Chen Derong (left) is a film producer for the first time, and in February this year, he rushed back to Taiwan from China to join the pre-production. (Courtesy of Chu Doraemi)
Chen Derong, who was the head of Qiong Yao's chief jade girl, rushed back to Taiwan from China to join the pre-production in February this year for his first film "Forest in the Mountains" as a producer. Not only did he retire from the popular Chinese reality show "I Am an Actor III", but he also invited his royal stylist Du Bingjun to join the styling team in early March, and at the same time designed and dressed for the two heroines, Li Qianna and Guo Xuefu.
"Forest in the Mountains" began filming in mid-April, to the present shooting for nearly a month, Chen Derong mingled with the actors during the shooting, the degree of cordiality made the staff feel more intimate, especially in the middle of the night, Chen Derong will also buy a supper for the staff, so that everyone present feels at ease.
However, due to the recent heating up of the epidemic, originally scheduled to shoot a fierce dispute scene between Chen Derong and Xie Chengjun yesterday (17th), in order to cooperate with the government's epidemic prevention policy, director Jiang Ning decided to stop filming, Chen Derong also gave support, she believes that cooperation with the government's epidemic prevention is the right way, director Jiang Ning said, "Although the suspension of filming lost hundreds of thousands of yuan a day, stopping for ten days will lose more than 5 million yuan, but for the safety of the crew and actors, and to avoid the risk of staff contact with the crowd, once again causing epidemic prevention breaks, Chen Derong and I decided to stop filming."
Chan Tak-yung (left) calls for the Ministry of Culture's bailout case to include the losses of the film being filmed, with director Jiang Ning on the right. (Courtesy of Chu Doraemi)
Chen Derong also specifically called on the Ministry of Culture's bailout case to include the loss of the film being filmed, because the film is not filmed for a day, all the machines, personnel, venues or losses, compared to the delay in the release of the film, the loss of the film suspension is actual and the most direct, Chen Derong hopes that the government will give more support.
Chen Derong said that due to the sudden suspension of filming caused by the epidemic, in order to let director Jiang Ning have no worries, he has decided to postpone all the trips that were expected to work in China in mid-June. "In the past few months with the director, I have already had revolutionary feelings, the director's desperate personality and hands-on shooting persistence, for the lighting and photography modeling art requirements are very in place, must be supported." 」 She hopes that everyone will work together to cooperate with the government's epidemic prevention measures, and quickly prevent the epidemic and cool down the epidemic, so that the film can be filmed quickly and the best works can be presented to everyone.