When filming "Shall I Come to Your House Tonight", Director Zhou only had two or three cats and dogs at his disposal. Sometimes he didn't have enough material, so he had to carry the equipment and walk on the streets for a whole day.

Now that I'm filming "Living Alone", I'm getting a lot of attention from the studio. Adding all the people in this group and that group together, there are about 20 or 30 people, and the situation is completely different.

Director Zhou came to Guan Chen's house this time and brought three camera crew members with him.

Two of them were big-bodied and round-waisted, with arms that could run horses, dark skin, and rough bodies. They were obviously the "trainers" in the video, with both experience and qualifications. After they entered the room, they took the equipment and started working without saying a word.

Start metering and think about camera placement.

Guan Chen's room quickly became crowded.

There is also a young cameraman who is an old acquaintance of Guan Chen. In November last year, he and Director Zhou picked up Guan Chen on the road, and the three of them changed their destiny. Now they are revisiting the old place and returning to

The cameraman brought a special gift to the place where "Tonight" started.

"Brother Chen, your birthday is coming up in a few days. I want to give you a gift in advance. I don't know if you like it or not." The cameraman handed Guan Chen a box.

Guan Chen opened it and saw that it was a camera. He couldn't understand the configuration and didn't know the price, but he liked this kind of gift that made people feel very cultural and artistic at first glance. "Yes, I accepted it."

After putting away the camera, Guan Chen asked the garbage boy to get some water from the refrigerator to entertain the guests.

"There have been so many changes here." Director Zhou took a glass of cold mineral water and looked at Guan Chen's house with emotion. "One year ago and one year later, it was like two different people lived here."

There used to be countless papers scattered on the ground, and picking up a piece of paper was like picking up a poem. Now the ground has been cleaned up, and all the papers and manuscripts are now neatly placed on the table.

In the corner where garbage bags were once piled here and there, there are now several dumbbells and grippers for exercise.

In the open wardrobe, sportswear of the same style but different colors are now hanging.

The walls that used to be empty and dirty are now completely white, with a map of Magic City, a few movie posters, and a sketch and Chinese painting with skillful lines.

On the surrounding furniture, there were colorful post-it notes with the correct pronunciation of certain ancient poems and idioms written on them, as if a high school student facing exams lived in this home.

There are also postcards and letters on the bedside table.

There is a football under the bed, some scripts scattered beside the bed, and a metal baseball bat leaning under the window sill...

Compared to a year ago, this house has changed so much that it truly feels like home, rather than a messy coffin.

The only thing that hasn't changed is the two walls filled with books.

Director Zhou walked around the room a few times and felt a lot of inspiration coming to his mind: "We can combine "Tonight" and do a retrospective. Compared with a year ago, what are your current living habits, hobbies, and dietary changes?

The audience will definitely be very curious about what changes have taken place." It seemed as if he had imagined the final scene as he spoke. Director Zhou became more and more excited as he spoke, and spoke faster and faster.

Guan Chen doesn't care.

Now he has no guilt at all, because everything in this house has a story related to him. Let him tell it, and he can tell the history of what happened to him in a meaningful way.

Of course, except for those two walls of books.

"Director." The cameraman who was scouting the location came over, leaned next to Director Zhou and said something. Director Zhou gradually frowned.

"What?" Guan Chen asked.

Director Zhou thought about his answer and said slowly: "The lighting here is not very good, but that's not a problem. Just change the light bulbs, put in a few more floor lamps, or table lamps. This is the camera position... there is no room for improvement.

When the time comes to shoot, the camera switching will easily make the audience feel monotonous."

To put it mildly, the implication is that this place is too small.

"But that's not necessarily the case. I'll see if I can think of another way." Director Zhou added, walking around the room.

Guan Chen looked around the room, not too angry. This place was small to begin with, and he had installed surveillance cameras here himself. After all, with just a few cameras, he could capture what the people in the room were doing in all directions without blind spots.

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After gathering together with the three cameras and muttering for a while, Director Zhou came to some conclusion, then moved to Guan Chen's side with great difficulty, looking like he didn't know how to speak.

"If this place is not suitable for filming a show, then let's find another place." Guan Chen took the initiative to talk.

Director Zhou was relieved, raised his eyebrows in joy, and said quickly: "The program team can take care of the rent of the new house. The monthly rent is 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, no problem. The funds are sufficient."

With a monthly rent of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, you can rent a very good house in a relatively prosperous area of ​​Shanghai.

However, Guan Chen shook his head and said, "I won't waste your money. I have a house to rent elsewhere."

Director Zhou was curious: "What type of apartment?"

Guan Chen couldn't tell for sure: "There are ones with one bedroom and one living room, and there are ones with one bedroom and two living rooms. The same house type has different sizes, some big and some small."

"Ah?" Director Zhou was shocked: "How many houses have you rented?!"

Guan Chen made a "four" gesture.

Director Zhou's expression changed, and he didn't know what plot he had imagined. He hesitated and persuaded: "It's not good to record a show, right?..."

Guan Chen said: "It's okay."

As early as the first half of the year, when he received his first salary, he used part of it for Three Cunning Rabbits.

Guan Chen indeed only rented three apartments at the beginning, but some time ago he suddenly discovered that the house price of a certain apartment had dropped slightly, and it was too expensive to rent before, so he quickly rented another apartment in that community. Half a year ago, the apartment cost NT$0,000.

Two thousand and five, even if it is equal to two thousand, seven hundred and five per set, it is not a loss. Guan Chen used the newly learned idea of ​​covering up positions to comfort himself.

For more than half a year, even though none of the safe houses were used, Guan Chen was always paying the rent and was prepared for danger in times of peace, so he could not guarantee that he would use them one day.

Just like today, it just came in handy.

Guan Chen walked to the large map on the wall and pointed out several safe houses he rented to Director Zhou: "I rented two safe houses here. Here. And here."

Director Zhou's head seemed to be doing some exercise. He first raised his neck to look at the north of the city, then twisted his neck to look at the west of the city, and finally put his chin back to look at the south of the city.

"So this is how this map is used." Director Zhou murmured, feeling like a policeman attending a pre-war action meeting in a cop movie.

Director Zhou rubbed his neck and asked Guan Chen: "Why are they so far apart? Is it based on some Feng Shui..."

Guan Chen was too lazy to answer this question, so he smiled enigmatically, took off his coat from the hanger, and while putting it on, he called Director Zhou: "Let's go, it's still early, let's go and see which place is more suitable for recording the program."

Director Zhou looked at the destination that spanned more than half of the Magic City, and sighed, his face as bitter as a ball of crumpled paper.

"Brother, where am I?" the trash boy raised his head from the computer screen and asked Guan Chen.

Guan Chen said: "After the task is completed, you can surf the Internet as you like. If you want to go home, remember to close the door."

Guan Chen took out a hundred-dollar bill from his wallet and placed it on the table, "This is the wages."

The rubbish boy happily accepted the note and muttered, "It's so easy for office workers to make money," "I want it in the future," and so on.

Director Zhou on the side said nonchalantly: "Is this considered child labor?"

"Child labor?" Guan Chen thought for a while, then turned to the trash boy and said, "Afu, you have been officially included in the candidate list of the [Bamboo Forest] idol group. Go to the studio to sign a contract another day."

The rubbish boy was shocked and couldn't remember when he signed up for this thing.

"Just now." Guan Chen said to the rubbish boy. He is just a trainee in name. He does not need to make a debut. He usually helps run errands and makes PPT. If he occasionally shows up on the mirror, he can receive living allowances from Guan Chen.

Already.

Of course the trash boy agreed.

Guan Chen turned to Director Zhou and said, "No problem. Child stars are not considered child laborers."

Director Zhou was silent for a few seconds, then discussed with Guan Chen with a worried look on his face: "Brother Chen, I have to tell you something in advance. Our variety show is broadcast in the middle of the night, so the review of the content will be appropriately stricter. Your

Some small classroom knowledge may be cut off..."

Guan Chen asked: "Like the one just now?"

"Such as the one just now." Director Zhou nodded sadly.

"It doesn't matter, just watch it and it will be fine." Guan Chen said: "In the field of variety shows, you are an expert, so just watch it and it will be fine."

Guan Chen was unexpectedly very easy to talk to. Director Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also worried that what Guan Chen said was angry and sarcastic, so after the group of people walked out of Guan Chen's house, they divided into two cars and headed to Guan Chen.

When renting a house, Director Zhou and Guan Chen were in a car. In the car, Director Zhou also tried to coax Guan Chen, saying that he had watched all the videos Guan Chen posted on the Internet and they were all very interesting. Some of them were short.

Knowledge, such as knots, escape, etc., is relatively practical. Small classes like this will be very popular if they are included in the program.

"Practical?" Guan Chen wondered, which piece of knowledge of his was not very practical?

"For example..." Director Zhou's mind was racing, "Renting a house, how to choose a house, this related knowledge point is very practical. Many people often find out that there is something wrong with the house they rented after paying the rent." Director Zhou is someone who has been there before.

He had a lot of complaints about renting a house. He hoped that Guan Chen would impart his experience. In Director Zhou’s opinion, Guan Chen is a careful and courageous bachelor with a high IQ and rich experience in living alone. He must have a lot of insights about renting a house.”

You have rented four apartments, and there are some duplicates among them. It must be something about them that attracted you. You can share your experience, and I will follow you with a machine later and treat it as a test shoot!" Director Zhou Inspired

He broke out and said he was excited again.

Guan Chen listened thoughtfully.

When we arrived at our destination, the car stopped in an old town.

It is now around four o'clock in the afternoon. There are people carrying vegetable baskets on the road, and there are people who have just got off work. People are coming and going, and there is a lot of fireworks.

After getting off the car, Director Zhou actually carried a camera, took the shot himself, followed Guan Chen, and even had a conversation with Guan Chen, just like he did when filming "Tonight" a year ago.

Guan Chen led the way and said to Director Zhou beside him as he walked: "When I choose a house, I first look at the surrounding traffic conditions, such as where is the subway, is it close to the bus station, and are there many taxis nearby?

Is the road condition prone to congestion?”

Director Zhou nodded with deep feeling and subconsciously corrected: "Yes, convenience of transportation is very important."

Guan Chen continued: "The second point is whether there are many alleys and paths nearby, whether there are woods, and whether it is close to the nearest police station."
To be continued...