The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 485 Boomerang

Although it was his first time serving as a producer, Xu Jiuyang didn't encounter many problems. His wandering around the set was less about checking on the work and more about asserting his presence.

Sister Xiaoli must have started preparing for this movie when "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was almost finished filming, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to set up the crew so quickly. She only needed to bring the director over.

"So, how's it going? Are you confident about directing for the first time?" Xu Jiuyang asked Guo Zhenni.

"Don't worry, Teacher Xu, there won't be any problems. They've even prepared the storyboard," Guo Zhenni replied confidently.

"Then it's up to you. I'm just here to support you," Xu Jiuyang said, glancing at Li Hong, who was talking to the executive producer not far away.

She was actually the producer.

When she was still with Sister Xiaoli, Li Hong was often in charge of supervising the investment situation of Red Boat Pictures. She had also worked with Dong Qing to serve as the executive producer of Zhang Dahuzi's several Jin Yong dramas.

Xu Jiuyang had already spoken to Sister Xiaoli, saying that he would ask her to come and manage his studio after he set it up, so it was normal for her to be here now.

only……

He shook his head and turned back to Liu Qianqian and Yang Mi. They had finished their playful fight, and the former was reading the script under the latter's supervision.

If someone from a previous life saw this scene, their jaw would drop to the floor.

However, on the other hand, back in 05, the two of them must have been very serious, unlike the impetuousness they became a few years later.

Therefore, there are very few people who can remain unaffected by their environment.

I wonder how many points they can get on the college entrance exam. Xu Jiuyang thought to himself, and the two of them confidently said that they could get more than 600 points. It's a good thing that the country moved the college entrance exam time forward. Otherwise, Liu Qianqian would have asked to start filming in July under the pretext of reviewing, and it would have been difficult to adjust the schedule afterwards.

Well, that's assuming she really meant it when she said she was going to take the exam seriously.

Xu Jiuyang felt inexplicably satisfied. Although he couldn't be sure how much their changes were related to him, the scene was still quite interesting.

"Director Guo, everything is ready. Shall we take a test shot first?" Li Hong asked Guo Zhenni as she walked over.

"Well, then... let's do a test shoot first." Guo Zhenni was a little nervous and even glanced at Xu Jiuyang.

"It's okay, just do it your way. It's normal to encounter problems at the beginning; it's a period of adjustment," Xu Jiuyang said reassuringly and encouragingly.

Then he glanced at Li Hong, who was flipping through a booklet in her hand, looking very focused, though her ears were noticeably red.

Xu Jiuyang didn't say much and stepped aside to wait.

I don’t know if it was because Gao Yuanyuan taught her step by step, but Guo Zhenni’s debut was not bad. Although her nervousness was obvious and she made a lot of small mistakes, she still grasped the general direction very well.

Moreover, it's clear that this wasn't last-minute cramming; obviously, she took it to heart after I mentioned it to Sister Yuanyuan before.

However, this also further proves something.

"Boss, Director Guo is here." After the doorbell rang, Zhang Yan, who went to open the door, ran back with a grin.

Xu Jiuyang glared at her: "You can go out now."

"Huh?" Zhang Yan blinked.

"What? You want to stay?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Yan chuckled awkwardly: "I thought it wouldn't be that fast..."

"Why don't you stay?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow again. "You've already tried anyway."

Yes, after Fan Bingbing returned from Cannes, she found some time to have Zhang Yan fight him. Not only that, she also felt that Zhang Yan was too "weak", always falling down first, without mentioning that she was the one who attacked him first, and in her heart she treated Zhang Yan like Angela.

Of course, Xu Jiuyang also knew why Fan Bingbing did this.

It's fair to say she went to great lengths to get pregnant.

Faced with this suggestion, Zhang Yan couldn't help but recall the battles that were both wonderful and not so wonderful, so she left with the words "I think I'll pass" and ran away.

After the assistant left, Xu Jiuyang waved to Guo Zhenni again: "Come and sit down."

"Teacher Xu." The other person came over and bowed respectfully before sitting down next to him in a more natural and generous manner.

"Tell me, why did you do this?" Xu Jiuyang asked seriously.

Although this move is somewhat ridiculous, he hadn't paid attention to the feelings of so many women who threw themselves at him before, but now he's starting to act all high and mighty.

But he was also genuinely curious about how Sister Yuanyuan managed to make Guo Zhenni so obedient. Although she seemed to have studied in South Korea, she was completely different from Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu.

"It's nothing, I just want to get along with Teacher Xu." Guo Zhenni clung to him without a care in the world.

To be honest, while her features aren't exactly top-tier—her nose is particularly striking in still photos—once she moves, her alluring eyes instantly draw attention away from everything.

"Then do you know who I am?" Xu Jiuyang wanted to ask something else.

"I know, but I don't care." Guo Zhenni chuckled, her eyes sparkling with an extremely alluring charm.

Well, it's got that Zhao Hede vibe.

"Actually, it's mainly like this, Ms. Xu," she then explained, "I'm not quite in character yet, so limping around on set won't arouse suspicion. But once I'm more skilled at getting the crew running smoothly, this kind of behavior will not only cause speculation but also affect filming."

Xu Jiuyang hissed and gasped. It was one thing for them to be so proactive, but they even offered to accept his handkerchief. What else could he possibly say?

Ah, what's causing that buzzing sound? Oh, the boomerang is coming back!
Let's not mention that, nor that even though someone was very gentle, Guo Zhenni could only sit on half of her butt the next day.

In just one week, this girl had already mastered the knack and was already a seemingly qualified director.

The reason she appears to be quite qualified is because she would occasionally discuss something with Liu Qianqian and Li Hong, and then make a phone call with Gao Yuanyuan.

Xu Jiuyang had no intention of digging any deeper. He would not do it now, nor in the future. It was too embarrassing. He had wanted to act like a good person, but as soon as the other person started to act coquettishly, he contradicted himself.

So he shifted his attention to other things, such as the script, and unexpectedly, he actually discovered something.

As everyone knows, Li Lei and Han Meimei are frequent characters in high school English textbooks. Basically, any child born in the 80s who has taken an English class has heard of them.

Therefore, writing a story about high school students' youth with them as the main characters is a clever and effective idea.

Let's not even mention that movie from the previous life. According to the textbook, Li Lei and Han Meimei were both excellent students in both character and academics. But in the movie, Li Lei was alright, but Han Meimei was changed to get a perfect score in physical education but was terrible at English.

Undoubtedly, this was catering to Zhang Zifeng, whose roles during that period were all set up as energetic underachievers.

Needless to say, the story goes like this: Han Meimei has a crush on Li Lei and tries every means to pursue him.

It's fortunate that youth-themed movies weren't popular at that time, otherwise the three-part tragedy of abortion, going abroad, and death might have happened earlier—in fact, Li Lei did go abroad later.

The story Liu Qianqian is going to play, "Li Lei and Han Meimei," tells a completely different story from someone's previous life, and its style is actually very close to the Zhenhua series.

Xu Jiuyang had read it several times before, but he hadn't thought much about it. After reading it again these past few days, he suddenly realized, "Damn, isn't this the Harry Potter trio?!"

(End of this chapter)