Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 93: Bet with Zhang Ruonan

Around ten o'clock, Lin Li and his group arrived at the set.

The two groups on the scene were filming in different places. Lin Li and his team came from the school and were filming Zhang Ruonan and Hou Minghao's scenes, led by Zhao Qian.

Lin Li signaled everyone to keep quiet, walked slowly to Zhao Qian's side, and looked at the picture on the monitor.

This scene was filmed when Gu Senxiang first appeared, and Hou Minghao was acting with her.

In the picture, Hou Minghao was sitting in the seat in the front, and an extra handed a mobile phone to Zhang Ruonan. Zhang Ruonan, wearing a blue school uniform and with a gentle smile on her face, reached for the phone while talking, but couldn't reach it because of the distance, so she smiled helplessly.

Seeing this, Hou Minghao took the phone and handed it to Zhang Ruonan. It was also the first time that Qi Ming, played by him in the plot, saw Gu Senxiang's face, and he fell in love with her at first sight.

After seeing the words "Four Major Cuisines" on the photo of Gu Senxiang's family on the back of the phone, Hou Minghao smiled. Zhang Ruonan asked him "What are you laughing at?" He looked at Zhang Ruonan, smiled, and said "It's okay", then turned around, as if he thought of something, and raised the corners of his mouth again.

"click"

After this shot was taken, Zhao Qian shouted and began to check the footage. At this time, Lin Li also came forward. Zhao Qian then noticed his arrival and quickly gave up his position to greet him.

Lin Li waved his hand at him, indicating that there was no need to say more, and then began to review the scene carefully.

This time, after observing carefully, he also discovered the problem and frowned.

"Hou Minghao, Zhang Ruonan, come here."

Lin Li picked up the intercom and shouted. The two men had already noticed that Lin Li had returned, but they were taking pictures and had no instructions, so it was not convenient for them to come over and say hello. Now after hearing Lin Li's call, they hurried over and stood aside obediently.

"Hello, Director Lin."

The two of them greeted each other with some trepidation.

After filming together for more than a month, they have also figured out Lin Li's habits on the set, and basically, if they are called over, it means there is something wrong with the performance.

When facing problems, Lin Li is often very strict. For example, in the scene of jumping off the building, Lin Li spent a long time to deal with it.

Lin Li looked at the two of them seriously and said, "Hou Minghao, you are so young. I asked you to smile, but why are you smiling so evilly? Have you watched too many idol dramas about overbearing CEOs? Didn't I tell you about this problem? Why don't you change it?"

"puff"

Zhang Ruonan couldn't help laughing out loud, but when she saw Lin Li looking at her, she quickly covered her mouth.

Lin Li's eyes narrowed: "Do you think you performed well? Gu Senxiang's gentleness and good character don't mean she has to be pretentious. Gu Senxiang is a very friendly person. Do you think your performance was natural?"

Zhang Ruonan lowered her head after being criticized, put her hands together in front of her, and looked like she was sincerely admitting her mistake.

"Hou Minghao, please smile more restrainedly. Zhang Ruonan, please smile more naturally and behave more generously. Let's start this over again."

"Yes!"

"Ok!"

The two of them responded in unison, then returned to the scene and began to make preparations.

Lin Li replaced Zhao Qian and sat in the director's seat. He stared at the monitor in front of him, picked up the walkie-talkie and began to give orders calmly.

"Prepare for the scene!"

"The stage manager hits the board!"

"A River of Sorrow, Act 358, Scene 2!"

"action!"

"Snapped"

This time, the two of them performed much better than before, and it was obvious that they had taken his words to heart.

"Okay, passed, next one."

……

After Lin Li came back, the atmosphere on the set suddenly changed, and the crew resumed their busy scenes.

I don’t know when it started, but whenever Lin Li was on the set, everyone would be organized and full of energy.

When Lin Li was no longer there, although everyone was still busy, it was as if a backbone was missing, and the efficiency was much lower.

Lin Li has always believed that a director must establish his own authority in the crew.

Secondly, for the script, the ability to interpret the script is particularly critical, which is related to the success or failure of the film.

The ability to interpret is based on experience and insight.

Experience is not just personal experience, it also includes reading, watching movies, and collecting information from all aspects of society.

Such a director must not only be knowledgeable, but also have insight.

It is a skill for a director to be able to see the whole picture from a small part, which can also save a lot of time and money.

Each of us experiences various things every day, and how to transform experiences into experience depends on insight.

The information collected is complicated and diverse. You should have your own taste and judgment.

The key is to be able to integrate these into your own project.

The script is out, and the director needs to interpret what kind of experiences you can think of from the script and how to reflect and express them.

It just so happened that, with his experiences in past and present lives, plus the fact that he wrote the script himself, Lin Li’s understanding of the entire script was unmatched by anyone else.

So whenever there is a problem, whether it is with the crew or the actors, he can point it out directly, which makes everyone gradually trust him. Until now, every word he says will be executed unconditionally.

The filming continued until twelve o'clock, when Lin Li put down the intercom and announced that it was time to take a break for lunch. Everyone at the scene immediately breathed a sigh of relief, quickly packed up their things, and went out to eat in groups of three or four.

At this time, Zhang Ruonan, who was wearing a school uniform, came forward with a bright smile on her face: "Director Lin, do you want to have dinner together?"

Lin Li glanced at her and didn't refuse. He nodded, then stood up and went to the school cafeteria with her.

The school is on holiday at this time, and the chefs in the cafeteria are all invited by the crew.

The food they cook is quite comprehensive, ranging from pasta and cakes to fried dishes and rice.

In terms of eating alone, the crew of Tragic Ni surpasses most crews.

The other group usually finished at 11:30 in the morning, so basically, everyone in the cafeteria was from their group.

Responding to everyone's calls along the way, Lin Li and his companion prepared their meals and found a seat in a corner to sit down.

Seeing that Lin Li didn't say anything, Zhang Ruonan took a few bites of food, then said softly: "I watched the video of you attending the premiere of Love and Destiny last night, and it seems that you and Teacher Liu Yifei also went to eat hot pot together afterwards and were also photographed. It seems that your relationship seems to be very good."

Seeing the girl's cautious probing, Lin Li did not point it out, but smiled and said: "Yes, she has a good personality. We occasionally contacted each other after we met at the book signing event."

"Oh, I see. Teacher Liu Yifei is still so beautiful. Now her new movie has such a high box office on the first day. I wonder how high the box office will be in the future. It's amazing!"

Zhang Ruonan was unconsciously fiddling with the food in the bowl with chopsticks while talking absentmindedly.

Lin Li did not interrupt her thoughts. He finished the food in the bowl in a few bites, wiped his mouth, and responded calmly.

"This movie is not going to do well at the box office."

Zhang Ruonan came back to his senses with a surprised look on his face: "How is it possible? It's already so high on the first day!"

"How about we make a bet?"

"?, what are you betting on?"

"Let's bet on how this movie performs at the box office?"

"What's the stakes?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I'm just having fun, I won't go too far."

"Well, that's fine."

"Then I bet the box office of this movie won't exceed 600 million."

"How is that possible! The box office of Wolf Warrior 2, which was released before it, has already exceeded 6 million. The first-day box office of Love and Destiny is not worse than it."

"Everything is possible. How about taking a gamble?"

"Then I'll take a gamble. I bet that the box office of Three Lives will definitely exceed 6 million."

"A word is settled!"

"A word is settled!"

Seeing Lin Li stretch out his hand, Zhang Ruonan also stretched out her hand and gently patted it with him.

But after she withdrew her hand and saw Lin Li's confident look, she became a little uneasy.

But then she changed her mind and thought, even if she lost, what if she agreed to Lin Li's request?

After all...she had been delivered to the door by Lin Li and nothing had happened to her.

If Lin Li really took the opportunity to make some requests, well, that wouldn’t be a bad thing, right?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ruonan's face gradually turned red, and she began to think of some unspeakable scenes.

Lin Li looked at the girl in front of him and wondered why her face suddenly turned red, and then she started to smile foolishly for no apparent reason.

Do you think you can win? Are you planning to make some unreasonable demands on me after you win?

"Hey, I'm back to my soul, I'm back to my soul."

Lin Li stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, trying to call back this daydreaming girl.

"Ah? Oh, sorry, sorry."

Zhang Ruonan, who had come to his senses, apologized repeatedly and just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Lin Li did not expose her little thoughts and stood up: "Okay, let's go back after eating. I see that you don't have much appetite and you didn't eat much."

Zhang Ruonan also stood up and nodded hurriedly: "Ah, I ate a lot in the morning, so I'm not very hungry now."

"Okay, let's go back to the set. Go back and rest up and prepare for the afternoon shoot."

"Okay, okay."

Seeing Lin Li leading the way out, Zhang Ruonan hurriedly lowered her head and followed closely. She felt that it was really embarrassing to think about these messy things in broad daylight and in front of Lin Li.

Lin Li walked in front and glanced at Zhang Ruonan, whose face was flushed, and found it funny in himself.

I don’t know what kind of 19+ content this little girl is thinking of. Does she want to force me to surrender after defeating me?
He just made a joke and didn't expect Zhang Ruonan to react like this.

But I let this little girl off last time. If she comes to me again this time, don't blame me for being rude.

After all, there is no element of coercion this time.

The most important thing is that I have taken so many photos of this little girl with a healing smile on her face, and I really want to see what she looks like with another expression.

Come to think of it, it should be beautiful, right?
(End of this chapter)