The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

"not bad!"

After reading Jing Tian's character sketches, Lin Bufan nodded with slight satisfaction.

For a newcomer to have this level of skill, he can't be too demanding.

"Filming for your character starts tomorrow, so go back and prepare well!"

Lin Bufan waved for Jing Tian to leave.

"Yes, Director Lin!"

Before we knew it, it was the next day, at the Kyoto Building.

The first scene to be filmed was Gu Xiaojiao's blind date, which needed to be shot inside an office building. Luckily, they had their own building, so they didn't need to rent one from outside.

"All units, to your positions! Filming will begin in ten minutes!"

Lin Bufan stood behind the monitor, holding a walkie-talkie, and began to coordinate various departments of the film crew.

"Jingtian, don't be nervous. Just act according to the training you've received..."

At this moment, inside the film crew, Jingtian's assistant stood beside her, constantly cheering her on.

To play this role well, Jingtian specially invited several teachers to explain the character's inner world and how to act to her from multiple perspectives.

Although it may seem like she took a shortcut, it must be said that this shows her dedication to the role.

"Are all units ready?"

Lin Bufan raised his wrist, glanced at the time, picked up the walkie-talkie, and pressed the channel button.

"Lights ready!"

"Camera ready!"

"Recording ready!"

"Props are ready!"

……

The walkie-talkie crackled with responses from various departments confirming they were ready.

"Jingtian, are you ready?"

Lin Bufan looked up at Jing Tian opposite him.

"Ready, Director Lin!"

Jingtian took a deep breath and nodded vigorously.

"very good!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly: "Everyone to your positions, action!"

In the scene, Gu Xiaojiao, played by Jing Tian, ​​walks to the desk and slowly sits down.

"Click!"

Lin Bufan frowned slightly and called out.

"Director Lin!"

Jingtian hurriedly and nervously stood up, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"No way, I just started filming my first scene and it's already been cut. I hope Director Lin won't yell at me later..."

Just as Jing Tian was feeling nervous, Lin Bufan's cursing voice rang out, but to her relief, it wasn't directed at her.

"What's wrong with the lighting? What are you doing? Can't you even do this? If you can't, get out of here. You can't even set up the lights properly..." Lin Bufan gave the lighting team a good scolding.

This shot was filmed inside an office building, where the lighting was quite good, so the lights needed to be dimmed.

But the lighting crew had just turned up the lights, and although Jingtian looked even prettier under the bright light, her face was overexposed, making it look like she had a filter on, which was really fake. She was pretty, but it was too unnatural and didn't have the cinematic feel he wanted at all.

"Sorry, director, I'll change it right away!"

The lighting team quickly began making corrections.

"If this happens again, get out of here!"

Lin Bufan cursed irritably, and a few minutes later, the lights were adjusted and filming resumed.

"Action!"

After filming resumed, Lin Bufan nodded in satisfaction when Jing Tian appeared on screen.

During the first take, not only was the lighting wrong, but Jingtian also seemed a little nervous. This time, she was much better; once she relaxed, she conveyed that sense of relaxation quite well.

"Cut! That's it, move on to the next scene!"

The blind date scene is quite important for Jingtian, mainly because it serves to introduce the development of the plot. This scene directly reveals her pursuit of material things and her inner obsession.

With Lin Bufan's order, all departments of the production crew began to mobilize immediately.

"Director Lin, was my performance alright?"

Jingtian jogged up to Lin Bufan, her youthful energy immediately radiating from her.

"good!"

Lin Bufan nodded in praise.

For a newcomer, Jingtian performed very well just now.

The scene was filmed in just three takes.

"Take a good rest, your time to be tested is coming soon."

Just as Lin Bufan was about to look up and pat Jing Tian's shoulder, he suddenly remembered that she was still a little girl, so he awkwardly lowered his hand and turned to leave.

……

Soon, the crew moved to the most important scene in the film.

"The room is nicely decorated, and the props deserve praise!"

Lin Bufan walked into the room that had already been arranged, and he was very satisfied with the arrangement of the props and some of the details.

The next scene to be filmed is Gu Xiaojiao's terrified reaction during the initial time-space intersection.

"Are the props, bean sprouts, and steamed buns all ready?"

Lin Bufan looked at the person in charge of the production crew.

"Director, everything is ready."

"Let me take a look!"

The prop master responded and then brought the prepared bean sprouts and steamed buns to Lin Bufan.

"The bean sprouts are alright, but are these all the steamed buns you have?"

Lin Bufan flipped through the bean sprouts and found that he had prepared about five or six pounds of them, which was more than enough, and the bean sprouts could be reused.

But there were only 8 steamed buns.

"Yes, Director!"

"That's too little. Have someone go and buy some more."

Lin Bufan put down the steamed bun and gave instructions.

The steamed buns are real, not those prop plastic buns; that's the point we wanted to achieve that sense of realism.

Especially steamed buns, to capture that steaming hot scene, you first need to ensure they are sweet and not greasy, but is that even possible?

This shot demands a lot from Jing Tian.

Lin Bufan could accept NJ up to 10 times, so 8 steamed buns were definitely not enough for him.

"Yes, Director, I'll arrange for someone to buy it right away!"

Lin Bufan walked around the room, checking the props one by one.

An hour later, when everything was ready, filming could begin.

"You need to be careful later, don't look at the camera while you're acting, understand?"

Lin Bufan called Jingtian over and gave her careful instructions.

Jing Tian is a newcomer. Although she got into Beijing Film Academy, she hasn't started school yet. She only attended high school at Beijing Dance Academy, so she doesn't know much about acting.

So when filming, I subconsciously look at the camera.

For a professional actor, looking directly at the camera is the most "foolish" mistake. Of course, Jing Tian is a newcomer, so it's understandable.

In the previous scene, one of Jingtian's several times was because she was looking at the camera.

"Yes, Director!"

Jingtian stood obediently in front of Lin Bufan, nodding her head.

"When you're filming later, pay attention to your reaction of fear, and your reaction when faced with an unbelievable event. It has to be genuine..."

To minimize the impact of the NJ (non-Jin, meaning to give more attention to the NJ), Lin Bufan meticulously prepared this scene, feeding it to Jingtian bit by bit.

That's all he can do.