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On a dark rainy night, on a winding road, a black Mercedes-Benz speeds into the picture.

When cornering suddenly, the red taillight flashes.

As soon as the scene changed, it was changed to an overhead shot, showing the dark road ahead, a subjective shot of the car driving, accompanied by relaxed orchestral music. The road receded quickly, and the front looked like a monster with a deep mouth.

The wipers moved back and forth, causing rainwater to slide down the glass.

A close-up picture of a retro steering wheel made of peach wood and a pair of slender and delicate men's hands.

Music gap.

With a hand-held close-up shot, he pushed slightly to follow up. Along with the music, the index finger and middle finger of his left hand tapped the classic 'three-pointed star' logo on the steering wheel in a relaxed and lively manner.

The camera changes to a slightly tilted angle with the camera moving to the right.

Liang Chaowei, who was wearing a black jacket, was holding a bandage in one hand, holding the steering wheel in one hand, and blowing a bubble in his mouth——

Pia~

The camera pulls up, revealing the interior of the car.

Elegant retro peach wood decoration, luxurious interior, on the control panel in the middle of the car, the narrow black and white display panel of the recorder dances with green and Tetris-like light notes, representing the heavy bass.

On the leather passenger seat, there was a black paper gift box with a gold ribbon tied on it.

The back row of the car.

A majestic man whose face could not be seen clearly, wearing a handmade high-end suit, was sitting there with his legs crossed and half leaning.

Wearing a simple silver wedding band on her ring finger, she held a Cohiba cigar between her hands.

Take a deep breath,

The end of the cigar glowed red.

The thick smoke and light make the man's facial features here cleverly buried in shadows, except for a pair of eyes that are exceptionally bright, showing composure and calmness.

In the close-up of the eyes, the scene changes quietly and indiscriminately - a change of tense-free shot.

It's still a close-up of those dark eyes, confident and domineering.

In the medium shot, a burly man in a suit with slicked back hair is standing in front of a mirror, his back to the audience. The depth of field design in the mirror is very interesting.

The adjustment of the focal length allows the audience to focus on the subject and ignore the blurred depth of field behind it.

The camera pans.

A servant wearing a Baroque maid uniform squatted on the ground and carefully helped him straighten his trousers.

The texture of the walnut floor is clearly visible, and the black leather shoes reflect the light. A quick glance at the style is enough to reveal the owner's taste.

"Brother Jin, the Lisboa Casino is opening tonight, and Mr. Hong invites you to sit down.

99 24K gold bars are specially presented to indicate the meaning of your gambling god ninety-nine supremes!

In the mirror, the blurred figure behind him slowly became real, and Liang Chaowei's voice sounded.

Mirrors are often used skillfully in Wu Xiaozu's films. At the same time, he is also obsessed with the image effects created by mirrors.

This kind of artistic positioning is always intertwined between the three levels of reality, realism and surreality, similar to the complex relationship between id, ego and superego in Freud's theory.

At the same time, under the camera.

Mirrors can divide light and images well, allowing the relationship between characters to be clearly presented. This kind of prop that increases scenery and enriches space is of great help to the sense of time and space in the film.

In both Eastern and Western cultures, mirrors seem to indicate ominousness and negativity. They also symbolize mystery.

The camera is positioned low.

In line with the characteristics of classical dark movies, combined with the low-light lighting style, it is very characteristic of the contrast between black and white of Baroque art and style ideas.

The light is very dim.

The lighting is very sophisticated.

The low-angle light enhances the texture of the walnut floor and adds contrast to the picture, while the expansion of the mirror greatly helps with the depth of field.

Zhou Runfa stood in front of the mirror, the maid squatted on the ground, and Liang Chaowei leaned against the door. The triangular composition made the picture particularly balanced.

Liang Chaowei was wearing a large black leather jacket, standing behind him, leaning against the door.

One arm was in a plaster cast and hung around his neck with gauze. With the other hand, he picked out a piece of chocolate from the candy box on the table next to him (close-up of the brand), stuffed it into his mouth, and smiled cynically.

"Mr. Hong respects you very much, Brother Jin!"

"Achen, Mr. Hong is just being polite."

Zhou Runfa (Gao Jin) turned around, with a domineering look on his back, a gentle look in his eyes, a squinted smile, walked up to Liang Chaowei, and flicked his finger to his mouth very quickly.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Liang Chaowei chewed a few times and could only hear the sound of his teeth clashing. Then he realized that the chocolate that was supposed to be put in his mouth had disappeared.

Look up.

When he saw Zhou Runfa holding chocolate between his fingers and stuffing it into his mouth, he shrugged at him and took a big sip. At the same time, he turned his hand and found a small silver flask in his hand.

"Hey, Brother Jin, is there any justice?

You don't care about me when I drink, but you grab all the chocolate...

I really don’t know if my sister-in-law has given birth to a baby, and you’re going to steal their chocolates.”

"Baby doesn't eat chocolate..." Gao Jin laughed.

The use of front and back shots and light during the conversation between the two are very special. At the same time, there are also close-ups of "grabbing the chocolate" and "grabbing the wine flask" interspersed in the middle. This is also a method commonly used by Wu Xiaozu to adjust the atmosphere in a long conversation.

There is a strong emphasis on form in his films.

Simple props allow the cynical image of Achen played by Liang Chaowei to be presented to the audience. At the same time, it contains "maze-like imagination" and interweaves "fracture" and "penetration".

Why did Liang Chaowei hang up his arm? Why did Gao Jin stop him from drinking and eating chocolate?

This kind of image fracture doubt will definitely exist in the subconscious of the audience. Of course, this does not affect the logical cause and effect of the film. Being good at setting up clever foreshadowing is the "experience hypothesis" emphasized by Wu Xiaozu.

When the audience watches a movie, they know that what is happening on the screen is hypothetical, but they are still willing to be fully immersed in it.

It's like walking through a maze in an amusement park, knowing that it's impossible to trap them in the maze. At the same time, they don't really want to get lost in the maze, they just want to experience an experience that they can't have in daily life.

Movies are an audio-visual art. In the theater, it is not just the eyes and ears, but the comprehensive feeling of the entire physical and mental experience. This also includes the subconscious participation of the brain.

You can't be tricky with this speed, otherwise you'll lose most of the audience if you burn your brains...

A small number of pretentious criminals are always keen to use watching movies as a test of IQ in order to show their uniqueness and high-level personality. Wu Xiaozu doesn't know where he comes from.

In later generations, a group of money-making influencers who interpret movies are always accustomed to using "brain-burning" and "cannot understand with an IQ of 180" as movie promotion slogans, which is pure nonsense.

You say this is a test of IQ, but there is no scientific basis for it.

You say that you are promoting art, but in the end, art must be appreciated by both refined and popular people.

…

"Ajin, you are bullying Achen again."

A gentle voice came - the lens here is very meaningful, and the frame lens layout is carried out.

Outside the door, Zhang Min walked in with a smile on his face, his hands on his waist and his bulging belly. The light was much warmer.

"You, you know how to bully Achen all day long——"

As he spoke, he walked up to Gao Jin and thoughtfully helped straighten his collar. Then he picked up the watch box brought by the servant, personally selected a Rolex (close-up) and helped Gao Jin put it on.

^13:13min13s^, the time freeze is very interesting.

"There is no time in the casino, please remember to come back before Christmas. This is the first Christmas for the three of us in Las Vegas..." Zhang Min reminded softly.

"Don't worry, Janet. I will never forget you and our little baby even if I forget myself!"

Gao Jin's eyes were gentle, and he kissed Janet's forehead gently with a smile. Then his eyes turned to Janet's bulging belly, and he slowly squatted down, kissed Janet's belly lovingly, and hooked his belly with his fingers.

: "Little naughty boy, I'll spend Christmas with you when I get back."

He stood up with a smile, Fu Er, with eyes full of love, kissed the other person's cheek, and raised the corners of his mouth tenderly: "When I come back, I will stay with you."

"Well, I forgot to bring it -"

Janet picked up a silver wedding ring with a simple 'J' engraved on it and helped Gao Jin put it on, nodding with a smile.

He watched Gao Jin leave with complicated eyes, not wanting the other party to see the worry in his eyes.

Achen, played by Tony Leung Chaowei, also smiled to his belly: "Little God of Gamblers, uncle is back with a Christmas gift for you."

He quickly took a piece of chocolate from the fructose box and put it into his mouth while covering it with one hand, smiling proudly.

"Achen?"

"?" Achen chewed the chocolate, turned back and looked at his sister-in-law.

"Take good care of Brother Jin." Janet solemnly warned.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law."
To be continued...