In this circle, having a girlfriend who knew you inside out and was still pure was a happy thing.
That was why Da Mimi's Lu Qingluan had benefited from Shen Shanden putting in so much effort.
After his repeated guidance, harsh instruction, and sustained PUA.
Coupled with Da Mimi's constant self-reflection and overflowing gratitude, she completed the role in her best state.
Yet Shen Shanden knew full well that he was different from Huang Li.
His criticism genuinely helped the other person improve; it was reasoned and well-founded.
The production was running more and more smoothly, with almost no unexpected problems in sight.
The daily rush screenings had even maintained a flawless record for an entire week.
One characteristic of shooting on film was that the rushes had to be reviewed every day.
Whether they were in Wuxi or Hengdian, after the day's shooting ended, the production assistants and the production team's drivers would carefully pack the exposed film into lightproof, shock-resistant cases and drive through the night to deliver it to Shanghai Film Studio.
Monitors and equipment alone could not guarantee that nothing had gone wrong. Only after the film was developed and the actors' performances, exposure, color, continuity errors, and so on had been checked could they decide whether reshoots were needed.
They were beginning Chen Kun's concentrated run of scenes, the dramatic heart of the production.
The Grand Director had initially been an overseas awards script, entirely fictional. After it was converted into a commercial script, Shen Shanden anchored it in real history.
The commercial script had also gone through several revisions.
At first, it began with Emperor Wuzong's death in the 16th Year of Zhengde (1521) and ended in the 21st Year of Jiajing (1542), when Chen Mo became the Grand Director—a total of twenty-one years.