Chapter 652 Becomes Lively
The crew meeting is actually another form of script reading, which is mainly for communication between the main creators. The busiest person is definitely the director. He needs to understand everyone's understanding of the story and grasp of the characters. If there is any deviation, it must be corrected in time to avoid problems during filming.
A movie is a whole. The actors' acting skills vary, and their grasp of the characters is also different, but the style must be consistent, which requires the director to control.
"Better Days" is a genuine drama that reflects the widespread social problem of school bullying.
The story begins with the heroine Chen Nian's good friend Hu Xiaodie committing suicide by jumping off a building.
Hu Xiaodie is the first victim of school bullying in the whole movie. Due to long-term bullying, she finally decided to end her young life by jumping off a building.
Chen Nian is her best friend, but she is cowardly by nature and was unable to lend a helping hand when Hu Xiaodie was bullied.
And even though her good friend died, she didn't dare to tell the truth right away.
Sadly, her forbearance did not bring her peace, and she eventually became another target of school bullying after Hu Xiaodie.
A good friend committed suicide, he suffered from school bullying, his mother ran away due to debts, and debt collectors frequently came to his door.
These misfortunes made Chen Nian breathless. Her life seemed to have fallen into the water and she was suffocating bit by bit.
Fortunately, the college entrance examination is only a few days away, and this is her only hope to escape from her current desperate situation.
As long as she gets into university, she can enter a new life and have freedom in the future.
However, these dozens of days were too difficult to endure, and the cowardly Chen Nian didn't know if he could survive the daily bullying.
It was at this time that, by chance, Chen Nian met a gangster named "Xiao Bei" who was beaten up on the street, and was thus involved in his life.
At the beginning, Chen Nian and Xiao Bei seemed to be two extremes. The cowardly and incompetent Chen Nian silently endured the pain of school bullying, falling deeper and deeper into hell.
Xiaobei has an extremely strong character, and the pain and injustice in life will only inspire him to resist most fiercely.
However, the two teenagers discovered that their environments were no different. The two desperate people slowly came together, licking each other's wounds and keeping each other warm.
Xiaobei promised Chen Nian that he would protect her until the college entrance examination. Chen Nian also promised Xiaobei that she would take him to Beijing to make money after she was admitted to university.
However, in an accident, Wei Lai, who had been bullying Chen Nian, was pushed down the stairs and died by her. The lives of the two, which had just had some hope, fell into despair again.
In order to protect Chen Nian, Xiaobei hid the body, buried the body, fabricated the scene, and was willing to take the blame for her.
Chen Nian, remembering their promise, entered the examination room to take the college entrance examination.
Xiaobei's attempt to take the blame ultimately failed. Police officer Zheng Yi, who had seen through everything, used his own way to make Chen Nian choose to plead guilty.
Chen Nian was convicted of manslaughter and Xiao Bei was convicted of concealing a body. Both were minors, so they received light sentences.
A few years later, Chen Nian became an English teacher, and Xiao Bei still protected her silently.
The movie has a happy ending, but there is no reasonable solution to the phenomenon of school bullying it reflects.
Moreover, the overall plot of the film is on the verge of passing the review. Xu Yuezhen and Zeng Guoxiang attach so much importance to Gu Wei's joining, on the one hand, they also want to use his influence to ensure that "Better Days" can successfully pass the big scissors stage.
Gu Wei is basically the officially recognized number one of the younger generation in the film and television industry, and the publicity department is very optimistic about his efforts to spread Chinese culture abroad. Every time Gu Wei's work is released, it receives support from all aspects of official media.
This can be seen in both his movies and his popular TV series.
The meeting ended and all the crew members went back to rest.
Zhou Ye came up to Gu Wei holding the script.
"Brother Wei, can I treat you to dinner tonight?"
Gu Wei was a little surprised. In his impression, Zhou Ye was rather introverted. When they had dinner together, she would spend most of the time eating silently. She would only reply when Gu Wei took the initiative to chat with her. Why was she so proactive today?
"Okay, I don't have anything to do today, what do you want to treat me to?"
"Hot pot is a must when you come to a mountain city. I'm a local, and I'll take you to eat the most authentic mountain city hot pot."
Gu Wei suddenly realized.
“So you went back to your hometown, no wonder.
Okay, I’ll listen to your arrangements later.”
At night, Gu Wei got out of a black Mercedes-Benz and came to Hongyadong, one of the famous scenic spots in the mountain city.
"How about it? Beautiful, right?" Zhou Ye got out of the car first, pointed at a group of stilt houses built on the mountainside and overlooking the river nearby, and said with some boasting.
"It's beautiful. It's a magical and three-dimensional city. It feels a bit like Spirited Away."
This was also Gu Wei's first time here. What caught his eye was a complex of buildings surrounded by lights, stacked layer upon layer, the highest point almost as high as more than ten floors, full of ancient charm.
Walk a few steps forward and you will enter a pedestrian street. The buildings on both sides are decorated with signs of various restaurants and bars, and above them are some luxury stores.
There were people coming and going around, mostly young men and women, and it was extremely lively.
Because it was night, and Gu Wei and the others were wearing masks and baseball caps, they didn't have to worry about being recognized.
After a while, they arrived at a hot pot restaurant. They entered the private room that had been booked in advance. After sitting down, Zhou Ye picked up the menu and began to order dishes skillfully.
"Let's order a shabu-shabu hotpot. Although we both can handle spicy food, we're about to start filming and I'm afraid of getting acne."
"I can do anything"
The hot pot was served very quickly. Almost as soon as we ordered, the waiter brought out the broth base and various hot pot ingredients.
Zhou Ye ordered quite a lot of things, including beef and mutton slices, tripe, bean curd sheets, blood sausage, lotus root, garlic sprouts, green onion segments, pea tips, etc. There was a combination of meat and vegetables as well as some seafood, filling up the entire table.
"You ordered too much. It would be a waste if we can't finish it all."
"This is a specialty. I want you, Brother Wei, to try it."
Soon, the shuanghua pot in the middle of the table began to boil. On one side was a red soup base with chili peppers floating on it, which made people feel appetizing just by looking at it. On the other side was a white bone soup with a very mellow taste.
Gu Wei picked up a thin piece of mutton with the long chopsticks specially used for hot pot, and without letting go, put it into the boiling pot bottom to scald it for a few seconds. When he took it out, the mutton had changed color. He rolled it in the oil dish in front of him and put it into his mouth. It tasted fresh, tender and very delicious.
"I used to eat hot pot meat in Beijing a lot. It's also hot pot, but the style here is different."
"So what style do you like?" Zhou Ye took a bite of the hot pot tripe and looked at Gu Wei with his big eyes.
“I think they all have their own strengths. I think they’re all delicious.”
"This is not an interview, so there's no need to be so polite. I won't be sad even if you say you like Beijing Copper Hotpot," Zhou Ye blinked and said mischievously.
Gu Wei found it a little funny.
"Xiaoye, I noticed that you've changed a bit. Before, whether we were meeting or having dinner together, you were always a quiet little lady. How come you've become so lively now?"
Zhou Ye tilted his head slightly, his eyes rolling around.
"Really? I don't feel that way. I feel like I've always been like this.
So, Brother Wei, do you prefer the more ladylike me or the more lively me?"
He said this while waiting for Gu Wei's answer with an expectant look on his face.
"Just be yourself. As long as it's genuine and not pretentious, I like it."
Gu Wei didn't think there was anything wrong with what Zhou Ye asked, so he picked up a piece of the boiled beef and put it in his mouth.
"Another water..." Zhou Ye curled his lips, thinking that he was just perfunctory.
The two were very satisfied with the authentic mountain city hotpot. On the way back, Zhou Ye touched his slightly bulging belly, thinking that he must eat less in the next few days and must not gain weight.
"Thank you for your hospitality today, Xiaoye."
"Hehe, Brother Wei, if it's convenient for you, I can treat you to a meal every day while you're filming~"
Zhou Ye showed his little white teeth and squinted his eyes when he smiled, which was very cute.
"Haha, you are very generous!"
"You're my boss. We finally have the chance to film together alone, so of course you have to perform well."
"Okay, if it's convenient, we can go out to eat something else next time. You can make the decision then." In the crew of "Better Days", Gu Wei and Zhou Dongyu have an average relationship and have nothing in common. However, Zhou Ye is a good dining partner.
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Zhou Ye straightened his back, puffed out his chest, and patted it confidently, as if he had taken on some glorious task.
Gu Wei felt that her cheerfulness wasn't due to any change in her personality, but rather because they had been together for a long time, so naturally she was different from when they first met.
In the past, when Zhou Ye had dinner with everyone, she always had to pay attention to her image. Even if Gu Wei asked her to be more casual, she would still be careful with her words and actions.
Now that he finally had the chance to be alone with his boss and idol, the joy in his heart made Zhou Ye show his truest side.
'This is considered a private date with my boss, and I'm still a little excited.
The boss is so handsome.'
On the way back to the crew in the car, Gu Wei looked at the night view of the mountain city outside the window, while Zhou Ye, who was sitting on the other side, was secretly looking at his profile.
Friday, May 25th.
In a warmly decorated bedroom, the lights in the room were turned off, and the little girl who was originally lying on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.
She slowly got up and listened to the noise outside the door. After making sure that her parents had returned to their room to rest, she tiptoed out of bed. Without turning on the light, she turned on the computer on the other side of the bedroom.
The sound of the host turning on was a little obvious in the quiet night, but it was not loud enough to be heard outside the door.
"Really? It's Friday, and they don't even allow me to look at the computer any longer. Mango TV is just too much. They're not broadcasting a good variety show until after 10pm. It's so unfriendly to a student like me."
Mumbling softly, Xiaohui had already sat down in front of the computer and put on headphones.
She has been following the second episode of "A Longing for Life" since it was first aired, but because she goes to school during the week, she can only watch it on the computer during the weekends.
But today's episode is different. The preview shows that her idol will be on the show, so she can't wait all night and just wants to see the show as soon as it airs.
Open Mango TV, and you will find that the program synchronized with the TV has been updated.
Xiaohui quickly clicked on the program icon.
【The first one! 】
【Come see Gu Wei, front row! 】
【Brother, here I come, brother is the best! 】
[I wish Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's "Time Raiders" a huge hit, and may you all score big! ]
【.】
As soon as the video program is opened, the screen is filled with barrages of comments like a rainstorm.
Xiaohui also typed a line of comments with a smile - Gu Wei is the most handsome man in the universe, muah!
After the opening music and advertisements, this episode officially began. In the front part, the guest Li Xiaoran from the previous episode was still there. After staying for a while, she said goodbye to several people from "Mushroom House". Then Peng Peng was arranged by Huang Lei to go to the village to pick up a package.
Peng Peng, who originally went there by bicycle, found that the karaoke machine he bought online was too big to carry, so he borrowed a three-wheeled motorcycle from a villager. On the way, he met Zhang Zifeng who was pushing a suitcase.
[This little girl must be the little girl in "Detective Chinatown 1", I still remember her smile, it was so scary!]
[Isn't this Sinuo? She's grown up so much now! ]
[Teacher Huang Lei, come out quickly! Your daughter Fang Duoduo is here!]
[Has no one seen that movie? This is "Han Meimei"]
Zhang Zifeng debuted as a child star and has acted in many movies and TV series. He was recognized by many netizens as soon as he appeared.
After chatting with Peng Peng for a few words, she got on his tricycle.
"Why hasn't Gu Wei shown up yet? I came to see him," Xiaohui was muttering. The camera turned and showed a car. Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were sitting side by side in the back.
[Oh my god, every time these two are in the same frame, I find them so pleasing to the eye. Their looks are simply amazing!]
[Wow, Gu Wei is here, so handsome! ]
【Liu Yifei, I love you, be my wife! 】
[What the hell are you thinking about? Just dream on!]
As soon as they appeared on the stage, the number of comments increased sharply, blocking the screen. Xiaohui reluctantly turned off the comments, holding her chin with both hands and concentrating on watching the show.
Gu Wei and Liu Yifei chatted for a while in the car, and then the car drove to the outside of the [Mushroom House]. After getting out of the car, they met Peng Peng who was driving back. So the four of them went into the yard together and started the three new guests' one-day and one-night rural life journey.
[A Longing for Life] Each episode is more than 90 minutes long, and it was already past 12 o'clock when it was all played.
Normally Xiaohui would have gone to bed at this time, but today she was not sleepy at all, on the contrary she was a little excited.
Later on, she turned off the barrage, which deprived her of the fun of interacting with others. Now, after watching it once, Xiaohui clicked on the comment section below the program.
I really love "A Longing for Life." If life weren't stressful, I'd also dream of this idyllic life, picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence while leisurely gazing at the southern mountains!
This episode was so good. The part where Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went fishing was hilarious. It's true that men are always stubborn in some ways. But Yifei's good luck still surprised me. She actually caught such a big fish!
I suspect a staff member dived and hooked them a big fish. Otherwise, how could they have such a big catch on their first try?
[The IQ of the person above is beyond my imagination. They actually guessed that it was a staff member who was fishing. You are really a genius!]
[Doesn't anyone think that the relationship between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei is particularly close? They subconsciously don't treat each other as outsiders.
During the fishing scene, when Liu Yifei caught a big fish, Gu Wei immediately went to help her pull the line and directly held her hand. This CP feeling is simply amazing!
[That's right. I don't know if you've noticed. During the show, Gu Wei kept calling Liu Yifei "Xixi." It seems this nickname has always been used by Liu Yifei's family. Friends usually call her Yifei. I remember Gu Wei also used to call her Sister Yifei.]
[Not calling someone younger than you "sister" is a bit wild, but that's fine. There's nothing wrong with this couple. They're a good match in terms of both image and status.]
I'm really looking forward to "Time Raiders". I really want to see these two kissing and hugging each other. I can't even imagine how beautiful the scene will be with such a clash of looks. Just thinking about it now makes me smile.
[Isn't anyone talking about the love song duet they sang at karaoke tonight? "Dimples" is so sweet! Why don't these two get married? Their baby will definitely be a natural beauty!!]
[Sister Zifeng is also very cute. I look forward to her and Peng Peng's TV series "Me and Two Him".]
【.】
Influenced by the extremely high popularity of Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, the number of views of this episode of [A Longing for Life] is particularly high, and the level of discussion is much higher than that of the previous episodes.
The promotional purpose of [Super Time and Space Cohabitation] was achieved, and it also brought a lot of attention to Zhang Zifeng who was in the same episode. It was like a pie in the sky for the younger sister, who earned a lot of traffic for free.
It was already 1 a.m. when Xiaohui came to her senses. After browsing the comment section for a while, she couldn't help but watch the part where Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were fishing, making a fire, and singing love songs. This time she didn't turn off the barrage of comments, and she herself became one of the contributors.
By the late night she could no longer hold on, so she turned off the computer and climbed into bed.
"Anyway, tomorrow is the weekend, I'm going to sleep until noon."
(End of this chapter)
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