Chapter 248: Alive, Just Looking at the Name Gives Me an Ominous Feeling that Everything Is Over.
After leaving the crew of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Chen Xiao headed back home.
I returned to the set of "Alive" the next day and continued to discuss the script and characters with the actors.
At the same time, communicate with the art director about the location and scene design, and refine the shooting plan.
For the actors, in addition to communicating about the script, the crew also invited history professors to explain history to them based on literature, so that the actors can further understand the background of the times and better assume the role.
A month passed quickly amid the busy preparations.
On the morning of October 21st, the crew held a start-up ceremony in the capital.
The ceremony was relatively simple, with ribbon cutting, media interaction, and group photos taking just one and a half hours.
After taking the group photo, Chen Xiao took some of the staff and actors into the nanny car heading to the airport and headed to the first filming location, Shaanxi Province.
There are two main locations for filming this time.
The first is the Zhou Family Courtyard in Shaanxi Province, used to shoot scenes of the Fugui family’s old residence.
The second is Zhoucun District in Zibo, Shandong Province. Zhoucun District retains streets with strong traditional characteristics.
There are long stone roads, abundant archways, traditional buildings with cornices and brackets, and even traces of the Arab-style Shang Dynasty and the Westernization reforms in the late Qing Dynasty. It can be called a living specimen of the ancient commercial street.
The crew plans to shoot exterior scenes here, as well as scenes of Fugui's life after losing his old house.
There are relatively few scenes in the Zhou family compound. The crew plans to finish filming the scenes in the old house in October, and then go to Shandong Province.
…
Just when Chen Xiao and the others got on the plane.
The media who came to interview at the opening ceremony posted the film's title, starring cast, and production team announced by the crew online.
In order to continue to capture the public's attention and maintain popularity, the company publishes information about each work in a scattered manner.
In order to avoid "The Truman Show" and "The Legend of Lady Jane", "Alive" has not announced the title. It was not until today's opening ceremony that the official title was announced.
So, just when Chen Xiao and the others were flying towards Shaanxi Province in the sky.
There was a lively discussion on the ground.
After all, the word "alive" is not simple at first glance.
By noon, the news ranked first on the entertainment list.
"Alive?? It looks scary."
"Looking at the name, I have a premonition that all the characters are dead."
"Haha, crazy.JPG."
"No, no, no, it should be a life of torture."
"The estimated release date is mid-January. Don't think about it, it will definitely be the second "Farewell My Concubine". x-on:小 Liu loves to eat melons. Do you want to watch it on New Year's Eve?"
"Tragedy again? I really want to send him a razor blade. What are you doing? It's a tragedy every day."
"Tragedies are good. Watching tragedies reflects my own life. By watching tragedies, I can release and vent the pain buried in my heart. After watching it, I feel much better, as if I have been purified."
"Well... this reminds me of what an expert said. I couldn't sleep at night. When I went to bed, I told myself that I was ready, and then I didn't think about anything. The next day, I was alive again and had another day. I was so happy! "
"I won't watch it anyway, even if I die!"
"That's what you said last time, because you're not dead, so you'll see if you're alive."
…
Just when netizens were chatting happily and feeling frightened.
The time came to two o'clock in the afternoon.
The crew got off the plane, boarded the bus and nanny car, and headed to the hotel near the Zhou family compound.
On the road, a 7-seater nanny car.
Chen Xiao, assistant Chi Yu, deputy director, deputy art director and others were either chatting, discussing the script, or dozing off.
On the right side of the third row, Sun Li yawned and looked out the window in a daze.
Suddenly I heard a sigh of "Wow".
Looking back, Wang Rui, the deputy art director on the left side of the aisle, was staring blankly at his mobile phone, with a complex and confused look on his face, and seemed to be suppressing a smile again.
"What are you looking at? Netizens' comments on "Alive"?" Sun Li asked curiously.
Wang Rui shook his head, "Just browse around and see something... well, I'll show it to you directly."
Sun Li took the phone and saw a group of foreigners dancing in colorful clothes. Everyone was dressed differently.
The dance was very...casual and unrestrained.
After half a minute, the color of the screen on the ground turned red, and the dancers fell to the ground one by one in various postures.
Under the illumination of the lights, the standing dancers, no matter what color they were wearing, were all red, twisting and falling to the ground one after another.
Sun Li was a little confused.
But I also understood why Wang Rui had an indescribable expression just now.
He turned his head and asked, "What, what is this?"
"You haven't seen this video? This is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games some time ago."
Sun Li shook his head, "I was busy at the time and didn't watch the hot news."
At that time, "Family with Children" had just aired, and he had to participate in interviews, press conferences, fan meetings, seminars, etc., and he was very busy. I knew about the Olympic Games, but I didn’t read the content.
Sun Li returned the phone to Wang Rui and was about to sit up straight when he saw Wang Rui smile meaningfully and asked mysteriously:
"Hey Director Sun, can you tell what the theme of this dance is?"
"theme?"
"Yes, what does this dance want to express?"
Sun Li reached out and took Wang Rui's cell phone again.
Looking at the dancers with different movements and costumes on the screen, he frowned slightly.
ah?
It's a bit abstract.
What is this theme?
“Are they common themes or arguments?”
"Yes!" Wang Rui nodded.
Sun Li touched his chin. He didn't know much about the art of this country, but he had seen "Notre Dame de Paris".
Freedom and peace or something like that?
No, this dance is very trendy.
It should be a trend in recent years, right?
In recent years...
Suddenly, Sun Li had a flash of inspiration and blurted out:
"AI can't replace humans?"
As soon as these words came out, it was quiet in an instant. Even the sound of the assistant director in the front row flipping the script disappeared, and there was silence.
Wang Rui was stunned for two seconds and laughed, "Hahahaha, awesome!"
Others who listened to the soundtrack and remembered the video also laughed.
Sun Li scratched his head awkwardly, "No, I don't understand Western culture, I just said it casually."
He patted Chen Xiao in the front row and reached out to put his phone in front of him, "Director Chen, do you know what the theme is?"
Chen Xiao looked back and said, "Environmental protection."
Wang Rui was surprised and said, "Oh my god, Director Chen is awesome, how did you figure it out?"
Chen Xiao put down the tablet in his hand and confessed truthfully, "In fact, I just listened to the CCTV commentary. Then I looked carefully at the ground, and the ground cracked and caught fire. Then... Chi Yu, you tell me."
"Me? I...that."
Chi Yu suddenly remembered a sentence that Concubine Duan often said in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" - you write auspiciousness.
No, it's auspiciousness, you tell me.
Okay, it's environmental protection, it's time to show real technology.
Chi Yu pursed his lips and looked back at the video, "The first half of this dance is unrestrained and intense, symbolizing that human activities have placed too heavy a burden on the environment. Then the global temperature rises, and no one in a country can be spared. This is a call for global cooperation to jointly respond to environmental challenges and protect our common home!"