Chapter 81
He Tong and his group traveled all the way and finally entered the village which was used as the filming location, and met up with the crew who had come here a few days earlier to prepare.
While the village wasn't remote, a film crew's presence was still quite new. Consequently, the two minivans were surrounded by a mob of onlookers as they entered the village. Children who had agreed to be extras held hands and circled the vehicles, forcing both vehicles to stop. Finally, Xiao Zheng, who had arrived ahead of time, accompanied the village chief to meet the crew, and the vans were finally able to enter without a hitch.
The village isn't very populous. Most of the young people have gone out to work, and those who can afford it have moved their elderly and children with them. Now, only a few young and able-bodied people with work nearby remain, and most of them are left behind with elderly and children. As a result, many houses in the village are vacant. Even those that are still occupied are happy to make room when they hear the crew wants to rent them.
So, when Ou Jing found this ideal location, he simply booked half the village for three months. Even so, it was still cheaper than the crew staying in a hotel for three months, not to mention saving a significant amount of money on the filming location fees.
The car stopped in front of a building that He Tong rented with his own money. After getting out of the car, everyone stretched out for a while - it was really tiring to sit on the mountain road for several hours. Even though it was a relatively flat concrete road, it was still uncomfortable with the ups and downs all the way.
Just as everyone was settling in, Ou Jing came over after hearing the news.
As soon as he entered, he asked He Tong to undress. After a long inspection, he said with satisfaction, "Okay, the tan is quite good. It has a bit of the wheat-colored complexion of the working class."
The village is located in the very south, and the weather in November is not that cold, but after being shown shirtless for five or six minutes, even He Tong, who is very active, felt cold. He hurriedly put on his clothes when he heard this.
Ou Jing smiled and patted his arm: "It's not winter in the play, and your costumes are not very thick. Can they hold up?"
He Tong grinned: "It's okay, the temperature is high during the day, and it will be fine after some exercise."
Ou Jing nodded, looked at Ye Yuze beside him, then sat down on the small stool beside the dining table, picked up the water that Xiao Zheng had just brought and took a sip.
"I trust your acting skills. Since the other actors haven't joined the crew yet, let's not do any readings. Tomorrow is a good day, so let's start filming directly. While the sun is strong at noon, let's shoot the first scene where Xiao Ye bumps into Xiao He taking a shower in the yard."
The crew's coordinator took into consideration that Ye He and the other two would probably be away from the crew for quite some time in December, and wanted to try not to have the crew stop working and wait, so he arranged for the supporting actors to come on set later so that they could concentrate on filming the supporting roles during that period, and shoot the two main characters' solo and duet scenes in the early stages.
He Tong and Ye Yuze didn't care, but Fang Chen was a little confused: "Director Ou, wasn't the date you were looking for the day after tomorrow?"
Ou Jing waved his hand: "Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow is fine, no matter. I was worried that you would need to rest for a day after arriving, but now that you seem to be in good spirits, we can start work early. Is that okay?"
It was the first time that Fang Chen had seen a director so casual about the start date of filming. However, the director and the two investors and leading actors had no objection, so he, as a nominal producer, naturally would not have any objection.
The matter was settled, and Fang Chen invited Ou Jing to stay for dinner - this time they brought two chefs to cook a special meal.
Ou Jing was not polite, and then...
"I'll eat with you guys from now on! Oh, it's so comfortable to film with a big boss. No wonder Lao Yu praises you so much!"
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The villages far away from the city have no light pollution and appear particularly dark at night.
Xiao Zheng had chosen to rent a house on the edge of the village, a little further away from the other residents, which made it quite quiet. In November, even the croaking of frogs and the chirping of insects were rare, and only the occasional barking of dogs could be heard from the village.
After dinner and seeing Ou Jing off, He Tong took Ye Yuze out for a walk to help digest the food.
It happened to be the first moonless month of the lunar calendar that day, so the two of them strolled leisurely, each holding a flashlight, and followed the road to the vegetable fields outside the village.
He Tong looked up at the night sky and sighed, "So many stars."
Ye Yuze also looked up.
Although they had traveled to many places before, their trips were primarily for sightseeing rather than exploration. So, apart from the few days they drove their RV to see the aurora, they stayed in well-equipped hotels, rarely went out at night, and never went out specifically to gaze at the stars.
At this time, He Tong shook the hands they were holding and said, "Look, there's a shooting star!"
A streak of light flashed across the sky.
"It was too fast. I didn't have time to make a wish." He Tong said with some regret, "I don't know if there will be another one."
Ye Yuze turned his head slightly to look at his unclear profile in the darkness. He saw He Tong looking at the sky seriously and couldn't help asking, "What wish do you want to make?"
He Tong blurted out: "May you live long and be safe, and accompany me until old age."
Ye Yuze was stunned when he heard this.
He Tong turned his head to look at him, and seeing his stunned expression, he leaned forward and kissed him on the lips: "You said you would always be with me, but you have to live two years longer than me to do that."
Ye Yuze softened completely and stood on tiptoe to kiss him back.
He Tong quickly loosened his clasped hands, put the flashlight into his pocket with his other hand, and then hugged the person tightly.
The two kissed each other for a long time, and it seemed as if the whole world was filled with each other's breath.
Just as I was immersed in it, I suddenly heard a loud noise coming towards me.
The two reluctantly let go of each other and turned to look towards the village. They vaguely saw a group of people walking towards them with flashlights, and could vaguely hear someone shouting, "There are people ahead."
He Tong and Ye Yuze looked at each other and stood by the roadside waiting.
When the group of people got closer, they found that they were all crew members, carrying food and drinks, some with cameras, some with tripods, and one cameraman even carrying a small video camera.
He Tong was a little confused and asked, "Where are you going? Are you going to shoot something tonight?"
When the crew saw that they were the two leading actors and major investors, they all greeted them at once. For a moment, it was so noisy that no one could hear what they were saying.
Ou Jing, who was caught in the crowd, smiled and raised his voice, "Alright, alright, all of you go ahead."
The others waved and laughed at Ye He and the others, then continued walking forward.
He Tong and Ye Yuze looked at Ou Jing who stayed behind in confusion.
Ou Jing spread his hands and said, "It's a rare opportunity to meet someone like that. The crew already found the camera position two days ago. Now that the time is almost up, we're all rushing over."
He Tong looked bewildered: "What happened?"
Ou Jing looked at them in surprise: "A meteor shower. Didn't you come out to see it?"
He Tong scratched his head: "We just came out for a walk after dinner..."
Ou Jing looked at the two of them with amusement. "Young people seem to be quite close. Do you want to go together? The place the cameraman found is pretty good. We can sit and watch it slowly. I don't know which constellation it is, but they say it only comes once every few decades. We usually don't see any stars in the city, so this is a rare opportunity. We are all excited. Look, there are already shooting stars. It seems that the best viewing time will be in half an hour."
Just as Ou Jing said these words, two streaks of light appeared in the sky one after another.
He Tong was also a little excited. Meteor shower, he had never seen one in his life, so he had to watch it with his brother Ye.
Ye Yuze calmly took out his phone and called Xiao Zheng, asking him to send over the camera, DV and tripod. He also informed the team members who didn't know the news yet, and told them that anyone who wanted to see it could come together.
So, around eleven o'clock that evening, He Tong posted a new picture on Weibo.
@贺同V: Make a wish to millions of shooting stars; one will hear it, and your wish will surely come true. In the photo of @叶与泽V and me, the foreground subjects are two silhouettes standing on the Jiantian Canal, both looking up at the sky. Behind them, in the deep blue night sky, a brilliant meteor shower is falling.
[Wow, Tongtong is in a romantic mood today. The meteor shower is so beautiful, I want to see it!] [You guys actually went to see the meteor shower secretly! I immediately gave it 32 likes. [Dog head] [This is so beautifully photographed, I’m so envious. The sky is all red where I live, and I can’t see anything. [Tears]] [My bestie and I drove to the mountain outside of Xiaowai to see it. To round it off, we watched the meteor shower with our two idols, so happy! [Erha]] [I don’t know if it’s my illusion, but I always feel that the scenery in the picture looks like my hometown.] [It looks like my hometown too. It’s too ordinary, I can’t tell where it is.] [Anyway, it’s definitely not in the north. Look at how beautiful the rows of vegetable leaves are growing under the canal. I want to eat them. [Saliva]] I went downstairs and was distracted by the foodies...
I don’t know if it’s because the photo was taken too beautifully, but as fans spread it, the photo was stolen and posted by some marketing accounts, and then spread further.
Finally, this picture appeared many times in the hot search of #Canis Major Meteor Shower Once in Thirty Years#, which aroused the curiosity of netizens to find the source of the picture. Eventually, they found He Tong’s Weibo bit by bit, and He Tong and Ye Yuze gained another wave of fans.
The next morning, when the crew was preparing for the opening ceremony, they found that the two main actors in the group were at the end of the hot search - #Ye Yuze He Tong, two movie emperors, went to see the meteor shower together#, and the most popular one was the one He Tong posted last night.
Ou Jing touched his chin and ran over to discuss with the two of them: "How about we take this opportunity to promote it?"
He Tong didn't care and just asked, "How do you want to promote it? Just announce the launch?"
"No, no, we need to keep this a secret. Let me just reveal that you're filming a movie."
He Tong thought about it, and directly posted a message on the hot search, and asked Fang Chen to buy promotion to push the hot search up again - this hot search was pushed up by netizens who checked the source of the picture last night, and it has dropped a lot now.
Then, there was another hot search
@贺同V: To our fans: We've joined the filming crew, but details are being kept confidential for now. Thank you for following us for the past three years. This will be the film you've been waiting for [heart].
The accompanying picture is a photo of the two people and a camera.
This post immediately blew up the fan base.
[He's definitely joined the production. Sigh, Tongtong's business is going to be reduced again.] [No, Tongzi, please clarify. What do you mean by "it will be the film you're looking forward to"?! Is it what I thought?] [Hey, big shot, what are you thinking? Please tell me in detail. [Dog head]] [Tongtong, you're so bad. You're keeping us in suspense...]
[Lost in the Movies, are these two best-selling actors going to have a new movie? I'm waiting for one of them.] [+1 for Lost in the Movies, even if I'm not a fan, I'm still intrigued.]
Fans of Tongze and bystanders began to speculate, and many people competed to be the prophet.
What the fans didn’t know was that at this time, the crew, having just finished the opening ceremony, was preparing to shoot a scene that would make them howl for a full minute – He Tong taking a shower.
The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel "Green Fields Without Borders" for the nutrient solution~~
Thanks to the little angel "Yao Xiang" for the nutrient solution~~
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