Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

(Warning: Do not eat while reading this chapter.)

Yang Che, an extra on the right side of the carriage, scratched his head and walked over after hearing this. He naturally saw Fan Bingbing's appearance and thought she was really good, much better than Jun Ji-hyun, but he couldn't have a different opinion at this moment.

After exchanging a few words with Cheng Er, he understood that what Cheng Er said made a lot of sense.

"Bingbing, you shouldn't have the thrill of victory, have you forgotten? You're a female knight-errant, you've done this kind of thing a lot, just a drunken, contemptuous look."

"Oh, that's it."

Fan Bingbing closed her eyes as she spoke, then revealed an expression.

"very good."

So they reshot the last scene, and that was it.

Then Fan Bingbing quickly bowed and apologized to the guy, who was terrified.

Yang Che, who was not far away, was very pleased to see this scene.

...........

In the Korean version of "My Sassy Girl," the female lead vomits instant noodles, which is quite absurd.

Even if South Korea is poor, a beautiful girl who is portrayed as multi-talented and supported by her family should not have instant noodles as her snack. Even crumbs of biscuits or mashed bananas would be better.

Therefore, Fan Bingbing was drinking eight-treasure porridge at that moment.

"It tastes pretty good, hehe."

Yang Che chuckled, amused.

"Mr. Li, please bear with me later."

"Hey, it's just my job, nothing special, just you wait and see."

Li Ding said nonchalantly, but then turned around and said with a smile, "Bingbing, let's try to get it in one take. It'll save you trouble, and I'll suffer less."

Fan Bingbing chuckled and said, "Haha. You're all set."

.....

"Scene 4, Scene 1 (First Scene), *smack!*"

Unexpectedly smoothly, Fan Bingbing's interpretation of that feeling of something rising up and then being swallowed back, not swallowing it cleanly but chewing it a bit more, and then swallowing it back again, was very lifelike. Yang Che had every reason to believe that she had a lot of experience in this area.

As a result, the extras didn't even need to act; their expressions were incredibly uncomfortable and stiff.

Yang Che felt an uncontrollable tightening in his throat, as if something inside was churning upwards. His mouth suddenly produced a large amount of saliva, and his throat felt very sore and dry.

This also proves how well Fan Bingbing acted in this scene.

Then it gets even simpler: just close your eyes and spit out the eight-treasure porridge you just drank twice.

The girl chewed the drink after putting it in her mouth and said that it would be unprofessional not to chew it.

The key to this scene is actually Li Ding; his portrayal of shock, anger, and pitifulness is superb.

After all, a major form of comedy is about "bad luck," and the more unlucky you are, the funnier it is—this is the theory of superiority.

As Yang Che shakily removed his wig, only to have it spat on his Mediterranean-style haircut, the seven or eight extras around him were already covering their mouths and chuckling.

If I hadn't been repeatedly reminded, this carriage would probably have been filled with deafening laughter.

This is actually a progression in comedic expression, namely cognitive contrast and creating "misalignment." You think it's over, but then it happens again.

As Fan Bingbing looked towards the door, she called out "Lingjun, husband" through her hazy eyes, and then collapsed to the ground.

"Okay. Hurry up, hurry up and move on to the next match."

After that, the fifth scene of the 13th scene was much simpler. Li Ding was very surprised by Huang Haibo's acting skills. The two of them, one old and one young, cooperated so well that they were even more in sync than Fan Bingbing, who had rehearsed with them several times.

This is actually a harmonious energy field.

Huang Haibo's "ability" to be appreciated by his seniors is truly unique in the entertainment industry; it's something that can only be envied.

He auditioned for a role and was remembered by Kang Honglei for two years; he was appreciated by Sun Haiying, who not only mentored him on set but also helped him out years later; as for Li Xuejian, he really liked Haibo and helped him get the role of Ding Li; Liu Jiang (director of "The Old Tavern") and Xu Jizhou (director of "The Storm"), two great TV directors, have always been there to help him.

They then filmed many more solo scenes featuring Huang Haibo, thus bringing the 13-shot sequence in the elevator to a successful conclusion.

This shot would make up about 6 minutes of screen time in the main film.

The dialogue is minimal, but the opening is incredibly captivating and cleverly establishes the personalities of the male and female leads without needing further setup or even more rudimentary narration or subtitles...

At the Nanlishilu subway station platform, Liu Chang enthusiastically spoke into a megaphone:

"Thank you all, brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas, for your cooperation. This notebook is just a small gift, please don't mind."

A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the crowd.

"Oh dear, young man, you can't accept this."

"Hey, this is called pay, haha."

"Director, this film is interesting, I will definitely go see it."

"Yes, yes, yes, that's hilarious."

"Fan Bingbing is so pretty, can I get her autograph?"

"Sixth Prince, Sixth Prince, may I take a picture with you?"

"........."

Faced with the enthusiasm of the masses, Fan Bingbing and Li Ding showed no airs of being "celebrities" whatsoever; they were simply serving the people like artists, doing whatever they were asked to do.

The photographers from "Entertainment Live" were capturing this harmonious scene. They had been there for a while. The reporter was a beautiful girl with very short hair, who looked and spoke with a very confident air. Her name was Yin Junjie.

Yang Che took a liking to this girl at first sight. Hmm... this liking was the same as his liking for Liu Chang, who was a smooth talker in private but a charming and sophisticated person in public. So he took the initiative to provide her with "news material".

Yin Junjie was very excited. He originally thought it would just be a routine news report about the new movie, talking about the plot and the cast, and that would be it.

Unbelievable! Wang Fei and Sun Nan are performing! And Yang Che wrote the lyrics and music!!! What is this?! This is a rising star in the cultural world!

What?! This low-budget, no-name production team actually managed to snag a 400 million (bragging) product placement deal?! GG!!

What? A bet with GG Entertainment based on 2000 million in box office revenue?

This is quite a gimmick.

Yin Junjie didn't care whether "My Sassy Girl" would ultimately reach 2000 million at the box office. At this moment, she was only excited about how to describe it in the report: "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers"? Or "youthful ignorance and overestimation of one's abilities"? Or "a mature young man's step-by-step approach to victory"?

"Producer Yang, what kind of attitude would you like me to adopt in reporting this?"

Yang Che grinned: "Just use whichever one you think will attract the most attention."

Yin Junjie was taken aback. This guy was a pragmatist! She glanced at the still enthusiastic extras, then gave Yang Che a thumbs up: "I believe you can definitely achieve your goal."

Yang Che's face turned green: "Don't say things like that, I have a taboo against opening champagne halfway through the game."