Chapter 74 Wonderful Stage Lighting, Director Chen Is Truly Amazing!

Just parted ways.

Duan Xiaolou had a conflict with the R army and was captured.

In order to save him and to snatch the Overlord back from Juxian, Cheng Dieyi went to sing a Kunqu opera "Peony Pavilion" for R himself.

After a piece of opera.

Under the blue-black night.

Cheng Dieyi and Juxian stood in front of the city tower, waiting for Duan Xiaolou to be released.

There was a row of armed officers standing beside them, and occasionally a few wolfhounds could be heard.

Suddenly, the two noticed Duan Xiaolou coming down the steps and rushed up immediately.

"Xiaolou!"

"Senior brother!"

Juxian stood beside Duan Xiaolou and supported him, "Xiaolou, are you okay?"

Duan Xiaolou looked down at Cheng Dieyi standing on the next step, "Did you sing for R himself?"

"There is a man named Qingmu, he understands opera."

"Pooh!" Duan Xiaolou spat at him, pushed him away, and ran straight to the car at the gate of the city tower.

Juxian was startled, as if she didn't expect Duan Xiaolou to have this attitude towards Cheng Dieyi.

She picked up a handkerchief, wiped the saliva off Cheng Dieyi's face, and hurried down the stairs to catch up with Duan Xiaolou.

The two left in a car.

They left Cheng Dieyi at the city gate.

Lost, wronged, helpless, countless negative emotions entangled in his heart.

At this moment, the city gate opened, and a strong light shone directly on him.

A large group of soldiers ran in with wolfhounds.

Then, the common people were pulled out, and the screams of women rang out.

Cheng Dieyi, who had been immersed in the play, was suddenly pulled back to reality and panicked.

Even before, even when facing countless enemy troops, he was immersed in the play, immersed in the loss of the Overlord, and wanted to keep the Overlord.

And this scream suddenly pulled this drama fanatic back to reality.

Only then did he realize that the audience just now was actually a group of executioners, executioners who slaughtered their compatriots.

Fear and guilt grew wildly in his heart.

Cheng Dieyi subconsciously took a few steps back and ran away.

He was in a panic.

He didn't run to the city gate, but fled to the stairs down from Duan Xiaolou and fled to the city wall.

Soon, under the night sky, on one side of the city wall.

More than a dozen sinful gunshots rang out in unison, and a row of people lost their lives and fell to the ground.

In front of the screen.

Section Chief Wang, who had just complained about being too sentimental, stared at the screen motionlessly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

After a while, he sighed softly: "It's over, Cheng Dieyi is over."

This time, Section Chief Liu next to him did not dislike him again, but nodded in agreement.

He also sighed softly, unscrewed the mineral water at hand, and drank a sip of water.

Duan Xiaolou has blood, of course.

Cheng Dieyi's words can only be said to be very pitiful.

He just wanted to keep the closest person, protect the closest senior brother, and also the overlord of Yu Ji.

So he went to sing a play.

But, hey...

This is a dilemma of moral choice.

Perhaps in that era, there were countless people who faced moral dilemmas like him.

From the last panic scene, we can see that he was afraid and guilty.

But he made such a great sacrifice to save Duan Xiaolou, but only got a mouthful of spit and blame.

Alas... Cheng Dieyi is really pitiful.

Section Chief Wang frowned and said: "Duan Xiaolou hates the enemy, but he shouldn't treat his junior brother like that, right?"

"Yes, but he is also right." Section Chief Liu sighed, "You just saw it, right? In fact, this is similar to the previous one. The most heartbreaking thing is that no one can be blamed, only the times."

...

On the screen, the camera turned.

Juxian and Duan Xiaolou got married.

The scene was clear and real.

Cheng Dieyi and Yuan Siye, who was painted with the mask of the Overlord, were drunk and dreaming. There was a layer of gauze in front of the camera.

The scene was like a dream.

Time passed quickly and it came to 1945.

Duan Xiaolou left the stage and became addicted to cricket fighting.

Under the master's reprimand, the brothers reconciled and returned to the stage to perform.

However, when they performed for the wounded soldiers of the Nationalist D, a dispute arose again.

Juxian unfortunately had a miscarriage.

Cheng Dieyi was also arrested because he had performed for R himself before.

Under the mediation of Juxian, Duan Xiaolou and the theater owner, Yuan Siye agreed to testify in court and rescue Cheng Dieyi.

Juxian went to the prison to visit him and gave Cheng Dieyi the letter Duan Xiaolou gave her, claiming it was a letter, asking him to part ways with Xiaolou.

In the letter, Duan Xiaolou promised to break up with Cheng Dieyi.

After reading the "break-up letter", Cheng Dieyi was heartbroken and smoked opium in prison, as if he no longer cared about the result of the trial, and he would die.

Finally, the court opened.

The picture changed from the cold blue in the prison to the warm yellow.

The sun shone in from the window of the court and fell on the trial area of ​​the court.

…

In front of the screen, Director Li turned his head and sighed to Chen Xiao: "The lighting in the past made me doubt your potential to shoot a ghost movie. After watching for almost two hours, I finally got a lighting similar to the Titanic style. It's really comfortable to watch, and it's a relief."

Chen Xiao smiled, "Director Li is joking."

Director Li looked at the screen and continued to appreciate the picture.

One of the important reasons why he called Chen Xiao to come and choose the director was that he was attracted by his composition and lighting.

The lighting here is very beautiful and soft.

He read the script, and this paragraph says-

The prosecutor sued Cheng Dieyi for singing for R himself. If he is found guilty, he may be shot.

Yuan Siye, Duan Xiaolou, and Na Kun testified falsely in court to prove that he was forced.

But Cheng Dieyi had no desire to live because of the letter of breaking off friendship, and said that he was willing.

Just when everyone was desperate, he was bailed by a senior official of the National D and taken to sing.

Back to this part in the film.

The audience felt more at ease knowing that Mr. Yuan Si would testify in court, so the lighting was soft.

And Cheng Dieyi refused to lie in a while, and the audience would be nervous.

In order to make the tension more intense, soft light was used here to appease the audience and pull the emotions in the opposite direction.

It has a role in the plot and also takes into account the aesthetics.

He tilted his head and confirmed casually: "This is to create a reassuring and solemn atmosphere, and show the beauty of light by the way, right?"

Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, and smiled awkwardly, "Compared to Titanic, this time it is more metaphorical and suggestive. But the audience can interpret it however they want."

Director Li was stunned.

Metaphor and suggestion?

Isn't it to create an atmosphere and show light?

He continued to stare at the picture on the screen and carefully recalled the script.

In the picture, light came in from the window and fell on the trial area. The audience is darker...

After two or three seconds, his eyes trembled, but his tone was still calm.

"Stage light, right?"

"Director Li has a good eye."

Chen Xiao nodded.

He is indeed a senior in the arts, and his eyes are still sharp.

Just by using metaphors and hints, you can tell that it is stage light.

He admires Director Li in his heart, but he doesn't know that Director Li is secretly sighing at his evildoer!

Director Li seems calm, but his eyes are full of shock.

The use of stage light in this place is really wonderful!

With this idea, watching the next part of the plot, the feeling of the picture has completely changed.

Before he read the script, he only thought that this part was about Master Yuan saving people, Cheng Dieyi seeking death, and high officials manipulating power.

And with the stage light.

The meaning of "drama" emerges.

The stage light hits the trial area, and the audience is darker, because the trial area is going to perform a big drama.

The drama of human relationships and playing with power!

The witnesses act, and the judges act.

Only Cheng Dieyi, who lived in opera, did not participate in this secular drama.

Hiss——

For some reason, this comparison makes people feel a little numb.

Director Li glanced at Chen Xiao, his eyes full of appreciation.

This movie is really well shot!

He is the director of the Art Department. He read the script once, but he couldn't fully understand the movie when he watched it for the first time.

It seems that it is not enough to let the staff of the Art Department watch the movie and write a review.

Maybe we need to arrange a few staff members to watch this movie repeatedly to write a more mature review.

Just as he was thinking this.

On the side, Zhou Wen heard the conversation between the two and nodded slowly.

Stage light, this design is really good.

From Juxian's words, we can know that Master Yuan Si has arranged everything.

These people in the trial area are pretending to act like a play.

It's really ironic.

However, with Master Yuan Si as a witness, Cheng Dieyi should be able to walk out, right?

Thinking of this, he stared at the screen with interest.

In the picture, the drama officially begins.