The meal lasted for nearly two hours before everyone returned to their rooms, satisfied. Fang Yang answered all their questions, and everyone was happy.
The next day, Fang Yang arrived at Mingqing Palace at 8:30 a.m. Today was the day "Princess Pearl" was to start filming. The palace gates of Mingqing Palace were wide open early, and the Mo brothers had already led a group of staff to prepare for the opening ceremony, just waiting for the lead actors to arrive.
Fang Yang didn't arrive too early. There were already a few main actors waiting in the venue. They were all newcomers to the company, and they were all excited to be the male lead, second male lead, and second female lead in their first leading role. They even had some dark circles under their eyes at this time.
Seeing that they seemed a bit distracted as they walked back and forth, Fang Yang shouted, "What are you doing standing here? Hurry up and get your makeup done. If there are too many people later, the makeup artists won't be able to keep up."
Seeing that Fang Yang was getting angry, everyone scattered in all directions to find a makeup artist to do their makeup.
Zhou Xin, watching from the side, found it amusing and scoffed, "That's more like the demeanor of a chairman. You can't be too amiable all the time. You need to be serious when dealing with your subordinates, otherwise the company will be difficult to manage!"
Seeing Zhou Xin's gloating expression, Fang Yang said with a dark face, "You still have half an hour. Do you think you have enough time to do your makeup?"
Zhou Xin stuck out her tongue and quickly headed towards the dressing room. The Great Demon King Fang was furious; it was best to leave first!
Mo Sang and Mo Zhen had been watching the commotion from the sidelines. When there was nothing more to see, they came over and said, "President Fang, the altar has been set up. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Fang Yang nodded and followed the Mo brothers to the main gate. A huge offering table was covered with a red cloth. The first offering in the center was a roasted pig, followed by a row of fruits, about seven or eight kinds. A statue of Guan Yu stood on the altar, with two huge red candles on either side of the statue. At the very front was a huge incense burner.
A camera covered with a red cloth stood quietly beside the offering table. Unlike in the past, the Mo brothers had laid out a long red carpet in front of the offering table today, making it quite a grand affair.
Fang Yang was very satisfied with what he saw, and felt a strange sense of ritual about it. "Mo Sang Mo Zhen, you've put a lot of thought into this altar today. It's very well done, it has that special feel to it."
Mo Sang Mo Shen chuckled. It was rare to hear Fang Yang praise this matter, so it was a rare exception today. This showed that Fang Yang had indeed approved of it. Mo Sang had learned this from watching others perform a ritual of opening a machine and worshipping the gods in Hong Kong. It was indeed much more solemn and full of ritual than simply setting out a few fruits.
At 9:15, the main actors gathered together, waiting for the auspicious hour to arrive. Apart from a few people, most of the people present were experiencing this scene for the first time, and they all looked at Fang Yang, who was standing quietly in front of the offering table, with curiosity.
Fang Yang was deep in thought with his eyes closed in front of the offering table. The nine o'clock sun was already a bit dazzling, but fortunately it was backlit, so it was only slightly hot. The crowd behind him was chattering and making a fuss, which annoyed Fang Yang, but he didn't want to scold them. So he simply closed his eyes and thought that out of sight, out of mind.
"Mr. Fang, the auspicious time has arrived!"
Mo Sang was always watching the time, and when he saw that the minute hand had turned to eighteen, he immediately reminded Fang Yang.
Fang Yang opened his eyes, took the lighter from Mo Sang, and began to light the red candles. Fortunately, the weather was cooperating, with a gentle breeze blowing, and the incense and candles were lit smoothly. After waiting a moment, Fang Yang lit a bundle of incense with the candles, and sincerely bowed three times at the offering table, silently praying for Guan Gong's blessing for a smooth filming process.
After lighting three incense sticks to pray for success, Fang Yang stood in front of the offering table and handed three incense sticks to each of the subsequent Mosang and Mozhen people. As the incense offering began, the line slowly moved forward, and Fang Yang handed three incense sticks to each person offering incense until he ran out of incense.
Those who hadn't lit incense yet naturally wouldn't light any more. The people behind were all less important; if it was their turn, they were blessed, and if it wasn't, no one said anything. Fang Yang saw that the incense-lighting ceremony was complete, took the camera, and lifted the red cloth off it, thus ending the entire blessing ceremony.
When the red cloth was lifted, everyone clapped, signifying the successful completion of the blessing ceremony.
The next step is the second part—the official makeup photos.
Everyone gathered around Fang Yang for a family photo. The chief photographer snapped a few pictures, and the segment ended quickly.
There was still some time in the morning, so naturally, another scene needed to be filmed. The city gate was cleared, the props team quickly set up the scene, and the actors who didn't have any scenes in the morning went back to the dressing room to remove their makeup, while the makeup artists who had scenes came over to quickly touch up their makeup.
Following Fang Yang's instructions, the camera crew quickly moved to the designated location. Fang Yang, holding a megaphone, sat in the shade of the street, with a monitor in front of him displaying the situation in various places.
"Move camera number 2 a little to the right, about 15 degrees. Move camera number 1 a little back, not too close. Let's start with a long shot."
Sitting behind the monitor, Fang Yang kept adjusting the camera. Now that the sun was shining brightly, the lighting technician could take a break.
The extras that Mo Zhen had recruited quickly arrived. They already knew about Wu Xiaobao's story of transforming into a dragon, and they were all putting in their best effort, hoping to catch the eye of Boss Fang.
Fang Yang also noticed the extras' demeanor and found it strange. He had never seen the extras so enthusiastic when he was at Shaolin Temple. Could it be that the extras at Hengdian World Studios are now of such high quality?
Tan Xinlan, who plays Ziwei, came out after finishing her makeup. After taking a look at the scene, she immediately went to the carriage and waited for filming to begin.
Tan Xinlan is Zhou Xin's junior. She just graduated this year and was lucky enough to be selected by Yuewen Entertainment Media at the beginning of the year. In the past six months, under the dedicated training of Yuewen Entertainment Media, her acting skills have improved rapidly. This time, Fang Yang was selected from the company's audition and immediately jumped to the top, debuting as the female lead!
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com