Of course, repeating it is a luxury.

Liu Yifei filmed from 3 pm to 12 pm with a big belly, NG 37 times, but did not finish this scene.

Crying and shouting when giving birth to a child, Liu Yifei's throat was hoarse.

The director and cinematographer didn't complain either, because this situation had been expected for a long time.

However, after the three leading actors left the set and went back to rest, the staff who cleaned up on the scene had some complaints: "I also said that I rehearsed for 1 month, and I NG 37 times on the first day, what is the difference between not rehearsing and not rehearsing." ”

The three actors returned to their respective rooms and were also reflecting on their performance today, especially Liu Yifei, during the rehearsal, she was able to go through it all over again, but there were always accidents on the set today, some of which were the problems of the actors themselves, and some of which were the problems of the crew.

However, Liu Yifei knew that all the highlights of this scene were on herself, and the live NG was all her fault in her opinion.

"Don't think about it," Zhang Yuanjun asked her to put down her burden, "There have been a few times when Teacher He Saifei and I didn't cooperate with you." ”

Liu Yifei knew, but she still sat on the bed in a daze, thinking about what else she could improve tomorrow.

Zhang Yuanjun got into her arms and lay on her lap, Liu Yifei touched her husband's head and said, "I'm not anxious at all. ”

"When I look at you, I can't help it." Zhang Yuanjun closed his eyes, enjoyed his wife's touch, and said softly, "This shot is so difficult, it is possible to shoot it for ten days and half a month." ”

Liu Yifei said: "I feel very sorry for the director." ”

"How?"

"Look, the director's "Return" was released, and he threw down "The Return" and plunged into our crew."

Zhang Yimou didn't care about "Return", before the start of "Pieces of a Woman", Zhang Yimou took the crew of "Return" to the five major box offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hubei and Guangdong, and "Pieces of Women" was launched in the past few days, Zhang Yimou didn't need to pay special attention to "Return".

Literary films are unlikely to be as large-scale roadshows as commercial blockbusters, "The Return" has run all over the five major box offices, and the early roadshow is fine, and the start-up of "Fragments of Women" is not a delay in time.

"So we have to behave better these days," Zhang Yuanjun sat up, "In a few days, Zhang Yimou will go to Cannes to promote "Return", and it will take four or five days at the shortest. ”

In fact, this is also the embarrassing part of "Pieces of a Woman", the start-up time is really not good, just in time for the release of "The Return" and the opening of Cannes.

But there is no way, Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei will participate in FIRST in July, and they will start "Looking for the Dragon" in August, and "Pieces of Women" must be completed before the start of "Looking for the Dragon", so the time can only be compressed in this way.

Zhang Yuanjun yawned: "Sleep, it's almost two o'clock, I can't open my eyes." ”

Liu Yifei was really sleepy, she didn't think about it anymore, she slept with her husband and slept until dawn.

Because a long shot was to be taken first, and Liu Yifei had a long makeup time every time, the crew agreed to start work in the afternoon during this time, leaving Liu Yifei with four or five hours to put on her stomach in the morning.

Liu Yifei arrived at the crew at 9 a.m. the next day to start makeup, started filming at 2 p.m., and filmed until 2 a.m.

Today, there are a total of 42 NG, and it is another day of white work.

At half past eight in the morning of the next day, Liu Yifei appeared in the dressing room and started putting on makeup, and the crew started at 1:40 pm.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the audience held their breath and waited for He Saifei's last line:

"Bring the doctor in, go, go."

Zhang Yuanjun listened to her advice, and ran out.

"Click!" Zhang Yimou shouted to stop, and the three actors squeezed into the director's studio to watch the replay together.

After playing it back, Zhang Yimou was silent and played it again.

Zhang Yimou propped his chin and looked intently at the monitor screen.

The photographer whispered, "This is fine, it works." ”

Zhang Yimou asked him rhetorically: "Can it be used?" ”

"It works, it's not good?"

Zhang Yimou smiled at this time: "If you can use it, it's over." ”

Liu Yifei cried happily and threw herself on her husband's shoulder.

She has been filming for 12 years, and she has never been NG so many times in one scene!

Including rehearsing plays in the theater, she has never NG so many times!

Three days, 105 times!

Coupled with more than 1 month of rehearsals, she has performed this scene I don't know how many times, and now it has finally passed.

Zhang Yimou took the lead in applauding Liu Yifei, and the whistles, applause, and cheers of the whole crew rang out.

I don't know and think it's finished, but it's just the first scene that has been filmed.

Zhang Yuanjun hugged Liu Yifei and said with a smile: "Your stomach is on me." ”

Liu Yifei raised her head from Zhang Yuanjun's arms, faced the applause of the audience, and burst into laughter: "It's not a finale, don't do it." ”

The applause was extinguished, and Zhang Yimou didn't plan to shoot again today, so he ordered it to be called a day.

The staff was cleaning up, and the three actors were still sitting in front of the monitor and watching the clip with Zhang Yimou again.

Zhang Yimou pointed to the screen and said, "It's a good act." I've watched it twice and I think you're doing it well. ”

Liu Yifei, who praised her, was a little embarrassed.

"The outbreak is about to break out, the crying scene, if it is not performed well, it will make people feel fake and use too much force, and if you act well, you are like this, and such a long time of rehearsal and preparation has not been done in vain. Look here. Zhang Yimou pointed to Liu Yifei, "The physical interaction between the two of you gives people a very real feeling." ”

"A real couple." Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile.

The four of them watched the material twice before finishing it, and Zhang Yimou said: "Go and remove your makeup, that's it for today." ”

"Director, when are you coming back?" Tomorrow, Zhang Yimou will go to Cannes.

"I'll be back on the 22nd." Zhang Yimou packed up his headphones, "Aren't you going to go this year?" ”

"I'm too tired to go." The brand urged the two, including the film festival official, who also sent invitations to the two, but the couple chose to refuse.

"It's okay not to go." Zhang Yimou packed up his things and walked out with Zhang Yuanjun, "It's been really hard for you these past few days, take a good rest." ”

The two separated, and Zhang Yuanjun went to remove his makeup.

The camera of the documentary on the set has not been turned off, and the staff next to Zhang Yimou said: "Liu Yifei has grinded it out." ”

Zhang Yimou smiled: "People are already very good." ”

Zhang Yuanjun took off her makeup and went to Liu Yifei's dressing room, she was lying on the bed in the dressing room and asked the makeup artist to remove her stomach, seeing Zhang Yuanjun come in, Liu Yifei smiled and said: "Finally finished filming, I'm almost stupid in the past three days." ”

"That's worth it." Zhang Yuanjun sat on the edge of the bed, picked up Liu Yifei's cup, and went to the water dispenser in the corner to get some hot water to drink, "After shooting a 25-minute long shot in three days, I have to praise the high efficiency of any director." ”

After a while, Liu Yifei finished dismantling the fake belly, and the two walked out together.

It's so late, and there is still a reporter's car outside the studio.

The two recognized the opposite car, did not stop it, opened the door and got into the car, and left the studio.

(End of chapter)