A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 176 He Must Be Doing This For Me

When Chen Jinnian finished throwing away the garbage and returned, Qiao Yingzi had already left. Wang Yidi cleaned up the living room and sat at the desk in the bedroom to do his homework.

The teaching materials and exercises placed on the table were basically placed here by Wang Yidi. Chen Jinnian's were all locked in a cabinet in the corridor outside the classroom, and they rarely saw sunlight throughout the year.

Without disturbing Wang Yidi's studies, he sat quietly beside her, opened his laptop, and planned and adjusted the shooting schedule.

Movies are usually shot in chronological order, and rarely in chronological order. The advantage of this is that it saves money, saves on location fees, and allows all scenes to be shot in one go.

Of course, there are also many disadvantages. This kind of filming without a preceding or following plot, where scenes are shot one after another, can easily confuse the actors and make them unable to tell what kind of performance effect they should give.

The scene may be performed very well, but after the final editing, it is discovered that there is a problem. The emotion of the scene is wrong. This situation is more likely to occur, especially when using linear narrative, so it is a greater test of the director's planning and scheduling.

A movie like Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Industry, which has eleven main plots, is already a failure even before it's even started filming.

Of course, the movie "Hello Teacher" will not have such problems, because the narrative is simple, the shooting is simple, there are no special directing techniques, and even the scheduling is not difficult.

Chen Jinnian knew that after the movie was released, most of the attention would be on Uncle Qian, but it didn’t matter, as long as the movie could make money.

Some people seek fame, some seek profit.

Just as he was immersed in it, playing the story in his mind, he felt his left shoulder being gently pressed down.

When he turned his head, he saw that Wang Yidi had come over to him at some point and was leaning on his shoulder, looking at the laptop screen.

"Is it because the noise is too loud and disturbs you?" He smiled apologetically.

Wang Yidi shook his head slightly and said, "No, do you want to move up the filming schedule?"

"Well, let's move it forward. I plan to start work around February 20th. That's enough time for me to take the art exam."

Chen Jinnian had already calculated that the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy and Communication University of China would all begin their school entrance exams on February 15th and would last for a week, which was just enough time for him to finish. He did not plan to take the exams for other schools because there would be re-examinations, third examinations and so on, which would be a waste of time.

"Then what about your other play?" Wang Yidi asked, raising his body.

"Oh, that drama is being hyped right now. They've organized some kind of global casting event to find the best flyer. Recently, they've been marketing a beauty that appears once in four thousand years. It's been quite lively. Actually, the cast has already been decided. I just went there for the formalities." Chen Jinnian chatted idly.

This kind of marketing is just to deceive outsiders. Even if the team is a makeshift one, they will not waste money. Making money is the first priority. How can they start a project without deciding on the leading actor?

Taking a step back, there must always be a project budget, and the celebrity schedules must always be booked several months in advance, so this kind of marketing campaign is all talk and no action.

In the end, either the pre-determined candidates are pushed out, or two or three minor roles are thrown out to get rid of them. Relying on auditions to find the leading actors sounds like a joke.

"How could they do this?" Wang Yidi said angrily.

"This isn't normal. It's good enough that they offered me an offer. Of course, I was recommended by the platform. If I really wanted to get the role, I would have a chance, but I would need to make concessions in other areas."

Chen Jinnian guessed that either he was going to sign an artist contract or hold down his salary, so he wouldn't give it to him easily.

Because in addition to Penguin Video, the production company of this drama is also Shanghai Film Group's subsidiary Shanghai Film Group Media Asia. In this case, he is not very clear whether the director has the right to decide on the actors.

Wang Yidi knows that being an actor is not an easy job, but when such a thing happens around him, he still finds it hard to accept and his mood immediately becomes depressed.

When Chen Jinnian turned around and saw her like this, he gently put his arm around Wang Yidi's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, your future artist appointments will be signed with me. You only need to play the role I give you. You don't have to worry about other people's faces, and you don't have to get involved in these things."

"Is it because of me that you thought of becoming a director?" Wang Yidi leaned against him and said softly. She felt that Chen Jinnian was such a lazy person that he had no motivation to fight in the film and television industry.

Wang Yidi doesn't think it's for fame, because after filming his first movie, Chen Jinnian didn't even register a Weibo account, let alone a short video account, let alone maintain exposure.

Wang Yidi didn't think it was for money. Chen Jinnian's family was not short of money, and he himself had no desire to spend money. Relying on the plan given to him by his parents, he could lie down comfortably.

So Wang Yidi can only think about himself, he must want to be a director for his own sake.

"Of course not. I should say that I wanted to be a director first, and then I chose you from the crowd." Chen Jinnian answered jokingly.

In fact, Chen Jinnian himself is not quite sure about the real reason. Maybe it is due to system reasons, or maybe it is due to Wang Yidi. Anyway, the past two years have changed him a lot.

Most importantly, he wanted to protect the girl in his arms forever.

"Slippery tongue." Wang Yidi hit him lightly and then asked, "Do you still want to accept the invitation?"

"Of course I'm going. It's at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It's not far from here. It won't take me too long to get there."

Chen Jinnian knew that the leading actors of this drama were Guan Xiaotong and Zhang Ruoyun, so he was not surprised that the crew chose Beijing instead of Shanghai.

"I'll go with you." Wang Yidi suddenly thought of something, sat up from his arms, and said firmly.

Chen Jinnian was a little confused and asked, "Don't you have classes tomorrow afternoon?"

"No, I want to go with you."

Seeing that Wang Yidi insisted on going, he could only agree, "Okay, you don't have to dress too nicely tomorrow, just be my assistant and serve tea and water."

"Hmph, who is your assistant? You're dreaming." Wang Yidi snorted coldly and turned his head to the side proudly.

"Then what role do you want, agent, company boss?" Chen Jinnian asked quickly.

But Wang Yidi still tried to keep a straight face and said nothing.

"Then I'll be your assistant, okay? Big Star Wang, is there anything you need me to do?"

Hearing this, Wang Yidi stopped pretending, showed a playful smile, and tried to clear his throat, "Um, Xiao Chen, my legs are a little sore, can you help me massage them?"

"Okay, boss, I'll help you."

"Boss, is this strength okay?"

"Well, that's good. I'll give you a raise at the end of the year."

At the beginning, Chen Jinnian pretended to help Wang Yidi massage his legs, but soon, his position went lower and lower.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Where are you pinching? No, let go. Haha, it's so itchy. I was wrong, Jinnian, Nian Nian, I was wrong. Haha, don't tickle me anymore."

Wang Yidi struggled hard with his legs, laughing so hard that he was out of breath and his face flushed.