Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 85: We agreed to be salted fish together! (Please order first!)
"CUT! Xiao Zhou, stand still. Pay attention to your position. Why are you always blocking the camera?!"

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"CUT! Nana, stop jumping around! Just because the character is younger doesn't mean you have to jump around like that. That's too superficial an understanding!"

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"CUT! Nana, what's wrong with you? Stop messing around with your facial features. It's too exaggerated. Remember, you are a policewoman!"

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"CUT! What's wrong with you two? You're standing there reciting the text with your eyes wide open? Remember to move while you're reciting the words!"

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"CUT..."

After doing more than a dozen NGs in a row with the whole crew watching, coupled with the scorching heat, the psychological pressure began to increase exponentially.

Seeing that Lin Xina was about to collapse, Zhou Hao immediately raised his hand and said, "Director, can I take a break for a few minutes? I need to adjust myself."

After taking a look at Lin Xina without leaving a trace, Liu Wei nodded with a straight face, "Continue in ten minutes!"

Lin Xina shrugged and took a long breath, then looked at Zhou Hao apologetically, "Thank you."

"Don't thank me anymore, we are all poor people in the same boat." Zhou Hao sighed.

Lin Xina stuck out her tongue and quickly ran to her rest area.

As soon as I sat down, two assistants came over, one brought me drinks and the other held an electric fan, just like maids serving a princess.

Zhou Hao sat down, took a bottle of water, and started drinking it down with one gulp.

The first shooting experience was not good, and it was really not Liu Wei’s fault, as he had too many loopholes.

I either forgot this or that, as if my brain had suddenly become a single-threaded processor, completely unable to handle multi-threaded tasks such as movement and lines at the same time.

It wasn't that bad when I tried to act in private before, but once I was in front of the camera... it was as if my true form was revealed by a magic mirror, and I couldn't do anything.

"What's wrong? Are you confused by the scolding?" Guo Chen appeared out of nowhere and sat down on him while pressing his shoulder.

After more than ten days of intensive weight loss, Guo Chen has lost a full seven kilograms.

There is still a lot of fat on the waist and abdomen, but the face and neck are obviously smaller. The effect is quite good.

Facts have proven that losing weight is not difficult at all as long as you have the money to hire a professional team and enough time. The celebrities who use this as a marketing point to sell chicken soup everywhere are more or less involved in that thing.

"It's okay, you'll get used to it." Guo Chen patted his shoulder. "It's inevitable to be nervous the first time. I was the same at that time. I was spitted all over my face."

Zhou Hao wiped his sweat and whispered depressedly: "What does the director want? Let you go up and take the lead, isn't it good to ask for a smooth sailing?"

"Every director has different ideas." Guo Chen said with a smile: "Some just want to complete the task and don't have any requirements for quality, or they know that they don't have the final say in the crew, so they will make do with whatever they can."

"But some directors are more pragmatic. They don't care about the good fortune or not. They only believe in themselves. Just look at our opening ceremony today. Can we be a little more perfunctory?"

"As the saying goes, there is no order without rules. It may be a bit troublesome to integrate the crew into the state you need in the early stage, but once it is on the right track, the shooting will be very smooth and there will be no messy things."

Zhou Hao listened and nodded, which was quite consistent with the style of a tyrant on the set.

After chatting for a few sentences, Guo Chen began to secretly impart some quick tips for success.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Hao returned to the court.

After four NGs, Liu Wei finally shouted "pass".

"Just barely passed, just keep one for now! You two stay aside for now, watch and learn carefully!"

Zhou Hao and Lin Xina looked at each other and both smiled with relief.

It's not easy!

After the two men who were grinding the lenses left the set, the atmosphere on the set suddenly changed.

A group of extras began to enter the set in an orderly manner and stood in the pre-assigned positions. The protagonist of the scene, "Zhou Xun" Zhang Yunfeng, also put down the script and entered the set.

Even from a distance you can feel his calmness and confidence, which is the unique composure of a veteran actor.

Today's entire scene is about the police receiving a call and coming to the scene to investigate the situation.

In order to avoid bugs, Liu Wei directly invited a retired criminal policeman to come and provide guidance to the team, ensuring the level of rigor was maximized.

An old actor is an old actor. Zhang Yunfeng's first set of performances won a standing ovation.

With precise movements, skillful lines, and just the right amount of details, the image of a ruffian and alternative criminal policeman emerges.

It’s a pity that the extras on the side weren’t very good and there were some problems with the scene scheduling, so this scene was wasted.

Liu Wei in the director's seat was so angry that he cursed, but Zhang Yunfeng himself was very calm. He even took the initiative to go over and comfort the extras who had made a mistake.

The second attempt went much smoother. Everyone made no mistakes and successfully completed their tasks.

But Liu Wei didn't seem satisfied. He said "Just one" and then began to think while stroking his chin.

A few minutes later, he came to the scene in person to explain things to Zhang Yunfeng, seemingly giving some suggestions for revisions. Zhang Yunfeng nodded repeatedly.

On the third attempt, there were subtle changes in the scheduling of the extras and Zhang Yunfeng's performance, but it was obvious that Liu Wei was still not satisfied.

Keep thinking and keep revising!

Seeing Zhang Yunfeng being tortured repeatedly under the scorching sun, Zhou Hao felt inexplicably comfortable.

The best actor was also tortured, so what we did just now was not shameful!
After struggling for more than half an hour, Liu Wei still frowned. "It's a bad start." Guo Chen whispered, "The situation is not good."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Hao looked puzzled.

"A director is most afraid of one situation when filming - he is not satisfied with the film no matter how he shoots it, but he himself cannot figure out where the problem lies. When asked, he just feels that it is not right, but he cannot clearly explain what is wrong."

"In this case, either the director compromises, or the actor breaks through the barrier by accident, or else you have to keep grinding."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao inexplicably thought of the King in Sunglasses.

This guy is famous for his "stream of consciousness" style when filming. The script is completely bullshit, and the actors are completely confused when they go up to the stage - Director, what should I play?
The director said: Just act as you see fit.

Then, the actors "try to find the feeling" over and over again...until they finally collapse and have no idea what they are acting.

"Ding--"

A familiar electronic sound suddenly interrupted Zhou Hao's wandering thoughts.

"You have a new mission to accept."

Shit, another mission finally arrived?!

Zhou Hao couldn't wait to call out the system's task panel, in which a highlighted new task was flashing - "Breaking the Obstacles".

“Help the director solve the puzzle and successfully complete the filming of the first scene.”

"Mission Reward: +8 free points for Acting Skills, +1 for the item fragment "Master of Eye Skills"."

"Note: This task is not mandatory. Please decide whether to accept it based on your own situation."

8 free points, smells great!

But he was not in a hurry to accept the task. Instead, he got up and went to the directing department first.

"Director Liu, is there something wrong with the script?"

"It has nothing to do with the script." Liu Wei didn't even raise his head, repeatedly scrolling through the footage on the monitor, "But I always feel like something is wrong."

Zhang Yunfeng, who was standing next to him, was wiping his sweat and drinking water, but there was no sign of impatience on his face.

As a movie actor, it is common for directors to polish his scenes to find the feeling, and he has long been accustomed to it.

Lin Xina came over at some point, looked through the material, and then pulled Zhou Hao to whisper, "Do you see any problem? I think it's pretty good."

Zhou Hao said nothing, his eyes fixed on the monitor screen.

As a hacker who has watched the original version, he already knows where the problem lies.

Liu Wei adjusted the on-site scheduling and camera positions several times, all for one thing - to show the grand scene and give the audience enough visual impact.

This is something that is extremely scarce in the field of online dramas. Due to funding constraints, the big scenes in online dramas are generally very shabby.

But it is obvious that these adjustments have not been effective enough.

Recalling the beginning of the original version, Zhou Hao silently accepted the system task.

"Director Liu, I have an immature idea. Do you think it's a joke?"

Um?
Everyone around looked over with surprise.

Liu Wei looked up at him, unscrewed a bottle of water and nodded, "Tell me about it."

"Director Liu, what do you think... How about using a long shot for this scene? From the beginning of the scene to Guan Hongfeng's final appearance, all in one shot!"

Liu Wei was startled and stopped drinking water.

Zhang Yunfeng and Guo Chen beside him looked at each other tacitly, with horror on their faces.

This idea is crazy!

A long shot... sounds simple, but it contains more than a dozen scenes!

This kind of long shot with this amount of information would be extremely explosive if put in a movie, let alone a TV series!

But this proposal was obviously to Liu Wei's liking. His eyes were already sparkling with excitement. "Do you think it's necessary?"

"Yes." Zhou Hao nodded and said, "Online dramas are different from TV dramas. Whether to stick with the drama or give up on it is entirely up to the audience, so the opening is crucial to retain the audience, and there must be highlights."

"But it takes time for the plot to unfold. One of the most effective ways to retain the audience in the early stages is visual effects. Whether it is the image of the actors or the visual effects, they all serve this purpose."

"An ultra-long shot is extremely impactful and is definitely one of the best weapons to retain the audience, and it also has enough gimmicks in publicity and promotion!"

"Since we have called for the innovation of online dramas, this high-quality long shot at the beginning is the best symbol and declaration. If other online dramas want to copy us, this is the first hurdle!"

Liu Wei squinted his eyes, licked his dry and irritated lips, and looked at Zhang Yunfeng and Guo Chen beside him.

The two of them didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.

Snapped!
Liu Wei slammed the table and said, "Okay, let's use the long shot! This scene needs to be redesigned, let's postpone it and shoot the other scenes first!"

After giving instructions on the work arrangements over the intercom, he patted Zhou Hao on the shoulder with a smile, "Good boy, you have something!"

The other people nearby also gave him approving looks.

Only Lin Xina had a resentful look on her face and a sad look in her eyes.

We agreed to be lazy together, why are you doing this?
(End of this chapter)