Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

hiss……

It wasn't until Jiang Yang tugged at his right ponytail that Yang Chaoyue tilted his head and let go, saying, "Brother Yang, I'll be waiting for you in Yancheng!"

After Yang Chaoyue got into the car.

Jiang Yang tilted his head and asked Tian Xiwei, who was carrying a suitcase, "Xiwei, can you check if it's red? Is a blood clot about to form?"

"I don't care if you're famous or not, I'm leaving."

Tian Xiwei wrapped one arm around Jiang Yang's waist and grabbed his collar with the other.

Seeing Jiang Yang clutching his neck, her smile froze, and she said in her hometown Chongqing accent, "I'll count to three! One! Two!"

hiss……

One or two of them don't even value the boss's life.

It's all Zhang Ruonan's fault for starting such a bad thing.

After finishing.

Tian Xi put her suitcase down, got into the car, and waved to Jiang Yang: "I'm going to Tongliang for a few days of classes. Come pick me up then. My scene will be filmed on the back hill of the Tongliang Library."

After saying goodbye to the three girls.

Jiang Yang returned to his hotel room, looked in the mirror, and touched the spot on his neck where he had been given hickeys three times in a row.

He muttered, "They don't even need me to deliver them anymore, but they're getting stronger and stronger at planting strawberries."

I tidied it up a bit.

We discovered something was missing.

It was a piece of artwork paper from Zhang Ruonan's room, with a few lines of lyrics written on it.

Forget it.

If he couldn't find it, he couldn't find it. Anyway, the lyrics were all in his head. He could only remember a few lines at the time, but if he thought about it carefully, he would eventually remember them.

I wonder how Haochun's filming went.

Time to head to the film set and test the directorial skills I gleaned from Zhang Ruonan last night.

The phone vibrates.

I received a message from Zhang Qing: [“Teacher Jiang, is Haochun almost here? The venue is all set up.”]
Jiang Yang edited the text: [“Hao Chun should be arriving soon. How’s the sound recording?”]
Zhang Qing replied: ["The ambient noise in the alley is a bit noisy, but it's not a big problem. We can fix it later. If that doesn't work, we can consider re-recording."]
Jiang Yang typed: ["Try to use live sound as much as possible. If Hao Chun's crying scenes are dubbed in post-production, the emotions will be much worse."]
Zhang Qing sent a message: ["Okay, let's get ready and start filming as soon as Hao Chun arrives."]
Jiang Yang edited the text: [“Thank you for your hard work. If anything happens, please contact me anytime. I'll be on site to oversee things in a bit.”]
Received a message from Zhang Qing: ["It's not hard work. The company has given instructions, and I'll follow your lead. By the way, Teacher Jiang, just talking to you, I can tell you're very knowledgeable. Are you also from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy? I just graduated two years ago and joined Lemon Films. Maybe we'll have the same mentor at Beijing Film Academy."]
The entrance to a hutong in the western district of Beiping.

Zhang Qing, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, sat in a folding chair, wearing a director's vest, checking the monitor footage, with Jiang Yang's storyboard on the table in front of him.

The street featured in the scene is Dashilan West Street.

Besides the noodle shop, there are also convenience stores and secondhand bookstores.

The location was found according to Jiang Yang's requirements.

The air was thick with the aroma of cooking.

It's suitable for filming Liu Haochun's everyday life as a struggling migrant worker in Beijing who gets scammed.

The extras are all arranged, and the set design is also fine.

He was assigned to the company. He graduated from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy and started as an assistant director. Now he has become an executive director and is gradually becoming familiar with crew management and cross-departmental collaboration.

The company wants him to learn more from Jiang Yang.

I've read the script written by Jiang Yang.

The plot uses a non-linear narrative structure.

It should also be noted that in the scene Liu Haochun is about to film, there will be a few seconds of frame skipping and wide-angle distortion.

It's clearly director Wong Kar-wai's filming style.

The storyboard was written very clearly. Just from the conversations and exchanges with Jiang Yang over this period, it was clear that the other party was very knowledgeable and most likely from the same school as him.

The phone vibrates.

It was a message from Jiang Yang: ["I'm not from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy."]
Zhang Qing typed: ["Where are you from?"]
Jiang Yang replied: [“A senior at Tongliang High School.”]
"What?"

Tong Liang.

Tong Liang seems to be from Chongqing, while Jiang Yang is still in his senior year of high school?

After a moment of stunned silence, Zhang Qing understood the situation and was deeply shocked.

In the team's WeChat group, Liu Haochun sent a message: ["Director Zhang, I've arrived at Dashilan West Street."]
Editor Zhang Qing's message: ["Go further in, there's a used bookstore next to this noodle shop, you can see it."]
Liu Haochun replied: ["Okay."]
Zhang Qing put down his phone and picked up the megaphone: "The actors are coming soon. Hurry up and try to finish filming this scene before dawn."

Liu Haochun got out of the car carrying a large bag of milk tea he had bought, which was for the crew on set.

The film set that has been set up is right across the street.

You can see the stagehands wearing black t-shirts carrying reflectors.

Several black cables ran from the generator truck by the roadside to the entrance of the noodle shop, and were hastily fixed to the ground with tape.

As Liu Haochun carefully stepped over the line, he heard someone shout, "Hey, watch out, don't step on the line!"

This was the first time I had received such an important task.

I felt panicked, afraid that I wouldn't be able to control my future.

The higher the expectations placed on him, the more afraid he was of messing things up and disappointing Jiang Yang.

She shared the milk tea she bought with the staff on set.

Sitting in front of the monitor, Zhang Qing noticed Liu Haochun: "Is this Haochun? Hello, I'm Zhang Qing, the executive director of this scene."

"Hello Director Zhang, this is my first time acting, and I'm not very familiar with the rules," Liu Haochun replied reservedly.

Zhang Qing waved his hand to interrupt: "Don't be nervous. Teacher Jiang specifically told me that the most important thing in this scene is the emotion. Do your makeup and styling first, and get used to the environment."

The film set was a small noodle shop.

Once Liu Haochun understood the layout of the environment, she began to do her styling and makeup.

I had worked on the set of "A Little Reunion" in Jiangyang several times before, so I was familiar with many of the equipment and materials.

I wasn't nearly as nervous as I was the first time I joined a film crew.

But the thought that I was playing the female lead this time still made me feel uncertain.

Because she's playing a girl who's been scammed while working in Beijing, her skin is so fair that she doesn't look tired at all.

The makeup artist used a cool-toned foundation to darken Liu Haochun's skin tone, deliberately leaving two dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn't slept for several consecutive nights.

I won't wear lipstick.

Cover the blood color in your lips with foundation, then gently wipe them with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. When the camera takes a picture, they look dry, cracked, and peeling with a stinging sensation.

They also sprayed a small amount of flour mixed with hairspray onto the roots of their hair, causing their bangs to bunch up and creating the appearance of sweat that had dried.

Clothing is easy to arrange.

Then change into a drab, loose-fitting gray sweatshirt, faded jeans with worn-out knees, and a pair of canvas shoes with loose laces and slightly come unglued toes.

The makeup is now complete.

"Haochun, have you read the script?" Zhang Qing asked specifically.

"I've seen it, many times. Jiang Yang has also explained the play to me," Liu Haochun replied.

"That's good. Try to get into character and find your footing." (End of Chapter)