Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 57 Teaching Directors to Film

"The reason I say there's a split is that Director Liu's Republican-era style clashes with Director Dawei's idol drama style. Far from blending together, they're mutually exclusive."

Lu Kuan pointed at Leng Qingqiu and Bai Xiuzhu on the stage and said, "Let's look at the makeup of the two female characters. To be frank, Liu Yifei is just wearing heavy makeup to pretend to be old, and Dong Jie doesn't look like a young woman at all. Instead, she looks like a high school student who is still growing up."

This was all thanks to me taking advantage of the situation last night, supporting each other, and developing her charm as a young woman.

"Instead of trying to balance the two in such an awkward way, it's better to just let go and act like an idol drama, which is also a very popular genre at the moment."

"The Golden Age" cost 2000 million yuan to produce, and building the 2000-square-meter interior of the Jin Mansion alone cost 300 million yuan. The actors' costumes were changed in a dazzling manner, all of which were decisions made by Li Dawei.

As for planting a field of sunflowers and letting Dong Jie and Chen Kun lie on it to express Jin Yanxi's personality burning for love, etc., it is actually following the style of idol dramas.

Isn't it just a domineering boss showing off?

Liu Guoquan listened to Lu Kuan's thoughts in silence, then he sighed and said with a smile: "The waves behind push the waves ahead. Xiaolu is right."

"The old saying goes, 'come from the masses, go back to the masses.' Ultimately, the artistic creation of a TV drama is also a commodity, and we must respect the audience and the laws of the market."

"Dawei, let's do as you say!"

"Yes! Director Liu!" Li Dawei was very excited. He had already filmed several works with his mother, and finally he had the opportunity to take the director's baton alone.

He raised an eyebrow at Lu Kuan again, thanking him for his conscientious advice.

Boss Lu thought to himself that Wei Ge couldn't help him pursue Sister Jiang, so this was all he could do...

"Guide, someone's looking for you!"

"Okay, here we come!"

A business car stopped beside the studio, and a graceful girl got out with her long legs. It was Fan Bingbing.

Well, another one came here after watching yesterday’s press conference and smelling the scent of Tang Monk’s flesh.

Fan Bingbing acted politely and generously, directing several assistants: "Bring in the water and drinks, be gentle and don't disturb the crew's filming."

It is common for celebrity friends to visit the set. In the past half month that Lu Kuan has been here, Zhang Jizhong, Zhou Xun, and Zhang Yadong have all come, and this is Fan Bingbing's second time.

The purpose is self-evident.

Li Dawei came over, said hello, exchanged a few words and then left. Lu Kuan and Fan Bingbing were chatting in the actors' waiting area.

There were two little tails hanging not far away. Liu Yifei in a rose-red cheongsam and Su Chang with two pigtails were their looks in the drama.

Dong Jie had already noticed this uninvited guest and even smelled a familiar scent from her...

A nine-tailed fox and a pure white lotus.

"Hello Bingbing, I'm Dong Jie."

"Xiaolu, please ask Bingbing to sit over there. He must be tired from standing."

Liu Yifei held the AD calcium milk in her hand and pretended not to notice, but her ears were perked up.

When she heard Dong Jie calling her that, she secretly complained in her heart, "What's the small road? Your small road is already crowded..."

Jiang Qinqin, Fan Bingbing, Dong Jie, and Sister Xun should not be...

Fan Bingbing knew it well, and thanked her with a smile, and then started another round of commercial flattery, saying that she looked beautiful and pure, had good acting skills, and had exquisite makeup, etc.

"Director Lu, that's a good trick. Did you enjoy it?"

Bingbing has always been so direct, which is what Lu Kuan admires about her. She knows what she wants and what she has to pay for. She opens her legs and speaks frankly, and no one bothers to make trouble.

Boss Lu was helpless. Why did everyone think he was such a hungry person who would eat anything?

Fan Bingbing felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have rushed over last night. He had finally gotten the chance to appear on the big screen, but he got it first.

"I don't care! The song you wrote for me is almost in the top 20 on the Golden Melody Chart. Can you write me another one~~~"

Lu Kuan asked curiously, “Why don’t you ask about the heroine of the movie?”

Fan Bingbing rolled her eyes at him coquettishly: "Do you even need to ask? Look at how flirty she was just now."

Lu Kuan spoke frankly: "It is indeed decided, but it is not her."

"Ah? Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. This is called losing both the wife and the army, and you're still showing off to me."

Then he imitated her previous demeanor: "Xiaolu~~~Please ask Bingbing to sit over there. He must be tired from standing."

Lu Kuan was a little amused and helpless. Where did this damn desire to win come from? The competition in the track of unspoken rules was so fierce!
He was too lazy to explain. He said that even if he saw a future big star like this, you wouldn't believe it, right?

Liu Yifei and Su Chang simply couldn't stand it anymore. This vixen was much more powerful than the white lotus from last night. They both blushed as they listened!
"Xixi, you can try to get this role."

Liu Yifei retorted repeatedly: "I'm not going! Didn't you see what the entrance ticket for the heroine of his movie is? Disgusting!"

The little girl's view of good and evil is still very simple. She thinks she wants to be a performing artist and disdains the naked transactions in the entertainment industry.

It seemed as if Fan Bingbing was just here to visit the set, and he left like a gust of wind. After all, it was only a matter of one step on the accelerator to get from Tianjin to Beijing.

She sat in the car on the way back to Beijing with her eyes flickering. She was very surprised at how fast Lu Kuan was growing. She felt that if she didn't risk it now, she might not be able to hold on to this man.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Su, what are you doing, chattering?"

Su Chang protested, "You are only four or five years older than us. Can you please stop calling us Xiao Liu or Xiao Su? You act like an old man."

Concubine Liu Yi also glared at him and echoed: "That's right, don't we have a name? You're taking advantage of your age!"

When she is not filming or training, she is not afraid of this man who doesn't like to wash his hands!

Lu Kuan looked at his watch. He didn’t have time to argue with the two little girls because the filming would officially start tomorrow.

"Xiao Liu, hurry back to your mother to pack your luggage and report to Qingying Studio tomorrow."

Concubine Liu Yi asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"You, the heroine of Whiplash."

After Lu Kuan finished speaking, he leisurely went back to his room to pack his luggage, leaving the two little girls and the crew members who were watching the fun in a disheveled state.

Dong Jie looked at Liu Yifei with an innocent look on her face, snorted coldly and walked away.

The little girl is so young but she pretends to be like this, and she acts like she realizes things only after a while. Who is she trying to fool?

Chen Kun was also a little confused. Yesterday, he suggested to his old friend Zhou Xun that she contact Lu Kuan for an audition, but he didn't expect that the role would go to someone else so quickly.

What embarrassed Liu Yifei the most was the strange look from her best friend Su Chang.

"Sissi, did you... buy his ticket?"

(End of this chapter)