From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

If the preparation for "The Hidden Corner" starts from the script, it took almost a year from preparation to shooting.

First of all, a pigeon named Ding...ahem, right? He understands everything.

Secondly, it is because the main creators of this drama, from Ding Zhi to director Li Wenfeng, to the art team and the prop team, are all striving for perfection in details. Some sets, old props and details were slowly polished.

According to Ding Zhi and Li Wenfeng's predictions, the final number of edited episodes of this drama will remain around 10 to 12 episodes, which is more streamlined than the previous 20-episode "Peeping", and due to the complexity of the story

But not much more so.

This is also a challenge for director Li Wenfeng. He must tell this story as completely and wonderfully as possible in as short a length as possible, and try to make sure that no detail is superfluous and no scene is a waste.

, and not a single line is watery.

So even though the estimated shooting time for this drama is only a short 75 days, or nearly two and a half months, compared to the long preparation time, the actual workload is not simple.

The requirements for actors are also extremely high.

Fortunately, the quality of the actors in the entire cast is extremely high.

Needless to say, there are veteran actors like Wang Jinchun, Zhang Songwen, and Liu Lin, but even if they only have a few scenes, the skills and dedication of the two veteran actors who play Zhang Dongsheng's father-in-law and mother-in-law are evident.

This is clearly reflected in the classic scene in which Zhang Dongsheng pushes his father-in-law and mother-in-law off a cliff.

In that scene, it was naturally not filmed hanging on the cliff of Liufeng Mountain. Instead, green screen technology was used to build a "cliff" covered with green cloth. This "cliff" platform was only about one meter above the ground.

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Although there was no danger, the two veteran actors still had to hang wires in front of the bright sun and were pushed off the platform again and again by Ding Zhi.

The level of professionalism involved is enough to put many young actors to shame.

As for Chen Meng, he became a lot more honest after being beaten by Ding Zhi and never caused any trouble again.

She has the most scenes opposite Zhang Songwen and Liu Lin in the film. Especially when faced with veteran movie queens like Liu Lin, she can compete with them without inferiority.

And let me tell you something, aside from her weird brain circuitry, this girl's aura in acting is actually several steps ahead of her peers.

It can be seen from the fact that among the entire cast of actors and actresses, apart from the three young actors, Ding Zhi and she are the two youngest ones.

In addition, the young actors who took several months to select did not disappoint.

It is very similar to some of the characteristics of the three "bad kids" in the play. In addition, from a certain perspective, the three young actors are actually extremely lucky.

In the script, the three children each have complex and tangled ties with adults.

Yan Liang's counterpart is police officer Lao Chen, played by Wang Jinchun, and the two have a somewhat father-to-friend relationship.

Zhu Chaoyang's counterpart is naturally his father Zhu Yongping, played by Zhang Songwen.

Pupu corresponds to Zhang Dongsheng played by Ding Zhi. Zhang Dongsheng, who has always longed for a daughter, regarded Pupu as a sustenance to some extent in their later relationship.

What's strange is that the close relationship between the three "old and young" couples on the set is the same as the relationship in the play.

Wang Jinchun, who played against Shi Pengyuan the most, always kept strict demands on him. He cursed and complained about the young man at all times, but the child just wanted to marry Wang Jinchun.

Rong Zishan, who plays Zhu Chaoyang, was taught by his "father" Zhang Songwen step by step.

As for Pu Pu, naturally after the show, he stayed with his idol and "meal ticket" Ding Zhi all day long.

In the eyes of some crew members who didn't know the inside story, Ding Zhi simply couldn't dote on this cute little girl.

For example, the location of the filming location is actually quite far from the city center, but Ding Zhi would take Wang Shengdi to the city center to open a small stove during breaks from time to time.

After all, it is of course impossible for Ding Zhi to really let Wang Shengdi eat ten meals of Golden Arches. After all, this kind of high-calorie junk food can be addicted occasionally. Eating it too often is not a good thing for children, so he will also take little girls.

Going to eat other delicious food, in the eyes of others, wouldn't it make Ding Zhi's "single favorite" Wang Shengdi?

Even Rong Zishan sometimes feels a little sour. After all, he met Ding Zhi earlier than Wang Shengdi, but now he "fell out of favor".

In the midsummer of Jiangcheng, the crew of "The Hidden Corner" worked hard on filming, and time slowly came to two and a half months later.

The original estimated shooting time of 75 days was slightly extended by two days, and it took a full 77 days to complete the filming.

After watching this play, director Li Wenfeng felt like his soul was about to fly away.

Shooting under Ding Zhi, he felt as if he was as tired as if he had shot an extended version of Invincible. In the past two and a half months, his mental and physical strength had reached its limit.

What made him even more incomprehensible was that Ding Zhi, who was also the producer, had to control the tone of the entire work, the early casting, and the wrangling with the director during filming.

As the screenwriter who knows the script best, he has to discuss with many experienced actors who have a deep understanding of the characters to modify the script and refine the characters.

As the leading actor, you have to try your best to play every role you play.

If you put yourself in his shoes, you will feel that this is something that no one can do, but Ding Zhi handled it perfectly.

As one of the busiest people in the entire crew, as far as Li Wenfeng knew, the other party only slept for 3-4 hours almost every day during this period. However, he even looked more relaxed than Li Wenfeng, who was almost exhausted.

A little.

Li Wenfeng had to sigh, maybe some people are born to eat this bowl of rice.

On the day of filming, Li Wenfeng handed Ding Zhi a cigarette and shook his head with emotion.

"This is probably the most tiring time I have ever had since filming."

Ding Zhi waved his hand, "Quit it, I rarely touch it."

Li Wenfeng didn't say anything, he picked it up and lit it.

"Sometimes I feel that you are too old to be like a young man, but sometimes you are as energetic as a young man in his early twenties and you are never tired."

Ding Zhi grinned.

"Don't forget, I'm only 25, exactly the kind of young man you mentioned."

Li Wenfeng paused, then laughed, "Hey, look, who would have thought that at the age of less than 30, you would be both a hot star actor and a producer who has already controlled the output of a high-quality drama series+

Where’s the screenwriter?”

"What are your plans for the future?"

Ding Zhi asked seemingly casually.

"Probably I will continue to polish the script and then make a movie. Thanks to you, after experiencing one hit... no, two hit dramas, my current opportunity can be said to be very superior.

, at least there are no new directors at my age with a higher starting point than me."

"Two?"

"I'm sure that if this film is released now, it will definitely be another hit. Aren't there only two of them now?"

Li Wenfeng smiled, his tone full of affirmation.

In fact, not only Li Wenfeng, but all the main creative staff who have participated in this film believe that this film will definitely be a hit. This is a kind of certainty that everyone in this crew will have.

After all, a drama that has traffic (Ding Zhi), a story, and acting skills, and all the main creators are focused on maintaining quality and excellence, how could it not be popular?

"Then do you have any idea of ​​coming over to help me?"

Ding Zhi extended an olive branch to Li Wenfeng.

In fact, he not only asked similar questions to Li Wenfeng, but also to Zhang Songwen and others.

Now that Ding Zhi is becoming more and more powerful, he is actually ready to recruit troops.