Chapter 433 The First Comedy (Ch 433)

Soon, the crew members heard about it.

Although everyone was a little surprised at the news that the next play would be directed by Qi Jia himself, they were not dissatisfied.

After all, Qi Jia is usually very nice to everyone in the crew and never acts like a big shot.

Now that he wants to try being a director, let him give it a try. Let’s just think of it as playing with the emperor. As a big star, he should have some privileges.

However, if you say Qi Jia can act well in a play, everyone is willing to believe it, but if you say he can direct a play well, then everyone will have a question mark in their minds.

Because being an actor and being a director are two different things. Otherwise, why are there so many actors in the domestic entertainment industry, but only a few who have successfully transformed into directors?

“Director Qi, please tell me about the play. How should I act later?”

Zhou Ye lay on his side on the bed, supporting his head with one hand, picked up the script with the other hand and patted Qi Jia, jokingly saying,

“Go, go, don’t make trouble.”

Qi Jia waved at her and carefully looked at the setting of the studio based on his understanding of the script.

Although everyone thought he was just playing around in this scene, Qi Jia didn’t really just want to play around. If he did it, he would do his best to do it to the best of his ability.

The whole room was carefully decorated by the art director. There were many books and sundries randomly placed on the floor and table, giving people a sense of real life.

There are also several pots of green plants on the windowsill, adding vitality to the whole scene.

Everything was arranged just right. Qi Jia didn’t have any ideas for the moment, so he thought it would be better for him not to move.

Soon, everything was ready.

Qi Jia walked back to the monitor, picked up the intercom, and stared at Zhang Jia’s house.

“Why are you looking at me? Are you scared or want to give up?” Zhang Jiajia said with a smile.

The staff around him looked over curiously after hearing this.

Qi Jia cleared his throat, coughed twice, and said, “Staff member, you are now sitting in the director’s seat, please make way.”

Zhang Jiajia was stunned, and everyone around him burst into laughter.

“Here you go, here you go, look at what you can do.” Zhang Jiajia scolded with a smile, and stood up to give up his seat.

Qi Jia unceremoniously sat on the monitor, and imitated Zhang Jiajia’s behavior, pressing the talk button on the intercom, asking each crew to report their preparations.

Hearing the confirmation reply from the headset, Qi Jia suppressed his excitement and said calmly,

“Then let’s get started.”

The script supervisor who received the order immediately walked to the camera, raised the clapperboard, and spoke loudly,

“There’s a small shop at the edge of the cloud. 297 shots, 2 scenes, 1 time. Let’s start!”

Hearing the sound of the clapboard, Zhou Ye immediately got into the role.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, holding a piece of paper in his hand, he looked like he was thinking seriously.

…

The plot progressed smoothly. Zhang Jiajia, who was sitting on the side, couldn’t help but laugh at Qi Jia, whose head was about to go into the monitor.

I didn’t expect this kid to be so serious. Can you see the flowers if you get so close?

The scene arrangement of this scene was discussed repeatedly by him and the art director, and with the help of a professional filming team and professional actors,

He felt that even if he just tied a dog in front of a monitor, not to mention letting Qi Jia, a newcomer, direct the scene well.

Zhang Jiajia thought that Qi Jia couldn’t find any fault with the story, but when the story was halfway through, he suddenly heard a “click” sound.

The incident happened so suddenly that the staff on the scene were all stunned. Everyone’s opinion was similar to Zhang Jiajia’s. No one thought there would be any problem with this scene.

So when he heard Qi Jia shout “stop”, he didn’t react for a while, and only stopped what he was doing after a few seconds.

“What’s wrong with their acting?” Zhang Jiajia asked doubtfully. He was confident that there would be no problem with the scene, so the problem could only be Zhou Ye and Arya’s performance.

“I don’t know.” Qi Jia shook his head and gave an unexpected answer: “But I just feel that the emotional tone of the picture is a bit off, and the sense of immersion is not strong enough.”

“You didn’t sleep at noon and played games, so you felt sleepy in the afternoon, so you had an illusion.” Zhang Jiajia said,

Qi Jia was too weak to complain and could only give him a friendly middle finger.

“How about we do it again?” Zhang Jiajia said.

Although he didn’t think there was anything wrong with his scene, since he had said that Qi Jia would direct this scene, he would not go back on his word. There was plenty of time anyway, so he just let him have fun.

Soon, the crew was ready and the second round began.

But this time it was even faster. Before the plot was even halfway through, Qi Jia directly called out “Cut”, and the reason was still that it felt wrong.

Then came the third and fourth times. By the fifth time, everyone couldn’t help but feel a little complaining.

Qi Jia was also embarrassed, so he had to let everyone rest for a while. He sat alone in front of the monitor and watched the video again and again.

“Director, why don’t you talk to Teacher Qi Jia? If this continues, I’ll be killed.” Arya said in a bitter voice.

The rest of the staff also gathered around Zhang Jiajia and complained quietly,

“Yes, yes, Director. If this continues, everyone’s energy and state will be exhausted.”

They think Qi Jia should just be an actor and not insist on being a director.

Zhang Jiajia touched his nose awkwardly, feeling somewhat regretful. If he had known Qi Jia was so stubborn, he would not have asked him to direct the play.

“Zhou Ye, what do you think?”

When everyone heard the director asking Zhou Ye for his opinion, they all rolled their eyes. Zhou Ye and Qi Jia are so close that they are almost as close as a pair of pants. What’s the point of asking her?

Sure enough, Zhou Ye said without hesitation,

“I believe in Brother Qi. He must have his reasons for doing this. Let’s give him some time.”

Xiaojuzi put down the phone in his hand and nodded, saying, “Yes, yes, I support Brother Qi too.”

“Go away, you have no part in this show, go watch your Pigsy.” Zhang Jiajia drove Xiaojuzi away angrily.

Then I was thinking about how to persuade Qi Jia, when suddenly I saw him slap the table, then quickly got up, opened the door, and walked out to the balcony.

Everyone in the room was shocked. Zhang Jiajia thought Qi Jia was going to jump off the building and rushed over to stop him.

But then I saw Qi Jia coming back and started moving the props.

“Director, can you tolerate this?” The art director stared at the scene in amazement.

Zhang Jiajia said nothing, but waved his hand to send everyone back to their posts and get ready.

But in my heart, I was thinking, let Qi Jia play for the last time, if it still doesn’t work, I will have a reason to persuade him.

“Yezi, come and sit on the bed~” Qi Jia waved to Zhou Ye,

“Okay, Brother Qi~” Zhou Ye came over and sat down as Qi Jia asked.

Qi Jia took two steps back, held his chin and looked carefully, then took off his shoes, sat on the bed, put one foot on the bed and crossed the other leg, and said to Zhou Ye,

“You sit like I am, and when grandma comes in, you can return to sitting cross-legged.”

“No problem, Brother Qi~” Zhou Ye agreed.

Afterwards, Qi Jia called Arya over and showed her how to adjust her sitting posture.

Then, he began to move the props busily, moving the fan outside the corridor, and placing a few tea cups on the table against the wall…

The staff wanted to help, but were stopped by Qi Jia.

“I don’t know how to describe my needs to you, so let me do it myself.”

After hearing what he said, everyone was forced to stand by and watch.

Although Qi Jia only moved a few ornaments,

But in the heart of the art director, he felt as if his wife was being abused. He couldn’t help but take out his mobile phone and whispered a few words to his friends in the group.

“Done!” Qi Jia put his hands on his hips, looked at the scene he had arranged, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The staff looked at each other and couldn’t help but whisper.

“Did you notice anything different?”

“Yes, it’s even messier than before.”

“So, this is a change of loneliness?”

“Shut up, didn’t you see that the art teacher’s face turned green and he didn’t say anything?”

Zhang Jiajia came up and took a closer look, feeling a bit amused.

“That’s it?”

“What’s the hurry?” Qi Jia raised his lips and said proudly, “The next moment is the moment to witness a miracle.”

As he spoke, he walked to the window, pulled aside the tulle curtains, pushed open the window, and then opened the balcony door.

All of a sudden, rays of sunlight poured in, onto the window sills, the floor, and the bed. It was like a bucket of dye had been overturned, and the room was filled with orange-yellow color everywhere.

“This…” The art director, who was chatting like crazy in the group chat, opened his mouth wider than a hippopotamus and muttered to himself, “It feels like it’s really different.”

Zhou Ye’s eyes were full of surprise. As the lead actress, she could feel the change in atmosphere more deeply than anyone else, but she couldn’t tell what was good about this change.

She just felt that as long as it was Qi Jia’s decision, it would definitely be good.

Qi Jia looked at it with satisfaction, and imagined the same scene, clapped his hands, and said,

“What are you all standing there for? Get ready to shoot!”