The filming schedule for "Weapons" was tight.
On the day of Yan Chaochao's audition, he signed the contract on the spot.
At 4 a.m. the next day, Yan Chaozhao was awakened by his biological clock. After looking at the distance between the hotel and the crew, he decisively chose to run to the crew.
The crew of "Weapons" started filming at 8 o'clock this morning, and director Shen Huai arrived at the set at 5 o'clock in the morning.
The crew was empty at this time, and Shen Huai sat alone in a recliner, enjoying the comfort of being alone.
Fire ignited in the darkness, lighting the cigarette tail.
Shen Huai slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.
In the hazy smoke, Shen Huai seemed to see a dark shadow.
It must be an illusion.
As Shen Huai thought about this, the fingers holding the cigarette trembled slightly unconsciously.
Few people know that Shen Huai, the famous studio tyrant, has a weakness——
Afraid of ghosts.
So he tried almost every kind of TV drama subject, but never set his sights on supernatural and weird themes.
At this moment, looking at the black shadow that was getting bigger and bigger in the smoke, Shen Huai's trembling extended from his fingers to his whole body, and even his teeth were chattering.
Calm down.
Shen Huai reminded himself in his heart.
Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony...
How could there be ghosts in this clear world?
He must have seen it wrong.
Shen Huai, who was severely myopic, closed his eyes and took a trembling puff of cigarette.
Yes, I must have seen it wrong.
When he opened his eyes again, the shadow must have...
Shen Huai opened his eyes and saw a completely black figure standing in front of him. He finally couldn't help but burst into a loud shout -
“Help—”
Only Yan Chaozhao, wearing a full black sportswear, was left standing there, his hand still in mid-air as he prepared to greet the director, looking at the direction Shen Huai escaped in confusion.
"Director Shen, what is he running for?"
***
Director Shen Huai started out directing military dramas. His most famous act was throwing his entire cast into a military camp and training with the new recruits for three months. This earned him the nickname "Devil" within the industry.
Most directors would compromise when faced with a larger actor, but Shen Huai was a man of few words. When an actor, dissatisfied, went to the producer to complain, Shen Huai slammed the table and declared it was either him or me.
In the end, the producer had to hold his nose and asked the actor to leave.
After all, actors can be replaced, but a director of Shen Huai's caliber cannot be replaced by just anyone.
Although he never made the crew members undergo collective military training for three months in other dramas he filmed afterwards, some principles will never change.
For example, the crew is prohibited from acting like big shots. Once discovered, no matter how big a star they are, they will be kicked out immediately.
Unprofessional?
be late?
Then wait to be scolded and cried!
Before dawn in the morning, the staff had already arrived at the crew to prepare. All the actors had finished their makeup and changed into their costumes before 8 o'clock, waiting for the crew to start filming.
But after the filming started, the crew members keenly noticed that Devil Shen seemed to be much gentler today?
Normally, whenever there was a NG, Shin Devil would make some sarcastic remarks, a few words being the least of his accusations. But today, after filming for a full hour, I hadn't heard a single roar from Shin Devil.
This made the staff, who were already accustomed to Shen Huai's devilish temper, a little uncomfortable. The chief photographer who had worked with him for many years even leaned over to ask Shen Huai during a break in filming: "Old Shen, are you feeling unwell today?"
Shen Huai's expression froze, his gaze fell on Yan Chaochao in the field, and he inexplicably recalled the embarrassing incident in the morning.
He actually mistook the leading actor of a unit drama for a ghost and even ran away in embarrassment in front of the other person.
This incident could become a black mark on his life!
But when asked by the lead photographer, Shen Huai just coughed a few times as if nothing had happened: "No."
After Yan Chaochao finished filming today's scenes and returned to the hotel, she received a call from Tang Shilei.
"Today is the first day of filming. How do you feel?"
"We were supposed to shoot three scenes today, but we ended up shooting four. I think the progress is pretty good..." Yan Chaochao sat cross-legged on the bed and gave Tang Shilei feedback on his experience with the filming.
"That's good. Did anyone give you any trouble on the set?" When Tang Shilei received the script, she already knew that the director of this play was Shen Huai.
Shen Huai's devilish style in the crew has long been known in the circle.
Before Yan Chaochao joined the crew, Tang Shilei had already begun to worry that she would be roared at by the devil Shen on the crew, so she made the call at the time when she got off work.
"No, everyone is very nice to me." Yan Chaochao thought for a moment, "The director is quite nice. I used to think that directors always have bad tempers on the set, but I didn't expect Director Shen Huai to have such a good temper. He hasn't lost his temper at all all day today."
Who are you talking about?
Shen Huai has a good temper?
Shen Huai didn't get angry the whole day on the set?
If this gets out, it will probably become a ghost story!
Hearing Yan Chaochao's feedback, Tang Shilei showed a dazed look and stammered, "That...that's good."
After hanging up the phone, a classic line suddenly emerged in Tang Shilei's mind -
How are my artists doing on the set today?
Report to the agent, your artists are doing very well on the set, even Shin Devil has become more docile.
Soon, Tang Shilei received the message from Yan Xixi in the midst of her busy schedule.
[Yan Xixi: I'm still in a meeting. Chao Chao's first day on the team today. How's she feeling? Has anyone bullied her?]
Tang Shilei replied with a message "Everything is fine" with mixed feelings, and Yan Xixi on the other side replied immediately.
[Yan Xixi: That’s good.]
Tang Shilei: ...
Am I the only one who feels something is wrong?!
***
In the crew of "Weapons".
If Shen Huai was gentle towards Yan Chaochao on the first day of filming, it was because of the misunderstanding that morning.
Three days after the filming started, Shen Huai's attitude towards Yan Chaochao changed entirely because of the attitude and professionalism she showed on the set.
Every morning, if filming starts at 8:00, Yan Chaochao will arrive on set 2-3 hours early, even before many of the crew members arrive. When the crew arrives, she also completes her makeup and waits on set for the first time.
Although Yan Chaochao is the main actress in this unit drama, she does not appear in every segment.
When it was not Yan Chaochao's turn, she did not hide in the rest room to rest or play aside, but stood quietly by and watched other actors perform.
Shen Huai is not a director with a good temper. Even though his attitude has been restrained due to the misunderstanding that day, he will not hesitate to speak out when it is time to curse or speak out.
On the set, there were actors who were scolded to tears by him every day.
But Yan Chaochao obviously does not belong to that category.
After a NG, when Shen Huai pointed out problems to her, she always looked directly into his eyes and listened carefully. Then, during the next shoot, she meticulously corrected every problem Shen Huai raised.
Every one!
At first, Shen Huai was hesitant to trust his own judgment until he deliberately NGed once, picking out a few minor flaws in Yan Chaochao's performance. During the next take, Yan Chaochao had indeed corrected all the details he had pointed out.
This discovery made Shen Huai's eyes light up and he almost shouted out loud on the set.
Yan Chaochao didn't know what Shen Huai was thinking.
In her eyes, whether it is fighting monsters in the apocalypse or filming on the set, it is essentially work.
The difference is that in the end times, if even 1% of the things go wrong, it may mean the overall failure of the mission.
But on the set, if something is not right, there is still a chance to correct it.
With such cooperation, the scenes that were originally scheduled to be filmed in 20 days were compressed into 15 days.
When Yan Chaochao finished filming her last scene and was about to leave the set, Shen Huai even gave Yan Chaochao a big red envelope, his eyes full of reluctance.
"I'll look for you next time I film!"
Yan Chaochao accepted the red envelope for the completion of the filming.
“If there’s the right role.”
Tang Shilei, who was waiting for Yan Chaochao at the side and happened to see this scene, said:
Did she go to the wrong set?
Is this still the same Devil Shen? !
***
After finishing the filming of "Weapons", Yan Chaochao rested at home for a few days and then set out with Yan Xixi to record a new episode of "Growing Up Together".
In order to film "Weapons", Yan Chaochao and Yan Xixi missed two episodes of the live broadcast of "Growing Up Together".
During this period, Shen Yunran, whose reputation was almost at the bottom, has recovered a lot, but in contrast, Shen Yunxin's reputation has declined again.
Shen Yunran's fans seem to have already decided that Shen Yunran is the "brother-supporting demon" at home. In every episode of the show, the live broadcast room of Shen Yunran and Shen Yunxin is filled with insults against Shen Yunxin. And Shen Yunxin has also become visibly silent during the show.
When meeting other guests again for the first time, Yan Chaochao's eyes fell on the silent Shen Yunxin.
As if noticing Yan Chaochao's gaze, Shen Yunxin raised his head, and the moment he saw Yan Chaochao, his eyes lit up slightly.
But soon, Shen Yunran also noticed Shen Yunxin's gaze, and immediately smiled and grabbed Shen Yunxin's arm, forcing him to divert his gaze back.
Seeing Shen Yunxin's eyes dim, Yan Chaochao frowned slightly.
Before Yan Chaochao could find another chance to chat with Shen Yunxin, the director had already picked up the loudspeaker.
"The theme of this recording is——"
“Starting from the original.”
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