Chapter 184 Are You Kidding Me?
The next morning, Lu Yanhe got up early and went for a run.
This is what Huang Kairen told him. If he has a scene the next day that requires him to be in high spirits, he can go for a run in the morning and his state will be completely different.
Lu Yanhe originally didn't have the habit of jogging in the morning.
He is very different from Yan Liang.
He has no great love for sports.
But since I have to be on camera today, I will listen to Huang Kairen and go for a run to improve my condition.
At six o'clock, Lu Yanhe returned to the hotel to take a shower, went to the restaurant to eat two slices of toast and a boiled egg, and at six twenty, he arrived at the hotel gate downstairs on time and got on the shuttle bus.
It takes 40 minutes to drive from the hotel to Nanhe University.
Because we leave early, there is no traffic jam on the road and we won’t be stuck in the morning rush hour.
At 7:10, the car drove into Nanhe University.
It was summer vacation now, and the campus was two-thirds empty of students.
But many students also knew that "The Golden Age" was going to be filmed here, so when the crew recruited volunteers for group rehearsals, they signed up and stayed.
The first scene this morning was the first meeting between Yao Yu'an and Guan Zhu in the play.
Yao Yu'an walked in from outside the classroom and was loved by Guan Zhu at first sight.
Because director Luo Yuzhong wanted to use natural light for this scene, the filming was scheduled to start at 8:30.
Lu Yanhe followed the crew to the third floor of a teaching building. There was a large tiered classroom at the end of the corridor.
The classroom had already been decorated by the staff who arrived yesterday.
Tracks are being laid in the classroom for the camera to move around and shoot.
Several classrooms next door were borrowed to be used as dressing rooms and changing rooms for the actors.
As soon as Lu Yanhe arrived, he was called over to put on makeup.
When actors are filming, few of them appear without makeup.
If you appear on camera without makeup, you will easily look haggard, have uneven skin tone, and be in poor condition.
The styling for today's scene has already been decided.
By the time Lu Yanhe changed his clothes and finished styling his hair, it was already seven fifty in the morning.
At this time, Luo Yuzhong, looking tired as if he had not woken up yet, also arrived.
He first called Lu Yanhe over and asked someone to take him to the position.
Today is Lu Yanhe's first day of filming, and Luo Yuzhong specially arranged some less difficult roles for Lu Yanhe.
For example, for the first scene to be filmed today, Lu Yanhe only needs to walk in.
No need to make any expression, just his face.
When Lu Yanhe knew his route, Luo Yuzhong saw Lu Yanhe and was about to talk to him, but his brows suddenly frowned.
"Who drew your eyebrows? Why are they so thick? Give them a new look."
Lu Yanhe was at a loss, but someone immediately took him over.
Reshape your eyebrows.
When he finished re-doing his eyebrows and came out, Jiang Yuqian had already changed her clothes and came over.
She was dressed in a very student style today, a typical good student outfit.
Her hair was combed back completely, revealing a fair face.
"It's eight fourteen!" someone announced the time.
When Luo Yuzhong heard the time, his first reaction was to look at the rising sun outside the window.
Under Mo Zhi's arrangement, the extras had come in one after another from another door and sat down in the corresponding seats according to the instructions of the on-site staff.
They are all original students of this school, and they play college students in their true colors.
When they saw Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian, especially the latter, their eyes lit up.
This is seeing the star in real life!
Lu Yanhe turned around and glanced at them, which immediately caused some of them to cheer.
“The real person is so handsome!”
"It looks much more handsome than on camera!"
"And he's so tall."
…
Such discussions continued one after another.
Jiang Yuqian suddenly whispered to him, "Don't be distracted by these noises. Focus."
Luo Yuzhong discussed with the photographer how to move the camera to capture the light, and then told Lu Yanhe: "When we take the first shot of you, we'll capture the moment when the sun rises behind you and shoot this shot from Guan Zhu's perspective."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Luo Yuzhong said to Jiang Yuqian: "Yuqian, you will sit there for a while."
He pointed to a place where there was a man standing, indicating his location to Jiang Yuqian.
"After we finish filming Lu Yanhe, we'll film you."
"Okay." Jiang Yuqian nodded.
In fact, Jiang Yuqian doesn't need to participate in this kind of shot specifically for Lu Yanhe.
Because she won't be included in the camera shot.
She could have waited until she finished filming Lu Yanhe's scenes before coming over.
But Jiang Yuqian didn't say anything and just took the photos when she was asked to, without any pretense.
Luo Yuzhong personally took Lu Yanhe through the process, told him how to act, and then asked Lu Yanhe to act it out himself.
He said nothing, just nodded and said, "Very good, let's keep this feeling."
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
The photographer who had been observing the sun's movements suddenly called out, "Director Luo, the light is OK."
Luo Yuzhong immediately went to his seat.
Lu Yanhe was already waiting outside the classroom door.
"Okay, start shooting!" Luo Yuzhong's voice rang out.
Lu Yanhe immediately raised his foot and walked forward.
Too hasty.
Luo Yuzhong frowned slightly, but did not call for a stop.
Lu Yanhe opened the classroom door and walked in.
The entire classroom of students looked at him.
"Wow——" Some girls at the scene couldn't help but exclaimed.
He himself was also slightly distracted.
"Okay, click!" Luo Yuzhong shouted, "Yan He, slow down a bit, you're too hasty. You're the campus idol, you need to be calm and measured."
Lu Yanhe nodded and returned to his original position.
Luo Yuzhong came into the classroom again with a smile and said, "Students, please be reserved. Your reactions just now were correct, but because we are filming Lu Yanhe in this scene, the camera hasn't been focused on you yet. If you react now, the camera won't be able to pick it up."
The girl who had just screamed blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Reshoot.
Three cameras were filming him at the same time.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but pay attention to them.
He felt that he had messed up after the performance, but Luo Yuzhong said, "Not bad, do another one."
The third one comes from Lu Yanhe.
He reopened the door, walked into the classroom, glanced around the classroom, and then looked at the podium.
"Keep feeling, another one." Luo Yuzhong's tone did not change at all.
Lu Yanhe came again.
Article 4.
Article 5.
"OK, passed." Luo Yuzhong checked the footage he had just taken and finally called it passed.
There were five takes, which added up to about ten minutes.
Because it is only a five-second shot, there is no need to re-set the scene every time, which is very convenient.
When Lu Yanhe heard the word "pass", he felt relieved.
After shooting one shot five times, Lu Yanhe was very nervous, worried that he would affect the shooting progress.
"Yan He, come here." Luo Yuzhong suddenly shouted.
Lu Yanhe went over immediately.
Luo Yuzhong asked him to look at the monitor screen.
This is the content of the fifth shot just now.
The video starts playing.
On the screen, the light has the warm tones unique to morning light.
Through the glass window of the classroom door, Lu Yanhe's figure could be seen approaching.
The door opened and Lu Yanhe walked in. The golden morning sun shone right behind him, forming a slightly exposed background.
His eyes were so clear, and he carried a fresh breeze. There was no smile on his face, but his expression was warm. He was the kind of figure that could walk through every girl's afternoon dream.
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.
He was acting himself and had imagined many scenes of himself in his mind, but none of them could compare to the moment of seeing himself on the screen with his own eyes.
Luo Yuzhong said: "This is the first acting shot in your life. Remember it well. After taking five takes, I finally got the perfect one. There will be no regrets."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
He looked at Luo Yuzhong in surprise.
Luo Yuzhong actually told him this.
He patted Lu Yanhe's shoulder and said, "You've put too much pressure on yourself. Don't be afraid of messing up. Even if you do, Jiang Yuqian and I will have your back. Don't worry about anything. Trust me completely. You'll have no problem playing this role well."
Lu Yanhe, who had been tense the entire morning, suddenly felt as if he had received a comforting hug.
"Director..." Lu Yanhe didn't know how to express himself. He always felt that saying thank you was too sloppy and a bit corny, but after hesitating for a few times, he still said the word "thank you".
Luo Yuzhong: "Go prepare for the next scene."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Lu Yanhe entered the classroom and found Jiang Yuqian still sitting in her seat, with the students around her looking at her.
However, no one took out their mobile phones to take pictures, and no one came forward to talk to her.
I guess the crew had already communicated with them in advance.
Luo Yuzhong also came into the classroom.
This time he came to direct the extras.
"Everyone, please be patient and don't stare at the camera," Luo Yuzhong said. "Thank you for your hard work today. Filming is different from what you usually see in movies. It looks very smooth in movies, but in real life, it's shot by shot, so you need to be patient. It's normal to shoot three or four takes for each scene."
Lu Yanhe was really surprised. He didn't expect Luo Yuzhong to be so patient in guiding the student actors on the scene.
He heard that most big directors' crews would not direct the extras themselves.
Luo Yuzhong chatted and laughed with the students for a while, then turned around and asked, "Is Yang Fan here?"
Mo Zhi said, "Teacher Yang Fan is still on his way. There's a bit of a traffic jam, so he's expected to arrive in another 30 minutes."
Luo Yuzhong couldn't help but frown, but said nothing, "Then let's shoot the scenes of Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian first."
"Yuqian, we'll film your scene later." Luo Yuzhong said, then turned to Lu Yanhe and said, "Please act for a moment and come back through the door."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
The meaning of "acting together" here is really acting together. The camera will not shoot at Lu Yanhe, but at Jiang Yuqian's reaction when she sees Lu Yanhe coming in from the door.
Even if Lu Yanhe hadn't come in, Jiang Yuqian could still perform.
However, if there was someone acting with her, Jiang Yuqian's reaction would definitely be more realistic.
Lu Yanhe retreated outside the classroom.
The camera's action track was rebuilt on site.
According to Luo Yuzhong's idea, this shot will be slowed down for a certain few seconds, so the picture requirements are very high.
Jiang Yuqian has already begun to make preparations quietly.
Ten minutes later, the filming began.
"Start!" said Luo Yuzhong.
Lu Yanhe opened the door and walked in.
Jiang Yuqian seemed to have really seen the person who made her heart beat. She was stunned for a moment, and her eyes showed a look of surprise.
Lu Yanhe didn't even dare to look at Jiang Yuqian, for fear of affecting his acting.
Luo Yuzhong watched Jiang Yuqian's shot through the monitor and gave her a thumbs up.
"Excellent, Yuqian. One more take, keep one, and show this one a little more." Luo Yuzhong said, "I shot a medium shot, give a little more of that look from before."
Jiang Yuqian made an OK gesture.
Come back to the scene.
Another one.
Pass.
Luo Yuzhong filmed several more shots of the student actors.
One advantage of having many student actors is that there are always a few who have better sense of camera.
Luo Yuzhong used three cameras to shoot at the same time. Once he checked and had the materials, he was done.
"Yang Fan hasn't arrived yet?" It was almost ten in the morning, and Luo Yuzhong's face showed annoyance. "It's been so long since the morning rush hour, and he's still stuck in traffic?"
Mo Zhi's face showed a look of distress. He said, "Director, I just contacted his team. They said Teacher Yang had a sudden stomachache and went to the hospital for a checkup. They will be there soon."
"Bullshit!" Luo Yuzhong suddenly roared, shocking everyone present.
Lu Yanhe was also startled.
The roar was like a sudden thunderclap out of nowhere.
This roar reminded Lu Yanhe of Chen Ziyan's instructions to him.
Chen Ziyan had reminded him that Luo Yuzhong was a very strict and fierce director.
After spending the past two days together, Lu Yanhe still felt that Luo Yuzhong was a very gentle director who was good at guiding actors. How could he become so fierce?
After hearing that roar just now, Lu Yanhe finally understood what was going on.
But Lu Yanhe felt that Luo Yuzhong's temper was not unreasonable.
The actors who were originally scheduled to arrive at 8 o'clock have not arrived yet.
Yang Fan was supposed to play the teacher. If he didn't come, Lu Yanhe would not be able to perform the following scenes.
Luo Yuzhong directly asked Mo Zhi for his mobile phone and called Yang Fan.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lu Yanhe suddenly felt a little nervous, not knowing what would happen next.
But the call didn't go through.
Luo Yuzhong angrily yelled at Mo Zhi, "Go tell Yang Fan to pack his things and go home. Don't come back!"
Mo Zhi was stunned.
"Not going yet?!"
"Yes." Mo Zhi then left in a hurry.
When he got angry, everyone was in complete silence.
Lu Yanhe didn't know what to say.
After a while, the director of photography, Liu Zeliang, who had known him for a long time, said, "Director Luo, we still need people to shoot the scene. Why don't we grab them and shoot the scene first? We can settle the accounts later. Don't delay the filming."
Yang Fan is not just here for a cameo appearance.
This teacher appears in several more scenes later, and plays a great role in promoting the relationship between Guan Zhu and Yao Yu'an.
Luo Yuzhong waved his hand and said, "Then you act."
Liu Zeliang's face changed, "Are you kidding me?"