Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

The next day, the crew of "A Love So Beautiful" started filming at Chenxi Middle School in Zhuji.

Because the production cost is relatively low, the opening ceremony and other such things are naturally kept to a minimum.

Unlike the big-budget production "Rush to the Dead Summer", "A Love So Beautiful" didn't have a press conference to mark the start of filming.

The production crew put up a banner announcing the start of filming, and the entire crew offered incense to the altar, then took a group photo, which marked the completion of the opening ceremony.

In fact, for 90% of film and television production teams, this is all the activity involved in starting filming.

There were no media present, and there was no invitation to meet with fans.

Large-scale productions like "Rush to the Dead Summer" that can hold a dedicated launch press conference are rare.

The main actors are all newcomers and it's their first time participating in the opening ceremony, so they're all quite excited.

So although the ceremony was simple, the atmosphere was quite good.

After the opening ceremony, the crew immediately began filming a single-shot scene.

In a TV drama production team, the first scene after filming begins is quite significant.

It's well known that the entertainment industry is a very superstitious place.

Traditional film crews typically choose a relatively simple scene for their first scene.

Ideally, it should be one that can be completed in one take.

This would bring good luck to the crew, indicating that the entire filming process would go as smoothly as the first scene.

Of course, some directors are not superstitious, so they will choose a different way of starting the story.

That is to use the first scene as the icebreaker for the entire play.

Since the lead actors weren't familiar with each other when filming first started, this was done to help them get into character faster and work together more effectively.

Many directors will schedule kissing scenes and intimate scenes for the first scene of filming.

The purpose was to help the male and female leads quickly break the ice and become familiar with each other.

Jiang Bai was a supporting character in the drama "Rush to the Dead Summer" and had little to do with the first scene.

But this time it's different.

However, since the female lead was a complete newcomer, and "A Love So Beautiful" is, after all, a youth campus drama, there weren't many intense kissing scenes.

So even though the director isn't superstitious, he still chose to arrange a very simple scene for the first scene.

The content is about the male and female protagonists walking one after the other on the playground, without even exchanging words.

All that's needed is for Tian Xiwei to portray the shyness of a young girl facing her crush.

He would occasionally glance up at Jiang Bai's profile, then quickly lower his head again like a frightened bird.

Youth idol dramas all follow this formula.

After the director explained the scene to Xiaotian twice, Xiaotian patted his chest and said he was fine.

With a clapperboard blow from the stage manager.

"A Love So Beautiful" - Scene 1, One Shot, One Take, Officially Begins!

The camera started recording while maintaining a medium shot.

Jiang Bai and Tian Xiwei, both wearing school uniforms, strolled one after the other on the playground track.

Unlike Tian Xiwei, who needs to engage in a wide range of psychological activities and expressive reactions, Jiang Bai only needs to maintain a blank expression.

The web series "A Love So Beautiful" was a dark horse in the original timeline in 2017, making Hu Yitian a top star for a limited time and also making Shen Yue famous, who even got a role in "Meteor Garden".

But to be honest, there's nothing particularly new about this show.

In Jiang Bai's opinion, having read the original series and script, this drama is full of echoes of the classic Taiwanese drama "It Started With a Kiss".

The male protagonist, Jiang Chen, is a cunning and arrogant genius student whose character is very similar to Jiang Zhishu.

The female lead, Chen Xiaoxi, is a cute, lively, and energetic girl whose character is very similar to Yuan Xiangqin.

The plot also features a female lead who has been relentlessly pursuing the male lead since high school.

Similarly, the male protagonist completely ignores Xiaoxi's pursuit, but he secretly falls in love with her.

It's basically a variation of the story of Jiang Zhishu and Yuan Xiangqin.

It's fair to say that the girls who watched "Itazura na Kiss" back then have all grown up.

But there will always be new girls who need this Cinderella and Prince Charming campus romance story.

If you count carefully, there is exactly 12 years between the two dramas, enough time for a generation of girls to grow up.

"A Love So Beautiful" was born at the right time when the market needed it, which is why it was able to achieve success.

As a result, when Jiang Bai played the role of Jiang Chen, he had a ready-made template, Jiang Zhishu, to refer to.

He's cunning, arrogant, and seemingly aloof, but he actually cares deeply about Chen Xiaoxi.

With a role model to reference, Jiang Bai should have an easy time playing the part well.

The first scene of the film crew's production was a piece of cake for him.

Although it was Tian Xiwei's first time acting, she did a pretty good job.

Perhaps it's because this kind of girlish mentality, typical of high school girls, isn't hard to understand for a college student who has only been out of high school for half a year.

Her performance was very fitting for the role.

This is also why Director Dai chose to select current students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy when casting.

Young roles should be played by young actors!

This is not only more visually appealing to the audience, but also makes it easier for actors to immerse themselves in roles that are age-appropriate, thus improving the performance.

"Okay, card!"

"One take!"

As the director's voice came from the loudspeaker on set, Tian Xiwei, who had been following closely behind Jiang Bai, immediately squatted down, hugging her knees.

"Aaaaaah!"

"I'm so nervous!!"

For Tian Xiwei, who was filming for the first time, she was far from as at ease as she appeared on the surface; in fact, she was extremely flustered.

Jiang Bai stopped, bent down with his hands on his knees, and said softly, "You only got it in one take."

"I'm always nervous when I take the first step."

"But once you actually take that step, you'll find that filming isn't actually that difficult."

Tian Xiwei, who had been hugging her arms and burying her head, suddenly raised her head, her big, bright eyes staring straight at Jiang Bai.

After a brief eye contact, Tian Xiwei chuckled.

Do you know what my first impression of you was?

Jiang Bai straightened up, put his hands on his hips, and asked curiously, "What impression?"

Tian Xiwei also stood up, raised her left index finger, and poked Jiang Bai's shoulder with a grin: "After I passed the interview, President Dai introduced you to me and even showed me your photo."

When I saw your photo, I thought you must be just like Jiang Chen.

"He's the kind of guy who goes for a cool, aloof male god style."

Forehead...

Jiang Bai recalled the set of photos he had taken after joining the company, arranged by the studio.

Because it was to be used as a resume photo for an actor's audition, he was expressionless when taking the photo, mainly showing his physique and facial features.

Although he has a sunny, youthful charm when he smiles, his cold and aloof demeanor is quite noticeable when he puts his face down, and he even has a slightly grumpy look.

Just like Zhou Ye.

So it's perfectly normal for Tian Xiwei to have such a misunderstanding.

"However..." Tian Xiwei continued, "Later I followed your Weibo and found that you often appeared in the comment section and replied to those comments."

"From your reply, I can tell that you are actually a very kind and gentle person."

"Now that I've actually met them and spent time with them, I'm even more convinced of this."

"I see." Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Then you have excellent taste."

"Then guess again, what was my first impression of you?"

Tian Xiwei tilted her head, looking at Jiang Bai curiously: "What is it?"

"Cute, pretty."

Jiang Bai laughed and said, "I'm just that shallow a person. I care most about appearance."

"No, that's not true." Tian Xiwei's lips suddenly turned down, and she muttered softly.

"Alright, let's start filming the next scene." Jiang Bai shook his head and chuckled, then reached out and gently patted Xiao Tian's fluffy head.

"You'll have plenty of opportunities to find out what kind of person I am in the future."

"Let's get to work first."

After saying that, Jiang Bai turned around and walked towards the director.

Tian Xiwei watched his retreating figure, smiled gently, and jogged to catch up with him.

"Okay, okay!"