"The young are truly formidable!" Xie Fei exclaimed, his tone filled with admiration for Zhang Qiurui.

Situ Zhaodun also nodded and added, "Zhang Qiurui not only has a solid professional foundation, but even more commendably, she also has strong creative abilities. Her future is immeasurable."

In fact, what Situ Zhaodun, Xie Fei, and Zheng Guoran didn’t know was that in later generations, Zhang Qiurui had seen this movie, and the images of the movie were extremely clear in her mind.

Every scene, every line, even the subtle changes in the character's expression, are as if engraved in her mind.

She only needs to restore the shots and scenes she wants to shoot one by one through meticulous directing techniques.

She was even able to cleverly correct the bugs in the original novel, making the plot more coherent and the characters more distinct. The filming was even better than the original movie.

"It's over. It's time for lunch." After the fifth scene was filmed, Zhang Qiurui saw the auntie cooking in the cafeteria making a gesture to her that it was time to eat, and she announced that it was time to eat.

"Let's go, let's go eat."

The crew gathered their things and headed towards the cafeteria.

"Line up to get food, everyone gets a share, no more, no less." When we arrived at the school cafeteria, we found several windows specially set up for the crew.

The entire crew was made up of school staff, holding large porcelain bowls and queuing up to get food and vegetables.

"Can you cook so much rice? This is about six or seven taels, right?"

"This dish smells so good! There's actually meat in it?"

"Really? That's a lot."

The crew members who had already got their meals in front were surprised to see that not only was the amount of food ordered large, but there was also meat.

The school subsidizes meal tickets, and one meal is just three taels of rice and two taels of vegetables.

It's nothing like the crew, where each person got six or seven taels of rice, and there was not only plenty of vegetables but also meat to eat.

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding students.

"Look at the crew, they eat really well!"

"Yeah, when can we eat meat every day like them?"

The crew members couldn't help but feel a little proud when listening to these discussions, but more of it was gratitude.

They knew that all of this was specially arranged by Zhang Qiurui to support their filming work.

This kindness made them more determined to make good works and give back to Zhang Qiurui.

During filming, not only do they have food and meat to eat, but they also get a day's salary, which makes the students in the crew very happy and full of motivation.

In the past, the meals subsidized by their school could only provide the most basic living security, and sometimes they even had to pay some expenses themselves. It was normal for them to not eat meat for a month or two.

Now, not only have the catering conditions been greatly improved, but they can also earn extra income, which is undoubtedly a huge incentive for them.

The students began to participate in the filming more actively, showing unprecedented enthusiasm and concentration whether playing roles or working behind the scenes.

"Qiu Rui, you are really generous. Not only do you get so much food for one person, but there is also meat." Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yimou, Li Shaohong, Hu Mei and others sat together to eat. Tian Zhuangzhuang chewed the food in his mouth while teasing Qiu Rui opposite him.

"As long as you make a good movie for me, this little bit of money doesn't matter.

Besides, saving money isn't just about these things. If Zhou Lijing, Fang Shu, and Teacher Xu act well for me, they can shoot less and save on film—that's where the real savings come in." Zhang Qiurui said with a smile.

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Seven days passed, and March 1st arrived in the blink of an eye.

After seven days of running-in, the crew has gradually adapted to each other's work rhythm and the cooperation has become more tacit.

The actors are also getting into the groove, their understanding of the characters is becoming deeper, and their emotional expressions are becoming more natural and fluent.

The previous shooting plan was to get the crew to work together, so the shooting progress was relatively slow. There were not many scenes scheduled for shooting each day, and the focus was on adjusting details and trial shooting of scenes.

Except for the first two days, Zhang Qiurui's shooting progress accelerated significantly in the following days, and the shooting was completed ahead of schedule every day.

This day.

"Teacher, I think the crew and actors have been working together for a while, so the subsequent filming schedule can be brought forward appropriately.

I want to finish all the filming by the end of March, and ideally, finish the editing and release the film by the end of April." Zhang Qiurui approached Situ Zhaodun to present her idea.

"So fast?" Situ Zhaodun looked at the determined Zhang Qiurui and his heart moved.

The original plan was to complete the filming in early April and complete the editing of the film in June. This way, the progress of the entire project will be greatly advanced by two months.

"Hurry up." Zhang Qiurui also had a plan in mind.

She remembered that the 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10th.

If they can finish the film by the end of April, they will have enough time to prepare and try to catch up with this film festival.

This will not only gain more exposure opportunities for the film, but also allow it to make its mark on the international stage.

These days, no one in China or even in Asia has won a major award at the three major international film festivals.

Although the three major film festivals have different focuses, nowadays the films shot in China are all red films, which have no artistic value at all, let alone winning international awards.

But Zhang Qiurui is different. She knows what kind of movies the three major international film festivals like. The movie she is shooting now is very much in line with the tastes of the three major film festivals, especially the Cannes Film Festival's preference for stories with depth.

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