The Shanghai International Film Festival, like the Cannes Film Festival, is held for 12 days, with the award ceremony taking place on the last day.

Just like Lee Shengyao guessed, "Border Killer" got the best editing, the best cinematography, and other than that, there was nothing else to gain.

Li Shengyao naturally appeared at the film festival award ceremony, and after attending the celebration banquet that night, he did not live in Shanghai, and went directly to Ningbo by car.

It was 10 a.m. the next day, 10 a.m. on June 15, 2010.

At the entrance of a street in the Luguo block of Xiangshan Film and Television City, the staff of the "1937" crew got together, and the field workers prepared firecrackers and fireworks.

Li Shengyao held up the loudspeaker and shouted: ""1937" is on. ”

Then, amid the cheers of the workers on the scene, firecrackers sounded, and then Li Shengyao handed out red envelopes to the actors, field workers, film crews, and reporters who came to interview.

In addition to some group performances, the main three actors all came.

Brother Xiao Ming, Zhang Yi, and Sun Li all dressed very formally.

Brother Xiao Ming was dressed in a suit, his hair was cut short, he didn't look oily, he was simple, but he didn't rest very well, and his eyes looked a little tired.

Zhang Yi is shirt and trousers, he is full of energy, standing there, the smile on the corner of his mouth can't be hidden.

Sun Li doesn't have many scenes, but as the only female character in this play, she can be regarded as the "heroine".

Sun Li will leave later, she will go to shoot another drama first, and she will come back in November, leaving a month to shoot her plot at that time.

Li Shengyao sent red envelopes to the three leading actors, and when he saw that Xiao Mingge's eyes were bloodshot, he quipped: "Pay attention to your body, don't be as anxious as young people." ”

Brother Xiao Ming is not tired because of monkey urgency, he has been reading the script of "1937" recently and studying the details of the performance.

Sometimes one is careless and looks late.

He and Dabao both felt that the script of "1937" was not as good as they imagined at first, but he later calmed down and felt that this role had obvious changes in his heart, the character could stand, and if he played it well, he might really win the award.

So Brother Xiao Ming was more focused on the preparation of this movie than before.

He has never played such a big-budget movie actor before, and this time when he gets serious, he will inevitably be a little nervous, and he has been sleeping a lot worse recently, and he looks tired.

"Director, I'm not in a hurry, I just haven't slept well."

"Then sleep well."

After distributing the red envelopes and having a while with the reporters, Li Shengyao then asked the stylist to put on makeup for Xiao Mingge and Zhang Yi.

He took the assistant directors around Luguo Street to discuss the position of the plot in the early stage of the film.

About forty minutes later, Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi put on their makeup.

Li Shengyao waved his hand and asked the crew to clear the scene, tourists, reporters, all of them were not allowed to approach.

He then walked to Brother Xiao Ming, Zhang Yi, "Come, let me talk to you about how this movie is made." ”

Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi were both at a loss, and the two of them glanced at each other, not understanding what Li Dadao meant.

It stands to reason that according to the convention, a short shot will be taken on the day of start-up, and the official shooting will start the next day.

And now?

Although there was a camera on the set, the two of them could see that the machine was not turned on, and several photographers stood aside and chatted in low voices.

Could it be that Li Shengyao wants to be different and stop playing today.

Li Shengyao didn't know what Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi thought, he clapped his hands, and then said, "You two, have you read the script?"

"Looked."

Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi nodded in unison.

"What do you think?"

Brother Xiao Ming immediately said: "The script is very thoughtful, the characters have grown, and it is a good script." ”

Zhang Yi followed: "Yes, I think the story of this script is very exciting, with constant ups and downs, and it is a rare good story." ”

Li Shengyao smiled slightly, squinted his eyes, looked at Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi, and didn't say anything.

"Director......

Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi were confused by Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao laughed, "I'm kidding you, both of you are people who have gone to college, and you should have basic aesthetics." ”

"The story of "1937" is actually very ordinary, at most 75 points, I think it is not comparable to classic war movies such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Soldiers in the City".

Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi looked at Li Shengyao in a daze, and neither of them knew how to answer.

The script of this movie is not very outstanding, so why make this story?

Li Shengyao continued: "You should have watched "Border Killer", the plot of this movie is actually very ordinary, but the story is average, which does not mean that a good movie cannot be made. ”

He patted the dust off his clothes and continued, "The story of '1937' isn't great, but there are other ways we can make it more exciting." ”

"For example, with a different way of shooting."

"My idea was to shoot '1937' with long shots, and I wanted the film to be released to give the audience a feeling of being in one shot."

His voice was raised a little, "I've never tried to make a film in a single-shot way in a feature-length film, and now I'm going to try to do that." ”

"Brother Xiao Ming, Zhang Yi, I said that I want to impact next year's Cannes Film Festival, but I am not joking, I want to make an unprecedented film, I want to shock Cannes."

Brother Xiao Ming looked at Li Shengyao stupidly, he was stunned for a while, and then he came back to his senses, and then thought carefully about Li Shengyao's words, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

The first "one-shot-to-the-end" feature-length film in history, if it is really made, it will definitely leave a mark in film history.

And now he is the hero of the film.

Even if you can't win the prize, it's worth it.

Even if it's zero pay, it's worth fighting for.

Thinking that the movie in which he was the protagonist was a textbook that might appear in the Beiying Chinese drama, Xiao Ming felt that his heart was pounding, and he was about to pop out.

The same is true for Zhang Yi, although he is the second male lead.

But he has only been in the industry for four years, and he can make a name for himself in such a special film so quickly, and he feels that the whole world is much brighter, and his world is full of fragrance and sunshine.

Lee continued: "All the shots we make are long shots, at least three minutes or more, so we can't shoot according to ordinary film and television dramas. ”

"I want the two of you to rehearse all the scenes in the movie a thousand times, two thousand times, and come back in five months."

Brother Xiao Ming immediately said: "Director, there is no problem, we must act well." ”

Zhang Yi then reassured: "Director, we accept this task." ”

Li Shengyao nodded, "Very good, remember our goal, we want to make a film that has never been seen before in film history, we have to pay more, so that we can seize the opportunity and let the world see our work." ”

(End of chapter)