Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Qiao Yiqiao: “…”

Damn it.

He and Chu Feng were staring at each other in a stalemate, while over there, Pippi, Jenny, Bulbasaur and their few younger brothers had already dealt with those fanatical fans.

He also used the torn rope next to him to tie up the six people, tied them together into a string, and tied them into a bow.

"Done." Bulbasaur clapped his hands and wiped the sweat off his body. "Luckily, Big Brother brought us here in time, otherwise something bad would have happened."

Jenny was holding a bunch of fans: "What are we going to do with these guys? Go to the junkyard?"

Qiao Yiqiao: ...

Pippi, Johnny and Bulbasaur probably watched too many Young and Dangerous in the past. In addition, although they themselves have not done anything bad, they have seen a lot in the industry, and they have been influenced by it, which is a bit outrageous.

The leading fan was a young man who looked like he had just graduated from high school. He had a tough look on his face, but when he heard the word "junk yard", he panicked: "What... are you going to do?"

Jenny smiled, revealing his big white teeth: "Bury it, no need to ask."

The young man's legs were shaking: "No, no, no... this can't be true?"

Pipi closed his eyes gently: "Don't worry, it won't hurt. If you open your eyes again, it will be your next life."

Young man: “Hmm.”

He was just imitating the movies to scare Qiao Yiqiao and A'mo.

I didn’t expect to meet someone who follows the true faith.

This is too scary!!!

Sobbing sounds were heard from Hengcheng Film and Television City at night.

The cries were filled with fear of death and regret for fanatical idol worship.

With such accompaniment, after a while, Qiao Yiqiao finally mustered up the courage to avoid Chu Feng's burning gaze and looked at A'mo.

"Is your hand okay?"

Ah Mo forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I can just ask Brother Wei to help me take a look."

Qiao Yiqiao nodded: "Okay."

With this gap, he dared to look at Chu Feng again: "If I say that I am Qiao Yiqiao's twin brother, would you believe it?"

Chu Feng pursed his lips: "What's your name?"

Qiao Yiqiao: "Kan Yikan?"

The scene fell into a strange awkwardness.

After a while, Chu Feng pushed his glasses and said, "Boss, you still have this problem of not being able to name something, and you still say it's not you?"

Qiao Yiqiao scratched his head: "We have to try."

Chu Feng's eyes instantly became sharp, and he grabbed Qiao Yiqiao's sleeve: "Boss, please come back and take charge of the gang again!"

Pipi, Jenny, and Bulbasaur knelt on the ground instantly, and their subordinates also knelt down together, clasping their hands together and saying, "Please, Boss, take control of the gang again!"

The sound is deafening!

Even the wild cats passing by were startled, feeling as if their faces were covered with excess male hormones, and they licked their paws desperately.

Qiao Yiqiao felt a blackness before his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I couldn't see anything else. I could only see one, two, three, four... lots of mouths with red lips and white teeth.

How much food do these guys need to eat!

Seeing this, Tu Yu said, "Your head is not big, and your neck is not thick. I said you don't look like a cook."

Qiao Yiqiao smiled awkwardly: "There is no distinction between high and low professions."

Chu Feng: "Boss, don't say anything else, please take over the seal of the gang!"

As he spoke, Chu Feng handed over a...Master Ball.

Qiao Yiqiao took it reluctantly.

If I had known that there would be such a naive day, I would not have made the gang seal into this shape.

Seeing this, Tu Yu picked up the rope that tied up the six fanatical fans and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. You probably have a lot to talk about. I'm taking them to take statements."

Qiao Yiqiao looked at Tu Yu gratefully: "Thank you."

Tu Yu took out the room card and said, "I opened a presidential suite on it. You two can talk in private. Don't stand here. It's too conspicuous."

"good."

Before leaving, Tu Yu turned back and said, "Director Qiao, if you need money, tell me. I'll wait for your reply~"

…

The presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

Pippi, Jenny and Bulbasaur were treating A'mo's injuries in the outer room.

Qiao Yiqiao pushed Chu Feng into the study.

The two looked at each other for a while before Qiao Yiqiao finally mustered up the courage to break the silence: "How did you find me?"

Before this, he had reminded not only him, but also Yangyang, Yueyue and A'mo, to be careful and not leave any traces.

Chu Feng's nose was sore and he turned his eyes away: "Boss, I've been looking for you."

It never stopped for a moment.

You don't know how many gang members and former friends I have offended in order to find you.

But I never regret it.

Of course Qiao Yi Qiao knew what the other party had done to find him, and he felt full of guilt, and for a moment he was a little at a loss.

Having been undercover for five years, he was careful in everything he did and asked himself if he might have done only one thing wrong, which was to misjudge a number.

What he did wrong was that he shouldn't have left the organization under the pretext of faking his own death just for the sake of convenience.

But at that time, his father's illness could no longer be delayed, and he had no faster way.

What he miscalculated was the loyalty of these younger brothers towards him.

This value, his estimate, was wildly wrong.

When facing others, he might still pretend to be indifferent.

But facing Chu Feng, this overly shrewd partner with whom he had been working day and night for five years, he didn't know how to continue pretending.

After holding it in for a long time, Qiao Yiqiao could only utter: "Have you eaten?"

Chu Feng's eyes were red and bloodshot: "Boss, you've lost weight."

Before Qiao Yiqiao could react, Chu Feng clasped his hands together and said, "Boss, I have found 27 members of the Xicui Gang now. Please take charge of the gang again!"

Restart, take charge, gang...

Qiao Yi Qiao felt dizzy while holding the Master Ball.

He had retired in style.

Are we going to be forced into a desperate situation again?

no.

Qiao Yiqiao shook his head: "A Feng, times have changed."

Chu Feng looked up and was stunned.

Qiao Yiqiao finally regained his composure and said seriously, "That road is not feasible now. Look at Le Ran, she is a lesson for us."

Although Chu Feng was reluctant to believe it, after thinking carefully about the country's policies in recent years, he realized that this might not be a good path.

"Then what should we do?" Chu Feng asked anxiously, "Should we just let it go?"

This time it was Qiao Yi Qiao's turn to fall into deep thought.

Just broke up like that.

So what should we do with person number 27?

To be honest, A'mo, Yueyue, Yangyang, Li Wei, Chu Feng, Jenny, Bulbasaur, and Pipi are already the most normal people in this gang.

The rest...

Qiao Yiqiao thought of the man who set off bombs every day, gambled lavishly in overseas casinos without losing, and stored more than 4,000 weapons in his hometown in the Lighthouse Country...

Headache.

He didn't think much about it when he left the gang before, but now he thinks, what will happen if these people are released into society without his supervision?

A sense of mission as a former public official filled him.

"No," Qiao Yiqiao said firmly, "When you first joined my school, I said I would take care of you, and I will definitely do so to the end."

Chu Feng still understood: "So what Big Brother meant was that we should all clean up our name?"

Isn't this the only way for a gang to reach its later stages?

Qiao Yiqiao: “Uh…”

Although the brain circuits still did not connect successfully.

But...whitewash.

If you understand it this way, it's not impossible.

Chu Feng asked again: "How do we do it?"

Qiao Yiqiao collected his thoughts.

Yes, how to operate it?

Let’s not even mention the 27 people and the more than 100 mouths that their subordinates have to feed.

There are also issues regarding five social insurances and one housing fund as well as pension, which all need to be resolved.

After thinking for a while, Qiao Yi Qiao felt that there was no better way and could only deal with them one by one.

"Well, Afeng," Qiao Yiqiao said, "don't tell them about my discovery yet. Let's take our time. I'll call them when I need them."

Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, then he understood: "There are many people talking, the most important thing for you now is to keep a low profile."

"Yes," Qiao Yiqiao felt that Chu Feng's understanding was fine, and added, "This can also be considered our little secret."

A brief smile appeared on Chu Feng's face.

He loved little secrets, especially those kept with the Boss.

He trusts me very much.

"Do you have five insurances and one fund? At least you have to pay for social security. This is the first step to whitewashing." Qiao Yi Qiao said seriously.

An injured Li Wei has already made him spend all his savings. If these people don’t have social security and medical insurance, he won’t be able to bear it if anything happens to them!

Chu Feng's eyes rolled: "No, but I understand what the boss means."

Qiao Yiqiao's eyes lit up: "What do I mean? Tell me."

"I did some research before and found that Heng City has a lot of support policies for cultural companies," Chu Feng pushed his glasses, revealing his usual professional look, "I think we can register a shell company as the first step to whitewashing. It just so happens that I still have some money here, all of which were clean money that my big brother let me earn before. Big brother wants me to do this, right?"

Qiao Yiqiao thought to himself, that’s great.

Registering a company, finding a suitable house, decorating, and obtaining a license can all take up a large part of these people's energy.

"Let's do it this way. I'll leave this matter to you," Qiao Yiqiao urged. "Don't forget to provide them with five insurances and one fund in accordance with national standards."

It’s much cheaper to have a company pay than to pay on your own.

"no problem."

"Oh, right," Qiao Yiqiao thought, "I'll ask Ah Mo to teach them some acting lessons. After all, we're a cultural company, so we still have to put on a show. Otherwise, it'll be hard to explain if the higher-ups investigate."

"Okay." Chu Feng also agreed.

The main thing is to invite A'mo to teach and make some flow, and he will be responsible for that.

The boss really thought it through carefully.

Chu Feng said seriously: "Boss, this is a great idea."

Qiao Yiqiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's not my fault, it's your hard work."

Give it back to me. Isn't this all your idea?

After saying that, Qiao Yi Qiao called Yang Yang in again.

"You will be in charge of the acting classes for these people. If there is a suitable opportunity, take them to be extras and earn some money," Qiao Yiqiao arranged. "As for how to divide the profits, you can discuss it with my second brother."

Yangyang stood at attention and saluted: "No problem."

"Oh, right, let's assign some people who are not so good at performing to help Yueyue and Li Wei run the noodle stall. I think the people from Xinhezhong in the film and television city should disappear from now on, which is just the right time for us to enter the market." When Qiao Yiqiao thought about arranging the life of his younger brother, he felt an inspiration. "Don't just sell food, you can sell something else. Just let Yueyue be in charge of this."

"good."

After everything was arranged, Qiao Yiqiao discussed the details with Chu Feng, Yang Yang and Yue Yue until dawn, and felt that everything was on the right track.

The rising sun dyed half the sky red.

Everything is thriving.

After a night of calculations, they roughly estimated that they would need an income of at least several hundred thousand a month to be able to accommodate more than a hundred people.

Qiao Yi Qiao sighed, there was nothing he could do, he had to forge ahead against the current and take one more step forward.

Qiao Yi Qiao asked them all to go take a shower and go to bed. He was thinking about how to make money when he suddenly received a text message.

"If Director Qiao agrees, can you please come to my company the day after tomorrow with Mr. Li for an interview? Here is the script."

It was sent by Tu Yufa.

That’s perfect, I’ll make some money first!

What's more, this is my first opportunity to be a director.

Qiao Yi Qiao felt inexplicably excited. He said goodbye to his brothers and set off for home.

Go home and read the script.

happy.

Chu Feng looked at the boss's back as he ran around in the rising sun, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

I will definitely work hard to let the boss live the good life he had before, he promised silently in his heart.

…

Two days later.

When Qiao Yi Qiao took Li Wei to the place Tu Yu sent him, he was surprised.

He knew that Sunshine City Entertainment was not doing very well, but he did not expect that Sunshine City Entertainment was so small - small in the physical sense - just a two-story loft-style building with a messy interior.

It's a bit warm, like when he first set up the gang.

Qiao Yi Qiao and Li Wei went to the second floor and sat in the not very big conference room.

Soon, everyone from Sunshine City Entertainment arrived, including CEO Tu Yu, planner Xiao Fu, editor Wu Gong, screenwriter Xiao Lan and heroine Xiao Xiao.

A few people greeted each other and quickly got down to business.

Qiao Yi Qiao took out the revised script and projected it onto the big screen.

This short series has a total of twelve episodes, each episode is about five minutes long, which adds up to exactly one hour. We plan to shoot them all in one go, so the script will also be released together with the first season.

The script itself was of excellent quality, so Qiao Yiqiao only made minor revisions.

Although Qiao Yi Qiao was used to big scenes, he still felt a little nervous at this moment.

Every film and television project starts with a script meeting, but this is his first script meeting and also the first time he has shown his real work to everyone, so he attaches great importance to the reactions of several people.

But unexpectedly, as soon as the script was projected, editor Wu Gong let out a soft "hum".

Before coming here, Xiao Fu talked with them.

Editor Wu Gong is over 40 years old this year. He also graduated from a film academy. He participated in several large projects when he was young and later became an editor.

The so-called editor is the person who reviews and edits the script. Generally, a good editor will also write by himself, but Wu Gong in front of him is obviously not one of them.

Xiao Fu actually had some complaints about him. After all, this man took the largest share of the cooperation fee from the entire project team, a full 500,000 yuan, but the first clause was that he would never do the writing. Instead, he pushed everything to the new screenwriter Xiao Lan, but his name had to be signed first.

This bad trend has become commonplace in the film and television industry. Many screenwriters or editors with some fame no longer write and instead only hire ghostwriters.

Qiao Yiqiao was disdainful of this, but it seemed that Tu Yu was anxious and wanted to find an experienced person to calm the situation, so he found Wu Gong.

Wu Gong took a sip of tea and asked, "Is this Xiao Qiao's first time as a director? Which class is it from?"

Tu Yu was also worried that Qiao Yiqiao was nervous, so he quickly answered for him: "Although Director Qiao is not a professional, his previous short plays were very creative and he is very talented. The script this time is also very good and does not require much modification."

Wu Gong put down his teacup and said, "Okay. Xiao Qiao, tell me what you think."

Qiao Yi Qiao knew very well that this was a show of power to intimidate him.

After all, there is no director who would not change the script in his hands.

If it is not changed, it means the director is not sincere.

But Qiao Yi Qiao did not get angry. He looked at Li Wei's tense arms after he clenched his fists and patted them gently to comfort him for a moment, then started talking.

In essence, the story of this short drama project "Needle Walker" is not too complicated.

The naive heroine grew up in an isolated, paradise-like village. On the hillside lived a strange, solitary man, our hero. He didn't interact with anyone, but the heroine often visited him.

In return, the hero also taught the heroine some needlework techniques.

However, the peaceful days were broken by the arrival of a group of bandits.

The bandits massacred the entire village, and the heroine had to flee with the hero, but she didn't expect that these bandits were targeting the hero. Her adoptive parents and relatives all died at the hands of the bandits, but she was protected by the hero and lived on.

It turns out that the male protagonist is a former prince. He originally just wanted to study medicine, but he was displaced because he was involved in a power struggle.

So the two of them embarked on a desperate journey full of love, hatred, and vengeance. As they rescued patients one by one and solved difficult and complicated problems one after another, their feelings grew warmer and they also became closer to the palace.

At the end of the first season, the male protagonist finally taught the disguise acupuncture technique to the female protagonist. With the help of the female protagonist, he was reborn in blood and changed his appearance. Because he saved the country from the great plague, he was re-invited into the imperial city and became an imperial physician, which marked the beginning of his subsequent seizure of power and revenge.

In fact, every step of the hero, even the death of the heroine's adoptive parents, was calculated, just to make the heroine follow him wholeheartedly and perform acupuncture to change her appearance, because only she has this potential.

Every patient he treated thereafter was a preparation for his return to the palace.

So, although he is the male protagonist, he is actually an out-and-out bad guy.

This character setting was very challenging, and Qiao Yiqiao also found it interesting, so he did not try to change it.

However, in the middle part of the plot, the content of solving the difficult and complicated diseases of each patient was mainly similar to the method of unit drama, so Qiao Yiqiao did not make too many changes. He just used a more reasonable method to connect the relationships between these patients and laid the groundwork for them to be noticed by the government step by step. There were almost no changes.

The first two episodes and the last two episodes had the biggest changes.

According to the original plot setting, the first episode starts with a peaceful scene, then gradually infiltrates the strange people on the hillside, then establishes the initial relationship between the hero and the heroine, and finally the gangsters arrive. The second episode mainly tells the story of the entire village being massacred and the heroine discovering the hero's identity.

Although this is indeed the order in which the story takes place, Qiao Yiqiao thinks it is not very appealing. After all, when watching short video platforms, people may have skipped the rural pastoral life at the beginning. Therefore, he moved the content of the second episode forward and used interludes and flashbacks to tell the history of the hero and heroine.

The script of a skit is usually very short and is read quickly by those present.

Wu Gong frowned, but Xiao Lan looked excited.

Wu Gong spoke up: "I don't think this is a good way to start. It's too vulgar."

He is an old-school screenwriter who loves a rigid structure.

Qiao Yiqiao said: "This arrangement is mainly because the suspense of 'there is a weirdo living on the hill' is not enough to attract the audience, and the process of the hero and the heroine building a relationship in the beginning is not what the audience wants to see the most. Instead, the whole big conflict should be thrown out at the beginning to be more attractive."

Tu Yu nodded after listening and looked at Xiao Lan: "What do you think?"

Xiao Lan looked at Wu Gong and seemed a little afraid, but she still spoke: "Yes, I also agree with Director Qiao's direction. This way the picture will be more beautiful and can grab the audience right from the start."

Wu Gong curled his lips and said nothing.

Qiao Yiqiao also talked about the changes made to the last two episodes. The original script mainly highlighted the pain of the male protagonist when he was undergoing acupuncture to change his appearance, as well as the heartache of the female protagonist, turning this plot into a pure passage to advance the emotions.

But Qiao Yiqiao believes that although the male protagonist endured great physical pain at this time, his heart should be filled with the pleasure of upcoming revenge. After all, he is a somewhat "crazy" character, so he should not be in so much pain.

Although the heroine is a white flower, she is not a fool. She will grow up to be the hero's right-hand man. Although she feels distressed at this time, she should understand what kind of person the hero is.

It turns out that he would go to such lengths for revenge. It turns out that he brought her along and treated her so well just to let her give him acupuncture to change his appearance. Would she still follow this enemy?

This is the heroine’s thinking.

The male protagonist is also thinking, since he has successfully disguised himself, does he still need to carry this "burden" with him?

He had planned everything, but he never expected that he would develop a trace of true feelings for this woman.

In this section, Qiao Yiqiao set up a pair of children playing outside the thatched house where the hero and heroine live.

The scene of them playing and the heroine giving the hero an acupuncture injection is cut to dilute the bloody feeling and to pave the way for the relationship between the hero and the heroine.

It’s also here that the flashbacks to the duo’s early years together are effective.

In the end, the male protagonist successfully transformed himself.

The two of them just sat there, watching the children playing outside the window.

The male protagonist finally spoke, and for the first time asked undecidedly: "Where are you going next?"

The heroine, contrary to her usual attitude, answered firmly: "The palace."

Whenever they see children playing, they think of their previous interactions with them.

But as time goes by, their relationship has also changed. Is it rivalry, friendship, or love?

This is as entangled as their fate and it is hard to explain.

Even though I can't explain it clearly, I still want to go on with you.

Even if you have made all the calculations, I may not fail to cooperate with you. You are a bad guy, but I am definitely not a good guy either.

The last scene is them quietly watching two children playing through a small window.

This is a time they can never get back.

Fade out.

Xiao Lan's eyes turned red after reading the ending.

This was totally unexpected for her.

This time she didn't even wait for others to ask for her opinion, and said first: "This change is really great! The ending is perfect!"

When she was writing the story before, she felt that something was not right, because if the heroine entered the palace only because she felt sorry for the hero, it would seem that she had no opinion of her own.

This change now is simply sublimation!

The design of the two children is the "manifestation of inner drama" that is common in plays. It is clearly in the book, so why didn’t I think of it?

Tu Yu was also touched after reading it: "I have to say that this industry still depends on talent. Although screenwriters have many skills and limitations, the control of characters and the capture of emotions are really talents. I also think this version is very good."

It was so good that she even felt sorry for the 500,000 yuan script planning fee.

Wu Gong curled his lips instead: "Really? Why don't I think that the heroine decided to enter the palace after watching the child playing football? Was she doing it out of pity or revenge? Or was she trying to establish a career? That's not accurate!"

When he finished speaking, even before Qiao Yiqiao opened her mouth, Xiao Xiao spoke up: "I can understand. This is a complex character, and she is definitely not an appendage of the male protagonist. This is her own decision. All these emotions are present, and they worked together to form this decision. Very good!"

Hearing the actor say the same thing, Qiao Yiqiao was relieved and asked Wu Gong: "Don't people have complicated thoughts when facing a major decision in life? Obviously it's irrational."

When he decided to go undercover, he thought a lot about it, which cannot be simply summed up by the three words "sense of mission".

Wu Gong deflated.

He himself knew that he had not put too much effort into this script, and the little effort he had left was invested in the male lead, and he felt that the female lead would only be a vase.

But he didn't want to be lectured by a newly minted brat, so he crossed his arms and said, "Who wrote this script... What's the core idea?"

He didn't believe that a newcomer, especially one who had never received any formal training, could write such a thing.

There must be a gunman behind this.

This is the question that can clarify whether a script is original.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Yiqiao answered without hesitation: "Cage."

Wu Gong’s eye twitched.

cage?

I also have an octagonal cage.

“It seems like Director Qiao has a master behind him.” Wu Gong said with a smile.

This guy looks penniless, but I didn't expect that he would pay someone to write the script.

Isn’t this the same as myself?

After he said this, he saw a ripple in Qiao Yi Qiao's expression.

I was right, wasn't I? Little thing.

Unexpectedly, he heard a cold question right after that.

"Teacher Wu, don't you understand?"

Wu Gong: “???”

I don’t understand??!

Qiao Yiqiao turned to the third episode and asked, "You have read every unit story, right?"

"yes."

Huh.

Still testing me.

"This sick man is the youngest son of a military commander and loves reading." Qiao Yiqiao introduced him without waiting for his answer.

“The second story is about an old man who was still drafted into the army despite his advanced age.”

“The third story is about a death row inmate.”

“…All these unit stories, together with the male and female protagonists, express only one theme – prison.”

"The hero is drawn into the power struggle because of his identity, and the heroine is forced to survive together with him because of her female identity. The decision to enter the palace was also something they had to do. Even in the last scene, the hero and the heroine are in the frame of the window. What I want to highlight is this theme - the cage."

After more than half an hour of explanation from Qiao Yi Qiao, Wu Gong was completely convinced.

He also threw the other party's idea of ​​hiring a gun into the trash can.

No matter how much he struggled, he had to admit that this was a brilliant design.

With these contents, combined with the fairly solid and detailed knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine that Xiaofu and Xiaolan have found, the combination might make for a very good script.

He felt a little ashamed, and after thinking it over, he just said that he had something to do at home and left the meeting room.

Tu Yu: "Xiao Fu, you talk to the director about the shooting plan and production issues. I want to talk to Wu Gong about something."

She left only one sentence and chased after him.

Wu Gong felt secretly happy when he saw President Tu, who was sweating profusely while walking in high heels.

Do you still want to keep me, the old wave?

Unexpectedly, Tu Yu smiled very professionally: "Mr. Wu, let me talk to you about the issue of signature..."

…

Qiao Yiqiao and Xiao Fu finished discussing the entire production process that day. Because the scenes were relatively concentrated, the shooting time was a total of half a month. Qiao Yiqiao calculated that it was just right because Qiu Yu’s movie would also start shooting half a month later, so there would be no delay.

The shooting was scheduled to start in three days. Xiao Fu was in charge of the set design and Tu Yu was also in charge of the team building. So apart from designing the storyboards behind closed doors, Qiao Yi Qiao only had one thing left to do - hold meetings.

It started with a meeting with the camera crew.

Apart from the director team, the camera crew is probably the most important group on a film set.

The big brothers in the camera crew had worked in hundreds of crews in Heng City, and they were a bit arrogant at first, but as the meeting started, when facing the new director Qiao Yiqiao, their arrogance turned into politeness.

The main thing is that standing next to Qiao Yi Qiao are A'mo, Li Wei, Yang Yang and Chu Feng, and they don't look like people who are easy to bully.

"The highlights of our play are all at night. The most important thing at night is not my camera work, but the lighting. You have to tell them what kind of effect you want, and then I can check with him. I can choose the lens myself."

"I will bring the focus pullers and assistant cameramen I need myself. I have already informed the production team about this."

"Also, I looked at Director Qiao's storyboards. There's nothing wrong with them. There are just a few long-focus shots during the fighting scenes. I think that might weaken the sense of bloodiness in the face-to-face encounters. Isn't that what audiences like? So I suggest that they all be changed to close-ups."

"Who is the DIT of our group? I'll go talk to him about the format issue, so that we don't end up with a mismatch and all the material is wasted. And who is the colorist? Is it okay for me to apply the log in front?"

After several days, Qiao Yiqiao never thought that he could learn so much.

Although I had spent a month in the film and television city and thought I had learned all the professional terms, it was not until I got my turn to practice that I discovered that behind each term lay countless considerations of the entire team.

Even the storyboards were revised again and again, and if it didn't work, they would start over again.

There are more than a dozen versions every day.

Even A'mo, Yangyang, Chu Feng and Li Wei, who were listening nearby, felt that they benefited a lot and gradually began to take notes, using up most of their notebooks.

Qiao Yi Qiao looked at them and expressed satisfaction.

If you want to succeed, you either do evil or study hard.

There is no third way.

At this moment, the complex and subtle science of film and television truly opened its doors to Qiao Yiqiao.

This is a new world where everything is possible.

Qiao Yiqiao just felt his blood boiling.

At first, only the camera crew attended the meeting, but after all, one move affected the entire body, and soon the lighting team, sound recording team, art design team, costume team, props team and other teams all moved in one after another.

A group of people from all over the world gathered in the narrow conference room of Sunshine City Entertainment Company, smoking and drinking and chatting all night long.

At first, the lighting, art and other people thought it was just a job and the shooting of a short drama at the bottom of the film and television contempt chain (second only to commercials), so they didn't take it too seriously.

But as Qiao Yi Qiao explained the script in depth, they gradually changed their views of this new director, and soon they became close friends and each invested their own efforts.

They were originally speculating and fearing Qiao Yi Qiao, who had numerous younger brothers who looked difficult to deal with at every meeting, as well as the background of Sunshine City Entertainment itself.

But what’s more important is that background is background, work is work, and if nothing else, just talking about this script is really worth the effort.

No matter what others think or how they view short plays, at least under the leadership of Qiao Yi Qiao, they want to have a clear conscience.

After all, they are all film and television practitioners.

Even if you drink ice for ten years, your blood will not cool down.

Therefore, in the meetings over the past few days, the most common phrases heard were, “Director Qiao, I have an idea about this paragraph…”, “Director Qiao, I have a new idea…”, “Director Qiao, how about I change it like this…”

And Qiao Yi Qiao always responded with a smile.

"Tell me about it."

…

With only one day left before filming began, everyone finally reached a consensus on the various script and storyboard changes.

On their way home, new ideas and concepts kept popping up in the WeChat group. Xiao Fu and Xiao Lan even remembered that their pens were smoking when they finally decided on the shooting plan.

Qiao Yi Qiao also faced the last test before filming.

Find extras.

The small crew didn't hire a casting director, so he had to do everything himself.

Early in the morning, Qiao Yi Qiao returned to Hengshi Film and Television City, which he was familiar with.

Outside the gate of the Ming and Qing Palace, several group leaders that Yangyang had contacted earlier were already in place.

The so-called "group leader" is the boss of the extras, and can also be said to be the "agent" of the extras.

A good group leader usually has hundreds of people under him and has good relationships with major casting directors and producers. Naturally, he can make a lot of money, and earn no less than the bottom-level agents.

When the group leaders came into contact with Yang Yang, they already felt that this person was a bit secretive, but they didn't expect that when the director arrived, he would be so stylish.

The young man looked quite thin and was wearing thick sunglasses, followed by several people who looked very tough.

The leaders of the group shrank their necks one by one, and the brave ones stepped forward and greeted: "You must be Director Qiao, you look really young and promising..."

They are all smart people. No matter what, it’s always right to praise them.

Qiao Yi Qiao did not chat with them, but instead fixed his gaze on the dozens of big brothers standing behind them who looked like "bandits".

Yangyang had told them early in the morning that the extras they had to choose were divided into two categories, one for playing the bandits and the other for playing the villagers.

The actors who played the villagers had a rustic feel to them, and those bandits...

Qiao Yiqiao thought that if they took the knives, they could "kill Silang and occupy the blockhouse."

He was quite satisfied with this. After all, this kind of group performance required more "stereotyping" than acting skills and characteristics.

So he randomly selected 20 or 30 bandits and villagers and said, "You, you, you, and you... Meet at xx scenic spot early tomorrow morning. I'll send you the address later. You don't need to bring costumes or makeup. It's 120 yuan a day. Is that okay?"

Several people thanked him repeatedly: "No, no."

The general fee for extras is 80-100 yuan a day, including lunch. The fee also includes the commission from the group leader.

In fact, to be honest, this fee is negotiated between the crew and the group leader, and is not transparent to the extras.

But Qiao Yiqiao was used to being the big brother, and he generally managed his subordinates in a transparent manner. He was too lazy to waste time on such trivial matters.

As soon as he finished speaking, a man with shifty eyes came out from behind and raised his hand: "Thank you, boss. Please pay the deposit first."

Qiao Yi Qiao just felt that the man looked familiar, and it took him a while to remember him.

Isn’t this the scalper outside the film and television city at the beginning?

How did you change your career to become a group leader?

Coincidentally, most of the extras he had just selected were his subordinates.

Qiao Yiqiao had seen many people from all walks of life, and he did not look at them with tinted glasses. He tilted his head towards Chu Feng and said, "Give me the money."

When it comes to business, he also believes in treating others with sincerity.

So Chu Feng readily took out a few hundred-yuan bills and handed them to the other party. The other party quickly wrote a receipt, handed it back, and said politely: "Don't worry, I will take them there tomorrow and I will definitely not be late..."

Qiao Yiqiao nodded: "Okay."

The leader of the group was still saying something to Qiao Yi Qiao, but Qiao Yi Qiao had already waved his hand and led the team away.

After working all morning, he was hungry. He couldn't stand being hungry.

After watching a group of people who looked difficult to deal with leave, the leader of the group looked at the actors behind him.

"You guys are rich. The boss is very generous. I'll take 20 yuan from each of you as an introduction fee. The rest will be given to you after we finish filming."

Then, he took out two hundred-dollar bills and said, "Use this money to buy a few packs of cigarettes. You got up early, too. I'll find you other work this afternoon."

The dozen or so extras who were not selected did not look disappointed at all, but full of satisfaction: "Thank you, group leader!"

The leader of the group waved his hand and left.

When he sold scalper tickets to those three people, he knew that these three people were not simple.

After them, the scalper business soon went out of business, and he wondered if there was any connection between them.

Now seeing the other party's posture and their relationship with the (seemingly) deep-rooted Sunshine City Entertainment, he understood.

"You guys who were chosen, be careful and act well," he tapped her before leaving, "Don't offend others later and you won't be able to survive in this industry."

Several people's anus tightened and they praised it repeatedly.

Extras are all pretty lazy, they just do their job day by day, but I guess they won't do that tomorrow.

Actually, the group leader was somewhat grateful to them.

At that time, he didn't want to do this scalper business, but he was forced by his superiors and had to do it.

Now, he doesn’t have to do that illegal business anymore. He has become a gang leader and is doing pretty well.

The other group leaders have never been grandsons, so how would they know that they have to give 200 yuan to the unselected extras to buy cigarettes?

You have to make a living by relying on these extras. You can't be too nice or too mean to them. You have to use both kindness and strictness.

As for how to grasp...

He is also learning slowly.

Looking at the Wuling Hongguang slowly driving away in the distance, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

He is so young and has reached this position so quickly.

He, holding on to this big tree, will work hard slowly.

…

Five thirty in the morning.

Qiao Yiqiao walked into the set.

The first scene is the scene where the male and female protagonists meet in a small house on the hillside.

There are makeshift equipment and wires of various devices everywhere, and the whole house is filled with the pungent smell of paint.

But Qiao Yiqiao still felt his heart pounding.

He sat in the director's chair, looking carefully at the storyboards he and everyone had designed together, and in his mind he was associating the various storyboards together.

With a "click", he lit a cigarette.

In the darkness, only the cigarette butt emitted a faint light.

He was like a wild beast lurking in the darkness, with his eyes closed, motionless, letting his mind spin.

Even my breathing slowed down.

then.

He gave a very faint smile.

Time: 0530.

Title: The Needle Walker

Director: Qiao Yiqiao.

It's about to start. !

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