The following days were very happy. Shen Fang got the role of the flag bearer, Huang Bo got the role of the eunuch, and Liu Tianxian played the role of Ruyue, Zhang Ziyi's junior sister. All of them had lines.

During the day, he would film with the main crew, and when he had free time, he would ride a horse with Tianxian to travel around and explore the scenery of the thousand-year-old poplar forest.

When you get tired of playing, go watch big stars like Chen Daoming and Maggie Cheung act. Today, after seeing Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi's crying scenes, Liu Yifei wanted to try it, but she just couldn't cry.

Shen Fang grinned mischievously: "Qianqian, do you want me to pinch you? That way you'll definitely cry."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qianqian immediately bit Chen Fang.

"Hiss... You're like a puppy."

Liu Qianqian said smugly, "You bad guy o(∩_∩)o, you want to pinch me? Hmph, I'll strike first, you can't fight back. A gentleman uses his hands, not his words."

“I’m a girl, not a gentleman. I can use words. If you fight back, you’re a villain.”

Chen Fang... "Fine, then I'll spank your little bottom next time."

Upon hearing this, Liu Tianxian was about to speak again, thinking, "Don't even think about spanking me!" but Shen Fang stopped her. Seeing the two of them arguing, Liu Xiaoli quickly intervened.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Sisi, ask Teacher Chen how to act out crying scenes tonight. There's going to be a big scene later."

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Indeed, this time we've hired over 500 extras for this big production. Qianqian, let's find a good spot to watch the show."

At this moment, Zhang Yimou came to the extras, took out a megaphone and began to adjust their positions. In the 40-degree weather, the extras wearing black armor were sweating profusely.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. Let's try to get it in one shot."

Take your positions.

175 matches of Heroes, 3 times in one shot

Action.

The extra playing the general rode on horseback. Behind him followed a vast, dark mass of Qin soldiers, carrying black dragon banners. The scene appeared solemn and dignified.

"wind!!!"

The extras shouted, "Strong wind! Strong wind! Strong wind!!!"

The army knelt down, took out the prepared crossbow carts, and prepared to shoot at the distant city.

Of course, there were no real arrows; they were all created using special effects.

"Card, not bad."

The extras removed their armor and dispersed.

Zhang Yimou arrived in front of the special effects artist, Ellen Poon.

"Poon, how's it going? Everything's alright, right?"

"Director Zhang, no problem. We can help you with the order of the 500-person square formation and the arrow rain special effects."

"That's good."

Pan Guoyu, born in Hong Kong, studied computer special effects in the UK and the US. She has 16 years of experience in the industry, including ten years at ILM, where she created special effects for films such as *Jurassic Park*, *Men in Black*, *The Green Mile*, and *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace*. She is the head of the US-based DFZ special effects company.

In the movie "Hero", Ellen Poon served as the visual effects planner. She designed and supervised more than 250 two-dimensional and three-dimensional computer visual effects, making her a "behind-the-scenes hero" of "Hero".

The million-strong Qin army depicted in the movie "Hero" actually consisted of only about 500 soldiers. The rest were special effects.

Scene: The Qin army marched in a vast and mighty force, stretching as far as the eye could see, raising clouds of dust wherever they went.

The actual filming scene only featured a small number of soldiers. Special effects artists selected soldiers from different ranks and then composited them into a "massive army" on the computer. In this scene, the special effects artists simultaneously erased the shadows of the filming equipment in the foreground.

Arrow Rain Photography

Before attacking the Zhao state, the Qin army unleashed a million arrows, wave after wave, like a torrential rain.

In this scene, the only original footage consisted of the first few rows of soldiers, and their bows were empty. The special effects team did two things: first, they replicated existing soldiers within the field of vision; second, they added arrows to the soldiers' bows, as well as thousands of arrows already launched into the air.

And also to withstand the rain of arrows

To allow Broken Sword to write in peace, Nameless and Flying Snow used their special skills to fend off the rain of arrows.

In this scene, only some fixed arrows on the rooftops and ground were originally there; the arrows flying through the air that Wuming and Feixue were blocking were all computer-generated. Another thing the special effects team did was add some buildings to the background; additionally, they added motion blur effects to Feixue.

There are also scenes like "dripping water wears away a stone," the battle of wits between Donnie Yen and Jet Li, and the candlelight in the Qin Palace. All of these are created using special effects.

She might have looked a bit dazed during the shoot. Liu Yifei looked at the silly shooting scene and was a little confused. As a newbie who had just entered the industry, she definitely didn't understand this kind of blockbuster.

"Brother Chen Fang, is it done filming? I didn't see anything!"

Shen Fang smiled: "Xixi, these kinds of blockbusters require imagination for the camera and post-production special effects. It might look a bit silly on set, but once the final cut is released, you'll know how amazing it is. Director Zhang is definitely not just famous for nothing. The acting requirements for this kind of film are neither too high nor too low. Unlike your film 'The Story of a Noble Family,' this kind of film is all about emotional dialogue, so there aren't many requirements for outdoor scenes, and it doesn't need special effects. That's why you might think it looks a bit dull, but once the final cut is released, you'll know how amazing it is."

"It really tests the director's post-production editing skills."

Liu Qianqian nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"I don't know about the others, but the scenery is quite beautiful, hehe, Brother Chen Fang, let's go horseback riding."

Shen Fang smiled and nodded, then rode off on his little pony, galloping around the film set with Liu Qianqian.