Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Ever since last winter, Yu Dongqing wrote the script of "Young You" and handed it to Meili, the girl started planning the filming.

Insufficient funds, finding suitable actors, and project review have been busy for more than half a year. In mid-June, the filming of "Youth" officially started.

Tomorrow is June 15th, which is April 28th of the lunar calendar. It is an auspicious day for opening a business. The opening ceremony of "Young You" will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at Huairou Film and Television City.

"Mingming, I won't go."

Yu Dongqing said on the phone.

It’s so hot and hard to drive to Huairou for more than an hour. It’s a torture.

But Mingmei disagreed.

"Brother-in-law, you are the director's consultant, why can't you not come? This is my first time making a film, you have to support me!"

Well, Yu Dongqing was helpless.

The next morning, I sent my daughter Yu Tongtong to school, immediately got on the Third Ring Road, and drove towards Huairou. It took more than an hour to arrive at Huairou Film and Television City.

The specific filming location for "Better Days" this time was not the Xingmei Jinsheng Film and Television City where Yu Dongqing served as a temporary director the year before last - there were mainly antique buildings used for filming costume scenes.

This time it was placed at the National China Film Digital Production Base.

Located on the east side of Huairou Film and Television Base, covering an area of ​​54,000 square meters, it is a film and television pre- and post-production center with film and television shooting, sound recording, digital processing, film development and printing as well as animation, games, advertising production, equipment rental, and CD production. A movie factory with service functions.

Yu Dongqing drove straight to Area C in the southwest area of ​​the National China Film Digital Production Base. Not only the opening ceremony, but also part of the interior scenes of "Young You" were shot here. There is a studio with 16 functions to meet the needs of extra-large scenes and special scenes. shooting on demand.

Yu Dongqing parked the car in the parking lot of Area C, wore sunglasses and walked to Studio 6. A large group of people had already gathered outside.

A banner was also put up with the words "Young You" opening ceremony on it.

"Brother-in-law, you're here!" Director Mingliang greeted with a smile while wearing a T-shirt and denim shorts, revealing her big white legs.

She had come two days early.

Yu Dongqing smiled and nodded.

"Holly, you're finally here." It was producer Li Wan who greeted him. Naturally, he had to attend this important occasion.

"You come, can I come? Join in the fun." Yu Dongqing smiled, then looked at the reporter next to him carrying a long gun and short cannon, and asked in a low voice: "Did you invite me here?"

It is impossible for so many reporters to come to the debut of an unknown director like Meimei.

"Haha. Publicity is very important. Although it costs a little money, it's worth it!" Li Wan said with a smile.

Sure enough, money can make all the difference.

Zhang Yang plays the policeman Lao Yang in this drama. When he saw Yu Dongqing coming over, he smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You kid, you are so late for my sister-in-law's filming."

The director is Yu Dongqing's sister-in-law? !

Naturally, Yu Dongqing didn’t know most of the actors and staff present, but quite a few knew him.

Dad Qu, the master of folk songs.

He recently participated in the "Walking and Singing" music variety show, which became a hit. Some people joked that he took this show to a new level by himself.

Unexpectedly, he turned out to be Meimei’s brother-in-law!

Many people don't know this relationship.

"Hey, what's he doing here? He's here to see his sister-in-law?" Immediately, a girl quietly started gossiping.

"You don't know, he wrote the script of this movie!"

"So awesome, I thought he could only write songs and sing."

"What? I heard that he can also take photos and has won international awards."

"Oh, that's amazing. Hey, how do you know so much?! Are you his super fan?!"

Yu Dongqing naturally didn't care about this and chatted with Zhang Yang.

"Hey, Dongqing, I, Meimei, said that the crew still lacks funds? I discussed it with Yimin and Du Hui, and decided to invest 1 million each, which can be regarded as supporting this girl's filming."

"That feels good, thank you."

According to Li Wan, there is still a shortfall in funding, but it is enough to save a little money. With these 3 million, we have more confidence.

Naturally, this occasion was not suitable for private chats among friends. After chatting for a few words, someone greeted Yu Dongqing.

"Teacher Yu."

It’s a beautiful girl: Zhao Yawen.

Yu Dongqing hasn't seen this girl for several months.

Zhao Yawen has also been very busy in the past six months. She has released a CD album, participated in several commercial performances in other cities, and now she has come to the set to play Hu Xiaodie.

I heard that Luo Yun helped contact a fairy tale TV series to be the second female lead. The costume photo album in her CD is so eye-catching and fairy-like that some crew members are very interested in it, but they are still in the negotiation process. Even the live broadcast on Station B has been changed to twice a week.

Popularity quickly grew.

Today Zhao Yawen is wearing a floral skirt like the girl next door. Although she is older than the other actors, she is so pretty that you can't tell. .

Originally, Yu Dongqing wanted to make a joke and say that she looks even prettier after half a year, but she felt it was not appropriate, so she changed her words: "Yawen, you can become a star now."

"I will be your student no matter what."

Zhao Yawen was not polite, she thought so.

Whether it was helping her write songs, letting her study, or launching an album live, he was very grateful to Yu Dongqing from the bottom of his heart and treated her as his mentor.

Yu Dongqing smiled after hearing this: "No, no, I didn't teach you anything."

The two chatted for a while. Yu Dongqing was about to leave when he suddenly heard a girl calling him: "Teacher Yu."

When I looked back, I saw the second female lead, Ye Xiaomin.

Wearing a T-shirt and jeans today, I look very quiet.

Yu Dongqing was wary of Ye Xiaomin.

He was not afraid of Ye Xiaomin, but he was a little worried about the godfather behind her - the big investor - Zhang Longwen, the boss of Longkuang Coal Industry.

I am worried that Zhang Longwen will use his investment of 20 million to criticize Meimei as a director.

Fortunately, so far, Zhang Longwen hasn't said much except asking about the filming progress a few times.

Yu Dongqing is very satisfied with this.

Now seeing Ye Xiaomin taking the initiative to greet him, Yu Dongqing also responded with a smile on his face. Of course, they exchanged a few words in the air.

Yu Dongqing also saw the leading male lead Lu Xiaoxi.

Unlike other actors and crew members chatting in twos and threes, Lu Xiaoxi stood alone on the side and seemed a bit out of place.

He felt a little inferior.

After coming to the crew, he realized that although the main actors in this drama were all newcomers, they were either Chinese drama students or graduates of the Yanjing Film Academy. Although Zhao Yawen did not have a major, she was now a star, but she was the only one. In the past, I was just a group performer in Hengdian.

When the crew and studio staff chatted and asked, he was embarrassed to say anything.

When he saw Yu Dongqing coming over today, several actors went over to say hello. He suddenly felt a little timid about going there.

It was Master Yu Dongqing who came over and said, "Lu Xiaoxi, are you ready?"

"Teacher Yu, you're ready!"

"Perform well, I'm optimistic about you!"

"Um!"

Lu Xiaoxi suddenly felt greatly encouraged.

Seeing that it was almost ten o'clock, assistant director Han Qingqing greeted loudly: "The time is coming soon, everyone should line up and get ready to burn incense."

It turns out that when filming a movie in Hong Kong, the start-up ceremony is full of tradition. When the right time comes, everyone from the investors to the main creators to the on-site staff will burn incense in turn. Rich offerings are often prepared on site. The big crew who are more sophisticated will also cut and burn them together on the spot. Pig, no matter how awesome the crew is, they still have to turn on the camera and worship God.

This is also the case in the Mainland now, including the filming of some dramas.

"Young You" is certainly no exception.

"Brother-in-law, you take the lead. You are a consultant, a screenwriter, and a representative of the investors." Meiliang said.

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