Chapter 42

  Because it was the first day of shooting, so the whole schedule arrangement is relatively loose.

  In the morning, before the dew evaporates, they need to rush to shoot three scenes.

  Because the entire prologue is condensed into one scene, the shooting sequence also follows the rough order of the script. The first shot after the camera starts rolling is when the mouse spirit Qiao Sheng walks out of the mountain and into the human world for the first time, with all his notions and views already disconnected from the current era; The second shot is Qiao Sheng learning from the children that people today do not dress as he remembered, so he hides behind a lotus pond to secretly observe the crowd and memorize their clothing; The third shot belongs to Daoist Huajin, when Qiao Sheng has just left, the Daoist descends from the sky in the hazy dawn light, making a grand entrance.

  The rest of the schedule for the day was relatively relaxed, with only two shots scheduled afterwards.

  The first shot is that the firewood life, because of not eating human fireworks, wants to go to a clothing store to change clothes, but almost gets mistaken for a thief and surrounded by pedestrians and vendors due to having no money; The second shot is where the female lead, Yan Rong, comes out to rescue the firewood life, and the male and female leads meet for the first time.

  So on this first day of shooting, generally speaking, daytime scenes should be more urgent.

  Because in the morning, after the sun rises, the fog will disperse. Whether it's Qīng Shēng or Huái Jǐn, both require "morning glow" and "thin mist lotus pond". If today's shoot doesn't go well, we can only continue shooting at the same time tomorrow.

  The first two scenes were basically Wang Mo's solo performances, so there was no need to interact with others, and there wasn't any talk about the actors not being familiar with each other and needing to warm up. The new crew, at the beginning, everyone was harmonious and friendly, Jiang Luo Cheng wouldn't immediately start acting out of character, plus Wang Mo himself had acted in many TV dramas before and wouldn't make fundamental mistakes, so what everyone was worried about was actually Jiang Chuan.

  He is new here.

  Secondly, the scene where he made his debut was when Huajin stepped on the lotus pond and swung his sword against the morning glow, which was a very handsome move. This scene probably took only one or two minutes to film, but it was actually quite difficult for newcomers because it required the use of steel wires.

  So before the camera started rolling, everyone was holding their breath in nervous anticipation.

  Fortunately, the subsequent shooting of "樵生初涉凡尘" as the first shot was very smooth - the entire scene area was filled with mist due to the early morning, and when the clapperboard sounded, each camera position took its place. When Wang Mo, dressed in a white robe and some ancient costume, walked out of the mist, there was indeed a hint of a celestial being descending into the mortal world.

  This passage doesn't need much dialogue.

  Qiao Sheng walked out of the mist, and the first thing he met was a group of children playing by the side of the pool. The children were wearing old shirts from the Republic of China era, and they looked at Qiao Sheng's ancient costume with great curiosity, surrounding him and chattering "Brother, why are you dressed so strangely?" - The black-haired man surrounded in the center also did not show a embarrassed expression, he just slightly bent down, letting the little devils beside him pull his sleeves that were spotless with their dirty hands, and raised his hand to gently tie up his long hair that was hanging down, smiling lightly and asking: "Is it strange for me to dress like this?"

  "Too weird! You're clearly a man, why are you wearing that kind of skirt?"

  "But your clothes feel so soft and comfortable!"

  The little kid's voice still had a hint of unclearness when speaking, "it feels so comfortable" sounded like "good virtual pot", Qiao Sheng found it interesting and couldn't help but let out a light laugh, his eyes also slightly curved upwards, the smile was perfectly timed and made his whole face soften.

  "Crack!"

  Sitting behind the monitor, Jiang Luocheng was satisfied and shouted "stop", hastily browsing through the shots taken by each camera position just now, then nodded and said: "Very good, temporarily so, prepare for the next shot - where is Jiang Chuan? Let him prepare too."

  A good beginning is half success.

  Although it seems a bit early to say this, at least not having to hear Director Jiang's roar immediately is quite good. The staff members all let out a sigh of relief, and the tense faces relaxed, everyone chatting and laughing as they began to move props and adjust the camera position slightly. Since the weather was relatively humid in the morning, the makeup artist took the opportunity to rush over and take a look at Wang Mo, adding another layer of powder for him before preparing for the second shot.

  ……

  At this time, Xu Qianqian, who was scheduled to appear in the next few shots, ran to one side to look at the script, while Jiang Chuan's side had already prepared, and earlier when Wang Mo took the first shot, he had already made up his makeup and changed into his costume. On the anti-moisture pad, he followed the martial arts instructor to review the pre-set actions of the sword dance that would appear next, holding a paper tube stick rolled up in his hand, following the martial arts instructor's teacher, seriously lifting his breath, stabbing out, jumping...

  "One, two, three—thrust out—here you want to be clean and powerful, can't have a bit of hesitation, your eyes are on the front end of the sword, right, that's it."

  At this time, the man was already wearing a black-haired wig and black-colored contact lenses. He had a head of soft, flowing long hair and was seriously wielding the simulated weapon in his hand in the thin fog of early morning.

  Every turn of the head and every glance is just right.

  Gang Huan was originally a relatively cold person, and the role of Huai Jin, a very proud and noble Taoist priest, really suits him - men who work hard are the most handsome. When the martial arts instructor couldn't help but pat Gang Huan's shoulder and praise him for "doing well", the hamster squatting on the agent's knee watching its master was so excited that it almost clapped its paws.

  Jiang Chuan's wrist moved nimbly, seemingly also interested in the "dance of swords" itself. Just as he stood there alone, his eyes fixed intently on the repeated motions of "thrusting out" and "withdrawing", a staff member rushed over to inform Fang Yu that the second shot for Wang Mo was ready, and Jiang Chuan could now begin preparing for the wire fu scene.

  "What's up? So soon?"

  Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, then instinctively put the hamster in his pocket and stood up tensely, looking at Jiang Chuan with some confusion. As for using wire fu on the first day of filming, Fang Yu was originally a bit nervous because it required great skill and technique, not something that anyone could handle easily. Newbies would find it hard to grasp the key points, let alone film a scene, and even maintaining balance would be difficult. So actually, Fang Yu had wanted Jiang Chuan to practice this move first.

  But Mr. Jiangchuan insisted on not using it.

  At that time, Fang Yu was so angry that he almost exploded, shouting what do you mean by not using it if you don't say it - later looking at Jiang Chuan's calm face, he also had some temper and thought, forget it, let him feel the world's malice, anyway, it won't be me who will be scolded by Jiang Luo Cheng and the director teacher.

  Then he went with Jiang Chuan.

  But now... the hamster squatting in Mr. Agent's pocket looked up at Mr. Agent with its neckless head, rolling its white eyes: I knew this guy would regret losing his temper.

  If he were there at the time, he would have taken a kitchen knife and pressed it against Jiang Chuan's neck to force him to practice this trick first - not because after practicing, they had to shoot this scene immediately to avoid being scolded - mainly because if a beginner didn't understand anything and just went up hard, they might get hurt.

  There was once a tragedy where a certain female artist's first appearance on Weibo ended in her directly hitting the wall.

  It would be even worse if it slipped to the waist.

  After all, a man's waist is still very important. The hamster touched his face and thought again, actually not necessarily, if it's with the old man together, he only needs to be responsible for lying there and opening his legs haha... wait, now it seems like it's not the time to think about this (......).

  To be honest.

  It seems that Fang Yu is worried that Jiang Luochen will scold him if he can't finish the shot on time, but this is also a bit of demonization of Jiang Luochen. After all, Jiang Luochen is not an idiot and must have some mental preparation for the newcomer's wire suspension. Otherwise, he wouldn't have arranged only five shots for the day. It seems that he wants to finish the remaining four shots first, let everyone get familiar with each other, and then use the remaining time to let Jiang Chuan go contact the wire suspension team.

  After all, some newcomers don't die until they reach the end and always have a careless appearance. When they realize that the cost is burning themselves and dragging down the entire crew, they will learn very quickly under pressure.

  Jiang Luocheng really likes using this kind of soul-attacking ghost mode to help actors grow.

  Alright, if this is also considered "help".

  At this time, Fang Yu came to Jiang Chuan with a serious expression. The broker grabbed Jiang Chuan who was about to follow the crew to prepare for the scene. Jiang Chuan turned his head back in confusion. Fang Yu's face didn't look good as he said: "If you can't handle that thing, don't force it. Whatever you do, don't try to fake it. If you get hurt or something, it won't be worth it..."

  "I know." Jiang Chuan calmly pulled back his sleeve, "I've said it before, that thing doesn't look so difficult either."

  "... watched the tall and imposing man in front of her for a while, finally squeezing out four words with an ashen face, "You're full of crap."

  Jiang Chuan left.

  On the other side, Wang Mo's second scene was also halfway through filming ——

  A woodcutter in a white robe hid behind the lotus pond, carefully observing the attire of people in this era under the cover of the lotus pond. Then he stood up, picked up his white robe that had been splashed with mud, looked around, and when he inadvertently raised his head to look at the signboard of "Xu's Ready-to-Wear Store", a bright light flashed before his eyes, revealing an expression of sudden understanding.

  "This 'flash of inspiration' was because Wang Mo's emotions were slightly not quite in place, and he hesitated for a moment."

  "Don't raise your eyebrows so high, sing with a quiver, you're making me anxious." Jiang Luocheng squatted behind the director's monitor and said calmly, "Let's do it again."

  Wang Mo was bitten by a poisonous snake directed by Jiang, and could only innocently smile wryly. The staff also looked at each other in unison, and sighed in their hearts: what's destined to come will always come, Director Jiang is still the same old Director Jiang.

  Wang Mo re-shot the second scene, and the result was that the director nodded in approval. Jiang Luocheng wasn't entirely satisfied, but he looked up at the weather and seemed to realize it wasn't good to continue nitpicking this detail. Just then, the drama team rushed over to say that Jiang Chuan was ready, so Jiang Luocheng thought for a moment before letting Wang Mo take a break and prepare to shoot today's third scene.

  Today is the most important part of the whole thing.

  The grandeur of the protagonist's entrance and aura largely determines whether the audience will change channels.

  Wang Mo's entrance was mediocre, with no difficulty and a bunch of cute little kids chattering away to add points. There were no dangerous elements, but Jiang Chuan's entrance was different - sword dance and aerial silk, two actions combined, if one is slightly off, it might look stiff and awkward, and if serious, the whole scene would lose its aesthetic appeal.

  No aesthetic appeal.

  This is an error that absolutely cannot appear in a play directed by Jiang Luocheng.

  So when all the staff members were in their positions, Jiang Luocheng went to the back of the director's monitor at one o'clock. Everyone present, whether actors or staff members, quietly wiped sweat for Jiang Chuan, and even Xu Qianqian, who was originally sitting aside reading the script, put down the script and looked towards the direction where Jiang Chuan was about to appear.

  "Three, two, one——!"

  In the early morning, surrounded by a thin layer of water vapor above the lotus pond, the dawn breaks through, and the entire pool of water seems to be shrouded in a golden glow - at this time, the whole scene is static, from afar, the scenery looks like a beautiful ink painting.

  Just then, from behind the thin mist, a "drip" sound suddenly rang out, like a water droplet on a lotus leaf falling into the pond due to the leaf's trembling.

  The static scene was suddenly shattered.

  A slender, blurry black figure appeared after the thin fog, and then, as the figure got closer and clearer - suddenly, a handsome young man with long hair flying and wearing a Taoist robe rushed into the screen, his hand holding a slender snow-white sword, reflecting golden light under the newly born sunlight.

  He has a high nose, double eyebrows like swords, those lightly pursed thin lips and slightly furrowed brow make that beautiful face shrouded in an inexplicable aura of forbidden desire.

  The Taoist descended from the sky and approached this side extremely quickly, his boot tips lightly brushing over the lotus pond, causing the water to ripple outwards; the koi fish in the pond were startled and scattered with a loud "whoosh" sound. He took another light step, and the sword in his hand made a "swish" sound as it broke through the air and shot out of his hand with a clean and swift motion without any hesitation. At the same time, his foot stepped on the tip of a half-opened lotus flower, causing the flower bud to tremble slightly, but returned to stillness in an instant.

  The sound of "puff" echoed as the young and handsome Taoist's long sword flew nimbly between his fingers, the hem of his clean Taoist robe revealing his spotless boots. Just as almost everyone was about to involuntarily focus their gaze on his feet, his movements suddenly came to a halt, suspended above a lotus flower that had just bloomed in the center of the entire lotus pond. Accompanied by a low shout, the Taoist's slender sword swept aside, and he himself also unfolded into a 180-degree turn.

  One turn of the body, one glance back, movements neat and nimble, captivating the heart.

  When people were still immersed in the stunning expression of those beautiful starry eyes, the next second, the person who was originally suspended in the center of the lotus pond had already landed steadily and lightly on the edge of the pond, like a dragonfly touching water.

  With a "whoosh" sound, the cold sword entered its scabbard.

  A series of movements flowed like clouds and water, as the young Taoist stood by the edge of the lotus pond. With a light flick of his wide sleeve, he slightly opened his thin lips, and with a subtle lift of his perfectly curved chin, he gazed in the direction where the mouse spirit had just left. His eyes were slightly dim, and his low voice was rich and magnetic as he said, "Evil energy."

  ……………………

  Everyone stared blankly at the scene in front of them, and the crows blinked silently.

  Fang Yu was stunned, the hamster that was watching from Fang Yu's pocket was stunned, Wang Mo was stunned, and Xu Qianqian was even more so, the script she had placed on her knees slipped to the ground, and she was completely unaware.

  Even Jiang Luocheng, who was squatting behind the monitor, didn't react for a long time. After a while, until the entire screen went black for three or four seconds, he seemed to come back to his senses. He raised his head from behind the monitor and looked at Jiang Chuan, who was still frozen in his last pose not far away, with an incredulous expression, saying: "Ka."

  With a loud "crack", it finally pulled back the souls of everyone that had long been frightened away to the ends of the earth.

  It happened so suddenly - just as they were tightening their nerves, and had already thought of 10,000 comforting phrases for the newcomer Jiang Chuan in their hearts last night: "Don't worry, don't worry, it's always like this for the first time filming, and this scene is very difficult, let's start again from the beginning." At this moment, however, they heard Jiang Luocheng, who was sitting behind the director's monitor with a changing expression, say after carefully reviewing the previous take of Huai Jin's entrance from various angles: "It's over, just like that, it's good, prepare for the next scene."

  At this moment, looking at the sudden relaxation, starting to lower his head to deal with the Wei Ya fixed on his waist, the crowd's mind only had two words floating by, which were: Fuck.

  They haven't even had time to react to what happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  They have long been prepared for this scene dozens or even hundreds of times!!!!!!!!!

  They even posed and waited for Jiang Luocheng's thunderous scolding, ready to be cursed until their dog's blood splattered everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  But Jiang Luocheng said: It's over, it's like this, very good.

  The people present seemed as if they were still immersed in a beautiful dream from which they could not wake up.

  At this time, Jiang Luocheng, who had already opened up with the help of the drama crew, walked to his side, bent down and looked at his performance in the camera lens just now. The director teacher raised his hand and patted him on the back with a very satisfied "pa pa" sound, saying "good boy, very spirited". As for Director Jiang Luocheng, he turned his head around, scanned him from head to toe, then pointed to a close-up shot of Jiang's feet and said: "This kick is slightly stiff."

  "Oh."

  "......" Jiang Luocheng said, "The others are indeed pretty good."

  "Probably because that Wuyue is a bit too tight, my waist isn't very good at exerting force, so the movements aren't very open either."

  Jiang Luocheng nodded silently and stopped speaking.

  "Want to try again?"

  "No need," Director Jiang Luocheng laughed. "The sun is rising and the fog will soon disperse, film costs money, you know."

  Director Jiang is actually chatting and laughing with the actors during filming?

  At this time, those who had been listening to their conversation behind Jiang Chuan and others had already fallen to the ground - Wang Mo, who was the first to react, came up and pulled Jiang Chuan aside, excitedly saying: "Damn, big brother, you're too fierce! Are you really a newcomer? I don't read many books, don't lie to me, you've passed this scene once! You... say, are you actually Yuan Jianran himself? Have you been possessed by him? Soul transferred? Possessed?!

  The hamster squatting in Mr. Broker's pocket: "......"

  "Get out of here, you scoundrel! I'm right here!"

  And the shocking degree is no less than how are you!

  The hamster was restless and fidgety, feeling both indignant and thrilled in his heart - indignant that the acting skills of a newcomer like him could actually receive such high praise as "You're possessed by Yuan Jinran!" (......) Indeed, the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead. Thrilled... uh, uh, but he didn't even know what he was thrilled about.

  If I had to say it, it would feel like seeing my son who was still crawling on the ground yesterday suddenly winning the Olympic short-distance running championship today.

  How can parents not be overjoyed?

  Jiang Chuan is indeed the person I, Yuan Jingyan, have taken a liking to!

  The hamster was perched on the broker's pocket, excitedly kicking its short legs - the broker felt his down jacket being kicked and making a "whooshing" sound, so he patted his pocket and said in a low voice, "Don't be messing around", then leaned over to Jiang Chuan with a delighted and disbelieving expression: "Jiang Chuan, you can take a break now, if there's no overtime today, you won't have any scenes tomorrow... By the way, you're really good at this Wiya thing, I thought you were just joking... Earlier, I was watching in a daze, worried that you'd collapse under the weight of it all, my poor heart."

  Jiang Chuan didn't rush to answer the broker, but instead stretched out his hand and pulled out the hamster that was struggling and being suppressed in the broker's pocket. He then slowly scanned the broker and said: "When you said I was a stunt actor earlier, I didn't deny it... Isn't it normal for a stunt actor to be familiar with this kind of thing?"

  He slapped his forehead, indicating that he had completely forgotten about this matter.

  Thinking about it again, no matter how I think about it, being able to capture this kind of shot with some difficulty in Jiang Luocheng is still pretty awesome.

  This newcomer is also too damn able to see hope in life.

  Fang You was still excited when he heard Jiang Chuan beside him, stretching out his hand to poke the hamster's belly, and slowly saying: "Besides, this kind of thing, even if I had learned it in my youth, I would have only spent ten or so minutes learning it."

  Jiang Chuan said with a nonchalant tone, words that sounded like boasting and exaggeration to others, but at this moment he himself was lowering his head, intently watching the hamster in his palm jumping up on its hind legs, waving its paws at him. He raised an eyebrow, slightly lifting his palm, allowing the fluffy thing in his palm to reach the same height as his cheek, so it could look at him straight on.

  Then in full view of everyone.

  A shameless mouse opened its arms, leaned forward, and hugged the handsome face of its owner, then gave a quick peck on his slightly parted lips.

  Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow.

  The hamster twisted its butt triumphantly and patted the man's face with its paws: The great achievement is complete, master, come give me a kiss!