Chapter 67 Satisfaction
Chapter 67 Satisfaction
The crew members of "The Shallows" were not at all surprised by Wang Hao's unusual behavior today. They even subconsciously recalled what happened to Mr. Huang Lei in the previous movie.
They were right to think so. Wang Hao's behavior this time was half because the actor's acting skills did not meet his requirements, and the other half was intentional.
As for why he did this?
There is no way, it’s because the task is heavy and the time is tight.
Unlike the Beijing Film Academy, which trains stars, the Central Academy of Drama has extremely strict requirements for students to accept acting roles.
As far as Wang Hao knows, there is a clear rule within the Central Academy of Drama that freshmen in the acting department are not allowed to take any acting jobs.
As for sophomores and juniors, if they want to take on a role, they must get approval from their teachers and department heads, and there are limits on the length of time they can take a role, so it cannot interfere with their studies.
Of course, this kind of rule was also hated by students.
Going further back, Mei Ting, who was in the class of 96, once applied to drop out of school in order to film a movie.
More recently, two years ago, there was a sensation at an art school in Beijing about a second-generation actor beating his girlfriend. It was said that it was because his girlfriend wanted to go out of school to film a movie during her freshman year, so she was "seduced" by the department head.
This could of course be a rumor, but it is an indisputable fact that Wang Zhi and Tong Liya will have to return to school after school starts in September.
Therefore, during the one and a half months of summer vacation, the crew of "The Shallows" had to finish shooting all the outdoor scenes.
In such a short time, Wang Hao certainly couldn't ask Wang Zhi and the others to hone their acting skills over and over again during the subsequent filming, nor could he ask them to repeatedly search for emotions.
Therefore, certain measures have to be adopted.
Through external pressure, the actors are put into a state of tension and panic, which just fits the atmosphere of a thriller.
Although such a method is not acceptable and may cause some psychological harm to the actors, it is still very effective.
At least after lunch, when Wang Zhi and Tong Liya faced the non-existent shark in the sea, their performance was pretty good.
"Click, one more time. That was pretty good. Keep it."
"That's it, right, do as I just said, relax your muscles, forget that you are acting, forget the cameras and staff around you.
Put your mind into the plot and enrich your body language.
OK, come again! "
"Okay, click, this one passes!"
"Yes, remember the way you performed just now. That's it. I will perform in this style for the next scenes."
Wang Hao gave orders while holding the walkie-talkie.
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The morning sun gradually sets, and a busy day passes by.
Except for the first few days when there were some curious villagers watching the fun, no one cares about this crew on the beach now.
The crew packed up their things, loaded all the equipment onto a rented tricycle, and returned to Songqian Village under the starlight.
As a relatively famous tourist attraction in Penglai, there are naturally several guesthouses and hotels in the village in Changdao County.
When Wang Hao promised a hotel owner to allow his hotel sign to appear in the movie in order to save costs, the crew also got a free place to live. As for eating, Shandong people are known for their simplicity and hospitality. Naturally, the hotel owner would not treat them badly.
On a midsummer evening, the salty, fishy sea breeze blew across the hotel courtyard, where several large iron pots were bubbling.
When Wang Hao first ate in this hotel, he was surprised to see these large iron pots and was amazed at the heroism of Shandong people.
Later he learned that in the coastal area of Penglai, the villagers were accustomed to using this large iron pot to cook, no matter how much or how little.
The iron pot stove is connected to the kang in the house, and the kang is connected to the chimney.
In winter, when the stove is burning, the kang is slowly heated, and smoke comes out of the chimney at the other end, which is not much different from the big kang in Northeast China.
As for the food here, it is said that if you live by the mountain, you can eat the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat the water. Since it is a coastal area, the food here is naturally mainly seafood and fish.
The owner of the hotel also has a few boats at home, and when he goes out to sea to fish, he naturally gets big and fresh catches.
Pour oil into a hot iron pot, add onion, ginger, pepper and star anise, stir-fry until fragrant, then pour the newly caught mackerel, hairtail, swimming crab, and various shellfish into the pot, and add some tofu cubes.
Then, pour in cooking wine, sweet bean sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and other seasonings, and finally add water to cover the fish pieces.
Start cooking!
During the cooking process, the auntie in charge of cooking will continue to add firewood to the stove. The raging fire quickly boils the water in the pot, making a boiling sound.
There were also clouds of hot air rising in the courtyard, and the delicious aroma of fish filled the entire yard.
Wang Hao and others sat on the long benches around the big iron pot, holding bowls and chopsticks in their hands. When they smelled the fragrance, their stomachs suddenly made rumbling sounds and they almost drooled.
But the fish was not ready yet. The aunt who was cooking lifted the lid of the pot, moved it a little with a spatula, turned down the fire, and then started the main event.
Steamed pancakes!
I saw the aunt skillfully patting the various doughs that had been proofed in advance into pancakes and sticking them to the wall of the hot pot.
These cakes are made of cornmeal, white flour, and whole grains. Their shape is not as thin as cakes, but more like an olive-shaped steamed bun.
After the pancakes are cooked, put the lid on them. The fish pot pancakes that every household in the coastal fishing villages of the Jiaodong Peninsula makes are now ready.
The boiling fish soup steams the pancakes. When the lid of the pot is lifted, the fresh smell of the fish mixed with the aroma of the corn pancakes hits your nose along with the heat wave, enveloping all the diners sitting around the pot.
After sprinkling a handful of green onions and coriander, Wang Hao and the others did not hesitate to stretch out their long chopsticks and enjoy the delicacy in front of them.
Tender fish, sweet crabs, and of course, the most delicious thing is the cornmeal cakes stuck to the wall of the pot.
The plump pancakes of various colors had a small half of each one soaked in fish soup.
After soaking for about half an hour, the delicious flavor of the fish soup has already permeated into the pancake.
The part of the pancake soaked in the fish soup is glistening with oil and exudes a rich aroma. This is the most exciting and flavorful part of the fish pot pancake.
Although the method is simple, it is just like the hospitable Shandong people, simple and happy!
Wang Hao and others were so excited that they sat in front of a big stove filled with the aroma of fish, in the warm light of the fire, and gathered around a square wooden dining table. They ate fresh fish, shrimps, and crabs, fragrant pancakes, and delicious sticky soup, enjoying this incomparable feast of taste!
(End of this chapter)