I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

At the opening ceremony, investors, directors, lead actors, and behind-the-scenes staff gather together to burn incense and pray for good weather and safety during filming.

Finally, the movie's lead actor cuts the roast pig from head to tail with a single stroke, symbolizing a good start and a good finish, and smooth sailing.

Although it has a superstitious aspect, everyone hopes to have something to hold onto and to bring good luck.

The props team was responsible for giving red envelopes to the actors and staff present. The amount of money was arbitrary, mainly for good luck.

But since Cheng Sheng's crew were all from mainland China, no one paid any attention to their rituals of burning incense and praying to gods.

Of course, the red envelope part is still necessary, after all, it's not a lot of money, and it's good to give people a lucky start.

The photographer placed a camera in the middle and covered it with a red silk cloth.

Cheng Sheng and the main actors unveiled the red silk cloth together and shouted, "Good luck with the start of filming!"

clap clap clap!
There was a round of applause.

Everyone wore bright smiles.

The village children laughed joyfully, waving red envelopes in their hands, as if showing off to their friends.

Almost everyone in the village attended the opening ceremony.

Cheng Sheng was generous and gave everyone a red envelope.

The red envelope contained only 88 yuan, but in the villagers' hearts, it was a considerable sum of money.

The opening ceremony was very simple, with no reporters present and no publicity. Many people outside the industry probably don't even know that Cheng Shengxin's new movie has started filming.

This time, Cheng Sheng was helping the Xijiang government produce a revolutionary film. Apart from filming, he handed over all other matters to the Xijiang government.

Crackling.

The firecrackers have ended.

Formal filming has begun.

Cheng Sheng stared at the monitor screen, picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Unauthorized personnel, leave... Auntie, Uncle, take your children with you... Everyone be quiet."

Cheng Sheng was having a headache. He finally realized something: when filming in the countryside, the unruly children were really hard to handle and also hindered the filming.

Watching the few unruly children being chased by adults, Cheng Sheng had a dark thought: should he step forward and kick the unruly children into the river?
But thinking of the villagers standing next to him, he couldn't help but shudder. If he really dared to do that, the villagers would probably fight him to the death, and he wouldn't have to stay here to film.

With the help of the film crew and villagers, it took several minutes to finally catch those naughty kids.

"Big Demon, camera position number one, keep a close eye on it."

"OK."

"Photographer number two, a little to the left."

"Okay, director."

Under Cheng Sheng's command, everyone took their positions.

"Ten Red Army Soldiers" is not a script generated by a simulation panel, so it cannot be used in the immersive experience. If you want to make this movie well now, you will have to rely entirely on the actors' individual acting skills.

Zeng Li, having lived here for over a month, quickly got into character.

Liu Ye, the male lead, also delivered a very solid performance. Wearing a military uniform and standing in front of the camera, he perfectly embodied a Red Army soldier from that era.

"Zhang Yi, it's your turn to go on stage..."

"Jiao Junyan, and Zhang Xiaofei, you two, you'll do this and that later..."

"action."

After explaining to the actors, Cheng Sheng shouted.

Zeng Li, who plays Li Qin, takes the washed clothes and hangs them out to dry on the foot dryer one by one.

Cheng Sheng stood behind the monitor screen, his brows furrowed.

I feel like something's missing from the picture.

"Card!"

Cheng Sheng shouted.

Everyone looked at Cheng Sheng.

Everyone wants to know what's wrong.

The bloated demon frowned. He had been staring at the camera the whole time, and there was nothing wrong with the footage! Zeng Li's acting was also very good.

"Director, is there a problem?" the bloated demon asked as he walked over.

"I feel like something's missing," Cheng Sheng said.

Upon hearing this, the bloated demon stared intently at the monitor screen, also wanting to see what Cheng Sheng meant by "missing".

But after staring at it for almost a minute, I still didn't see anything wrong with the image.

"It's the wind."

Suddenly, Cheng Sheng's eyes lit up.

When clothes are hung out to dry in the countryside, there is usually a breeze that makes the clothes hanging on the bamboo poles flutter loudly.

The filming location was surrounded by houses, which blocked the wind.

"Props team, bring the hair dryer."

Cheng Sheng shouted.

Upon hearing this, the props team immediately sprang into action.

The bloated demon gave Cheng Sheng a thumbs up and said, "As expected of Director Cheng, you are so meticulous. I looked for so long just now and didn't realize that 'wind' was so important."

After the hair dryer came on, I started adjusting the direction, strength, and distance of the airflow.

After the adjustments were completed, Cheng Sheng began filming again.

With the addition of wind, the image on the monitor screen became even more realistic.

In this scene, Zeng Li is hanging out laundry when the male lead walks over, and the two express a budding romance.

At that time, social customs were not open enough, and even if couples liked each other, they wouldn't be too explicit.

If you truly like someone, give them a handkerchief.

Moreover, the two people in this era were not talking about love, but about their feelings for the country and their hatred for their mundane lives.

Through their conversation, the audience can easily learn about some things that happened during that era.

In particular, the two recounted Chiang Kai-shek's resistance against the encirclement campaigns and their uncertainty about the future of the Red Army.

Both men were Red Army soldiers and knew that the revolutionary forces had suffered heavy losses after the failure of the fifth counter-encirclement campaign, and that the leadership had made the historic decision to embark on the Long March.

Li Qin will be left in Xijiang to organize the people, while the male protagonist will join the army on the Long March.

Two hours passed.

Without the added advantage of being there in person, the filming process was fraught with difficulties, but that's to be expected.

After all, the film crew has only just started shooting and needs time to work together; it's normal for mistakes to happen.

Seeing that everyone was tired, Cheng Sheng told them to rest after filming one scene.

Cheng Sheng walked over to the village chief, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Do these actors resemble the Red Army soldiers from back then?"

The village chief clicked his tongue and said, "It's similar, especially the character Li Qin played by Miss Zeng. She's almost like the female soldiers who were in charge of organizing things in that era."

Cheng Sheng smiled; with the village chief's words, he felt relieved.

At first, he was really afraid of making a mistake.

After everyone had rested for more than half an hour.

Shooting continues.

Time passes day by day.

Cheng Sheng, on the other hand, was immersed in filming.

After filming for half a month, the soldiers sent by the commander finally arrived.

Large-scale scenes from "Ten Red Army Soldiers Sending Off" can also be filmed.

The first major scene took place on the riverbank, where the people saw off the Red Army.

With tears in their eyes, the villagers held the Red Army soldiers' hands tightly, reluctant to let them leave.

Some villagers packed their meager supplies, such as eggs and glutinous rice balls, into the soldiers' pockets, hoping they would have enough food for the journey. (End of Chapter)