The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 85 MV shooting
The National Day in 1999 was the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After watching the military parade with Zhang Chen and Liu Xiaoli and her daughter, Yao Feng and Yao Beina left the capital and returned to Jiangcheng.

Although Zhang Chen did not perform at the National Day Gala, his song, "Wanjiang", was sung by a veteran artist that night.

Beijing Film Academy, also known as "BFA" by old Beijingers.

Taking advantage of the National Day holiday when all students were on vacation, Chenguang Entertainment quickly prepared a small crew and came here to shoot.

What we filmed today was the stage piano performance of "Fairy Tale" from the new album.

"Okay, let's shoot the first scene."

Today’s director is Jia Zhangke, who graduated from the Department of Literature at Beijing Film Academy.

Although he is from the Department of Literature, he has already written and directed two movies. Today, he had the opportunity to shoot a MV for the international star Zhang Chen. After receiving a call from the school leaders, he agreed to the job on the spot.

Directors like him who started their careers late are actually not uncommon in Beijing Film Academy. Even Zhang Yimou graduated from the photography department and eventually became a director.

Now Zhang Yimou already has investors to provide him with funds to make movies, and Jia Zhangke, who also wants to go further as a director, naturally needs to find an investor to provide funds for his movies.

Chenguang Entertainment is an emerging capital that has just emerged in the mainland entertainment industry.

With the powerful money-making ability of Zhang Chen, an international star, no one can guess how much money is hidden in the pocket of Chenguang Entertainment.

With such an influential and wealthy sponsor, Jia Zhangke is looking forward to having a perfect collaboration with Zhang Chen.

"All departments on site, get ready. 3, 2, 1"

The stage was dim, with a piano standing in the center.

Zhang Chen walked to the front of the stage and accepted everyone's applause, then turned around and sat down in front of the piano.

Before playing, he took out a cell phone from his pocket, dialed a number and placed it on the piano.

"Click!"

"Zhang Chen, don't look at the camera." Jia Zhangke came to Zhang Chen from in front of the monitor. This is a mistake that many new actors often make.

"I'm sorry, director. I'll be more careful next time." Zhang Chen reacted after being stopped. This was an old habit he had when he was a host. The host had to follow the camera while the actors had to act away from the camera. It was his first time acting on stage, so he got used to acting while looking at the camera.

The second retake was smooth.

Zhang Chen had the original MV as a reference, so he didn't need to deliberately seek changes because the original MV was impressive enough.

Of course, some shots had to be changed. He is still a minor, and it would be bad if someone caught him.

As the performance progressed, Zhang Chen's piano music slowly began to rise.

The entire MV is a narrative style in which the male protagonist performs on the stage while reminiscing.

Therefore, during the filming, Zhang Chen needed to perform the song completely, and when it came to the final editing, he would intersperse the memories in it.

"forget how long it is
Didn't hear you

tell me you
favorite story
"

Although it is the shooting site of the MV, every staff member has his or her own busy work, and generally speaking, only people in the shooting area will stay fully focused.

Other logistics, such as makeup and props teams will be busy with their own things.

But when the melodious piano music sounded, they began to stop what they were doing.

When Zhang Chen's singing reached their ears, they all walked towards the shooting area at the same time.

"You cried and told me that fairy tales are all lies.
I can't be your prince
Maybe you won't understand, since you said you loved me
My sky, the stars are all bright
"

Most of the people at the scene remained quiet and gathered around the shooting area.

Which angel do you love, open your arms
Turn into wings to protect you forever

You have to believe, believe that we recall the fairy tale
Happiness and happiness are the ending
"

As the song progresses, Zhang Chen's singing voice turns from sweet narration to painful memories, and from low croon to high pitch.

"Let's write our ending together."

After Zhang Chen finished singing, he turned around and asked, "Director, how was it?"

He turned around and found that there were people standing behind him. Everyone was looking at him quietly. The scene was a bit weird.

"Uh, what's going on?" Zhang Chen was a little confused.

Bang bang bang bang

"Just look at the reactions of this group of people and you'll know. I don't even need to say anything." Jia Zhangke also walked towards Zhang Chen while applauding.

"I've heard that you were great at the Grammys, but only after actually hearing your songs live can I really understand their evaluation, which is not exaggerated at all."

In fact, Zhang Chen’s performance is just average. In the MV, he just plays the character of a dull artist, so he doesn’t need to have strong performance skills.

What's more, when Zhang Chen sang this song, corresponding expressions could be seen on his face for every line of the lyrics, which meant he passed the test.

"Let's add a few more shots and then shoot the next scene." Jia Zhangke began to direct the people on the scene to change the scene layout, mainly the camera setup needed to be adjusted.

The second shot is Zhang Chen holding the heroine's hand and walking to the piano. When Zhang Chen plays, the heroine falls down. This scene is simple, but also difficult.

The actors need to act fainting naturally without trying too hard.

"Gao Yuanyuan, your limbs are too stiff. Don't be afraid of falling. Try again!" Jia Zhangke was not so easy to talk to when facing Gao Yuanyuan.

It's not a deliberate targeting, but the role of the heroine in this MV is much more difficult than that of the hero, and it is still a bit difficult for Gao Yuanyuan who doesn't have much experience.

"Good director."

Gao Yuanyuan's makeup at this time gave the impression of being seriously ill.

His face was pale and he was wearing a knitted hat, which, combined with his already immature appearance, made him look pitiful.

As she fell heavily to the ground, all the scenes at Beijing Film Academy were shot.

Next, we need to go to one of Zhang Chen’s properties for the special shoot, where the set has already been set up.

Speaking of finding this location, I originally thought about renting someone else's house for filming, but Sun Fangping said that she already had one at home, so there was no need to rent someone else's.

It was only then that Zhang Chen remembered that he seemed to have purchased a lot of real estate in core areas of the capital. These properties were usually rented out, which could be considered a stable source of income.

"Zhang Chen, when will your album be released?" After listening to Zhang Chen's new song, Gao Yuanyuan wanted to buy a copy to keep. After all, this is an album in which she starred, so it has a different meaning.

"It's not finished yet. It will probably be after the New Year. I'll ask Yadong to send one to you then."

If I remember correctly, Gao Yuanyuan should be attracted by Zhang Yadong's talent? I don't know if the two of them are together.

"Why are you looking for him? Can't I just go to you directly?" Gao Yuanyuan looked confused and didn't understand why Zhang Chen would go to such lengths.

When Zhang Chen heard Gao Yuanyuan's question, his heart skipped a beat.

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