The first few days after starting up went relatively smoothly.
Although some scenes had to be filmed more than a dozen times under Shen Mu's strict requirements, the final effect made the actors no longer feel tired.
They all have reason to believe that if a drama of this quality is really produced, it will definitely beat most of the so-called high-quality TV dramas and may even become a benchmark in the industry.
From the moment he started filming, Shen Mu allowed people to see another side of him, which is his sternness as a director.
Before starting the movie, Shen Mu acted like a big boy in front of others. Ye Lan did many things in daily life. Many people respected Ye Lan far more than Shen Mu.
Shen Mu, who usually has a gentle personality, seemed to be a different person once he took the director's position.
Even for the male protagonist Xu Xu and the female protagonist Jiang Shangyan, as long as one action is not done right or one expression is wrong, Shen Mu will shout to start over again, not to mention those actors who repeat themselves again and again.
This is the true unity of people and directors. From Shen Mu, veteran actors like Gao Cheng can feel that Shen Mu attaches great importance to this drama.
Only with such rigor can a truly high-quality drama be produced.
After a busy day, Hengzhen became much quieter after dark.
In the large office rented for free, Shen Mu and Ye Lan were discussing the upcoming plot and shooting details with several main actors.
Among them, Gao Cheng and Liu Chuanjun talked more, and Jiang Shangyan would also interject a few words from time to time.
On the contrary, the male protagonist Xu Xu has been listening silently, only nodding occasionally to show that he is listening.
Shen Mu still attaches great importance to the opinions of the actors. This is a healthy discussion. He will not really say anything, and sometimes joins the discussion.
And every time Shen Mu spoke, he would directly dispel other people's somewhat unrealistic ideas, making them more and more admired by this young director.
Especially Gao Cheng, who is over 50 years old. He was a big name in the industry in his early years and has met countless famous directors.
But those directors are all very experienced big shots who have been working in the directing industry for decades.
He had no idea that Shen Mu, who had only graduated from school for a year and had only directed one movie, could be so skilled in the field of TV dramas.
"Director Shen's words really woke me up from my dream. I was overthinking..."
Wow!
Just when Long Kai was refuted by Shen Mu and humbly admitted his mistake, the door to the office was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
When they saw a graceful figure striding in, everyone frowned slightly. Even Xu Xu raised his eyebrows and looked at the uninvited guest.
They all recognized that it was the actor Wanyi who played the role of Gong Yu, and it was said that he had some background.
It was just this rude move that made everyone feel a little displeased.
"Miss Wanda, you have also been to college for four years. Don't you know you have to knock on the door before entering?"
Ye Lan didn't like Wanyi at first, but she tolerated it only because Wanyi didn't show the rumored character in the early stage, but now she obviously couldn't bear it anymore.
Others are spoiling you, but I won’t spoil you, sister. Don’t you see that so many people are talking about things?
"I have something to ask Director Shen!"
Wanyi ignored Ye Lan, maybe because she felt that she was not looking for the right person, or maybe she didn't take Ye Lan seriously.
Her eyes immediately turned to Shen Mu.
"If you have anything to do, tell me!"
Shen Mu spoke calmly and had no intention of letting the others out. In fact, he already had some guesses in his mind.
Although Shen Mu has been in charge of the overall situation in the past few days, some people's expressions can be seen.
Miss Wan had not waited until now to come to him, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"Are you sure you want me to say it in front of so many people?"
Wanyi obviously didn't expect Shen Mu's reaction. She raised her hand and pointed in a circle, causing several of them to stand up subconsciously.
What this Miss Wan Da means is to talk to Shen Mu alone. If she hears something she shouldn't hear, it might be a problem, so it's better to avoid it.
"You can't say anything to anyone, so tell me now so that everyone can bear witness to me!"
Shen Mu had already guessed what Wan Yi wanted to say, so he would not let Xu Xu and the others leave.
If we really have to talk behind closed doors, some rumors might spread out.
"good!"
This time Wanyi didn't insist anymore and heard her say in a deep voice: "Shen Mu, you promised my dad back then that you would at least give me a third-tier female supporting role. Do you still remember this?"
"Remember!"
Shen Mu remained expressionless, nodded first, and then said: "You have also read the script. The role of Gong Yu is extremely important to the plot. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a second play. What? You are not satisfied with this? Role?"
Everyone here has read the script of Langya Bang, and naturally knows that what Shen Mu said is true. Especially Liu Chuanjun, who plays Xie Hou, frowned even more tightly.
The big scene in the mid-term of Wolf Fang List is the greatest military support for overthrowing Xie Hou, the crown prince. The role of Gong Yu in this is simply irreplaceable.
At this moment, everyone has guessed Wanyi's purpose. Apparently, she feels that she has too few roles and is acting like a young lady. How about letting you play the role of the princess?
“It’s not that I’m dissatisfied, I just think it’s unfair!”
Wanyi didn't care about other people's eyes at all, and said to herself: "You are planning to film the first ten episodes first. Gong Yu's scenes in the first ten episodes are really too few. She only appeared two or three times at most. I don't want to satisfy!"
After joining the group for many days, Wanyi finally showed her temperament as a young lady.
Even when she said these words, she was confident and did not feel that she was being unreasonable at all.
But what she said is also true. The character Gong Yu plays an important role in Spike List, but most of the plot is concentrated in the middle period, and there are very few scenes in the first ten episodes.
In the past few days, Wanyi almost sat aside and watched others perform happily, and she even found out Guo Lei's identity.
The son of a military actor actually had much more roles than himself, which made Wanyi feel more and more unbalanced, and it finally broke out tonight.
"Miss Wan Da, you have read the script and signed the contract, and now you come to tell me that you are not satisfied?"
Shen Mu also felt a trace of anger in his heart, and at the same time glanced at Ye Lan next to him, secretly thinking that Sister Lan was really unpredictable, and Miss Wan was really not easy to serve.
Fortunately, everything was written in the contract, so Shen Mu was not afraid of this.
If Wanyi's father hadn't invested 10 million, I'm afraid he wouldn't be as polite as he is now.
The others didn't say anything, just watching Wanyi's performance quietly.
A few eyes even turned to Shen Mu, wanting to see how this young director could solve such a mess?
This kind of thing may not sound like a big deal, but when the father of the chairman of Wantong Capital stands behind Wanyi, it is no small matter.
They all see Director Shen Mu's strictness these days, and they have no doubts about his professionalism.
But business ability is one aspect, and the ability to solve problems, or deal with things, is another aspect.
If this matter is not solved well, there may be problems for the crew.
"I know all this, that's why I came to discuss it with you!"
Wanyi did not ignore the power of the contract, which may be the reason why she endured it for so long and did not get angry directly.
"What do you want?"
Shen Mu was relatively calm. Although he had already figured out the other party's intention, he still asked softly at this moment.
His calm tone made the onlookers secretly praise him in their hearts.
At least the attitude shown by Shen Mu at this moment did not become groveling and servile just because the other party was the investor's daughter. At least for the time being, she acted neither humble nor arrogant.
"I want to add drama!"
Miss Wan did not hesitate, and in front of a director and many leading actors, she was able to speak so confidently about adding scenes, which is probably rare in the entire industry.
Or maybe it's because Miss Wan has done this kind of thing many times and said this kind of thing many times. Even if she hasn't filmed for a while, she is already familiar with doing this kind of thing.
In those previous crews, Wanyi always added scenes whenever she wanted.
Because she brought money into the group, even if the director and actors had objections, they could only hold back.
After all, he still wants to work in this industry, and after all, he still wants to get investment from Wantong Capital. Even if he is really a person with great character, he will only endure this time first and never cooperate again in the future.
As a result, Miss Wan's reputation in the film and television industry is not very good.
This is also the reason why she hasn't been able to get any roles recently, and her father can only come to Shen Mu.
If there were other options, Wan Mingyuan would not approach a notorious little director.
In fact, in the eyes of this father and daughter, I'm afraid they have never taken Shen Mu seriously, right?
Aren't you, Shen Mu, short of funds? Then I'll invest 10 million. Wan Mingyuan doesn't care about such a small amount of money. He just wants to make his daughter happy.
Perhaps in Wan Mingyuan's heart, a small crew like Shen Mu only gives Wanyi a second or third-level female supporting role in name, but in fact they want to promote Wanyi as the heroine.
After enduring it for so many days, Wanyi thought that Shen Mu would take the initiative to come to her and add drama to her, so that everyone could be nice to you and I would be nice, and there would be no embarrassment in face.
I didn't expect that this little director was so ignorant that he didn't take the initiative to find me?
Seeing that the scene in the ancient palace was almost halfway through filming, Miss Wan finally couldn't help it anymore.
She knew that only ten episodes of "Wolf Fang List" would be filmed, and there would only be two or three scenes where her face would appear. So what would be the difference between filming and not filming this episode?
That ten million was wasted, and their tens of thousands of dollars were not really brought in by the strong wind.
For a moment, this huge office fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone here is waiting for director Shen Mu’s answer!