Huayu: This celebrity doesn't follow the rules.

Chapter 24 Oh no, I can't go back!
Huairou Film and Television Base is located in Yangsong Town, Yanjing, and is the largest film and television industry complex in northern China.

Its core area covers 5.6 square kilometers, and the demonstration area covers a total area of ​​18 square kilometers, encompassing the entire industry chain functions such as film and television shooting, post-production, and cultural tourism.

Film crews typically shoot at Xingmei Jinsheng Film and Television City, which mainly features Ming and Qing dynasty-style architectural complexes and includes real-life locations such as Jiangnan water towns and northern towns.

As the core area for real-scene shooting, Xingmei Jinsheng Film and Television City served as the filming location for the Bai family's old pharmacy in "The Grand Mansion Gate" and the palace scenes in "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan".

As an industrial production hub, the China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) base is equipped with 16 international standard sound stages, including the 5000-square-meter super-large sound stage where the real-life set of the Begonia Golden House in the film "The Promise" was built.

Besides Jiang Ye's film crew, many other film crews are also filming intensively in the film and television city.

The three most famous ones are the most famous.

One is "My Dad's Undercover Agent," directed by Zhao Lijun, a spy drama with a cast of veteran actors.

There's another movie, "Dragon Locomotive," directed by Yingda and starring Cao Yunjin!
At this time, he had not yet fallen out with Guo Degang and was the main source of revenue for Deyun Society.

Jiang Ye originally thought that his crew's production of the web series "Princess Promotion" was already quite bizarre.

But what he didn't expect was that there was a film crew here that was even more awesome than him.

The cast and crew of "The Boiled Plum in the Golden Vase"!
The head screenwriter is Chang Liang, the grandson of the famous crosstalk performer Chang Baohua. He led a team of twenty screenwriters who spent a year creating the script.

It tells the story of Pan Jinlian who travels to the modern era and becomes an internet celebrity.

This film crew doesn't shoot during the day; they prefer to shoot at night.

To create an air of mystery, they often close off the Jiangnan water town scenic area at 3 a.m. and use dry ice machines to create dense fog, which even led guests at inns a kilometer away to mistakenly believe that a fire had broken out.

The development team behind this drama also prepared "The Legend of Ximen Qing," which tells the story of Ximen Qing inventing the train, also starring Cao Yunjin.

They wanted to create a Jin Ping Mei universe, but unfortunately they failed...

……

The crew of "Dragon Motorcycle"

Cao Yunjin yawned behind the monitor.

The lead actress Yu Huizi's "smile as she turns around" was still lacking something, and director Yingda was still discussing lighting angles with the cinematographer.

He greatly admired director Yingda's dedication, but it was indeed too boring.

"I'm going to get some fresh air." He strolled over to the next room and happened to see Jiang Ye's film crew filming the scene of the Crown Princess drunkenly flirting with the Crown Prince.

The props team built a simple pavilion using clotheslines and mosquito nets, and the so-called "imperial wine" was mineral water mixed with food coloring.

Meng Ziyi, wearing a gauze dress that had been sitting in the school warehouse for who knows how long, winked at Ou Hao and said, "Your Highness~ Come play~"

There was a blower blowing "putt-putt" nearby, making Meng Ziyi's hair fly.

"Cut! Perfect!" Jiang Ye glanced at his watch. "Next scene, quick, quick, quick!"

? ? ? ? ?

Cao Yunjin was dumbfounded. What on earth was this filming?
The set design, the acting, the speed—none of it is normal!
Is this a movie shoot?
Before he could even catch his breath, the group of students had already swiftly dismantled the pavilion.

Some people were running with reflectors on their backs, while others were pushing suitcases full of clothes, as if they were performing some kind of performance art.

A girl wearing glasses was handing out boxed lunches to the extras: "Eat this and get on set right away. You'll get a bonus chicken leg after this scene is finished!"

While they were eating, Jiang Ye took a megaphone and began to explain the key points: "This is the Crown Princess teaching the palace maids to dance in the square."

"The extras don't need to actually jump! What we need is the effect of frantic movement!"

"Raise the reflector with the lights on, I want to cast shadows on the curtains!"

"Meng Ziyi, exaggerate your movements even more, unleash your true nature!"

Cao Yunjin stared at them in disbelief.

9:15: Filming begins for the "Prince Changing Clothes" scene.
9:37: Shot three different angles

9:50: The scene has moved to the "Imperial Study for Discussion". When he strolled back to his own film crew, the director was still debating whether to change the female lead's earrings to pearls.

Afternoon tea time.

Cao Yunjin couldn't resist wandering over to Jiang Ye's side and discovered that they were filming a climax scene, where they fell into the pond and their love blossomed.

The young director's unconventional actions opened his eyes.

"Didn't rent a water pump? Use fire hoses to create artificial rain!"

"Underwater photography is too expensive? Just use a fish tank and a blue screen to cut out the image!"

"Meng Ziyi can't swim? Tie a rope around her waist and have the crew pull her around!"

The most outrageous thing was when filming the "wet and sexy" close-up, Jiang Ye directly grabbed a bottle of mineral water and poured it onto Meng Ziyi's collar, showing absolutely no tenderness or embarrassment.

The female lead was also playing along, laughing like a fool...

"Your expression should look like you've been struck by lightning! Yes! That's the 'Holy crap, water' look!"

"This works?!" he blurted out.

"Why not?" The script supervisor, who was munching on an ice pop, said unsurprisedly. "Our director said that the audience will only remember Meng Ziyi's chest, who cares how you filmed it?"

"..."

When Cao Yunjin returned to his film crew, the art director was still arguing with the stylist over a costume for the female lead.

After finishing work in the evening, Cao Yunjin silently did some calculations.

Today's progress for "Dragon Locomotive": 1.5 shots.

The show next door, "Go Princess Go," consisted of 9 scenes and 23 shots.

Cao Yunjin was squatting at the entrance of the film and television city, smoking, when he suddenly began to doubt his own artistic pursuits.

He recalled what the young director had overheard saying to the female lead that morning: "Don't think of filmmaking as something sacred; we're just in the service industry."

"If the audience wants spicy hot pot but you insist on serving Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, they deserve to starve."

That makes a lot of sense...

No, he's been misled!

He quickly steadied his Dao heart.

They're making movies; only by striving for excellence can they create good works. What on earth are they making next door?
Would anyone watch this kind of film?
Time will tell...

He convinced himself, "Princess Promotion Diary, huh? I'd like to see what kind of splash it makes after it airs!"
……

As dusk crept into the makeshift tents set up by the film crew, Ou Hao grabbed the collar of his costume and ripped open the gold-threaded buttons, leaving his dark prince robe a tangled mess.

His Adam's apple bobbed violently as he looked at his phone, his eyes were red, and there was still blood splattered on his temples from filming.

It was supposed to be red ink, but the props team used expired food coloring diluted with water, turning his neck a bluish-purple color.

"Why aren't you back yet? Didn't you say it was just a three-day cameo?" Ma Sichun's voice came from the set of "The Left Ear," mixed with the sound of clapperboards in the distance.

Ou Hao crouched down, his fingers unconsciously picking at the foam rockery debris on the ground, his voice suddenly trembling: "We can't go back for now..."

His voice trailed off in a hoarse tone, carrying a barely perceptible hint of grievance.

He squatted on the ground, like a helpless child.

The person on the other end of the phone suddenly became tense: "What's wrong? Did your cameo not go well?"

"Smoothly, too smoothly!" Ou Hao suddenly let out a bitter laugh.

"Jiang Ye said I'm a good actor and wants to give me more scenes!"

(End of this chapter)