Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 51 I want to see how other extras act
The director of photography not only enlarged the image in the lower right corner to the main screen, but even adjusted the focal length to capture a clear shot of Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue in front of the noodle stall in the alley.

Not only that, the director of photography also adjusted the playback to show the scene where the two men secretly pushed the noodle cart into the alley and Yang Chaoyue was on guard.

The radio equipment is operating normally.

The content of the conversation between the two people can be heard clearly.

Yan Min narrowed his eyes and leaned forward to look over.

When I heard Yang Chaoyue say, "The noodles we eat are cooked by you, it has nothing to do with the seasoning. They are delicious. Give me another bowl."

The director of photography felt his scalp tingling.

If it’s not love, then what is it?
The show made his heart ache!
I just got divorced and no longer believe in love. I really can't bear to see this.

Let’s see how Yan Min handles it. The investors have put all the pressure on Yan Min, and the burden on Yan Min is not light.

The first season of "Go Fighting" was a phenomenal hit. If the ratings of the second season drop, Yan Min and Dragon TV will be held accountable. After all, Yan Min now has the greatest say in the program team.

When you are nervous, it is easy to vent your emotions over trivial matters.

Just like now.

Regardless of whether the two people who are lazy and dating on the screen are extras or low-level staff from other groups, they can be fired. It will not affect the filming of the program team in the slightest, and it can also serve as a warning to people in other groups.

"Go back, make a copy of this video, and send it to my phone." Yan Min looked at it for a while and said.

"Okay, Director Yan."

The director of photography knew what was going on and knew that Yan Min was angry.

After quickly copying the video and sending it over, the director of photography turned his head to look at Yan Min, only to find that Yan Min had a smile on his face:
"Don't worry about these two. I know them. I personally auditioned them for a role before, and their acting is very good. However, it was a tragic scene, but I didn't expect these two to act out the ambiguous and sweet scenes so well. It's really worth watching."

"Director Yan, are you saying that these two are rehearsing a scene?"

"Yes, I've finalized their roles, and I'll give them free rein in the subsequent plot... This video can be kept for the publicity team. If their extra scenes go viral during the broadcast, we can air them as a behind-the-scenes featurette to drum up some buzz and save a lot of money."

Yan Min saved the received video on his phone and then opened WeChat.

He patted the director of photography on the shoulder and said, "Keep going with your work. Remember to synchronize the time codes of all the cameras so that it will be easier to align the footage during editing."

"OK……"

The director of photography said nothing more, swallowing the grievances in his heart alone.

Yan Min opened a WeChat group chat called "Extreme Men's Gang" and sent the video to it with the following sentence:

"Canxing has recruited two extras with great acting skills. The man is called Jiang Yang, and he's a great cook. He can make the girls eat with relish even with the mixed seasonings. Mr. Huang, did you have these cooking skills when you were young? @Huang Lei."
Ever since Huang Lei became famous in the first season of "Go Fighting", he has received more and more announcements.

In the past, I just posted photos of my home-cooked meals on Weibo.

In the first season of "Go Fighting", he also showed off his cooking skills.

On September 15th of this year, Huang Lei registered the Huang Xiaochu brand, positioning it as a lifestyle IP encompassing food content, e-commerce, and social media activities. Huang Lei began marketing his "cooking prowess" persona.

Recently, he took on another variety show called "Longing for Life" as a permanent guest, which was recorded and filmed in the suburbs of Miyun County, Beijing.

The show hasn't aired yet, but I heard from people in the industry that Huang Lei is the head chef.

After the message was sent, Huang Lei quickly popped up in the group:
[“When I was young, I was a much better cook than the guy in the video. His technique for making noodles was wrong, and the noodles were obviously overcooked. That girl must have never had any good noodles. When I get here, I’ll show her my cooking skills. Yixin, do you want to try some noodles cooked by the master? @Zhang Yixin.”]
Zhang Yixin said: [“I want to eat.”]
Huang Lei: "I won't give it to you. I'll give it to Hong Lei later, haha."
Zhang Yixin: [“Hey there!”]
Huang Lei: [“Honglei, what are you doing? Why don’t you reply @Sun Honglei?”]
Sun Honglei: [“Taking a selfie. Call me Sun Piaoliang.”]
Attached is a selfie of Sun Honglei.

Huang Bo said: [“Ugh! Even dogs are prettier than you.”]
Sun Honglei: [“This is so insulting! Not only did you not support me, but you also hurt my pride. Xiaobo, just wait. I’ll be recording the second episode tomorrow and see how I’ll humiliate you in front of the entire nation.”]
Huang Lei: [“Why doesn’t Xiaozhu show up? He disappears as soon as the recording is over. What’s he busy with? @Luo Zhixiang”]
Luo Zhixiang: [“Busy exercising. See you tomorrow.”]
Wang Xun: "Brother Lei, I'll be passing this noodle stall during my solo main quest tomorrow. They might be closed by the time I'm done, so you might not see them."
Huang Lei: "Then let's switch the main solo missions. It's no big deal. There's no script anyway. Just consider it a favor and let me promote my cooking skills. I've even registered my 'Huang Xiaochu' brand. Okay? @Wang Xun, @Yan Min."
Wang Xun: [“Okay, Brother Lei, since you said so.”]
Yan Min: [“No problem, @Huang Lei, I’ll talk to the camera crew and tell them to change your and Wang Xun’s PD and focus puller’s shooting routes now. There’s still time. Watch you show off your cooking skills in front of the whole nation tomorrow, haha.”]
After sending this message, Yan Min turned off his phone. Tomorrow, the MC for the two young people, Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue, will be replaced by Huang Lei instead of Wang Xun.

He didn't plan to inform the two of them about this.

Just know the general process.

No script, improvisation is the style of Extreme Challenge.

However, Jiang Yang will definitely be taught a lesson in cooking by Huang Lei tomorrow.

There’s no way, this is fate.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say “education”, it should be called “guidance”.

The two of them quickly passed the inn in front. Yang Chaoyue stopped talking, fearing that he might say something wrong accidentally and be heard by the chief director Yan and the deputy director Kang.

But he found that Yan Min and Kang Wen were not inside.

The decoration of the inn is different from before.

There was a stable in the open space next to the inn, with a horse trough inside.

A pigeon cage was hung on the eaves of the roof, and the windows were replaced with double windows.

The calligraphy and paintings on the wood-grain walls of the lobby have been replaced with landscape paintings from the Three Kingdoms period.

The simple and rustic dining table is decorated with pottery bowls, plates and jars.

Hidden filming equipment is installed in the corner.

Obviously, the inn has been decorated and the set designers and stagehands have all left.

Going further, there is a tavern with oil lamps and wine jugs on the table. Suddenly, there was a very deliberate crying sound.

Yang Chaoyue stopped and looked inside curiously.

Jiang Yang glanced at it and knew that an audition was going on inside: "Not here, the makeup room is in the front."

"Brother Yang, the lady in the white cotton coat sitting at the table is also an extra, a local from Shanghai. She was sitting next to me when Director Kang was explaining the rules in the styling room. When she heard me speak Shanghainese, she was very enthusiastic towards me. She said she had been working on a film set in Shanghai before, and I wanted to see how she acted and learn from her."

Yang Chaoyue wants to learn how other extras act?

It's probably difficult to learn.

Most of the extras have terrible acting skills, not as good as those from professional actors.

During the previous audition, Yang Chaoyue suppressed the urge to cry. First, sadness surged, then tears accumulated, and then his emotions were awakened. His wrists trembled and he held back his sobs. The emotional process progressed and he did not recover until the end of the audition.

This performance, even though it was done under Jiang Yang's guidance, is enough to surpass most professional actors.

It’s not a bad thing to let Yang Chaoyue understand the level of other extras.

If you are lucky, you might be able to get some attributes.

Jiang Yang pointed to the makeup room in front. "Come here as soon as possible... By the way, variety show crews are pretty much the same as film crews. There's competition between actors, and there's hierarchy among the staff. We're just casual acquaintances, so don't let your emotions get the better of you. Keep a low profile, and don't offend anyone with your words."

"Okay, okay!"

(End of this chapter)