1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The next morning, Zhou Yan woke up and had just finished washing up when the telephone on the wall rang.

The call was from Zhou Hong, asking them to come over for breakfast.

After Zhou Yan hung up the phone, he patted Wang Zuxian's thigh and said, "Get up and go to Second Brother's place for breakfast."

Wang Zuxian opened her eyes dazedly and complained, "I could have had a good sleep last night, it's all your fault."

"I'm the one who's doing the hard work."

Wang Zuxian was surprised and asked, "How come you have more energy after losing weight?"

In order to adapt to the role of the male protagonist in "Time Traveler", Zhou Yan has been losing weight recently and trying to make himself look thinner.

During his weight loss period, he didn't eat a lot, but he did a lot of aerobic exercise.

His body fat was not high to begin with, and much of the weight he lost during this period was muscle, making him look a lot thinner.

In Wang Zuxian's opinion, Zhou Yan has lost so much muscle that his physical condition will decline.

But because he did more aerobic exercise, his physical strength improved and he had more energy every day than before.

Zhou Yan kissed Wang Zuxian on the forehead and said, "Get up and wash and change your clothes. I'm going to run for a while."

"Yeah." Joey Wong nodded, got up and walked to the bathroom.

Zhou Yan went out for a run in his sportswear.

Yijing Garden is well planned, with a large green area. The air is very fresh in the early morning, which is very suitable for jogging.

Zhou Yan didn't run far, he just ran circles on the internal roads of the community.

He also met several people jogging in the morning on the road, many of whom were wearing tennis hats. It seemed that the purpose of the hats was not to protect against the sun, but to prevent being recognized by others.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yan returned to the villa sweating profusely. He took a quick shower, changed his clothes, and went next door with Joey Wong.

The breakfast was not very sumptuous. There were only three soup dumplings on the table and a bowl of wontons for each person.

Whether it is steamed buns or wontons, they are all handmade by Wu Ma. They taste very good and are very suitable for the taste of Jinling people.

There is also a small jar of chili oil on the table, and the taste is very authentic.

After Zhou Yan and the others finished eating, Aunt Wu brought out another small box.

"Third Young Master, these are all wontons I made myself. They can be frozen in the refrigerator. When you want to eat them, just take them out and cook them."

Zhou Yan did not refuse and took the box with a smile, "Thank you, Aunt Wu."

Seeing Zhou Yan take the box, Aunt Wu smiled and said, "If you like to eat it, I will pack more and have someone send it to you regularly."

"It's too much trouble. If we want to eat, we can just come here directly." Zhou Yan smiled and said to Zhou Hong, "Brother, we are going to Jiaochangwei. I will go to the company with you when I am free in the next two days."

Zhou Hong sat on the sofa and did not get up to see him off. Hearing Zhou Yan's words, he just nodded and said, "Well, just come at your own time. If you encounter any difficulties during the filming, feel free to tell me. After all, I have been in Pengcheng for a long time, and most problems can be solved."

"it is good."

……

Zhou Hong's driver took them to the end of the competition area. The treatment was the same as yesterday, with Yin Ci in the middle, protected by two cars in front and behind.

The car drove straight into the village and stopped in front of the house where they were filming.

At this moment, many people from the crew gathered at the door of the house. When they saw three cars lined up in a row coming over, they all showed puzzled expressions.

The appearance of the Silver Thor is very eye-catching. Even people who don’t know much about cars can tell at a glance that it is very expensive.

Of course, most people don’t dare to think about the price of a car above 10 million.

People like Jiang Mengfei who like to study cars recognized the Silver Thor at a glance. He had seen this car many times in car magazines, but had never seen it in real life.

Seeing the silver thorn appear at this moment, Jiang Mengfei widened his eyes, wondering which rich man had come here.

Although Jiaochangwei has nice scenery, there are few tourists nowadays. Not to mention luxury cars, even ordinary cars are rarely seen.

The car stopped less than ten meters in front of Jiang Mengfei, and then the rear window rolled down, revealing Zhou Yan's face.

Everyone was stunned when they saw Zhou Yan appear.

The reason why they were surprised was not because Zhou Yan could not afford such a luxury car, but because Zhou Yan had always lived a simple life and never had such a grand show when he went out.

Zhou Yan waved at Jiang Mengfei who was in a daze, "Mengfei, come and take us to where we live."

Jiang Mengfei finally reacted, ran over and sat in the passenger seat.

After getting into the car, Jiang Mengfei looked it up and down excitedly, "Old Zhou, this car costs more than 10 million, right?"

After asking, he turned around and saw the smiling Joey Wong. He said awkwardly, "Teacher Joey is here too."

"Yes, I came here with Director Zhou."

Zhou Yan also spoke up, "Take us to where we are staying, put down the luggage first, and then take me to the crew's meeting room."

"The accommodation and office buildings are next to each other, right in front, only about a hundred meters away from here." Jiang Mengfei said to the driver, "Brother, just drive forward, and stop at the blue outer wall in front."

The road inside the village is good, only about a hundred meters away, and you will arrive in the blink of an eye.

After getting off the car, Jiang Mengfei said he wanted to help Wang Zuxian with her luggage. But as soon as he got off the car, he found that two people had already taken down Zhou Yan and the others' luggage.

He was also happy and relaxed, and took Zhou Yan and the others into a yard.

"Director Zhou, this is Courtyard No. 1. There are four rooms, and three people live in them. There is a study room. In addition to you, there are Zhao Fei and Director Xiao. Your room is on the east side of the second floor."

When there was no one else around, Jiang Mengfei would call Zhou Yan "Old Zhou", but now that Joey Wong was around, he would definitely call him Director Zhou. In this regard, he has always been sensible.

Zhou Yan followed Jiang Mengfei upstairs to take a look. The accommodation conditions here were very good, and the mattresses and quilts were all new.

The study is also well decorated, with two desks and a computer.

Although Zhou Yan does not advocate hedonism, he is always willing to spend money on this. Everyone has to endure difficulties that cannot be overcome, but Zhou Yan is more willing to improve conditions that can be improved.

After Zhou Yan put down his luggage, Jiang Mengfei took Wang Zuxian to the No. 2 courtyard next door.

Yard No. 1 and Yard No. 2 are both two-story buildings. The two houses share a wall and are completely next to each other.

"The four rooms in Courtyard No. 2 are occupied. Chen Derong, Li Xiaoran, and Teacher Xie Fang have already moved in. Teacher Zuxian, your room is on the west side of the second floor."

Although Wang Zuxian and Zhou Yan's rooms were in two different courtyards, they were actually next to each other. Not only did the two rooms share a wall, but the corridor outside was also separated by a wall more than one meter high, which could be directly climbed over.

After both of them had put their luggage away, Jiang Mengfei took them to the office area.

The office area is an independent house with a large area. The two rooms on the first floor are used as a canteen, and the second floor is equipped with a conference room and a screening room.

They did not bring any developing and printing equipment this time, so they did not set up a "small dark room". The finished films would be sent directly to Pengcheng Film Studio, and they would help to develop them.

After taking a tour around the office area, Zhou Yan was quite satisfied. Liu Qing and his team had prepared very well and had taken many details into consideration.

They didn't shoot many scenes at Jiaochangwei, mainly concentrated near the hero's home, but there were quite a few scenes. In the next month or so, they would have to stay here at least half of the time, otherwise Zhou Yan would not let them prepare.

After visiting the accommodation and office areas, Zhou Yan and his friends went to the male protagonist's house.

They walked there, and after putting their luggage away, Zhou Yan asked the driver and assistant to go back.

The people who had gathered at the door just now were still there. When they saw Zhou Yan and the others coming, they all greeted them.

Zhou Yan looked around and asked, "Where's Lao Zhao?"

"Teacher Zhao is inside. I'll go in and call him." Shen Yan volunteered and ran in to call Zhao Fei out.

After seeing Zhao Fei, Zhou Yan asked with a smile, "How is it, Lao Zhao, after visiting the site for a few days, how do you feel?"

Zhao Fei was in a good mood and said with a smile, "The scenery here is very nice and it's easy to take photos. I've already planned most of the spots, but I still need to discuss the details with you."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Then don't waste time. Take the actors to go over the movements in the afternoon and see if there are any problems. If there are any problems, we will adjust them in time." "Look at the movements. Are they according to the shooting order?" Shen Yan asked from the side.

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "No, just follow the schedule. Go indoors first, then go to the front door, then go to the beach after that. Finish all of this before the camera starts."

Confirming the camera position and movement in advance can greatly reduce the time for post-shooting.

Determining the camera position is a rather troublesome matter. As the chief photographer, Zhao Fei will first preliminarily determine the camera position based on the script and storyboard provided by Zhou Yan, and then conduct an on-site inspection and modify the camera position based on the actual situation.

After all, Zhou Yan's storyboard is on paper and may not be suitable for actual shooting. At this time, Zhao Fei needs to use his experience to make adjustments.

However, after these adjustments, it still cannot be finalized, because the real scene he inspected does not include people, and after adding the actors, the camera position may need to be modified.

Of course, even after the camera position is confirmed, it will still face modifications when the actual shooting begins. This is very normal on the scene.

No matter how good the preliminary preparations are, adjustments still need to be made on site.

Sometimes during the filming process, the director suddenly has a new idea and may temporarily change the shooting strategy, and the camera position and other things have to be overturned and redone.

When Zhou Yan was not here, everyone was busy, but the intensity was not very high.

Now that Zhou Yan came over, the intensity increased immediately.

But no one complained because everyone was used to it. In Zhou Yan's crew, conditions were good in all aspects, but when it was time to be busy, Zhou Yan needed everyone to work very fast.

There was no need for Zhou Yan to make any other instructions. After he finished speaking, Li Hong and Shen Yan had already gone to convey his instructions.

It didn't take long for the information to reach all departments of the crew.

Zhou Yan walked around the scene for a while, then asked Jiang Mengfei next to him, "Where is Li Xiaoran, the actress who plays Qin Yu? Why don't I see her?"

Jiang Mengfei showed a strange expression, "We actually ran into her just now."

"Really?" Zhou Yan asked doubtfully. He didn't remember seeing Li Xiaoran.

"She's in the dormitory right now, right below Teacher Zuxian's room, but she hasn't come out."

Zhou Yan looked at the time. It was already past ten o'clock, and Li Xiaoran was still staying in the room and refusing to come out.

"Does she usually stay in her room?"

"She comes out during mealtimes, and also appears when Teacher Gao is giving lectures in the evening."

Zhou Yan frowned, "What is she doing in the dormitory? Sleeping in?"

"Well... I'm a grown man, so I can't run into a girl's dormitory. But I heard from Manager Hong that Li Xiaoran likes to play games."

"She brought a video game console?"

"I heard that he didn't bring it with him at first, but he went to buy it after arriving in Pengcheng."

Zhou Yan looked at Hong Xin who was not far away and shouted, "Captain Hong, come here."

Hong Xin was talking to someone, and when she heard Zhou Yan shouting, she ran over, "Director Zhou, what's wrong?"

Seeing Zhou Yan's gloomy face, she felt a little uneasy. Although they had a deep revolutionary friendship and a good relationship in private, Zhou Yan was ruthless when he was on the crew. No matter who made a mistake, he would criticize them.

Zhou Yan doesn't curse people, but when he does, it puts a lot of pressure on people.

Moreover, Zhou Yan’s criticism of others is justified, which means that the other party has really made a mistake. No one wants to make a mistake, let alone be criticized in public.

"Does Li Xiaoran usually stay in her room playing games?"

Hearing that it was not her fault, Hong Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought for a moment and said, "She really doesn't go out very often. As for whether she plays games, I can't say, but I did see her playing games in the house."

This statement is relatively objective. It neither shields Li Xiaoran nor adds fuel to the fire.

But Zhou Yan probably already knew what was going on. He nodded and said to Hong Xin, "Go call Li Xiaoran over."

"Now?"

"Well, now."

"it is good."

Hong Xin didn't say anything else and ran straight to the dormitory area.

After a long while, Hong Xin led Li Xiaoran over.

From a distance, watching Li Xiaoran and Hong Xin walking together, Zhou Yan once again witnessed Li Xiaoran's talent.

She looks quite fair when viewed alone, and the effect is even more obvious when compared with Hong Xin.

The key point is that Hong Xin put on some makeup, while Li Xiaoran was still bare-faced.

Not only was she without makeup, she didn't even have her hair tied up. The clothes she wore looked like pajamas, and she was wearing a pair of flip-flops. She gave people the feeling of Feng Baobao in "Under One Person".

To put it nicely, this is called a sense of relaxation; to put it bluntly, this is called unkemptness.

If it were an ordinary girl, Zhou Yan would not care whether she wore makeup or dressed inappropriately, but Li Xiaoran is an actress, and strictly speaking, she is still working, so her behavior is not proper at work.

The only thing that made Zhou Yan satisfied was that Li Xiaoran gained a lot of weight, and the effect was better than Zhou Yan had expected.

She has a strong body and a little bit of weight gain makes her look fuller. Although the clothes she wears are not revealing, people can still notice her proud breasts.

Following Hong Xin to Zhou Yan, Li Xiaoran asked innocently, "Director Zhou, are you looking for me?"

Zhou Yan looked Li Xiaoran up and down, and said with a half-smile, "How are the conditions of the crew? Are you satisfied after staying here for a few days?"

Hong Xin was quite familiar with Zhou Yan and knew that Zhou Yan was being sarcastic.

But Li Xiaoran didn't understand the hidden meaning in Zhou Yan's words, and thought he was concerned about her, so she nodded seriously, "It's fine, the scenery here is nice, the food and accommodation are good, and everyone is very nice to me."

Zhou Yan was almost laughing out of anger. This girl really thought she was here for vacation.

"Oh, I thought you were not satisfied with the conditions here, so you stayed in your room every day."

No matter how slow Li Xiaoran was, she realized that Zhou Yan was no longer concerned about her.

She actually knew that it was wrong to play games on the set. She knew she was in the wrong, and she was also weak, so she said hesitantly, "Director Zhou, I'm just playing before filming starts. After filming starts, I promise... to play less."

She wanted to promise not to play, but she couldn't bear to do it.

She has been quite happy staying at Jiaochangwei these days. Usually, she can stay in her room and play games without being disturbed. There are people to serve her with good food and drinks. When she has nothing to do, she can come out to enjoy the sea breeze and see the scenery.

For her, this was a magical day.

Seeing that she still wanted to play, Zhou Yan said in a deep voice, "Give the game console to Jiang Mengfei at noon and ask him to keep it for you. You can pick it up after the filming is finished."

Li Xiaoran blinked a few times, feeling a little disappointed, but it was difficult to disobey Zhou Yan's words, so she could only nod, "I understand."

"Also, I don't require you to wear makeup all the time when you go out, but at least your hair shouldn't be messy. Don't wear pajamas, change into something decent."

"This is not pajamas..." Li Xiaoran wanted to explain, but when she saw Zhou Yan's eyes, she immediately wilted, "Okay, I get it."

"Okay, go back. Everyone will watch the movements this afternoon. You have to follow them regardless of whether you have a scene or not."

"Oh well."

Li Xiaoran turned around and walked back, with her head lowered a little than when she came. It was obvious that Zhou Yan's criticism had made her a little unbalanced.

Hong Xin laughed and said, "It's normal for a little girl to be a little playful."

"Twenty years old, you're not a kid anymore."

Hong Xin pursed her lips. She also felt that Li Xiaoran should be disciplined, but the tone Zhou Yan used when scolding Li Xiaoran was like he was scolding his daughter.

The key is that Zhou Yan is only a few years older than Li Xiaoran. Young people have self-esteem and may not be able to tolerate it. (End of this chapter)