sinovels Chapter 103 is being filmed.
Chapter 103 is being filmed.
Over the next few days, filming of "The Silent Truth" proceeded in a slow but not heavy atmosphere.
The subway scene was filmed for three whole days, with many different angles being filmed repeatedly. Bai Yu dragged his suitcase from across the street, from the side, and up from the subway entrance.
Veteran actor Liu Yijun, playing Zhang Chao, chases after them from behind, intercepts them from the side, and blocks them from the front. The scene where the two argue at the subway entrance was filmed in over a dozen versions, sometimes intense, sometimes restrained, and in some versions they spoke in hushed tones throughout. Director Qin kept every version, preparing to decide which one to use during post-production editing.
Bai Yu asked Director Qin, "Which direction do you think is right?"
Director Qin thought for a moment and pointed at Luo Jinnian.
Bai Yu turned to look at him. Luo Jinnian said, "The intense version is for the audience, the restraint is for the character. Zhang Chao is frighteningly calm. Even when he's going crazy, he'll think carefully about what he's going to say. He stopped Jiang Yang not to stop him, but to make Jiang Yang feel that someone cares about him so that he can keep him. That's why he won't shout."
Bai Yu understood immediately after listening.
He nodded with a sigh.
A truly talented person is one who is genuinely talented. In conversations, he often completely ignores the age of the children around him, as if he were talking to a wise elder.
Fourth, Liu Yijun grabbed Bai Yu's arm and spoke in a very low voice, almost in a whisper: "Jiang Yang, don't go."
Bai Yu stopped and turned to look at him. The two were very close, close enough to see the movement of each other's eyelashes.
Bai Yu's face showed no expression, no anger, only utter exhaustion.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and then he said a line that wasn't in the script: "Zhang Chao, do you know how long I've waited for this day?"
Then Bai Yu gently pulled his arm out and dragged his suitcase into the subway station.
Director Qin didn't call "cut." He let the camera follow Bai Yu's back until he disappeared behind the turnstile.
Then he called out "Pass," and turned to look at Luo Jinnian.
Luo Jinnian said, "He added that line himself."
Director Qin nodded. "Keep it."
In mid-November, the crew moved to a pre-built prison set to film scenes of Jiang Yang serving his sentence.
The set was built in an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs of Chongqing, with iron fences, a cement floor, yellowed walls, and a small cubicle of about three or four square meters. When Bai Yu walked in, he glanced down at the ground. There were some worn marks on the cement floor painted on, as if someone had stepped on it repeatedly.
"This set is realistic," Director Qin said from outside. "The bed, bedding, and the markings on the wall were all made by the props team according to real prison files. You can use it anytime."
It's all about realism.
Director Qin still prefers to film in real locations; prison themes should respect prison sets.
Bai Yu sat down on the bed, head down, hands resting on his knees. Luo Jinnian saw him sit down on the monitor, his shoulders slumped and his expression listless, and knew that the actor was getting into character.
He spent three years in prison, was wrongly accused, beaten, and abandoned by everyone. The only thing he could do was sit and wait for a turning point that would never come.
It wasn't until this point that Luo Jinnian realized he hadn't made a mistake in casting the actors. There are differences even among popular young actors. Often, an actor's efforts don't reach the level of talent. Whether someone has an attitude or not when acting is immediately obvious.
This scene took two days to film. It consisted of fragmented everyday moments: Jiang Yang writing an appeal in his cell, being called out for questioning by a prison guard, and standing in a corner looking at the sky during his exercise time.
Director Qin intentionally filmed these fragments in a very fragmented way, like the process of a person gradually having their edges worn away over a long period of time.
A person's bones are not crushed in one breath, but are cut away one by one with a dull knife.
On the third night, a major event was Jiang Yang's release from prison.
The scene in the script is very short, less than two pages long.
Jiang Yang walked out of the prison gate. It was raining outside, and Zhu Wei was waiting for him by the roadside with an umbrella. The two looked at each other but neither spoke.
Zhu Wei moved the umbrella closer to Jiang Yang, who took it but didn't open it, instead carrying his bag and walking into the rain.
When Bai Yu walked out of the prison gate, he had completely changed.
He has lost almost ten pounds in less than twenty days since joining the crew, his cheeks have sunken in, and his cheekbones have become more prominent.
He was wearing an old coat, and his hair was a bit longer than when he joined the crew, looking somewhat messy because he hadn't taken care of it.
The agent was heartbroken and muttered, "If it's too hard, then forget it. We won't suffer that. We'll find a stunt double if necessary."
"You can't say that. If I don't break through this time, I'll still only be able to act in idol dramas in the future. I believe in my judgment this time."
The agent nodded with satisfaction.
Old Yan stood outside holding an umbrella, his expression perfectly controlled, his lips pursed, and his eyes slightly lowered as he forcefully suppressed a certain emotion.
Bai Yu walked out the door and stopped on the steps.
The rain was artificial; a water truck was working outside the camera's view, and rainwater streamed down his hair, slid down his cheeks, and dripped onto the ground.
He looked at Lao Yan, and Lao Yan looked at him.
The two of them stood there for about ten seconds.
Then Bai Yu smiled. It was a happy smile, a complex one, tinged with a hint of self-deprecation. He didn't speak, but simply took the umbrella from Lao Yan without opening it, and walked down the steps with his head down.
Although neither of them spoke, their brotherhood was evident in their actions.
Director Qin called out "Cut!"
Bai Yu did not stop immediately.
He continued walking forward, took about ten steps, and then stopped, with his back to the camera.
Luo Jinnian saw him raise his hand to wipe his face; the rainwater was mixed with something else, making it impossible to tell what it was.
Old Yan walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said nothing.
By the end of November, filming for "The Silent Truth" was more than halfway complete.
A very important scene was filmed at an old dock on the banks of the Yangtze River.
The script describes Jiang Yang standing alone by the river, looking at the water, after uncovering the truth. Li Jing finds him.
The two had a conversation that lasted neither too long nor too short in the twilight. Jiang Yang said, "I've investigated this far, there's no turning back." Li Jing said, "Then don't look back."
Tan Zhuo, who plays Li Jing, stands on the steps of the dock. The wind is strong, and her hair is blowing wildly. Bai Yu stands next to her, leaning against the railing, his gaze fixed on the distant river.
Good actors have significantly improved the filming efficiency of "The Silent Corner". Director Qin is very satisfied with the current speed, so the post-production can catch up as soon as possible. Maybe it can be finished by the beginning of next year.
Bai Yu was embarrassed by the praise.
"It's all thanks to the director's excellent guidance. If there's a suitable role for your next project, please contact me again."
Director Qin has no objection.