Chapter 707 To what extent can everything be simplified?
Another day, early morning.
Sun Quan woke up early and opened his eyes to see that his daughter beside him was still sleeping soundly, and Yuan Shuiqing on the other side of his daughter was also still asleep.
When he woke up in the morning and opened his eyes, he saw this scene, which made him feel very happy.
This is his home in Shanghai.
Today was the day when "Dead Man's Last Wish" was launched. He didn't set an alarm on his cell phone because he was afraid of waking up his wife and children in the morning. But without an alarm, he still woke up very early.
He usually wakes up quite late, but this has been his habit since he was a child. As long as he has something to do the next morning, he can wake up very early the next day without an alarm.
He gently kissed his daughter's little face and reached out to touch her little head. Sun Quan smiled and got off the bed lightly.
Until he got dressed and left the bedroom, he didn't wake up his sleeping wife and children.
Downstairs, his assistant Yu Xinxin and bodyguards Gao Guang and Tian Youzhi were already waiting. Also getting up early was Cai Yanan.
Sun Quan came down from the stairs briskly and asked casually: "Have you had breakfast?"
"not yet."
Yu Xinxin answered softly.
Gao Guang and Tian Youzhi also smiled and shook their heads.
As for Cai Yanan?
She was practicing boxing outside the gate and didn't hear Sun Quan's question just now, so she didn't respond, and Sun Quan didn't ask her.
Because Cai Yanan's current task is to accompany his wife and children, I will not go to the set with him today.
"Okay, let's go out to eat!"
At this time, the family's nanny, Mrs. Wang, must have gone out to buy groceries and was not at home, so no one made breakfast for them.
Go out and get in the car.
Driving is still high-gloss.
It didn't take long for me to leave the Crescent Lake Villa Park, and not long after that I saw a breakfast shop with a large store. Seeing that there were many diners inside, Sun Quan motioned to eat there.
As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I met an acquaintance - Huo Yiyi.
Huo Yiyi was ordering food at the ordering counter, and Sun Quan recognized her back at a glance.
I walked over and took a look, and sure enough it was her.
"Hey, Yiyi, you're here to have breakfast too? What a coincidence!"
Sun Quan said hello.
Huo Yiyi turned around and saw him, and was quite surprised. Her eyes lit up, "Brother Quan? When did you come back? Why did you come out to have breakfast so early today?"
Sun Quan smiled and said, "I just arrived yesterday. I have something to do today, so I got up early. I didn't have anything to eat at home, so I went out to eat! By the way, do you come to this store often? Can you recommend anything delicious to us?
one time?"
Huo Yiyi looked at Yu Xinxin, Gao Guang and Tian Youzhi behind Sun Quan, smiled sweetly, raised her hand to brush the hair beside her ears, "Okay! In this case, I'll treat you to today's meal! Okay?"
Sun Quan was not polite to her. Anyway, he knew that a breakfast was not even a drop in the bucket for Huo Yiyi.
"Okay! Thanks!"
Huo Yiyi: "Well, the shrimp noodles here are pretty good, the big bone noodles, beef noodles, fried dumplings, and soy milk are all pretty good too. How about I order them all?"
Sun Quan had no objection, so he decided happily.
Not long after, several people were seated at two tables. Yu Xinxin, Gao Guang and Tian Youzhi consciously found another table to sit at, leaving Sun Quan and Huo Yiyi to sit at the same table.
They still have this bit of discernment.
This gave Sun Quan and Huo Yiyi room to talk.
Before the breakfast was served on the table, Huo Yiyi helped Sun Quan pour tea and curiously asked: "Brother Quan, is there something wrong with you coming to the devil this time? You got up so early today? I heard Sister Yuan say
You usually get up very late in the morning, why is it so unusual today?"
Sun Quan didn't hide it from her, and hummed, "Yes, I did have something to do when I came here this time, and not only today, but also for the next few days, well, probably a few months! I may be here all the time, haha, maybe
We will meet here often from now on."
"Oh? Really? So... what are you here for this time?"
Huo Yiyi's curiosity was obviously aroused.
Sun Quan: "Did you know that I wrote a new book - "The Last Wish of the Dead"?"
Huo Yiyi didn't know why he suddenly changed the topic here, so she blinked, but still nodded and answered, "Yeah, I know! What's wrong?"
Sun Quan: "That's right, a few friends and I have recently set up a small film and television company. We are currently preparing to adapt my book into an online TV series. Today is the day to start filming, and in the next few months, it should be the same.
We’re filming here, so...hehe, you know?”
"Oh? Filming a TV series?"
Huo Yiyi was surprised.
A pair of beautiful eyes blinked, and suddenly a big smile appeared on her face, and she asked: "Then...Brother Quan, what do you think of me? Can you give me a small role in this TV series? By the way, I used to be quite good.
I really want to try what it’s like to be an actor!”
this?
This time it was Sun Quan's turn to be surprised.
He didn't expect Huo Yiyi to have such an idea.
She actually wants to act too?
He knew that she sang well, otherwise she wouldn't have amazed so many audiences when she participated in "The Voice of China".
He really didn't expect that in addition to her dream of being a singer, she also had a dream of being an actress.
He really wanted to ask her: What other dreams do you have? Are your dreams a bit too much?
However, he still held back and did not ask.
Moreover, his relationship with Huo Yiyi...or the relationship between his family and Huo Yiyi is really good. In the days after his daughter was born, Huo Yiyi was very busy and helped, and he still remembers it in his heart.
Therefore, as long as he can fulfill Huo Yiyi's request, he will usually try his best to satisfy it.
Moreover, not to mention acting skills and so on, in terms of appearance... Huo Yiyi is really outstanding.
The reputation of the beautiful singer is not in vain.
Besides, someone like him always feels that a film and television drama without beauties lacks soul.
Anyway, he used to watch movies and TV shows, and he liked seeing the beauties in them.
Without beautiful women, he would lack interest.
Therefore, facing Huo Yiyi's request, Sun Quan nodded without much hesitation and said with a smile: "Okay! But you may have to wait for a while, because the actors for the first season of this drama have been found, but
Many actors for the second season have not yet been decided. I will definitely arrange a role for you by then, do you think that's okay?"
"Season 1? Season 2?"
Huo Yiyi was a little surprised again.
After all, domestic TV dramas are rarely divided into seasons. Most TV dramas would like to shoot 80 to 100 episodes for one drama. Generally, after such a long episode is finished, there will be no need for a second season.
"Yes! It's no problem for me. I can wait. However, when will the second season of your show start filming? Can you tell me an approximate time?"
Huo Yiyi was in high spirits.
Sun Quan's smile did not change, "Next year! If nothing else, we should be filming next year."
He had just thought of two roles that might be suitable for Huo Yiyi.
One is to let Huo Yiyi act in her true self, playing the role of a young female singer participating in a singing competition in this drama, and then arrange a plot in which the male protagonist and the second female lead Li Yuling watch the live competition together.
Or arrange for Huo Yiyi to become one of the ghosts in this drama.
The advantage of the former arrangement is that Huo Yiyi can perform as she is, so there should be no problem with her performance. Moreover, when she performs, she can sing her famous song "Midsummer Light Years", which will definitely add glory to the drama.
Add color.
The latter arrangement has advantages and disadvantages.
The plus side is that a beauty like Huo Yiyi plays a ghost, which should surprise the audience, especially some male viewers who have no resistance to beautiful women.
The downside... is that after all, she was quite famous before and had a lot of fans, so if she were to play the role of a ghost, it might make those fans who are familiar with her feel uncomfortable.
This is the limitation of supernatural films.
If a supernatural film wants to give the audience a good sense of involvement, it is best to choose actors who are unfamiliar to most of the audience.
The more familiar the face is, the more the audience feels they are out of touch and lack a sense of involvement.
But it’s also because of this that supernatural movies can easily turn out bad.
Because the acting skills of actors that are unfamiliar to the audience, especially young actors, are really difficult to guarantee.
If the acting skills are lagging behind, it will also make the audience feel like they are in a drama while watching it.
Of course, Sun Quan didn't tell Huo Yiyi at this time.
After all, it's still early to film the second part. Maybe by then, he will have a better role for Huo Yiyi to play.
Anyway, the matter is settled like this.
…
After breakfast, Sun Quan and Huo Yiyi said goodbye.
Then he went to the location of the crew with Yu Xinxin and others.
How simple can a simple start-up ceremony for the crew be?
The answer soon appeared in front of Sun Quan.
When they rushed to the set, Xue Zihan, Wang Zheng and others had already arrived, in a residential house in an old community.
Not many people arrived today.
Apart from Xue Zihan, Tao Yujuan, Wang Zheng and other dozen or so crew members, only the male and female protagonists of this drama arrived.
The staffing is already very simple.
The power-on ceremony is even simpler.
On an altar table covered with red cloth, there are several fruits, including bananas, pears, and kiwis, which are enshrined in front of a statue of the martial saint Guan Yu.
The statue is not big either, about a foot high.
There are also a few sticks of incense that have not been lit yet.
When Sun Quan came, Xue Zihan led him to the door of the small room, gestured to the small altar table inside, and said with a smile: "Well, you said you want to keep everything simple, is this simple enough? The power-on ceremony will be completed later.
, take away the statue of Guan Yu and replace it with a black and white photo of the heroine, and you can just start filming the scene where the hero comes to pay homage to the heroine alone in the dead of night, haha."
Sun Quan: "..."
Sun Quan looked at her in surprise, really surprised.
He said that everything at the power-on ceremony would be simple, and he did not deny this.
But to simplify it to this extent, directly using the props in the play, and only preparing an extra statue of Guan Yu, it was still far beyond his expectation.
What genius came up with this plan?
Is Zhou Papi reincarnated?
"What? Are you still not satisfied with this? If you are still dissatisfied, we will really have no choice. Then we can only cancel today's opening ceremony and start filming directly."
Seeing that Sun Quan didn't speak for a while, Xue Zihan laughed and said this.
Sun Quan smiled bitterly, "No! It's good. I just want to ask who came up with such a genius idea?"
At this moment, he really wanted to know who had such a strange brain circuit and could save money so much.
It is really difficult for such a person not to get rich in this life!
Xue Zihan nuzzled to Wang Zheng, "It was Brother Zheng's idea. He said that since we won't invite reporters today, there is no need to waste money. Just save what you can!"
It turned out to be Wang Zheng's idea.
Sun Quan was convinced.
Blinking his eyes, he suddenly said to the cameraman in the living room: "Hey! Brother cameraman, remember to take a photo of our startup ceremony later and make it into a photo! Just take it with your mobile phone. Remember to send it to me later.
I’ll give it to you as a scarf to promote it!”
"Ah? Oh, good, good director!"
The cameraman was stunned for a moment, then agreed, but the look he looked at Sun Quan already revealed a strange meaning.
The cameraman was probably thinking at this moment: How dare he film such a simple opening ceremony and use it for publicity?
What to promote?
How shabby is the opening ceremony to promote this show? How stingy is the crew?
This was probably not his idea alone. At this time, everyone present looked at Sun Quan in shock.
Including the talented assistant director Wang Zheng who proposed the plan for this opening ceremony.
Xue Zihan, who was standing next to Sun Quan, frowned and asked in a low voice: "Ah Quan, isn't it? You still want to take pictures of such a simple power-on ceremony for publicity? Aren't you exposing your family scandal?"
Sun Quan chuckled and didn't take it seriously, "It's okay, the same thing, another way of saying it is a positive publicity effect. For example, if repeated defeats are replaced by repeated defeats, will it give people a different feeling?
Same?"
"Repeated battles and repeated defeats, repeated defeats and repeated battles?"
Xue Zihan frowned and muttered this sentence twice in a low voice, his expression gradually became surprised, and the look he looked at Sun Quan was different from before.
Moreover, he no longer opposed Sun Quan's idea just now.
"In that case, let's get started? Anyway, everyone is here. After the opening ceremony, we can officially start filming today!"
Xue Zihan suggested.
Sun Quan: "Okay! Let's start!"
Then it really started.
Sun Quan, Wang Zheng, Xue Zihan, and Tao Yujuan entered the room first, and a staff member handed them the newly lit incense. Because the room was really small, the others had to wait for the next batch to go in and light the incense.
When Sun Quan and others stood in front of the altar and offered incense to the statue of Guan Yu, the cameraman was very obedient and actually took a mobile phone and stood at the door to take a picture of this scene.
Then when it was the turn of the hero and heroine to go in and burn incense, the cameraman was still obedient and stood at the door to take pictures with his mobile phone.
…
After everyone in the crew had finished offering incense, the heroine Wang Xiaoxiao saw with her own eyes that the props team removed the statue of Guan Yu from the altar table and replaced it with a black and white photo frame of her.
alright.
The male protagonist Cheng Hao looked at her and then at the photo frame that had just been placed on the altar table. His expression also became strange. Such a crew was probably completely beyond their imagination.
He calmly walked to Wang Xiaoxiao and comforted him softly: "Don't mind, it's just filming! Just watch it!"