Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 20 Ning Hao: I learned it!

Soon, Ning Hao met Lu Jiang at the Central Academy of Drama.

The two looked at each other with curiosity in their eyes.

It goes without saying what Lu Jiang was looking at.

Ning Hao was thinking, Lu Jiang is really handsome.

Also, did good things really happen to me?

So after the pleasantries, he asked directly: "Well, Lu Jiang, why did you choose me?"

Lu Jiang said with a smile: "I said it was fate, do you believe it?"

"Fate, what fate?"

"Here."

Lu Jiang turned and pointed at the box of resumes. "There were too many people who applied, and it's hard to tell the level of applicants from their resumes, so I just picked a few at random and chose you."

Ning Hao: "."

So this is fate.

So you are like a watermelon in the vegetable market, you can just pick one at random?
He suddenly wanted to leave.

As soon as this thought came up, Lu Jiang knew it.

He looked at the white treasure chest above Ning Hao's head.

Ning Hao felt a bit absurd and humiliated, and wanted to leave immediately.

Quite arrogant!
But now that you're here, how can I let you run away?
Before Ning Hao could speak, Lu Jiang quickly added, "100 a day, do you want to do it?"

Ning Hao’s white treasure chest suddenly disappeared.

Then he quickly agreed: "Sure, I want to learn from you too."

It smells really good.

Lu Jiang tried to hold back his laughter.

But he finally explained: "When I said it was randomly selected, I was just kidding. I saw your photography and thought it was good. Plus, you're also from a junior college, so I thought we should have something in common."

Ning Hao felt relieved after hearing this.

He agrees with this reason.

But that's all.

There was still no treasure chest above Ning Hao's head.

But it doesn’t matter.

It’s good to be able to establish a connection.

Ning Hao will be a photographer in the future.

With him around, at least before he becomes rich, Lu Jiang's small team will have a quasi-powerful person, which will save a lot of effort in filming in the future.

Next, the team gathered and began to organize things before filming.

The male lead this time is Lu Jiang, the female lead is Zhang Jingchu, and the second male lead is Li Chao.

"This plot is a sequel to 'Fairy Tale', right? Why don't they find the original heroine?"

Ning Hao asked after reading the plot.

indeed.

If you insist on making a connection, "Maple" can indeed be seen as a sequel to "Fairy Tale".

"Fairy Tale" tells the story of a male and female protagonist who go from being friends to lovers. In the end, the female protagonist gets sick, and it is unknown whether she can be cured, leaving a suspense.

"Maple" is about a pair of lovers who were originally in love. Unfortunately, the female protagonist suffers from a brain tumor. In order to raise medical expenses, the male protagonist decides to go out to work and earn money.

But before he returned, the girl lost her memory due to worsening of her illness, and she forgot all the good memories between her and the hero.

At this moment, the second male lead appears, giving the female lead warmth and companionship, and the two gradually develop feelings for each other.

When the male protagonist returns, he is surprised to find that the girl has gotten together with the second male protagonist.

The hero's heart is filled with pain and helplessness, but he can't bear to disturb the girl's current life, so he chooses to stay with the girl silently, watching her and the second male lead's happiness as a bystander.

As a result, by chance, the girl went to the boy's house to return the phone, and she accidentally found that the room was covered with sweet photos of the two in the past.
In Lu Jiang's memory, there is a sequel to the story of "Maple", which is performed from the perspective of the second male lead. It seems to be called "Rainbow Paradise", but he can't remember the specific plot.

If I can draw "Rainbow Paradise" in the future, I will let Li Chao sing it, and form a trilogy with the two songs now, which will be quite interesting.

But problems also arise.

Even if Lu Jiang wanted to make a sequel, Fan Binbin was not available.

I finish work in the middle of the night every day, sleep for a few hours and then have to get up to put on makeup again.

The intensity is like hell, it's hard to even ask for leave.

In addition, the filming of "Return of the Condor Heroes 2" will not be completed until February, and Lu Jiang can't wait.

Another thing is that you may not be able to get "Rainbow Paradise" in the future.

So now just treat it as a separate story.

As for what the fans think, that is none of Lu Jiang’s business.

"Because the heroine of Fairy Tale is already dead."

Lu Jiang gave an impeccable reason.

"died?"

Ning Hao's eyes widened. "That's not what you said in the interview."

"What do you know? How can you make money if you're dead?"

"what?"

"It's okay if you feel you're not dead."

"..It's easy to explain if he's still alive. I originally thought you wanted to use another actor to portray the image of amnesia."

"You've done too much reading comprehension, haven't you?"

Lu Jiang laughed, then ordered everyone to start work.

The two seniors who filmed "Fairy Tale" are still in this team.

Ning Hao temporarily took on the job of assisting with art and photography, essentially doing odd jobs. Initially, Ning Hao's interest was entirely focused on equipment.

After all, the Art Department of Beijing Normal University is not a professional film and television school.

Normally, there is almost no chance to see such advanced equipment.

In addition to being curious about the equipment, he was also extremely curious about the operation of the entire crew.

Because I have never seen it before, everything I see is new.

Of course, even so, he still had a bad impression of Lu Jiang.

The main reason was that he heard that "Fairy Tale" was not directed by him, so in his eyes, the words "filling the gap" were faintly engraved on Lu Jiang's forehead.

However, this idea changed completely less than two hours after filming began.

He found that Lu Jiang was quite skilled in dispatching the entire crew.

How to place the lights, how to adjust the camera position, how to move the camera, and how to perform the actors.

When Lu Jiang gave the command, it seemed as if he already had the finished product in his mind, and he was very efficient.

She even knows how to put on makeup for actresses. Of course, she doesn’t really apply it, but she designs the look.

After some adjustments by him, including trimming her eyebrows, applying foundation, straightening her hair and putting on a windbreaker, Zhang Jingchu, who was originally a bit rustic, changed drastically and became an urban fashion beauty, leaving the men in the crew stunned for a moment. Can you believe it?

Lu Jiang's almost omnipotent performance on the set was such that even a dumb Ning Hao could see that this person was definitely not a mediocre person, but a master!

Then, when he saw Lu Jiang's exquisite storyboard and knew that he had drawn it himself, Ning Hao, who had thought he still had an advantage in art, couldn't help but ask, "Are all the directing students at the Central Academy of Drama so talented?"

Ning Hao couldn't help but become curious about photography.

Photographer Lao Wang chuckled: "You also heard that 'Fairy Tale' wasn't shot by him?"

"I've heard that before, but I don't quite believe it." Ning Hao said with a righteous look on his face.

"It's normal not to believe it. I didn't believe it at first either. Lu Jiang is well-known in the Central Academy of Drama for being a playboy with high expectations but low skills. So when he approached me at that time, I was reluctant to go. But after I actually filmed "Fairy Tale", I realized that geniuses do exist in this world." Photographer Lao Wang looked at Lu Jiang with a gleam in his eyes.

"Is it true that there were no teachers present during the filming of 'Fairy Tale'?"

"Of course, there were only four of us at the time: me, lighting designer Lu, Lu Jiang, and the female lead Fan Binbin. We finished Fairy Tale in four days. Later, Lu Jiang did the post-production all by himself, and he finished it in three days. Isn't that amazing?"

"one person?!"

"Yes, I wanted to help, but guess what, I ended up in the editing room and just stared blankly. He did all the work by himself, and no one else could help."

Ning Hao took a breath when he heard this.

He has also made some small films himself.

Compared to the shooting stage, the post-production stage was more troublesome for him.

And to produce a film of the quality of "Fairy Tale", it only took three days of post-production, and that was done by just one person!

Damn it.
"Ning Hao, where's Ning Hao? Come over here and help me."

In shock, Lu Jiang waved there.

"Oh, here it comes."

Ning Hao hurried over.

It can be seen from his footsteps that Ning Hao's attitude at this moment is very different from the beginning.

Of course, what is more obvious is that there is a green treasure chest on his head.

Ning Hao wants to learn how to be a director from the host.

This shoot went much more smoothly than the one for "Fairy Tale".

The main reason is that Lu Jiang has practiced with the golden finger many times.

As a result, he could basically answer any questions Ning Hao asked casually at the scene without having to look at the golden finger and then repeat it.

Of course, this also made Ning Hao more convinced that he was a great master.

But even so, the treasure chest on his head was not upgraded.

I think it’s because they are only shooting MVs now, and he has little experience, so there is no comparison.

If he had seen other directors, he would know that Lu Jiang is now capable of more than just shooting music videos.

The shooting progress continues to advance.

The overall speed was slower than expected because it took the team a day to capture the falling autumn leaves.

By the fourth night, only two scenes remained of the entire "Maple".

Tonight is the second to last.

At the beginning, the male protagonist is having dinner and meets his ex-girlfriend and the second male lead, which surprises the restaurant owner.

The filming officially started. In terms of roles, Lu Jiang asked Ning Hao to make a cameo appearance as the shop owner at the beginning.

The purpose is very simple, he is Ning Hao after all, with him in the MV, there will be an extra easter egg.

Ning Hao was also very interested in this and accepted it without any stage fright.

"Click, Ning Hao, make your expression a little bigger. Show curiosity and surprise. Look left and right, make eye contact with me, and feel like you're about to say something but can't. You can shrug to show helplessness and comfort. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

"Come and try it again."

Ning Hao immediately made some adjustments and began to perform according to the instructions.

"Not bad, you can be an actor in the future." Lu Jiang gave him a thumbs up.

"Forget about being an actor with my looks, but I can occasionally do a cameo role, which is quite fun."

Ning Hao became modest, but he really thought this proposal was worth considering.
The penultimate scene ends, and the only thing left is the scene where the heroine sees their past intimate photos at the hero's house.

This scene had to be shot during the day, and more intimate photos had to be prepared.

During these two days, Lu Jiang and Zhang Jingchu took a photo together during the breaks in filming, but it was not enough. They had to take more photos to cover the entire wall.

Ning Hao didn't know if he was too enthusiastic about studying or what, but he actually asked Lu Jiang, "How about I help you?"

Lu Jiang frowned, leaned closer and whispered, "I'd better do this kind of shit myself."

After saying that, he patted Ning Hao on the shoulder, then drove away with Zhang Jingchu.

Ning Hao suddenly realized it, and although he was embarrassed, he shouted in his heart: I learned it!
At the same time, his green treasure chest also fell into Lu Jiang's mind.

(End of this chapter)