Ten years of film queen, finally became a top star

Chapter 284 Pretending to be Young

Maybe it was because he had been in poor art film crews for too long, Yu Jiang still couldn't get used to this kind of wealthy environment.

Afraid that there would not be enough funds in the later stage, the team had to seek investment everywhere, and I couldn’t help but ask a few more questions.

"Director Liao, why is this so big? We'll tear it down after we finish filming. Isn't it a bit of a waste?"

Liao Yongning waved his hand and said proudly: "After we finish filming, this will become a tourist attraction of the Peninsula Campaign. The city will be the Peninsula Campaign Memorial Hall, and the mountain under our feet will be made into a battlefield that recreates an important battle..."

He talked for a long time with his hands and feet gesticulating, the main idea being that the set design would not only not cause problems with the crew's capital chain, but could even make money after filming was complete.

The country strongly supports red attractions like this. With historical resources and a little bit of star effect, the snow-capped mountains at our feet may become a good tourist attraction in the future.

These are basically the main areas on the snowfield. The remaining half must be kept in its original state, and a no-trampling area is specially marked out.

One of the highlights shot here was the one where Ma Xu and Xin Ruifeng dragged a wounded soldier in the snow. In case there was no such good snow before the shooting, this piece was reserved specifically for that scene.

Thanks to the planned scenic spots here, infrastructure such as water and electricity are already available, which brings a lot of convenience to the crew.

Coming directly to the deep mountains of Liaodong from northern Hubei, Yu Jiang didn’t wear enough clothes and felt a little cold after walking around for half a day.

Seeing her shivering with her hands in her pockets, Lu Shisuo suggested that they go to the dormitory to rest first.

It is very good to have such dormitory conditions when shooting in the wild. The room is not small, with a private bathroom and electric heater.

The two buildings are divided by gender. Yu Jiang and Lu Shisu live on the fourth floor of the girls' building, and their assistants also live on the same floor.

Tong Jiajing has already decorated Yu Jiang's dormitory. There is no special need for Yu Jiang in the group, so she will return to Beijing tomorrow.

Under Gong Jianan's strong request, Yu Jiang had to keep Wang Dandan in the group to follow her.

After a half-day break, the director held a small meeting with the two of them after dinner and took the script for tomorrow's scene.

There is no major drama when I first join the crew, and tomorrow will mainly be some scattered shots of Ma Xu and Xin Ruifeng treating the wounded.

The Peninsula Campaign lasted a total of eight years, from the time the Chinese troops set foot on the peninsula to the time the troops completely withdrew. During these eight years, the environment was harsh and the casualties were heavy.

Ma Xu and Xin Ruifeng were in the medical team of the 15th Regiment of the 45th Division of the 135th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. As the battle situation changed, they gradually moved deeper into the war zone.

Ma Xu, played by Yu Jiang, participated in the War of Liberation, while Xin Ruifeng was on the battlefield for the first time.

In this context, even the scattered shots of treating the wounded vary greatly depending on the scene.

From initially receiving the wounded in field hospitals north of the 38th parallel to rescuing the wounded under artillery fire.

Even though they knew that these shots accounted for a small proportion of the entire film, Yu Jiang and Lu Shisuo got together to study them carefully.

Precisely because these shots only flash by, the actors are required to use precise performances to quickly convey emotions to the audience.

There are a total of six scenes tomorrow. Except for two scenes in the early field hospital, the rest have no lines.

The two of them discussed their emotions while holding the few pages of the script that Liao Yongning had just brought over, and only went back to rest before going to bed.

The next morning, the crew was about to officially start filming, and the two leading actors began to put on makeup at eight in the morning.

The wheat-colored Yu Jiang and the fair-skinned Lu Shisu sitting side by side create an obvious contrast. They are the only people in the entire story line who have not tanned.

The change in Lu Shisuo's skin color is particularly important. In the Peninsula Battle section, in addition to the war environment, the most obvious thing that shows the timeline is her skin color.

They simply held a launch ceremony, which was called a launch ceremony, but in fact it was just a group photo taken by everyone. Liao Yongning was the one who cared least about these things.

The first scene was in the transit tent. The two leading actors showed solid acting skills and good coordination, and their bandaging techniques were not practiced in vain.

If Liao Yongning hadn't requested two more different feelings, this scene could have been done in one take.

The special extras were picked up from the city in the morning. The scenes on the snowy mountains will require a lot of extras, and what follows will only be more troublesome.

Seeing that the actors were in good condition, Liao Yongning went directly to the thatched earth house built behind the dormitory, which was a temporary field hospital.

Today was the only scene with dialogue, and Yu Jiang and Lu Shisuo rehearsed it several times before filming began. The filming process went very smoothly.

There were no problems with the rest of the scattered shots, except for the part about rescuing people amid the bombardment, which wasted some time communicating with the pyrotechnician, but the rest was completely faster than expected.

Ma Xu's calmness in the face of the battlefield, his skill in treating wounds, and his tenderness towards his comrades were all displayed in these short six scenes.

Xin Ruifeng's emotional transition from being panicked when she first saw the cruelty of the battlefield to passive acceptance later on was natural and reasonable.

After six scenes, the fair and tender Lu Shisu in the morning has now become as dirty as a small black potato.

Yu Jiang was already dark, and now he looked even more horrible, with patches of black on his face, and the snow stuck to his face was even more obvious.

Director Liao is used to arranging ample time for shooting. If Yu Jiang and Lu Shisuo continue with their current status, it is very likely that they can shoot ahead of schedule.

Liao Yongning's creative habit is to spend a lot of time on shooting, and not much time on post-production and editing.

He usually has his editing ideas in mind before shooting, and doesn’t use much post-production special effects as he prefers to do everything for real.

In the dressing room, Liao Yongning chatted with the two people who were removing their makeup: "I never thought that after so many years, you two would still have such a tacit understanding when working together again."

When we ran too close to the bomb site just now, Lu Shixiu's hearing was a little impaired. "Director Liao, we just started to remove the makeup, why are you dragging your feet?"

Liao Yongning was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and smiled and raised his voice, "I didn't say you were slow! I said you two have a tacit understanding, a tacit understanding!"

This time Lu Shisuo heard it clearly. Yu Jiang, who was not deaf, was next to Liao Yongning and was almost deafened by him.

"Of course we have a tacit understanding, we are old partners!"

Lu Shixiu was half deaf and shouted very loudly, and this time Yu Jiang's other ear was almost deaf as well.

"Can you two stop talking? If you really have to, use the intercom. Yelling will only hurt innocent people!"

Liao Yongning, who wanted to chat for a while longer, muttered, "I'm not allowed to chat anymore. I want to ask Teacher Lu how it feels to act young."

"You're the one pretending to be young! I'm not old now, okay?!"

A magical law: even if you shout something else, you may not be able to hear it, but if you say something bad, no matter how quietly you speak, you will definitely hear it.

Liao Yongning laughed provocatively, "The script states that Xin Ruifeng is eighteen years old. How old is Teacher Lu this year?"

"..." Lu Shisu was silent, then became furious, "You think I'm too old! What were you thinking when you were casting?!"