novellhall Chapter 293 Yangtze River Map Starts Production
Chapter 293 Yangtze River Map Starts Production
Chapter 292 Yangtze River Map Filming Begins (Happy New Year, please vote!)
[The final cut of "La La Land" has been completed, and the project data has been finalized!]
Project Name: La La Land
[Filming Progress: 100% (Completion and Final Editing)]
[Performance Rating: S]
Director's satisfaction rating: S
Teamwork: S
[Audience Expectations: A+]
Overall Rating: S—
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As Chen Xun saw lines of text appear before his eyes, his heart began to pound.
Inside the theater, Chazelle and the production team had already begun discussing the premiere arrangements.
Emma leaned over and told him with a smile that they would walk the red carpet together at the premiere.
Chen Xun smiled and agreed.
Just then, Chen Xun's phone vibrated.
It was a WeChat message from Yang Chao.
There is also a location scouting photo taken along the Yangtze River.
"The boat and dock are all set up. We're just waiting for you to come back and set sail after the premiere!"
"good!"
Chen Xun swiped his finger across the screen.
With the direction of "La La Land" finalized, all that's left is to polish the details and prepare for its release.
Chen Xun, on the other hand, rushed to China without stopping.
He barely slept during the thirteen-hour transoceanic flight.
Clutching the well-worn script of "Crosscurrent" in his hand, the blank spaces were filled with dense annotations, meticulously detailing everything from the tone of Gao Chun's every monologue to the posture of every person standing at the bow of the boat.
The view outside the porthole changed from the deep blue of the Pacific Ocean to the murky gray-yellow of the Yangtze River estuary. As the plane landed, he looked at the familiar Chinese signs outside the window and a sense of peace, indescribable and inexplicable, welled up inside him.
It wasn't until he started focusing on independent films that Chen Xun felt he had truly transformed from a star into an actor.
From Hollywood's Walk of Fame to the riverside docks at the mouth of the Wusong River in Shanghai, he traveled halfway around the world, but finally returned to this river that belongs to the Chinese people.
The car drove out of the airport and headed straight for the scouting site at Wusongkou.
As soon as I got off the bus, a breeze carrying moisture hit my face.
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With the unique salty and fishy smell of the river water, mixed with the dampness of the riverside reeds, it instantly dispelled the fatigue of the long flight.
Yang Chao was squatting by the dock, gesturing to a few old boatmen, his hair disheveled by the wind.
Upon seeing Chen Xun approaching, he immediately stood up with a smile and strode forward to greet him.
"We've been waiting for you!"
Yang Chao patted his shoulder hard, his excitement barely concealed: "The ship is all set up, and the film camera is in place too. It's a Panavishin lens, the same series you used in 'La La Land,' so it'll definitely capture the texture of the Yangtze River."
Chen Xun smiled and hugged him.
His gaze passed over him and landed on the cargo ship moored on the riverbank.
The ship's hull was rusty, its deck gleaming from the river water, and the words "Guangyun" were written on the side of the ship.
It's the boat that Gao Chun ran his whole life on in the script.
He walked over, his fingertips tracing the rough planks of the boat, the river breeze lifting the hem of his clothes.
At that moment, he felt as if he had touched upon Gao Chun's life.
That disillusioned poet, that captain sailing upstream, that man whose entire life was confined to this river.
"Teacher Chen."
A woman's voice came from behind.
Chen Xun turned around and saw Xin Zhilei standing there.
She was wearing a faded windbreaker, her hair was casually tied back, her face was bare of makeup and flushed red from the river breeze, and she was holding a thick notebook in her arms.
She was completely different from the reserved and nervous girl she was at the BJ Cafe last time.
At this moment, Anlu's image was already in her eyes.
It carries the wildness of the riverside and the stubbornness in its bones.
"How are the preparations going?"
Chen Xun asked with a smile.
"Everything is ready!"
Xin Zhilei handed him the notebook in her hand.
Chen Xun flipped through it casually.
It is filled with her understanding of Anlu, as well as her diary of running boats with the old boatman.
He even remembered the hydrology and customs of every dock along the Yangtze River very clearly: "I have been traveling on this river for almost a month, from Wusongkou to Nanjing, eating and living with the boatmen. I have a general understanding of what it is like for people who travel on the river all year round."
Chen Xun flipped through the notebook, his fingertips tracing the densely packed words, and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work!"
Xin Zhilei smiled, her eyes sparkling: "It's my luck to be able to play this role."
, 7
For the next two days, Chen Xun threw himself into the preparations for filming.
He followed Yang Chao and the photography team to every shooting location in Wusongkou, confirming the lighting and camera position for each shot, and confirming the sound recording plan with the sound recording team for the river wind environment.
They even repeatedly confirmed the film model with the film factory's technicians to ensure that they could capture the misty, breathtaking texture of the Yangtze River.
During his time working on "La La Land," he gained a deeper understanding of film photography.
This knowledge from Hollywood also gave Yang Chao a lot of inspiration.
Yang Chao was initially worried that the big-name actor who had returned from Hollywood would not be able to withstand the harsh filming environment on the Yangtze River.
But seeing Chen Xun climbing up and down with the boatmen, repeatedly pondering the lighting of a camera lens, even more meticulous than the director himself, his last bit of concern completely disappeared.
The night before filming began, the official Weibo account of "Crosscurrent" quietly posted an official announcement.
There is only one group photo of the main cast and one side shot of Chen Xun standing by the river.
#Filming of the movie Yangtze River Map officially begins#
Ten years of honing a sword, sailing upstream, using poetry as a boat and film as a mirror.
We will use 35mm film to record the Yangtze River, which has flowed for thousands of years, and a love story that transcends time and space, hidden in the river.
Starring: @Chen Xun; Director/Screenwriter: Yang Chao. Filming officially began today in Wusongkou, Shanghai.
In the first half hour after the Weibo post was published, there were only a few scattered comments from art-house film enthusiasts in the comment section.
When a fan stumbled upon this Weibo post, took a screenshot, and shared it in the supertopic, the entire internet exploded.
"Holy crap! Am I seeing things? Chen Xun???"
"Help! Is that Chen Xun I know, the one who won an Oscar and is a top star in Hollywood? He's back in China making movies?"
"Who understands, family members! I've been waiting for this for four whole years! Ever since the day he made a name for himself in Hollywood, I've been hoping he'd come back to China and make a Chinese-language film, and today it's actually happened!"
"The whole internet was digging into his rumored relationship with Emma, saying he was obsessed with Hollywood's glamorous world, but he quietly did something this big!"
"The Berlin International Film Festival's Tiger Award for Best Screenplay! The Rotterdam International Film Festival's Southern Fund! This script has been in development for ten years! Chen Xun's eye for talent is amazing!"
"Some people used to mock him for stooping to endorsing students' assignments, but look at him now, he's never stopped moving forward. From Hollywood commercial films to independent art films, he's now returning to China to cultivate Chinese-language films. His vision is truly amazing."
"I've already bought my ticket to Shanghai! The filming starts tomorrow, I absolutely have to be there to see the real Chen Xun!"
In just two hours.
#Chen Xun's Yangtze River Map#
#ChenXunReturnsToChinaToFilmAction#
#YangtzeRiverMapStartsFilming#
The three terms immediately topped the Weibo trending list.
The entry is followed by the bright red character "爆" (explosive).
The comment section was completely flooded with the fans' ecstasy.
The super topic is full of fan-organized support activities for the start of filming.
Many fans even booked plane and train tickets overnight and rushed to Shanghai from all over the country.
Just to go to the opening ceremony and support Chen Xun.
The next morning, the dock at Wusongkou had changed its appearance.
A red backdrop for the opening ceremony stood by the river.
The sign above reads "Auspicious Start of Filming for the Movie 'Crosscurrent'".
The offering table was arranged neatly, with a film camera covered with a red cloth placed in the center, surrounded by security personnel.
This is a uniquely Chinese characteristic.
Almost every film crew tries to bring good luck when they start shooting!
At the entrance to the pier, hundreds of fans had gathered.
They stood quietly outside the cordon, holding up support signs and banners.
A banner was displayed at the front: "Tracing upstream along the river, we come in search of the light. We look forward to seeing actor Chen Xun in Gaochun."
When Chen arrived and saw this scene, he paused in his tracks.
He was used to the screams and crowds of fans in Hollywood, but he was still touched by this group of quiet fans.
I never expected to receive this kind of treatment on my first time filming in the country.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't moved.
He bowed deeply to his fans across the police cordon and waved with a smile.
This instantly drew a suppressed cheer.
Fans chanted in unison, "Good luck with the start of filming for Chen Xun! Looking forward to Gaochun!!"
His voice was filled with barely concealed excitement.
The auspicious time arrived, and the opening ceremony officially began.
Yang Chao led the main creative team to offer incense and pay respects to the patrons, and then unveiled the red cloth covering the camera.
35mm film camera.
A river breeze blew by, causing the red cloth on the backdrop to flutter loudly.
When it was Chen Xun's turn to speak, he took the microphone and didn't say any grand or formal words. He simply looked at the ever-flowing Yangtze River in front of him and spoke in a soft but earnest tone: "I traveled from the mouth of this river to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, circled half the globe, and finally returned here."
"Gao Chun is someone who goes against the tide, and so am I."
"Thank you, Director Yang, for giving me this opportunity to stand on this river and tell a story that belongs to the Chinese people."
"We will make this film with the utmost sincerity, so as not to let down this river, this script, or all those who have high expectations of us."
As soon as he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted in the room.
Fans outside the cordon waved their support signs vigorously, their eyes red with emotion.
They watched as this Chinese idol, who rose from being an extra in Hengdian to the Hollywood Oscars, now stood on the banks of the Yangtze River, dressed in simple work clothes, his eyes devoid of the glitz and glamour of fame and fortune, displaying only reverence and sincerity for his work.
After the opening ceremony, the main cast and crew gathered together for a group photo.
Yang Chao stood in the middle, with Chen Xun on his left and Xin Zhilei on his right, and behind him the rushing Yangtze River and the rising sun.
The moment the shutter was pressed.
The words appeared before Chen Xun's eyes:
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