Considering that this was Lin Momo's first time filming a TV series, the director originally only arranged one scene of "picking up buns" for her this morning.
But what everyone in the crew didn't expect was that Lin Momo actually performed this scene once.
Including the time for makeup and preparation, the whole scene was shot in less than an hour and a half.
Seeing that there was still plenty of time, the director and Li Jianhong looked at each other and simply brought up the next two scenes that were shot in the film and television city.
One scene is where Xu Duo is packing up at home and preparing to leave.
For this scene, the director did not explain the play to Lin Momo again, but let her perform it on her own and try to shoot it once first.
The house was small and dark.
When she first entered this strange little house, Lin Momo was still a little uncomfortable and kept bumping into things.
But soon, I adapted to this environment.
Following the director's instructions, Lin Momo quickly determined where everything in the house would be placed.
Under the somewhat surprised gazes of the people in front of the camera, Lin Momo swiftly collected the things that needed to be taken away and placed them neatly on the wooden bed.
Lin Momo squatted down, pulled out the woven bag from under the bed, and began to pack things - first she tore off an old calendar stuck on the wall and put it under the woven bag, then the neatly folded quilt, and the bottles and jars in the house as well as the bowls and dishes that had been bumped at the back were placed in the middle, followed by dry food, and finally some clothes.
I don’t have many clothes, only about three or four sets in total.
Lin Momo put the other clothes into the woven bag, but left one and put it in a plastic bag alone - this was the best set of clothes, and it was what Xu Duo planned to wear when she went to the city to see her parents and brother.
After putting everything away, Lin Momo carried the heavy woven bag on her back and walked out of the house.
When leaving, Lin Momo looked back reluctantly and looked at the home where Xu Duo had lived for a long time. After taking two steps, Lin Momo turned back again, and only turned around and left the house after confirming that the lock on the door was indeed locked.
“Crack!”
"Okay, next question!" the director said, turning his head and looking at Li Jianhong behind him.
At this moment, both of them felt like they had found a treasure.
Because the whole play was originally shot in the style of a documentary, there was no need for the actors to deliberately look for shots or camera positions, they just had to perform realistically.
But then they thought, Lin Momo could actually act as 'Xu Duo' so realistically, so realistically that it didn't even seem like she was acting.
"What's the problem? Let's go to the next game." Li Jianhong touched his chin, nodded and said.
The director also nodded and said to the audience: "Then move on to the next scene, all departments get ready."
…
The next scene is where Xu Duo comes to her grandmother's grave and tells her that she is leaving to find her parents. This is also the only scene in the entire unit script where Xu Duo has lines.
Lin Momo carried Li on her back to the grave and squatted in front of her grandmother's grave.
"Grandma, we have to leave soon. We are going to the city to visit Mom, Dad and Xiaobao." Lin Momo said, holding in her hand a train ticket left over from when her parents returned home many years ago, 'N City East Station - Wild Duck Village Station'.
"I've brought all of Xiaobao's clothes. I don't know how much Xiaobao has grown in the past two years. I wonder if he can still wear them."
"And the quilt you mentioned when your parents got married, and the insoles I made for them, and the dried cowpeas at home..."
"The two chickens I raised were given to Zhang Xiaofeng's family..."
"I'm leaving now. We'll come back to see you after we find our parents."
Lin Momo stood up again, took out a dry biscuit from the bag behind her, broke off half of it and placed it in front of the grave, then turned and left.
The director didn’t shout “cut” until Lin Momo’s back walked away and gradually blurred in the camera.
Except for some detail shots that needed to be re-shot, this scene also passed smoothly without any major problems.
—
It was already noon.
On the second day of filming at the film and television city, Lin Momo and Lin Cheng finally had their first lunch provided by the crew.
Without waiting for the staff to bring the meal to Lin Momo, she excitedly pulled Lin Cheng to join the crowd in line.
The father and daughter lined up in front of the staff serving meals.
Seeing Lin Momo, the staff member was slightly stunned and said, "I said we would send it to you specially, why did you come here by yourself?"
After all, Lin Momo is the protagonist of this unit of the drama. According to the treatment of the protagonist, it is reasonable for someone to deliver meals to her.
"I smell the fragrance of the rice and I'm coming!" Lin Momo said to the other party with a smile.
Hearing this, the staff serving the food couldn't help but smile.
"This is yours." The staff member poured a large bowl of rice for Lin Momo and handed it to her.
"Give me another chicken leg." As he said that, the staff member put another big chicken leg into Lin Momo's lunch box.
Looking at the lunch piled up like a small mountain in front of her, Lin Momo suddenly felt a sense of pressure.
"You don't need that much. Just eat a little bit." Lin Momo said.
The staff member looked at Lin Momo with concern and said, "It doesn't matter. We still have to shoot in the afternoon. Eat more."
"Come here, these fried buns are also delicious. I'll give you two, and some condensed milk." As he said that, the staff member was very generous and added two more golden buns to Lin Momo's lunch box.
- He also watched from the sidelines during the filming this morning. Lin Momo looked so pitiful while eating the buns, so at this moment, the staff member subconsciously wanted the child to eat more, completely forgetting to consider whether Lin Momo's little belly could hold so much.
Yes, this afternoon, Lin Cheng ate the lunch of one and a half people by himself.
—
The filming continued in the afternoon.
This scene occupies an important part of the entire script, and is also the darkest part of the whole story: Xu Duo came to the city, and in confusion he mistakenly entered a food stall. Xu Duo, who was so hungry that he felt dizzy, picked up food in the food stall, but was expelled by some stall owners because he disturbed the diners' meals.
When leaving, Xu Duo's bag was so big that it knocked over the beer on a table of diners, so he was caught by a drunk and taught a lesson. It was not until the diners at other tables couldn't stand it anymore and stopped him that Xu Duo was able to get away...
It was this experience that made Xu Duo feel even more afraid of this strange city and wary of the people around him.
Originally, the director planned to shoot this scene in its entirety according to the original storyline, but at the request of Li Jianhong, the crew made some temporary adjustments to this section. The scene where "Xu Duo" enters and leaves the food stall was still shot as originally planned, but the scene where "Xu Duo" was driven away by the stall owner, tied up, and beaten by a drunk was completely changed to a "first person perspective", with the actors playing the stall owner and the drunk shooting directly into the camera lens, which was then interspersed into the entire plot, or simply "left in the dark".
"This kid has great acting skills. We can definitely continue shooting this scene from the third person perspective." The director stared at the screen and asked Li Jianhong with a bit of confusion. In the previous scene, he was used to the shooting mode of pulling the camera all the way to the end. He was not used to this kind of shooting that required interleaving.
Hearing this, Li Jianhong glanced at the director before asking, "What if that part in the middle scares the children and leaves them with psychological trauma?"
There is one more point Li Jianhong said later: The request to adjust this paragraph was not actually something he thought of, but something Lin Cheng specifically came to him to make.
Li Jianhong didn't know why Lin Cheng was so determined to ask the crew to adjust that part, especially the part where Xu Duo was tied up. But if you think about it carefully, in order to avoid scaring the children as much as possible, Lin Cheng's request is not unreasonable.
Moreover, in the official plot, "leaving it dark" might be more effective than showing those violent scenes.
…
Due to the adjustment in the shooting method, Lin Momo's role was reduced by half compared to the original script, so the afternoon shooting was completed quickly.
After completing a day's filming and leaving the crew, Lin Momo still had an excited expression on her face.
"Dad." Lin Momo called Lin Cheng in the crew's car.
"What?"
"If you have time, can you take me to a food stall?" Lin Momo asked with shining eyes.
In the past, she had been to the snack street, but Lin Momo had never been into a food stall like this one.
Lin Momo found the food stalls built by the crew very fun.
Lin Cheng looked down at Lin Momo, a smile in his eyes, and then he replied: "Okay."
In fact, Lin Cheng had been to that kind of snack stall before. Firstly, he had that kind of living habit after that, and secondly, he didn't want to go back and rummage through the medicine box.
…
The entire filming in the film and television city went smoothly overall, so the crew only took a day and a half to complete the filming.
In the afternoon, the crew set out for the filming location.
The so-called scenic spots are actually on the road.
From villages to county towns to highways, and then to busy city streets...
There are still lines and other actors behind the scenes, and Lin Momo does not need to perform anything. She just needs to keep moving forward towards her destination like Xu Duo.
"For the later filming, you just need to imagine that your parents and the people you love are waiting for you in front. As long as you walk forward, and walk a little further, you will most likely see them. Do you understand?" The director said to Lin Momo in the filming car.
After hearing what the director said, Lin Momo thought about it, then nodded, indicating that she understood.
However, Lin Momo was dropped off at a section of road where the crew had applied for and obtained a filming permit in advance.
Lin Momo tightened the woven bag on her back and began to walk forward.
Lin Momo didn't walk fast, but she never stopped for a moment. There were too many expressions on her face. Even during the ten-minute filming of a section of road, the expression on Lin Momo's face did not change at all.
However, even in this "unacting" state, others can feel the persistence and dedication of the girl in the painting and the starlight hidden in her dim eyes - she doesn't know where her family is, but she firmly believes that as long as she keeps walking, she will definitely see them.
Such shots were shot ten times in total, and it was not until nearly dusk that the scene of Xu Duo walking into the city was finally captured.
The crew was in a makeshift shooting shed next to the block. Lin Momo looked very happy as she ate her evening box lunch.
"What are you laughing at?" Looking at the silly smile on Lin Momo's face, Lin Cheng also curled up the corners of his mouth and asked.
"Director Uncle and Grandpa Li praised my good acting." Lin Momo said with a smile on her face, with a little boasting in her voice.
When the director was mentioned, Lin Momo suddenly thought of something and stood up from her chair: "By the way, we gave them the dumpling soup we made."
Ever since the success of making dumpling soup with the leftover ingredients from making dumplings in the second episode, this dish has become Lin Momo's family's signature dish when they set up a stall or shop to entertain guests. In order to thank Li Jianhong and the director for giving her the opportunity to film, Lin Momo borrowed the landlord's kitchen early this morning and prepared some cold dumpling soup to bring to the crew.
"Let's go give it to them now." Lin Momo said.
"Slow down and don't run out of the crew." Lin Cheng warned.
"Okay, I'll be right back." After saying that, Lin Momo picked up the thermal bag borrowed from the landlord and ran out.
Lin Momo quickly came to the shed where the director team and crew members were, and distributed the dumpling soup that had been divided into small boxes in the bag to everyone present.
Before leaving, Lin Momo did not forget to make an advertisement.
"The dumpling soup we make is super delicious. If we open a store in the future, you are welcome to come and try it."
Lin Momo's words once again made everyone in the crew laugh.
At the same time, the audience in the live broadcast room was also happy:
Hahaha, Momo is still thinking about opening a store.
Try to get the chance to open a store next week.
Don't do that! This father and daughter have done enough bad things. They must not be drawn into any breakfast or late-night snack shops next week. It's too hard for them.
Although but... Why does it feel like Momo seems to be more interested in running a restaurant than acting
I think based on Momo's personality, she may feel that she can earn more money by opening a small restaurant after acting. She only made 2,000 yuan for two days of filming, but when she opened a restaurant, her daily turnover would be more than this.
Hahahaha, it makes me laugh to death, this sentence hits the point.
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Here, Lin Momo walked out of the director's shed carrying an empty bag.
At this time, some crew members have already started busying themselves with setting up the scenes for the next scene.
More and more people started to gather in the shed.
In order not to affect the staff in setting up the venue, Lin Momo had to go back by the side road.
…
At this time, Guo Fei and Yang Dong were checking the information of the extras for the evening at the side of the set.
"After this scene, this unit should be finished, right? Are there any others to be filmed later?" Guo Fei asked casually while counting the number of people on the list.
"Later, today is the last game," Yang Dong said, and couldn't help but sigh: "This part is very smooth."
He originally thought that it would take at least three or four days to finish filming, but it was completed in just two days.
After a pause, Yang Dong muttered again: "It's mainly because the shooting went smoothly."
For many scenes with Lin Momo, they only needed to be shot two or three times to be passed, and there were even quite a few shots that were shot in one take, which was indeed much faster than the shooting of other units.
"But the country will figure it out later." Yang Dong said.
"What do you want to figure out later?" Guo Fei asked.
"It's the last scene." This last scene is also the last scene of the story of 'Xu Duo'.
“The last scene is Xu Duo being taken away by the police. Since Mr. Li chose this story to call on everyone to pay attention to left-behind children and advocate environmental protection, why not film the subsequent stories, such as how Xu Duo’s family died and how his father later died from drinking water pollution? Wouldn’t it be more effective if these were released?” Yang Dong said puzzledly.
Guo Fei also showed some doubts, but after thinking about it, he said: "Teacher Li probably thinks this way because he doesn't want this story to appear too tragic..."
After chatting for a while, the two continued to devote their energy to the work at hand.
During the whole process, Guo Fei and Yang Dong did not notice Lin Momo who stopped not far from them.
…
Here, seeing that time had passed and Lin Momo had not come back yet, Lin Cheng became a little worried and went out to look for her.
As soon as he reached the rest shed, Lin Cheng saw Lin Momo standing at the edge of the set not far away.
At this time, Lin Momo was standing there in a daze with her head buried. Even though it was a little dim in the evening, Lin Cheng could still sense the disappointment, sadness and depression on her face.
"Momo." Lin Cheng called Lin Momo.
Lin Momo raised her head when she heard the voice, and the moment she saw Lin Cheng from afar, tears as big as beans fell out of her eyes.
Seeing Lin Momo suddenly cry, Lin Cheng's heart tightened, he quickly walked to Lin Momo's side and squatted down: "What's wrong?"
Lin Momo cried out and fell on Lin Cheng, gasping for breath as she said, "He, they said, they said Xu Duo is dead!"
Lin Cheng could hear the despair in Lin Momo's tone, and his heart suddenly tightened: Perhaps because of some similar experiences, Lin Momo has regarded Xu Duo as a part of herself, or a very good friend, so Lin Momo can empathize with Xu Duo and wonder whether she will not be able to adapt to city life, and will think about the good life after finding her parents, and will also worry about the unfamiliarity in her future life.
Hearing the death of Xu Duo was like the collapse of a world for Lin Momo.
Lin Momo's crying also attracted everyone in the crew. After knowing the reason, Yang Dong and Guo Fei stood aside, feeling a little helpless and at the same time very self-blaming.
"I'm sorry, we didn't expect to hear it later..." they explained.
Yesterday, the director and Mr. Li specifically reminded me not to let Lin Momo know the truth behind the story, but today, they let it out...
Lin Cheng ignored the people around him and hugged the crying and trembling Lin Momo tightly in his arms.
"Didn't the police come later? Didn't the police find Xu Duo later?" Lin Cheng said in a very light tone, patting Lin Momo's back to help her breathe smoothly.
"So Xu Duo should die last, right? She should die last, right?" Lin Momo asked Lin Cheng while sobbing.
"Yes, they all have a future. The police will do their best to help Xu Duo find his family." In front of his daughter, Lin Cheng was not good at lying and his tone was a little stiff.
"I definitely can." Lin Momo nodded while lying in Lin Cheng's arms, and said in a muffled voice, but the tears in her eyes still couldn't stop falling.
Leaving everyone behind, Lin Cheng carried Lin Momo to a separate rest shed and tried his best to calm her down.
After a long time, Lin Momo finally stopped sobbing.
Seeing that Lin Momo's emotions had stabilized, Lin Cheng picked her up and prepared to take her away.
However, before the two of them could walk out of the shooting location, Lin Momo struggled and jumped off Lin Cheng.
"We still have the last scene to shoot, so we can't leave yet." Lin Momo said to Lin Cheng.
Lin Cheng lowered his head and looked at Lin Momo for a while, then finally nodded and said, "Okay, let's finish the shoot."
The father and daughter returned to the filming location. The crew members nervously observed Lin Momo for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were sure that Lin Momo was dead.
The shooting continues.
The last scene is simple: the police found Xu Duo on the street and took her away.
Lin Cheng changed into police uniform after the shooting.
Due to the confidentiality of the crew's work, the previous content of the on-site arrangement was "blurred" when it was transferred to the live broadcast room, so the audience in the live broadcast room did not know what happened just now.
At this time, seeing Lin Cheng, who was dressed in police uniform, appear in the live broadcast again, the live broadcast room barrage area suddenly exploded:
Oh my god! Lin Cheng is so handsome!
Damn, this outfit suits dad so well!
Emma, I am going to be a fan of Lin Cheng’s looks!
Never mind that the producer of the crew had asked Lin Cheng to make a guest appearance. He has a keen eye for talent!
…
While everyone was discussing the matter in the live broadcast room, the filming of the last scene on the set officially started.
—In the evening, on the busy street with heavy traffic and people coming and going, a thin and frail figure was walking in confusion, carrying a huge woven bag that was extremely inconsistent with his body shape.
After all the hardships along the way, the girl now looked even more disheveled than when she left home. Her shoes had holes in them, her knees were bruised from the falls, and the woven bag behind her was no longer as clean as when she set out.
The girl who had always been determined in this direction suddenly lost her way and didn't know which direction to go.
At this time, the policeman appeared in front of the girl. He took the big bag behind the girl, took the girl's hand and took her away.
Lin Cheng looked down at Lin Momo beside him, squatted down, and carried Lin Momo on his back.
There was no such action in the original script, however, no one on the set called a stop.
Lin Momo lay on Lin Cheng's shoulder, subconsciously rubbing her head against his shoulder, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Luckily you found me."
Regarding the story of "Xu Duo", Lin Momo has her own judgment. In fact, she knows that Lin Cheng might be lying. The honest Xu Duo may not be so lucky in the future.
"Thank you." Lin Momo whispered to Lin Cheng again: Thank him for finding it.
Lin Cheng was slightly stunned when he heard Lin Momo's words.
Lin Cheng was about to say something else, but he heard Lin Momo say in a romantic tone: "However, Xu Duo in another world should be as happy as in this world, right?"
—It seems that I was not living well in the dream, but I am very happy in reality.
"Yeah." Lin Cheng nodded and responded.
…
The conversation between the father and daughter was not included in the recording. Under the setting sun, one could only see two overlapping silhouettes walking away, and finally disappearing into the gradually calming night.
This segment was also recorded by the cameraman of "Living with Dad" and included in the program.
In the live broadcast room, seeing this scene, many viewers sighed:
So touching…
Although I knew it was a movie, I still cried uncontrollably.
I really want to read the whole story.
—
Lin family.
Mr. Lin, who was holding a tablet and watching the last scene, also had a look of emotion on his face.
"Fortunately, our little Momo was found." Grandpa Lin said with lingering fear.
After knowing that Lin Momo was going to film this drama, the old man made use of his relationship with the program crew and found out the prototype story behind this story. At this time, the old man was very uneasy.
If Lin Momo is found later, their little Momo will definitely suffer a lot.
Later, the old man called Zhou Ming.
"Old man?"
"Remember that our Lin family has a cooperative foundation, right?"
"yes."
"Let's set up a fund to help children grow up," said Mr. Lin.
Zhou Ming also watched the live broadcast of "Living with Dad" today, so when Mr. Lin said this, he guessed the reason why Mr. Lin gave such an order, so he nodded and said, "Do it as soon as possible."
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The other side.
Lin Cheng and Lin Momo completed the filming of the last scene of this story.
The crew originally wanted to invite Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to celebrate together, but Lin Cheng declined.
The director and Li Jianhong still feel a little apologetic towards Lin Cheng and his daughter.
Perhaps because he felt ashamed, Li Jianhong introduced another drama to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo before they left.
"The director of 'Against the Wind' is a student of our country. Although there was not much publicity for this drama in the early stage, it is an official investment drama and is definitely a big production. There are many roles needed in it, including some that do not appear much but are very exciting. You may as well give it a try." Li Jianhong handed a business card to Lin Cheng.
Although Lin Cheng was still a little unhappy about the previous "mistake" of the crew, he still accepted Li Jianhong's kindness and said that he would go and take a look.