Chapter 110 It’s hard to control yourself

After a few days of communication with those behind the scenes, "The Piano Tuner" officially started filming on July 20th.

The first part to be filmed was the part about the child actors in the movie.

This little actor was invited by Liu Zhou's uncle through the children's channel. He has participated in many programs on the children's channel, which saved him a lot of trouble when filming the movie.

Liu Zhou asked about the young actor's name, but had no impression of him. It seemed that he would not develop in the entertainment industry in the future.

After filming started, this young actor indeed needed Liu Zhou to do a lot less. He didn't even need to be taught some basic movements and was more obedient.

The only thing is that this little actor is a bit introverted, but the role he plays in the play is a naughty kid.

Fortunately, there were not many scenes involving him, and with the gentle narration of Liu Zhou and his parents, it took three days to finally finish filming his scenes.

Liu Zhou also anticipated that the children's scenes were the most uncontrollable, so he finished filming the children's scenes first.

When Liu Zhou shouted "OK", the staff on the scene all breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Tang Wei, it was her first time filming a movie, and she didn't expect that Liu Zhou sitting in front of the monitor was so different from his usual self.

Liu Zhou is always smiling, which gives her the feeling that he is a very friendly boss.

But I didn’t expect that when I got to the set, it would be so strict.

This made her go from the excitement and anticipation she had when she first got the role to nervousness.

Zhang Tong and Tian Zheng were also much more nervous than at the beginning. They didn't expect that after just two years of not seeing each other, Liu Zhou's aura was different.

Zhang Tong still remembers when Liu Zhou was filming the short film "The Tuner". Although he was also quite strict, he was not as majestic as he looks now.

Sure enough, Liu Zhou at this time was no longer the student director before, but a famous director from the mainland!
However, this kind of Liu Zhou made Zhang Tong even more dazed.

Only Qin Hao remained calm.

It’s not because he has a good relationship with Liu Zhou, but because he is more prepared and more confident in himself.

Actors need to have confidence.

It's just like a sense of belief. An actor without confidence cannot act well.

After filming the little actor's scenes, the next scene was shot where the male and female protagonists got to know each other.

The heroine played by Tang Wei was riding an electric scooter and accidentally knocked down the hero who was pretending to be blind.

The kind-hearted heroine also became acquainted with the hero because of this accident. After being deceived by the story made up by the heroine, she developed a liking for him and invited him to play the piano in her father's restaurant.

Of course the hero agreed to this. Then, with his superb piano skills, he not only won the heart of the heroine, but also successfully attracted the attention of a wealthy man, who invited him to his house to play the piano.

This part of the scenes was relatively simple and filming was relatively smooth.

Although Tang Wei is a newcomer, we have to admit that her acting skills are good and she is quite talented.

Liu Zhou never explained the play to her more than three times, and she would never be completely suppressed when acting opposite Qin Hao.

No wonder her acting skills were so highly praised by the industry in later generations. However, "Lust, Caution" was both her success and her failure. No matter how good her acting skills are, it is difficult to change the audience's impression of her.

The next scene to be filmed is the climax of the entire movie, where the male protagonist comes to the rich man's house to play the piano, but witnesses a murder scene.

For the role of the old lady next door to the rich man, Liu Zhou invited teacher Li Mingqi to play the guest role.

The rich man’s wife didn’t want to let the male protagonist in, but the sound of their argument disturbed the old lady, and the wife had no choice but to let the male protagonist in.

It was fine at first, but later when the male protagonist was playing the piano, he saw a rich man lying in a pool of blood, and he immediately became nervous and scared.

He wanted to use the excuse of going to the restroom, but unexpectedly he saw his wife's lover, the policeman, in the restroom.

"Ning Hao, I want a close-up of Qin Hao's face. The camera should slowly move towards Qin Hao's face. The process should take about fifteen seconds. Also, lighting technician, add more light to the body. When viewed from the side, it should look like the sun is reflecting on the blood."

After everyone was busy, the shooting of this scene officially started.

Looking at Qin Hao's originally relaxed expression on the monitor, he suddenly became nervous and scared.

Acting skills are really tested here, because the male lead is wearing sunglasses and cannot express his mood with his eyes, but only through his facial muscles and mouth.

Qin Hao's performance was really good, and the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch.

But this was overdone in close-up.

"Click, pause."

Liu Zhou walked up to Qin Hao and said:
"Mouse, you can control the changes in your expression. Just purse your lips slightly and clench your teeth. Even though you are scared at this moment, you can't show it too obviously."

"I see. I'll try again."

"And Zhang Tong, don't show any nervousness, just lean against the wall naturally. You think the man in front of you is really blind."

"Ok."

"All departments, get ready. Here comes another one."

Although Liu Zhou explained it to them again, it still took seven or eight takes before he got the shot that satisfied him.

After Liu Zhou shouted, Qin Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Controlling these micro-expressions was indeed very tiring.

"Take a break for ten minutes, put on makeup, and get some sweat off Qin Hao's forehead."

"No, there's no need to put on makeup. I can do it myself." Qin Hao refused.

"Are you sure? I just need a slight layer of sweat."

"I know. If it doesn't work, you can ask the makeup artist to help."

Seeing that Qin Hao insisted, Liu Zhou agreed, thinking it would just be a waste of time at most.

The next scene is that after the lover's test, he also thinks the male protagonist is blind, and then Qin Hao plays the piano while watching the two of them deal with the corpse.

This shot was shot in reverse very smoothly, and Qin Hao was indeed sweating on his forehead, which made the close-up more realistic.

This scene was shot, and we finished the day smoothly. It has been nearly half a month since the start of the shoot, and as the crew gets used to each other, the progress of the shoot is also accelerating.

It happened that they finished work early today and everyone had been very busy these days. After packing up, Liu Zhou suggested that they go out for a midnight snack together.

No one had any objections and just found a food stall.

Summer nights are the best time to drink, eat skewers and crayfish. Although Liu Zhou has made a lot of money, he also likes to eat at such roadside stalls.

This is even more true for a few classmates. When we were in school, we often got together in groups of three or two to eat at food stalls.

At this time, Liu Zhou also shed his stern expression on the set, and replaced it with the warm smile he had in college.

Zhang Tong took a sip of beer and said with a smile:

"Liu Zhou, I think you should become an actor too."

"How do you say this?"

"Look at you, you were one way on the set, and now you are another way, and the switch is seamless. Your acting skills are so superb, it would be a shame if you didn't act."

"Zhang Tong, are you trying to say that I'm fierce on the set?"

"Isn't it? Not to mention Tang Wei, even I was a little afraid of you on the set."

"Aren't you afraid now?"

After Liu Zhou finished speaking, he made a serious expression as he did on the set, but Zhang Tong was stunned when he saw it, obviously scared.

Liu Zhou couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw her expression.

Qin Hao and Tian Zheng couldn't help but burst out laughing when they saw this.

Zhang Tong realized that he had been tricked and said angrily:

"Liu Zhou, how could you be so mean!"

"Haha, there's nothing wrong with me, it just shows that I'm a good actor."

"You know what, I was also scared by Liu Zhou at the beginning." Tian Zheng said with a smile.

"But Zhang Tong's expression just now was quite cute, haha!" Qin Hao continued.

Zhang Tong was so angry that his teeth were itching when he saw three grown men making fun of him.

Then his eyes rolled, and he couldn't help but think of the instigator Liu Zhou's poor alcohol tolerance, so Zhang Tong began to get Liu Zhou to drink in a roundabout way.

Liu Zhou didn't notice it at first, but gradually he felt a little embarrassed and realized that she was pouring wine for him. Liu Zhou quickly asked Qin Hao and Tian Zheng to block the wine for him.

However, Zhang Tong, a high-ranking official in Xinjiang, has an amazing alcohol tolerance, and Qin Hao and Tian Zheng are no match for him even if they join forces.

Before, the three of them had not realized that she could drink so much, so in the end, they had no choice but to beg for mercy and apologize.

"Hehe, let's see if you dare to make fun of me again in the future."

"Ms. Zhang, I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again." Qin Hao begged for mercy.

Just now he was the most unyielding one. How could a Northeastern man be afraid of a woman when drinking? So he drank the most and even vomited twice.

When they finished and went back, Qin Hao could hardly stand, and Tian Zheng had to support him.

Liu Zhou was fine at first, but when he stood up and was blown by the wind, he felt a little dizzy, and Zhang Tong stepped forward to support him.

Liu Zhou smelled the feminine scent on Zhang Tong, which sounded very nice. She couldn't help but move closer and sniff a few more times, which made her face turn even redder.

Fortunately, the hotel was not far from the food stall, and the four of them returned to the hotel soon.

Zhang Tong helped Liu Zhou back to his room, helped him take off his shoes, then filled some water and wiped his face.

Liu Zhou, who was in a daze, thought it was Zeng Li, because she was the only woman who would take care of him so carefully, so he couldn't help but grab his hand and hold her in his arms.

His hands couldn't help but move around, and he was a little confused as to why Zeng Li's had become bigger?
Now I can't even hold it with one hand.

Zhang Tong's mind went blank after being suddenly attacked. He then moved Liu Zhou's hand away, stood up gasping for breath, and the blush on his face began to spread to his neck.

Thinking of the strange thing that happened when he was caught just now, Zhang Tong felt his face getting hotter.

But for some unknown reason, Zhang Tong couldn't help but walk up and touch Liu Zhou's cheek, then sighed and left his room.

On the way back to his room, Zhang Tong didn't expect that Tian Zheng was leaning against his door waiting for him.

"What are you doing standing here?"

Tian Zheng was slightly relieved when he saw Zhang Tong coming back, and said:
"Nothing, just waiting for you."

"You are crazy, why are you waiting for me?"

Tian Zheng did not answer her question, but said:

"Zhang Tong, you should know that Liu Zhou is Zeng Li's boyfriend. Zeng Li is our classmate and also our friend."

Hearing Tian Zheng's words, Zhang Tong's face stiffened. He was silent for a while before saying:

"Am I being obvious?"

"A little bit. At least Haozi and I noticed it when we were having supper just now. He couldn't say anything, so he had to get himself drunk."

"No wonder, then why don't you get yourself drunk?"

Tian Zheng sighed and said:

"Although I have no right to say anything, I don't want you to do anything stupid. It's not good for you or Zeng Li. As a friend, I will only say this once. No matter what you do in the future, I won't say anything."

"Tian Zheng, thank you, I understand!"

After saying that, Zhang Tong went straight back to his room.

(End of this chapter)