Chapter 187: Better than a Blow to the Head

Before this.

Jiang Wen felt that Li Luo's image was not a problem.

Now seeing him wearing a military uniform, he was actually more than satisfied inside.

Those words just now.

Were just a joke.

People like them all had strong self-confidence. No matter if they were tall, short, fat, or thin, they all had their own unique charm, and it was impossible to say they would be afraid of being robbed of their limelight by others.

Next.

Xu Jinglei explained to Li Luo the scenes to be filmed today.

After the heroine in the play gave birth to the writer's child, she chose to become a socialite to provide the child with better material conditions.

The officer surnamed Huang played by Li Luo was one of the suitors spinning around the heroine's skirt, and he also had the closest relationship with the heroine, intending to provide the heroine with stable living conditions.

It was a pity that fate played tricks on people.

It just so happened that the heroine met the writer again.

That love that continued from her youth had never been extinguished, making her choose to leave the officer and once again, like a moth, throw herself at the raging fire.

And what was going to be filmed later.

Was the officer surnamed Huang appearing with the heroine's child.

Their clothing would be quite gorgeous, forming a strong contrast with the poor people around them.

It was also implicitly described through lens language.

If protection was lost.

The heroine and the child would be nothing more than the common people begging on the street.

Although he heard it vaguely, Li Luo still cheered up and kept what the other party said in his heart. This was his first time acting in a movie, and it was an art film without any action scenes.

For him, this was a huge test.

Purely testing acting skills.

He could not like this story, but he had to bring out the emotions required by the director.

He had flipped through the script many times.

Combined with what Xu Jinglei said, he had more or less some confidence.

With proficient-level acting skills, he could even support the male lead; it was just a matter of level. Such a supporting role was even more of a piece of cake. He only needed to distinguish the rhythm of acting in a movie from acting in a TV series.

After Xu Jinglei left.

Li Luo came to the window and looked at the chaotic street outside.

More than a hundred extras gathered together, listening to the assistant director explaining the play.

Old people, beggars, officers, robes, suits.

There were all kinds of outfits.

Each and every one of their expressions was very serious. Don't look at them as just extras; many people also wanted to bloom their own light.

Of course~

If they could bloom their light.

It would be best if they could get a big special role or a character actor.

Making big money!

"How is it?"

Jiang Wen walked over comfortably and handed Li Luo a cigar: "The first shot of filming a movie is a big crowd scene, do you feel nervous?"

"Thank you."

Taking the cigar, Li Luo rubbed the cut surface with his fingers: "There will be some, more or less. I hope to meet Old Xu's requirements, and I can't lose face for you, Brother Wen."

Blowing on the cut surface, his teeth bit down gently.

The flint wheel turned.

Clouds of smoke sprayed from his mouth.

Waiting for the cigar to burn slightly, he skillfully turned it over and blew, extinguishing the burning wrapper.

After such an operation.

The rising smoke swirled around him, and the sunlight penetrating the window made the tiny dust particles tossing in the smoke appear in front of Jiang Wen, who quickly beckoned to his assistant.

Taking the camera, he pressed the shutter at Li Luo.

"Are you sick?"

Li Luo held the cigar with his fingers and glanced at him sideways.

"Click."

This profile was also captured by Jiang Wen.

"So damn handsome."

Playing with the Leica camera in his hand, Jiang Wen shook his head: "You have a pretty-boy look, and you have quite a cinematic lens feel. I must get you to be a male lead to film in the future."

"Come, don't be polite at all."

Li Luo immediately struck a cool pose and raised his eyebrows: "Since you think I'm handsome, take a few more photos, I don't mind."

"Heh~"

Jiang Wen hummed proudly and moved the lens to film outside the window: "Acting in TV is different from acting in movies. You have to pull back, act without leaving traces, and it's best to be close to life."

"But you have to remember."

Aiming the lens at a girl with a good figure, he continued: "It's close to life, not letting you be the same as usual life!"

"Small movements must not be many, you must be good at using micro-expressions to convey emotions."

"Movies are not like TV."

"The simplest difference is the screen size."

"The picture is larger, and every expression can be seen clearly. If there are too many small movements on the face, it will look very ugly, just like monkey play."

"Entering the play must be fast, this refers to you, and also refers to the audience."

Clicking the shutter, he adjusted the focus again: "Movies only have a hundred minutes, every shot is crucial, unlike acting in TV where there is plenty of time for you to bring the audience into the play."

"As long as the director shouts 'Action', you are the character."

"Instantly enter the emotion, and bring out a performance that makes the audience believe you are this person."

"Don't have so much foreplay, what we play is straightforward."

Aiming at the little girl dressed as a beggar, Jiang Wen continued to press the shutter, constantly sharing his understanding of movie performance with Li Luo.

He knew that this little brother's ability was not bad.

It was just that he hadn't come into contact with it.

He simply took the time to talk about it, talking about whatever came to mind.

He didn't expect the other party to suddenly give him a lecture.

Even if everyone's performance style was different, Jiang Wen, as a Best Actor, Best TV Actor, and famous director, definitely had places in his understanding of performance that were worth learning and drawing lessons from.

Li Luo bit the cigar and nodded constantly, combining it with his own understanding.

Turning the other party's experience.

Into nutrients for his own growth.

In just over ten minutes, the performance attribute in Li Luo's personal panel, which he hadn't noticed, quietly rose by several points.

"That's it."

Jiang Wen saw that the preparations below were almost done and patted his shoulder: "You learn while understanding, this role is as simple as can be for you, don't think too much."

"Sometimes the simpler the mind, the better."

"Even if you have a hundred and twenty ways to act, sometimes it's not as good as a blow to the head!"

"Mm."

Li Luo flicked the ash and nodded heavily:

"Thank you, Brother Wen."

Jiang Wen waved his hand, indicating it was not worth mentioning.

After the extras below walked through the play a few times, the walkie-talkie on the table beside him rang with Xu Jinglei's voice: "Li Luo, Li Luo, the lighting conditions are good now, come down and walk through the positions."

"We'll start filming in a while."

The two looked at each other and walked to the set downstairs together.

In the corridor, the crowd was surging.

Unlike the listless fluttering Blue Sky and White Sun flag, the sunlight fell on the pedestrians, and one could see one or two comfortable smiling faces from time to time.

In the swaying crowd, a tall figure quietly appeared in front of the lens.

Li Luo held the child with the candied hawthorn in one hand.

Walking forward steadily.

At the same time, he teased a few words from time to time, scratching the tender cheeks with his fingers, causing the child to laugh heartily, and the crisp sound echoed far away on the street.

Although there were people in front and behind him, just by appearing, he became the focus of the crowd.

Making people unable to help but focus their attention on him.

Behind the monitor.

Xu Jinglei and Jiang Wen looked at each other and nodded in unison.

"CUT."

"Passed, prepare for the next take."

Putting down the walkie-talkie, Xu Jinglei gave a high thumbs-up in Li Luo's direction.

She had originally prepared for a protracted war!

When TV actors act in movies, there is always an adaptation period, needing to adjust to different performance states, but Li Luo's natural performance made her feel exceptionally surprised.

Didn't expect that the first shot would pass easily.

Although it was a very simple picture.

But it was stunning enough.

As her words fell, the extras who were in a hurry stopped their footsteps instantly, and those who were holding each other pretending to be couples also separated hurriedly.

"Extras who were in the shot just now, be conscious!"

Xu Jinglei grabbed the loudspeaker on the side and shouted at the front: "Walk to the corners like you just rehearsed, don't wander in front of the lens, adjust the camera position quickly, don't be idle."

When filming seriously, this woman still had quite an aura.

At least with a straight face.

All the staff of the crew adjusted quickly.

Li Luo handed the child to the parents, organized his clothes, and walked quickly behind the monitor to watch the playback of the clip just now.

Coming here.

He had no right to speak again.

At least he couldn't just give opinions, mainly just to see how the effect was.

"Not bad."

Jiang Wen sat on the director's chair and waved his hand: "If you couldn't take this shot, I would look down on you. Next is high difficulty, hurry up and prepare."

With this posture, it was no problem to say he was the director.

Li Luo smiled.

Preparing for the next performance.

When filming, some troublesome things are avoided by directors and crews as much as possible.

Among them, children are often at the top of the list, because you often can't figure out what is in their heads. One moment they are full of energy, and the next moment they might suddenly power off!

This was also the reason why Jiang Wen said it was high difficulty.

Although the child in the play had reached the age of speaking, it still made Li Luo feel exceptionally big-headed.

A few simple scenes were filmed for a full two hours.

All kinds of forgetting lines, unable to speak.

Making the whole crew miserable.

The first day of filming a movie gave Li Luo the feeling of constant repetition, and the degree of meticulous carving was several levels higher than TV, and he also slowly adapted to this filming rhythm.

Just like Jiang Wen said, try to use internal emotions to convey emotions.

Instead of leading the audience into the play through relatively exaggerated expressions, movements, and long lines like TV.

Filming during the day.

Not idle at night either.

The crew gathered together, and under the leadership of the dance teacher, practiced the retro dance steps of the Republican era. There were several dance scenes in this movie, so they had to dance.

Fortunately, Li Luo's physical ability was quite good, and he could handle both ballroom dancing and cha-cha with ease.

Jiang Wen, this big clumsy bear figure, also showed off wonderful dance steps.

Making everyone laugh heartily.

Li Luo's scenes were limited, so they were naturally concentrated for filming.

After the dance practice was almost done, the dance scenes with lights and wine were filmed for three full days. It was his first time experiencing this kind of filming, without a single line, just dancing every day.

On the sixth day of joining the crew, Li Luo ushered in a scene with Jiang Wen.

Also in the dance hall.

Following the assistant director's order, the extras danced gracefully on the dance floor, and the sound system also played music with a strong sense of the era.

Li Luo, wearing a military uniform, took Xu Jinglei's hand and came to a table nearby.

Then he pulled the chair open gentlemanly, allowing the latter to sit down calmly.

"Hey, Captain Huang."

A soft call rang out from the table behind.

Next, it was Li Luo's turn to respond.

"Old Zhao."

Taking off his hat, Li Luo nodded slightly.

The person who called out also noticed Xu Jinglei and greeted her as well. When the latter responded, she noticed Jiang Wen, who was sitting with his back to them, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.

The whole person became a bit at a loss.

Li Luo, however, was completely unaware at this moment, seriously placing his military cap on the table.

He also slightly loosened the tightly tied tie.

He exhaled calmly.

Performing a state from tension to relaxation, besides that, his whole body sat very upright, giving people a feeling of maintaining his demeanor at all times.

In his heart, he set a character image for himself.

When dancing, he was dissolute.

And on formal occasions.

He was always meticulous.

Putting the soldier's norms and personal indulgence into one framework, having a sense of contrast, could make the character image more three-dimensional and strive to bring out the charm of this small role.

Although the scenes were few, he couldn't be sloppy when acting.

"Come, come, come."

The actor playing Old Zhao walked over quickly and said with a smiling face: "Let me introduce you."

Hearing the movement.

Li Luo finally turned his head.

And Jiang Wen, who was sitting behind with his back to them, stood up at the right time. This guy was wearing a black suit, his hair was slicked back, he was wearing small glasses, and he was holding half a cigarette in his hand.

"This is..."

After Li Luo stood up, Old Zhao continued: "Mr. Xu Aiyou."

"Long admired, long admired."

Li Luo held Jiang Wen's hand and smiled indifferently.

"This is Captain Huang."

Old Zhao's introduction continued.

"Heard of him, heard of him." Jiang Wen shook Li Luo's arm politely, his figure standing straight.

After a round of introductions.

Everyone sat down together.

Li Luo continued with the lines, expressing to the writer played by Jiang Wen that he had read the other party's works. The latter also exchanged pleasantries, and another actor came over to invite Xu Jinglei to dance.

This long shot was finally filmed.

With a shout of "Cut", the extras on the dance floor stopped their footsteps one after another.

Waiting for the director's next instruction.

Just as Xu Jinglei was about to return to the monitor to watch the playback, she found that Li Luo was still holding that glass of red wine, sipping it in small sips with a frown.

"Is something wrong?"

She returned to the table and stared at Li Luo.

Over the past few days, Xu Jinglei found that this little brother's level was quite good. Basically, he could bring out all the emotions she wanted, and sometimes he would give one or two small surprises.

The other party could continuously lead big hit dramas, so his business level was definitely guaranteed.

So.

She didn't mind Li Luo giving some opinions.

"There are some problems."

Li Luo hesitated for a moment and put the glass aside: "I feel that the picture just now is a bit unbalanced. It would be better if it were adjusted."

Whoa~

The surrounding extras cast their eyes over one after another.

This guy is really daring to speak.

As a supporting role at this time, who wouldn't follow the director's meaning and honestly finish filming the scene!

"How is it unbalanced?"

Jiang Wen also became interested and spat out a smoke ring: "We are not afraid of discussion. Since you said it, be specific."

"How should I put it."

Li Luo smiled and signaled to the big brother with the wine glass: "You need to pull back a bit in the performance just now."

Once these words were spoken.

The surrounding extras shifted their gazes one after another.

This guy.

Is really damn gutsy!

Thanks to Police Officer Blue Cat for the 100-point reward, thank you! ===== CHAPTER 188 =====