Chapter 753 A Large Filming Team

The Xi'an Film Studio has been in a difficult situation in the past two years and can no longer make ends meet.

In fact, it is not just the Xi'an Film Studio. Other domestic film studios are similar to the Xi'an Film Studio. However, the speed of the decline of the Xi'an Film Studio is really too fast, which is jaw-dropping.

Of course, it is meaningless to talk about this matter in such an occasion. After a few complaints, everyone quickly shifted the topic to the cooperation with Warner Bros. in filming this time.

"Minghua, this is the contract we are about to sign with Warner Bros., take a look." Wu Tianmin took out two thick documents from his bag in the room, which were in Chinese and English.

Fang Minghua took it and flipped through a few pages. It detailed the rights and obligations of both parties, as well as the positions of the creative staff of the two film companies in the play.

Producers: Michael Barnason (US), Wu Tianmin (China)

Directors: Spielberg (US) Zhang Yimou (China)

Spielberg?

This is a big name.

Fang Minghua has also met him.

It was 1985, Fang Minghua was invited to Iowa to participate in the International Writing Program, Spielberg specifically found him and bought the film adaptation rights of the novel "The Sun Disaster".

Seeing Fang Minghua pay attention to this, Wu Tianmin took out another document and said:

"This is the list of the main members of the crew and their division of labor."

Fang Minghua took the document and looked at it with interest:

The producer and director are the same as in the contract, and there are more detailed positions below:

Assistant Director:

David R. Ellis (US) Robert Legato (US)

Photography: Michael Seritzen (US) Lu Le (China)

Art: Stuart Craig (US), Lee Sanders (US) John King (US)

Cao Jiuping (China)

Editing: Luke Youngblood (US) Angela Basson (US) Du Yuan (China)

There are also music, action special effects, costumes, props, makeup, perspective special effects, action special effects. There are hundreds of people.

Among them, the largest number of visual effects, there are 20 people!

"Warner Bros. said this is just a preliminary list, and it will be added at any time according to the needs of filming." Wu Tianmin added.

Fang Minghua nodded.

The scale is indeed huge, and Warner has invested heavily this time.

The elite troops were transferred, mainly from the United States. The six people from China actually came to learn.

Fang Minghua put down the crew information, picked up the contract and looked at it and asked: "Brother Wu, have you sent it to China?"

"Of course, President Song is very concerned about this matter. We have faxed the Chinese electronic version to China two days ago."

"Okay, my wife just needs to read it." Fang Minghua immediately put the contract aside and explained with a smile: "I am really an outsider in this area. I am not as good as you, Brother Wu, or my wife."

To be honest, Fang Minghua came just for formalities, and another point is that he came to visit everyone on behalf of his wife.

Putting the contract aside, everyone started chatting, and Fang Minghua asked everyone if they were used to the food and accommodation in the United States?

When it comes to food, everyone immediately complained.

"Minghua, it doesn't matter where I live, the main thing is that I can't get used to the food. That hamburger is not as good as our Xijing Roujiamo!" This time, the speaker was Lu Le, a photographer who also graduated from Yandian.

"Yes, and noodles are even worse. They are not as delicious as our Xijing oil-splashed noodles and sauerkraut noodles!",

"Oh, mutton soup is still delicious."

"Comrades, do you know what I want to eat?!" Du Yuan's voice is quite loud.

"Hot pot!"

The other men said in unison.

"When I shoot a movie with you, no matter where I go, I have to eat a hot pot at the end, right, Yimou?" Cao Jiuping turned his head and asked Zhang Yimou with a smile.

Cao Jiuping is also from Xijing. He is about 40 years old this year. He is a student of the Oil Painting Department of Xijing Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation, he went to work at Xi'an Film Studio and has worked with Zhang Yimou for nearly ten years.

From the first "Red Sorghum" to the present, Cao Jiuping has been the art director of all the films shot by Zhang Yimou!

I heard that Cao Jiuping and Du Yuan lived in the same building in the family quarters of Xiying Studio, and they lived next door to each other, so they were very close.

Zhang Yimou nodded: "I'm impressed. Why does this woman like hot pot so much?"

"It's a pity that in Burbank, let alone hot pot, you can't even find a Chinese restaurant." Du Yuan complained.

"A small town with a population of less than 100,000, not even as large as a county town in China, what can you expect?" Tao Jing took over the conversation.

Tao Jing was admitted to the Recording Department of Yanjing Film Academy in 1978. He now works at Tianjin Film Studio and is the only person in Zhang Yimou's team who is not from Xiying Studio.

That's true.

Seeing everyone complaining about the food, Fang Minghua said: "How about I treat everyone to a hot pot?"

"Where is the hot pot here?" Du Yuan asked.

"There's no hot pot here, there's one in Chinatown in Los Angeles, let's go to Chinatown in Los Angeles to eat!" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go now!" Du Yuan was the most enthusiastic, and the others also hurried to join in the fun.

Only Wu Tianmin was a little hesitant.

"Minghua, it's still an hour's train ride to downtown Los Angeles, and it's a round trip."

"Don't worry, if you can't catch the train, we can take a taxi back and I'll pay for the round trip, so that your President Song won't say that you went to Los Angeles just to eat a hot pot." Fang Minghua joked.

Wu Tianmin laughed: "If you don't tell your wife, how will she know? Besides, President Song is not such a stingy person. I'm just worried about everyone's safety. In this case, everyone should go, and call the translator and the two foreigners!"

"Don't worry, I'll put my luggage down first. I'm just talking to you. I don't have my own room yet." Fang Minghua said.

Half an hour later, all the staff gathered in the lobby. They went out and took three taxis to the train station, then took the train to Los Angeles Union Station, and then took the subway to finally reach Chinatown.

Los Angeles' Chinatown is connected to the Old Town District and is one of the major Chinese gathering places on the west coast of the United States.

Standing at the intersection, there is an ancient Chinese archway at the gate.

"Wow, this is Chinatown? It's just like our country." Du Yuan came here for the first time and couldn't help but sigh when she saw this scene.

"It's more like Hong Kong, all traditional Chinese characters." Zhang Yimou said.

He has been to Hong Kong and has a deeper feeling.

"Let's go, hurry in and find hot pot!" Wu Tianmin urged.

Everyone looked around as they walked and soon found a Chinese restaurant called "Chongqing Yaomei Old Hot Pot".

This restaurant name makes people feel very familiar.

No need to look for it anymore, everyone went into the restaurant immediately, the traditional Chinese atmosphere inside was quaint. Although it was still a while before dinner time, there were already diners in the hot pot restaurant, not only yellow-skinned Chinese, but also blond and blue-eyed foreigners.

But facing the red hot pot with bubbles, aren't they afraid of spicy food?

Everyone gathered around a table, which was served with Chongqing's traditional nine-square grid. Looking at the red pot bottom with bubbles and smelling the fragrant aroma, even Fang Minghua, who usually doesn't eat hot pot at home, was drooling now.

Duck blood, duck intestines, fat beef rolls, waist slices, tripe, enoki mushrooms, tribute vegetables, bean curd skin. A lot of them were ordered, and everyone started to eat and drink.

This thing tastes better and better, especially in winter, when people who eat it sweat all over, and it feels really good to drink some beer.

The two foreigners also wanted to try this kind of taste, which was more refreshing the hotter it was, but unfortunately they couldn't stand it after two bites. They ordered two bottles of Coke and drank them all in one breath, and couldn't help but gasp. Finally, they were replaced with a tomato pot and ate it at the table next to them.

Everyone ate and talked, and naturally talked about the filming of this movie.

"Brother Wu, I see that the crew members are basically determined. Have you found the actors?" Fang Minghua asked after taking a sip of beer.