Chapter 334 Movie Starts (Part 3)
Ye Qian thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Your set is 300."
"No problem." The two replied and nodded.
Their problem was solved, but the four of them started to worry again. The most worried one among them was He Jun. The others were whiter than her and looked okay, but she was the darkest. Now with a white face, how could she go to class?
Ye Qian also noticed it, so she carefully mentioned: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether your body is white or not. Why don't you touch your neck and wash it. There's still time. The difference between your neck and your complexion is too big."
Ye Qian didn't expect the effect to be so good. If others noticed such a big color difference, she would have a hard time explaining it. She could only give them a reminder. After all, neck wrinkles also need care.
Reminded by Ye Qian, they seemed to have found the exit from a maze. They all began to pour water on their hands and then touched their necks. Similarly, after washing three times, their faces and necks were finally the same color. It was okay to not look at their bodies now in winter, so they would wait until summer. Anyway, they looked good now.
After finishing these, I quickly took my books and went to the classroom for class.
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The weather is getting colder and December is approaching. The previous script has been revised 3-5 times. Ye Qian also reminded us to stick to the original version. I don’t know which brainless screenwriter insisted on adding some lines similar to the later line "The 8-year war of resistance is about to begin".
Ye Qian laughed as she watched, and complained to Professor Xiao. Originally, Professor Xiao really didn't notice the problem, but after Ye Qian said that, he felt something was wrong, so he took the script back to revise it. This was the last time, and he really restored the plot of the novel without adding anything else in it.
Ye Qian said to Professor Xiao, "That's fine, isn't it? If it had been like this from the beginning, it wouldn't have taken so long." Professor Xiao just smiled and didn't comment. However, he was curious about Ye Qian's persistence and asked, "Why did you insist on filming it according to the original novel?"
Ye Qian couldn't explain that she had the intention of filming when she wrote the novel from the beginning, so she paid close attention to the convenience of filming when writing. She could only say: "Novels will have many fans. The more faithful the drama is to the original, the more it will attract original fans and new fans."
However, they were going to make a movie, which was quite long by the length of the film, so they only picked out two stories. But it was still high! The twists and turns made the plot more dramatic. She also wanted to promote He Jun, so the changes to He Jun's part were made more detailed. Of course, Ye Qian also knew her limits and didn't provoke the female lead.
Finally, at the end of December, the film, renamed "Han City Battle" based on the novel, officially started shooting in the suburbs of Han City. They were a new team, so it was impossible for them to invite popular artists. Ye Qian didn't feel sorry for it, and she also looked forward to using her play to make other artists famous.
Ye Qian prioritized acting skills over appearance when selecting talent for the team. When Zhao Zhiguo was working at the film studio, several employees had excellent acting skills, but they weren't given much opportunity to showcase their talents. Zhao Zhiguo and Professor Xiao were interested in promoting these individuals. Ye Qian also wanted to support He Jun, and as long as her acting was up to par, she wouldn't mind her role being shoved in.
Five men came to the audition, and Ye Qian kept two after the audition. Still worried about what Zhao Zhiguo and Professor Xiao might think, Ye Qian said, "We must succeed this time, not fail. Otherwise, my fans will be disappointed, and turning things around won't be easy. I don't mind you bringing someone else, but I can only keep these two."
Of course, these two are the actors who play the male second and male second respectively, and the other three can also play supporting roles. Professor Xiao used some connections and invited Zhao Ru and Wang Gang, who are somewhat famous but not too famous, to be the male and female protagonists of this play.
Professor Xiao naturally would not forget the students in the school with such a good learning opportunity. They were all male students, so they could not only help out, but also save costs by acting as extras. There were not many people in the class, so after Professor Xiao and the principal discussed it, all the students in the class were taken away by Ye Qian to work as laborers.
After discussing with the acting teacher, they took He Jun away along with some students with outstanding acting skills. Their plays involved battles and injuries, and when nurses were needed, these female students would be useful. Although the teacher said that there was no need to pay, and that food and lodging would be provided, Ye Qian couldn't take it seriously.
In this day and age, it's already cheap to hire actors for filming. If you don't pay them a penny, how will they support themselves? All the equipment and crew are borrowed from the studio, and if anything is damaged, they have to pay for it.
When everyone heard that Ye Qian was the director and screenwriter of this play, they were surprised at first, but then they took it for granted. After all, Ye Qian had become a legendary figure in everyone's heart at school.
After everything is ready, the opening ceremony begins.
After the ceremony, the first scene of the day began. The location was an abandoned two-story building that the crew had pre-painted white to serve as a hospital set. Ye Qian sat in a chair, watching the screen. Their first scene was the meeting of the male and female protagonists. The male protagonist's men were ambushed and suffered heavy losses. Because the hospital was overwhelmed with injuries and there were too few medical staff, some of the injured were left unattended.
Seeing his men in pain, the hero erupts in anger at the hospital staff. Then, the female doctor steps in and gives him a lecture. Ye Qian's novel isn't a romance novel; the hero and heroine aren't lovers. Because of this encounter, they become close "brothers."
It's not that it's boring, it's just that Guo Nan is the leader, so how could he have the mind to talk about love affairs? The two supported each other all the way, but in the end the heroine still sacrificed herself to save the hero. It can be said to be full of blood and tears. This part of the play, which is not a love story but seems like a love story, became a big regret at the time. Even so, Ye Qian did not plan to change it to a happy ending.
After all, in this era, there are more regrets than reunions. Only by being down-to-earth and close to reality can we enter everyone's hearts and gain everyone's recognition.
The second female character in this play, He Jun, also sacrificed herself to save the male lead. The male lead was not young, and the second female character was too young, so it would be too awkward to write her into the emotional drama. So when Ye Qian described the second female character, admiration was mostly used. She played the role of a younger sister, and was a suitable match for the male and female leads. However, the second female character died on the battlefield, and her body was not taken away in time, which became another regret of this novel.
(End of this chapter)
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