the few people in charge of doing it were sweating profusely.
Especially Wang Xiaoshuai, who has a relatively round figure, will already sit on the ground and gasp for breath.
Chen Li'an took out a hairband made in advance from his pocket, which said Today's Beginning of Autumn.
Ma Xiaoqing walked over and stretched out her hand and said, "I'll tie it for you." ”
"Okay." Chen Li'an handed the hairband to Ma Xiaoqing, and his eyes began to ignite with anticipation and excitement.
The spring sun was very warm, but Chen Li'an's body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Ma Xiaoqing looked at his slightly trembling shoulders behind Chen Li'an now, and there was an indescribable shock in her heart.
It's all about why the gap between actors is so big, why the empathy ability is so strong, and how to find this state...
When Ma Xiaoqing tied the hairband, Chen Li'an gradually calmed down and began to suppress the excitement in his heart.
This energy cannot be released now, it must be suppressed, it must be suffocated, and it will slowly pass in the heart until it becomes numb after calming down.
After Wang Xiaoshuai sat on the edge of the pit and rested for a while, he turned his head to look at Chen Li'an, who was already ready.
"Stand... Qi Lei, are you ready? As soon as the word was spoken, Wang Xiaoshuai changed his name to Qi Lei, and he was still a little unaccustomed.
"Alright."
Chen Li'an adjusted his breathing, walked to the edge of the dirt pit and jumped down.
"Let's get started!" Wang Xiaoshuai got up from the ground, and his heart began to get excited.
The extremely cold crew is very simple, a camera and a very rudimentary sound recording equipment are all the equipment of the crew.
Photographer Yang Shu followed Wang Xiaoshuai's request to put the camera on the shelf directly opposite Chen Li'an.
Wang Xiaoshuai checked the picture and composition, and shouted to start.
There is no field work, no boarding, no lighting, no radio......
Everything is so simple that one can't help but wonder if it's a group of enthusiasts entertaining themselves.
But even so, everyone is still very enthusiastic, and Chen Li'an is even more so.
The soft and damp soil with the smell of rotting earth gradually buried Chen Li'an.
Chen Li'an felt the oppression and restraint brought by the soil, as if his life was falling into the dark underground little by little.
The earth gradually filled Chen Li'an's shoulders, leaving only his neck and head exposed.
Today's Lichun written on the hairband on his forehead is also gradually highlighted in the camera picture, forming a very strong contrast with the buried Chen Li'an.
The beginning of spring means that all things grow, but Chen Li'an is burying himself.
Several friends who were in charge of filling the soil by hand slowed down at this time, worried that continuing to fill the soil would bury Chen Li'an.
Chen Li'an raised his head slightly, and said with a somewhat short breath: "Go on until you drown me." ”
As the dirt continued to fly, Chen Li'an began to find it difficult to breathe, and his vision was gradually drowned out by the dirt until he fell into darkness completely......
The green grass beside the meandering river shook off the soil on his body.
In the two minutes that he was buried just now, Chen Li'an really felt that he was about to die.
The feeling of desperate suffocation spread throughout the body, making the muscles cramp.
Chen Li'an was a little confused now, and after patting off the soil on his body, he sat on the grass in a daze.
After experiencing the burial, he didn't feel the kind of retreat and entanglement of Qi Lei in the script, and there was only confusion and confusion in his mind, and he wanted to continue trying.
There is a great deviation between this mood and the characters, to be precise, it is different from Wang Xiaoshuai's script.
Qi Li in the real event should be in the same state as Chen Li'an's current state, he didn't continue to do the simulated death later because of despair.
It's because I'm confused, I don't know where my direction is, and whether there is any point in what I'm doing now, so I continue to try water burial and cremation.
Finally, complete all the simulated deaths, hide in the shadows and carry out the real performance art.
But before the last ice burial, Qi Lei began to hesitate, not understanding the point of continuing.
Chen Li'an looked at the slowly flowing river in front of him, took out a crumpled cigarette case from his pocket, and slowly lit a cigarette.
Wang Xiaoshuai walked over after cleaning up the soil pit dug over there, and now Chen Li'an also lit a cigarette next to him.
"What does it feel?"
Chen Li'an smoked a cigarette and looked at the river in front of him and said: "Your script was written incorrectly, after completing the first simulated death, I only felt empty and confused, and I wanted to continue to try to find the true meaning." ”
Wang Xiaoshuai patted off the soil on his clothes, sat cross-legged next to Chen Li'an and said: "That's right, after Qi Lei completed three simulated deaths, he wanted to get tangled, and the comfort of his sister and girlfriend played a big role, I didn't describe the first three simulations in detail in the script, so some deviations are normal." ”
This seems to be explained, Chen Li'an thought for a while and said: "Then go on, finish the water burial and cremation today." ”
Wang Xiaoshuai was worried about Chen Li'an's mental state, and deliberately joked: "Just enough to take a bath and then roast the fire." ”
The joke was not funny at all, and Chen Li'an did not give the feedback he deserved.
Wang Xiaoshuai was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and turned around to make preparations.
Ma Xiaoqing, who had been eavesdropping on the side, couldn't help laughing when Wang Xiaoshuai left.
Compared with Wang Xiaoshuai's embarrassing jokes, the reaction of the two of them just now was really funny.
Chen Li'an turned his head to look over, and Ma Xiaoqing was immediately stopped by Chen Li'an's eyes.
looked at Chen Li'an a little crampedly and said, "Why are you ...... like fast ice?"
The spring breeze in April in the capital was still cold, and Ma Xiaoqing felt that the chill on Chen Li'an's body was stronger than the cold of spring.
Chen Li'an turned his head to look at Ma Xiaoqing, showed a shallow smile, and explained: "I can also be enthusiastic, but this movie doesn't need it." ”
Ma Xiaoqing's round eyes lit up, and she wondered in her heart what Chen Li'an looked like outside the movie, to be precise, outside the identity of an actor.
A humble gentleman? Or is it humorous?
However, no matter how Chen Li'an looks at it now, he doesn't look like a passionate personality, and Ma Xiaoqing's curiosity was hooked at once.
"What does the real you look like?"
"You'll know when the movie is finished."