The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 484 Negotiation
When Lu Nanting posted on Weibo, he included a photo of a pot of rain lilies with buds about to bloom on a coffee table. Beside the coffee table, a corner of a familiar cardboard box was visible, making it instantly recognizable.

I never expected that the thing he had been hiding and carrying close to his body for several days was just an ordinary pot of flowers!
If it weren't for the incident involving Gu Lanxi's film crew, and Lu Nanting's visit to the set, causing the two of them to be caught in the crossfire, he probably wouldn't have posted it.

The answer was suddenly right in front of them, and everyone scratched their heads and worked out three pages of draft paper. Then the top student walked by and said to them in a low voice that the answer was 3, and it only required three steps to verify.

This feeling of sudden enlightenment, yet also wanting to curse, is it joyful? Almost. Is it painful? Not quite.

As if understanding what everyone was thinking, Su Yu saw the Weibo post and casually left a comment:

What kind of flower is this? It looks beautiful; I'll plant some next year.

The message had barely been sent when Lu Nanting replied instantly, his tone implying, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

[These flowers were planted by my wife.]

Su Yu has a particular love for nature. Not only did he settle his home on the edge of a remote forest, but he also enjoys growing flowers at home when he has nothing to do. Before they got married, the couple held their own concerts at home through the door. When Su Yu mentioned him, it was broadcast live by their neighbor. Su Yu and the couple followed each other on Weibo, but they have not interacted publicly for almost half a year.

I rarely go online, and I just happened to see Lu Nanting post pictures of flowers. I didn't expect that just leaving a comment would force me to eat a huge mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), so I couldn't help but feel annoyed:
[I was asking about the type of flower! Also, I have a wife, and she loves me very much. Thank you!]

He has a garden at home, and he loves growing flowers, so how could he not recognize rain lilies?

After all, he was an extraordinary man who could discuss wild boars with Gu Lanxi on Weibo. Su Yu hated hypocrisy and basically said whatever he thought.

He'll continue chatting with people he gets along with, and cut ties with those he doesn't, regardless of what others think.

It was quite a coincidence that Lu Nanting liked dealing with this kind of person.

In addition, the two have exchanged creative ideas in private and are quite familiar with each other despite their age difference.

Lu Nanting replied instantly: 【The allure of loyalty.】

Probably spurred on by him, Su Yu's competitive spirit was also ignited today, and he immediately posted several photos and tagged Lu Nanting:

[Let me show you a small selection of plants my wife grew for me. If you don't recognize them, let me introduce them: Picture one is a variegated String of Hearts, each leaf is shaped like a heart. Picture two is a succulent called First Love. Picture three is a multi-headed rose called Wedding Dress. Picture four is a red rose called Bride. @LuNanting Welcome to my home!]

Lu Nanting: "..."

Lu Nanting held his breath.

She glanced at Gu Lanxi with a pitiful look, then lowered her head and went back to her room to lie down.

Gu Lanxi: "..."

Gu Lanxi found it funny.

She ignored him and continued playing with her slingshot.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

They didn't even change the rhythm.

After playing for a while, I called Sister Mei again to ask if the contract had been finalized.

The main feature of "Above the Stars" is about two hours long. Gu Lanxi estimated from the script that there would be at least 120 scenes in the final film. However, during filming, a scene was often split into several scenes due to factors such as shooting angles and camera positions. In reality, there were far more than 120 scenes filmed.

For a typical shoot, you only need to shoot wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, and extreme close-ups, and a few shoots will be enough.

With many characters, a lot of dialogue, and extremely complex micro-expressions, as well as complicated action scenes, car chases, and even underwater scenes, it might have to be broken down into 10-15 scenes to achieve the desired effect.

If you encounter a director who likes to slowly refine a scene, you might have to do at least a dozen takes for a single scene.

An audience might only watch a scene for a minute or two in a movie theater, but filming it involves numerous takes, including retakes, rehearsals, and even the same blocking, lines, and micro-expressions...

An actor might have to perform a scene hundreds of times.

The man surnamed Chen has been on set for over a month, has a lot of scenes, and is an indispensable supporting actor. There's no way to change the script or cut scenes. Plus, AI face-swapping isn't possible on the big screen. Because of him, Gu Lanxi has at least an extra week's worth of work out of nowhere.

This was still the result of the actors working day and night, constrained by their schedules. After all, with so many actors in the crew, it's impossible for each one to have the same confidence as Gu Lanxi, who could only film one or two films a year at most.

In order to gain a chance to become famous or to earn more money, many minor supporting actors have very busy schedules.

If the quality isn't good enough, make up for it with quantity. Maybe you're on one set this week, but you'll be on another set next week.

These kinds of people act according to the contract, leaving very little room for negotiation.

During the contractually agreed period, no matter how much you treat them like slaves, they are low-ranking and have little influence, so they will try their best to cooperate.

However, if his scenes are not finished by the time stipulated in the contract, according to the established practice, he has to wait until he finishes filming the next scenes for which he has signed the contract before he can come here to reshoot.

That would significantly slow down the film's production schedule.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

The originally scheduled release date couldn't be met, and the planned awards couldn't be submitted for evaluation on time...

Being a director is not an easy task.

Just thinking about it made Gu Lanxi feel sorry for Ni Bingyan.

But personal relationships are one thing, work is another. This extra work wasn't done because of her; since she put in extra effort and time, her pay needs to be renegotiated.

They say talking about money hurts feelings, and that's when an agent should step in.

There was supposed to be a long night shoot tonight, but the filming schedule needed to be adjusted at the last minute, and it would take time for the new actors to arrive, so the crew wrapped up early.

Gu Lanxi's return to rest doesn't mean everyone in the crew can rest.

In order to stabilize the situation, the first thing the production team did was to win over Gu Lanxi.

After the incident, when they decided that it was better to end it quickly than to suffer for a long time, the crew members began to contact Mei Xue.

Mei Xue patiently explained the new contract, and Gu Lanxi nodded in agreement. Mei Xue then said she would bring her legal counsel over the next morning.

Having worked in this line of work for a long time, Gu Lanxi has witnessed too many dirty tricks and never believes in verbal promises; everything must be put in writing.

Seeing that she had plans, I nodded in agreement and then hung up the phone.

As soon as I hung up the phone, I saw the file that Zhizhi had sent me.

In just half a day, the production team had already adjusted the new schedule and sent out the new weekly plan and daily call sheets.

Gu Lanxi is the kind of person who gets easily irritated if she doesn't get enough sleep. When she saw that she would have to finish work at midnight every day for the next week in order to reshoot the scenes, she immediately refused to do it!

This is the advantage of studio shooting.

No need to worry about the weather or time, and no need to worry about scene rental. The sets that were set up beforehand are still in place, so you can reshoot at any time.

Therefore, staying up all night to make up for previous mistakes became a viable option.

Gu Lanxi rarely had such a bad attitude, so Nan Zhi had no choice but to quickly contact the production crew.

The crew was in a state of utter chaos when they received Nanzhi's call, and they were nearly driven mad!

Gu Lanxi is the female lead, and she appears in many dramas, especially with this supporting actor. There are just too many scenes with her, and the production team wanted to move her scenes to daytime, but there was nothing they could do!
The staff tried everything to persuade her, but Nan Zhi remained adamant: "Please be lenient, teacher. Our teacher Gu gets very emotional when she's tired, and it'll be hard for her to get into character. Besides, we're focused on the quality of the film, not on how many takes we have to do every day!"

The tug-of-war between the two lasted for at least an hour, until finally, Gu Lanxi received a call from Ni Bingyan.

I walked about 13,000 steps in a day.

I'll try to buy shoes when I have some free time tomorrow; it's terrifying.