Curse of the Eye of the Dead

October 2009.

The crew of "Bride Aqian" officially started filming.

Because the story took place in a mountain village in the Taisho era, in order to pursue authenticity and reduce costs, director Xinkai conducted many field visits.

In the end, the director set the shooting location in a traditional village in Tokushima Prefecture.

The crew has already discussed matters with the local area in advance, and rented the venue for a two-month filming.

It is a very beautiful village, and the buildings are also very period-like. With a little modification and decoration, it can be infinitely close to the background of the Taisho era.

[… Surrounded by winding mountains, the lush trees rustle in the breeze, and the low chirping of birds and insects is like a beautiful song. ]

This place is very consistent with the place described in the article, except for the picture of [villagers in kimonos busy in the field, looking up, golden ears of rice hanging their heads heavily in the field].

The schedule is set in October, precisely for this reason.

October and autumn are almost the maturity period of late rice.

After a while, around mid-October, the most natural and beautiful picture of the harvest season will be presented, and then you can make up the shots of the travelers just arriving in the village.

Although there is no nearby cave like the one described in the story, which is "full of the bones of brides of previous generations and dedicated to worshiping mountain gods", this scene can be set in the film and television city and synthesized in the later stage.After all, the script still involves some supernatural scenes, and special effects need to be produced, so it is indeed more convenient to go to the film and television city.

To sum up, the new director is full of confidence and is very satisfied with his choice of framing.

The logistics team of the crew has already come here to set the scene in advance, and some costumes and props have also been prepared and delivered in advance.After all the actors arrive, they can start work as soon as possible.

"It's so beautiful, there is a sense of nostalgia. After the harvest...it will be even more beautiful here."

Just getting off the crew's car, the heroine Kyoko Mogami, who played the adult A-Chien, closed her eyes and sighed with a slight smile.

The supporting actor passing by replied casually: "Yes, but think back to the cruel ending of the script... I don't know why I don't have the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery anymore."

"……Well!"

Mogami Kyoko froze and turned her head. She suddenly recalled the end of the heroine, and couldn't help shivering.

Then she silently covered her face, her expression distorted, and then squatted down with her head in her arms, her whole body covered with low pressure and crazy thoughts with tangled expressions:

"Damn it, Miss Aqian is really pitiful, she is such a gentle and kind girl like a princess...why is this happening!!!"

Mogami Kyoko is a newcomer in the entertainment industry, and she has only debuted for more than a year.

Because she is not good at dressing up...the clothes are even a bit rustic, so although her facial features are not bad, her daily image is always not very eye-catching.

But every director who has seen her acting skills and her makeup image will never doubt the child's strength.

Kyoko has a face that is very suitable for makeup, and a face that is extremely suitable for the entertainment industry. A little dressing can highlight the character's special and amazing beauty.

And her own professionalism is also extremely high. Although her personality in daily life is so pure and kind that she can still regard fairy tales as reality, but once she enters the play, she can instantly blend into the role, completely abandoning her original self, and will even be with her. She played a villain with a completely opposite personality.

She will be recognized as the [Queen of Changes] in the entertainment industry in the future.

He is also the most respected senior of the popular actor Gin Akutagawa who was born as a child star under the same agency in the future and is known as "Princess Nadeshiko".

However, the 17-year-old she and the five-year-old Akutagawa Yin are still just young actors.

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In addition to Yin, there are several child actors in the crew.

Because the children lack energy and have to go to school, it is inconvenient to stay in the mountain village for a long time, so the director Xinkai plans to take advantage of the children's vacation time to finish shooting the childhood scenes in the script.

Akutagawa Gin put on a very beautiful flower kimono, her long black hair was braided, and a few strands of her temples were neatly combed.

The newly opened director is seriously talking to her about the play.

"Don't be nervous, Xiaoyin just needs to perform normally like in the audition, the main thing is to put on a smile... Can you remember the lines?"

"Well, I already remembered."

"Okay, then when the big brother who is in charge of the scene knocks down the slate and calls Action, Xiaoyin will walk in from here and start acting, okay?"

Silver nodded silently.

There are two parts to her role.

The first part is that the bride Aqian has just learned the truth, looks at the ugly faces of the familiar villagers, and keeps recalling the past under strong disbelief.

The carpenter who spoke cold words in front of her eyes, and the carpenter who smiled kindly and gave her cute animal statues when she was young in memory.

The village head who was frowning in front of him and urging the progress of the sacrifice, and the village head who would call her over for snacks in his memory.

The mother-in-law who is preparing the list of sacrifices and the progress of the wedding dress in front of her, and the mother-in-law who laughs and makes beautiful clothes for her in memory.

Countless contrasts are the bride Aqian's first breakdown.

And Gin Akutagawa wanted to shoot pictures of getting along with the villagers in harmony.

Yin closed her eyes and tried to adjust her mood. Because she was paid in advance, she was determined to do her best.

You can't let down the kind director, and you have to be worthy of the money you got.

Akutagawa Gin took a deep breath, substituting the scene into the kind uncles and aunts he met at the market stalls when he went shopping for vegetables.

They always give discounts to themselves, and occasionally stuff her with more vegetables or meat. There is also an old woman who often smiles and gives her a few candies. Every time, several people tell her to be careful on the way home.

He is a shining good guy like Brother Zhongye.

I always feel that after living with Brother Zhongye, I can always meet such a good person.

Akutagawa Yin couldn't help showing a smile. After the official shooting started, she immediately took a step forward, with a special temperament that was completely different from the rural children. She greeted the villagers with a tender voice like a young lady: "Good morning, Komori Mother-in-law, the weather is really nice today."

"Good morning." The kind mother-in-law Komori replied kindly.

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Gin Akutagawa went through everything in one pass, and his demeanor and lines were excellent, which saved a lot of time.

Although it is said to be a real performance... But being able to overcome nervousness and do this at the age of five is already quite a remarkable level.

Silver can rest and eat after filming the first part of the scene, followed by the adult scene.

After the lunch break in the afternoon, I started shooting the second part.

The second part is about the collapsed memory of the bride, Aqian, who was dragged onto the wedding sedan chair when her family and love were broken together when she was betrayed by her last trusted parents and fiance.

The scenes of Yin getting along with his parents passed quickly, but the encounter with his childhood sweetheart and fiancé always had problems.

Of course, it's not Yin's problem, every expression of hers is just right.

On the contrary, other children frequently make mistakes.

The children's scenes are too difficult to shoot, it's one thing to be nervous, another to forget the words, and the most important thing is - off the set, Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Nakahara Nakaya stared at the little actors who played with Silver His gaze was too sharp.

This scene is a scene where Yin is bullied by an ignorant village child, and her childhood sweetheart hero who is six years older than her saves the beauty.

then……

Chuya and Ryunosuke had blue veins popping up on their foreheads: ...that bastard dared to pull Yin's hair!He actually pulled it! ?

Chuya and Ryunosuke: Acting belongs to acting!Don't touch Yin's hand, bastard! !

Sight, very fierce.

Or twice the death sight.

The children were almost crying with fright.

They stuttered and were repeatedly cut by the director.

In the end, the Xinkai director, who was belatedly aware of it, walked over with a bitter face, and asked them to calm down in a low voice.

When the scene of the first encounter finally passed, the sky was already getting dark.

In order to protect the physical and mental health of children, the maximum daily working hours of child stars have also reached the upper limit.

The remaining scenes of the childhood sweethearts getting along with each other can only be filmed tomorrow.

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Director Xinkai has kept the original agreement and allowed Chuya and Ryunosuke to accompany him.

In order to keep them from being bored, the new director has prepared some snacks, snacks, toys and story books for them.

However, Ryunosuke Akutagawa seems to be more interested in the script starring Gin.

He got the book "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes", sat aside and read it silently. Ryunosuke would silently write down some rare words and words, and then walked over to ask the new director or screenwriter during the break.

"Huh? Who gave you this book? Forget it... Can you understand Kakuo-sensei's works now?"

"can."

"It's amazing, but... don't you think it's scary?"

"Why is it scary?" Seven-year-old Ryunosuke tilted his head, his expression flashed with confusion.

After Director Xinkai fell silent, he didn't really want to confess the fact that he was terrified and unable to sleep when he watched it for the first time.

Born in the slums...do you see them a lot?

Such an idea suddenly came up, and director Xinkai looked at the dark eyes of the child in front of him, feeling a little complicated.

With a sigh of relief, the director patiently told Ryunosuke the pronunciation and meaning of the rare words and words, and then he dug out a dictionary and a copy of "Fairy Tales of Horntail" from his luggage and gave them to Ryunosuke.

"The dictionary is for you to study, and this book is also given to you. Don't just read the "Notes on Knowledge". Teacher Kakuo's other works are also great."

If "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes" published in July is a knife that exposes the lower limit of human nature, then "A Fairy Tale at the End of the Horn" published at the end of September is a good cure for revealing the beauty of human nature.

Speaking out for tragedy and ugliness is to awaken conscience.

And writing about beauty and happiness is to ignite hope.

The newly opened director does not want the children in front of him to regard the stories described in "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes" as ordinary.

——That's not the usual thing.

Therefore, director Xinkai seriously suggested that the only literate Akutagawa Ryunosuke among the three in the slum could read this fairy tale to his brother and sister.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke did not refuse, he looked at the author's name marked on the cover, and blinked slowly.

He read "Teacher Jiaowei" in his heart, then silently hugged the book, paused expressionlessly, and seriously bowed to Director Xinkai.

"……thanks."

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After Yin's filming officially ended, Xinkai's director asked him if he wanted to pursue acting.

"That well-known LME brokerage company has a plan to cultivate child stars. Their president, Luo Li Baotian, is a wonderful and bold person. If you need it, I can help to be the intermediary. I will edit the parts you star in Come down as a stepping stone."

If it was the president, even if he knew the background of Yin's three children, he wouldn't care.

Xinkai director thought.

He couldn't leave these three slum orphans without parents after the children's part was over, after all, he knew their situation well.

It just so happens that Yin has a talent for acting, and works hard and conscientiously. He is a rare good seed in the child star industry.So Director Xinkai decided to contact the president, trying to get Yin a chance to sign a contract with a serious company.

The president of LME is a reliable man, and he really doesn't care much about his background.

After carefully watching the video sent by the new director and communicating with others, he arranged for the audition without hesitation.

Akutagawa Gin prepared nervously for a long time, and she seemed to have the talent in this area, so she passed without a hitch.

Since then, Akutagawa Silver is about to debut as a child star.

The president of the brokerage company, Luo Li Baotian, had been greeted by the new director in advance, and knew about the child's situation, so there was no need for the children to make excuses, and the president thoughtfully prepared an apartment for him.

To the outside world, it is called "foster care" in their own company, anyway, the three children can give a "guardian authorization certificate".

While the film was being edited, Yin, who was cute, smart and sensible, took on several jobs as a children's clothing model, and even made guest appearances in movies or TV dramas, so his basic income was not a problem.

Every time she works, the president will also arrange assistants to follow her.

Yin's two elder brothers are also very good looking, especially Chuya who is as visually impactful as the sun.

President Luo Li Takada once thought about whether to bring them into this industry... But Ryunosuke Kazuya is too bad at acting, his expression under the camera is very stiff, and he can't eat this industry at all .

The president can only give up regretfully.

Until early April 2010.

President Luo Li Baotian picked up the phone with a smile to contact Yin, and informed them that the three little ones were going to school without warning.

"Go to school...?" Yin repeated blankly with a blank face.

He also has a granddaughter, so Mr. President, who is very gentle with children, said:

"Ah, I've already made arrangements... Don't worry, the three of you belong to the category of compulsory education, you don't need tuition fees, you will enroll normally in the school season on the 12th, and I will ask an assistant to send you... Your work arrangements will also be adjusted , will not take up your study time."

"Also, let your two elder brothers stop worrying about making money, go to school, and tell them that if they want to change their future and don't want to put too much pressure on their sister... this is the shortcut."

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On April 2010, 4, "Bride A Thousand" was officially released.

On the day of the release, theaters around the world were almost full, and the two-day box office statistics reached 3.2 million yen, ranking first in the same period, and the popularity is still rising.

On the day of the premiere, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama.

As the original author, Uo has received more than a dozen movie tickets sent to him by Akizuki Society.

But he didn't look.

Because it was Thursday, the premiere was still in the evening, and there were children to take care of at home, so he was not free.

In addition, the story of that movie is not suitable for children to watch, so even if he is free, Uo will probably not go.

[Editor Ping Song: How about watching other movies to change your mood?For example, this cartoon theatrical version——]

Mr. Uno's editor seemed to have guessed this, and quickly sent a poster of the animated movie.

[Editor Ping Song: It can be regarded as a celebration of Chacha’s entrance into higher education. I happen to have tickets for this animation here, exactly four tickets, and I will send them to you right now. Ah, of course, if the teacher is inconvenient right now, I can vote Enter the mailbox, just pay attention to check it. ]

On April 2010, 4, when school started, that is, three days before the movie was released, Chacha celebrated her sixth birthday, and now she has successfully entered the first grade of elementary school, and is in the same school as her brothers and sisters.

Editor Ping Song helped sign up.

The editor seems to be very active in taking over the matter that the Kitazawa children need adults to come forward. Sometimes he doesn't need to mention it himself, he will ask [teacher is not convenient to go out, do you need me to go? ] With these words, no longer ask to meet with Usheng.

The black-skinned and white-haired Mr. Curse Ling wondered if he had noticed something.

But Hiramatsu and Hiro didn't say anything, so Uno hesitated again.

But for movies...

The dejected curse spirit's thoughts diverged.

Due to his own reasons, he seldom takes his children out to play, even for birthday events at home.

Wouldn't it be nice to take the kids out to play once in a while?

After hesitating for a long time, Mr. Curse Spirit finally made up his mind.