Chapter 314 Hao Lei joins the group
"Sister Lei, Sister Lei?"
Hao Lei was woken up by the driver in a daze. She rubbed her eyes and sat up straight, asking, "Are we there yet?"
"We're here. Director Xu originally wanted to come out to pick you up in person, but he met a crazy fan a few days ago..."
"Isn't it right in the yard? I can go in by myself."
As Hao Lei spoke, she opened the car door and got out.
Although Aikun has been purified, it is still a group mainly composed of young people and even minors, and there are always some unexpected incidents from time to time.
Entering the quaint courtyard, many staff members were squatting or standing in the shade, eating popsicles. It seemed that it was the "half-time" time.
The five large tiled houses in the north of the courtyard are spacious and bright, and the six side rooms on the left and right are also neat and exquisite. The only new house under the south wall is very simple.
And Xu Kun's voice came from inside:
"Then you two can move vigorously and finally poke a hole in the roof - don't worry about damaging the props, they are pitch black anyway, and you can't see the hole after you glue them together again..."
Hearing that they were discussing a play, Hao Lei did not rush in.
However, Xu Kun soon got the message. He wiped the sweat off his face and came out of the simple wooden house, opening his arms as if to give Hao Lei a bear hug.
"Go away, you stink of sweat!"
Hao Lei pushed him away with a look of disgust and whispered, "You didn't hug me when I asked you to. Now it's too late."
Xu Kun chuckled and didn't respond: "Didn't you say you could come last night? Why did you wait until now?"
As he spoke, he took her to a shady corner. The people who were originally nearby quickly moved somewhere else.
Hao Lei found a stool to sit down and complained helplessly: "It was Si Yan who insisted on keeping me overnight in Shanghai yesterday. I didn't sleep well because of her complaints at night."
As he was talking, Huang Bin, who was also sweating profusely, came out of the house and trotted into the side room. After a while, he took out two old popsicles and a long unsegmented ice bag, which was the kind of bagged pigmented sugar ice water.
Xu Kun took the meter-long ice pack and skillfully wrapped it around his neck twice, leaving one end at the edge of his mouth and stuffing the other end through the collar, letting it hang down to his belly button.
Seeing this, Hao Lei couldn't help but laugh and said, "What the hell are you doing? Aren't you afraid of losing face for the big director? If Aikun and the others saw this, it would be even more terrible."
"I can't control that much."
Xu Kun gave one of the old popsicles to Hao Lei and said, "This damn weather is almost suffocating. I specially ordered a bunch of these from the cold drink factory. They are thinner and thinner than those on the market. When you are filming, you can wrap them around your body. They are cheap and easy to use. Most importantly, they can quench your thirst and provide salt and sugar."
After a pause, he added: "Remember not to stick it on your lower abdomen, otherwise it will easily cause stomach upset."
This was just a makeshift measure he had no other choice. He couldn't just focus on the upper body in all close-up shots, right?
"You really can think of any trick."
Hao Lei said with emotion: "This seems to be much more down-to-earth than when he was filming Lost on Journey, and more like a normal director."
“So what was I like when I was filming Lost on Journey?”
"Hmm~"
Hao Lei thought about it and gave a strange answer: "Like a half-immortal."
"Half-immortal?"
"Yes, that kind of half-immortal who usually sits there and talks nonsense, but when the critical moment comes, it is as if God helps."
uh~
This description is really appropriate.
At that time, Xu Kun had not yet mastered many basic skills, and senior assistant directors were usually in charge. However, because he had an impression of the finished product in his head, he became energetic when it came to the key scenes.
Because it involved his biggest secret, Xu Kun didn't want to talk about it in depth, so he changed the subject and said, "What did Huo Siyan complain to you about? Isn't she preparing the Tangren version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes?"
"It's because The Legend of the Condor Heroes complained that Tangren had messed up the script, and that Yang Kang and Mu Nianci's roles were almost surpassing her as the heroine."
Xu Kun laughed out loud when he heard this: "That's normal. If they don't change the script randomly, can it still be called a Tangren play?" When Huo Siyan first won over Huang Rong, Xu Kun felt that things were not that simple, and now it has come true.
"Seriously."
After laughing, Xu Kun waved to Huang Bin to hand over the script, turned to the plot related to Liu Xiangyun, and said: "Your play has been revised again. After the end of the first part, you did not forget each other in the rivers and lakes, but joined the Tianxia Escort Agency, and there was a love story of unrequited love with Teacher Zhao.
It was not until the end of the third part, "Deep Mansion", that you ran away because the Rongliu book was destroyed, leaving behind Mr. Zhao's Lao Wang who regretted it. "
"This……"
Hearing that she had been given so many extra scenes, Hao Lei hesitated and wanted to say something.
Xu Kun waved his hand and said, "Everything has been settled. Just focus on studying the script and don't say anything unnecessary."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."
Hao Lei nodded heavily, feeling both moved and sad. She thought back to when she was filming "The Young Emperor", she was the most famous young actor in the show. At that time, even with the help of Lv Liping's relationship, Xu Kun could only play a supporting role.
At that time, she took care of Xu Kun as if he were her younger brother, never expecting that the situation would be reversed a few years later.
The film "Old Summer Palace" not only made her lose her love, but also made her lose her thriving career. Now, if it weren't for Xu Kun's help, she would almost be in a situation where she had no more roles to play.
As the two were chatting, they saw Zhang Jin, who looked like he had just been fished out of the water, walking out of the cabin. He looked like he wanted to come over but didn't dare to disturb them.
"Have you figured out a new trick?"
Xu Kun raised his voice to ask when he saw Zhang Jin nod, then he stood up and called Hao Lei, "Let's go over and take a look. It just so happens that you have a part in this scene."
When Hao Lei entered the wooden house, she felt like she was in a steamer. No wonder Xu Kun had to find ways to lower the temperature. It must have been too torturous to shoot action scenes in there.
In addition to Zhang Jin, there were also teacher Zhao Changjun, two Zhou Yi martial arts directors and a cameraman in the cabin.
As they were demonstrating their moves, Zhang Jin explained to Xu Kun, "According to your opinion, in order to show Xiao Wang's youth and strength, when Liu Xiangyun launched the first wave of surprise attacks, her hairpin was knocked away by Xiao Wang's spear, but Xiao Wang's shoulder was also cut open.
Then Liu Xiangyun rolled to avoid Xiao Wang's gun, caught the hairpin that bounced back, and started fighting with Lao Wang.
Seeing this, Xiao Wang wanted to go back to help, but was stopped by the bald man under Liu Xiangyun.
Lao Wang and Liu Xiangyun mainly used cleverness to counter cleverness, quietly but with murderous intent; Xiao Wang and the bald man used powerful and fierce moves, breaking half of the furniture with a loud noise.
The two fighting styles, one static and one dynamic, formed a strong contrast, until Xiao Wang knocked the long stick out of the bald man's hand, and the long stick lifted the roof, letting the moonlight in, and the two sides became friends. "
In the original version, the scene where Liu Xiangyun accepted money from the villain and attacked the protagonist and his son at night was over in just three moves and two styles.
But Xu Kun wanted to give Hao Lei more scenes, and also wanted to highlight the differences between the protagonists and their son, so he rehearsed this night battle scene as the highlight of the first part.
Correspondingly, he slightly deleted some emotional scenes, making the plot rhythm of the entire series more concise.
Another change is the clothing and hairstyle design of the characters in the play.
Originally, according to the Sixth Princess's idea, she wanted to go for the old-school Shaw Brothers martial arts movie style in order to better distinguish it from the TV series.
But Xu Kun insisted on taking the exquisite route, requiring the characters to be closer to "ancient idol dramas". After all, this thing is to be broadcast on TV, and whether the characters are good-looking or not is also a major factor affecting the ratings.
After watching the four people's moves, Xu Kun nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's the flavor. When we get to the last part, we'll arrange the same scene again and let Xiao Wang use stillness to overcome movement. This will also directly reflect Xiao Wang's growth."
Hao Lei watched him talking from the side. Although he looked a little funny with the ice pack around him, his confidence and momentum made her feel as if she was seeing the powerful Prince Jian in "The Young Emperor".
It turned out that he had already drawn his own future...
(End of this chapter)
