Huayu: Starting with mentoring female stars

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei was completely stunned. What did she mean by taking advantage of Chen Zhou? That was clearly her line.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhou spoke:

"I used to watch idol dramas too. Some girls would pretend to be weak in order to win the favor of the boy they like."

"For example, if you can't open the bottle cap, or if you accidentally fall, what you did just now was to deliberately take advantage of me, I know."

These words made Liu Yifei blush even more.

So much so that she could clearly feel her face rapidly warming up.

Clenching her little fist, Liu Yifei threw a punch at Chen Zhou, shouting, "I'll fight you to the death!"

So, after a short while of this playful banter, Liu Yifei and Chen Zhou returned to the hotel.

"I'm going upstairs to rest, I won't bother you anymore," Liu Yifei said.

"Wait a minute," Chen Zhou called out.

Liu Yifei turned to look at him, wanting to see what other tricks Chen Zhou was planning to play.

"Give me the money." Chen Zhou held out his hand.

"What money?" Liu Yifei asked, her face full of confusion.

"The money for the milk tea," Chen Zhou said.

"Didn't you treat me to milk tea?" Liu Yifei asked incredulously.

"I was just saying that I brought back two milk teas, and you drank one yourself, so of course you have to pay me for the other one," Chen Zhou said.

"I'll fight you to the death!" Liu Yifei clenched her fists and charged forward again, ready to fight Chen Zhou to the death.

The two started playfully fighting again downstairs at the hotel.

This scene was witnessed by Zhu Yilong and Chen Minghao, who had just returned from outside.

"That senior brother is really something. Senior Sister Liu Yifei came to act in our movie, and he actually bullied her." Zhu Yilong said while eating barbecue skewers and watching the drama.

Upon hearing this, Chen Minghao immediately smiled.

"What do you know, kid? Believe it or not, girls like Liu Yifei are just into Director Chen's style."

"There's more to learn from Director Chen than just acting; you still have a long way to go."

After hearing this, Zhu Yilong seemed to suddenly understand, and nodded, "One is never too old to learn, I've learned a lot!"

The next day.

On the film set.

Inside a house.

Before filming officially began, Chen Zhou gave Liu Yifei and Zhu Yilong a brief talk.

As for Liu Yifei, Chen Zhou told her to act more naturally.

For Zhu Yilong, this scene is his highlight, and he must be given ample opportunity to portray the pain and suffering.

For example, Chen Zhou made Zhu Yilong imagine himself rolling on a "bed of nails".

After the rehearsal period, the crew resumed filming.

"Begin!" Chen Zhou gave the order.

Zhu Yilong lay on the sofa: "Is there anyone else in your room?"

Liu Yifei, sitting in her wheelchair, said, "That's all."

Zhu Yilong: "Don't try to fool me."

Liu Yifei chuckled: "Believe it or not."

Zhu Yilong retorted, "You should be more polite. This is quite disrespectful. Who's in control right now?"

At this moment, Wang Jingchun squatted down at Zhu Yilong's feet, making a motion as if to take out a nail.

"Ugh!" The next moment, Zhu Yilong's whole body twitched, he put on the mask of pain, but he endured it without groaning.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Yilong asked, his face full of pain.

"Pull out the nails." Wang Jingchun looked completely innocent.

Next, Wang Jingchun poured safflower oil onto the wound on Zhu Yilong's leg.

"Ugh!" Zhu Yilong convulsed even more violently, gritting his teeth and demanding, "What are you doing now? What kind of medicine did you pour?"

"Safflower oil," Wang Jingchun said.

Liu Yifei looked speechless: "Safflower oil is for treating bruises and sprains; you should apply alcohol to the wound."

Wang Jingchun quickly found the alcohol and was about to pour it on.

"Wait!" Zhu Yilong quickly stopped him, panting heavily, "This might hurt a bit."

"It doesn't hurt," Liu Yifei said.

Wang Jingchun poured in the alcohol.

"Ugh!!!" Zhu Yilong rolled over in pain.

"Cut! Well done, that was a wrap. Everyone's emotions were spot on." Chen Zhou was extremely satisfied.

Hearing Chen Zhou's shout, Zhu Yilong and Liu Yifei both breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I did not disappoint Chen Zhou's expectations.

"Director Chen, with your help, the two young actresses, Zhu Yilong and Liu Yifei, are really getting better and better in their acting," Chen Minghao said.

"If it weren't for your direction, it would have been quite difficult for the two of them to film such a challenging scene well," Xing Jiadong chimed in from the side.

Chen Minghao: "Indeed, after filming for this period of time, I have become more and more impressed with Director Chen's ability to direct scenes and his ability to motivate actors on set."

Xing Jiadong: "I myself benefited a lot from this experience and learned a great deal from Director Chen."

"You're too kind, teachers," Chen Zhou said with a smile.

Next, Chen Zhou moved the crew to film other scenes.

Everything went smoothly.

November 28th arrived quickly.

There are only two days left until filming wraps up.

By this time, actors like Xing Jiadong and Deng Jiajia had already left the production.

After all, he didn't have any more scenes.

Therefore, the film crew appeared much quieter overall.

Chen Zhou saved two very important scenes for the very end.

The scene we filmed today was a rooftop scene where Li Haigen received a message from his beloved woman, arranging to meet at a certain place. As a result, Hu Guangsheng and Li Haigen started arguing.

Before filming began, Chen Zhou discussed some important details with the actors, as well as their positioning and interactions.

"Action!" Chen Zhou gave the order, and filming began.

Wang Jingchun held his phone and saw that his beloved woman had asked to meet him, and he was immediately excited.

Seeing this, Zhu Yilong coldly snatched the phone away and threw it away.

Zhu Yilong pointed at Wang Jingchun's head and launched into a tirade: "Li Datou, what's in your head? The police are out looking for us right now. Why did she have to come looking for you now of all times, and even go back to your hometown to get married? Are you out of your mind?!"

"This is love!" Wang Jingchun said.

"I love you, Mom, you're selling fried dough twists!" Zhu Yilong started to break down. "Do you know what she's doing in that Dream Paris?"

Wang Jingchun's expression was off. "What are you doing?"

"What else can Dream Paris do? Back scrub? Sit at a table! Be a prostitute!" Zhu Yilong shouted.

"I..." Wang Jingchun raised his leg and kicked.

"Cut! Perfect! One take!" Chen Zhou clapped.

He would scold actors if they didn't perform well.

But as long as the performance is good, he will not hesitate to cheer for it.

To be fair, Zhu Yilong is indeed quite talented in acting.

After this period of guidance, by the time we reached the second half of the shoot, we were basically in our element.

Even when acting alongside veteran actors like Wang Jingchun, she appeared completely at ease.

It's no wonder that Zhu Yilong has become a leading figure among the younger generation of male actors.

Today's scenes have been filmed.

Chen Zhou announced that the film crew would be wrapping up production immediately.

A day has passed.

It was the last day of filming.

Today's scene is Liu Yifei's solo performance, which is also the ending of the movie, so its importance goes without saying.

In this part of the story, Ma Jiaqi is determined to die.

Hu Guangsheng lied to Ma Jiaqi, saying he had turned on the gas and told her to put on her headphones, listen to music, and fall asleep, then wait to die.

As it turned out, Ma Jiaqi eventually discovered that Hu Guangsheng not only hadn't turned on the gas, but had also left behind a drawing that read, "I'm willing to walk with you across the rest of the bridge."

At this point in the story, Ma Jiaqi has found healing and redemption.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is a scene without any lines; the performance is extremely difficult.

Because of this, Chen Zhou invited Liu Yifei to his room every night after work for several days in a row.

I not only gave her acting instructions, but also helped her get into the right mood.

Of course, it's perfectly reasonable for the director and actress to discuss the script in a hotel room.

Filming began on site.

In the lens.

Wearing headphones, Liu Yifei sat in a wheelchair with her eyes closed, her face serene.

It felt like I was drifting off to sleep.