The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 699 The dust has settled
The next morning, 7:15.

Zhu Yawen got off the car in front of the unfinished building carrying a bag full of breakfast.

He had other schedules and didn't have time to attend the media meeting the day before yesterday, but he officially joined the team today.

His gaze lingered for a few seconds on the open area to the right of the unfinished building. It was all charred black, and one could imagine how big the fire was yesterday.

Yesterday, the news about an accidental fire on the set of "The Sun Also Rises" was still on the hot search list.

Although the official account of the crew and the Xiamen Fire Department have responded quickly, the Internet is still full of various messy speculations.

Entering the unfinished building, Zhu Yawen slowly walked down the dim stairs. The set was silent and everyone was immersed in their own work.

He looked around and felt that some familiar faces seemed to be missing among the staff, while a lot of unfamiliar faces had been added.

He frowned, but didn't investigate further and quietly walked behind the monitor.

At this time, Luo Jin and Cao Baoping were staring intently at the images on the monitor. Seeing this, Zhu Yawen said nothing and silently looked over.

Today we were filming the scene where Xin Xiaofeng chases a criminal and accidentally sinks into the water.

Xiaofeng's feet were tightly entangled in the iron cage of the unfinished building's foundation and he almost drowned. Yi Guchun, played by Duan Yihong, dived into the water to rescue him.

On the monitor, Lu Yuan was wearing a respirator. He made an OK gesture, took off the respirator, and handed it to the diver to take away.

Time passes slowly.

The photographer zoomed in, and Lu Yuan's entire face gradually twisted into the spasm typical of a drowning person.

Purple blood vessels bulged on his temples, earthworm-like tendons bulged under the skin of his neck, and his Adam's apple slid up and down like a stuck gear. He struggled with his hands, trying to use the force to float up.

Everything seemed to be silently telling of his inner fear and despair.

The photographer moved the camera downward, Duan Yihong dived into the water and dragged Xin Xiaofeng's stuck foot.

Five seconds later, the camera moved up again, and Lu Yuan's condition changed. His lower eyelids were pushed outward by the water pressure, a string of bubbles spurted out of his mouth, and the calf that was not entangled began to kick hard.

Gradually, his struggles in the water became less and less.

This scene scared the lifeguard on standby, and he immediately swam over to save the person.

The drowning process can be divided into three stages: early, middle and late.

Initial stage: The drowning person tries to stay buoyant and may struggle.

Middle stage: The drowning person begins to lose consciousness, the body gradually sinks, the breathing and heartbeat gradually weaken, the face becomes blue or pale, and the limbs become cold.

Late stage: The drowning person completely loses consciousness, breathing and heartbeat stop, pupils are dilated, various reflexes disappear, muscles relax, and life is in danger.

Based on the lifeguard's many years of experience, Lu Yuan's performance at this time has undoubtedly entered the early stages of drowning.

"hold on!"

Just then, Cao Baoping's voice came from the headset.

"Director, Teacher Lu is not in a good condition," the lifeguard hesitated.

He is a professional with his own set of judgment criteria. He has seen countless real people drowning and has also watched actors perform drowning scenes on TV.

In many movies and TV shows, drowning scenes are often portrayed in a dramatic and exaggerated way, which is very different from the actual drowning reactions in real life.

For example, when the heroine falls into the water, the hero jumps in and breathes from her mouth to hers, and then there is a slow and beautiful movement. In a falling-into-water scene, the actress's hair isn't even messed up.

But Lu Yuan's current condition is very real and dangerous. The various struggles after drowning are a kind of body instinct, and he doesn't believe that any actor can act it out.

"Wait a little longer. Mr. Lu is a good swimmer. He told me before we went into the water that if I couldn't hold on, he would give me a specific gesture."

Cao Baoping was firm in his attitude. Lu Yuan did reveal before going into the water that he had specially undergone a period of breath-holding training for this scene. He can now hold his breath underwater for two and a half minutes, and only one minute has passed.

Behind the monitor, Luo Jin's face was full of confusion.

What the hell? Lu Yuan can swim. When did he learn to swim? When he was in college, this guy was just like him, a complete landlubber.

Under the water, the lifeguard was also complaining in his heart, Cao Baoping, ah Cao Baoping, you know nothing. Are you more professional than me? I have been in this business for more than ten years, how can I not tell whether I can swim or not?
Lu Yuan's current performance clearly shows that he is not very good at swimming.

He had made up his mind to wait for another five seconds. Once the signs of the second stage of drowning appeared, he would rush over without hesitation and pull Lu Yuan out of the water. Human life was at stake, and no one's words would matter.

He counted silently in his mind, and when he counted to five, he found that Lu Yuan's whole face suddenly relaxed, his eyeballs rolled violently under his closed eyelids, his eyelashes trembled slightly with bubbles, his hands spread out weakly, and his body began to tilt unconsciously.

The second stage of drowning has arrived!!

Seeing this, the lifeguard no longer hesitated and immediately swam towards Lu Yuan.

Just as he rushed out, he heard Cao Baoping's voice "Cut" in his earphone!
He no longer cared about what the other person said. In less than two seconds, he swam to Lu Yuan and skillfully dragged him out of the water.

"Crash!"

Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen ran over first, followed closely by Cao Baoping.

The three of them approached and found that Lu Yuan's facial muscles were still experiencing nervous tremors, and his chin was covered with saliva and some unknown mixture.

The way he lay by the water looked like a fish that had been cut open, with even his eyelashes dripping with water.

"Old Lu!" Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen called out anxiously.

When Cao Baoping saw him like this, he suddenly had an illusion that Lu Yuan had really drowned.

But he thought again and felt that it was unlikely.

Lu Yuan clearly said that he has been able to swim since he was a child and is very good at swimming. He can hold his breath for two and a half minutes, but now it has only been over one and a half minutes.

But Lu Yuan's current state made him inexplicably nervous: "Teacher Lu!"

"Teacher Lu!!" the nearby staff also shouted.

"Everyone, disperse. Don't crowd around. Do you have any common sense?!"

The lifeguard yelled in annoyance, patted Lu Yuan's shoulders, and called into his ears to determine whether he was conscious or not.

He began to blame director Cao Baoping in his heart.

At the same time, he also felt a little regretful. When Lu Yuan showed the first stage reaction of drowning, he should have stuck to his judgment and carried out rescue immediately.

The halo around Lu Yuan eventually interfered with his judgment.

Just as he slowly approached Lu Yuan's ear, the guy suddenly opened his eyes, turned sideways, gasped heavily, and coughed violently.

"Cough cough cough~"

"Teacher Lu!"

"Teacher Lu, you finally woke up. You scared us to death."

"it's okay no problem."

Lu Yuan exhaled a breath and sat there for a long time. When Cao Baoping couldn't help but waved in front of him, he regained consciousness.

"Director, how about this one?"

Cao Baoping was skeptical, but when he thought of the scene just now, he immediately raised his thumb and exclaimed: "Amazing!!"

"That's good." Lu Yuan nodded: "Do you want to keep one or continue?"

"That's enough." Cao Baoping answered immediately, and then looked at Lu Yuan again, intending to ask the doubts in his heart. At this time, Luo Jin interrupted: "When did you learn to swim? How come we don't know?"

"Yes." Zhu Yawen agreed.

"I learned it some time ago." Lu Yuan answered casually.

The lifeguard curled his lips and muttered in his heart, "You know nothing? You can't even tread water. You're a typical landlubber." Then he saw Lu Yuan turned his head and stared at him with a smile.

"Teacher Lu's ability in swimming is really amazing!"

He also raised his thumbs up: "But try to avoid attempts like today in the future. It's really too dangerous."

He could probably guess the other party's purpose, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration in his heart.

How can you film a movie like this? You're simply playing with your life!

It turns out that reaching the top in any industry is never achieved by talent alone.

Lu Yuan accepted his kind reminder, but in fact he was hiding something from Cao Baoping.

He can't swim. He fell into the river while playing when he was a child. He is resistant to swimming and is a southern landlubber, but he did practice holding his breath for a period of time.

Before the crew started filming, he observed a large number of real drowning scenes.

Some of the drowning victims pinched their own necks, while others kicked their limbs around like dogs paddling.

The desire to survive when one is unable to breathe, or should we say the body's instinctive reaction to survive, is varied and has no pattern to follow.

The body's instinctive reaction cannot be acted out, and if it is acted out, it will be very deliberate.

After reading a lot of real cases, he concluded that the action of drowning itself is meaningless, and deliberate performance will only leave traces. What really needs to be shown is the state of despair, panic and fear.

What to do? Try it with real feelings!

Of course, he wasn't trying blindly.

He knew that his limit was two and a half minutes. If he exceeded this time, he might be in real danger.

After the filming of this scene was completed, Lu Yuan went to the RV to take a shower to remove the stench from the stagnant water on his body.

Not far from the RV, Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen squatted side by side in the corner.

Zhu Yawen picked up the bag in his hand and said, "Hey, your breakfast is for both of you. Grandpa bought the bamboo shoot jelly in the morning, which is only available on Shigu Road. After buying the bamboo shoot jelly, he had to go buy shrimp noodles. Couldn't he order takeout or ask the assistant to buy it? It made me go around in circles."

Luo Jin smiled: "Mr. Zhu, you have worked hard. A few days ago, who was the one who patted his chest and said that he could catch up with the start-up? He also said that if he couldn't catch up, he would bring a week's worth of free breakfast."

"Brother, I was wrong." Zhu Yawen begged for mercy, wishing he could go back a few days ago and slap himself in the face.

Luo Jin smiled and lowered his head to eat the earthworm jelly.

Xiamen earthworm jelly is a very distinctive local snack.

It is rich in gelatin, which is dissolved in water after boiling and becomes jelly-like after cooling. It tastes crispy when paired with the special Minnan umami sauce.

Zhu Yawen couldn't help but frown when he saw him squatting on the spot and showing off.

Many Xiamen locals don’t dare to eat earthworm jelly because the “bamboo shoots” here are not real “bamboo shoots”.

It is actually a small mollusk that grows in beach mud or cracks - the sea sandworm.

To put it bluntly, it looks like a cigarette butt, but with a beauty filter, it looks like a bamboo shoot.

Zhu Yawen retracted his gaze and turned to look at the busy staff, and asked puzzledly: "Why do I feel that some of them are new faces?"

Luo Jin said without even looking up: "Yesterday morning, the prop tent caught fire. The crew took a break in the afternoon. After everyone returned to the hotel, Cao Baoping called a number of people he had brought into the group into the room. When they came out, their faces were all black. This morning, the heads of the prop group and several other groups were replaced."

Zhu Yawen said in surprise: "You mean, there was something wrong with the fire yesterday?"

Luo Jin nodded: "That's probably the case."

"Even if they want to settle the accounts, there's no need to be so anxious. This is only the first day. If they find out the accounts are not right when the crew is about to wrap up, it would be understandable to set fire to the bodies to destroy the evidence. Now it's clear that something is fishy."

"They have to start this fire even if they don't want to."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Yawen was puzzled.

Luo Jin chewed on the earthworm jelly and said, "Guess why we had to shoot this scene on the first day of filming. There aren't many scenes of the unfinished building, and we could have filmed them together later. From the perspective of overall planning, this arrangement is not reasonable."

Zhu Ya heard this, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he raised his chin towards the RV: "Did he specifically instruct me to do this?"

"Who else could it be other than him? The coordinator is his man!"

"So this guy knew that Cao Baoping's people were doing something behind the scenes, but he kept silent. On the first day of filming, he asked the coordinator to arrange a scene specifically."

"There is a big problem with the props team or some other team. This problem will directly affect the normal filming of the crew. Those who are doing small tricks are forced to do so and have no time to remedy the situation. They can only set a fire?" Zhu Yawen analyzed.

"That's about it."

Luo Jin sighed: "Our Mr. Lu is getting darker and darker now."

The fact that Chen Zhixi and Cao Baoping were at loggerheads was no secret among the crew.

Cao Baoping gained Lu Yuan's support by saying that a familiar team could speed up the filming progress, but he was unable to suppress the greed of his subordinates.

Zhu Yawen held his chin up and said, "Do you think that grandson will be watching us in the car?"

"Uh" Luo Jin was stunned for a moment, "Who cares?"

He handed over the food box in his hand: "Would you like to have a bite? It tastes good."

"Take it away." Zhu Yawen shook his head quickly. Who in their right mind would eat insects? He would never eat them even if he was beaten to death.

"Want a bite?"

"roll roll roll!"

"This thing is said to nourish the kidneys!" Luo Jin smiled.

Zhu Yawen was stunned for a moment. Just as he was hesitating whether to find an excuse to take a bite reluctantly, he happened to meet Luo Jin's half-smile.

He suddenly realized what was going on and scolded with a smile, "Fuck you, I'm in good health, go and make up with him."

Luo Jin said sarcastically: "I'm anxious!"

On the first day of filming, the crew members were replaced, and after the dust settled, the filming of "Burning Sun" got on track.

It is the end of August and "My Love from the Star" is about to come to an end.

The unprecedented popularity of the drama has brought unprecedented exposure and support to many companies.

Song Yiren likes to order takeout, so Meituan has entered the sight of many young people and attracted the attention and favor of many young audiences.

Song Yiren likes to play "League of Legends" with Professor Chen and bully her boyfriend.

As a result, the total number of registered players of this game reached 80 million, and the daily active users reached an astonishing 7 million, attracting domestic game giants such as Tencent to get involved and put plans to develop mobile games with the same gameplay on the agenda.

There are too many similar examples.

On the day of the finale, a scene that took place in Times Square in the United States pushed the influence of this drama to a new peak!
(End of this chapter)