late at night

In the rental house, whether it is the living room, bedroom, or bathroom, all the lights are turned on, and the whole house is illuminated.

At the same time, the TV in the living room is also on, and the volume is turned up so that it makes the whole room seem a little noisy.

But no one is paying attention to the content on this TV.

The entire crew was off-camera, staring at the sofa with bated breath, Cai Siqi, who played Zhang Xin, was sitting on the sofa with her knees crossed, and the whole person was shrunk into a ball.

"All units should pay attention to the red lines drawn on the ground, stay away, and don't show their heads in the camera." The voice of Lu Zhengyi's conductor sounded from the headset, "Akang, don't forget the route of the position, from the long view to the close shot, and cooperate with Xiaoxu to complete this long shot." ”

With his instructions, Wei Kang personally picked up the camera and began to walk along the route of the pre-shooting rehearsal.

At the same time, the camera on his shoulder is always firmly aimed at the position of the sofa.

When the TV series was scheduled to be played, a gray shadow appeared in a corner of the room, as if passing by the living room and heading to the kitchen.

In the shot, Zhang Xin, who was shrunk into a ball of loose hair sitting on the sofa, first glanced at the corner with his eyes.

Immediately afterward, she suddenly shouted, "Who! ”

But as soon as Zhang Xin's voice sounded, the figure had already walked into the kitchen.

The eyes of several onlookers widened and they looked around in amazement, trying to see where the projection came from, but for a while, they found nothing.

The shooting of the long shot continued, and I witnessed that there seemed to be a 'person' walking into the kitchen, and Zhang Xin's already haggard and dull face became stiff.

She stood up tremblingly, and every step seemed to be a struggle of ideas.

Wei Kang always carried the camera, stood behind her, and marched forward with her.

At the same time, the volume of the TV in the living room was also adjusted by the rest of the crew, and it slowly decreased.

From the director's monitor, Lu Zhengyi watched the scene in front of him from a third-person perspective.

It's like playing a real-life horror game.

Especially in the headset, the noisy sound of the TV changes with the movement of the characters, which is even more immersive.

And as a person who 'can only see ghosts the day after tomorrow', Zhang Xin tiptoed to the wall, poking his head out with great difficulty, wanting to see the movement inside.

But when she finally mustered up the courage to look into the kitchen, there was nothing in front of her eyes and in the camera.

Under the bright light, there was nothing in the kitchen that had not been used for a long time.

"Whew-"

The sound of panting came into Lu Zhengyi's ears through the radio headset, making him clearly feel Zhang Xin's nervousness.

And as the camera panted, it began to turn, ready to return to the living room.

A black shadow suddenly walked in front of Zhang Xin and the camera, and the sound of heavy breathing directly stopped!

A short-haired man in a white shirt!

I couldn't see the face, but he did step out of the confirmed empty kitchen and pass in front of them!

“……”

The camera clearly recorded the sluggishness on Zhang Xin's face for only a few seconds, and then, a sharp scream sounded from her mouth.

"Ahh

The cacophony directly overshadowed the TV set, which had already reduced its volume.

At the same time, she looked into the living room, but there was no figure of the short-haired man in the living room just now!

Zhang Xin, no, no, it should be Cai Siqi.

At this moment, she couldn't tell whether she was acting or was really scared.

Obviously she had already read the script, and she knew that a figure would suddenly pass in front of her, but at that moment, she couldn't help but show the truest emotion, that is, horror!

Even now, Cai Siqi couldn't help but glance at other people outside the camera.

In addition to the crew, the other actors had the same horror and incredulity in their eyes.

Compared with themselves in close contact, they may see more realistically when they are outside the camera.

"Click!"

Bai Wei interrupted the thoughts of the actors present.

Upstairs, Lu Zhengyi took off the headset.

"Not bad."

He hesitated, "But she obviously played in the end, and there was a slight sense of separation." ”

"It's already okay, let's use it, this one, her reaction just now is quite real." Zhang Yu also took off the headset, "Although she played in the last part, judging from the plot, her reaction is normal." ”

Lu Zhengyi was silent.

After a while, he looked at the time on his phone, "Let's get here today, it's a little late, it's time to call it a day." ”

As for whether or not to use it, he plans to think again.

Zhang Yu saw his plan, and he didn't say much to persuade him.

After all, Lu Zhengyi is the director, the one who decides whether this part of the shooting can be put in the feature film.

"Speaking of which, Director Lu, this time we want to record the filming footage, so that it can be released for marketing during the promotion of the movie?"

But then he touched on the issue of publicity.

They often think about follow-up publicity when they are filming.

For example, when it is released, release some materials during filming, or engage in some news combined with current affairs to increase the discussion of the topic, so that the audience can't tell the truth from the fake.

And the success of their films is because the quality of the work itself and the publicity are very important.

But that was before.

"Nope."

Lu Zhengyi waved his hand, "We don't need to do those things anymore, Lao Zhang." ”

As soon as he said this, Zhang Yu was stunned.

Then, he nodded abruptly, "yes, it's not anymore." ”

He's been behind for too long.

No, it's just over a year, but it's not that long.

It's that the development speed of the crew is too fast.

Lu Zhengyi listened to the emotion in his words, but he didn't say much, this is the case.

There are many ways to express horror and horror.

In the past, Lu Zhengyi's favorite way was to start from the plot, adding a lot of things that Tang people often come into contact with in their lives to create a sense of realism in the details of shooting.

The old corpse in the mountain village is like this, the curse is like this, and the eyes are ...... That's all the same.

The words 'think carefully and are terrified' carry out the films he has made before.

From the plot of the movie itself, to the marketing of reality outside the movie, the web woven by his horror films, the more the audience is immersed in the movie, the more they think, the more they understand, the more they can't break free.

The intersection between reality and fantasy makes the audience still impressed by the plot and characters after watching the movie.

But that was before.

After starting to shoot Curse, Lu Zhengyi studied a large number of shooting styles from other countries and began to experiment with different genres.

In fact, compared to the previous style, the state of the curse shooting is better to give full play to his advantages.

That is, special effects.

The special effects of her previous films were all completed by Liang Meijuan, although she is stronger than Wang Xiaoxu in terms of ability, but she is far inferior to Wang Xiaoxu in terms of service in the plot.

At most, she can only star by herself, or change into someone else to act.

In this way, her power is limited.

Although under Lu Zhengyi's arrangement, Chu Renmei's role and Li Ruonan's role are very outstanding, but when it comes to double pupils, the role she can perform is almost gone.

And Wang Xiaoxu is different, his ability is almost born to add special effects to the movie.

"Knock knock."

A knock on the door rang out from outside.

"Come in."

Lu Zhengyi doesn't need to think about it, he knows who is outside.

Sure enough, Cai Siqi walked into the house very cramped.

"You talk, I'll talk about the call it a day."

Zhang Yu stood up and walked out.

Before leaving, he also closed the door of the house.

"Yes."

Lu Zhengyi stood up helplessly and opened the door again.

Then, he looked at Cai Siqi, "What's going on in the last paragraph just now?" ”

"I, I'm scared."

Cai Siqi didn't sit down, just stood there, "I'm sorry, director!" I'll do a good job next time! ”

She suddenly remembered that she was acting at the moment when Bai Wei shouted 'click'.

While acting, it is common for an actor to suddenly look out of camera at other people on camera, but the least mistake they should make.

The result of this is probably that the audience will complain about 'why XX keeps looking at the side, isn't she reading the teleprompter by memorizing lines?', 'The moment her eyes looked at the camera, my brain atrophied, and the director of such a scene actually retained', 'How did this kind of acting skills get selected......' and so on.

"Don't rush to apologize just yet."

Lu Zhengyi sat down in front of the director's monitor again and replayed the clip just now, "You first take a look at what you just shot." ”

When Cai Siqi heard this, she nodded silently and came over.

Then, she stood nervously next to her, staring at the camera without blinking.

Just standing next to him, Cai Siqi's saliva was secreted faster, but a mouthful of saliva was stuck in her throat.

She wanted to swallow it, but she was afraid that her movements would be too big, and she couldn't go up or down.

The whole person stood there, looking very overwhelmed.

"Alright, do you feel anything?"

Finally, after this clip was broadcast, Lu Zhengyi looked at her again and asked what he thought of this part of the filming.

And in his eyes, the tension on Cai Siqi, who was standing in front of him, was about to overflow.

It's very similar to a person with social phobia, standing in a crowded shopping mall waiting for someone, and every movement seems very abrupt.

"I, I didn't act well."

Cai Siqi replied quietly.

When facing Lu Zhengyi, her psychological pressure was really great.

“…… That's all you think? ”

Lu Zhengyi frowned, "Do you think this clip can be used in the feature film?" ”

"Can't!"

Cai Siqi hurriedly replied, "I'm sorry director, I'm delaying everyone's time, I will shoot well tomorrow night." ”

But Lu Zhengyi didn't respond to her words, but asked rhetorically, "Can't this clip be used in the feature film?" ”

Cai Siqi paused.

After a while, she asked cautiously, "...... So, can that be put in the feature film? ”

"Can this be put in the feature film?"

Lu Zhengyi then asked rhetorically.

Is that okay or can't?

Cai Siqi was about to cry.

Lu Zhengyi waited for a long time, but he couldn't wait for an exact answer, and sighed helplessly.

"Can't you just have a little idea of your own?"

He tapped his finger on the table, "This clip is well shot and can be used." ”

"But there is one place where it is not very good, and your performance before and after is not the same, which creates a sense of separation for the characters."

"So why is this happening? Because you didn't think about the role at all, you played it exactly according to what was written in my script, and you didn't have your own ideas. ”

"It's not so much that you're acting, it's better that I'm acting, and you don't even have a rough picture in your head beforehand."

"So much so that when I encountered a sudden situation, I didn't realize that I was already playing."

Cai Siqi lowered her head.

"I really want to laugh right now."

Lu Zhengyi looked at her, "You give me the feeling that there is an empty treasure house and the key to the treasure house in your hand, but you are just someone who is not willing to take the time to walk that way to get the treasure out." ”

At this point, he shook his head again, "No, no, I should say that no one told you that it was time to withdraw the money, and you won't take it yourself." ”

"You are indeed very talented in acting, I, the director, tell you about the play, no matter what you say, you can perform, I thought this was very good, but now it seems that your talent may only be suitable for playing small supporting roles in short scenes."

"Those protagonists who have long scenes and characters who grow up in the plot, you may not be able to do well."

As soon as these words were spoken, Cai Siqi raised her head suddenly.

"Fortunately, there are not many scenes to shoot, starting tomorrow, suspend filming, and you and Huang Yunli's script will be exchanged." Lu Zhengyi spoke softly, and swapped a second-time heroine with an actor who could only be said to be a fourth-time or fifth-time supporting actress.

"......"

Cai Siqi's face was a little anxious, and she was going to say something.

But when the words came to her mouth, she stopped again, and looked at Lu Zhengyi with a stunned gaze.

"Looks like you've accepted it." Lu Zhengyi looked at her when she stopped talking, turned off the monitor casually, and stood up, "By the way, about the role of Xue'er that you are going to play next, you can write me a new analysis of the character." ”

"If the writing is not good, then there may be no need for us to cooperate."

"Also, about the news of your role swap with Huang Yunli, please inform her."

Listening to these words, Cai Siqi pursed her lips.

For a long moment, she nodded silently.

……

"So, you're really going to swap her out?"

In the hotel, Lu Zhengyi followed Zhang Xueming on a video call.

"It's not uncommon in this circle to change roles on the spot."

He looked at the person in the video and replied with a smile, "If it's not suitable, you can only replace it." ”

Changing roles is not a trivial matter, let alone being the heroine.

Zhang Xueming, as his wife, investor, and partner, naturally needs to know.

"You're the director, and you're up to the cracks."

In the video, Zhang Xueming hesitated for a moment, then replied with a smile, "I won't interfere in the shooting, you just have to make a choice." ”

"But then, do you have to stop filming, after all, both of them have to rethink their roles."

"It's the first time you've done this kind of thing that delays your progress."

"There's no way, the little girl has been passive for a long time, and she really waits for others to help her make decisions on everything, and she doesn't have the idea of fighting for it at all." Lu Zhengyi looked a little helpless, "Yes, when the time comes, if the choice is wrong, she can also confidently push the wrong result to others, saying that you made me choose this way in the first place, and you can't blame me for being wrong now." ”

"But if you don't fight for it yourself in the first place, and then you are wrong, the person who makes the choice will certainly be responsible, but the person who has not resisted in the slightest and accepted the arrangement of others will not have a little responsibility?"

"That's not how it is calculated, so since you asked me to help you choose, then I will choose according to my ideas."

As he spoke, his tone was full of regret.

Zhang Xueming looked at Lu Zhengyi seriously through the camera for a while, and suddenly said, "I can see that you like her very much." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Zhengyi was a little dazed.

(End of chapter)