Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 15 Sleeping is a waste of life
This meeting was just a communication between Fang Hong and Chen Zhixi. Yu Xian was just an observer. He didn't understand many things, so it was a learning process.

Although the crew was put together by Fang Hong, Chen Zhixi holds the title of producer, so she is still responsible for personnel organization and coordination. If you don't understand something, you can ask Fang Hong.

This way the division of labor is clear. If one person does everything, he or she won't have enough energy and the whole thing will end up being a mess!

The filming location was set in the suburbs of Beijing, where there are fewer people and vehicles, and it can be filmed in a closed environment.

The main scene is a middle school. It doesn’t have to be a too fancy one, and it’s normal to be a bit shabby, after all, the story is set in 98.

The venue fee of this school is 15 yuan a day. If you rent it for 7.5 days at first, the venue rental fee alone is yuan. If you want to renew the lease, you need to pay another yuan to rent the school uniform.

Anyway, Fang Hong didn’t know what material the school uniform was made of and why it was so expensive.

However, such a high fee also has its advantages. The school has promised to clear out one or two classrooms for filming. In addition, the school will restrict students so as not to affect their filming. If extras are needed, they will also assist in the filming.

Many scenes also require students as background boards!
Of course, filming should not affect students' learning.

The biggest expense is still the equipment rental fee. The high-definition camera and movie lens alone cost 3600 yuan a day. If it takes two months to shoot, more than yuan will be gone.

Rent it for a month first and use it first!

However, the high price has its advantages. The manufacturer sent a crew to follow the whole process and you can ask any questions you have, which is very considerate.

Yu Xian had never touched such advanced stuff before. He was so excited when he saw it that he wanted to take it home and sleep with it. He has been familiarizing himself with the operation of the machine these two days.

Now movies can be shot digitally, without film!

The same goes for other students. The devices they use to study in school are a bit outdated or not this model, and they also need to familiarize themselves with them.

Students are like this, they have no problem with theory, but they are not proficient in practical operations. Fang Hong doesn't have time to let them explore, so they just learn while shooting.

Anyway, just ask if you don’t understand. If you pretend to know when you don’t, that’s your problem.

It’s a cheap product, so please be more tolerant and caring!

At seven o'clock in the morning on April 4, when everything was ready, the crew rented a van to carry the equipment and a bus to carry the people.

Professional equipment is packed in special boxes, so there is no need to worry about damage.

It looks like a lot of things, but actually there are not many at all. There are only a few valuable equipment, and most of the things are messy and sundry.

Dozens of people were crammed into one vehicle, and those who couldn't fit had to stand.

After arriving at the middle school location, everyone got off the car. Fang Hong was in good spirits and shouted, "Everyone lend a hand and help carry the things down."

The students were all yawning and listlessly unloading equipment and props from the car.

Someone complained, "Boss, it's only seven o'clock now, can't you come a little later?"

They had heard that the crew was filming so early, but when they actually experienced it themselves, they couldn't get used to it.

"Time is gold, and sleeping is a waste of life." Fang Hong's twisted logic sounds reasonable at first, but it makes no sense when you think about it carefully.

But this group of students think it makes sense. They are still so young and it is time for them to work hard.

Look at Fang Hong, he’s in such good spirits, I’m infected!

Fang Hong did not have any casting auditions for "Those Years". The Beijing Film Academy just randomly picked a few students to play supporting roles.

Anyway, the invitation has been sent out and you can choose whether to act or not. If you don’t want to act, just find someone else. No one is irreplaceable.

Anyone can act in this drama, it doesn't require any acting skills or good looks.

If the supporting actor is too handsome, he will steal the limelight from the protagonist!
Youth dramas are watched by young people, so it is best if the supporting role is not more handsome than the protagonist, otherwise the audience may not be able to distinguish the protagonist from the protagonist.

So they found ordinary people like Zhu Yirong and Li Xian to act with Fang Hong. Their looks and temperament are a little worse than Fang Hong!
That’s what Fang Hong thinks!
There is also another fat guy named Feilong, who played the fat guy in Guanyinshan, and he is also from Beijing Film Academy.

The original protagonist had four friends, but one of them was too vulgar, so Fang Hong changed it to three.

This doesn’t matter. It’s a story about pursuing a heroine who is unattainable. As long as the core of the story remains unchanged, it’s fine.

Cai Wenjing plays Liu Tianxian's best friend, this girl is from Beijing Film Academy class of 08. Now they are all just rookies, only Liu Tianxian is a big star.

The big stars are so arrogant that they haven’t arrived even when the sun is shining on their butts. The newbies have already come to the crew early, and the behind-the-scenes staff are already setting up the scene.

Fang Hong was directing the work from the side, and would say a few words if there were any mistakes, but he would not do anything himself.

If he has to do everything, the future of these students will be worrying!

Since it was just the beginning, the atmosphere in the crew was quite harmonious. We were all classmates and alumni who knew each other, so we just did the work happily.

At the corridor, Chen Zhixi came over and asked, "All the staff are here, when will the heroine arrive?"

"Not here yet?"

Fang Hong leaned against the railing and looked outside the school, and saw a high-end nanny car approaching from afar and stopped at the school gate.

He pointed and said, "Isn't that coming?"

The school is not big and can be seen at a glance.

Next to the nanny car at the school gate, a man in black opened the door and two women, one old and one young, got out of the car.

The two women have a big age gap, but look somewhat similar. One is young, pure and smart, with the gentleness of a Jiangnan woman.

The older woman exudes elegance and grace.

The people who came were Liu Tianxian and Liu Xiaoli, mother and daughter.

The two of them walked into the middle school arm in arm, with bodyguards in black following behind them to protect them, looking like a noble lady on a promenade.

After entering the school, Liu Xiaoli looked around the environment curiously.

When the middle school students in the school saw the big star, they all chattered and gathered around him, extremely excited.

They didn't expect that a big star would come to their school to film a movie.

A student asked loudly: "Sister, are you that Yifei?"

"Yes, hello!" Liu Tianxian smiled and waved to the children who were watching, showing great friendliness.

"Wow!"

The students cried out in surprise one after another and wanted to go up and ask for an autograph, but they did not dare to do so when they saw the bodyguard.

I just dare to stand around and watch the curiosity!
This is a suburban middle school and is not as socially open as urban students.

"Please give way!"

Fang Hong was followed by a group of people, all of whom were behind-the-scenes staff of the crew.

When they heard that Liu Tianxian was going to play the female lead, they didn't quite believe it at first. But now that they have seen the real actress, they all came to watch the fun, and they all looked quite excited.

I originally thought that this crew was just doing a small thing and that everyone was just having fun and it would be over. But watching it again now, it feels a lot more upscale and formal.

This is the benefit of Liu Tianxian's celebrity effect, which can boost morale.

There were a lot of people watching around, and they looked at the mother and daughter as if they were "national treasures".

Liu Tianxian saw Fang Hong and whispered something in her mother's ear.

Liu Xiaoli listened, nodded slightly, and looked Fang Hong up and down.

"Hello Aunt Liu!"

Fang Hong stepped forward and greeted him politely.

　This book will be updated during the day from now on. We can’t keep staying up late all the time, so dear readers, please don’t wait for us at night and go to bed early!
　　
　
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