Chapter 518: with translation of chapter title

On the set of "In the Name of the People".

Han Canping is pulling Lin Mo to discuss the script.

Next to them are Zhou Meisen and Li Lu.

After all, one is the director and the other is the screenwriter.

Because later they will shoot a pivotal scene.

Lin Mo didn't expect that on the very first day of shooting they'd pull off something huge.

Indeed, they're filming one of the drama's classic scenes: Zhao Dehan hiding money!

"This scene must be filmed at nuclear‑bomb level!" Han Canping's fingers hammered the table, making the water in the teacup ripple. "We need to blow the audience away right from the opening!"

"Xiao Wang, go get Hou Yong, Xu Yajun, and Lu Yi and bring them over!"

Then Han Canping gave further instructions to the assistant nearby.

In less than five minutes, the conference room was packed with people.

Even Zhang Fengyi, who had no scenes today, heard they were discussing Zhao Dehan's scene and came along.

"Everyone sit," Han Canping scanned the room, his gaze lingering on each face for a moment, "the script has some adjustments; listen carefully."

A regular director, upon seeing these veteran actors—the Best Actor types and so on—

He'd have to be all respectful, of course.

But who is the person in front of him?

It's Han Canping!

Where he sits, he looks like a commanding general, while these actors are just raw recruits.

As the producer, Lin Mo met Han Canping's gaze, then nodded.

Then Lin Mo stood up, grabbed a marker, and walked to a whiteboard.

Write down three key points!

1. Visual impact—what counts as visual impact? Naturally, Zhao Dehan's corruption, with money plastered on the walls and beds.

2. Psychological battle—the interrogation scene between Hou Liangping and Zhao Dehan.

3. Human nature collapse—Zhao Dehan's final breakdown.

These three points are especially important for this scene.

After briefly explaining the three points to everyone, Lin Mo turned to Hou Yong: "Teacher Hou, you need to portray Zhao Dehan's miserly mindset—not as a typical corrupt official, but as a pitiful creature driven mad by money!"

Hou Yong held the new script in his hand, listened to Director Lin's words, and kept nodding.

As for the acting of these veteran actors.

Whether it's Han Canping, Lin Mo, or Li Lu.

They all have great confidence.

But, you know.

Just now, while discussing, one concern was whether Lu Yi could handle the acting of these veteran performers.

That's a problem!

As for why Lu Yi was chosen to play Hou Liangping.

Actually, Han Canping had also considered it.

First, the role's positioning requires that Hou Liangping be the moral benchmark in the drama, so the actor must possess a natural aura of righteousness.

Fortunately, Lu Yi fits that image.

He is upright, has had no scandals for years, and works diligently in his acting.

The most important point is the age match: Lu Yi is 40, similar to Hou Liangping's age in the drama; he has both the vigor of a young cadre and the steadiness of a seasoned official!

At that moment, Lu Yi suddenly raised the script: "Director Lin, I have a concern… How should we handle Hou Liangping's emotional outburst during the interrogation?"

"If it's too restrained, the drama won't be contained; if it's too loose, it looks exaggerated."

Before Lin Mo could speak, Han Canping said, "That's the intensity we want— the more you restrain, the greater the contrast in Zhao Dehan's collapse!"

The Zhang Fengyi beside them interjected, "Hey Lu, let me teach you a trick…"

As he spoke, he shared some years of filming experience.

Lu Yi listened very attentively, as did Xu Yajun, who had been silent until then.

The script and everything else are pretty much done.

The actors are also starting to work on the lines and such.

As for Lin Mo,

He's not the director, just the producer, so he's taking it easy.

At this moment he's on a video call with Re Ba.

"Boss Lin!"

On the video side, Yang Mi is smiling and greeting Lin Mo.

"You two are eating out?" Lin Mo saw Yang Mi there, so he laughed and asked.

"No, I'm at Mi Jie's place. We originally planned to go for hot pot, but then I thought, eating hot pot outside isn't as comfortable as at home. So we instantly agreed and went to the supermarket, bought a ton of ingredients, and cooked them ourselves!" Re Ba said, pointing the video camera at the plates of dishes on the table.

And indeed, it looks quite sumptuous.

"Honey, have you eaten?" Re Ba then looked at Lin Mo and asked.

"Not yet. I'll eat later. The crew here is setting up; San Ye and the others are busy. Once they're done, we'll eat together!"

"What about you?"

"Me? I'm just a bystander! ~"

"......"

In the video, the two of them chatted briefly for a while.

Until his assistant, Xiao Rou, came over and said San Ye was calling.

"Hang up first, I can't stay here long; I should be back next week!" After Lin Mo and Re Ba said that, they hung up.

Over here.

Their production crew's arrangements are all more or less set.

It's not even seven yet; after we eat and come back, it'll be around nine, and then we can start filming.

It's just a simple meal.

No drinking or anything.

After all, we have to shoot later, what drinking?

But Hou Yong hasn't been eating much.

Since his scene is up next, he needs to eat noodles.

If one take doesn't work, we'll need two, three takes…

Now we're full; later how will we have an appetite?

As for fake eating?

How could that be? Not to mention this is this year's flagship CCTV drama, but he's a veteran actor; you make him do an eating scene, fake eating?

That's an insult!

The scene of Zhao Dehan embezzling and hiding money definitely can't be shot in a day.

We shot it for four consecutive days, and finally finished.

Hou Yong's role isn't big; it's just a cameo.

But if you call Hou Yong a veteran actor,

His performance in this scene was truly outstanding.

Even…

Even the whole crew, watching Hou Yong's acting, felt it was as realistic as if Hou Liangping had truly wronged him.

That expression, that movement, really resembled a clean official.

If Director Zhang were here, he'd surely say the classic line: "See? That's a veteran actor!"

So, after Hou Yong's Wrap, everyone started applauding him.

Probably even he didn't expect that a casual cameo would, after the drama aired, inexplicably become a hit!