Chapter 1204 Paying Attention to Details (33)

After the first session, Liuliu hurried to drink water, holding her cup and sucking the straw, her belly swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye...

The second session was a non-material performance. The teacher asked the children what they liked to do most.

Xiaobai said she liked digging sand the most.

Zhang sighed: "..."

Liuliu said she liked...looking in the mirror.

Everyone: "..."

No, you are not!

The teacher asked them to perform a non-material performance, and Xiaobai came to dig sand first.

There was no shovel, no bucket, and no sand pit, but she had to perform the feeling of having these.

Xiaobai was a little confused, she had never played like this.

The teacher gave careful guidance, and performed it herself, and then let Xiaobai play by herself, how to dig sand in normal times, and now perform it the same way.

Xiaobai thought about it, and then with the encouragement of the old man, performed a bare-handed digging of sand.

The teacher watched from the side and gave timely guidance, which movement should be larger, when should the hands feel a little heavy...

Then Liuliu performed looking in the mirror.

This kid watched Xiao Bai's performance just now and already knew what was going on. She stood still, grinning and winking at the air, looking very cute and adorable.

The kids seemed to be conceited and confident that they were the cutest and adorable kids in the world.

…

Zhang Tan watched with great interest. The kids were getting into the fun, so he didn't have to stay by his side. He saw new messages coming in on his phone. He opened it and found that his new film was being discussed enthusiastically in the university class group.

The topic started when someone asked Wang Junhao if he had auditioned for "I Am Zhan Er".

Wang Junhao started chatting with everyone and posted a photo of him and Zhang Tan having dinner.

"Zhang Tan has changed so much now that I can't recognize him."

"So handsome."

"Is he going to be a director this time?"

"What story is it about?"

"It's not that easy to direct a movie. The investment can easily go down the drain."

"It's safer to accumulate slowly."

"Is Zhang Tan too impatient?"

"A little worried."

...

Everyone was talking about it. Some were happy for Zhang Tan, while others expressed their concerns and doubted his ability.

Zhang Tan had never been a director before, had no experience in directing a movie, and even had little experience as an assistant director, so some people were worried that he would take it for granted.

Wang Junhao couldn't reply to each one, so he replied to whatever he saw. He has now entered the training class held by the crew and invited teachers to give them lessons, mainly explaining the life and daily status of people with intellectual disabilities. The two screenwriters were also there, communicating with the actors in real time.

In addition to the lively chats in the group, there were several friend applications, all from the class group. After passing the friend application, they asked if there was a chance to join the crew.

Zhang Tan would not pay any attention to these suspicions. When he was in school, he had a bad relationship with his college classmates. After graduating from college, they went their separate ways and their relationship... was not even close.

The crew of "I am Zhan Er" worked in an orderly manner. When everything was ready, they held a start-up ceremony.

The start-up ceremony was very simple. Zhang Tan deliberately kept a low profile, but several media still came to the scene.

After returning, these media wrote news, most of which were positive reports, but there were also doubts, mainly questioning Zhang Tan's identity as a director.

"Screenwriters become directors. Is it confident or just a risky adventure?"

"Gold medal screenwriters = good directors?"

...

Nowadays, the profession of director seems to have changed. Actors can be directors, variety show comedians can be directors, and third-rate writers can be directors. It seems that as long as there is money, anyone can get involved and shoot some shoddy things to make money, making the director circle and the film and television circle a mess, making the public think that being a director is easy and everyone can do it.

Zhang Tan has transformed from a screenwriter to a director, so naturally some people will be dissatisfied and think that he is another person who does not respect the profession of director.

Because the leading actor is Zhang Yiyan and Chen Feiya also participated in the film, "I am Zhan Er" has some popularity, and there has been a heated debate on the Internet.

Some people recognize Zhang Tan's past achievements, while others think that his confidence has swelled. Screenwriters and directors are completely two professions. A good screenwriter does not mean that a director can do well. There are specialties in the profession, and no one is omnipotent. Isn't it good to do what you are good at?

These people are not optimistic about Zhang Tan directing movies. They think it is a hobby, and you can't expect the quality of the movie. Lower your expectations. It's good enough that he can finish the film.

Moreover, the plot synopsis of "I am Zhan Er" has been released. It doesn't look like a plot that pleases the audience. It is niche and unpopular. The protagonists are mentally retarded and children. Can this have box office?

Some fans of Zhang Yiyan even called on him not to take this play and get out of it as soon as possible, so as not to put his career in it.

They thought that Zhang Yanyan's career was on a good upward trend and he should not delay the golden period of development.

Zhang Tan ignored the noise and plunged into work after the filming started.

He had been an assistant director before, when filming "The Hidden Corner", but although the difference between assistant director and director is only one word, there is a world of difference in reality.

Zhang Tan just felt that all kinds of problems were coming at him, and he was asked to make decisions and make judgments without giving him time to consider.

After several days, he gradually adapted to the director's rhythm.

This period can be said to be his busiest period, which is very different from his previous work as a screenwriter.

Except for the day when the filming started, Shen Liuliu went to school for a while afterwards, and had to wait until the weekend to film.

For this reason, during this time, other scenes without Liuliu were filmed.

In order to squeeze out as much time as possible to prepare for Liuliu's scenes, Zhang Tan strictly followed the filming schedule and often had to work overtime at night.

No one knew whether Shen Liuliu's scenes would be filmed smoothly at that time, so Zhang Tan had to be prepared.

When Zhang Yanyan, who had worked in the Little Bear Instant Noodle Factory for half a month, came back, Zhang Tan almost didn't recognize him.

The change was too big. The former steady man turned into a slow person, with slow eyes, slow movements, slow speech, and slow brain!

He stood there, without speaking or moving, just looking at him, you could tell that he was mentally retarded.

For half a month, he lived and ate with those mentally retarded workers, observed them, learned from them, put himself in their shoes, and even experienced their ups and downs, and went shopping with them on weekends.

After the filming started, in order to maintain his condition, he discussed with Chen Feiya and decided to live alone.

In the past, the two lived together.

Chen Feiya was a little worried about his condition, thinking that the on-screen and off-screen should be separated, and he should not be immersed in the play 24 hours a day, thus losing his true self.

She hoped that when Zhang Yiyan was not filming, he could be himself again, Zhang Yiyan, not Zhan Er.

When Zhang Yiyan was not filming, he also spoke to her with a big tongue!

And his bent fingers, it was like Zhan Er walked into reality.

Zhang Yiyan's professionalism was not only reflected in his interpretation of Zhan Er, but also in the process of filming. There was a scene in which Zhan Er rushed to see Zhan Baobao with a cake. He ran so fast that the floor slipped and he couldn't stand firmly. He fell hard and rolled down the stairs directly.

When Zhang Yiyan was filming this scene, he fell so loudly that the staff on the side were worried about him and were ready to rush up to check his injuries at any time.

The scene fell three times, and Chen Feiya was so distressed that when Zhang Tan shouted CUT, she hurriedly greeted her boyfriend, only to see that her boyfriend stood up slowly and was injured.

But Zhang Yanyan did not go to the side to rest at the first time, but looked at Zhang Tan.

Zhang Tan also looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and Zhang Yanyan immediately said: "Then shoot again!"

"Are you crazy? Take a break first, let me see your feet." Chen Feiya pulled him aside, and Zhang Tan also said, take a break for 5 minutes first.

The prop masters immediately went to prepare the fourth cake, and the costume designers hurriedly wiped the cake off Zhang Yanyan's body.

Zhang Tan took a bottle of water, walked to Zhang Yanyan, and handed him the water.

Zhang Yanyan took the water and drank two sips. Zhang Tan said: "Do you want to go to the camera to see your previous action?"

"Okay."

Zhang Yanyan stood up, came to the monitor, and repeated his previous action.

Zhang Tan paused the video, pointed to a spot on the screen and said, "Pay attention here. When he fell, he had a subconscious protective action."

"Well, I'll pay attention to it later."

Chen Feiya listened from the side and thought that the two were crazy. They had to get hurt just to shoot a scene.

She said, "When people fall, they instinctively have subconscious protective actions. This is inevitable. If this action is removed, it will appear unreal."

Zhang Yanyan did not answer. Zhang Tan explained, "For normal people, they do have subconscious protective actions, but Zhan Er's intelligence is only 7 years old, not enough, his brain is not good, and his reaction is several beats slower, so normally, he doesn't have time to react and make these protective actions."

Chen Feiya was speechless, but felt that Zhang Tan was right.

Zhang Yanyan's good condition amazed Zhang Tan and he admired his professionalism.