Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 75 Xiamen
The sight of March is filled with joy, and when I look up I see thousands of green mountains.

Xiamen in March is very...light!
Although the weather is a little chilly, it is different from the sudden cold in the north...

Just cool.

Shen Yan and Shi Shi went to Gulangyu Island together...

It’s really beautiful!
The narrow alleys are winding and the paths are secluded. Just take a leisurely stroll and you can feel the literary and artistic atmosphere.

Gulangyu Island in spring is full of colorful flowers and the scenery changes with every step.

Flowers are blooming everywhere on the streets, including roses, jasmine, peonies, etc.

After a day of wandering, they found an alley and had a Minnan-style dinner: Shacha noodles and oyster omelet. They also ordered two plates of steamed abalone with garlic sauce and steamed three-eyed crab.

Before returning to the hotel, I rented a bicycle and rode around the island for an hour!
Oh, they arrived in Xiamen the day before yesterday...

The crew of "Introduction to Architecture" has started filming...but they will start filming Li Bingbing and Ren Quan's scenes first, and their scenes will have to wait a month before filming begins!
Moreover, Li Bingbing and Ren Quan have to wait three days before joining the group...

So, Shen Yan took Shi Shi out to play!

It can be considered a date.

You can't just do one thing all the time, right?
No matter how much interest you have in this, you can't keep doing it.

It's also fun to go out for a walk or a stroll occasionally.

……

The crew of "Introduction to Architecture" searched for a long time and decided to shoot in the old alley next to Zhongshan Park...

Three months of preparation.

Location scouting, script breakdown, storyboarding...

Then let’s discuss the tone!
After more than a month of discussion, the tone of "Introduction to Architecture" is regretful, sad and literary.

At this time, You Dazhi, along with photographer Zheng Zhaoqiang and two assistant directors, Chen Weixiong and Zhang Jiajie, were walking along the alley to shoot some blank shots...

Since we want to be more artistic, we definitely need blank shots to fill in the transitions...

It just so happens that I can also give the crew some time to work on it!

After all, although these people are Yu Dazhi’s old team, they are basically from Milkyway Image...

But we haven't worked together for a long time, so it will definitely take some time to adapt.

By the way, the art, costumes, and props for "Introduction to Architecture" were not from Milkyway Image. They were hired by Li Xiaoping. After all, this story is from the late 1990s, and Hong Kong people can't relate to it...

You Dazhi also had no objection.

Even if he has an opinion, he will probably keep it to himself...

After all, it is the light that pays!

Moreover, during this period, Hong Kong filmmakers collectively returned with nothing, such as "The King's Guards", "Future Police", "Once Upon a Time in China", "All's Well That Ends Well 2010"...

It’s not even a box office hit!

On the contrary, the box office of "Love in the City" exceeded 100 million yuan.

Everyone thinks the mainland market might be more willing to watch romance films...

"Introduction to Architecture" is a romance film!

Of course, it’s definitely not pleasant…

After all, these people are just workers now!
Zheng Zhaoqiang said: "If this movie casts Xie Tingfeng and Cai Zhuoyan, I can guarantee that the box office will exceed 100 million!"

“…I think it’s more than 100 million, and I might even win a prize.”

“…Patrick, why don’t you fight for it?”

Patrick is You Dazhi...

Hong Kong people are used to calling people by their English names, after all, it was once a British colony...

You Dazhi was a little speechless: "How can I fight for it? I didn't write the script, and the project is not mine. I'm just the director they hired!"

"Then why did you answer it?"

"I want to eat!"

Chen Weixiong interrupted, "I heard that this script was written by that handsome guy?"

You Dazhi nodded: "Yes... His name is Shen Yan, I have worked with him before... He is very talented!"

"He finished writing the script and then came to you?"

"No, he found Li Xiaoping... Li Xiaoping is a very famous producer in mainland China... Du Sir's previous film "Linger" was distributed by her company Guangguang!" "Linger", the Chinese name is "Butterfly Flying", this movie is really bad!
During the promotion, the film was mainly promoted as director Johnnie To's transformational masterpiece, including the "hand-to-hand combat" between Li Bingbing and Zhou Yumin...

Then a pile of shit!

It is said that screenwriter Anxi gave Johnnie To two strict orders: the script could not be changed in any way and filming had to be completed within two months, so this terrible movie was produced.

Zheng Zhaoqiang nodded: "I understand..."

You Dazhi advised, "Let's get this done. The movie will be released on Chinese Valentine's Day this year, so we'll give you three months to complete it. Everyone, control your temper, don't complain, and don't curse..."

"That's right, don't embarrass yourself!"

……

Regarding the question of whether people in the Galaxy would curse others...

Shen Yan couldn't say for sure. After all, Johnnie To was known as Cannon To and had a famously bad temper. During an interview, he even said that he would curse people when he was unhappy!

In fact, as long as you have been on the crew, you will know how fierce the crew members are!

Especially the troublemakers...

It affects the crew's filming process, or delays a...

Scolding you is no big deal, there is a high probability that they will hit you.

Not just the director, but also the assistant director, on-site producer, producer, the heads of the photography, lighting, sound, costumes, props and other departments, the head of the stage management... everyone wants to jump up and chop you.

The crew's supplies are huge.

For a scene, the venue rental, equipment, electricity bills, meals, transportation, accommodation, dry ice, cigarette cakes and other scraps... For larger projects, various explosion scenes, disposable props, etc., all cost money.

If one line is delayed, the cost is still tens of thousands of yuan.

And you have to know that there are many types of jobs in the crew that require 12 hours of work at a time...

The situation is particularly serious in departments such as photography, pole-holders (recording and pole-holding personnel), and lighting.

Maintaining the same posture for a long time, standing all day, lifting machines all day, my hands are numb...

In this case, their emotions are not stable...

Yes, I earn a lot, but it is really tiring...

I imagine that people in the film and television industry are all artists and artistic;

In fact, if you go to the crew and take a look, you will understand that most of the jobs are heavy physical labor.

Shi Shi asked Shen Yan if this group of people were easy to get along with...

Shen Yan said indifferently: "We are just actors... Anyway, it's just a one-time collaboration. It doesn't matter whether we get along well or not. We just need to act well."

"You won't curse, will you?"

“…Why are you cursing?”

Shi Shi was a little nervous: "I'm worried that I won't perform well~"

Shen Yan smiled: "...It's okay, you should just worry about me. This is my first time acting in a movie!"

"It's my first time too."

Shen Yan rolled his eyes: "Are you sure?"

Shi Shi hurriedly said, "Really!"

"Didn't you play Sun Xiuqing in The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng?"

"'Lu Xiaofeng'... that's a TV movie."

"TV movies are also movies..." After a pause, Shen Yan said, "How about this, we go to the crew tomorrow, and you observe Sister Bingbing more..."

"Sister Bingbing? What are you observing?"

"The most important thing for an actor is to learn to observe. The person you see is the material in your mind. Don't observe other aspects first, just observe Sister Bingbing's body shape. You have to know that you and she are playing the same character, so the body shape and tone of voice should be similar. It's best to ask Sister Bingbing to design a small action...for example, the action of stroking hair..."

"...Well," Shi Shi asked back, "Aren't you going to observe Teacher Ren Quan?"

"Of course... I've also hired an acting teacher. Do you want to meet him?"

"Who?"

"Teacher Yang Xu, associate professor of the Performance Department at the Central Academy of Drama, I asked him to correct my accent..."

(End of this chapter)