Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 798: My Love from the Stars Wrap-up Party
The crew has wrapped up filming, which is something to be happy about.

In the noisy and joyful atmosphere, all the people spontaneously huddled together to take photos as a souvenir.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also took a photo with the teachers. Music producer Zhou Jielun, production team Liang Datong, assistant director Lu Chuan, producer Tang Jili, photography director Ning Hao, performance director Huang Lei, art coordinators Qi Mu and Fang Wenshan, main creative actors including Yang Mi, Huang Bo, Zhang Songwen, Wen Zhengrong, and Liu Xiaoli, who took a rare group photo with the crew, were all present.

Except for the chief screenwriter Liu Yi and some actors who finished filming early and left, this group photo can be considered a small reunion.

"Thank you for picking up the tab. We will have good food and drinks in the hotel later!"

"it is good!"

After taking a few group photos, Chu Xuan waved his hand and said loudly in the studio that the successful completion made him feel quite proud.

The staff who still needed to stay on the set to finish the work responded happily, "Okay", and then they saw Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei walking out of the studio with a group of people.

A huge convoy, a huge number of people got off, and then returned to the hotel in a huge number. Different from the normal atmosphere of finishing work when everyone was tired and didn't want to talk, now everyone was happy and noisy.

Many people chose to go directly to the hall where the wrap-up banquet was held to chat while waiting. Some teachers went back to their rooms to rest for a while. Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also returned to their rooms to change clothes and remove makeup.

After taking off his costume and changing into a cool short-sleeved shirt and long pants, he walked into the bathroom and watched Liu Yifei removing her makeup in front of the mirror. Chu Xuan hugged her from behind, resting his chin on her right shoulder, looking at her wet face in the mirror and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Yifei wiped her face with a makeup remover tissue, feeling the warmth in her husband's arms. When she heard the words "thank you for your hard work", her heart softened and she squinted her eyes slightly and said, "You are the one who has a hard time, directing and acting. As a producer, I am just sitting aside and saying hello. It's not hard at all."

Chu Xuan said: "Without your wholehearted help and greeting, I would not have been so successful."

Liu Yifei said: "I am your wife, of course I have to help you take care of everything, otherwise I will only make things worse for you, right?"

Chu Xuan smiled and said nothing more, enjoying the couple's brief peace.

The moment the filming was announced to be completed, for some reason, all the burdens in my heart were lifted.

This feeling is hard to describe in words. I just feel relaxed and empty at the same time, which is a bit contradictory.

He was also very tired, as if his tense nerves had suddenly relaxed without a smooth transition. The huge difference in state made him very exhausted.

Liu Yifei looked at Chu Xuan in the mirror, leaning quietly on her shoulder, looking at herself in the mirror quietly, her eyes were tired and soft, as if Chu Xuan had unloaded the burden of being a director for the first time, and was now returning to his usual state.

Such an experience takes time to come to. She has never been a director and doesn't have deep feelings about it, but she can understand Chu Xuan's current predicament in some way.

Liu Yifei didn't say anything either. After removing her makeup, she turned in Chu Xuan's arms to face him, and patted his cheeks so close to her with her wet hands.

After a slap on the face, she used makeup remover tissue to wipe Chu Xuan and remove his makeup.

After a while, she gave Chu Xuan a kiss that seemed to soothe his soul, and said softly, "Let's go."

The couple went out and called their neighbor's mother and their aunt-in-law who had been invited to come downstairs to attend the wrap-up party.

In the medium-sized hall, seventeen or eighteen of the twenty tables were occupied. Although a few tables were empty, it did not affect the jubilant atmosphere of the whole group.

"Director Chu."

"Producer Liu."

"Auntie (Sister Liu)..."

Walking through the corridor, one could hear greetings all the time. Everyone was not only enthusiastic towards Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, but also towards Liu's mother, the "Empress Dowager" who was very considerate to the crew members.

The crew privately spread: A loving mother's love is always with her children in play. Time has brought glory to her, and she is worthy of Liu Xiaoli.

Meaning: In order to express her love for her children, the kind-hearted mother often accompanies her children who go to perform in various parts of the country, and radiates her love for her children to those around them. It is often said that time makes people old, but this is not true for Liu Xiaoli. Instead, the passage of time can better display the unparalleled elegance of this loving mother.

Either with the intention of pleasing someone, or because it came from the heart due to Liu Xiaoli's care, when this song composed by the screenwriters in their spare time was circulated, the crew members had more topics to talk about after dinner and praised it.

Liu Xiaoli herself is very happy and feels honored to be so loved and praised.

After sitting down at the head table and chatting for a while, the production director Liang Datong came over to remind them that Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Zhou Jielun had to speak first before the banquet started.

Chu Xuan was the first to go up, picked up the microphone and walked up to the small podium at the top.

"Hello, hello..." He tested his voice and reminded everyone to be quiet.

Everyone present looked forward when they heard the voice, and saw that the director was about to speak and the wrap party was about to begin, so they all quieted down and listened to the director's speech.

"Today, now, at this moment, standing here is a little emotional."

Yang Mi, Huang Bo and everyone else smiled. Their first filming journey as a director was over. Even though they had never been a director before, they must have felt a special feeling in their hearts at this moment.

"My Love from the Stars originated from an idea shared by producer Liu and I. We started polishing it in September last year, coordinating it in October, and shooting started in March this year. Now it is wrapping up in May. It took nearly nine months, and today, May 5, it is a great thing to celebrate."

The whole audience applauded and cheered for this.

“It didn’t take long, but I believe that friends who participated in the creation and production at each stage have gained something, and so have I. I have gained a lot.”

This was Chu Xuan’s first time as a director. Starting from the inspiration of the story, he participated in and made decisions on every aspect of the preparations. For him, this experience allowed him to be involved in and improve all aspects of directing.

Moreover, through this directing experience, he personally tried to put his three-act theory into practice, and truly realized the combined effect of the three-act complete performance, emotions and scene framework, as well as the drawbacks of redundant emotions under the emphasis on completeness, and initially explored ways to use lenses to supplement, adjust and optimize the three-act.

For his artistic ideas, these two months of practice have brought him much more progress than several years of blind speculation on his own.

In short, I benefited a lot.

"As a new director, I would like to sincerely thank all the friends present here for their support, as well as teachers Tang Jili, Ning Hao, Huang Lei and many others. I won't mention them one by one. Thank you all for your support and the help from the teachers. Without you, there would be no "My Love from the Star" today."

"Many thanks."

Chu Xuan bowed and the audience applauded.

Some people present still remember that on the day of the start of filming, Chu Xuan said confidently, "I have full confidence that I can handle "My Love from the Star". Now that the filming has been completed, Chu Xuan is so humble and peaceful. The different states before and after are a reflection of his increased experience and greater maturity.

As a new director with no previous directorial achievements, he naturally had to show strong self-confidence before making his first work, and give motivation and confidence to the entire crew.

After two months of getting along, every crew member knows the director's abilities, strengths and weaknesses. In this case, it would be bad to show confidence because everyone knows you and being more confident would be just bragging.

Therefore, at the moment of completion, the credit was distributed to all staff members. This style of behavior can be said to be a manifestation of high emotional intelligence, or it can be said to be the natural behavior of a person after he has grown in a new career.

As for Chu Xuan, compared with other new directors who have to polish their work for several years at least, or even more than ten to twenty years before they have the opportunity to direct, he has the opportunity to be a director whenever he wants. He must admit that he is lucky. He must also admit that this is the convenience brought to him by his capital status, not how good he is in directing ability.

Therefore, he is very grateful for the efforts of the entire crew. Without their help, there would not be the successful completion of "My Love from the Star". This is the truth.

"This directing experience is not only my first time directing, but also my first time directing and acting. The biggest feeling I got from it is also the decision I made: in the future, I will either only direct or only act, and not direct and act myself..."

"very tired!"

He seemed very sincere and genuine, but suddenly he made some interesting comments, which made everyone laugh and have fun.

In their eyes, their director Chu is indeed hard-working. He has to direct and act every day, running around in the crew and on the set, and it's tiring just to watch him.

Liu Yifei also smiled. Chu Xuan had made this decision before and had complained to her about it.

She fully agrees with this.

You're not short of money, why make yourself so tired?

When I was an actor, it would be great to be able to play and shoot at the same time like I did before.

When being a director, I can focus on directing and have more energy to spice up my life, which is great.

But she also understood Chu Xuan. He wanted to direct and act in the film on a whim because the main purpose was to experience the feeling. After all, in life, one should try as many things as possible that he has never done before.

Just after doing it, if you find it is not suitable and then go back to your true self, it can still be fun and a rare and valuable experience.

"Anyway, it is my honor to have you accompany me on my debut work, and I hope to have the opportunity to continue this relationship in the future."

"Next, let our producer Liu come up and give a speech."

Amid the smiles and applause of the crowd, Chu Xuan walked down and Liu Yifei took the stage.

“Hello everyone, I am Liu Yifei, the executive producer of My Love from the Stars. I am very happy to be with you at the wrap party of My Love from the Stars and share the joy of the successful completion of the work we created together.”

Yang Mi looked at Liu Yifei on the stage with a longing look in her eyes. How great would it be if she could stand on the stage and lead a whole family one day?

Faced with this senior sister who is only one year younger than her, she used to feel envious and jealous, as she had been far ahead of her since they first met in The Return of the Condor Heroes, and had now reached a level that was beyond her reach.

She once thought, like many others, that Liu Yifei had been able to reach where she is today thanks to Chu Xuan.

But now it seems that perhaps Chu Xuan helped, but the essence of the matter is that Liu Yifei is very outstanding.

She stayed in the crew for a month. At least in her opinion, as the chief producer, Liu Yifei quietly took care of all the matters of the crew behind Chu Xuan. No one helped Liu Yifei. It was almost all Liu Yifei who made decisions and worked on her own. This was the embodiment of Liu Yifei's ability and skill that she had witnessed with her own eyes.

It is an indisputable fact that Chu Xuan is not as strong as Liu Yifei in terms of producer responsibilities. After all, Chu Xuan is only responsible for being the director and doesn't care about anything else. It is Liu Yifei who silently takes care of everything behind the scenes.

She used to be a "Guo Xiang" who was riding on the popularity of others, but now she has grown to be a semi-capitalist.

And the "Little Dragon Girl" who used to consult Chu Xuan about everything has now grown to the point where she is capable of taking charge of the entire crew.

After her studio joined Brilliant Times, Liu Yifei gave her strong support, which made her feel a lot more favorable towards Liu Yifei. Now she has changed her mindset and gradually regards Liu Yifei as a role model to learn from and an object to observe.

Teacher Zhao Benshan said it well, your uncle is still your uncle.

Regarding Yang Mi's change of mentality, it can also be said that your senior sister is still your senior sister, and your junior sister is always your junior sister.

"This is my second time as a producer. However, compared to the first time when I was just a supporting role in the production of Zhu Xian, this time I can say that I have fully experienced the process of being a producer. It satisfied my vanity a little bit, and also allowed me to gain a lot of knowledge and improve my abilities. I would like to thank everyone for their cooperation, and also thank Mr. Liang and all the members of the production team for their help."

Was your first time producing a film just for show?
Did this production satisfy your vanity?

All the staff burst into laughter. She is worthy of being Liu Yifei, worthy of being producer Liu, and even more worthy of being the person with the title of "interviewing awesomeness". She speaks as purely, directly and undisguisedly as always, with full of personality and unique charm.

Liang Datong clapped his hands happily.

I have worked under Liu Yifei for two months. If we only talk about professionalism, Liu Yifei may be lacking in some aspects, but her growth rate is visible to the naked eye. It is only a matter of time before she becomes a truly professional producer.

Compared with the dictatorship of other producers in the crew, Liu Yifei's greatest characteristic in doing things is that she is careful, thoughtful, willing to share benefits, and also share power.

This behavior, which seems to be kind and trustworthy, does not seem to be a good one, as it is easy for people to go against one's will and deceive you.

But what he wanted to say was that with Chu Xuan as her husband, director and boss, no one would do this, and no one would dare to deceive Liu Yifei.

So, from his perspective as an outsider looking at the entire crew, this group jointly controlled by Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, Chu Xuan is the mainstay, while Liu Yifei's kindness and friendliness play a natural role in rallying people's hearts.

In the past, this couple was a perfect match on the screen, but when they were working in film and television offline, one as a director and the other as a producer, they were a perfect combination.

However, he still maintained his original point of view. Compared to staying with Chu Xuan where he would feel oppressed and pressured, he would rather stay with Liu Yifei.

"The boss lady is the best." He and all the members of the production team think so.

As for Liu Yifei, it is true that she was just there to make a cameo appearance during the production of "Zhu Xian", because Zhang Jizhong, the chief producer, had already helped to take care of many things at that time.

However, during the filming process after joining the crew of "Zhu Xian", she and Chu Xuan learned how to shoot, how to move the camera, and had a comprehensive understanding of the operations of each department. This gave them a professional foundation for controlling the "You Who Came From the Stars" crew this time, allowing her, as a producer, to do her job as a producer with ease, and also allowed Chu Xuan to not be a complete novice in his first directorial role.

All in all, these are the causes in the previous learning stage that have led to the results today.

If she and Chu Xuan form a team again in the future, they will definitely be more mature, skilled, experienced and professional in their work.

“Although two months is not a long time, we experienced a lot. We have experienced mistakes together, abandoned filming due to rain, and experienced difficult scene adjustments. However, through our joint efforts, the crew has been able to get through it safely until today. This is all the result of everyone’s collaborative work and is an experience worth remembering.”

What Liu Yifei remembers most vividly is that the conflict between her and Chu Xuan at the beginning of the filming was finally resolved perfectly under the "direction" of her father, which stabilized her restless heart after marriage and allowed Chu Xuan to return to his family and life after his "unusual" career after marriage.

This was the first conflict between the couple in their history. After resolving it, they became closer. Perhaps similar conflicts will occur unexpectedly in the future, but they now have the experience to deal with them and a positive attitude to face them.

She felt that this was her biggest gain from marriage, in addition to the improvement of her production skills over the past two months and the experience of reliving her relationship with Chu Xuan through acting from the beginning to the present.

Another gain in marriage is, of course, that the wedding house was also bought during the filming period. Now her aunt-in-law is tinkering with it step by step, just waiting for the wedding next year, which she and Chu Xuan are looking forward to very much.

"The meal is about to start. I see everyone can't wait, so I won't say much. I look forward to our future cooperation. Next, let music producer Jay Chou say a few words."

Amid applause, Liu Yifei walked down and Zhou Jielun took over the stage.

It was Zhou Jielun’s first time to speak at the wrap party. He had never had such an experience even when he was on the set of “Curse of the Golden Flower” the year before last, so he was a little nervous.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Zhou Jielun."

"Joining the crew of "My Love from the Star" this time has been a wonderful experience for me in the past two months. In the market, filming comes first and then the music is composed. Even if there is a tailor-made music, it may not perfectly match the plot. In most cases, the drama and the music are separated."

"For our My Love from the Stars, almost every line of the lyrics in the 10 or so songs can be found in the drama to explain the corresponding plot and characters. I dare say there is no other TV series like this in the world, where all the music is so closely connected to the plot that it is inseparable."

"I am looking forward to seeing what effect My Love from the Star will have after it airs. This may be the most glorious moment in my artistic career."

Before the collaboration, he was more looking forward to how much additional benefit the drama could bring to his album.

But after the collaboration, the visual sense of the combination of specific music, performance and scenes, and the emotional rendering presented by the visual sense can be said to be beyond the sky, which has shifted his expectations. He can't wait to see what kind of response "My Love from the Star" will have after it is broadcast.

After becoming friendly and familiar with the couple, and after going through the specific cooperation process, his original vested interest mentality had already tied the drama "My Love from the Star" to himself.

In addition to Zhang Shaohan's incident, Chu Xuan gave him a big share without hesitation. No matter what Chu Xuan's thoughts were, he had no bad intentions. From that moment on, he decided that Chu Xuan was his brother.

In other words, he held this thigh tightly.

As for this collaboration, he has completely integrated his music album career with the drama "My Love from the Star". In other words, he has completely pushed himself towards Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.

I also thought that we could continue to work closely together in the future.

"Uh... Producer Liu only let me say two sentences, and I think I've already said three or four sentences. It's a bit beyond the scope. So that's it. Let's eat and drink happily."

Seeing Zhou Jielun leave the stage and end the show in such a way, Liu Yifei and the people present couldn't help but laugh while clapping. "You really said something when I asked you to say something?" Jay Chou, you are quite humorous.

"Come on." Chu Xuan picked up the microphone, picked up the wine glass and stood up.

Liu Yifei, Zhou Jielun, Liu Xiaoli and the teachers at the head table all stood up and raised their glasses to face everyone.

Chu Xuan cheered up and was in high spirits, making the final remarks into the microphone.

"My Love from the Star" has a long-lasting viewership!"

“My Love from the Stars continues to see high ratings!!”

Everyone responded loudly and excitedly and drank a glass of wine or beverage together.

As the waiter pushed in the cart with the dishes, the lively wrap-up party began.

(End of this chapter)