Chapter 211

"Wang Laoshi, in a moment I will walk from the left steps to behind the tree on the right... When I walk to the side of this flower bed, I will look towards the camera here. Please help me capture the look..."

"After I turn my head back, Wang Laoshi, please move the camera to my sleeves. The focus is on the buttons on the cuffs, because there is the Fenghua Clothing trademark pattern on the buttons."

Li Ye explained to the cameraman and prepared to try and see how much of the handsome guy Hu's style he could replicate.

Cameraman Wang Laoshi said in a dilemma, "Everything else is no problem, but I can't film the pattern on your buttons."

Li Ye said, "That's fine. Later, we can reflect the Fenghua Clothing trademark through camera editing."

"That's settled," Wang Laoshi said with a smile, "I was just chatting with a few sisters, saying that you are the most suitable clothing performance actor."

Li Ye hurriedly said modestly, "No, no, I was just on a whim, taking advantage of everyone's break to try the feeling of filming a movie."

Li Ye had long noticed that the middle-aged actors who came out with cameraman Old Wang were not the bit-part actors that could be found everywhere in some shops in later generations. Just listening to their accents, he knew that although they were bit-part actors, they were real actors.

So Li Ye had no intention of showing off.

Some people think that Beijing dialect is very close to Mandarin, and if you don't listen carefully, the difference is not big. In fact, the difference is huge.

Let's put it this way! If it's an authentic Beijing person, if their speaking speed is fast, outsiders may not be able to understand what they are saying.

In his previous life, Li Ye met one in a game. Everyone formed a group to fight a dungeon, but the guy in charge of commanding was a Beijing person, and he spoke that Beijing dialect so fast, chirping and chirping.

After Li Ye listened, he... felt like he understood, but after thinking carefully, it seemed like he didn't understand a single sentence. That accent was really too authentic; what he said was all up to you to guess.

So in '83, people who can speak Mandarin close to broadcast level must have put in hard work and cannot be underestimated.

Li Ye went to the temporary changing room to change his clothes. After coming out, he found that everyone was not resting and was guarding behind the camera waiting to watch!

When they saw Li Ye who had changed into new clothes, everyone's eyes lit up.

Especially Wen Leyu and Wen Guohua were the most energetic.

From Wen Leyu's big eyes, Li Ye seemed to see something shiny.

But looking at Wen Guohua's eyes again, why did it feel like a bit of mockery of watching a monkey show?

【What's the matter, thinking that the few girls you hooked up with walk standard catwalk steps, and I'm a wild path?】

Li Ye did not stage fright. He walked down the steps with steady steps, buttoned a button on his abdomen, and behaved calmly and generously, like an elite person about to go out to work in the morning.

He walked past a Volga sedan that was specially rented as a background, walked past the spring flowers that had just turned green, and when he walked past the flower bed, he looked towards the camera casually.

Casual and natural is what Li Ye wanted to reflect.

The acting forms understood by actors of this era are very different from later generations.

For example, watching "Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain," when the actor's emotions are agitated, they will use intense physical movements, punching and stomping, to interpret the indignation in their hearts.

This method can well resonate with the audience, understand the emotions the actor wants to express, and better push the plot forward.

And decades later, when actors want to express emotions, they use more expressions, eyes, and natural or subtle small movements to express and render a kind of "ordinary truth."

For example, the look in Huang Bo's eyes when he said he was a murderer, for example, the performance of Fan Wei eating noodles, smoking while eating instant noodles, sucking fish bones plus lines, natural and smooth to the extreme.

Li Ye couldn't say which of these two performance methods is better or worse, but the first method used in Li Ye's commercial always gave him a feeling of excessive force, not perfect.

So he tried it to see if it could have some guiding effect.

Facts proved that Li Ye underestimated the bit-part actors of the Beijing Film Studio.

Just after he finished filming this take, they spoke one after another.

"Oh, this is what you meant! You should have said so earlier! It made us film it over and over again."

"That's right, little brother, if you had demonstrated it to us once earlier, how much film would we have saved?"

"Well, if the film is slowed down at that time, it might really be interesting."

"But don't say, this young man is really handsome. It's a pity he got into Beijing University, otherwise he would definitely be able to break the rules and enter our unit."

"What do you mean it's a pity he got into Beijing University? Is it a pity that your child got into Beijing University?"

"Oh, I just said it's a pity, it's a pity, understand?"

"It's indeed a pity, a pity for this good skin."

Several bit-part actors first teased for a while, then walked back and forth a few times. When it was officially filmed, the feeling was indeed different from just now.

Natural behavior, enthusiastic smiles, people in their thirties or forties, actually made Li Ye feel a kind of "vitality," expressing the beautiful yearning for life.

Okay, professional is professional. It's not that they can't act, but the current movies don't need this "close to reality" performance method.

It was those models who couldn't change their state for a long time.

They were used to looking straight ahead, looking at no one, walking straight all the way, and their grasp of subtle facial expressions was really unsatisfactory.

In the end, Li Ye had to say to them: "You imagine for yourselves that you are walking on the street casually, and suddenly you see a ruffian handsome guy whistling at you on the side of the road,

and then you give him an indifferent look, followed by a reversal, and wave your hand at him gently."

Li Ye demonstrated a few standard street photography movements of later generations. Although they have been flooded and rotten in later generations, since they fit the traffic password, they must have their merits.

Then, the performance of those female models was a little better, but when they looked at the "ruffian handsome guy" and then offered "cold autumn waves," they were not looking at the camera, but at Wen Guohua.

Li Ye had to pull Wen Guohua and let him stand on the side of the camera.

Wen Leyu's eyes narrowed. In addition to being vigilant, her cunning eyes searched her brother constantly, as if looking at which piece of meat was fatter, and she had to take the opportunity to cut it.

"Go, go, go, let's go see the effect of slow motion."

After filming this scene, everyone was anxious to see the comparison effect before and after.

After finding a place to play, washing and processing the original film, debugging it several times, and finding the suitable slow-motion speed after a long time, the difference before and after was indeed revealed.

Jin Peng leaned to Li Ye's side and whispered, "Xiao Ye, I feel you are more suitable than those professionals. How about you be the protagonist?"

But Li Ye said, "Forget it, the family doesn't want to."

Jin Peng said in surprise, "The family doesn't want to? You didn't ask the master or the uncle, how do you know they don't want..."

But Jin Peng quickly swallowed the second half of his words.

Because Wen Leyu, who was sitting on Li Ye's left, had already aimed her cold little eyes over.

Okay, it turns out to be this "family member," that is indeed not to be provoked.

Li Ye tilted his head and looked at Wen Leyu, curled his lips, and then reached out and quietly held Wen Leyu's hand.

Wen Leyu held back tightly, pursed her lips and smiled, revealing a "tacit understanding" smile.

In her eyes, Li Ye is a future economist, a future helmsman of a large unit, a future... but he should not be a movie star.

Obviously Li Ye has a star-level appearance, but Wen Leyu believes that his "inner excellence" is far more important than his outer appearance.

Li Ye quietly said to Wen Leyu again: "The background music for the commercial has not been determined yet. You have a talent for music, so give me some ideas when the time comes."

Wen Leyu nodded repeatedly.

For her own family's business, she must support it from the bottom of her heart.

However, after watching the slow-motion effect, cameraman Wang Laoshi and those bit-part actors found Jin Peng with some embarrassment.

"Manager Jin, the few scenes we filmed earlier, compared to these filmed at the end, are not unified in style. Do you think we need to re-film?"

"Of course, I was thinking the same thing!" Jin Peng said hurriedly, "As long as the teachers are willing, I am more than happy. Please rest assured, teachers, our subsidies are calculated by the day. You are willing to film for as many days as you want."

"We don't want subsidies," the cameraman said in a dilemma, "It's mainly because too much film is wasted. There are still a few expected scenes behind, and it's definitely not enough."

"Film is not limited," Jin Peng said immediately, "You don't have to worry about the film. If it really doesn't work, I'll find someone to send it by air mail from Hong Kong.

This commercial of ours is very likely to be taken to Southeast Asia or even Japan to be played. We only pursue quality and don't consider the cost."

"..."

Just as Jin Peng finished speaking, the cameraman's mouth opened wide.

The bit-part actors behind were also shocked. Even Wen Guohua shivered, and the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground.

"Is this film going to be played overseas in Southeast Asia?"

The cameraman's tone was an octave higher, with a winding tremolo.

"That's right," Jin Peng said, "This Fenghua brand clothing of ours is entrusted to us by Hong Kong to produce, mainly for export overseas, and a small part will be sold domestically in our mainland.

Originally, Hong Kong filmed a commercial, but after our Pengcheng Seventh Factory watched it, we felt it was really hard to describe in one word, so we decided to win a breath, film it ourselves, and film it better than those people."

"..."

"Is this really true?"

"That's right, I feel like I've been stunned by a kidnapper."

Several bit-part actors were still skeptical, but Jin Peng simply played that videotape from Hong Kong for them.

"What is this filming? Sound, lines, movement, performance, none of them, purely wasting film."

"That's right, the old man who guards the door of our unit acts better than them."

Jin Peng said to everyone with a smile: "Now everyone believes me! But everyone don't have any pressure. Everyone filmed well just now. If you film a few more times, I think it will be perfect."

"It's not that you should have said so earlier, young man! I had a detail that wasn't played well just now. Aren't you losing face overseas?"

"Must re-film, re-film everything. We can do without any subsidies, but this film must be filmed to the best. If it really doesn't work, we will find the leaders in the factory and transfer a few big names over..."

The mentality of several bit-part actors has completely changed. They originally thought it was just a small private job, earning some pocket money to add new clothes to their children, but in the blink of an eye, how did it rise to this level?

Li Ye quietly exhorted Jin Peng: "The performance of these teachers is very natural. If those big names really come over, the traces of performance are too heavy, maybe it's not suitable. You have to grasp the scale."

Jin Peng nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have a count in my heart. Small people also have their own dreams. They just say so, and they won't let others come to steal the limelight."

Li Ye nodded to show agreement.

And at this time, Wen Guohua walked over and asked with a smile: "Is your commercial going to the international stage?"

Li Ye met his eyes and smiled: "It's just possible, but it will definitely be played in the mainland."

"Well, possible is the most suitable, hehe."

Wen Guohua felt that there was no need to point out Li Ye anymore, because Li Ye should understand that if it involves overseas broadcasting, the audit procedures would be troublesome!

(End of this chapter)