Chapter 14 He Got Crazy and Stronger

In his previous life, Bai Youlou liked to use the method of "leading by example" when training actors in the crew.

Because it really works.

After all, there is an old saying in our country: He who knows the times will act accordingly. It means that if you are capable, you should do it.

Generally this sentence is used to mock keyboard warriors and big talkers, but to Bai Youlou it means: I've been on top, now it's your turn.

It almost works every time.

Today is the first day of filming, so we have to find a good start.

If you can avoid NG, it’s best not to do it.

So there was no scene for Long Ziqiang in the morning at all, and it was entirely a one-man show by Bai Youlou.

There's nothing special about it, just playing drums.

There is a lot of drumming content throughout the movie. It seems that they are playing the same tune, but the drumming in each stage can reflect the protagonist’s different moods.

This requires some assistance from other aspects.

Such as eyes, body expression, muscle condition.
The easiest way is of course to do it directly and put yourself in the situation of the protagonist in the scene.

The only scene where the protagonist plays the drums by himself without the cooperation of a band is the scene where he practices like crazy after being madly humiliated and PUAed by the devil mentor.

Play the drums until you are exhausted, until your palms are cracked and bleeding
The best performance is no performance.

However, this performance method also has great limitations. After all, you can't just kill the actor when filming a murder scene.

But the movie "Whiplash" can use it extensively.

Bai Youlou was a bit paranoid in his previous life, so there is a reason why he wants to make this movie so much.

However, you can change the way you live your life.

This movie can be regarded as a final farewell.
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This scene took more than an hour to shoot.

It was only for a short while, which was also to adjust the camera position and lighting, and Bai Youlou almost never put down the drumsticks in his hand throughout the whole process.

The audience also gradually increased from the crew members.

Mainly the students who played the band members in the movie.

They were all contacted by the Central Conservatory of Music, and they are absolutely professional players.

However, these students, who originally only felt that making movies was somewhat novel, mostly remained silent after watching the second half of Bai Youlou's filming.

This group of students was found through Director He, and they actually had some complaints before they came.

They are young people, and they play music and are very trendy. How could they not know about Bai Youlou?

Naturally, the students felt unhappy and strange that the idol with a bad reputation had to act in a weird movie made by such a guy.

We even discussed it when he came that if this guy did anything wrong or messed around, we would not serve him.

Some were still thinking about whether Bai Youlou had fallen ill again, and were ready to go back and post on Weibo to share it.

As a result, everything was fine when he arrived, but he was inexplicably emoted by a wave of indiscriminate "range attacks" as soon as he arrived.

All the students who are admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music have been playing musical instruments since childhood.

On the contrary, they are the type of people who can empathize the most with Bai Youlou's crazy and self-abuse style of play.

The calluses that are in different positions but similar even though they are polished from different musical instruments illustrate all the efforts that have been made.

It's easy to apply it to yourself.

It was not until Bai Youlou suddenly had an emotional outburst and pounded the drum set in front of him hard, smashing the drum head with his bloody fist and almost breaking the entire drum set apart, that the atmosphere at the scene finally eased a little.

I don't know how many people breathed heavily at the same time.

Damn, I finally let out this anger!
To be honest, more than one person at the scene wanted to applaud.

In many film crews, if an actor gives a superb and moving performance, it is very common to hear applause from the audience.

A good performance is one that can move people and make them unable to help themselves. But after Bai Youlou took a few deep breaths and looked up at everyone with bloodshot eyes, some of the hands that wanted to applaud froze halfway through.

A completely unfamiliar Bai Youlou.

It completely subverted the image he had created in front of the public as an idol in the past.

At this moment, many people came to the same conclusion as Lao Zhou.

There is definitely something wrong with Bai Youlou’s mental state right now!

Summary: He became crazy and stronger.

However, when Bai Youlou quickly put on a relaxed smile and became friends with the students from the Central Conservatory of Music, it seemed that he was actually quite normal.

Oh yes, because the filming of the movie started, Bai Youlou shaved his beard and cut his hair, and he has turned back into his previous idol self.

He has to look neat and tidy, as he is playing the role of a student.

At this moment, he smiled and spoke in a gentle tone. There was no trace of his hysterical look just now, and he quickly changed his attitude.

The girls from the Central Conservatory of Music all blushed slightly when they saw this.

“Thank you to my classmates for starring in my movie.”

"Director Baibai, you are so good at playing drums! How long have you been learning it?" a female student asked a little nervously.

But Bai Youlou's expression and state at the moment were particularly relaxed, and his tone made people feel close:
"It will take a few years. Learning a musical instrument is very hard. I can't compare to you professionals."

"No way, you're amazing! I'm afraid there aren't many people in our school who can play the jazz drums as well as you."

"I practiced that specifically to pursue the theme of the movie. It's just about speed. The excessive pursuit of speed and showmanship is putting the cart before the horse. There's no artistry to speak of." Bai Youlou said with a smile.

Lao Zhou and Long Ziqiang twitched their lips when they heard this. Did they practice this specially?

Before the crew started filming, they had never seen Bai Youlou practice. He just played leisurely for a dozen minutes.

He even cheated students. How shameless.

But in the eyes of these students, Bai Youlou's image of "seducing the second sister-in-law" quickly weakened, and was replaced by a handsome guy who had a common language with them and played drums very well.

Oh yeah! And very humble!

Students are very easy to fool, and they have received education and have some "independent thinking" ability.

At least I think I have this ability.

To put it nicely, they are not so stubborn. They believe whatever is said about Bai Youlou on the Internet. They believe in the saying "seeing is believing".

Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, it's totally different from what they said online~
Such people are more likely to change their opinions. If Bai Youlou tries harder, he might be able to start gaining fans again.

It’s much easier to deal with than those old hands in the crew.

However, after Bai Youlou played such a trick, the crew basically became obedient.

He was cruel to Long Ziqiang, which others thought was nothing, but the fact that he was so cruel to himself made people feel a little creepy.

I was really a little scared of Bai Youlou.

Who wants to mess with a madman?

This allowed him to take his control over the crew to a higher level, and he could basically use it without having to worry about anyone opposing him and causing trouble.

But Long Ziqiang felt a little uncomfortable at this moment. Why didn't he get such treatment?

Compared to his gentleness when explaining plays and chatting with these students, Bai Youlou was simply the real-life version of the devil mentor in the script.

Keep squeezing, putting pressure on, and forcing them madly.

If he didn't have any hair to begin with, it would seem like all his hair would fall out after filming this movie.

Just as he was complaining in his heart, he saw Bai Youlou stop smiling and walk towards him.

Fuck! The ghost is coming!
Don't come over here!

(End of this chapter)