Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

In Gulnazar's mind, the scene of her first meeting with Zhou Ye flashed through her mind.

The scene was vivid and remains fresh in my memory.

At that time, she needed to familiarize herself with the script for that public service advertisement.

Inside the temple, people knelt and prayed before the Bodhisattva.

A local woman who hopes her daughter-in-law will give birth to a son.

There are middle-aged workers who pray they won't be laid off by their companies and still have 25 years of mortgage payments to make.

There are students who pray they won't fail their final exams.

Some street vendors hope that the urban management officers will not come to their stalls.

A young office worker begging his client not to change the plan anymore.

A wife who hopes her husband will successfully quit smoking so as not to affect her child's growth.

Gulnazar overheard someone wishing they could win five million in the lottery.

Only Zhou Ye wished the Bodhisattva health, longevity, freedom from illness and disaster, and a happy life.

"Their kindness, innocence, simplicity, persistence, and relaxed attitude are qualities I once possessed but can no longer find. In this industry, they can only continue to be happy by following you. Helping you now is helping them..."

Gulnazar didn't say what came next.

Because he was no longer able to speak.

Jiang Yang pressed down on the back of Gulinazha's head, grabbing her hair, leaving her no way out.

Kou Bao Nazha.

When the assistant on set knocked and came in, the lights were on in Gulnazar's dressing room and the curtains were drawn.

"Teacher Nazha, Teacher Jiang, has the makeup been finalized?"

"Alright, now we can head to the film set."

Gulnazar's lips have a more childlike look.

"Okay, the car is downstairs."

As the assistant on set helped pack things up, Nazha's lips seemed a little swollen, though it might not be her imagination.

Fortunately, Teacher Jiang was there.

You can touch up your makeup when you get to the film set.

Teacher Jiang's makeup skills are truly admirable.

This time, the filming location wasn't Tiandu City, but rather the Spring and Autumn Warring States City.

Actors dressed in armor as soldiers were instructed by the on-site producer to walk around the city gate.

There were also people dressed in long robes, playing the roles of sect disciples, who followed Lu Han's stunt double and were arranged on the main building's steps, making the posture of being seriously injured and falling to the ground in accordance with the stunt double's movements.

No actual footage was taken.

It was all just acting.

Because it was a panoramic shoot, if any actor's movement didn't match, the scene had to be reshot.

The RV next to them belonged to Lu Han. Jiang Yang went up to greet Lu Han, and when he came down, he heard the executive director yelling fiercely, "Are you deaf? Do you have to yell at me to understand? Don't block the actors' shots, do you even understand?"

Do it again.

Still not up to standard.

The assistant director, holding a megaphone, shouted: "You need to fall down quickly! And you! Why the hell are you snoring?!"

They went through the play again.

After several attempts, we still couldn't get the actual footage.

The call sheet indicated that the filming time for this scene was running out, and continuing to film would result in exceeding the allotted time.

The assistant director's voice was hoarse. He had a throat lozenge in his mouth and shouted to the extras through a megaphone, "Grandpas, you're all my grandpas. I'm begging you, please cooperate!"

Finally, the extras' movements were properly coordinated.

Gulina, who plays Xu Yourong, and Lu Han, who plays Chen Changsheng, also completed a rehearsal.

There were no mistakes.

Scenes with significant emotional fluctuations, in particular, need to be filmed as quickly as possible; otherwise, the actors' emotions will be wasted.

The remaining steps do not require Jiang Yang's guidance.

He carried a folding chair and sat down in the director's area: "Director."

“You’re here, Jiang Yang.” Zhong Shujia smiled.

"About your trending topic, tomorrow..."

He patted Jiang Yang on the shoulder.

Just as she finished speaking, Jiang Yang interrupted her, saying, "Director, finish your work first. The actors are waiting. We can talk after this scene is over."

"Oh, okay, okay." Zhong Shujia nodded in response.

As soon as I finished speaking, I realized something was wrong.

This is his film set, how did it become Jiang Yang giving him orders?

However, Jiang Yang's words do make sense.

They were so busy that they didn't have the energy to talk about anything else. Both lead actors were on set, and the staff had to keep an eye on the extras to prevent them from being filmed without permission.

However, when Jiang Yang arrived on set, the filming efficiency was noticeably higher.

Many of the shots featuring Lu Han and Gulnazar, both long and medium shots, were filmed in one take.

Close-up shots can't be done in one take.

This is not something that can be mastered in a short time using the techniques Jiang Yang taught.

"All departments in position. This is a live shoot. Three, two, one! Sect disciples and guards, all of you, struggle and fall to the ground! Alright, begin!"

Zhong Shujia stared at the large monitor.

More than fifty extras, dressed in sect costumes with knife marks, struggled and collapsed on the steps, their bodies twitching a few times before they died.

Because this was a close-up shot.

The longsword in Lu Han's hand could not be a prop sword, but a real sword.

The sword tassel had been soaked in prop blood and turned dark red.

In the distance, the camera's track is sliding and adjusting its angle.

His eyes reddened, and he fought back tears, his gaze shifting from shock to determination: "My life, Chen Changsheng's life..."

After speaking, he paused for a second.

He swallowed the blood and saliva before saying the second half of the sentence: "It has always been in my own hands."

The camera moves.

Cut from near to far.

Gulnazar, who plays Xu Yourong, enters the scene.

Her hairpin dangled halfway, and a strand of loose hair clung to her blood-stained cheek.

She hugged Chen Changsheng and finished her lines.

Zhong Shujia stared at the monitor, holding the walkie-talkie: "Change to a close-up, the last few lines of dialogue, show the character's arc, and shoot close-ups of their expressions!"

Lu Han coughed up blood and laughed bitterly, delivering his lines fluently with emphasis and pauses: "My master said that defying fate would bring backlash, but if I don't use this life to protect the sect, what's the point of my cultivation?"

Gulnazar killed the enemy with a single sword strike.

The sword's edge sliced ​​across the ground.

He said to Lu Han, "Your life has never belonged to you alone, but to me as well. We are engaged! From the day you picked my first phoenix tail flower."

Gulnazar raised her voice: "You owe me one!"

Lu Han collapsed backward, exhausted.

Gulnazar supported her from behind.

Their lines overlapped, and Lu Han said in a breathy voice, "I've paid back the money."

Gulnazar's voice choked with emotion: "You haven't paid back!"

The scene was quiet.

"Good, perfect! Passed!" Zhong Shujia shouted.

The two immediately parted ways, exchanged a few polite words, and then stopped communicating.

The crew carried the equipment into the main building to film an indoor scene.

The next day, we finished work relatively quickly, around dusk.

I made an appointment with Zhong Shujia yesterday to discuss the trending topic about Jiangyang today.

The meeting took place in Zhong Shujia's hotel room.

The art director contract for this drama has been prepared for Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang easily raised the salary from 800,000 to 1 million.

However, Jiang Yang's trending topics, which had previously declined, have seen a resurgence in popularity after Gu Lina's Weibo post yesterday.

"director……"

After Jiang Yang finished signing the contract and capped his pen, he was interrupted by Zhong Shujia as soon as he opened his mouth: "Don't call me director in private. Just call me Lao Zhong on set. I am indeed getting old."

"Then I'll call you Old Zhong."

"Haha, you actually yelled!" (End of Chapter)