When Su Bai walked to the shooting site wearing such an outfit, the advertising director and the brand representative on the scene were all dazzled.
Oh, with a clean-looking face and friendly temperament, anyone who looks at him will naturally feel a sense of trust and closeness!
“Okay, okay!”
Huang Renxu, the brand representative, laughed first: "Ah, Coach Su, you suddenly changed into this outfit, which is completely different from your previous image. Very good, it is completely consistent with the image style that our brand wants!"
On the side, Jiang Yuan, the director of the commercial, didn't say anything, but he was relieved in his heart. When shooting commercials for athletes and celebrities in other fields, the biggest worry is awkwardness. When Su Bai first arrived, his sportswear made Jiang Yuan's heart skip a beat, fearing that Su Bai would not be able to fit in the family warmth and comfort that the commercial required.
After seeing Su Bai change his clothes and change his whole temperament to become gentle and friendly, Jiang Yuan felt relieved - shooting this advertisement was not too difficult, as long as Su Bai's temperament was friendly, everything else would be easy.
After Huang Renxu and Su Bai exchanged a few words, Jiang Yuan also joined in and explained to Su Bai the specific content of the advertisement, the shooting scenes, and the requirements.
Since the purpose of this advertisement is to promote olive oil, the theme is of course cooking. Jiang Yuan told Su Bai, "You just need to cook well. That's it. When we cook today, we need to put more flowers on the shelf. Coach Su, you need to be a little more cautious when cooking. Not only should the dishes look delicious, but we should also try to look handsome while cooking!"
Jiang Yuan is used to being an advertising director and has a lot of experience in communicating with amateur subjects like Su Bai. He didn't tell Su Bai about camera positions or fixed points. He just told Su Bai that during the shooting process, he should not bend over or hunch his back when cooking, and his posture should look relaxed and at home, but actually like a model walking.
Jiang Yuan stated the entire set of requirements in a simple and straightforward manner, getting straight to the point.
When Jiang Yuan made his request, Su Bai listened attentively until the end when Jiang Yuan asked Su Bai if he had any questions, then he asked a question.
"I have no other questions, but if we are going to cook today, what dish do you need to make?"
"Oops, I forgot to tell you this." Jiang Yuan slapped his forehead and turned to call the stagehands over: "Ingredients, ingredients, ingredients, are you ready? Don't forget, this is the highlight of today, all live action!"
"It's ready! Fish, eggs, steak, ribs, chicken, we have them all, and the spices are all ready. Today the kitchen has a complete set of supplies, Coach Su can make whatever dish you want!"
After hearing the reply from the stagehand, Jiang Yuan also turned around and looked at Su Bai with a smile: "Coach Su, today I have one more thing to tell you about cooking - we are shooting an advertisement, and we are pursuing the visual effect. When you are cooking today, you can put more green, yellow, and red peppers. These colors look good, and the effect will be better when you take pictures later."
Su Bai agreed to all of Jiang Yuan's requests. Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Jiang Yuan shouted to the entire advertising crew: "Alright, let's get to work. Everyone, get your spirits up!"
Both the brand and the advertising team knew before the shooting that the subject they were going to shoot was a track and field coach - although he was young, he was still a track and field coach, so the brand and the advertising team kept the plot arrangement for the entire commercial very simple.
The first scene is a cozy and warm Nordic-style kitchen where a quiet male figure is busy.
The second scene is a close-up of a pair of beautiful hands cutting vegetables.
The third scene is when cooking, the same beautiful hands picked up the cooking oil on the table.
The fourth scene is a close-up of cooking oil dripping into the pot, followed by a heartwarming daily cooking scene.
The last scene is when Su Bai holds the dishes and says his only line to the camera with a smile - "It's time to eat." This line is probably the biggest test of his acting skills in the entire advertisement, because Jiang Yuan requires Su Bai to express this line with the intimacy of talking to his lover.
The keynote of the entire commercial is fresh, warm and green, highlighting the high quality, health and freshness of olive oil. The refreshing tone of the entire commercial also suggests to the audience that this olive oil is not as greasy as ordinary soybean oil.
Since the shooting of the advertisement began, several different camera positions have been set up on site. One is the director's camera, which is the main camera follow-up shooting position, used for shooting the main film of the advertisement. The other one is to sweep the entire scene, used to shoot the behind-the-scenes footage required by the brand.
Although Su Bai was still very unfamiliar with advertising shooting at the beginning, he calmed down after walking to the kitchen scene arranged for him by the advertising team.
After all, in terms of cooking, although he now has fewer opportunities to cook in daily life, the system still stubbornly reserves at least one hour of cooking training courses for him every day in the system training space every night, so no matter when he walks into the kitchen stove, he still has a familiar sense of intimacy in his heart.
If the shooting of this advertisement was not particularly difficult for Su Bai, then it would certainly be even less difficult for the entire advertising team?
…
No way!
At first, after Su Bai entered the kitchen and started cooking, Jiang Yuan would stare at the photographer's camera and say a few words to Su Bai, such as "look up at the camera."
However, as the dishes Su Bai was cooking in the kitchen gradually entered the stage of frying, stir-frying, and deep-frying, the photographer, who had previously only photographed the stage of preparing the dishes and thought that Su Bai's hands were indeed very beautiful and suitable for being in the shot, suddenly "failed".
The one who entered the 'no' mode at the same time as the photographer was Jiang Yuan.
Damn, what the hell is going on? How can it smell so good! ! !
Jiang Yuan and his team, upholding a professional spirit, have also watched the variety show that Su Bai's track and field team was performing. Of course, they analyzed the entire variety show more from aspects such as shooting angles and camera language.
At that time, they did discuss: [Oh my, this scene of Su Bai cooking is really well shot, it looks really appetizing. 】
But they don’t really think that Su Bai’s cooking is that delicious. As for why the members of the track and field team love it so much? This Su Bai is their coach. How could the meal prepared by the coach himself not be delicious?
Therefore, when shooting today's advertising content, Jiang Yuan's entire team was completely defenseless - not only were they completely defenseless, but they were also considering beforehand that there would be behind-the-scenes footage in today's shooting, and when they were shooting the commercial, they had to appropriately show their salivation for the food made by Su Bai, so that when they were editing the behind-the-scenes footage later, they could produce a good enough effect.
But...
There is a saying that goes, ideals are full, but reality is skinny... Oh, no, according to their current situation, perhaps we should change the way we say it.
Ideals are skinny, but reality... is a little too plump! !
Because he had seen Su Bai's smooth cooking performance in a variety show, Jiang Yuan and the director repeatedly polished the storyboard script before filming this time. He also communicated with the photographer to make sure that the cooking shots "had to look good."
So, what is the price of looking good?
Of course, it’s close-up shots and close-ups of various foods and ingredients!
Of course, there must be mid-shots and long shots, but these foods and ingredients must be photographed in super close-up to show their freshness and juiciness, or to show the freshness of the ingredients when they are put into the pot and the oil sizzles out...
These are the essence of food video shooting.
Therefore, in order to ensure the essence and shooting effect of the advertising film, Li Mingxi, the photographer of Jiang Yuan team, is now on the front line facing Su Bai.
You have to know that this kitchen is an indoor studio set for filming. Although there is a range hood installed, the place where Su Bai actually cooks is not in the direction of the table where the range hood is located for the convenience of filming - so, the range hood was not operating during the entire filming process.
At first, Jiang Yuan and his friends thought that the smell of oil smoke might be very strong in such an environment, and they were mentally prepared to endure it.
As a result, who knows how Su Bai handled it, after more than half an hour of cooking, they couldn't smell any excessive smell of oil smoke. On the contrary, what filled their noses were waves of tempting food aroma.
Li Mingxi was almost crying. He was a big man with a beard, but now he was holding the camera lens in his hand, and tears were flowing into his heart. If you ask him why he was so sad, he only wanted to say: This is so damn tempting! ! !
I didn’t notice it when I started preparing the dishes, but once I put these dishes into the pot…
Oh my, the small yellow croaker was put into the pot with ginger slices, and then turned over. The plump yellow croaker was fried until both sides were golden brown. It was served and placed on a white porcelain plate. A spoonful of the prepared sweet and sour sauce was poured on it, and then a handful of chopped green onions was sprinkled on it.
There are also prawns with their backs opened, stir-fried in the pan with a fragrant aroma. When the shrimp meat is red and white, thick red sauce is also added to the pan. Finally, the pan is simply flipped over and served on a plate. The cooked prawns are coated with sauce. Even without the chopped green onions for color, just looking at this plate of prawns is enough to whet your appetite.
Not only that, but also braised chicken, salt and pepper spareribs, tofu and cabbage soup, stir-fried vegetables...
The advertising team at the scene was simply stunned. At first, they saw that Su Bai had made a lot of preparations and thought that Su Bai's dish was quite complicated. But when Su Bai actually put these things into the pot, the whole set of cooking process was so fast that they were dazzled. The point is...
The taste was so delicious that they cried on the spot.
I don't know when, but tears started flowing from the corners of my mouth...it was all because I was greedy.
Li Mingxi regrets it now, very much.
Why is he the lead photographer today? The whole process needs to be shot facing Su Bai's camera, including close-ups of these foods.
What does it mean to see but not eat?
That's it!
Not only can he see but not eat, he also has to use up his last bit of professional ethics to make these already delicious foods even more delicious...
He cried, and his tears tasted salty, he knew.
Not only Li Mingxi, Jiang Yuan was also feeling uneasy at the moment. Of course, he knew that except Su Bai, no one in the entire team could remain calm at the moment.
He was convinced, he was really convinced. Why did he have to think so hard and go with this style of shooting?
It's all cooking oil anyway, so isn't it good to let Su Bai just hold a bucket of oil and say some advertising slogans? At least... the scene wouldn't be as tragic as it is now, and his entire team wouldn't be so greedy that they cry.
This appetizing smell was not so strong at the beginning. It was when Su Bai put the first dish into the pot that a subtle and tempting smell began to waft out. Then, as Su Bai cooked more and more dishes, the fragrance became stronger and stronger... making people want to stop and start eating right away.
If there wasn't a bit of the most determined Party B spirit left, Jiang Yuan would have wanted to use his power for personal gain and call a cut, and then call everyone together to taste Su Bai's cooking skills.
The representative of the "Weimei" brand who originally stayed at the scene, along with several staff members of the "Weimei" brand, also covered their stomachs at this moment. However, when they smelled the refreshing aroma of food wafting from the direction of Su Bai, the feeling of hunger seemed to have drilled into their heads and turned on a loudspeaker in their skulls, constantly telling them - I'm so hungry!
It can be said that the shooting process of this commercial was more difficult than what Jiang Yuan and his entire advertising team… oh, and of course the client had expected.
The difficulty did not come from Su Bai's stiffness or other problems, but from the delicious food Su Bai made.
When Jiang Yuan, Li Mingxi and others were trying to resist the temptation of the delicious food made by Su Bai and forced their attention to the food and scenes that needed to be filmed, they couldn't help but start complaining in their hearts - the team of the previous variety show, they could actually resist the aroma of the food made by Su Bai and force themselves to shoot a bunch of food shots in every episode of the variety show!
How did they do it? !
They are simply not human! ! !
With such complicated feelings, Jiang Yuan and his team finally completed the shooting of the entire commercial.
Just as expected, the biggest problem for Su Bai was how to say "It's time to eat" in the required tone.
Su Bai is a very serious person. Since he has signed a contract to shoot a commercial, he must do his best to meet the requirements of the demander. However, he has never been in a relationship until he is 24 years old. His life is full of training, training and training. So at this moment, it is really difficult for him to find the 'warm feeling towards his lover'.
Although Jiang Yuan and others were drooling over Su Bai's cooking and were moved to tears, they still thought it was reliable when it came to professional matters. They also found that Su Bai had no relevant experience at all, so they simply changed their words.
"Coach Su, think about the players around you who often eat the food you cook. Pick one of them as a partner. You don't have to think about it as a lover, just show some normal concern."
After hearing this, Su Bai nodded. This request was much easier than simply asking him to imagine a lover out of thin air.
However, when seriously considering who to choose as the imaginary invitation object, Su Bai hesitated - originally, he subconsciously thought that he should choose Qiu Wen, who was most familiar to him, but he and Qiu Wen were too familiar with each other, and with Qiu Wen's silly personality, Su Bai felt that he didn't need his invitation at all. As long as he knew there was food to eat, Qiu Wen would foolishly jump up and hug his thigh.
And Wang Shen among the midnight snack trio... Wang Shen is really too smart. When facing Wang Shen, Su Bai feels that he seems unable to express the false emotions he faces towards his lover fluently and freely.
So, in the end, the only one left is...A Luo?
When Su Bai thought of Cui Luoheng, the image that flashed through his mind was him standing there with a pitiful look on his face. Although he was tall and strong, he still looked so soft-hearted. Then he thought of Cui Luoheng's eager look.
seem……
Is it really a good illusion choice?
Su Bai thought about it and felt that at least when he thought of Cui Luoheng, he would not be out of character.
So, when the last scene was filmed again, Jiang Yuan saw through the director's screen monitor that Su Bai was holding a plate of food in his hand. He looked up slightly, as if he saw 'someone' returning home, and then a warm look that was almost doting appeared in Su Bai's eyes.
That look seemed to be saying: Are you back?
Then, three gentle and friendly words: "It's time to eat."
"Okay! Click!"
After seeing this last shot, Jiang Yuan felt a throbbing feeling of being "in love", and his heart skipped a beat - this was strange, the previous illusion had been shot so many times, and Su Bai didn't have such a warm and heart-moving look, so how come this effect would appear when he talked to an imaginary object?
This thought went through Jiang Yuan's mind for a while, and then he took it back. He finally finished his work, but the food that Su Bai had just made was still warm because it was stored in an insulated box.
After the filming was over, everyone rushed to the incubator, wanting to have a taste of the tempting food.
Even the brand representative had picked up a prawn in front of the incubator and ate it with a delicious mouth. He kept giving Su Bai a thumbs up: "Hmm, delicious... Oh, Coach Su, you have great cooking skills. Seeing the effect of the dish you made, I have more confidence in our cooking oil!"
Regardless of whether the brand's confidence has any scientific basis, it is a fact that the shooting plan for the day was completed earlier than expected.
In addition to the continuous footage of cooking, there were also some close-ups such as dripping oil and cutting vegetables that needed to be reshot. By the time these shots were completed, it was only around three or four o'clock in the afternoon.
After changing back into his sportswear, Su Bai said goodbye to the brand and advertising team and went back to the track and field team's training base.
After changing back into his own clothes, Su Bai looked at himself in the full-length mirror, smiled and shook his head - OK, his role as a househusband is over, it's time to go back to the team and continue fighting.
When Su Bai returned to the track and field team, it was only four or five o'clock in the afternoon.
The national team training base is much quieter than usual on Sundays. Many athletes take advantage of this day of "relaxation" every week. Those who live nearby go home to visit their teammates, while those who live far away may just go out for a walk in twos or three with their teammates.
When Su Bai returned to the dormitory, he happened to receive a call from Ma Changping, who synchronized the research progress of the data group with him and asked him to find time to come over as there were some data that needed to be discussed and communicated.
As for the coaching staff, although it was the weekend, many coaches actually did not get much rest.
It is certainly good that the Asian Championships brought good results to the track and field team, but after this result, it will bring more expectations. For example, in the upcoming World Championships, there will definitely be more attention on the track and field team.
Due to this tension and pressure, the members of the coaching team are basically seizing every moment to study the relevant data of each athlete, in order to ensure that the athletes can participate in some top competitions and maintain their form while avoiding injuries as much as possible during the period from now to the start of the World Championships.
There are all kinds of things that need to be taken into consideration, not too many but not too few either. As the chief coach of the 400-meter event, Su Bai is also in charge of the training of athletes in other brother events such as Cui Luoheng. So when he returned to the base, he became busy like a top again.
Then, within two days, it was already May. Entering May meant that many members of the track and field team would once again be divided into different parts of the country to participate in new competitions.
Of course, with the official arrival of May, another timeline that every track and field athlete is paying attention to has started - from May 1st to June 30th, 2020, the entry period for track and field competition results for the Tokyo Olympics has finally arrived!
Almost at the same time when the time jumped to May 1, many domestic public accounts that are now closely following the track and field events released the latest push content:
《20190501 to 20200630, the Tokyo Olympic track and field sprint cycle officially starts! 》
Even the official Weibo account of the National Track and Field Team posted a message announcing the time point.
Official Weibo of the National Track and Field Team: From now on, the Tokyo Olympic qualifying period for track and field events has finally arrived! The national track and field team is ready to sprint for a place in the Tokyo Olympics, and our track and field athletes are eager to try - let us look forward to who will be the first to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics!
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