Two days later, the crew started up as planned.

Generally, when the crew starts filming, a start-up ceremony is held. Some crews held a start-up ceremony, which was held on the spot. At the start-up ceremony, the crew was basically all present, and some media reporters would also be invited to report on it. Some crews that pay attention to publicity will even hold a special press conference in hotels or theaters.

With Xiao Yao's character, he will definitely not hold a press conference for the project he is in charge of. However, the boot ceremony, he will still hold it. Because this opening ceremony is not only about media publicity, but also about the entire crew.

Xiao Yao doesn't like to start the promotion of the project too early, never took the initiative to break the news to the media or contacted to buy layout publicity during the preparation and casting stage, and never revealed theater photos to the media during the filming period to seek news reports.

The two film projects he led before, except for the fact that they were reported by the media because of crowdfunding after the project was established and Xiao Yao occasionally mentioned it in variety shows, there was no news during the casting and filming. When filming "Donkey Gets Water", the local villagers made trouble and fought with the local scoundrels, which will definitely be a breaking news, and any crew will probably use this to hype up this kind of thing. But after Xiao Yao dealt with the incident with the local police, Xiao Yao really didn't release the video, and he didn't take the opportunity to hype it.

However, sometimes the crew does not take the initiative to find the media to break the news and seek news reports, which does not mean that the media will not take the initiative to dig up news from the crew.

With Xiao Yao's current fame, he was originally the target of reporting by entertainment reporters. But in general, Xiao Yao's lace news is very little. The things in his private life couldn't be chased, so the media reporters naturally focused on Xiao Yao's work. Xiao Yao's performance in variety shows and film and television works is very good. In terms of variety shows, there are still a lot of official behind-the-scenes footage in the show, but what he is doing on the set is rarely revealed.

At present, Xiao Yao does not have many film and television works, but there are really a lot of amazing moves made during filming.

For example, when he was filming "Lingyunzhi", he "went to the room to uncover the tiles" in the crew, and also made a movement called "parkour" with Zhao Rui and others; when filming "The Tuner", he temporarily bought a hamburger for Cheng Xi to design her sloppy image, and also put on special effects makeup for Cheng Xi on the spot; when filming "127 Hours", he "went crazy" and locked himself up for two days and one night, and drilled a "little black house" by himself during filming; when filming "Parkour Boy", he directly arranged an ambulance to be on standby on the set to shoot "Donkey Gets Water" Watching his girlfriend run out and secretly slap herself after slapping herself, etc., no matter which one it is, it is a thing that attracts the public's attention very much.

However, these things were all said by the crew in interviews or even when they received awards at the awards ceremony after the film was filmed or released, and none of them were discovered or reported by media reporters at the time. In other words, except for the people in the crew, everyone else didn't know at the time.

Media reporters are not uninterested in Xiao Yao's things on the set, on the contrary, they are very interested, but they just don't happen to run into them.

When Xiao Yao was just an actor, media reporters normally participated in the crew's start-up press conference and went to the crew to visit the class. However, when filming "Lingyunzhi" before, Xiao Yao was still a middle school student and a newcomer, and media reporters were not so interested in him, and they didn't pay so much attention to his affairs when they went to visit the crew. When filming "127 Hours", the reporter also went to visit the class, but he went earlier and did not meet Xiao Yao's own "retreat".

Xiao Yao himself directed three film and television works, and he deliberately isolated media reporters.

"The Tuner" is a short film, and it was filmed for a week. Xiao Yao did not take the initiative to disclose the project to media reporters, and when the media reporters got the news, the crew had already finished and did not visit the class at all.

The filming location of "Parkour Boy" is in the United States, even if the reporter knows the news that he went to the United States to film, but Xiao Yao did not disclose the specific filming location, and refused to visit the reporter, no Chinese media will send reporters to the United States to find their crew. The filming location of "Donkey Gets Water" is in a remote mountain village in the northwest, and when Xiao Yao did not disclose the specific filming location and refused to be visited by media reporters, it is also difficult for media reporters to find the location of their crew.

Because of this history, media reporters are even more interested in Xiao Yao's affairs on the set. The news chase during the filming of Xiao Yao's film and television project and the requirements for visiting the crew are also stronger than those of a star of his level.

Xiao Yao didn't like media reporters to disturb him when filming, so he did deliberately isolate the media in a few of the films he directed. In the previous two movies "Parkour Boy" and "Donkey Gets Water", Xiao Yao did not notify and invite media reporters at the start-up ceremony, just for the sake of the secrecy of the filming location of the crew.

However, Xiao Yao could not continue to do so in this project. The first two movies, one was filmed in the United States, and the other was filmed in a remote mountain village in the northwest. But this TV series is a modern urban drama, the filming location is in the urban area of Shencheng, a super first-tier city, and some scenes are in public places such as commercial buildings on the street and in the CBD area, which cannot be kept secret at all.

Since there is no way to keep it secret, instead of letting those media reporters sneak in to take pictures, it is better to generously invite media reporters to report. Therefore, this time, in addition to the crew members, many media reporters were also invited to participate and report on the start-up ceremony of the crew.

Now the opening ceremony in Huaxia has a ritual of worship. It is usually covered with a red velvet cloth for the worship of a god, with an incense burner and offerings next to it and in front of it, and a camera next to it covered by a red cloth. The main creators of the crew went to worship God in turn, and finally lifted the red cloth on the camera and announced the start-up.

This tradition of worship and ritual originated on Hong Kong Island, not necessarily a feudal superstition, but a prayer that there will be fewer uncontrollable unexpected factors such as natural and man-made disasters during filming to avoid crew losses. As Hong Kong Island filmmakers go north, mainland film and television projects will also do the same when they start shooting.

Although Xiao Yao came from the soul, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods. When filming "Parkour Boy" in the United States, because the crew was either American or young people in China, they did not engage in the ceremony of burning incense and worshiping God when the film was started, but simply announced the start-up. However, in China, Xiao Yao still carries out this ritual of burning incense and worshiping God for the psychological consideration of most of the crew's peace of mind.

The last time I filmed "Donkey Gets Water" in the Great Northwest, although there were no media reporters present, only the crew, and the crew also carried out the opening ceremony of burning incense and worshiping God, and it was also done under the guidance of Lin Jingliang, a Hong Kong Islander. At the launch ceremony of this TV series this time, Xiao Yao drew a gourd in accordance with the rules and procedures he learned from Lin Jingliang last time.

After the main creators of the crew finished the incense in turn, Xiao Yao, as the producer, lifted the red cloth on the camera with director Chen Jun, and shouted to announce the start-up, and the ceremony was completed.

However, although the ceremony is completed, this boot ceremony does not end there. Filming will not start immediately after the start-up ceremony, and since there are still media reporters on the scene, the next time is the time for the crew members to communicate freely and interview with media reporters.

Although it was not in the form of a press conference, at the beginning of the opening ceremony, someone introduced the main creative members of the crew to the reporters present. Although media reporters have known a lot of personnel information about this TV drama project from various sources before, it was only at the opening ceremony that they really confirmed and comprehensively understood all the main members of the crew in front of and behind the scenes.

The main personnel in front of and behind the scenes of this crew, especially the lineup of actors, are still very interesting in the eyes of media reporters, and the choice of some actors is also more unexpected than most media reporters, so after burning incense and worshipping God, after entering the time of free activities and free interviews, many reporters immediately approached Xiao Yao and asked for an interview.

The start-up ceremony of the crew on Hong Kong Island, after burning incense and worshipping God, there is also a link of sharing the roasted meat. Since Xiao Yao came in accordance with Lin Jingliang's process, this boot-up ceremony also has this link.

Xiao Yao took a plate of roast pork and ate it before he took two bites when he was surrounded by a group of reporters asking for an interview. Xiao Yao didn't care about the image, and was interviewed by reporters while eating roast meat on a plate.

"Director Xiao, why did this project choose Yin Xi to play the female lead?" a reporter who rushed to the front took the lead in asking.

"First of all, I'm not the director of this TV series, so don't call me a director, right?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "As for choosing Yin Xi to play the female lead, of course, it is because she is suitable for this role." ”

"Yin Xi is not a professional actor, but a model turned into an actor," the reporter then asked, "She has never served as a female lead before, do you have confidence in Yin Xi's acting skills?"

"Of course I have confidence!" Xiao Yao didn't forget to fork another piece of roast meat into his mouth before he continued, "I haven't played the female lead before, it doesn't mean that I can't play the female lead now." Normally, most actors start with supporting roles, or even roles, and finally play the leading roles. ”

"Really?" the reporter asked, looking at Xiao Yao.

"I know what you're trying to say!" Xiao Yao smiled, "Of course, I'm an exception! But there aren't many like me, so I'll say most." ”

"Although Yin Xi has transformed from a model to an actor, she has also acted in dramas for several years, and she has played more roles than me!" Xiao Yao continued, "Over the years, her progress in acting skills is obvious to all, and I think she is fully capable of playing this role." ”

"I heard that you and Yin Xi will play the male and female protagonists in this drama very early. Another reporter interjected and asked, "You and Yin Xi are both producers of this drama, you are not only the main investor, but also the producer and screenwriter, I heard a saying that this drama was opened by you to praise Yin Xi, is that so?"

"This drama can indeed be said to be for Yin Xi!" Xiao Yao nodded first, then shook his head and said, "As for supporting Yin Xi, I don't think the current Yin Xi still needs me to hold it!"

"Then why did you open this drama for Yin Xi?" the reporter continued.

"Because she said she wanted to act with me!" Xiao Yao shrugged, "The two of us have known each other for more than ten years, and the relationship is very good." She took very good care of me, not only co-branded with me, but also my recording studio in Shencheng was in her studio, which she built and gave to me. Although we are not related by blood, in my heart, she is just like my sister. My sister has this wish, and I will try to help her fulfill this wish!"

"I heard that you also wrote the script for this play?" asked another reporter.

"I didn't write it alone, there were other screenwriters involved, but I wrote the main body. Xiao Yao said, "The outline of the script, the main body of the story, and the setting of the main characters are all written by me, and there are other screenwriters to help improve the specific plot and some details." ”

"You said that your relationship is sister and brother, and you wrote a heroine's younger brother in the script, but why did you not play a brother and sister with her in this play, but a couple?" the reporter asked.

"In reality, it's a sister and brother, and it's still a sister and brother in the play, how boring is it?" Xiao Yao smiled, "It's just different to be fun!"

"Acting as a couple with Yin Xi, aren't you afraid that your girlfriend will be angry? No, it should be your fiancée, aren't you afraid that your fiancée will be angry?" The reporter asked with a smile, "By the way, do you and Sun Tingting get the certificate? When will the wedding be held? Is the wedding date set?"

"Now there are many husbands and wives in the entertainment industry, can't you play a couple and play a husband and wife with others after you have a partner or get married?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Sun Tingting is an actor, and her parents are also actors, of course she won't fail to understand the difference between acting and reality." ”

"Oh!" the reporter nodded.

"In addition," Xiao Yao continued, "Sun Tingting knows about my relationship with Yin Xi, and she has a very good relationship with Yin Xi, and she also treats her as a sister." When I wanted to open this drama for Yin Xi, I told Sun Tingting in advance, and after the script was written, I also showed it to Sun Tingting, and she agreed, and I officially started the project. ”

"The latter sentence is the point, right?" the reporter said with a smile, "It turned out that it was reported in advance and agreed in advance!"

"Ha~" The reporters next to him also laughed.

"I want to ask, why did you choose Yu Shaoting to play the heroine's younger brother, is it because you like his traffic and topicality?" another reporter asked.

"Is Yu Shaoting's traffic very high?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"Wow~" Hearing Xiao Yao's words, a group of reporters looked at each other in amazement.

"Of course, it's a little worse than you, but his traffic is not small, right?" The reporter continued, "You and Yin Xi are not the only two actors in this play, the traffic of other actors is also very important to this play, right?"

"Of course it's not compared to me, but what about comparing it to Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Even if you don't talk about the traffic of the two of them, if the three of us appear in the same play, when this drama is broadcast in the future, the topic will definitely be higher than Yu Shaoting, right?"

"Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan, they will also appear in this play, but we didn't hear it just now, and we didn't see them today!" the reporter said puzzled.

If Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan also star in this play, the topic will definitely be overwhelming. In front of the three of them, Yu Shaoting's traffic impact is nothing.

"They all auditioned for this drama and wanted to play the role in it, and Lin Qisan auditioned for the role of Yu Shaoting!" Xiao Yao said, "But unfortunately, neither of them passed the audition." ”

"What? They auditioned but didn't pass?" the reporter said incredulously, "How? With their relationship with you, how could they not pass the audition?"

"I don't know!" Xiao Yao spread his hands and said, "Except for the male and female actors, the actors in the other roles are all decided by the director!