Chapter 316: The Daily Life of Wei Da's Agent on the Set

Wei Yang never expected that his mother would come to Hengdian and become an extra in "The Star".

Looking at his mother in ancient costumes, Wei Yang felt a sense of unreality, but also with some novelty.

I have to say that he finally understood why Xiao Zhao agreed to Wang Yunping's filming. It was not easy to stop his elders' wishes on the one hand, and he wanted to see the "contrast" of his elders on the other hand.

When Wang Yunping saw that her son was silent and just staring at her, she thought Wei Yang was angry and felt guilty for causing trouble to him.

"I just think it's fun. If you don't want to see me shoot, I won't shoot."

"It's okay, it's fine."

Wei Yang shook his head and sent a rainbow fart: "I just didn't expect my mother to be so beautiful in costume. I will take a picture and show it to my father. He will be fascinated."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Wang Yunping scolded her son, but she felt pleased with herself. She also felt that her costume looked pretty good.

"By the way, have you eaten?"

Whenever they see their sons, whether it is Wei Shan or Wang Yunping, the first thing they pay attention to is eating, and Wei Yang has long been used to it.

He really hadn't eaten yet and was a little hungry. He asked Assistant Zhao to get him a lunch box, and then looked around at the quietly concerned eyes.

"You come with me to the car to eat. It's air-conditioned and cool."

"Eat here, running around will cause trouble."

Wang Yunping was too lazy to move, but others did not dare to go against her wishes. Wei Yang, the son, did not have to worry about this.

"It's too hot here. I can't stay here. Come with me to the car. Besides, this makeup is almost worn out. I'll have someone touch it up for you."

"You are used to blowing the air conditioner, so you can't bear the hardship at all. When my father and I were young..."

Although she was nagging, Wang Yunping heard that her son was too hot, so she still took the lunch box and prepared to follow him. Before leaving, she glanced at Xiao Zhang and Xiao Liu and stretched out her hand to say hello.

"Let's go cool off with Auntie."

Xiao Zhang and Xiao Liu instinctively looked at Wei Yang, who smiled and nodded: "Let's go together. Thank you for taking care of my mother just now."

Wei Yang didn't know what was going on with these two little palace maids, but since his mother was calling, he just followed.

"It should."

Xiao Liu was timid and did not dare to reply, but Xiao Zhang was able to chat with Wei Yang for a few words.

Wei Yang's car was not at the filming scene, but Wei Yang made a phone call and the driver drove over. It happened to be the nanny's business car, which was more than enough space for these few people.

As soon as Wang Yunping and others got on the bus, several people came over from the main hall. When Wei Yang saw it, he got out of the car and talked to them, pointing towards the car from time to time.

During the previous visit to the crew, Wang Yunping just followed around and didn't reveal her identity much, so not many people knew about her. Therefore, except for a few people from Hu Ge, she didn't know much about the rest of the crew.

Not to mention Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang. It was their first day here and they had never dealt with Blue Whale before, so they couldn't tell who was who.

Only assistant Xiao Zhao knew him and introduced to Wang Yunping: "The one who is a little fat is the producer, the one wearing the hat is the director, and there are two assistant directors..."

Wang Yunping didn't care much about this. Xiao Zhang and Xiao Liu did take a few more glances, but this kind of "big shot" was a bit far away from them. Instead of caring about them, it was better to enjoy the spacious and luxurious nanny car.

Ten minutes later, Wei Yang got into the car. His hair was a little wet. He wiped his sweat with a tissue and explained to Wang Yunping.

"It's too hot today. I told the crew and producer to go back to the main hall and see if we can install a big fan like that and provide more ice cream and cold drinks."

In fact, Blue Whale's crew benefits are quite good, including ice cream and cold drinks, but priority is given to the cast and staff.

Extras are temporary workers and belong to the lowest level of the crew. Although they provide some, they are not as perfect.

Wang Yunping had just arrived, had no experience, and didn't know that the crew had these things, so she asked for a box lunch. In fact, if they went early, they could get some cold drinks or ice cream.

As for the fan, it’s not that the crew has to save two dollars on electricity, but in this case, if the fan is small, it won’t work, and if it’s big, it will be troublesome to move around, and sometimes it will easily wear out and affect the shooting.

No one said anything, and the venue management certainly wouldn't be asking for trouble. Most of the staff and extras were suffering, and they had no one to offer their opinions, so they had to endure it.

So that's the most ironic thing about it.

Those who have the right to speak will not even think about these things when the air conditioner and fan are blowing. Those who are really suffering and have personal feelings have nothing to say.

That is to say, today I met Wang Yunping who had an "incognito private visit" and was seen by Wei Yang, otherwise there would still be no improvement.

After all, this situation was a bit unpleasant, but Wei Yang didn't get angry, and even had the intention of reprimanding the person in charge.

As a manager, Wei Yang has long understood that this kind of thing is difficult to avoid, and there is no point in making excuses. Moreover, from a practical perspective, he actually did nothing wrong in this matter.

The crew's cost budget and logistics manpower are here, and the extras can be given appropriate preferential treatment, but it is nonsense to give them excessive treatment.

Instead of wasting this much effort, it would be better to just give them some extra money for the group performance as a reward for their hard work. It’s simple and hassle-free, and I’m sure they’ll happily agree.

Reality is reality. Wei Yang is not the kind of overbearing president in novels and movies. He will scold the person in charge whenever he sees his mother suffering.

With a shake of the tiger's body and a wave of his hand, the long-standing shortcomings were cleared away. All the extras lived a comfortable and happy life, and everyone praised them.

It looks cool, but where does the money come from?

What should we do if the crew budget is insufficient?

The person in charge works hard, why should he be so angry?

The boss just talks, but the subordinates run around and give blind instructions. How much manpower and material resources will be wasted?

Just because you want to make your mother happy, many staff members have to eat melons. Are you disappointed?

So from beginning to end, Wei Yang was private and public, and from the perspective of the boss, he put forward two small suggestions for improvement.

The cost and material resources are not high, but it is hard to say how effective it will be to slightly optimize the working environment of the bottom of the crew, but it is better than knowing that it is wrong but doing nothing.

"It's time to get a fan or something, it's too stuffy inside."

Wang Yunping agreed with her son's carefulness. Wei Yang didn't want to discuss these things with his mother. While eating, he asked her about her daily life in Hengdian.

Because Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang were here, Wang Yunping didn't talk much about Zhao Liying, but talked more about his feelings about Hengdian.

Most of them were talking about filming. It seemed that today's experience was a very special day for Wang Yunping, who had been guarding a small shop and raising children all her life.

"By the way, I have another line. Listen to me and see if I read it correctly."

As Wang Yunping was talking, she suddenly remembered something. The role she played had a line.

She practiced this line many times last night, and even performed it many times in front of Xiao Zhao. But after all, it was her first time filming, and she was still a little timid. She knew her son was more capable, so she wanted Wei Yang to help her check it.

"Please do it once and let me see."

Wei Yang could not count the actors he had taught on his hands. Many popular stars were trained by him, but today, facing Wang Yunping's request, he was a little nervous.

There was no way. She was her biological mother. The blood was suppressed!

Wang Yunping calmed down, waited for a moment, and spoke with a righteous face and a resounding voice.

"Your Majesty, Queen, I also think what Miss Cheng said makes sense."

This is just one line, probably supporting the heroine in the hall, one line, one or two seconds of close-up, and then there are other actors and extras.

"..."

Not to mention, Wei Yang thinks his mother's acting is really good.

The eyes and expressions are all there, the tone and lines are also in place, and even Wang Yunping usually speaks with a slight Zaoshi dialect accent, but this line is spoken in standard Mandarin.

It can be seen that Xiao Zhao probably helped rehearse a lot in private. At least for a few seconds of footage, Ms. Wang is already very qualified.

But seeing his mother looking at him eagerly, Wei Yang praised her and gave her a few words.

"...You said the words are still a little too tense, it would be better if you relax a little."

Getting the approval of her son, a great expert, Wang Yunping was relieved, but as the shooting was confirmed in the afternoon, she couldn't help but hide her nervousness. While waiting in the backstage, she kept muttering, fearing that she would forget the words.

Wei Yang was so nagging that he almost said "Empress" when he saw Director Lin Yufen.

Wang Yunping was waiting for the scene to shoot, so Wei Yang acted as an agent and assistant, carrying bags and fanning, and at the same time he did not forget to negotiate with the crew to fight for the interests of the "artist".

Mainly, he asked Director Lin Yufen to leave a few more seconds of close-up for Wang Yunping when editing, so that there would be a chance to take a screenshot.

He knew himself. His mother had filmed a movie, and she would definitely show off to her relatives and friends.

If the close-up was too short and could not be captured by a screenshot, then today's suffering would be in vain, and she would not be able to sleep well.

Lin Yufen had known Guiyang for so many years, but this was the first time she saw Boss Wei being so humble and servile, and she couldn't help but joke.

"I think this teacher is very dedicated, and I will ask for a role in the next movie later."

Wei's agent said: "Forget it, our price is too high, you can't afford it."

The main actors' scenes were almost shot in the morning, and the afternoon was mainly some background boards and scenes of extras.

Ms. Wang Yunping waited for more than two hours and finally succeeded in giving her wonderful performance. She passed it in one take and was considered one of the best performances among the extras.

Wei Yang waited for her to finish filming, changed her costume, and greeted several familiar friends and subordinates.

Wei Yang did not forget the two palace maids, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Liu, after all, they got to know each other.

He told the assistant director that if there were any small roles later, they could be arranged. Anyway, these two did not even show their faces, so it would not affect their appearance again.

Afterwards, Wei Yang took his mother back to the hotel, and the latter was still a little unsatisfied.

"Liying underestimated me too much. She only arranged one scene for me, which was not satisfying at all."

Wei Yang did not expect his mother to be so happy. He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "If you want to film, I will ask someone to add some scenes for you later."

"No, no, I just said that, and I really can't film it."

She said that she was not satisfied, but when she heard about adding scenes, Wang Yunping was the first to get scared. She was just a fool.

Wei Yang is just saying it, Wang Yunping's acting is good, all thanks to Xiao Zhao's rehearsal.

It's okay to play a small role, but if you add a supporting role, the workload will be heavy. Neither Wei Yang nor Xiao Zhao has time to teach her every day.

However, if Ms. Wang really wants to film, she can train in advance when she has time. It's not impossible to arrange a small supporting role...