Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 210 Famous scene, I want to be a Zhao Gao who is second only to one man and above ten thousand people.

"Brother, are we still going to do If You Are the One 2?"

Look at these comments.

Wang Zhonglei knew.

Don't think this is just nonsense on the internet.

But he can really impact the box office.

Especially with the emergence of "Love Apartment", the Feng-style comedy that everyone thought was unbreakable has a flaw.

This also made many people realize that the so-called Feng-style comedy does not seem to be that funny.

More importantly.

Feng Xiaogang, who was previously one of Huayi's trump cards, gave both of them some different ideas.

"We've invested the money, so of course we have to do it."

Wang Zhongchu tapped the table lightly: "After all, Director Feng's last film, If You Are the One, still made money."

"But this..."

"Don't think too much. Take more diversified actions in the future. Hey, aren't you on good terms with that young Director Chen?"

"Brother, I licked him shamelessly, but he is not interested in our Huayi."

"No one is born interested, bro. I'm rooting for you. Keep it up."

"Brother, you want me to keep licking."

"If you can lick a future for our Huayi, I'll credit you for it."

"I……"

Wang Zhonglei was a little amused.

But a real man can bend and stretch.

I used to be able to lick.

Now I can lick it better.

In front of his elder brother Wang Zhongluo, Wang Zhonglei took out his phone and said, "Director Chen, let's have dinner together tonight."

"Ah, I'm busy."

"I'm fine, I'll go check on the crew later. I haven't been to the crew for a long time."

"Okay, let's do this for now...888."

hang up the phone.

What greeted him was a thumbs up from Wang Zhongtun.

Wang Zhonglei felt a little embarrassed, but he patted his chest and said, "Brother, your brother is worth two."

……

"This guy, what's going on?"

After receiving the inexplicable call from Wang Zhonglei, Chen Cheng shook his head, not knowing what this guy was planning.

But he doesn't have time to think about Wang Zhonglei now.

He contacted Wang Song, the president of Beijing Film Academy: "President Wang, this is Chen Cheng."

"Oh, Chen Cheng, I heard you took on a big drama."

"No, it's just an average show, not a big one, but it has a lot of fans."

"Haha, Cheng Xi, Han Sanping, Yang Changsheng... a bunch of big guys."

"Dean, let's talk about something serious."

"explain."

"Well, I want to organize a training class for extras in Hengdian, and I want to find a lecturer from the Beijing Film Academy's acting department to come to Hengdian to give the class. What do you think?"

"Strange, Chen Cheng, how did you come up with this kind of training class? How much money can you make from it?"

"We don't make any money, we just train them for free."

“Free training, what do you think?”

"I thought that there are so many actors in Hengdian, but few of them can be promoted. I also came from the bottom, so I thought I could show them a more correct path. I have sent the plan to Xu Wenlong, the general manager of Hengdian, and he thinks it is very good. Hengdian Film and Television will be responsible for the funds for lecturers and venue training. However, the training is just casual training, and we still need to issue certificates to qualified students. It's like some professional qualification certificates, or similar titles."

"I see, boy. If this is accomplished, it will be a great merit."

"I didn't think too much about it. I just felt that this plan could provide an opportunity for the extras. On the other hand, it could also increase the influence of Beijing Film Academy and Hengdian."

"Well, that's a good idea. I'll mention it to the dean later."

"Thank you so much, Dean."

Communicate well with Wang Song.

Chen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

After working in the industry for so many years, I finally have a little influence.

At least.

With a plan like this, Chen Cheng can proceed relatively smoothly.

If it were another person.

Or if you were Chen Cheng before his rebirth, no one would bother to pay attention to you.

……

"Director Chen, the crew's food is pretty good."

"Compared to Huayi's, it's probably far worse."

"No, no, no, I think today's box lunch is very good. I saw that the extras also praised it."

someday.

Wang Zhonglei came to the crew.

Chen Cheng was a little surprised and didn't know what Wang Zhonglei was doing in the crew.

But after all, Wang Zhonglei is one of the producers, so as a producer he still has to entertain them.

Originally, Wang Zhonglei wanted to take Chen Cheng out to eat.

But Chen Cheng shook his head, saying that it would be better to stay in the crew than to go out and cause trouble.

As a result, Wang Zhonglei was also quite surprised when he ate the lunch box sent by the crew.

and said.

This was the most delicious lunch box he had ever eaten.

"Director Chen, congratulations on the popularity of your Love Apartment. Now whenever I go to any TV station, it will be showing Love Apartment. By the way, I heard that the next few rounds will be broadcast on satellite TV, but you have only sold more than 2000 million?"

"It's just a sitcom, everyone just needs to laugh, it's not good to sell it for too much money."

"Director Chen is very wise. By the way, how many seasons does your Love Apartment have?"

"Mr. Wang, how do you know how many seasons there are?"

"Hahaha, this isn't normal. With such a popular show, plus a sitcom like this, the number of episodes can be increased infinitely. As long as the ratings are good, we can shoot two, three, four, five seasons... As long as the audience likes it, we can even shoot it forever."

"Mr. Wang knows a lot about sitcoms."

Chen Cheng replied while eating his lunch box.

"What do I know? It's just bullshit. By the way, when are you going to film the second season?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. I heard that If You Are the One 2 has been approved?"

"Correct."

"When will it be released?"

"next year."

"Then we'll do Love Apartment next year."

"puff……"

Wang Zhonglei suddenly felt that the food no longer smelled good.

"Director Chen, don't be like this, we are all partners."

"Kidding."

Chen Cheng comforted Wang Zhonglei and said, "I don't want to compete with If You Are the One, but there are always people attacking me. Look, it happened before."

"Mr. Chen, I want to say that it wasn't me who attacked you last time. Do you believe it?"

Wang Zhonglei said anxiously.

"I believe."

Chen Cheng handed Wang Zhonglei a bottle of water and said, "I still trust Mr. Wang in this regard."

Looking at Wang Zhonglei who was a little anxious, Chen Cheng smiled.

Last time, Chen Cheng didn’t care who attacked him.

It can be Huayi.

It doesn’t have to be Huayi.

Chen Cheng knew.

When you become stronger, all enemies will slowly disappear from your sight.

……

Chen Cheng's extras training program was implemented very quickly.

Hengdian Film and Television agreed to this plan at the first opportunity.

A meeting was held at Beijing Film Academy, and they strongly agreed with this idea.

not only.

I don't know where the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy heard about this and also said they would actively participate.

Under the promotion of all parties.

In just half a month, Hengdian's first actor training class officially started recruiting students.

The external enrollment period will be half a month.

The recruitment targets are all actors in Hengdian who have an actor's certificate.

The tuition fee is 0 yuan.

However, students are required to pay basic accommodation and food expenses, which is 50 yuan per day.

According to Chen Cheng’s original idea, it was completely free.

Later I thought about it and decided to charge a basic fee.

Of course, charging fees is not a way to make money.

50 yuan a day for accommodation and food is definitely a loss.

Not to mention, we also need to invite lecturer members to come and teach.

But if we don’t charge, then everyone will come to sign up, and they will just treat it as a vacation and won’t take it seriously.

but.

Even though the salary was only 50 yuan per day, the first phase of the Hengdian actor training program instantly caused a stir in the industry.

"Brothers, the Hengdian Actors Guild has started training, is there anyone who wants to sign up?"

"I signed up early. I heard that a lecturer from Beijing Film Academy will be here to teach. There is no tuition fee, only 50 yuan per day for accommodation and food."

"I've heard that not only Beijing Film Academy, but also lecturers from the Central Academy of Drama and Shanghai Theatre Academy will come, even some professors."

"Oh my god, the higher-ups finally take us extras seriously."

"What do you mean by top? It was Director Chen who did it."

"Which Director Chen?"

"It's Chen Cheng. It is said that Chen Cheng will also come to teach in the first training session."

"Stop talking, hurry up and sign up. If you go too late, there won't be a spot for you."

Ok.

Accidentally.

As soon as the Hengdian actor training plan was announced, the number of applicants for the first phase exceeded one thousand.

This also left Chen Cheng dumbfounded.

There are too many people here.

But no way.

Chen Cheng could only reduce the number of people to 200 in the first phase.

In fact, according to Chen Cheng’s original plan.

Only about 100 people are trained in each session, and at that time we only wanted to set the number to 50. If there were too many people, the training effect would not be good.

The reason why there are 200 people now is because this is the first session, and Chen Cheng wants to get as many actors as possible to participate in the training.

……

Time flies.

A week later, the first training class for Hengdian actors began.

As the planner and the person in charge of the first phase, Chen Cheng naturally appeared in the training class.

At the opening ceremony.

After the general managers of Beijing Film Academy, Central Academy of Drama, Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Hengdian University finished speaking, Chen Cheng took the stage.

Applause came instantly.

All the actors in the audience were clapping crazily. They knew.

The reason they have this opportunity is because of Chen Cheng.

"Hello, classmates. I am Chen Cheng."

Facing a group of actors, Chen Cheng gave an impromptu speech without a script.

The fact that Chen Cheng was able to speak without a script did not mean that he thought he was good enough.

This is what Chen Cheng wanted to say to the actors without a script.

"Thank you very much for your support for the first training session of our Hengdian Actors Guild. I believe you all know that I, like you, have worked as an extra and even a stagehand. I deeply understand how difficult it is for ordinary actors. For this reason, we have the first Hengdian actor training class. Everyone has the information in their hands. Our half-month training covers a very wide range of content. In addition to a one-week pure theory class, the rest is practical performance. In the last three days, we will also bring everyone to the crew. For those who perform well, we will also sign a special actor agreement..."

The truth means not speaking empty words or clichés.

The training course provides real content and the promises made are also real.

"Of course, only half a month of training is far from enough. However, we hope that through our half-month training, we can provide everyone with guidance and planning in the industry. In the future, I believe that in our training class, he can produce domestic second-tier actors, first-tier actors, and even top actors..."

Chen Cheng's speech made everyone excited.

One of the actors stood up and said to Chen Cheng: "Director Chen, my name is Liu Qun, and I am an extra."

"I remember you."

Looking at Liu Qun, Chen Cheng said, "I took you to the crew of Shenhua at that time. You are very good. Work hard."

Applause rang out again.

……

"Alas, what a pity, I was not accepted into the first Hengdian training class."

"Alas, I wasn't accepted either. Ah, I heard that this training class not only has training from famous teachers, but those who perform well will also sign a special actor agreement."

"Fuck, so cool?"

"So, once the second training session comes out, we have to hurry up."

"Ah."

Perhaps Chen Cheng’s training class is nothing to other people.

But for countless ordinary actors across the country, he is a groundbreaking event.

Many people know it.

In fact, there is no benefit for Chen Cheng in opening this training class.

But he opened it anyway.

The purpose is to give all ordinary actors a chance.

This also made countless ordinary actors develop immense respect for Chen Cheng in their hearts.

Even some well-known actors admire Chen Cheng's move.

of course.

The training course is not a one- or two-day thing.

It’s not a one or two issue thing.

This is something that must be persisted in all the time.

In addition to opening this training class, Chen Cheng is also looking for a series of resources for the actors in the class.

With such huge resources, it is impossible for Chen Cheng to take care of every student.

But for some foreground scenes, special scenes, scenes with some lines... etc.... Chen Cheng still has a lot of resources.

Among the directors, Chen Cheng is just one sentence.

A group of directors who have a good relationship with Chen Cheng said, "Director Chen, we support you."

"Director Chen, from now on, we should at least give the actors who graduate from your training class a chance to be specially invited."

"Director Chen..."

Chen Cheng repeatedly expressed his gratitude to everyone in the group.

and said.

After the Mythology crew finished filming, they invited all the directors to dinner.

……

unconsciously.

Half a month passed.

The first training course ended here.

Chen Cheng also awarded completion certificates to 200 actors.

For those who performed well in this training class, Hengdian Film and Television directly signed special actor agreements with them.

As for the second phase, Chen Cheng did not participate.

He arranged a series of tasks, and then he just had to follow the template of the first phase.

At this time, Chen Cheng returned to the crew of "The Myth".

There were some days when I didn’t go back to the set much.

Chen Cheng took out the film source shot by Wu Jingyuan and took a look at it.

Overall it's good.

Wu Jingyuan has filmed many movies before, so he has no problem shooting TV series.

but.

During a conversation between Zhao Gao and Yi Xiaochuan, Chen Cheng frowned.

"Old Wu, I feel like the photo here isn't very good."

Chen Cheng called Wu Jingyuan to his office and said, "Zhang Shi's portrayal of Zhao Gao here is not very impressive enough."

Wu Jingyuan took a look and explained, "I am also struggling with this."

"how?"

"If Zhao Gao is portrayed as too imposing in this scene, it might be disadvantageous to the protagonist Yi Xiaochuan. So, I weakened Zhao Gao a little later."

"No."

Chen Cheng shook his head: "It can't be weakened. We can't always play the perfect protagonist. Although Yi Xiaochuan is handsome, has all kinds of strategies, and seems to be kind-hearted. However, he also has great shortcomings. Many times, he will think about problems from a moral high ground. For example, when he had a conflict with Zhao Gao, why did he blame Zhao Gao? It was because he stood on a moral high ground. He even had double standards. On the one hand, he never wanted to change history, but when it came to his own feelings, he had another attitude."

Chen Cheng started to curse Yi Xiaochuan.

"But look at Zhao Gao. He came into this world at the same time as Yi Xiaochuan. But his fate was much more miserable than Yi Xiaochuan. He wanted to be a chef, but he accidentally became a eunuch. But even so, he still did not forget his brother Yi Xiaochuan and helped Yi Xiaochuan many times. However, when Yi Xiaochuan found out that Zhao Gao was a powerful official, he began to blame Zhao Gao again. Perhaps, everyone in the world has the right to blame Zhao Gao, but Yi Xiaochuan alone does not. Zhao Gao is sorry for everyone, but he is only worthy of Yi Xiaochuan..."

Wu Jingyuan was stunned by the fierce complaints: "Oh my god, Chen Cheng, after hearing what you said, I feel like Yi Xiaochuan is the villain."

"He's not a villain, but he's certainly not very decent in some aspects."

"But if we act like this, it might be disadvantageous to the protagonist Hugo."

"Hu Ge is the protagonist, but our play cannot always revolve around the protagonist. Each character has his or her own life, and each character does not live for the protagonist."

"understood."

……

the next day.

Chen Cheng came to the set specifically.

Wu Jingyuan called Hu Ge and Zhang Shi over and said, "Hu Ge, Zhang Shi, we didn't shoot a scene well a few days ago. Let's do it again today."

"Which scene?"

"It's the scene where Zhao Gao and Yi Xiaochuan break up."

"This one……"

Zhang Shi was a little confused and didn't know how to act.

Wu Jingyuan patted Zhang Shi on the shoulder and said, "Just act according to your original idea. Don't treat Yi Xiaochuan as the protagonist. For Zhao Gao, in his world, he is actually the protagonist as well."

"understood."

Zhang Shi nodded.

Everything is ready.

Start with one sound.

This scene started filming again.

The plot content is about.

When Gao Yao received the imperial edict giving him the name Zhao Gao.

Yi Xiaochuan, played by Hu Ge, was surprised: "I didn't expect you to be Zhao Gao."

Zhang Shi, who plays Zhao Gao, also looks incredible:

"You didn't expect it. Actually, I didn't expect it either. I didn't expect that the Zhao Gao I had been looking for with so much difficulty was actually me. I am Zhao Gao."

"Xiaochuan, you are right. This Zhao Gao is in the palace. He will really be powerful in the future... What's wrong with you? You don't seem very excited."

Hu Ge still shook his head: "I can't accept it."

"why?"

"I can't imagine that the chef Gao Yao I know will one day become Zhao Gao."

"You don't believe it. I tell you, I don't believe it either."

"After all this time, I was looking for myself. It's incredible."

"Hey, sit down, sit down..."

Zhang Shi was overjoyed: "Let me tell you, I may not care about others, but you are my buddy, how can I not care about you? Don't worry, when I become successful in the future, you will definitely become successful with me. In this world, you and I are the only bosom friends. You and I can speak the truth from the bottom of our hearts."

"Old Gao, you won't really become the Zhao Gao in history, will you?"

Zhang Shi immediately responded: "Am I that kind of person... Hahaha, let's go, let's celebrate."

This is the foreplay of the show.

Perhaps both actors have not yet realized what is so special about this scene.

but.

This scene.

Ten years later, every time people think of it, they find it difficult to calm down for a long time.

For Yi Xiaochuan.

He could not accept that "Gao Yao" was "Zhao Gao".

He wanted Gao to wake up, think about who he was and why he was here.

but.

Faced with Yi Xiaochuan's righteousness, Gao Yao finally exploded.

"You are amazing, you are noble."

Zhang Shi gave Hu Ge a thumbs up.

He no longer cared whether the person in front of him was Hu Ge or the male protagonist.

He just wanted to play Gao Yao well.

"You can scold me now..."

"Okay, great."

"Now that you've brought me here, have you ever thought about how to bring me back?"

"But let me tell you now, even if you want to take me back, I don't want to go back."

"Do you know how I was bullied here? Just because I have no money and no power..."

Zhang Shi roared out these lines in anger.

He felt that this line was not only about Gao Yao, but also about himself.

Some of the actors watching were also moved by this line.

They are not like this as actors.

Without resources, background or fame...actors are bullied on the set.

"I don't want to be bullied anymore. I can't stand it anymore..."

"I want to take one step at a time, one step at a time... to stand at the top. I want to be Zhao Gao."

"I want to be a Zhao Gao who is second only to one man and above all others..."

Reciting the lines that he had memorized in his heart, Zhang Shi swore to the sky with tears in his eyes.

"it is good."

"Card."

"Pass……"

Wu Jingyuan shouted "Cut".

Chen Cheng was also very satisfied with this scene.

but.

He is not a director.

Chen Cheng is the producer.

He won't interfere with how the director shoots on the set.

After smiling at Zhang Shi, he left the set.

(End of this chapter)