Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"you?"

Meili was a little reluctant, but she really couldn't hold on to this situation.

"Okay then, hubby, you can make me your assistant." Meiliang said.

"No, you go back to Yanjing immediately and take a good rest."

"ah?"

Yu Dongqing said nothing and immediately picked up the phone and dialed her mother-in-law's number. When she heard that her daughter was pregnant, Liu Huiyan was also surprised and happy. But hearing that her daughter was like this now, she felt distressed and couldn't help complaining about Yu Dongqing. sentence.

"Tell her to come back quickly."

Seeing her mother say the same thing, Meili was at a loss.

Yu Dongqing was worried about Meimei flying alone, and asked Han Qingqing to go back with Meimei. Han Qingqing agreed.

Of course, Yu Dongqing did not forget to call her parents back home to tell them the good news, which also made them happy.

"Lie Zha, I'm going to hold my grandson soon." Mom Liu Fenglan was extremely happy.

"After your dad and I finish ordering rice, we will go to Yanjing to see Meimei!"

Grandson?

I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl?

But Yu Dongqing didn't say anything.

Meili took the plane back to Yanjing that afternoon. After seeing her off, Yu Dongqing was alone in the hotel looking at the footage on his computer, and suddenly realized something was wrong.

There seems to be something wrong with Mingmei's understanding of the script.

Forget it, let’s start work tomorrow morning.

Yu Dongqing turned off her laptop.

At 8:30 the next morning, after breakfast, the actors and crew gathered in the studio and looked at Yu Dongqing.

Yu Dongqing will take over the role of Meiliang and continue filming. Yesterday, Han Qingqing informed everyone on the crew, so there is no surprise to see him now.

They are a married couple. Even though Yu Dongqing is usually very low-key and just plays music, when they start making movies, the box office is full.

Cao Helin looked at Yu Dongqing eagerly.

He is the actor who plays Li Wan's father, and he is the proper male lead in this film.

He liked the role of Li Wan's father very much and also liked the script, so Mei Meili approached him and agreed without hesitation after reading the script.

Of course, he also knows that the subject matter of this script is niche and may suffer box office losses in the future.

Although he received a fixed salary of 2 million, he also hoped that it would be a big hit at the box office, but he felt that something was missing according to Meili's shooting method.

I am an adult man and the father of a child. Adult men have complicated hearts.

When Yu Dongqing saw that everyone was present, he briefly explained the situation of Meiliang, and then said: "I am now working as a director. Last night I looked at the footage that I had shot. Some parts were not handled very appropriately. I decided to redo it." shoot."

"Reshoot?!" Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

The stage manager was even more surprised.

If we reshoot, it will take more time. As a stage manager, I will be responsible for the food, drink, and eating of the dozens of people in the crew. She is from the north and is not used to the humid climate here. She wants to go back to Yanjing as soon as possible, but it turns out that she has to reshoot. !

"How many scenes need to be reshot?" the script manager couldn't help but ask.

"I took a look, and there were about 200 of them, mainly focused on Li Wan's father."

Everyone's eyes suddenly looked at Cao Helin.

After a different director, you are not satisfied with the male lead?

Didn't Meiliang praise his performance before?

But what Yu Dongqing said later was beyond their expectations: "It's not that Lao Cao didn't perform well, but I think the relationship between Li Wan and her father was handled a bit easily."

Speaking of this, Yu Dongqing looked at Cao Helin: "Old Cao, what do you think?"

"It's a bit. After all, I am also the father of a child."

"Okay! Let's start over. Today we will shoot the scene where Li Wan and his father are in the car."

When the director spoke, everyone immediately got busy.

After a busy day during the day, Yu Dongqing held a peace meeting with the heads of various departments of the crew as usual in the evening, and discussed the plot with the two main actors, and did not rest until ten o'clock in the evening.

Of course, I can’t forget to video chat with Meimei who has returned to Yanjing.

Unexpectedly, Meimei opened her mouth with a burst of complaints.

She was blaming her mother.

"She wants me to go to bed early and get up early, and she doesn't allow me to stay up late. Husband, you know I'm a night owl. I can't fall asleep so early."

"I have to eat boiled eggs every day. I have hated boiled eggs since I was a child."

"They didn't let me go shopping. They said the flu was severe in spring and they were afraid of infecting me. They just let me wander around the yard all day. It's so boring."

Chatty.

Yu Dongqing just listened patiently.

In fact, the woman said this not to ask you to help her solve it, she just wanted to say it out and feel better.

Just be a loyal listener.

Sure enough, after complaining for a while, Mingliang became cheerful.

"Hey, one more thing. I just called Han Qingqing for a chat. She said you were going to reshoot some of the scenes?"

"Yes, it's mainly the interaction between Li Wan's father and Li Wan. I think you handled it a bit easily." Yu Dongqing replied.

Meili seemed a little unconvinced.

"When I was in school in the UK, I also watched a movie on this subject. It was about a mother who was not ready to be a mother. She raised a boy and failed in education. In the end, the boy took a bow and arrow to take revenge on the family and society. It was A thorough complaint against parents who “have not passed the exam”. I was shocked when I saw it.”

"But that's a foreign country. The movie you filmed is called "Chinese Youth"," Yu Dongqing said with a smile. "The two characters of Li Wan and her father are not completely opposite: Li Wan loves her father and believes that her father loves her."

"Li Wan's father also loves Li Wan, but of course not as much as he loves his younger brother." Meiliang reacted immediately.

"Yes, the filming should be softer. Don't make Li Wan's father so miserable. Let the audience spend two hours immersed in childhood trauma and just complain. It is just a review of the problem. It has no meaning."

Meili was silent for a moment.

"Okay, hubby, since you took over, I'll shoot as you wish."

"Well, you just need to have a good rest now. Don't worry about filming."

Yu Dongqing stayed in Xiamen for a month, and the movie was finally completed.

The crew will disband tomorrow. This afternoon Yu Dongqing invites everyone to go to the very famous Seaview Manor Restaurant in Xiamen to eat barbecue and seafood.

Facing the sea breeze, drinking beer feels particularly comfortable.

As a director, he was of course the focus of everyone's attention. After toasting one glass after another, it didn't take long for Yu Dongqing to feel a little dizzy.

At this time, Cao and Lin came over with beer glasses.

Although he is the male lead, he actually doesn't have much contact with Yu Dongqing. Apart from filming, he rarely goes to Yu Dongqing for anything else.

Unlike other actors who like to hang out with the director, they also sit silently by themselves during meals.

It was rare today to come to Yu Dongqing with a beer glass.

"Director Yu, thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Yu Dongqing was a little surprised.

"I think your interpretation of the role of Li Wan's father is more perfect than that of Mingdao. Li Wan's father is definitely not a good father. But he is not necessarily a zero-score father."

"Because I am also the father of a child." After speaking, he raised the beer glass in his hand.

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