153: Filming begins for "Goodbye Mr. Loser"!

"I understand. Take your time with the negotiations; there's no rush." Chen Le did not urge him. He naturally knew these things weren't easy to settle and didn't mind waiting a while, as long as it didn't affect the filming.

"Alright, Director Chen." Zhao Sheng nodded.

Afterward, Chen Le went to the lounge and gathered everyone to discuss the preparations for the opening ceremony of "Goodbye Mr. Loser."

Chen Le wasn't casual about this opening ceremony. He invited reporters from several well-known news and entertainment websites to build hype for the start of the new movie.

Soon, the opening ceremony was held three days later.

The opening ceremony was very lively. All the lead actors were present, and besides them, the Film Crew's staff had all arrived as well.

At the same time, many reporters arrived at the scene.

Not only were there locals from Bin City, but even more were media reporters from out of town. Upon receiving the invitation to the opening ceremony of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," they immediately flew over.

After all, Chen Le was now a well-known director in the industry, and his every move was closely watched by industry insiders.

Especially the news of him filming a new movie; it was definitely the most watched topic.

Whoever could get first-hand news would gain traffic and the chance for a promotion and a raise.

Later, seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Chen Le...

...walked onto the stage.

Looking at the media reporters below the stage, Chen Le delivered his speech.

As his voice fell, deafening applause rang out at the scene.

Then, the lead cast members took the stage to give their own speeches.

Finally, with a shout of "May the filming be a great success," the opening ceremony for "Goodbye Mr. Loser" concluded.

When the photos of the opening ceremony were posted online, they immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

After a few months away, Director Chen Le was finally filming a new movie.

Netizens had been waiting for a long time since the last film, "Hello, Mr. Tree."

When they saw the opening photos of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," they became excited all at once.

"It's been three months! Do you know how I've spent these three months?"

"The new movie is finally here! I really couldn't understand Mr. Tree last time; can he film another comedy?"

"Compared to art films, I still prefer watching comedies. At least I can understand them."

"The name of the new movie sounds pretty good? It won't be another one of those artistic films this time, will it?"

"It doesn't seem like it. Looking at the cast this time, why are so many of them unfamiliar?"

"Exactly! I only recognize Teacher Li Liqun."

"With so many fresh faces, will it be a flop?"

Some netizens, seeing a group of fresh faces, were a bit worried about whether the new movie would be a flop.

After all, with so many fresh faces, the audience didn't know how these new actors would perform.

"I think we can trust Director Chen Le. After all, wasn't Wang Baoqiang also a fresh face back then?"

"Right, Wang Baoqiang was able to leap from being an Extra to a big star. These actors might really have something special about them."

Other netizens chose to trust Chen Le's eye, feeling that these actors might have some unique qualities. Otherwise, how could they have caught Chen Le's attention?

After the opening ceremony, filming for "Goodbye Mr. Loser" officially began.

On the filming set, Chen Le was explaining things to Shen Teng and Ma Li that they needed to pay attention to during shooting.

"Shen Teng, you probably remember most of the script, right?" Chen Le looked at Shen Teng and asked.

Today they were filming the first scene at the beginning of the movie: Qiu Ya's wedding.

Charlotte's 'White Moonlight' was getting married today, and to a fat man with a big beard at that. As one of those who once had a crush on Qiu Ya, Charlotte, like the other admirers, came to attend Qiu Ya's wedding.

To this end, he spent all his savings to buy a suit and even borrowed his brother-in-law's luxury car to attend the wedding.

"I remember it," Shen Teng nodded.

"Alright, for this first scene, you need to act with that kind of 'wide-striding, arrogant' feeling—basically, acting like a big shot, and then the kind of forced smile after being slapped in the face." Chen Le briefly described the feeling needed for the performance to Shen Teng.

This kind of feeling was hard to describe with words alone; he could only let Shen Teng figure it out for himself.

"Hmm, I understand, Director Chen." Shen Teng pondered it carefully and nodded.

Later, after Shen Teng was ready, following a shout of "Action!"...

...the first scene began filming.

Chen Le looked at the monitor. In the frame, a white luxury car drove into the shot.

Then, under the respectful gaze of the security guards, it drove into the manor.

Following that, the luxury car circled the manor fountain again and again.

In the car, Shen Teng sat in the passenger seat, with his brother-in-law beside him.

"Like that! Drive slower, let's go around two more times," Shen Teng said.

"Alright, that's enough. It's my girlfriend's 60th birthday today, and she doesn't even know I drove her car out," the brother-in-law said with a frown.

"Fine, stop, stop, stop." Shen Teng saw the group of old classmates standing at the door and immediately called for a stop.

Then the brother-in-law ran out of the car to open the door for him.

At this moment, Shen Teng was wearing a suit and stepped out of the car with full confidence.

He even took the opportunity to straighten his suit.

When those old classmates saw Shen Teng stepping out of the car, their faces showed expressions of surprise and disbelief.

"Charlotte!"

"You're doing pretty well for yourself, kid!" Seeing Charlotte, his old classmate Song Yang looked at him in disbelief, his face full of a teasing smile.

"Cut!" Filming to this point, Chen Le suddenly shouted.

Then, Shen Teng walked back.

At this time, Chen Le spoke up, "Shen Teng, that part where you get out of the car is still missing something. You need to be even more arrogant and smug."

Hearing this, Shen Teng nodded; he had thought there was some major problem just now.

After receiving the guidance, Shen Teng built up his emotions and then indicated they could continue.

Seeing this, Chen Le nodded.

The second take began.

"Look at the camera. Good, let's start."

The brother-in-law's luxury car came again, circling the fountain many times.

Then he got out of the car. This time, Shen Teng had an Extra touch of flamboyance.

Seeing this, Chen Le felt it was exactly the right flavor.

"OK!" Chen Le gave them a hand gesture.

This segment was over. Shen Teng's comprehension was quite high.

Chen Le had thought it would take several more takes.

"Shen Teng, not bad. I didn't expect you to succeed on the second take." Chen Le smiled and praised Shen Teng as he walked over.

"Director Chen, you overpraise me. I just followed your rhythm," Shen Teng said very modestly.

"Haha, you don't need to be so modest. Your comprehension is good. I originally thought it would take several takes, but we passed in two. Your performance exceeded my expectations."

"Alright, you guys take a break. We'll film the second scene in a bit. The second scene has quite a bit more content." Chen Le waved his hand, letting them go rest.

On this first day of filming, Chen Le didn't put too much pressure on them.

After all, it was the first time Shen Teng and Ma Li were filming a movie; they still needed to break in and get used to the rhythm of filming.