2001 Media Godfather

Chapter 47 What is Efficiency?
Lin Wanxing came from a wealthy family. Her father was in the handicrafts processing industry and owned three factories.

At the age of sixteen, she was strolling along the Bund when she was caught shooting an advertisement, which led her into the entertainment industry.

Initially, Lin's father was worried about his daughter and accompanied the crew as her agent throughout the entire process.

However, this is not a long-term solution.

In Lin's father's words, the money she earned from filming for a year wasn't even enough to cover half a month's revenue for the factory; no matter how you looked at it, it was a loss.

But Lin's father loved his daughter dearly and didn't want to cut off her dream, so he had no choice but to put everything aside to be with Lin Wanxing.

Just last year, Lin Wanchen returned from studying abroad and was preparing to start his own business in the internet industry, but his father nipped the problem in the bud and forcibly established a brokerage company, making him work full-time as Lin Wanxing's nanny.

Lin Wanchen was a hundred times unwilling; his understanding of the entertainment industry was limited to gossip about female stars.

The company currently revolves entirely around Lin Wanxing, relying entirely on her fame to support itself, waiting for roles to come to them.

Although Lin Wanchen's own dream was crushed because of his sister's dream, there was nothing he could do. After all, his status at home was only slightly higher than Wanxing's pet cat!
Besides, do you think only Lin's father is a doting father? Lin's older brother is also a typical sister-obsessed brother, okay?
So it's true that we're forced to work, but protecting my little sister is also something we have to do.

Lin Wanchen quickly realized the problem: although Wanxing was currently very popular and had no shortage of acting opportunities, Lin Wanchen knew very well that her sister's acting career could not continue like this.

If any of her films or TV shows suffer a decline in popularity and she can't get any more roles, not only will the company go out of business, but Wanxing's career will also come to a standstill.

Therefore, over the past year, while taking good care of Lin Wanxing, Lin Wanchen has also been trying to integrate into the entertainment industry and find a new way out.

The Lin family has no resources in the industry, and Lin Wanxing doesn't have a big company like Xu Shu backing her up. Now she only has two paths in front of her: either pave the way with money to become an investor, or form a production team and film and act in her own movies.

Under these circumstances, Lin Wanchen set her sights on "The Best of Us".

First, opening up the county-level TV market and adopting a weekly broadcast model presents excellent investment opportunities.

Lu Mingze's break with Tiandu left the creative team without a leader.

Whichever one of these points Lin Wanchen grasps, it will be a qualitative leap for Qunxing.

Moreover, Lin Wanchen is very clear-headed. Lu Mingze is a first-rate actor, but lacks business acumen. He must have a master mentor behind him.

Without knowing the other party's background, he naturally couldn't reveal his hand and needed to observe first.

Lin Wanxing thought her brother had come to stand up for her.
Wrong! Lin Wanchen came with the mindset of delivering goods to your door.

The original plan was to make a preemptive move and make Lu Mingze feel guilty, then take a step back and suggest that Lin Wanxing participate in the creation and play a cameo role.

As a result, before he could even get into the mood, Chu An had already finished the job.

Brother Lin had no choice but to put on a show and then back down.

As for the "mastermind" he was looking for...

Well, there can't possibly be a younger genius in this world than me, Lin Wanchen.

Chu An? Not even close!

"Let's talk about the details of the cameo appearance!"

Details? What's there to talk about?

Before evening, Lu Mingze provided the details, without Chu An having to lift a finger.

It's so simple.

"The original ending of episode 10 was that the second male lead, Lu Xinghe, developed an interest in physics in order to pursue Geng Geng."

"The last scene is Lu Xinghe barging into Director Pan's office, holding up his textbook to ask a question... This concludes the tenth episode."

I heard that Lin Wanxing is coming to make a cameo appearance, and Director Lu gave a script revision proposal in just a short while. Sun Jianyi and Zou Qingsong also came to watch the fun.

At this moment, Lu Mingze was the focus of everyone's attention, giving Lin Wanxing acting instructions.

"Now we can let Lu Xinghe barge in, and he'll see Director Pan giving a speech to the new transfer student."

"We'll cut to a close-up of Lin Wanxing turning her head to look at Lu Xinghe, and then we can add the characters in, right?"

Director Lu was quite pleased with himself. "With You" is a campus drama, so adding a guest role is just like adding another transfer student.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. "It's that simple?"

There shouldn't be any problem; the character Lin Wanxing appears naturally and fits the plot.

However, Lin Wanxing was completely taken aback. Wasn't it supposed to be that she was going to outshine Xu Shu? This was just too ordinary!
Zou Qingsong looked at Lu Mingze with a smile, clearly wanting to see his old friend make a fool of himself.

Who doesn't know that rewriting scripts isn't Lu Mingze's forte?
He thought to himself, "Luckily it's a campus drama. If it were another type of drama, with more difficult roles, Lu Mingze would have made a fool of himself."

Seeing that no one appreciated his clever design, Lu Mingze gave an awkward smile, "Is that not good enough? It's already pretty good."

At this point, Wang Zheng, as the assistant director, commented, "It's still too peaceful."

"The problem that Chu Shikuai pointed out earlier regarding the ending of episode 10 is still unresolved."

He couldn't help but look at Chu An, "What do you think?"

Okay, Lu Mingze clearly doesn't understand the situation. Does he have any right to comment on script changes?

Chu An had actually been thinking about this since noon.

The mere fact that Lin Wanxing made a cameo appearance alongside Xu Shu in the same drama is enough to generate buzz.

But how to add Lin Wanxing is a problem.

Lu Mingze's move was something anyone could have imagined, and Chu An certainly had too. However, it was rather bland, a bit of a waste of Lin Wanxing's cameo opportunity.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Okay, notify the whole crew that we'll start filming after dinner. All the main actors should gather at the Agricultural Airport Family Compound."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng exclaimed, "Alright! Should we send the three machines from Group B over as well?"

Chu An: "Both Groups A and B are going!"

He then said to Ji Yinglai, "We might have to film all night, so make sure you have some late-night snacks and dress warmly."

Ji Yinglai, upon receiving the order, replied, "No problem!"

Chu An only needed to say two sentences to get the whole team moving.

Even Director Lu was not dissatisfied because Chu An rejected his inspiration. Instead, he went up to Chu An and said, "Tell me your general ideas so that Lao Dong and the lighting team can prepare in advance."

Chu An, “Shoot a few family scenes.” “Okay!” Lu Mingze turned around and went to coordinate.

This greatly surprised Sun Jianyi and Lin Wanchen, who were watching the spectacle.

what's the situation! ?

Why does it feel like the male lead is the boss in this production crew?

Moreover, Sun Jianyi and Lin Wanchen both discovered a problem: this production crew was completely different from other crews, and its efficiency was unprecedented.

Keep in mind that it's already close to dinner time, and we're on holiday. Making a last-minute decision to add scenes tonight, while ensuring that all the main actors are present, would be almost impossible in other productions.

Here, everyone seems to have taken it all in stride.

This made Sun Jianyi and Lin Wanchen look at Chu An with even greater curiosity.

I'm also curious to see what the production team will be able to achieve next.

To their surprise, after dinner, the entire crew arrived, and they were all in high spirits.

Dong Wende was even more eager to try, "After waiting for two days, we can finally start work!"

All the actors had already lined up at the makeup team's location. A makeup artist ran up to Chu An and asked, "What kind of makeup and styling do you want?"

Chu An pulled over the assistant director of the role, "Makeup for the characters who have scenes in episode 10, and everyday makeup and styling for the parents who don't have scenes."

The assistants immediately took action and made arrangements one by one.

This surprised Sun Jianyi and Lin Wanchen again. Shouldn't everyone be looking for Lu Mingze? Weren't they just following Chu An's orders?

Chu An wasn't finished yet. He grabbed the art director and a makeup artist, "Give Actor Zou a middle-aged makeover, make him look haggard!"

Ga! ?

Zou Qingsong was completely dumbfounded. "I was just a messenger, and I'm just here to watch the show. How did this turn out to be a drama?"

Before he could object, he was arrested and pinned to a dressing chair.

Chu An then brought Director Lu and Wang Zheng together again.

"We're filming six scenes tonight!"

"Brother Wang, you take Team B to film three scenes involving Xu Yanliang, Jiang Niannian, and Lu Xinghe's families. Find a reason for them to get into trouble and get beaten up by their parents!"

"Huh?" Wang Zheng thought tonight's scenes would mainly be Lin Wanxing's, so why are they filming this?

Chu An said, "Go ahead and film it. Feel free to do whatever you want."

Although Wang Zheng had doubts, such last-minute additions to scenes were too common in the crew, and he was used to it.

Chu An then said to Lu Mingze, "You will be in charge of three events: one at Geng Geng's house, one at Yu Huai's house, and one where everyone is being chased and beaten by their parents, and you will gather at the entrance of the family compound."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingze thought, "Isn't that simple?"
And so, the crew had dinner at 5:30, gathered at 6:00, each group prepared, and by 8:00, as soon as it got dark, groups A and B started work almost simultaneously.

The scene where Lu Xinghe barged into the director's office was deleted by Chu An; to be precise, it was temporarily abandoned.

The episodes following the scene can be added in completely; there is no error in the order.

Ultimately, the ending of the tenth episode presented to everyone was completely different.

Five high school students returned home after a day of studying. Geng Geng was scolded by her father for helping her stepmother's younger brother with his math problems. Geng Geng talked back, which led to her father scolding her.

Yu Huai, who happened to be looking for Geng Geng, saw this and, thinking that Geng Geng's father was about to commit domestic violence, grabbed Geng Geng and ran away.

The two had barely escaped danger when they ran into Yu Huai's mother downstairs, who accused them of having a puppy love relationship.

Feeling guilty and burdened by his mother's strictness, Yu Huai once again dragged Geng Geng along on their escape.

Meanwhile, class monitor Xu Yanliang and second male lead Lu Xinghe were also beaten by their parents over trivial matters.

And then there's Geng Geng's best friend, Jiang Niannian. Well, as the comedic relief of the whole show, Jiang Niannian doesn't need a reason to be a victim of domestic violence.

In short, four families and five main characters are being pursued by their parents almost simultaneously.

Lu Mingze cut a panoramic view of the family building at night, capturing the chaotic scene of four families in one shot.

Then, the camera pans down to the five people until they rush out of their respective apartment doors and meet up, holding hands, both flustered and laughing, as they escape the adults' "chasm".

Neighbors nearby, enjoying the cool evening air, watched the young people's vibrant energy with amusement.

In the end, the five escaped the clutches of their parents, but nearly bumped into Lin Xiaoxiao, played by Lin Wanxing, and Lin's father, played by Zou Qingsong, at the entrance of the family compound.

The camera lingers on the five people's different expressions and Lin Xiaoxiao's stunningly beautiful, star-like eyes. Episode 10 ends.

These scenes should present the audience with the chaos and noise of youth, as well as the final confrontation between the five main actors and Lin Wanxing.

It not only brought the plot of episode ten to a climax, but also hinted at the theme of the entire series, while simultaneously setting the stage for the sudden appearance of the character Lin Wanxing in episode eleven.

Mr. Sun and Mr. Lin Wanchen stayed with the crew throughout the entire process, not missing a single detail.

Until Lu Mingze casually declared, "That's a wrap! We're done!"

Lin Wanchen then checked her watch; it wasn't even one in the morning yet!
Sun Jianyi was even more shocked; six scenes and more than 20 shots were filmed in just over four hours.

When has Lu Mingze ever been this efficient?!

Chu An couldn't take his eyes off Chu An, who was directing the entire crew, improvising scenes, and playing a role.

Old Sun thought to himself, "Am I mistaken? He's clearly the boss of the crew!"

As for Lin Wanchen...
Damn! What a genius! If he signs in to all the stars, he'll have everything!

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(End of this chapter)