Xia Yitong is about to finish filming. There are three big scenes with explosive action in the last month. The pressure is so great that she has to lock herself in the room every day to practice her scenes. She looks gloomy when she is on the crew, and Fang Wei doesn't even dare to talk to her.
Director Cheng would look at her whenever he had time, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, and he was quite satisfied with her condition.
The finishing kick must be beautiful.
The movie Lu Yinbing took on is called "Never Forget", which tells the story of an old man who runs a barber shop on the old street of a small town and his granddaughter who depends on him for life. The granddaughter grew up in the old street and is very familiar with the neighbors. Although she is reluctant, she has inherited her grandfather's craftsmanship and will help a little when he is too busy. At that time, barber shops were not as fancy as they are now. They just had a razor and simple perming tools, and they could happily do hair with a shout. There are other craftsmen in the old street, such as shadow puppetry, crispy candy, and tailoring. More than half of the 360 trades are involved.
With the economic development, the town is developing rapidly, and the old street that seems to be isolated from the world has also ushered in inevitable conflicts...
The plot is not complicated. It is a story about small people swept by the modern wave. Lu Yinbing is a young man who has received modern education and has a close and inseparable connection with these cultures. Therefore, the whole story is connected with Lu Yinbing as the central character.
The simpler the story, the higher the requirements for the actor's acting ability and the director's control ability. The director who can let Lu Yinbing act is naturally not an unknown little director, but a big director who has worked with Lu Yinbing before, so the other party can't find any complaints about Lu Yinbing.
On the day they joined the crew, they said they hadn't seen each other for a long time and immediately had a great chat. When the director saw Lu Yinbing's short hair, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, then disappeared, and he said, "This style is more suitable for the role than long hair."
Lu Yinbing ignored his surprise, smoothed her short hair behind her ears, and said with a smug smile: "Yeah, I think so too. I cut it specially to look more youthful."
The director said, "Great. Come on, I'll take you to meet Mr. Wang."
"Is Mr. Wang here?" Lu Yinbing was delighted, and this time it was from the bottom of her heart. Mr. Wang was the grandfather who acted with her, and he also played her father ten years ago.
Mr. Wang has a lot of seniority. Ten years ago, he was not called Mr. Wang but Teacher Wang. Now that he is older, the title of Teacher has become commonplace. When one shouts "Teacher Wang", more than ten or twenty people in the crew will respond. So they removed the word "Teacher" from the title and just call him Mr. Wang.
He is still strong despite his age. His hair is a little gray, but he is in good spirits and speaks in a loud voice. When he saw Lu Yinbing, he patted her shoulder and said, "Ten years ago, you could play your father, but ten years later, you play your grandfather. You haven't changed. You even cut your hair. You look like a student."
The shoes Lu Yinbing wore had a little heel, which was higher than Elder Wang's. She bent down slightly and said, "No, no, Elder Wang hasn't changed at all. How come his hair looks darker again?"
Mr. Wang couldn't stop laughing, and said with a straight face, "Nonsense, my hair was all black ten years ago, and it's only now that it's white."
Lu Yinbing looked around his head and said, "How can there be any white? Aren't these all black? Director, can you see if this is true?"
The director smiled and agreed: "Yes, yes, Mr. Wang has regained his youth."
Mr. Wang slapped the director’s hand with the back of his hand. The director cried out “Ouch” and said indignantly, “Why didn’t you hit Lu Yinbing?”
Wang Laodao: "She is a little girl, what are you, a rough-skinned brat."
Lu Yinbing laughed out loud.
A thirty-year-old girl and a fifty-year-old boy.
New crew, old acquaintances, and I went to meet the other actors in the crew. Most of them looked familiar. Each director prefers different people and has his own network of contacts, so Lu Yinbing, who had met the director once, spent half a day just catching up with the past.
The crew held a low-key press conference for the start of filming. Lu Yinbing, who had not been exposed to the public for a long time, appeared again after half a year. Standing on the stage, she was still confident and outspoken, the focus of everyone's attention and the whole audience. Her refreshing short hair fluttered in the wind, occasionally covering her deep and smiling eyes.
The Internet immediately exploded.
It's your army: I was just enjoying the fact that Lu Shen was safe and sound and was filming again, but I was overwhelmed by this short hair. Wait, this description seems a bit wrong
Mahou Soju: Ahhhhh so handsome, so handsome, so handsome, so handsome, so handsome, I'm afraid I've lost my mind
The lying man is pushed down: When women become handsome, men really have nothing to do [bye bye]
A yellow oriole sings in the green willows: Am I the only one who thinks that Lu Shen exudes a gay vibe? It wasn’t that strong before [pondering]
Lu Duidui: Stop talking nonsense, our Lu Shen is a straight woman. Besides, Lu Shen scolds fans every day, if she is her girlfriend, are you sure she won’t be scolded to death every day? [Seriously]
Zoo Enrollment White Fox Immortal: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, do you know that Lu Shen is saying this
Lu Duidui replied to the White Fox Immortal about the zoo’s enrollment: I know, the growth of our fans is different from that of other fans. The way God Lu shows his love for us is to tease us. Hehe, are you envious
Deep Deep Deep: Why are people licking her face? Isn't it the point that I have a new movie coming out? Then I can go to the cinema and lick her face from all angles. Please give me a giant screen! Although it's an art film, I don't care! One person wrote a letter in blood asking for a giant screen!
Xia Yitong saved the pictures taken by the media, laughed at the comments, and also left a message using his secondary account.
There are stars on land too: Don’t even think about it, Lu Yinbing is mine!!!
Fang Wei looked at her in horror. After seeing the gloomy Xia Yitong for so many times, she was a little uncomfortable to see her suddenly smile. After a while, Xia Yitong sat there motionless, entering a state of meditation. Only then did Fang Wei breathe a sigh of relief.
If this continued, she would become neurotic, so she quickly sent a WeChat message to Xiaoxi, trying to calm down her mood.
Xiaoxi replied immediately - I'm busy, Teacher Lu is on the phone, let's talk during lunch break.
In December, although the seaside area was warm, it was very humid. Xiaoxi put her phone back into her pocket, put another down jacket on Lu Yinbing's legs, and asked, "Are you still cold?"
Lu Yinbing put on light makeup, stared at the script, and shook her head. She wasn't cold, her legs just hurt, but she could still bear it.
Xiaoxi naturally squatted down and hugged her legs to cover them. Lu Yinbing looked up at her. Would Xia Yitong be jealous? Probably not. They had been through this before. Xiaoxi was not an outsider.
She thought for a second and looked away.
While reading the script, she paid attention to the progress of the shooting center not far away. The scene was being built and props were being placed. The assistant director was arranging the movement of the light substitute. Seeing that it was almost done, Lu Yinbing put down the script, rolled her down jacket off her legs, took off her knee pads, and walked towards the shooting center with Mr. Wang.
Halfway through the walk, she turned around and glanced. Xiaoxi noticed that she was reading a script. She raised the script and waved it vigorously, and asked with her mouth: Do you want this
Lu Yinbing shook his head and suppressed the uneasiness in his heart.
The first scene is an interior scene, which takes place in a barber shop. The grandfather and the characters played by Lu Yinbing have a rivalry, and the concepts of the old and new generations clash. The girl played by Lu Yinbing doesn't want to deal with other people's heads every day and wants to do something else. When the grandfather hears her idea, he expresses surprise and disapproval.
The scene cuts to an old-fashioned street and billboards. A fan stands in the corner, blowing breeze. There are no customers in the barber shop, with only an old man and a young boy. One is wiping the table, while the other, taking advantage of the hard-earned free time, sits at the door. He takes off the ancestral copper pipe from his waist, fills it with tobacco, and takes a few puffs, puffing out smoke. The old wrinkles on his face are smoothed out.
A neighbor who was passing by carrying a large or small bag saw this, bent down, and greeted him with a smile: "Master Liu, are you smoking?"
Master Liu handed over the cigarette holder and said, "How about you take a puff?"
The neighbor raised the food in his hand and said, "No, no, I don't smoke. My wife and kids are waiting for me to go home and cook for them."
Master Liu gestured to the right: "Hey, please."
Someone in the audience whispered, "Mr. Wang is really awesome. With this gesture, he looks exactly like the old barbers of that era. My mother took me to a barber shop like this when I was a child. His son shaved my head. The old barber was smoking outside, and he greeted me like this..."
The person next to him nudged the person who was speaking with his elbow: "Shh, stop making noise, Teacher Lu is about to come out."
Suddenly it became quiet.
The scene turned to the room, where Lu Yinbing lowered his head to work, but his eyes drifted to the door from time to time. Finally, he threw the rag and came out with a breath: "Master."
Master Liu turned around and saw his granddaughter squatting in front of him. His wrinkles all smiled kindly, "What?"
Lu Yinbing looked at Mr. Wang steadily for two seconds. He clearly wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.
The pause in the script had already passed, but the director didn't move, didn't call "Cut", and neither did Mr. Wang. No one moved. The staff holding the reflector didn't hear the director's words, and didn't dare to move. Why? Because everyone thought that Lu Yinbing had her own considerations for pausing, and maybe she came up with a better way to express herself on the spot.
Three seconds later, Mr. Wang continued to ask kindly, "What's the matter?"
Lu Yinbing seemed to come to his senses. He stood up, clasped his hands together and bowed: "I'm sorry, everyone. I forgot the lyrics."
The director's first reaction was not helplessness or blame, but laughter. He turned his face away for fear of being seen by Lu Yinbing.
Memorizing lines is a basic quality of an actor. Old actors like Mr. Wang hate to see young actors failing to meet the basic requirements. However, he is very tolerant towards Lu Yinbing. He knows Lu Yinbing's level. This was definitely an accident among accidents. He and the director showed the same gloating smile.
"Xiao Lu, you will forget your lyrics one day too."
Lu Yinbing forced a smile. Her heart felt as if being squeezed by a hand. She had difficulty breathing and sweat slowly seeped out of her palms.
When Mr. Wang turned around just now, she looked at his face, and her brain, which would have come up with lines naturally, was blank for some reason.