This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 16 Chen Yuan's Confusion

The difficulty of shooting this music video is incomparable to that of shooting the "Corner" music video for Binbin.

For many large scenes, we first had to go to the Shunan Bamboo Sea in Sichuan to select and create the scenery. The equipment we rented, including wire work, photography equipment, and lighting equipment, required three large trucks to carry it all.

The number of actors involved is expected to exceed fifty, making it a large-scale production.

Not only did we have to shoot in the Shunan Bamboo Sea, but many green screen shots also needed to be filmed at the Beijing Film Studio in Beijing.

Chen Yuan has the system to help with lighting and wire work, so he can manage it, but he doesn't have much experience as a director, not counting his experience working with animation directors at Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Managing a film crew of up to two hundred people presents a significant challenge to Chen Yuan's various abilities.
Especially considering that there aren't many people available in the metaverse itself, and most of the manpower is hired through collaboration.

After taking the time to design a look for Xu Qing, the "princess of the Beijing circle," she learned about Chen Yuan's predicament and recommended him to a helper, film director Zhang Jianya.

This guy is no ordinary person. He was a classmate of Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, and he made masterpieces like "Sanmao Joins the Army".

He didn't have the airs of a big-name director from Beijing. He just did his job for money, helping Chen Yuan manage all the miscellaneous departments of the advertising production team. When Chen Yuan asked him questions, he was happy to share his experience.

The main actors in the advertisement are Chen Yuan and Huang Shengyi. There are only a few extras with screen time, so they want to recruit some people from nearby Sichuan, as long as they can be used.

However, in early August, after negotiating the rental of the green screen studio with the Beijing Film Studio, I saw a familiar face when I came out.

Wang Baoqiang, with his youthful and honest appearance, was squatting on the curb opposite the Beijing Film Studio with other extras, waiting for work.

He still had a very obvious task on his mind.

[Task Description: I've been an extra and stunt double for several years, and I've never seen my own face on TV. When will I finally get a shot where my face is clearly visible?]

[Mission Objective: To produce and broadcast on public television a film containing close-up shots of the target, and to the target's satisfaction.]

[Mission Reward: Level A Jackie Chan Stunt Team Senior Martial Arts Director Experience]

Oh dear, what a coincidence! Even if Wang Baoqiang didn't have a mission, Chen Yuan would still want to recruit this natural-born actor!

It also comes with an A-level reward: martial arts instructor experience, which is incredibly useful!
Although Chen Yuan knows Pi Gua Quan and can perform it beautifully on his own, it's really difficult for him to make others perform it well as well.

Want to get your face shown? It's easy! This is practically a perk from the system. There just happened to be a few close-up shots of the water-carrying guys in the ad, so we're giving you screen time!
Chen Yuan enthusiastically invited Wang Baoqiang, who was only 18 years old at the time, to join his advertising crew and promised him a salary of 1000 yuan.

Le Debao kept expressing his gratitude and thanks, his mouth wide open the entire way back to Yuan Universe Company with Chen Yuan to sign the contract.

The pre-production of "Love Comes Like Spring Tide" took a month, and by the time filming officially started, it was almost time for the start of the school year.

Huang Shengyi felt that this was probably the happiest summer vacation she had ever had. In early August, she came to the capital to receive training in wire work and related etiquette performance.

No one here calls her stupid or calls her dumb; she can fully showcase her talent.

Thanks to her years of dance training, simple movements while suspended by wires are no challenge for her. Her trainers have repeatedly praised her for having the talent to develop in the entertainment industry.

She met Fan Binbin, who was incredibly beautiful, even more so than on TV. She was only two years older than Fan Binbin and already a big star.

She is always accompanied by an assistant, driver, and bodyguards when she travels, and her extraordinary status is clearly evident within the Metaverse Company.

Fan Binbin even praised himself for being good-looking!

Huang Shengyi also met Chen Yuan's god-sister, Shu Chang. Shu Chang was in her third year of junior high school and was receiving training with Huang Shengyi during the summer vacation. Although Shu Chang was 5 years younger than Huang Shengyi, she had been acting in TV dramas since she was 7 years old and had even released cassette albums. She was incredibly talented.

Huang Shengyi taught Shu Chang to dance, and Shu Chang shared her performance experience with her. The two quickly became good friends.

Fate brought Shu Chang and Chen Yuan together, who had similar experiences. Huang Shengyi especially enjoyed listening to Shu Chang tell the story of her encounter with Chen Yuan.

Just from Shu Chang's description, Huang Shengyi could imagine the incredibly loving care that an amazing older brother would give to his younger sister.

She also listened to a song called "Sour and Sweet Is Me" that Shu Chang recorded, which was written by Chen Yuan specifically for Shu Chang.

Just like the song "Corner" sung by Fan Binbin, which she really likes, this song is also an advertising jingle.

Currently, Metaverse is still in talks with some beverage companies for cooperation. Once the deals are finalized, Shu Chang could become a minor celebrity who can be frequently seen in television commercials, just like Fan Binbin.

From the way Shu Chang's eyes practically lit up when she talked about Chen Yuan, you could feel how much she admired and loved her incredibly talented and amazing brother.

Although her family background was truly top-tier compared to Chen Yuanshu's siblings, she still greatly envied Shuchang.

Shu Chang wanted to act, so her mother supported her. After her mother passed away, her brother Chen Yuan continued to support her.

Huang Shengyi, who is an only child, sometimes unconsciously identifies with the characters in the story.

Imagine yourself as Shu Chang, without nagging parents, living with your loving older brother, and doing what you want with his unconditional support—he's incredibly talented and capable.

Such a life seems quite enviable.

In late August, filming officially began for the advertisement "Love Comes with Spring Tide". The green screen scenes were first filmed at the Beijing Film Studio, and then the crew moved to the Shunan Bamboo Sea.

The costumes for this performance were all custom-made, and Huang Shengyi was transformed into the 'Bamboo Forest Fairy' after being carefully dressed up.

Chen Yuan himself donned a dark green, wide-sleeved robe, dressing up as a chivalrous knight. He was more masculine and lean than the original civet cat.
With his refined features like a scholar and his upright posture like a swordsman, even director Zhang Jianya said that Chen Yuan was suited to be an actor.

His previous Dove commercial, in which he dressed as a sunny, approachable boy next door and paired with Fan Binbin as an elegant pink princess, left a deep impression.
At this moment, Chen Yuan, who possesses both scholarly air and chivalrous spirit, stands with Huang Shengyi, the gentle and elegant fairy of the bamboo forest. Their aloof, detached, and indifferent temperament is truly admirable.

With such attractive and outstanding actors, director Zhang Jianya's enthusiasm was aroused.

Chen Yuan has excellent martial arts skills and learned wire work almost instantly. Huang Shengyi has a dance background, so this wasn't a problem for her either.

The only problem is that Huang Shengyi's acting skills are not up to par.

The script describes how she and Chen Yuan, these two "reclusive masters," were attracted by the aroma of Wuliangye liquor and went to drink together.

Her expression towards Chen Yuan was reserved and subtle, but now it's clear that she admires and likes him!
This isn't a romantic idol drama; it clashes with the understated elegance and profound themes of the advertisement.

Chen Yuan was very confused. She and Huang Shengyi had only had a long contact during that time at a cable TV station in Shanghai. He had been busy with the preliminary preparations for the rest of the time.

They simply handed Huang Shengyi over to the company for training, along with Shu Chang, who was on summer vacation and had nothing to do, to train them as well.

It was perfectly fine before. This advertisement doesn't require any acting skills; a normal expression is enough.

How did she become like this in less than a month?

(End of this chapter)