Huayu: Just started as a stagehand, but the director's comeback system

Jianghuai, who had spent two days exploring Fushun, originally planned to return to Harbin first, hoping to attract more reporters and better promote the film.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Benshan recently came to Fushun without any prior business. Local media speculated that he might be starring in a new Jianghuai film, and the news spread throughout the country.

Therefore, Jiang Huai didn't want to go through the hassle of traveling back and forth, so he directly sent the lead actors to Fushun, where there were fewer scenes to film, so they could finish filming there first.

"I don't know where those reporters got the information from. It's really annoying so early in the morning."

Early in the morning, after taking a photo with the hotel staff holding cameras, Zhao Benshan came over to Jiang Huai and started complaining about the reporters outside the door.

He has acted in many movies. If he just wanted a cameo role, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to arrive so early. This time, he came to pave the way for his apprentice and ask for a small role in Jianghuai Films.

Errenzhuan is euphemistically called intangible cultural heritage, but in the film industry, it's considered beneath him. Now that his status is rising, it's only natural that his apprentices would have ambitions to climb the social ladder.

Whether they can climb up depends on their own abilities, but as master and apprentice, he always has to bring them a ladder.

"Isn't it normal that Uncle is so famous?"

It's impossible for so many reporters to have found the small city of Fushun on their own. After Zhao Benshan arrived, Jiang Huai was able to spread a lot of information.

He understood Zhao Benshan's purpose in coming here: the other party was helping him build momentum, and Jiang Huai was also bringing these apprentices to give him some screen time.

If Zhao Benshan wanted to come to Jianghuai, he could just add a role for him. But these apprentices weren't qualified yet. He and Ning Hao looked through the scripts and finally found three robbers with few scenes, giving each of them two lines.

Zhao Benshan had no objection to the result; there's no such thing as getting fat overnight.

Moreover, he knew that none of his apprentices had much talent for acting, except for Shen He, who hadn't yet formally become his apprentice. He planned to wait for Shen He to hone his skills for another two years before formally accepting him as his apprentice. He had also decided on a name for him: Little Shen Sheep.

Jiang Huai had breakfast with Zhao Benshan at the hotel, and the main actors who had arrived a couple of days earlier also came down.

The script reading session has concluded, and filming officially begins today. Surrounded by reporters, the group got into their respective cars and arrived at the film set, pursued by the reporters.

With the incense lit and the red cloth covering the camera removed, the opening ceremony was considered complete. Jiang Huai, along with the male and female leads, assistant director Ning Hao, and Uncle Benshan, went outside to answer questions from the group of reporters.

"Director Jiang Huai, you've been accused of being a 'brand killer.' Do you have anything to say in response?"

"Which organization's reporter are you from?"

"Capital Daily"

"Oh, that's just a rumor. Last time it was just an accident. This time I've brought in a new spokesperson, Qipilang. Everyone can keep an eye on it."

Faced with a reporter who was practically shoving a microphone into his mouth and reopening old wounds, Jiang Huai initially wanted his staff to kick him out. However, after hearing the reporter introduce himself, Jiang Huai honestly began to answer.

Although the last time Baleno caused a bad impact, the movie still sold very well at the box office.

Now that his new movie is starting to film, Qi Pilang, upon hearing the news, immediately offered a million-dollar sponsorship, as long as his leather jackets appeared frequently in the movie.

Jiang Huai readily agreed, and even specifically asked for 200,000 less from the other party because of this battle to prove himself.

"Director Jiang Huai, did you beg Qi Pilang for sponsorship? Could you tell us the details?"

"Please give more attention to the movie Black Coal, Thin Ice. Thank you all."

Jiang Huai glanced at the note stuck to the microphone: "Moonlight Newspaper," an unknown tabloid of unknown origin, and skipped over it.

Following that, aside from a few authoritative newspapers, Jiang Huai simply ignored other tabloids that wanted to cut entertainment news.

Even so, the group of reporters lingered for an hour before finally leaving.

After dealing with the group of reporters, Jiang Huai told Zhao Benshan, who had been standing for half a day, to rest for a while before filming his scenes.

Zhao Benshan is such a big star, he definitely can't stay here for long. Besides, he's considered an elder here, so Jiang Huai wouldn't feel comfortable taking advantage of the actors in the crew.

Zhao Benshan's role is very simple: first he reprimands the male lead, then he reprimands the male supporting character who plays the criminal police captain, and finally he commends the male lead for his meritorious service.

Inside the makeshift police station, Zhao Benshan's scenes were filmed quickly, one take at a time, without a single mistake.

After filming Zhao Benshan's scenes in the morning, Jiang Huai immediately announced that the crew would rest today. After all, it was the first day of filming, and Jiang Huai didn't want to push himself too hard.

Moreover, it's already March this year, so if we want to participate in the three major European film festivals, we can only wait until next year. The production team has sufficient funds, so there's no need for them to rush.

After hosting a wrap party for Zhao Benshan in the afternoon, Jiang Huai, having nothing else to do, called over the Song family, who had just arrived the day before, to investigate whether she had been diligently studying the script recently.

No longer as shy as the first time, Song Jia, who was familiar with the script, was able to completely let loose and handle the scenes without Jiang Huai's guidance. Jiang Huai was delighted to see this, as this was exactly the kind of leading man script he wanted.

Not only were the scenes involving the Song family performed very well, but the scenes filmed in Fushun in the following days also went without major issues.

As a film whose main perspective is almost entirely focused on the male protagonist, Liao Fan, who had already filmed his first TV series in 95, handled the script very well.

In early April, Liao Fan won an award in Singapore for another film he starred in, "Green Hat." Having just finished filming his scenes in Fushun after being overworked for the past few days, Jiang Huai gave him a week off.

It just so happens that the Song family was born in Harbin. During the week-long holiday, Jiang Huai spent the rest of his time having Ning Hao show him around Harbin, except for discussing the script with him.

"Director, he seems to be a star too."

"Really? Let me see?"

Jiang Huai, who was enjoying a low-key trip to Harbin with the Song family and savoring local delicacies, never expected to run into other celebrities there.

Jiang Huai looked in the direction Song Jia was pointing and saw a man about his age. He vaguely remembered him; the man was Jia Nailiang, who had played the role of Da Tang Ge Fei last year.

Jia Nailiang looked like he was returning to his hometown, since the nearby residents didn't pay much attention to him after greeting him.

Therefore, the other party noticed the two of them on the empty street. However, Jia Nailiang thought they were a couple from out of town. They recognized him and wanted to ask for his autograph, but were a little shy.

"Did you bring a pen and paper? Is there anything you want to write? It doesn't matter if it's long, I happen to have nothing to do right now."

Jia Nailiang, who had only recently become famous, enjoyed the attention he received. He never expected to run into fans while just going downstairs to buy a bottle of soy sauce, so he naturally wanted to show off.

"Um, what should I write?"

Seeing the other party's appearance, the Song family was unsure how to handle the situation and could only turn their heads to look at Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai found it quite interesting. He gestured to the Song family to be quiet and then took out the paper and pen he always carried with him.

"May the daytime fireworks display get better and better."

"Oh ho, you're a fan of Director Jiang."