At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 108 Commencement (48)

Chen Xi had joined the crew for a month, and had a rough idea of ​​what the crew was like.

It's not the same as when she was an actress before. When she was an actor, she felt that the crew was really powerful, they were overbearing, and they didn't care about newcomers like her...

This time behind the scenes, I feel...

Everyone is a worker, you give money, I work, except for the big bowl, everyone is the same, there is no good face...

The crew was under a lot of pressure.

The problem of time makes everyone very nervous. The filming of a scene starts at noon, and the crew often arrives at the venue at five or six in the morning to start preparations. 80.00% of the shooting work in a day is preparation work.

It is impossible to have democracy and freedom in a high-intensity working environment!

In the early stage, the general direction has been decided, and then each group discusses it in detail. When it comes to the shooting stage, all the people on the set are chasing the plan.

Under this premise, if everyone has their own opinions, then don't try to finish the filming within the stipulated time.

As for the ups and downs?

There are, but rarely...

Generally speaking, the production team, director team, actor team, photography and lighting team, recording team, costume team, makeup team, props team, etc. are all independent small teams with a clear division of labor. Interest disputes...

As for the production team...

It's very complicated. For example, when Lu Chuan filmed "Nanjing!Nanjing! "I once publicly questioned: Why does a lamp cost 8000? 8000 is enough to buy a few lights for a street!
But if you don't buy it, the investor will not pass the budget.

Can I save money for investors?
No, otherwise how would investors make money?

Do you think the money was really invested by investors?

In addition, it is not easy to have "fair" pricing for film and television dramas. They can neither be sold according to the number of episodes nor the length of time, nor can they be sold by weight. Therefore, the price is easy to be manipulated when purchasing, and the manipulation space provides a soil for corruption...

Let's not talk about this.

After Chen Xi finished talking, he turned around and left. Shen Xudong didn't keep her. He didn't have to talk about art with Mr. Wang today—how could he talk every day? He didn't need to rest, and Mr. Wang also needed to rest!
……

In the director's room, Feng Baiyuan was chatting with his assistant, and the topic was about Shen Xudong.

"...Our screenwriter is amazing."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"The sales volume of "No. [-] Under Heaven" has reached one million, and it can be found in bookstores in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia!"

"...a great talent?"

"Hmm...he must be a genius, and he has done several shows, "Phoenix Screening Room" and the popular "Three Kingdoms" now..."

Feng Baiyuan was surprised: "He also made "Three Kingdoms"?"

"Yes...his new book "Zhu Xian" is being serialized...word of mouth..."

Hearing the title of the book, Feng Baiyuan was slightly stunned: "What?"

""Zhu Xian"...created the fairy tale novel..."

The assistant is called Mai Guanzhi, but he is actually not an assistant, but rather a deputy. Mai Guanzhi was also a director of TVB before, and he was recruited by Li Guoli to make a drama. Tang Ren, who joined last year, has no work for the time being, so he was asked to learn from Feng Baiyuan.

As the director of group C...

Feng Baiyuan is amazing. Apart from being a director, he was also employed by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to teach in the Department of Directing.

"Wait a minute, Xianxia Novels...Then do you think he knows "Xianjian"?"

"Immortal Sword...should know, I'll ask tomorrow?"

"Ah."

Feng Baiyuan nodded...

"Immortal Sword" is Tang Ren's key project, currently there is only a game version, Li Guoli is the main pusher of this project, and there is no clue at present.

Feng Baiyuan is also quite interested.

Yuan Shikong, he is one of the directors of "Sword of Heaven", and he is also the producer by the way!

……

The next day, after breakfast, the director team had a creative meeting, which was actually a division of labor...

Then, shoot straight away!
At noon, the sun was a bit dazzling. This is a Ming and Qing style street, to be precise, it is a Ming and Qing style market, with restaurants, cloth shops, groceries, mules and horses, and various small vendors scattered around.

"No. [-] in the World" happened in the Ming Dynasty!
There are dozens of extras in the gambling house, it’s a mess, the camera looks around for a week, and then pushes to Deng Chao and Huang Bo next to him...

One of them is right and wrong, and the other is partner Zhang Laosan...

Shen Xudong immediately saw the efficiency of the Hong Kong director - this plot is about being betrayed by Zhang Laosan...

The plot is like this, Zhang Laosan lost all his money and left it as collateral.As soon as Zhang Laosan disappeared without a trace, Cheng Shifei was escorted away by the carriage, and he was released after a long time of tossing. He found that he was already in the palace, and the person who received him was a smiling eunuch.

Such a long period, half an hour to finish filming...

Cheng Xiaodong in group B filmed Cao Zhengchun's three major guards and the black arrow team chasing and killing Yang Yuxuan's children, attracting the three secret agents of Tiandixuan...

It stands to reason that such a fighting scene would take at least three to five days to shoot, and it would be done in two days...

Chen Hao's lounge.

Shen Xudong then picked up an apple and took a bite: "Have you washed it?"

Chen Hao was speechless: "...Whether you wash it or not, have you eaten it all? Why are you asking this?"

"Then wash it... I can rest assured..."

Shen Xudong found a seat and sat down: "Why didn't you see Mr. Wu coming?"

"He is in Japan... next month into the group..."

"Oh…"

One month blank period…

Tsk tsk, is this looking down on Chen Hao's charm, or Shen Xudong's courage?
"Sister Chen Hao has filmed martial arts before?"

"If you have nothing to say, just shut up!"

"…Oh…"

Shen Xudong is embarrassed, he is on a horse, "Dragon Babu" is a martial arts!
"However, Feng Baiyuan and the others are really fast in filming!" Shen Xudong sighed with efficiency, and Chen Hao said: "It's still relatively slow. TVB broadcasts while filming...they have honed it a long time ago!"

"Is TVB shooting and broadcasting at the same time? It doesn't seem to be the case..."

"TVB started filming three or four dramas at the same time. Except for some long-form dramas, most of them were broadcast after filming..."

Mai Guanzhi knocked on the door, walked in, and did some research...

But his Mandarin is really hot!
"... Director Mai..."

"Screenwriter Shen, Chen Hao..."

After greeting each other, Shen Xudong looked at him and asked, "The director called me?"

"...Yes, it seems to be about shooting..."

"What's the use of asking me for shooting problems? I'm not a director..."

After muttering, Shen Xudong followed Mai Guanzhi to the director's lounge...

Sister Chen Hao's lounge is warm and full of fragrance. In the director's lounge, there are a bunch of men sitting. It doesn't matter if the smoke smells, the key is the smell of feet, mixed together...

Disgusting!

Quickly lit a cigarette, put it in his mouth, took a puff, then walked in, saw Feng Baiyuan who was discussing with several other directors, and when he was free, Shen Xudong asked: "Director, what's wrong?"

"Teacher Chen Daoming hasn't joined the group yet, we'll be filming the plot of Returning to the Sea tomorrow..."

"You can discuss this with the production team, and you don't need to inform me!"

"...Do you know "Legend of Sword and Fairy"?"

(End of this chapter)