Chapter 238 A Rainy Day Story in Hengdian
The birthday banquet scene was not finished on the same day, so we added some shots with lighting at night and waited for the next day.
Then it rained in Hengdian!
The producer scolded the assistant director, notice coordinator and other relevant responsible persons, but they felt wronged. The weather forecast clearly said there would be no rain today, but the scenery was set up, and it started to rain with a thunder.
Wei Yang went to the door of the main hall and looked at the sky. It was gloomy. The lighting was not good enough, and it was impossible to continue the scene of yesterday.
There was no way, this scene could only be postponed, and then other scenes would be filmed, with Da Mimi as the priority.
She was a guest star, with no salary and no contract. She could not finish the filming in the agreed schedule, and Wei Yang could not force her to stay. The shooting plan was changed, so he could only take care of her part first.
Several directors met and temporarily changed the notice. Most of the crew members were busy again.
The transitions, sets, props, and costumes all had to change, and once the notice changed, the actors had to change. Some actors had no scenes today and had to go back, and some actors were called from the hotel by the crew to put on makeup and shoot.
For a while, this rainy day and the weather station were complained and scolded by hundreds of people.
Wei Yang, Tang Yan, and Da Mi Mi also had to change their costumes, after all, they had to distinguish them from the scenes in the previous hall.
The male and female protagonists of "Celebrating More Than Years" have a lot of costumes. Wei Yang, the male protagonist, has dozens of various costumes, including some "spliced and assembled" costumes.
Tang Yan played Haitang Duoduo less. This character is set to be simple. Except for entering the palace as a saint, she will pay attention to her dress. Usually, she prefers to dress like a "country girl". Even so, there are more than a dozen sets.
Although Da Mi Mi is a guest star and has few scenes, she is noble, so she also has four sets of costumes.
Two of them are dragon robes and crowns for formal occasions, and two are gorgeous and exquisite court clothes.
Moreover, her costumes are even more expensive than ordinary ones, and the cost of four sets is almost the same as that of Tang Yan's dozen sets.
So, when Da Mimi saw the completely different but elaborately crafted costumes, she could more or less understand why Wei Yang's drama was so popular.
They are attentive and willing to invest in costumes and props, which 90% of the crews don't care about, to improve the quality of the drama.
Normally, the crews that work hard on costumes and props are not necessarily all high-quality films and TV series, but the quality of a film and TV work is limited, and the rate of bad films and bad dramas is definitely not low.
There are only a few low-cost masterpieces like "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and "Bright Sword".
Moreover, the crews of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and "Bright Sword" are poor, but it does not mean that they are not attentive. They guarantee that their hardware is above a certain level to the greatest extent.
Most viewers have sharp eyes, and their appreciation level is constantly improving.
On the premise of a strong storyline, the higher the overall quality of this drama, the easier it is to stand out from the mediocre productions, and naturally the more favored it is.
Blue Whale has produced so many dramas, especially the high-investment "My Love from the Star" and "Eastern Palace".
The audience may not be interested in the plot and actors, but in terms of the quality of costumes, props, screen shots and scenery, it is definitely first-class, even super first-class in the current domestic TV drama field.
Even if it is compared with Asia and Europe and the United States, it is not inferior to some excellent works.
This is not Wei Yang's self-praise. "My Love from the Star" led the fashion wave in East Asia at that time.
After "Eastern Palace" was broadcast in Asia, although it did not reach the popularity of "My Love from the Star", it also received a lot of praise. Li Chengyin and Qu Xiaofeng once became the most familiar foreign film and television characters for Japanese and Korean people this year.
The beauty of "Eastern Palace" was praised by some Japanese and Korean netizens and media, and even used to pull down some low-quality costume dramas in their own country.
Wei Yang also consolidated a wave of popularity in Asia with "Eastern Palace", and may be invited to do some activities in the second half of the year.
Da Mimi doesn't want to discuss the level of Blue Whale in the world, but as far as the major crews she has participated in are concerned, she is definitely one of the best.
You know, she is not a novice who has never seen the world.
She has played the leading female role in CCTV dramas, Zhang Da Huzi's Jin Yong dramas, Tangren's Xianxia dramas, Dead Girl, Rong Xinda, and even the "Painted Skin 2" that has attracted much attention from outsiders.
The production standards of these crews she has experienced are all ranked among the best in the domestic film and television industry. Now she is still surprised by the dedication of "Celebrating Yu Nian", which shows its level.
Previously, "Celebrating Yu Nian" claimed to have a total investment of 300 million yuan, an average of 100 million per season.
Da Mimi doesn't believe this statement.
At the beginning, "Palace Lock Heart Jade" said that the total investment was 60 million yuan, and later an additional 20 million yuan was added.
After it became popular, it was revealed that the total cost was 16 million US dollars, which is equivalent to 115 million yuan at the exchange rate in 2010.
People who know the industry will know it's nonsense as soon as they hear it. With the level of costumes and actors in "Palace", this price can be cut by half.
115 million?
If Liu Tianwang shaved his head to play the fourth prince, it would probably cost this much...
So the industry will basically cut 30% of the publicity costs claimed by some crews first, and cut it by half directly if they like to add water.
Wei Yang's previous works showed that he spent real money, so the outside world is still very conservative about the publicity costs of his new drama.
"Celebrating Yu Nian" is 100 million yuan to the outside world, and the industry estimates that it should be around 60 to 80 million.
Da Mi Mi is conservative among conservatives, or she may be purely sour, so she thinks the cost is 30 to 50 million.
However, after actually coming to the crew to guest star, she saw the costumes and props and logistics of "Celebrating Yu Nian" and felt that she dared not say how much, but it was definitely tens of millions.
Then she became even more jealous!
She was jealous not because Wei Yang was rich, but because Liu Shishi and Tang Yan played the leading roles in this big production, and three of them.
Why do celebrities rack their brains to squeeze into big productions? Not only is it easier for big productions to succeed than small and medium-sized productions that try to win big, but big productions also mean a lot of exposure and attention, and at the same time, it is also an improvement in the status and commercial value of artists.
This is particularly obvious in the film industry. The most classic big production that was crazy about raising the status is Sister Zhiling in "Red Cliff".
Before "Red Cliff", how many people knew the so-called first supermodel in Taiwan Province.
When she stepped on a certain popular big flower, Zhao, to become the heroine of "Red Cliff", her film contracts and commercial endorsements never stopped.
With the support of the media behind her, she soon transformed herself into a first-line movie star, and her resources made several of the four Dan and Shuangbing jealous.
The TV drama industry is not as obvious as the film industry, and it mainly depends on influence and fame.
But the halo of being the heroine of a 300 million+ big production is definitely beneficial to Liu and Tang, because this is the choice of the "market".
There are always some crews and brands that don't care about the so-called status and national popularity and other rules in the circle. Everything is about money. Whoever has the "market", they will choose.
You don't accept it, you say you are more popular, and if you are more popular, why don't you have a big production to let you be the heroine?
Da Mimi's popularity and fame are not bad, and she also has representative works, but she has never had such heavy resources in her hands, which makes people feel that she is short of breath.
And many times, the shortcoming is just this breath.
That is, Da Mimi is now very popular and has been exposed to some movie resources. She still has her own confidence, otherwise she is not jealous, but jealous to the point of being unrecognizable...
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Wei Yang doesn't know or care about Da Mimi's psychological activities, and he hurried to shoot in the outdoor corridor.
As a result, after shooting a few clips, the rain got heavier and the wind blew hard. The rain was blowing in the corridor. If we didn't avoid it, our clothes and makeup would get wet.
"..."
This time, even Wei Yang wanted to scold him. He should have shot indoors directly. Although the scenery and lighting were troublesome, there was no need to interrupt. It was all Li Muge's fault for wanting the rain scene to be more artistic.
Wei Yang glared at Li Muge, who felt a little aggrieved. Didn't you applaud just now?
We have already shot several clips and can't turn around anymore. We can only wait for the rain and wind to be lighter.
Wei Yang and his group simply hid in a corner where the wind and rain could not reach them. They put away the props and played with their phones, chatted, and played cards.
After recovering his emotions, Wei Yang calmed down and avoided the large group. He sat under the eaves of the remote corridor with a small stool, holding his costume and quietly enjoying the rain scene.
"You know what? I'm usually too busy filming, so I stop to take a look occasionally. Hengdian is still very beautiful."
"It's beautiful when it snows, but Hengdian rarely snows heavily."
Tang Yan strolled beside him at some point and echoed: "Last year, it snowed in Hengdian, and several crews started working at the same time to add snow scenes."
"Shi Shi told me about it."
Wei Yang also knew about this. If the weather forecast is accurate, rain and snow are not a bad thing. The crew can also create scenes temporarily according to the weather.
For example, the scene just now would not have been filmed if it hadn't been windy and rainy.
Otherwise, Fan Xian and the little emperor and Haitang Duoduo would have chatted while enjoying the rain, and the pictures and scenes would have been more layered and emotional. Even from the perspective of plot art, the secret talks between the two sides to form an alliance marked that the Northern Qi Dynasty was about to rise.
Hengdian is located in the south, and it is difficult to have heavy snow all year round, so there are not many snow scenes in Hengdian.
Last year, there was a heavy snow, and half of the Hengdian crew was excited. They temporarily changed and added scenes, and many famous scenes were born.
These included the snowy New Year's Eve in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", where Zhen Huan began her love affair with the emperor and Prince Guo in the plum garden, Ruoxi's walk in the snow in "Startling by Each Step", and Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi's meeting in the snow in "New My Fair Princess"... all of which were filmed in this snow.
So in those days, the Ming and Qing palaces in Hengdian, the stories of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties were staged here, which was not only a dream linkage, but also the last peak of Qing palace dramas...
Wei Yang was a little jealous when he said that, but it was a pity that "Celebrating More Than Years" didn't get it, otherwise he would have to prepare a few more scenes.
For example, some fighting scenes in the snow, or some important characters died in the vast snow, red and white contrast, a high and distant view, bleak and sad.
But there is no way, Hengdian rarely snows, either go to the film and television city in the north to shoot, or Wei Yang finds someone who can do magic to pray for snow.
Speaking of which, Wei Yang has filmed so many dramas, either in Shanghai or Hengdian, basically in the south, and has encountered snow, but almost no heavy snow.
"I'll have a chance to film a movie in the Northeast. It's snowy and icy. It's going to be awesome."
"Call me when you do."
Wei Yang was very excited. Tang Yan was also looking forward to it. She was from Shanghai and was still very new to the heavy snow.
The two chatted happily. Tang Yan even hit Wei Yang in anger because of what he said while smiling. She looked coquettish.
Da Mi Mi, who had just come to look for someone after using the toilet, saw this scene and suddenly fell into deep thought.
She had always thought that Tang Yan could star in "Celebrating More Than Years" because she helped Wei Yang in "My Love from the Star", so the latter was nostalgic.
She even knew that Tang Yan had always been dissatisfied with Cheng Tian and had thought about changing jobs, so Da Mi Mi also guessed that she was likely to go to Wei Yang's next job.
But just now she suddenly began to face a possibility that she had ignored before.
The reason why she ignored this possibility was not because she believed in the integrity of Wei and Tang, but because she was unwilling to admit that she lost to Liu Shishi and then to Tang Yan.
Endless anger surged in Da Mimi's chest, 1% for her good friend Liu Shishi, and the remaining 99% was all reduced to three words.
Why!