Chapter 28 Poor Xiao Ming
Zheng Yiwei sincerely felt that if he continued filming this drama, his life would be shortened.
Things were not going smoothly from the beginning.
"Love on the Grassland" actually tells a story that is both simple and touching.
Poverty alleviation cadre Meng Panlan was transferred to work in Shadong County, M Province in accordance with the organization's arrangements.
At first, Meng Panlan, who had just arrived, was rejected and distrusted by local herdsmen.
After all, several poverty alleviation cadres have come to Shadong County, and the herders have gone through a lot of trouble, but their economic conditions have not improved much.
The newcomer, Meng Panlan, is even younger than the previous cadres—
There was only one question in everyone's mind.
Can this girl do it?
However, Meng Panlan was not discouraged. She had learned about the local conditions long before arriving in Shadong and was mentally prepared for the difficult challenges there.
During the day, she visited every household on foot to understand the actual local situation; at night, she wrote furiously at her desk under a lamp, planning an effective way for local herdsmen to get out of poverty.
Relying on her own abilities and sincere intentions, Meng Panlan not only gradually won the trust and support of local herders, but also helped them to solve the problem of quicksand step by step, leading them on the road to poverty alleviation and prosperity.
However, because all the work was put on her alone, Meng Panlan became ill from overwork and unfortunately died of illness at the age of 32.
After obtaining approval, the entire crew of "Grassland Love" rushed to the place where cadre Meng Panlan worked in the past and started filming.
However, things did not go smoothly from the beginning of the casting.
After all, it concerns the people.
If the casting is not suitable enough, the local herdsmen will be the first to rush out and voice their opposition. What's more, the drama is being filmed right under their noses, so the active cooperation of the local people is very much needed.
Besides, do you, Zheng Yiwei, also want to be accused of destroying national unity and social harmony?
I'm afraid he doesn't want to be in the entertainment industry anymore!
Zheng Yiwei was so nervous that he lay in bed every day, wishing he could stay awake until dawn. Even his sleep was a casting scene.
I can only say: Fortunately, it was invested in and filmed by Cui Mingzhe.
He breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't have to deal with the resource-rich people who were maliciously stuffed in.
But no matter how anxious Zheng Yiwei was, the preparations couldn't stop.
So, he began to feel nervous and started to choose the protagonist.
Actresses passed by one after another like flowing water.
Zheng Yiwei was quite satisfied with some of the proposals, but the local herders disagreed, shouting, "That's not like our Secretary Meng!"
There are a few people whose image fits Meng Panlan, but Zheng Yiwei feels that their acting skills are not up to par.
After choosing and choosing, there is still no result.
Finally, Cui Mingzhe had no choice but to ask his family elders to invite the semi-retired and powerful film queen, Li Yuan, to play Meng Panlan.
This was the only way to reach a consensus between the two parties.
The leading lady was confirmed, but the adaptation of the storyline was another big problem.
It cannot be exaggerated to the point of being out of touch with reality and causing disgust among the audience - haven't you seen how many poverty alleviation TV dramas that exaggerated the problem of poverty were criticized so much that they couldn't even lift their heads up, and were nailed to the pillar of shame forever?
We can't just shoot it as it is in reality - there is no way to copy it exactly. It must go through a certain artistic processing so that the story will be compact and interesting enough.
What’s even more troublesome is——
There is also a sensitive role that has not yet found a suitable actor, and it will involve deletions and revisions.
Zheng Yiwei and the screenwriter teacher were really scratching their heads and studying it night after night.
At the reading session, the main actors argued over a few lines to the point of overturning the table and kicking the stools, and they almost came to a fight!
Zheng Yiwei was busy trying to mediate and persuade the fight, and was almost accidentally injured by the flying script.
Damn it, he's middle-aged and still uses force on the set!
Finally, in this chaotic situation, this group of people finally managed to finalize the story with great difficulty!
Faced with this TV series that had finally started filming, Zheng Yiwei felt so sad that he burst into tears.
In just a few months, he almost lost a layer of skin.
Therefore, faced with the rumor that "it will be broadcast by the end of the year" that is circulating wildly online, Zheng Yiwei just wants to say "Pooh" loudly - end of the year?
Humph! It would be great if it can be broadcast by the end of next year!
Fortunately, life became much easier after filming started.
As expected, the actors were carefully selected by him. Each of them was smart, the shooting progress was very fast, and Group A and Group B were moving forward at the same pace.
Zheng Yiwei was so proud that he walked with a brisk pace.
When people are happy, they feel cheerful and everyone can see their good mood.
What a pity, everyone in the group is talented, Zheng Yiwei has been comfortable for too long, and his urge to train people comes back again.
In short, his desire to find someone to chat with began to burn again.
The reason why Zheng Yiwei can be given the title of "Master of Training" is not for any other reason, but simply because he is like Tang Monk - a chatterbox!
He has no other hobbies in his life except for his little habit of being a teacher.
Besides, if he doesn't want to, who can force him to teach newcomers?
There is only one reason, it’s purely Zheng Yiwei’s own wish!
He is just too talkative. Although what he said was useful, he kept repeating it over and over again. He would repeat the same knowledge point eight hundred times!
Which of the veterans in the crew didn't know about his major flaw? Who would want to listen to him nagging like Tang Sanzang? They would have run away long ago.
Only this group of young actors of the new generation have never seen how talkative Zheng Yiwei is, and have been temporarily deceived by his reputation outside, so they are willing to obey his orders and accept his messy nonsense.
But there are almost no newcomers in the crew this time!
Zheng Yiwei's hands and mouth were itchy.
Then, poor Shu Xiaoming ran into his gun at this moment——
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"Director Zheng is in a bad mood?" Shu Ming nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Okay! I will definitely take a detour!"
Oh my god, Shu Ming considered himself a patient person.
In their village, there was a poor chess player named Grandpa He. He was so talkative that many children would walk around him.
Only Shu Xiaoming, who was still young at that time, could play chess with Old Man He seriously and like a little adult for an entire afternoon.
Of course, when Shu Ming gets older, he won't do such stupid things anymore.
After all, Old Man He's chess character is really too bad! Going to play with him is just torturing myself.
But from this we can see that Shu Ming is also good at talking and is even more patient.
But Shu Xiaoming never thought that one day he would actually meet his rival - Director Zheng Da, who was even more talkative than him!
The key point is that if you don't listen to Zheng Yiwei carefully, he will be unhappy.
Zheng Yiwei is a guy who knows how to give random tests in class!
He would always bring up the previous chatter and ask Shu Ming to summarize the meaning or express his thoughts after listening.
No way, sir, this is even harder than going to school!
The teacher's lectures follow the syllabus and teaching plan, but Zheng Yiwei doesn't follow that. He talks about whatever comes to his mind, sometimes even talking incoherently and messing up the word order...
At the beginning, Zheng Yiwei would suppress his wild imagination and try to make his words as simple and understandable as possible.
As a result, after Shu Ming stayed with him for a while, Zheng Yiwei was surprised to find that although he spoke casually and was a little difficult to understand, Shu Ming could actually keep up!
People who are engaged in art tend to have a lot of random thoughts.
Ever since Zheng Yiwei let himself go in front of Shu Ming, he talks almost like he's in his sleep every day, and it's twice as difficult to understand!
Shu Ming really put in a lot of effort and showed the strong will of "fight hard for a hundred days, I want to go to Shougang University" for the college entrance examination!
Every day when I returned to the hotel, my brain was no longer working. I lay limp on the bed, like a fragile little cookie that needed my brother's comfort.
Zhuang Zheng, feeling distressed, massaged his brother's back and legs again and again, repeatedly suggesting, "How about we not go tomorrow?"
As a result, Shu Ming sat up suddenly, shaking his head like a rattle - he really didn't dare to put Director Zheng aside for play, after all, his beloved pony was still in his hands!
Is this what it feels like to have someone else hold a hostage or leverage over you?
Shu Ming hugged his knees timidly, angry but not daring to say anything.
However, although Shu Ming learned something, it was not much - after all, it was all theory.
As we all know, acting is not something you can do well just by learning the theory!
When will this day end?
But what Shu Ming didn't know was that Zheng Yiwei was neither so kind as to teach him nor so idle as to torture him.
Director Zheng has a little plan in his mind, and it's working very fast and loudly!
Although Zheng Yiwei has a habit of being a know-it-all, he is not willing to waste his breath on every newcomer.
How can such a good thing be so cheap?
Well, he has an apprentice who has an art film that he wants to win awards for next year, but he has been waiting for a long time but still can't find a suitable male actor - there is no other reason, it's just that the budget is not that high.
Zheng Yiwei looked at the boy who was carrying a small stool next to him and listening to the lecture attentively.
In fact, Shu Ming has very long legs, and it is very uncomfortable for him to sit on such a low stool and be forced to squeeze next to the monitor.
But when Zheng Yiwei told him something casually, this kid was not only not disturbed by the environment, but also able to quickly extract the key points from his random mumbling and get his meaning.
Even his understanding of the characters' emotions is accurate and has his own unique perspectives.
Although Shu Ming has not yet had the opportunity to act on stage, who hasn't gone through the rookie stage?
He just didn't believe that there was a newcomer that he couldn't train?
Zheng Yiwei first praised himself in his heart and felt very happy.
Then he turned around and looked at Shu Ming again and again with satisfaction.
From the forehead to the deep eye sockets, to the high nose bridge... a perfect face for a male actor on camera.
I heard that he is a complete newcomer in the entertainment industry and his pay must not be high.
The brain is also good and useful.
Good disciple, you are a lucky man!
When I finish filming this drama, I will definitely help you get this guy——
Zheng Yiwei happily made a series of plans and waited for the events to be put on the agenda step by step.
Well, it turns out.
Once people start making plans, many things will happen that are beyond their plans.
Just like today.
Shu Ming was chewing an apricot diligently while muttering to himself:
I won’t go to see Tafeng today. Director Zheng is in a bad mood, and I don’t know what kind of magical words he will use to torture people.
Then, he was caught off guard by Zheng Yiwei's roar on the set.
“I won’t allow it!!”
Shu Xiaoming was so scared that the half-eaten apricot fell out of his hand!
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