Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 995 Dali (23)

Yunnan, Dali, the filming location of "Go to the Windy Place"!

He was staying at a guesthouse...

That's right, Shen Yan has already joined the production team.

For this drama, Shen Yan hired Yang Yang as the general director, and Li Mo, Tian Yu, and Zeng Qingjie as the executive directors.

Yang Yang is quite skilled.

The various real-life scenes and establishing shots in "Ever Night" are smooth and beautiful!

It has a very aesthetically pleasing effect!

Many Hong Kong directors are no longer up to par, especially Chu Yui-Bin... who is nicknamed Chu the Lighthouse.

As a well-known Hong Kong director, Zhu Ruibin has also directed many hit dramas.

During his time in Hong Kong and Taiwan, he appeared in dramas such as "The Legend of Chusen" and "Wu Shi Lang". After moving to the mainland, he also appeared in "The Legend of Chusen" and "Ashes of Love".

Actually, in "Ashes of Love," there are quite a few strange shots that frequently show close-ups of the actors' faces, even shooting from their feet upwards. However, Yang Zi, Luo Yunxi, and others all managed to withstand the scrutiny of these shots in the drama…

After the broadcast of dramas such as "The Long Ballad", "When We Met Again", and "The Starry Night, The Starry Sea", Zhu Ruibin began to intensify his behavior.

After the premiere of "The Starry Night, The Starry Sea", viewers noticed that Zhu Ruibin had developed another hobby: "big lights".

To achieve the desired atmosphere, Zhu Ruibin further developed and popularized the "headlight" tool.

The dramas "The Long Ballad," "When We First Met," and "The Starry Night" have featured numerous scenes with bright lights. Not only do they completely lack atmosphere, but the lights are also blindingly bright, making for an unpleasant viewing experience.

Then, with the headlights and close-ups, Zhu Ruibin's last of his "three treasures" is the rotating camera.

Nicknamed the 'drum washing machine' because it rotates...

The combination of rotating shots, eerie close-ups, and overlays of headlights is enough to send people away, and it doesn't reveal any of the cinematic aesthetics the director intended to convey.

One editor even complained: "I haven't touched a computer for three months after finishing editing Zhu Dadeng's drama. Sometimes he's creating light pollution!"

This is quite normal—directors from ATV and TVB have long relied on studio shooting, neglecting the visual effects of location shooting, resulting in insufficient lighting and shadow effects in period dramas. This creative inertia stems from the limited space in the early days of the Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television industry, and even when filming in mainland China, the old model was still used.

This has led to them retaining the "three-point fixed camera position" habit from the small-scale TV studios in Hong Kong, where they filmed at high speeds. They would use fixed camera positions to film as much as possible and avoid large-scale movements if possible. Except for large scenes that require moving crews, they would use them as little as possible. This is why they have the "rolling washing machine style shooting technique," which is a pseudo-moving shot added mechanically in post-production.

In any case, Shen Yan would never hire a Hong Kong director to make an urban drama like "Go to the Windy Place"!

Oh, Shen Yan arrived early…

Then media outlets and reporters came specifically to interview him and talk about "Project Gutenberg".

Shen Yan was very straightforward: "I just think the script is good..."

"It wasn't anything too mind-bending. Director Zhuang told me the script was inspired by 'The Usual Suspects,' and then I roughly guessed the plot..."

"I'm personally quite interested in counterfeit money... I guess everyone is interested, after all, it's about making money!"

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "Actually, Li Wen's true story is not that interesting. He was just a poor painter who was not good at painting, but he wanted money and women, and in the end he became a murderer and arsonist."

What audiences actually enjoy are the plots Li Wen created. The film itself proves the saying: "A perfectly crafted fake can be better than the real thing."

“Cunning criminals always try to whitewash their stories!”

"Correct!"

"So you and Yang Mi have a close scene together this time..."

"Intimate?" Shen Yan asked doubtfully, "No, right?"

"A sex scene!" "Oh, so that counts as a sex scene?"

Shen Yan was speechless...

There wasn't a single sex scene in "Project Gutenberg"; it was just one shot of the two of them having sex...

—This plot reveals Li Wen's scumbag private life: he lied to Wu Xiuqing, tricking her into coming to rescue him, but as soon as he was released on bail, he immediately turned on her, saying, "You're not my true love..."

Xiuqing asked him two questions: The first question was: "Speaking of which, you've only met me twice, how do you remember me so clearly?"
The second question is: "When you were hugging me just now, did you see her, and were you thinking of me or her?"

Regarding the first question, Xiuqing actually hoped to hear Li Wen say that the reason he remembered it so clearly was naturally because he loved her.

Unexpectedly, Li Wen insisted on saying "talent."

Indeed, Li Wen has a very strong talent for painting. However, for someone who has only met her twice, to still remember her appearance so clearly after so long, it must be more than just talent, right?
In fact, this alone proves that Li Wen cares a lot about Xiuqing, but he just doesn't say it.

Li Wen's answer to the second question was: "I was just hugging you..."

The answer is very, very obvious.

Then Li Wen suddenly sighed about life and spoke of its philosophy: "Actually, how could people like us possibly get the best? We've already been kind to heaven by finding a substitute... Let me tell you, sometimes the fake is better than the real. As long as we try to love as truly as possible, isn't that enough?"

These words were unbearable for several women.

Xiuqing lit a cigarette, tears streaming down her face, and said, "It's...it's really good..."

Many people say that Li Wen's IQ has dropped!
Actually, this is the kind of euphoria that comes with a successful plan: according to his plan, he would be a free man the next day! And he had just had a great time... it's normal for his brain to malfunction for a moment!

……

"Is the interview over?"

"...Hmm, I'll change my clothes, shall we go for a stroll along Erhai Lake?"

Back in his room, it was already six in the afternoon. Shen Yan checked the weather and then extended an invitation to Shi Shi…

Shi Shi shook her head: "No, I still need to study the script!"

"Huh? You haven't memorized the script yet?"

"I meant studying people..."

"What's so interesting about studying Xu Hongdou?"

Even so, Shen Yan sat down, took the coffee Shi Shi handed him, took a sip, and then said, "What's bothering you? Let me help you analyze it!"

In terms of personality, Xu Hongdou is a very gentle person, and she is also clear-headed and independent. Professionally, although Xu Hongdou is doing poorly in Yunnan, as someone who has worked in the hotel industry for ten years, her service awareness and high emotional intelligence are reflected in every aspect.

The script for this is very clear...

“There’s nothing I can’t figure out,” Shi Shi shook her head, then suddenly said, “I think I understand why you initially wanted to find Liu Yifei!”

"what happened?"

"This persona really does resemble her; in her thirties, with no dating rumors..."

“…Her team said they were unavailable…” Shen Yan waved his hand: “I believe in you, your performance will definitely be better!”

"...Yang Mi said she'd like to make a cameo appearance as Chen Nanxing..."

"...She...is fine too!"

(End of this chapter)