Chapter 937 1037. Producer
The crew of Zhen Huan is located in the imitation Yangxin Palace in the Ming and Qing Palaces. This palace is also the favorite of Emperor Yongzheng. In history, the Qing Dynasty started from him, and the emperor's bedroom was moved from Qianqing to Yangxin.
However, this emperor's bedroom, which should be solemn and dignified, now feels like a vegetable market.
Not to mention the large number of people inside, it is also noisy. Nie Wei and Shu Chang can hear it from a distance, as if there are thousands of ducks meeting inside. When they get closer, wow!
This is really the crew with the most women Nie Wei has ever seen.
At first glance, except for some male compatriots among the staff, basically all of them are actresses, each of them is dressed very delicately, and they all wear the traditional headdress of the Qing Dynasty, the flag head.
These actresses are all gathered in twos and threes to chat at this time. No wonder Nie Wei and Shu Chang feel that this scene is a bit noisy from a distance. Twenty or thirty actresses get together to chat, how can it not be lively.
"Nie... Mr. Nie, hello!" A staff member who was passing by to move equipment suddenly found Nie Wei and Shu Chang, and was immediately startled, and then hurriedly greeted them.
Nie Wei nodded and continued to walk into the studio. Because of the staff's shout just now, everyone on the scene noticed Nie Wei's arrival. The originally noisy studio suddenly became quiet, with only some rustling sounds. I don't know who is talking about what, but it is probably related to the sudden arrival of Nie Wei and Shu Chang.
Zheng Xiaolong, who was explaining the play to the actress, turned around in surprise and saw Nie Wei and Shu Chang walking in from the door of the hall.
"Mr. Nie, Miss Shu Chang, why are you here?" Zheng Xiaolong's face, which was originally a bit serious, instantly showed a bright smile, and waved to Nie Wei and Shu Chang enthusiastically.
At this time, Jiang Xin, who was beside Zheng Xiaolong, finally came to her senses and glared at Shu Chang, who was secretly making a "yeah" gesture, blaming her for playing this trick on her. However, when she heard Nie Wei introduce that he was here to visit her, Jiang Xin was very happy.
While Nie Wei and Zheng Xiaolong were understanding the situation, Jiang Xin also pulled Shu Chang aside.
"Why didn't you tell me when you came to visit her?"
"If I told you, there would be no surprise now, so how about it, are you happy to see me?"
"I was startled, okay." Jiang Xin didn't admit it, but the smile on her face clearly showed how happy she was at the moment. This "raid" planned by Shu Chang really gave Jiang Xin a great surprise.
After Jiang Xin expressed her surprise, she saw someone not far away winking at her, and Jiang Xin immediately understood.
"Shu Chang, I'll introduce you to a very powerful sister." Jiang Xin took Shu Chang's hand and walked towards the person not far away.
"Shu Chang, this is Sister Wang Ping, Director Xiaolong's wife, and the producer of this crew. Sister Wang Ping, this is..." Jiang Xin took Shu Chang to the man and introduced the two directly, but was interrupted by Wang Ping halfway through her words.
"I know, our Golden Horse Film Queen Miss Shu Chang, how could I not know her." Wang Ping said to Shu Chang with a smile: "I saw you and Mr. Nie coming from a distance, just like people walking out of a painting, so beautiful."
"Sister, you are also very elegant." Shu Chang was a little embarrassed by Wang Ping's praise.
"I'm old, and now it's the world of you young people." Wang Ping smiled, and then took the initiative to take on the responsibility of tour guide: "Miss Shu Chang, how about I take you around, there are many actresses in our crew who want to meet, give me a chance, okay?"
Shu Chang nodded readily, pulled Jiang Xin to follow Wang Ping to stroll around the crew, and met many unfamiliar actors.
Over there, Nie Wei and Zheng Xiaolong were discussing the progress of the TV series shooting and the issue of its release.
"It's almost finished. It will be finished in two months at most. However, the actors in the crew have been a little disappointed recently. When you came, you saw a new crew next door, right?"
"The crew of the new Huanzhu, right?"
"Yes, you know that Huanzhu Gege was popular all over the country back then. This time, Qiong Yao is personally in charge of the production. The four words "Huanzhu Gege" alone have a great influence. I just want to ask you, when our TV series is broadcast on the stars, can we try to stagger it with the new Huanzhu?" Zheng Xiaolong asked.
When he said this, he looked a little ashamed. He always felt that his request was like a sign of cowardice before fighting, which was really a bit cowardly.
Nie Wei didn't think so much, but seriously considered Zheng Xiaolong's words.
In the original time and space, the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan" can beat "New My Fair Princess" in terms of reputation and ratings, but Nie Wei also knows that before "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was broadcast, the reputation of this TV series was obviously not as loud as "New My Fair Princess".
The two TV series were almost completed at the same time. When they were about to be released, the media's attention was basically all focused on "New My Fair Princess".
And "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was like a small transparent person, often ignored by the media.
However, in terms of quality, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is much higher than "New My Fair Princess". This is an indisputable fact. In Nie Wei's opinion, there is no need to be afraid. These days, it is not an era where you can reap a lot with a golden signboard. The audience pays more and more attention to the quality of TV series. A golden signboard can only temporarily attract the audience. If you want to keep the audience watching, you still have to look at the quality of the TV series itself.
"Don't worry, I'm optimistic about this "Empresses in the Palace", and I'll let Huayi do more work in terms of publicity. Just focus on shooting and make the TV series a good one, and leave the rest to our distribution company."
Nie Wei's words were a guarantee to Zheng Xiaolong. With Nie Wei's words as a foundation, Zheng Xiaolong felt more confident.
Smiling embarrassedly, Zheng Xiaolong also promised: "With your words, we have nothing to say. I'm also here to make a promise to you that I will definitely make this TV series a good one, just wait and see."
"I believe this." Nie Wei replied with a smile. Seeing Nie Wei so confident in himself, Zheng Xiaolong was also very happy.
The two chatted for a while, and Zheng Xiaolong took Nie Wei to meet Teacher Chen Jianping. This old actor was a little casual in private, and he seemed a little awkward when he started chatting with Nie Wei, but when they gradually opened up, he became the one who talked the most among the three.
Moreover, Nie Wei found that although this person talked a lot and was a bit preachy, his words were very clear and he spoke slowly, which gave people a very peaceful and easy-to-accept feeling. I think this should have a lot to do with the fact that he had been a teacher for a period of time.
The three of them had a good chat. When they separated, Nie Wei and Chen Jianping exchanged contact information. ,
"By the way, director, please tell the logistics department not to order lunch boxes in the evening. I have prepared a dining car for you." Nie Wei was so busy chatting that he almost forgot about the dining car.
Hearing what Nie Wei said, Zheng Xiaolong thanked him and hurriedly asked a staff member to notify the logistics department. Although he didn't know what Nie Wei's dining car had prepared, he thought it must be better than lunch boxes.
Soon, the news that Nie Wei and Shu Chang brought a dining car to visit Jiang Xin spread throughout the crew. Jiang Xin said "spending money", but the smile on her face became brighter and brighter, and she held Shu Chang's hand tightly.
The surrounding actresses looked at Jiang Xin with envy.
After all, not everyone has the luck to meet good friends like Shu Chang and Nie Wei in the early stage of development, and to maintain a friendship for nearly ten years. The original fate is really precious to everyone now.
Nie Wei was still very relieved that Luo Kai was doing things. The dining car that came in the evening made the whole crew very satisfied. Nie Wei and Shu Chang also had dinner together, and then reluctantly said goodbye to Jiang Xin and others.
When the two returned to the hotel, they were still talking about visiting the set.
"Sister Sun Li is very nice. I liked her role as Jade Guanyin for a while. I wanted to meet her at that time, but unfortunately we never had the opportunity to work together. I didn't expect to meet her during this visit."
"Watching them filming a Qing Dynasty drama, I remembered that I also played it at that time. Do you still remember it?"
"Why not? Dong Efei, I think your Dong Efei is more beautiful than all the actresses who played concubines I have seen today."
"Hehe, nonsense."
"How can it be nonsense? I am telling the truth."
After returning to the hotel, Shu Chang took a shower first, while Nie Wei was lying on the sofa watching TV. When Shu Chang came out of the shower, he did not sit next to Nie Wei directly, but stood behind Nie Wei, put his hands on Nie Wei's shoulders, and pressed slightly.
"Husband, are you comfortable?" Shu Chang pressed while asking Nie Wei how strong it was.
Nie Wei's eyes flashed with surprise. Shu Chang's behavior was really a bit abnormal. Normally, if Nie Wei didn't ask, Shu Chang would rarely press Nie Wei's shoulders, but what happened today?
"Wife, you don't have anything to ask me, do you?" Shu Chang was so attentive, Nie Wei thought he must be asking for something.
As expected, when Nie Wei asked this question, the pair of jade softness pressing on his shoulders immediately paused. Although Shu Chang quickly denied his words, the pause at that moment still let Nie Wei know that he had hit the nail on the head.
With a bottom line in his heart, Nie Wei was no longer in a hurry. Anyway, Shu Chang would definitely say it out, and he should just enjoy it now.
In terms of patience, Shu Chang was still far behind Nie Wei. His hands were sore from pressing, but he didn't wait for Nie Wei to continue asking. Shu Chang finally lost his temper.
"Honey, let me discuss something with you." Sitting next to Nie Wei, Shu Chang held Nie Wei's arm and asked in a coquettish tone.
"No more massage?" Nie Wei glanced at Shu Chang and asked with a smile.
"If you promise me, I can massage you every day." Shu Chang smiled flatteringly and dug a small pit for Nie Wei. Although Nie Wei saw the pit dug by Shu Chang at the first glance, he still jumped in without hesitation.
After all, the wife finally made a request. No matter how difficult it is, the husband can't back down, right?
Seeing Nie Wei nodded in agreement, Shu Chang was overjoyed and quickly told Nie Wei about his request.
"Are you saying that you want to learn how to be a producer?" Nie Wei looked at Shu Chang in surprise, and he couldn't imagine when his wife had such an idea.
Shu Chang nodded, noticing the surprise in Nie Wei's eyes, and explained, "I thought of this today when I saw Director Xiaolong and his wife. His wife has been the producer of Director Xiaolong's crew. You can see that wherever Director Xiaolong goes to shoot, his wife can always follow him and can help Director Xiaolong a lot. I wondered if I could also learn to be a producer. When I learn it, I will be the producer for your crew."
After that, Shu Chang looked at Nie Wei expectantly: "How is it? What do you think?"
"No problem, of course, no problem, but it's not easy to be a producer. The producer is in charge of all kinds of things in the crew. You should also know how tiring this job is. Are you sure you want to learn it?" Nie Wei certainly would not refuse Shu Chang's request, but he felt a little distressed.
The producer is the steward of the entire crew and has great power. After all, he controls the financial power of the crew, but the greater the power, the more things he has to do. This position can be said to be the most tiring job in the entire crew, more tiring than the director. After all, the director only needs to make a good movie, but the producer needs to take care of all aspects. It is a job that puts great pressure on both body and mind.
Nie Wei never worried that Shu Chang would not do this job well. He believed in his wife's ability. As long as he was given a chance, she could quickly grow into a qualified producer, but he felt sorry for Shu Chang and was afraid that she would be tired.
"No problem, of course I have no problem. It doesn't matter if I'm tired. There are so many female seniors in this industry. Apart from other things, Luo Yuan is also doing well. I'm sure I can do it too." Shu Chang saw Nie Wei agreed and immediately smiled happily.
In her eyes, that little bit of tiredness was nothing compared to being able to stay with Nie Wei every day.
"Then let me see if there are any TV series in the company that need producers recently. I'll arrange it for you. You can be an assistant first, and I'll arrange a good teacher for you. How about Luo Yuan? Let her teach you. After one play, you will basically understand it. Then you can be a producer for my crew, okay?"
"Then it's settled! Let's make a pinky promise."
"Make a pinky promise." Nie Wei stretched out his little finger, hooked Shu Chang's finger and pulled it. He could fully feel the girl's intentions. At this moment, his heart was filled with sweetness and touching.
Early the next morning, Nie Wei and Shu Chang flew back to Kyoto. As soon as Nie Wei got off the plane, before he even got home, he received a call from Zhou Duoduo. This girl has been urging Nie Wei since Nie Wei promised to take her to the practice room as a temporary trainee.
The content of this call was basically the same. Nie Wei thought about it and decided to ask Zhou Duoduo to come to Huayi Company today.
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