Chapter 325 Full Strength
The difference between online movies and other film and television dramas can be reflected on the shooting scene.

The frequency of NG is not high and the shooting progress is very fast.

The biggest difference is the intensity of the work.

As soon as a shot ends or a plot is completed, Qin Fen only needs to say a word and everyone will immediately get busy again.

Whether it’s touching up makeup or changing clothes, or rebuilding the scene, the whole scene is like a high-intensity machine that never stops for a moment.

“Fuck, shooting this is more tiring than fishing.”

Taking advantage of the intervals between scene changes when extras were not needed, Wang Heng and his friends hid in a corner behind the curtain to smoke a cigarette. Huangmao sat down on the ground exhausted, complaining with a wry smile.

“It’s more tiring than making animation.” Caishenye and the others agreed.

“This is just the beginning.” Chen Yuan chuckled as he smoked.

He had worked in this industry before and had participated in live shooting. He shot for at least 17 or 18 hours a day, and working 20 hours was the norm. The intensity was at full throttle.

Moreover, it is normal to reverse day and night. No matter whether it is day or night, you should take a nap whenever you have time. Otherwise, it is easy to work around the clock and not even have time to sleep.

The production of online movies is forced out in this way.

“I still like fishing.” The yellow-haired man exhaled smoke from his crooked mouth. Fishing can be done rain or shine, and it is an enjoyment no matter how hard or tiring it is. Unlike this, it is pure suffering.

This is different from the short videos I shot before. The previous ones were just for fun, like performing a skit on a show, natural and relaxed.

The intensity this time is simply incomparable.

“Extras, extras, where are all the people?”

Just after taking a few puffs of a cigarette, another staff member started shouting at the top of his voice. Huangmao covered his ears and didn’t want to listen, and didn’t want to move at all.

“It’s not easy to make money as an extra.” The God of Wealth shook his head, extinguished his cigarette, walked around the curtain and continued to work.

Chen Yuan also joined in the fun.

Under the high-intensity shooting, even the extras with very few roles basically have little rest time, which also includes scene transitions and changing scenes.

The entire crew was working at full intensity, even eating was a race against time.

The lunch boxes were delivered by Chen Jun. They were all boxed lunches anyway, so it didn’t matter where you ordered them. If you ordered from Yucheng Village, the portion and taste were guaranteed.

“The crew is so busy.”

Chen Jun, who came to deliver food, looked at the busy scene, which was like a war. He was surprised. This was even busier than at home.

“That’s how the crew is.”

Chen Yuan smiled casually and asked as he took the lunch box, “How is home?”

“Business is good, don’t worry about the family, we can handle it.”

Chen Jun said it was no problem and everything at home had been taken care of.

He felt in his pocket, took out a cigarette and prepared to pass it to Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan shook his head and said, “No, I don’t want to smoke. There’s a lot of work on the set. Dinner can be delivered later.”

The shooting schedule will definitely be full, and if we have dinner too early, we may not be able to have a midnight snack.

“Okay, let’s get busy first.”

Chen Jun didn’t smoke either. He put the cigarette back in his pocket, turned the electric switch and turned back to the village.

During the New Year’s Day holiday, Yucheng Village was also very busy. We hurried back to work, and when we had free time, we had plenty of time to chat slowly.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was past eight o’clock in the evening. Chen Jun came again on his tricycle to deliver food, and this time he was not in a hurry to go back.

Most of the tourists in Yucheng Village have gone home, and it is almost time to close the fish pond. However, there is no need to be busy during the closing time, so anglers can just pack up and go home by themselves.

“How do you feel today? Can you adapt to this intensity?”

During dinner, Chen Yuan took his lunch box and took big bites. He looked at Liang Qianyue who was eating next to him and asked.

“I didn’t do anything. It’s not that intense for me yet.” Liang Qianyue smiled faintly. She is still in the learning stage and has not devoted herself to acting, so the intensity is not that great.

“It’s good if you can adapt.”

Chen Yuan nodded, took a bite of his food and said, “But this is just the most basic level of strength. You will know what strength is later, but as long as you stick with it, you will definitely gain something.”

This line of work looks glamorous, but only those who have experienced it know the hardships involved.

I can’t say about the entertainment industry, but in the online movie industry, the actors’ pay is not high, but the work intensity is crazy high. In the end, they are no more than some employees.

For capital, online movies are a huge cake.

For actors, online movies are a quick stepping stone, but not all online movie actors have the opportunity to make the jump.

After the meal, the group of people rushed into filming again.

Chen Yuan was not in a hurry to go back, and Chen Jun also stayed to help.

But as time passed slowly, it was already past eleven o’clock in the evening, and Chen Jun began to feel a little worried.

“How long will this take?”

Chen Jun took advantage of the gap to stop the busy Chen Yuan and asked.

“There are still a few hours left, Dad. You go back first. I will finish work with them today.” Chen Yuan looked at the time and asked Chen Jun to go back first.

There are a lot of things to do in Yucheng Village, so go back and have a rest quickly, as you will be busy tomorrow.

“It will take a few more hours, which means it will be early morning. Take it easy. Can you handle this intensity of work?” Chen Jun was a little worried.

They start working early in the morning and continue working until the early morning. They were never so crazy when they worked on construction sites in the past. They must not let themselves get tired, as it is not good for anyone.

“Don’t worry, we know what we are doing.” Chen Yuan was very calm.

Online movies are so popular, especially in the early stages of wild growth. All platforms need to increase volume, and with volume comes money.

Everyone is working madly and hard.

As long as you can survive, you will do your best to kill them. This is the most true portrayal of the wild growth period of online movies.

“Okay, be more careful, I’ll go back first.” Chen Jun had nothing to say. He could only remind Chen Yuan to be more careful, and then he withdrew first.

“Okay.” Chen Yuan responded and continued to work.

From time to time, I would go behind the camera to take a look. The actors’ performance is one thing, and the presentation of the camera is another. The director and the actors complement each other.

The effect is not bad.

Moreover, Qin Fen’s skills are pretty good, and there are several other people in the director team. It seems that they can handle it alone, so a script is needed.

“Come on, come on, have some midnight snack.”

Time passed quickly and it was already past two in the morning. Chen Yuan thoughtfully ordered midnight snacks for everyone.

At this moment, no matter whether it was the director, actors, or staff, they all lost the passion they had during the day. They were so tired that they sat on the ground, not caring about the cold weather, silently replenishing their energy and not even wanting to talk.

If they were just staff members, they would probably not serve me on the first day if it weren’t for the generous salary.

Acquaintances and friends come here for the sake of friendship, otherwise who would suffer here?

“Boss Chen, we will be leaving soon.”

At this time, Wang Heng and others came over, with fatigue visible on their faces, even more tired than the fishing friends who went fishing for others during the carnival.

Chen Yuan didn’t know how to reply and looked at Qin Fen.

The director is responsible for the arrangements on the set.

“Okay, there aren’t many extras shots here, so we’ll shoot some shots of the main actors later. After we finish shooting the scenes on the field here, we’ll go to Yucheng Village to shoot the exterior scenes tomorrow.”

Qin Fen had a brief conversation with the director team.

“Boss Chen, we may have to withdraw here. We have things to do tomorrow.”

The God of Wealth, holding a midnight snack, walked around the set, chatted with some actors and staff, and then walked towards Chen Yuan.

He is the one who introduced us. “Well, thank you for your hard work today. Let’s have a good time together during the member event.”

There was no work for extras in the night scenes, so Chen Yuan accepted the offer directly.

“Speaking of members, Boss Chen, when will the second batch of members be released? We are still waiting.” Huangmao became excited when he heard about the members.

Chen Yuan Fishing Ground had few members at the beginning, only fifty places, and the price was quite high, so due to various factors, Wang Heng and his friends only subscribed to one membership.

It’s different now.

Huangmao and the others also want membership.

“Let’s wait a little longer. The second batch of membership spots should be open before next year’s Fishing Friends Carnival.” Chen Yuan finished his midnight snack, wiped his mouth and said.

Then he took out a cigarette and walked around, adding: “If nothing unexpected happens, I plan to only open it to this group of members. Even if there are more in the future, there won’t be too many vacancies.”

As the saying goes, rare things are valuable.

Although Chen Yuan Fishing Ground has three ponds, there are not many fishing spots. If there are too many members, the value of the membership will be reduced.

“This is the last batch of members. How many places does Boss Chen plan to open up?” The yellow-haired man became more energetic and came close to Chen Yuan and asked.

“It’s not decided yet, but it definitely won’t be too many. After all, we have to prioritize the members.” Chen Yuan smiled as he flicked off the ash from his cigarette.

“It looks like another bloody bidding war.”

The first batch of members were recruited through auction. Now Chen Yuan Fishing Ground is developing better and better, and there are various welfare activities. Who wouldn’t want to be a member?

I’m afraid that the competition among the second batch of members will be even more fierce than the first batch.

Chen Yuan grinned.

The more ferocious, the better. It’s not that ferocious fish can be sold at a high price, but it can bind high-quality customers, which is of great significance to the healthy development of fishing grounds.

“Boss Chen, let’s withdraw first.”

After finishing a cigarette, Wang Heng, God of Wealth and others left one after another.

Chen Yuan waved his hand and told them to go back and rest.

“Brother, you go back first. There are not many shots left tonight. We can handle it here.” Qin Fen also waved his hand, then threw away the cigarette butt and looked at Chen Yuan.

“Then I’ll leave this to you.”

Chen Yuan looked at the scene and found that there were indeed not many shots left. Moreover, it was almost three o’clock in the morning and the workload for the day was almost reached.

He clapped his hands, looked around at everyone on the set, and said loudly: “Thank you for your hard work. After the filming of this drama is completed, all crew members will take a week off. After it goes online smoothly, everyone will receive a bonus.”

Sweet dates are still given.

When they were filming frantically, there were also these benefits, allowing the actors to relax, adjust their state, and get out of the play so that they can better enter the next play.

“thank you boss.”

Both the actors and staff applauded. Perhaps they still regarded it as a normal benefit and did not realize how generous Chen Yuan’s so-called bonus was.

With the support of the shared box office, how could Chen Yuan be stingy?

Employees work as hard as oxen and horses, so they should naturally enjoy equal treatment. This has always been Chen Yuan’s principle.

“Boss Chen, I’ll go back with you.”

The man from the engineering team came trotting over. The scene had been set up and the final shot had been taken. He had to go back to prepare for tomorrow’s scene.

“Okay, let’s go together.” Chen Yuan patted his shoulder and walked towards the tricycle together.

“Boss Chen, this is for you.”

On the way, the man from the engineering team handed the red envelope back to Chen Yuan.

“Isn’t this a red envelope for starting the game? Just take it…”

Chen Yuan glanced at the red envelope and casually asked him to accept it, but he realized something right after he finished speaking, and continued, “I almost forgot, I will exchange it for a bonus at the end of the month.”

For the people in the engineering team, things in reality are not important at all, their only pursuit is points.

“Thank you, Boss Chen.”

As soon as he heard that there was a points bonus, a bright smile instantly appeared on his face.

“Small idea.”

Chen Yuan took the red envelope back, then turned the accelerator to the bottom and drove alone on the streets in the early morning. After more than ten minutes, he successfully returned to Yucheng Village.

The new rural area at the entrance of the village was still under construction, and the construction team got off here. Chen Yuan did not stay and rode straight home.

“came back?”

Gently pushing open the door of the main room, Chen Yuan tiptoed into the room without turning on the lights. He took out his cell phone and walked towards the stairs with the help of the dim light from the screen.

As a result, after taking two steps, I heard Chen Jun’s voice, and then the lights in the main room came on.

“Dad, you haven’t slept yet?”

When I turned around, I saw Chen Jun wearing a military coat and coming out of the house with sleepy eyes.

“You went to bed early. When you hear any noise outside, get up and take a look. When you come back, go back to bed.” Chen Jun tightened his military coat and waved to Chen Yuan.

“Okay, Dad, you go back to sleep.” Chen Yuan responded, turned around and climbed up the stairs quickly, with a sweet smile on his lips.

This is the warmth that you will never feel when you work hard outside in your previous life. No matter when you go home, there is only a cold shell and no one is waiting for you to come home.

The lights in the main room went out.

Chen Yuan went straight into the bathroom, came out in a few minutes and went straight to bed.

He didn’t set the alarm clock and slept as long as he wanted. No one disturbed him early in the morning. And he did sleep quite long. When he opened his eyes, it was already half past nine.

“I wonder if Qin Fen and the others are here?”

Chen Yuan stretched, then sat up and put on his clothes.

From a little after three in the morning to now at half past nine, I have slept for six hours. Although it is not much, it is enough. I did not stay in bed lazing around. I quickly got dressed, got out of bed and washed up.

After packing up and going downstairs, Chen Yuan took some milk and bread for breakfast.

At this time, there might be no breakfast in the dining area, so just have a bite.

Sitting in the main room, he took out his cell phone and put it on the table while eating, then opened Qin Fen’s number and called him.

“Wake up, brother.”

After ringing several times, Qin Fen’s voice came from the other side, accompanied by the noise of dismantling.

“Starting work so early in the morning?”

Hearing this sound, Chen Yuan knew that Qin Fen and the others had already started to get busy.

“I just came here not long ago and just finished shooting a scene.”

There was a hint of fatigue in Qin Fen’s voice. He worked until about three in the morning last night and went to bed at almost four in the morning. The intensity was indeed quite high.

“I’ll be there in a minute.” Chen Yuan said.

“No, just go do your thing. I have enough manpower here. I’ll come back to you if I need anything.”

Right now Yucheng Film and Television has only one play, and all the staff serve one online movie, which is equivalent to the manpower of several film crews, and it really runs very well.

And Chen Yuan also followed for a whole day yesterday, and it was indeed going smoothly.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan didn’t say anything else.

Besides, the most urgent task now is not the shooting progress, but the script.

(End of this chapter)