Chapter 693

"Let me talk about the theme of this movie." As a director, before filming, Lin Nan lectured everyone on the script as usual.

Although Liu Yifei had read the script many times and wrote tens of thousands of words of character biography, she still looked at Lin Nan with bright eyes, full of expectation, tenderness, and worship, feeling honored.

"*Marriage Story* tells the story of a dispute over divorce and custody."

"Although this topic has a strong emotional color, this movie does not follow the old routine of such movies. Throughout the whole movie, there is no fierce quarrel;"

"Instead, it uses a very compact plot rhythm to fully display the various complex emotions of both sides, especially the woman's frustration, anger, and contradiction;"

"However, it also carries some humor and humanistic care... The whole movie will be very heartwarming and will give the audience a high sense of emotional substitution."

"A brief summary is that this movie describes a couple who are very stubborn, willful, and strong-willed but unaware of it. The relationship between the two may be about to end, but for the sake of the child, and also out of their own rational considerations, both are struggling, painfully struggling, and trying hard to rebuild elegance and generosity toward each other..."

Ning Hao shook his head and joked with a smile:

"Tsk tsk, I heard it. You tailored this script for Yifei. It's too easy for you two to get into the play as the male and female leads; it's half the effort... many times over!"

"Ready?" Lin Nan smiled and nodded, then looked around at all the cast and crew and asked.

"I'm ready." Liu Yifei nodded immediately and responded.

"Then let's start."

In the gap while Lin Nan was talking, everyone in the crew immediately got into position to prepare. After he looked at the lens angle in the monitor, he walked to his own lens position on the field with peace of mind.

Half a minute later, the movie officially started filming.

"*Marriage Story*, first scene, first shot, ready... action!"

On the stage, Liu Yifei partnered with several cast and crew members of the Central Academy of Drama's drama theater and began the rehearsal of the stage play in the movie;

And Lin Nan was seriously watching with another batch of "top" extras in the auditorium. He is the stage play director in the play.

According to the filming plan, all the shots on the drama stage must be finished within one day today, and then enter the "plain" but extremely "important" life and daily plot filming.

Like *Manchester by the Sea*, the emotions of the whole movie will be layered, the plot will accumulate bit by bit, and finally the atmosphere and emotions will reach a critical point, erupt, soak into people's hearts... infinitely infecting the audience.

Throughout the morning, in the monitor, the character played by Liu Yifei kept "making mistakes" in the rehearsal of the stage play, some lines could not be read, could not cry... and finally, Lin Nan, the "stage play director," went up and called a stop.

This segment of the lens scene is actually a manifestation of the near collapse of the husband and wife's relationship. Inner emotions and feelings affected the woman's state during normal work... She had a heart disease, a knot in her heart.

Afternoon, break time.

The news about "carpet stars" in Cannes spread overwhelmingly back to China, and the public opinion on the whole internet was instantly in an uproar, with curses rising one after another.

The reason is that the number of Chinese stars who went to the Cannes International Film Festival without work nominations and without being invited far exceeded previous years, and they all brought accompanying photography and promotion teams;

The behavior of these people crazily "rubbing" against various official professional film activities seriously affected the normal holding of those film activities, and even led to frequent "accidents" and even "paralysis" at the scene.

Look, even foreign media can't stand it anymore. The reports on the foreign internet are mocking and laughing... This is really losing face to the international stage, losing the face of the entire Chinese film circle's filmmakers!

And as the most famous international female star who went out of the Chinese film circle, Gong Li was blocked by a group of foreign media reporters and asked for her views on some "carpet stars" in the mainland.

To say, although she changed her nationality, her position is very stable and she never stabs in the back.

An answer showed a very high emotional intelligence, smoothed things over for a group of people, and saved face for the Chinese film circle:

"Every actor is qualified to come to the international film festival to take a look. If you don't come to the scene, you can't feel the huge sense of belonging and longing as an actor. If you come to Cannes with a feeling of reverence, I think it is okay. It depends on their goals..."

In the afternoon, when all the scenes at the Central Academy of Drama were wrapped up and the crew was preparing to evacuate, Lin Nan was still complaining to Ning Hao.

"The batch of artists rubbing the red carpet now is really getting worse and worse, completely incomparable to that group of big flowers back then.

Fan Bingbing used the slogan of 'promoting Chinese style' back then, and the dresses were always ink paintings or other Chinese elements. Look at this group of people now, they don't even know how to rub the red carpet, they just rub it hard, and they don't know how to be flexible at all."

"Fan Bingbing doesn't rub the red carpet now. She is a Tokyo Best Actress anyway, and there will still be no shortage of invitation letters."

Lin Nan held Liu Yifei's hand and walked out of the drama auditorium with Ning Hao surrounded by a crowd of staff, passed through the crowd... After meeting with several school leaders of the Central Academy of Drama, they got into the car and left.

There was no night filming on the first day. Liu Yifei was thinking about going back to read the script again. After all, after actual filming, she had some new thoughts.

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It has been nearly a month since Wu led the team abroad.

At night, across the time difference, this guy made a video call back; immediately, several producers started a "video conference," and Lin Nan opened it for Liu Yifei.

Good guy, in less than a month, Director Wu, who was still a little "fair and tender" when he went abroad, has become a pure rough man, tanned dark, but lean and strong.

"At most half a month, I can start filming directly here. After the foreign scenes are completely finished, go back to deal with the little bit of literary drama in China."

Wu leaned there carelessly, staring at the computer screen, his energy was obviously very sufficient.

"Spend it sparingly, there is no more if you exceed the budget. It's a cost of 200 million, and this is the military-themed movie with the highest domestic investment!"

Wang Changtian held milk and joked with lingering fear.

"Director Wang, don't worry. Within the 5-month filming cycle, I will definitely not ask for additional investment again." Even Wu himself felt a little embarrassed.

For more than half an hour, Lin Nan listened to "Leng Feng" describe the environment in Africa, describing it in one word: arduous!

If it weren't for the escort of the embassy and the official people there, foreign crews might not really be able to eat well locally. Of course, these are all Wu's own relationships, the relationships of the troops.

The next day, Liu Yifei and Lin Nan, who entered the working state, had already adjusted their biological clocks to about six o'clock in the morning.

After the two got up and washed early, they went straight to the crew.

Today's scenes are daily life scenes, and the little actor who is less than four years old will also appear.

Yue Jun originally said he was looking for a little boy, but in the end, he inexplicably found a little girl like a porcelain doll.

But children, it doesn't matter. Furthermore, after cutting her hair short, you can't tell if it's a boy or a girl at first glance, anyway, it's very cute.

When Lin Nan and Liu Yifei arrived at the crew, it was hell, Ning Hao actually came again!

"I say, are you really so idle all day, running over to work for me for free?"

"Yes, I'm idle anyway, aren't you happy? The projects currently received by Bad Monkey don't need my intervention, I think the crew is comfortable. In addition, in my current schedule, the nearest thing is next month."

Ning Hao sat on the chair and said with a smile.

"What about Sister? Doesn't she care about you?" Liu Yifei asked curiously while doing makeup and styling.

"Care about me? She cares about her son all day long. He is only a little over 7 years old, and all kinds of high-level interest classes have been arranged."

"Hmm, worthy of being an only son with a family business to inherit."

Lin Nan's joke made everyone in the dressing room unable to help laughing.

"Go to yours, our family is not as rich as yours!" Ning Hao scolded with a smile.

"Uncle..."

Suddenly, a soft voice sounded, and everyone looked at the door immediately upon hearing the sound.

I saw Yue Jun walking in with a smile, holding a little girl's hand;

The "Uncle" just now was called out by that porcelain doll. The small and exquisite face was very fair and tender, the eyes were very big, watery, and she had short hair to her ears.

"I say Director Yue, is this recommending talent without avoiding relatives?"

Before Lin Nan and Liu Yifei could react from the shock, Ning Hao had already started joking.

"Is this your niece?"

Lin Nan looked at Yue Jun and asked. The latter had never mentioned this before.

"Hmm, Lin Dao, this is my cousin's child. Yaya, greet them."

Yue Jun shook the little hand he was holding and said in a gentle tone. He did have selfish intentions, but it was also open and aboveboard.

"Sister, Brother... Uncle?"

The little girl obviously had good upbringing and greeted them one by one; it was just that she was a little afraid when she saw Ning Hao. Who made Director Ning not look like a good person.

This string of titles was called out, and everyone in the dressing room couldn't help but laugh. Anyway, Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were laughing until their waists were bent, while Ning Hao had a dark face.

"You have to call me Aunt, call him Uncle. As for that fierce-looking one, calling him Uncle is also fine, hehe..."

Liu Yifei stood up and waved at the little girl. She was really laughing until she couldn't live.

"Uncle? Sister..."

The little girl looked up at Yue Jun, and after getting a positive look, she walked toward Liu Yifei with her small arms and legs.

"What is this?" Ning Hao complained to Lin Nan.

"Director Ning, you have to accept reality. In addition, I will tell you something." Lin Nan leaned over to Ning Hao.

"What?"

"I originally wanted your kid to act, but then I thought, he looks too much like you, and he doesn't match me and Yifei at all! Haha..."

"Your grandfather!" Ning Hao lowered his voice and scolded. After all, there were children present.

Looking at Liu Yifei again, she was touching the head of Yue Jun's niece with a full face of smiles, teaching:

"Next in the crew, you will play my daughter, look, that uncle will play your father. Do you know what acting is?"

Looking at Liu Yifei, Yaya nodded very seriously, "Uncle has taught me."

As she spoke, the little girl couldn't help but look back at Yue Jun, her expression instantly became much more stable, and she also had a smile, which was a sense of security.

"Hmm, very smart. I'll take you to eat something delicious at noon..."

"Lin Dao, finding other little actors requires parents to take care of them in the crew. It's better for me to bring my own niece, isn't this more suitable?"

Hearing Yue Jun's words, Lin Nan had to admit that it made sense.

"Not bad, that's the truth."

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