The students who were originally sitting all stood up.

Jiang Yiyan and the others exchanged bewildered glances, their faces showing a sudden shock. They were surprised; they had just finished speaking when Lu Yan had already found a role for Luo Jin.

Damn it, this is the advantage of having connections in the entertainment industry; they also want to act.

Chen Yun's face looked as if he had swallowed a dead fly, and it felt like his face had been splashed with sulfuric acid, causing him excruciating pain.

"What about me? What about me? Did Lu Yan say anything about what I did?"

Upon hearing that Luo Jin had a role, Zhu Yawen was excited and thrilled. In his opinion, if Luo Jin had a role, how could Lu Yan forget him?

Luo Jin's expression froze, and he shook his head. Lu Yan only talked about his own affairs on the phone and did not mention Zhu Yawen.

Zhu Yawen's face visibly darkened, and he tried to ease the awkwardness with a smile, though he felt somewhat uncomfortable inside.

"I guess there isn't a suitable role for me. It's alright, I'll ask Lu Yan to arrange a lead role for me next time."

The farce is over.

As November draws to a close, the entertainment industry, which had been shut down for the first half of the year due to the pandemic, is officially beginning its recovery.

Gossip and news are flying everywhere, and various advertisements are constantly being leaked.

First, the actress publicly revealed something, causing a huge uproar in the entertainment industry.

This incident caused a sensation throughout the entertainment industry, becoming the hottest topic on portal websites and other platforms.

The directors who were dragged into the mess tried their best to prove their innocence, and online public opinion was basically one-sided.

However, Lu Yan remembered that the matter eventually went to court, the relevant evidence was not accepted, the party lost the case, and faded from public view.

Putting aside this month, this should be the most explosive gossip news in the past year.

In addition, regarding films, Zhang Yimou's major film has reportedly started shooting and will return to China this month after finishing filming in Ukrainian to focus on domestic tourist attractions.

As a classic commercial film, "House of Flying Daggers" is an indelible masterpiece, representing Zhang Yimou's pinnacle of aesthetic production.

A film that has received nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction at numerous international awards, including the Oscars and the BAFTA Awards.

Chen Kaige is also rumored to be making a new film. Rumors suggest that he has secured 2000 million yuan in investment to produce a commercial blockbuster, but no paparazzi have yet been able to pinpoint the specifics of the project.

However, Lu Yan knew perfectly well that this film, which was being touted as something extraordinary by the outside world, was none other than the later "The Promise".

A new kind of Eastern fantasy, this masterpiece boasts gorgeous and surreal scenes, and it even won a Golden Globe Award.

The news that Wang Quan'an is transitioning to commercial films and is teaming up with Yu Nan again to launch "Crazy Stone" is also very popular.

Lu Yan's decision was correct. Bringing in these two currently popular figures would have an influence comparable to that of Andy Lau.

The press conference was quite formal; it was held at the studio in the new three stores, and many industry media outlets, such as Xinmei Media and Zhongjing Daily, came to interview.

However, upon hearing that Wang Quan'an was going to spend 300 million yuan to make a commercial film, some media outlets and film professionals in the industry expressed their skepticism.

  

There was a chorus of boos, and even some pessimistic predictions.

Wang Quan'an is under a lot of pressure.

......

11.27

The school's 02 performance class has officially started its summer vacation. Some students have left the capital and returned to their hometowns, while others have stayed in the capital to prepare to play minor roles during this period.

Look for opportunities to act, since school dorms are free, this is a great opportunity, so of course I should seize it.

As usual, Liu Yifei stayed in the capital with her mother, looking for film offers.

Meanwhile, the entire crew of Lu Yan's "Crazy Stone" filming crew went to Chongqing's Yuzhong District to film.

As a producer for the first time, Lu Yan realized how troublesome the trivial matters on a film crew could be. If Yu Nan hadn't found someone to help him and impart experience, he really wouldn't have been able to handle all the problems on his own.

He was stuck three times during the very trip.

Although it was painful, the progress was also very obvious. Lu Yan gained a better understanding of how the film and television industry operates and also learned a new skill.

wrangling with various departments and controlling the budget.

They still traveled by chartered bus. Due to limited budget, and with Lu Yan, the producer, being a penny-pincher, the crew was streamlined to only about 30 people, including all the production team and actors.

Yu Nan jokingly said that this was the most rudimentary film crew he had ever seen.

.......

Chongqing

This city, known as the Mountain City, is so named because it is located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers.

It is also surrounded by numerous mountain ranges such as Zhongliang Mountain, Tongluo Mountain, and Mingyue Mountain. The entire city is built along the mountain slopes, layer upon layer, in a well-organized and staggered manner. You may be standing on the top floor of one building, and right next to you may be on the ground floor of another building.

The first day after arriving at the film set.

Lu Yan received a call from Liu Yifei. Since leaving school for the holidays, Lu Yan had been calling Liu Yifei frequently, of course, when he wasn't busy.

Liu Yifei has complained many times that Lu Yan hasn't arranged any roles for her. She also wants to go out and have fun together, and Lu Yan promised to treat her to dinner when they return after filming is finished.

This finally put an end to my nagging of the past few days.

On the first day of December, three days after the crew arrived in the mountain city, all preparations were complete, and filming officially began.

As the producer and supervisor, Lu Yan was always the first to arrive at 11:00 a.m., and even though Wang Quan'an and others were there, he was still worried.

After all, it was all his money that was invested, and he was not only the producer, but also the screenwriter.

The most important components of a film crew are the producer, supervisor, and screenwriter; the only thing missing is the lead actor.

This is his hard work, and he can't feel at ease unless he comes to see it in person. Besides, he is the person who knows this film best and knows exactly what kind of effect it should have.

To be honest, he was really worried about Wang Quan'an; after all, this guy was good at art films, but terrible at commercial films...

Other films might be fine, but "Crazy Stone" is special. It has a typical multi-narrative structure.

Moreover, the core is absurd humor, which ingeniously weaves together multiple seemingly unrelated groups of characters and clues through a series of coincidences and chance encounters.

It brings all the contradictions together at a single point. This complex narrative structure is extremely difficult to handle well.

Lu Yan felt that Ning Hao was a genius, and Wang Quan'an obviously did not have that ability, so he needed to empower him with his God-like perspective.

Another point is that because the budget is really limited, we try to cancel contracts as much as possible without wasting resources, and we basically require that the contract be completed in one take on site.

How do you guarantee a perfect take? Lu Yan personally rehearses the scenes with all the actors beforehand, giving them the performance he wants so they can just follow along.

Under Lu Yan's close supervision, the filming went very smoothly. For five or six days in a row, a third of the filming progressed without any unexpected incidents.

Lu Yan and Wang Quan'an were both very satisfied with the results. As long as the post-production editing wasn't bad, there wouldn't be any problems at all.

"Editor Lu!"

During the filming of the exhibition hall theft scene, Lu Yan was discussing the upcoming crew matters when Chen Liang, who played Xiao Jun, walked over to Lu Yan and called out to him.

Lu Yan looked annoyed: "From now on, just call me Producer Lu, don't keep calling me 'Deer Whip'..."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Chen Liang came to ask Lu Yan for acting advice. Now everyone in the crew knows that Lu Yan, who is the screenwriter, producer, supervisor, and investor, is the best actor.

Even Yu Nan felt inferior. She could understand one character well, but Lu Yan, who could demonstrate all the characters to you based on his understanding of the script and perform them in a superb way, was someone she really couldn't do.

As an aside, Chen Liang was actually the one who replaced Zhu Yawen. Originally, the role of Lu Yan, an unimportant and simple supporting character, was intended to be played by Zhu Yawen.

But if Wang Quan'an wants to bring in one of his own people, can he refuse? The entertainment industry is all about personal relationships.

So Zhu Yawen was out of the running, but Luo Jin was deemed a good fit for the role of the master thief Mike, so they cast him.

After explaining the script to Chen Liang, Lu Yan's phone rang. Seeing that it was Liu Yifei calling, he turned around to answer the call.

"Hello!"

"Lu Yan...where is your film crew? I've come to visit the set!!!"

"Wait, a set visit???"

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