Shooting completed
In less than three minutes of Shen Xiu’s reply, a tall building was built below.
-What? Wrote it yourself? Is it so difficult to be a director these days? Do you have to write your own script? This is too scary. I’m actively @ing all the directors here.
—Directors: Are you polite?
—As expected of me, Xiubao, you are so awesome! You can even write the script yourself! When did you start writing? Why is there no progress at all?
—Is there any need to ask? It's just a movie script. For me, Xiubao, it's a piece of cake.
—The name of the movie is "New Life", and it sounds like a very optimistic and positive name!
Seeing Shen Xiu's reply to netizens, the actors in the crew who had the complete script in hand did not dare to say a word.
If they hadn’t read the entire script, they would have believed what Shen Xiu said!
Shen Xiu's positive and normal content seems to be different from theirs.
Shen Xiu, who answered in this way, didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his answer at all.
A week later, the crew of "New Life" held the opening ceremony at 8:08:08 in the morning, exactly as Shen Xiu had set it.
Shen Xiu was too embarrassed to ask a fortune teller to calculate the auspicious time, so he calculated it on his phone.
After much calculation, he found that the fortune-telling on the web did not seem to be very reliable. The time calculated for him was either related to the "number 4" or the "number 10".
The intermittently superstitious Chen Xiu decisively decided to use the time 888, which sounded very auspicious.
Chen Xiu originally wanted to use 666, but six in the morning was too early and everyone might not be able to get up, so he changed to 888.
Chen Xiu had participated in two filming opening ceremonies in a row and had some experience. Except for the timing, the rest of the process was almost copied from the previous two opening ceremonies.
Not everyone needs to burn incense, for example, Xia Wenhao and others who are not participating in "New Life" but come just to support "New Life" and Shang Yu and Song Chengwang who come as investors to join in the fun.
Everyone in the crew knew that they were from The Galaxy, and guessed that they might get together to talk, so they didn't step forward to act as a third wheel.
Song Chengwang leaned against the load-bearing column at the corner of the corridor, looking at Shen Xiu who was surrounded by the crowd and burning incense not far away, and couldn't help but say: "I have seen so many opening ceremonies, and the directors are very serious. Even if it is Team Xiu's own movie, Team Xiu is so cold."
Mu Zhenchu did not agree very much and refuted Song Chengwang's words.
"No, I think Captain Xiu takes it very seriously. Look, the time for the opening ceremony was specially chosen at 8:08:08. It sounds auspicious... No, is Captain Xiu superstitious?"
Shang Yu chuckled: "It's better to believe that Team Xiu has obsessive-compulsive disorder than to believe that Team Xiu is a superstitious person."
Song Chengwang agreed with this. He looked lazily at Shen Xiu who stood aside and watched the process indifferently after burning incense. "That's right, how could Team Xiu be so superstitious that he thought it was Xiang Yueting and had to stop and make a lot of complaints when he saw the koi in the pond."
Song Chengwang and Shang Yu's words made Mu Zhenchu immediately put aside his doubts.
"That's right, I was confused. People like Captain Xiu should believe that man can conquer nature, and all strange and supernatural things are demons and monsters."
"A-choo..." Xiang Yueting, who was standing next to Shen Xiu, sneezed.
Chen Xiu tilted his head to look at Xiang Yueting: "Are you sick?"
Xiang Yueting was afraid that Chen Xiu would think that he would affect the progress of the filming, so he waved his hands and said, "No, my nose suddenly itched, and I suspected that someone was saying bad things about me behind my back."
After saying that, Xiang Yueting seemed to remember something and looked precisely at Song Chengwang not far away.
Song Chengwang met Xiang Yueting's gaze, forced a perfunctory smile, then looked away, too lazy to pay any attention to Xiang Yueting.
Xiang Yueting: "...As soon as he made eye contact with me, he looked away guiltily. He must be saying something bad about me!"
Shen Xiu: “…”
Involving a 'dispute' between two friends, Chen Xiu, who was afraid of being dragged to be the referee, walked decisively towards Shi Buwen, pretending to be busy.
"show me."
Shi Buwen was looking down at the paper in his hand when he heard Shen Xiu's cold voice. He subconsciously obeyed and handed the paper to Shen Xiu who was walking towards him.
Shen Xiu took it and lowered his head to pretend to look at it seriously.
Shi Buwen: “…”
No way, didn’t Chen Xiu leave this trivial matter to me? Do I have to check it myself before I can feel at ease?
This desire for control... is too strong.
Shi Buwen looked at Shen Xiu's sharp profile and didn't dare to say it.
After the opening ceremony, Shen Xiu asked Jin Can to send the filmed video and written copy to the agent account held by the system.
Jin Can packed up the photos and text and sent them over. He was curious about who Chen Xiu's agent was. He had never appeared with Chen Xiu, but he was deeply trusted by Chen Xiu.
But seeing Shen Xiu’s cold profile, he didn’t dare to ask.
The photos released at the opening ceremony of "New Life" show that the makeup of the protagonist Qin Xiao and the other actors are all ordinary.
Except for Jiang Yanxi and other three actors, the rest of the actors invited by Chen Xiu are basically newcomers who have graduated and signed with the company. They are not famous and have no traffic, but their acting skills are better than those of traffic stars.
Therefore, after the start-up photo was released, the vast majority of those who reposted it were still fans of the various members of The Galaxy or group fans.
Without knowing the original work, everyone can only guess the story by looking at the photos.
@新生official account: Good luck on the start of the game~
[Picture] x6
——I wish "New Life" all the best and a big box office success of 888!
——Everyone looks so fresh with this makeup, so is this a painful story of youth happening on campus?
——Based on Xiubao’s previous reply, it is definitely a youth film. The so-called positive and normal content should be an inspirational routine in which the release of adolescent hormones goes astray a little bit, but the motivated students encourage each other in the end and get admitted to university together.
——From this perspective, it’s… too ordinary, right?
——I think...it’s not that simple. After all, this is Xiu Bao’s first movie. Let’s wait and see if I can become a prophet in the future.
There is no doubt that most netizens who saw the photos released at the opening ceremony thought that "New Life" was too ordinary and unattractive.
But then I thought that this was a movie directed by Shen Xiu, and it didn’t seem so bland, and my anticipation was once again high.
After the opening ceremony, the crew members took their positions and started filming.
It is summer vacation now and high schools are basically empty. The crew of "New Life" borrowed an old high school in the city and an abandoned hospital in the suburbs for filming.
Shen Xiu plans to finish filming the campus scenes first, and then the hospital scenes.
As the chief director, in order to facilitate management and let everyone know that he is serious and not to be trifled with, Shen Xiu tried hard to align himself with his idol Xuan Yushu. He sat in the chief director's chair and looked at the camera in front of him, which he had studied countless times in the room the day before and was already very familiar with.
Pretend to frown and look very serious.
"Are you ready?"
Hearing Shen Xiu's cold voice, the old actors who had few roles tensed up.
"I'm ready."
"alright."
"OK..."
Hearing everyone's voices, Shen Xiu stared at the camera in front of him and raised his hand to make an OK gesture.
The staff immediately held up the board and shouted: "Action..."
The filming started, and Shen Xiu, who was immersed in the filming, had no time to think about pretending to be mature. He was fully focused, his eyes fixed on the performance of the actors in the camera...
The actors who were not in the show and were far away looked at Shen Xiu across the crowd and couldn’t help but whisper.
"Director Shen looks so skilled..."
"Of course I am proficient. Don't forget, according to the shooting assignments released by Director Shen's classmates, Director Shen has shot countless times. Although he said it was his first movie, for Director Shen, they were all small scenes, just a few shots~"
"It's over. Director Shen's frowning face makes me feel panicky. Although I only have one line, Director Shen's expression is too scary. I won't talk about it anymore. I'll continue to read the lines and ponder his expression!"
After a whole day of shooting, the entire crew worked around the clock.
At 10pm, the filming was over and Shen Xiu treated the entire crew to a midnight snack.
While having supper, all the crew members involved in the filming, whether they were staff or actors, suddenly realized that everything was going on in an orderly manner during today's filming, and no accidents had occurred.
Shen Xiu was afraid that if he ate with everyone, everyone would remain silent because of his presence.
After all, up to now, the only ones who can speak freely in his presence are the members of The Galaxy and Kaiser-sensei Shibomun and others.
In order to avoid making everyone uncomfortable and to ensure that today's filming was foolproof, Chen Xiu reviewed today's filming in the room while everyone was having supper.
Since Shen Xiu was not around, everyone spoke without restraint.
"Have you noticed that Director Shen's control is so strong that it's frightening? When I went to see Director Shi, I saw the shooting schedule on Director Shi's desk and found that our shooting today was 100% carried out according to the schedule, accurate to the minute. I heard from the assistant directors that it was the shooting schedule written by Director Shen himself."
"Director Shen is indeed the man known as the Great Demon King Xiu. He is so scary! I can't even imagine if someone deviates from Director Shen's filming plan, they will be tortured to death by Director Shen's eyes on the spot."
"Too much, too much. We were all having dinner, but Director Shen went to watch today's filming. Is Director Shen planning to destroy the film and television industry?"
"Ahem... Director Shi is here, let's talk about food. To be honest, this is the first crew that pays me three times the salary for overtime. For the money, I love working overtime like this!"
"Not only is there overtime pay, but there is also such a luxurious midnight snack. After being on so many crews, Director Shen's crew is the happiest one for me!"
At 11 o'clock in the evening, Shen Xiu returned home.
Shen Xiu, who had been tense all day, relaxed instantly when he heard the door close automatically behind him when he entered the room.
Hearing the noise, Lucky, who had grown into a big coal ball, jumped towards Chen Xiu with his tail held high.
"Lucky..."
As Shen Xiu spoke, he naturally leaned over, skillfully picked up Lucky who rushed towards him, and strode towards the sofa.
Chen Xiu held Lucky in his arms, sitting on the sofa with his back leaning against the cat, trying to relieve the psychological pressure caused by today's filming by petting the cat.
After acting like a powerful adult for a whole day, he was almost exhausted both physically and mentally!
Thinking that he would have to live like this for more than a month, Shen Xiu looked up at the ceiling with a sad look.
Shen Xiu likes to be busy, but... he doesn't like pretending to be a mature adult.
More than a month later, the filming of "New Life" was completed.
Shen Xiu attaches great importance to his first film.
The content has basically been completed the way Shen Xiu wanted, and Shen Xiu will keep an eye on the editing and special effects one by one.
The box office naturally became the focus of Shen Xiu's attention.
Especially after Chen Xiu saw several posts about poor box office performance, he became so anxious that he had dreams at night, all of which were about the miserable endings of poor box office performance.
Therefore, Shen Xiu copied the "skills" he learned from his idol Xuan Yushu and used them in "New Life".
Since the filming of "New Life" was completed, countless media have been vying to get first-hand news of "New Life".
Among the many interested media, Chen Xiu chose Yu Xiangwan without hesitation, the person he had worked with many times, the one he was most familiar with, and the one who would not make him nervous.
After discussion between the two parties, it was decided to hold a live broadcast to generate popularity for "New Life".
Two days before Shen Xiu’s senior year started, the “New Life” live broadcast began.
As the chief director of "New Life", Shen Xiu decided to live broadcast where he lives.
Except for Jiang Yanxi, Xiang Yueting, Zhuang Yi and Ning Sinian, although the other actors had watched the live broadcast of Shen Xiu at home on the Internet, they were still shocked when they entered Shen Xiu's residence for the first time.
While Chen Xiu was carrying Lucky into its room, everyone who was sitting stiffly on the sofa in the living room couldn't help but look around the entire living room.
"That painting... is said to be auctioned for 60 million..."
"Don't even mention the painting. Even the sofa we're sitting on is worth millions..."
"The cups we use to drink water now cost tens of thousands of yuan each."
"How about we take a look at this 400 square meter living room?"
"I finally understand what the smell of money is. Let alone running around, I don't even dare to touch it."
"I really envy Si Nian and the others." The speaker's eyes fell on Xiang Yueting and others who were a long distance away from them.
"They feel so comfortable here. When they came in just now, the shoes they wore were different from ours. It was obvious that they come here often, so they have their own special home shoes here."
Shen Xiu closed the door and heard a sound coming from the living room. He was afraid that he would hear something he shouldn't hear, so he deliberately made noises while walking.
Everyone's low discussions stopped when they heard Shen Xiu's footsteps.
Shen Xiu came out when he didn't hear anyone talking anymore.
Seeing Shen Xiu, everyone had a reserved smile on their faces and shouted: "Director Shen..."
"Yeah." Shen Xiu responded and sat down next to Yu Xiangwan.
Zhuang Yi and the other three knew they were there. As it was their first time at Chen Xiu's house, they felt a little uncomfortable and ran to the French window. When they saw Chen Xiu coming out, they came over and sat on the sofa.
Yu Xiangwan, the host of the live broadcast, sat on the side, and in the middle were several main actors of "New Life".
Among them, Ji Huaiyin, the actor of the protagonist, sat in the C position, and Shen Xiu, the director, sat next to Yu Xiangwan.
Xiang Yueting and the other four didn't have many roles, they just came to join in the fun and tell everyone not to be too nervous, and they sat at the very edge.
Seeing that everyone was seated in their assigned seats, Yu Xiangwan smiled and said, "Are you all ready?"
"I'm ready."
"Um!"
"OK~"
After hearing everyone say they were ready, Yu Xiangwan looked at his assistant and said, "Let's start the live broadcast."
"Okay."
As the assistant finished speaking, the live broadcast room opened.
The live broadcast had been previously announced on the official blog, and with reposts from The Galaxy members, actors who participated in "New Life", and directors and artists who had worked with Shen Xiu, netizens continued to flock in.
Watching the number of people in the live broadcast room continue to rise, Yu Xiangwan and the actors in the live broadcast room greeted the audience one by one, and decided to ask some warm-up questions first.
Yu Xiangwan: "...So, as the chief director of "New Life", what word would Director Shen use to describe the filming process?"
What was the shooting process like?
Thinking that the filming process was completely in accordance with the plan he had made, without the slightest deviation, Shen Xiu answered without hesitation: "Perfect."
After Shen Xiu finished answering, Yu Xiangwan looked at Ji Huaiyin: “As the protagonist of “New Life”, Mr. Ji, what words do you use?”
When Ji Huaiyin recalled the entire filming process, he felt his head buzzing and blurted out: "Who am I, where am I, and what am I doing!"
Yu Xiangwan: "...Um, Mr. Ji, is this...a word?"
How can you say a word and then say a sentence?
Shen Xiu glanced sideways, his eyes fell on Ji Huaiyin, and he had the same doubts as the host.
As soon as Ji Huaiyin finished speaking, he saw Shen Xiu looking at him with a chilling gaze. He shuddered and immediately changed his words: "I mean, perfect, um... perfect, yes, perfect!"
Yu Xiangwan: “…”
[If you are threatened, just blink! 】
【Boss Xiu: Hmm? What were you just saying? Give you a chance to reorganize your language. 】
Yu Xiangwan smiled, coughed a few times, and looked at the other actors: "What words do you use to describe the filming process?"
Actors who were cueed while watching the play: “…”
Is there any need to ask? Of course, it’s the same feeling as Ji Huaiyin!
"Perfect!"
"Yes, it's perfect!"
"Yeah, everyone is right! Perfect!"
Help! In the territory of the Great Demon King Xiu, in front of the Great Demon King Xiu, how dare they speak out their true feelings!
To be honest, they had no idea what kind of chaotic and distorted result the final film would present.
Among the actors who had important roles in "The New Life", every one of them gave a perfect answer.
Shen Xiu: “!”
Look how happily they work together!
Yu Xiangwan: “….”
Very good, from now on, you can’t ask Chen Xiu any more questions.
[Hahaha, it’s all filled with fear of being dominated by Boss Xiu. 】
[I'm curious, what was filmed that made everyone hesitate to speak and finally choose the answer of "perfect"? Is it because it’s so bad that no one dares to say anything? 】
[What should I do? This answer makes me even more curious. Damn your propaganda method. I admit that you have grasped my curiosity! 】
Yu Xiangwan asked a few more questions, and as more and more people came to the live broadcast room, Yu Xiangwan officially started asking questions related to "New Life".
As the actor who plays the protagonist, Xiang Ji Huaiyin is naturally Yu Xiangwan's key interview subject.
Yu Xiangwan: "Which scene impressed you the most during the filming process?"
Ji Huaiyin didn't even dare to think about it carefully, and answered without hesitation: "Every game!"
He felt like a psycho until the play was finished.
Yu Xiangwan: “…”
This interview can't be done! But...this answer really makes people feel itchy.
Yu Xiangwan: "Without spoiling anything, can you describe to the audience what kind of story "New Life" is about?"
Ji Huaiyin glanced at Shen Xiu, not daring to say more, and could only say: "It is a story about a lost boy who finds himself after going through many hardships."
Yu Xiangwan had not read the script, only the important actors had read it, so based on the comments and Ji Huaiyin's words, Yu Xiangwan said, "It seems that it is just as Director Shen said, it is a very positive story."
Ji Huaiyin nodded with difficulty: "......Yeah."
Going through so many hardships just to return to your own world, isn't that positive?
Other actors: “….”
Ha, bullshit! They just watched him talk nonsense quietly!
[Looking at everyone’s expressions, I feel like things aren’t that simple. 】
【+11111, when Ji Huaiyin answered, everyone’s expressions were very intriguing. 】
[My dears, have you noticed that I am even more curious? 】
[Put in an eye and see if it is a prophet]
At twelve o'clock noon, the interview ended. In order to thank Yu Xiangwan and the actors for cooperating in the promotion, Shen Xiu invited everyone to have lunch as planned.
Including Chen Xiu, there were five people from The Galaxy alone. Adding the actors and the people brought by Yu Xiangwan, there were a total of twenty people in the group.
Chen Xiu couldn't drive alone, so he looked at his friends: "Si Nian, you guys..."
Jin Can had already told Xiang Yueting and the others about driving, and before Shen Xiu had finished speaking, the four of them agreed without hesitation.
"It's just driving, no problem!"
"I've let it go a long time ago. Thank you, Captain Xiu, for giving me this opportunity!"
"no problem."
"Me too."
All four of them agreed. The elevator might not be big enough for twenty people, so Chen Xiu used his pupil pattern to unlock it and asked Xiang Yueting to take nine people to take another elevator to the second floor below ground, and then he took the remaining nine people to take another elevator to the second floor below ground.
Inside the elevator, everyone looked at the decreasing numbers and thought that they had never heard that Yulin Banxia had a negative second floor. Did Chen Xiu press the wrong button?
bite.
With a slight sound, the elevator door opened.
As the elevator door slowly opened, everyone was stunned to see the appearance of the garage on the second floor below ground.
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