Quick Travel: From Beginner to Master

While the cast was learning etiquette, Director Wan was not idle either. He and Ling Liang split up and took advantage of the crew's downtime to lobby the two industry bosses again.

One is Director Yu who has worked in the museum for 30 years and is now retired.

The old man has in-depth research on ancient costumes and hair accessories, and has directed the filming of several very professional documentaries.

The other one is Boss Du, a well-known all-rounder in the antique world. This man never looks at an object without saying anything. The key is that he has a unique skill. The devices he imitates are exquisite and highly valuable for collection.

Director Wan visited them several times before filming started, hoping that they would join the crew and raise the tone of the entire drama to a higher level.

Director Wan firmly believes that a good work must be good at everything. The plot must be attractive, the acting skills must stand the test, the lighting and photography must coordinate seamlessly, and the costumes must complement the actors.

Therefore, after more than 20 years in the industry, the critical director Wan has only produced [-] movies and TV series in total.

If any one of the above factors is missing, he would rather sit at home doing nothing and leave the script to others.

Director Wan is the most loved and trusted director by the audience, and he is also the director that the audience hates with itch.

What I like is his attitude of being pragmatic and not fooling around, "everything he produces must be high-quality", and what I hate is the speed with which he squeezes out his works like toothpaste.

This time, Director Wan found a script that suited his liking, and a photographer and lighting engineer who worked well together.

As for the actors, Director Wan admitted that he made a mistake. Unfortunately, it was too late to replace them, otherwise he would have to make a major change and kick out all those who did not meet the requirements.

Director Wan doesn't care about liquidated damages, what he cares about is whether he can produce a work that satisfies the audience.

Famous directors are so willful.

The crew's service path was jointly designed by Director Wan and professional staff.

Director Wan has been filming for so many years, and his vision is unquestionable, but he always believes that it is safer to leave this kind of thing to senior people.

Director Wan showed his sincerity to invite Director Yu and Boss Du to visit the thatched cottage three times, but either he was rejected or he missed them.

Seeing that the start-up time was getting closer, Director Wan had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​hiring someone.

But now that the actors on the crew are not strong enough, Director Wan has free time. He makes a prompt decision and immediately decides to test the tone of Director Yu and Boss Du again.

Director Wan went to Boss Du's place, and Ling Liang flew to Spring City to find Director Yu.

The courtyard is deep, with jagged rocks, whitewashed walls and black tiles, and a few pear blossoms peeking out from the diagonal thorns.

There is a table and two chairs. The tea on the carved wooden table is exuding a dense heat. The old man is sitting on the chair, closing his eyes and taking a nap. Under the sun, the silver thread on his head is shining slightly.

Ling Liang did not take the liberty to interrupt. He stood quietly aside and looked at the elegant courtyard.

Rockeries and stones of various sizes and shapes are scattered throughout, irregularly distributed but inexplicably coordinated, full of a classical and unique beauty.

The peach blossoms are in full bloom in the yard next door. A small number of the peach branches are over the fence, crowded together on the ground, and look at the pear blossoms here, one pink and one white, making each other interesting.

Bees were flying around, busy, and occasionally a few yellow butterflies flew in and flew away quickly, flapping their wings.

I wonder if the food is not to their liking, or they are frightened by the busy manner of the bees?

Ling Liang was thinking about these, and then he heard Director Yu say slowly: "Coming?"

"Yes, Director Yu." Ling Liang said respectfully.

"I'm no longer the curator, please call me Teacher Yu." Director Yu smiled heartily and motioned for Ling Liang to sit down and talk.

She poured a cup of tea for Ling Liang, "Did Director Wan ask you to come here?"

"Director Yu, Director Wan originally planned to come over to invite you in person, but something really happened and he couldn't leave, so he had to ask me to come over."

Ling Liang took a sip of tea and was slightly surprised, "Mingqian tea?"

Director Yu was startled and said with a smile: "Have you tasted this? Young people can do it."

She continued proudly: "I made this tea myself. I picked it from the mountains in early spring. Most people can't easily drink it. You are lucky. It's better to come early than to come by chance. You happened to meet me."

Ling Liang continued chatting with Director Yu on the ready-made topic, and the two parties had a good time.

When it came to being a special instructor on the set, Director Yu's attitude relaxed a lot. She frankly expressed her worries, "Xiao Zhou, it's not that I don't want to, it's just..."

"To tell you the truth, after those CCTV documentaries became popular, I was not invited to join other crews. It was a good idea at the time, but when I went there I found out that they just wanted to use my name for publicity. It doesn’t actually require me to do anything to get the audience to buy in.”

"Isn't this just selling dog meat with sheep's head, don't you think so, Xiao Zhou? I definitely can't do such a thing, so from then on, I won't give any guidance."

"Xiao Zhou, it seems like your trip was in vain."