China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

Chapter 377 An "unremarkable" little problem! 【[-] in [-]】

4 month 26 day.

Canada Canada, Vancouver, Fisherman's Wharf.

Looking at the busy foreigners on the set, Gao Fei couldn't help but spit out speechlessly:

"It was said to be "BJ Meets Seattle", but we haven't even been to Seattle. Isn't this a gimmick?"

"That's right, it made me look up so much information in vain!"

As soon as this remark came out, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help nodding her head and complained.

You must know that after reading the script earlier, she also subconsciously thought that she would go to Seattle to shoot, and she also checked the travel information in advance, planning to go shopping in Seattle at that time.

But I didn't expect that although 90% of the filming of "BJ Meets Seattle" was filmed overseas, except for a small part of the exterior scenes that were filmed in New York, the rest were filmed in Vancouver.

As for Seattle, it wasn't in the crew's itinerary at all.

Just looking at the appearance of Gao Yuanyuan and Gao Fei fighting against each other, Chen Zhixi joked with a smile:

"There is no fish in fish-flavored shredded pork; there is no wife in wife cake; there is no husband and wife in husband and wife lung slices. Isn't this all normal?"

"Let's talk about the boss, didn't Director Xue tell you?"

"The reason why she chose Seattle as the location of the story is actually completely influenced by "Sleepless in Seattle". It is because of that movie that Seattle has become the most romantic city in America in Director Xue's mind."

"So it's actually the same no matter which shot is played, we can't tell anyway!"

I have to say that after such a long period of tempering, Chen Zhixi is becoming more and more like an excellent producer.

At least in terms of black heart, she has almost met the producer's requirements.

Of course, Gao Fei was just joking.

After all, it was Gao Fei's idea to put Chen Zhixi on the crew of "BJ Meets Seattle" as an executive producer.

And Chen Zhixi did live up to Gao Fei's expectations this time, and learned a lot from the group of Anle Films.

At least she found that making movies abroad is indeed very different from domestic ones.

……

It is said that the reason why there is no Seattle in "BJ Meets Seattle" is not that the crew is deliberately playing tricks, but that there is indeed a profit-driven drive behind it.

You must know that Xue Xiaolu really wanted to go to Seattle to shoot at the beginning, otherwise she would not have set the location of the story in Seattle when writing the script, and Zhouyi Film and Television has no opinion on this.

But in the end, both Xue Xiaolu and Gao Fei were persuaded by Anle Films.

After Jiang Zhiqiang's explanation, Gao Fei realized that Canada's film production preferential policies are so varied.

In addition to co-productions between countries, overseas film crews can also enjoy various discounts from the federal and state governments if they shoot in Canada or simply hire Canadian practitioners.

And these discounts are superimposed, and filmmakers can get up to 43% of the subsidy, and there is no upper limit.

So there is no need to think about where to choose the location.

Even if it weren't for the fact that the role of the Empire State Building in New York is the top priority in "BJ Meets Seattle", Gao Fei would not even want to go to New York.

After all, there is no subsidy for filming in New York, and labor is more expensive than in Vancouver. Compared with the two, I am afraid that even a fool would know which side to choose.

And after Jiang Zhiqiang gave Gao Fei and Chen Zhixi some tips on overseas filming, he talked about an old incident with Gao Fei and others with emotion.

"At that time, I thought about the film and wanted to keep improving, so I hired Yankee to do the post-production of the film."

"The group of foreigners told us that it was done in Los Angeles and charged us 30% more. I didn't think there was anything wrong at the time."

"But when I came to Vancouver to inspect the business later, the post-production company in Vancouver showed the project sheet, and I was stunned, because our project was included!"

"Later I found out that at that time, the same post-production cost only 500 million yuan in Xiangjiang, but it cost tens of millions of yuan in Hollywood, and if it was done in Canada, it might only cost 400 million yuan."

"So when cooperating with these foreigners, you must be careful. You must know that they started their business by burning, killing, looting, and cheating."

"Business ethics and so on are all facades from the propaganda department at the back."

Jiang Zhiqiang said that this old incident was not to expose his family, but to give Gao Fei a memory. Don't be brainwashed by those Hollywood movies, thinking that these foreigners are really gentlemen!
After all, he has been in European and American film circles for so many years, but he has never seen such a thing!

It wasn't that Jiang Zhiqiang talked about people behind their backs, but in his opinion, even if there were any gentlemanly people in European and American countries, they probably all died out in World War II.

And Gao Fei naturally felt Jiang Zhiqiang's kindness.

So after some sincere thanks, Chen Zhixi had the cheek to continue to ask old man Jiang for advice.

……

It has to be said that old man Jiang does have a trick overseas.

After some operations, he finally succeeded in obtaining about 20% of the tax rebate cashback for "BJ Meets Seattle".For the producers, this is already a big deal.

But those things are all for later, because the process of tax refund and cash back will take at least six months.

So right now, Gao Fei is most concerned about the shooting of the movie.

If you want to say what Gao Fei is most uncomfortable with after going abroad, it is probably the "8-hour work system".

Really, Gao Fei never thought that this seemingly insignificant question would break into his sight so abruptly one day.

It started two days ago!
After filming the scene of picking up and dropping off Wen Jiajia that day, Gao Fei wanted to take advantage of the good condition of the crew to film the next scene at Fisherman's Wharf.

But unexpectedly, although Xue Xiaolu agreed as soon as he said it, the Canadian staff hired by the crew did not agree.

After their tossing, Gao Fei realized that except for special fields such as the medical industry, other industries do not work overtime very much.

Even according to the local law, the 8 hours in the 8-hour working system include a 1-hour break at noon.

To some extent, the "8-hour working system" is not only a local legal regulation, but also a local cultural atmosphere.

Of course, it's not that they don't work overtime, they just don't work overtime for free.

Therefore, the opinions of the Canadian staff hired by the crew of "BJ Meets Seattle" are also very simple, just two points:
Either extra money or rest, anyway, they don't work overtime for nothing!

After learning the information, Gao Fei and Xue Xiaolu discussed it for a while, but finally gave up their original idea.

Because if working overtime becomes a habit, then the overtime pay for these foreigners alone is not a small expense.In the end, the saved construction period expenses may not be enough to pay their overtime pay.

As a result, Gao Fei is naturally too lazy to do such thankless things.

Because instead of relying on overtime to catch up with the construction period, it is more cost-effective to improve efficiency in weekday shooting!
But then again, although the issue of whether the crew should work overtime or not has been resolved, this matter still touched Gao Fei a lot.

For some reason, Gao Fei suddenly remembered Che Guevara's last words:

"After we leave, they will build schools and hospitals for you, and raise your wages. This is not because of their conscience, nor because they have become good people, but because we have been here!"

Uh~ Gao Fei didn't feel much about this sentence before.

But after coming to Canada, Gao Fei finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

It's just, it's the same... Sigh~ Forget it, there are some things that I can't think about.

There is no other reason, and it is extremely scary to think about it carefully!

……

Not to mention what Gao Fei thought in his heart after admitting his counsel, but on the surface he was quite happy.

Because the crew can no longer work overtime, he is naturally liberated.

So after getting off work every day, he drove a rented car around Vancouver.

Originally, he planned to hire a driver, but after hearing that the domestic driver's license could be used in Vancouver, Gao Fei simply took a self-driving tour.

In fact, this kind of situation does not only exist in Vancouver, but is currently in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, etc., and it is legal to drive with a domestic driver's license.

It’s just that different countries allow different periods of time. Some countries can legally use it for one year, while others only allow it to be used for six months.

However, although Gao Fei was full of expectations when he drove out, he was a little excited when he came back.

How should I put it, although Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada.

But even so, its current urban population is still less than 50.

In China, it is almost the size of a small county town.

Of course, what Gao Fei said doesn't mean that he likes the crowded scenic spots in China, but that there are too few people here...it's easy to get flustered.

You must know that after he often got out of the car, he couldn't see a single person when he looked around, so no one would know if he was really killed.

After all, Vancouver and Seattle are connected by intercity trains.

It is precisely because the two cities are very close to each other, and the coast, landform, and environment are very similar, that the crew finally decided to come here for filming after looking around in Kamata.

But then again, even though Vancouver is known as the "Hollywood of the North" and is rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the local law and order situation has always been mediocre.

If nothing else, just give an example and everyone will understand.

That is, in 2002, the local law in Vancouver passed the proposal of "legal drug use".

Therefore, the Vancouver city government has specially set up a legal and safe injection site, which is open to a large number of intravenous heroin users in the city.

And this is the only place in North America that can legally smoke alcohol.

It has to be said that the magic policies of foreigners are sometimes even more outrageous than the suggestions of domestic experts.

And although there are Chinatowns in major cities in Canada, Vancouver Chinatown is the second largest Chinatown in North America after San Francisco Chinatown, but after Gao Fei went there once, he never went there for the second time.

Because the law and order in Vancouver's Chinatown is not "very good" either!
It is precisely because of the above reasons that Gao Fei only hangs out in some museums and art galleries in Vancouver in his spare time.

For example, Gao Fei has been to the Anthropology Museum of the University of British Columbia, the Betty Biodiversity Museum, and the Botanical Garden of the University of British Columbia several times, which is quite interesting.

However, Gao Fei's favorite among them is the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Whenever he is free, he will go to visit and admire the museum which is known as "the best-preserved Indian cultural relics and totem poles in the world".

However, after studying the ancient civilizations of North America, Gao Fei will inevitably feel a little tired.

So I would walk around the museum, and sometimes I would happen to walk to the forest at the end of the museum, and then I happened to walk down the escalator in the forest to the famous shipwreck beach.

In fact, Shipwreck Beach is an ordinary "celestial beach".

Just because it is located inside the University of British Columbia, there are often female college students who take off their clothes after class and write their homework on the nude beach.

Therefore, compared with the celestial beaches in other places in Europe and America, the quality of the scenery at Shipwreck Beach is undoubtedly much higher!
It's just that Gao Fei didn't come to Shipwreck Beach to see the scenery, he just stopped by to rest.

Yes, it is like that!

But to be honest, the Museum of Anthropology is indeed profound and broad-minded, and it really makes people never tire of it!
It's a pity that Gao Fei hasn't learned many postures in the Museum of Anthropology, and his chic time is over...

(End of this chapter)