It is more than 900 kilometers from Hengdian in Zhejiang Province to Shanxi Province.
The trains at this time were not the high-speed trains of later generations, and the speed was about fifty kilometers per hour.
After nearly twenty hours of "arduous trek", the crew of "Bright Sword" finally arrived in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. (Jin Zhong is actually a blocked word, which is a bit strange.)
Fortunately, the crew was very kind when they bought the tickets and bought sleeper berths for everyone. Otherwise, squatting on hard seats all the way would have been very painful.
After the train stopped, I looked out the window and saw that the daybreak in Shanxi Province was a little later in winter. It was almost 6:30 in the morning, and the whole eyes were still dark. The sky was only slightly brighter, like dawn.
When the group of people exited the train station, a small bus with more than ten seats was already waiting at the roadside.
As soon as the driver saw Director Zhang and Director Li leading the team, he opened the door from the cab and jumped out of the car, shouting "Director Li, Director Zhang".
Then he trotted to the back of the car and opened the luggage compartment so that others could put their luggage.
"Everyone, put your luggage in the back and get in the car quickly."
Director Li obviously recognized the driver. When he saw him doing this, he waved to the actors carrying suitcases and asked them to put their luggage in the compartment behind the car.
But to be honest, Zhong Yunqing was a bit misinformed at first. He naively thought that the crew was filming in a small mountain village, so they would naturally live in a small mountain village.
In fact, no matter how difficult the conditions were, hotels at this time in 2004 were not very expensive. A slightly better one would only cost about fifty yuan a day.
Spending money is the second priority. When filming in cold weather, the crew will take these details into consideration when considering logistics, so that the actors will not be freezing while filming, and their accommodation will also be freezing. Otherwise, health problems will delay the filming.
See the progress, the gain outweighs the loss.
Of course, after all, Zhong Yunqing is still new in this circle and does not have deep qualifications. This cannot be blamed on him for being stupid and naive.
I didn’t mention it in my previous life. Even a small tour guide doesn’t know the common sense of the crew.
As for the body that traveled through time, I had been working as an extra in the past, and I was paid a full day's salary after filming. I didn't have the opportunity to travel with the crew, so naturally I didn't know too much about the crew.
Starting from the train station, we drove for about half an hour, and the car drove all the way to a hotel in the county town and stopped.
Director Zhang and Director Li were obviously familiar with this place, and they prepared to get off the bus together as soon as they arrived.
"This is a hotel rented by the crew. We will stay here for the time being. There will be a car to pick you up when you go back and forth to the studio for filming every day."
Director Li looked at the people getting off the car to pick up their luggage and after saying this, he and Director Zhang led the guys inside.
Then a middle-aged man in his forties came out of the hotel. Director Li said a few words to him and then walked in alone. The middle-aged man walked towards the actors.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Yueqing, the logistics team leader. I am responsible for everyone's food and daily life while on the set. Let me briefly explain that the three meals a day are breakfast at 7 o'clock, lunch at 11 o'clock and dinner at 5 p.m.
The crew's conditions are limited, and all three meals ordered are boxed lunches. But don't worry, everyone will be fed!"
"Everyone has just arrived, so I won't say so much. I will allocate rooms to you in a while. Everyone has a good rest today and we will talk about anything tomorrow."
After speaking, he took out a set of keys from his briefcase, then looked at the room label on the key and continued:
"Okay, everyone, come with me first. I will take you to arrange your own rooms first."
Entering the hotel, Zhong Yunqing chatted with him for a while before learning that other members of the crew had already checked in last night, and even several leading actors had arrived last night.
"The rooms are limited, so we can only share two people per room. Please be considerate." As he said this, he started reading the names from the list.
In fact, the crew of "Bright Sword" is not a big one. Except for a few directors, producers, and protagonists who all share a room, other supporting actors and staff behind the scenes all share a room with two people.
Another thing is that there are not many people in the entire crew, there are about sixty people in total. And they don't come all at once, a few actresses have to wait for the scenes to come before they come.
Because the monk and Duan Peng had many scenes opposite each other, the crew specially assigned them to a room so that they could get familiar with each other first. In this way, they would feel more natural when they were acting together, and there would be no sense of strangeness.
As for the extras, no matter which crew they are in, these are temporary workers recruited temporarily and do not need to be assigned a room.
After getting the room key, Zhong Yunqing and Zhang Xiaojun, who plays Duan Peng, dragged their luggage back to the room together.
The group of people had already introduced themselves to each other on the train, and several of them were in the same sleeper car. They chatted all the way and became familiar with each other.
Zhang Xiaojun graduated from Beijing Film Academy and can be considered a member of the orthodox academic class. However, he is as kind as his performance in the play, and he does not mean to discriminate against Zhong Yun because of his status as a Qingzhe Zhejiang media.
The two of them were assigned a very standard double-standard room, which was fairly clean.
Zhong Yunqing put his luggage on the TV cabinet, turned around and said to his "partner":
"You choose the bed first. I'm not particular about these things. Basically, you can fall asleep quickly if you touch the bed."
Hearing what he said, the other party didn't show any pretentious humility. He walked to the bed by the window and put his luggage. Then he glanced around the layout of the room. When he saw the heating equipment, he said with a smile:
"The conditions for the crew to live here are not bad."
Then I took off my coat and prepared to catch up on my sleep.
The other party's sense of satisfaction made Zhong Yunqing want to laugh a little. Then he thought unscrupulously in his heart: Let's not talk about the living conditions. When you go to the shooting location in a few days, you probably won't feel this way!
Of course, he would definitely not tell the other party about such spoilers in advance. He just replied after what he said:
"Well, it's indeed better than I expected."
"Okay, I'll take a nap first, skip lunch, and then go out to eat something casually after I get up."
After saying that, Zhang Xiaojun got into bed with a sigh of relief. No matter what time and space it is, winter is the most suitable season for sleeping.
Zhong Yunqing didn't feel sleepy at all. He wanted to go out to the convenience store outside to buy something to drink.
He didn't dare to use the electric kettles that boiled water in the hotel. He had seen a lot of videos about this in his previous life, which made him a little psychologically shadowed by these things.
As a result, as soon as he went out, he saw the leading actors Li Youbin, He Zhengjun, and Zhang Guangbei sitting together in the lobby on the first floor, talking about the plot.
Seeing these great actors, he was thinking about finding a reason to say hello or something. After all, the monk Wei he played had the opportunity to share the same screen with these leading actors several times.
Once, Chu Yunfei came to the independent group to observe and learn, and then before giving Li Yunlong a pistol, he played with the monk's gun. This was the first time that the four of them were in the same frame.
Another one is that a battalion of the 358th Jinsui Army rebelled and surrendered to the enemy. When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang led their troops to rescue Chu Yunfei, Chu Yunfei and the monk borrowed guns and horses. This was the second time in the same frame.
Of course, these are things after the filming started, and now he is just a supporting character who has just joined the cast. He really can’t find a reason to greet a few great actors.
So don’t bring trouble to yourself, let’s talk about it later when we get to know each other on the set.
However, one thing is that when I saw several leading actors discussing the script early in the morning before filming started, Zhong Yunqing still admired the professionalism of these veteran actors.
This spirit has become increasingly rare in later generations of entertainment circles, especially among the new generation of actors.
Especially in the entertainment industry more than ten years later, there is no such thing as professionalism. I don’t even remember the lines, so I just read “123123”. Anyway, there will be dubbing in the later stage. I don’t have to do any actions either. There are stand-ins for running and fighting scenes.
Stand-in, Wia has a stand-in... She is only responsible for looking beautiful in front of the camera!
Just because this kind of thing has become the norm, the entertainment industry has become more and more impetuous. Everyone just thinks about how to make quick money, and the production is becoming more and more shoddy.
But then again, before the show Liang Jian became a hit, the popularity of these leading actors was still relatively limited.
Take teacher Li Youbin as an example. Speaking of his masterpieces at this time, the one that probably impressed people the most is "Born Out of the Sky". Then there is the traitor character in "Plain Guerrilla".
The rest is almost unimpressive.
Then there is Zhang Guangbei, who plays Chu Yunfei. He may only be remembered for Lu Bu in the 1999 version of Three Kingdoms, and the others are not impressive at all.
Not to mention Political Commissar Zhao, he had no impressive roles during this period.
It can be said that the drama "Bright Sword" and the actors in the drama are mutually successful.