Gong Xue returned to the double room and saw a bed covered with messy drawings. She couldn't help but shake her head and leaned over to help clean up. She felt that it would be bad if she disturbed other people's habits, so she gave up.
She looked around the room and found it very strange.
Among the people of "Beautiful Life", the most valued ones are undoubtedly her and Chen Qi. After two days here, the factory director, deputy factory director, the city's cultural person, and the publicity person took turns meeting each other. Gong Xue is also from Shanghai.
, finally came back to film, this is called homecoming.
Nowadays, when the status of the literary and art world is at its highest, especially in small places, when a star comes out or the star comes to the local area, the leaders will go directly to the airport or train station to pick him up.
"Alas, my biggest dream at the beginning was to enter the Shanghai Film Studio, but I ended up in a coward's bed. Things are unpredictable!"
Gong Xue opened a small blue bottle and continued to rub it on his face.
I was washing my face just now, and this is what I put on my face, which can moisturize and moisturize the skin. She has learned a lot about foreign things, and she has followed suit. She has learned a lot about makeup and skin care, and she has gradually learned how to dress up.
That's why Chen Qicai felt that the "star style" came out.
In comparison, domestic female celebrities are still country-like, with big red faces and stockings thicker than long johns...
"Sister Xue!"
"Open the door!"
A voice suddenly sounded. Gong Xue paused and reluctantly opened the door. Li Jianqun came in with a pile of clothes and said: "Take off your clothes!"
"spread?"
"Put it on and take a look!"
"Now?"
"Otherwise? It will be turned on tomorrow."
"I, I..."
Gong Xue had no choice but to lock the door, slowly reach out to unbutton her clothes, take off her skirt, revealing a very modern set of underwear, which looked like imported goods. Then she looked at Li Jianqun with a playful look, her face turned red, and she said angrily: "I want to try it."
Which one?"
"This cheongsam!"
"It seems more relaxed than before?"
"Your waist is too thin. The size was just right before, but some movements make it look very tight. It would be more beautiful if it were looser."
Li Jianqun helped her put on a light purple cheongsam and brought her high heels.
Gong Xue walked in front of the mirror a few times and said with a smile: "Not bad, I feel quite comfortable. It is indeed more comfortable than before."
"Try this little dress again!"
"And this tiara!"
Gong Xue let her play around and thought it was funny: "Why don't you prepare in advance and have to sharpen your guns before the battle?"
"I'm prepared, but I always feel that it can be better, and I always want to improve..."
"alright!"
Li Jianqun took a few steps back to look at it, nodded, and said: "It's indeed better. You have three types of clothing in this movie, cheongsam, western clothes, and casual clothes. I designed a total of 16 outfits for you. In fact, I wanted to change them all, but unfortunately I didn't.
time."
"You can't ask for movies based on your artist's standards. We can't keep up. I like all your clothes, so that's fine."
Gong Xue was afraid that she would mess with her again, so she quickly flattered her.
"Okay, then I won't change it."
Li Jianqun finished his work here and went to his bed. He pulled the drawings together with his hands and placed them casually on the table. Then he lay down on the bed: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep!"
"..."
Gong Xue suddenly felt a little envious, he had such a good temper.
…………
The next day, "Life is Beautiful" was launched.
The process is roughly as follows: first shoot the exterior scenes and the actors with few scenes in Shanghai, wait for the foreign actors to come and then shoot their scenes, then go to Hong Kong, completely shoot the scenes with the foreign actors, and then return to Shanghai to finish.
Chen Qi wanted to send it to the Berlin Film Festival because Berlin likes films with political elements the most, and as Germany was one of the major villains of World War II, it was appropriate for the situation.
If you really can't make it in time, you can only go to Cannes. The probability of winning an award in Cannes is a little bit lower. Fortunately, "Life is Beautiful" doesn't have any big scenes, so the cycle is shortened a lot.
In later generations, there was a Chedun film and television base in Shanghai, which had the style of the Republic of China, but now there is no trace of it.
But it can still be filmed. In 1987, when Spielberg was filming "Empire of the Sun", he was allowed to film in Shanghai for three weeks, using 10,000 extras, and removed all the ships produced after the 1930s on the Huangpu River...
Shanghai does not have a film and television city and lacks a complete street scene. Chen Qi and Li Wenhua discussed how to deal with it.
For example, there is a semi-enclosed building on Hankou Road, which is the Ministry of Industry Bureau building in the concession. After Wang Puppet took over the concession, he set up the puppet government here. After the liberation of Shanghai, the People's Government was also here, and it has gone through many vicissitudes.
Then just shoot this building, and then shoot other landmark buildings, and finally montage them together to make it look like a complete street scene. This is also the technique Spielberg used in "Empire of the Sun"...
What's more, Shanghai has not yet undergone major construction, so if you want to find some old-fashioned exteriors, you can still find them, such as Suzhou River.
(The picture shows the Suzhou River in "Empire of the Sun")
Photo studio.
It is decorated like the inner residence of the Li family and is magnificent.
Mr. Li, played by Tieniu, was eating with his children and pretending to pray before eating. He had a broad face and big ears, and his makeup was deliberately made to highlight this feature. He wore a somewhat tight coat, which naturally gave him a sense of humor.
"Amen!"
"Dad, can you be more pious?" Gong Xue couldn't stand it.
"I'm not pious? My religious belief is already pious enough, so why don't I donate money to you for free? You can teach in school safely because I say 'Amen' every day!"
"stop!"
"What's going on with the lights?"
"The rhythm was good just now, let's do it again!"
Li Wenhua's conductor is determined, and his stature as an international director is increasing day by day.
Chen Qi was watching from the side. He had been following for several days. He usually didn't interfere unless something was particularly serious. Now it was no problem to watch for a while, but the progress was a little slow. He was filming outdoor scenes and indoor scenes.
He flipped through the shooting schedule to see what was planned for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Taking advantage of his break, he waved: "Zhang Yimou!"
"Eh!"
Zhang Yimou bent over and trotted over: "Teacher Chen, what are your orders?"
"We won't need you tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I'll give you a chance. You and Zhang Junzhao will go filming on location. Don't you know everything you're filming?"
"I know, I know!"
"Okay, I'll give you 300 feet of film!"
"Isn't 300 feet a little short? It only takes 3 minutes to shoot?"
"I have a lot of wealth for you to enjoy, do you want it?"
"I want it!"
"I'm warning you, if you mess up, it won't be the next time."
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Zhang Yimou became determined again, trotted back, and told Zhang Junzhao that the two of them were as happy as roses - being the second photographer and assistant director here, how can you feel free to go outside? This is an opportunity to shoot independently.
!
Chen Qi shook his head.
I really don't worry about letting them shoot story scenes, but if they shoot outdoor scenes and empty shots, both of them have good aesthetics, especially Lao Mouzi's photography talent is first-rate, so there should be no problem.
It was another busy day with no time to spare.
He only had a few words with Gong Xue in a hurry.
After all, Chen Qi borrowed a bicycle from the film studio and rode it back and forth every day, leaving early and returning late.
In the evening, he returned to his bungalow dormitory and brought a few newspapers with him. There was no water heater, so he washed it with cold water since the weather was hot. Then he had some time to rest. He lay on the bed and flipped through the newspapers: "Mr. Liao... open letter... Taiwan...
"
Oops!
His eyes lit up.
Chapter completed!