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The following week, EXO Star Academy officially started filming. Apart from the occasional music program schedule, the members spent almost all their time on the set. They had to rush to the filming location before dawn every day, and often had to shoot until late at night.
At five in the morning on the set, Ouyang Guang was drowsy in the makeup chair. The makeup artist was carefully putting on special golden contact lenses for him. This special material would produce a faint golden glow under strong light.
"Don't blink too often," the makeup artist gently reminded, "these colored contacts need to be used with post-production special effects to create the effect of light-sensing abilities."
Ouyang nodded, and saw Jin Junmyeon walking over with his makeup done. He was wearing a black college uniform, with a glittering student council president badge and a badge representing his superpowers on his chest, and he exuded a calm aura.
"Xiaoguang, are you nervous?" Jin Junmyeon sat down on the chair next to him.
Ouyangguang picked up the bottle of mineral water on the table, unscrewed it and took a sip, then put the bottle on the table. "It's okay," he shrugged, "I took a lot of acting classes when I was a trainee, so I'm used to it."
Kim Junmyeon stood by and adjusted his tie, fiddling with the fabric with his fingers a little unnaturally. "To be honest, I was a little nervous," he lowered his voice, "I was afraid that I would mess up the performance."
Ouyang Guang turned to look at him and found that the captain, who was usually very steady, was unconsciously touching his sleeves, causing wrinkles on his crisp uniform. Under the light from the dressing room, he could see his eyelashes trembling slightly.
"Brother gets nervous too..." Ouyang Guang muttered to himself, and suddenly felt that the upcoming shoot didn't seem so scary.
The Star Museum auditorium in the center of the studio is magnificent, with crystal chandeliers hanging from its Gothic dome. The staff is debugging the equipment.
"Everyone get ready! The 37th high school opening ceremony, Action!"
The moment the spotlight came on, Ouyang Guang took a deep breath and walked up to the podium. Sitting below the stage were members wearing the same uniforms. They were no longer teammates of EXO, but students of Star Museum Academy.
"As a freshman representative..." Ouyang Guang's voice echoed in the auditorium, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the podium. At this moment, he noticed that Jin Zhong suddenly bent his back and looked towards the side door vigilantly.
The next second, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the set. People wearing black cloaks and white masks with various expressions poured in from various entrances, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. This is the key point of the plot, the scene where the masked people attack the opening ceremony.
"Everyone, be safe and protect our students!" Jin Junmyeon was the first to jump up and deploy the water barrier as required by the script. The special effects team pulled out a water curtain in front of him, reflecting colorful light under the lights.
The filming lasted a whole day. At lunch break, the members gathered in the rest area in groups of three or four. Wu Se-hun got a bunch of snacks from somewhere and was eating with Luhan, Huang Zitao, Park Chanyeol, Kim Min-seok, and Kim Jong-dae. Zhang Yixing, Kim Jong-dae, and Wu Yifan were lying on the sofa to catch up on their sleep, while Do Kyung-soo was holding a script and repeatedly practicing the movements for the action scenes.
Ouyangguang sat alone in a corner, looking through the scenes to be filmed in the afternoon. Suddenly, a cup of hot chocolate was handed to him, and he looked up to see Bian Boxian's bright smile.
"Xiaoguang, you act so naturally!" Byun Baekhyun sat down next to him.
Ouyang Guang smiled at him and sipped the hot chocolate. The warm sweetness relaxed his tense nerves a little.
The filming in the afternoon was even more intense. The action director was teaching the members how to design fighting moves against the masked man. Huang Zitao learned the fastest and performed a clean side kick.
"This is similar to my martial arts!" He proudly twirled the stick in his hand.
When it was Ouyang Guang's turn, he did a powerful spinning kick and kicked the mask off, hitting the lunch box of a passing staff member.
"Ah! My lunch!" the staff wailed.
Ouyang Guang bowed 90 degrees and said, "I'm sorry! I'll treat you to some noodles with soybean paste!"
Kim Minseok silently raised his hand: "Um... can you take me with you?"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and even the director couldn't help shaking his head and smiling. This little episode eased the tense atmosphere a lot.
On the seventh day of filming, the first wrap-up scene finally arrived. Ouyang Guang needed to stand on the edge of the academy's clock tower to complete the awakening declaration, with a special effects composite double moon spectacle behind him.
"Action!"
Ouyang Guang stood on the edge of the platform, the night wind ruffled his hair. According to the plot, he should feel the awakening of the "light power" in his body at this moment.
"I will protect the EXOPLANET world..." His voice was particularly clear in the night sky.
In this section, special effects will be added later. Golden dots of light will surround him like fireflies, lighting up the entire roof.
"Cut!" The director called for a stop to the filming, and everyone applauded and cheered, celebrating the successful completion of the first scene.
On the way back to the dormitory, Ouyang Guang looked out the window at the night view, feeling tired but satisfied. His phone vibrated. It was a message from Jin Zhiyuan:
[The first filming of the day was finished? Congratulations to our new actors~]
Ouyangguang's mouth corners unconsciously rose, and he replied: [Well, although I am very tired, I am very happy.]
He leaned against the car window, thinking back to this week's filming experience. From the initial confusion of facing the camera to the calm response now, he felt that he had really grown a lot. What touched him most was that no matter in or out of the play, the members always accompanied and encouraged each other.
The car drove across the Han River Bridge, with the bright lights of Seoul reflected on the water. Ouyang Guang gently closed his eyes, looking forward to the next photo shoot.
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