Zhong Yunqing and Sisi arrived on the second floor. He first helped Sisi carry her luggage to the room. Then he found that the door inside was not closed tightly, so he asked her to step forward and open the door.
The two of them walked in and immediately saw a teenage girl inside, packing up her bed and luggage.
Zhong Yunqing recognized the other party at a glance. Mo Xiaobei, leader of the Five Mountains Alliance,
Sisi also read the script and knew that among the main actors, there was a little girl playing the role of the shopkeeper's sister-in-law.
She grabbed a suitcase from Zhong Yunqing's hand, then took a few steps forward and said with a smile:
"Little sister, are you the young actor who plays Mo Xiaobei?"
In fact, the girl who plays Mo Xiaobei is named Wang Shasha. She is a child star. She played the famous soldier Zhang Ga a few years ago.
This Anti-Japanese War children's drama also has another familiar face that everyone knows, that is, the Holmes star who has children at home...
Wang Shasha's performance in "Wulin Gaiden" is quite spiritual, and to be honest, her acting experience and acting skills can probably beat Sisi's half-assed performance!
However, the little girl was relatively modest. When she saw the two people walking in, it was a beautiful sister who asked the question. She also responded with a friendly smile:
"Well, hello, brother and sister, my name is Wang Shasha."
After saying that, she remembered what the uncle who arranged the room had just said, put down the things in her hands, continued to look at Sisi and said:
"Sister, are you the actor who plays Guo Furong?"
Sisi had a carefree personality. Seeing how polite the little girl was, she called her sister one after another. So she grinned:
"Well, my name is Liu Sisi. In the next few months, we will live together..."
Afterwards, several people chatted for a while. After all, it was a girls' room. Zhong Yunqing put his suitcases and went to the first floor to get his luggage.
When he got to his room, Li Dazui, who was arranged to share the room with him, had also arrived. However, he was resting and was already snoring a little.
Seeing this, Zhong Yunqing lifted up his suitcase, walked quietly to another location, and started to make his own bed.
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The opening banquet is scheduled for 5 p.m.
However, due to financial reasons, we did not go to a serious hotel. After discussion with the top management of the production team, they just found a food stall near the hotel to reserve the space. There were more than 60 people, which was just enough for them all to sit down.
Of course, although the launch banquet was just a simple meal for everyone, the seating arrangement of the crew was still very clever.
For example, the important roles in this drama are basically all arranged at the same table.
But in the beginning, everyone was more aware of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Except for Zhong Yunqing and Sisi, the remaining actors, whether it is Lao Bai, shopkeeper Tong, or Xing Li Dazui, are all the original creators of "The Story of the Cooking Class".
The two of them were sitting in the crowd. Although they were familiar faces, they didn't recognize anyone.
Fortunately for Zhong Yunqing, he was born in two lifetimes and worked as a tour guide who often came into contact with strangers. He didn't think it was a big deal to have a meal with these people.
Sisi was different. Although she was a woman, she still couldn't let go eating with a group of strangers. She was a little reserved at first.
However, this state of affairs did not last long.
During the subsequent toasting session, Yan Ni helped her and Wang Shasha get out of the situation and prevented the two little girls from drinking. Sisi began to get more and more familiar with this elder sister, and then she gradually let go.
After all, the people at this table are all friends who will be filming together for the next five months. It is necessary to establish a good relationship now. As a new member of the crew, it is taboo to not fit in with others.
Since we had to film a movie tomorrow, the director didn't let everyone drink too much. After dinner, we all went back to the hotel.
At nine o'clock in the morning the next day, the start-up ceremony was held in the open space outside the Tongfu Inn where the filming was taken.
Directly facing the direction of the studio, there were several merged tables with incense candles, pig heads, fruits and other tributes placed on them.
There are also several cameras covered with red cloth on the table.
Speaking of the trend of worshiping at the start of the computer, it actually originated in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and then quickly spread to the mainland.
In fact, this is not to say that there is much feudal superstition. Rather, under this solemn sense of ceremony, the entire crew can have a sense of belonging, work more seriously, and feel more at ease.
Basically, the opening ceremony has another purpose, which is to tell the public that such a crew has started work. Then it is to pray and hope that the crew will shoot smoothly.
Because there are too many factors beyond the control of the crew, every shooting requires the cooperation of many people to complete it. No one can guarantee whether the shooting plan can be carried out as scheduled. There should be a grand opening ceremony before the shooting starts.
Let everyone on the crew feel at ease.
Facing the incense table, the main creators of Wulin Gaiden were lined up in sequence.
The director, producer and several leading actors stood in the front row, each holding three sticks of incense, praying with their eyes closed, and then placed the incense on the incense table.
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After the opening ceremony, planned shooting will begin immediately.
However, Wulin Gaiden is a costume drama after all. Although the actors have already dressed in costumes before, it is estimated that it will take about an hour for the crew to set up the scene.
Fortunately, it is cloudy today and not so hot, so there is no discomfort in wearing ancient clothes.
The drama staff are still busy setting up the scene. Other actors who have roles are waiting in the rest area. Although Sisi also has a role, this girl is not a calm host.
She stayed in the rest area for a while, watching the drama staff coming and going, and suddenly became curious about what the entire set of this costume drama would look like.
So she trotted over to Zhong Yunqing, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, biting his ear and said:
"Old Zhong, I want to visit the set. Please accompany me."
Seeing his little girlfriend being so active, Zhong Yunqing was really helpless to complain!
She didn't want to "visit", this girl simply couldn't sit still and wanted to wander around the set.
However, despite his complaints, he still stayed with her sincerely. And to be honest, Zhong Yunqing himself was also very curious about the real scene layout of this so-called "inn".
After all, Zhong Yunqing liked this drama very much in his previous life and watched it more than a dozen times. Now that he has the opportunity to experience the filming process in person, he naturally wants to explore the "secrets" behind the filming scenes.
So, the two of them wandered around the set together with their own curiosity.
Go and reveal the real "Tongfu Inn" with your own eyes...
The results were of course different from what was expected, and some were even "disappointing"!
How should I put it? Zhong Yunqing originally thought that the entire inn would be like what was shown in the TV series.
I am looking for a house with a few wooden beam structures that was common in rural areas in the 1980s and 1990s. At least it should be somewhat large in area.
But when I entered the studio, I saw that the actual shooting area was very, very small! It was only less than 70 square meters!
"Old Zhong, let's go to the second floor first..."
Sisi held on to the skirt of her ancient costume with one hand, and carefully held the handrail with the other hand to climb the wooden stairs.
The young couple were running around in the inn, but the other busy staff didn't say much.
In fact, it's not because they are the two main characters, so it's hard to tell. It's because the crew are all veterans, and you can basically tell that they are a couple.
It's normal for young people to be curious about the surrounding filming locations when they come to an unfamiliar film crew. As long as they don't destroy things by knocking and moving here and there, who would be such a villain?
Everyone was still busy in the hotel lobby, so the two of them could only climb to the second floor first.
Then Zhong Yunqing followed his little girlfriend to the second floor. When he looked down, he saw the familiar panoramic view of the hotel lobby in the TV series...
How should I put it? It really looks "magnificent and huge"! No wonder even shopkeeper Tong said that this is "the most upscale and luxurious five-star hotel" in Qixia Town!
Well, Zhong Yunqing couldn't stand it anymore.
Below are a few tables and some jars and jars.
In fact, in the TV series, on the second floor where Shopkeeper Tong is located, from the stairs, you can clearly see that the right side of the door is just a wall. It is not like the impression given in the TV series that there are any passages or
parties and the like;
Then if you look up at the roof carefully, you can still see the white clouds slowly drifting across the sky...
Because there is no roof in this place, only the top of the studio built with steel structure.
That's right, the entire shooting scene is full of scenery! Hidden behind the scenery are various shooting equipment, various director rooms, and various lounges.
Then his eyes returned to the lobby, to the front desk where Lu Xiucai did his accounting, and what was behind it?
It's actually the back wall of the hotel lobby, and directly above it is the director's room, where the director will monitor the entire set.
The right side of the lobby is a blind spot for the audience, and the camera rarely shows it.
With the lens sense knowledge that Zhong Yunqing has learned in his mind, he can clearly understand it from this perspective. The opposite side of the dining table will be filled with machines, such as cameras, recording equipment, lighting equipment, etc.
As soon as filming starts, this location will be crowded with all kinds of behind-the-scenes creative staff, "watching eagerly" opposite the actors!
Seeing this, Zhong Yunqing, who felt a little bit dreamy, couldn't bear to look directly.
But Sisi is not as full of "feelings" as he is, and she has never read Wulin Gaiden!
Sisi was on the set of Yueying Fenghe before, and almost all the buildings shot were real! There was no scene like this that was purely built with scenery.
So the girl who didn't have much filming experience found it even more fun when she saw all this.
So she became playful and forgot about herself in the public, and took the initiative to hold Zhong Yunqing's hand. With an innocent and curious look on her face, she pulled him along and went to the next scene together:
That is, Shopkeeper Tong’s boudoir...
As expected, this so-called "boudoir" is different from the one in the TV series.
The bed and table are real, and the rest of the wall is actually just a set. What do you mean, it is a background made entirely of curtains.
Sisi curiously touched it with her hand. As a result, her palm happened to be on the middle line between the two cloths. As soon as she touched it, she went directly to the back of the cloth. She opened a gap and saw that behind it was Li Dazui's kitchen!
Next, the two of them went to the backyard again.
After exiting the curtain connecting the lobby to the backyard, the first thing you see is a well!
Of course, Zhong Yunqing is no stranger to this well, because there are so many stories about this well in the finished films that he has seen in later generations.
However, when the two of them curiously walked closer to investigate, they discovered that the well was only about one meter deep. It was basically a small shallow pit made of props, and the edges of the well were also made of plastic!
With such a shallow "well", it's no wonder that in one episode, Xiao Guo pretended to be a ghost and climbed out of it to scare Mo Xiaobei...
Now that we have arrived at the backyard, there is another famous gathering scene that we must mention, that is the roof of the inn!
You know, in the finished film, this is the exclusive "date" place for Xiao Guo and Xiucai! There are countless "entangled" love scenes that happened here.
If you disagree, you will go to the roof; if you disagree, you will be thrown down again.
Just like the scene we visited before, the roof actually looks like a steel structure shelf over one meter high with some tiles laid on it.
As for why it looks a bit high in the finished film?
This problem is easy to explain. For professional videographers, when the time comes to start shooting, using light and visual deviations to create false scenes are just basic skills!
Coming out of the backyard door, on the left hand side is the inn door and corridor. This is a scene of about 30 square meters. There is also a special space reserved for setting up a shooting camera on the roof opposite.
The filming location for Wulin Gaiden was not very big to begin with, so the young couple wandered around in a circle for less than five minutes in total! They were done walking around...
However, when I returned to the rest area outside the lobby, I saw many familiar faces, busy discussing the filming work.
Like Liang Jian, in order to save money, the Wulin Gaiden crew also has some behind-the-scenes staff who specialize in guest roles in the plot.
For example, Xiaomi, who guest-starred as a beggar, is not actually a professional actor, but a stage controller of the crew; such as the diners who were guest-starred by the scriptwriters and drama staff; and the screenwriter Ning Caishen, who also guest-starred...and so on.
This kind of multi-functional professionalism can only appear in this period of time when professional ethics are still relatively high.
In the future, when traffic is king and everything depends on money, there will no longer be such a dedicated crew.
Just as she was about to leave and go back to the rest area, Sisi saw something interesting on the bulletin board. It was a real "map"
Zhong Yunqing often listened to Xing Baotou and Lao Bai talking about Shibalipu, Xiliang River and Zuojiazhuang in the play. He always imagined where these places are and how far away they are.
This map is actually clear at a glance!
After watching it for a while, Sisi lost interest in wandering around.
To be honest, Sisi suddenly felt a little at a loss when she thought that she and her boyfriend would have to film in such a small environment for the next five months.
After all, compared with the Yueying Fenghe crew she played in before, this poor crew has a "poor" vibe everywhere!
Of course, there was no malice in her thinking this way, but she had never experienced such hardship! So she was at a loss for a while. Do you think a film produced by such a crew really has a future?
Will the ratings be bad in the future?
So he pulled Zhong Yunqing into a corner and whispered in his ear:
"Old Zhong, we won't be deceived, right? The conditions of the shooting scene here are so bad!"
Zhong Yunqing lightly flicked her beautiful forehead, and also bit her ear:
"It's not good to 'judge a book by its appearance', girl. Just take it as it comes, do a good job filming, and don't think too much about other things. If you have a film, it's good! Just think of it as giving you experience, don't think too much!"
"oh……"
Sisi was originally a carefree girl. She felt that what her boyfriend said made sense.
Pouting, she looked back at the director and screenwriter who were chatting about the filming work.
Thinking in my mind:
"That's right. Since you have chosen to come here to film, let's film well."