After the filming was confirmed, Ye Luoxue really took Wei Lan to and from get off work every day.
Coincidentally, the filming location assigned to "Swordsman 4" was in Studio 3, the place where Wei Lan used the director's machine for the first time and ran out of data streams.
"Mom, I don't think you really need to do this..."
Wei Lan looked at Ye Luoxue who was holding him in her arms. She was wearing a three-piece suit of sunglasses, a mask and a hat, a windbreaker, and even gloves on her hands, making her look like a female spy in a movie - of course, a comedy movie.
"You're attracting more attention this way..."
"No." Ye Luoxue held up Wei Lan's legs and adjusted the pink bonnet on her head: "There are many celebrities here too, so it's not surprising to see them dressed like this."
She said with emotion: "Your mother also filmed a movie back then. She is a public figure after all. What if someone recognizes her? I am your 'assistant' now."
"..."Haven't you ever thought that a fully armed woman holding a child would be more eye-catching?
Wei Lan stopped talking and buried his face in Ye Luoxue's arms, choosing not to face the strange looks along the way.
The entire "Swordsman 4" crew received very little support.
Because it is a sequel, this gave Xia Yangqiu more reason to cut investment, so there were no staff such as costume and prop supervisors that would normally be found in a costume drama, and even the soundtrack was used from the first three parts, under the euphemism of a unified style.
Therefore, except for the actors and a martial arts instructor who had already been confirmed, all other work of the entire crew had to be handled by director Wei Lan. And because there were only three episodes, it was stipulated that the film had to be completed within 20 days, including the editing time.
This kind of thing is only possible in the holographic age. If it were in the era of film sets, even if Wei Lan was an all-round genius with three heads and six arms, it would be impossible for him to complete so many tasks in a short period of time by himself.
The data flow share was also very small, with only 200,000 given to Wei Lan.
This brings us to a feature of the director machine. In fact, every time a work is constructed, it is equivalent to creating a new world. Before this world is made into a holographic image, it can only be connected to the brain waves of the original creator. Therefore, in holographic movies, there is no situation where one director directs half of the work and then hands it over to another director to continue completing it.
However, there is no such limitation for objects that have been constructed through holographic technology. Props that have appeared in a movie can be directly copied to new works with only a small amount of data flow.
In other words, the space Wei Lan can freely play with now is only 200,000 data streams, and he can only make changes on some details. It is impossible to make major changes.
Fortunately, Wei Lan had no intention of making any major changes from the beginning.
In a small inn, there were a few travelers sitting there eating and drinking tea.
The actor who plays the protagonist Lu Anning is called Li Feng, he is 42 years old this year, he is not a young man, he has a strong physique, his facial features are bold and rugged, and he looks very righteous.
The time background of "Swordsman 4" is ten years after the first story took place. Li Feng's current age is almost the same as Lu Anning's age in the play, but because the actor himself is in good condition, Wei Lan also made some aging processing on his face, making him look more vicissitudes of life than the real person, and more in line with the age of Lu Anning in the play.
Li Feng walked into the inn, wearing the same clothes he wore when he first appeared in the first part of "Swordsman".
His performance was deeply influenced by stage plays. When he walked, he deliberately exaggerated the swaying of his arms and legs, giving it a flavor of old-fashioned stage performances.
As he walked into the inn, Li Feng didn't hear the director shout "CUT", so he felt a little more relaxed. When he was filming other dramas, those directors always had opinions on the way he walked, but in his opinion, this is how ancient heroes should walk to show their momentum.
This is how he appeared in the first Swordsman movie, and the audience at that time was praising him for his style and momentum!
Later, a new director was hired for the second film, who insisted that he change the way he walked. The actor couldn't persuade the director, so he finally did as he was told. However, the second film was a complete failure, and the third film... he was not asked to act in the third film.
Li Feng thought to himself, it seems that this is a knowledgeable director, or in other words, he knows how to respect senior actors... After all, when the director shouted "start" before, it was a young female voice.
"Sir, what would you like to eat?" the actor playing the waiter came forward and asked with a smile.
Li Feng sat down with his horse and sword in his hand and said in a very heroic manner: "Waiter, bring me a pot of old wine and three pounds of beef."
Who knew that when the waiter heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
He forced a smile and said, "Sir, what did you want? Could you please say it again?"
Li Feng frowned and thought: What's the point of this extra? I can't even understand his lines clearly, so what kind of movie is he still filming?
But they couldn't stop until the director called for it. Li Feng, who prided himself on being a seasoned professional actor, would often criticize some of Wei's newly signed new actors for being unprofessional and bringing the entertainment industry's impetuous attitude into acting. Even at this time, even if he felt that this part was not going well, he would still continue acting.
He looked at the waiter in confusion: "I said I'd like a pot of old wine and three pounds of beef..."
As soon as Li Feng finished speaking, two men dressed in yamen uniforms stood up beside him.
"How dare you!" The two men shouted, and rushed over in two steps, pulling out the long swords at their waists and pointing them at Li Feng: "How dare you say that you want to eat beef? You know the law and break it. Your crime is even more serious!"
The waiter at the side quickly explained: "My lords, what you heard was this lunatic's outrageous words. We dare not sell beef in our store!"
Li Feng was dumbfounded and had no idea what was going on.
The two actors who played the yamen runners heard a clear female voice: "Approach him with a knife."
In the holographic world, it is no exaggeration to say that Wei Lan’s abilities are divine. As long as she has a thought, it can be transformed into sound and transmitted into the ears of the actors. This sound is naturally her original voice in the previous world.
However, this ability of the creator is one-way, and only Wei Lan has it in the entire holographic world.
The actors who enter the holographic world through the actor cabin can only have basic interactions with the materials in the holographic world. Some special abilities, such as the ability to fly easily, are bestowed by the director in disguised form.
This kind of empowerment is not in the sense of fantasy that the actor can really master the art of lightness in this world, but the actor makes corresponding movements, and the director controls the gravity on his body, or to put it more directly, builds an invisible pedal to send the actor into the sky...
Hearing Wei Lan's words, two actors approached with long knives.
Props in the holographic world look very real because the director can adjust the properties of the props, such as making a heavy-looking weapon very light or making a sharp knife feel as soft as a feather.
But eyes can deceive people. The two knives looked very intimidating. Li Feng panicked instinctively and asked subconsciously: "What's going on? What's going on?"
He sounded like he was reciting a line, but he was actually asking a real question.
Just as Li Feng was about to call the director, Wei Lan's voice rang out throughout the teahouse: "Cut! This one's passed."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and stopped what they were doing.
Only Li Feng quickly shouted: "Director! What's going on? This doesn't match the script!"
"Ah?" Wei Lan asked in confusion, "The script has been revised. Didn't I send it to you? Didn't you read it?"
"I read it..." Li Feng was blocked for a moment. In fact, he didn't read it much, because he had been preparing the old script before. After Wei Lan sent him the new script, he only glanced at his lines roughly. After finding that there were no major changes, he thought that some details must have been changed. He didn't look at other people's lines carefully and didn't know about the changes in the plot. He thought it would be in time to take a look before shooting.
In the old script, this scene was about a few ignorant gangsters provoking him.
Lu An Ning was calm and didn't start a fight, but he slapped the table with his palm, leaving a handprint and shocking the provocateur.
This plot in the original script was intended to express that although Lu An Ning has grown old and his temper has become more restrained, his martial arts skills have not diminished, but have become even more powerful.
Wei Lan's question made Li Feng, who claimed to be professional, lose his footing. His questioning momentum suddenly weakened, and he said with an embarrassed face:
"…Sorry, director, I haven't read the entire new script yet."
Wei Lan seemed to be very easy to talk to and said: "It's okay, the plot later is simple, and your current state is quite suitable. Just listen to my instructions."
"Okay." Li Feng, feeling very aggrieved, could only listen to Wei Lan's instructions and finish the rest of the plot.
Lu Anning, the once heroic hero, was helplessly interrogated by two yamen runners. Because the other party was not a bad guy, the righteous hero certainly could not confront them. He could only accept the yamen runners' instructions and admonitions after explaining himself.
Wei Lan was very satisfied with Li Feng's emotional expression at this time.
The last scene ended perfectly with the waiter sighing.
"My lord, times have changed."
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