Chapter 128 All of them are beauties in ancient costumes
I just finished writing and haven't had time to revise it. I'll correct the typos and wrong sentences first, and you can read it later. Sorry.
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After settling the issue of actors, Zhong Yunqing also kept his promise and spent the last few days training Sisi's basic cooking skills.
Of course, in just a few days, let alone cooking, I'm afraid I won't be able to cut potatoes into shreds. Sisi herself didn't hold out much hope for this.
She just wanted to avoid holding the knife incorrectly during the filming process, which would only cause a joke...
As a boyfriend, Zhong Yunqing, of course, unconditionally supported Sisi's "motivation". So in the last few days before departure, he had used "what he had learned in his life" to make her make the slightest progress.
So right now, the young couple is preparing dinner in the kitchen. Zhong Yunqing is behind Sisi, hugging her slim waist.
Then he put his left hand on Sisi's left hand and bent his fingers together to fix the potato slices on the chopping board.
Then he grabbed the kitchen knife with the girl in his right hand. He was slowing down and teaching her the steps of cutting things.
"Don't be in a hurry when cutting things. Take your time, one knife at a time."
Sisi naturally had no patience for slow motion. She looked at her boyfriend’s decomposition actions, pouted and complained:
"Lao Zhong, I watched those chefs on TV and their food was all "duoduoduo". They were pretty fast. Why are you cutting things so slowly?"
"The pursuit of speed requires you to be very proficient in knife skills. You can't even hold the knife firmly, and you accidentally cut yourself if you want to go faster."
"Okay, then I'll listen to you."
It's rare for a little girlfriend to show such a well-behaved side, and Zhong Yunqing is always in a good mood when she sees it. What this guy likes in his heart is this type of little birdie. But Sisi can't always be like this.
Zhong Yunqing is always surprised when she occasionally shows the innocence of a "little bird clinging to a human".
This makes him, the big bad wolf, feel like his blood is boiling.
This guy was just thinking wildly when he heard Sisi suddenly turn around and whisper in protest:
"I said, can you teach me well and stop thinking about being a gangster all the time!"
This sentence makes Zhong Yunqing a little "scary". You can guess what I am thinking? Is a girl's sixth sense so "scary"?
Of course it turned out to be not the case! The reason why Sisi suddenly said this was just because Zhong Yunqing had a wrong idea and reacted.
This guy has been hugging her behind her, and the two of them are now touching each other, one behind the other, so this feeling of friction makes Sisi a little distracted.
The girl is not too old now, and she always blushes instantly when she is very thin-skinned.
So Sisi pursed her lips, then turned her head and looked at her boyfriend "viciously", and continued to threaten:
"If you keep doing this, I will study on my own by reading cooking books and never let you teach me again!"
In fact, this is really a huge misunderstanding. It is normal for a boy and a girl to have some reaction when they are so close. He is indeed serious about teaching well.
So Zhong Yunqing immediately stopped what he was doing and replied with a very "pure" look in his eyes to the girl who looked angry:
"This is just a natural reaction. You really can't blame me."
Sisi didn’t believe him! So she turned around without believing it at all:
"Don't come here, I don't know you yet! Women's video authors have said that there are no "pure" authors who write novels!"
After saying this, the girl turned around and looked at him. Zhong Yunqing thought she would follow up by saying, "You are an exception."
In the end, Sisi was just doing it for God:
"I thought you were more serious before, but now, hum! You always reveal your true colors inadvertently! The big bad wolf is the big bad wolf..."
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Unknowingly, another three days passed, and the actors were ready to leave. As usual, Zhong Yunqing held a press conference before leaving for Hengdian.
But after all, he doesn't have his own company yet, so he arranged this launch conference in the banquet hall of a five-star hotel in the city.
And he didn't just invite the media for a formality. After the press conference, he also arranged a buffet so that reporters could have a meal.
After all, he may have another movie launch ceremony in two months, so he should first establish a good relationship with these media.
Since it is a costume drama, in order to increase the publicity effect, Zhong Yunqing directly asked the actors and actresses invited to attend the press conference to change into the costumes they would wear in the drama.
So as soon as the reporters entered the venue, they noticed the scenery on the rostrum. Six girls stood in front of the stage wearing Ming Dynasty version of Hanfu dresses, which immediately attracted a group of media people to take photos wildly.
As for why it is the Ming Dynasty version of Hanfu, Zhong Yunqing is quite particular.
It is written in the book that many of Fang Yishao's dishes require the use of chili peppers, and chili peppers were only introduced to the mainland in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, even if it is just an adaptation of a novel based on fictional history, these details should still be taken care of as much as possible.
So after setting the tone of the plot, Zhong Yunqing paid a high price to have the costume design company responsible for matching the crew's costumes design a Ming Dynasty version of Hanfu style as the costumes for the show based on the background in his script.
The costumes worn by other extras were already available in Hengdian, but the main actors took three days to make them.
This is the advantage of living in a powerful industrialized country. Dozens of newly designed costumes can be produced in two or three days without delaying the filming process at all.
Next to the six girls, there was He Zhengjun, who was also wearing prefect clothes. In order to make the drama he participated in topical, an actor like He Zhengjun who was afraid of trouble did not object.
Not to mention the rest of the girls. Girls love beauty, and ancient costumes are the best way to reflect a girl’s appearance.
So at the launch conference, if you can look beautiful in ancient costumes in front of reporters, you won’t object even more!
However, since it is a drama that he wrote, directed and acted in, Zhong Yunqing is destined to be in the limelight. So he will not be with these actors, but will make a temporary guest appearance as the host of this press conference.
Now only He Zhengjun and the six girls on the stage were interviewed on the rostrum.
Just because several of the leading actors are the male and female protagonists of hit dramas, after receiving the invitation, a lot of media came this time, more than thirty in total. More than half of them were relatively influential media.
After all, strictly speaking, "Chef Fang" is the first time an online novel has been adapted into a TV series, and it deserves a special mention.
For these "unscrupulous media", the draft of today's interview can be used in two parts.
It's like sitting on Diaoyutai like a "prophet". If this drama really becomes a hit due to the support of readers after it is broadcast, it will prove that our media is "far-sighted" and is the first regular media to report on this drama.
media.
On the contrary, if this drama is unfortunately blocked by the time, it will also prove my original "prediction". I was the first to discover the shortcomings of adapting online novels into TV dramas...
Anyway, for the media, as long as the pen is in their own hands, they can write whatever they want based on the actual situation!
Of course, before the press conference started, Zhong Yunqing and Sisi had already spread the news that Chef Fang would be adapted into a TV series through their own forums.
With the popularity of this young couple in the circle, and the blessing of Zhong Yunqing's first platinum title, the news immediately caused a shock in the female channel as soon as it came out.
This includes the casting of this drama, which has also attracted various attention from book fans and the outside world. Therefore, when Zhong Yunqing was casting, there were already many small-scale film and television companies, all of which recommended their own actors.
However, Zhong Yunqing declined them all because the casting process was over.
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Not to mention, the actresses chosen by Zhong Yunqing not only have outstanding looks in various costumes, but also have outstanding acting skills and experience, and they will never be held back.
Even shopkeeper Tong, her figure paired with high-quality women's Hanfu is not comparable to that of ordinary girls.
Fang Yishao, played by Sisi, has a bun-faced Sisi, and even Zhang Jianing, who plays Lian'er, also has a bun-faced face, not to mention Xiao Shitou, who is also very popular and received a lot of attention in her casting, also has a bun-faced face.
It seems that Zhong Yunqing’s bun face control is completely real!
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After the press conference began, Zhong Yunqing first called a young, gentle man wearing glasses to stand up and ask the first question:
"Director Zhong, I heard that the shooting cost was only about five million. In this case, can the quality of the finished film be guaranteed?"
The reporter's word "Director Zhong" made Zhong Yunqing laugh in his heart. In fact, this guy was the "gold medal undercover" from the Tang Dynasty, and he was also a trustee arranged by Zhong Yunqing in advance.
His role is to ask the first question and then set the pace.
After all, Zhong Yunqing still likes the title "Director Zhong", so he wanted to let the reporters and media friends at the scene unify this title first.
To be honest, Zhong Yunqing really likes to be a director. Then through some predictions, he works hard to make some films that he wants to make. It's not an ideal or a dream, it's just a hobby.
"Don't worry about this, the funds are sufficient. Because my film can be said to be good news for foodies. There are few big scenes in it, but there are many scenes involving Sisi's cooking. I guarantee that we will not disappoint our fans.
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"Director Zhong, we noticed that the promotion said that you will write, direct and act yourself... This is your first time as a director. Can you handle it with such a busy schedule?"
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Faced with such doubts, to be honest, not only reporters, but also many people in the industry are not very optimistic about the prospects of this drama.
"You have fallen into a misunderstanding. You will know when you have time to read the original work. When I first started writing the novel, I wrote it according to the format of the script and the rhythm of the TV series. Almost one chapter of the book is the same as one episode of the TV series.
Plot. So in fact, there is no need to write the script specifically. We just need to refine the novel."
"Oh, that's right..."
Most of the reporters who asked questions had never read the novel, so Zhong Yunqing was relieved when he explained it like this.
"As for directing and acting, here's what I think: this drama is adapted from my novel of the same name. No one knows better than me how to film this drama with limited resources."
"Similarly, as an actor, I can also play Shen Yong in my book well."
"One more thing, my crew does not have 'vases' in the true sense! You have also seen that the girls in this drama basically don't look like vases, they are all students of the Chinese Drama Theater. And one more thing, these girls All the girls are here and they are Chinese opera students, so there is no need to doubt their acting skills."
Not to mention, most of the main actors in this drama are from China National Theater... He Zhengjun and Tao Hong are both seniors from China National Theater.
After a while, a female reporter stood up and asked:
"Can you tell me which roles these girls play respectively?"
After hearing this, Zhong Yunqing gently shook his head.
"Let's keep it a secret for the time being. Let the audience and book fans maintain a sense of expectation."
When Zhong Yunqing first asked these girls to wear ancient costumes to attend the press conference, he never thought of announcing the roles of the actors. Let's keep a little suspense first.
The one-hour press conference was filled with a series of questions. But the strange thing is that most of them only asked Sisi and Yan Ni. The remaining three girls were more "leisurely" and were just doing soy sauce on the stage.
In fact, they didn't think there was anything wrong with this. They were little-known actors in the first place. Their gentle personalities also determined that they all accepted Sisi.
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However, in fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know. The girls on the stage are all very suitable for ancient costumes. Each one is young and beautiful, with their own characteristics. So the flashlights in the reporters’ hands kept flashing.
In fact, if you are a senior book fan, you can probably guess based on these photos.
Sisi won't mention it, the heroine of the TV series written and directed by Zhong Yunqing cannot be anyone else. Yan Ni doesn't need to guess, given her age, she is a sure shot at playing the wife.
In other words, the eldest lady of the Fang family and Lian'er are not easy to guess. And the girls on the stage also proved that the remaining characters are not that simple.
For the remaining four young girls, if you read the original work carefully, you will see that Miao Shitou has a small bun face, and Ying Bao's round face is very suitable for her, and she is so cute.
Lian'er is a maid, and she looks gentle, while Zhang Jianing's face is of a gentle and uncontested kind.
Mao Xiaotong is different. She also has a vixen face, which is not suitable for playing a maid. She might play the role of the eldest lady of the Fang family.
I guess no one can guess the rest of Yaya, because there is no plot of Piaoxiangyuan in the main text. Zhong Yunqing specifically added Qing'er's plot to the script in order to let Yaya appear.
The success of a TV series is not a matter of one person or simply a team.
Admittedly, this is the result of the joint efforts of everyone.
First of all, it is inseparable from the hard work of the leading and supporting actors. They repeatedly practice their lines and rehearse the plot to present the best to the audience.
Second, it is inseparable from the strictness of the directors.
Directors' control of details makes it easier for TV series to succeed.
The third is the screenwriting and various post-production cooperation. The soundtrack, dubbing, special effects, scenes and other processing are all very important points...