Chapter 66 Shooting

In a blink of an eye, the crew has been filming in Bangkok for a month. The crew had a good working relationship in the early stage, and the filming in the later stage became more and more smooth.

As a director and actor, Gu Wei has a lot to do every day.

He is the leading actor, so he has the most scenes to shoot.

As a director, he also has to decide whether each shot is qualified.

It was easy when filming other people's scenes, but it became very troublesome when filming his own scenes.

This is due to Gu Wei's good arrangements for the early stages of his work. He has an excellent and capable producer, an experienced assistant director, and a supervisor who checks for any shortcomings and fills in the gaps.

He doesn't have to worry about any big or small matters on the crew, nor does he have to be responsible for the daily arrangements of filming tasks. He just needs to make the final decision.

Even so, Gu Wei was still in a panic.

He also understood why many actors who switched to become directors, even if they became successful, would still go back to being actors and film movies honestly.

For example, Wu Jing, although Wolf Warrior 2 was so successful, he did not say that he would continue to direct and shoot more movies. Instead, after becoming famous, he had more choices, chose good crews to join, and continued to be an actor honestly.

Being a director and being an actor are two completely different professions. Compared to the latter, the former requires much more energy.

When he was free, Gu Wei also communicated with Lu Yang.

Lu Yang said that Gu Wei was the most relaxed director he had ever met.

He said that directors of the older generation must be extremely energetic to be competent.

Because a film director has a lot of work to do from the beginning to the end of filming. He has to worry about all the big and small matters of the crew. The smaller the crew, the more tired the director is, and sometimes he even has to take on multiple roles.

Some directors are particularly controlling. They treat their films like their own children, and they personally control every shot, every design, and never let anyone else interfere. This meticulous attention to detail naturally makes the production even more tiring.

Directors like Gu Wei who delegate all the work are rare in the circle.

Gu Wei thought, "When you see people from all walks of life switching careers to become directors, you won't think people like me are so rare anymore."

In the morning, in the crew’s hotel room.

"Sister Li, get up. You have a role today." Gu Wei gently patted Zeng Li, who was sleeping beside him, and asked her to get up.

Ever since that conversation that night, a strange relationship has been maintained between the two.

Zeng Li would never admit that she and Gu Wei were boyfriend and girlfriend. She stubbornly believed that they were just siblings.

But she never resisted Gu Wei and seemed to enjoy it.

She was very obsessed with Gu Wei's young and strong body.

Gu Wei was of course very happy about Zeng Li's welcome. After more than ten nights in a row, Gu Wei finally realized how good his sister was.

Zeng Li was awakened by Gu Wei. She opened her sleepy eyes, looked at Gu Wei's handsome face, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Two white and tender arms stretched out from the quilt, raised high above the head, and stretched lazily.

"Good morning, brother."

The two of them got up together and went downstairs to have breakfast.

Gu Wei and Zeng Li's hotel room was on the same floor, the best room in the hotel. The only people sharing the floor with them were Chen Zhixi, Wang Baoqiang, Lu Yang, and a few directors.

Every time Gu Wei came to see Zeng Li, he would carefully look around to see if there was anyone there.

He didn't care about what others said, he was mainly concerned about Zeng Li's reputation.

Today we were shooting an indoor scene.

The setting is Ah Xiang's home. The story mainly tells about Tang Ren, Qin Feng and a gang of robbers, as well as Kun Tai and Huang Landeng who enter Ah Xiang's home separately. The dramatic conflicts create a lot of hilarious effects.

This is basically the most important scene for the heroine Zeng Li in the entire movie.

Today Zeng Li was wearing a pink tulle dress, revealing her snow-white chest. Her hair was combed high, and she wore a pair of gold earrings on her ears. Her fair skin reflected her seductive red lips.

Not only is she beautiful, she also exudes the aura of being the most beautiful woman in Tangren Street.

This scene involves several main characters in the movie, but Qin Feng, played by Gu Wei, has few roles. He only appears twice and speaks one line. He is just a cameo role.

This way, Gu Wei can concentrate on watching other people's shooting results.

The wanted Tang Ren and Qin Feng came to A Xiang's home in the evening.

Ah Xiang opened the door and welcomed them in. Before they could say a few words, the three robbers also came to Ah Xiang's door.

Ah Xiang, who misunderstood, let the robbers into the house, and then Kun Tai arrived as agreed with Tang Ren.

The whole process was that Ah Xiang kept opening the door to let these groups of people into the house.

Finally, Huang Landeng arrived with the cake. At this time, the second floor of the house was already full of people.

"Card!"

After filming the first scene where Tang Ren and Qin Feng entered the house, Gu Wei came to the monitor.

"Sister Li, Ah Xiang shouldn't be too strong here. When facing Huang Landeng, you should be charming, but not forceful."

"I understand, Director," Zeng Li said after thinking for a while.

Zeng Li graduated from the Central Academy of Drama many years ago, and her acting skills are still guaranteed. After Gu Wei told her what effect she should perform, she took the initiative to adjust her state.

Doing it again, it was obvious that Ah Xiang's aura softened.

"Cut! Okay, this one passed."

After the entrance scene was filmed, the scene moved to the second floor.

The first shot was of Huang Landeng and his assistant going upstairs and searching the entire house, which eventually forced several people who were hiding to show up.

This segment was filmed very smoothly, and there were no problems with the actors' performances. The camera followed the actors under Director Huang's direction.

Gu Wei was very satisfied with the effect when watching from behind. After everyone finished filming, he just went into the wardrobe to shoot another shot.

After finishing filming today's scenes, Gu Wei took the call from his assistant.

"Mr. Gu, Sister Yang is looking for you." The assistant handed over the phone and said.

"Hello?" The voice of agent Yang Liwen came from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Gu, I've already contacted the CEO of the tech company in Beijing that you asked me to contact.

However, they still have some doubts about our intentions and capabilities. Do you think you can arrange a meeting with them after you return home?"

Gu Wei immediately became alert after hearing what Yang Liwen said.

"No problem. Please help me establish a good relationship. My movie will be finished in about a month. Please tell their CEO that I will come to visit them in person when I return to China."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei was still in an excited state.

After returning from the Chinese New Year, Gu Wei asked his agent Yang Liwen to help him contact a Beijing company called ByteDance.

After making contact, express your willingness to invest to the other party.

After the Chinese New Year, he returned to Beijing and has been busy preparing for "Detective Chinatown". He flew to Bangkok after the filming started and had no time to do this himself.

Although Yang Liwen was very puzzled that Gu Wei wanted to invest in the other party, he didn't even know where the other party was.

But this is a task assigned by the boss, so you must do your best to complete it. Employees don't need to be too curious.

(End of this chapter)