vstars Chapter 322: Feudal Superstition and Old Stubbornness
Chapter 322: Feudal Superstition and Old Stubbornness
I haven’t had such a delicious hotpot in a long time. I ate the beef without controlling my diet and even ate a whole bowl of hotpot noodles in the end.
In sharp contrast to them, Ran Feng only ate vegetables like a poor creature. If Yu Jiang hadn't seen how pitiful he was and thrown a few slices of beef into his pot, he would not have seen any meat.
In the next few days, Ran Feng continued to rush to attend announcements and go to the film and television training base for classes.
Yu Jiang had a very relaxed schedule. He followed the filming progress in the suburbs of Beijing, and occasionally took the opportunity to shoot a few unimportant scenes. He felt very comfortable.
Yang Xiaohan, who was made an exception in the crew, was very upset every day. Yixing Entertainment Company was targeted and Xu Pengtian had no time to find her.
The only thing to be thankful for for her is that Dai Manwen was successfully signed, and the position of the female lead in "Jiang Shan Tan" will definitely be vacant.
If Yu Jiang performs in the show at that time, she will definitely buy the press release that the actress will squeeze the newcomer out of the crew.
Now it’s no longer a question of roles, but Yu Jiang has noticed her little movements and they can no longer maintain superficial peace.
If she doesn't take the initiative, Yu Jiang will definitely find an opportunity to retaliate against her in the future, so it is better to strike first.
In fact, Yang Xiaohan was really overthinking it. Yu Jiang didn't care about these things at all. With Gong Jianan around, she didn't need to worry about them. Of course, if things continued, she might have to get involved.
The crew has already conducted shooting tests at various shooting locations and solved some of the problems, and will start filming soon.
As an acting coach, Yu Jiang also followed Ran Feng to the film and television training base several times and found that the acting teachers and new actors were all very professional and serious, and there was nothing much to guide.
The filming location is in the suburbs of Beijing, which is cooler than other filming locations at this season, so there is no risk of heatstroke.
How does the saying go? Poor students have more stationery.
Although Ning Ruifeng was not a bad student, he was a newcomer, so the opening ceremony was very grand.
Incense burners, altars, masters, Taoist priests, abbots, everything is available.
The offerings were arranged like those of a feudal and superstitious old man offering sacrifices to his ancestors. There was everything you wanted, and it was a combination of Buddhism and Taoism.
More than 150 actors came regardless of whether there was a play or not, and there were hundreds of behind-the-scenes staff, all of whom cooperated with the director in practicing feudal superstition on the prairie outside Beijing.
Yu Jiang helplessly held onto her boyfriend and said, "Do you think Director Ning is crazy?"
Ran Feng couldn't say it directly, "It can be seen that Director Ning attaches great importance to our drama."
The camera was covered with a red cloth, and Ning Ruifeng was bowing and kowtowing as if he was worshipping heaven and earth to the camera.
Fortunately, he did not force others to do what he did, and everyone just bowed and burned incense normally.
With so many people burning incense, the incense burner looks like an incinerator, and the incense smoke is almost turning into smog. If you don’t know, you might think someone is illegally burning straw.
After all the mess was done, Ning Ruifeng personally lifted the veil of his "bride" amid the sound of firecrackers.
Actors who don’t have any scenes today can go home, but those who do have scenes have to start their first scene amid the smell of incense.
Many tents for filming were set up on the grasslands outside Beijing. Dayu's marching tent and Moqiang royal main tent were exquisitely built, and the simple tents of the staff were sturdy and durable.
The main scenes shot in the suburbs of Beijing are about wars and marriages, Emperor Xiaowen crushing the old Qiang King, the new emperor ascending the throne and the new Qiang King's army approaching, and the grand ceremony of the eldest princess' marriage.
Although Emperor Xiaowen was incompetent, he had great military achievements.
During his reign, he ignored the livelihood of his people and only increased taxes, built useless buildings, or used the money to provoke wars.
He often took part in the battles himself and was well versed in the art of war, so during his reign he defeated the Mo Qiang without any chance of fighting back.
If they had not been unable to fight due to lack of money, it is estimated that Moqiang would have become the territory of Dayu during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen.
The actors who played Emperor Xiaowen and the old Qiang King were both veteran actors, and both actors successfully portrayed some classic images of emperors.
The first scene of "Sigh of Rivers and Mountains" started with them. It had a large number of extras, a huge momentum, was difficult to coordinate, and the director had a lot of things to do.
Taking many factors into consideration, it is estimated that this scene will take more than a whole day to shoot.
Just as she expected, a whole morning had passed and she still hadn't taken any photos.
Ning Ruifeng frowned at the monitor, "Does this extra have a bad expression?"
Yu Jiang clasped his fingers helplessly, "You decide for yourself. Anyway, we planned to shoot here for a maximum of one month."
There is a lot to shoot in a month, and if even such details have to be handled like this, then it will definitely be postponed.
In the end, the scenes for Emperor Guangxiaowen and the old Qiang King were filmed for nearly half a month, which made the two veteran actors so exhausted that they pulled Yu Jiang to complain.
Feng Guodong, who plays Emperor Xiaowen, said: "Xiao Yu, I finally understand. There is a reason why some people cannot be chief directors. Directing a play is like embroidering."
The old Qiang King also complained, "Xiao Ning, are you used to filming movies? I've never seen a TV series filmed like this!"
Yu Jiang consoled him, "My brother Ning is inexperienced this first time, but he will get better and better. Besides, it would be a great sense of accomplishment if we could make a TV series with the quality of a movie..."
Fortunately, the scenes without the main actors were filmed before that, otherwise all of them would have been dried into human jerky on the grassland.
The scenes of Emperor Xiaowen and the old Qiang King on the grassland have ended, and the next scenes are about the generals of the Houzheng period and the Moqiang generals.
This part was not difficult, as they were all flat characters. Ning Ruifeng had no idea where to start even if he wanted to dig into the details, so it ended smoothly.
So far the time has exceeded expectations. I hope the remaining marriage scenes can be accelerated.
It has been nearly a month since the official start of filming, and the heroine has finally started filming. From now on, she will probably have to stay on the set every day and won’t be able to go back.
In a TV series with a strong female lead, the parts without the female lead are limited. In this drama, the only parts she can have an easy time are the battlefield scenes.
Dai Manwen looks delicate and pitiful, and even with her agent, assistants and four or five other people following her, she looks like a princess even without her costume.
In contrast to her was Shao Wanning, who was holding a script, a water cup and a small fan.
Although she doesn't look as heroic as Yang Xiaohan, the sharpness in her charm is still very suitable for the role, especially hiding her sharpness on the outside, which is in line with her identity as a maid.
The scenes about them in the suburbs of Beijing are very simple, that is, they are assassinated on the way to get married.
The Moqiang people have two groups: the pro-war group and the pro-peace group. The pro-war group believes that the new king marrying the princess of an enemy country is a betrayal to the soldiers who died in the war.
What's more, the war situation is now in their favor and they don't need to use this diplomatic method at all, so they want to use assassination of the princess to prevent the marriage.
This is the general background, and there are still many details that need to reflect the relationships between the characters, so Ning Ruifeng has something to do again.
"Jiang Shan Tan" can be said to be the crew with the biggest moves in the TV drama circle in recent times. Except for Ran Feng who was forced to reveal his identity, the rest of the actors in the crew were kept secret.
The grand opening ceremony made the filming location no longer a secret, and since the heroine had her scenes, it was time for the paparazzi and photographers to go out.