Chapter 50 The Ultimate Metaphor! Genius Is Not Enough to Describe It

Chen Xiao looked around the crowd and saw that everyone had finished reading the manuscript. He asked, "It should be okay to build this street, right?"

Fang Rong immediately supported, "Okay, I agree! We have enough budget. If the promotional video becomes popular, this street can also become a tourist attraction."

Chen Xiao nodded, "Then the matter of building the ancient street is settled. I will tell Secretary He after the meeting."

There are many vacant lots around the Fourth Ring Road. It is not a problem for the Ministry of Culture to take over a piece of vacant land.

As Fang Rong said, this street may become a tourist attraction in the future.

As a designer, he may be able to share some tourism income. There may be a sign introducing him on the street.

When the tour guide comes here, he will introduce it to others, saying that this is the street built by the great director Chen Xiao!

Not bad.

Chen Xiao smiled and immediately retracted his thoughts.

Turning the document in his hand to the props section, he continued to talk about business: "Director Fang, I still need to talk to you about props."

"You say."

"The props are divided into two parts, one is written by me, and the other needs to be purchased according to the storyboard script."

"No problem!"

"Then let's move on. The third thing is the scenery. I plan to shoot according to the script sequence, so I need to ask your props team to set up the scenery for each scene according to the shooting plan."

Fang Rong raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, looking embarrassed.

"Director Chen, generally, all the scenes of a scene are shot together. If you shoot according to the script sequence, it will take too much time and manpower. Is it unnecessary? For example, in the opera troupe, after shooting the training of Xiao Douzi and others, you can shoot the training of Xiao Si."

Chen Xiao shook his head, "No, the background of the times is different."

"Plays of the same era, put them together, is this okay?"

"No, each scene has a metaphor."

Chen Xiao felt helpless.

Fortunately, the script was not given to Fang Rong to shoot.

He was too careless. He didn't even study the simplified version of the script carefully, right?

Forget it. Others probably did the same thing. They underestimated the metaphors in the script.

Let's just let them read it now.

Chen Xiao picked up the file and pointed to the part of the storyboard script in the directory and said, "Let's take a look at the storyboard script. If there are any problems, we can solve them now."

When he drew the storyboard script, he wrote down the requirements for the scenery in the notes column.

They will understand after reading it.

Chen Xiao drank a sip of tea and also flipped through the storyboard script.

Opposite him.

Fang Rong muttered in his heart.

What are you doing?

Can't you just say it directly?

You are so mysterious and let us read the storyboard script.

He crossed his legs and flipped through it casually.

Immediately, his expression became serious, he put down his legs, put his hands on the table and stared at the script.

The page in front of him was the scene after Yanhong brought Xiaodouzi into the troupe.

In the middle, the screen cut to the scene of the alley.

In the alleyway drawn with stick figures, there is a corpse covered with a straw mat in the near distance, and snow piles beside it.

In the distance is a knife sharpener, shouting: "Sharpen the scissors, sharpen the kitchen knives."

The note reads: Pay attention to the position of the corpse and the knife sharpener, as well as the dubbing.

Fang Rong nodded with a serious expression.

The details are very good, reflecting the bottom-level situation of frozen corpses on the road.

The living people are doing business calmly next to the dead, and they are obviously used to seeing frozen corpses.

The world is not easy.

He continued to flip down.

The notes are full of scenery details.

Really detailed!

The scene soon came to the scene where Yanhong took Xiaodouzi out.

Yanhong squatted at the door, blindfolded Xiaodouzi, and pulled him to the place where the knife was sharpened.

The note reads:

“1. Play the sound of knife sharpening from the moment you leave the house.”

“Also, don’t change the soundtrack for knife sharpening every time! For example, when Xiao Douzi says I’m a man and the master is beaten, this soundtrack should also be used.”

“2. Pay attention to the movement. Yanhong pulled Xiao Douzi from the direction where the dead man was lying before to the direction of the knife sharpener. It means that she pulled Xiao Douzi from death to castration.”

Fang Rong felt an electric current passing through his body. He raised his hand to cover his mouth and stared at the notes on the script and the walking route of Yanhong in the stick drawing.

From death to castration...

Oh my God!

Frozen bones and knife sharpener.

These two characters not only show the bitterness of the lower class.

It’s actually a metaphor!

It hints at Xiao Douzi’s future.

Director Chen also wrote in the note that the soundtrack for knife sharpening should be used many times...

This soundtrack is also a metaphor!

Fang Rong took a breath and slowly raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao.

The ultimate lens language!

The ultimate metaphor!

How did he do it?

Even the top ten directors find it difficult to achieve such a level!

To achieve such a level, it takes at least three to five years to polish the script.

And he...

The word genius is not enough to describe him.

Monster, a real monster!

Fang Rong sighed and continued to read the script.

More than ten minutes passed.

Everyone looked up.

Sighs rang out in the office.

Envy, disbelief, sighs, and inferiority... All kinds of eyes were cast on Chen Xiao.

Fang Rong looked up at Chen Xiao.

If he had a trace of arrogance as a senior before.

At this time, the arrogance had completely disappeared, replaced by admiration from the bottom of his heart.

He said in a hoarse voice: "I agree, shoot according to the order of the script, I will let the props team set up the scene in time."

Chen Xiao smiled, "Okay, thank you Director Fang."

After chatting with Fang Rong, he told the director of photography, executive director and others about the preparations.

4:30.

After Chen Xiao’s brief summary, the crew ended the first meeting.

Everyone stood up and said goodbye.

Chen Xiao sorted out the information for Secretary He and was about to get up.

The casting director Sun Guan, who was diagonally opposite, suddenly smiled and said, "Director Chen, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Go ahead."

Sun Guan pointed to the file in his hand and frowned slightly, saying, "I saw that there are 9 national first-class actors in the audition cast list, and some popular stars. Will they all be there on the 25th?"

First-class actors have a stable job. Even if they respect the Ministry of Culture, they will not force themselves to play roles they don't like.

I guess someone will refuse?

Chen Xiao nodded calmly, "Secretary He said they will all come."

Sun Guan was stunned and a little unbelievable.

He graduated from the Academy of Drama.

Five of these nine people had taught him before.

To him, they were seniors who needed to look up to.

They all came to audition for this film?

This, this, this, really flattered him, and he was very terrified!

Chen Xiao smiled slightly and patted his shoulder, "Be confident in our script. Is there anything else? If not, I'll leave first."

"It's okay, Director Chen, take care."

After seeing Chen Xiao off, Sun Guan returned to his seat to pack up.

He picked up the script and looked at it carefully.

That's right!

He only glanced over the script, and his heart was moved.

The script is full of cultural heritage.

Even in the drama world, it is rare to see it in five or six years.

For drama actors who have received traditional cultural education for many years, this script is very attractive.

Maybe... on the 25th, I can see those high-ranking teachers and national treasure-level actors fighting for a role? !

Thinking of this, Sun Guan was excited.

Oh my God, I have never eaten such a big melon in my life!

Hurry, it's almost the 25th!