Chapter 322 Liu Bige's Pie-in-the-Sky, and Liu Bige's Excitement
Many people know that making empty promises is a skill that bosses have mastered without being taught.
But what many people don't know is that, in a sense, a director is also the boss of a film crew. Everyone on the crew is his employee.
Why do people want to participate in films directed by famous directors?
Because it was a real, tangible pie, and without anyone telling them, they could smell the aroma and wanted to take a bite.
But for a new director like Liu Bige, the promise is like a mirage, something you can see but can't grasp. Therefore, many great directors, starting from scratch, are able to lead a team to make a great film largely because their boundless passion and fervor can inspire and motivate others.
Liu Bige is a passionate person, and he sometimes displays the fervor of a poet.
Therefore, when he uttered such seemingly "unbelievable" words, Lu Yanhe hesitated only slightly before deciding to become a loyal "believer".
He is a rational person who finds it difficult to believe what others say or be easily brainwashed. However, by nature, he also believes in the power of the spirit and that people exert different kinds of power in different mental states.
Liu Bige used "Three Mountains" to provoke the actors in "Late Spring" in the hope that they would deliver a better performance under the influence of "Three Mountains".
"Late Spring" is a film that, from all perspectives at this stage, doesn't seem to have a very bright future. It's fair to say that if these actors had other options, they might not have chosen this film. After all, aside from the male lead, Lu Yanhe, the film offers almost nothing that would attract the actors.
In reality, Lu Yanhe's ability to recognize the quality of the script for "Late Spring" and his appreciation of Liu Bige's talent does not mean that others can see it as well.
Not every actor has that kind of vision and ability.
Often, directors have to use this kind of speech-like, motivational approach to inspire the actors and other members of the crew.
We want everyone to believe that this will be a good movie, and that once it's made, it will become a representative work in everyone's acting career.
Only in such an atmosphere can everyone's initiative be mobilized to the greatest extent.
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The next day, the sun shone brightly, and it was a very pleasant day.
Lu Yanhe suddenly received a notice that the final scene would be filmed today.
He was taken aback.
Prior to this, "Late Spring" had always been filmed sequentially, allowing the actors to gradually enter the character's state as the story unfolded.
Why are we suddenly filming the ending scenes first today?
The other actors were equally surprised and puzzled.
After gathering them together, Liu Bige explained, "The weather is great, just as I expected. I want to shoot one version to test it out. Don't feel pressured. If it doesn't turn out well, we won't use this version and we'll shoot another one later."
After hearing what Liu Bige said, everyone nodded.
Lu Yanhe said, "But doesn't the ending of the script say that it takes place on a rainy day?"
In the pouring rain, these young people, having spent the summer together, faced parting ways, each lost in their own thoughts, silent and silent. The characters' states and relationships were inextricably linked to the torrential rain outside the classroom.
Liu Bige said, "I've always had an idea that I want to set the scene of everyone parting ways on a sunny day, with a gentle breeze, light clouds, and the world looking normal. That's the kind of feeling I want to present."
After a moment's thought, Lu Yanhe roughly understood what Liu Bige meant.
However, Yan Lingyu didn't understand. She frowned slightly and said, "Director, the reason why the script sets the surrounding environment as a rainstorm in the final farewell scene is actually to reflect a state of disintegration through this terrible weather, right?"
At the end of the film, these young people went from acquaintances to friends, and finally to irreconcilable conflicts. Not only did the tutoring class come to an end, a physical end, but they also faced an emotional end.
Liu Bige nodded: "That was indeed the idea when I was writing the script."
Yan Lingyu asked, "Then why change it to a sunny day? I feel... that might dampen our spirits."
Liu Bige did not answer Yan Lingyu, but looked at Lu Yanhe instead.
"Yan He, what do you think?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head: "I haven't figured it out yet, but I can see a lot of images in my mind. For us, some things have happened in the past period of time, but for the world, these things are actually very insignificant. We feel that our world has changed, but at the same time, the world has not changed at all. But it is precisely this contrast that gives us a sense of fragility, that everything is normal on the surface, but many things inside have collapsed."
Liu Bige laughed.
He nodded and said, "You understand what I want to feel."
Yan Lingyu and the others still seemed to understand but not quite, their faces showing confusion.
However, actors don't need to think everything through before they can perform.
Performance is essentially a feeling.
Many naturally gifted actors don't need to do analysis; they act entirely on intuition, which surpasses many technically skilled actors, and this is the reason why.
Although Yan Lingyu and the others didn't quite understand what Liu Bige and Lu Yanhe were talking about, it didn't prevent them from understanding their roles, nor did it prevent them from performing their confusion, hesitation, melancholy, and helplessness in such a sunny classroom.
After Liu Bige pulled them to film several takes, he stopped.
The actors were puzzled as to why he had suddenly stopped.
But Liu Bige just stayed to the side by himself, seemingly lost in thought.
He Qingqing asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with the director?"
Lu Yanhe glanced at Liu Bige's back and said, "He's probably thinking about something. Let him think about it quietly by himself."
He Qingqing sighed softly and said, "I don't know why, but the scene I just acted out made me feel really sad, as if I was really going to have to part ways with you all."
“Yes.” Wang Jing nodded. “After getting into the scene, I almost couldn’t hold back my tears. I held them back for a long time.”
Lu Yanhe smiled gently when he heard them say that.
Liu Bige really knows how to find actors.
The actors he cast, to say the least, all possessed exceptional empathy; they were all emotional types.
The advantage of casting this type of actor is that once they understand and believe in the role, they can easily get into character.
Three actresses, three completely different styles.
Yan Lingyu is aloof and taciturn, but academically excellent; He Qingqing is sunny, enthusiastic, and outgoing; and Wang Jing is insecure, introverted, stubborn, and persistent.
All three actresses bear some resemblance to the characters they portray.
In Lu Yanhe's opinion, among the three actresses, Wang Jing is the best actress. Her emotions are portrayed with the utmost intensity and restraint, possessing a sophisticated quality. However, her role in this drama is relatively minor; she only has two explosive scenes where her emotions are sharp and shocking.
But from an industry perspective, perhaps the most promising star is Yan Lingyu. She is beautiful and elegant, with an outstanding presence, like a graceful swan.
When Lu Yanhe was acting with them, he couldn't help but imagine what kind of actors they would become in the future.
Then, use this to reflect on yourself.
About fifteen minutes later, Liu Bige suddenly seemed to have figured something out, and he came back abruptly, saying, "I want to shoot this scene as a long take."
His sudden remark surprised everyone.
Then, Liu Bige explained in detail how he was going to film it.
Simply put, he wanted the camera to start with He Qingqing, film her first, then follow her gaze to Wang Jing, and from Wang Jing's glance at Yan Lingyu, the camera would then move to Yan Lingyu, and finally to Lu Yanhe, making the camera move in an arrow-like pattern among the five people to show their seemingly intact but actually crumbling relationship.
"I don't want any artificial lighting; I want the most natural light," Liu Bige said.
Therefore, according to his idea, he had to rearrange the setup, clear a movable track for the camera, and then take test shots to see the results. The lighting positions had to be arranged according to the new camera's movement path.
However, according to Liu Bige's idea, using only natural light and without setting up other lighting points, some shots would become dark when shooting in one go.
This is something the technical department needs to discuss with Liu Bige.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe and the others could do nothing but sit in their seats and act as test models, letting them adjust the lighting again and again to find the best angle for the shot.
The "good-looking" aspect here refers to the visual appeal of the film's shots, not the actors' personal attractiveness.
This process is actually quite tedious and boring.
Because they can't look down at their phones yet, they have to cooperate with the photographer and Liu Bige from time to time, do some actions, and see how the shots look on camera.
Acting is actually full of basic work like this.
As a result, all Liu Bige had accomplished that day was the camera movement and the actors' line of sight for this one scene.
Everyone else was exhausted, but Liu Bige's eyes were shining with excitement, full of anticipation and excitement for the official filming of this scene.
Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "I know you've thought of a great shot, but you're overdoing it. Calm down."
Liu Bige said, "I feel more and more from the bottom of my heart that our movie will be a great movie."
Lu Yanhe: "I've always felt this way, and I've never doubted it."
Liu Bige was taken aback.
Lu Yanhe said, "I know you said a lot of things that you yourself might not have been so convinced of in order to encourage everyone, but I have always believed in what you said, and I know that you can do it. You have the ability."
Liu Bige never expected that Lu Yanhe would trust him so much.
This all took Liu Bige by surprise.
"Really?" Liu Bige looked at him in disbelief.
Lu Yanhe: "Really."
Liu Bige smiled and said, "Alright, with your encouragement, it seems like I can't not do my job well."
Lu Yanhe: "Come on, you've been completely immersed in this movie from the very beginning, yet you're making yourself feel so forced."
"Because I'm afraid of failing." After saying this, Liu Bige lowered his head and smiled gently.
Lu Yanhe looked at him.
"In film, failure is the norm, success is a miracle."
(End of this chapter)
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