Chapter 4 Alan
Zhang Yuan was in a bad mood these two days and scolded Ye Jin several times on the set. In fact, it is no wonder that this kid could not get into the state for a long time and often couldn't step on the point Zhang Yuan wanted.
The scene between the boy Alan and the bus is a daytime scene. In order not to affect the normal class, they can only shoot in the morning or evening. The time is tight, and Ye Jin has to NG several times each time, so he can only shoot one or two shots a day. Sometimes he can’t even shoot one shot. If this continues, there will be only a dozen minutes of scenes, and it will be no more than ten days or half a month. Not to mention wasting film, it will be money for every day to delay!
Also, it has been on for several days, but the actor who is the most important role of Alan in the play has not yet been decided. Several groups of auditions have come. Every time Zhang Yuan asks Wang Dalun to help him play, but no one is satisfied.
The filming of the scene went smoothly that morning. The crew wanted to change the scene and shoot some garden scenery. Wang Dalun was discussing with Zhao Wei about whether to go to eat ramen or fried noodles at noon. When he heard Zhang Yuan shouting, "Dalun, come here."
"Then I'm going to have ramen for lunch and I'll treat you." Wang Dalun said last and ran towards Zhang Yuan, "Director, I'm here."
There is an idle courtyard in the garden, which serves as a temporary office space for the crew and also serves as the filming location of the police station in the theater. Zhang Yuan was standing in the yard and talking to a strange man. He looked in his thirties, with long hair, and a bit of an artist-like atmosphere.
"This is Director Meng from the theater." Zhang Yuan introduced.
Director Meng took the initiative to extend his hand, "Meng Jinhui."
Wang Dalun heard of this name when he was chatting with Zhang Yuan. It is said that this person is very awesome and persistent in the drama stage. Because he has similar artistic concepts to Zhang Yuan, the two have a good relationship. Hu Jun, who originally wanted to play the role of Xiao Shi, was recommended to Zhang Yuan by him.
Wang Dalun quickly reached over and shook hands, "Hello, Teacher Meng! My name is Wang Dalun."
Meng Jinhui has always been obsessed with avant-garde dramas. When he first saw the script of "East Palace and West Palace", he liked it very much, especially Alan in it. He heard that this character has not been settled for a long time, Director Meng had the idea of playing with the tickets, so he came here with a self-recommendation.
Wang Dalun understood as soon as he heard this, and asked himself to play.
As the saying goes: As soon as an expert reaches out, he will know if there is any. A few lines and actions fully demonstrate Meng Jinhui's understanding of the role of Alan, which is much better than the few people who came to the audition before.
"How is it?" Meng Jinhui seemed very energetic and asked excitedly.
After a few plays, I would like to say that the performance was indeed very good, but Zhang Yuan always felt something was wrong. He always had something out of place with Alan he imagined, but he couldn't say something wrong for a while.
"Lao Meng, you'd better try the makeup again."
Alan's female makeup part is the outbreak of the whole plot. Meng Jinhui knew Zhang Yuan's rigor and nodded in to put on makeup.
"Do you think Lao Meng is suitable just now?" Zhang Yuan handed a cigarette to Wang Dalun.
Wang Dalun smiled and said, "It seems that you shouldn't ask me about this kind of thing. You have the most say."
"Well, I mean, how do you feel when you work with him?" Zhang Yuan asked again.
"Huh!" Wang Dalun took a deep breath of cigarette and thought, "What do you think? His acting skills are great, especially the lines are very good! But I always feel that I am a little far away from him... Well, momentum, right, it is momentum. Teacher Meng's momentum is very strong, and I can't keep up."
"Oh." Zhang Yuan nodded indecisively, walked around the room twice, stood at the window in contemplation, not knowing what he was thinking.
Wang Dalun scratched his head. He was actually quite upset these days. Alan's role has not been decided for a day, which means he cannot play in the show for a day.
"Okay, Zhang Yuan, look." Meng Jinhui didn't wear makeup for a long time, just wearing women's clothing, wig covers, and some lipstick.
Wang Dalun looked back and saw, "Puff!" It was so scary that the baby was so scared, and Zhang Yuan was also stunned.
This style is seriously inconsistent! Meng Jinhui is actually not ugly among men, and her skin is quite white, but as soon as the woman's makeup is put on, her style has completely changed. Her waist, small eyes, thick lips, and the small horizontal flesh on her face are clearly a female yaksha!
"No, no." Zhang Yuan's head shook like a rattle.
Although he was filming literary and artistic movies and not idol dramas, his appearance is the king after all, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Zhao Wei to act in the bus.
Why "Farewell My Concubine" has become a classic is not because her brother is so gorgeous. But there is only one brother, so Zhang Yuan cannot find such an actor, and it is impossible for him to make an art film into a horror film.
"Maybe it's a little stiff. I didn't expect that this would be the effect of female makeup." Meng Jinhui also pointed at Gu Pan and tried to figure it out.
"Well!"
Alan's female makeup is the inspiration to inspire Xiao Shi's inner devil. Even though he is not as amazed as his brother, what's wrong with using Ruhua?
Meng Jinhui was very disappointed, Zhang Yuan was very worried, and Wang Dalun was very depressed.
"Director, can I give it a try?"
Someone recommended himself, and the three of them turned their heads to look at each other.
"Accountant Si!"
Yes, it's the crew's accountant.
Wang Dalun only knew that his surname was Si, a rare surname. He didn't know his name. He usually nodded when he met him occasionally. This person was very clean. Whether he was dressed or his spotless desk, he would always smell a pleasant scent, which might be the smell of perfume or skin cream.
The accountant was found by an investor. The people in the crew were not very familiar with him. They only knew that his surname was Si, a rare surname. Wang Dalun once supported others to discuss it in private, saying that he was actually a gay man.
"Accountant Si, do you want to try it?" Zhang Yuan was surprised.
"Director, I like this drama very much. If possible, I want to try it." Accountant Si was a little shy, and two red clouds appeared on his fair face.
"Hiss!" This guy is actually a bit charming.
The eyes of the three people in the room lit up at the same time.
"Okay, then try it. That, you can read the script first. Dalun, and I'll play with Accountant Si later."
Accountant Si took the script and flipped it out, "Well, director, can you do any part of it?"
"Everything is fine." Zhang Yuan responded, and the guy was still looking at him carefully.
Accountant Si is not very handsome, not too tall, with very white skin or a little pale, but he is very clean and refreshing, especially with a white scarf around his neck, which is perfectly matched with the yellow cross-haired jacket on his body.
Accountant Si looked around and found a corner to squat down, lowered his head, bowed his waist, held his knees with both hands, bowed his waist to a large extent, and his bent back closure was revealed, revealing a little spine, looking very embarrassed.
Zhang Yuan and Meng Jinhui looked at each other, and the eyes of the two directors appeared at the same time.
"You're welcome, Accountant Si. My name is Wang Dalun." Wang Dalun quickly shook hands with him, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The role was settled, which meant that he could film normally.
"Shan, I see that you didn't read the script just now, you memorized it?" Zhang Yuan asked.
"Well, I really like this drama. I have watched the script several times and can basically memorize it." Sihan replied.
"Okay, we will officially start shooting tonight, and we will shoot the part I tried just now. Sihan, your relationship just now is very good, but there is still some lack in performance..."
Zhang Yuan held the script and started talking to Sihan. Wang Dalun and Meng Jinhui sat aside and smoked and chatted quietly.
Lao Meng looked serious and cold from his appearance. Wang Dalun was a little nervous when he first started talking, but after contacting him, he found that this person was quite kind and enthusiastically helped him analyze his understanding of the role of Xiao Shi.
"Director, what clothes do I wear when filming at night?"
The play was almost done, and Sihan asked specifically before leaving.
"Just wear your white scarf, just wear it."
Zhang Yuan emphasized the white scarf on Sihan's neck. In his opinion, the white scarf can appropriately metaphor Alan's identity.
"Oh, by the way, Dalun, you need to get some hair."
"Director, how do you do it?"
Wang Dalun's hair is neither long nor short, 300% or 70% of the hair, which is quite refreshing, but it is similar to Sihan's hairstyle. It is inevitable that the two of them will feel overlapping when they act in opposite scenes.
"Don't open 300% 70% of the 30% 70% yummy, well... it's better to make it shorter and change it to a big back."
"Xiao Shi is a policeman, but he likes fashionable things in his heart, so it is best to show his hairstyle." Meng Jinhui reminded him thinking.
"Fashionable hairstyle... perm the head? Tsk, how can this policeman perm the head?" Zhang Yuan shook his head.
Chapter completed!