Chapter 333

At nine o'clock in the morning on August 1, 2006, the *Sky of History* crew officially started filming at the built-up Jin Ling Women's University.

The project was low-key, so the start-up naturally had to be announced to the world in a dignified manner.

The guests attending included not only the leads such as Cannes Best Actress Moore, Oscar Best Actor Hanks, and Chinese actress Liu Yifei, but even Gong Li, who had just wrapped up, and Liu Dehua, who made a guest appearance, were all present.

In the Olympic creative team, artists from all over the world watched the ceremony on the spot, including Spielberg, who had not yet withdrawn.

In addition, Boss Lu specially invited Zhang Chunru, Thomas Rabe, and Kent Weitlin to attend.

The latter two were one the grandson of Rabe and the other the nephew of Weitlin.

Only the relevant departments on the surface were not invited; relevant leaders from the Ministry of Culture, the Film Bureau, and the Central Propaganda Department had all greeted in advance and expressed their support.

Not being present was also understanding Boss Lu's position and work, so as not to give the Japanese right-wing any excuse after the film was released.

Heaven had mercy, Jin Ling in the scorching heat did not see the scorching sun today, but instead had cool breezes.

Nearly a hundred media reporters from China and abroad were rubbing shoulders at the scene, naturally including a considerable number of Japanese media, but their positions were not all right-leaning.

However, except for the Japanese, media people from other Asian countries all had a sense of "sharing a common hatred."

Especially the Koreans, their anger and protests against the Japanese aggression were no less than those of the East.

After a brief ceremony, Zhang Chunru was the first to speak.

As soon as she got the microphone, the whole audience burst into warm applause spontaneously. Residents and college students near Jin Ling Women's University spontaneously gathered around the studio, shouting her name loudly.

Patriotic students held her *The Rape of Nanking* and gestured in the air, and the Jin Ling grandpas and grandmas who were usually a bit rude in their speech were all quiet now.

Listening to the speech of this angel of justice.

Zhang Chunru was extremely excited, she had waited for this day for a long time, her tone was calm but impassioned:

Thank you, Director Lu Kuan, and all the actors and workers who contributed to the project, filming, and release of this film.

It is you who made all this a reality, so that all those who do not want history to be covered in dust no longer have to fight alone.

Standing here at this moment, I believe these films in front of me will become as heavy as the history books.

When the sparks of 1937 are rekindled on the screen, those forgotten names will no longer be alone.

Thank you to every dream-maker who let the truth travel through time. This is not a movie, but a mirror—reflecting the suffering of the past and reflecting the conscience of the future.

May we always remember: the scars of history will not heal unless we fill every crack with light.

The audience burst into thunderous applause!

Especially the patriotic students from several universities such as Jin Ling University, who pulled up banners saying "Remembering the Truth, Youth Have Responsibility," and some even climbed onto the wall to shout slogans!

Today in 2006, the public intellectuals had not yet poisoned thoughts on a large scale, and simple patriotic feelings filled everyone's hearts.

In fact, the punishment for certain stinking pests on the internet was also one of the goals Boss Lu wanted to achieve through this film.

With public opinion tools in hand, and the halo of the 2008 earthquake and the Olympic Games, he wanted to see which pest dared to speak first?

In the front row, an old man with white hair held a yellowed old photo, in which were his parents who died in 1937.

When Zhang Chunru said "those forgotten names will no longer be alone," he tremblingly took out a precious copper bell from a cloth bag—that was the only relic his mother left him.

There were also history teachers from the nearby No. 12 Middle School who brought students to watch the ceremony. The children presented Zhang Chunru with hand-folded paper cranes, each colorful piece of paper written with the words "Do Not Forget."

Subsequently, the descendants of Rabe and Weitlin spoke, expressing their respect and remembrance for their ancestors, their love for the land of Jin Ling and China, and their support for this film.

In the spotlight, Boss Lu took the microphone with a smile and made the final concluding speech before filming started:

At the beginning of 2002, *Blind Shaft*, invested by Inquiry Realm, was exhibited at the Berlin Film Festival, and I met Ms. Zhang Chunru, who went to interview and visit the descendants of Mr. Rabe.

Her noble character and tenacious perseverance infected me.

Even if my ability was not enough, I still took on the filming work of this movie without knowing my own limitations.

Over the past four years, the script has been revised more than a dozen times, and the final draft was completed in March.

The heavy subject matter and heavy historical responsibility made me especially fearful and trembling.

This is not a movie, but a monument built of film.

Every frame was filmed on our knees, because the truth cannot tolerate any looking down.

When I held the hands of the survivors, which were as rough as tree bark, and listened to the stories they dared not close their eyes to tell for eighty years, I knew that we were carrying the weight of thirty thousand pairs of eyes.

I think, standing here today, with so many excellent actors, professional teams, and the key is the support of our Jin Ling and countless Chinese people across the country.

I can finally say with firm confidence!

This *Sky of History* will definitely become the Chinese version of *Schindler's List*. I will take it to the world and let this history no longer be covered in dust!

Let the dead rest in peace and give the nation hope!

Boss Lu's sentimental golden words were resounding, killing the tears of countless cameras, film, and the audience watching the ceremony.

At ten o'clock in the morning, *Sky of History* officially started filming!

The film naturally takes the whole process of Zhang Chunru, played by Liu Yifei, writing *The Rape of Nanking* as the main line.

From the United States to Taipei, Jin Ling, and other places in the country, and finally ends with her debate at PBS TV station in the United States in 1998.

Among them, in order to enhance the persuasive effect of historical truth, historical scenes will be inserted when she discovers *Rabe's Diary* and studies *Weitlin's Diary*.

Therefore, Tom Hanks, Moore, and Liu Yifei have almost no scenes together.

Only the core imagery of the film—the sky of Jin Ling—will be used to connect their performance scenes.

With an order from Boss Lu, the three production directors of Inquiry Realm went to rectify the team separately, and the more than two thousand crowd actors used in the two scenes today quickly gathered.

At this moment, the *Sky* crew was literally a small United Nations, with translators in German, English, Spanish, Japanese, and Jin Ling dialect gathered, and various engineering vehicles, military vehicles, and wartime special vehicles were intertwined.

Zhang Yimou greeted the people in the creative team who were already stunned: "Let's go, guys, it's my turn to take the lead, and Director Lu will be the wingman."

Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya were both shocked; this scale of coordination was much more complex than their large-scale dance art!

The so-called coordination ability of a director is consistent with the underlying logic of ancient generals leading troops to fight.

Take films with war history themes like *Sky*—

In scene coordination, the director needs to reasonably plan the spatial relationship of different scenes, such as the streets of Jin Ling City, safe zones, Japanese military camps, etc.

While accurately restoring historical scenes, ensure that each space has narrative and expressive functions in the film.

A great director will use panoramic shots to show the overall style of the space and establish a clear spatial cognition for the audience.

For example, Spielberg's presentation of the spatial layout of the Normandy landing beach in *Saving Private Ryan* allows the audience to intuitively feel the vastness and cruelty of the battlefield.

At the same time, just like the crowd coordination in *Tangshan*, from the scale of a hundred people to thousands, and the subsequent scale of nearly ten thousand, the director needs to carry out precise layout arrangements with the cooperation of the entire crew, so that their actions conform to the logic of war and historical context.

Experienced directors like Zhang Yimou, when filming *The Flowers of War*, used regional and layered coordination methods to show the chaotic scene on the streets after the fall of Jin Ling.

Today is the first day of filming, mainly filming two scenes.

One is the establishment of the Jin Ling International Safe Zone during the day, and the second is the night scene of the Safe Zone Preparatory Committee organized by Rabe, played by Tom Hanks.

The daytime scene is relatively simple, the main content comes from the narrative in *Rabe's Diary*, that is, after the International Committee issued the "Notice to the Citizens of Nanjing" declaring the establishment of the International Safe Zone, the scene between Rabe and Long Yingqin, the then commander of the Jin Ling Garrison.

The young director was on set speaking to Hanks and Liu Dehua in English.

"In Rabe's view, it is necessary for Long Yingqin to lead the army to withdraw from the safe zone, because their presence will provide an excuse for the Japanese army to attack."

He turned to Liu Dehua again: "But for Long Yingqin, the garrison troops cannot give up the large area of fortifications in the southwest of Jin Ling. Huazi needs to show the determination to fight to the death and defend Jin Ling."

"The first scene is very simple, try to pass it in one take, get off to a good start!"

"Sure!"

"No problem!"

All departments were in place. In addition to Hanks and Liu Dehua, Zhu Yawen, who played Colonel Zhou, also conducted simple rehearsals. After a "action," filming officially started.

They were all veteran actors who had been through many battles, and they passed in one take very smoothly.

Rabe, played by Hanks, was slightly plump at this time, but after that, he had to start losing weight gradually according to the diet formulated by the crew.

Until he returned to Germany emaciated, and after filming his poverty and downfall in his later years in Germany, this step-by-step weight loss could end.

And Liu Dehua's guest appearance scenes were concentrated in these two days and quickly wrapped up.

On the sidelines, Liu Xiaoli and Zhang Chunru watched the filming scene in an orderly manner with a calm mood. The entire crew was like a huge machine operating well, and everyone was like gears biting tightly and moving forward step by step.

At the same time, Liu Yifei and her "light stand-in" Ruan Jingtian were also silently observing the two movie kings acting.

Ruan Jingtian arrived in Jin Ling a few days ago. The human wealth and flower shopped for a few days in Xinjiekou, known as the number one commercial district in China, waiting for the arrival of Boss Lu and others.

As a transaction for Boss Lu to take her to learn acting, the theater layout of Inquiry Realm Jiahe in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces had already begun to be promoted.

Under the connection of Lu Zheng, several major investors in the Xi'an theater chain agreed to sell the whole package, and the remaining small theater chains were still watching, struggling to resist the bloody mouth of the capital giant.

"Senior Sister..."

Xiao Liu was helpless again: "Tian Tian, don't call me Senior Sister, call me Sister Xixi."

"Also, don't call Lu Kuan Teacher Lu."

"Why?"

"He doesn't like to hear it."

Neither do I.

Ruan Jingtian was very happy that she could let her call her nickname, which was an open and inclusive attitude.

Ruan Jingtian was also very unhappy, why don't you let me call Teacher Lu!

However, the human wealth and flower looked at Liu Yifei, whom she hadn't seen for a few months, and suddenly felt very strange and distant.

From appearance, posture to temperament, it seemed that she had completely become a different person.

Thinking of her comforting herself in Li Shoucheng's mansion in Repulse Bay, Xiangjiang, Ruan Jingtian couldn't directly object.

It's just that you don't let me call, I insist on calling.

Especially Ruan Jingtian followed her blog posts about experiencing life, those literary and professional performance insights made the young girl couldn't help but feel a little envious.

She couldn't wait to bow down and break into the internal organization of this pair of master and apprentice.

It's just that she encountered Waterloo on the first day—

The big senior sister didn't recognize her!

Liu Yifei now had her heart tied to the character, feeling the murderous and severe atmosphere of 1937 on the set, and also observing the performances of Tom Hanks and others.

The young girl looked at the mess Boss Lu threw to her with a headache: "Wake up at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Ah? What for?"

"Morning practice, I'll take you for a week, and you'll do it yourself later."

Liu Yifei took out her phone and gestured: "Your phone can record video, right? Record all the movements I demonstrate, and study them yourself in the hotel at night."

"How long will it take? Why isn't Teacher Lu teaching me?" Ruan Jingtian couldn't help her little rebellion.

With her family background here, it would be strange if she was manipulated by Liu Yifei in a few words.

It's just that Xiao Liu looked at Ruan Jingtian now, just like Lu Kuan looked at her when she was fourteen, she could see through the depth at a glance, not at the same level at all.

Liu Yifei's crystal-clear face was calm, and she stared at Ruan Jingtian expressionlessly: "I'll warn you one more time, don't call him Teacher Lu."

"Oh, Teacher Lu." The human wealth and flower didn't believe in evil: "What are the consequences?"

Liu Yifei looked at her for a few seconds with an inexplicable expression, then suddenly smiled beautifully, her two rows of fine teeth were like broken jade, like the clear light of the new moon, and like flowers piled with snow.

"No, of course not." She stood up gracefully: "Since you don't listen to me, I will make it clear to Lu Kuan, don't ask me to take you, lest he think I am irresponsible."

A trace of anger rose on Ruan Jingtian's smooth and glowing face, where could the pampered young lady stand this kind of anger!

Even if you comforted me, it won't work!

It's just that her willfulness was still the willfulness of a little girl, and there was no adult fighting to the death: "You go ahead!"

"I came here because my family made a deal with him, why should he listen to you?"

"I know you like him, but you two haven't..."

Xiao Liu's fairy attack power exploded, her well-trained and agile figure suddenly approached Ruan Jingtian: "What do you want to say? You like Lu Kuan?"

"I... I didn't say that!" The human wealth and flower was a little panicked, after all, she was facing a girl who had been fighting with the old demon since she was fourteen.

Even if it was almost a full negative record.

Liu Yifei raised her delicate eyebrows: "Ruan Jingtian, to tell you the truth, I don't care if you like any Washing Machine, or water dispenser, or fighter jet!"

"I just want to focus on filming the movie now, taking you is just an extra task he gave me, I can completely refuse."

"You love whoever you like, you don't have to care about my feelings, but there is one point—don't cause me trouble and affect my filming!"

Where had the human wealth and flower seen this side of Liu Yifei, the empress? In her impression, she still thought she was that weak and cute Zhao Linger, Wang Yuyan, or the cold Lu Xueqi, Little Dragon Maiden.

How did she know that this number one young actress in domestic entertainment, who was only one year older than her, was full of murderous aura when she was cold!

This stems from the nourishment of the emotional offensive and defensive between her and Boss Lu over the years, it is her personal experience after leaving North America due to emotional injury, it is a textbook imitation after long-term observation of him...

Ruan Jingtian hated: "I just wanted to call him Teacher Lu, how did that cause you trouble!?"

"I don't like to hear it, that's trouble."

"Didn't you just say he doesn't like to hear it!"

"I lied to you, it's me."

The human wealth and flower's little chest shook with anger, and she couldn't do anything about the domineering woman in front of her.

She knew how much effort Lu Zheng had spent to win the opportunity for herself, what if this Liu Yifei really went to complain and messed things up!

How unjust!

Actually, she didn't come to the crew or approach Boss Lu with the purpose of grabbing a boyfriend from anyone.

Just like a graceful lady, a gentleman is a good match, Ruan Jingtian just admired and loved this young director who appeared out of nowhere, and couldn't help but want to get close.

By the way, she could also realize her dream of becoming an actress and becoming popular.

It's just that she hadn't done anything yet! She was made difficult by this "evil-looking" woman.

But the Manhattan incident had only passed for a few months, she really didn't dare to bet on this, and really chose to anger Liu Yifei, who knew what the relationship between Teacher Lu and her was!

The human wealth and flower threw off her coat in a fit of pique, revealing her waist that could be held in a handful under her chiffon shirt, she deliberately straightened her capital: "If you don't let me call, I won't call!"

"Wait until one day Teacher Lu... Director Lu tells me to call, let's see what you have to say!"

Liu Yifei's eyes swept across her chest and felt a burst of jealousy, how come everyone is bigger than me!

The young girl looked at Da Tiantian with even more ruthless and playful eyes: "Don't worry, there is no such day, and even if there is, it must be with my consent."

"Humph, narcissistic." Ruan Jingtian didn't forgive her on her lips, but her body chose to surrender: "? Then I'll go back to rest first!"

There was no scene for Liu Yifei today, and Da Tiantian, this light stand-in, had no chance to go on duty.

"Come back!"

"What now?!"

Xiao Liu raised her smooth chin and gestured to her hands: "Get rid of the nail art, no shoes with heels are allowed from tomorrow, and no makeup is allowed for morning practice."

Before Da Tiantian could resist, she gave the reason directly: "Nail art is dangerous, flat shoes are convenient for exercise, and makeup affects your facial muscle training and mirror feedback."

Liu Yifei watched the first scene of Tom Hanks and Liu Dehua finish, stood up gracefully, prepared to get closer to hear Boss Lu's evaluation, and finally gave Da Tiantian a piece of advice.

"Also, if you want to enter the eyes of that Washing Machine you are thinking about, I suggest you be more diligent and professional."

Da Tiantian's rebellious remarks that hadn't been spoken were suppressed, thought about it, and raised her proud head and returned, following Xiao Liu, whom she both hated and liked, step by step.

Well, the way she targeted herself is very annoying!

But... her appearance and personality, her persistent and straightforward temper are hard not to make people like, even between the same sex.

Liu Yifei looked at the follower and sneered in her heart, she naturally didn't care.

After the last anonymous text message—or rather, it was almost certain that Yang Mi was playing tricks—Liu Yifei was too lazy to pay attention to his rotten peach blossoms. Plants have their own hearts, why ask for beauty to break?

She just did her own thing.

To this day, the increasingly mature Liu Yifei can be considered to understand that Lu Kuan is a person that no one can control.

She had already held out her heart for him to look at carefully again and again, what else could she do?

Only wait for the arrangement of time.

The daytime filming was exceptionally smooth, but on the first day, the crew had to work overtime to film a night scene—the Safe Zone Preparatory Committee meeting.

The two movie kings and queens from Hollywood might have to feel the 996 execution of the Eastern cattle and horses ten years in advance.

Boss Lu was arranging the set and lighting in the room for the preparatory meeting. Liu Yifei and the follower Da Tiantian walked over: "Why are you two still here? No scenes for the next two days, right?"

"Observing and learning." Liu Yifei leaned into his ear and whispered: "My mom left you something to eat, I'll give it to you when it's over."

Da Tiantian pouted, looking at their intimate and unintentional intimacy, her mind was very blocked!

Saying she was jealous, it hadn't reached that point yet.

But seeing that this domineering woman indeed had some influence on her Teacher Lu, it was not a good thing after all, right?

Boss Lu saw the young girl's expression was calm, her mental state should be relatively stable, and thought to himself, grind her again, she shouldn't really be crazy about this character.

"If you want to watch, watch, rest early if you are tired, we are in a protracted war."

The young director, who was already a bit bearded, didn't care about the two women anymore, and didn't even have the leisure to ask Ruan Jingtian how she was doing today, and quickly began to organize the night scene filming.

At this moment, the moldy smell in the basement of Jin Ling Women's University, the filming location, almost penetrated everyone's nasal mucosa, and Tom Hanks couldn't help but sniff uncomfortably.

This is too realistic.

The art team splashed the walls with waste tea water in advance to make the mottling of the brick joints clearer.

The prop master was debugging the kerosene lamp on the table, holding scissors and twisting the wick bit by bit...

"Good! That's it!"

Boss Lu compared the swaying light and shadow on the wall and signaled him to stop.

All groups were in place, ready to start filming.

This scene is Rabe, Weitlin, and other foreign diplomatic personnel and businessmen in Jin Ling City communicating about the preparation of the Safe Zone Committee, in order to protect themselves and save civilians as much as possible.

Late autumn in November 1937, the painted glass of Jin Ling Women's College of Arts and Sciences trembled in the aftermath of the bombing.

Rabe, played by Hanks, tore open the copper buttons of his Siemens uniform, slammed the Nazi armband heavily on the long table, shaking the brown liquid in the enamel coffee cup and splashing the *North China Daily News*.

Fifteen missionaries with round-rimmed glasses, businessmen with beer bellies, and doctors wrapped in nun's headscarves exchanged uneasy glances in the diamond-shaped light spots cast by the gas lamp.

"Gentlemen, we need to delineate a 3.88 square kilometer safe zone within 72 hours." Rabe cut through the silence like a Prussian saber.

"The Japanese will not recognize this area, but they will be afraid of this—" his fingertips brushed the edge of the swastika, "and the Leica camera in the hands of the *New York Times* reporter."

The Soviet representative slammed the table and roared: "The Japanese will not abide by any damn safe zone!"

Tom Hanks tapped the map with a fountain pen according to the script: "The safe zone must be delineated here, if they don't agree, then use our corpses as boundary markers! I will send a telegram to report to my leader, Mr. Hitler!"

"Cut!"

Boss Lu left the monitor and walked up, giving his own requirements to the movie king: "Tom, from the perspective of lens language, this action of fingertips brushing the swastika needs a clear start and end."

"At the start, the hand movement should be slow and powerful, letting the audience's gaze focus on your hand, feeling your inner repression and anger accumulating; at the end, the power should explode, slam the armband down heavily, create a strong visual impact, and give the close-up lens enough expressive power."

Tom Hanks thought for a while, nodded to him knowingly, and signaled that he was ready to start filming.

Three takes in a row, Boss Lu just shouted cut, and didn't mention where he was dissatisfied.

Fortunately, there were famous actors on the scene, and the young director's resume and prestige could suppress them.

From Tom Hanks to Moore, they all accepted it willingly and repeated it over and over again.

The two women watching Tom Hanks' performance on the scene were infatuated, but were disturbed by Boss Lu's repeated interruptions.

This is also cut?

No, this take is also cut?

Ruan Jingtian was fine, even Liu Yifei, who could almost recite the script, couldn't understand it...

Where did he go wrong?

The sixth take was killed, Tom Hanks raised his hand helplessly: "Lu, I need your guidance."

At this time, Zhang Yimou and others had just finished the discussion and gathered to the set to watch the fun, similar to when Boss Lu set up the game in *Huang Jinjia*.

Spielberg watched this scene with a smile, and was also very curious about how this famous young director would handle it.

This movie king who had been famous for a long time said "I need your guidance," but it was not difficult for everyone to guess his meaning—

Where did I go wrong?

Not every actor can stand Wong Kar-wai's tormenting method, but Boss Lu is not Wong Kar-wai.

He did feel that Tom Hanks' emotions were not enough, and it was understandable that he couldn't enter the state when filming such heavy emotional scenes on the first day.

But in the last few times, it was clear that the movie king still didn't handle the details well enough.

Ruan Jingtian clenched her little fist and whispered in Liu Yifei's ear: "Lu... Director Lu, will he be able to suppress him?"

"Impossible, be quiet!"

The young director sat on his butt beside "Rabe," thought about it, and picked up his fountain pen: "Hanks, instead of venting your dissatisfaction by slamming your palm on the table, wouldn't it be better to use a pen."

He analyzed his thoughts to everyone with confused faces on the scene: "You are a businessman-style Nazi party member, you won't squander authority like a musical actor."

"Your few performances just now seemed more like a speech at the Reichstag in Berlin, but you are Rabe, at this time his businessman identity characteristics and meaning will be heavier."

Boss Lu deliberated: "I need you to give me the oppression of an accounting supervisor checking bad debts, not an angry politician."

Mentioned earlier the way of speaking about scenes for different actors.

For novices like Jielun, give behavioral templates and sensory substitution, and then pay attention to whether the performance is too mechanical and loses authenticity.

For mid-to-high-level actors like Xiao Liu, give logical construction and detail anchors, but prevent the traces of design from being too heavy, guiding her to "see the mountain is not the mountain."

But for actors of Tom Hanks' level, how to speak about scenes?

Boss Lu summarized the method through cooperation with Liang Jiahui, Li Xuejian, and others, which is called metaphor guidance and spatial blank space.

To put it directly, it is to avoid over-interpretation and destroying the artistic intuition of old drama bones, because with their creativity, maybe they can give results that the director himself did not expect.

For example, the metaphor Boss Lu just gave—an accounting supervisor's character image, gives Tom Hanks full autonomous creative space.

It's just that his description, very few people on the scene can understand the intention.

At least Liu Yifei was savoring his words in her heart, and her delicate and smooth eyebrows never loosened.

She was digesting, waiting to see how Tom Hanks would perform.

Da Tiantian didn't even mention it, guessing blindly, and only then did she understand Boss Lu's English...

A face of confusion.

Zhang Yimou couldn't understand English either, Ma Wen translated for him.

Spielberg watched with gusto and chatted with him: "The first time I saw Lu filming was in *Exotic*, I suggested he film this movie when he was forty."

"Looking at it now, maybe I underestimated him."

Zhang Yimou grinned: "There are many people who underestimate him, Steven, you shouldn't be too excessive."

That's right, there are two very excessive ones—Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya were completely convinced in the *Huang Jinjia* crew.

The scene of the genius director speaking about scenes to the famous movie king just now only deepened the stereotype of this director's great hand in their hearts.

The audience was silent, Boss Lu returned to the monitor, waiting for Tom Hanks to give the assistant director an OK gesture.

Everyone, including the young director, looked intently, Tom Hanks seemed to have completely changed his posture—

Before getting angry, his spine was slightly arched as if he had been at his desk for years, his left hand was always pressed on the leather briefcase, and his right little finger pushed his glasses with a specific arc.

"The Japanese will not recognize this area, but they will be afraid of this—" the fountain pen in his hand pointed to the edge of the swastika.

"And the Leica camera in the hands of the *New York Times* reporter!"

The Soviet representative slammed the table and roared: "The Japanese will not abide by any damn safe zone!"

Tom Hanks tapped the map with a fountain pen according to the script: "The safe zone must be delineated here, if they don't agree, then use our corpses as boundary markers! I will send a telegram to report to my leader, Mr. Hitler!"

Zhang Yimou and Spielberg looked at each other, both seeing appreciation in each other's eyes.

Only actors of this level can digest the director's intention so quickly, and complete the switching of character personality labels through the adjustment of body state and limb movements.

Liu Yifei was even more infatuated.

She had studied Grotowski for four years, and could best understand the slightly arched spine of Tom Hanks just now, which required how much muscle and body control ability to look so natural in the lens!

Including the action of the left hand always pressing the leather bag, holding the fountain pen and not willing to slap or tap, only using it to point to the Nazi party emblem!

Too amazing!

A living Nazi party member businessman image!

Everyone looked at Boss Lu behind the monitor, and everyone didn't expect him to say "cut" again!

Why is this?

Even her 360-degree invincible loyal fan and art worshiper Xiao Liu raised her eyebrows.

You Washing Machine, are you targeting the movie king?

Boss Lu stood up helplessly and smiled at the confused Tom Hanks: "Rabe, you don't want to take care of your wife anymore?"

"The performance is perfect, there are slight flaws in the details." He reached out and pointed at a certain place on the map behind him, which was exactly where Tom Hanks pointed just now.

The latter's expression was extremely wonderful—gaping, helpless and bitter smile, then reached out and patted Boss Lu's arm, signaling apology.

The movie king is the movie king, not only because of his acting skills, but also because of his professionalism.

Neither of them had the leisure and obligation to explain to the crowd, all staff were in their places, and they impacted this climax scene for the eighth time.

Finally, I didn't hear that "cut."

Only Xiao Liu stared at the map on the wall thoughtfully.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, this night scene of Safe Zone preparation was officially filmed.

Tom Hanks then greeted Spielberg, Zhang Yimou, and others on the sidelines, then walked to the monitor, and discussed the performance just now with Boss Lu again.

"Lu! You gave me a surprise on the first day, I regret not cooperating with you sooner."

Boss Lu joked: "As expected of an Oscar movie king, the flattery is so good that I can't tell if it's true or false."

"However, since you have said this sentence, I am embarrassed to escape this late-night snack."

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Yimou and Spielberg, who had not yet left, talked and laughed and walked to the crew canteen.

Because the crew was too large, the assistant director followed his instructions and specially invited several Huaiyang cuisine chefs to be responsible for everyone's meals.

Work and rest time followed the crew.

The young director looked around: "You two, go eat something together?"

Xiao Liu greeted the others with a smile, waved to Boss Lu: "No, how can an actress eat at nine o'clock in the evening, you are harming people!"

"Alright, go back." The young director looked at Ruan Jingtian, who was hesitant to speak beside her, and then slapped his forehead!

Busy all day, almost forgot this little oil bottle!

"That, Ruan Jingtian, just follow your Sister Xiao Liu."

"Start tomorrow, insist on morning practice, watch the performances of these movie kings and queens when you have nothing to do, and study and analyze them yourself."

Da Tiantian's bright and peerless face was filled with worry: "Teacher Lu..."

She swept a glance at Liu Yifei, who was staring at her with unkind eyes beside her: "Director Lu, when will you have time... teach me yourself?"

"The guidance you gave Tom Hanks just now was really amazing! Although I don't quite understand it!"

But she could still understand the admiration and applause of everyone on the scene before and after the young director spoke about the scene to the movie king.

Boss Lu had no leisure to manage Ruan Jingtian, and immediately pointed to his eternal black worker: "Find her! Just find her."

"You have to keep up with your Sister Xiao Liu! She started morning practice when she was fourteen, you are actually a bit late now, you have to work hard!"

Da Tiantian was speechless, seeing his appearance of being firm, she pouted and didn't dare to refute.

She is only one year older than me! What Sister Xiao Liu!

It's just that Ruan Jingtian is unwilling, and Liu Yifei is not willing.

She is now devoted to this character, and this damn Washing Machine threw this goods to herself!

The young girl didn't have any extra movements, just raised her delicate eyebrows: "You mean you want me to teach her?"

"Yes!"

"That's good, I will use a stricter attitude than you treated me back then, you don't object, right?"

Boss Lu thought to himself, it has nothing to do with me, you go and torture this Da Tiantian yourself!

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"Can! Very good! Very necessary!"

The furnace city of Jin Ling in August seemed to want to roast Da Tiantian's nerves to twitch, this pair of master and apprentice were pushing themselves into the fire pit in a few words!

"Wait! Director Lu! I don't accept it!"

"What don't you accept?"

Ruan Jingtian knew that if she didn't resist today, maybe there would be no tomorrow: "Liu Yifei is only one year older than me, and she doesn't have much experience herself, why should she teach me?"

"Director Lu, if you think the theater chain in Shaanxi province is not enough to eat, I can call Uncle Lu to continue to help you operate resources in other regions!"

"I only want you to teach me!"

The human wealth and flower walked to his side gracefully, with light makeup on her face, and a stubbornness between her eyebrows and eyes.

Liu Yifei's delicate and peerless face was expressionless, standing aside with her arms crossed, just watching Da Tiantian being willful and willful here.

Boss Lu frowned: "Although she is only one year older than you, let alone you, many famous actors in the crew are not as serious as her."

"Ruan Jingtian, you have also read the script, claiming how serious you are before coming, I will ask you a question—"

"Do you know why I had to cut Tom Hanks again the second to last time just now?"

Ruan Jingtian shook her head.

"Xiao Liu, you say." With Liu Yifei's preparation for this year, the young director didn't believe that she couldn't see his intention after careful thinking.

Actually, it was just a negligible little detail.

"It is written very clearly in the script that Rabe's wife works in a church school."

"That was a perfect performance just now, but when Tom Hanks spoke about the delineation of the safe zone, he accidentally excluded the point of the church school."

"This is unreasonable."

Ruan Jingtian's apricot eyes widened, her vermilion lips parted slightly, looking at Liu Yifei in disbelief, no...

You are serious!

She just walked all the way, and many assistant directors and actors on the scene were pondering this matter!

Boss Lu said in a deep voice: "A very negligible detail, in the movie, the audience who is not particularly knowledgeable will not see any mistakes."

"But one of the qualities of top actors is to read the script carefully, understand all the attributes and factors of the character, and build the action chain of the performance."

"At least in that scene just now, I only saw Tom Hanks and her see this point."

Liu Yifei was embarrassed by him, her white teeth tapped and she said: "Actually, I didn't understand it at first, and only later..."

"Are you convinced now?" Boss Lu waved his hand at Da Tiantian: "Her words represent my words, if you can't persist, go back, I will communicate with Lu Zheng."

The young director left gracefully, without taking away a cloud, but took away the brilliance in Ruan Jingtian's eyes.

Da Tiantian swallowed her saliva helplessly, just wanted to chase him to pester and negotiate, and struggle to the death...

Suddenly her shoulder was firmly clamped by a powerful little hand, followed by the high ponytail tied with blue and white striped hairband brushing past her nose tip with the turning movement.

Ruan Jingtian, who was three centimeters shorter, looked up, the fairy attack's phoenix eyes completed the switch from crescent to blade in one second: "Tian Tian, accept your fate, tomorrow at six o'clock, remember my requirements."

Da Tiantian looked at the playful dimple on Liu Yifei's left cheek aggrievedly, but to her, it seemed like a black hole that was about to be ruthlessly siphoned.

How can I live in the future!

(End of this chapter)