The filming of "Mountains and Seas" started. The crew filmed the behind-the-scenes of the opening ceremony and posted them online to make the official announcement.
Fang Xing started the filming work in full swing. As before, he was both the director and the male protagonist.
The male protagonist "Ma Defu" has a relatively calm and reserved personality, he is passionate in his heart and can act calmly.
This is a story about the immigrants from Diaozhuang in Xihaigu area of Ning Province.
Diaozhuang immigration is to immigrate people from poor mountainous areas to plain areas.
Although they are immigrants, they are not immigrants to prosperous areas, but to plains with better geographical environment.
Therefore, the immigrant people still have to open up wasteland and build homes on the loess land, which can be said to be starting from scratch.
Opening of the first episode.
Diaozhuang immigrants encountered troubles.
People in impoverished mountainous areas were born and raised there. Even though they are poor, many do not want to immigrate.
After all, there is a deep-rooted idea in Chinese tradition, that is, fallen leaves return to their roots.
In the hearts of the people, they will always feel that the place where they were born and raised is where their roots are, so they are unwilling to leave.
This also makes diaozhuang immigrants very difficult.
The male protagonist "Ma Defu" returned from agricultural school and was seconded to the Diaozhuang Office. The first thing he did when he took office was to return to his hometown of Yongquan Village to persuade the folks in Yongquan Village to Diaozhuang.
Because the number of households in Diaozhuang does not meet the requirement, there is no way to get electricity.
After all, wires need to be laid from far away places. If there are only a few households, it consumes too much manpower and material resources and does not comply with regulations.
The make-up of the entire cast of actors can be described in one word, "stupid".
Not only his temperament, but his face and body are really all covered in loess.
Because there are frequent sandstorms in the Xihaigu area, it is said that people eat sand. Although it is a joke, it is not entirely a joke.
actually.
The assistant director had arrived in Ning Province half a month in advance and set up camp in the most sandy place to shoot scenes of sandstorms.
Because in this drama, there will be many scenes of encountering sandstorms.
It is impossible for the crew to let the actors stand on the loess and wait for more than ten days for a sandstorm before filming.
Therefore, distant shots of sandstorms need to be shot separately.
The assistant director and cameraman will lead a team, which started half a month ago.
Due to the need for editing in post-production, we needed to shoot a few more distant views of the sandstorm.
For close-up views of sandstorms, you don’t need to wait for sandstorm weather.
For close-up shots of actors performing in sandstorms, just use a blower to blow them.
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In addition to sandstorms, there is another thing that requires the crew to grow for a long time, and that is Agaricus bisporus.
Agaricus bisporus, also called white mushroom and mushroom.
In the 1990s, it could be sold for 10 yuan per pound. The price at that time was indeed relatively high.
This mushroom has a unique taste that may seem strange to you for the first time, but once you accept it, you won’t be able to stop eating it.
It is no longer the 1990s. The cultivation of Agaricus bisporus has been spread across the country, so the price is relatively cheaper.
Nowadays, Agaricus bisporus costs 6 or 7 yuan per pound. Just looking at the number, it doesn’t seem to be much lower than 10 yuan.
However, if inflation is taken into account over the past 20 to 30 years, the real price gap is huge.
in the play.
Minning Village, built by immigrants from Diaozhuang, has established a one-to-one poverty alleviation program with Phuoc Province, so a professor who specializes in growing Agaricus bisporus came to Minning Village in Ning Province to teach the villagers how to grow Agaricus bisporus.
Therefore, it is necessary to photograph the process of growing Agaricus bisporus.
At the beginning, the props team discussed whether to use materials to make Agaricus bisporus props.
With the current strength of the props team, they can indeed make it very similar. When captured on camera, the audience can hardly tell the difference.
However, this is only static.
Fang Xing wanted to film villagers planting Agaricus bisporus and picking Agaricus bisporus. Every detail was made to be realistic.
It's definitely not possible to do it with props.
Therefore, Fang Xing asked the crew to contact the local agricultural science institute very early to ask for advice on growing Agaricus bisporus. He also built more than a dozen sheds where the crew was stationed and grew Agaricus bisporus himself.
However, the cultivation cycle of Agaricus bisporus is not short. Even with the help of the Agricultural Science Institute, it will take seventy or eighty days to produce mushrooms.
Fortunately, I started planting in advance. When I turned on the machine, I had already been planting for a month and a half. In more than a month, the mushrooms should start to bloom.
For the purpose of filming, the planting time of each mushroom shed was staggered.
Because the planting process needs to be photographed, every stage must be photographed.
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During the day, Fang Xing was filming on the set. When he was free, he still learned how to grow mushrooms.
After the crew got off work in the evening, Fang Xing used his mobile phone to call Lu Xiang'er and talked on the phone for more than an hour.
At first, he was worried that there would be no signal in Ning Province, so before coming, Fang Xing bought a mobile phone that could make satellite calls, which was really convenient.
When other actors in the crew had no signal, they would come over from time to time to borrow their mobile phones and make calls.
Fang Xing had no choice but to buy a few satellite phones and use them as public phones on the set.
The crew started filming for a week, and it was their first day off.
After the crew started shooting, they didn't shoot every day.
There will be several rest days every month, and the specific rest days will be arranged according to the shooting plan.
The day before the rest day, assistant director Wang Yutao came over to discuss the subsequent shooting plan, but found Fang Xing packing his luggage.
"Director Fang, are you leaving?" Wang Yutao was a little surprised.
In the past, after Fang Xing joined the team, he rarely left the team. Even on his days off, he would discuss subsequent shooting plans with the director team.
"Yes, I have to go back to the East China Sea. You should work harder. I will reward you after the filming of this drama is completed."
Fang Xing finished packing his luggage, but he couldn't leave directly yet. He had to find the director team and arrange the follow-up work.
After convening the director team, Fang Xing said that he had some personal matters to deal with, so he had to go back to Donghai, and the subsequent work would be left to several assistant directors.
"Don't think it's hard, just think of it as a test. You can't be an assistant director forever. After filming this scene, it's time to think about the follow-up development, so this is also an opportunity for you to come forward." Fang Xing
Don't hide it, just make it clear.
Of course, I won’t talk to them about my private matters for the time being.
The assistant directors looked at each other and immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Director Fang, we are not afraid of getting tired, and we will definitely arrange the work of the crew well."
In fact, the more mature the crew is, the easier it will be for the director.
When he first started filming "Wulin Gaiden", Fang Xing was very busy, from costumes to props, from location selection to camera placement, to actor makeup, every detail had to be taken care of personally.
Because at that time, we couldn't afford to hire a top team, and even the actors had to do a lot of their own makeup.
Things are different now, Ark Culture has a mature crew.
The assistant director can complete a lot of work, and even if Fang Xing leaves for a few days, the crew can still start work.
Of course, Fang Xing still has to check the final shot. If it doesn't work well, it still has to be retaken.
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Fang Xing never suppresses the assistant directors in the directing team.
Usually the assistant director is responsible for the crew's trivial matters, no matter how big or small, and has to take care of everything.
However, these assistant directors actually all graduated from the directing major of film schools and have good abilities.
In fact.
Many film and television companies contacted Fang Xing's assistant director, and almost every one of them was poached.
But no one was poached.
Because Ark Culture will give them everything they need, and Fang Xing never suppresses them.
For example, Zhang Yigao was the first to become the director of a hit drama from an assistant director.
The directing industry is inherently something that cannot be rushed.
It was only when Zhang Yigao was forty years old that he got the opportunity to film "The Dark One".
In fact, every assistant director dreams of becoming a director and hopes to get a director one day, but experience and knowledge need to be accumulated.
It is true that some film and television companies have approached them, but the film and television companies that approached them were more general and their projects were more general.
After all, it is impossible to find a newcomer who has not been a chief director to film a large-investment film and television project.
Fang Xing is about to become a father, so he will definitely give these assistant directors more opportunities in the future.
It depends on who can seize the opportunity. As long as he has the ability and can seize the opportunity, he will be the second Zhang Yigao.
Therefore, when Fang Xing made it clear that he would give them a chance after the filming of this drama was completed.
Several assistant directors were very excited inside.
Shooting crappy projects from other film and television companies is probably a waste of life, and once you leave Ark Culture, it will be difficult to come back.
It would be different if I could get the opportunity to direct alone in a company.
Therefore, several assistant directors were as eager to give it a try as if they had been given a shot of blood.
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After Fang Xing arranged his work, he rushed to the airport in the evening and boarded the plane to fly back to Donghai.
Although they were separated for only a week, their identities were different, so the feeling of meeting them was also different. A small farewell was better than a newlywed, not to mention that it was indeed a newlywed.
When I got home, there were a lot of red things piled up in my house.
They are all prepared for the banquet, and the house will also need to be decorated by then.
There are also invitations, which are piled up on the coffee table.
The time and place on the invitation are printed, but the names of the guests have to be filled in manually.
"You booked a hotel so quickly?" Fang Xing was a little surprised.
In fact.
To book a hotel for a wedding banquet, you usually need to book it several months in advance. The more popular the day, the harder it is to book it.
If you want to hold a banquet during the National Day, you may not be able to book even if you book half a year in advance.
However, as long as the network is wide enough, these can be solved.
not to mention.
This is the wedding of a famous domestic singer, a double star, and an internationally renowned violinist.
Being able to receive this kind of wedding banquet is also a reflection of the hotel's brand strength.
Therefore, we booked the hotel only one month in advance.
"Which friends should we invite? I have already written some. Just write who you want to invite." Lu Xiang'er spread out several written invitations.
Fang Xing pushed the invitation, hugged her and gave her a sip: "Don't worry about this, I'm here to accompany you today."
"Well... you have to hurry up. Invitations must be sent out at least two weeks in advance, otherwise it will appear rude. After all, guests have to prepare." Lu Xiang'er twisted a few times, obviously worrying about these things these days.
"Just leave it all to your parents. You don't have to worry about these things." Fang Xing continued.
"No, aren't you worried at all? There are still more than three weeks. You know so many people in the circle, so you must invite them." Lu Xiang'er asked.
Fang Xing grabbed a bunch of invitations, stuffed them into a bag, and said, "Don't worry, I'll take them back to the crew to write. It's a rare world between two people, and we don't want these things."
Lu Xiang'er felt sweet in her heart, but she pursed her lips and corrected: "How can there be a world of two people? It's obviously three people."
Tired of it all night.
the next day.
Parents on both sides took turns coming over to cook.
All are nutritional meals for pregnant women.
Lu Xiang'er has been taking it for more than a week. Although she is doing it in different ways, her face is full of rejection.
However, she still eats regularly and regularly, especially when Fang Xing is at home. She has to work hard to prove that she is not spoiled or picky about food.
Spent a day at home.
night.
Fang Xing had to catch a flight back to the set and prepare to start work the next day.
the next day.
Before the crew started work, Fang Xing wrote invitations, one of which was addressed to all the crew.
Before starting work, Fang Xing took the guide tube and began to speak:
"Everyone has worked hard during this period. As for me, I joined the group late due to my own personal matters, and I went back to Donghai yesterday.
"The reason for this is because of this."
Fang Xing held up an invitation and said, "There will be a wedding banquet at the Cloisonne Hotel on the 6th of next month. If you have time then, you can all go and join in the fun.
"There are thousands of people in the crew, so I won't write invitations one by one. This one is for the crew as a whole."
Having said this.
Someone took the lead in applauding, and immediately all the crew members applauded and shouted: "Is the director planning to have a drink?"
"With whom?"
"Are you stupid? Who else could it be?"
Everyone started to boo.
Fang Xing asked his assistant to bring over a cart of wedding candies and cakes and distribute them to everyone on the crew.
There was a fuss and it took an hour to start work.
During lunch break.
Fang Xing took the invitations and went to give them to the leading actors, the director team, and the Fuhua Tao team one by one.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There are too many people in the crew and it is impossible to give invitations to everyone.
However, the leading actors, as well as the assistant director and the head of the Fu Hua Dao team who have been working with him for a long time, will definitely need to write separate invitations.
When Yan Lan got the invitation, she joked: "The confidentiality work is very good. The banquet will be held next month. I only know now."
Fang Xing laughed and said: "This matter was already in a hurry. It was only decided a few days before the start of filming. At first, I considered declining to start filming, but there were so many people on the crew waiting to start work and have dinner, so I had to do it while filming.
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Yan Lan smiled mysteriously, as if she had seen through everything.
Yan Lan promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely go there when the time comes to support you and give you a big red envelope."
the other side.
Assistant director Wang Yutao still discussed with the heads of each team on the production team who would be sent to attend the wedding banquet.
Although Fang Xing wrote an invitation to the entire crew, there were thousands of people on the crew, so it was impossible for everyone to go.
Definitely send a representative there.
Assistant director Wang Yutao discussed with the casting director Ke Pengju: "My idea is to send representatives to attend the wedding banquet. The heads of each group will go back and discuss with their subordinates. Each person will pool a little money, and then the drama group will be able to seal one
Big red envelope, write everyone’s name on it.”
Ke Pengju asked: "How can I get the right amount of money?"
Wang Yutao thought for a while and said: "Any number is fine, but the maximum cannot exceed one hundred. The main thing is a sincere intention, and it cannot make people feel uncomfortable."
the other side.
Fang Xing considered that with so many people on the crew, most of them would definitely stay on the crew.
After all, air tickets come and go, which costs a lot of money.
Many crew members would not go back even on their days off.
Therefore, Fang Xing planned to find a hotel in Ning Province that day, and hire twenty buses to transport the crew to dinner, which could also be regarded as a wedding banquet.
