Chapter 108 Start of Construction (48)

Chen Xi has been with the crew for a month and has a rough understanding of what the crew is like.

It was different from when she was an actress before. When she was an actress, she felt that the crew was really powerful, flattering others and being indifferent to newcomers like her...

This time I worked behind the scenes and felt...

Everyone is a laborer. You give me money and I do the work. Except for the big bowl, I treat everyone the same, and I don’t have a good look...

The pressure on the crew was very high.

The time issue makes everyone very nervous. A scene starts shooting at noon, and the crew often arrives at the location at five or six in the morning to start preparations. Eighty percent of the shooting work in a day is preparation work.

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

In the early stage, the general direction has been decided, and then each group will discuss it in detail. When it comes to the actual shooting stage, everyone on the set is chasing the plan.

Under this premise, if everyone has their own opinions, then don’t even think about finishing the filming within the specified time.

As for advocating for the high and undermining the low?

There are, but very few…

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 clear division of labor and everyone works together. There is no Interest disputes…

As for the production team...

It's very complicated. For example, Lu Chuan filmed "Nanjing!" Nanjing! "I once publicly questioned: Why does a lamp cost 8,000? A few lamps for 8,000 is enough to decorate a street!"

But if they don’t buy it, the investors won’t pass the budget.

Isn’t it okay for me to save money for investors?

No, otherwise how can investors make money?

Do you think this money was really invested by investors?

In addition, it is not easy to have "fair" pricing for film and television dramas. They cannot be sold by the number of episodes, nor by the duration, nor by the pound. Therefore, the price is easy to be manipulated when purchasing, and the manipulation space provides the soil for corruption...

Let’s not talk about this anymore.

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

…

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

"...Our screenwriter is amazing."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"The sales of "No. 1 in the World" have exceeded one million, and it can be found in bookstores in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia!"

"...A great talent?"

"Well... he must be a talented man, and he has done several programs, including "Phoenix Screening Room" and the popular "Three Kingdoms"..."

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

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

When he heard the title of the book, Feng Baiyuan was slightly stunned: "What?"

""Zhu Xian"... created the novel of fairy tales..."

The assistant's name is Mak Guanzhi, which is actually not an assistant, but a deputy. Mak Guanzhi was also a director at TVB before and was recruited by Li Guoli to film dramas. Tang Ren, who joined last year, was temporarily out of work, so he was asked to study with Feng Baiyuan.

Counting the director of Group C...

Feng Baiyuan is amazing. In addition to being a director, he is also employed by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to teach the directing department.

"Wait a minute, fairy novels... Do you think he knows "The Fairy Sword"?"

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

"Um."

Feng Boyuan nodded...

"Sword of Immortality" is Tang Ren's key project. Currently, there is only a game version. Li Guoli is the main promoter of this project, and he currently has no clue.

Feng Boyuan is also quite interested.

In the original time and space, he was one of the directors of "Sword and Fairy", and he was also the producer by the way!

…

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

Then, start shooting directly!

At noon, the sun was a bit dazzling. This was a Ming and Qing style street. To be precise, it was a Ming and Qing style market, with restaurants, cloth shops, groceries, mules and horses, and various small vendors scattered everywhere.

"The Best in the World" happened in the Ming Dynasty!

There were dozens of extras in the gambling house, and it was a mess. The camera looked around for a week, and then moved on to Deng Chao and Huang Bo next to him...

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

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

The plot is like this, Zhang Laosan lost all his money and kept it as collateral. As soon as Zhang Laosan disappeared without a trace, Cheng Shifei was taken away by a carriage. After struggling for a long time, he was released and found that he was already in the palace. The person who received him was a smiling eunuch. If Cheng Shifei had to go and cleanse himself...

It was such a long period of time and was filmed in half an hour...

Cheng Xiaodong from Group B filmed Cao Zhengchun's three major blockers and the black-clad arrow team chasing Yang Yuxuan's children, attracting the three secret spies of Heaven, Earth and Xuan...

Logically speaking, such a fight scene would take at least three to five days to shoot, and it could be completed 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: "…washed or not, have you eaten? Why do you ask?"

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

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

"He is in Japan... he will join the team next month..."

"oh…"

One month blank period…

Gee, are you looking down on Chen Hao's charm or Shen Xudong's courage?

"Has Sister Chen Hao done martial arts before?"

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

"…oh…"

Shen Xudong is embarrassed, "Tian Long Ba Bu" is a martial arts!

"However, Feng Baiyuan and the others are so fast in filming!" Shen Xudong lamented the efficiency, and Chen Hao Kepu said: "This is quite slow. TVB is filming and broadcasting at the same time... They have already practiced it!"

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

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

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

But his Mandarin is really hot!

"...Director Mai..."

"Screenwriter Shen, Chen Hao..."

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

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

"What's the use of asking me about shooting issues? 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. There are a lot of men sitting in the director's lounge. It's not just the smell of cigarette smoke, but the most important thing is the smell of feet, mixed together...

Disgusting!

He quickly lit a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and took a puff. Then he walked in and saw Feng Baiyuan who was discussing with several other directors. When he was free, Shen Xudong asked: "Director, what's wrong?"

"Teacher Chen Daoming hasn't joined the team yet, we will shoot the plot of Gui Hai Yi Dao tomorrow..."

"You can just discuss this with the production team. You don't need to notify me!"

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