The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 458 Reading Session

A large, fully-equipped film crew typically has many departments, with each person having clearly defined responsibilities.

First, the core creative departments, including the directing team, screenwriting team, and cinematography team.

Secondly, the actors and styling department, including the actors' group, costume group, makeup group, and props group.

In addition, there are technical and post-production departments, including the sound recording team, art team, special effects team, and editing team.

There are also production and management departments, including the production team, the production team, and the safety and logistics department.

Finally, depending on the film, special departments may be set up, such as an action team, an underwater photography team, an animal training team, and a professional consulting team.

For example, in Gu Lanxi's previous drama, there was a dedicated action team responsible for choreographing the fight scenes.

This production also has a professional advisory group composed of aerospace experts.

With more than a dozen departments combined, there are at least two hundred people in total.

These people are not a long-term team; most of them were recruited temporarily. In order to improve work efficiency, there must be a period of adjustment before the official start of filming.

Behind-the-scenes staff need to be familiar with the equipment, the costume and makeup team needs to prepare for the costume photos, the props team needs to prepare the props needed for the shoot in advance, and actors, screenwriters, directors, and other people responsible for content production need to study the script in depth in order to clarify the shooting focus, character relationships, and unified creative concepts.

Therefore, Gu Lanxi had to attend the script reading session and character seminar organized by the production team.

Before going to Paris, she had already been on set for several days, reading aloud with the crew.

The term "surrounded reading" is used because at the beginning of a rounded reading session, everyone sits together, the actors read the script, and others listen and express their opinions.

In addition to the director, screenwriter, and producer, the participants also include actors, and sometimes the cinematographer and art director will also be involved.

After the reading session, everyone will have a comprehensive impression of the film and will strive to bring that impression to life during the performance.

Since Ni Bingyan established her own film and television company, she has taken on fewer acting roles and has rarely participated in events in the past two years. If it weren't for the endorsement she was carrying, she probably wouldn't have made a special trip to Paris.

Her work focus shifted, and her agent, Wei Shujie, naturally followed suit.

Wei Shujie gave birth to her daughter at the advanced age of 49. She originally planned to retire directly after giving birth to her second child, but she is a very career-oriented person. As soon as her child was able to walk, she had new plans.

Ni Bingyan planned to move behind the scenes and become a director. She gritted her teeth and used her rest time to learn new knowledge. In one fell swoop, she became Ni Bingyan's producer.

The two worked together seamlessly, making three films that were all well-received. This is their fourth film.

On this day, the director and the female lead returned, and the script reading session, which had been suspended for three days, resumed. Gu Lanxi carried her skateboard into the house and heard Wei Shujie giving instructions to the actors:

"I'll say it again, let me make this clear from the start: whether you're a lead or supporting actor, once you're in this production and get an important role, you'll all be appearing on the big screen, so please give it your all! You know we have plenty of investment and distribution channels. As long as you behave well and don't cause any trouble, I guarantee you'll have so much filming to keep you busy that you won't be able to stay home and relax, okay?"

It must be said that this slender woman is really good at public speaking and boosting morale; she is a very powerful person.

"coming?"

Gu Lanxi left early, but she arrived by skateboard. By the time she got there, almost everyone else had already arrived.

Because most people lived upstairs in the hotel that the film crew had booked.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the conference room, she saw Ni Bingyan and quickly greeted her:

"Sister Bing, did you not sleep well last night?"

Seeing Ni Bingyan holding a thermos, with slightly dark circles under her eyes, and greeting her weakly, Gu Lanxi took out her own water bottle from her backpack and filled it with hot water as well.

"I'm not a big sleeper, so I need some time to get used to it."

"The hotel you're staying at?"

Given Mr. Sang's personality, he would never let his wife suffer even the slightest hardship, and he certainly owns property here as well.

Ni Bingyan sighed: "As you know, once this show starts filming, it's burning through money every day, and the schedule will definitely be very tight. Living in my own house, it takes me more than half an hour to commute back and forth every day, so it's better to stay in a hotel."

All the indoor scenes in this drama were filmed in studios in Hengdian, which meant that we were not afraid of weather changes or noise interference, the sets could be reused, and the safety was also higher.

As for outdoor scenes, in addition to going to the Northwest, we will also go to the other side of the ocean and to the sea.

Because the female lead, Ji Wangshu, played by Gu Lanxi, was originally a college student who returned from studying abroad.

Hearing her say that, Gu Lanxi remained silent.

Logically, the production team would naturally want her to stay in a hotel as well.

In the past, it wouldn't have mattered; she was used to staying in hotels, and the production crew would definitely reserve the best suite for her, never making her feel uncomfortable. But she didn't want to make Lu Nanting feel uncomfortable. Lu Nanting had been persecuted by stalker fans, and at one point became paranoid, bordering on delusional, and he really hated staying in hotels.

Lu Nanting is already very busy, and she hopes that when he comes home, he can have a peaceful sleep, delicious food, and rest peacefully by her side.

Seeing that she didn't speak and only kept drinking water, Ni Bingyan realized that she might have misunderstood and quickly explained:

"Of course you can stay wherever you want. You just need to perform your role well."

After saying that, he reached out and poked her waist, saying understandingly, "To stay in good shape, I support you 'recharging' at home every day~"

Gu Lanxi blushed at her words, but before she could reply, Sister Wei came out after finishing her lecture, gave Ni Bingyan a word, and gestured for the two of them to go inside.

"I have something to do today, so I won't be attending the reading session."

Gu Lanxi followed behind Ni Bingyan, politely said goodbye, unscrewed the cap, drank half a glass of water in one gulp, then got another glass, went to the restroom, and then entered the conference room.

The group of people were almost all seated. Gu Lanxi quickly sat down and took out her script from her backpack.

The actors love to use markers to mark their lines, and they even use different colored tags to categorize different roles into different levels.

For example, the color red is usually the grand finale, which is relatively difficult for actors.

Gu Lanxi is different. Her script is clean and tidy, but she can pick up the script and turn to whichever part she wants to read. She remembers all the other people's lines perfectly, from beginning to end.

However, she doesn't like changing scripts. After changing a script, she needs to clear the memory and then relearn it, which is a bit of a hassle for her.

This drama is a female-centric drama. The female lead is a scientist whose main research areas are aerodynamics, as well as the thermal structure and thermal protection of hypersonic aircraft.

This was a completely new field for Gu Lanxi.

During this period of free time, she has read many journals related to the field and has gained a basic understanding of it.

During today's reading session, she pointed out a professional error, and the screenwriter needed to contact an expert in that area. When the meeting ended in the afternoon, the screenwriter sighed and gently patted her on the shoulder.

There's a long-standing rumor in the industry that Gu Lanxi is a very meticulous person, and he's certainly experienced that firsthand.

"have a good weekend"

Sometimes I suspect that Juanwang is a cat, because it is both home-loving and clingy.

I caught a cold from being in the air conditioner too much. I took some medicine and felt sleepy, so I went to sleep in the master bedroom. I had only been asleep for a short while when he came.

She lazily lay down next to me, reached out a hand, put it around my neck and wrapped it around my shoulder, and put one leg over my knee to prevent me from moving.

Yes, that's just how this cat demon is; it needs to hug something to feel comfortable when it lies down.

Then she ignored me and happily started playing on her phone.

My objections were ignored, and they kept complaining that I was too noisy, yelling "Shh!"

I was so angry I called the kids in and told them to take their clingy dad away right away!
The two children came giggling and left giggling, their eyes practically closed from laughing.

The older sister also told her younger brother, "Little brother, you don't understand. Mom and Dad love each other very much, and they like to hug each other."

He vomited three liters of blood, and the temperature was over thirty degrees Celsius; he also didn't like air conditioning.

Later, I had no choice but to go to sleep because I was too tired.

I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up and stretched, my brain went blank and I rolled around on the bed twice.

It rolled to the wall, then rolled back.

He turned over and lay on his side with his arms outstretched, letting me roll over with my neck stuck in his arm.

She circled back into his arms twice, her head resting on his shoulder.

He just stayed in that position, watching me roll back and forth more than a dozen times without saying a word, without even looking at his phone.

The children heard me laughing inside, ran in, saw me, and were extremely jealous. They started clamoring to play too, and then Juanwang just sat up and went out.

The children, yelling and yelping, clung to him and followed him out.

Hahahaha.

have a good weekend.