69novels Chapter 24 Hesitation 2
Chapter 24 Hesitation 2
One o'clock in the afternoon.
Filming for "The Terror Live" began on schedule.
The film revolves around a phone call and the news anchor Yin Hua. Its story structure follows the standard Hollywood three-act structure: beginning, development, midpoint, climax, and ending.
Generally speaking, movies with this three-act structure are of good quality.
Huang Min chose this script because the production cost was relatively low, but the filming difficulty was not low, especially the acting skills of the male lead were required to be quite high.
The current scene depicts the inner struggle of the male lead, Yin Hua, as he picks up the phone. Huang Min sits in a chair in front of the monitor, wearing an earpiece and staring at the monitor screen.
Zhou Nian, who played Yin Hua, hesitated for a moment before putting the phone back. Huang Min looked at it helplessly and clicked the button.
Then, he went directly to Zhou Nian's side and said, "When you picked up the phone, you should have felt both fear and guilt, but you were also reluctant to give up the chance to turn things around. You don't necessarily have to look very conflicted, but there must be struggle in your eyes. This play is not only supported by your face and eyes. I divide this play into two stages: the early stage is contempt, opportunism, and wishful thinking, and the later stage is fear, guilt, greed, helplessness, and compromise."
I listened very attentively during the anniversary celebration.
After Huang Min finished explaining, Zhou Nian tried it twice and received Huang Min's confirmation. When the camera was turned on again, he performed in the way that Huang Min was satisfied with.
Strictly speaking, this scene isn't difficult.
Zhou Nian felt that there was nothing wrong with his performance just now, but Huang Min thought it was not good. Zhou Nian was not unhappy at all, but rather seemed very happy. This proved that Huang Min was dedicated to making the film and wanted to use this movie to make a comeback. Zhou Nian also happened to hope to return to the film industry with this movie.
Zhou Hong stood aside and watched.
It wasn't until just now that Zhou Hong realized what her younger brother meant by that sentence: he was saying she was all talk and no action.
He wouldn't film a leading role in a movie, but instead took a supporting role in a TV series.
Zhou Hong knew what her younger brother was thinking, but... he didn't get a penny for taking on this role, he only signed a 5% box office revenue sharing agreement. If the movie couldn't be released or the box office was poor, he wouldn't get a single penny, and he'd even have to pay for the gas money to travel back and forth.
If you really think about it, there's no insurance policy for taking that TV series; at the very least, you'd get 150,000 yuan per episode.
My phone vibrated a few times.
Zhou Hong took it out and saw that it was a message sent by Zhang Xiaohua.
"How's your decision? They're already holding auditions, and if you don't make a decision soon, the role will be taken."
Zhou Hong's face showed hesitation.
But in the end, she still shoved her phone into her pocket. Her younger brother was determined to follow Huang Min down this dark path, and there was nothing she could do. Zhou Hong could also see that her brother was reluctant to give up the male lead position, especially since he had so many scenes. Looking at the entire film industry, there was no movie with as many scenes as the male lead in "The Terror Live".
"Click"
Huang Min, holding the walkie-talkie, shouted, "That scene is done, get ready for the next one!"
Not long after.
Zhou Hong, who was sitting in a chair watching her younger brother filming, noticed a woman wearing retro jeans and a women's blazer walking over.
"Sister Zhou"
Su Qing greeted her.
Before Zhou Hong could answer, Su Qing walked aside to watch the filming. Zhou Hong originally wanted to chat with Huang Min, the agent and partner, but seeing that Su Qing didn't seem to want to chat with her, she gave up.
I don't know where Huang Min found this woman.
He's very tall, probably over 1.7 meters.
She has an outstanding appearance, completely unlike any female celebrity in the entertainment industry. More importantly, she has an exceptional aura, with a distant and indifferent look in her eyes, making her seem unapproachable.
He and Huang Min are usually like this too.
This made it impossible for her, a woman who works as a sales agent and subconsciously feels that her male boss and beautiful female subordinate have an ambiguous relationship, to associate her with Huang Min.
The main point is that this woman spoke to Huang Min without any extra emotion.
Seemingly sensing Zhou Hong's gaze, Su Qing turned to look at her. Seeing Zhou Hong smile at her, Su Qing nodded and continued to observe the work attitude of the crew members of "Terror Live".
Zhou Hong's phone kept vibrating. She took it out and saw that Zhang Xiaohua had answered it. Zhou Hong then put it back in her coat pocket and let the phone ring.
Lin Wan was going all out to disrupt Huang Min's filming schedule, not wanting to wait even a moment longer.
The filming went relatively smoothly today. By 6 p.m., the filming schedule for the day was completed. Huang Min saw that it was almost time and announced that it was time to wrap up.
He had already set a fairly large number of scenes to film each day, so there was no need to continue filming after that. Even if he did film, he could definitely still film, since there was no need to change locations. However, after a day of filming for the anniversary, the fatigue was visibly obvious.
According to Huang Min's estimate, it would take at most two months to complete, and if things went smoothly, filming could be finished by early July. Once filming was over, Zhou Nian and his sister left. Su Qing walked over and asked, "Should we contact the distribution company now?"
"No need."
Huang Min shook his head: "It's not too late to look for distributors after we finish filming and make a complete version. With my current reputation, it's impossible for any entertainment company to help with distribution. It's different with a complete version. Even if we get rejected by distribution companies, there will definitely be companies willing to see the finished product before making a decision. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, I plan to release it in August. What do you think?!"
"Film it first"
Su Qing reminded him, "There's no need to think about the release yet since filming has only just started. I'd like to consider it after you finish shooting. Focus on maintaining your current filming pace and ensuring the quality of the film. This film is of extraordinary significance to you. If it succeeds, Dongsheng Pictures will grow smoothly; if it fails... this newborn child, Dongsheng Pictures, will die."
"Do you want it to thrive, or die young?!"
Huang Min asked with a smile.
Su Qing didn't answer the question. Instead, she tilted her head and gave him a few looks as if he were an idiot before turning and leaving. Huang Min's voice came from behind her: "Don't worry, my children are very resilient and won't die young."
Su Qing paused in her steps.
For some unknown reason, her clear eyes flickered a few times, and a cold snort came from her nostrils.
Shortly after Su Qing left, Huang Min saw that the crew had already put the front and back covers on the stage camera, removed all the batteries and memory cards, and covered it with a dust cover before heading home.
It's 11 p.m.
Huang Min suddenly received a call from Su Qing.
"The lighting director just called me and said he can no longer work for The Terror Live."