Not long after.
Su Zhengnan followed Zhu Yawen and others to the crew of "Detective Dee".
Because Zhu Yawen had contacted the casting director of the "Detective Dee" crew beforehand, as soon as they arrived at the filming location, the casting director pulled them away to change into their costumes.
"Hurry up and change your clothes, filming is about to start, the director is already urging us to hurry up."
The group leader pulled Zhu Yawen aside and urged him, sounding somewhat anxious, "If it weren't for your senior brother's sake, I really wouldn't want you to come here as an extra. Hurry up!"
After saying that, the group leader turned around and went to get busy; there were still many things waiting for him to do on site!
"Go inside and change your clothes quickly."
Zhu Yawen greeted Su Zhengnan and the others with a smile, then pushed open the door to the changing room and went inside.
Why does it smell so strong in here?
As soon as Su Zhengnan followed Zhu Yawen and the others into the dressing room, he smelled a pungent odor and frowned slightly. This was completely different from the dressing room he had imagined for actors!
Zhu Yawen turned to look at him and laughed, "It's normal for it to smell. This is where the extras change clothes, not the main actors' dressing room. These clothes have been worn by countless extras, and they are basically never washed."
"Well....."
Su Zhengnan was speechless. So this was how the extras' clothes were left here, with no one taking care of them.
Zhu Yawen chose a set of soldier's clothes and changed into them. He then said to Su Zhengnan, "Doctor Su, do you want to act? If you want to act, then change your clothes. If you don't want to act, you don't have to change."
"Since we're already here, we should at least show our faces!"
Su Zhengnan sighed helplessly. Although he couldn't quite accept the smell of the extras' clothes, he couldn't possibly go back empty-handed.
Then, Su Zhengnan chose a piece of clothing that didn't look too dirty and immediately changed into it.
The extras' clothes all had a slight odor, and it's unknown how many extras from different film crews had worn them.
Soon, Su Zhengnan also changed into the clothes of a common soldier.
Luo Jin, Huang Bo, and the others had also changed their clothes and put on hats, making them look quite comical!
Since they were there to play minor roles, they basically didn't need to appear on camera, so naturally they didn't need any makeup artists.
After everyone had changed their clothes, Zhu Yawen smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go, let's show our faces."
With that, Zhu Yawen lifted his leg and walked out of the changing room.
Su Zhengnan and Luo Jin exchanged glances, and then followed Zhu Yawen to the film set.
Su Zhengnan was a complete novice when it came to acting; he was just there for a cameo role.
As soon as Zhu Yawen and the others arrived at the filming location, someone immediately came over to instruct them on how to stand and what to do once filming started.
Since they were all just extras with no lines or screen time, the requirements for them were very low; all they had to do was stand in front of the camera and act as human figures.
Su Zhengnan, dressed in the clothes of a Tang Dynasty soldier, stood with Zhu Yawen, holding a prop weapon in his hand. He turned his head and secretly looked around. He saw several cameras, but he didn't see the main actor.
The two big stars who played Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang were nowhere to be seen, as if they weren't even there.
For a moment, Su Zhengnan couldn't help but whisper to Zhu Yawen beside him, "Didn't you say we were filming 'Detective Dee'? Why haven't we seen the actor who plays Dee Renjie?"
Zhu Yawen rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's true that we're acting in 'Detective Dee,' but I didn't say that any of the main actors would appear in the scenes we're filming today, did I?"
"What? No main actors are showing up? What kind of story are we filming then?"
Su Zhengnan asked with some curiosity.
Zhu Yawen turned his head to look at him and explained, "You don't think there's no one else in a show besides the male lead and the second male lead, do you? Other roles also need to be filmed!"
"Ah... okay, I understand!"
Upon hearing Zhu Yawen's words, Su Zhengnan realized that the role he was playing today was not that of the male lead or second male lead, but rather that of another villain or supporting character.
"Okay, everyone, listen up, we're about to start filming. Script supervisor, get ready to slap the clapperboard."
Just as Su Zhengnan was thinking about these things, a loud voice rang out on the filming set.
Su Zhengnan glanced in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man with a round face holding a megaphone, standing behind the camera directing the various departments on site.
Clearly, this middle-aged man with a somewhat round face must be the chief director of "Detective Dee".
As for the assistant director....
Standing next to the director is the assistant director, who is currently writing and drawing in a notebook, seemingly taking notes.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man with a round face took out a megaphone and shouted into the crowd again:
"Okay, all departments, prepare for the first shot of scene ninety-seven of 'Detective Dee'."
With a click!
As soon as the director finished speaking...
Suddenly, a staff member appeared in front of the camera, slammed down a board in his hand, and then all the cameras started rolling.
"Scene 97, Shot 1 of 'Detective Dee,' Action!"
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man dressed in Tang Dynasty court attire and sporting a mustache appeared in front of the camera with a group of attendants.
The other party approached from a distance, accompanied by a group of extras playing attendants. They walked past the soldier played by Su Zhengnan and headed towards the main hall opposite the camera.
Throughout the filming process, the director required all the extras playing ordinary soldiers to remain still and not speak; they were simply to stand there as role models.
Is this what filming is like?
It doesn't seem that difficult after all!
As Su Zhengnan watched the other person walk past him, he couldn't help but steal a glance at Zhu Yawen standing next to him, only to find that the other person was looking straight ahead with his eyes downcast.
As expected of a performing arts student, her acting skills seem flawless.
As for Luo Jin and Huang Bo, they were similar; even when playing minor soldiers, they were very serious and did not act frivolously just because it was a role where their faces were not shown.
On the contrary, Su Zhengnan seemed indifferent, looking left and right from time to time, as if he was very curious about everything on the scene.
There's nothing we can do about it; he's never acted before!
When it comes to treating and saving lives, Su Zhengnan can remain calm and composed, but when it comes to acting, he seems to be just watching the drama unfold.
He neither knows how to act nor is he enthusiastic about acting; he's just purely curious.
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