There are a large number of characters in "Eight Hundred". These characters may not have many roles, but they are equally important.
For example, the character of Knife.
This character doesn't have too many scenes, and it may not be anything compared to the main characters, but compared to those special guest roles, this character is really just a corner character.
Because there are more or less scenes with close-ups and lines.
At the same time, he also represents a group of people.
Cao Bin plays the role of Daozi.
For publicity purposes, the crew has a cooperation with Penguin Entertainment.
Real-time tracking and reporting on the filming of "Eight Hundred".
Every day, Penguin Entertainment’s full-time reporters interview some actors.
However, according to the requirements of the crew, they can only interview the actors after filming has been completed.
Today, Penguin’s resident reporter Liao Xibing’s interview subject is Cao Bin, who plays the role of Knife.
"How did you get the role of Knife in "The Eight Hundred"?"
Cao Bin has already finished filming, so he seems relatively relaxed, and this time participating in "Eight Hundred" is definitely an unforgettable experience for him, and it also adds a lot to his resume. One stroke.
"I am especially grateful to Director Zhuo Yixiong, the assistant director of "Eight Hundred". I didn't go to the audition or meet the director at that time. Director Zhuo directly appointed me to play this role."
"Do you know Director Zhuo?" Liao Xibing asked curiously.
"We know each other. I met him when I was working as a special agent before."
"You never met Director Li before joining the group?" Liao Xibing asked again.
"I met Director Li once. I was filming at the time. I received a call to ask for leave and went to the filming base of Hengcheng Film and Television City. I met Director Li Yi the next day."
"He was busy with other work on set, because at that time the North Shore was already almost dead in filming, and it was time to start filming the South Shore. He was working there, and when I went over I saw that he was very busy, so I didn't say anything and just followed him. On the side, to be honest, I was very nervous at the time.
After he finished his work, he suddenly saw me and said, "Cao Bin, right?" Coming? Have you seen this warehouse? I said I haven't seen it yet, but before I came to see you, I went to Sihang Warehouse, the real Sihang Warehouse.
Director Li took me around the Sihang Warehouse. Well, it was mainly because he was busy looking at it at the time, so I followed. I could feel the scenery, layout, and the entire staff of the Sihang Warehouse. Because there were some staff cleaning the warehouse at that time. They were all wearing military uniforms. Their eyes and their temperament made me feel very sincere and real. "
Liao Xibing: "How did you come up with the role of Knife?"
Cao Bin suddenly took out his notebook, took out a photo from it and handed it to Liao Xibing: "I'll show you something."
"This is?"
Liao Xibing took it and looked at it. On it was an old man dressed in old times, making a very special gesture.
"This is the origin of a gesture I made in the movie, Brother Pao culture." Cao Bin said.
Liao Xibing knew this well, Pao Ge culture. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, a non-governmental gang organization was popular in Bashu, including present-day mountain cities.
As a reporter, he is no stranger to this. He had done a similar interview earlier.
"What do you think is the biggest difficulty when filming?" Liao Xibing asked again.
"When we were filming the first scene, the first scene was a rain scene, because we shot it on the spot. I remember there was a scene where I was pointing a knife at Lao Hulu. That was my first scene." Bin thought for a while and said.
"It kept raining that whole night, and there were a lot of people bustling around. I kept getting NGed!"
"I almost collapsed at that time!" Cao Bin said.
"Oh? What happened next? Did Director Li get angry?" Liao Xibing asked curiously.
"No, Director Li rarely gets angry when the crew is filming, but his lack of anger is more frightening than his anger." Cao Bin seemed to have lingering fears.
"What do you mean?" Liao Xibing was surprised.
"He doesn't get angry, but I can feel the atmosphere of the entire crew. When he's filming, he doesn't tell much, but he always has a smile on his face, which means he's in a good mood. But once the filming doesn't go well, he doesn't smile. Oh, that aura, anyway, this is the first time I have met a director with such a strong aura like him, not only me, but also several senior actors on the crew did not dare to say anything." Cao Bin said.
Thinking of the scene at that time, he was a little amazed.
"Every time after he shouted "Ka", he used to play it back, and sometimes he would call the main actors to come over and watch the scene. I was also called over to watch it, and he asked me, what do I think? Do you know what the problem is?" Cao Bin recalled.
"How did you answer then?" Liao Xibing asked again.
"My mind went blank at the time, but I didn't dare not look at it, but I really didn't know what the problem was." Cao Bin smiled bitterly.
"What did Director Li say?" Liao Xibing was really curious this time.
Because there is actually not much news about Li Yi when he was filming.
"Do you think he's handsome? Is he elegant?" Cao Bin's answer made Liao Xibing look stunned.
"How did you answer?"
"I just shook my head at the time, and then he told me that although Daozi is a gangster, yes, others must look down on people like him, but what do you think he thinks of himself?"
"I blurted out at that time: He must feel that he is more elegant and more respectable."
"What happened next?" Liao Xibing asked.
"He patted me on the shoulder and said, look, isn't this right? You have to have the kind of confidence that "I don't want you to think, I want what I feel"! So, be confident, and be as handsome as you think. , how come you are elegant, how come you have face! Okay?"
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"What's your biggest feeling?"
"How can I put it this way? It was really shocking to film this scene. First of all, I have to make a good scene, to integrate into it, and to make myself believe that I was in that era. I think this is the most important thing, because to put it bluntly, we are still modern people. It’s impossible to imagine what people in that era were like just by relying on your brain. You can only know what it was like by walking around for yourself.
I guess it’s hard to understand when I say this. In the scene where I was standing there peeling an apple, the South Bank was busy with traffic, and one street, two streets, and three streets were brightly lit. It was all the temperament of that era. This is macroscopic.
At the micro level, the extras are civilians, officers, or businessmen, including those from our chamber of commerce, the clothes, makeup, costumes they wear, and the props they hold. They are all very particular, they are all distressed, the shoes are also distressed, and the mud spots on the shoes are distressed.
The crutches they hold, the carts they push, and the things they sell are all real, including the steamed buns, snacks, cigarettes... including the cigarette I always smoke, that cigarette is actually a small cigarette box that sells cigarettes next to me. It contained all kinds of cigarettes from that era. I took a pack and thought it was pretty good. The prop gave me a lighter, and I just smoked it. I felt very dreamy. "
"Is that prop cigarette real?" Liao Xibing looked stunned.
"Ang, yes, it's true. It's funny. In order to make us feel more involved, the director said that if we want to smoke that cigarette, we have to pay for it ourselves, and the money we pay is also the money for the props, ha!" Cao Bin couldn't help it! laugh.
(End of chapter)
