At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 107 The Situation of the Crew (38)

Why not cooperate?
Shen Xudong put it succinctly: "Because making movies doesn't make any money!"

"Oh…"

Chen Hao nodded, indicating that he understood...

Hong Kong films began to decline from their peak in 1992;
The mainland film market has entered a trough since 1993. The total national box office for the whole year was only 13 billion yuan, and the lowest point was only 1999 million yuan in 8.5.

And because of the strong impact of piracy, this low period lasted for more than ten years, and many film studios with insufficient strength and scale went bankrupt or stopped production during this period.

The kind of township-level movie theaters that used to spread all over the country, including movie theaters in factories and mines, have almost disappeared, and some places even have no movie theaters in county towns.

Under this premise, making a movie is an act of throwing money...

Cheng Xiaodong suddenly said: "Xudong, which TV series do you think the martial arts effect of "No. [-] Under Heaven" should be compared to?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and said: "...Try to exaggerate... insist on the benchmark, I think it can be compared to "Invincible in the East"... Duan Tianya's phantom sword is actually a reference to Qianjun Hattori in "Invincible in the East". But magnify him a bit..."

Feng Baiyuan was very curious: "Aren't you partial to realism?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Realistic score themes, martial arts...can't be too realistic, it's fictional...Many viewers watch martial arts, what they watch is fighting..."

Cheng Xiaodong was stunned for a moment: "So, in the ranking of martial arts in "No. [-] in the World", Duan Tianya can be ranked in the top three?"

"...he can't beat Cao Zhengchun..."

"Do you know the specific ranking?"

"Yes, Zhu Wushi, Gu Santong, Cheng Shifei, Jiejie Dashi, Xiangxi Four Ghosts, Cao Zhengchun, and then Karasuma, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao...Shangguan Haitang is a little bit closer..."

"Well, I'll go back and think about it..."

"No. [-] in the World" is a martial arts film, and the most important part of martial arts is of course fighting scenes!

Therefore, Cheng Xiaodong's role is not under Feng Baiyuan's director...

Tang Yan lowered her head to eat the whole time...

In such an occasion, there is no need for her to intervene, after all, she is a newcomer!

In fact, Zhuang Liqi has treated her very well, introducing her personally is like telling the directors present that this is our own...

If "No. [-] in the World" is a work invested by another company, and then Tang Yan is thrown there by herself, that's fine, just wait to accompany the bar.

Although he didn't speak, he was listening the whole time...

Everyone speaks Mandarin, which she can understand.

That's right, most Hong Kong filmmakers born in the 50s had a good command of Mandarin, because at that time, whether it was Shaw Brothers or TVB, they all spoke Mandarin!
There wasn't much drinking at the scene, and we will start the machine tomorrow, and everyone will have a taste...

Huang Weiming drank half a glass of wine and began to chat with Shen Xudong: "Hong Kong's TV industry is like a factory with assembly line operations. There are a lot of scenes shot in a year, and there are also many types, but in fact it is a fixed pattern of alternating studio scenes and live scenes. , it’s hard to be challenged again... I remember the first time I went to the mainland to film "Book and Sword Enmity Record", when I was shooting the scene, I was so scared!"

"How to say?"

"It turns out that the venues for costume dramas in the Mainland are so well constructed! The place is so big and the conditions are very good. It turns out that the outside world is quite big, but I have never been in touch with it..."

"Haha...the mainland is very big...there are also many film and television bases..."

……

After eating, we chatted for about half an hour, and then we left.

Zhuang Liqi specifically told Shen Xudong: "The people in Hong Kong are extremely efficient..."

"Uh-huh…"

Hong Kong TV dramas follow the Shaw Brothers factory-style production method, which is fast-paced and highly commercialized; studio scenes and outdoor scenes are shot alternately, and a drama can be completed in a few months...

"Supreme Beauty" and "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" both started filming in the first half of the year, and they will be broadcast directly in the second half of the year!

In addition, the production method of Hong Kong TV series is that the producer focuses on the theme, creativity and general direction, the director is in charge of production, and various departments are pieced together into a professional assembly line, and a work can be completed in a short time.

Shen Xudong is the chief screenwriter, and to some extent fits the work of some producers, so these directors are willing to chat with him!

Zhuang Liqi obviously knew about this, so...Shen Xudong's job is not only screenwriter, but also the deputy director of the production center...

"If there is something wrong with the crew, you can't solve it, just call me..."

"Um…"

"The Chen Xi you recommended is pretty good..."

"Thank you, Producer Zhuang, for giving her the opportunity..."

Chen Xi?

Tang Yan was a little surprised, is it the Chen Xi I know?
She also has something to do with Shen Xudong?
Is it also similar to the artistic relationship of Cao Xiwen?
……

Chen Xi joined the team a month ago, and was arranged under the production director Sun Yan...

The crew of "No. [-] in the World" has a relatively complicated composition of personnel, but the production crew is all from Orange Sky, or Zhuang Liqi!
The production team has a heavy task, which is to manage money...

But how to spend money, this stuff is a matter of knowledge!
Broadly speaking, the production team is to prepare the production plan and budget, and lead the production department to implement effective management of the work of the film crew.

Including the overall control and review of various expenses, strict implementation of the financial system, and being responsible for film cost accounting and filming work summary on behalf of the producer.

Strictly implement the financial system...

This one is very difficult. The preparation period of the crew is good. The main things are equipment rental, clothing rental, props rental and purchase, and also contacting locations...

But it is also very cumbersome!

"There are a lot of things involved here, it's not that whoever's product is of good quality, just use whose product..."

"Look at the relationship?"

"correct…"

In Shen Xudong's room, Chen Xi chatted with him about what he had gained during this time...

I have seen all kinds of methods to squeeze the wool of the crew: "As long as you are not a big-name actor, you have to rely on the management of the life producer. Because in the crew, the daily life, food, drink, housing and transportation of all the cast and crew must be taken from the life producer. money!"

"The most common phenomenon is to take kickbacks. A crew may have thousands of people or hundreds of people. When filming outside, they have to stay in hotels, eat, and take cars. These are all done by life producers, and some contract crews eat , living, and transportation units will naturally give rebates to life production..."

"...Who is the life producer of our crew?"

"Brother Sun Yan, I am the production assistant of life... Brother Yan and the others avoided me at first, but later they thought I was a good person, so they took in their own people!"

"Why are you treated as one of your own?"

"I talked about the location, [-] days, I told Brother Yan that we will report [-] days..."

"and then?"

Hearing Shen Xudongdong's question, Chen Xi had a bit of a dumbfounding expression on his face: "...Brother Yan said I was too conservative, so I changed it to [-] days..."

You are still making money!
Chen Xi continued: "Brother Yan is already very good, I heard from them that Brother Yan's reputation is obvious to all!"

"It's not bad?"

"At least he didn't make a fuss about food and accommodation!"

Generally, each cast member pays 200 yuan per day for rent, so the life producer can reduce the 200 yuan to 90 yuan, and the remaining 110 yuan per person is his "black" money.

He could even ask the hotel for an extra bed to accommodate three or four people in a room that could only accommodate two people.

Just imagine that an actor costs 110 yuan, hundreds or thousands of people, and there will be more money for living and producing hacks.

Some people can buy an ordinary Audi car after producing a movie, which is even higher than the salary of first-line actors!

(End of this chapter)