The next day, early in the morning.
Tan Yue and Chen Ziyu returned to the room after breakfast.
Chen Ziyu lamented: "If the film festival hadn't been held tonight, I would have stayed here for two more days."
There was a red carpet ceremony at the film festival in the afternoon, and with the more than six hours of travel on the road, I had to fly there early in the morning.
"Have everything been packed?"
"It's already packed. I stayed here for one night and didn't have much to pack."
'Ding dong, ding dong. Tan Yue got up and opened the door.
"Mr. Tan." Standing at the door was Chen Ziyu's secretary: "The time is almost up, I'll call Mr. Chen."
"Go down right away."
"Okay." The secretary dragged his suitcase and left first.
"time to go."
"I'll take you down."
Tan Yue and Chen Ziyu came downstairs. The secretary had already found a car and parked it in front of the hotel.
Chen Ziyu said reluctantly: "We will only meet again when we return to China."
"I'll finish my work here and go back soon."
The two hugged and Chen Ziyu sat in the car.
"Be safe on the road and send me a message when you get there."
"I know." Chen Ziyu said, "Remember to get more rest."
"Bye-Bye."
Looking at the car driving away, Tan Yue felt a little reluctant. In order to finish filming the movie as soon as possible, he cheered up and headed to the set.
Tan Yue came to the crew and quickly got into work.
All departments are ready to start shooting.
All of Fan Shan's scenes will be completed this morning.
Fan Shan's performance is still very stable. Many shots were basically shot once, and there were only a few that were not satisfactory and were shot several times.
Tan Yue said: "Teacher Fan, do you want to take a rest?"
Fan Shan waved his hand and said: "No, there is one last set of shots. It will be over after filming my scene."
Tan Yue nodded and asked the prop team to quickly place the props.
Half an hour later, Tan Yue sat in front of the monitor and watched Fan Shan and Ma Guoliang's performance. This was the last conversation between father and son.
The two of them were sitting on a wicker chair. Vito Corleone crossed his legs and said, "Basini wants to deal with you. He will find someone you trust to arrange a meeting and ensure your safety. But as soon as you attend the meeting, , he will kill you."
"I love drinking now more than before." Vito Corleone took a sip of red wine: "And the more I love drinking, the more I drink."
"Good for you, Dad."
"I don't know. Are your wife and children living happily?"
Mike Corleone nodded: "Very happy."
"Very well, I hope you don't mind that I keep talking about Bassini."
"No, not at all."
"This is my old habit. I have spent my whole life learning to be careful. Women and children can be careless, but men cannot." Vito Corleone looked at his son: "Is your son okay?"
"he's good."
"He's looking more and more like you."
Mike Corleone smiled and replied: "He is smarter than me. He can read comics at the age of three."
"Read comics." Vito Corleone also had a happy smile on his face, and then he thought: "You arrange for someone from the phone company to check every phone call coming in and out of here."
"Dad, I've already done it."
"Anyone would be a possibility."
Tan Yue stared intently until the two people's performance ended.
Tan Yue shouted "Ka", and there was warm applause on the set. In a shot of several minutes, it can be said that both Fan Shan and Ma Guoliang have reached their peak performance.
"This one has passed." Tan Yue said: "Let us congratulate Teacher Fan on finishing the project."
A staff member came over with a bouquet of flowers.
"Congratulations, Teacher Fan."
"Thank you, thank you, Director Tan, thank you all." Fan Shan was very reluctant to give up, acting like this was so enjoyable.
...
...
October 20th.
New York.
It has been three months since the crew started shooting, and the current filming has reached the final stage.
"The prop team is ready."
Tan Yue asked: "Have you checked it?"
"Checked."
In the next scene, the actor had to kick the car glass to pieces. Of course the glass was not real glass, it was a prepared prop.
Tan Yue reminded: "Be sure to pay attention to safety."
After the actors were in place, filming began.
The camera showed several actors getting into the car. The actor sitting in the back row took out a rope and strangled the neck of the actor sitting in the passenger seat from behind.
The two of them had practiced many times before starting, and they cooperated very well.
The actor in the passenger seat began to struggle violently and kicked the front windshield into pieces, but it was to no avail.
The car started and left the camera. The focus of another shot was on Ma Guoliang and others.
After this set of shots ended, there were some minor problems and we had to retake it several times.
"How was it this time?" Ma Guoliang and several other actors came to the monitor and watched the captured footage with Tan Yue.
Tan Yue thought for a moment and said, "This time it's better than the previous times. Let's try it again to see the effect."
After hearing this, all the actors quickly returned to their seats and started filming again.
For nearly an hour, I continued to perfect this set of shots.
After Tan Yue read it several times, he nodded and said, "This one has passed."
All the actors took a deep breath.
Tan Yue took out the shooting schedule and estimated the remaining content. It would take about a week to complete the shooting, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
He has been paying attention to the latest situation these days, but fortunately there has been no news about the completion of the project.
The week passed quickly, and the filming of the last scene ushered in.
The faces of many staff members on the set showed excitement that they would be able to return to China soon.
After the movie started shooting, almost no one from the entire crew went home.
Everyone in the crew suppressed their excitement and concentrated on their work. There was still one last shift, so of course they had to stand still.
"Director Tan, we are ready." Ma Guoliang said.
Several people tried out the scene several times and were ready for the final shooting.
"OK!" Tan Yue picked up the loudspeaker and said, "We still have the last clip. Everyone, please work harder. We can go home after the filming. All departments are ready to start immediately."
The makeup artist and several other staff members quickly evacuated the filming location.
Seeing that everything was ready, Tan Yue said: "Start."
Two hours passed.
All eyes on the entire set were focused on Tan Yue sitting in front of the monitor. As long as he could pass, the film would be completed.
Tan Yue played the picture frame by frame, paying attention to every detail.
Ma Guoliang, Xin Zhi and others were also watching the scene they had just performed.
Tan Yue said: "This part was performed well. I passed it."
The scene instantly burst into applause and cheers.
Tan Yue turned on the loudspeaker and shouted: "I announce that the filming is officially completed!!"
"It's finished! I can finally go home!"
"Nais, pack your things and leave quickly."
"Every time I go abroad, I always feel like time passes slowly. This time I really didn't feel it. I just felt like it passed by in the blink of an eye."
"I'm so busy. I work every day. I don't have time to miss home."
"Teacher Ma, you have worked hard during this time." Tan Yue held Ma Guoliang's hand.
"It's not hard work. I'm willing to continue acting in such a good movie."
After hearing Ma Guoliang's words, many people laughed.
Tan Yue took the flowers from the staff: "Congratulations on wrapping up."
"Thank you, Director Tan."
Not only Ma Guoliang, Xin Zhi and several other actors, everyone received a bouquet of flowers.
Tan Yue said: "Let's ask Teacher Ma to tell us a few words. Everyone applauds."
After the applause ended, Ma Guoliang said: "First of all, I would like to thank Director Tan for giving me this opportunity again. Without Mr. Tan's appreciation, I, Ma Guoliang, would not be where I am today. Then I would like to thank every brother and sister on the crew. No Even with all your hard work, I won’t be able to appear on the big screen. Everyone knows that this time our movie will still be released simultaneously around the world. Finally, I wish you good results in the global film market. Thank you everyone!!”
Ma Guoliang bent 90 degrees and bowed in every direction, and the audience once again burst into warm applause.
Xin Zhi said a few words briefly, and the studio began to take pictures.
Now these photos cannot be posted on any social software, and all employees present are aware of it.
As the busiest Ma Guoliang, there is basically no shortage of people coming to take photos, one after another.
Ma Guoliang is also fully cooperating. They are all employees of the crew and are old acquaintances.
The assistant director took out a prepared banner and shouted: "Everyone, come here, let's take a group photo."
The prop master, costume designer, and staff from various departments came over quickly.
Under the arrangement of the assistant director, everyone took their positions.
The photographer said: "I started taking pictures."
"Good luck with the ending!!"
Loud sounds echoed throughout the set.
Staff from each department took a group photo with Tan Yue.
People who had finished taking pictures were already packing their things.
Seeing that no one came to take photos anymore, Ma Guoliang said: "Director Tan, I'm going to remove my makeup first."
Ma Guoliang was still wearing a formal suit.
"OK."
Tan Yue called the assistant director over: "Go and do some statistics to see if everyone wants to hold the final banquet here or hold it again after returning to China?"
The assistant director trotted around the set and started counting. He came to the dressing room and asked, "Everyone, where do you want to hold the closing banquet?"
"Go back to China. I can't get used to the big food from abroad."
"I heard that there is a Chinese restaurant here. It's quite good. It seems to be called Donglai Chinese Hotel. Should we try it here?"
“I’ve also heard my friends mention it, and I think I can give it a try.”
"I haven't held a wedding banquet abroad yet. I think it's worth giving it a try. I vote for Donglai Hotel."
"Since you all want to go, I'll choose this place too. I also want to go home early, so just one day later."
After the assistant director takes notes, he goes to ask other people.
There are so many people in the crew, and they come from all over the world. Some people want to return to China, and some want to hold it directly here.
After the statistics were completed, the assistant director looked at the statistical results. Many people mentioned the Donglai Chinese Hotel.
This was the first time he heard of it.
Since arriving in New York, he has hardly had a day off. In addition to assisting Tan Yue on set, he is also busy with various trivial matters for the crew at other times.
The assistant director also voted for the Donglai Chinese Hotel and wanted to take a look around before leaving. Taking the statistical results, I found Tan Yue and told him the results.
"Donglai Chinese Hotel?" Tan Yue also heard this for the first time: "Since everyone wants to go, let's arrange the wedding banquet in this hotel. You can contact them first later, and we will go there at around seven o'clock tomorrow evening. .You can also inform the group."
"clear."
After the assistant director left, Tan Yue continued to arrange work.
Now that the movie is finished, not only Tan Yue, but also the crew members feel a lot more relaxed. The past three months have been too stressful.
...
night.
Tan Yue lay down on the sofa after taking a shower. All the crew's things had been packed up, and they could return home after the finals banquet. I looked at the time and saw that it was around ten o'clock. I found Chen Ziyu's mobile phone number and dialed it.
"Ayue." Chen Ziyu's voice came quickly.
"Are you busy?"
"The documents have just been sent away, and I am making coffee." After the film festival activities, Chen Ziyu rushed back to the company. After being away for a few days, a lot of things piled up for her to deal with.
"I have good news for you, the movie is finished."
As the filming was approaching, more and more things happened, and the two of them had not contacted each other by phone for several days.
"Great!" Chen Ziyu was very happy: "Congratulations on wrapping up the project! When will you be back?"
"The day after tomorrow, we will hold a finals banquet here tomorrow."
"Why did everyone choose to go abroad this time?" Chen Ziyu knew that Tan Yue asked everyone to choose a place for every dinner party.
"I heard that there is a good Chinese restaurant here, and everyone wants to check it out. This is the first time I have heard of this place."
The two chatted for a long time.
...
The next day.
Six o'clock in the afternoon.
The crew got on the bus to the Donglai Chinese Hotel.
Now that there is no pressure from work and a day of rest, everyone seems to be extremely excited and chattering non-stop along the way.
It took more than half an hour to reach the destination.
The hotel staff led us to the third floor.
There are many crew members and actors, and the entire third floor is reserved.
Everyone came together and were seated quickly, chatting while the food was being served.
"I don't know how you feel, but I feel that these three months have passed very quickly. The opening ceremony feels like it was held yesterday."
"Isn't that right? I go to work with my eyes open and sleep with my eyes closed, day after day."
"My brother has been exhausted in the past three months. Are you thinking of going back and doing a whole lot of killing?"
"Shh, don't speak so loudly. You've been busy for such a long time, so you deserve a break."
The restaurant also acted very quickly. After everyone chatted for a long time, the food started to be served.
Tan Yue, Ma Guoliang and other creatives sat at the main table.
Different from the opening banquet, this time the closing banquet had wine on the table, but after all, we were abroad, so even if we loved drinking, we wouldn’t drink too much.
