When the martial arts instructor joined the crew that day, he scheduled three days of classes for Qin Wei. Three days later, the official filming would begin.
From casting to review, it went through some ups and downs. So once everything was ready, the crew specially invited masters to choose an auspicious day and said today was a great day to start filming.
Therefore, the crew set today as the day to start filming. Not only that, they also wanted to make it a grand and solemn occasion. The location was chosen at the huge square of Da Mu Imperial City Film and Television City, and a bunch of masters from temples were also invited to chant scriptures.
Superstition is undesirable, but consciousness does have an enabling effect on matter, including controlling and regulating physiological functions of the human body. So psychological effects cannot be ignored. If a ceremony can reassure everyone, holding one is not unacceptable.
Qin Wei got up early in the morning to get styled. At the moment, wearing her costume, she stood half-asleep on the square.
Mainly listening to the masters chanting scriptures, she felt her eyes had started to sink...
"Don't yawn..."
Just as Qin Wei was about to open her mouth, someone covered her mouth. She knew it was Qiao Sixiao from the voice. At least here, no one else would dare to touch her so casually.
"There are many media on site who love to take ugly shots of artists. Keep your facial expressions in check and don't make things difficult for the crew."
Qiao Sixiao lowered her voice and spoke to her. Although her attitude wasn't great, she still smiled brilliantly.
When these two got together, they were guaranteed to garner attention and traffic. Naturally, they attracted many eyes, and the equipment of multiple media outlets was aimed at the two women continuously taking pictures.
Qiao Sixiao lowered her voice, "Smile for me..."
Qin Wei glared at her, "Mmm mmm mmm!"
Qiao Sixiao removed her hand.
Qin Wei heaved a long sigh of relief and looked up and down at this friend she hadn't seen for days.
The styling was in place. She was dressed in fairylike white clothes, which really highlighted her temperament.
There was still some time before the official start of the opening ceremony. The assistants of both sides consciously came over with umbrellas to block the sun. But Qin Wei took an umbrella and let the two of them find a shady place to rest.
"I'll personally hold an umbrella for Teacher Qiao."
Qin Wei held up the umbrella between the two of them.
The corners of Qiao Sixiao's mouth curved up slightly.
"If the media takes pictures of this and writes headlines like 'Shocking! Qiao Sixiao arrogantly forced her co-star to hold an umbrella for her on set!', don't blame me."
Qiao Sixiao looked away.
But it was captured by the media and went trending after being posted online.
The most artistic one was a shot of their backs. In the picture, one woman wore fiery red clothes with long black hair simply tied up with a red hair ribbon. She had one hand behind her back and one hand holding up the umbrella, quietly looking ahead.
The other woman wore snow-white clothes, her face turned to the side looking at the other woman.
At the moment the shutter clicked, the wind rose, blowing their clothes and hair.
The overall picture was serene yet dynamic, the composition exquisite, and very expressive.
Comments:
[This is amazing! It can be used as a wallpaper directly!]
[Brothers, do you believe this picture is unedited! It's a candid shot from the opening ceremony! My sister is beautiful even from the back when she shuts up!]
[I can't tear my eyes away from my sister Qiao's side profile for 5 minutes, it's so amazing!]
[Oh I wish it were an oil paper umbrella instead of Qin Wei's stupid Strawberry Bear sun umbrella, too lame!]
[This is the first time I hated Strawberry Bear, I hate it! Why not an oil paper umbrella? With that they could be deified!]
[Just photoshop it into an oil paper umbrella, download the watermark-free version, non-commercial use is ok [photo]]
[Thank you upstairs, I bow to you!]
[Waaah this completely fulfilled all my imagination about that assassin story by Director Sun! Can someone photoshop my sister's red clothes into black? Constable in cyan clothes x assassin in brocade clothes, Director Sun's story would be complete!]
[I read that too! My goose (sister Qiao) was so distinguished in that story!]
[Give me 100 pictures of this quality! Make it into a photobook! I want to buy!]
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After the official opening ceremony ended with the sound of electronic firecrackers, all the core creative members burned incense again. Next, the director and producer gave speeches. Finally, the main actors went on stage together to unveil the red cloth on the camera, marking the official start of filming.
However, the lead actor Su Yang's flight was cancelled due to extreme weather and he was still abroad, unable to make it back in time. But it wasn't a big problem. Qiao Sixiao, who wasn't originally planned to attend, came to save the day and had already attracted enough attention.
Moreover, opening ceremonies never demanded all actors be present. It was common for people to be busy with other projects.
After the two lead actresses unveiled the ceremony together on stage, electronic firecrackers sounded again at the scene.
Pop pop pop -
Both eco-friendly and loud enough.
The producer immediately gave each of the two women a big red envelope. Then he went to hand out red envelopes to the rest of the crew on site.
Holding it in hand, you could feel its thickness.
"How much is in this..."
Qin Wei weighed it while murmuring to herself.
She secretly took a peek inside...
Hundred yuan bills...
A thick stack...
Wow...
She wanted to laugh but couldn't help grinning from ear to ear...
"I haven't done anything yet and they gave me so much money!"
Another heavy red envelope landed in her hand...
Looking up, she saw Teacher Qiao's beautiful face and exquisite makeup.
Qin Wei looked at her, also not wanting to return the red envelope she had stuffed over, so she asked:
"What's the meaning of this, Teacher Qiao?"
Qiao Sixiao glanced at her, "Take it and treat the whole crew to food and drinks. Your company's intentions are one thing, but your own are also very important. Don't skimp on small change, then filming can go smoothly later."
"But I have my own money too..."
"Alright, seeing you laugh like that earlier, you'd feel bad having to 'spit out' that bit of money. Just take it, I don't need it."
Qiao Sixiao gently patted her head, "We won't see each other for a while after this. Girl, take care of yourself and don't do anything stupid. Contact me if you need anything and I'll decide if I feel like it..."
"Don't touch your dad's head..."
"Give me back my red envelope!"
"Dad, take care of yourself when filming too. Stay healthy and fortune as vast as the sea!"
...
After the opening ceremony, Qin Wei's Group A would start shooting right away. After all, the crew's daily expenses were huge, and filming needed to make full use of every day after starting.
Not far from the shooting location, after bidding farewell to her friend, Qin Wei walked with her team towards the set at Jiaofang Palace. Along the way, Li Liang flipped through the call sheet for the day while walking beside Qin Wei, saying:
"Sister Wei, we'll be shooting the scenes before Scene 210 next. The director will communicate with you again before officially starting about the specifics. I can read it to you now if you need..."
"No need to read it, I saw it during makeup... Li Liang, look over there, isn't that Little Tang?"
As she spoke, Qin Wei pointed to the five people surrounding the red wall on the left side of Jiaofang Palace.
One of them wore a black T-shirt and hat issued by the crew, head lowered with his back facing them, while the other four were in ancient costumes looking very arrogant. They seemed to be saying something to the hatted man, occasionally slapping his head.
Li Liang looked in the direction she pointed. Although not familiar with the boy, she had seen him many times these days. It did look a bit like him but she couldn't be certain:
"It looks like him...but not necessarily..."
"Either way..."
Qin Wei squinted, looking again and again,
"He seems to be bullied by those people."
