After hanging up, someone next to County Magistrate Hu asked. "Aren't you going to tell him who called?"
County Head Hu shook his head. "Let's not talk about it. There's no point in talking too much. He might even think that I'm trying to scare him. Today's incident had hurt his reputation. Let's cooperate with the higher-ups and pretend that nothing happened after he leaves."
"That's right. God knows what connections Chen Guang has. We have accidentally stepped on the tiger's tail."
County Magistrate Hu took a puff of his cigarette. "Don't worry. I will call the City Government. Let's keep a low profile and cooperate with them. Let's get the City Government to help us talk to them."
At this moment, the people of Baishuihe County still didn't know that a disaster was about to befall them. Things couldn't be passed just because they said so.
On the crew's side, although something had happened last night, the professional crew still got up early. At about six o 'clock, they got up one after another and set off at 6: 30 sharp.
Three buses filled with staff, plus eight trucks filled with filming equipment and props, rumbled as they set off for the depths of the scenic spot.
The plot of the Baishuihe Scenic Area's iconic waterfall was as follows:
In order to help the retired hero regain his state and find back the desire to win that had been worn away in the handicraft shop for many years, Jiang Yage, who played the role of a small fan, took him to the deep mountains and forests and let him train like a savage in the mountains and forests. At the same time, she spent a lot of money to hire a retired Muay Thai master and pretended to meet him by chance.
Chen Guang and the Muay Thai master met by chance under the waterfall and had a duel. After that, he began to receive technical guidance and special training from the Muay Thai master. Finally, he learned some of the footwork techniques of Muay Thai, and his body functions gradually recovered to the state before he retired.
In this film, the male lead played by Chen Guang will be divided into three ages, from the prime of his youth to the middle-aged, and finally to the old.
The middle-aged will have the most scenes, and it will be the most complicated.
He is very young now, and his makeup must be perfect to make him look like a middle-aged man.
This is a great test for the makeup artist. Fortunately, Chen Guang's acting skills are excellent. Even if there are some flaws in the makeup, his performance in front of the camera is impeccable.
It was about 10 am when they arrived, and the main cast and crew started to touch up their makeup, while the props team and crew got busy.
By the time they could start shooting, it was already noon, just in time to receive the bento boxes that the crew had ordered. Each person had one box, and that was it.
They started work at 12: 30 am, and the afternoon passed in the blink of an eye.
The progress was faster than Big Beard had imagined. All the scenes were shot in one take, which is an experience that not every director has the chance to experience.
"Director Deng, shall we leave?"
Chen Guang asked as he took off his prosthetic body.
Big Beard Deng looked up at the sky. "Sigh, there are only three scenes left. If we move quickly, we can finish filming in another hour or so. What a pity."
"Then let's continue."
"But we have to shoot during the day, and we can't shoot at night."
Big Beard had a headache. If he went back now, he would have to come back early the next morning and continue shooting after his makeup was done. He was afraid that he would not be able to start work until noon, and then he would have to shoot an hour of scenes, which would basically be wasted the next day.
Of course, in his original plan, the scenes at the Great Waterfall would take at least two days. It was already much faster than he had expected to shoot this much in one day.
But now, he was hanging by the tail. He did not know whether to shoot or not to shoot. For this little scene, he would have to waste another day tomorrow, and he would not feel good. He was really happy and troubled.
After the incident last night, although Chen Guang had won back his face, the other party seemed to have pinched their noses and admitted defeat.
But Big Beard's heart was still not at ease. He was afraid that a long delay would bring trouble. What if after two days, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. What if he couldn't control his anger and ordered the local ruffians of White Water River to stir up trouble?
"How about this? There is a scenic hotel three kilometers away from here. Although it is a little expensive and the conditions are not good, we can save a lot of time. Chen Guang, you and the other main leads, and take some of the weaker people with you to book the hotel. The rest of the people can set up tents here for the night. There are ready-made bedding and tents in the truck. You don't need to remove your makeup. We will start shooting at dawn tomorrow. After we finish here in the morning, we will go to the village about ten kilometers away to shoot the remaining scenes. The day after tomorrow, we will go to another location, and the scenes in Baishuihe County will be finished. This way, we can at least save a day. What do you think, Chen Guang? "
Big Beard thought about it and asked.
If it were not for Chen Guang and Jiang Yage in the team, Big Beard would have started work immediately if he said he wanted to set up tents and camp on the spot. Now, he had to consider Chen Guang and Jiang Yage's feelings.
The young actresses next to him were a little reluctant, but they were not qualified to refute since the big shots did not say anything. They had seen the hotel in the morning when the motorcade passed by. They estimated that it could accommodate 30 to 40 people at most, and the remaining 60 to 70 people would probably have to set up tents. With their status, they might have to set up tents here.
"Director Deng, there won't be wild beasts at night in the wilderness, will there?"
At this moment, Xi Lu poked her head out from the side and said worriedly.
In fact, Xi Lu had finished filming her walk-on scenes, but she still followed them to Cainan Province this time. She had strongly requested to do so.
Her reason was also very good. She realized that she and Jiang Yage had similar eyebrows and figures. If she were to put on makeup, she would even look like Jiang Yage from afar. She could even be a stunt double for Jiang Yage!
Although her uncle, Xi Changhe, firmly opposed this, Xi Lu had already made up her mind, and his objection was ineffective.
Her reason was very good. She had only acted with Chen Guang in "Thunderstorm" before, and her acting skills had changed dramatically. Now, even if she were to be a stunt double, as long as she could act with Chen Guang, the benefits were self-evident.
As a director who had seen how good Chen Guang was, Xi Changhe deeply agreed with Xi Lu's opinion and was even happier because of her ambition.
So, Xi Changhe once again shamelessly came to plead for mercy. After all, he was used to selling his face, so he sent Xi Lu back to beg for Big Beard Deng's help.
In this drama, Jiang Yage was the leading actress. Although there were no martial arts scenes, there were a lot of scenes with a certain degree of danger. Although the film industry had developed to the present, and all aspects of safety protection had been in place, A-list stars still inevitably used stunt doubles to avoid accidents.
After all, every day in Superstar Media was money. Even if there were a few minor injuries, as long as they couldn't go to work, it would still be a loss of tens of millions.
Big Beard had never thought about this before. Later on, he asked Xi Lu to put on makeup. Needless to say, Xi Lu's appearance was a lot more similar to her previous stunt double. The biggest advantage was that she was trained in acting. Although her acting skills weren't very mature, they were still above average. Her talent in sports wasn't inferior to Jiang Yage's either.
Even if it was just a long distance shot or a simple jump scene, she was a lot better than her previous stunt double. In fact, she even took the initiative to imitate the aura of Jiang Yage.
However, her identity was a little awkward. But, in the end, Big Beard Deng couldn't beat his old friend, Xi Changhe. Deep down, he also wanted a better effect.
So, in the end, the matter was decided. Xi Changhe repeatedly reminded Big Beard Deng to take good care of Xi Lu.
Big Beardy also guaranteed that he would split the scenes that would require a stunt double into two. The more dangerous and highly-skilled thrilling moves would be done by a professionally trained stunt double. The less dangerous but simple jumps that required close-range shots would be done by Xi Lu.
But, even though they were both stunt doubles, Xi Lu's status in the crew was still relatively high. After all, everyone had to give her some face.
So, it was definitely not her turn to stay in the tent. She took the initiative to worry about it for the sake of the others in the crew, so it was not considered overstepping the rules.
Big Beard thought for a while and said, "This is a scenic spot after all. During peak season, there are many people coming and going. It's impossible to let wild animals come close. There are so many of us, so it's fine to leave a few people to keep watch at night."
"Oh, that's true."
Xi Lu nodded, knowing that she was worrying too much.
Chen Guang shrugged. "I'm fine with it. I can stay wherever I want, as long as I don't remove my makeup. It's too hard to change my middle-aged makeup now. It's torture to make me sit there for two hours without moving."
Jiang Yage also said casually, "I'm fine with it too. I don't want to waste my time."
Her idea was simple. First, she wanted to quickly finish filming the outdoor scenes and quickly go back to film the kissing scene. Second, she, Jin Shiyue, and Chen Guang were the main investors in the entire film, so they could save a day of filming and save a lot of money.
Since the two biggest stars had expressed their opinions, even if the others had objections, they had no choice but to do so.
After a simple cleaning up of the scene, Big Beard first asked Old Ma to go to the hotel that was built halfway up the mountain and grab all the remaining rooms. Then, he began to pick out people from the crowd.
As expected, A-list and A-list celebrities like Chen Guang, Jiang Yage, Ren Chong, Zhao Yueling, and Zhou Ya were picked out first. Then, the two big-name cameos who had come over recently were also called.
The rest were the more delicate girls in the crew and the older ones. They were all arranged to stay in the hotel.
Big Beard himself chose to stay and did not go to a hotel with better conditions.
That was his personality. To be a director who could convince people, he did not just rely on his glib tongue. More importantly, he had to set an example by doing what he preached.
'I, Deng Xiaogang, am staying in a tent. You guys can't just complain in your hearts, can you?
"Maybe I'll stay."
After the others got into the car one after another, Chen Guang jumped out of the car and did not leave.
He was still a little worried. As an investor, if anything happened, he would not be able to escape responsibility.
Although the conditions of the hotel halfway up the mountain were not as good, their safety was guaranteed. This was tantamount to setting up camp in the wild, and it was in the depths of the lush forest. If Xi Lu really jinxed it, and a blind bear came out at night, it would be a big joke.
When they heard that he was willing to stay, the people who were picked to stay in the tent were overjoyed.
When Chen Guang smashed the table last night, although there were only a few main cast members present, after a whole day of spreading the news, everyone in the crew knew about it.
No one knew what a real martial arts master was like, but as long as Chen Guang was there, even if a wild beast came, they would not be afraid.
Everyone present felt that there were not many celebrities like Chen Guang these days.
Not only did he not put on any airs, he was also very considerate. Compared to those little fresh meats who had been scolding people online recently, it was like heaven and earth.
Big Beard was amused. "Then how about staying in the same tent with me tonight?"
Chen Guang shook his head. "No, no! I'll stay at the outermost area. If there's any movement, I'll be the first to know. If it wasn't for the fact that I have to act tomorrow, I'd be willing to keep watch. "
By the time everyone finished their lunch, the sky was almost completely dark. The tents were set up in the shape of a large fan along the foot of the mountain. In the middle of the tent, there was a bonfire made of dead wood that everyone had picked up. It was a different kind of atmosphere.
Not long after, car lights came on in the distance. When it got closer, Jiang Yage jumped out of the car and waved from afar. "I'm back!"
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