Stars of China Entertainment

In late May, the filming of "Peace Hotel" officially started.

Since the New Year release, the popularity of "Peace Hotel" has reached its highest point.

Cheng Shuo's original high-spiritedness is still fresh in his memory, and most people regard this film as Cheng Shuo's turnaround.

Comparison is inevitable.

The benchmark for comparison is naturally "33 Days of Love".

With a box office of 357 million and a return on investment of 1:40, it brought the life attitudes and lifestyles of mainland young people to the table. It broke away from the successful precedents of similar films directed by Hong Kong and Taiwan directors and was recognized by the market.

With films like this standing in the way, both the media and the audience have heightened expectations for Cheng Shuo.

Of course, there are also many naysayers.

Outside voices were blocked outside the red line, and Cheng Shuo did not hold a press conference with much fanfare.

A relatively simple startup ceremony, and a more grand startup banquet.

After one night, "Peace Hotel" officially set off.

There are not many characters in the film, and even fewer main characters.

Except for Wan Qian and Jiang Wen who were with the group throughout the whole process, everyone else came according to the schedule.

The first wave of people to join the group were Zhang Yi, Chen Kun and Xiao Bingbing.

Chen Kun plays the second generation of the rich, Zhang Yi plays a killer, and Xiao Bingbing plays a noble lady.

"How did you read the script?"

When it came time to turn on the phone, Cheng Shuo also put on a serious face. Chen Kun was a little surprised by this, but he adjusted his positioning after a while.

"It's so ripe."

He pointed to the silent Xiao Bingbing beside him, "My character is the son of a noble lady."

Xiao Bingbing nodded with satisfaction, "Good son."

Chen Kun rolled his eyes at her angrily, "Because I coveted her property, I poisoned her to death in an attempt to annex the inheritance."

Then she looked at Jiang Wen who was puffing away the smoke, "Because Director Jiang Wen played her old sweetheart, she left a suicide note before her death and handed over all her property to Director Jiang Wen..."

"Wait a minute." Jiang Wen stretched out his hand to interrupt, "I'm not the director."

Chen Kun hesitated slightly, "Then Brother Wen is an old friend of my mother in the play. In order to get the inheritance, I sent Zhang Yi to carry out the assassination plan."

"no problem."

The character Chen Kun appears frequently, and his descriptions are quite clear.

"Okay, what's going on with Brother Yi?"

Zhang Yi was full of confidence, "I'm ready."

"Okay, let's film Brother Yi's scenes first."

Cheng Shuo turned around and directed the placement of the machines, while the scene notes came out more and more, recalling the filming footage to Zhang Yi.

"Teacher Zhang Yi, these two scenes are from one scene and need to be shot together."

Zhang Yi looked at the shooting list and nodded to indicate to the other party to continue.

"The first paragraph is when you face the lawyer's sister who holds the suicide note and ask where the lawyer went; the second paragraph is when you kill her."

Zhang Yi closed his eyes slightly, recalled the scenes in the split-shot script, and then nodded slowly.

Opening his eyes, he made an OK gesture in Cheng Shuo's direction.

"Attention, all units, ACTION!"

In the picture, the wooden door opens, and a hurried face peeks out. The actor who plays the lawyer's sister is Bai Li.

That's right, Hu Ge sent it in.

This scene was a fixed camera position and did not require the assistance of any cutting lenses. In addition, Cheng Shuo ordered a rigid performance, but her performance was unexpectedly harmonious.

Zhang Yi raised the portrait in his hand, cherishing the words like gold, "Do you know this person?"

Bai Zhi shook his head, "I don't know."

Even though he knew that the person in front of him was the lawyer's sister, the killer played by Zhang Yi did not show any surprise on his face. He still asked in a formal tone with a stiff tone: "Do you know where he is?"

"have no idea."

"Notify me of any news."

"Know."

"Okay, card!"

This section is very short. After all, the camera position is mainly fixed. If a shot is too long, it will make the audience feel boring.

Looking at the picture on the monitor, Cheng Shuo frowned.

He made a tut-tsk sound, and immediately waved to Jiang Wen, who was basking in the sun, "Lao Jiang, come here."

"coming."

Jiang Wen leaned over and asked, "What's the matter, great director?"

He really loves acting, and at this moment he showed the appearance of a villain, which made everyone laugh.

"Look at the effect, something's not right. The character doesn't stand up."

"Oh." Jiang Wen looked at the screen, stroking his stubble with his fingers, "I think it would be better to delete the conversation."

"Conversation deleted?"

Before Cheng Shuo could respond, Zhang Yi took the lead and said "ah".

This section is a question and answer. How can he ask if he doesn't speak?

Cheng Shuo rubbed his hands and ran through his thoughts in his mind, "I think you're right."

With that said, he stepped down from the director's chair and came to the two of them.

"I feel like there's something wrong with the role of Five-Star Killer." Cheng Shuo patted Zhang Yi on the shoulder, "Lao Jiang reminded me, a ruthless person shouldn't talk much."

Immediately, Cheng Shuo raised the microphone and said, "Attention everyone, I have good news to announce. All of Zhang Yi's lines in this drama have been deleted."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The whole audience burst into laughter and clapped with great joy.

Zhang Yi had a grimace on his face, originally thinking that Cheng Shuo was so talented that filming this drama would make him famous.

Unexpectedly, he died before he left the scene. Just two minutes into the play, all his lines were deleted.

"Then how can I ask?"

Jiang Wen smiled evilly from behind, "You can raise your eyebrows."

"What a good idea." Cheng Shuo felt more and more that the saying that an old man in a family is like a treasure was really on point, and Jiang Wen was full of clever ideas.

Then he said to Bai Li: "In this case, your lines are gone."

"ah?"

Bai Li, who was just gloating about his misfortune, also had a bitter look on his face. He didn't expect that he would be blessed by watching the excitement.

"If he asks you, just nod or shake your head."

"Okay..." Bai Zhi was unwilling, but still obeyed the command.

"Let's try again."

Sitting down again, Cheng Shuo once again commanded the board, "ACTION!"

Zhang Yi didn't know where to start for a while, but when he heard the sound of playing the board, he could only calm down the confusion on his face and put on a straight face again.

Mention the portrait casually.

This time he raised his right eyebrow, and Bai Li shook his head.

Raising his left eyebrow again, Bai Li shook his head again.

Finally, Bai Li raised his eyebrows and nodded.

"Card!"

The sound stopped, and the whole audience burst into laughter again.

The scene just now was too joyful, especially Zhang Yi's cold face that looked like ice, but the expression he made really ruined his image.

One is cold and the other is dull, the two act face to face, but they show excellent chemistry.

There were no words, but the laughter came out with his actions.

Everyone was holding back their laughter during the filming, until the sound of a jamming sound was heard, and the laughter that could not be suppressed suddenly burst out into one group.

Zhang Yi felt a little out of place amidst the laughter, so he moved closer to Cheng Shuo and began to express his dissatisfaction.

"Shuo, that's not what you said when I came here. Didn't you say you wanted me to play a five-star killer?"

Cheng Shuo smiled a little and patted his shoulder, "That's right, a five-star killer, every star is too much."