Chapter 37: All or Nothing Wraps Up

"I declare that the filming of All or Nothing has officially wrapped!"

On August 8, as Cheng Cheng finished speaking, after 17 days of continuous shooting, "All or Nothing" was finally completed.

All the actors and staff were thrown into uncontrollable carnival.

Some people shouted, some threw their hats into the sky, some hugged their colleagues, and some had tears in their eyes.

“We’re done!”

"The first play of my life is over!"

“Great, we did it!”

"Ahhhh! It's finally finished!"

Cheng Cheng looked at the excited crowd and was inevitably infected by their emotions.

Yan Gou'er walked up to Cheng Cheng with some admiration in her eyes.

She knew that Director Cheng had shouldered the heavy responsibility of making this film on his own.

From the script, to character biographies, costume and prop design, to investment and finding distribution channels, he completed everything independently. He even sold his house to make this movie. It can be said that he gambled everything he had for this movie. During this period, he also had to deal with public doubts and ridicule, cope with landslide crises, and go to court with those who spread rumors and slandered him.

He has to endure too much, but he never shows it. Even though he is often out of touch, he always looks invincible.

Yan Gou'er felt fortunate that the first work in her life was the one shot by Cheng Cheng. In fact, her part was finished a few days ago and she could have gone back, but considering that there was nothing to do during the holiday, she might as well stay in the crew to learn more and catch up with the wrap-up party.

"Director, come and celebrate with us!" Yan Gou'er said.

Cheng Cheng asked her, "How do you celebrate?"

Yan Gouer encouraged:

"Just throw your hat, rip your clothes, jump around, and if you want, we can run around the field, together!"

She thought that Director Cheng had a mental problem and must be holding it in.

Now that his grievances have been cleared, the film has been completed, and everything is getting better, he can take this opportunity to vent his emotions, which may be beneficial to his condition.

But unexpectedly, her action was suspected by Cheng Cheng, who looked at her strangely:
"Running around the field? How long have you been experiencing this symptom? Is it serious? How about I find a doctor for you?"

Yan Gou'er was stunned for a moment, then blushed: She was actually called sick by a mentally ill person?

"I didn't, I just--" Yan Gour was about to explain, but was interrupted by the beret who suddenly shouted in the distance:
"Director Cheng, Yan Gou'er, stop talking and come over here to take pictures."

Cheng Cheng looked up, stretched out his hand, and responded loudly: "Oh, here it comes!"

Then he turned to Yan Gou'er and said, "Let's go, go over there. I will keep your mental problems a secret for you, don't worry."

Who asked you to keep it a secret?

Yan Gou'er was so angry that he looked at Cheng Cheng's hurried back, stomped his feet and followed him.

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"Come on, Li Yang, Wen Lian, you two stand next to Director Cheng. Yan Gou'er, you are number two, you stand on the stool at the back and follow Qi Hao to surround Director Cheng."

"Qi Hao, be shorter and cooperate with Yan Gou'er."

"Pull the banner higher."

"Okay, I'll shout three, two, one, and then we'll shout together 'Good luck with the shooting!'"

"three!"

"Two!" "One!"

"It's done!"

As the words "Good luck on the completion" came out, there was a click and the completion photo was frozen.

In the photo, Cheng Cheng is wearing "Lu Bingkun" skin, a Southeast Asian style floral shirt and big shorts. He looks dirty and his hair is curled, but it does not affect his appearance at all. Instead, it makes him more wild and primitive.
Wen Lian placed her hands on her belly, smiling like a flower. Even though her movements were quite conventional, they could not conceal her inherent charm. A seductive charm emanated from her body.

Yan Gou'er was wearing plain clothes, holding up her scissor hand, with natural beauty and collagen all over her face. She leaned slightly towards Cheng Cheng and smiled happily;
Li Yang blah blah blah; Qi Hao aba abababa.

After taking the final photos, Cheng Cheng clapped his hands and said, "Everyone is given two hours to clean up. We've prepared a final banquet tonight. Please wait in the hotel lobby. I've arranged a bus to pick you up. Okay, let's disband now!"

The crowd cheered again.

At night, in the hotel, people were drinking and toasting. Those who could drink had a great time, and those who couldn't drink drank tea instead of alcohol and had a great time.

Cheng Cheng is the absolute protagonist tonight. Beret hugs Cheng Cheng, his face turns red because of drinking:

"Come, let me first toast to Director Cheng on behalf of all the crew members. Without Director Cheng, there would be no such movie. Without Director Cheng, the movie would not have been shot so quickly."

Beret was telling the truth, the filming was completed in 12 days, during which Cheng Cheng was away for three days, which is hard to imagine in this era of big productions and high costs.

In fact, both the actors and crew members privately lamented:
The speed is really outrageous. The preliminary preparation took one month and the official shooting took 12 days. The shooting time was not even half of the preparation time. What's more, this was the first time Cheng Cheng cooperated with the crew and actors.

If we collaborate multiple times and get enough familiarity, it is not impossible to compress the shooting time into ten days.

Beret became sad as he spoke:

"Sometimes I feel like an assistant director like me is useless, especially when you were away for two or three days. The shooting speed was so much faster than when you were here."

Cheng Cheng was unhappy when he heard this and said, "Director Dao, I am unhappy when you say that. How can you say that you are useless?"

Beret: "Director Cheng, you don't have to flatter me——"

Before he finished speaking, Cheng Cheng continued: "If the crew doesn't have you, won't there be no assistant director?"

Wen Lian laughed out loud, her body shaking with laughter. In a flash, she came to her senses, cursed inwardly that she was drunk, and quickly apologized to Beret:
"Director Dao, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh--"

Yan Gou'er looked at Beret, his eyes full of sympathy:
It turns out Director Cheng wasn't targeting me, so I feel relieved~
As the wrap party was coming to an end, Cheng Cheng raised another glass of wine.

Before attending the wrap-up party, he took a pill that would keep him from getting drunk while drinking a thousand cups of wine, and now he is in a state where he can kill gods and Buddhas if they get in his way.

"Everyone, the filming of the movie is over. I hope everyone can get what they want in this movie. I hope this movie can be worthy of everyone's efforts. Go for it!"

After saying that, he drank a full glass of white wine.

While everyone looked at them with fear, they also shouted "good" and the enthusiastic atmosphere directly blew the roof off.

Li Yang said loudly: "I believe this movie will be a big hit. My confidence this time is stronger than any other work I have ever made!"

Wen Lian also said: "Yes, this movie will definitely be a hit!"

During this period, Cheng Cheng's performance has given everyone a lot of expectations and confidence. All the people involved in this film are fantasizing about what kind of popularity the film will cause after its release, and what kind of discussion they will trigger.

They have never been so eager for the release of a work.

After drinking the wine, Cheng Cheng found Yan Gouer who was eating fruit.

She didn't drink any alcohol tonight, and she didn't even drink much sugar-free juice, let alone eat anything high in carbohydrates. Today was the wrap-up party, but she still strictly controlled her diet. Although it was painful, she persisted.

Cheng Cheng said: "Yan Gou'er, come out with me for a moment."

Yan Gou'er: "Ah? Oh!"

(End of this chapter)