Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 25 Extras actually know how to coordinate shots?

The passenger door opened.

The smell of scallion meat pancakes seeped into the car.

Yang Chaoyue got into the car with a paper bag in his arms and a few packed meals in his hands. The tip of his nose was stained with chopped green onions. "Brother Yang, would you like some scallion meat pie? We have spicy and non-spicy ones."

"You can eat the spicy one yourself." Jiang Yang's Adam's apple rolled slightly.

After tasting Yang Chaoyue’s spicy pork trotter rice, Jiang Yang didn’t dare to take any spicy food from Yang Chaoyue.

He took a bite of the scallion meat pancake, and the edges of the oil paper wrapped in it were wrinkled. "Chaoyue, how much did it cost to print your resume? I'll reimburse you."

"1 dollars."

"so cheap?"

"It was originally going to be 2 yuan. I've been to this printing shop many times before, helping the factory supervisor print materials, and I know how to bargain with the boss." Yang Chaoyue raised his eyebrows high, his eyes curved into crescents, and the soy milk juice at the corners of his mouth spread along with his smile.

"No wonder, I knew you were good at bargaining..." Jiang Yang knew what was going on.

No wonder I was able to appreciate Yang Chaoyue’s acting skills while taking a nap in the car.

It turned out that Yang Chaoyue was bargaining with the owner of the printing shop and forced the owner to give him a 5% discount.

Yang Chaoyue's acting skills were not shown much during the audition, but he used them to perfection in real life.

……

After chatting and laughing for a while, Jiang Yang slowly parked the car in front of the gate of Fuli Community and tapped his fingertips twice on the leather steering wheel: "Chaoyue, pick up a package. The delivery station is at Building 18."

Yang Chaoyue opened the passenger compartment and took out a candy she had hidden inside. He bit the candy wrapper with his teeth and tore open the package. "Can I pick it up a day later? I have a package arriving tomorrow, so we can pick it up together then."

When she was at the textile factory, her roommate asked her to help pick up express deliveries, and she habitually waited for her own express delivery to arrive before picking it up together.

"Are you treating me as your boyfriend?" Jiang Yang glanced at her sideways and said slowly.

Yang Chaoyue's thighs tensed instantly: "Sorry, I'll get it for you now!"

“Pay attention to pronunciation.”

"I'll get it for you now, Boss Jiang!"

Yang Chaoyue hurriedly unbuckled his seatbelt and stuffed the unwrapped candy into Jiang Yang's mouth. "Send me the pickup code. No matter how heavy your package is, I'll carry it upstairs for you."

Jiang Yang is not only his roommate, but also his boss who pays him salary, arranges appointments for him, and cultivates his talents.

The way I used to get along with my roommates in the textile factory cannot be applied to Jiang Yang.

Such a good job, I don’t know how many college students and factory girls with much better conditions than her are competing with her. She must cherish it.

Yang Chaoyue pushed the door and got out of the car, and suddenly heard a roar from the sky.

Looking up, I saw a passenger plane flying from east to west.

"Look, Brother Yang, it's a plane."

“Never sat on it before?”

Jiang Yang followed Yang Chaoyue's gaze and looked at the direction and altitude. It should have taken off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.

"Air tickets are so expensive, how can ordinary people afford them? If I have the chance in the future, I must take a flight myself and take my father with me." Yang Chaoyue spoke to himself and gradually walked away.

Jiang Yang looked at Yang Chaoyue's back as he walked away on the fallen leaves.

The chestnut hair ends catch the warm winter sun, and her figure is graceful and youthful.

I don’t know if it’s my own imagination.

Yang Chaoyue sat in his car for a long time, and there was a faint fragrance left in the car.

In the bathroom of the rental house, there is a bar of Safeguard soap that Yang Chaoyue bought for herself to wash. Of course, Jiang Yang would not touch it because of its scent.

"It saves me money on buying car aromatherapy."

Jiang Yang put the candy ball on the tip of his tongue, savoring the sweetness in his mouth. He closed the co-pilot storage compartment and hid the candy that Yang Chaoyue had stolen from Canxing. He looked up at the plane gradually entering the clouds, smiled, and drove the car to the parking lot.

……

Dragon TV Building in JA District, Shanghai.

The office of the "Extreme Challenge" program team.

Yan Min sat at his desk, pinched his Jingming acupoint, and took a sip of the coffee brought by his assistant.

I've been busy until now. I just finished a seminar on the theme of the next shooting with people from various departments of the program team. When I returned to the office, the air-conditioning and warm wind made me sleepy. I really can't stand it without a cup of refreshing coffee.

The theme of the first episode of the second season is "With You", and the filming was completed in Hainan last week.

The program recording process involves different venues such as city streets, tourist attractions, and beaches.

Fortunately, we communicated with the administrators of each venue, obtained filming permits, and the venue coordination went very smoothly.

No unexpected circumstances occurred.

The coherence and logic of the tasks are guaranteed.

The equipment did not malfunction, and the PD who followed the filming worked very hard, flexibly adjusting the shooting angles as the MC and guests moved quickly, leaving many wonderful moments for the post-production of the program.

The MC guests are still the original ones, their pay has increased a bit, and the atmosphere is more lively than last season.

Zhang Yixin isn't as goofy as she was last season, but Sun Honglei's train of thought is even more unique.

The post-production of the first episode is still in progress. The program script displayed on the computer screen in front of Yan Min records the shooting process, segment settings, guest lines and task requirements for the second episode.

There was a knock on the door, and an external relations producer in a down jacket came in: "Director Yan, are you looking for me?"

Yan Min poked the tip of his pen into the document page. "We're going to Xiangshan Film and Television City soon to shoot the second Dynasty Warriors themed episode. This time we need to build transition lines between the three main scenes. Have the guest appearances been finalized?"

"Xue Zhiqian's makeup team asked to enter the location one day in advance. Song Xiaobao and Yue Yunpeng's schedules have been confirmed, and there are no requirements for food and accommodation." The external producer responded while flipping through the notice sheet, the cuff of his down jacket rubbing against the clapperboard on the table.

“Has the quote changed?”

"It's still the same as what we discussed before: Xue Zhiqian 20, Song Xiaobao 20, and Yue Yunpeng 25."

"Where's the extras list?"

"Canxing hasn't sent it over yet. We should be able to get it done today. How about I urge Director Tang from Canxing?"

The blue light from the screen revealed the wrinkles between Yan Min's brows. "No need to rush me. Director Tang was the executive director of my group three years ago. He came from under me. He's reliable. However, the list of extras must include the weapon handling experience of the special actors. Some time ago, someone in Hengdian was holding the prop Qinglong Halberd upside down... Nothing else, go about your business. Thank you for your hard work."

The external producer closed the door gently when leaving.

Yan Min continued to browse the program script on the screen in front of him, wondering if there was anything that needed to be modified.

With the huge success of the first season of "Go Fighting", Yan Min's career reached a new peak. He successfully stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and became a variety show director well-known to the audience.

You can also access more creative resources including funding, equipment, and venues.

We will go to Xiangshan Film and Television City in a few days to build a grand ancient scene for the second issue of Dynasty Warriors theme.

If it were the first season, the production team would not have had such abundant funds.

Now Yan Min has completely dominated the voice in the program team.

At the same time, the pressure is also very great.

Many pairs of eyes were staring at him.

As a native of Shanghai, Yan Min has been an excellent student since childhood. In high school, he won the first place in the Shanghai City Essay Competition and was successfully admitted to the Literature Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy.

The following year, the Magic City Essay Competition was renamed the New Concept Essay Competition. The first place winner was Han Han, and the first place winner was Guo Jingming in the second period.

After graduating from university, I joined a TV station and got a regular job with a stable income.

After twenty years of hard work, he finally became famous four years ago as the deputy director of "Voice of Asia".

Last year, I gained a firm foothold in the industry thanks to the first season of "Go Fighting". Before I knew it, I am already in my early 40s, which can be considered as the realization of my dream when I was young.

I touched my forehead and found that my scalp was a little bald.

He is very clear about the difference between himself and other variety show directors.

When making variety shows myself, I pay great attention to the theme and the interaction between the guests, rather than letting the guests fight with each other to increase traffic.

The fireworks in the world touch the hearts of mortals.

As long as the funny and tearful moments in ordinary people's daily lives are captured, even the real reactions of an extra can become a famous scene that the audience will talk about with relish.

The phone on the table rang.

Yan Min placed the coffee cup he had just taken a sip of on the corner of the table, rubbing his temples with his fingertips. When he grabbed his phone, his sleeve knocked over the photo frame of himself and the Extreme Men's Gang.

Stand the photo frame up and pick up your phone.

The call was from Tang Shuliang: "Director Yan, I've sent the CVs and audition videos for the next episode to your external producer."

"For something like this, a message would suffice. Is there really a need for a phone call, Director Tang?" Yan Min said with a smile, "This isn't the first time Canxing has collaborated with the station. We can be assured."

As the casting outsourcing company for Oriental TV's variety show "Go Fighting", Canxing needs to review the selected characters by Yan Min's team. Tang Shuliang is a casting director of Canxing, and his status is naturally much lower than Yan Min's.

However, Yan Min still calls Tang Shuliang Director Tang.

Be very respectful to others, and the same goes for others.

Be strict when necessary at work, but outside of work everyone is friends, and the circle is so small that reputation can spread easily.

Tang Shuliang smiled and said, "I called to tell you that the audition video for extras is full, but we're short of two resumes."

"Did you forget to send two copies? No problem, I'll just send them to the external producer later."

"No, it was those two extras who came to interview me today. Their resumes haven't reached me yet."

Tang Shuliang's voice suddenly rose. "You know me well. I'm very strict with the interviews for Lai Ba Wang. Those two auditions were exactly what I wanted. Their acting was excellent, so I made an exception and signed them to a contract."

"If I have the ability, I'd go to your place to audition for an extra role?" Yan Min was a little surprised.

The sound of papers rustling could be heard from Tang Shuliang's side. "That's right, I didn't expect this either. You really value their talent. I'm just saying, if you can give these two more scenes, maybe they'll have a good variety show effect."

"Thank you for your trouble, Director Tang. What are the names of those two people? I'll remember them."

"The man's name is Jiang Yang, and the woman's name is Yang something Yue." Tang Shuliang couldn't remember Yang Chaoyue's full name again.

"Since he made you remember his name, it seems that this extra named Jiang Yang is quite capable." Yan Min laughed.

"That young man is really talented. He knows how to control the camera. Not only is he handsome, but he also knows how to act ugly. He doesn't steal the spotlight from the MC guest, and his acting skills are impeccable."

"Extras actually know how to coordinate shots?" Yan Min became interested.

(End of this chapter)