The main line of the movie is written around the famous general Song Yi and the king Cao Shijing, and the plot of the Song brothers is just a brief branch line.
With the assistance of general Song Yi, the state king Cao Shijing unified the divided state and ascended the throne. Years of civil strife and chaos have made people everywhere miserable, and the small northern countries even sent troops to launch troubles.
Therefore, Song Yi led the king's order to lead the troops to the north, distributed relief food all the way, and finally arrived at the northern border to set up camp.
The border was closed, and the advance team distributed food to the local beggars and refugees according to Song Yi's order, and Song Zhao played by Ji Li lived among the beggars.
"Everyone pay attention to me!" The assistant director held up a loudspeaker and shouted to the group performers, "After the filming starts later, the soldiers will distribute food to you, and everyone has to fight for it. Good! After grabbing it, I have to eat it, do you understand!"
The beggars have been hungry for a long time, and the army suddenly distributed food. It must be to create a scene of scrambling for food.
The group performers responded.
The assistant director then jumped off the pillar and walked to Ji Li's side, "Do you remember what I just said? There will be a mobile camera following you later, pay attention to the position, and there will be a close-up of the face at the end."
"Learn to be clever, don't think that you have any privileges if you join the group temporarily."
In the morning, the assistant director also heard the story of "if the performance is not good, you have to change people", and hinted, "It's best to pass the group play once, so as to leave a good impression on Director Zheng."
"I understand, thank you assistant director."
This scene is not difficult, and the close-up shots are not difficult for Ji Li, who originally thought about going through it.
From a long distance, Qin Li saw the assistant director giving a speech to the group. After searching for a long time, he finally found his 'brother' among a bunch of beggars.
Zheng Anxing sat in front of the monitor and greeted, "Qin Li, come and sit."
A staff member moved two chairs, and Qi An sat down, "The filming is about to start?"
"Soon." Zheng Anxing pointed to Ji Li on the monitor in the upper left corner, and said with a satisfied smile, "The actor model card looks very handsome, and I almost didn't recognize this beggar's appearance just now."
The implication is that he is still satisfied with Ji Li so far.
Qin Li took a sip of coffee and said nothing, "Let's talk about it after shooting. The external image is important, but acting is the key."
Hearing the expected answer, Zheng Anxing glanced at Qi An, who shrugged helplessly—
I don't know whether to say Ji Li is lucky or unlucky? This first group play was followed by Qin Li.
Looking at the entire crew, who doesn't know that Qin Yingdi's requirements for the details of acting skills are extreme, and if he is not satisfied with it, he has to reshoot.
Such a high standard is a pressure for actors, and it is a rare opportunity to sharpen.
The well-arranged assistant director came back and shouted, "Director Zheng, it's time to prepare for filming."
Zheng Anxing made an OK gesture and shouted into the walkie-talkie, "All departments are ready to shoot, and the scene notes will be recorded."
Ji Li, who was staying at the shooting location, heard this and quickly sat down. He curled up, buried his head between his knees, but pressed his hands gently against his stomach.
The pain of hunger became clearer with the movement, and he heard the director's 'Action' in a trance.
The sound of the axle came from far to near, and finally stopped in front of the beggars at the gate of the city.
The commotion sounded from around, and Song Zhao, played by Ji Li, raised his head feebly. His long-term exhaustion caused him to lose sight of his eyes.
After a while, he turned his gaze to the soldiers on horseback. The other party jumped off the horse and signaled to the attendants behind him to lift the bamboo cage cover on the cart, revealing a large amount of dry food.
For the sake of realism, the crew prepared hundreds of pancakes in advance, and even dried them overnight.
At the moment, the shriveled pancakes are not pretty, but they still make the beggars excited instantly.
A cart full of pancakes seems to be able to smell the fragrance of wheat. Ji Li swallowed the saliva secreted by his throat, and his greedy gaze almost poked a mouth out of the bamboo basket full of dry food.
When Director Zheng, who was sitting in front of the monitor, saw this scene, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
This kid is quite upbeat, the roll of his throat is not exaggerated, it's subtle like a natural reaction. However, it is easy to see his enthusiasm for food from his eyes.
He glanced at Qin Li beside him, as always, expressionless and serious.
The voice of the leading soldier sounded, "We are the Red Wing Army of Bangguo. According to General Song Yi's order, we are here in advance to distribute relief food to everyone..."
Before they finished speaking, the beggars rushed up out of control, one after another, almost overturning the cart.
"give me!"
"Give it all to me!"
"Don't grab it!"
"Give me some and save my child, he is really starving to death!"
There were chaotic quarrels in my ears, and Ji Li held his breath and squeezed into the crowd. He tried his best to grab a small half of the pancake, and then crawled out of the crowd.
Probably because of the fierce competition, his steps were a little staggering, but the eyes staring at the food in his hand were unprecedentedly excited.
Suddenly, someone bumped him hard on the shoulder, and a small half pancake fell unexpectedly on the dusty ground, and was stepped on by the short-sighted beggar who followed.
Ji Li was stunned.
— Bang!
There was a muffled sound behind him.
The group performers pushed too hard and overturned the cart to the ground, and all the unfinished pancakes fell to the ground.
The assistant director frowned when he saw this scene.
It's messed up, it's all messed up!
The ensemble is, and so is Ji Li.
Sure enough, he was a rookie with no experience, and he was so stunned that he couldn't act because he accidentally dropped something on the ground
"Director Zheng, this..." As soon as the assistant director was about to speak, Qin Li, who was sitting in the front row, said, "Don't call the card, wait."
Zheng Anxing seemed to have noticed something too, he unconsciously leaned forward, fixed his eyes on the upper left corner of the monitor just like Qin Li—
That was the mobile camera that followed Ji Li.
Song Zhao, played by Ji Li, froze for a few seconds, squeezed his empty palms stiffly, and opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
Immediately afterwards, he knelt down on the ground with a 'bang dong', gathered the crushed pancakes on the ground with both hands indiscriminately, held them in his palms like a baby, laughed silly twice, and then put the broken pancakes together Frantically stuffed into the mouth.
The pancakes that fell on the ground and were trampled on were covered with dust, not to mention how dirty they were. But as if he didn't notice, he stuffed all the broken cakes into his mouth urgently, wishing to burst his entire cheeks.
His eyes gradually became red with blood, and when there was no food in his hands, he began to cover his mouth tightly, as if he was a ferocious and hungry animal trapped at the critical point, for fear that someone would snatch food from his mouth.
A few experienced group performers saw Ji Li's movements, and immediately continued to grab the pancakes on the ground, and the rest of the people were mobilized to follow suit and grab food.
The chaotic scene seemed extraordinarily real.
The food fell to the floor and did not hear the director's NG. The onlookers were originally surprised. It wasn't until this moment that they stared at Ji Li's crazy behavior dumbfounded that they fully understood——
Ji Li plays a beggar, even a refugee persecuted by the war. The country is in chaos and strife, but in the end, it is the people like them who are really suffering.
His family was destroyed and he fled everywhere, never having a stable place to live or a source of food. Millions of people died either from war or famine.
Under such circumstances, how can there be refugees who dislike dirty food
For them, that is simply a chance to survive.
"Cut! Passed!" President Zheng An breathed a sigh of relief, very good, this is what he wanted.
"Qin Li, what do you think?" He asked Qin Li next to him. It wasn't that he had no opinion as a director, but that the latter was also very professional in shooting.
Zheng Anxing is not the only director in the industry who has said that if Qin Li is no longer an actor, he can become an excellent director.
"It's fine as long as you think it's okay." Qin Li replied quietly, but his eyes moved from the monitor to the shooting site, and the light in his eyes dimmed slightly.
Ji Li quickly spit out the food in his mouth after hearing the director yell 'ka'. It's just that the dry pancake crumbs stuck in his throat, choking him so much that he hasn't stopped coughing now.
Before the sand in his mouth was cleared, Ji Li's entire face was almost crumpled up in pain.
"Get him a bottle of water." Qin Li blurted out, "Hurry up."
Only then did the field manager react, and quickly ran to Ji Li with the mineral water.
When Ji Li saw that someone was helping, he immediately cast a grateful look. He squatted by the side of the sewer and rinsed it repeatedly before thanking the field manager warmly.
"You're welcome, you did a great job," said the stage manager.
Ji Li hooked his lips. He looked at the director and Qin Li who were not far away. After a little hesitation, he went over and asked, "Director, Qin... Teacher Qin Li, can I watch the replay of the scene just now?"
It is Ji Li's habit to review his own work after shooting. Even if it's just an insignificant supporting role this time, he still doesn't want to take it lightly.
"Of course." Zheng Anxing had a good impression of Ji Li. He asked the staff to bring a small mat, and asked the other party to squat between him and Qin Li.
"Thank you, director." Ji Li sat down and stared at himself in the replay without distraction.
The young man was squatting in the front left, and now he could only see a frizzy little head with a wig. Qin Li's gaze, which was originally facing the monitor, fell unconsciously.
The pinch of hair on the top of the opponent's head was trembling slightly. Compared with his performance image just now, there was a kind of contrast...
cute.
The moment this word came out, Zheng Xing'an interrupted him, "Ji Li, you're quick to enter the scene, which is a very rare talent among newcomers."
When many newcomers enter the filming group for the first time, they are always nervous and can't let go.
Ji Li smiled politely, neither agreeing nor denying.
He knows better than anyone else that the 'talent' mentioned by others is actually the result of his hard work day in and day out.
"Ji Li, your backpack." The field manager handed over his small black bag.
"Thank you." Ji Li was almost driven mad by the hunger in his stomach, and quickly took out the buns in his bag.
He was just acting, but he didn't intend to really starve himself out.
While unpacking the outer packaging, Ji Li muttered, "Fortunately, the filming was done on time according to the announcement time, and I won't be able to take it any longer."
He does not mean that.
Qin Li asked with a delicate expression, "Did you not eat breakfast because of this role?"
"... I've been hungry for two days." Ji Li looked at Qin Li and told the truth. He doesn't think this is showing pity, all the hard work is frank, what can't be said
Now, Zheng Anxing and the surrounding people all looked over.
Qi An was amazed, "Having been hungry for two days? This kind of perseverance is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Ji Li was really hungry, he was gnawing on the bread vigorously, he couldn't move his mouth, so he nodded.
Viewed from the side, the young man's face is still dirty, but his cheeks are swollen and round, which inexplicably adds a sense of joy, like a little squirrel eating.
Qin Yue had to move his eyes away, secretly digesting the smile.
Footsteps came from behind, and Xiao Linsen, who was sent to look for a candidate actor, came back. He was happily holding his mobile phone, completely ignoring Ji Li who was squatting in the front row, and just opened his mouth to speak.
"Director, Brother Li, I've found Song Zhao's candidate actor, Zhou Qingming, a young actor from the acting school."
"He just accepted a new play some time ago, and he was in Hengcheng. I mentioned that you might have to change actors, and the agent over there said that he has no new play announcements in the past two days, and he can come to make up for it."
"..."
Qin Li and Zheng Anxing looked at each other, and both fell into silence.
Just when Xiao Linsen didn't know why, Ji Li, who was sitting in the front row, was "short" by a section, collected the leftover half-section bread, and turned around slowly.
Qin Li is the biggest investor in this drama, and he has more say in some aspects than the director.
Ji Li was fully aware of this and looked directly at Qin Li. There was a trace of puzzlement in his clear eyes, and he asked softly, "Mr. Qin Li, did you plan to replace me from the beginning?"
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Brother Li: ... Baby, listen to my explanation [Sudden panic.JPG]
Ah Si: My brother Li has a vicious vision! Make a decisive decision, brother Li! I want to replace my brother Li! My brother Li was brutally slapped in the face! [Wave the flag and shout.GIF]