Chinese entertainment director starts with filmmaking

Chapter 31: Powering On

After the set visit for "Cruise of Destiny" ended, Chen Zhou arranged for the group of reporters to go to another hotel.

Generally, an interview fee is required for these kinds of interviews, regardless of who comes.

Who would do something that doesn't bring them any benefit?

Gu Qing was naturally quick to accept the gesture; the red envelope, though small, was a token of her goodwill.

Sometimes you don't necessarily need others to do anything for you; it's enough if they help you without doing anything in return.

After seeing off the reporters and media, filming for "Cruise of Destiny" officially began at 1 p.m.

The camera pans out, showing Fan Binbin standing blankly at the dock, preparing to go out to sea with Huang Xiaoming and others.

The film opens with the female protagonist at home, preparing to take her autistic son out.

However, Gu Qing used flashbacks here, knowing some things in advance, which made it difficult to portray the right feeling.

It's precisely this feeling of being completely bewildered by the actors that makes it so real.

Throughout the film, he would shoot interludes in a scrambled order, and Gu Qing would give the main actors the same scripts over and over again, sometimes even with contradictory plot points.

What Gu Qing wants to do is not only deceive the audience, but also deceive the actors!

"Good job! Keep it up!"

"Next scene, Fan Binbin walks the path again. This time, your expression needs to be composed, and you need to have an unwavering belief in victory!"

Gu Qing stood in front of the monitor and also gave it a compliment.

Fan Binbin's bewildered and helpless expression doesn't seem like acting at all.

Everyone says the other person has poor acting skills and is just a pretty face, but that's really not the case.

This girl has the same problem as Huang Xiaoming: she becomes stronger when faced with strong opponents. If the script is good, she's willing to act seriously; if the script is bad, she'll just do her job even if everyone else is just going through the motions.

The next part of the story involves everyone appearing on the yacht, where introductions are given to the newcomers.

The captain knew everyone, but not the couple's sister.

The sailor is the captain's sworn brother, but he only knows the female lead and has only a casual relationship with the others.

The couple were the captain's high school classmates, and they disagreed with the captain's feelings for the female lead because she had a child.

The complex relationships among the six people foreshadowed the tragedy that would later occur when they boarded the cruise ship.

As for the large passenger ship in the movie, Gu Qing had no choice but to stick to the original design, the Aeolus, which symbolizes the Greek god of wind.

His original idea was that the road he drove on would be the Road to the Underworld, the dock would be the Terrace of Longing for Home, this place would be the River of Oblivion, the yacht would be the Bridge of Helplessness, the wine he drank would be the Soup of Forgetfulness, the passenger ship would be Fengdu, and the taxi driver would be Yama, the King of Hell.

However, there was an invisible hand above that accused him of promoting superstition and directly rejected the script. There was no other way but to use the original version.

Filming on a yacht is quite comfortable. The plot is concise and easy to film. In your free time, you can sunbathe and grill the seafood you caught at noon in the afternoon. You have to experience it to know what life is like.

In the evening, Gu Qing conducted a script reading session, which he had actually given once before filming began.

But Fan Binbin still used the excuse of exploring the character's psychology to knock on Gu Qing's door.

Jing Tian naturally disagreed. How could a man and a woman be living under the same roof? What about his reputation as a good friend? He also joined in under the pretext of buying late-night snacks.

Gu Qing: Two women sneaking into the director's room at night, wouldn't this make my reputation even worse? Have you really considered speaking up for me?

A new director just started making a film and this happens. Does he even have a future?

With no other option, Gu Qing had to call on the rest of the crew to do a script reading together, which was a way of clearing her name.

"Director Gu, could you please tell me why this yacht is called the Delta?"

Fan Binbin also raised his hand to ask a question, his face full of curiosity.

Before answering that question, I'd like to ask you a question: how many female leads appear in the script?

"Four? No, it should be five!"

Huang Xiaoming replied with a hint of excitement that among so many people, he was the first to see the script and seriously consider it. The most interesting thing about suspense is grasping all the clues.

"No, there should be six!"

Jing Tian immediately retorted, looking at Gu Qing with a defiant expression.

"You're so smart, here's a candy for you."

Gu Qing smiled and then took out a White Rabbit milk candy from her pocket and gave it to the other person.

"Oh dear, I'm not a child anymore."

Jing Tian was quite indignant, but she still happily took it and ate it in one bite.

"But what does this have to do with the Delta Force?"

Fan Binbin was speechless. He put down the barbecue in his hand, realizing that he couldn't eat anymore.

Huang Xiaoming, Fu Dalong, and others also looked up at Gu Qing in the director's seat.

"Six people, but it can be seen as two groups of three. There are definitely three people on the cruise ship, and three people off the cruise ship as well."

"The corpse, that corpse is actually part of the female lead too!"

After Gu Qing's prompting, Huang Xiaoming finally realized what was going on.

Ignoring Huang Xiaoming's surprise, he continued his explanation.

"The Delta, the former represents stability, while the latter indicates that this is the heroine's oasis, her last sanctuary."

"That's why the female lead is stable on the yacht, but becomes restless and violent once she gets off the yacht and onto the passenger ship."

"In this drama, Binbin has the most screen time and the most challenging role. She has to play six different characters, and here..."

Gu Qing spoke eloquently, explaining step by step and outlining the story's plot.

Everyone was amazed. At first, they had some minor questions, but then they simply shut their mouths and listened quietly to Gu Qing's explanation.

"Every time I see Director Gu, I already overestimate his scripts, but I still underestimate them by a lot."

"Director Gu's scriptwriting skills have matured a lot compared to his previous work, 'The Dilemma'."

Fu Dalong sincerely praised him, feeling quite fortunate to have met such a talented director, especially when he was still a nobody.

"No matter how good the script is, it's still up to the talent of the director. Director Gu will definitely become a great director in the future."

"What our country is lacking now are good directors who can tell stories."

Fan Binbin gave a thumbs up in praise, but a bitter feeling welled up inside him.

I was determined to build a good relationship with them back in Berlin, but how did I forget about it later?

Looking at Gu Qing, Jing Tian felt a sense of pride. The moment she saw him, she knew he was quite capable.

Although she didn't have much of a script appreciation ability, she knew that the script in her hand was really good.

Fortunately, the other party did not agree to join the company as her full-time photographer, otherwise wouldn't that have been a waste of talent?

"Brother Qing, have some tea, have some milk tea."

"Why are you suddenly acting like this? You're not my brother, you monster! Get out of my brother's body right now!"

"Hey, look at you, you're doing a badass move!"

Jing Tian was so angry that she shouted, and she even shouted in her local dialect.