"Guo Zhen's training for Ni Ni and the others is very targeted and effective; Ni Ni has a deep understanding of the role of Yu Mo and has a very thorough understanding of the role, and it took her a long time to prepare. It is not a technical problem for Ni Ni to get into the role, but a psychological problem. Ni Ni is a girl with heavy minds and thinks a lot, especially when facing Cruise, she thinks more, worried that she can't act well and lacks confidence in herself, which leads to psychological problems."

Zhang Ran said slowly: "The worship ceremony is a psychological hint I exerted to Ni Ni. When I put my hands together in front and worship, I was really worshiping the worship; when I asked her to open her hands, I was asking her to do relaxation exercises. In fact, yoga, puppet, enlargement and reduction exercises can also play the same role. But Ni Ni herself is practicing yoga and has learned these relaxation methods by puppets. If I asked her to do these, she would know that I was relaxing her. Worshiping the worship is just a cover and it would be difficult to play the psychological hint, so I used the Alexander technique."

Zhang Yimou asked curiously: "What is Alexander's technique?"

Zhang Ran explained: "Alexander's technique is a health science that is particularly popular in the West, specializing in the relationship between muscle and health. Using Alexander's technique can make people learn how to abandon wrong posture habits, increase self-awareness, and restore the most natural balance under the guidance of correct thinking. Because the relaxation effect is very good, many actors, singers, and dancers will use Alexander's technique, and even perform corresponding exercises before going to the stage. Now many body training, as well as relaxation training, puppet practice, and enlargement and reduction exercises in Western performance genres evolved from Alexander's technique."

"So that's the case." Zhang Yimou was not interested in Alexander's technique. He wanted to know more about how Zhang Ran got Ni Ni into the show, and how the effect was so good. "Then how did Ni Ni get into the show?"

Zhang Ran smiled and continued to talk: "Ni Ni didn't know Alexander's technique, and I chose a star-shaped movement with a strong sense of form. She thought it was part of the worship ceremony, and she didn't know it was a relaxing physical training. Because before worshiping, I told her that the actors were from the witches and could receive protection from the worship of the gods; she also told her that Zhang Jingchu and the students I led would perform worship ceremony, and the effect was very good after worshiping the Taiwan. When Ni Ni finished worshiping the Taiwan, she felt very relaxed and was very surprised, and she felt that she really had protection from the gods. Of course, she might not really believe in the gods in her heart, but because I had previously imposed psychological hints on her, she subconsciously believed that she could really act well after worshiping the Taiwan, and her sense of belief also improved. In this way, when she faced Cruise, she became much more calm, and could enter the show normally, and naturally she performed the scene smoothly!"

Zhang Yimou can act and is the first film festival winner in mainland China. He knows that actor performance involves psychology, but he has never seen anyone apply psychological skills to this level. He admires Zhang Ran so much that he is impressed: "It's really amazing, so amazing!" He smiled and said, "Or why don't you stay in the crew for a few more days and help me guide the actors more. The actors of Thirteen Flowers and the female students are both newcomers, and they are all acting for the first time. If you guide them, it will be much easier for me to film!"

Zhang Ran laughed and said, "I said, why did you ask me to visit the set? It turned out that I wanted me to work for you!" After laughing, he shook his head and said, "I'm going to prepare for my new movie soon, so I can't stay for a long time. Let's do this, I'll help you with some tutoring for new actors in a week!"

"Then please trouble you!" Zhang Yimou was happy when he heard that Zhang Ran was willing to help him coach, and then asked curiously, "Have you chosen your new film? What kind of story is it?"

"I've chosen a long time ago!" Zhang Ran said with a smile, "And Lee was filming "The Fantasy of Pi" recently, telling the story of a boy and a tiger. My drama is exactly the opposite, telling the story of an old man and a dog. "The Fantasy of Pi" is about to be made into 3, and my new film is also about to be made into 3!"

Zhang Yimou couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Ann Li is not young. He is photographing a boy, but you are young, but you are photographing an old man. This is interesting. But what I'm even more curious is, what new skills will you make in this new film?"

Zhang Ran said relaxedly: "I want to make this new film particularly Chinese and make it into an ink-style movie!"

Zhang Yimou was stunned and then laughed: "Actually, I have the same idea. After the Peking Olympics, I have been thinking that I can make a movie with the artistic conception of Chinese ink painting, but I didn't expect you to get the first step!"

Zhang Ran was slightly stunned, then laughed: "I also had this idea after the Peking Olympics. It seems that we are heroes who have the same views!"

Time flies quickly. With the joint efforts of crew members and actors, the filming task of "The Flowers of War" today was successfully completed. Zhang Yimou announced the end of work and then took the lead in applauding. The crew members also stood up to applaud and affirmed the actors' work today. Zhang Ran nodded slightly. This applause and encouragement are very important to newcomers like Ni Ni and others, and can enhance their confidence. Lao Mouzi really understands actors very well.

In the evening, Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou watched the completed shot of "The Flowers of War" in the hotel. Judging from the shots that have been taken, "The Flowers of War" is basically the same as in terms of character creation and artistic style, but this version has a different place. The movie always emphasizes that female students are children. When the Flowers of War and female students quarrel, some people advised not to be as knowledgeable as children.

"The Flowers of Flowers of War" tells the story of a group of Chinese men standing up to protect women when the massacre came. When these men died, the adult women among the protected people stood up to protect underage girls. This story itself is a very meaningful story, but after the movie was released, some people deliberately misinterpreted it, saying that prostitutes change their lives. Women, prostitutes change their female students, and even suggested that people are born equal, is the life of prostitutes not as important as female students?

In fact, according to this logic, it is wrong to let women and children leave first in the movie "Titanic". Is it not as important for men and the elderly to live as women and children?

It is precisely because he knows that some people will make this statement that Zhang Ran does not want the audience to be led by these people, so he suggests that Zhang Yimou should emphasize in the movie that these female students are children, who are only twelve or thirteen years old, so that the audience can understand that "The Flowers of War" is a story of a group of adults who go one after another to protect a group of children.

No matter how good or bad the movies are, people will scold them. They have been scolded since "Red Sorghum" and are scolded from different angles. After hearing Zhang Ran's suggestions, Zhang Yimou felt that the "Shouwenjie" was indeed very likely to use this to make a statement, so he listened to Zhang Ran's suggestions and repeatedly emphasized in the movie that female students are still children.

After chatting about the movie for a while, Zhang Ran suddenly remembered what Pang Liwei told him in the afternoon, and asked, "Old Strategy, I heard that Zhang Weiping asked you to have extra bed again and again. Let Yumo sleep with John before he died?"

"It was Xiao Pang who told you, this Xiao Pang!" Zhang Yimou shook his head and said helplessly, "Zhang Weiping asked me to add a bed. The scene, I said a few times, and the night before yesterday, he called him to the single room of the restaurant and repeatedly said that he had read the script. If Yu Mo and John didn't have a bed in this scene, he would feel disappointed."

Zhang Ran frowned and said, "What did you think?"

Zhang Yimou sighed and said, "I think it's a bit redundant to add a bed scene here, it doesn't fit the status of the characters at that time, and it's a bit extravagant!"

Zhang Ran felt the same way. In fact, most people who have watched "The Flowers of War" have this feeling. This bed and play is completely unnecessary. He said: "The movie that reacts to massacre is not that there is no bed scene, but the key is whether it is necessary. "Schindler's List" is a theme of the Holocaust, and there is a bed scene. A Jew hired by Schindler was killed. After questioning the German officer, the bed scene was immediately followed. This is the vent of Schindler's inner anger. At the same time, because Stan was arrested, Schindler had to interrupt the bed and save people, and could show the urgent situation, so the bed and play is necessary. In "The Flowers of War", Yumo went to the death to add a bed. Can the drama show the urgent situation? Not only can't, it will make the audience feel strange. They are all in a life and death juncture, and they are still thinking about going to bed. More importantly, the bed scene greatly reduces John's noble sentiment."

Zhang Ran didn't want to say this, but finally said it: "Zhang Weiping added a bed scene to use it as a promotional stunt, because "The Flowers of War" is very expensive and has a great risk. However, Zhang Weiping was wrong. The more big the production is, the more he should promote the quality of the movie and attract the audience by relying on excellent productions. The stunt such a bed scene is too low-end. Can't "The Flowers of War" be used to make a move and can only attract the audience by relying on this vulgar stunt?"

Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping have worked with him for many years and know that Zhang Weiping wanted to use this as a promotional gimmick: "I think so too. There are many things to say about the movie, and I didn't want to use this for hype, so I never agreed to him!"

Zhang Ran solemnly said: "The movie shows the Nanjing Massacre. If you use bed scenes as a promotional stunt, don't talk about others, even I can't accept it emotionally. If Zhang Weiping talks to you again and asks you to add a bed. The show, you say I don't agree. If Zhang Weiping has any objection, let him come to me and let him talk to me!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly felt relieved. Zhang Weiping was very afraid of Zhang Ran. Since Zhang Ran had spoken, Zhang Weiping didn't dare to say anything more, and the bed scene was successfully resolved. He was very grateful to Zhang Ran and said, "Zhang Ran, thank you!"

Zhang Ran waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite to me!"

In the following week, Zhang Ran stayed on the crew of "The Flowers of War" and except for discussing the movie with Zhang Yimou, he basically directed the crew's actors for the rest of the time.

In a week, Zhang Ran could not teach any advanced skills, nor could he do any special training for Ni Ni and the others. The speech was one minute on stage, and ten years of hard work off stage, relying on accumulation. What he could do was to provide psychological counseling to enhance Ni Ni and the others' confidence, enhance their sense of belief, and let them maximize the results of Guo Zhen's training.

Zhang Ran is the most popular director in China and an idol in the hearts of many actors. When Zhang Ran told Ni Ni and others through psychological hints and sincere words that you have talent and the potential to become an excellent actor; Ni Ni and the others naturally have increased their confidence.

With the actors having self-confidence, they can convert various external stimuli into energy; after gaining enough confidence, Ni Ni and the others have brought out their highest level during the performance, and the whole performance has become much more vivid.

Zhang Yimou was extremely satisfied with this, and it was indeed wrong to ask Zhang Ran for help. Unfortunately, after staying for a week, Zhang Ran flew to Lin'an to prepare for the new film. If Zhang Ran could stay for more days, the performance of "The Flowers of War" would be even better.
Chapter completed!