Chapter 310 Field Visit

Jiang Qinqin is very happy now. She read the script Wu Yuchen gave her several times without letting go.

Although "The Embalmer" is not a movie with a major heroine, it can be clearly seen that this is an award-winning movie, and she is undoubtedly the heroine.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Okay, no one will steal your book, so read it slowly~"

Jiang Qinqin put down the script in her hand, then stood up, hugged Wu Yuchen and kissed the side of his face: "Husband, you are so kind~"

Wu Yuchen chuckled and said, "If I don't come back with a script, wouldn't it mean that your last trip was in vain?"

Jiang Qinqin said coquettishly: "Oh, I really came to see you last time~"

Wu Yuchen nodded: "Yeah, yeah, okay, okay, it's up to me, and by the way, let's have some fun on the pillow and ask for a role with me, right~"

Jiang Qinqin pouted, then put her arms around Wu Yuchen's neck, blew into his ears, and said while blowing: "I'll blow! Just blow!"

Wu Yuchen was not annoyed. He held her waist and blocked her mouth. After taking a sip, he said with a smile: "Don't just blow on the top, blow on the bottom too~"

Jiang Qinqin immediately pinched Wu Yuchen after hearing this: "Ah! You are so bad!"

After the two laughed for a while, Jiang Qinqin took Wu Yuchen's arm and asked: "Husband, who are you going to use as the male lead?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head and said: "It's hard to say now. Let's see the results of the audition and see who is suitable for whom."

In fact, what Wang Zhonglei conveyed to Feng Xiaogang on the phone was different from what Wu Yuchen said. His real public requirements were for actors over 30 years old, with elegant temperament and good appearance.

After Andy Lau learned about it, he immediately contacted Wu Yuchen and asked him if he still had a chance after he turned 40. Wu Yuchen smiled and said to Andy Lau, you look like you are not even 30 yet, come and audition. Let’s see the effect. Ever since, he came up with his words for Wang Zhonglei.

The movie "The Embalmer" was a 2008 Neon movie and won the 2009 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, helping Neon Neon movies win this award again after 53 years.

In fact, in the 1950s, neon movies had a period of glory. Since the birth of the classic "Rashomon", neon movies have won three Oscars for Best Foreign Language in the past five years, and they have also won the best foreign language Oscar in the international film industry. It won a lot of awards, and it was called the strong period of neon samurai films. But after that, neon movies slowly declined, continued to decline, and now have entered a trough.

On the contrary, it is Chinese movies. In the past few years, Wu Yuchen and Li An have won Oscars continuously, and actors such as Cheng Long and Jet Li have become famous internationally. The international community believes that Chinese movies have entered a golden period.

Having said that, the movie "The Embalmer" tells the story of the life of an embalmer. From the perspective of a novice embalmer, he observes various deaths and gazes at the loving people surrounding the deceased.

As for the copyright to adapt the original novel for the movie "The Embalmer", Wu Yuchen had already obtained it five years ago. The original novel is "Diary of a Coffin Bearer" published in 1993, which records every detail of his 20 years as a coffin bearer, that is, an undertaker, in the form of a diary.

Neon and Chinese are both oriental cultures, and there are many similarities and similarities in them. Therefore, "The Embalmer" is very suitable for Wu Yuchen to shoot. Of course, there are many unique Japanese characteristics and cultural parts, and Wu Yuchen wants to localize them.

However, since localization is to be done well, it is inevitable to conduct on-site inspections. Wu Yuchen scratched Jiang Qinqin's nose: "Don't laugh. Come with me in the next two days to see the work of the embalmer. See if you can still laugh."

…

Above the mourning hall, a man wearing full equipment was putting makeup on the corpse. He was seen skillfully playing with the tools, painting the face of the corpse, changing the clothes of the dead, and modifying the remains.

This series of operations flows smoothly, giving people a strange sense of beauty. But under the mourning hall, there was no one around. Being in such a scene, Jiang Qinqin felt a little weird, and she couldn't help but feel like standing on her head. She didn't dare to let go of Wu Yuchen's hand.

After the whole process was over and she exited, Jiang Qinqin breathed a sigh of relief. She felt so scared inside just now...

A moment later, the undertaker Zuo Dawei came over after cleaning. After seeing Jiang Qinqin's reaction, he said to Wu Yuchen embarrassedly: "Did you scare the people?"

Wu Yuchen waved his hand quickly: "No, no, we are disturbing you!"

Then he patted Jiang Qinqin, and Jiang Qinqin also apologized to Zuo Dawei: "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself, I'm sorry!"

Zuo Dawei shook his head and said with a smile: "It's normal. I'm used to it. Just because I'm in this industry, my friends don't want to talk to me. They think it's bad luck. Now my parents are worried about my marriage. Introduction When the girls heard that I was in this business, almost none of them were willing. I was ready to be a bachelor for the rest of my life..."

With that said, Zuo Dawei took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and then said to Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, do you want to follow me tomorrow?"

Wu Yuchen nodded and replied: "If the other party's family agrees, we still want to follow."

Zuo Dawei said: "My family knew it was you, so they didn't disagree. But tomorrow's situation is a bit special... Tomorrow's death is not a normal death, it was a car accident. I'm afraid of you..."

Zuo Dawei didn't say any more, but Wu Yuchen understood.

If it is a normal death, it may be okay to do these tasks, but if you encounter the remains of an accidental death, the workload of the embalmer may be doubled, because the condition of the remains may not be very good, the flesh and blood are blurred, and it is very challenging. The psychological quality of ordinary people will make their hair stand on end just thinking about it.

Not only Wu Yuchen thought of it, but Jiang Qinqin also thought of it, and her face turned pale. But then Wu Yuchen asked her: "Are you still willing to come tomorrow?"

Just thinking about it, Jiang Qinqin felt panicked in her heart. She really didn't want to go, but when she saw Wu Yuchen's eyes again, she thought that the heroine was specially prepared for her this time. If she couldn't even observe now, If you don’t dare to observe, do you still have the nerve to play this role?

Thinking of this, Jiang Qinqin nodded: "Come."

The next day, on the way back, Jiang Qinqin's face turned pale and she lay weakly in Wu Yuchen's arms.

But Wu Yuchen didn't look disgusted at all. Let alone Jiang Qinqin, even he almost didn't insist on watching the whole process. The body was so changed that it was beyond recognition... It's really hard to describe. Jiang Qinqin ran out and vomited three times, and came back to see it after vomiting. Everyone vomited. Afterwards, Wu Yuchen continued to apologize to his family.

Shrinking in Wu Yuchen's arms, Jiang Qinqin said weakly:

"When I read the script, I just thought that the male protagonist is such a good person, why should I mind? Isn't it just a bit unlucky? But now I know from personal experience that the psychological quality of being the wife of an embalmer is really not what ordinary people can do. Okay. Now I understand why the heroine has been opposed to her husband becoming an undertaker. Just thinking about this process makes me feel uncomfortable..."

Wu Yuchen hugged her shoulders tightly and comforted him: "Look, hasn't this goal been achieved? If you hadn't come to experience this trip, would you have understood the heroine's state of mind? Actors, you still have to Only with life experience can you perform well!”

Jiang Qinqin nodded, and then asked: "Then will I come back later?"

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and said: "You can see for yourself. If you feel that you have almost got it, it's okay if you don't come. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you come or not. Once I decide on the male lead, he will definitely have to follow me every day. !”

…

On the third day, Wu Yuchen ignored Jiang Qinqin this time. Today he specially made an appointment to chat with a female undertaker.

The other party said calmly: "Director Wu, in our industry, it is normal for relatives and friends not to invite you to the wedding. To tell you the truth, I don't even go home for the Chinese New Year. My parents think I’m unlucky.”

"In my hometown, we have to worship gods every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. About three years ago, I went home to celebrate the New Year and saw an apple falling out of the apple placed in front of the shrine, so I picked it up and arranged it.

As a result, when I returned to the house, I found that my mother had replaced all the tributes on the table. I felt a chill in my heart at that time. Do you think I am too "dirty"? ! "

After Wu Yuchen listened, he remained silent and couldn't say anything to comfort him. He knew it was useless. However, he remembered this matter and planned to incorporate it into the movie and express it through the male protagonist and his colleagues.

When the next male undertaker arrived, who had a slightly more cheerful personality, he smiled and said to Wu Yuchen: "When I go back to my hometown now, and when people ask me what I do for a living, I always say that I work in the civil affairs department! Otherwise, they will get hurt. I don’t even dare to touch you!”

"Let me tell you a scary thing. The first step for us embalmers to apply makeup is to apply foundation. Not long after I joined the job, one time when I was wiping my eyes, the brush passed through the eye sockets of the corpse, and the result was that the corpse I opened my eyes all of a sudden! I was so frightened that I crawled out and ran away. At that time, I swore that I would never do it again even if I was beaten to death!"

"What's going on? Is the person really alive after death?"

"It's impossible! Later, the master and the doctor tried hard to get me back. They said that after a person dies, the muscles will become stiff, and sometimes the eyes will open wide. It is a normal muscle reaction. I use When the brush touches the muscles around the eye socket, it may open his eyes and help him close them again. "

Wu Yuchen thought about this scene and found it scary. However, if it were put in a comedy, it would probably make people laugh. Then he asked:

"Then didn't you swear you'd quit? Why are you back again?"

"I don't know how to do anything else, and I can make a lot of money from this. Just don't let my family know about it. In the future, I will marry a wife in my hometown and have a baby for her to take care of. Let's cook the rice before cooking. Hehe~"

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head, but he did not accuse the other party. Everyone has his own way of living.

When Wu Yuchen came back this time, he took a few days' rest, and then started working on "The Encoffiant", which mainly involved field trips and interviews.

He doesn't plan to shoot the movie right away, but the preparations must be done first, especially the key role of the male protagonist. He must be selected as soon as he returns from this trip, and then let him work with the undertaker for a few months to experience life. Understand Music theory is even better, and I can even start practicing the cello.

According to the setting in the script, the male protagonist was originally a cello player, but then suddenly lost his job and unexpectedly entered the funeral industry. This will create a sense of contrast for the audience. The rather traditional ritual of enshrinement creates a sense of contrast with the male protagonist who grew up under the influence of Western culture.

As for why the cello was chosen, it is because the timbre of this instrument is mellow and full, low and long, which can not only express deep and complex delicate emotions, but also contains a kind of peace, tranquility and soothing power, making people feel like returning to the arms of their mother.

The profession of undertaker has always been wandering between life and death, allowing the dead to leave peacefully without regrets and allowing the living to be comforted. Therefore, the cello is indeed a very suitable instrument.

At the same time, because the cello is not suitable for solo performance, unlike violins and pianos, and the social demand is not high, it is considered an unpopular instrument, so it is actually reasonable for the male protagonist to be unemployed as a cellist.

After a busy week, Wu Yuchen also arrived at the day of the male protagonist's audition.

"The Spring Festival is less than a week away. I don't know why Director Wu arranged the audition time at this time..." A fat man muttered and complained in a low voice.

In the car, the gentle and elegant Leon Lai said immediately: "Shut up, there are many people who want to film Director Wu's play, don't say such things when you are on the scene!"

"Mingzai, don't worry, I am just complaining, I definitely hope you can get this role! This time I think you are very suitable for some of the requirements proposed by Director Wu, and I am sure you have a lot of hope!" The agent said with a smile.

In fact, Leon Lai has been seeking transformation since his peak period. He has always wanted to be a powerful actor without being called an idol. Especially on the road of acting, when Andy Lau was still shooting a large number of commercial films or even bad films every year, Leon Lai had already started to focus on art films, such as "Comrades: Almost a Love Story", "Half Life", "City of Glass", etc., and he has always wanted to prove himself. Last year, he also got what he wanted and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

Recently, he learned that Wu Yuchen's new project was auditioning for the male lead, and he felt that he should be very suitable for this role, so he rushed over to participate in the audition. As for the Spring Festival, every year is not the Spring Festival? This is not important at all in Director Wu’s new play.