NCCnovel Chapter 103, "Inception," is finished.
Chapter 103, "Inception," is finished.
On September 19, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival closed. Although the "Caught in the Web" team was led by Wang Peng to attend, Fu Yibai and Fan Binbin were not present.
Ultimately, they received no awards.
In response, Han Shanping even made a special phone call to comfort Fu Yibai.
Fu Yibai had anticipated this, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
After all, his primary task right now is to make a good film, Inception.
On September 20th, filming for "Inception" officially began.
The filming location was inside the Warner Bros. Studios, surrounded by a huge green screen, with various props and equipment arranged densely.
Fu Yibai sat behind the monitor, next to cinematographer Wally Pfister and B-team director James Frey.
Fan Binbin stood on the sidelines, holding a script in his hand and muttering to himself.
Leonardo DiCaprio emerged from the dressing room, dressed in a dark gray suit, his hair neatly combed.
He walked up to Fan Binbin and greeted her in English.
"Hi, are you Van? I'm Leonardo DiCaprio."
"Hello, Mr. Leonardo."
It's a pleasure to work with you.
"Just call him Leo."
Leonardo smiled.
Then, as was his habit, he made a flirtatious remark.
"If you encounter any difficulties during filming, feel free to contact me."
I still have some influence here.
"...
Thank you.
However, I don't think I need it. If there are any problems, Yi Bai will help me solve them.
Fan Binbin politely declined Leonardo's offer.
"Oh? You and Fu..."
Leonardo immediately understood what Fan Binbin meant.
Fan Binbin neither denied nor admitted it.
"Haha, sorry, sorry."
I don't know your relationship.
But it's okay, Fu and I hit it off immediately, so you can still come to me if you have any difficulties.
I will definitely help you.
"For the sake of Fu."
"Thanks."
Fan Binbin smiled slightly.
At that moment, Fu Yibai's voice came from the side.
"Leo, Binbin, come over and go through the scene."
The two walked over, and Fu Yibai, holding the script, explained the key points of the blocking and emotions in the first scene to them.
This scene depicts a conversation between Cobb and Mel in a dream, requiring a strong chemistry between the two.
Leonardo listened attentively, nodding occasionally and asking a few questions now and then.
Fan Binbin listened intently to every word Fu Yibai said, his finger lightly marking the script.
After explaining the scene, Fu Yibai retreated behind the monitor.
"Okay, let's try it once."
Filming officially began.
The filming of "Inception" was very demanding, but Fu Yibai strictly controlled his working hours.
It wasn't out of kindness, but because the rules of the Screen Actors Guild in Hollywood were too strict.
The workday must not exceed twelve hours, and one day of rest must be guaranteed each week. Overtime pay will be paid for any hours worked beyond that, and the actor's consent must be obtained.
Fu Yibai had heard of these regulations in his previous life, but he only realized how complicated they were when he actually experienced them.
Before the end of each day's work, the stage manager would bring the time sheet for each actor to sign and confirm.
On October 15th, the scenes in the studio were basically completed.
The crew then moved to downtown Los Angeles for location shooting.
On November 5th, the last scene was filmed.
Fu Yibai sat behind the monitor, watching the playback.
"Card!"
He stood up, his voice echoing throughout the entire studio.
"Inception has wrapped filming."
The entire venue was silent for two seconds, then erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.
Leonardo walked over and patted Fu Yibai on the shoulder forcefully.
"Fu, well done."
Once it's edited, I definitely want to be the first to watch it.
"Yes."
Fan Binbin stood at the edge of the crowd, her eyes slightly red.
More than a month of filming, high-intensity work, unfamiliar environment, and language barrier.
She pulled through.
Moreover, she knew she acted well.
Fu Yibai walked to her side, his voice very low.
"Are you tired?"
"tired."
Fan Binbin nodded and then smiled.
"But it's worth it."
That evening, the film crew held a wrap party at a hotel in Beverly Hills.
Leonardo drank quite a bit and talked a lot with Fu Yibai, from movies to life, and from life to women.
The wrap party ended in the early hours of the morning.
Fu Yibai helped the slightly tipsy Fan Binbin back to her hotel room.
As soon as the door closed, Fan Binbin hooked her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest.
"Yi Bai..."
"Um?"
"Thank you."
Fu Yibai looked down at her.
Fan Binbin raised his head, his eyes bright, his face still flushed from the alcohol.
"Should we just express our gratitude verbally?"
Fu Yibai's hand caressed Fan Binbin's waist.
Fan Binbin looked at Fu Yi and smiled foolishly.
"You bad guy."
Let's go to the bathroom~
It was late at night, and the lights of Los Angeles flickered outside the window.
The next day, Fan Binbin returned to China first, arranged by Fu Yibai.
The promotion of "Love is Not Blind" has entered its later stages. Although the promotional methods provided by Fu Yibai have garnered a lot of attention for "Love is Not Blind" both online and offline.
But Fan Binbin is, after all, the female lead of the movie, so she still has to go back to participate in promotional activities.
He couldn't go back to China because he had to stay here to oversee post-production.
The task of leading the publicity campaign was assigned to Wang Peng and Fan Binbin.