Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 70: Destiny never makes mistakes, unless? (Push yourself, there will be another chapter later)
At around nine o'clock on November 7, at the Jiuzhaigou location of the "The Return of the Condor Heroes" crew, the morning mist in the valley had dissipated, the surface of Cuihu Lake was shimmering with a faint green, a breeze blew, creating fine ripples, and the colorful forest looked like an oil painting in the sunlight.

Outside the temporary director's tent, the canvas fluttered slightly in the wind, and the lights inside the tent made the script on the table glow slightly yellow.

Yu Min held a cup of hot tea, pointed at the schedule and whispered to Zhang Jizhong:

"Old Zhang, Yifei has to shoot the water scene this afternoon, chasing Li Mochou. The water at Pearl Beach Waterfall is fast and cold. I'm moving it to the afternoon so it's a little warmer and won't freeze her. I was wondering if we should take some protective measures."

Zhang Jizong stroked his beard, his eyes pondering, "I'll think about it."

Before he finished speaking, the assistant director shouted from outside the studio and rushed in, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and whispered to Zhang Jizong and Yu Min.

Their eyes met, and they could see each other's surprise.

"Are you sure it's Wu Chen from Beijing Film Academy?" Zhang Jizong asked again.

"Sure, Yifei said it all. There's only one Wu Chen in Beijing Film Academy."

"Okay, I get it. You can go out first." Zhang Jizong waved his hand and called out again, "Notify me when he comes."

"Okay, Producer Zhang."

"How did Yifei know him? Isn't he from the photography department?" Yu Min looked at Zhang Jizong with a strange expression. "Is it news that he came to visit us?"

"Damn it! I didn't arrange for media, so I lost out this time."

Zhang Jizong slapped his thigh, this is really good marketing.

Wu Chen has been quite popular these days, and "The Dark Side" is still in the news of the film section of the portal website.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, on the mountain road of Jiuzhaigou, the breeze blew pine needles in my face, the sunlight shone through the colorful forest, and the shadows of the trees swayed like waves.

Wu Chen, wrapped in a black down jacket, walked on the steep stone steps, with Park Songri and Zhou Yang behind him.

He even specially found some people to help carry up the things he brought with him for the visit.

Park Song-il and Zhou Yang were both panting as they walked, and they zipped up their zippers to prevent the wind from blowing into their necks. "Isn't it troublesome to go back and forth to shoot at such a high place?"

"Putting up a tent and sleeping on the ground, what's the trouble?" Wu Chen shook his head. "You don't think the crew has to go back and forth every day, do you?"

The two looked surprised.

The three of them walked to the crew camp, gave their names, and the crew quickly went to notify them.

After walking a few steps, Zhou Yang saw the crew lineup. Dozens of people were walking back and forth. He couldn't help but say, "Director, this is a big crew. It's much better than our small crew of 40 people."

Wu Chen smiled faintly: "With tens of millions of dollars invested, can it be the same?" He took a few steps forward and saw Zhang Jizong coming towards him. He extended his hand: "Producer Zhang!"

Zhang Jizong shook hands and said cheerfully, "Welcome, welcome! Yifei said a classmate came to visit the set. To be honest, I didn't expect it to be Director Wu."

Then, while leading Lu, he said with a smile, "Ify is still filming, let's go to the set together?"

"Producer Zhang, you're busy, we can do it ourselves."

Of course, Wu Chen would not let Zhang Jizong accompany him all the time. Although he has made a name for himself in the film industry, he has not yet received such treatment.

He needs to be sensible when the other party gives him face.

Moreover, with Zhang Jizong present, Park Songri and Zhou Yang's eyes were always wandering, and they were obviously nervous.

"Okay, then do whatever you want!"

Zhang Jizong nodded with a smile, then gestured to Liu Xiaoli.

Liu Xiaoli came forward to greet him, and Zhou Yang was the first to call out, "Aunt Liu!" He smiled and leaned over, "Let me introduce you, these are my junior brothers from the photography department, Wu Chen and Park Songri, both talented!"

"Aunt Liu!"

"Welcome, welcome. Wait a minute, auntie will get you a few cups of hot water." Liu Xiaoli smiled gently.

"Auntie Liu is a very nice person. She personally cooks for fans when they visit her home. Many fans know where Xixi's home is and go there more often than I do."

Zhou Yang said with a smile, not at all awkward.

But Wu Chen felt as if a pair of eyes seemed to look at him twice more.

After a while, Liu Xiaoli handed over three cups of hot water with a gentle smile: "Are you cold?"

Zhou Yang took the water, smiling broadly. He glanced at Liu Yifei, who was filming not far away, and whispered, "We're dressed warmly, but can Xixi's gauze-like costume withstand this wind?"

Liu Xiaoli was helpless: "I have to do it even if I can't." She paused and asked casually, "Wu Chen, Song Ri, how do you know Xixi? This girl never mentioned it before, and only hurriedly said you were coming today. I didn't prepare anything."

Park Song-il scratched his head unconsciously. "We met while helping Sister Yifei with photography for her final exam."

Liu Xiaoli smiled and nodded.

Everyone began to look at the crew filming not far away.

Liu Yifei was not affected by the arrival of Wu Chen and others.

Dressed in a white gauze costume, her figure is as light as the wind, her fighting scenes are smooth, and her every move exudes a sense of spirituality.

On the other hand, Huang Xiaoming's Yang Guo has a rather ruffian temperament, a wisp of hair in front of his forehead, a slight flick of his hand, and an inexplicable confidence.
Well, it's full of oil.

What kind of style is this?
There is nothing wrong with choosing Huang Xiaoming as the male lead, but the styling is not right, it's just bad.

Wu Chen secretly complained.

Not long after, Yu Min shouted "cut", and the huge crew paused briefly, and there was a commotion everywhere.

Many people noticed Wu Chen, and Yu Min came over to say hello.

"Is this Wu Chen?" Meng Guangmei, the actress who played "Li Mochou", couldn't help but take a look and asked softly.

Huang Xiaoming nodded slightly, thought about it, and walked over.

Liu Yifei ran over, her eyebrows curved into crescents: "You're here!"

Liu Xiaoli quickly stepped forward and put her down jacket on Liu Yifei: "Put it on quickly, don't catch a cold!"

"I know." Liu Yifei grinned and put on her coat obediently.

Wu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he caught a glimpse of the glaring red bruises on the back of his neck.

Liu Yifei had just put on her down jacket when she saw Huang Xiaoming approaching. She immediately introduced them, "Brother Xiaoming, these are my juniors from the photography department, Wu Chen and Song Ri."

Huang Xiaoming greeted Wu Chen and Park Songri with a smile, and then left consciously.

Liu Yifei seemed quite excited to see the three of them, and talked incessantly about the interesting things that happened on the set.

"Well, I also met a friend who is about the same age as me, named Yang Mi. She said she also wants to apply to the Beijing Film Academy. Maybe she will be our junior next year."

Umbrella girl?
Wu Chen couldn't help but smile.

At this time, Yang Mi was still Tender Beef and Five-Flavored Pork, but there was no Yang Mi in this Jiuzhaigou plot.

I don’t know if Yu Min deliberately left some time for it. Normally, the crew would take a ten-minute break after every hour of shooting, but it was only after fifteen minutes that Yu Min called on everyone to start shooting.

During this time, Liu Yifei spoke with great joy, as if she had been holding back her happiness for a long time.

"Xixi is really hardworking." Zhou Yang saw Liu Yifei take off her feathers immediately when the director shouted to start shooting. The cold wind made them feel a little painful, but Liu Yifei did not show any abnormality.

"As an actor, you have to be dedicated to your work." Wu Chen nodded, "But look at the red bruises on the back of her neck..."

Zhou Yang followed Wu Chen's instructions and looked over, frowning.

"I don't think she noticed it herself. It shouldn't be a big deal now. Aunt Liu might have noticed it, but she hasn't taken it seriously yet. You have to talk to her. With this cold wind blowing all the time and being suspended by wires like this for another month or two of filming, something's going to happen sooner or later. She can't handle this kind of torture at such a young age."

After listening to Wu Chen, Zhou Yang immediately turned around and went to find Liu Xiaoli who was folding down jackets and scarves.

"Aunt Liu"

"What's wrong?" Liu Xiaoli replied with a faint smile. As Zhou Yang repeated Wu Chen's words, her brows furrowed, and worry covered her face. After a while, Zhou Yang came back: "Auntie said she would find a way."

Wu Chen nodded.

There will be no problem leaving it to Liu Xiaoli. Liu Yifei is her Achilles' heel. Although she appears to be gentle and amiable on weekdays, in her previous life, she slapped the deputy director of the crew in front of hundreds of people.

No one could have imagined how terrifying this seemingly gentle woman could be when she got angry.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of water at the Pearl Beach Waterfall was thundering, the cliff was wet and shining with a faint light, the cold wind blew mist in the face, and the water under the waterfall was rushing and the white waves were surging.

Zhang Jizong stood on the shore, looking at the scene with pride, and raised his chin towards Wu Chen: "Director Wu, what do you think? My location selection is not worse than the one in the movie, right?"

Wu Chen glanced at the rushing water and frowned. If he remembered correctly, Liu Yifei's accident happened here.

Although he was saved in the previous life, what if he failed to save the person in this life because he visited the set? What should we do then?

After thinking for a moment, Wu Chen smiled faintly and replied, "Producer Zhang, the location selection is indeed brilliant. The chase scene under the waterfall is sure to be exciting."

Zhang Jizhong's brows relaxed after hearing this.

It turns out that he still has a talent for making movies.

It is said that the location selection of movies is first-class. How is this movie any worse? They are all shot on real locations and are not inferior to those movies at all.

Wu Chen changed the subject, "It's simply too dangerous. Earlier this year, something went wrong while filming 'The Dark Side'. The entire crew was nearly in trouble. If it weren't for our good luck, the film would have been lost."

It was a bit of a mistake to accidentally lock Dong Xuan in there. If she had been locked up for five or eight days, she would probably have died, which would have been a disaster.

Nothing wrong!

"???"

Zhang Jizong was stunned for a moment. Is this what happened during the filming of "Dark Side"?
It didn’t get out!
Was the matter covered up so well?

But when I thought about the fact that Wu Chen was originally an unknown small crew and there was no news about the start of filming, I immediately understood.

It is indeed easy for a small crew to hide news, but what about his large crew?

Zhang Jizhong glanced at the dozens of busy people, and then looked at the surging water under the waterfall. Zhang Jizong felt inexplicably a little nervous.

Something happened, what should his crew do?

It’s a big production worth tens of millions.

"Hey, Director Wu, do you want to go down and take a look?" Thinking of this, Zhang Jizong couldn't help it and planned to go down and take a look himself.

The stones are soaked in water all year round and are extremely smooth, with moss growing on the bottom of the water.

Zhang Jizong squatted down, felt around, and then thought of Yu Min's suggestion. He immediately called out, "Stage attendant, get a net and attach it underneath. That way it won't be visible during filming, and it can be held up if something goes wrong."

The staff quickly dragged over a fishing net, with both ends fixed to the shore. It was faintly visible under the current, but not conspicuous.

Zhang Jizong breathed a sigh of relief. He was so nervous after what Wu Chen said just now. He couldn't help but clapped his hands: "It's stable now."

After taking just two steps, his foot slipped and he nearly fell. Fortunately, Wu Chen reached out and helped him up: "Producer Zhang, it's really too slippery here. It's right to take some protective measures."

This scene made Liu Xiaoli terrified, fearing that something might happen to Liu Yifei.

Zhang Jizong patted his chest in fear and said, "It's a good thing you reminded me."

Wu Chen didn't expect Zhang Jizong to turn around for a moment. He was following him too closely and couldn't help but slow down and slip.

"thump"

Wu Chen fell into the waterfall with a plop, splashing water everywhere. The icy cold water felt like needles.

I rub!

Is this a replacement?
Fortunately, Wu Chen could swim and quickly surfaced, but the cold air penetrated into his bones and made his teeth chatter.

The entire crew was stunned.

"Junior Brother!" Liu Yifei and Zhou Yang shouted. Only then did Zhang Jizong quickly come back to his senses and roared, "What are you daydreaming about? Save them!"

"Brother Chen!" Park Songri jumped up anxiously.

Liu Yifei's eyes were red with anxiety. She was about to jump into the water, but Liu Xiaoli pulled her back: "Silly girl, why are you jumping in? Grab the rope next to you."

Huang Xiaoming on the shore was quick-witted and jumped into the water, followed by the assistant director.

"Junior brother, catch the rope!"

"Brother Chen, take the rope!"

Liu Yifei and Park Songri hurriedly threw the rope from the shore, but it didn't reach the target. Fortunately, Huang Xiaoming grabbed it and threw it again, and Wu Chen caught it.

Huang Xiaoming and the others pulled the rope and dragged Wu Chen ashore from the turbulent water.

At this time, Wu Chen was soaked like a drowned rat, with water dripping down his hair and his lips turning purple from the cold.

"Clothes." Huang Xiaoming suddenly thought of something and shouted to his assistant, "Bring me my new clothes, quickly."

After a lot of trouble, changing clothes in the tent and drinking several glasses of warm water, Wu Chen felt his body temperature slowly returning to normal. Except for his hair which was still wet, nothing else was wrong. He unzipped his pants and walked out.

"Brother, mine, mine."

Outside the tent, Zhang Jizong saw Wu Chen coming out and quickly apologized. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen just by turning around, and even the way he addressed him had changed.

"Brother, it's slippery there!" Wu Chen pointed to the Pearl Beach Waterfall not far away.

"Yes, yes, yes, we must be more cautious." Zhang Jizong quickly shouted back and emphasized again, "Be careful when filming, pay more attention to safety."

Liu Yifei was standing beside them, her face flushed with anxiety, her eyes full of worry.

Park Songri reached out and pinched Wu Chen's arm, "Brother Chen, are you warm? I'll give you this down jacket."

"No need, this jacket is fine." Wu Chen smiled and shook his head, then smiled at Huang Xiaoming, "Brother Xiaoming, thank you."

Huang Xiaoming waved his hand: "It's okay, I just bought it a while ago. Director Wu, just wear it. If it's not warm enough, I have a few more sets."

"Junior brother, are you okay?" Liu Yifei and Zhou Yang came forward and asked repeatedly.

"It's okay, my hair will be fine after it dries."

After such a farce, the chase scene was not filmed until after three o'clock.

Wu Chen and Zhang Jizong had just arrived at the scene and had not taken two steps when Zhang Jizong hurriedly pulled Wu Chen to sit on a stone in the distance.

"Brother, sit here and see everything at a glance." Zhang Jizong waved his hand, as if he was saying the same thing.

Wu Chen glanced at the distance between the stone and the crew.

No, it’s still more than ten meters away.

"Brother, you can't get into trouble again. If it happens again, our crew won't be able to handle it."

He didn't even dare to think about it. If something really happened to Wu Chen, the people at Beijing Film Academy would go crazy. He would be lucky if he didn't get hurt.

"Okay, then sit here." Wu Chen did not want to embarrass Zhang Jizong and agreed.

Liu Xiaoli came over with a bowl of soup: "Wu Chen, come and drink the ginger soup, it's freshly made to dispel the cold!"

Wu Chen took it and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

Zhang Jizong seemed to remember something and suddenly stood up and shouted to everyone, "Director Wu, don't spread this matter to anyone else. Keep it to yourself."

Wu Chen looked at the dozens of people in the crew and smiled helplessly: "Brother, it can't be hidden."

(End of this chapter)