The next day, Xiao Yunhai's first movie, "Charlotte's Troubles", started filming in school in a low-key manner. Other than some students who came to watch the show, Xiao Yunhai did not invite a single reporter.
To him, publicity was just a means. The quality of the film was the key.
He just wanted to finish filming without any disturbances. He did not want to attract the attention of the media so early, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After a simple opening ceremony, Xiao Yunhai took the crew to a five-star hotel.
The first floor of the hotel was booked by Xiao Yunhai. In order to make the wedding more realistic, Xiao Yunhai directly hired a professional wedding planner and a real emcee.
There were a total of five or six scenes in the hotel, and Xiao Yunhai hoped to finish filming it in one day.
While the actors were putting on makeup, Xiao Yunhai checked the set again.
"Come, turn the camera 15 degrees to the left. Remember, when the car starts moving later, the camera must follow closely. "
"Eh, what's going on? Don't you know that the sun moves? Hurry up and move the shade to the west. "
"Who put the bottle of mineral water there? Hurry up and clean it up. "
"Yali, touch up Dachun's makeup. It's too light."
… … ….
Looking at Xiao Yunhai's awe-inspiring appearance, one of the crew members said, "Senior Xiao usually looks quite humorous and funny. I didn't expect him to be so swift and decisive when filming. His aura is extraordinary."
"What do you think? If a director is all joking around all day without any power, how can he control the crew? Let me tell you, Senior Xiao didn't get angry because we're all classmates. If those problems happened in a real crew, he would have scolded them. "
Xiao Yunhai felt very helpless at this moment. Such a child's play would not have happened in the set of "Empresses in the Palace".
There was no other way. These students were all greenhorns. It was their first time filming, so it was inevitable that they would make some mistakes. Xiao Yunhai could only put in more effort.
When Yao Wenyuan saw Xiao Yunhai instructing the cameraman on the shooting angle, he shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed in his heart, "It's really hard on this kid to even have to explain such a basic problem. “
After this trip, Xiao Yunhai felt that he was unbearably tired. It wasn't that his body was tired, but his mind was tired. He had to worry about everything, which made him miss the crew of Empresses in the Palace.
Xiao Yunhai asked Che Yali to touch up her makeup. Seeing that there were no problems, she said to Yao Wenyuan, "Teacher, sorry to trouble you."
Yao Wenyuan nodded. After seeing Xiao Yunhai get into the car outside, he shouted, "Everyone, get into position. Action!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hotel door opened on both sides, and a luxury car drove in.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the hotel.
The supporting actor who played the security guard showed a very professional smile and bent down politely. He wanted to arrange the car to park, but the car didn't stop and drove straight past. Security guard.
The smile on his face immediately froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Soon, the car came to the door again, but it still didn't stop. The security guard looked at the back of the car in confusion, not knowing what to do.
Yao Wenyuan nodded, very satisfied with the student who played the security guard.
In the car, the actor who played Xia Luo's brother-in-law said in an impatient tone, "Brother-in-law, that's enough. I have to go back quickly. My girlfriend is celebrating her sixtieth birthday today, and she doesn't even know that I drove the car out."
This sentence was very good. His expression, tone, and actions were very well coordinated.
Xiao Yunhai opened his big eyes and looked around like a thief. He said, "I told you to drive slowly. Let's go around two more times."
Under the puzzled eyes of the security guard, the car went around again.
Yao Wenyuan said softly, "Let Dachun, Zhang Yang, and the others come out."
Soon, two men and two women walked out, talking and laughing. Then, they put on all kinds of strange poses and stood there smoking.
Xiao Yunhai's eyes lit up and he said, "Stop, stop, stop the car."
The car stopped quickly. Xia Luo's brother-in-law got out of the car and respectfully opened the door for Xiao Yunhai. Xiao Yunhai got out of the car with an arrogant attitude. His expression and behavior made him look like a big shot.
The four students were shocked when they saw Xiao Yunhai walk out of the car. The two girls opened their mouths wide, as if they couldn't believe their eyes.
The four of them went up to him. Zhang Yang smoked while sizing up Xiao Yunhai and said, "Xia … Luo, you're doing well."
Dachun showed a silly expression and chuckled. "I was wondering. I saw this car go around the hotel a few times just now."
When Xiao Yunhai heard this, his eyes darted around. He pursed his lips and said, "I fell asleep just now. The driver didn't have the heart to wake me up."
At this moment, Xia Luo's brother-in-law couldn't wait any longer. He started the car and drove out, but he didn't expect Xiao Yunhai's suit to be stuck in the car door. He started running with Xiao Yunhai.
"Hey, hey, hey, brother-in-law, stop the car quickly."
Xiao Yunhai shouted as he ran.
That lofty aura instantly disappeared.
“cut”
At this point, the scene was over.
Xiao Yunhai immediately ran to the monitor and rewound it to watch it again. He found that all the actors' performances were unexpectedly good.
For the first time, a smile appeared on Xiao Yunhai's face. He said, "We've passed this scene."
The students next to him jumped up in joy.
Yao Wenyuan smiled and said, "Do you think that everyone acted very well?"
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "It was indeed beyond my expectations. I originally thought that we would have to shoot at least a dozen scenes, but I didn't expect that we would pass it in just one take. It really gave me a pleasant surprise. "
"Pleasant surprise?" Yao Wenyuan harrumphed and pointed at the smiling Zhang Liping. "You should be thanking Teacher Zhang. In order not to delay the filming, Teacher Zhang conducted a special training session for the students who played the supporting roles. He specifically instructed them on how to act out the best comedy effect. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to pass it in just one take. "
Xiao Yunhai slapped his thigh and said in realization, "I was wondering why everyone was so good. So it was because there was an expert guiding them from behind. Teacher Zhang, thank you so much. "
Zhang Liping smiled and said, "It's all for the sake of the movie. There's no need to thank me."
Xiao Yunhai said gratefully, "With Teacher Zhang's help, I believe that we will be able to finish filming this movie even faster and better."
The next scene was the wedding ceremony scene.
It had to be said that Teacher Zhang Liping's acting was really good. He usually looked gentle and refined, but when he was on the stage, he immediately became a different person.
Whether it was his expression, actions, or micro-expressions, they all brought to life a profiteer who liked to take advantage of others. Most importantly, it was very funny. Even Yao Wenyuan, who was sitting in front of the monitor screen, could not help but laugh.
This kind of perfect change in temperament made Xiao Yunhai admire him very much. This was definitely the work of a Best Actor.
Xiao Yunhai thought to himself, "It's a pity that this movie doesn't have high requirements for acting skills. If there's a chance in the future, I must invite this Teacher Zhang to act in a movie. How can such an award-winning actor be buried in school? "
After a busy day, they finally finished filming all the scenes at the hotel at 5 PM.
Looking at everyone's excited faces, Xiao Yunhai shouted loudly, "Since everyone is here, let's have a meal together. Consider it our kick-off dinner."
"Yay!"
Hearing Xiao Yunhai's words, everyone cheered.
"Brother Xiao is really too generous. This is a five-star hotel. Treating so many of us to a meal, I'm afraid it'll cost at least 30,000 to 50,000 yuan."
"Brother Xiao is too awesome. I've never eaten at such a high-class hotel before. I've really profited this time."
"How good would it be if I could still come here to film tomorrow."
At the banquet, Xiao Yunhai alone toasted Teacher Zhang Liping, thanking him for silently contributing to the film crew.
After filming the scenes at the hotel, Xiao Yunhai focused all his efforts on filming the scenes at the school. Most of the movie's scenes were set here.
Taking advantage of the fact that many people had arrived at the school early, Xiao Yunhai gathered a total of 40 acting students to act as Xia Luo's classmates.
In a junior high school, Xiao Yunhai and the others stayed for 10 days. Finally, they finished filming the scenes at the school before the start of school.
It took another ten days to complete the rest of the scenes. Only then did the entire movie come to an end.
A movie took less than four weeks from the start to the end of filming. This efficiency could be said to be very high.
Of course, the main reason was that the movie was just a popcorn-like comedy. It didn't have high requirements for acting skills, so it could be completed so quickly.
The wrap banquet was an indispensable part of every movie and TV series after filming. For the wrap party of "Charlotte's Troubles," Xiao Yunhai once again generously invited everyone to a five-star hotel for a big meal.
At the banquet, everyone toasted Xiao Yunhai to express their gratitude.
After more than 20 days of filming, they had indeed learned a lot on the set, which benefited them a lot.
The next morning at 9 am, Xiao Yunhai held a press conference for the wrap up of filming.
At this time, Jibei TV Station's Empresses in the Palace had finished broadcasting. The highest rating came in the last episode, which reached 36%. The average rating also reached 15%, setting a record for the past 10 years.
Xiao Yunhai also became one of the most famous directors in Hua Xia because of this movie.
Naturally, the fact that such a great director had shot a movie without anyone noticing naturally attracted a lot of attention from the media.
There were more than 100 media outlets that came to attend the wrap up press conference.
Under the flashing lights, Xiao Yunhai and the main crew sat on the rostrum.
Originally, Xiao Yunhai wanted to invite Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Liping, but the two of them refused without hesitation.
This time, in addition to Xiao Yunhai, Zhang Ya, Lin Lu, and other supporting actors, the heads of the various departments were also called up on stage.
Xiao Yunhai first introduced his classmates to the reporters, and then said, "Thank you all for attending the wrap up press conference of my first movie, Charlotte's Troubles. Let's not talk nonsense. As usual, the beautiful reporter in yellow in the first row will ask first. "
The reporters laughed. Although they were very familiar with Xiao Yunhai's style, they still couldn't help but laugh.
The reporter stood up with a sweet smile and said, "Mr. Xiao, I heard that the reason why you filmed this movie was because of the competition between the Yenching Film Institute and two other schools. Later, your script didn't pass the school's assessment, so you had no choice but to invest in it yourself to film it.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "You're a reporter indeed. You know quite a lot about me. But I don't understand what you want to ask. "
"What I want to ask is, did you make this movie in a fit of pique? Did you want to tell the school that they made the wrong choice?"
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "Do you think I'm that naive? I admit that I'm a loser in the competition with my classmates. But I lost in the feelings of the movie, and nothing else. So, I don't need to prove anything. "
"Excuse me, what do you mean by feelings? What's the difference between your movie and theirs? "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Let's put it this way. My movie is a comedy through and through. There's only one goal, which is to make all the people who go to the cinema laugh. Then, our movie will be a success. There's nothing artistic about it. So, the teachers of the school think that 'Charlotte's Troubles' doesn't represent the school's understanding of movies, so … you know the result. "
"Then, Mr. Xiao, how much money did you invest in this movie? How much do you think the box office will be? "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "The investment is very small, about 20 million. As for the box office, I'm not asking for much. One billion will do. I don't need too much. "
"Pfft."
"Hahaha."
"One billion for a 20 million film? That's not asking for much? Am I hearing things?"
Xiao Yunhai looked up and said, "Don't worry, there's no cow flying in the sky, which means I'm not bragging on the ground."
Everyone laughed again.
Another reporter asked, "Mr. Xiao, do you have any conflict with Miss Zhao Wanqing? Why didn't you ask her for your first movie? "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "You know that she's filming 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'. Besides, this movie is too different from her temperament. There really isn't a suitable role for her. "
… … ….
Xiao Yunhai became the target of their attacks in the entire press conference. Almost all the questions were directed at him. Of the other main cast members, only Lin Lu, who acted in 'Legend of the Empresses in the Palace', answered a few irrelevant questions.
Even though Xiao Yunhai repeatedly directed the topic to them, the reporters were not interested at all. They were already giving him face by asking a few perfunctory questions.
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