This director is so innocent.

Chapter 89 The Tool and the First Day

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

Su Jin arrived at the hotel rented by the film crew to participate in the script reading.

The plot of "W: Two Worlds" is actually quite simple.

The story follows Oh Yeon-joo, a surgeon in the real world, who accidentally enters the world of the popular comic "W," where she encounters Kang Chul, the male protagonist in the 2D world, and they unravel the mysteries of their respective lives.

To put it bluntly, this is an idol drama disguised as a fantasy romance suspense drama.

So arriving a few days late won't cause any problems at all.

Moreover, he wasn't idle while overseeing the later stages of "The Coffin in the Mountain"; he also spent a long time working on the script.

I spent three days going over the plot and rehearsing the lines with them. Once we were sure there were no problems, we started shooting the costume photos.

Everyone else has already taken their individual photos; only his photo with Gao Yuanyuan is missing.

I think I've already explained what a makeup official photo means!

It involves finalizing the character's appearance, identifying any necessary modifications, and also for promotional purposes.

Su Jin arrived at the photography studio and first took several sets of solo photos, then began taking photos of the two of them together.

Hold me tighter.

"Teachers, please relax a bit, don't be so stiff."

"Yes, that's it."

"Smile, Teacher Gao, smile sweeter."

The photographer, holding a DSLR, kept directing and snapping photos incessantly.

After the shoot, he looked at the photos and felt they were excellent. In his more than ten years in the industry, these were the best portraits he had ever taken.

"Let's change positions. Ms. Gao, strike a cute pose. Ms. Su, stand to the side of Ms. Gao, hug her, and press your face against Ms. Gao's head."

"Yes, just like that, it's very beautiful."

The photographer was bursting with inspiration and didn't finish shooting until after 4 p.m.

After watching the finished film, Su Jin exclaimed that the master craftsman, who had been in the industry for over a decade, truly possessed exceptional skill.

Each photo is like a work of art, perfectly showcasing the best aspects of the two individuals through its use of light and angle.

Gao Yuanyuan felt the same way after seeing it; she had never felt that she could be so incredibly beautiful.

"Su Jin, give me a copy of the negatives for these photos."

"OK, I'll have my assistant pack one for you in a bit."

In the past few days, Huang Jiaqiang poached a woman named Zhao Shan from Huayi to be the head of the artist management department.

Zhao Shan can be considered a veteran tool of Huayu Entertainment.

She used to work under Wang Jinghua, but after Wang Jinghua left, she didn't go with her. Instead, she chose to stay at Huayi and worked there for a few years before partnering with Ji Xiang to establish Taiyang Chuanhe.

Taiyang Chuanhe was originally Tianbao's studio, and Huang Xiaoming also had a stake in it.

She has a great eye for talent; she made Zhou Dongyu a triple crown actress.

The three gold medals are highly prestigious, with only three actresses from mainland China receiving them: Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi.

By the way, Zhao Shan didn't come alone; she brought a team of six people.

One of the girls, Xiaoying, became his assistant.

As they left the photography studio, Gao Yuanyuan suddenly said, "Su Jin, I've been keeping you company all day, shouldn't you treat me to dinner?"

"Overtime?" Su Jin turned to look at Da Meiyuan and smiled, "Sister Yuanyuan, isn't today working hours? I just called you here from the hotel to take some photos for your makeup, this isn't overtime."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan was speechless. Although the logic was sound, she wouldn't listen.

"I don't care, you have to treat me to a meal."

"Okay, but it's still early, let's eat later!"

"What do you mean 'early'? It's almost 4:30. It'll be 5 o'clock by the time I drive there."

"Okay! Where should we eat?"

"A new sea cucumber sashimi restaurant just opened in Haiding. I heard it's good. Let's go there!"

"I have no problem with that, but is it appropriate for a big star like you to go out to dinner alone with me?"

"What do you mean 'alone'? Aren't your assistant and my assistant human beings?!" Gao Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at Su Jin.

Su Jin shook her head and smiled helplessly, without saying a word.

Half an hour later.

Su Jin looked at Gao Yuanyuan, who had a bitter face, with great interest, and almost laughed herself to death.

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Su Jin and frowned, saying, "Why does this taste so awful?"

"It's not that this food is bad, it's that you don't like it. Look at your Xiaoyan, she's eating it with great relish," Su Jin explained with a smile.

At this moment, Xiao Yan, who was immersed in enjoying the delicious food, had no idea that Su Jin would suddenly call her name. She looked up and glanced left and right.

"Yanzi, is this delicious?" Gao Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"It's alright! I'm from Qingdao, and I eat this stuff all the time. It's not bad," Xiao Yan replied.

"Let's just grab something to eat to fill our stomachs! We can have a late-night snack if we get hungry later," Su Jin said.

"Mm." Gao Yuanyuan nodded and began to eat other foods to satisfy her hunger.

Time flies, and April 1st has arrived in the blink of an eye.

Today is April Fool's Day, and also the day that filming began for "W: Two Worlds".

There was no press conference to mark the start of the project; we were too lazy to engage in such formalism. We could have used that money to issue more press releases, which would have been much more effective.

The opening ceremony was also simple, with the same three things as before: Tang Xianzu, braised pig, and a camera covered with a red cloth.

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After inviting five or six more media reporters to take photos, the opening ceremony was considered over.

Let me talk about the cost.

The production cost of "W: Two Worlds" was 1500 million, with Jianmu contributing 900 million, Xinbaoyuan contributing 300 million, and Hairun contributing 300 million.

It's an urban idol drama!

GG shouldn't be too easy to implant.

Thanks to DaMeiYuan, GG's sponsorship brought in 600 million.

La Chapelle sponsored 200 million of them.

Once he becomes famous, he can probably recoup the costs of making idol dramas like this even before filming begins.

La Chapelle is a very powerful women's clothing brand, known as the "ZARA of China". At its peak, its market value was 17 billion yuan and its annual revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan.

However, it went bankrupt in 2023.

After the opening ceremony, the actors went to get their makeup done, while Su Jin went behind the monitor to prepare for the next part of the filming.

As the director, he was naturally responsible for the first scene of the film, and the rest were naturally handed over to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying is not the assistant director; the others are the director. If they were assistant directors, they wouldn't have agreed to come in the first place.

The first scene we filmed was a scene between Ni Dahong and Gao Yuanyuan.

Both of them are veteran actors, and the first scene was very simple, so they naturally nailed it in one take.

After filming two more scenes in the afternoon, the crew moved to the suburbs and arrived at Wu Chengwu's studio in the drama.

This studio is not just a studio, but also Wu Chengwu's home, but it's rare to find a small house with a nice environment in downtown Beijing.

Therefore, for convenience, the production crew rented a house in the suburbs and converted it into a studio.

The scene we're about to film is the male lead, Jiang Zhe, coming to the real world to settle scores with Wu Chengwu.

Su Jin, dressed in a black suit, tidied his hair in front of the mirror; he looked really handsome!

Compared to him, Li Zhongshuo is utter trash.

"Stop taking pictures, he's already very handsome."

A clear and melodious voice suddenly rang in Su Jin's ears. He turned his head and saw Da Meiyuan looking at him with a smile.

"Am I handsome? I've always thought I'm just average-looking."

"————" Gao Yuanyuan rolled her eyes. She had never seen such a shameless person.

"Boss, it's about to start," Assistant Xiaoying reminded him as she walked over.

"Okay." Su Jin nodded, looked at Gao Yuanyuan, and said, "Sister Yuanyuan, I'm leaving now."

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