Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 281 Everyone gathers
After returning home, it was already the 22nd.

The country is still immersed in the aftermath of the discussion about Chen Xiaochen winning the Best Actor award.

Chen Linfeng didn't pay much attention to this matter and went straight to find Kong Sheng.

"Have you finished the preparations? It's time to gather now."

"Well, everything is ready, we can start now."

"Okay, this is best."

Now that it is almost 2008, script readings are no longer very popular in the film and television industry.

After all, everyone has to make money and simply doesn’t have that much time. The average reading session can last up to a week or even longer.

This is also the most important reason why this tradition was gradually abandoned in later generations.

Forget about the script reading and the early training. Even if you can stay in the crew honestly during the filming, you are considered a good actor.

There are many contestants who can only read numbers and wait for dubbing in later stage.

However, Chen Linfeng is naturally the one who has the final say in his territory.

His current status also allows him to have certain additional requirements.

The official shooting time is after New Year's Day, but people can be called now.

This was explained in advance when the time for joining the team was agreed upon.

So many actors had no objections and basically agreed that they would arrive on time.

It is worth mentioning that there is another slightly more important character who was not mentioned at the beginning.

Qin Hao plays Liu Donglong, the father of this character and the high school class teacher of several protagonists.

There isn't that much plot involved, but he's still a pretty important character.

A slightly strict teacher, but this time it’s not the devil teacher in “Whiplash”.

He is a regular teacher, and being strict is also a reflection of his responsibility.

This time when he came back, Chen Linfeng went to find Li Xuejian specifically, wanting the old man to take action again.

When he went there, Li Xuejian was at home drinking tea and listening to opera.

When he heard that Xiao Chen wanted to invite him again, his eyes lit up and he was about to agree.

Li Xuejian's wife Yu Haidan scolded him, "You are killing yourself. You have only just recovered from your illness. Once a year is enough. You keep acting like this."

"You said it happens once a year, and this year is almost over. This is the perfect time."

Yu Haidan was speechless for a moment.

"Besides, Xiao Chen has come here with great difficulty, how can I let him go back empty-handed? No way!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel because of him, Chen Linfeng quickly made a promise.

"Teacher Yu, don't worry. I won't assign too many performance tasks to Teacher Li. I will make sure he gets enough every day so he won't get tired."

Li Xuejian spread his hands and said, "Look, Xiao Chen has already said this, so I can't say I disagree."

Yu Haidan shook his head helplessly, "I'll let you go just this once. You're really old, but you still won't stop."

"I'm only in my 50s, how can I be considered old? I haven't even reached the statutory retirement age yet."

Li Xuejian was about to say a few more words, but Chen Linfeng quickly stopped him.

"Teacher Li is ageless. This time I've asked you to play a 40-something head teacher. I don't think you even need to put on makeup."

"That's right." Li Xuejian agreed happily.

But this is just a temporary statement. Actually, you still need to make yourself look a little younger when the time comes.

"Teacher Zhang, how are you these days?"

"Okay, I'm just a little bored at home. I think it's time to join the group. I've been waiting for it."

"Yes, at 24 a.m. on the 9th, at Pingshi Film and Television City in Zhongyuan Province, we'll see you then."

……

"Teacher Fan, we agreed before that we would read the script together..."

"It's time, right? I know. I will definitely be there on time."

……

"Teacher Jiang..."

……

Song Dandan, Sa Xinna, Huang Xiaoming, Qin Hao and other actors of "Reply 1990" were notified one by one.

No one was absent due to any other reasons, and all promised to be there on time.

Shi Xiaolong was originally in "Painted Skin", but I heard that Xiao Chen needed him to play the leading role.

So they filmed Xiaolong's scenes earlier and let him come back.

While there was still time, Chen Linfeng once again checked the preparations for the costumes and makeup.

For TV dramas from past eras, not only the costumes and props need to maintain the common styles of that era.

Another key point is aging.

In fact, when it comes to current film and television dramas, the cost of old clothes and old props is much higher than making them look brand new, which requires more time and effort.

The main thing is that an additional set of aging procedures is needed.

Things like clothes are easy to deal with and not difficult.

In the play, the Chen family is relatively wealthy because they won the lottery a few years ago and then did some business.

The situation in the other families was mostly a bit tight, and their clothes could not be described as shabby.

However, partial whitening caused by repeated washing and sun exposure is a common phenomenon.

These can be handled manually, whether it is with baking soda, white vinegar, or by sending them to a professional dry cleaner, it is not difficult.

If you want to achieve long-term effects with some daily props, you have to use some detailed makeup techniques.

It's not an easy thing to do.

Chen Linfeng looked through it carefully and found that the props team was quite attentive in this matter and basically did not make any major mistakes.

"Old Yuan, make some holes in this enamel pot, the drinking area, the lid, and the lower part of the cup.

And this mahogany cabinet...

And this…” Chen Linfeng found some more details, mainly focusing on the different family environments and backgrounds in the script, and put forward some further suggestions for improvement.

"Okay, I know. These will definitely be done before the filming starts. I'll let you check them again then."

"Okay, overall you did a pretty good job, thank you for your hard work."

"Hey, you're working for a salary, how can you say it's hard work?"

As the head of the props group, Lao Yuan is indeed a talented person.

Not only did he meet the communication requirements very well, but in order to comply with the script settings, he would even study the script specifically, just to better meet the wishes of the director and screenwriter.

And by looking at the display in the prop library, you can tell which character the props belong to, and they are all classified and labeled to make them clear.

It is difficult to make mistakes when using it this way.

From this point of view, Chen Linfeng’s current achievements are really inseparable from the talented people in his current team.

Of course, it is incredible that Father Chen can find these talents. He might be another cheat in Chen Linfeng's life.

According to previous practices, the drama "Goodbye 1990" is still not just a one-man show for Long Lin's family.

Instead, they contacted the Arts Department of Central China Television, Central Plains Television, etc. to serve as joint producers.

Fang Hua has stuck with Xiao Chen and will remain one of the producers of the show, ranking second only to Chen Shantong.

This drama has been listed as a key project of CCTV in 2009 or 2010, and is also a major drama that has attracted much attention in the industry.

In addition to a few large platforms that act as promoters of publicity and distribution, numerous film and television companies, as pure investors, are also eager to join in.

There are nearly ten producers and supervisors alone.

The roles of executive producer and responsible producer are also clearly divided.

The number of assistant directors, assistant directors and photographers is also more than in previous crews.

It is almost the same as the period of "The Great Tang Empire", and is not the same concept as "My Love from the Star".

This is a typical large crew.

Since its development, Longlin has almost become a dominant force in the field of TV drama production.

In addition to production and distribution.

Almost all of the daily-use brands that have been in existence since the last century have sponsored the event.

This time, almost no brand will foolishly say that I will only give away products and not sponsor.

For example, during the "You Who Came From the Stars" era, the crew had to spend money to rent branded products, but this no longer exists.

Some of the props in Lao Yuan’s prop library were simply found from the memorial halls of these brands or old warehouses and given directly to the crew.

Even the aging process is saved.

December 12, Pingshi Film and Television Base.

Zhang Guoli took a closer look and said in surprise.

"Hey, Mr. Fang, isn't it script reading time? Why are you here?"

Fang Hua raised his hand and greeted.

"This is Xiao Chen's last TV series, so I have to pay more attention to it and prepare to follow it throughout the next few months."

"That's true. I read the script and it's really well written. It seems that Xiao Chen has put a lot of effort into it."

Over there, Shu Chang was chatting with Liu Qianqian and Shi Xiaolong.

"Have you read other people's scripts? Why do I feel like everyone is the protagonist this time?"

"That's right," Shi Xiaolong complained.
"It was so hard to get me to play the leading role, but everyone seemed to have similar roles this time, so I got to play the leading role for nothing."

Shu Chang was very satisfied, "Not bad, there is something good going on, what else do you want."

Liu Qianqian gossiped, "By the way, this time Brother Xiaoming and you two are in a love triangle. Do you find it weird?"

"What's strange about it? It's very reasonable. I'm still young, right, aunt?" Huang Xiaoming suddenly joined the conversation.

"Ah, Brother Xiao Ming, you scared me." Liu Qianqian stroked her tablet gently.

I was just suspected of saying bad things about others and was heard by others. I was really scared.

But she immediately reacted and corrected herself, "This time I'm not your aunt, maybe I'm your sister."

At this time, Liu Qianqian saw Huang Xiaoming's new hairstyle and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "Pfft, your hairstyle is so weird."

Huang Xiaoming brushed his bangs and said, "How is it? Do you feel several years younger instantly? Like you're back in high school?"

He said proudly, "This is the effect I specially made. Let Xiao Chen see it once."

Liu Qianqian looked at it carefully and said, "Indeed, it does feel a bit like that."

She pushed Shu Chang and said, "Sing Chang, what do you think?"

Shu Chang rolled his eyes, "Why are you asking me?"

"Isn't this your ambiguous object? Judge it."

"Hey, I'm still here. It's not appropriate to say this in front of me. Chen Huilong must be sad."

Shi Xiaolong is possessed by the spirit of drama.

"Go away, wait until the filming starts before you act, or you'll be stuck with dozens of takes." Shu Chang was not polite at all.

Huang Xiaoming’s communication skills are not to be underestimated, and he quickly integrated into the conversation among the three people.

Apart from these few protagonists, Qin Hao was standing aside, looking a little lonely. He had the lowest status among all the main characters in the crew, so it was a little difficult to approach and talk to him.

"Why don't you go up and have a chat? You, no, we, we'll all be childhood friends. It won't be good if we appear to be strangers."

As soon as Chen Linfeng came in, he saw that all the actors had arrived.

Everyone else formed groups and started to build relationships, but Qin Hao was alone.

Qin Hao smiled shyly, "I just got here and haven't found the right opportunity yet. I should get used to it slowly later."

"Too."

Chen Linfeng didn't say anything else to him.

At this time, everyone's attention naturally focused on Xiao Chen.

Upon seeing this, Chen Linfeng didn't waste any words and directly called the assistant director who came in with him to start reading the script.

"Reply 1990" is officially launched!

(End of this chapter)