Chapter 123: The Simple Crew (asking for a monthly pass)
"Well, Brother Li, do you think I can come with you?
I haven't seen anyone filming a TV series before, so I want to go and get acquainted with them." Huang Xue was reluctant to go, but Liu Zhengwen was very tempted.
"Okay, no problem. Brother Liu, you look very talented. Many actresses will definitely like you. When the time comes, I will introduce you to whoever you choose. Maybe you will become a couple. Don't worry about the time of marriage.
Forgot to invite me to the wedding banquet." Because Zhang Junping readily agreed, Li Chengru was in a good mood, laughing and joking with Liu Zhengwen.
Li Chengru was joking, but Liu Zhengwen almost cried.
Brother, are you serious? You don't play like this. My wife is right next to you.
Under Huang Juan's gaze, Liu Zhengwen said with great righteousness: "Haha, brother Li, forget it, I was just joking, I have something to do here and I can't go.
As for actresses, it's even more impossible. I'm already married, and this is my wife Huang Juan."
"Oh, brother and sister, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, look at my mouth, I'm not good at all, I really deserve a beating." Only then did Li Chengru realize that he had made a mistake, and he apologized quickly and even pretended to hit me.
I said to myself, "My younger siblings are more beautiful than the actresses in our crew. Brother Liu is really lucky."
Li Chengru was really good at talking and tactful. He made Huang Juan smile with just a few words and no longer care about what happened just now.
However, if Liu Zhengwen wanted to follow him to the set to see what he was doing, he was definitely going to get dirty.
Zhang Junping put his sketch pad, a box of colored pencils, and sketch paper into his bag and followed Li Chengru out.
Two people rode bicycles carefully on West Chang'an Avenue.
The reason why I say I am being cautious is because the snow on the road has not completely melted yet, and many of them have already frozen.
From time to time, you will see pedestrians slipping and falling along the way.
The crew of "Journey to the West" is located in the courtyard of CCTV. It is very simple, with just a few small houses.
When they arrived at the set, Li Chengru introduced Zhang Junping to director Yang Jie.
At this time, Yang Jie was already a little old lady in her fifties.
In later generations, many actresses in their fifties and sixties still dressed themselves up in a fancy way.
But in this day and age, a fifty-year-old is really already a little old lady.
Of course, Director Yang is an elegant little old lady.
"Thank you, Xiao Zhang, for coming to the set as a costume consultant." Director Yang enthusiastically held Zhang Junping's hand and thanked him.
The reason why Yang Jie is so enthusiastic is that she is really amazed by the women's clothes on the calendar painted by Zhang Junping. Although Yang Jie is already a fifty-year-old old lady, her thoughts are very avant-garde. Take a look at the women in Journey to the West.
Just look at the fairy's costume style.
It is similar to the clothes on Zhang Junping's calendar, both of which pay great attention to highlighting the beauty of women's curves.
On the other hand, in 1982, a trial episode of "Journey to the West" was filmed in accordance with the requirements of the TV station leadership, but the results were very poor.
Not to mention whether the leaders and the audience were satisfied or not, Yang Jie herself was very dissatisfied.
I was especially dissatisfied with the costumes and actors' looks, so I was full of expectations for Zhang Junping's arrival.
"Director Yang, I have long heard that you want to film a traditional Chinese story. I admire your courage and courage very much. I am very honored to do what I can for the crew of "Journey to the West"."
"You college students have a high level of consciousness. No matter what, I still want to thank you.
It's just that our crew is currently strapped for funds, so this consulting fee..." Yang Jie said with some embarrassment.
As a latecomer, Zhang Junping naturally knows how tight the funding for "Journey to the West" is.
The highest salary in the crew was 90 yuan per episode, but for a 25-episode TV series, it took six years to film. It can be said that all the crew members, including the actors, had to carry their own food to film.
"Director Yang, I told Brother Li before that I work voluntarily for the crew. As long as I can do it, Director Yang, you can just ask me. It's just because of academic issues that I can't go to other places with the crew. Please forgive me.
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"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. As long as you design the clothes well, it doesn't matter whether you go to another place or not." As soon as Zhang Junping said that he didn't need any money, the little old lady's favorable impression of Zhang Junping immediately exploded.
This is the role model for college students of our time, the peak of contemporary life╭(╯ε╰)╮雷╭(╯ε╰)╮☆☆.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Yang Jie introduced the cast to Zhang Junping.
Zhang Junping looked at Li Chengru with contempt, "God damn there are many beautiful actresses in the crew, but he is just a big liar."
Currently, there are only a few actors on the crew. Except for a few male actors such as Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sha, and Tang Seng, there are not many female actors.
The King of the Most Beautiful Daughter Kingdom, Tang Monk's Mother, Jade Rabbit Fairy, Jade-faced Fox, Dragon Princess, Miss Gao, and He Qing, who is known as the number one costume beauty in the 1980s and has played all four major names, none of these are here.
Not to mention that there is actually an actress here, that is Xu Qing. Unfortunately, at this time, Xu Qing is only a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.
She is really pretty, and she is indeed one of the two beauties alongside Chen Hong.
After shaking hands and saying hello to the actors one by one, and chatting for a while, Zhang Junping started to work.
"Director Yang, I dare not say that I know the original work by heart, but I have read it several times. Let's start now!
I'll start with Sun Wukong first, take a look and see if there's any inappropriateness, and then we'll modify it."
After speaking, Zhang Junping said nothing more, took out the sketch pad and sketch paper from his backpack, and started working.
It can be said that the image of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West has already been imprinted on Zhang Junping’s mind, or in the minds of all those born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Zhang Junping didn't even need to look at the six-year-old boy and started drawing directly on the sketch pad.
The first painting is an image of Sun Wukong wearing armor.
"Okay, great!" When Zhang Junping finished painting, Yang Jie couldn't help but cheer loudly.
At this time, Yang Jie felt that she had found the right person to find Zhang Junping. This image of Sun Wukong had really been drawn into her heart.
Zhang Junping didn't say anything. He took off the sketch paper and handed it to Yang Jie, replaced it with another one, and continued painting.
This time the painting is of Sun Wukong wearing a tiger skin skirt.
"Great, that's it!" Yang Jie once again applauded without restraint.
After painting Sun Wukong, Zhang Junping went on to paint Monk Tang, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha. After drawing each sketch, Yang Jie asked Yang Jie to introduce Zhang Junping as a confidant.
If Zhang Junping hadn't been going to school, Yang Jie would have wanted Zhang Junping to be the art director of "Journey to the West".
After finally drawing the costume design drawing for the little beauty Xu Qing, Zhang Junping smiled and said to Yang Jie: "Director Yang, if you are not satisfied with anything, please bring it up and I will revise it."
"Revise? No, no need to modify, it's already perfect." Yang Jie said happily.