Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 362: Recording Yearning Again, Jingyi's Thoughts

3 month 14 number.

Heling Village, Liancheng, Zhejiang Province.

Liancheng is a fresh and beautiful small county town, surrounded by green mountains, soaked in clear water, with the river and the city dependent on each other. It is colorful and has a poetic and picturesque artistic conception, outlining a beautiful, lively and colorful ink painting.

You can hear birds singing everywhere, smell the fragrance of flowers all the time, everything you see becomes a painting, and people are swimming in the painting.

Therefore, Liancheng also has another nickname, Painting City.

This is also the recording location for the second season of "A Longing for Life". The production team moved the mushroom house of the first season from the northern capital to the Jiangnan water town of Liancheng.

It is said that Heling Village is the real scene of the "Fuchun Daling Map" painted by Huang Gongwang, a great calligrapher and painter of the Yuan Dynasty.

In the second season, the Mushroom House replaced the "Corn Bank" with farming and a crazier "Spring Planting Plan", and living expenses had to be exchanged for agricultural and sideline products produced by the family.

The program started recording yesterday. Mushroom House "H4" Huang Lei, He Jiong, Liu Xianhua and Little H took a fishing boat to the picturesque Heling Village and met up with Peng Yuchang and Little O who had arrived earlier.

Little O is the wife that the program team found for Little H. Little H now has a partner.

Peng Peng was noticed by the program crew for his outstanding performance in the tragic drama, and became a regular guest of the second season at the invitation of He Jiong.

If it weren't for He Jiong's recommendation that gave him the opportunity to play the role of a tragic villain, Eddie Peng would not have taken on the variety show "Longing for Life".

After all, with his current status and popularity, he no longer needs to rely on variety shows to increase his popularity.

He is now in a period of rapid development, and there are so many scripts seeking him that he can’t read them all.

But since Teacher He asked, he naturally agreed.

The joining of Eddie Peng and Xiao O also upgraded the Mushroom House's "H4" to "H6".

In addition, all the little animals from the first season have returned. The grown-up Colorful Lantern has transformed into the philosopher "Nicholas Lantern". Old Dian, along with the grown-up Tianba and the little chickens Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai, have also been transferred here, but they still cannot escape the fate of being chased by Little H.

Outside the mushroom house are large rice fields, rapeseed fields, strawberry sheds, lotus ponds, fish ponds and other agricultural fields, which are also the main source of income for the mushroom house this season.

After recording the pilot yesterday, Liu Xianhua left temporarily for work reasons. Early this morning, the Mushroom House welcomed their first guests, Xu Zheng and actor Wang Yanhui, who came to promote the movie Behind the Scenes.

Just as they were sitting under the thatched shed in the yard chatting and reminiscing about the past, Lin Li and Zhang Jingyi were picked up by the program crew after arriving at the airport and were now on their way to the Mushroom House.

"Brother Zhao, I didn't expect it would be you again this time. It's been a long time since we last met. How are you doing?"

After getting in the car, the first thing Lin Li did was to say hello to his old friend Zhao Kai.

Zhao Kai grinned and nodded to Lin Li to indicate that he had received it.

This time, the program crew specially asked Zhao Kai to come over and continue to be responsible for Lin Li's filming, after all, he is an old acquaintance.

After the incident with the actors in the program crew, even if there are reasons for the incident, the program crew of Wangwang will be extra cautious.

Because of Lin Li’s special situation, the program team only arranged for him to follow the filming, just like last time.

Now all the production crews of major variety shows have reached a consensus that when inviting Lin Li to appear on the show, there should be no scripts!
Lin Li is now their guarantee of ratings. The station has specifically instructed that Teacher Nan Xun must have fun, so they naturally have to be fully prepared.

Zhang Jingyi looked here and there, examining the cameras scattered throughout the car with the look of a curious baby.

For her, as it was her first time recording a variety show, everything was new.

Today, Zhang Jingyi wore a loose blue and yellow patchwork shirt, a white round T-shirt and washed jeans, and a simple high ponytail. Her bare face looked particularly cute and well-behaved.

"Jingyi, how did it feel to record a show for the first time?"

Lin Li and Zhang Jingyi were sitting in the back seat together, and asked after seeing her cute performance.

Although they had talked a lot on the way from picking her up at the Beijing Film Academy to taking the flight to Hangzhou, since it was a program, he still had to get more shots for this girl.

"It feels pretty magical, and a little bit uncomfortable, hehe."

Zhang Jingyi shrank her neck, placed her hands obediently on her legs, and smiled shyly.

"Just ignore them. Be as thick-skinned as I am and pretend they don't exist."

Lin Li looked nonchalant, looking around at the cameras leisurely.

"Well, I know."

Zhang Jingyi knew that Lin Li was trying to comfort her, and responded softly.

Lin Li looked at Zhang Jingyi, who looked reserved, and his mind turned and he became aware of something.

"Ahem... Dear audience, let me introduce you to this classmate next to me. Her name is Zhang Jingyi. She was the most beautiful art student last year and won the admission certificates from nine universities, including the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama.

"I was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy with a high score of 480, which was more than 100 points higher than the admission score of the Beijing Film Academy."

"She is the top student in the acting department of Beijing Film Academy Class of 17, and also the heroine of our Wind Dog, Li Anran."

"Our Nanxun Culture's Fengquan will meet you on the 26th of this month. You can stay in front of the screen and test the acting skills of this top-ranked actor in the acting department."

"Okay, introductions completed."

After clearing his throat, Lin Li stretched out his hand to signal Zhang Jingyi, and faced the camera in front of him to introduce himself in a serious broadcasting tone.

Zhao Kai at the side couldn't help but twitch his lips. Lin Li's current performance was no different from when they first met last year. He looked like a sunny and cheerful college student.

However, judging from Lin Li’s various actions and achievements over the past year, it is impossible to associate him with the word “college student”.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the Star Han Canlan that was officially announced the day before yesterday, with an investment of 4 million!

According to him, all the film and television companies in the industry are going crazy and trying every way to find connections to promote their actors.

But now, the leader who had caused chaos in the circle was relaxing here like a clear and stupid college student, which really made him feel a little out of place.

"What?" Zhang Jingyi's eyes widened as soon as Lin Li started introducing her, looking extremely frightened.

As Lin Li continued to speak, she shyly covered her hot face with her hands, and her ears turned red.

"Huh? Is there a problem?"

"Is there anything wrong with what I just introduced? Tell me and I will correct it."

Lin Li looked at her with a serious face, as if to say "I'm serious", which made Zhang Jingyi laugh again. She lowered her head and buried her face in her hands. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and she didn't dare to look up at all.

"Student Zhang Jingyi, you have a low sense of humor!"

"I don't even know what's so funny about it. I'm being serious, okay?"

Lin Li continued to tease her, raising the corners of his lips happily.

"It's true that it's wrong, but it feels a little weird that you say it so seriously."

After a long while, Zhang Jingyi, who had recovered, raised her still slightly flushed face and looked at him, and said in a soft voice.

"Jingyi, you need to be thick-skinned when recording variety shows. You have to be like me."

"I'm telling you, when we get to the Mushroom House today, Teacher Huang will definitely find a way to get us to work. If we don't have thick skin, there will be endless work to do."

"I heard that they are planting rice and vegetables this season, so there is a lot of work to do."

"You have to follow me. Let's shamelessly pick some easier tasks to do. Don't let Teacher Huang trick you."

"By the way, let Peng Peng do any dirty work."

"He is the leading actor of our Wind Dog and a member of the Mushroom House. We have come all the way here, so he is our guest. It is only natural for him to contribute more."

Lin Li analyzed the situation to Zhang Jingyi with an attitude of being an experienced person, and she nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

Zhao Kai's face shuddered as he discovered that this teacher Nan Xun hadn't changed at all since the last time he came.

What happened last time?

It seems that this teacher Nanxun told Teacher Huang that he had rushed all the way from Renmin University, but the actual situation was that he asked the driver to drive slowly so that he could enjoy the scenery along the way...

No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't connect the passionate Lin Li in front of him with the figure who angrily scolded the jury at "The Birth of an Actor".

They are about to reach their destination, joking and making jokes along the way.

Arriving at the entrance of the village, Lin Li and Zhang Jingyi got out of the car, took the suitcases from the trunk, and walked towards the mushroom house under the guidance of Zhao Kai.

It was now around two o'clock in the afternoon. We met a few villagers along the way, but they just glanced at us curiously and didn't say much.

To these older villagers, it doesn’t matter to them how big a star you are. At most, they will just look at you a few more times out of curiosity.

What's more, except for some older generation artists, they don't even know who you are for unfamiliar faces like Lin Li.

"That's great. I forgot how long it has been since I walked on the street so proudly."

Lin Li held the suitcase with one hand and put his other hand in his pocket, and said with emotion.

"Of course, you are Teacher Nanxun!"

Zhang Jingyi was dragging a suitcase that was much smaller than Lin Li's and smiled with a relaxed look on her face.

"Jingyi, don't be too happy too soon. Wait until Fengquan is aired and see if you can still walk down the street with confidence."

Lin Li glanced at her with interest and teased with a smile.

"It's not that exaggerated."

Zhang Jingyi lowered her head embarrassedly and said shyly.

"Why, do you not believe me or Director Zhao? Do you think our Fengquan will not succeed?"

Lin Li continued to tease her.

"No, it's just, it's just..."

Zhang Jingyi opened her mouth but didn't know how to explain, and her little face turned red.

"Heh...Okay, I was just kidding. Look how anxious you are."

"We'll be there in a minute. Remember what I told you on the way. Just follow me obediently."

Lin Li looked at Zhang Jingyi who looked so well-behaved and couldn't bear to tease her anymore, so he reminded her again.

"Well, it's all up to you."

Zhang Jingyi glanced at Lin Li and quickly looked away.

She knew that Lin Li was trying to ease her nervousness about her first recording session and also to give her more screen time.

It was just because there was a camera next to her all the time, and the feeling was completely different from when she was filming, so she couldn't respond to Lin Li naturally.

But she knew it in her heart, she always knew how good Lin Li was to her.

However, she still had some doubts in her heart about what Zhou Ye said last time, but she didn't know how to ask Lin Li.

With such mixed feelings, they walked for a while and the outline of the mushroom house became faintly visible in the distance.

The recording of Longing is about to officially begin.

(End of this chapter)