I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad - Chapter 553

Chapter 553 Chapter 551. Not bad

“17 minutes…”

Xiao Yang, the editor of “Tongtian Empire”, was a little amazed at his companion who was watching the movie together, Guo Xiaoshi, who was also the recording assistant director of “Tongtian Empire”, said:

“Have you ever seen a movie whose 17-minute performance is the same as the whole audience’s chorus?”

“…Try trick.”

Compared to Xiao Yang’s amazement, Guo Xiaoshi, who seemed to be in his early thirties, had no expression on his face.

Although his voice was low, the sourness in his tone could be heard.

After giving his own conclusion, he said:

“I haven’t seen it before… Now that I see it… Heh, Xu Xin is quite scheming. The movie is stuck in the Venice Film Festival to participate in the selection, and the song it makes is a well-known song in Italy. The movie can be mobilized in just 17 minutes.” Emotions… tsk tsk, it’s his way of playing with mentality.”

“…”

Xiao Yang was a little speechless.

Although everyone is stirring in the same pot, they are all crews under Huayi.

But it doesn’t mean he agrees with Guo Xiaoshi’s words.

Although he is the editor, the other party is the audio producer. But as practitioners, some sensitivities are still there.

Regardless of whether it is deliberately pandering or not, the real essence is… “The Hawthorn Tree”, it is very appropriate to use the melody of “Goodbye, Friend” here.

The songs of that era were mostly imported from the Soviet Union, with a strong color of rebellion.

And this song praising revolutionary friendship should be put here as it should be.

Nothing wrong.

What’s more, the first 16 minutes of this movie are not just songs.

It hides… a lot.

There are thoughts, related pre-buried bedding, and some very intriguing details.

are not deep.

In Xiao Yang’s eyes, Xu Xin didn’t deliberately show off his skills.

Everything expressed in this movie can be seen as long as one has the most basic film and television aesthetic theory.

This is especially to his liking.

Besides, the biggest surprise for him was Liu Yifei.

He is not a fan of Liu Yifei, but he does not hate this person.

Or… Liu Yifei may have forgotten, but Xiao Yang has had contact with her.

It’s on top of that “The King of Kung Fu”.

As one of the editors of “The King of Kung Fu”, he was responsible for a small part of the editing work on the role of “Golden Swallow”.

When Liu Yifei came to dub, he took out all the clips that needed to be dubbed.

As for Liu Yifei’s impression at that time, he thought it was very good.

Being in Huayi, I have seen this brother and that sister a lot.

Liu Yifei is a rare person who is not too picky about the environment, and the assistant is not so busy.

Good touch.

Even at the banquet where the internal film production was completed, the two even touched a glass of Coke.

Later, although the company had a falling out with Liu Yifei…but it was the company that fell out, so what does it have to do with my editor Xiao Yang?

And after two years, they reunited with each other again.

Although Xiao Yang is not confident that Liu Yifei will definitely remember him, it does not prevent him from appreciating the film and television works she brought from the perspective of a former work partner.

First of all, the editing of this movie made Xiao Yang feel very comfortable.

Anyone who does editing knows it.

At the beginning, everyone wanted to show off their skills, and they all liked to show off their skills. They couldn’t wait to shake the camera 800 times a frame to show the awesomeness of the editor.

After working for many years, editors will find that… rather than showing off their skills, their more work is to turn those films that ordinary people can’t accept one after another into “capable” films. see” work.

The reason why Xiao Yang likes this movie that exudes a down-to-earth storytelling temperament so much is because…he has edited “The King of Kung Fu” and knows how many horrible scenes there are in that movie.

But the composition of the film is too complicated, and Liu Yifei cannot be blamed for the fact that the film is bad.

It’s more like a product of acclimatization and people simply fooling you.

So, because he had been in contact with Liu Yifei at this moment, he looked at Liu Yifei in the camera, and he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

Applause for the other party’s performance in this drama.

Don’t worry about what the later stage said, at least in the first ten minutes or so, Xiao Yang really had a new understanding of Liu Yifei.

In the first stage, Xu Xin handled it perfectly.

This is his recognition of the entire film as an editor.

As long as this rhythm is maintained, it has nothing to do with how the plot develops, at least in terms of the overall rhythm, it is complete.

As for peer bias…

Just listen to it.

And Xiao Yang’s thoughts at this moment are the thoughts of many film critics present.

Whether domestic or foreign.

As professional filmmakers, they can praise good movies, but in essence, they come here to watch, and they still come with the idea of ​​being critical.

At least the first 17 minutes of this…

Whether it’s the soundtrack, the acting skills of the male and female protagonists, or the plots that have already happened, they all saw something…very new.

It is not a new technology or art, but a style.

It turns out… Chinese movies are not just about bitterness and hatred.

It’s not just kung fu movies that look good but have a weak plot core.

“Under the Hawthorn Tree” is a movie… very good.

At least for those 17 minutes.

…

The following story is the same as the film temperament given by Xu Xin.

Whether it’s Jingqiu’s “capitalist-roader” family or some of the things she went through to stay in school, Xu Xin’s handling is quite restrained.

Jingqiu returned home, thinking that she would never see her third child again, she just showed a sad expression.

Then silently picked up the kraft paper envelopes at home.

Fold it skillfully and seal it with glue.

These envelopes are to subsidize the family.

When Jingqiu’s mother came back, she saw her busy daughter, and her joy was only fleeting.

Then he also picked up a bunch of envelopes, and at the same time, he was still nagging Jing Qiu to try to stay in school as a teacher.

In Xu Xin’s approach to the entire movie, the setting of the “family” part is not a warm home.

Home, of course, must be warm and affectionate.

But considering that era and the title of “capitalist roader”, he endowed Jingqiu and Jingqiu’s mother in this family with the feeling of “behaving with their tails between their legs”.

Fear of hands and feet.

At the same time, it also makes the role of Jingqiu more reasonable.

And Liu Yifei’s acting skills perfectly control this “inferiority”.

From the walking posture, to the slow voice and cautious feeling in speech and demeanor…directly use the contrast to let the audience see a completely different Jingqiu.

Jingqiu in the county town is like a caged bird.

It is completely different from her who always smiled when she was in the countryside.

Because she couldn’t see Jing Qiu’s smile, Liu Yifei used her eyes more to express her inner emotions.

So in the scenes in the entire county, she feels like a marionette, living in the midst of her mother’s wish and the crime of wearing a “big hat” on her head.

During the process of the film, Xu Xin reduced all unnecessary sounds.

Background music didn’t appear once.

Even wherever Jing Qiu went, there were very few people.

At the same time, the color tone is also more metaphorical.

The blue that can be seen everywhere, the blue khaki work clothes, the blue to black roof of the house, and the darker sky…

In order to make this kind of blue produce a sense of immersion, and at the same time add the taste of “bitter and sweet” to it, the appearance of the third child was also arranged by Xu Xin at night.

That kind of blue-black not completely black sky, under a dim yellow street lamp.

The third child was standing under the streetlight.

And when Jingqiu walks into the light and shadow that symbolizes lighting up her heart, she will lose her inferiority complex and anxiety. At this moment, she seems to be transformed into a bird flying high again…

Everyone watching unconsciously smiled.

Very simple shooting technique.

The same simple description of the character’s heart.

But… with that quiet temperament, and the quietly sounded variation, Lang Lang himself played the slow piano solo “BELLACIAO”.

The night in this county seems to be completely alive in the girl’s smile.

“Wow~”

When they saw the beautiful smile of the girl under the street lamp, the exclamation from less than half of the audience was the best compliment to Liu Yifei.

Unconsciously, her face became hot.

Fortunately, in the dark auditorium, others could not see her blush.

And she turned her head unconsciously, looking at Xu Xin who fell unconscious on his back…

That touch of shame turned into helplessness again.

If this is played by Mimi… If you still dare to sleep, I respect you as a man…

well…

Resisting the idea of ​​pinching Xu Xin’s nose and calling him up, she shook her head helplessly.

…

The whole movie progresses slowly in Xu Xin’s unhurried narrative style.

Gradually, the audience understood.

Every time this girl named “Jing Qiu” appears in the walking scene, it represents a kind of alternation of time.

The road she walks is short, and the time transition is short.

The longer the journey, the longer the time span.

During this period, Jingqiu and the third child’s mentality changes, including the confirmation of the relationship, and the sneaky emotions, perfectly integrated with the “big birdcage” environment of the entire county.

The warm light, starting from the street lamp at night, is moving towards dawn little by little.

To the dawn, to the day, to light up the girls all.

The entire dark blue tone was quietly dispelled by the appearance of the third child again and again.

And the smile on Jing Qiu’s face is finally no longer inferior and artificial.

The relationship between the two has made rapid progress.

Everything is so beautiful.

And the progress of the movie, before I knew it, was over halfway.

The story develops until Jingqiu finds out that the third child is hospitalized.

The word “leukemia” appears for the first time in the whole story.

Wakes up those who have already been immersed in the peaceful and unique atmosphere of this movie…

Is it abrupt?

Very abrupt.

In the original work, the third child suddenly got leukemia, which is also very abrupt.

But in the movie, Xu Xin had already given the foreshadowing in advance in the work of the geological exploration team described by the third child.

Jing Qiu asked the third child what they were looking for, is it a coal mine? When it was about other ores, the third child always kept silent.

Obviously, what this team of geological survey team is looking for is secret.

And before Jingqiu found the third child in the hospital, she also went to the exploration team once, and learned from the conversation with others that the third child did not belong to the exploration team.

He, like some other geological experts, belongs to a special team.

All of these foreshadowings are pre-buried for the rationality of the third child getting leukemia.

So, when Jingqiu asked the third child “Do you have leukemia”, the third child simply denied it.

Said it was just a “little cold”.

But Xu Xin has made sufficient preparations for the decoration.

The brand-new hospital gown worn by the third child, the color of the blue and white stripes is heavier than that of the hospital gown that has been washed many times.

At the same time, the third child’s lunch box is also blue and black, not aluminum.

All the small hints have labeled this dark blue and death.

In this scene, Liu Yifei finally showed his acting skills of switching four emotions in one second.

First, the anxiety when asking seriously, then the joy when getting the answer, the sadness that needs to be vented after the joy, and the last touch of strength…

All emotions were reflected in the gaze of the third child after he answered “It’s just a common cold”.

The emotional advancement is quite complete, and the connection is just right.

When the tears in those eyes did not fall, the first reaction of the audience at home and abroad was:

“It’s time for you to hug her.”

But Xu Xin once again hid this emotion.

suppresses the feelings of both parties, and also suppresses the emotions of the audience.

It’s like ammunition that continues to be loaded into the barrel.

Not satisfied yet.

Not yet.

Next, as the plot progressed layer by layer, the two finally ushered in that scene… which was dubbed “the cleanest **** scene in history” by the crew.

Two people, one room.

The ambiguity of being alone and widowed began to brew.

However, this ambiguity did not make people have any charming desires, on the contrary, many people frowned.

Could it be… the director really wants to…

They didn’t dare to think about it.

Obviously the whole film is carried out in such a clean and quiet atmosphere, although in the part where the two swim, one can feel the ambiguity of the skin-to-skin relationship between men and women blending.

But if there is really a **** scene…

The atmosphere…

But there is nothing left.

I’m thinking about it.

In the dark room, Jing Qiu had already said the words “I can’t let you stay with me like this…you lie down beside me”.

Oh no…

I don’t know how many people frowned.

Rarely, this time they didn’t want any depiction of a relationship between a man and a woman.

I hope that the director can finish filming it in such a peaceful atmosphere…

Why must there be “sex”?

Why can’t Jingqiu and the third child spend a night that is warm on the surface, but hides a parting night in the heart?

Do you want Jingqiu to be pregnant with the third child and live alone at that time…?

Some people have already begun to think about the follow-up plot.

But it happens…

Xu Xin seemed to have guessed their thoughts in advance.

When I saw the third child lying down, lifted the quilt covered by Jingqiu, and put his hand inside…

“OHNO…”

I don’t know who made a voice of resistance.

Nobody agrees.

But I deeply agree in my heart.

This director ruined the film… The third child shouldn’t have done this…What Jingqiu needs is to be protected, not…huh?

…

Suddenly, the screen changes.

Jing Qiu’s nervous eyes suddenly appeared.

Then, the screen switches again.

The third child pulled out his hand.

Following that, there was interlocking of five fingers with Jing Qiu.

“…”

“…”

“…”

He just wanted to hold Jing Qiu’s hand…

“Hoo…”

Xu Xin, who didn’t know what he dreamed of, let out a slight snoring sound.

Everything is under control.

…

1 hour and 26 minutes exactly.

The darkness is over, and the scene of Lao San and Jing Qiu walking towards the coach station appears.

26 minutes and 10 seconds.

The picture of Jingqiu and the third child in the car appeared.

In 15 seconds, Jing Qiu peeked at the third child, but the third child kept frowning until he found that Jing Qiu was looking at him before showing a smiling face.

43 seconds, by the river, the third child watched Jingqiu board the boat to the county seat.

At 27 minutes and 09 seconds, Jingqiu, who had come to the other side of the river, found that the third child on the other side of the river had been following her along the river bank.

27 minutes and 33 seconds, Jingqiu stood still.

For a full 1 minute and 33 seconds, there were no lines.

No dialogue.

Even the camera, except on the car, gave medium and long shots.

Silence is like gold.

Then, at 27 minutes and 35 seconds, Xu Xin used a super wide-angle lens, with the middle of the river as the dividing line, Jing Qiu was on the right side of the screen, and the third child was on the left.

Obviously it’s just the span of a screen, but this distance seems to be as far away as life and death, and the sense of distance is born!

it’s time.

When the shells had been filled to the point where they could not be filled, he finally handed the fuzes to the people.

On both sides of the river that represents life and death.

Compared with this river that has been flowing for an unknown number of years, the two tiny human beings are so insignificant, so insignificant.

The stillness of the picture seemed to stop everyone’s heart for a beat.

until…

The screen suddenly shows Jingqiu.

Jing Qiu is laughing.

Smiled very happily, very happily, and waved in the direction of the other side of the river in the camera.

Didn’t speak, but suddenly took the initiative to make a gesture of embracing the circle with both hands.

That’s hugging the third child.

Right now, there is no one around.

Only at this time can the girl show her heart without any scruples.

gave his hottest feedback.

At the same time, the guitar sounded rapidly.

At the same time, there is another… It sounds like a human voice recorded by a machine with too old recording equipment, and a hoarse and hurried male voice began to sing.

It is still “BELLACIAO”.

Or rather, there is no second accompaniment for the whole hawthorn tree.

Just a different version of BELLACIAO.

And this version of “BELLACIAO” was written by Zhou Qin, the third lead singer of the Xi’an Choir.

The radio was contributed by Jay Chou, a microphone that Elvis Presley personally used in Las Vegas.

Zhou Qin’s slightly hoarse but high-pitched voice, after being recorded by this antique microphone with a stiff diaphragm and a bit dull, but with the sound of gold and stone, presents a rush that is as explosive as a bomb feel!

In this hurried song and guitar sound, her smile slowly became stagnant after appearing in the camera for about three seconds.

Immediately after that, doubts emerged.

As for the doubts about why…

The screen changed again, and a puff of smoke slowly passed through the river.

After the smoke passed, the figure of the youngest who didn’t move appeared.

Seeing that he didn’t move, the audience understood why Jingqiu was confused.

But in the next second, the third child in the long shot raised his hands.

Jing Qiu’s hesitation instantly dissipated without a trace.

But at this time, after singing a short section of the song again, it accelerated again.

The screen suddenly switched to the close-up of the third child.

Lin Juxin burst into tears, collapsed to the point where she couldn’t help herself, but the silent expression, and the trembling but trying to maintain the hug, like a bomb, matched with the smooth guitar and hoarse voice, Accelerated bombing reached everyone.

“!”

All of a sudden, the emotions accumulated for nearly 90 minutes broke out at this moment.

Finally, everyone understood the music and the purpose of this scene.

The third child…just like this song, getting closer and closer to death…right?

When I first heard it, I didn’t know what the song meant.

But I understand that when I came over, I looked at the two people in the camera… Everyone’s heart is like this song that speeds up for the last time after completing a bar…

Following the river, towards the grand death…

“Hiss…”

Sun Youwei touched the goosebump on his arm…

Suddenly feel that this song is so harsh…

It was like a heavy punch that hit him in the face.

Caught off guard.

Boom!

And finally, the three dull drums hitting the guitar box sounded.

The silent performance of more than two minutes ended here.

When the screen changed, Jing Qiu had walked a long, long way.

Movie… came to the last PART.

…

In the end, the 109-minute movie shot ended with a mature woman standing alone under the hawthorn tree with her back to the camera.

The blow of the bomb left everyone covered in cuts and bruises.

So much so that… when the third child died in the last paragraph, their sorrow had been vented in advance, and replaced by a kind of… calmness of accepting reality after time passed.

And the movie ended in this calm.

It’s just that, outside the fixed screen, the melodious sound of a harmonica came.

“Ah, goodbye, friend~”

“Ah, goodbye, friend~”

“Oh friend, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye…”

“Whenever people~”

“Pass through here~”

“Everyone said ah~ so much~ so~beautiful~beautiful~~~~~~~~”

“Flower~~~”

Among the melodious melody of the harmonica, the clean and clear singing echoed throughout the auditorium of the University of Venice.

With the screen slowly turning black…

Finally, the subtitles began to scroll.

“Director: Xu Xin”

“Supervisor: Zhang Yimou”

“Starring: Liu Yifei, Lin Xingxin”…

Pata.

The light turns on.

“…”

“…”

“…”

For a moment, people sat in chairs in a daze, staring blankly at the big screen, not knowing how to react.

The melody reverberating in their minds comforted their restlessness and calmed them down time and time again.

Calmly looking at the staff list on the screen…

Almost dead silence.

At this moment, the dazzling lights shone, and Xu Xin finally woke up.

“Um…it’s over?”

The voice is neither loud nor small.

But it attracted the attention of Sun Youcai who was also sitting quietly on the chair.

Turning to look at the sleepy young man…

Middle-aged reporter who is obviously a fan of Liu Tao, but at this moment, he unconsciously closed the notepad with ten or twenty pages of thick fonts, looked at Xu Xin, and sincerely applauded:

“Crack, crack, crack…”

And he took the lead.

The audience at home and abroad in the venue felt like waking up from a dream.

The group of foreign buddies quickly followed the applause and joined the team.

“Wow la la la la la…”

In the sea of ​​applause, Xu Xin was stunned…

Feeling the praise from the applause…

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Voila.

Isn’t the response very good…

(end of this chapter)