During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 31 Setting the angle and starting shooting

For three days in a row, there were quite a lot of people auditioning, including many already famous people, including Li Xiaoran and Qin Lan. The former has appeared in hit dramas such as "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" and "Farewell Vancouver". Not a little famous.

The latter also made his debut in "Return of the Pearl 3", but he still looked cautious when he came to audition, which shows how precious the film resources of this era are.

However, Wei Jin has no feelings for either of them. Li Xiaoran is beautiful, but his face is a little bitter, which is not suitable for this drama.

Qin Lan is a bit rounded and not suitable for the big screen.

Wei Jin, who was auditioning for the audition, had a big head. They were all confident in themselves, and they were indeed pretty. However, there were too many people, and they were all exhausted. Wei Jin decided that he must be cautious in public auditions in the future.

The male lead was finally determined to be Qiao Zhenyu, the second male lead, Lei Jiayin, the third male lead, Lin Zicong, and the rest of the supporting roles were left to Chen Zhiming.

The reason for choosing Qiao Zhenyu is very simple, he is handsome. Wei Jin doesn’t know what the director of the original movie in his previous life thought. For youth movies, the male and female protagonists must be pretty enough.

I chose Lei Jiayin because you always feel that this actor has an aura of unluckiness, which is very suitable for the second male lead.

Lin Zicong found this replacement because Wei Jin really liked Hao Shaowen's performance in the original version, but Hao Shaowen went to study, so he had no choice but to send an invitation in person.

In short, the male actor's matter is settled. The second female lead will be given to Hu Jing as expected. After all, she is also Li Jie's best friend, so it is not a big deal. The female lead is in trouble. Several names keep circling in Wei Jin's mind. , I still can’t decide, and my whole person is feeling bad.

Seeing Wei Jin smoking on the balcony, Zeng Li asked with concern:
  "What's wrong? Is the casting not going well?"

At this time, Zeng Li was packing her things and was about to go to the crew of "The Best in the World".

"I don't know who to choose as the heroine. They all seem to have some advantages and some disadvantages."

In terms of acting skills, Yan Danchen is definitely better; in terms of fame, Gao Yuanyuan is naturally better, and she had a scandal with Wei Jin. When the movie is released, a wave of hype will also increase the popularity of the movie; in terms of role fit, then It's really Liu Yifei, so they really have their own pros and cons.

Wei and Jin then informed Zeng Li of the three candidates.

Zeng Li also fell into thinking after hearing this, but from a slightly different perspective:

"Well, Gao Yuanyuan can't do it. She has already been involved in scandals. If she stays on the same crew, something will happen sooner or later. No, no, no."

"Yan Danchen is pretty enough, but too pretty. Xiao Jin doesn't seem to be able to resist mature women. No, no, no."

"Liu Yifei, well, she looks like a middle school belle. This girl is only 17 years old. She seems to have to take care of her mother when filming. It's safe. It's okay."

As if after some hard thinking, Zeng Li gave the answer fairly:
  "Why don't you choose Liu Yifei? I think her image is the most suitable. As for acting skills, you are Director Yinxiong. Training actors' acting skills is not just a matter of thumb."

After Wei Jin heard this, he also made up his mind and stopped worrying about it.

After Zeng Li was quickly sent away, Wei Jin went to the study and took out his phone. He called Liu Xiaoli first and informed her of the audition results. Through the phone, Wei Jin heard Liu Yifei's exclamation. Liu Xiaoli also thanked her repeatedly on the phone. .

Then they called Gao Yuanyuan and Yan Danchen. The former was naturally a little resentful. Hearing Wei Jin's scream, he just said that the rented house had not been occupied for a long time and that he would stay for a few nights in a while.

The latter didn't say anything. He might have guessed the result. He only said that there was an opportunity to cooperate. Wei Jin also took the opportunity to propose the idea of ​​guest-starring as a teacher, and Yan Danchen readily agreed.

In this way, the cast has finally been finalized, and filming will officially begin.

A week later, on September 9, Wei Jin led the entire crew to hold a simple start-up ceremony and accepted interviews from some media.

"Excuse me, Director Wei, why did you write such a story?"

"Actually, it's very simple. If you have read my book, you will know that everyone's youth has regrets and imperfections. What I write about is not just my youth, it is something that is common to our generation. youth."

"Excuse me, Director Wei, why did you choose Liu Yifei as the heroine?"

"Look at her, does she remind you of the youth in your memory?"

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After briefly dealing with the reporters, Wei Jin called all the creative actors together and began to interpret the script. It was the first time for several of the main creators to work with Wei Jin, and some of them couldn't let go. Only Hu Jing looked heartless and had a carefree personality, but he really fit the role. Under her burst of jokes, the relationship between them became rapid. rapport.

The shooting location this time was a middle school in Huairou, because this school is more in line with the era setting of the book.

The principal heard that Director Silver Bear was coming to the school to film a movie, and there was no venue fee. He also called the students to come and make guest appearances. The students were very excited when they learned that they could appear in the movie.

Wei Jin was also very happy, as this meant saving a lot of money, since the school had a lot of drama.

The investment in this movie is not large, so save what you can.

Actors in this era are still very cheap, and the salary calculation method is also very reasonable. How much does it cost to shoot a movie according to the role it plays? Unlike in the later traffic era, you are paid on a daily basis, and the crew will pay more for one more day of filming. Pay a day's salary.

At present, domestic first-tier actors only earn about 10 per episode, second-tier actors earn between 3 and 5 per episode, and third-tier actors earn around 1 per episode.

Film remuneration is generally lower than TV drama remuneration. After all, film resources are relatively scarce. Therefore, sometimes we see reports of actors cutting their pay to star in certain dramas, indicating that the market is very optimistic about the drama.

Wei Jin gave Liu Yifei a salary of 20 yuan for this movie, and the schedule is tentatively scheduled for 40 days, mainly because Zhang Dabeard could no longer coordinate.

Several other actors were even cheaper. Qiao Zhenyu only paid 10, Hu Jing also gave 10, Lei Jiayin 5, Lin Zicong 10, and the rest of the supporting roles totaled less than 10.

Wei Jin's salary for screenwriter and director is 300 million, which is a necessary card for Director Yinxiong. The rest of the funds are spent more on props, venues and labor expenses.

The first few days of filming were not very smooth, mainly due to the team's adjustment.

Assistant director Sun Hao has signed a contract with the studio, with a basic salary plus project commission, and several other photographers are also recommended by the school.

After Wei Jin's interviews, all the ones he thought were good stayed on, and their salaries were similar. These were basically the first batch of employees in the studio.

For this movie, Wei Jin wanted to build a production team. Otherwise, there would be no familiar people every time, which would be very troublesome.

After a few days of getting to know the actors, everyone has basically established a relationship, but they still need to get into the mood slowly.

After a day of shooting, Wei Jin was going to the hotel to rest. The crew all stayed in a hotel, which was not too far from the set.

From a distance, he saw Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli walking towards him quickly, so he stopped and waited for a moment:

"What's wrong, Yifei, do you have something to do with me?"

"Brother Wei Jin, I want to ask, how have I been doing these days?"

Over the past few days, Liu Yifei and Wei Jin had become familiar with each other, and they changed their names to brother. Liu Xiaoli also liked it.

When such a cute little girl calls you brother, Wei Jin is happy to accept it. After all, she is a fairy sister.

"It's okay. The scenes these days are relatively simple. There will be scenes with emotional outbursts later, so I guess you need to take some snacks."

Because he had the finished film in his mind for comparison, Wei Jin shot very quickly and rarely talked to the actors about the scenes. After telling the actors the desired effect, he just took more shots, so the filming progress was pretty good.

After getting Wei Jin's approval, Liu Yifei was very happy and talked with Wei Jin about her understanding of the role.

Unfortunately, Liu Yifei had almost no friends of the opposite sex since she was a child. It was easy for the little girl to find a friend of the opposite sex who was about the same grade, and Liu Xiaoli didn't object. You know, when filming "Sword and Fairy" before, Hu Ge wasn't even allowed to get close. close.

So these days on the set, Liu Yifei was extremely happy. Whenever she had free time, she would sit next to Wei Jin, hold her cheek and imitate Wei Jin, and stare at the monitor.

However, the happy time is always short-lived. Half a month passed by in a flash, and it was time to test my acting skills.

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