Nanjing.
The plane slowly landed.
Zhang Ye led the film crew off the plane and walked out of the security checkpoint while chatting and laughing. But before they could take a few steps, they heard screams coming from the other side.
"Ahhh!"
"They're here!"
"They're coming out!"
"They're so handsome!"
Quite a few girls were going crazy.
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "Are they here to pick us up?"
Ning Lan smiled. "That can't be, right?"
But when they looked, it was indeed not for them.
"Qu Dong!"
"Qu Dong!"
"Qu Dong!"
A lot of people were looking in the same direction and shouting the same name.
Zhang Ye sighed. "I thought they were here to pick me up."
Jiang Hanwei sneered. "Do you think it's still the same old you?"
Dong Shanshan exposed him. "You make it sound like someone came to pick him up at the airport back then."
"Can you not tell the truth?" Zhang Ye was extremely embarrassed. "My fans are very rational. They don't want to do something like picking me up at the airport and just support me silently."
The few of them laughed. They knew that Zhang Ye's fans were indeed different from the fans of other celebrities. The fans of other celebrities were very fanatical in their support. Ning Lan was like that, Jiang Hanwei was like that, and Shu Han was also like that in the past. But only Zhang Ye was different. Because no one would ever guess that the person who scolded him the most was actually a hardcore fan of this guy. This was truly a sight in the entertainment industry back then.
Zhang Ye asked, "Who is this guy?"
Ha Qiqi looked at a young man in his twenties who had just come out. "That's Qu Dong, a very popular male idol who started out as a singer. I haven't been paying much attention to his popularity ranking lately, but he should be in the top few spots of the domestic A-list rankings. He's trying to break into the S-list Heavenly Kings. Oh, by the way, didn't I Am a Singer start airing season five recently? Qu Dong is a hot favorite for this season's Masked King. His popularity is really high. "
Zhang Ye said with a sigh, "It's already season five?"
Shu Han smiled and said, "As the Masked King of the first season, what are your thoughts?"
"What thoughts can I have? Let's go." Zhang Ye led the group forward.
Countless people at the airport were focused on Qu Dong and did not notice Zhang Ye, Ning Lan, and the others. Some people brushed past Zhang Ye and did not recognize him because he was wearing sunglasses. There were some things that did not need to be said. Ever since Zhang Ye came back, he could clearly feel the atmosphere and popularity. Three to four years. For an ordinary person, it might not be that big of a span, but for a celebrity, it really felt like the passage of time.
Outside.
The bus to pick them up had already arrived.
In the car, Zhang Ye said, "Filming starts today, so we'll start filming today. We'll strive to finish filming this drama within a month and a half. We have to hurry."
Ning Lan said, "There's no opening ceremony?"
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "How many of them are paying attention to our movie? What kind of ceremony is this? "
Jiang Hanwei said, "It's customary to hold a kick-off ceremony. Which production crew doesn't do it?"
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "I don't believe in conventions."
Jiang Bin was the oldest and believed in such things. He said, "Logically speaking, we should do it, right?"
But Zhang Ye said, "I'm not doing it."
Jiang Bin said helplessly, "Alright."
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "You are the director, so you have the final say."
Bow to the heavens.
Burn incense.
Roasted suckling pig.
Spread out a red cloth.
This was a convention for the kick-off ceremony of a domestic film and television series. It was the same for every production crew, but Zhang Ye did not want to do it. He was a superstitious person in the past, but he did not believe in such things. Whether a show could succeed or not depended on the director, the actors, and the entire production crew working together. Would it succeed just by praying to the heavens and burning incense? Wasn't that nonsense? If a kick-off ceremony was useful, then what was the point of having a director and actors?
In the entertainment industry, Zhang Ye had always been a maverick. He had his own way of doing things, and it was useless no matter what others said. Everyone already knew of Zhang Ye's temper. Whether it was directing variety shows, documentaries, or television series, Zhang Ye had always been a strong director. He was like that in the past, and he was still the same now.
Zhang Ye said, "Come, let me go over the script again."
Along the way, he explained to everyone the main points of the scenes that they would be filming today.
For example, Zhang Ye felt that a lot of the scenes involving Zheng Chenggong and his daughter-in-law were too long-winded and had nothing to do with the main storyline. A lot of the scenes were given to them in the next eight or nine episodes, and they were even interspersed with product placements. This was completely unnecessary, and many people in his previous world also criticized this point. As a result, Zhang Ye cut a lot of the scenes. As a result, this version of In the Name of the People had been cut down from the original 55 episodes to 42 episodes. He did not rule out the possibility of further "slimming down" during the post-production editing. Many of the scenes that he felt were cumbersome and did not affect the main storyline were also removed. What he wanted to do this time was to create a high-quality anti-corruption drama that would be a pioneer in this world!
On set.
The set had already been set up.
There was no unnecessary talk. The machines were set up, the set was set up, and the makeup was done.
At 5: 10 PM, In the Name of the People officially began filming somewhere in Nanjing.
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
"Start the cameras!"
Zhang Ye, who was in work mode, was completely different from how he was in real life. The most obvious thing was that his eyes were staring straight ahead. He was very focused and very serious.
"Cut!"
"This won't do, again!"
"Cut, again!"
"Cut!"
"It's still not enough!"
"No, this is not how you should eat this bowl of noodles."
"Can you eat zhajiang noodles like this? It's too elegant! "
"Again!"
The same scene was redone eight or nine times!
None of the cast members of the film crew had a small background. This lineup of Best Actors and Actresses could be said to be extremely luxurious. Although they were no longer as popular as they were in the past, their status in the industry was still there. The two assistant directors, Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo, were terrified that the Best Actors and Actresses would quit. They also felt that Director Zhang's requirements for a single scene were too harsh. But the two of them could not have expected that the actors would not show any signs of resistance.
Especially that veteran actor who was eating the noodles. He was considered a senior in the industry. He had already eaten three bowls of zhajiang noodles, but the glow in his eyes was getting brighter and brighter.
Ning Lan smiled.
Jiang Bin and Jiang Hanwei looked at each other.
Shu Han's lips curled up slightly.
At this moment, everyone was reminded of the bitterness of filming a few years ago, or even more than a decade ago!
This was how it should be!
This was how filming was supposed to be!
This was what acting was all about!
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