China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

May 5th.

After more than a month of preparation, the crew of "The Legend of Nuwa" officially launched the opening ceremony at Hengdian Film and Television City.

With a large crew of thousands of people and over a hundred star actors, this opening ceremony was even more lively than the 21st Beijing University Student Film Festival that just passed.

By the way, Xin Zilei won the Best Actress award at this year's College Student Film Festival for her performance in "Beijing Meets Seattle".

"Black Coal, Thin Ice", which just won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, lost to "Dog Thirteen" directed by Cao Baoping, but still won the Best Director award.

Back to the opening ceremony, Liu Yifei, who appeared on camera with makeup on, still gave people the feeling of being ethereal, even though she is already a mother of two children, or in other words, she looked like Nuwa herself.

There are too many celebrities at the scene. The media reporters who came today don’t have to worry about not achieving their performance targets. However, there are always more microphones around some people, such as Chen Dong, his wife, and Cheng Long...

"Yifei, your makeup is so beautiful, is it the makeup from the play?"

"Yes, this is my stage makeup, because after the interview session is over, I will perform my first scene."

"Is it a rivalry?"

"No, it's my one-man show."

"Yifei hasn't acted in two years, right?"

"Well, I have been focusing on my family for a long time."

"So what is your attitude towards your return?"

“There is anticipation and excitement, but also a little bit of trepidation.”

"Why are you nervous? Director Chen has already paved the way for you."

"Maybe the road is paved too high. The wind is stronger up there."

"...Last question, Yifei, does the character Nuwa you play have any emotional scenes in the play?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"For this question, I suggest you ask Chen Dong. He's over there."

Liu Yifei was really kind enough to point the reporter in the direction of Chen Dong.

But at this moment, Chen Dong no longer accepted interviews, because there was not much time left for this link. Next, he was going to prepare to shoot the first scene. However, before shooting, he still had to do one thing, which was - clear the scene!
……

After clearing the scene, the crew of more than a thousand people, under the command of the chief director Chen Dong, officially started to operate. Although it was a little slow, with occasional creaking and even clanging sounds, at least it was moving.

It's like a rusty bicycle. It's slow at first, but once it's run-in, it will get faster and faster.

"All departments, prepare... Scene 3, three shots at a time. 2, 1, , action."

Thanks to Chen Dong's words and deeds, Liu Yifei performed well in her first scene and passed it in just one take.

However, although it was a good start, today's drama is not over yet.

In fact, the larger the crew, the more difficult it is to get all the actors together.

This is because it is impossible for most of them to stay with the crew all the time. Maybe Wang comes to shoot a segment today, but finds out that he doesn’t have a scene tomorrow, so he leaves after the shooting. Then Li comes to shoot another segment tomorrow, and the cycle continues.

That's right, there aren't many opportunities like today's opening ceremony to get all the actors together.

And since such a big fuss has been made, of course we can’t just make a lot of noise without doing anything, so we have to be serious about filming and not just go through the motions.

The result was that we worked until dark on the first day.

This was certainly not Chen Dong's original intention. In fact, he was also being carried away by everyone's will.

"Alas, my employees are always actively distressed! What boss understands?"

That night, after returning to the room, Chen Dong threw his 100-pound body directly onto the bed with his arms and legs spread out, then let out a long sigh.

"You'd better not tell this to anyone else." Liu Yifei, who came in from behind, glanced at her husband on the bed and went straight to the bathroom, no, it should be called the makeup room at this time.

Chen Dong looked up, watched his wife disappear at the bathroom door, and asked, "Why?"

"I'm afraid you'll get beaten."

Liu Yifei's voice came from the bathroom, with a reverberation effect.

Chen Dong didn't take it seriously, but the next moment, he jumped up from the bed, and a cricket pupa also rushed into the bathroom.

Liu Yifei was about to remove her makeup when she saw Chen Dong running in. No, it was through the mirror in front of her and the admiration in her husband's eyes that she had a bad feeling.

"I'm warning you, don't try to do anything rash. I'll still wear this costume tomorrow."

"It's okay. The last thing my crew needs is costumes for your wife."

"How dare you blaspheme the goddess Nuwa."

"Honey, stop talking. I'm getting even more excited."

"..."

Soon, the whole room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

The lingering sound lasts for a long time.

But the next day, Liu Yifei changed into a new costume.

The set I wore yesterday had several holes in it and was definitely unwearable. How did it get torn?

Maybe there was a rat last night.

If you ask why there are rats in the luxurious rooms of a four-star hotel?

The hotel may file a police report against you for defamation.

……

"Director Chen, can I discuss something with you?"

"Well, Brother Xun, you say."

"I'm getting married next week, so can you please concentrate my scenes from next week on this week?"

"You have a rival scene, which is not easy to handle."

However, considering that Zhao Xun was getting married next week, it was difficult for Chen Dong to reject this reason directly. He thought for a while and said, "How about this, our director team will hold a meeting to discuss it first, and then notify you when the result comes out."

"Okay, Director Chen, please smoke a cigarette."

"You're being too nosy. Forget it, just keep the cigarette for yourself. I'm not used to ladies' cigarettes."

"Okay, then I'll bring a bag of Huazi with me next time. Director Chen, I'm off work. I wish you and Yifei will have your third baby soon."

"As a return gift, should I also wish you three children?"

"Pfft, do you think I'm a pig?"

Chen Dong didn't respond to this, but advised: "You should smoke less, you are a woman who is going to get married."

"I probably won't be able to quit smoking in my lifetime, but luckily my husband doesn't mind, hehe."

After saying that, Xu Xun put one hand in his pocket and walked forward again, but he seemed to have thought of something and turned back again and said, "By the way, if I get married next week, will you and Yifei go, Director Chen?"

"No time, it's your fault for not picking the right time."

Zuo Xun was not angry at all when he heard this, and even said happily: "It doesn't matter, even if the person doesn't come, as long as the gift money arrives, it's fine."

Without waiting for Chen Dong's response, Xun had already skipped away. Chen Dong stood there, looking at her back. If he didn't know that this woman was in her thirties, he might have mistaken her for a girl in her teens.

……

The request for interrogation was finally approved at the directors' meeting, but the price of approval was that the workload of the entire crew would increase by one third in the following week.

Of course, the increase in workload will inevitably lead to a shortening of the work cycle. This is actually the fundamental reason why the entire crew is willing to work overtime. As for the chatter, she only provided sufficient conditions for everyone to work overtime.

As for the wedding of Xu Xun and her Chinese boyfriend, Yuan Kao, Chen Dong really did not go.

The reason why he didn't go was not only because the crew couldn't do without him as the director, but also because he knew that their marriage would not last long.

However, the couple really gave a lot of gift money, which can be regarded as a kind of compensation for not being able to be there to send their blessings.

On the day of Zhao Xun and Gao Shengyuan’s wedding, the 67th Cannes International Film Festival held its opening ceremony. This time, a Chinese delegation headed by state-owned enterprises sent 400 senior executives to attend the festival for exchanges and learning, and Zhong Lifang was one of them.

In addition, except for Wang Chao's "Fantasia" which was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section at this year's Cannes, all other films were eliminated.

However, Jia, who has been active in the top three European financial institutions for many years, has once again become a judge.

Before Chen Dong went to choose a release date for his "Detective Chinatown 4", La Peikang had reminded him that "Transformers " would be released in June.

Sure enough, he still came.

The exact release date is June 6, and it is released simultaneously with the rest of the world.

Honestly speaking, no matter how confident Chen Dong was, if he let his "Detective Chinatown" go directly against the opponent, he knew he would definitely lose.

Fortunately, the schedule he chose for "Tangren" was August.

Even if "Transformers 4" is able to get an extension and collide head-on with his "Tangren", he really doesn't believe that "Tangren" will lose at that time.

Zhang Yimou's Coming Home will be released at the end of the month. On the premiere day, Chen Dong specially gave him a day off. Not only that, he also brought a group of actors from the crew to attend the movie premiere. People from their Legend of Nüwa actually accounted for one-third of the guests on the scene!

Chen Dong's gaze swept across the reporters at the scene and saw the excitement in their eyes. He knew that this hot search would happen at the latest tomorrow morning, or at the earliest tonight.

"Coming Home" is adapted from Yan Geling's novel "Lu Fan Yan Shi", with Chen Daoming and Gong Li as the male and female lead actors respectively. When the project was first launched, director Zhang Yimou and Gong Li's early scandals had just been exposed, causing the film to suffer a lot of criticism. Even today, there is still a group of people boycotting it and even constantly discrediting it.

The film mainly tells the story of the emotional changes between the intellectual Lu Yanshi and his wife Feng Wanyu in the face of great circumstances.

From the perspective of a director, what Chen Dong sees is undoubtedly more objective and profound than simply leaving the emotions to the audience of the movie.

For example, what the audience sees is the bitterness and helplessness of the young couple, the male and female protagonists, after going through many twists and turns.

What Chen Dong saw was that Zhang Yimou wanted to use this kind of little love to truly reflect the turmoil and difficulties of the historical period in which they lived.

It is undeniable that Zhang Yimou used some sensational means to arouse the audience's emotions in this movie, which is actually not in line with his film style, and it is used repeatedly, which does not seem very advanced. Perhaps this is good for the box office, but as an art film, "Coming Home" is deliberately sensational, which is a minus point in the awards.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why "The Return" was rejected from this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The next day, the evening when Coming Home was released, Chen Dong did not deliberately inquire about its first-day performance, because he was already exhausted physically and mentally after a whole day of filming. After paying his dues to his wife, he fell asleep in less than two minutes.

However, when I woke up, I heard from people around me that "The Return" had achieved a first-day revenue of 2500 million.

For an art film, this first-day result is satisfactory.

But for an art film that can't win any awards, and also an art film in which Zhang Yimou and Gong Li collaborate again, the box office seems to be just so-so.

Even Zhang Yimou only cooperated with the promotion for three days and then returned to the crew of "Nuwa Legend".

……

"Dad, hug me~"

Chen Dong and Liu Yifei's daughter turned one last month. The one-year-old banquet was not as grand as her full-month banquet, but all the necessary procedures were followed, such as the "Zhuazhou" ceremony. The little girl grabbed candies, and it seems that she has revealed her foodie nature at a very young age. It's up to her father in that regard.

Although no matter what his daughter grabs during the ceremony, Chen Dong will always find similarities between himself and himself, and then say with satisfaction - his daughter follows him!
Liu Yifei would not argue with him on this point, because in her opinion, her husband's behavior was childish.

A one-year-old baby can actually be weaned, and Chen Dong and Liu Yifei's daughter is also going through this process.

After all, the couple were very busy during the day and had no time to take care of the little one, so they left her at home.

In addition, she had been fed complementary food a few months ago. The little girl had a very good personality and the weaning process was actually much smoother than that of her brother.

However, no matter how well-behaved the child was, she was only one year old. If she didn’t see her parents for a long time, she would still feel aggrieved and cry. So almost every few days, either her grandmother, her grandma or her grandfather would bring her to visit the crew of "Nuwa Legend".

It was her grandmother who brought her here today. Chen Dong was actually filming a scene at the moment. His daughter's voice undoubtedly ruined the scene, but he really couldn't get angry at all.

Just imagine, when you see a chubby little pink ball rushing towards you with her arms open, her eyes full of surprise and her mouth crisply calling you "Daddy, hug me", what kind of happiness that is!
Chen Dong felt like he was wrapped in a honey pot.

He didn't even have time to call cut, but instead hugged his daughter in his arms and started to kiss her intimately.

In fact, it is very stressful to manage a large crew, especially since this time it is Chen Dong’s original script and he has no way to refer to it, so he can only try his best to make it as good as possible.

What does "as much as possible" mean? There are many issues that need to be considered.

The more you consider, the greater the invisible pressure will be, and the director's stress will often be vented directly on the crew, which makes Chen Dong vaguely known as the tyrant on the set of "Nuwa Ji".

However, it was at this time that his daughter-slave side was revealed to everyone, which "saved" a lot of his reputation.

...(End of chapter)