Rushing deadlines does reduce costs to some extent, but it also means assembly line operations. The resulting works, whether in terms of content, pictures, or even special effects, probably won't stand up to scrutiny.

This is the first time that Fu Huaijin has served as the official director of a TV series. Since he has decided to use this fantasy drama as the official start of his directorial career, how could he accept assembly line work?

In order to prevent his directorial career from failing at the very beginning, Fu Huaijin did not even choose to be the leading actor, but only played a small cameo role.

The leading male and second male lead of this drama are both actors who Fu Huaijin selected from students of several film academies with both acting skills and good looks.

Although Shen Susu is the absolute number one in the script, Shen Ruhua also has a significant role. The two's roles are intertwined, and if someone is not careful in speaking, one could even directly announce that these two are the two female protagonists.

Shen Susu herself has filmed martial arts dramas and undergone long special training. Her last drama was in which she played a fairy in a foreign crew, so she can be said to be very adept at hanging on wires in this drama.

In comparison, Shen Ruhua is a newcomer in the entertainment industry after all. She has only played the leading role in one drama that has been aired so far, and she has never dropped from a wire in the past. Now that she has suddenly been exposed to it, she shows extremely strong discomfort.

But no one, whether it was Fu Huaijin, Shen Susu, or anyone else in the crew, blamed her.

Shen Susu kept comforting her: "It's okay, we won't learn slowly, shoot other scenes first, then shoot the scenes with wires, the most important thing is to shoot well."

Shen Ruhua shook her head and said, "But if we do this, the cost will keep rising. If the crew works one more day, I don't know how much money will be wasted."

Shen Susu knew Shen Ruhua's concerns and said, "You should not worry about money. We want to make the best film, not to set up the most economical crew."

Shen Ruhua didn't know when she would be able to confidently say that they didn't have to worry about money, but she couldn't suppress the guilt in her heart.

"Otherwise, let's find another actress, it doesn't have to be me." Shen Ruhua said.

Shen Susu looked at her and said, "But I hope it's you. If this drama performs well, you might be able to become a second-tier star. Then you won't be short of money anymore."

Shen Ruhua is currently ranked somewhere around the third-tier in the entertainment industry. She has a leading female role in a TV series and also plays a role in Director Zhao's movie that has not yet been aired. Many people have already bet on her.

“As long as you are willing to learn, I believe you will be able to get used to the wire suspension as soon as possible and capture photos with a fairy-like feeling.” Shen Susu encouraged.

Yes, when Fu Huaijin was filming this drama, he had already said during the script reading period that he hoped to be able to capture that kind of authentic fairy-like feeling and to conform to the Chinese people's fantasy of immortal heroes as much as possible.

Domestic ancient costume fantasy dramas are released one after another like wholesale, and the clothes worn by the actors in each TV series are even more or less the same. The most common thing seen is various kinds of white gauze.

This white gauze looks very elegant, but it feels very rough to the touch, and once you look closely, it will appear very cheap.

When the producer was making the budget, this kind of fabric was also reported to Fu Huaijin.

But Fu Huaijin denied it.

The producer complained at the time: "Boss Fu, it's actually very good that our crew purchased this kind of fabric. Other crews still rent it, and wear the same set of clothes over and over again, which makes them look much worse than this."

"I never care about other crews' affairs. I just want my crew to develop in the direction I want." Fu Huaijin was not bound by the experience of his predecessors.

The producer was overwhelmed, and it was fortunate that Fu Huaijin was the financial sponsor of the crew, otherwise if he spent money in this way, he, as the producer, would not know how he would be scolded.

Fu Huaijin was unwilling to use this cheap fabric, and he did not make things difficult for the producer. Instead, he entrusted the work to someone he trusted. After visiting major fabric markets across the country, he finally found a fabric that met Fu Huaijin's expectations.

The person he commissioned was a young female designer who had worked as a costume designer in various major film crews. Fu Huaijin discovered her in Director Jin's crew.

At that time, this young female designer was following the old designer and doing odd jobs. She was originally not noticeable, but she gave suggestions on Shen Susu's clothing design several times, and then Fu Huaijin noticed her.

When Fu Huaijin hired this person, he once said to Shen Susu: "Hiring people is never just based on age. Some people are old, but their vision is backward and they can't keep up with the current trend. No matter how experienced they are, it's useless."

"Some people are young, have fresh brains, and are full of energy. Even if they have no experience, the works they create are more innovative than those that are old-fashioned."

"Besides, in the clothing industry, aesthetics is the most important thing. I've never made a mistake in wearing clothes since I was a child. To some extent, isn't this also due to my many years of experience?"

Fu Huaijin's insights often give Shen Susu a refreshing feeling.

“Trust the people you employ; don’t employ people you don’t trust.” Shen Susu sighed.

This young female designer, who was the focus of Fu Huaijin's attention and had high hopes for him, did not disappoint Fu Huaijin. She was responsible for purchasing the costumes for the previous short drama.

The costume issue was sorted out, but when it came to props, the producer almost cried out again.

"How much money will it cost to hire someone to design the model and add a production line for customized production?" The producer feels like the budget is going crazy.

Fu Huaijin just glanced at him, and the producer immediately stopped talking.

"Forget it, it's not my money anyway." The producer muttered to himself.

When the filming actually started, the producer could only say in a low voice: "It was all shot on location, the quality is indeed better, but the money is not spent easily."

He was used to being stingy, and other people were also used to his muttering, and no one took it seriously. On the contrary, many young actors in the crew were enlightened by the words "real-life shooting".

Although real-life shooting requires traveling all over the country, to some extent, isn’t it also a form of public travel?

They are young and energetic, and they can even accept the special forces traveling, not to mention that the entire crew will eat and drink together, they are so happy.

Except for a few veteran actors in the entire crew, most of the other young actors are new faces.

New faces mean that they are very fresh to the audience in front of the TV, which also means that their pay is not high, and it also means that they have no experience and their acting skills will appear very immature compared to those of veteran actors.

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