Chapter 333 How to make money?
After the car entered and parked in the parking lot, the three people asked someone where the photographer Sang Kaiji was, and then went there.
The crew had already started filming. From a distance, Gu Siqing saw several beautiful women in ancient costumes sitting in the courtyard, smiling sweetly. The scene was truly beautiful.
The three of them tiptoed over and stood on the periphery to watch the crew filming. But just as they stood there, they heard the director yell, "Stop! Lines, lines, lines! If you can't keep up next time, you'll be kicked out and have to start over."
Gu Siqing watched the actors re-enacting the previous scenes, and she suddenly realized a problem. The TV dramas in the 1980s were almost all filmed around the four great classics.
For example, "Journey to the West", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Water Margin" in the 1980s have become classics, but there are almost no TV dramas that reflect the lives of the general public.
In recent years, people's living standards have significantly improved, and with them, the demand for spiritual life has become increasingly strong. The quintessence of Chinese culture truly needs to be sung and commemorated. While people appreciate profound culture, things that are closer to life are also bound to be popular.
The popularity of "Desire" in the 1990s illustrates this point.
Gu Siqing suddenly had a bold idea to adapt her book "Whose Childhood Is Not Troubled" into a TV series, which should be quite effective.
This idea made her excited. When she realized this, Gu Siqing decided to plan it carefully after returning.
In her previous life, she heard a saying: To be yourself is to do things that make you excited and not be attached to the results.
As people grow older, they face more and more things and need to compromise on more and more things. As their edges are smoothed out, their interests, hobbies, and ideals gradually disappear. There are fewer and fewer things that excite them, and they live less and less like themselves.
So, when you encounter something that excites you, as long as it is within the moral and legal scope, do it while you still feel excited.
After standing outside and watching for a while, the director called out "Cut" several times before the scene finally passed. The director asked them to take a break first. Sang Kaiji saw Zhang Zijun and trotted over, "Young Master Zhang, you're here!"
Zhang Zijun hummed, "How long will you be busy?"
Sang Kaiji glanced back at the director, smiled apologetically, and said, "The schedule for this drama is very tight, you'll have to wait a while. The scenery in the Grand View Garden is quite beautiful, you can walk around, and I'll take pictures of you at noon."
In her previous life, Gu Siqing had heard that the filming of the 1987 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was rigorous and intense, and the fact that Sang Kaiji could become the photographer of "Dream of Red Mansions" showed that he was definitely capable.
There is absolutely no problem in waiting, and she is particularly interested in filming now.
Seeing that Gu Erhui and Gu Siqing had no objection to waiting, Zhang Zijun said to Sang Kaiji, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work. We'll just walk around."
"Okay, then you guys go around." Sang Kaiji said, and seeing that Gu Siqing had been staring at the actors, he said, "If you like acting, I can arrange for you to be an extra."
Gu Siqing was surprised when she heard it and said, "Is it really possible?"
She was just an extra, it didn't matter if she didn't show her face or have any lines. As long as she appeared in such a classic TV series, she would be very happy.
After hearing her words, Sang Kaiji looked at Zhang Zijun again. It was all for this gentleman's sake, so he must know his attitude.
Zhang Zijun also thought it was fun, so he said to Gu Erhui, "How about we try it too?"
Gu Erhui also thought it was quite amusing, so she agreed with a smile. Seeing this, Sang Kaiji went to talk to the director and came back a short while later, saying, "There's a maid and Xiao Si who need to clean up a scene in the next scene. Is it okay for Master Zhang?"
Zhang Zijun looked at Gu Erhui and Gu Siqing. Seeing that they both had no objections, he said, "Okay, shall we go change clothes now?"
"I'll have someone take you there," Sang Kaiji said, walking away. A moment later, he brought a woman in her thirties back. "Go with Sister Zhang to change clothes. She'll take you to the filming location later."
Gu Siqing and the other two followed Sister Zhang to the place where extras changed their clothes. They saw a group of people putting clothes on. Sister Zhang went over and brought back three sets of clothes: two for the maids and one for Xiao Si.
Seeing that the changing room was crowded, Sister Zhang smiled and said, "How about finding a separate room for you to change clothes?"
Sang Kaiji told her that these people were not simple people, and thought they would not want to change clothes with the other extras, but he heard the older girls say: "No, we can just go with others."
"Okay then," Sister Zhang handed them the clothes, "I'll let the makeup artist put on your makeup later."
"Thank you!" Gu Erhui said, then pulled Gu Siqing to the dressing room to change clothes.
There were quite a lot of people inside. When they saw the two sisters come in, someone said, "With your looks, why are you playing an extra?"
Gu Erhui dealt with it with a smile, and then changed clothes with Gu Siqing. After changing, she followed Sister Zhang to put on makeup. It was called makeup, but in fact it was just to style the hair into the hairstyle of an ancient maid. There was no need to put makeup on the face, after all, the face would not be exposed.
After the two sisters finished, they looked at each other and thought they looked pretty good. When they saw Zhang Zijun, he was already dressed in a small Si style. When he saw Gu Erhui, he was stunned for a moment, then leaned over and whispered to her: "For a maid like you, I have to be a bully to take you home."
Gu Erhui chuckled, "But you are just a little Si now."
Zhang Zijun: Well, there’s no way to rely on your dad.
The three of them followed Sister Zhang to the filming location, where they were given three brooms to sweep the floor. Gu Siqing took the broom and waited for the director to start, then she swept diligently, stopping when she heard the director say stop.
This time, they passed. Gu Siqing and the others followed Sister Zhang to change their clothes. On the way, Gu Siqing said to Gu Erhui, "What do you think about my story 'Whose Childhood Is Worry-Free' being made into a TV series?"
Gu Erhui was stunned for a moment, "Why do you have this idea?"
Gu Siqing: "I just feel that most TV dramas nowadays are historical dramas or adaptations of famous novels. There are no TV dramas that are close to our lives, so if I make them, they should be popular."
Gu Erhui thought about the TV shows she usually watched, and there really weren't any life-themed dramas. She thought for a moment and asked, "How do I make money?"
Filming a TV series definitely requires investment, and this money cannot be wasted in vain!
My mind is getting more and more confused. I was very busy today and didn't write much. I started writing as soon as I got home. I wrote for a while and then realized that I had two drafts saved. As a result, I just uploaded them now.
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