Chapter 36: Boss should work harder (Seeking monthly votes)

The first scene filmed was the Earth Spirit Bead, mainly featuring Xu Changqing, Jingtian, Xuejian, Longkui, and Jingtian's good brother Mao Mao.

The actor for Mao Mao is a fat man.

This guy, aside from his looks, is also a handsome guy with a simple and honest face named Lin Zicong.

He is a screenwriter by background, famous for acting in Zhou Xingxing's movies, especially in "Kung Fu" where he gave Jiang Bao a ruthless look, and also aimed at Star Ye and threw a flying knife, performing very well.

This can also be considered an important supporting role.

"OK, three two one, go~"

After the clapperboard issued the instruction, Qi Hao opened the box in his hand and took out the props inside.

Then everyone sitting in a circle started to exclaim:

"Earth Spirit Bead!"

The things that the audience sees on TV have plots, lines, and background music, so they might not feel awkward, but when actors are filming on the scene, these things are not there.

Fortunately, overcoming awkwardness is the basic skill of an actor.

Qi Hao, whether it is action, lines, or tone, is absolutely a very qualified performance.

It's a pity that there are pig teammates by his side.

As soon as they saw this prop, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hee hee hee~

Hu Ge, aren't you depressed? Why are you laughing?

Liu Shishi, aren't you very dignified? Look at your mouth, you can't cover it even if you laugh.

Yang Mi, you are a CP with Hu Ge.

Even if you laugh and tilt, don't tilt into my arms.

Should I push, or... kick.

Laughter is contagious, even Qi Hao can't be an exception.

The lens must have NG, so there is no need to hold it back. If others are laughing and you don't laugh, how uncooperative.

A group of actors laughed and tilted, and the director group couldn't be an exception.

"This is a Luo Han Guo..."

This thing is still lying in Qi Hao's hand now.

No matter how you look at it, it's a Luo Han Guo.

Of course, you can also say it's a kiwi that has lost its hair. Anyway, it looks funny no matter how you look at it.

"There's no way, where can I find an Earth Spirit Bead for you? The ginseng fruit in 'Journey to the West' also uses big cool yams."

Li Guoli admitted with a bitter smile that this is a Luo Han Guo. If I really had an Earth Spirit Bead, why would I be a director.

Actually, they originally planned to use kiwis.

Convenient, fast, and low cost.

Pick them up at the vegetable market and fruit shop, and eat them after using them.

It's a pity that the purchaser likes to eat Luo Han Guo.

The actors adjusted slightly, brewed a serious

This scene itself was very simple.

It was the kind of scene that was easy to film as long as everyone didn't break character and laugh; otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen it as the first scene for the opening.

Usually, the first scene is chosen to be simple, aiming for a one-take success to bring good luck.

Yet, after the first instance of breaking character, others couldn't help themselves afterward.

It made Li Guoli a bit anxious.

Today's filming schedule was very relaxed, with time set aside for a group meal.

But the problem was, with you all constantly doing retakes like this, it looks like you're going to miss the meal.

They ate boxed lunches at noon.

One serving of potato-braised beef, one of Kung Pao chicken, one of tomato-stir-fried tomato, and some stir-fried shredded potatoes.

Qi Hao carried his boxed lunch and walked over to the director's side.

"Director, what do you think of this? Let's first give the Luohan... *cough cough*, the Earth Spirit Bead a close-up, then use a voice-over to complete the description of it, and then move to a wide shot..."

He almost got the name of the Earth Spirit Bead wrong, which caused another round of laughter.

Several people even sprayed rice out of their noses.

However, the solution he provided was indeed very practical.

Moreover, the Earth Spirit Bead would require special effects later, so close-up shots were essential.

Chief screenwriter Deng Zishan nodded at Director Li Guoli, expressing her approval of Qi Hao's suggestion.

Deng Zishan was a famous female screenwriter from Xiangjiang who previously worked at TVB.

She was currently Tangren's gold-standard screenwriter and a member of Tangren's powerful production team; she had also written the screenplay for the previous "Paladin 1."

Deng Zishan was full of wariness toward Qi Hao.

Such big stars often liked to change scripts, some even bringing their own screenwriters to the set to argue with the original screenwriter throughout the process.

It looked like they were trying to improve the script, but in reality, they were purely fighting for screen time and highlight shots.

Although Qi Hao didn't bring a screenwriter, his manager Zhang Nan, who came with him, approached her on the very first day to ask for help in revising several inappropriate parts of the script.

The key was that he had sound reasons, leaving her with no room to complain.

"OK, let's film it again, following what Teacher Qi Hao just said!"

Li Guoli reached an agreement with the screenwriter and decisively adopted Qi Hao's suggestion.

"Brother Hao can actually change the script?"

Zhang Nan sat on a small stool, eating the same boxed lunch as Qi Hao.

As a second-generation heir, as long as he thought about how all this was for the sake of his career, he didn't mind anything.

"He's a Best Actor, isn't it normal for him to change the script?"

Yang Liu sat on another small stool, ready at any moment to go up and serve Qi Hao, satisfying his various needs.

She finally understood why Qi Hao wanted an assistant who knew a bit about styling.

Because when filming in this season, Qi Hao didn't wear makeup at all.

Every time they finished filming, she just had to go over and help wipe off sweat or dust.

After resting for a while after eating, the production team officially started filming.

The close-up of the Earth Spirit Bead was done in one take; calling out the name of the Earth Spirit Bead didn't go in one take, but it went smoothly on the second try.

Then came a wide shot.

Having laughed all morning, they should be immune to it by now, no matter how funny it was.

"OK, that's a wrap!"

Li Guoli announced that the scene was complete; he didn't have such high requirements for TV actors.

If he really had high requirements, he wouldn't have hired these people.

Hu Ge's acting was just so-so, and now that his face had issues, they tried to avoid big close-ups.

The most important thing was his own psychological barrier.

He always felt that he was disfigured and that his face wasn't as handsome as before.

Plus, the character setting of Jingtian was relatively lively, which was the polar opposite of his current gloomy personality, so retakes were naturally inevitable during the filming process.

Yang Mi's acting peak was probably in "Flirting Scholar."

Tang Yan hadn't been able to make a breakthrough for several years after her debut, and her lack of acting skills was a very important factor.

As for this Liu Shishi, whom Cai Yinong had newly promoted.

Sigh, Li Guoli scratched his head just thinking about it; he really didn't know how to complain about it.

She didn't look that bad, it was just that her eyes lacked expression.

Cai Yinong entrusted him to train her well, but what could Li Guoli do?

I'm not an ophthalmologist.

If all the invited actors could be like Qi Hao, he wouldn't have to worry at all; he could finish filming this TV series in two and a half months.

As it was now, it felt like it would be difficult to finish in four or five months.

After filming this part, they shot a few more scenes; through today's filming, at least the main actors were getting somewhat in sync.

Qi Hao's acting crushed the others, but he didn't exert too much effort.

Crushing them gave him no sense of achievement.

It was just like bullying a five-year-old child.

Of course, Qi Hao wouldn't deliberately slack off; his banner as a Best Actor couldn't fall. At the very least, whenever he was on screen, he had to give people a sense of—

Oh my, so handsome!

My god, the acting is really good!

Overall, staying in this production team was quite comfortable; no one was blind enough to try to embarrass the Best Actor.

People at the bottom only like to make things difficult for those at the bottom.

Qi Hao had been made things difficult for, but that was many years ago.

The only thing not so good about this production team was that there were a few too many women, and they were all eyeing him like tigers.

Even those playing supporting roles took advantage of his breaks to come and bother him.

And you couldn't just push people away.

That would easily lead to people saying you were acting like a big shot, and in fact, it was indeed a bit like acting like a big shot.

After all, everyone was an actor, and there was no distinction between noble and lowly work...

"Xiao Nan, is there any way to help me solve this?"

Qi Hao sought help from Zhang Nan; he didn't need to worry about such things, just leave it to the manager.

"Simple, Boss, just wait a moment!"

Zhang Nan thought for a moment and ran off in a flash.

Qi Hao nodded with relief; this new manager's work ability was truly good.

Unlike Lao Tian.

If Qi Hao told Lao Tian, "Oh, beauties are always coming to chat with me, it's so annoying!"

Lao Tian would definitely roast him without mercy.

Qi Hao acted in two more scenes, and Zhang Nan returned carrying a bag.

"Boss, as long as you have something to do, others will be embarrassed to bother you."

"That makes some sense. What is this, books? 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', 'My Art Life', 'Brecht's Plays', 'Training for Actor's Creative Quality'... I'm... what the..."

Qi Hao was completely dumbfounded. He stared blankly at Zhang Nan, as if he were looking at an alien creature.

"That's right, if you're reading, others won't be able to bother you," Zhang Nan felt his solution was perfectly fine: "No matter how thick-skinned someone is, they can't lack that much social awareness."

"I'm just a beast, oh no, a middle school student, and you want me to read and pose?"

Qi Hao didn't avoid learning entirely, but he liked to watch classic movies to study acting.

By his twenties, he had already watched countless films.

"It's precisely because you're a middle school student that you should learn even more. It's not just about posing; no one says a middle school student can't be ambitious!"

Can a boss stop working hard just because they're the boss? A boss should work even harder.

Zhang Nan looked at Qi Hao with encouraging eyes.

"What you said actually makes some sense." It made Qi Hao start to reflect on himself.

"First, read this 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'. We must overcome these weaknesses. The author tells us that a person's success in their career is 15% due to their professional knowledge, and the other 85% is due to their ability to express ideas, lead others, and arouse enthusiasm in others..."

Zhang Nan picked up that Carnegie book and placed it on Qi Hao's lap.

If you want to grow big and strong, you must have the ability to arouse enthusiasm in others, and skillfully master skills including but not limited to painting big pictures, PUA, talking about sentiment, and selling misery...

"Then... I'll just read it?" Qi Hao was fed the sweet talk.

"Read it, you can understand it, even elementary school students can understand it!" Zhang Nan was very pleased; this boss was indeed a talent worth molding.

Thus, everyone saw Qi Hao, who was sitting in a chair resting, start to hold a book and study hard.

How could it not be hard?

There were some characters he didn't recognize...