Chapter 65 Makeup and Mirrors, Full of Meaning!

He sighed and said, "I was in a bad mood just now. The fund plummeted. I was really a sucker."

"Is that so? Why haven't you put on makeup yet? Yu Ji is on stage, but the Overlord is not?"

"Today's play is backstage. After the performance, Duan Xiaolou has removed her makeup, but Cheng Dieyi hasn't. This means that Dieyi hasn't left the play yet, thinking that she is Yu Ji, while Duan Xiaolou has left the play. So Guo Rong needs to put on makeup, but I won't."

Lv Qi was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he suddenly realized it.

That's it!

He was focusing on his role script and almost forgot about it.

One is in the play, and the other is outside the play.

Using makeup to express the mood of the two people is wonderful!

Zhang Fengyi held the coffee cup in his hand, warmed his hands, and continued: "Director Chen is very good. It's November and it's quite cold outside, but he still does many things, such as outdoor scenery, by himself. He is really good. Don't get me wrong."

Lv Qi nodded.

Some chief directors seem to be glued to the stool, and let the executive director run around.

It's really good to be able to do it yourself.

...

At the same time, in the dressing room backstage of the theater.

Chen Xiao is indeed doing it himself, staring at the set.

He stands at the camera position and looks in the direction of the mirror.

In the shot that was taken later, Yuan Siye came in and sat on the stool in front of the mirror.

In the mirror, he was sitting between Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi.

It means that he is inserted between Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi.

Then the stool in front of the mirror needs to be placed accurately.

Chen Xiao stared at the camera and said to the staff of the props group: "Move it two centimeters to the left... OK, that's it, thank you for your hard work."

Fifteen minutes later, all the actors arrived.

Lv Qi, who came to "eat for free", also came to the scene to watch the excitement.

Generally speaking, irrelevant people need to leave the shooting site.

But he is a national first-class actor after all, and others are embarrassed to say anything if he stays here.

Soon, all departments were ready and the whole scene was quiet.

Click!

The clapperboard fell.

Chen Xiao whispered: "Action!"

In the monitor screen.

The wooden door of the dressing room was pushed open.

Fourth Master Yuan (Ge You) stood at the door, followed by his entourage and the theater owner.

Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou said in unison: "Fourth Master."

Fourth Master Yuan took off his hat and smiled slowly: "I have heard of you for a long time. You two are indeed worthy of your reputation."

Duan Xiaolou clasped his fists and greeted: "Fourth Master, thank you for your support."

Fourth Master Yuan walked into the room, walked to the chair in front of the mirror, raised his hand and wiped the King of Chu's clothes on the back of the chair, and pushed them to the ground.

His entourage moved the chair slightly.

Fourth Master Yuan sat down.

In the mirror behind him.

Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou stood side by side, and he sat right in the middle of the two.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xiao's mouth corners slightly raised.

Very good! Perfect position.

Thinking of this, he continued to stare at the monitor closely, carefully observing the expressions of everyone on the field.

Fourth Master Yuan spoke in a steady tone and with elegant movements, "It's a bit abrupt, but it's a gift for meeting."

After saying that, he gestured to the attendant beside him.

The attendant took a step forward with the gift box.

At the same time, Duan Xiaolou didn't care what he was saying at all, and took off his shirt and continued to change clothes.

"Good! Pass!" Chen Xiao shouted.

The crew quickly adjusted the camera position and took another shot.

This time it cut to a close-up.

The shot was very short, and it was shot of Na Kun opening the gift. Seeing that it was a set of gorgeous hand masks, he sighed and said, how can our Dieyi afford this?

After this shot was taken, it was cut to a medium shot again.

Chen Xiao stared at the monitor and said, "Move the camera to the left, and then to the left."

Until he saw that only Fourth Master Yuan and Cheng Dieyi in the mirror behind him were left in the picture.

He looked at Zhang Guorong, "Guorong, take a half step to the right. OK!"

Okay, so that Dieyi in the mirror is framed by the mirror frame and the window frame.

The mirror is the world in Fourth Master Yuan's heart.

Two frames, plus the wooden pattern on the window behind.

Like a birdcage.

Chen Xiao walked to the camera and said to Ge You: "Teacher Ge, let me remind you again. The next part is shot with your emotional tone. You can only see Cheng Dieyi and can't see Na Kun next to you. The mirror we shot is also the same."

Ge You nodded, "Well, I remember."

Ying Da, the actor of Na Kun, came over and said, "I might as well withdraw to the side first. Anyway, I can't be photographed."

"No, you have to stay." Chen Xiao turned around and stopped him. "Teacher Ge performed that there are two people in the field of vision, but his attention is on Cheng Dieyi. If you leave, how can there be two people in the field of vision?"

Ying Da shrugged and joked: "Okay, oh, I'm really not as good as the door frame, your spiritual background board."

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

Lu Qi smiled and nodded.

Director Chen didn't even let go of such details. No wonder he won the Palme d'Or for his debut film. He is really crazy about details.

This "Farewell My Concubine" must be a masterpiece!

Soon, the crew adjusted the camera position and continued filming.

"Action!"

In the monitor screen.

Mr. Yuan Si sat upright on the chair, staring at Cheng Dieyi with admiration and fascination.

"The Farewell My Concubine has a long history. It was originally derived from the old Kunqu opera "The Story of a Thousand Golds."

"Many famous singers have failed in this performance, but your Yu Ji, Boss Cheng, is about to reach the realm of perfection."

His eyes moved up and down, looking at Cheng Dieyi, with a playful smile on his lips.

"Interesting."

He turned his head slowly and looked at the mirror behind him.

Duan Xiaolou, who was standing beside him, shook his clothes.

"Okay, pass!" Chen Xiao said, "Continue to adjust the camera. Guo Rong, take another half step to the left and return to the previous position."

Lv Qi looked at the text version of the script that he had just asked for, frowned slightly, and whispered: "Director Chen, this is a mistake, right? Cheng Dieyi in the plot didn't move, right?"

Chen Xiao stood up and smiled: "Teacher Lu, it won't be a mistake. In the scene just now, the mirror behind Master Yuan Si was a reflection of his inner thoughts."

"Look," he pointed to the monitor screen and said, "In the mirror, Dieyi is framed. When he looks back, the picture in the mirror will be blurred."

Lv Qi nodded, "Then why did you let him stand back?"

"In the next scene, Master Yuan Si looks back at the mirror and sees an objective scene. In the objective scene, Dieyi is not framed."

Lv Qi suddenly realized, straightened up and nodded.

But his frowning eyebrows were still not relaxed.

"You are too detailed, who can see it?"

"It is indeed difficult to see it."

"Then why do you shoot it like this..."

"This is a psychological hint, just like when we use light, many viewers can't see the trick, but we still have to use it."

"That's right." Lu Qi nodded.

You are right.

When the audience sees it, they will have a sudden realization of solving a mystery.

Every time I watch it, I have new gains and new experiences, which is really good.

Because the audience can't understand it, I do subtraction, and as I subtract, the movie loses its connotation.

Thinking of this, Lu Qi's eyes moved.

Isn't this similar to the current situation of Peking Opera?

Few people watch it, few people understand it, but it still needs to be sung.

Lu Qi looked at Chen Xiao.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that Director Chen really has a lot of ideas.

Compared with commercial films, this film seems to be closer to art films.

The purpose of commercial films is to make profits, invite popular stars, cater to the tastes of the public, and are mainly for entertainment and leisure.

Art films, on the other hand, focus more on expressing artistic concepts, pursuing exploration and innovation, and often include deep emotional expressions of individuals or groups, social criticism or philosophical thinking.

Chen Xiao can make commercial films that cater to the masses, and he also has the thinking of art films.

Nowadays, there are endless shoddy TV series and movies in the film and television industry, which sometimes make people feel that they are not as good as ten or twenty years ago.

The appearance of Chen Xiao may really bring a big change to the film and television industry...

Lu Qi smiled with emotion and sat on a chair in the distance.

Soon, in front of the camera.

The story of the Republic of China continued.