Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 423 Interesting Crew

Even though Li Luo has always had an amazing appetite.

But after eating five or six bowls of rice, plus the constant addition of dishes, he still felt a little full.

But there’s nothing we can do about it, that’s how it works when shooting eating scenes.

It's just very troublesome.

Otherwise, many crews wouldn't throw a bunch of prop dishes on the table just to save trouble.

Of course, he could just chew it in his mouth for a few bites and then spit it into the trash can after shooting one or two shots, but such frequent calls for "cut" would affect his performance, so he could only keep swallowing it.

This is not bad.

At least what you eat is hot and fresh.

In the past, the filming life of actors was really miserable. By the time the actual shooting started, the meals prepared as props had often been kept for most of the day.

Eat cold food in winter and rotten food in the dog days of summer.

Most people can't bear it.

For example, Mr. You Benchang in "Jigong" was eating dog meat with relish.

Let the audience salivate.

But those seemingly delicious prop meats had already become smelly due to being steamed.

Whoever eats it will suffer.

This is also the reason why many crews now choose to muddle through when filming eating scenes. Firstly, it is easier and less troublesome to shoot, and secondly, many actors cannot bear the pain.

Not to mention the young handsome guys in the future, even Li Luo can't stand it.

It’s okay to eat too much or vomit.

I can’t stand smelly food!

"Yi Chen~"

While the staff was serving the rice, Huang Shengyi looked at Li Luo hesitantly: "Why don't we take a break? If you keep eating like this, you might vomit!"

"I am fine."

Li Luo burped and quickly picked up the Sprite to suppress it.

The thing that the crew of "Fall in Love with You" had the most was drinks. The sponsor brought an entire truck over for him to make them.

As soon as I see it, it doesn't go away.

Just make a phone call and drinks will be ready at any time.

I'm not afraid of them drinking to their heart's content, I'm just afraid that there won't be enough scenes of them appearing in the drama.

Preferably in a play.

You can see Sprite cans all the time.

Of course, the actors didn't dare to touch carbonated drinks, but the crew members drank them to their heart's content. However, although drinking is allowed on the set, it is absolutely not allowed to pack up the drinks to take home. There still need to be some rules when doing things.

Otherwise, the way you eat will be too ugly!

"In 100 pieces."

As the makeup artist wiped off his sweat and checked his makeup, Li Luo cast his eyes on Liu Shishi: "You were still a little nervous about that line just now. Just act well when it's time to act."

"First of all, you are an actor. Secondly, you are not an idol now."

"At least not in this crew!"

"I know, Brother Luo."

Liu Shishi blushed and nodded quickly in response.

Just now, while eating, she subconsciously took into account her image and her posture. In fact, Miss Longkui did not do so on purpose, but this was the training she received among the sugar men.

He always acts a little bit arrogant.

It’s considered good now. When this girl first started filming, her idol burden was even more serious.

Li Luo has helped her tear most of it apart during this period of time.

But sometimes.

Still can't help but fall into the same old habit.

But even if it was Miss Long Kui, Li Luo would not tolerate her bad habits. It didn't matter how she acted in other crews, she could play however she wanted, but not in her own crew.

The problem of the director being unable to control the actors does not exist here at all.

Big brand.

You are the biggest one!

Under his urging, Liu Shishi devoted herself completely to the filming. Luo Ge was sweating profusely, so how could he have the nerve to worry about his image here?

The actors performed well and the shooting progress was accelerated.

Before I knew it, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.

"Okay."

Carefully watching the last scene on the monitor, Li Luo sat down on the director's chair and waved, "Team A is done, Team B is preparing to move to the studio, everyone please be as gentle as possible."

"Logistics, please arrange for supper. We have to work all night tonight."

"Uh~"

After a loud burp, he added, "You don't have to prepare my midnight snack. I'll start work promptly at 11:30."

"no problem."

"I know, thank you for your hard work, director!"

Amidst the expressions of thanks, the staff members who needed to leave work went off work, those who needed to move to other locations went on to do their own things. After more than a month of getting used to each other, they knew what they should have done.

"Outai."

Li Luo burped again and waved his hands in embarrassment: "Sorry for the delay and embarrassment. Let's find a place to sit down!"

“There’s a local restaurant nearby that serves pretty good local cuisine.”

Look at that overfed expression.

Ouyang Changlin really couldn't tell what was so good about the taste.

Besides, he had already eaten so much, so how could he have the nerve to ask others to accompany him for a drinking party?

"Need not."

Director Ou shook his head repeatedly and declined directly, "In fact, we just came here after dinner. If Director Li doesn't mind, how about we go to the studio for a tour?"

To put it bluntly, he is also a very pragmatic person.

Otherwise, he would not have led Mango TV and his Hunan Cultural Army to defeat a number of competitors.

Vision and the overall situation are one thing.

The most important thing is to have a down-to-earth way of doing things.

Since he was able to come and visit the set in person, he certainly wanted to know more about the filming of the play. There might be contract quotes worth hundreds of millions of dollars involved, so of course he had to be cautious.

Some things are hard to see in person.

How can I feel at ease?

He would never do something like being praised by the producer at the dinner table and having a few glasses of wine toasted by a beautiful actress, and then just making a quotation in silence.

I confirmed again and again that the other party really wanted to visit the studio.

Li Luo naturally had no objection.

As the car roared, the crew returned to the studio which was converted from a factory in the art park.

There is no problem of nuisance here.

There were art galleries, bars and night markets all around, so it was no problem to shoot all night long. In fact, there was no need to be so anxious, but Hu Ge recovered well, although there were still some bumps during the shoot.

But Tangren’s crew of The Legend of the Condor Heroes can finally operate normally.

at this time.

Cai Yinong is faced with another headache.

Although her side can be operated, Yang Kang and Mu Nianci are both in the crew of "Fall in Love with You".

Before the filming was finished.

Li Luo is determined not to let anyone go.

He would never allow Liu Shishi and Yuan Hong to overlap in roles. Yuan Hong was a little better, after all, he was a professional actor. Liu Shishi's acting skills were average to begin with, and if they had to overlap in roles, there was no need to shoot the film!

Fortunately, I thought about this before filming started.

The two crews met for consultation.

The plan agreed upon was that The Legend of the Condor Heroes would shoot the rest of the scenes first, while the crew of Love Again would move the scenes of Liu Shishi and Yuan Hong forward.

In order to meet the schedule.

The two actors could only work day and night.

Stepping down from the minibus with heavy steps, Liu Shishi no longer cared about hanging around in front of the boss of Mango TV. She grabbed the crumpled script and walked quickly towards the dressing room in the studio.

The girl was still mumbling, reciting the next lines.

Shot during this time.

She made the most mistakes here.

To be honest, Miss Long Kui felt very ashamed. She didn't want to leave an impression of poor acting skills on Li Luo.

If you want to make up for the gap, you can only make up for your shortcomings with hard work.

"In 100 pieces."

As the shouts rang out, Yuan Hong walked over quickly from the side, but his eyes frequently looked in another direction: "How was the filming just now? Could that person be Ou Tai?"

For these "small" actors, the pressure on their heads is not small at all.

Senior colleagues and top celebrities.

Leaders of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau, leaders of the production company, and leaders of the TV station.

If I am not mistaken, the middle-aged man who is following Li Luo to the studio is a big shot that you absolutely cannot afford to offend.

"Yes, it's Ou Tai."

Liu Shishi turned another page of the script and replied without looking up, "I was just visiting He Yichen's house. I guess he came to see how the TV shooting was going. You actually know that."

The hurried footsteps made her voice stop abruptly.

"Good evening, Ou Tai."

Miss Long Kui blinked her eyes and looked at Yuan Hong's back, only to hear the latter's enthusiastic voice from a distance: "I am actor Yuan Hong, playing the role of a lawyer partner in "Silent Separation". "

"Hello."

Ouyang Changlin nodded with a faint smile.

"Brother Luo."

Yuan Hong knew his limits very well and did not reach out his hand rashly.

He also said hello to his current boss.

The performance was extremely decent.

"Yuan Hong graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy."

Li Luo offered a favor without asking for money, then waved his hand and said, "You are also a soldier under General Cai, so go and get ready. Remember to be alert tonight."

"Don't worry, Director."

Yuan Hong nodded heavily, patted his chest and said, "I promise I won't fall asleep."

He would be satisfied if he could just become familiar to others!
Nothing is too much or too little.

Nodding gratefully to Li Luo, Yuan Hong stepped back with great energy.

Of course preparation is necessary.

But he wasn't stupid enough to walk in front of this group of big guys.

Although doing that.

Ouyang Changlin will definitely remember me firmly.

"Please come in, Ou Tai."

Li Luo raised his hand to signal, and continued to lead the other person forward: "In "Silent Separation", the role I play is a partner in a law firm, and Huang Shengyi plays a photographer in a magazine."

“When we were selecting the location, we were actually looking for an existing set to modify.”

“But we found that we couldn’t achieve the desired effect.”

“We had no choice but to rent a large factory and ask the colleagues in the props group to build such a major photography location from scratch. Although it cost a lot of money, as long as the effect can be achieved.”

"It's all worth it."

The footsteps were chaotic.

Four or five people followed and walked in.

Yuan Hong stood quietly by, smiling and nodding to everyone he didn't know.

Some I know.

Among them was production director Zhang Guoli.

But he was puzzled to find that after Li Luo said that, the production director's steps suddenly became unsteady. Although he recovered quickly, it was obvious that he had some emotions going on.

"Ah."

Ouyang Changlin agreed with this and looked around and said, "It is indeed necessary to be particular about doing things. Only high standards can produce high quality."

"There's nothing wrong with what Ou Tai said."

Li Luo praised the other party in return, and casually pointed at the equipment arranged on the set and said: "I believe you can also see that the equipment we shoot is all in accordance with movie standards."

"Either I don't shoot it, or if I do, I have to find a way to shoot it well."

“Let’s not worry about the market reaction.”

"At least you have to get past me first!"

Zhang Guoli was much calmer this time. The photography specifications of "Silent Separation" are indeed movie-level, and most of the funds were spent on production. All kinds of equipment and the related teams behind the scenes are excellent.

This is the setting!
At that time, it was built together to save money and effort.

It seems to be costly, but in fact it only costs a few dollars to rent a factory. The cost of renovation from scratch sounds high, but it is much more cost-effective than renting a law firm or magazine company and then finding ways to modify it.

There is no need to coordinate the shooting time, you can shoot whenever you want and set up the scenery however you like.

The transition is just a matter of walking a few steps.

I don't know how much I saved in transportation costs.

But he absolutely agreed with what Li Luo said about the huge cost. He couldn't tell the film buyer that he didn't spend much money. Only a fool would do such a thing.

“This is a law firm.”

Li Luo led Ouyang Changlin inside and introduced them, "That's the magazine office. Don't underestimate the simple scenery. We hired top designers in the industry to create it."

“I can’t say anything else, but the level of sophistication of this set is definitely several years ahead of the industry.”

Zhang Guoli put his hands in his pockets and looked around.

He pinched his thighs hard with his fingers.

What a great guy, he is almost exaggerating to the sky!
Different from Lord Ji Xiaolan's performance, Director Ouyang nodded frequently.

In the brightly lit studio, the scene arrangements that came into view seemed particularly fresh to him. Although they were all semi-open venues, the sets exuded a sense of sophistication.

The law firm looks quite simple yet elegant.

Various color combinations.

It gave him a very clean and neat feeling.

Especially the office on the second floor, the simple open-style wooden decoration is very design-oriented.

compare to.

Ouyang Changlin felt that his office was too old-fashioned.

There is also a magazine office next door that looks flashy but is well organized. The layout is unique, with an old 28-inch bicycle and a wooden black-and-white TV.

These little gadgets.

It instantly brought him back to his youth.

This is old and new. In the corner, a few young people are playing billiard.

That shouting and yelling look.

Very energetic.

It feels like those old objects full of time are accompanying the new generation as they grow up. The layout in the hit TV series "Struggle" gives Ouyang Changlin the feeling that it is full of youthful vitality.

Everything before my eyes was even worse.

These exquisite sets made him feel that the several urban dramas he had come across all had a strong sense of cheapness.

"nice!"

Ouyang Changlin stopped and couldn't help but ask curiously, "I think the decoration over there is very unique, and this place is no worse, or even better. May I ask which top designer in the industry designed it?"

Mango TV is also involved in production business.

This kind of talent.

It's hard to say I'm not interested.

High-quality film and television dramas require not only good actors, but excellent behind-the-scenes talents are also extremely important.

"Uh~"

Li Luo was speechless for a moment because he didn't expect the other party to ask so many questions.

"inconvenient?"

Ouyang Changlin asked subconsciously.

"Not at all."

Li Luo immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "I am the top designer in the industry. I am just bragging. Ou Tai's question makes me feel a little embarrassed!"

After a brief silence, everyone who reacted burst into laughter.

The loud laughter attracted the attention of all the staff in front of and behind the scenes in the studio.

Noticed the big boss coming with guests.

Sun Yizhou, Chen Chichi and Du Jiang, who were playing table tennis, hurriedly put away their cues. In the rest area next to them, actors such as Jiang Shuying and Wang Xiaochen, who were waiting for the main group to arrive, also stood up one after another.

"fine."

Li Luo waved his finger to signal them to continue, and then casually explained to Ouyang Changlin: "As long as they can do their job well, I won't care what they do in their free time. I will play a few games with them occasionally."

"But while I was playing, these guys wouldn't let me play anymore."

Speaking of it.

Li Luo shook his head regretfully.

"director?"

Ouyang Changlin was very interested.

"No."

Zhang Guoli took a step forward and took over the topic with a chuckle: "It has nothing to do with status, it's just that the loser has to run around the factory. These guys have been made thinner by our Director Li."

"Who would want to play with him?"

"Hahaha."

Ouyang Changlin laughed out loud again, with tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.

to him.

It’s been a long time since I’ve come across such an interesting crew!

At the same time, he looked at Li Luo beside him with emotion, forgetting that the other party was only a young man of 25 years old.

Since debut.

The ratings of this guy in front of me have never been bad.

Although it was his first time filming a TV series, Li Luo had already proved his ability with "Raging Fire". It didn't make sense that he would fail in a youth idol drama after winning the Golden Camera at Cannes.

The combination of the mainland's top young actor and a mute kung fu girl is bound to be a blockbuster.

Now he is not only working diligently on filming.

To the crew.

The control is also relaxed and moderate.

Everything that he saw tonight made Ouyang Changlin's evaluation of the drama "Fall in Love with You" rapidly improve. It definitely has the potential to become a big hit.

Others saw that he was enjoying a good time, but Ouyang Changlin knew that he was under tremendous pressure.

Especially after the ratings of the opening drama of the year "The Ming Dynasty 1566" in which he invested heavily were a disastrous failure, he was constantly questioned.

Although it does not affect the overall situation.

But it is impossible to say that I didn't feel angry.

As the boss of a local satellite TV station, the reason why he came to visit the crew in person was to find a hit drama to suppress the gossips and prove that his vision was flawless.

Based on what he had encountered tonight, Master Ou felt that he had found what he wanted.

But he didn't show it.

The smile quickly disappeared.

He continued to tour the set calmly.

He did not leave until the filming began and he watched quietly until nearly midnight, then he led his men to politely say goodbye and leave.

There was no extra words, just exchanging private numbers with Li Luo.

It seemed like he just came here to visit the set.

Li Luo didn't care either.

If you want to pretend, others have to pretend too!
If you show great interest right from the start, how can you lower the price later?

Anyway, just treat others with courtesy.

Get the show right.

Is the most important thing.

No matter how much you say, it’s not as good as a good movie!

Amid the blast of loudspeakers, the crew spent another sleepless night.

The work continues.

The days passed one by one.

Ouyang Changlin's arrival was like the starting gun.

During this period, the crew of "Fall in Love with You" welcomed visitors from all walks of life. CCTV, satellite TV, local TV stations, and physical copyright holders of audio and video products flocked to the show, and there were also many colleagues, young and old, who came to learn from it.

We encountered all kinds of situations, including people asking for prices, negotiating a buyout, asking for extra money, and suggesting that we do deals privately.

Asking the actress to have a drink with him is nothing.

Some old ladies.

He even asked Li Luo to drink with him.

What he said meant that as long as I am happy, the price will be negotiable.

Old women are easier to deal with.

When he met a man who was staring at him, with his eyes constantly wandering around his lower body, Li Luo almost lost control of his temper and almost slapped him in the face.

The higher the position, the more respectable it is. On the contrary, those in positions that are neither big nor small are extremely greedy.

I have seen all kinds of monsters and demons.

Fortunately, those who couldn't tell their own weight were only a minority, and Zhang Guoli drove them away with a series of soft and hard tactics.

Find a veteran partner.

The benefits are fully reflected here.

If it weren't for Zhang Guoli keeping things under control, who knows how many troubles he would have encountered.

During this time.

Yuan Shanshan and Zhang Xiaofei also came to make guest appearances.

For fans of "Fall in Love with You" who revisit the show in the future, there will be more fun in counting stars.

As time goes by.

Some actors' filming work has also entered the final stage.

The autumn breeze is cool.

The grass is still green.

Dozens of chairs were neatly arranged, white gauze fluttered on the T-stage in the middle, flowers were dotted on both sides, and the stage in the front was decorated beautifully, with a shiny white piano being played softly.

The buffet table next to it was filled with exquisite food, and there was also a crystal wine tower piled high.

The sun sets.

The wine tower emits a brilliant light.

The exquisite cake also exudes a charming fragrance.

It makes me salivate just by looking at it.

The guests, dressed in fancy clothes, sat in their corresponding seats.

"Listen!"

Above the stage, a man holding a megaphone yelled, “When the filming officially starts later, everyone should smile happily, with expressions of excitement and anticipation. You, you, you, you, you, make a gesture of looking back.”

“When we see the actor’s arm raised, everyone collectively looks back.”

"Wait until the male and female protagonists walk forward before you all stand up together. Don't move too in unison, and applaud louder."

"You have to follow the newcomer's figure."

"Come."

"Let's try it first."

Amidst these shouts, the guests sitting in the chairs responded in various ways to the best of their ability.

Some people were also excitedly watching the surrounding cameras and large cranes.

And the staff running back and forth.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Don't look at the camera. I've told you so many times. This is the third time you've looked at the camera. Group leader, change someone immediately!"

Listening to the assistant director's scolding, Zhang Guoli smiled and waved his folding fan.

This movement.

I'm not used to it after not listening for a long time.

"Where's the groom?"

Zhang Guoli wiped the sweat from his forehead again.

The production manager pointed to the rest room not far away and said without hesitation: "We just discussed the camera positions not long ago. Now it's time to put on makeup. The bride just changed into her wedding dress. I guess Luo Ge will have to come and see for himself how it turns out."

"Tsk~"

The production manager shook his head and couldn't help but sigh: "I've been in so many productions, but this is the first time I've met a director as diligent as him."

"Brother Luo."

“I’m really worried a lot!!!”

"Hmm~"

Zhang Guoli crossed his legs and nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)