Maybe it was because they were looking forward to the hot pot dinner, the actors were in great condition, or maybe it was because Lao Hu was watching from the side and everyone got some blood, so the afternoon shooting went very smoothly and ended half an hour earlier than expected.
Xiang Yang stayed in the room and listened to their chat. If the sound of hot pot was heard outside, he waved his hand and asked the chef to stop cooking for the night.
I contacted a local self-service hot pot restaurant and sent it directly to the hotel cafeteria for everyone to eat together.
In the summer, the hot pot business is not very good, but the shop owner is happy to make a big deal.
At 7:30 in the evening, it was Qin Xiaobao's room again.
The actors gathered together, the table was filled with hot pot ingredients, and a mandarin duck pot was steaming in the middle.
Qin Xiaobao was sitting there. After looking at it, he stood up and closed the bedroom door.
"What's going on with you? Someone is hiding inside?" Chen He said casually: "That's not right, then..."
He wanted to say that Wang Bingbing was nearby, but suddenly he felt that he couldn't say: "Then you can call out and introduce me."
Qin Xiaobao glanced at him: "This is my room. After eating it all night, it's full of smell. Can I still sleep?"
"It's not very good," Hu Ge said cheerfully, "If you fall asleep with the smell of hot pot, you won't have hungry dreams."
"Get lost."
The dishes on the table are quite rich. I bought five pounds of fresh beef slices, mutton rolls, tofu, fresh prawns, squid, tofu skin, enoki mushrooms...
The thick soup at the bottom of the pot is not boiled water. I bought ribs specially and stewed them all afternoon. I made a pot of stock and added the base ingredients brought by Chen He. It was full of flavor.
Bah...
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A large bottle of ice cream was opened,
Tons tons tons...
Everyone’s cup is filled,
"cheers!"
Everyone stopped getting up, raised their glasses, and then immersed themselves in the meal.
Beef slices are the most popular. Fresh slices of meat are cut into thin slices. Put them in the pot and blanch them for ten seconds. After the color changes from red to white, take them out immediately, roll them on the sauce plate, and stuff them directly into your mouth.
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The delicious flavor of beef, mixed with the aroma of garlic and chili, spreads on the taste buds.
There is only one word to describe it: cool.
For a while, everyone stopped talking, huffing and puffing, and eating happily.
Chen He, Lin Xue, and the fat director were obviously the main force. They dipped a large piece of chopstick meat in the sauce and stuffed it into their mouths. With a satisfied expression on their faces, they swallowed it immediately, and then continued to grab.
Wang Bingbing just watched the meat being pinched away: "It's not cooked yet!"
"It's okay, it doesn't matter if the beef is raw, it's tender!" Chen He said coquettishly.
"I mean it was me." Wang Bingbing fumed.
"I don't care."
"..."
Qin Xiaobao smiled as he watched the two bickering. He took a colander and gave Wang Bingbing half a bowl of meat. He didn't dare to help peel the shrimp. More than half of the people at the table didn't know their relationship.
"Thank you, Director Qin." The young lady was happy.
"Hey," Chen He looked around and brought the bowl to Hu Ge.
Lao Hu had a question mark on his face: "What do you want to do?"
"Help me serve the meat."
"What you are thinking is quite beautiful, Gungun!" Old Hu laughed angrily.
Everyone else was also amused. Chen He is indeed a living treasure. His sense of humor is incomparable to ordinary people.
When filming, I often take advantage of the breaks to come up with a joke or something to liven up the atmosphere.
As a director, don't be too happy to have such a wonderful actor.
After all, there are only a few happy moments when making a movie. Most of the time it is done in a strict atmosphere. If someone makes people laugh, that is a good thing.
"You guys eat first, I'll take a call." The phone on Qin Xiaobao's desk rang. It was Mr. Liu calling.
Five minutes later, he called Lao Hu and the fat director came to the back room. The others looked at each other and lowered their voices when they felt that the director's expression was not good.
"What's wrong?" Lao Hu asked.
"There's news from the audit department." Qin Xiaobao said in a low voice.
"Isn't it good?" They both saw it.
"Well, it didn't pass." Qin Xiaobao nodded: "And there is basically no room for modification."
"Ah... when the script was submitted for review, it was said to be dangerous." The fat director sighed: "What should we do now?"
"Thanks to our foresight, we were very low-key during the filming and didn't cause any trouble. Now I feel a little sorry for Old Hu." Qin Xiaobao looked at Hu Ge apologetically.
Lao Hu waved his hand: "There is nothing to be sorry for. Now is not the time to talk about it."
Of course Hu Ge has regrets. He has put so much effort into this film, and it must be hard to not be able to make it to the big screen!
However, now I must be on the same page as the company director and not show negative emotions. Emotional intelligence is very important.
"Director Wang, please tell the previous staff that we need to unify our voices now," Qin Xiaobao said with some helplessness: "Our film "Buried Alive" is from the Internet!"
As soon as he said this, both of them understood that this was to save face for both parties.
The scale of big Internet movies is relatively loose, but Internet movies are just like Internet movies, low cost, low production, and low quality.
Qin Xiaobao plus Hu Ge, no matter how you look at it, they are not the configuration of the Internet University.
But the intention is obvious, but the scale is too small to be shown, so we have to find other ways for the audience to see it.
Speaking of saving face, it mainly goes to the radio and television side.
"The leader said that the movie is excellent, but... it's too dark, too sad, and inconsistent with the regulations," Qin Xiaobao sighed: "So our starting point is to prepare to be broadcast on the Internet. It is an experimental work."
"I understand, it was just not planned to be released from the beginning, right?"
"That's right, everyone needs to be on the same page, and there's no need to over-promote it. Maybe just participate in an interview on the three major platforms."
"The film festival won't affect it, right?" the fat director asked.
"Yeah!" Qin Xiaobao nodded.
"Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I won the award?" The fat director pinched his teeth and said, "Wouldn't it also be a slap in the face?"
"So, an announcement will be made soon, and together with the three major platforms, nine days and one million investment will be used as publicity points."
"Well, this can be a bit convincing," the fat director said helplessly, "It can happen to anything. Don't worry, director, I will talk to them later."
"Remember to downplay it, don't say it seriously, otherwise the effect will not be good."
"Understood."
"Mr. Liu is currently negotiating with the staff of the three major platforms and radio and television on what to do next. I just want to tell you two first so that you can be mentally prepared."
Lao Hu knew that he was mainly talking to himself: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter, as long as the film is popular by then, it doesn't matter if it can't be released.
Moreover, maybe it can be a blessing in disguise and usher in a new era of online education."
"Yes, I feel relieved if you have this attitude."
After chatting for a while, the three of them walked out of the room. Seeing that they did not take the initiative to speak, the others did not ask questions.