She planned to build her own processing plant within two months and recruit enough craftsmen.
Then we started working on the jewelry for Miss Lucia and Miss Helen.
As for Xiao Xiao's jewelry, we will wait until the previous two pieces are completed before working on hers.
Then we can use these two months to design these three pieces of jewelry.
Once the factory is built, we can start processing jewelry.
The next morning at 7:30.
After washing up, Yan Ning changed into a more formal dress and dressed up a little.
After cleaning up, she went downstairs to have breakfast.
After breakfast, Yan Ning and Ning Jiayan got in the car and set off for the filming location.
Drunken Master was originally supposed to be filmed at a location in Foshan, Guangdong Province.
But now, thanks to Yan Ning's promotion, Drunken Master was filmed three years ahead of schedule.
At that time, there was no reform and opening up, so people in Hong Kong naturally could not go to the mainland at will.
However, Director Yuan found a suitable filming location in the Wong Tai Sin district of the Kowloon Peninsula.
It took the vehicle more than an hour to reach the filming location.
Yan Ning got out of the car and followed Ning Jiayan inside.
The opening ceremony was held in a very empty yard.
There were many people standing in the yard, most of them were actors, and the others were staff.
This time, dozens of martial arts actors were auditioned, and all of them were only seventeen or eighteen years old.
These future martial arts stars all had young faces and looked very immature.
Some of the actors shaved their heads because they were going to play the role of monks.
Director Yuan saw Ning Jiayan come in and walked over to shake hands and greet him, "Hello, President Ning."
After shaking hands, Ning Jiayan introduced Yan Ning to him, "Director Yuan, this is my sister Yan Ning. She is another investor in this film."
Yan Ning smiled and extended his hand, "Hello, Director Yuan."
Director Yuan smiled and said, "Hello, Miss Yan."
After the two of them greeted each other and got to know each other, Ning Jiayan said:
"Director Yuan, go do whatever you need to do and don't worry about us. If you need any help, just let me know."
Director Yuan did not refuse, "I do need your help. When the ceremony starts,
We need two more people to light incense together. I'll light the first stick, and you two will light the second stick."
It's not a big deal.
Yan Ning and Ning Jiayan agreed immediately.
Director Yuan left to arrange other matters.
Soon, an altar and incense table were set up in the middle of the yard, with the altar table facing due north.
There is a Chisong Wong Tai Sin Temple in the north.
Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong. It is said that this temple is very effective.
Generally speaking, the deity worshipped is Guan Yu, but depending on the filming location, the crew will also choose to worship the local gods.
Then we burned incense and prayed to all the gods for a smooth filming.
On the altar was placed a roasted suckling pig, six tributes, and an incense burner.
The two cameras next to the altar were covered with red cloth.
After a few minutes, it was the auspicious time.
The director, producer, main creative staff, Yan Ning and Ning Jiayan each held three incense sticks and lit them.
The rest of the people each held a stick of incense and lit it.
Everyone held incense and bowed three times in unison towards the north.
After bowing, Director Yuan walked to the front of the incense burner, muttered something, prayed devoutly, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner with his left hand.
Then it was Yan Ning and Ning Jiayan's turn to light the second stick of incense.
Yan Ning prayed in his heart, hoping that Wong Tai Sin would bless the film to be filmed smoothly and become a big hit at the box office.
After lighting the incense, the two of them stepped aside.
Next, the producer and the leading actors started burning incense, followed by the other actors.
After burning incense, Yan Ning took out a stack of red envelopes from his bag, about two hundred in total.
Yan Ning asked Ning Jiayan to prepare the red envelope, with the words "Good luck in the new year" printed on the cover.
Each red envelope contains six Hong Kong dollars, including a five-dollar note and a one-dollar note.
It symbolizes good luck and a big box office hit.
After Yan Ning explained the meaning of the red envelope to Director Yuan, he, the director, and Ning Jiayan gave a red envelope to everyone on the scene.
Everyone happily accepted the red envelopes and was very surprised. This was the first time they saw red envelopes being given out at an opening ceremony.
Although it’s not much money, the red envelope represents good luck and joy, and no one will dislike it.
After the red envelopes were distributed, Director Yuan and the leading actors together unveiled the red cloth on the camera, implying good luck for the start of filming.
At this point the whole ceremony is complete.
We will start shooting the first scene in this location today. The actors who have roles have changed into their costumes and started putting on makeup.
Before filming began, Director Yuan explained the scenes in detail and gave instructions on their movements to several actors.
After everything was ready, the first shot of the first scene began to be filmed.
In this era, there were no advanced machines like monitors, so the director had to monitor every detail and control the overall situation.
Several actors were new and inexperienced, and they knew nothing about filming their first movie.
All of this depends on the director's hands-on instruction, and most of the time is spent explaining the scenes to the actors and practicing their movements.
A whole morning passed and only one shot was taken.
Yan Ning thought that at this rate, the movie might not be released until this time next year.
But what she values is quality, so it doesn't matter if the speed is a little slower.
At 11:30 am, after saying goodbye to Director Yuan, Yan Ning and Ning Jiayan left the filming location.
The two found a restaurant in Kowloon City and had lunch.
Yan Ning suddenly remembered that the small Western-style house given to her by her uncle Ning Shaoming was in Kowloon City.
So she asked Ning Jiayan to drive her to get familiar with the place.
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