Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 12: The filming scene with amazing amount of excitement (3)

The approval of the first one can be considered a good start, and it also indicates that the filming work is officially on track.

Soon, after a short break, we will move directly to the second and third items.

After all, it is a series of long shots. Although they are shot separately, they are actually connected throughout and will be shot again immediately.

If it weren't for the fact that the team hasn't yet fully adjusted to each other, and there are a lot of newcomers in the group with insufficient experience, Xia Yuan would have even wanted to shoot the entire meal scene in one take.

But this is unrealistic, so they can only shoot separately.

As a director, Xia Yuan also personally performs the show and is also responsible for controlling the overall situation. It can be said that he has multiple roles and is always busy.

On the set, filming was in full swing.

"Excuse me, what are these dishes?"

"Wait for me to introduce him to you. You guys don't know him well."

"This flavor is called braised rabbit head."

“This fried frog!”

"Wow! This is too bad. The whole family is fried field mice. Dad, mom, little sister, and elder sister, leave the mom for you to eat!"

"This, braised, whole wild fish! Hahahaha, look at this fish, it looks so much like you, hehehe."

"Hehehehehahahaha!"

While turning the tables, the boss introduced the dishes.

This is the only existence that Xia Yuan doesn't need to talk about, it is terribly powerful.

"Hey, just kidding. Come, have some soup!"

"What a lucky guy! I have a chestnut to eat."

"Wow, it's Sai who's here."

Chu Zhongtian opened the soup bowl and took out a chestnut.

Of course, what they are eating now are indeed chestnuts, but in the plot, of course, that is not the case.

Considering the cost and filming issues, I didn’t know how much I would eat, so naturally I looked for cheaper alternatives.

In the plot, this is a bull's eye.

Xia Yuan pointed out with an amused expression: "What chestnut? This one from Niuyan is good!"

At this time, the assistant director followed the instructions Xia Yuan had already given and waved to the waiter who had been waiting outside the camera for a long time.

The waiter received the order and hurried forward with a clay pot that had been prepared for a long time.

"Close-up! Camera moves!" the assistant director gave the order.

The camera position is keeping up.

The farm owner got excited and said, "Hey, here comes the protagonist! Let me introduce him to you! This is called Dragon! Tiger! Phoenix! Big! Mixed! Stew!"

He pointed to another familiar word.

"Hehe, it's so exciting."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Chu Zhongtian quickly came over and asked Zhou Yisen softly, "What are the dragon, tiger and phoenix?"

"That is, snake, cat and chicken." Zhou Yisen replied expressionlessly.

"Wow, cat? Forget it. I can't stand it."

"Don't make trouble. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

"Hehehe." The farm owner also picked up his chopsticks at this time.

Xia Yuan was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He picked up the chopsticks and started to eat quickly.

"Ouch——" The farm owner felt pain and dropped the chopsticks in his hand, holding the hit finger in his mouth.

Xia Yuan was furious: "How many times have I taught you guys to have fun? If you don't have fun when there are guests here, it will embarrass me. How do you have fun like this? Do you think I am having fun?
If the customers are here, please leave some food for them to eat first. How do I teach you normally?"

Chu Zhongtian and Zhou Yisen standing next to them stared with their eyes wide open, which seemed to represent that the two characters, Chu Huizhang and Lei Yongcheng, were also stunned by Brother Tyrannosaurus's "Fatal Rhythm".

As for what is hi, this is the classic Cantonese style. Simply put, it means people are happy.
"Sorry, boss." The farm owner apologized like a child admitting his mistake.

"What's the point of talking to me? Talk to the producer!" Xia Yuan pointed at Chu Zhongtian.

"I'm sorry." said the farm owner.

Perhaps he was stunned by these words which were similar to "Why are you being polite to me?". According to the script, Chu Huizhang should have calmed down quickly with a look of astonishment and embarrassment.

Chu Zhongtian did it: "No, no, no, it's okay, don't do this, don't do this."

This is the current shooting scene.

The amount of drug in it is simply astonishing, and basically every shot is filled with all kinds of sweet smells.

Let alone going through trial once it's released, whether it can withstand moral condemnation is another matter. It's the kind that can give people stye after watching it.

Time passed little by little.

This entire long shot of the restaurant was broken down into eight shots.

I don't know how long it would take if I added the NGs, not to mention that when shooting something like this, the number of NGs is quite high, quite outrageous. There is no other reason, this kind of plot has a lot of laughter and a lot of forgetting of lines.

These two situations occur at the same time. When others laugh, you will laugh too. When you laugh, you will forget your lines.

It is obviously impossible to finish the filming in one day, which is basically a pipe dream.

They also filmed from seven in the evening to two in the morning.

The dishes came in wave after wave, and we ate wave after wave. In the end, our stomachs were so full that we couldn't eat any more.

But they still had to force themselves to eat.

Xia Yuan was the same. He smoked one cigarette after another from beginning to end. His fingernails were turned yellow and covered with cigarette stains.

When filming, you don’t have to inhale, and inhaling doesn’t necessarily have to enter your lungs, but you must have this prop!
Everyone is tired both physically and mentally.

This is true not only for the actors, but also for all the staff off-site, even the farm employees.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Boss Lin." Xia Yuan looked at the farm owner: "And the brothers down there, and the brothers in the kitchen, they've all worked hard too."

After shooting for a whole night, we can’t just look at the actors and directors in the scenes. We also need to look at the invisible places, especially the kitchen. They also worked all night and cooked for countless tables of dishes. I guess the spatulas in the kitchen were smoking from swinging them.

"Director Xia is talking about this." The farm owner waved his hand and said happily, "Then we are also very happy. In fact, the opportunity to make a movie is something that only a person can have in their lifetime. What's more, I can get money. You give me 3000 a day, and it is also very interesting.

Apart from anything else, I can also make money with you guys here! The same goes for the brothers below. You gave them so much money, 500 per person per night, and they are happier than anyone else!"

Just as Boss Lin said, everyone was happy tonight.

We have finished shooting four takes now. If nothing unexpected happens tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will be able to finish shooting all the scenes for this scene.

The place where they live is naturally a room in the farm, which is just like a hotel or a B&B and can be rented out for accommodation.

Returning to the room, Xia Yuan let out a breath. He was also very tired now.

Next, I need to report my work progress to my senior.

Although the senior student did not ask him to do so, he thought that this was what he should do as a director since others trusted him so much.

He needs to sort out all the things that happened today and report them.

However, just as he was about to report and opened the letter, he suddenly saw something that made him frown.

I saw that under the top message bar, the chat box at the bottom was a group chat, and at the moment it was displaying a big red prompt [Someone @ you].

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It’s actually a class group?

But he is not very familiar with the people in the class. Although this group is usually very active, he is one of the most low-key ones in the class and basically never speaks in it.

To put it more bluntly, he was not very familiar with anyone in his class, especially his roommate, and they had even had some unpleasantness before.

Logically speaking, no one should look for him.

Could it be @all members?

Xia Yuan clicked in.

Soon, a dense network of message records popped up, and they are still chatting.

Xia Yuan flipped through the pages and finally figured out what was going on.

At the beginning, it was started by a man named "Huang Jingyuan".

Xia Yuan frowned.

Because Huang Jingyuan was actually his roommate.

First of all, the group was very quiet until he popped up and posted a photo.

A photo that is obviously a work photo of the crew, with a dark sky and green screen all around.

Huang Jingyuan: Photos
Huang Jingyuan: "Alas, it's the first day of filming. I'm almost exhausted. Today is the first time I know that those big stars will laugh and forget their lines, and will do many NGs. But today is my first day of work. As an assistant director, I'm still very happy. Although I'm very tired, it's very fulfilling!"

Then there is another close-up selfie.JPG.

This caused the group to explode, sparking a series of discussions.

"No way? Huang Jingyuan, you're so quick? You signed with the company right away?"

"Ah? We are all still worried, but you are already going ashore?"

"Fuck, at this speed, which company is this?"

Huang Jingyuan: "In early July, Zhang Zelin will direct a film called Taixuan, with an investment of 16 billion yuan. I am not talented, so I will be the deputy director."

"What the hell? Director Zhang?? Awesome!!"

"Ah? It's already the first half of July, and you're working as an assistant director for Director Zhang?"

"But it's normal. Huang Jingyuan is second in his major after all. Their dormitory is really awesome. Xia Yuan is first in his major, and Huang Jingyuan is second in his major. Now they have signed a contract until July."

"Yes, Xia Yuan doesn't know what's going on either, call him out to talk."

Huang Jingyuan said coldly: "I don't know, I'm not familiar with him."

That classmate: "@Xia Yuan, have you found a company? How is it going now?"

However, Xia Yuan was filming at that time, so he naturally had no time to reply and would not look at his phone.

(End of this chapter)