I'm really good at this.

Back on set, Zhang Hong reverted to his keyboard warrior persona.

Just like an emoji he often uses in chat software.

"Even I have things I want to protect." Then he picked up his keyboard and went to the battlefield.JPG.

What is the state of a keyboard warrior?

Of course, no matter what you look at, you should first look at it from a fault-finding perspective!

Filming continues.

But suddenly everyone felt that something was wrong.

No, it must be because Director Zhang requested that all the footage be deleted after reviewing it.

That's all the material...

"Now, film as I say. If I'm not satisfied, we'll reshoot until I am, okay?"

Although Zhang Hong said this with a smile, and in a question.

But no one dared to say "no".

I've heard that most directors are very short-tempered on set.

To give an analogy, it's similar to teachers and parents helping children with their homework.

明明你知道1+1=2，而且你也觉得这十分简单，可你孩子就是写成1+1=3.

And no matter how many times you say it, or even if you think he already knows it.

And then he will do it again next time.

At this point, your blood pressure will rise, and it would be strange if you weren't irritable.

I've heard in the industry that there aren't many directors who are good-tempered on set.

However, since everyone was working with Director Sun Zheng, who was known as a "good guy," they didn't have the energy to deal with this kind of thing.

It seems... Director Zhang is starting to resemble a "tyrant on set".

However, he has a different style.

Some directors would curse and even physically assault actors on set.

But Director Zhang's style is to just smile at you and then say terrifying things in a calm tone.

Or remain silent.

For example, right now—

Bai Xueye had only taken one step when she froze, too afraid to move.

Not far away, Zhang Hong, sitting behind the monitor, was quietly watching her, maintaining the posture of Commander Ikari.

It was as if I were looking at a dead ant on the roadside.

Even someone as carefree as Bai Xueye felt as if the air around her had frozen, as if she would die if she took another step.

The entire set seemed to freeze in time; no one dared to speak.

After a few seconds, Zhang Hong rubbed his temples and calmly said, "Let's do this one again."

Time seemed to flow again, and everyone in the crew breathed a sigh of relief. Then, the lights, cameras, and everything else started to find new angles.

Bai Xueye breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the makeup artist to come and wipe away her cold sweat and touch up her makeup.

Luo Yun's throat bobbed, and she asked Wang Ye, who was standing next to her, in a low voice, "Director Wang, has Director Zhang always been like this?"

He was fired before he even joined the crew because of Wang Chen, so he doesn't know what Zhang Hong was like on set before.

"They're quite similar, but not quite the same," Wang Ye replied. "How should I put it... should I say he was aloof, or just out of touch with reality?"

He shrugged: "Anyway, he was quiet and did his own thing on set. At that time, Director Sun was basically in control of the whole film, and Brother Hong just sat on the side and watched coldly, as if he looked down on everyone and observed coldly."

It wasn't like this at the beginning.

He scratched his head and began to recall: "Actually, Brother Hong was quite enthusiastic at first, but it seems that no one could meet his requirements. Neither the visuals nor the actors' performances could match the effect in his mind, so he went to talk to Director Sun. I was there at the time."

After a pause, Wang Ye smiled wryly and said, "Director Sun also advised him, saying that being a director is about constant compromise. If the image in your mind is a hundred points, then if the final product is fifty points, that's a passing grade. If it's seventy points, then it's already a perfect product that's hard to come by."

Perhaps top-tier, renowned directors in the domestic and international film industry have the resources to repeatedly attempt to achieve the image in their minds, but...

He didn't continue.

However, Luo Yun understood.

It's impossible for a TV series to reach that level.

If a film made by a top director with top actors, a top team, and top investors is like an epic oil painting or landscape painting.

So, if the image in your mind is an oil painting, but the filmed result is a simple sketch, then the final product will just look like a child's doodle.

Not to mention that Zhang Hong's initial project was "a period romance drama starring a popular celebrity who had never acted before," which was essentially graffiti from the start, and an abstract one at that.

But Zhang Hong is an artistic youth.

Or rather, he came from an ivory tower.

His philosophy was either to do it perfectly or not to do it at all.

So when he realized that he had no choice but to compromise, he gave up.

He gave up on filming the TV series and just watched coldly from the sidelines.

"Actually, we all thought at the beginning that this film might just be a perfunctory effort, and Director Sun thought so too. He wanted to use this film to teach Brother Hong one last lesson," Wang Ye said with a smile. "But since Director Sun was hospitalized, Brother Hong seems to have become much more down-to-earth. Now he's starting to resemble his former self."

However, I still think Hong Ge is doing quite well now.

These are Wang Ye's true feelings.

In his view, Zhang Hong now seems to be a combination of the past and the present.

Zhang Hong is down-to-earth, with a touch of past artistic flair and seriousness.

pretty good.

Luo Yun seemed to be deep in thought.

"Stop for a moment." Zhang Hong frowned, looking at Bai Xueye who was trembling and didn't know where to put her little hands, and asked, "When you entered the frame, did you step in with your left foot or your right foot first?"

"Huh?" Bai Xueye was taken aback. "Left foot..."

"Who told you to step with your left foot first!"

Before Zhang Hong could speak, Wang Ye jumped out.

"Um..." Bai Xueye said with some distress, "I didn't wear a hat today."

Wang Ye: "..."

So you think Brother Hong is deliberately picking a fight?

Do you really think nobody's heard the joke, "Why aren't you wearing a hat and then you get beaten up?"?

Bai Xueye really thought so.

Is it because I talked back to the director before, so he doesn't like me and wants to make things difficult for me?

As for the unspoken rules... she wasn't worried about them.

Director Zhang's female secretary was just as beautiful as herself, but her temperament was clearly much better.

With a secretary like that already, there's no reason he should even look at me.

Wang Ye turned to look at Zhang Hong, whose expression remained calm, though he narrowed his eyes slightly.

I suggest searching on Baidu for photos of "John Lone", "Takuya Kimura", and "Tomohisa Yamashita" when they were young and not smiling.

Or you can take out your phone and turn on selfie mode.

Bai Xueye shivered; she seemed to sense that the temperature on set had dropped again.

Wang Ye's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he said, "You are now playing the role of the Heavenly Emperor! The Heavenly Emperor has naturally sat high in the heavens since ancient times!"

"As we all know, only in the last thousand years has the left been considered superior; from the Zhou Dynasty until a thousand years ago, the right was superior! That's why there's the saying 'leftward transfer' in ancient poems! The current international custom of receiving guests with the right being superior is also influenced by our ancient Chinese tradition!"

"Now that you are the Heavenly Emperor, how can you possibly step forward with your left foot first?"

Wang Ye's explanation was reasonable, well-founded, and convincing.

At the very least, everyone in the crew, including himself, was convinced, including Bai Xueye.

"I understand!" She nodded, took a deep breath, and stood back to reshoot the scene.

During the process, she also glanced at Zhang Hong cautiously.

Zhang Hong's brows had relaxed, and his narrowed eyes had returned to normal.

"Phew—" Bai Xueye breathed a long sigh of relief, suddenly feeling much more confident.

Sure enough, there were no more mistakes in the subsequent shots.

Today's filming was successfully completed.

After settling Wang Ye's grandparents in the hotel in the film studio, Zhang Hong told everyone to go home and then found Lin Muqing, who was still busy in the office in front of the computer.

"Come over tomorrow morning."

Lin Muqing stopped typing, looked up and gave him a questioning look.

"Sigh..." Zhang Hong sighed. "I'm nearsighted. I used to think wearing glasses was bad, so I didn't get them. I was also afraid to wear contact lenses. But now it's really not working. When they're filming, I can't see clearly if they're a little far away."

"Furthermore, I need to get anti-radiation lenses added to my glasses. The people on the monitor are a bit small, and the monitor's light is too bright, so I have to squint to see them."

"Okay, I'll go with you to get your glasses tomorrow." Lin Muqing pushed away the keyboard, stretched, and stood up.

Her description of her curves, which were definitely 404, and her equally 404-like long legs made Zhang Hong steal glances at her for a long time without leaving a trace.

Seeing that she was looking over, Zhang Hong quickly reverted to his serious demeanor: "Will it be alright if no one is on site to supervise tomorrow? If I'm not there, won't we be unable to start work all morning?"

"Start filming? No, we'll get our glasses fitted tomorrow morning, and then after lunch the whole crew will head straight to the airport." Lin Muqing smiled slightly. "I've already finished the budget. Remember when I read your script? If we film according to what you wrote in your script, we can't realize your vision just by staying in this film studio."

Zhang Hong had a vague sense of foreboding: "So?"

"So..." Lin Muqing revealed a confident and bright smile, "Our entire crew chartered a plane for location shooting."

"Great!" Lin Chuan, standing nearby, gave a thumbs up. "Let's go location shooting! As the producer, I 1000% agree!"

Nice sister! You truly are a traitor to the Lin family! You really make things easier for your own brother!

In this way, the big scenes in the first few episodes have used up the entire budget. I'd like to see what you, Zhang Hong, will do in the following episodes!

Zhang Hong paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."

............

On the same day they were preparing to go out for location shooting, THE BOSS, no... Zhu Tiezhu, was also giving Xu Yan some instructions.

"How is the online troll operation going?"

"Everything is under control!"

"Okay." Zhu Tiezhu nodded, pausing slightly as he stroked the cat. "By the way, remember to keep a close eye on those online trolls and don't let them do anything stupid! First, don't try to smear the other side's director."

Second, avoid making silly mistakes. There was a celebrity who was ridiculed for years because he included "posted at 8:20 tonight" in his Weibo post. If you dare make that kind of mistake, go to Africa and befriend the Black brothers.

"Don't worry, boss! Everything is under control!" Xu Yan said confidently.

Go to Africa?

What a joke!

The men there are Simon, the women are Boh, who would like a Boh who is black?

Anyway, Xu Yan doesn't like it.

"Okay, then I'll leave everything to you."

P.S.: Two chapters, 6500 words each, are finished! Two chapters are equivalent to three chapters for others! And this is still during the new book period! I really went all out!

So, as usual, I'm asking for recommendation votes 2/2

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