Chapter 812: Trouble on the Set 2
Lianxin also looked over.
Assistant Director Zhang Sheng was wearing a dark blue Dacron shirt, with hair oil on his hair, carrying a briefcase, and wearing shiny pointed leather shoes.
As a classmate of the director and the same age as him, he looks like the director's father.
Strangely, Zhang Sheng changed his usual arrogant attitude and became extremely flattering.
Lianxin looked closely and saw two women following Zhang Sheng.
The elderly woman looked to be in her fifties, and she dressed very young, but the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the half-gray hair on her temples betrayed her age.
A pair of upturned eyes darted around, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, as if he was disgusted by the mess on the set, and his face was filled with unconcealable disgust.
The person holding the woman's arm was a young woman, who looked to be in her thirties and also had a pair of almond-shaped eyes. It was obvious that they were a mother and daughter, both of whom held their chins high and looked arrogant.
It had just rained last night, and the path was a low-lying muddy area. It became very muddy and difficult to walk on after the rain. When you stepped into the mud, it was like glue that stuck to the soles of your shoes.
The staff entered and exited the set by stepping on the broken bricks thrown on the muddy ground, but the mother and daughter who came in were not familiar with the road.
A younger woman lost her balance and her shoes slammed firmly into the mud.
"Ah!" It sounded like a train whistle, and the faces of everyone present turned pale at the same time.
Lianxin covered her ears as if she couldn't bear it anymore.
Where did this soprano come from? It's a shame that such a loud voice doesn't go singing.
The torture is far from over, this is just the beginning.
It was just mud, but the woman acted like she had stepped in shit, crying and screaming, making a lot of noise.
Zhang Sheng was also confused by her crying. At the critical moment, it was the director who reacted the fastest, perhaps because he could not stand the sound of the woman's screaming.
The director called a few staff members and pulled the woman out of the mud like pulling a carrot.
The mother and daughter thought the muddy ground looked like an exposed cesspool and refused to move forward.
Zhang Sheng had no choice but to ask two strong staff members to carry the mother and daughter over.
Then the makeup artist and costume designer from the crew were called in to help the woman polish her shoes, take off her socks, and rinse her feet with warm water...
Lianxin looked at that side stupidly.
"Wake up, your jaw is about to drop to the ground." A charming female voice with an upward ending sounded in my ears.
Lianxin tilted her head and saw Manman standing beside her. She seemed to be a little uncomfortable with her short hair. She subconsciously hooked her fingertips around hers, but touched nothing and put her hand down awkwardly.
"Why are you here?"
Manman said indifferently, "It's obvious that this is not something that can be easily managed. Shoujue told me that we won't be able to finish filming this scene today."
Director Zhao Shan and assistant director Zhang Sheng are classmates who graduated from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy.
Zhao Shan ranked first in his major and was called a "genius" by his tutor.
Zhang Sheng was at the bottom of his class in terms of academic performance. He was arrogant and looked down on students from poor families.
Zhao Shan has a hot temper and sees film as art, while Zhang Sheng sees it as a way to make money. Although they share a dormitory, their relationship is not good.
Zhao Shan met Wang Honghong when he was looking for inspiration.
Wang Honghong admired his works very much after watching them. When she learned that Ye Rou was going to make a movie, she immediately thought of Zhao Shan.
Zhao Shan was about to refuse, but after reading Lian Xin's script, his scalp went numb and goose bumps appeared all over his body.
He realized that this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
The film was reported to the studio. Zhang Sheng got the news from his father, the studio director, and forced himself into the crew.
Fortunately, Zhang Sheng was not keen on making movies and would not interfere with the filming. He just took advantage of his position as the deputy director of the crew to take charge of the purchasing work and embezzled a lot of investment funds.
Everyone in the crew knew about it, but because of his father's identity, no one dared to expose it, including the director, who turned a blind eye.
The premise for Zhao Shan to tolerate Zhang Sheng is that he cannot affect the filming of the movie.
Seeing the two women he brought with him ordering the crew around, Zhao Shan's forehead veins jumped and he pulled Zhang Sheng aside.
Manman and Lianxin looked at each other, then leaned over tacitly and listened attentively.
Zhao Shan angrily asked Zhang Sheng, "You think my place isn't chaotic enough? You brought these two people here to make things more difficult for me!"
Zhang Sheng snorted coldly: "You will thank me when you know their identities."
Zhao Shan frowned. "No matter your status, you cannot interfere with the crew's work! Take him away immediately!"
"Zhao Shan, no matter how good your film is, if it can't be released, what are you doing?"
Zhao Shan paused slightly: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Sheng snorted and chuckled, then put his arm around Zhao Shan's shoulders and said with a sly grin:
"This mother and daughter are relatives of Deputy Mayor Li Cheng. The government encourages the development of the cultural and entertainment industry. As long as we cling to Deputy Mayor Li Cheng's support, even if the movie turns out to be a complete mess, there will still be countless fans!"
Films of this era were distributed uniformly by distribution companies, which would formulate distribution plans based on the film's subject matter and quality. These would be distributed to provincial and municipal film distribution and screening companies, which would then arrange for cinema screenings.
There are two ways to show movies: one is to show them in theaters, and the other is for projectionists to take films and go to rural areas, mines, and schools to show movies.
Watching movies was still a rare thing at that time, but as long as there was a movie being shown, audiences would come to join in the fun.
Therefore, it is particularly important to establish good relationships with film distribution companies.
When Zhao Shan heard what Zhang Sheng said, his anger subsided slightly. It was obvious that he understood the interests involved.
He disdainfully shook off Zhang Sheng's hand on his shoulder and said coldly, "Please be careful with the people you bring. Don't let them disrupt the normal filming."
Zhang Sheng nonchalantly acted as if he had received something, forced a flattering smile, and went to accompany the mother and daughter.
Zhao Shan called the staff back and asked them to continue filming.
Seeing that there was nothing interesting to watch, Manman shrugged in disappointment and went back to continue filming.
Lianxin breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Rou invested a large sum of money in the crew.
Lianxin was afraid of disappointing Ye Rou's trust. She hoped more than anyone else that the film would be completed smoothly without any problems.
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