Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Three Returns to the Crew
In addition to the sex scene, the two reshot scenes also include a scene where Lin Wu and He Xiandu meet again many years later.
The revised script adjusted the direction of the original love-hate relationship between an infatuated man and a resentful man. Yin Yan couldn't say which version would be more memorable in the movie, but from a personal point of view, he liked the revised version.
During the filming process, the actual performance was very different from the script read at the group reading session. The newly revised script was more in line with what Yin Yan felt when filming Lin Wu.
Perhaps this is also the reason why the director edited and then modified the script for reshoots. He wanted to turn Lin Wu from a two-dimensional character into a three-dimensional person who can choose his own ending.
The director insisted on shooting the meeting scene abroad, so Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen would definitely not be able to attend the fifth episode of Winter Travel.
After the recording of the fourth episode was over, the two set out together to find Zhao Qing first.
Director Zhao Qing's company is in the next city, and Xiao Cao drove the two of them there.
Outside the car window was a stretch of mountain ranges. The snow that had fallen a few days ago covered the mountaintops and had not yet melted.
Yin Yan stared in a daze at the white mountains that connected to the sky.
They finished filming the campus scenes in late spring and the first wrap-up was in late summer. Now it is winter. Can he still fully immerse himself in the role of Lin Wu like he did in the first half of the year?
When I came to my senses, Yu Xiangwen beside me had fallen asleep without me noticing.
I don’t know what this person was doing last night or what time he went to bed, but he kept yawning when he woke up in the morning.
Yin Yan folded down Yu Xiangwen's seat, reached out for the air-conditioning blanket in the back row, and draped it over Yu Xiangwen.
He also lowered the back of his chair and turned his head to look at Yu Xiangwen who was catching up on his sleep.
How could he see Yu Xiangwen's face as He Xiandu again...
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When they arrived at Zhao Qing's studio, Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen were taken to the editing room by Zhao Qing without even having a sip of water.
There was a small viewing room next to the editing room. Zhao Qing pushed the two people to their seats, turned on the screen, turned off the ceiling light, and said, "Let's watch it first."
Yin Yan: "...Can I go to the bathroom first?"
Zhao Qing sighed: "Trouble."
He turned on the light again.
Yin Yan went and came back quickly. After sitting down, he took the bottle of mineral water thrown to him by Zhao Qing.
After throwing the water, the director simply turned off the lights and left.
Yu Xiangwen saw that Yin Yan seemed speechless, and smiled and said, "You'll get used to it."
Yin Yan: "I'm trying to get used to it."
The screen lit up, and the two of them calmed down and looked at the results of their first half of the year's work together.
The crew basically filmed in chronological order, but the content of the finished film is definitely different from the order in which they filmed.
Yin Yan didn't have any deep feelings when the filming was taking place, but now scenes after scenes appeared before his eyes and he was brought into Zhao Qing's artistic world.
The noise of the crew faded away, leaving only the breathtaking changes in light and shadow, which was the ultimate use of the picture by the two directors and the photography props teacher.
From the words on the script, to the actors' performances, and then to the final editing into the film, a story is filled out bit by bit through the joint efforts of countless people.
This is a magical feeling, and no matter how many times Yin Yan experiences it, he always feels it is wonderful.
Seeing the finished film, Yin Yan felt that all the time on the crew was worth it.
However, Zhao Qing only showed the two people the first half of the edited video.
Zhao Qing returned to the theater, turned on the light and asked, "How is it? Have you found some of Lin Wuhe's leisurely state?"
Yin Yan: "...Director Zhao, can't we finish watching the whole movie first?"
"What else are you going to watch after you've finished watching this?" Zhao Qing disagreed.
He said, "It's good for you two to participate in a variety show. You've been in touch all the time, so your condition shouldn't be a big problem, right? We're going to have a sex scene right from the start, so you two need to be more dedicated than before on the set, and don't be stage fright."
When the time came, Yin Yan finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Director, how far are you going to shoot this scene?"
Zhao Qing turned off the light and said, "Watch it again and I'll tell you."
The director left without looking back. Yin Yan was speechless. He looked at Yu Xiangwen and said, "Has Director Zhao always been like this?"
Yu Xiangwen remained calm: "He has been doing this for a long time."
Yin Yan leaned back in his seat: "...What you said makes sense."
The two of them watched the first half of "Mistaken Identity" over and over again in the cinema.
It is a cold winter outside, and in the cinema there is the breeze of early spring blowing across the school rooftop, as well as an embrace that is hard to escape from on the cross-river bridge on a summer night.
Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen were completely pulled back into that unforgettable love.
Zhao Qing informed them that they had to take off all their clothes for this sex scene.
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The clearing of the set this time was cleaner than the previous interrupted sex scene. The director had frightened the two people, and when they got to the shooting site, he confessed: "You don't have to take it off so cleanly, you can still leave a pair of pants."
Two people who were both suffering from insomnia and looked a little haggard: "..."
The director also played with the broken window effect.
"Mistakenly" is an art film, not a Category III film. The significance of the sex scene is to push the emotional development of two people to the peak. Their love is naked, intertwined with desire, embracing, occupying, blending, and being infatuated.
How to make this scene ambiguous but not vulgar is a great test of the director and the two actors' skills.
Zhao Qing was prepared for a protracted battle. It was normal that such a scene could not be finished in one day. It took a lot of effort just to get the two actors into the right state.
He asked the photographer to go out first, leaving the most private space for Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen, allowing them to get a feel for the place first.
Zhao Qing said: "Take your time, don't be nervous, and don't be anxious."
Yin Yan nodded.
He and Yu Xiangwen did their styling and changed their costumes, and with the director's previous preparations, they have now regained some of the form of Lin Wu and He Xiandu.
According to previous practice, the two people acted out their scenes first.
Because of his personality and appearance, Lin Wu was often mistaken for a girl when he was a child. At that time, his mother would dress him in a girl's skirt and take him to work, where the aunties in the office would praise him for being cute.
The still young Lin Wu did not feel like a little girl because of this. He knew clearly that he was just a boy wearing a skirt.
The first time Lin Wu became confused about her gender identity was when she discovered that she didn't like the girls in her class, and instead paid special attention to the good-looking boys.
Including the occasional intimate scenes in movies and TV dramas, he would not pay attention to how much clothes the heroine took off like boys of the same age. Instead, he would pay attention to the hero and even put himself in the shoes of the heroine.
At that time, Lin mistakenly believed that only girls liked boys, so his behavior was alternative and strange.
He began to doubt his identity and cognition.
When he was in middle school, Lin Wu tried to find the movies that boys liked to watch. The screen was all white, and sticky sounds came from the headphones. Lin Wu felt nauseous and quickly turned off the computer. He never watched those things again.
Lin Wu's first impression of sex was disgust.
No one ever mentioned this matter openly.
Lin Wu flipped through the books, and the sex described by those crude or beautiful words could be a vulgar entanglement or an expression of deep love.
The only sexual things that were truly revealed around Lin Wu were the dirty words that boys said during class breaks to deliberately make girls angry.
Lin Wu was afraid of the vulgarity of sex, but also longed for the emotional fusion portrayed in literary works.
That time when he was drunk, in the hotel room, there was only overwhelming desire in He Xiandu's eyes when he looked at him, which made Lin Wu feel scared.
But he was more afraid that He Xiandu would no longer love him because of this.
He had just made up his mind, he really wanted to give it a try with He Xiandu.
So when He Xiandu's attitude became a little cold, Lin Wu couldn't sit still again.
The scene where Lin Wu and He Xiandu really reached the final step was dominated by Lin Wu.
He used immature actions and devoted himself wholeheartedly, just to find a little trace of love in He Xiandu.
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The level of tacit understanding between Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen was better than Zhao Qing expected. He originally thought that the photographer would not be able to turn on the camera today.
After watching the two of them rehearse several times, they seemed to be in good shape. Zhao Qing called the photographer in to take a try.
The two of you can decide how much to take off as you like. It's just a try anyway, so it's okay if you feel embarrassed to take off your clothes.
The director’s motto today is: take your time, don’t rush.
Yin Yan stood up and used the deep breathing technique to take several breaths.
He found some emotion and exchanged glances with Yu Xiangwen.
The director walked out of the room and called out "start".
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Lin Wu raised his head and kissed He Xiandu awkwardly.
He pushed He Xiandu to fall on the bed, looking down at the person on the bed with a cold expression, but the action of kissing her could not hide his clumsiness and embarrassment.
He Xiandu pushed him away and raised his eyebrows: "Don't you want to do it?"
Lin Wu bit her lip: "...I was drunk that day."
He lowered his head to kiss He Xiandu again, but He Xiandu dodged: "You are drunk and not in the mood, and now I am not in the mood either."
“…”
"He Xiandu, are you angry?" Lin Wu turned He Xiandu's face back, "We agreed to give it a try, you can't go back on your word."
He Xiandu pinched Lin Wu's wrist and shook off the hand that was pinching his chin: "So you still remember what you said?"
"That night you slapped me rudely. I thought my memory was confused, I misheard your words, and I almost raped you."
Lin Wu frowned and said, "He Xiandu, don't talk to me like that."
"What?" He Xiandu looked at the person sitting on him provocatively, "Are you going to slap me again?"
Lin Wu looked at He Xiandu for a moment, and just when He Xiandu thought Lin Wu was going to run away in anger, he lowered his head and kissed her again.
He Xiandu let Lin kiss him by mistake, neither responding nor refusing.
Lin Wu's kiss was not responded to, so he bit He Xiandu angrily and stood up.
He Xiandu lay there motionless, wanting to see what else Lin Wu could do.
Lin mistakenly placed his hands on the buttons of his shirt.
He stared into He Xiandu's eyes and unbuttoned his clothes one by one, revealing his beautiful collarbone and flat chest...
A large area of snow-white skin was exposed in sight. He Xiandu grabbed Lin Wu's clothes, flipped him over, and pressed him under him.
"Didn't you dislike this kind of thing? Now you like it again?" He Xiandu observed Lin Wu's expression, and pinched Lin Wu's collar with such force that his knuckles turned white.
Lin Wu spread her hands without any resistance, looked at the man calmly, and said, "I don't like it, but I like you, so I'm willing to give it a try with you."
“…”
He Xiandu tilted his head and cursed, then leaned over and kissed Lin Wu fiercely on the lips. He pried open Lin Wu's teeth and kissed him deeply and urgently. Lin Wu gasped and found a chance to push him away, soothing him, "Slow down, don't be so impatient..."
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