Three days later, in the morning, at the General Film Studio.
Today, the main creative staff of the Legend of Shushan had basically all arrived.
Next, the production team was going to hold an opening ceremony.
According to the schedule,
The opening ceremony was held at 8:30 pm. There was less than an hour left to set up the scene.
Lifting the table, setting up the incense burner, hanging the red string, covering it with a red cloth…The crew members were very skilled.
This opening ceremony was indispensable before filming. The older generation said that this rule originated from the opera.
It was rumored that worshipping the gods and burning incense before filming could suppress evil and ensure that the filming process would be smooth.
This was especially true for period dramas and crime films. If they did not hold an opening ceremony, it was very likely that something big would happen.
Actually, the people in the film and television industry were not superstitious. It was just that it was better to avoid trouble. There was nothing wrong with worshipping the gods and burning incense, so this rule had been passed down.
Xu Ke was very mysterious. For this opening ceremony, he even specially hired an expert to read his fortune.
"Chu Feng, don't laugh at me. It's not all superstition. You should have seen 'Infernal Affairs', right? This movie is so classic that even Americans and Koreans bought the rights to remake it!”
"But did you know that this movie wasn't called 'Infernal Affairs', but' Seamless Travel'? It was because Director Weiqiang had asked the White Dragon King of Dai Country to do some calculations before he changed his name.”
"Back then, not only did 'Infernal Affairs' sold well at the box office, but because of the change in the word, it won more than 30 film awards and swept the film industry. Among them, the Golden Statue Award for Best Actor, the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor…"
Xu Ke's saliva flew everywhere, and his eyes shone with excitement.
This time, he invited an expert to read his fortune. He really hoped that the Legend of Shushan could replicate the success of Infernal Affairs.
……
In less than an hour, the opening ceremony was set up.
The rectangular table was covered with red velvet cloth, and on the table was the worship of Emperor Guan Yu.
On both sides of the statue were suckling pigs and delicious fruits.
In front of the statue was an incense burner that shone with a golden luster. It was rented and cost a lot.
Further back, there were also cameras covered with red cloth.
At the end of the opening ceremony, the red cloth on the camera had to be removed.
"Listen to me, everyone stand properly. Each of you will burn an incense stick. When the firecrackers go off, burn the incense stick in order.”
Director Xu Ke raised the volume of the loudspeaker to ensure that the sound could reach everyone's ears.
Their production team was very big. There were 20 to 30 main cast members alone, and there were many big names. Therefore, it might be chaotic when they offered incense later, so they had to inform them in advance.
Immediately after, the firecrackers not far away were lit by the staff. This was the signal for the opening ceremony to begin.
"Master Guan, please bless the production team and make sure that everything goes smoothly.”
Director Xu Ke was the first to offer incense. He bowed three times in front of the statue and then left.
"Little Feng, follow me."
According to the rules, after the director had finished offering incense, the second person to do so would be the male and female lead.
"God bless us, God bless us…"
Chu Feng followed suit. He held the incense stick with both hands and bowed three times to Master Guan before inserting the incense stick into the incense burner.
Then,
Song Zu 'er, Huang Jinbao, Liang Chaowei, Gu Tianle, Zhang Ziyi…they all offered incense in turn.
After the actors had paid their respects to Guan Di, Director Xu Ke lifted the red cloth on the camera according to the procedure.
"The Legend of Mount Shu is officially on!”
A string of firecrackers lit up, and the sound of the firecrackers attracted the attention of many people from the other production teams.
"Yo, isn't this the popular Chinese film actor Chu Feng? Is he going to enter the Xiangjiang film industry now?”
"Look, there's still Tony, Louis Koo, and Jinbao Wong. It looks like they're all supporting roles.”
"Wow, four Best Actors and one Best Actress! Director Xu Ke's production team was really powerful. They could even invite so many big stars.”
"I really want to join Director Xu Ke's team. It's best if I can act with the best actors.”
"In your dreams. Even if you're an extra, they won't want you.”
……
The extras at the General Film and Television City muttered to themselves. They had not seen such a big scene in a long time.
……
"Little Feng, you don't have any scenes today. Your scenes have to be tomorrow at least.”
In the special effects studio, Xu Ke, who was sitting in front of the monitor, affectionately patted Chu Feng's shoulder.
"Alright, I'll observe the seniors 'performance first.”
Chu Feng planned to move a chair and sit next to the monitor. He would watch Huang Jinbao and the others film while extracting the essence.
Everyone knew how good Chu Feng's acting skills were.
However, he was not arrogant.
There was no limit to an actor's acting skills. Only with a humble heart could one go further on the road of acting.
"That's great. Little Feng, I'm bored staring at the monitor alone.”
One of the director's responsibilities was to check the actors 'filming from the monitor.
If Xu Ke felt that the scene was okay and could pass, he would shout cut, which meant CUT in English.
If the scene failed, he would shout 'bad sense', which meant' nogood', and he would have to retake it.
Half an hour later, the green cloth, venue, costumes, and makeup were all ready.
The assistant director informed the actors to go on stage.
After the actors with scenes were in place, the script supervisor began to patrol.
"The lighting technician is ready!"
"The cameraman is ready!"
"Sound engineer in position!"
"Dual-camera A has been turned on. The camera is fine.”
"Dual-camera B has been turned on. The camera is fine.”
……
"Yes."
Xu Ke waved his hand, signaling the script supervisor to start.
Upon receiving the order, the script supervisor immediately closed the script board.
"One scene, one take, action!”
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