Chapter 13: Afraid of Disrupting the "Performance"

There was no press conference, no reporters, and even the usual worship of gods before filming in the entertainment industry was done in a very sloppy manner.

And just like that, the filming of "Whiplash" started.

Old Zhou still shows his unreliable nature.

Give him a chance to find a random statue to show his appreciation.

He can make a Guan Gong wearing black shoes.

This is what gangsters worship.
But Bai Youlou didn't bother with him. It was just a formality. If Lao Zhou hadn't insisted on praying to God to improve the cohesion of the crew, he could have put a SpongeBob SquarePants there himself.

Therefore, even the crew members felt that this crew was too makeshift.

If Bai Youlou wasn't a bit "famous", the staff would have worried whether they could get paid for this job.

Fame is a double-edged sword.

While everyone generally despised Bai Youlou, they also felt that this guy was once a popular idol and should not be unable to even pay their salaries.

It is a consensus that idols are making a lot of money.

As for the directing skills of Bai Youlou, the "new director", everyone has maintained a certain degree of tacit understanding.

What's the point of mentioning this thing? Just shoot, take the money and leave.

There are even people who want to wait and see Bai Youlou's fun~
Anyone can be a director now.

This is also what Lao Zhou is worried about, fearing that Bai Youlou’s ability is not good enough to control the situation.

He has been in a serious crew and even rose to the position of assistant director, so he knows the crew's nature very well.

The crew is a small society.

Generally speaking, domestic film crews are director-centered, and the director has the final say on almost everything, with enormous authority.

But if the director does not have enough qualifications and background, and cannot control the evildoers in the crew, then no one knows what kind of trouble will arise.

It's good to pretend to obey but actually disobey.

Fortunately, Lao Zhou himself is experienced, and he thinks he can help Bai Youlou to control the situation.

It's just a small crew, so just sprinkle some water.

So before the official filming started, Lao Zhou was hanging around Bai Youlou with the shooting plan, waiting for him to "ask for help".

Well, there is no need to beg. With their relationship, as long as you open your mouth, he will immediately
"Get out of the way, you're blocking my view."

"Ah? Sorry, sorry~"

Old Zhou stepped aside helplessly, thinking to himself, you kid must say a few more nice words later!

He wanted to see how Bai Youlou could calm the entire crew.

For the movie "Whiplash", Bai Youlou's shooting plan was to shoot from back to front.

The main purpose is to take care of Long Ziqiang who has no acting experience.

This movie mainly tells the story of the protagonist's journey from a young rookie who loves music and has dreams to a paranoid lunatic step by step.

The second male lead in the movie, the devil mentor who made the male lead become that way, was a paranoid lunatic from the beginning.

Bai Youlou filmed it in reverse, which could provide a good demonstration for Long Ziqiang.

Just learn how your buddies do it.

The shooting period of the entire film was scheduled for one month.

In fact, the original film took only nineteen days to shoot.

The one month was mainly used to "train" Long Ziqiang, a layman, and Bai Youlou left enough time for him to make NGs.

If this guy is really a blockhead when it comes to acting, Bai Youlou even prepared a few inhumane ways to get into the role.
As for how to suppress the entire crew and make everyone obey, this is actually not a question of technical level and has nothing to do with the director's level.

In other words, having high skills is just one of the ways.

"Throw it away!"

"Director, I'm afraid I won't throw it right. What if?"

Long Ziqiang looked hesitant, holding a small chair, but he didn't dare to do what Bai Youlou said.

Because the other party asked him to just pick up the chair and smash it at him.

At this moment, the filming hasn't started at all. Bai Youlou was just trying to get Long Ziqiang feeling for the role, so he randomly picked a scene to act out.

This scene is when the male protagonist is playing drums and the devil mentor throws a chair at him.

"I'm not afraid of you, so why should you be afraid of me?! Go for my head! I'll hide!"

"I"

"You're a worthless thing, I'm a star and you're a star." To be honest, although Bai Youlou used swear words here, they were all Long Ziqiang's words.

The roles of the two seemed to be reversed, as if Bai Youlou was the devil mentor.

With a grit of his teeth and closing of his eyes, a chair flew directly out of Long Ziqiang's hand.

With a bang, the chair fell to the ground.

Bai Youlou stood there motionless, frowning at the guy, "What the hell is your accuracy?! You missed my target!"

Long Ziqiang didn't dare to say anything. He closed his eyes when he threw it just now. How could it be accurate?

It's like throwing a throwing knife while blindfolded. If you don't master the skill well, not only the target will be nervous, but the person throwing the knife will be nervous as well.

However, how could Bai Youlou let Long Ziqiang go so easily?

This guy has adjusted himself to the role pretty well in the last few days; at least his speech and facial expressions basically meet the character requirements.

But the look and the aura are nothing at all.

In this situation, Bai Youlou said that drastic measures must be taken.

"I'll do it! You stand there!"

"Director, please throw it more accurately. Fuck!"

Before Long Ziqiang could finish his words, a chair flew towards him at an extremely fast speed.

He almost subconsciously squatted down to avoid it.

At the same time, with a bang, the chair hit the wall heavily.

Different from Long Ziqiang's technique of throwing the ball so hard that it hit his grandmother's house, Bai Youlou's throwing was very accurate.

The people next to him saw clearly that his chair was aimed at Long Ziqiang's head.

If this hits the target, it would at least result in a concussion.

"That's the feeling, understand? Just throw it away all of a sudden, no need to prepare for it. You're a jerk who can lose your temper at any time."

Long Ziqiang looked at Bai Youlou blankly, not knowing whether he had heard what he said.

But his dull expression made him look weak, pitiful and helpless even though he looked like a gangster.

At this time, Bai Youlou stood up and looked at the crew members who were still preparing for filming.

After a quick glance, no one dared to look him in the eye.

One way to quickly take control of the crew is to scare them.

In fact, respect and submission are the best ways to control the crew, but Bai Youlou said that he does not have so much time for this.

Let’s take a shortcut.
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Half an hour after the official start of filming, the atmosphere on the crew was actually pretty good.

After being shocked by the high-intensity acting between Bai Youlou and Long Ziqiang, experienced old hands said: This young director is quite ruthless to the actors~
But it is useless to just be harsh to the actors when making a movie.

Therefore, when faced with some lighting and camera positioning issues instructed by Bai Youlou, some individuals still sang a different tune.

Although the attitude was not bad, the tone was somewhat superior.

The meaning is probably: Director, you are too young and inexperienced, you don’t understand, I should do it this way.
It is true that some crews may have big-name cameramen or lighting masters who have a lot of say in the crew, but such people are often paired with big-name directors.

Even if there are disagreements, they will not be expressed in this kind of "instructive" tone.

It's impossible for Bai Youlou's crew to have such a big name in the industry. He can't afford it, and even if he invites him, he won't come.

At most, they are just some experienced people.

Lao Zhou is quite reliable in this regard and didn't find a bunch of punks to come to him.

But the downside of being an experienced person is that they really don’t think highly of Bai Youlou, the so-called director.

Even though he had just "persecuted" Long Ziqiang before.

After all, these staff members are not actors. Can you throw a chair at them? If you dare to throw it, you dare to lie down.

However, half an hour later.

The filming location was almost completely silent, with only the drum beats echoing wildly, mixed with a lot of sweat.
There is no need to do anything with the set up cameras. Just faithfully record the footage in front of you.

Many people at the scene may never forget this scene in their lifetime.

The young man was sweating profusely from playing the drums, and the blood from the cracked knuckles splashed all over the drumstick.

Then, he plunged his injured hand into the ice water to cool it down without hesitation, and his decisiveness and ruthlessness made people shiver subconsciously, and even subconsciously lowered the sound of their breathing.

I was afraid of disturbing the "performance" in front of me.

(End of this chapter)