A great director who grew up happily

Under He Ling's deliberate arrangement, the process of the variety show was pushed forward very quickly. When it was time to say goodbye, the members of the Mushroom House came out one after another and pretended to be reluctant to see them off.

As soon as the main group left, Chen Jinnian and Yu Hua, who had been "lost for a long time", appeared at the back door of the Mushroom House carrying a bucket of fish they had begged from the old man.

"Hey, why is there no one here?"

"They should all be going to sleep. They're sleepy in spring, tired in autumn, napping in summer, and unable to wake up in winter and March."

"That shouldn't be the case. They're all paid for the announcement. Doesn't that mean they're just getting paid to sleep?"

Chen Jinnian and Yu Hua pushed the door open and entered the yard, and saw Pan Yueming dozing in the pergola. Everyone had gone out to see them off, but he was left behind because he was too sleepy.

Pan Yueming was sleeping in a daze, and suddenly his body twitched as if there was an electric current, and he woke up from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes, and after identifying the person who came, he quickly stood up and greeted him.

"Yu... Teacher Yu, hey, Director Chen, you're back." Pan Yueming said as he looked around, wondering how there were so many people there just now, but after just a nap, he was the only one left. He was immediately at a loss, "Why don't you sit down and rest for a while? I'm not very familiar with the rules here."

He saw that the things on the table were messy, and hurriedly bent down to clean them up.

Chen Jinnian and Yu Hua walked over and helped move the dishes on the table to the sink, then wiped the table clean with a rag before sitting down to rest.

"Brother Pan, just now when I saw you at the village entrance, I saw you looked like you were half asleep," Chen Jinnian asked.

"We're filming right now. I've been shooting from last night until this morning. I just took a nap when I was putting on makeup. I almost didn't sleep the whole night." Pan Yueming explained.

Since becoming popular again with the drama "Day and Night Chase" last year, the resources available to Pan Yueming have increased dramatically, and his work pressure has naturally doubled. Shooting all night has become a common occurrence for him.

"It's the IP series of Ghost Blows Out the Light."

"Director Chen knows?"

"I know. Penguin has approached me and wanted me to be the director of this series, but I'm already very busy and don't have the time to take over the project."

This kind of top IP-oriented online drama is a top resource in the industry. As a popular director in the industry, Chen Jinnian, especially with his experience in directing hit online dramas, is the top priority candidate.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Chen Jinnian is willing, in this wave of online literature to online drama conversion, he will be overwhelmed with roles and it will not be a problem for projects to be scheduled for five years into the future.

"That's a pity. We missed the opportunity for cooperation." Pan Yueming sighed.

He really felt regretful. If Chen Jinnian could join, coupled with the influence of the Ghost Blows Out the Light IP, it would definitely be the hit of the year.

"Not necessarily. There are still plenty of opportunities. Don't you think it's a bit surprising that Mr. Yu Hua and I appear at the same time?" Chen Jinnian said while keeping the secret.

The second season of Longing is entirely used to promote movies. Xu Zheng came in the front to promote "Dying to Survive", and Huang Bo came in the back to promote "A Good Show". Since Chen Jinnian is here, he naturally follows the trend.

It’s just that he didn’t have as blatant publicity as Huang Bo, so he just raised expectations.

"Director Chen's movie is about to be released."

Pan Yueming looked puzzled. He had been staying in the crew recently, but that didn't mean he was isolated from the news. The responsibilities of an agent and assistant included informing the artists of the latest news in the industry.

Chen Jinnian is already considered a famous director, and his every move will attract attention, especially when filming such a large project, it is impossible for the outside world not to receive information.

"It's not a release, but there's a movie that's about to start filming and it's currently in the prep stage."

Chen Jinnian explained that the movie he was talking about was not "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", but "A Mistake by the River". He would not actively promote Zhou Chu's film, which is about sensitive topics, unless it is on the eve of its official release.

"Hasn't filming started yet? When will it start? Is there a suitable role?"

Pan Yueming's usually slow personality suddenly became a little anxious. He came here today just to receive a routine notice, so he had never been interested. He didn't expect to hear such explosive news.

Chen Jinnian pointed at Yu Hua and said, "It's no use asking me. It depends on when Mr. Yu Hua can finish the adaptation."

"Oh, could you please stop pushing me to finish the manuscript? I finally came out to relax. If you mention it again, I'll go back." Yu Hua shook his head irritably, stood up and pretended to leave and stop recording.

"I'm not pushing you. You can finish it whenever you want."

Chen Jinnian raised his hands in surrender.

The writing structure of a novel is completely different from that of a script. In other words, a novel and a script are actually two different things. This is also the fundamental reason why many original works are changed beyond recognition after being adapted.

The script is equivalent to the second creation of a novel. Except for the outer shell, all other contents must be modified to adapt to film and television adaptation.

Chen Jinnian invited Yu Hua, the original author, to participate in the play just because he wanted to preserve the original author's creative ideas as much as possible.

After Yu Hua and Xing Aina give the adapted script to Chen Jinnian, he will have to make further adjustments based on the length of the film and the focus of the narrative.

Neither Chen Jinnian nor Yu Hua knew how different the revised script, which was ready for filming, was from the original novel.

If he had known this, Ning Hao wouldn't have adapted "Rural Teacher" but ended up making "Crazy Alien".

Pan Yueming looked at Yu Hua. If Chen Jinnian didn't dare to urge him, then he didn't even dare to ask.

The men sat in rows, staring at the chickens, ducks, geese and dogs in the yard, discussing what to eat in the evening.

"Teacher Yu, what did you order last night?" Chen Jinnian asked

"I didn't order any dishes. I'm from Haiyan, Hangzhou, and this trip was like a homecoming, so I ordered a bowl of plain noodles."

For Yu Hua, nothing is more soothing than a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup.

"It would be a bit boring to just eat noodles. How about we stew a pot of mutton soup and grill some mutton skewers." Chen Jinnian said as he ran over to take a look, as if he was going to kill and eat the mutton right away.

Yu Hua sat there calmly, not feeling surprised at all.

In this regard, he and Chen Jinnian agreed that the things raised in the mushroom house were for eating, so it was normal to kill one and eat it.

In rural areas, people raise sheep, pigs, and ducks to sell them at the end of the year or to kill them for food. Even if they are not eaten, these livestock often do not live for many years and will naturally become sick and die.

But Pan Yueming was a little confused. He stood up nervously, wondering if he would witness a murder on the first day of recording the show.

Chen Jinnian walked to the sheep pen, looked at it for a long time, and felt a little disappointed.

He didn't notice it when he came last time, but now he realized that what Chen Chichi gave to the Mushroom House were actually two goats.

The sheep raised in the north are all sheep, and the meat they eat is all sheep. The sheep heads in hot pot restaurants and barbecue restaurants are also made with sheep meat by default.

Now give him a goat, how is he going to eat this thing?

When Pan Yueming saw Chen Jinnian standing still, he thought he was considering where to cut, so he turned around and went out to find Teacher He.