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Chapter 490 Running Man Filming Begins

He Daqi had always thought that Deng Chao's mental state was due to recording variety shows later on, at least that's what the materials in the video library he had seen described it. Now he finally confirmed that Deng Chao's mental state had little to do with recording variety shows; he was originally an abstract contestant.

The first episode of Running Man was filmed at the end of summer, which is not the time to wear long sleeves. Even though the opening was at night, it was still uncomfortable to appear as a secret agent in a black suit.

Cen Junyi is a very easy person to talk to.

Many people who are new to directing tend to be overly responsible and meticulous about everything, from costumes to actors, wanting to achieve the best possible result. They are also afraid that others will look down on them because it is their first time directing, so they usually try to project a strong image by putting on a serious face.

Cen Junyi is not like that. Or rather, the younger generation has its own way of doing things. Lu Yang led him into the industry, and Ning Hao led Lu Yang into the industry. They are both talented individuals who became famous after just a few works. They didn't care about the rules of the entertainment industry at all, so they have fewer bad habits.

Cen Junyi didn't learn any tricks to make people suffer from Lu Yang; instead, he learned the same good temper. So he liked to communicate with the guests before recording. Even if the recording only lasted ten minutes or so, he didn't act arbitrarily but had a good chat with the guests.

"Actually, this opening wasn't written by Mr. He. He only gave a rough description, and I added most of it. If you don't like the opening I arranged for each of you, you can discuss it with me. Since there are many people here now, I'll readjust it."

As soon as Cen Junyi finished speaking, Wang Baoqiang raised his hand and said, "I have no problem. I think my entrance scene where I take down a bunch of men in black is pretty good."

Looking at the beaming Wang Baoqiang, everyone was secretly wondering. Among all the people, Wang Baoqiang's entrance was one of the most awkward, and the other awkward one was Lu Han. Their entrances were the most bizarre.

Wang Baoqiang himself seems quite willing, and no one has come out to dissuade him, so Wang Baoqiang's appearance has been decided so far.

"I'm fine with it. I think my opening scene where I snapped my fingers and the Leifeng Pagoda lit up was pretty cool," Deng Chao said with a smile.

At this moment, Lu Han raised his hand with a bitter face and said, "I have a problem... I feel that my entrance was quite awkward. I was riding a motorcycle with flowers in my mouth, and then I crashed into a wall. After handing the flowers to a beautiful woman, she was so impressed by my handsomeness that she fainted. It was too awkward."

"So how do you want to change it?" Cen Junyi asked with a smile.

"Could you please remove the scene where he gives flowers to the beautiful woman?"

“Okay.” Cen Junyi nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Cen Junyi was so easy to talk to, the others got excited too.

"The three of us want to appear together! Director, have you seen Cat's Eye? We want to use this look for our entrance." Sweetie asked Cen Junyi with a grin, her left arm linked with Dilraba's and her right arm with Gulnazar's.

"The Cat's Eye sisters? Let me think... okay, whatever you like."

Cen Junyi agreed somewhat reluctantly this time. After all, in terms of star power, the three girls from the Yonghui Qiming Girls Group were the most prominent. Cen Junyi had hoped to boost popularity by having each of them make a unique entrance, but now the three of them wanted to appear together, which made Cen Junyi reluctant to agree.

Fortunately, Cen Junyi was easy to talk to. Even though he had his own set of arrangements, he didn't say much when he saw that the three girls were not satisfied, and went along with their wishes.

“I also have some concerns about my appearance. Could we cut the disguise and invasion scene and just keep the scene where I fight with a water gun?” Chen Chichi raised his hand and suggested.

"Row."

"Well... Director Cen, I think it's completely unnecessary for me to appear with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and hack my way up. How about I get out of the car, strike a few poses, and then just walk in like that?" Hu Jun thought that since Cen Junyi had already agreed, he would probably agree as well, so he happily offered his opinion.

He was wrong. Of the eight guests, Cen Junyi did not agree to his proposal.

“Mr. Hu, your entrance was specially designed by Mr. He. He said that everyone else can do whatever they want, but you can’t change it.”

"That little brat! Making me wear a suit and wield a Green Dragon Crescent Blade in this sweltering heat! How could he even think of that!" Hu Jun was starting to lose interest in being a tough guy.

Cen Junyi just smiled upon hearing this and didn't say anything more.

After confirming once again that everyone was okay, filming officially began for the opening segment of the first episode of Running Man.

Deng Chao was quite handsome when he first appeared, but as he walked, he started to add his own magical gait, which had a kind of unrestrained beauty. Cen Junyi saw this from behind the monitor and just chuckled, but did not call to pause and re-record.

Besides Deng Chao letting loose, the three sisters, Tian Tian, ​​Gulnazar, and Dilraba, were also quite boisterous. They struck a pose, shouted a slogan, and then rolled and jumped around in their black tight leather outfits, completing their entrance with a lot of fuss.

Lu Han's entrance was nothing special; he posed on a motorcycle, but there was nothing particularly exciting about it.

As for Wang Baoqiang and Chen Chichi, they both had a little trick up their sleeves at the end. Wang Baoqiang grinned foolishly at the camera, while Chen Chichi did an eyebrow dance in front of the camera.

Hu Jun was the most exhausted. He fought fiercely with his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and finally finished filming. He was wearing a suit in the sweltering heat and almost couldn't breathe.

After much difficulty, all the agents finally entered Leifeng Pagoda. At the beginning, they clinked glasses with sponsored cocktails as instructed by the director. Then, Deng Chao took Red Crab's phone and read the mission, only then did he learn the specific process for tomorrow's official recording.

"So if we want to get the treasures from Leifeng Pagoda back tomorrow, we need to bring four more temporary agents and then split them into two teams to compete for them?" Deng Chao asked, holding the Red Crab phone.

"Yes! The temporary agent will come out to meet you right away."

As soon as Cen Junyi finished speaking, He Daqi led the other three guest stars out onto the stage.

Sun Yizhen, Xie Tingfeng, Chen Xiaochun.

They are all actors from the movie "The Thieves," which was filmed in four different locations.

He Daqi's actions constitute forced advertising. In any case, when the TV station quotes a price for the variety show, they will mention any taboos regarding the content beforehand. Therefore, if the TV station is unwilling to accept the advertisement, they can simply not participate in the variety show copyright bidding.

He Daqi's calculations are quite good. When Running Man premieres first, and then The Thieves is released, the box office might explode.

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After Running Man started filming, the second season of Go Fighting! didn't take long to arrive.

Knowing that they would be collaborating on variety shows for several months each year for the next few years, the eight regular cast members of "Go Fighting!" got together for a meal before filming.

The success of "Go Fighting!" gave these people a taste of success, so when they got together, they mostly discussed how to improve the recording of variety shows. Like last year, He Daqi only appeared on screen in the last episode of "Go Fighting!". This was the opposite of "Running Man," where He Daqi was a guest star in the first episode of "Running Man" but didn't appear afterward.

He watched as the Extreme Eight Gang and Yan Min went into the small conference room to discuss something. He Daqi didn't follow them in; instead, he turned and went to the Asia-Pacific Film and Television Production Center.

"All done?"

"Hmm, take a look and see what I think. If you see any problems, I'll make some changes." Ning Hao moved his chair over so He Daqi could sit down and take a look.

"No rush, Chairman Han will be here soon, we can watch it together then, let's talk about other things first." He Daqi dragged a chair to sit next to Ning Hao and said with a smile.

"What are we talking about? Is 'No Man's Land' going to be released?"

"Don't count on it for the next two years. I heard someone reported it to the authorities and made them thoroughly review the no-man's-land area. Normally, it would have been fine after two years, but now you've brought this upon yourself, and it'll probably be delayed for another two years."

Ning Hao scoffed and said disdainfully, "Let them suppress it. If they're so capable, let them make it a banned film. Anyway, it's invested in by China Film Group. Let's see how many years they can keep it suppressed. I've had my fill of cursing, and now I'm not in a hurry at all."

"Hahaha, senior brother, that's the right attitude, no rush! Let's get down to business. After you, Old Zhang, and Lu Yang filmed Illusionary Prison Break, do you still want to continue making 3D movies?"

"We're not filming anymore. I reckon Old Zhang doesn't want to film anymore either. Lu Yang, on the other hand, really likes this kind of filming, so he'll probably be eager to film Painted Skin 3. By the way, what's Painted Skin 3 called again?"

He Daqi smiled and said, "A strange and cold dream."

"The name itself doesn't suit me," Ning Hao said with a click of his tongue.

Do you have any new projects in hand? Or have you come across any good scripts at the company?

"No, I'm still waiting for you to write a good script so I can film it."

"Now that we're getting down to business, I'm planning to create another movie series called Detective Chinatown. First, we'll go to Russia, then India, then the United States, then Japan, and that'll be four movies in total."

"Detective Chinatown? A thriller/suspense film? Is there a market for it?" Ning Hao asked, frowning with some surprise.

"It's a comedy, um... how about this, I'll record the script for the first movie in a couple of days, you can organize it and take a look, if you think it's suitable, then you can film it."

"Is the lead actor going to be either Lu Han or Zhang Jiashuai again?" Ning Hao asked He Daqi, glancing at him sideways.

"You guessed right. There are two main actors: a middle-aged, decadent man and a young, handsome man. I want Baoqiang to play the middle-aged, decadent man, and you can choose one of the two to play the young, handsome man."

“Baoqiang? Is he suitable? Isn’t he the go-to actor for playing simpletons? Can he really play a middle-aged,颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a sense of listlessness, decadence, or apathy) man?” Ning Hao’s tone was full of doubt.

He Daqi chuckled, patted Ning Hao on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You really underestimate Baoqiang. He took on a movie this year called 'Hello! Mr. Tree.' I won't say more, but when he's filming, you'll see if he can act in it."

It's worth mentioning that He Daqi and Ning Hao both started out as professional idiots. Back then, they reaped a lot of success in Hong Kong and South Korea with "Miracle in Cell No. 7". He Daqi was the lead actor, and Ning Hao was the actual filmmaker.

Therefore, He Daqi believes that once Ning Hao sees Wang Baoqiang's state in "Hello! Mr. Tree", he will no longer have any doubts about whether Ning Hao can play a middle-aged decadent man.

"What are you two talking about? You seem quite engrossed in your conversation. I think I heard you mention Wang Baoqiang? Is there a new movie coming out?"

Han Shanping walked silently, but suddenly interrupted with a sentence that startled He Daqi and Ning Hao.

"Chairman Han, why are you walking so quietly? You scared me half to death!" He Daqi turned around and complained irritably.

Ning Hao wasn't as bold as He Daqi, so he simply greeted him with a casual, "Chairman Han, you've arrived."

Seeing the two men's different attitudes, Han Shanping cursed He Daqi in his heart as a brat, then ignored him and asked Ning Hao with a smile, "Tell me quickly, are you guys starting a new project again? If you want Bao Qiang to star in it, it won't be a comedy, right? Ning Hao, are you going back to the comedy genre?"

"Not necessarily, it's just that Daqi had an idea, we just chatted about it casually." Ning Hao shook his head, neither admitting nor denying it.

"Watch the video first! Watch the video first! We can talk about anything else after watching it. This time, it was because your people were unreliable that my senior brother had to deal with this. So if my senior brother's edited version is usable, remember to credit him. Do whatever you would normally do."

Seeing that Han Shanping was about to ramble on about something else, He Daqi quickly interrupted him, and also helped Ning Hao gain some credit.

“That’s easy, let’s watch the movie first.” Han Shanping nodded, turned his attention to the computer in front of him, and dragged a chair over to squeeze in with Ning Hao and He Daqi.

Having seen the version at China Film Group, watching Ning Hao's edited version of The Thieves now, even just watching the beginning, I immediately felt the huge difference.

Ning Hao's personal style is now very obvious, especially in crime action films. Some scenes that were originally quite awkward have become interesting after Ning Hao rearranged them and added music.

If you only look at the content of a movie, it's less than two hours long. Han Shanping watched half of it and couldn't help but pat Ning Hao on the shoulder and exclaim, "It has to be you, Ning! I should have let you direct it."

This was also He Daqi's idea; he had previously regretted not dragging Ning Hao to film the Treasure Hunt Alliance.

"No need to look at the rest, let's use Xiao Ning's version. Da Qi's previous evaluation was spot on. Our Zhongying version was edited like crap, not even as good as my edited version." After watching for a while, Han Shanping made the decision directly.

"Chairman Han, don't forget to settle my senior brother's hard-earned fee."

"I can't forget it. By the way, how's the production of your 3D movie going? Filming was completed a while ago, wasn't it? Is the editing finished?"

When Han Shanping asked about this, He Daqi got up, stretched, and pointed to another row of work areas, saying lazily, "Over there, Lu Yang and Zhang Yimou are still busy. If you want to ask about the specific progress, Mr. Han, you can just go and ask them."

After sitting for more than an hour, not only He Daqi wanted to stretch, but Han Shanping and Ning Hao also got up and moved around a bit. Following the direction He Daqi pointed, Han Shanping immediately saw Lu Yang and Zhang Yimou. Without chatting with He Daqi and Ning Hao for long, he walked over there with a smile.

"Didn't you say Chairman Han was planning to prepare for a third film? Why is he so free all the time?" Ning Hao asked He Daqi in a low voice after Han Shanping had walked away.

"Who knows? I guess they've already invited all the celebrities they could, and they're planning to invite new faces to film the third installment once there are more new faces in the entertainment industry."

To be honest, Ning Hao actually thought He Daqi's casual reason was quite logical.

(End of this chapter)