Become famous another day.

There was a brief silence.

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Lu Yanhe was the first to raise an objection.

Chen Siqi nodded: "I don't think it's good either, but it's one of the feasible options at the operational level, so I proposed it."

"The key point is, since this person was able to send an anonymous letter to my room and Director An's room, it means that this person must also be on the crew. Using a pseudonym can hide it from outsiders, but not from people on the crew. If he sees that Director An is still directing the film on the crew, who knows what he will think and what he will do," said Xin Pingqing.

"Then there are several options now. Either we delay the start of filming for three days and find a director who can come to the rescue as soon as possible to familiarize himself with the relevant situation and direct the show in the shortest possible time. Or we suspend filming and wait for Yan He to finish filming The Legend of Sword and Fairy, and then find time to reshoot. Of course, there is another option, which is to let the assistant director of the show take over. In any case, he knows very well what we hope to make the show look like in the early stage, which can save a lot of time for adjustment."

"We only have one week to shoot this drama. Even if you hire a new director, there won't be enough time for them to get used to each other."

Several people were silent for a while.

Lu Yanhe smiled awkwardly and said, "Why does it sound like I am the most suitable choice to take over as the director?"

He is the only one who has this choice, and the problem lies with him.

He is very familiar with the script and knows the entire crew's design for the show and what effect they want to achieve.

"One more thing, ask the screenwriter to be the director and let the assistant director cooperate with him." Hu Siwei suddenly put forward his suggestion.

Everyone was stunned.

But at the same time, the thought “maybe this approach would work” popped up in everyone’s mind.

Although not every screenwriter is suitable to be a director, the screenwriter and the director are one and the same. In this emergency situation, if someone needs to be the director, the screenwriter knows the script best.

"Yan He, you may still be needed to make the final decision in the end," Hu Siwei said. "The screenwriter knows the script best, and the assistant director is most familiar with the on-site situation. If they can work together well without fighting, then it's fine. If there is a conflict of opinion, you will be needed to stabilize the situation."

Chen Siqi immediately shook her head and said, "Then we can't let Yan He play the role of the villain."

Xin Pingqing: "But, in this situation, only Yan He can calm the two of them."

"You are the production assistant, representing our Linghe, so of course you can calm them down." Chen Siqi said, "If Yan He plays the role of a villain in the crew, and some dissatisfaction and complaints spread out, what will happen if people on the Internet hype it up? Yan He is acting like a big shot in the crew, directing other actors to act, interfering with other people's roles, etc. Among those people in the crew of "Silent Stairs", how many are good people?"

Everyone was silent.

This is indeed a problem.

Xin Pingqing: "The main reason is that I don't understand the production of TV series."

"Brother Siwei, you have to do it yourself." Chen Siqi said, "In this case, I'll have to trouble you to come to the crew this week and help Pingqing manage the crew."

Hu Siwei: “…”

Although Hu Siwei has never been a director, his experience in project management is so rich that few people in the industry can compare with him.

In terms of familiarity with the crew and handling of interpersonal relationships, Hu Siwei can be said to be one of the top people Lu Yanhe knows.

"I am willing to do this, but when it comes to creative direction and aesthetic judgment, am I the one who makes the decisions? The job of a director is not something that can be achieved by just three people working together," said Hu Siwei.

Lu Yanhe thought about it seriously and said, "This is too bad. A drama takes seven days to shoot. It is inevitable that the people who have a say, the screenwriter, assistant director, producer, Siwei, and I, will have conflicts of opinion. Even if we all want to do good for the drama, different opinions will definitely lead to problems between us. In the end, it is very likely that the drama will not be able to be filmed. If we force it to continue, it will be a mess."

Lu Yanhe's words made everyone silent again.

Chen Siqi: "If that doesn't work, we should pay the penalty for breach of contract and postpone the filming."

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and asked, "Have you listed the alternate directors who can come to the rescue?"

"not yet."

"Okay, let me talk to Wang Biao first to see when I can leave at the latest. We'll try to find out as many days as possible. Brother Siwei, you and Ping Qing should also make a count of the crew members. Whether it's a delay of three days, five days, or several months, we need to coordinate everyone's schedule. In addition, Director An Jian can no longer be our director. We need to have an explanation and everyone should speak with one voice."

Everyone nodded.

"We'll decide after we figure out all these things. If we can't find a suitable director, then I'll be the one directing. I'm just forcing them to do something. Paying the penalty is secondary. The current situation of Jump Up Theater is pretty good, and 'Silent Stairs' is the most important work to be released in the near future. If there are some problems, it will affect the industry's view of Jump Up Theater. I'm just afraid that it will fail in the end." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "Let's see in the end. If the edited film can't pass my test, then we can reshoot it or do whatever we want."

In fact, everyone knows that Lu Yanhe is the safest choice to take over as director.

Although Lu Yanhe himself believes that he cannot change to a director's perspective in a short period of time and cannot direct a good film, from the perspective of others, with Lu Yanhe's many years of acting experience and his previous work as director of "Love Letter", if he takes over, the entire crew will complete the director's handover as quickly as possible without any disturbance.
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The next morning, all the main creative staff of "Silent Stairs" received a notice that Director An Jian was rushed to the hospital for treatment yesterday due to a sudden illness. Today's filming was temporarily cancelled and the crew was on standby. Please do not spread the relevant news to prevent people on the Internet from deliberately hyping or fabricating rumors.

Everyone in the crew was talking about it.

Two hours later, Xin Pingqing called all the crew members together for a meeting.

The crew started filming as usual in the afternoon. Chen Yu will take over as director and Lu Yanhe will serve as artistic director.
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"Chen Yu?"

"Who is Chen Yu?"

“I don’t know where it came from.”

……

Once the news was announced, it caused heated discussion in the crew.

The main thing is... the name Chen Yu is too unfamiliar.

He was not in the original crew.

Of course, in a powerful crew, there will always be powerful gossip experts.

Soon, Chen Yu's situation was discovered.

"A student of Director Liu Zhijiang?"

"The guy who co-directed with Liu Zhijiang before."

"Why did you choose him to replace Director An Jian?"

"It is said that Director An Jian's illness was very serious and he almost had to go to the ICU."

"Oh my god, what happened to him? Why is he so exaggerated?"

"However, why did you give Lu Yanhe the title of art director when you asked Chen Yu to direct the film?"

"Are you stupid? What is an art director? It means that if Lu Yanhe has any opinions about the filming of this drama, he can use this title to provide guidance on the filming."

"Ah? Then isn't director Chen Yu just a puppet? Why doesn't Lu Yanhe just direct himself?"

"Who knows? But our play has only a small investment. Lu Yanhe is a movie director. How could he come to direct such a small TV series?"

"He's even starring in the film, why are you being so self-deprecating?"

"He came to star in this role to support the Jump Up Theater. Do you think he would have taken on this role if it wasn't for this reason?"

"But, look at the previous dramas, aren't they all very popular? Huaiqian became an overnight sensation, and The Intern is going to develop a sequel."

"Do you think Lu Yanhe lacks these?"

……

These discussions within the crew were very popular.

Chen Yu arrived at the crew at 12:30 noon.

He didn't expect that he went to the interview with the director of Jump Up Theater with a try-it attitude, and as a result, not only did he get the invitation, but he also got a big chance to direct the play "Silent Stairs"!
Firefighting? Rescue? Pressure?

He doesn't care about that.

As a young and energetic director, when he received the call, only two words came to his mind: opportunity!
He immediately called his teacher Liu Zhijiang.

When Liu Zhijiang heard that Chen Yu was going to shoot "Silent Stairs" starring Lu Yanhe, he did not say that it was not easy for a director to put out a fire.

Liu Zhijiang himself is a senior director in the industry and knows very well what kind of opportunity such a drama means for a young director like Chen Yu.

To make an analogy, perhaps it is like the impact that director Luo Yuzhong's play had on the fledgling Lu Yanhe.

"Teacher, am I going to be famous? After I finish filming this drama, will projects from various platforms come to me to be the director?" Chen Yu grinned foolishly on the other end of the phone, like a fool who had received great good news from the sky.

Liu Zhijiang was speechless again for a moment.

Forget it, let this idiot do whatever he wants.

"Don't embarrass me! If you mess up, I will be the first one to expel you from the sect. Don't tell others that I am your teacher anymore."

Chen Yu came here with high spirits and ready to go.

On the emergency plane, he first read the script and the shooting notice for the afternoon.

After arriving at the scene, he met Xin Pingqing directly, and then met with the assistant director and the filming team.

"I'm under great pressure to be entrusted with this task, and I'll need your continued care!" Chen Yu clasped his hands. Xin Pingqing was originally worried that Chen Yu, who was young and grew up under the wings of a big director, might be arrogant and not a good person to deal with. Unexpectedly, he seemed to think differently.

When they arrived at the crew, the first thing they did was to greet these real backbones of the set and get to know them, instead of looking for Lu Yanhe and the others.

Many young directors have to go through a “beating” on the spot before they know who they really need to win over first.

Xin Pingqing thought of Chen Siqi's evaluation of Chen Yu before the meeting ended in the early hours of yesterday morning: "He has experienced several major projects and is an experienced director who has been trained and practiced by his teacher. What he needs now is an opportunity to direct independently so that the industry can truly see his personal ability and value. Therefore, if he were to direct this drama, he would work hard without sleeping to make it a good one. And based on my contact and understanding of him, his personality and style, he can integrate into our crew as quickly as possible."
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"It's a bit risky." Chen Siqi was not as strong as she was in the meeting last night when she was talking to Lu Yanhe on the phone. She directly admitted her uneasiness, "Originally, we were looking for Chen Yu to film another movie."

Lu Yanhe: "It's okay, Chen Yu is our best choice right now."

Chen Siqi: "That being said, it's hard not to worry. Well, I'll be there this afternoon. I hope everything goes well for you guys."

Lu Yanhe: "Why are you here? Hasn't the director's issue been resolved?"

"The anonymous letter issue has not been resolved yet." Chen Siqi said, "I have to find this person out. Although you all say that this person is targeting Director An Jian, what if it's not true? If this person just wants to stir up some trouble and ruin our show, who knows what will happen next."

Lu Yanhe didn't expect Chen Siqi to say that.

But, on second thought, what Chen Siqi said makes sense.

The director's problem has been solved, but the person who sent the anonymous letter is most likely still in the crew.
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Before shooting the first scene in the afternoon, Chen Yu gathered all the actors together for a meeting and introduced themselves first.

"In the early stages, Director An Jian led everyone in preparing for this play, but he suddenly had some health problems and could not continue directing, so he asked me to come over."

Chen Yu said: "You are all teachers with superb acting skills. On the way here, I have read your information and I admire you very much. Of course, although you all look at me very young, I am indeed very young - I mean, maybe you will worry whether I have the ability to be a good director."

"Let me introduce you all. My teacher is Liu Zhijiang. Over the past few years, I have been following my teacher's projects as his assistant director. In the last play, I became a co-director. Moreover, before joining our crew, I had already signed a contract with Jump Up Theater to direct another play."

When Chen Yu said this, several more experienced actors like Zhang Yuan and Peng Yufen all showed some surprise, as if they had not expected it.

Lu Yanhe stood at the side and nodded calmly.

He would definitely express his support for Chen Yu.

"Of course, I still have a lot to learn. I dare not say that I am already a hexagonal warrior and perfect." Chen Yu said with a smile, "We all have a common goal in filming this drama together, which is to make this drama well and make it a masterpiece for each of us. How well I can make this drama within my ability depends on how much you cooperate with me, support me, and believe in me, because I will go all out, so I hope to form a joint force with everyone, rather than becoming obstacles to each other."

Lu Yanhe led the applause.

The others were still a little skeptical, but when they saw Lu Yanhe like this, they also started to applaud.
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Fortunately, this drama is purely a literary drama.

Moreover, except for Lu Yanhe, the other actors had already rehearsed in the early stages and were very familiar with each other, and basically no low-level mistakes occurred on the scene.

After Chen Yu finished shooting a scene, he smiled and joked, "The teachers are so familiar with their characters. I feel like anyone can be the director. They just need to sit here and shout 'pass'."

His words made everyone laugh.

The scene just now was indeed well-acted, Lu Yanhe felt so. Although it was just a very ordinary interlude, everyone was very familiar with their own performance content. After only performing the scene once, Lu Yanhe actually felt as if he had performed the scene several times with them.

Everything he throws out gets a reaction.

No wonder Chen Yu said that.

"Let's save another one." Chen Yu said, "Teacher Zhang, when you appeared just now, let's try it out. Say a few words first, then come out of the room, okay? Let's see which of the two versions can better highlight your character's arrogance and arrogance."

As soon as Chen Yu finished speaking, Lu Yanhe's eyes changed when he looked at Chen Yu.

Sometimes, whether a person understands drama or not can be known with just one sentence.

Why did Lu Yanhe say before that he was already familiar with watching the show from his character's perspective? The director is another perspective.

Here is a very typical one -

Director's perspective.

And Zhang Yuan's expression changed in an instant.

A good actor may not be able to take into account every detail when preparing for a role, but if he fails to react when prompted by others, it at least shows that he is an actor with slow reaction times.
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On the way from the train station to the set, Chen Siqi kept thinking, what if Chen Yu can't convince the crowd?
Even though she seemed very strong and unyielding in the online video last night, she was also very decisive when recommending Chen Yu, as if she was sure that he could do it.

This is just a lesson she has learned since she started working.

The truth is, no matter how sure you are about a decision, when you say it, you must be 100% sure.

Once you hold your breath, others will follow suit.

If you really want to know what she is thinking, I have no idea.

Chen Siqi had already prepared for the worst, however, when she arrived at the shooting site, she found that the situation was not as bad as she had imagined. In fact, it was quite orderly and everyone was having fun.

"Chen Yu will become a great director." This is what Lu Yanhe told her.

This surprised Chen Siqi.

How come Lu Yanhe praised Chen Yu so highly on just the first day?

This made Chen Siqi forget the main purpose of coming to the crew and she couldn't help but observe Chen Yu curiously.

"When he came to our interview, many of us liked him." Chen Siqi said, "In fact, a great director like him doesn't need to come to our Jump Up Theater. His teacher will definitely pave the way for him in the future. We asked him the same question. He didn't say anything empty and generous. He admitted that he got a lot of guidance and opportunities from his teacher, but he also wanted to see what he could achieve without his teacher."

Lu Yanhe: "After he came to the crew, he was not as humble as you said. In front of everyone, he gave a speech saying that he was fully capable of leading everyone to make this play a success. He also mentioned without any reservation that he was a student of Director Liu Zhijiang... Of course, his actions had an immediate effect. Many people in the crew put away their contempt for him."

"When you're out in the world, you give yourself an identity." Chen Siqi said with a smile, "From the atmosphere on the set, he seems to be doing a pretty good job as a director?"

"More than good." Lu Yanhe said, "He understands drama very well. Every time he gives guidance, people are convinced. The actors in this drama are all very tough. He can point out their problems directly and make them willing to listen to him. He is amazing."

Chen Siqi: "Is this true? You are not deliberately comforting me just to reassure me, are you?"

"Really." Lu Yanhe said, "You have a good eye for choosing directors."

Chen Siqi: "That's good."

She breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm really worried. What if Chen Yu can't handle the crew?"

"You gave me the title of art director, isn't it to prevent this kind of situation from happening? At least I'll be there to back you up?" Lu Yanhe smiled.

Chen Siqi: "Yes, luckily you are here."
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Chen Siqi's appearance caused the crew to talk again.

Mainly discussing her sudden purpose.

A lot of things happened to the crew today. It was just magical that despite all the changes, the show was still able to start filming normally and smoothly.

However, after everyone finished work and came to their senses, they still felt that something was wrong.

Director An Jian was clearly fine yesterday and didn't show any signs of abnormality. How come he suddenly fell ill?

And in such a short time, a director came to the rescue.

Plus this afternoon, Chen Siqi suddenly appeared on the set——

Even though many people said that Chen Siqi actually came to visit Lu Yanhe on the set.

Are you really here to visit the set?

On the first day of filming, which officially started in the afternoon, Chen Siqi rushed to the crew and came directly to the set...

Actually, there is nothing strange about this.

But Chen Siqi is not only Lu Yanhe's girlfriend, she is also the chief planner and initiator of Jump Up Theater. Coupled with the changes that have taken place in the crew today, these few things added up make people unable to help but think too much.

After all the speculation, the most crucial and core issue is actually changing the director.

Is Director An Jian really sick?
That night, several people from the crew came to ask Xin Pingqing which hospital Director An Jian was in, as they wanted to go over and visit him.

Xin Pingqing could only give them a perfunctory answer, saying that Director An Jian had already gone to a hospital in Shanghai and Hangzhou, which was not nearby, and that he would go to visit on behalf of the entire crew after the filming of the drama was completed.

This statement made everyone even more confused.

All kinds of suspicions and rumors were flying among each other.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi had dinner together and took a walk outside. They finally had time to seriously discuss An Jian's matter.

I didn’t have time to figure out whether An Jian’s story was true or not yesterday.

Everyone could only assume that his incident would have an impact and discuss solutions based on his withdrawal from the project. Time was urgent and no one had time to care about the truthfulness of An Jian's incident.

"But I can't stop working with Director An because of this incident." Chen Siqi said, "In fact, his behavior in this matter made me look at him differently. He didn't hide anything and immediately took the initiative to withdraw from the crew to avoid affecting the crew's filming and future broadcasts. Just based on this behavior, I am very willing to work with a responsible director like him."

"Yes, me too." Lu Yanhe said, "But if the anonymous letter issue is not resolved, it will be a time bomb. Just like you said, we must find out who sent the anonymous letter."
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Recommend the old book "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight" and the new book "The Demon-Catching Sword" (End of this chapter)