After a week's vacation, Jiang Wan packed up her bag and Xiaoyu and joined the crew.
Unlike "Nine Skies Immortal Journey" which was mostly shot indoors, this time it was shot entirely on location and required intensive training, so the conditions were relatively difficult.
Cang City is located in the northwest. Looking down from the plane, there are vast expanses of yellow land. Jiang Wan yawned, feeling a strong sense of separation in his mind.
She spent the last few days of her vacation reading scripts. The script for "Yingshanhong" was very well written, except that it was too tragic.
What you see is the yellow earth, and deeper down is the blood of our ancestors who sacrificed their lives.
Jiang Wan rubbed her sore eyes. She wanted to ask Su Bai if she could take on some easier scripts in the future.
She has been dying since "Dawn", and she wants to live again.
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Director Wu has been worried since the company decided on the lead actor some time ago.
This film is his hard work, and he wants to use it to compete for the Best Director Award!
And the company never interferes with their casting, so why is it so unexpected this time?
When he heard that she was the president's sister, he became even more worried.
Anti-Japanese films are not some silly, sweet idol dramas; the hardships and dangers involved are multiplied.
How could a delicate girl bear this?
Director Wu watched all of Jiang Wan's dramas overnight.
Some of her previous dramas were small roles with nothing much to say. Starting from "Dawn", Director Wu felt that although the actor Jiang Wan was a little delicate, her acting skills were not bad.
After watching "Nine Heavens Immortal Journey" again, Director Wu's impression of Jiang Wan increased a little bit. The fighting scenes were very neat, which was a plus point.
What Director Wu was most dissatisfied with was that Jiang Wan was too beautiful.
Yes, she is so beautiful, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, like a princess, not like a female militia at all.
He didn't want this film to be too good-looking, he just wanted it to be real and tragic enough.
In addition, the uproar over the Beijing circle's favorite girl some time ago made him have a preconceived notion that Jiang Wan was not someone who could put aside her image and act well.
Director Wu is emo.
"Director, Teacher Jiang Wan is here."
Director Wu shuddered when he heard the assistant's voice.
Speak of the devil!
Okay, let’s do our best.
What else can he do? He is just a director and it is impossible for him to fight with the producer.
Director Wu looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He straightened his clothes and walked out the door.
But when he saw Jiang Wan sitting in the conference room, his heart was touched for a moment.
She didn't sit very straight, but there was a sense of tension in her.
She lowered her head to look at the script on her lap, frowning slightly, with a hint of determination between her brows.
She is indeed beautiful, but fortunately, she does not lack authenticity.
Jiang Wan was so engrossed in watching that she only heard the voice when Director Wu walked in.
"You must be Director Wu, right? It's an honor to be in your movie."
Jiang Wan bowed slightly, her long seaweed-like hair hanging in front of her chest, humble and polite.
Director Wu is not arrogant and his attitude is even better than Jiang Wan's.
This is the CEO's sister! Who dares to offend her? Don't you want to be in this world anymore?
After a few pleasantries, Director Wu wiped his sweat and decided to get straight to the point.
"Ms. Jiang, for the sake of the film's authenticity, we... need to cut our hair short. Is that acceptable to you?"
Jiang Wan smiled and patted his chest:
"Director Wu, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me by my name. I'll follow the crew's instructions on everything. Don't worry, I'm a very dedicated actor!"
Director Wu didn't expect Jiang Wan to be so cooperative, and during the conversation he found that Jiang Wan's personality was not spoiled, and she was a bit generous.
The two of them became more and more excited as they talked about the script, and after an hour, they almost became sworn brothers.
"Brother Wu, let me tell you, this movie you make will definitely be a hit. If it doesn't, I'll kill you!"
Director Wu's eyes sparkled and he grinned:
"Look at this, Brother Jiang, you have high standards. I've been working on this movie for three or four years, and I'm determined to win you the Best Actress award!"
Jiang Wan acted like a man:
"Then I have to do my best. I can't lose face for Brother Wu. It's just a short haircut, right? Even if I shave my hair bald, I won't say no!"
Xiaoyu and the assistant beside them were twitching at the corners of their mouths. There was no trace of the humble and polite demeanor they had when they first met. They were just like two bandits, almost arm in arm.
Director Wu said Jiang Wan was to his liking. Jiang Wan had been gone for quite some time, and Director Wu still patted his assistant on the shoulder:
"Brother Jiang is good in every way except for her beautiful appearance. However, her ability to understand the script is so rare. Oh, it would be better if she looked more ordinary."
The young assistant rubbed his shoulders and grinned. Listen, is this something a normal person would say? Who would hope that his heroine would look ordinary?
Early the next morning, Jiang Wan arrived at the set with short hair.
The hair was done in a completely poorly done style, with uneven ends and a very rustic look.
Jiang Wan didn't go to a barber shop, she cut her hair herself in front of the mirror. Xiaoyu felt so sad when she saw it. Such beautiful long hair was gone in just a few snips.
Director Wu looked at Jiang Wan's hairstyle with satisfaction in his eyes. Then he looked at her face and sighed again:
"Brother Jiang, it would be better if you weren't so good-looking."
Why does such a rustic hairstyle look so special on Jiang Wan?
She always had long hair, looking charming and seductive, but suddenly she changed it to short hair, and her whole style changed, and she even looked a bit cool. What's going on?
Jiang Wan laughed:
"How about I get some plastic surgery now? How about flattening my nose a little? My eyes are a little too big, can they be made smaller?"
Xiaoyu: Shut up!!!
"Please stop it. Why is this kid so stupid? I was just joking."
Director Wu said something in a bad mood, Jiang Wan laughed a few times, and then chatted for a while about all sorts of things.
Soon, the main actors were all in place.
Jiang Wan was chatting and laughing with Director Wu, while the other actors were watching from the side, trembling like quails.
I want to talk to him, but I don’t dare!
Director Wu is well-known for his fierceness in the industry, and Jiang Wan is even more famous. She is the darling of the Beijing circle.
Director Wu's schedule is very tight. We have training in the morning, script reading in the afternoon, and makeup photos in between. It has to be done within a week, and the shooting will officially start a week later.
Director Wu has very high requirements for the quality of the film and does not allow the use of stand-ins. Every scene must be performed by the actors themselves.
So he specially invited instructors to provide special training for the actors.
The training ground is equipped with some common climbing obstacles and targets.
The other actresses all sighed. Although they knew they would have to go through training, they were still a little resistant when the day really came.
Only Jiang Wan was ready to go, hehehe, isn't this my home turf!
The instructor, wearing a military green combat uniform, had a resolute expression and stood tall. He frowned as he looked at the actors in front of him, who were slouching around.
"From now on, forget all your identities, you are just a soldier!"
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