Sure enough, in the evening, this scene was an outdoor shot.
The filming set was surrounded by people. All of them were extras carefully selected by the director. Just an hour ago, the crew was still nervously setting up the surrounding environment.
The shooting location was in front of a fountain in a street - side park. Originally, around this fountain, there were middle - aged and elderly people dancing square dances or performing yangko, some young people skating on roller - skates, and parents with children playing around the fountain. Now, all these people had been dispersed by the crew to other places.
This scene involved a confession, a hug, and a kiss. Just thinking about it made Joey blush and her heart race, though it seemed simple.
Especially the scene in the hotel. Luo Yize's kiss was deeper than the previous ones.
Fortunately, during filming, it wasn't a real kiss. With technical filming methods, Joey didn't feel extremely nervous.
While Joey was still getting familiar with the environment, suddenly she heard the clapperboard snap, and Luo Yize had already stood in front of her.
The extras on the set looked quite relaxed. They started whispering. Some of their conversations seemed to revolve around Joey and Luo Yize, while some were just chatting idly.
"All departments, pay attention. Start the official shooting!"
As soon as the assistant director finished speaking, the chatting stopped abruptly, and the set became deathly quiet.
All the staff got into position. Joey's mind was full of this scene. She was the one who had designed this scene herself. In it, the female lead was supposed to hold a bouquet of roses and confess her love to the male lead under the fountain. In front of everyone, the male lead would rush into the fountain, hug the female lead, and they would kiss.
The cheesy lines were no less than those in a Qiong Yao drama, and the plot was as cliché as a story about a domineering CEO falling in love with a girl. Every drama written by Joey had such elements. For example, in *Turn Around and Meet Love*, as soon as the male and female leads met, they would tease and quarrel with each other, and then they fell in love dramatically. In *Burning Heart in Flames*, although the main plot was about finding the family - heirloom snuff bottle and involved the feud between two previous generations, the male and female leads met because of a traffic accident.
As for *One and a Half First Loves*, it completely followed the routine of the Korean drama *Blood*. However, the female lead was very much like the character played by Li Xiaolu in the TV series *It's All the Angel's Fault* from 19 or 20 years ago. And the male lead and the female lead were childhood sweethearts. Overall, it didn't have the flavor of *Blood* but was 95% similar to *Our Pure Little Happiness*.
As for the workplace part, the story felt a bit like *Emergency Doctor* and *Medical Sovereign*. But since another screenwriter worked in a hospital and was familiar with the hospital environment, there was no need to refer to doctor - themed TV shows. He could write it on his own. So, this drama felt even better than those two.
When it came to the idol - drama style, except for Joey, the other screenwriter probably couldn't write such a cliché story. That's because the other screenwriter had never written an idol drama. Apart from doctor - themed works, he only wrote very realistic stories.
When the clapperboard snapped, Joey, who had almost memorized her lines, was too nervous to know how to say them.
At this moment, she had to rely on her on - the - spot performance.
Joey shouted out the male lead's name in the drama at the top of her voice. At this moment, all she could think of was the scene when He Jing made a scene on the set. She shouted heart - rendingly, as if she was re - enacting He Jing's emotional outburst.
Joey took two steps back. The water from the fountain was splashing onto her body.
In ancient times, there was the story of a fish leaping over the dragon gate. Now, there was Luo Yize rushing into the fountain to accept Joey's confession.
"Say yes to her!" "Say yes to her!" "Say yes to her!" "Say yes to her!"...
The extras cooperated perfectly and started to cheer non - stop.
No one knew how long the stalemate lasted. Finally, Luo Yize strode into the fountain. The water from the fountain splashed mercilessly onto his clothes. He snatched the bouquet of roses, threw it into the air, and immediately hugged Joey.
"Bravo!" The extras' applause thundered in an instant.
"Why are you so silly?" Luo Yize whispered.
"Because... because I've been waiting for this moment for a long time..." Joey said while shedding tears. She controlled her emotions perfectly. Then she raised her voice an octave, "I love you!"
The close - up shot was of the two of them kissing.
"Cut!" Director Li stood up. "This take is a pass!"
A pass? This take passed so easily?
In the past, they didn't know how many times they had to shoot a scene to get it right. Now, it passed so easily, and it was a one - take pass.
This completely exceeded Joey and Luo Yize's initial expectations.
Although it was already April or May and the temperature had risen, the wind outside still carried a bit of chill.
After the shooting was over, the staff immediately brought towels for Joey and Luo Yize to wrap around themselves. Both of them were completely soaked. The gentle breeze blew on them. Luo Yize could bear it better, but Joey couldn't help but sneeze continuously.
"Hard work, great screenwriter. Are you okay?" the director walked up to Joey and asked with concern.
"I'm fine. I'm okay... Achoo!" Joey replied with a smile, but then suddenly sneezed again.