Xu Cheng smiled even more after hearing Ji Li's answer. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just do your best. There is no hard requirement for me to get the first scene right in one try."
The first three parts of God Slayer were filled with a lot of non-proprietary performances, and it took all the actors some time to get into the state.
Xu Cheng knows better than anyone how difficult it is to film scenes without physical performances.
On the day of the start of filming, he only arranged this one scene because he wanted to control the difficulty of the scene and give the male lead Ji Li more time to adapt.
"Thank you Director Xu, I will try my best."
Xu Cheng picked up his own script and said, "Let's go. I'll explain the play to you while you audition."
Although they had thoroughly rehearsed these non-property performances during the crew training, they still had to familiarize themselves with each fixed point on the set to facilitate capture by the visual effects team and post-production.
It took the group nearly forty minutes to fine-tune the positioning of this first scene.
Xu Cheng returned to his director's seat and said, "Ji Li, you should memorize the scene for a while. We will start shooting in five minutes."
Ji Li nodded, and soon, Baozi came up with the makeup artist, "Brother Ji, drink some warm ginger water quickly, or you'll get cold if you take off your clothes later."
"Got it." Ji Li smiled.
In fact, Baozi had already been promoted by Chaoying to be his publicity agent, and the company also found a new life assistant to join the team, but Baozi seemed to have developed a habit of doing everything himself as long as he could take care of it.
Ji Li forced himself to drink half a cup of spicy warm ginger water. Only when he felt his whole body warm up did he take off his cotton jacket.
The makeup artist put the prepared black veil hat on Ji Li's head. The color of the hat matched his black robes with golden spells.
Then she added some lip color to his lips, "Brother Ji, it's almost done."
"good."
Ji Li lifted the black veil on the edge of his veil, and his mind vaguely returned to the first scene of "The Young Master's Plan".
At that time, he was just an unknown martial arts stuntman who wore a white veil to hide his appearance.
Step by step, he has now become the leading actor in a movie and has a similar look.
However, this time the veil is a sharp weapon used by the "evil monk" to slay demons.
The surroundings were as quiet as before filming. Ji Li closed his eyes and quickly reviewed the scene, then calmly made an OK gesture to Director Xu Cheng.
"Alright, everyone get ready. Three, two, one, Action!"
"Three scenes, one take, one time!"
“——Snap!”
The sound of clappers rang out, and the first scene of "The Demon Monk" began filming amid great anticipation.
…
The unusually lush old trees blocked the entire sky, keeping all the light outside the treetops. Hundreds of long branches hung down, and dead vines spread and climbed on the ground in twisted postures.
The light-tight environment has become the best habitat for some alien insects.
Hiss——
All kinds of subtle sounds echoed, and the whole forest fell into a terrifying weirdness.
The camera scanned the forest scenery from far to near, and finally landed on an inconspicuous fallen leaf.
A strong wind blew, blowing up the fallen leaves on the ground and countless fine dust.
Suddenly, a black figure rushed in.
The footsteps of the person coming seemed light, but the dead branches and leaves on the ground were instantly crushed into powder by the ruthless force and scattered completely.
The camera moved upward along the black hem of the dress, clearly scanning the golden spells on the clothes, and then moved to the slightly open neckline. Two lines of mysterious black and red spells were imprinted on the overly fair skin and spread to both sides of the neck.
There seems to be an extremely powerful and mysterious force hidden in the dark.
Xu Cheng stared at Ji Li on the monitor and smiled with satisfaction, "Yan Zhi, did you see Ji Li's demeanor?"
His figure is very straight, and even though it is covered by the costume, one can still imagine his tight abdominal muscles and perfect body lines.
In the eyes of outsiders, the evil monk Chen Yi is powerful and inviolable.
This point should not only be reflected in the techniques, but also in the body shape and posture. If Ji Li leaned forward a little, his external aura would be completely different.
Xu Yanzhi knew that Xu Cheng was taking this opportunity to teach him, so he nodded, "Director Xu, I understand what you mean."
He has been away from the film and television industry for too long, and he needs to remember every seemingly 'old-fashioned' tip.
"I really want to see the true appearance of the evil monk." The script supervisor standing behind him sighed in a low voice.
Even though she knew very well that the actor who played the evil monk was Ji Li, the other party's posture alone was enough to arouse their desire to explore beauty again.
The filming is still going on, how about this?
The staff standing behind the cameraman turned on the small fan in his hand and froze the picture according to the angle that had been agreed upon before, creating a beautiful picture in the camera.
The mountain breeze came from nowhere and gently brushed the edge of the veil.
A corner of the light black veil was rolled up, revealing the alluring lips that were so red that they seemed to draw blood. The arc at the corner of the lips was very light, as if smiling but not smiling, and it brought an indescribable tickling feeling.
Another gust of wind blew, and the veil covering her face fluttered back, revealing her stunning face completely in front of the camera.
Her eyes were a light and cold brown, the red at the tail of her eyes was both evil and charming, a small dark red mole dotted her high nose bridge, and her slightly upturned lips gave her an indescribable allure that seduced people unintentionally.
The female staff at the scene almost couldn't control themselves and screamed, and even the male staff were stunned for a moment.
Sure enough, actors should stay in a specific shooting environment to show the charm of the role and themselves to 100%.
Just one minute after appearing, Ji Li's evil monk had completely conquered them!
The camera freezes on a close-up of Ji Li's face, with his line of sight slightly shifted to the rear left.
Suddenly, a hint of playful murderous intent flashed across his cold eyes, and he murmured, "Interesting."
After saying this, he reached out and pulled the veil of his hat closer and continued walking forward.
The camera lowered its position, swept across the empty pile of dead vines, and landed on the ground without any traces. This scene will be added with post-production visual effects——
The ground that had been stepped on by the dust no longer had any trace of dead leaves, only a line of dust.
In fact, the reason why Chen Yi stopped was because he noticed the unusual movement behind him.
This light-tight circular tree nest is actually the forbidden area of the python snake demon clan. As soon as Chen entered this territory, he was discovered and followed by the snake demon guarding nearby, who immediately passed the matter to the snake king of the clan.
Therefore, Chen Yi encountered the water python monster by the pond next.
Of course, the monster thought it was waiting for its prey, but Chen Yi was actually luring the snake out of its hole.
…
"Cut! Passed!"
Xu Cheng was very satisfied with Ji Li's performance in the first shot. He stood up and asked, "Ji Li, while we are in good shape, shall we start the second shot directly?"
Ji Li didn't break free from his character state at all and nodded quickly.
In less than three minutes, the crew started shooting the next shot directly——
The evil monk played by Ji Li walked to an unfathomable pool of water.
The dark green to black water surface did not have the slightest ripple. It was as calm as a pool of stagnant water. In this dim light, it made people feel creepy for no reason.
Hiss——
A slight and strange sound began to echo over and over again.
If a normal person encountered such a thing, he would either flee in panic or be cautious and alert, but Chen Yi approached the edge of the pond and squatted down as if he was unaware.
The movement of the body brought up a slight breeze, and a corner of the hat veil fluttered again.
The pair of eyes hidden under the veil were filled with a sinister and murderous intent, more terrifying than this mysterious forbidden area.
The camera captured this scene at the right time and transmitted it back to the monitor, which made Xu Cheng's eyes more satisfied.
"He is a demon monk, but deep in his soul also lives the saintly monk who was praised by people in the past."
Xu Yanzhi, who was watching from the sidelines, understood the look and the implication of Xu Cheng's words, and admired Ji Li from the bottom of his heart.
At that moment just now, Ji Li's aura was clearly faint but powerful, but his eyes gave people a chilling lethality.
The eyes of an evil monk and the aura of a holy monk, these are two different people!
How did Ji Li do it?
Their outstanding acting skills are completely beyond their age group!
The filming continues, and the camera lens moves downward to the right?.
Ji Li gathered up the overly long hem of his clothes, then stretched out his right hand and slowly moved it to the surface of the water.
His fingers were particularly beautiful, white and slender, and under the light from the mirror, they seemed to have a lustrous luster.
His fingertips lightly tapped the calm and traceless water surface.
Click.
Tiny waves arose and in the blink of an eye turned into obvious ripples. In an instant, a strong whirlpool suddenly formed in the center of the lake.
A strong wind suddenly blew up, causing a frantic sound all around.
A killing came silently.
…
This shot ended here and it was still flawless. The female staff outside the scene were already deeply attracted by Ji Li's charm and couldn't extricate themselves.
"Wow, wow, wow, Jili is good-looking, and his hands seem to be able to perform magic."
"When I watched Spec Ops during the summer vacation, I thought the blue veins on Ji Li's hands were very manly. His hands should be used to hold guns to protect his country."
"But after watching the filming just now, I felt that the hands of the evil monk should be like this."
There is no rough texture at all? It must be used to seduce people. If a pair of hands like this were stained with blood, it would probably be very exciting!
"That's right. How come even the feeling of the hands can be different depending on the role you play?"
Yu Fuya, who was watching, heard these praises and raised her head unconsciously with a proud look on her face.
Of course? It's different.
All these exquisite things cost money!
Since Ji Li returned to China, she made an appointment with a hand beautician for the first time, and had her use a hand mask every two days and carry hand cream with her, just to appear in the most perfect condition when taking close-up photos of her hands.
Her? Jili's character creation is detailed to every aspect!
Just when everyone was relaxing, Ji Li shot another fixed long shot, which was also the same scene, to facilitate the transformation and connection of the scenes during post-editing.
After the filming of the first half came to a temporary end, the crew immediately started filming the second half.
The next scene is the core test of the performance without props.
After the strange vision on the surface of the lake, a giant python covered in fish scales and snake-like shapes broke out of the water. The monster, which originally wanted to wait for an opportunity to eat Chen Yi, was dazzled by this appearance and had other ideas.
She transformed herself into a strange and beautiful human head and wrapped it around Chen Yi to flatter him.
Not only did Chen Yi not refuse, but he used a more charming and pure expression and words to confuse the monster's mind, and then he killed it fiercely and took the demon pill in its body.
This? The water python monster needs to be produced in post-production.
During current filming, the crew can only wrap the creature with green cloth into a long 'snake' shape and use wire rods to manually perform all the movements of the monster.
Ji Li worked with the staff and cameraman to rehearse the scene again, and then entered the formal shooting state.
The engine hidden under the 'pool' began to work, and the whirlpool on the water surface began to appear again.
In addition, there is an extra-large blower directly in front of Ji Li, and the wind speed and force are controlled in real time by the staff.
"Ation!"
When the sound of filming started was heard, the entire crew fell into a tacit silence again.
The sound of the water hitting the rocks on the shore became louder and louder, and suddenly the water gathered into a water wall dozens of meters high.
Chen Yi, played by Ji Li, stood up slowly, his hat veil blown to the sides by the strong wind, revealing his eyes that were calmly observing the strange scene.
No fear, no shock.
Those eyes were even calmer than the lake water not long ago, so calm that they seemed to swallow up everything around them.
"hiss--"
The screaming sound that had been recorded in advance was released, and the blower was turned to the highest gear. Amidst the strong wind, a giant "monster" broke out of the water.
The veil was blown high up by the wind and fell to the ground.
Chen Yi raised his head and looked directly at the "monster" in front of him, and his eyes were finally filled with a hint of interest.
This little bug finally rolled out to die.
The camera moves forward and freezes.
Ji Li's gaze shifted back and forth several times and finally fell to the ground.
According to the description in the script, the monster at this time was still obsessed with Chen Yi's appearance, so it started to entangle the other's legs and climbed all the way up the body.
In order to help the actors get into the role more easily, professional voice actors were hired to record the script lines, and the snake demon's lines that had been recorded in advance were played on the spot.
"So he's a little monk."
"Then you should know that this is the forbidden land of our snake demon clan. Anyone who breaks in will die."
The shrill and eerie female voice made people feel cold under their feet.
"But I think you look good."
"Would you like to stay and keep me company, little monk?"
The sound alone is terrifying, but the scene is quite funny——
A staff member held up a "snake"-shaped green cloth, bent down to avoid the camera, and at the same time let the green cloth wrap around Ji Li's body and climb up.
Faced with such a strange scene, it would be hard for anyone not to laugh, right?
But Ji Li's attitude was very professional and he was still immersed in the plot and interpretation. His sight followed the monster's climb and finally landed in front of him.
Ji Li imagined the snake's tongue covered in slime trying to touch his face. He turned his head slightly to avoid it, and a hint of murderous intent appeared in his half-smiley eyes.
"My veil has fallen off, benefactor."
"What? What?"
"My veil fell off, and you saw what I looked like."
"Of course? Otherwise? I would have swallowed you up long ago. It was your appearance that saved your life."
Ji Li chuckled.
The smile on her lips was so pure and charming that it seemed to be able to make all the dead trees in the world bloom.
The monster was so dazed by him that even his voice sounded intoxicated. "Little monk, are you laughing?"
Ji Li had an innocent look on his face and an even more harmless smile, "Sister Snake, can you help me pick up the veil? My hands are hurting from being strangled by you, I can't even move."
The ending note has an upward tone, which makes people's hearts tremble.
At this moment, I didn't find this non-object shooting picture funny at all. Instead, I was attracted by Ji Li's natural acting skills.
Who exactly is Ji Li?
It's fine that he matches the monster's pre-recorded lines smoothly, but he also looks so pitiful on purpose, it's really pitiful!
No wonder the monsters in the script were bewitched and lost their minds by him. He called her "Sister Snake" sweetly one after another, and "My hand hurts" pitifully the next. Who wouldn't like him?
Yes? The female staff was so mesmerized that they almost turned themselves into a snake demon——
Woo woo woo, come here baby!
Where does it hurt? Sister will blow you!
…
This scene isn't over yet.
The monster was bewitched by Chen Yi and thought that a mere mortal could not escape anywhere, so it let him go. Little did he know that this slight loosening would put him in an unsolvable dilemma of death.
Chen Yi, played by Ji Li, took two steps forward, bent down to pick up the veil on the ground, and turned back to face the monster, "Sister Snake, do you want to know my name?"
"Name? What's your name?"
"Remember this." Ji Li stroked the edge of the veil with his fingertips, his innocent tone tinged with careless murderous intent, "My name is Chen Yi."
“…”
The monster froze for a moment.
Dust one?
Is he the evil monk Chen Yi who is said to kill anyone who sees his true appearance?
Ji Li raised his eyes and looked directly at the 'monster' in front of him, his red eyes overflowing with seductive charm, "Sister Snake, I reminded you, my veil fell off, you have seen my true face..."
So, you have to die.
A sinister aura suddenly "exploded", and the terrifying murderous intent engulfed everything around.
Before the monster could move, Chen threw the seemingly inconspicuous veil in his hand out, as sharp as a blade that could destroy the world.
Of course, this depends on the production of post-production visual effects.
"--ah!"
"Chen Yi, you will not die well!"
The water python monster roared in pain, causing the small snake monsters within hundreds of miles to flee. She twisted her body and smashed into the deep pool, suddenly disintegrating into countless pieces and exploding.
Blood rain was dripping from the sky.
Chen Yi retracted his veil to cover himself and easily avoided these filthy things.
Soon, a demon pill emitting strong cultivation power emerged from the water and fell in front of Chen Yi.
He threw away the dirty veil and took the magic pill into his palm. The sinister look in his eyes and the evil charm on his face all disappeared.
In a moment, he seemed to have turned back into the holy monk Chen Yi who saved all living beings.
"Amitabha."
As soon as he finished speaking, he completely crushed the evil pill that was causing harm to people.
…
This big drama is now completely completed.
Ji Li reviewed his shots and took a few close-ups.
Xu Cheng was very satisfied with Ji Li as the male lead, just as he had said before filming began -
He can complete all the storyboard shooting in one go.
He could see that Ji Li had put a lot of effort into the role of Chen Yi.
This big drama is a one-man show performed without physical objects, mixed with many delicate and complex conflicting emotions. Ji Li can perfectly switch and control them in an instant without any drag.
Watching the scenes in the monitor together is already pleasing to the eye, not to mention the pictures after the visual effects are completed.
They used this scene as the opening of the movie, which was definitely a safe and wonderful move.
"Director Xu, is there anything that needs to be re-shot?" Ji Li asked.
He himself felt that there were no loopholes, but it still needed to be approved by director Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng announced, "No need, this scene can be completely over."
The on-site coordinator glanced at the time and asked, "Director Xu, it's only three o'clock in the afternoon."
Originally they announced that the estimated time was 5pm, but now, including the live audition session at the beginning, the total duration of this round of filming is less than an hour and a half.
"What's wrong with three o'clock in the afternoon? Everyone, thank Ji Li for finishing work early today."
It's only the first day of filming, there's no need for them to be in such a hurry.
The notice states that we will only shoot this scene, so we will only shoot this scene. There is no need to advance the shooting schedule at the last minute.
Xu Cheng is the director and producer. He has absolute power on the set. As soon as he said "call it a day", the staff on the scene cheered.
“Thank you, director!”
"Thank you, Ji Li!"
Ji Li smiled and bowed in all directions, "Thank you for your hard work today."
Seeing Ji Li's polite attitude, Xu Yanzhi's eyes were filled with a hint of smiling recognition, "Ji Li, you performed very well today. I look forward to our next rivalry."
"Thank you. I am also looking forward to your role as Yan Su." Ji Li responded.
He gestured to Xu Cheng, "Director Xu, if there is no more scenes, I will leave first."
Xu Cheng responded, "Go ahead, you've worked hard today."
"Ji Li, go directly to the RV to remove your makeup and change your clothes. I asked Baozi to turn on the heating for you in advance." Yu Fuya called him, with a meaningful smile.
"good."
Ji Li didn't notice her emotions. He subconsciously wrapped himself in his cotton coat and walked quickly towards the RV.
The car door is closed?
Before Ji Li could completely come to his senses from the warmth, he was suddenly pulled into a familiar and warm embrace.
“…”
Ji Li looked up in astonishment. The moment he met Qin Li's gaze, surprise instantly appeared on his face. "Why are you back?!"
"Director Kavi's film has to be filmed at a different location and will be changing planes in Haishi. I bought an earlier flight back and will fly back at 6pm tomorrow."
I was a little tired, but when I thought about seeing Ji Li, I felt full of energy.
Qin Li protected Ji Li's cold hands and rubbed them gently to make them warm. "Roughly speaking, I can spend more than half a day with you."
Ji Li pulled Qin Li to the RV and sat across his legs. "Then how did you get here?"
"I drove here."
It takes another four hours to drive from Haishi to Hengcheng.
Ji Li frowned, "Why are you doing this?"
"To see you."
Qin Li rubbed Ji Li's bald head and suddenly felt reluctant to let go of him. As expected? It’s comfortable to hold it in my arms. It’s much better than looking at it through the phone.
When Ji Li was reminded by him, she remembered that she had not had time to take off her hood.
The heater was on in the car, so he simply took off his coat and generously showed his costume to his lover, "Qin Li, how do you like this outfit of mine?"
This was the first time he tried this kind of look, and he had long wanted to let Qin Li see it with his own eyes.
"My Libao looks good no matter what." Qin Li kissed his chin and whispered, "I just took Baozi's work ID and went in? I checked it out."
In order to see his lover at work, the movie emperor not only sneaked into the set fully armed, but also could only hide in the corner and watch secretly. It was so shabby.
Ji Li thought about that scene and laughed in Qin Li's arms, "I really embarrassed you. I didn't even notice it."
Qin Li took the opportunity to rub his nose, and asked with a possessive look, "Baby, whose demon monk are you?"
Ji Li knew that this jealous girl was starting to act up again, so he chuckled and moved closer to her, "Your family."
The author has something to say: #Jili, who finished the performance without physical objects perfectly, is now showing off his love for his girlfriend (also, did Brother Li reveal his identity today? No.
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