A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 221 Successfully Completed on the First Day of Operation

The news that the school had a film crew spread quickly throughout the entire senior year, making those students who were not focused on their studies even more restless. They gathered in the school library before the afternoon self-study session began.

"Yunxiao, you have to go to class later." Cheng Mengyu looked at Li Yunxiao who was pulling her forward and could only follow him.

"Oh, it's just self-study anyway, what's there to be afraid of? I've been vomiting these past few days. I finally came across something fun, but it would be a shame to not come and see it."

After Li Yunxiao finished speaking, he jumped twice behind the crowded crowd, but he could still only see the back of their heads and could not see the crew in front.

This made her very angry. She rolled her cunning eyes and began to walk to the side of the crowd, looking for a classmate she was more familiar with to cut in line. After some coquettish and cute behavior, she even exchanged seats with the boys in the class and brought Cheng Mengyu to the front row.

"Sister Mengyu, it really is your mortal enemy filming here." She pointed at Chen Jinnian standing on the steps and said.

"I've said it countless times, we're not sworn enemies. He's a science major and I'm a liberal arts major, so what's there to compare?" Cheng Mengyu explained, lowering her head. Then, she looked towards the filming crew and said softly, "Besides, he's a pretty good person."

"I think he's quite hateful. Sister, have you forgotten about the last test?"

Li Yunxiao shook his head and said, then secretly took out his mobile phone and wanted to record the situation at the scene.

Chen Jinnian actually saw the classmates who were secretly recording, but he didn't care about them. There were no big-name star idols in his crew, so he was not worried about leaks at all.

If the leaked footage of these on-site shoots can attract traffic, then why would we buy trending searches or do any marketing? In the age of Internet communication, every piece of information that appears to the public is manipulated by algorithms and promoters.

He stood in front of the monitor, watching Yu Qian successfully complete this performance, and quickly shouted: "Excellent, Uncle Yu, let's save one more."

Yu Qian raised his hand to indicate that he received it, and then, under the guidance of the stage staff, he stood back to his original position and began to perform.

Chen Jinnian turned to look at Guo Qilin, who had lost weight, and said, "Dalin, after Uncle Yu finishes filming, you can go back to the dressing room to warm up. After you've removed your makeup, you can leave. I'll have the crew pick you up and take you to Langfang tomorrow morning."

Dalin held Yu Qian's coat, turned around and asked doubtfully, "Is there something missing?"

"Red envelope?"

"What? I'm talking about the opening ceremony."

"The filming has already started. I'm too lazy to deal with those crappy things." Chen Jinnian was dismissive of this. Even though he was a director and half a producer, if he didn't want to deal with these things, naturally no one else could control him.

It is said that the opening ceremony originated from opera troupes. Chen Jinnian is not sure about this, but what he does know is that decades ago, when film studios across the country were making movies, there were no such ridiculous rules as burning incense and praying to Buddha.

This evil trend started when the Hong Kong film industry moved north to the mainland. They even created a lot of new rules and systems based on the Hong Kong opening ceremony, making them as long and boring as the drinking table culture, and they always talk about historical origins and traditional customs.

He couldn't understand why an art form that had only been developed for a hundred years had any traditional customs.

Could it be that the Lumière brothers, the fathers of modern cinema, while showing their films in 1895, also gave the ancestral law to China thousands of miles away, no, it was the Qing Dynasty that established it?

His crew is mostly composed of young people, and all the main actors are newcomers. Except for Yu Qian, who is very successful in the crosstalk world, no one else can stand up to him.

Even if some veterans in the crew are dissatisfied with his approach, they have to accept it. He does not allow anyone to drag his feet during working hours.

"Cut, very good, prepare for the next game." Chen Jinnian shouted at the monitor.

Taking advantage of the gap in the on-site adjustments, he walked over and said, "The temperature is quite low today, please forgive me."

Yu Qian put on his coat with the help of Dalin. "Hey, this is nothing. When I was young, I would rush to the troupe before dawn at six in the winter. The troupe would send buses to the countryside to perform in open-air courtyards. There would be one show in the morning, one at noon, and one in the evening. I managed to get through it."

"Okay, uncle, I feel relieved with your words. I will ask the Langfang film set to stop the heating." Chen Jinnian winked at Dalin, then picked up his mobile phone and pretended to make a call.

Dalin raised his eyebrows slightly, instantly receiving the message, and said proudly, "That's right, my master is in great shape. Not only can he shoot a summer scene in winter, but even a winter swimming scene is no problem. My master just enjoys the joy of filming."

"Fuck your happiness, I'm almost dying."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Yu Qian himself laughed out loud.

"Yu~Qian~." Suddenly a shrill voice came over, the sound was like the cry of the Ringwraiths in "The Lord of the Rings", which made people's scalp tingle.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that the shrill noise was actually made by the little loli Li Yunxiao.

It’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.

Yu Qian walked over with a smile and chatted with the excited Li Yunxiao. Then more students began to come over and wanted to talk to him.

This also made the teacher from the school affairs office who had been slacking off nervous, and he quickly stepped forward to maintain order.

Chen Jinnian turned around and communicated with the somewhat nervous Wang Yidi, and the next shots would be hers.

After checking that the other person's makeup was okay, she said, "Don't be nervous, just perform according to what I told you. You have no problem with your ability, be confident."

Chen Jinnian knew through the system that Wang Yidi had already completed the basic acting skills training course, so as long as he performed normally, it would not be difficult for him to win this scene.

After he left, Wang Qing also whispered to the side, "Didi, don't worry. It doesn't matter if you can't perform well. We can just take our time. If one thing doesn't work, we can do ten. Jinnian has the final say on the crew, so what are you afraid of?"

Wang Yidi twisted his body in his wheelchair, seeming a little uncomfortable, and said timidly, "But I'm still nervous."

When the filming started, as expected, the first few takes all failed. However, Chen Jinnian was mentally prepared. When he was recording the MV for Wang Yidi alone, the other party couldn't control his nervousness.

With so many people in the crew today, it is impossible for Wang Yidi not to be nervous. Fortunately, there is plenty of time, which is enough for Wang Yidi to slowly adapt.

For a short shot, Chen Jinnian took the camera and shot it back and forth more than 30 times until Wang Yidi became numb and no longer nervous, and only then was this shot passed.

Then we shot the outdoor scenes, which went much more smoothly. Wang Yidi performed normally and completed them smoothly without taking too many takes.

Chen Jinnian took over the loudspeaker from the stage manager and announced that the crew would finish work early, which was a good start for the filming of the movie.

After eating and drinking enough today, the entire crew will head to Langfang tomorrow.