Chapter 21 Koi
The filming location for the school plot was originally a university in Beijing.
However, after repeated on-site inspections and discussions with the creative team, Zhou Yutang finally decided to change the shooting location.
This side of the capital is an elite university with advanced building facilities.
But the plot of "Want to See You" shows the appearance of an ordinary college in 1998.
Zhou Yutang's requirements are also very clear. The details must be in place within the scope of conditions. The school scenes take place in the past timeline, and there must be a sense of time.
Such a modern scene is very inconsistent.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yutang still called his father.
Dad Zhou has been involved in the local education system for decades and has quite a few connections. He finally found a school in Dafeng District, Yancheng, and agreed to the filming.
There happens to be quite a lot of local scenery in Yancheng, including the beautiful scenery of the Yellow Sea Forest Park.
On this day, the crew was filming in Yancheng.
A crew member ran in from outside with an anxious look on his face and shouted in a panic:
"Director Xue, something went wrong. The child who played the role of childhood Huang Yuxuan seems to have fallen ill and been hospitalized unexpectedly."
"That Zhang Zifeng?"
"Yes, this is the child. Her parents called. She just had an operation. The doctor said she needs to rest. She may not be able to shoot for the next two months. Do you want to adjust the shooting plan?"
"Two months is too long. If we can't shoot, we'll have to change people. Our shooting plan will not change."
Teacher Xue was directing for the first time, but he was still very domineering. He frowned and said directly: "Let the child recover well... Forget it, I will make a call later, and you can hurry up and find another one."
The role of childhood Huang Yuxuan was chosen through an audition by a little girl named Zhang Zifeng.
In the words of Teacher Xue, this little girl is very smart, but this role does not have many roles, and it is not an important role. There is no need to disrupt the already planned filming plan.
"Okay, Director Xue."
The next step is to find someone for the casting director. As the crew continues filming, he needs to quickly contact a little girl around 7-10 years old to play the role of the young Huang Yuxuan.
The crew took a break in the afternoon, and Zhou Yutang was planning to go home. The crew had gone back when they first came to Yancheng, and the trip lasted about two hours.
After making a phone call, I found out that my father was at school in the evening and my mother went to a garment factory out of town to discuss matters, so I had to take care of dinner myself.
Zhou Yutang is preparing a bowl of fish noodle soup.
This fish noodle soup is a unique local recipe in Yancheng. It uses wild crucian carp, eel and pork bones as raw materials. It is boiled for a long time into a milky white soup. The noodles in this soup taste extremely delicious.
Zhou Yutang searched for the authentic one in Beijing for a long time.
Usually I eat in the cafeteria or the snack bar that has been open for two and a half years outside the school. They serve all kinds of fried rice and fried noodles. The boss always puts a lot of chicken essence in it.
Now I miss the pure and delicious taste of fish soup noodles.
Zhou Yutang found a small noodle shop in an alley next to the school. The store was small and smelled of fireworks.
The main customers of this kind of shop are usually neighbors and students. If they can take root in such a fiercely competitive environment and the business is good, the taste will definitely not be bad.
Walking into the alley, he seemed to find a small figure following him behind him. Zhou Yutang quickened his pace, and the small figure also quickened his pace.
Turning the corner, Zhou Yutang suddenly turned around. The little figure trotting after him was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped and stumbled on the spot.
"What are you following me for?"
Zhou Yutang looked at the girl carrying a small pink schoolbag with a half-smile.
He has a ponytail, his eyes are big and energetic, his nose is pretty, and his mouth is pursed, looking a little nervous.
Such a cute primary school student should cry for a long time after being punched, right?
"No, I...I just happened to pass by."
The little girl with a ponytail rolled her big eyes around, panic written all over her little face.
"Which elementary school are you from? Did you skip class?"
Zhou Yutang looked her over a few times and raised reasonable doubts.
"I didn't skip class. I came to see you filming after school."
The little girl shook her head repeatedly and was anxious to explain, but accidentally let something slip.
"How did you know I was filming?"
"I saw it today. Several adults were filming you with cameras."
Oh, that was a set of stills taken at the school gate, which can be released as extras after the broadcast.
"Okay, he's quite clever. Do you think filming is fun?"
"I can't see anything. There are people watching at the door. If you are not a student of this school, you are not allowed in at all."
The little girl pouted while carrying her schoolbag.
Zhou Yutang is also funny.
Dafeng District in Yancheng is not that big. I heard that a film crew was filming at the school here, and the news spread quickly.
Then some students came over to watch out of curiosity, and this little girl was obviously one of them.
"The filming of the crew is confidential and no one can be allowed in. Elementary school students should not run around if nothing happens. Go home quickly and be careful if you encounter bad people on the road."
"Then are you a bad person?" the little girl asked, raising her little head.
"Do you think I look like a bad person?"
"Not quite."
The little girl shook her head like a rattle.
Which bad guy is so handsome!
"what about now?"
Zhou Yutang suddenly raised his eyebrows, his face darkened, his eyes were cold and cold, the corners of his mouth were tilted, and his evil intentions were blooming freely.
With such a dog-like appearance, no one would doubt that he is a bad villain in a certain movie or TV series.
Zhu Yilong often asked Zhang Songwen for advice while filming, and Zhou Yutang also learned a lot of bad guy acting methods when he had nothing to do.
Zhang Songwen all commented that Zhou Yutang's acting talent was excellent, and now he put his knowledge into practice, and the effect was really impressive.
The little girl with a ponytail looked at Zhou Yutang's badass appearance, and her petite body trembled.
His mouth flattened and his eyebrows furrowed, as if he was about to cry.
Oh, no
She was already crying.
"..."
Vaguely feeling the disdainful looks from around her, as if she had become a bully who bullied a primary school student, Zhou Yutang blushed with embarrassment, but had no choice but to act like a normal person, and took out a tissue from his trouser pocket to wipe her tears.
"You are so old, why are you still crying? You are not as mature and outstanding as me at all."
"Hey, elementary school student, what's your name?"
"Don't call me a primary school student. I have a name. My name is Yang Chaoyue."
The little girl wiped her tears, her nose twitched, her mouth pursed, and she stared at Zhou Yutang with her head raised.
His little fists were clenched, as if he wanted to punch Zhou Yutang Bangbang twice but didn't dare.
She stopped crying, but her eyes were still red.
Cute and cute, like a little koi.
"Classmate Yang Chaoyue, you're after school. Won't your parents take you home?" Zhou Yutang felt a little guilty, so he knelt down and asked patiently.
"They have to work. I don't need them to pick them up. I can walk home alone." Yang Chaoyue said stubbornly with her head held high while her nose was still sniffing.
"Then you go home quickly, don't let them worry, I'm going to eat too."
Zhou Yutang rubbed the little girl's hair, turned around and walked into the fish soup noodle restaurant called Alley.
I ordered a bowl of fish noodle soup and played with my phone while replying to messages.
Liu Tianxian posted a selfie taken backstage at the event, wearing strange clothes that did not fit Zhou Yutang's aesthetics.
According to her, this is a trendy look specially matched by the stylist for her performance, singing and dancing...
Well, as long as Miss Liu is happy...
Anyway, the girl had a bright smile and even tilted her head in a gesture.
Zhou Yutang replied politely.
After the two met outside the Nortel teacher's office, their lives seemed to intersect again, and the frequency of their chats also increased.
The main reason is that Liu Yifei is very interested in the TV series "Want to Meet You". She always likes to ask some questions, and then she will send Zhou Yutang photos of her life on the set or her insights from reading books.
Zhou Yutang had nothing to do, and occasionally shared with her the interesting things the crew had encountered since filming, and joked to tease Ms. Liu.
Then came Senior Yang Mi, who took the initiative to send a message after a long time, saying that she would treat Zhou Yutang to dinner when he returned to school, but Zhou Yutang felt that something was wrong.
There was an incident in Teacher Songwen's acting class last time, which made senior Damimi a little angry. She apologized afterwards but didn't reply. Except for the time when she was eating melon, there was no further contact.
Now he asked me to invite him to dinner, which was a bit like a Hongmen Banquet.
If you don’t want to go, you definitely can’t go.
I'm asking because I'm out of town. Thank you for the invitation. The crew is very busy filming and I don't have time.
Then there is Liu Shishi, the first sister of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhou Yutang talks to Shi Shi the most recently. She is willing to share little things in her life with Zhou Yutang.
I heard that the filming of "Want to Meet You" was about to start, and I sent a lot of encouraging messages.
Zhou Yutang thought of that gentle, beautiful and quiet little face with blind eyes, and the soft curve of the mouth.
After replying one by one, my face was still not healed. I raised my head and glanced slightly, and saw the little shadow outside the store door.
He was tilting his little head and secretly looking into the store.
Seeing Zhou Yutang's gaze, Yang Chaoyue seemed to be a frightened deer, and her little head quickly retracted.
Why hasn't this little guy left yet?
Zhou Yutang had no choice but to walk out of the store and saw her standing alone under the tree at the door with her schoolbag on her back, pretending to look at the scenery as if nothing had happened.
"Classmate Yang Chaoyue, aren't you hungry? Why don't you go home for dinner?"
"Oh, I'm not hungry."
Yang Chaoyue lowered her head and said, but her stomach protested first and started growling.
The little girl's face instantly turned red, probably because she felt embarrassed, and her big, lively eyes were a little dodgey.
"Let's go, let's eat first."
Zhou Yutang smiled and said, "If you have anything to do with me, we can talk about it after dinner."
"If I don't eat, I have no money."
Yang Chaoyue remained motionless, lowering her head in embarrassment, looking at the toes of her old sneakers, and no longer dared to look at Zhou Yutang.
These days, the pocket money level of primary school students is still very limited, especially those from poor families who have little pocket money.
Zhou Yutang's mother runs a clothing store. She has been following the market since she was a child, and her eyesight has long been developed under the influence of her ears and eyes.
The clothes Yang Chaoyue was wearing were a white long-sleeved shirt with cartoon patterns printed on it, and a pair of jeans that had been washed and turned white. They should be cheap and have been worn for a long time.
"Then give me some face and let me treat you to dinner, okay?"
Zhou Yutang knelt down and smiled sincerely and warmly.
"I'm not hungry."
"I can't eat when I'm alone, please help me."
"Oh well."
Yang Chaoyue nodded and finally reluctantly agreed.
He walked into the store with the little girl, ordered another bowl of fish soup noodles, and asked Yang Chaoyue what he wanted to eat. The little girl shook her head, put down her schoolbag and sat down solemnly, saying that eating noodles was enough.
It was just his big eyes that uncontrollably peeked at the chicken legs in the store several times.
This type of small noodle shop on the streets usually sells some marinated toppings.
Zhou Yutang pretended not to see her gaze, stood up and chatted with the boss of the kitchen, and then asked the boss to add two large chicken legs, two fried eggs and a few meatballs.
"Come here!"
"Please help me, it looks delicious. I accidentally ordered too much and couldn't eat it."
Steaming hot fish noodle soup was served, with some green chives floating on the milky white noodle soup, which made people move their index fingers. Zhou Yutang put a chicken leg and fried egg meatball into her bowl.
"oh."
Yang Chaoyue glanced at Zhou Yutang, said nothing, and started eating.
Despite her small size, she is quite edible.
The big chicken leg was chewed cleanly, and not even the soup was left in the bowl of noodles. After eating, he licked the corner of his mouth with unsatisfied taste, like a greedy kitten.
Seeing how delicious she was eating, Zhou Yutang suddenly felt that this noodle was also delicious, and he finished the battle by gorging himself on it.
After paying the money and taking Xiao Yang Chaoyue out, Zhou Yutang stretched himself against the evening breeze blowing through the treetops, which felt very comfortable.
After dinner, we took a walk. There was a small park nearby. Zhou Yutang was walking in front, with a little tail carrying a schoolbag attached to the back, jumping and stepping on his shadow.
Occasionally, I raised my head and looked at his back.
He even boldly stuck out his tongue and made a face.
There is also a small shop in the park. There is a freezer at the door, covered with a quilt. Zhou Yutang went to buy two ice creams.
"Come, sit here."
Zhou Yutang patted the park bench, called Yang Chaoyue, and gave her a strawberry flavor.
"Thanks."
Yang Chaoyue carried her schoolbag, sat obediently next to Zhou Yutang, took the ice cream, and politely thanked her.
The big one and the small one each held an ice cream in their hands. Zhou Yutang leaned on the back of the chair with one hand and said in a leisurely manner: "My name is Zhou Yutang. Today, I am filming in school, the same one you saw on TV. TV series."
"Ah? Uncle Zhou, are you really a star?"
Yang Chaoyue was eating ice cream, tilting her little head and asked in surprise.
"What uncle? I'm a college student, I call you brother."
Zhou Yutang's face darkened, and he stretched out his hand to confiscate the ice cream.
Did this unlucky kid do it on purpose, or was he unable to speak?
I haven't met a school boy at Nortel in ten years. In my prime years, I was called uncle by a primary school student?
Absolutely ridiculous!
What a shame, what a shame! What a shame!
"Um, brother Yu Tang."
Yang Chaoyue looked at the magic hand on the ice cream and changed her mind wisely. Zhou Yutang was now relatively satisfied and rubbed her little head.
"That's true."
After taking two sips of the ice cream, Xiao Yang Chaoyue raised his head and said, "Well, brother Yu Tang, you treat me to some ice cream, and I'll tell you a secret of mine, but you must never tell anyone else."
"What secret do you have?" Zhou Yutang was happy to see her mysterious look.
"After I finished elementary school, I went to work to make money, and then I made a lot of money!" Yang Chaoyue said in a low voice.
"Oh, then I will also tell you a secret. Next year, I will become a big star, and a very famous and famous star!"
Zhou Yutang bit into the crispy ice cream essence:
"Now that we have exchanged secrets, we are our own people. I think you want to talk to me about something? Tell me."
The two had never known each other before, but Zhou Yutang took her to eat fish soup noodles and eat ice cream. Somehow, they had a strange feeling, as if they had known each other for a long time.
Yang Chaoyue really didn't regard Zhou Yutang as an outsider. She looked up at her little face that looked like a tabby cat, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes:
"Then can I ask you a question?"
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