Time flies, and crew members come and go. As filming progresses faster, those who have finished their scenes leave, and new actors join the crew. Filming is nearing its end, and everyone is filled with anticipation.

Several large-scale scenes were filmed during this period. The scenes were so grand that even the action director, Master Jin, couldn't handle it. The actors under his command were exhausted every day. Fang Yang put the dramatic scenes first. Now everyone is in character, and the big scenes are almost one after another. The most difficult time is the last period.

Even Huang Xiaoping, who has been in the directing industry for decades, has never concentrated the big scenes at the end like Fang Yang. He usually shoots in the middle, leaving some simpler shots for the final wrap-up, and then everyone happily drinks a farewell party and goes their separate ways.

However, to be fair, during the middle stages of filming major productions, due to the actors' need to get to know each other, a single major scene can take several days or even a week to film. This is why major productions often require six months or even longer to film. For actors like Fang Yang, who focus on filming in the later stages, the need for getting to know each other is eliminated, but filming one scene after another is exhausting. Few big-name actors can endure this kind of hardship.

At this point, Huang Xiaoping admired Fang Yang's eye for talent when casting the actors. Look at Zhou Yi, Zhu Qi, Zhou Xin, and Liu Kexin—aren't they all handsome, beautiful, and talented? Although they are still a bit immature, after this period of training, they have all begun to take shape as promising young actors. The key is that they are obedient and patient!

For more than a week, everyone in the crew was exhausted every day. But these young actors, even if they worked overtime until 10 p.m., would come to the set the next day full of energy and enthusiasm to start filming. It's a pity that only one of them is from Shanghai TV. Huang Xiaoping sighed. He was afraid that after the show was released, these people would make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry and their salaries would increase significantly.

On December 30th, as Fang Yang loudly announced, the filming of "Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was finally completed perfectly. Everyone on set collapsed to the ground, not caring at all about the dirty pit below. They were just too tired. Even Zhou Yi, the minor lead who had filmed no less than ten TV series, had never been this tired even for a single series.

Master Jin? Under Fang Yang's escalating financial offensive, the phrase "painful yet joyful" best describes the situation. It's just tough on his men; he'll have to give them a raise when they get back. Master Jin isn't a miser! Thinking about the rave reviews this show received after its release, and how everyone in the industry will know he was the action choreographer, and how film offers will come pouring in like snowflakes, Master Jin is secretly delighted!

The wrap party was arranged by Zhuge Jianming at a famous local restaurant in Xinchang. The crew had nearly a hundred people, and Zhuge Jianming generously booked the entire restaurant. After everyone returned to the hotel to freshen up, they took two buses directly to the restaurant. Tomorrow would be the day they went their separate ways. After two and a half months of hard work, everyone wanted to have a big meal tonight. Who knew when they would get together again?

It was almost six o'clock when they arrived at the hotel. Snowflakes were falling from the sky, and in the dim night, they turned into mud and water in the blink of an eye. Fang Yang was also glad that he had worked overtime to catch up on the schedule recently. Otherwise, with such sudden weather changes, the actors would easily catch a cold if they were filming outdoors, which would affect the filming schedule.

After the buses came to a stop in the parking lot, the crew members on both buses got off one after another. Although they looked tired, they couldn't hide their joy. The New Year was just around the corner, and tomorrow they could go home and have a nice rest, and then spend the New Year with their family and friends. Moreover, with the snowy weather today, they would be able to finish a period of hard work and no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold in the wild. Who could say that wasn't a blessing?

Zhuge Jianming stood at the entrance of the restaurant and called out the names of the crew members entering one by one before accompanying Fang Yang and Huang Xiaoping into the restaurant. This step of taking attendance was essential; otherwise, after the meal, when everyone was perhaps drunk, there was a high possibility that one or two drunkards would be forgotten in the restaurant. If something happened, it would be Zhuge Jianming's responsibility as the producer.

The crew ended filming early, saving the investors a lot of money. Zhuge Jianming was also generous, ordering all the restaurant's signature dishes: poached chicken, fish head, toothpick beef, swimming crab, scallion oil razor clams, salt and pepper duck head, spicy grilled fish, spicy eel, and so on.

Fang Yang watched as Zhuge Jianming, unusually magnanimous, pointed at the menu with his finger and told the waiter. He couldn't help but recall the behavior of some rich second-generation heirs in his previous life. He smiled and said to Zhuge Jianming, "Mr. Zhuge, you should say to the waiter, 'Waiter, except for this cheap one, order everything else on this menu.' That's what you call generosity. There's a saying called 'Family Portrait,' which comes from this!"

Upon hearing this novel term, everyone at the table burst into laughter. They had all heard of ordering a set of dishes, but calling it "family portrait" was a first for them, and it felt strangely out of place.

Zhou Xin gently patted Fang Yang's arm, "You sound like a nouveau riche. Aren't you afraid that if word gets out, reporters will write all sorts of things to smear you?"

Zhuge Jianming was speechless. "President Fang, my good brother, I dare not say such a thing. You are suggesting that I should make a mistake. I work for the government, how can I compare myself to those tycoons!"

Huang Xiaoping pointed at the laughing waiter and said to Zhuge Jianming, "Hurry up and order! Look at how this pretty girl is secretly in love with you. If you don't order soon, she'll stick to you!"

Zhuge Jianming frantically waved his hands, "You can't joke like that. There's a tigress at home. Director Huang, are you trying to set me up in a mess?"

Huang Xiaoping waved his hand, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that. Hurry up and order the food. Hey pretty lady, give each table two jars of Shaoxing rice wine later. Coming to Shaoxing and not drinking some Shaoxing rice wine is like not having been here at all!"

Zhuge Jianming laughed and said, "Don't worry, Director Huang, I won't forget. I'm afraid the craving for alcohol in your stomach has been fighting every day for the past two and a half months. Thank you for your hard work, Director Huang! President Fang, you are the most dedicated director I have ever met since I entered the film and television industry. I want to have a couple more drinks with you later!"

Fang Yang laughed and said, "Alright, let's order quickly. The weather changes so fast, it's gotten cold all of a sudden. Director Huang is so thoughtful. Waiter, remember to warm up the Shaoxing wine first, it's cold, so we won't drink anything cold!"

As Zhuge Jianming ordered and quickly wrote it down, the waiter smiled and said to Fang Yang, "Mr. Fang is quite the expert! Our Shaoxing rice wine, when drunk warm in autumn and winter, can boost the body's yang energy, invigorate the spleen and stomach, promote blood circulation, and dispel cold. It's the perfect pairing with crab."