“Teacher Wang,” Chu Yu said, waving to Wang Qiuping from afar at a teahouse decorated in an antique style. “Here.”
Wang Qiuping is not young. He wears black-rimmed glasses, always dressed in a light green reporter's uniform, and carries a camera on his back. He looks very energetic.
“Xiao Zhou,” Wang Qiuping smiled and sat down opposite Chu Yu. He was several decades older than Chu Yu and looked at Chu Yu as if he were a younger member of his family. “My wife made some flower cakes, which are a specialty from her hometown. I brought some over for you to try.”
"Thank you, Teacher Wang."
Chu Yu talked to him about this year's Miss Calendar. Wang Qiuping is currently a freelancer, taking on jobs wherever they come. The period before the Lunar New Year is his busiest time, but Chu Yu's high salary and the opportunity to make him famous made Wang Qiuping very willing to accept it.
"In addition to the calendar, we would also like you to take some advertising photos, inside pages, and information cards for our company's actors. Our clothing company also needs to take some pictures to make magazines and distribute them to major chain stores, so that old customers can preview and pre-order the new products for the next season a quarter in advance, and also allow each store to select new products according to local dressing habits."
Wang Qiuping was already in this line of work, so it wasn't difficult for her. The most challenging part was still shooting the female calendar, because it's hard to strike the right balance when the photos are eye-catching but not vulgar.
Have you found models for this year?
"We've found them. They're all actors from our company. Many of them come from rural areas. After filming the movie, they don't have any other job opportunities. Shooting a calendar of young women will allow them to earn some extra money so they can go home for the New Year."
Wang Qiuping agreed, and the two arranged a time. Wang Qiuping then set up the filming scene in advance according to the theme and searched for a location all over Beijing.
With the experience from the year before, the two worked together much more smoothly this time, and everything they did was easier than before.
Chu Yu sent people to do the actors' makeup, hair, styling, and clothes.
Wang Qiuping was responsible for debugging the equipment, finding a location, and setting up the scene. Based on past experience, the calendar featuring the girls would definitely include pool photos, so Wang Qiuping specifically found a hotel with a swimming pool and arranged to use the hotel's pool for the shoot.
With things settled here, the martial arts master that Zhong Buyi had introduced to Chu Yu also arrived.
"What kind of actor are you looking for? Bring them over so I can take a look."
Chu Yu nodded. "I made an appointment with her this afternoon. Let's invite the martial arts teacher along and have a get-together."
This is settled. In the past, Chu Yu would always discuss with Zhong Buyi when choosing actors. This role wasn't that important, so Zhong Buyi didn't care who he used. But he was particularly curious about who could make Chu Yu break his established rules for casting.
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