Looking at Li Tang's strong figure, Xu Jinglei also showed admiration, but immediately curled her lips, a big man could be so white, ugh!
Glancing at her dark flesh, she felt quite envious, but she was also quite tolerant. What's wrong with being dark? He's pretty in black. Anyway, there are plenty of men like him.
Being surrounded by people like this, no matter how thick-skinned Li Tang was, he was still a little embarrassed. He quickly jumped on the bed and lay down against the head of the bed. He picked up the blanket on the bed and covered it a little to avoid being exposed.
In fact, the so-called bed is just a Simmons bed placed on the floor. There is a long low cabinet placed against the wall as the bedside. There are two lamps on each side of the low cabinet. There were fewer things on the side where Li Tang was lying, except for a few books. On the low cabinet on the side where Xu Jinglei slept, there were many odds and ends such as picture frames, alarm clocks, perfume bottles, and cordless phones with charging stations.
The art design is very careful. For example, although the two table lamps have the same style, the lampshades are different sizes. The lower opening of the lampshade on the side leaning against Li Tang is wider, while the lower opening of the lampshade on Xu Jinglei's side is more open. In addition, the colors of the lights are also different. Li Tang's side has a cooler white light, while Xu Jinglei's side has a warm orange color.
The size of the lampshade reflects each other's personalities. The man is carefree; the woman is more careful and considerate of others. The color of the light reflects the different moods of the two people at this time.
Jianbin, played by Li Tang, has been unemployed for three months, but he dares not tell Xiaohui. Several times I tried to muster up the courage to be honest with Xiaohui, but the words came to my lips but I couldn't say them out, so I had to pretend to be quiet for the rest of my life. All I can say is this damn man’s pride.
As a designer in an advertising company, Xiaohui works hard and manages her own small family, hoping to gain a firm foothold in the capital. This is probably the dream of all Beipiao people.
The whole house is actually just one room, with a glass sliding door dividing the house into two. The inside is the bedroom and the outside is the living room.
At this time, the sliding door was completely opened, and a camera with a tripod was set up in the living room, facing the picture of Simmons in the bedroom. The lens was condescending, and it was a panoramic shot.
There are two camera positions in total. Zhao Xiaoding controls the fixed tripod camera, while his apprentice Gao Fei squats beside the bed carrying another camera to capture close-ups.
"Okay, everyone is ready..."
"Action!"
Li Tang was lying leisurely on Simmons, with one leg straight and the other bent at the knee, and he was flipping through a magazine. Xu Jinglei, who was wearing a pair of gray boxer briefs covering her little buttocks, took out a stack of Mao Zedong from her bag and put it on the bedside table.
Gao Fei quickly showed a close-up of the money. It was about two thousand, neither too much nor too little.
Because it was shot on the dance floor, the scene was preceded by the scene where Jianbin, played by Li Tang, had been unemployed for three months and had no money to pay the rent. The landlord came knocking on the door to demand rent. He covered Xiaohui’s mouth to prevent her from making any sound. Only then did Xu Jinglei knew that he could only make up an excuse to cover it up, but Xu Jinglei still came up with money to ask him to pay the rent quickly.
"Let us both pay half of the rent. Didn't we agree to go to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in the second half of the year?" Xu Jinglei patted the pillow and said after putting down the money.
Li Tang pretended to read the magazine seriously, but now he didn't dare to talk at all as long as money was mentioned.
Xu Jinglei looked at him and said, "What did you want to say to me just now?"
Zhang Baibai looked at the picture on the monitor and suddenly shouted: "Stop!"
Then he ordered the props: "Throw a few magazines on the bed."
The picture of Li Tang lying on Simmons, while the other half is covered with a beige blanket, seems a bit monotonous. At the same time, Xu Jinglei just standing like this and asking Li Tang seems a bit deliberate.
So he said to Xu Jinglei again: "Jinglei, you can clean up while talking to Li Tang."
They are all experienced actors. Xu Jinglei understood instantly and responded: "I understand."
Although there is no explanation in the script, Zhang Baibai had talked with Li Tang during the script reading. Jianbin and Xiaohui were a young couple who came to the capital from the Northeast to work hard. Northeastern men are more or less formally chauvinistic. To put it bluntly, they just want to save face and love to show off.
He is obviously unemployed and his pocket is cleaner than his face, so what is there not to say to his wife? It's nothing more than a man's pride causing trouble, and he can't let go of his dignity.
Besides, if you are unemployed, then go find a job. Even if I can't find a suitable job for a while, I still refuse to work hard at a low-level job. I wander around the subway station all day, looking very confused. It looks quite artistic, but in the end I am still pretending. It's obvious that he is going to have a soft meal, but he still wants to maintain his cheap self-esteem and refuses to lower his stature.
If Li Tang hadn't traveled all over the country in the past few years and seen too many different kinds of people, to be honest, he really wouldn't be able to understand it.
Throwing the magazines randomly on the bed not only enhances the color saturation of the picture, but also throws them away one by one and puts them away, which also reflects the two characters' respective personalities and daily life status from the side.
I have to say that Zhang Baibai is quite thoughtful. He is not the kind of director who only knows how to sit in the director's chair and shout "Cut", and then the assistant director does all the work.
"Okay, come again."
"Action!"
"Let us both pay half the rent for now. Didn't we agree to go to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand in the second half of the year?" Xu Jinglei said while tidying up the magazines littered on the bed.
Li Tang looked at the magazine in his hand and pretended not to hear.
Xu Jinglei put the magazine on the cabinet, turned around and said, "What did you want to say to me just now?"
"Oh, no, it's nothing." Li Tang responded vaguely, and deliberately turned the page to cover up.
"Always telling half-truths."
Xu Jinglei muttered, tidying up the bed, and accidentally knocked over the bag she had just put on the bed, spilling the contents on the bed.
Xu Jinglei made the bed, sat down and stuffed everything into her bag, including hand cream, lipstick, a small mirror and so on.
Li Tang showed an awkward smile and explained: "I forgot what I wanted to say just now."
"You, hurry up and give the money to the landlord tomorrow, otherwise you won't even dare to speak loudly when you go home." Xu Jinglei continued to chatter.
At this time, Li Tang stared at the magazine in his hand. He seemed calm on the surface, but in fact he was in a state of turmoil inside. A man who wanted to save face, was unemployed, had no money, and had to use his wife's money to pay the rent. This kind of mood was contradictory. It's painful, I can't express it, I'm so depressed.
Sometimes you don’t need to show it deliberately when performing. Once you have the emotion, even if your face is expressionless, the emotion can still be conveyed through your eyes and subtle movements.
He didn't want to talk about this topic, so he looked at the magazine and said, "Look here, there is this sentence..."
As he spoke, he began to read aloud: "Some people deliberately deceive everyone for a period of time, while some people spend their entire lives deceiving one person..."
Of course, this passage is not in the magazine, but a line in the script, and it is also a portrayal of his mood at this time. People are like this. When they are not going well, they will always look for something to make excuses for their own troubles.
Jianbin is like this.
Gao Fei held the camera steadily, first gave Li Tang a close-up shot, and then naturally lowered his hand as he read. The camera follows Li Tang's lowered arm.
When his hand touches the red Zip lighter on the bed sheet, freeze frame, close-up.
The moment his hand touched the lighter, there was a slight pause, and then he slowly picked it up. At this time, the camera is always staring at the red lighter in Li Tang's hand, which looks particularly bright against the background of gray sheets.
At this time, Li Tang's facial expression was deliberately blurred in the camera, but Li Tang's face still did not show too much during the performance. It would not be said that he deliberately showed a surprised and exaggerated expression, because Xiao Hui did not If you smoke, then the appearance of this lighter is worth pondering.
A man who cares about face will definitely think too much, but at this moment he is eating soft food and can't harden up. He can only remind him in his own way, or vent.
He saw him opening the lighter with one hand, and with a "ding" sound, Xu Jinglei, who had just lowered her head and packed her things with a smile, looked up and her expression suddenly froze.
According to the pre-planned plan, the cover was opened with a "ding" sound, and then the lighter was turned on. A close-up of a flame appeared in the camera, and then a close-up of Xu Jinglei's raised head was captured with a frozen expression.
But at this time, it didn't hit once, and it still didn't hit twice.
"Stop, stop, stop! Props, what's going on?"
It should be said that the two acted very well in this section. Zhang Baibai was staring at the monitor and immersed in it, and the appearance of this scene inevitably made him a little angry.
"Oh, I'm sorry director!"
The prop hurriedly ran over to check, and at the same time apologized to Li Tang and Xu Jinglei hurriedly: "Teacher Li, Teacher Xu, I'm sorry!"
Li Tang was still lighting the fire. He tried seven or eight times in a row, but nothing happened. I felt a little annoyed. The performance was originally going smoothly and the emotions were all in place. However, due to mistakes in props, everything was interrupted. No one would be happy.
This prop is very clever. He took the lighter from Li Tang's hand, and instead of lighting it first to see if it lit, he quickly asked his assistant to bring kerosene and flint, and he quickly exchanged the flint and kerosene.
With a "ding" sound, a ball of flame came out. To be on the safe side, I tried several times in a row but it always caught fire. The prop then handed the lighter to Li Tang, and did not forget to apologize again: "Teacher Li, Teacher Xu, I'm sorry, it's my job that I didn't do well."
After filming so many scenes, everyone knows that if you try on the props just now, if they are damaged, who does it belong to? Is it because Li Tang doesn't know how to use it, or is this lighter magical?
Therefore, as long as the director and actors are in charge at the filming site, the behind-the-scenes workers need to take the blame in addition to assisting. But anyway, the lighter works now.
Li Tang and Xu Jinglei looked at each other. They had just watched the props being operated, and no matter how unhappy they were, they were relieved at this moment.
"Teacher Liu, I'm sorry."
Li Tang took the lighter and said politely.
"It's okay, it's okay, Teacher Li, you're welcome!" Liu Guiao waved his hands repeatedly.
A small mistake caused by work passed quickly. We are all smart people, so it will not affect our mood.
Sometimes on the set, it’s really not surprising that some actors act like celebrities. Because actors are very fragile, especially experiential actors who are immersed in the emotions of the characters. If they are interrupted rashly, it is really a very fatal thing and can easily cause emotional loss.
Li Tang took the lighter in his hand and tried it a few times. After making sure it was OK, he raised his hand to Zhang Baibai and said, "Director, it's time to shoot."
"Okay, start over!"
"Action!"
"Ding!"
The lid was opened, and then the gears rubbed against the flint, and with a "Crack!" sound, a ball of flame came out.
Li Tang's face was still blurred in the lens, but he still stared blankly at the flames for about two or three seconds, and the lighter shook in his hand.
Xu Jinglei's expression was frozen at first, but then she became calm, especially after the lighter shook. She looked at the flames on the lighter, and her whole body completely relaxed from her tense state.
This was the result that Li Tang had just discussed with her at the door.
The lighter belonged to Tiger, the owner of the coffee shop. Tiger wanted to pursue her and deliberately left the lighter with her. But she had a clear conscience and no need to explain.
Li Tang's hand shook again. This time the lid of the lighter fell down and the flame went out. Then Li Tang returned the lighter to Xu Jinglei.
This shot was very interesting, it was a close-up, and only Li Tang’s hand appeared in the shot, holding a lighter and handing it over.
Xu Jinglei took the lighter and looked at it in her hand. Although she didn't need to take the initiative to explain at this moment, she really hoped that Li Tang would ask, what was going on with this lighter?
But Li Tang didn't ask anything. He just continued to look at the magazine in his hand and continued the topic before asking: "What do you think of this sentence?"
"what does it mean?"
Xu Jinglei was very disappointed. She pretended not to understand and simply put the lighter into her bag. She stood up and put the bag away. She turned off the overhead light and said, "Go to sleep."
He lifted up the blanket and got in, then raised his hand to turn off the lamp on his side.
Li Tang's expression was a little subtle, a little disappointed, a little entangled, but also seemed to be relieved. He glanced at Xu Jinglei, who had closed her eyes and slept next to him. After a slight hesitation, he closed the magazine and put it on the bedside table. On the cabinet, the lamp was turned off.
The only light source was turned off and the camera was completely dark. It lasted for two seconds before Zhang Baibai shouted: "Stop!"
The two seconds of dark shots are probably the so-called blank space.
Zhang Baibai watched the replay carefully again, a little confused, but finally shouted: "Passed!"
Just kidding, the total cash investment is three million. Film is very expensive, so you can’t just follow your own whim.
Li Tang completed his task today, and Xu Jinglei still had two scenes to shoot. She put on her clothes and went next door with her assistant to change clothes and touch up her makeup. Li Tang also took off his makeup and put on his own clothes.
Returning to the studio, I saw Gao Yuanyuan standing behind Zhang Baiyi with her butt sticking out, watching the footage played back on the monitor.
Li Tang didn't interrupt and walked over to take a look. It was the scene he and Xu Jinglei had just filmed. He usually doesn't watch the playback when filming, because after watching it, he will definitely find something he is dissatisfied with. So what should he do? You can't let the on-site staff and rival actors accompany you to do another one.
Moreover, performance is very subjective, and you can always find something to be dissatisfied with. So, just don’t watch it and leave the judging criteria in the hands of the director.
At this time, he did not watch his own performance, but paid more attention to Xu Jinglei's performance. Her acting skills can't be said to be very good, but she was very relaxed during the performance. The actor's performance is relaxed, at least there is no trace of deliberateness, which is already rare. Moreover, in the lighter scene, the subtle changes in her expression were also performed very well, allowing viewers to accurately detect her psychological activities at this time through the subtle changes in her expression.
"How's it going? Is there something gained?"
He took this opportunity to give some guidance to Gao Yuanyuan, the outsider girl.
Including Zhang Baibai also listened very seriously. He is also a layman when it comes to acting. He only knows that acting is good, but he can't explain what is good about it. So after listening to Li Tang's analysis, I suddenly became enlightened.
"Brother Li, I understand."
Gao Yuanyuan feels that she has also gained a lot. To be honest, she was not convinced by Xu Jinglei from the beginning. She thought Xu Jinglei was a pretense, had a chaotic private life, and did not hesitate to work with old men as mistresses for resources. One of the so-called "Four Little Beauties" was just lucky.
But through Li Tang's analysis, she found that her background was in a major. Her four years of college were not in vain, and she was still far behind!
(End of chapter)
