After the meal, Edward personally led Li Zhaoyang and his group to visit some of the most distinctive features of this idyllic town.
Feature 1: The observation deck offers a panoramic view of most of the town's most beautiful scenery. The nighttime view from the observation deck is undoubtedly the most dazzling, especially since the town is brightly lit, making it far from a completely dark landscape.
Feature Two: Mountain Skateboards. The colorful mountain skateboard surfaces are already quite impressive from a distance.
Feature 3: Waterfall.
Feature 4: Retro architecture.
Feature Five: The railway. The railway is cleverly located, encompassing all the core areas of the idyllic town from its starting point to its end. To put it simply, by paying a small fee to ride the railway, you can enjoy the boundless scenery of the countryside for the next hour.
There were many more features to see, but it was getting late, and Li Zhaoyang didn't have enough time to continue visiting them, but that was enough.
Next, we need to notify the actors.
We can officially start filming tomorrow.
Extras can be found on the spot. The production team will be based in a rural town, so we can just post a message on the film and television industry's job postings. There won't be a shortage of extras.
No matter how you look at it, the idyllic town is perfect for filming Truman.
After resolving the venue issue, Li Zhaoyang finally finalized the start date for filming tonight, setting it for 10:00 AM tomorrow, and made sure that all the lead actors were present.
There's also the issue of extras.
Yang Kai guarantees that all the extras will be in place by 10:00 AM tomorrow.
Around 9:30 pm.
Upon returning home, Li Zhaoyang first informed Bian Ling'er and Songzhou, telling them to prepare for recording the song the next morning.
After getting to know each other for so many days, Li Zhaoyang figured they should be able to get it right the first time.
Bian Ling'er: "Teacher Zhaoyang, no problem. I know the lyrics by heart and will try to do it in one take. It won't take up too much of your time."
Songzhou also replied, sounding particularly confident: "I can't guarantee it will be done in one take, but it will definitely be done in two takes."
Having received affirmative answers from both of them, Li Zhaoyang could finally relax and take a shower and go to sleep.
...
The next morning.
After being woken up by the director next door for breakfast, Li Zhaoyang went to the company together.
Who would have thought that as soon as I left for the company, I would see Sister Zhiqi driving back in a minivan.
After some time apart, Sister Zhiqi's once delicate face seemed to have gained some weariness.
"Zhiqi, are you still busy with work?" Zhang Shulan asked.
Song Zhiqi parked the car on the side of the road and said, "We're almost done with the work. The old man had a stroke, so the competition was canceled."
Zhang Shulan: "Then..."
Song Zhiqi quickly replied, "I didn't intend to compete for the vice chairmanship of literature before, but now I've changed my mind. Since others target me even when I don't compete, I have no choice but to take the vice chairmanship. At least until that old man retires, I'll sit there and make him furious."
It's not hard to tell from Zhiqi's words that she was somewhat unhappy.
But wouldn't someone else be unhappy if they were in that situation?
I originally planned to return to China to develop my career and had no intention of climbing the social ladder. However, I was targeted by others, so I had no choice but to go along with their wishes and climb the ladder.
“If you become the vice chairman of literature, won’t you be even busier?” Zhang Shulan was a little worried, and her return to China would be delayed for several years.
"It's nothing. It's just managing literature anyway, a very easy job. I won't say anymore, you guys go to work first."
After saying that, Song Zhiqi stopped talking. She needed to go back and wash off her smelly body before getting a good night's sleep.
She hasn't showered for two days. She's been spending the last two days at the Writers' Association and is really exhausted. She's going to sleep until tonight.
After greeting Sister Zhiqi, Li Zhaoyang followed the director to the company.
When I arrived at the company, I found that Ling'er and Songzhou were already waiting for me in the composition department.
Ling'er thoughtfully brought two breakfasts, knowing that Teacher Zhaoyang would come with the director.
"Okay, you guys wait for me in the recording area first. I'll be up there after I finish breakfast, it'll be quick."
Li Zhaoyang's next half hour of work was recording songs.
Once the recording is finished, you can go directly to the film crew.
Just as Ling'er and Songzhou said last night, they have thoroughly memorized the lyrics these past few days, which shows they have indeed put in a lot of effort.
This effort also saved Li Zhaoyang a lot of trouble; the songs "The Wind Rises" and "Ten Years" were almost all sung the same way.
Songzhou had to record the climax twice, but it didn't matter; it was basically done in half an hour.
Afterwards, Li Zhaoyang went directly to the filming location. Today was the opening ceremony, and as the director, he had to be there.
The main actors, Fan Cong, Song Zhihua, Chen Xian, and Lin Chan, were already waiting at the film crew's location.
As agreed last night, the film's opening ceremony will begin around 10 o'clock. The lead actors, along with many supporting actors who had arrived earlier, will come together for photos.
The opening ceremony concluded, signifying the start of filming for The Truman Show.
The next month will be the most tiring time for these lead actors and directors.
Only after filming began did the supporting actors receive their scripts.
As for the extras, there was no script; they just acted according to Director Yang's instructions, and even their lines were only a few sentences.
Basically, I'm just playing minor roles.
Something unusual happened to the crew today.
Supervisors Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun came here and told Zhao Yang that they wanted to play minor roles.
Li Zhaoyang had initially thought the two supervisors were joking, but it turned out they were serious.
Well, anyway, this show has no shortage of extras. Assign the two supervisors to the police superintendent's side, and they will be responsible for investigating Truman later.
Because Truman later discovers the truth about the world and wants to escape, the police superintendent creates an accident to stop Truman. They have already come up with an excuse: the road ahead is blocked and an explosion has occurred, so they make Truman return the way he came.
Edward expressed his incomprehension regarding Teacher Zhaoyang's filming, but still called over the scenic area staff to ask if there was anything they could help with.
Initially, Li Zhaoyang didn't need it; Director Yang had already found enough men, including Ah Si and his group.
Unable to resist Edward's enthusiasm, Li Zhaoyang simply let them stay on set, but they had to sign a confidentiality agreement.
After signing, just let Edward do whatever he wants, and we'll settle the payment according to his salary later.
Most importantly, most of the staff at the scenic area have already gone home.
It's likely that their superiors gave them leave to go home; they are on paid leave until the lease expires.
The remaining small group, about a hundred people, preferred to stay in the scenic area with Edward.
After filming begins, in addition to shooting some of the earlier scenes, Li Zhaoyang also instructed that a few scenes depicting the climax of the film could be shot before the end of the workday this afternoon.
For example, Truman discovers the truth about this world.
For example, when the female lead advertises on camera and Truman discovers it, the changes in their expressions are noticeable.
Filmmaking isn't about shooting every single second of the plot; sometimes you can shoot the shots that are more suitable for later in the first place.
After filming began, all the actors took their positions.
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