Chapter 105 Cousin Complex
"Card!"

A few days later, the crew was still filming the Battle of Shaoshi Mountain.

Just like Ju Jueliang said, this reshoot cannot be completed in a day or two.

Of course, this was exactly what Big Beard wanted, as he could ask for more money from investors.

"Liu Xixi, your positioning is wrong again. You're blocking the actor next to you." Fatty Ju picked up the intercom and started scolding Xixi.

The battle of Shaoshi Mountain was shot on natural outdoor locations, and the ground was uneven, so it was impossible to use fluorescent strips to mark the positions of the characters.

It all depends on the director explaining the play in advance and the actors understanding it themselves.

There are more than 500 actors and extras in the show. Any wrong step can affect the entire scene. Anyone taking a wrong step will block the camera and cause a retake.

Liu Qianqian, who made repeated mistakes, was already nervous. Now, after being scolded by Fatty Ju, her eyes filled with tears. She choked up and came to the side, lowering her head in silence.

Before, Zhou Xiaowen always coaxed her, and the other actors also treated her as a little sister, so they had never tolerated such humiliation.

But Ju Jueliang was different, he joined the crew halfway.

In order to establish his authority and to keep these old hands who are already familiar with the former director in line, he must maintain a stern and professional attitude.

As the saying goes, a new official starts with three things.

"Xixi, you are here to work, so you need to be strong." Liu Xiaoli also understood the situation and came to her daughter's side to encourage her: "You can do it."

The method Liu Xiaoli used was very American, but in the harsh Chinese environment, it had little effect.

"Auntie." Zhang Yuan also came up to the two of them, greeted them, and at the same time, took out the small notebook he carried with him.

This notebook is used to record experiences on the set and is usually placed in the left trouser pocket.

There are always melon seeds in the right trouser pocket.

"Xixi, take a look..." Zhang Yuan took off the pen cap, opened the notebook, and wrote and drew on a blank page.

“This box is a camera.”

“The circle is the actor.”

Zhang Yuan drew three or four squares on the notebook and marked them with sword tips to indicate the direction of the camera.

At the same time, several dotted lines are drawn from the front of the box to indicate the approximate shooting range of the lens.

Liu Qianqian, who was originally sobbing out of anger, tilted her head curiously after seeing these words.

Liu Xiaoli also glanced sideways, and many actors who were resting nearby also came over.

"Is this... an overhead view of the set?" Hu Jun asked in surprise, crossing his arms across his chest.

"Really?" Chen Hao was also amazed.

She had performed in a drama at the People's Art Theatre. The drama stage requires great precision in the actors' movements, and the director had drawn similar diagrams for them.

However, the drama stage is small, and the audience can only see the actors from about 120 degrees from the front. There are usually only a few to a dozen actors on the stage.

It's completely different here. There are three or four cameras working at the same time, and there are hundreds of actors, divided into several groups.

In the same scene, there are several actors who need to move around, plus the camera scheduling and environmental occlusion, the situation is quite complicated.

However, such a complicated on-site situation was simply described by Zhang Yuan with just a few strokes, and it came alive on paper!

"Look, the one with the chicken leg in the drawing is you. You have to move towards this position along the direction of the camera." After Zhang Yuan finished drawing, he tore the paper page from the notebook and asked her to hold it in her hand to study it.

Xixi nodded as she looked at it. She was confused just now, but with the help of the drawings, she felt much more relieved.

[Received thanks from Liu Xixi, temperament +1, appearance +1! ]

[Received thanks from Liu Xiaoli, temperament +1, dance foundation +2! ]

These two girls have been getting more and more generous to me recently... Zhang Yuan was delighted when he looked at the attributes he received.

"It seems that this little brother is even more capable than I thought." Chen Hao watched carefully with a charming smile. Not to mention Liu Qianqian, an inexperienced newcomer, even an "old actor" like her benefited a lot.

Even though he has acted in many films, there are not many directors who like to create big scenes like Big Huzi. Even Hu Jun and Chen Hao, two of the best young actors, have never seen such a scene before.

As for why Zhang Yuan did this?
The attributes he had extracted from several directors over the past year were not given in vain.

In addition, he comes from a construction site background, and drawing plan and elevation drawings is his specialty!
When filming started again, Fatty Ju discovered that although Liu Qianqian's movements were not perfect, they were much better than before.

At least it won't be blocking other actors.

"Suddenly changed his personality?" Ju Jueliang was puzzled.

"Cut! Not bad this time, Xixi has made progress, keep it up." Director Ju felt much more relieved when he saw that the long-standing problem had been solved.

"Thank you, Director Ju." Xixi came to the director's side and said, "It's all thanks to Zhang Yuan's help."

"what?"

Liu Qianqian handed the drawing to Ju Jueliang.

Fatty Ju took it in his hand, checked it over and over again, then raised his head with a look of surprise.

"Is this painted by Zhang Yuan?"

"Yeah." Xixi raised her head with some pride.

It was Liu Xiaoli who was driven to thank the director.

Speaking of Zhang Yuan’s role, it was Liu Xiaoli who directed the handing of the drawings to the director.

Liu Xiaoli is not an ordinary woman, as she is good at socializing and has good social skills.

Knowing that Zhang Yuan was being targeted by the assistant director, he intentionally offered his services as a timely help.

I have to say that Xixi still has a lot to learn from her mother.

Ju Jueliang held the blueprint in his hands and thought that Zhang Yuan was really capable. Although the floor plan was rough, it was almost exactly the same as his expectation of the set.

These days, film crews don’t have drones to see the whole picture from a “God’s perspective”.

It all depends on the director's imagination and planning.

“I didn’t expect that he not only acted well, but also had such profound observation and understanding of the set.”

“Most directing students can’t do that.”

After pondering for a while, Ju Jueliang did not say anything and continued working.

At lunch time, Ju Jueliang took the initiative to come to the actors' table.

"Director Ju!"

"Director Ju, please sit down."

"Director Ju, have some tea..."

Many actors were extremely attentive, but Ju Jueliang just smiled and sat down next to Zhang Yuan.

"You know a lot about camera scheduling."

Zhang Yuan was different from the others. He was neither humble nor arrogant in front of the new director. He neither tried to please him nor distance himself from him.

"In the previous few crews, I observed the work of other directors in my free time and have some preliminary understanding."

"Oh, that's great, do you have any idea of ​​becoming a director?"

"No, it's just to complete the performance better."

"Okay, that's a good idea." Ju Jueliang smiled and nodded from time to time to show his agreement. During the whole meal, Fatty Ju chatted with him, and no one else could get a word in.

Hu Jun, Gao Hu and other leading actors were a little envious.

In just a few days, Zhang Yuan became familiar with the new director.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoli, who was watching Xixi eating, remembered what Zhang Yuan had said when she went to "report the news" to him a few days ago.

"He makes him strong, and the breeze blows the hills."

"Let him do whatever he wants, and the bright moon will shine on the river."

"So that's what you mean." Liu Xiaoli now realized that Zhang Yuan was extraordinary.

“It is because one does not contend that no one in the world can contend with him.”

"Keep a calm mind in the face of adversity, do your own thing well, and speak with strength."

"It's really scary that someone of this age can have such a mentality."

Liu Xiaoli was thinking about how to get along with this young man in the future. At the same time, she was also observing a moment of silence for the assistant director Ma Peng.

"Ma Peng has the upper hand now, and Zhang Yuan remains calm."

"If the situation is reversed, haha..."

She felt that Zhang Yuan was definitely not such a tolerant person.

After all, in "The Story of a Noble Family", after he saw the situation clearly, he was not polite to the female investors.

"That time he only offended Shu Chang, but this time he directly rode on his head. If this kid finds an opportunity, he will definitely beat him to death."

Liu Xiaoli’s guess was correct, but she didn’t expect that this opportunity would come so quickly.

In the evening, the crew has a night scene.

In order to boost morale, Zhang Jizhong swaggered into the actors' dining area.

Assistant director Ma Peng also followed behind.

The bearded man acted like a leader on inspection, pretending to be friendly and friendly, chatting with all the actors in a friendly manner, no matter their status.

Finally, he picked up his lunch box and came to the table where the leading actors sat, eating and chatting with everyone.

"Jun, this is your first time filming a costume drama. Are you getting used to it?"

Hu Jun smiled and nodded, thinking to himself, we have been shooting for several months, and you are still asking me if I am adapting to it.

If you're still not used to it now, you're going to kick me out, right?

"Tao, I heard you work very hard, that's good."

Zhang Yuan on the side glanced at Liu Tao.

She tried very hard, but her strength only reached Hu Jun's waist.

After dinner, the bearded man took Ma Peng and the other man to walk around the site, making their presence felt in various ways.

The workload for today's night scene is not too heavy, and it mainly involves Hu Jun, Liu Tao, and Tang Zhenzong, who plays Duan Zhengchun. It is about the scene where Hu Jun mistakenly kills Ah Zhu.

These two people, one is a producer and the other is an assistant director, are not good at filming.

After handing the work to Fatty Ju, he strolled back to the hotel to have a rest.

Halfway through the journey, I heard the sound of poetry being recited in a clear and melodious voice coming from an open space not far away.

"A crooked tree will eventually bend if it is straightened. It is difficult to keep a wolf as a dog to guard the house."

"A cormorant dyed black by ink will not last long, and a crow painted white by white will not last long."

……

The bearded man became interested, turned around and walked forward.

Under the moonlight, Zhang Yuan sat on a long bench. In front of him were twenty or thirty folding stools used on the set, on which sat most of the crew's leading actors.

From Chen Hao, Gao Hu, to Li Yu, Jin Song, almost all of them are in the play, whether good or evil.

"Good things are always done by good people, no mortal can become a god."

After Zhang Yuan finished reciting the opening poem, he tapped the bench with his Nokia, and that was the beginning of the book.

A few days ago, when Zhang Yuan was drinking with Jin Song, Li Yu and others, he performed a song at Huang Julong's request.

From then on, the three brothers would urge him to tell stories whenever they were free in the evening.

There were no smart phones or mobile games in those days, and many actors were bored after get off work, so they were making fun of him.

I originally told these three brothers this as a joke.

Who would have thought that other actors would also come to join in the fun after they found out, and there are more and more people, and now it’s almost as crowded as the bookstalls.

Zhang Yuan actually enjoys telling stories.

Because he found that if he talked about the exciting parts and someone cheered, he could gain some attributes.

It is not a disadvantage to earn money by performing arts.

Seeing the bearded man coming, someone stood up and gave his seat to the two of them.

Zhang Yuan remained calm and did not stop because of their joining.

Instead, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Ma Peng.

When Ma Peng was caught by Zhang Yuan's sharp gaze, he lowered his head subconsciously, then raised his head angrily.

"What is this kid so crazy about?"

"I heard these lines of poetry, and they seemed to be mocking me."

"Just wait, you will suffer the consequences."

Zhang Yuan ignored the other party's sinister look and continued telling the story.

"Everyone here is familiar with the story of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

"If you're not familiar with it, then you haven't read the script."

There was a chuckle from the audience.

“So there’s actually no need to tell you a story.”

“So what I want to talk about today is people.”

"According to statistics, there are 169 characters appearing in the entire Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

"It is very rare to see so many characters in a single novel, whether in Mr. Jin's works or in the novel world."

“So if we want to talk about people, we have to have a beginning.”

"Today, I will start with myself!" Zhang Yuan was calm and unhurried, with a demeanor of an old gentleman.

"Everyone knows my character. He is a descendant of the Yan Kingdom's royal family, a Gusu family, and a well-known figure in the martial arts world, Murong Fu, who is as famous as the great hero Qiao Feng."

"But what I want to talk about today is not Nan Murong who has these titles, but an identity that is not often mentioned by everyone."

"cousin!"

(End of this chapter)