Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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In front of a ruined temple on the Clear Water Bay film set.

Lin Zhengying is directing the main creators of "Happy Ghost" to set up the altar, while Xu Cun is greeting Zhao Yazhi, Li Zhu and his wife, Xu Jixin, Zhao Zhenqiang and other friends...

When Sishi was about to arrive, Lin Zhengying came to Xu Cun's side and said, "Brother Cun, the auspicious time has come."

Hearing this, Xu Cun apologized to Li Zhu and others, and then prepared to worship God.

It's time.

Xu Cun took all the crew of "Happy Ghost" to worship God.

Xu Cun clasped his hands together to hold incense, and said sincerely: "May the Gods and Buddhas in the sky bless the filming of "Happy Ghost" smoothly, and the box office is a big hit..."

Xu Cun finished offering incense, Lin Zhengying offered incense, then Li Wo, then Dong Wei...

After worshiping the gods and sending Zhao Yazhi and other guests away, Xu Cun began to discuss with Li Wo how to decorate the ruined temple—the whole crew, only Li Wo had the oldest qualifications, and Li Wo was also Li Zhu's cousin, and he was supporting him. Xu Cun, so Xu Cun speaks very politely to Li Wo.

At first, Li Wo didn't speak, just acted as if he was listening—to be honest, he was not optimistic about the crew of "Happy Ghost", he didn't think that this crew, which were almost all newcomers except him, could make any decent movies .

However, when Xu Cun began to give orders, Li Wo knew that he was wrong—Xu Cun was very familiar with making movies, at least Xu Cun was very familiar with props, and Xu Cun's method was even better than his for the layout of certain scenes. This Taoist dramatist who has been working for more than 20 years is even more brilliant.

Therefore, the shrewd Li Wo didn't dare to underestimate Xu Cun anymore, and he did his best to do what Xu Cun told him.

After explaining to Li Wo, Xu Cun went to the temporary dressing room set up by the props team.

As soon as he entered the dressing room, Xu Cun said to Xiaolan, "Go and get the scissors."

Lin Jingjing, Lin Xiaohua, and Yan Ruyu are all students, so Xu Cun doesn't need to put too much makeup on Luo Meiwei, Li Saifeng, and Wen Bixia. What Xu Cun needs to do is to design a more playful hairstyle for Luo Meiwei and Li Saifeng to highlight their youthful beauty, and design a cute but not too beautiful look for Wen Bixia. In addition, since the oldest of the three Li Saifeng is under fourteen years old, Xu Cun had to use make-up to make them appear a little older.

Xu Cun first operated on Luo Meiwei.

"Shua!" "Shua!" "Shua!"...

After dozens of cuts, Xu Cun designed a playful hairstyle for Luo Meiwei based on Luo Meiwei's original hairstyle.

The second one is Li Saifeng.

Xu Cun designed a beautiful hairstyle for Li Saifeng on the basis of Li Saifeng's original hairstyle.

The third one is Wen Bixia.

Among the three, Wen Bixia's hairstyle was the one that caused Xu Cunfei the most, and it was also the one that changed the most. Moreover, after designing her hairstyle, Xu Cun specially found her a pair of flat glasses with large frames, which made her very cute.

Then, Xu Cun put on simple makeup for Luo Meiwei, Li Saifeng, and Wen Bixia one by one.

After Luo Meiwei's three daughters put on the clothes Xu Cun personally selected for them, they left and looked in the mirror.

Immediately, the faces of Luo Meiwei and Li Saifeng were filled with uncontrollable smiles—obviously, they were extremely satisfied with their new looks.

Different from the elation of Luo Meiwei and Li Saifeng, Wen Bixia started pouting after looking in the mirror—her shape is neither tight nor beautiful, and the flat glasses with large frames even covered most of her small face, making others It's hard to recognize her true face, so how can she be happy when she wants to become famous through "Happy Ghost"?

At this moment, how could Xu Cun be in the mood to care what Wen Bixia was thinking? After Luo Meiwei's three daughters left the dressing room, Xu Cun asked Xiaolan to call Dong Wei and others.

This time, Xu Cun didn't do it himself, he just directed Xiaolan to make up and design the styles for these people - a team with combat effectiveness can never be supported by only one person. Therefore, from now on, Xu Cun will consciously train the team.

After the modeling of the main actors was almost done, Xu Cun let Xiaolan play freely, while he went to confirm with Zhong Zhiwen the location of the camera.

Xu Cun's shot script is very detailed, and Zhong Zhiwen is a rare photography master. So, Xu Cun only read it once, and then went to find a sound engineer...

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After all, it is a team composed entirely of rookies. So, by the time everything is ready, it's time for a lunch break.

The sky is big, the earth is big, and the food is the biggest, so Xu Cun ordered to start a lunch break.

Xu Cun ate his boxed lunch in a few mouthfuls, then inspected all the departments, and then went back to the dressing room to put on makeup and costumes for himself...

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The lunch break is over, and "Happy Ghost" is about to start!

"Actors bury their seats!"

"Lights ready!"

"Props ready!"

"Motion ready!"

"Camera ready!"

The first scene of "Happy Ghost", Aikesh!

The moment Lin Zhengying took a picture of the slate, there was a heavy rain outside the ruined temple covered by the black cloth, and the white light inside the ruined temple flickered...

Xu Cun holds the camera and uses a long lens to shoot the scene inside the ruined temple...

What puzzled Zhong Zhiwen was that Xu Cun didn't use the camera to pan out—at certain times, Xu Cun would shake the camera in his hand at a very fast speed.

The basic techniques of photography are nothing more than pushing, pulling, shaking, moving, pitching, looking up, following, and chasing. As a master photographer, Zhong Zhiwen naturally knows these techniques. Moreover, he has used and seen countless times of each method. However, Zhong Zhiwen has never seen someone shake the camera so casually and to such a large extent, especially in the process of shooting a long shot—if he didn’t know that Xu Cun is a master photographer, Zhong Zhiwen would definitely think that Xu Cun existed Mess around.

However, even though Zhong Zhiwen knew that Xu Cun must have deep meaning in Xu Cun's shooting, he still couldn't help but suspect that Xu Cun's shooting would produce a dark blurred shadow.

So, after Xu Cun yelled "click", Zhong Zhiwen immediately came to Xu Cun's side to watch the long shot that Xu Cun had just finished shooting.

After looking at it, Zhong Zhiwen's eyes widened and he showed an expression of disbelief—the pictures taken by Xu Cun were not only clear and unusual, but also exuded some terrifying and strange atmosphere. There is no sense of incongruity in the shot.

Just as Zhong Zhiwen was recalling Xu Cun's shooting technique just now, Xu Cun tidied up his costume and said, "Prepare for the next one."

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As an old man who has spent half his life in the film industry, Li Wo really opened his eyes today!

Although almost all the crew members are newcomers, the shooting speed of the film is faster than any crew that Li Wo has worked with before - under normal circumstances, as long as the actors do not make mistakes, it is a fault. Li Wo thought he would have to spend at least two days filming in this dilapidated temple, but Xu Cun finished filming in only one afternoon plus a little bit of darkness.

If it was just speed, Li Wo would never admit that he opened his eyes. What convinced Li Wo was that after watching the film, he couldn't find any faults except for the average acting skills of a few actors.

While packing up the props, Li Wo looked at Xu Cun who was directing the crew to install the equipment, and couldn't help sighing: "It's really the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead..."

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