AWB Chapter 566
Chapter 566
June arrived quietly.
Hengdian World Studios, the largest film and television shooting base in China, is where film crews shoot every day. On the edge of the Qin Palace city wall, a small film crew is busy at work.
Staff members held up reflectors, and the photographer carried a camera, advancing towards the young general in the center of the crowd as instructed by the director.
The camera zooms in from a distance, finally focusing on the boy's face.
"Cut, OK, this part is done."
The director behind the monitor was in his thirties, with sharp eyes and a small mustache.
After carefully checking the actors' expressions and demeanor and finding no problems, he shouted loudly.
The next moment, the crew, which had been maintaining a quiet atmosphere, suddenly became noisy. The cameraman put down his lens, the production assistant put away the reflector, and the makeup artist rushed to the young general and took away his heavy accessories and helmet.
Personnel performing their respective duties passed by in a crisscrossing manner.
Lu Qingfeng, dressed in full armor, approached the director.
"Director, is it alright?"
The director, who had worked with Lu Qingfeng once before, gave a thumbs up.
"Lu, your eyes are amazing, they're full of acting talent. You should really consider developing your career in film and television."
"You're exaggerating. It's fine for a music video, but if you were to make a movie or TV show, you'd definitely be exposed."
"Haha, no exaggeration. The movie you starred in for me before received rave reviews online."
Speaking of this, Lu Qingfeng was speechless.
He is currently filming the music video for the song "Beautiful Myth". The director is an old acquaintance of his, Shi Maoan, whom he met during a summer vacation when he graduated from high school and traveled to Jiuzhaigou with Liu Xin and others.
This person was filming a web movie called "Fox Heart" at the Huanglong Scenic Area at the time.
At that time, Zhu Zhichang, who was still running his own company, had a good relationship with Shi Maoan, so he took Lu Qingfeng and the others to play small roles in this online movie.
Lu Qingfeng still remembered that his role was something like the ancestor of the fox clan.
Because of this role, he even subscribed to a video streaming service after the movie was released.
The movie turned out to be nonsensical, with a terrible plot. His character appeared every twenty minutes, but these shots were meaningless, neither advancing the plot nor conveying any hidden meaning.
It was all a mess.
Lu Qingfeng felt that the eighteen yuan he spent to become a member was not worth it, and it also wasted an hour and a half of his time.
However, that movie didn't lose money; in fact, it made quite a bit of money.
Shi Maoan's positive comments mainly focused on his makeup and styling; as for his acting...
He had no acting skills whatsoever. He kept a straight face the whole time and didn't say a single line. How could he possibly have any acting skills?
"You've worked hard, have some coffee, have some coffee."
While they were chatting, Zhu Zhichang and his men brought over drinks and distributed them to the crew members.
This is an endorsement that Lu Qingfeng just secured last month for a chain coffee brand.
On his birthday, someone dug up a video of him being interviewed by a reporter in high school and paying for a meal, and the next day he received an endorsement offer from this brand.
But in reality, Lu Qingfeng rarely drinks coffee.
Zhu Zhichang gave him a coconut milk flavored drink, which he thought was the best, mainly because of its rich coconut milk flavor.
Sipping coffee, the three stood in front of the monitor, watching the footage they had shot and listening to Shi Maoan explain the editing arrangements.
Although the music video was produced to promote the movie and funded by Guangying Media, Shi Maoan was brought in by Zhu Zhichang in order to gain control over the production.
Of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration.
As one of the industry giants, if Guangying Media really takes a tough stance, Zhu Zhichang won't have much of a chance. However, the other party's attitude was very good. When discussing the matter, Zhu Zhichang suggested that his studio find someone, and the other party did not refuse.
After reviewing Shi Maoan's resume, they readily agreed.
Movie theme song music videos aren't as important as you might think. Nowadays, there are all sorts of marketing methods, so there's no need to fixate on one thing and exploit it relentlessly.
The most important factor in the movie "Mythical Romance" is the well-known name of the eldest brother, Chen.
Another point is that Shi Maoan is qualified. Don't be fooled by the fact that he can't even make a decent online movie. He graduated from a formal film school and worked as an advertising director before making movies.
He has a knack for color, composition, and aesthetics.
The movie "Fox Heart" was criticized for its terrible plot, but no one complained about the visuals.
Music videos don't need a storyline; they just need to look good.
Zhu Zhichang wanted to take the lead in the filming because this was Lu Qingfeng's first time directing a music video, and he needed a perfect result. Since it concerned the artist's image, he definitely needed someone he could trust.
So, he was present throughout the entire filming process these past few days, and he received a constant supply of coffee, drinks, and ice cream.
It doesn't cost much, but it makes the staff feel comfortable, and the shots they take will naturally be better.
This is his experience as a seasoned veteran in the entertainment industry.
Don't underestimate these seemingly insignificant crew members; a little mischief can make an artist look bad.
After finishing my coffee and resting for about ten minutes, I continued filming.
The entire filming period was set for five days, and today is the final wrap-up.
Around noon, with Shi Maoan yelling "Cut!", the final scene was filmed.
Lunch was at a local restaurant nearby, and Zhu Zhichang treated us.
After finishing his meal, Lu Qingfeng said goodbye to the group and took the high-speed train to Shanghai, where he had another trip to take.
Since returning to China last month, after his birthday, he spent two days at school before his agent dragged him out to film during the day and rush to catch up on schedules at night.
Celebrities are really busy when they get busy.
"The album sales figures for the entire month of May have been released."
In the business class section, Zhu Zhichang sat opposite Lu Qingfeng, flanked by assistants on either side. His middle-aged agent handed him a tablet with a smile.
The above is a report with very detailed data, including domestic and international albums, digital albums, and physical albums.
Lu Qingfeng looked directly at the final data. Domestically, the total sales of digital albums in May were 32.87 million, earning Penguin Music's Epic Product Certification.
The sales figure is 1.09 million copies.
Compared to popular music albums, it's not particularly impressive, ranking sixteenth in annual sales on music platforms.
However, if you look at the album's attributes, it's quite astonishing. It broke the sales ceiling for domestic instrumental albums and raised the record to a level that is daunting for most people.
This alone made the album a huge commercial success.
As for physical albums, the limited edition of only 1,000 copies has already sold out. Without even looking closely, the regular vinyl records have sold over 30,000 copies. In the current climate of declining physical album sales, this is a number that many pop singers can only look up to.
What caught his attention was the sales figures in Japan.
The physical album sold an astonishing 160,000 copies.
However, looking at the Oricon chart sales data, it seems quite normal. The top three albums all sold over a million copies, and the twentieth one sold over 500,000 copies.
His album made it into the top 100, ranking 86th.