Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 288

Laojun Mountain is located in Luonan County, Luoyang. The outreach personnel of the film crew booked a sponsored hotel in this county. Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and the others met with the large crew and actors who arrived early, and checked in at the hotel.

"Mr. Chu, the scene of Caomiao Village is located in a village at the foot of Laojun Mountain. We rented out half of the village. The setting was completed two days ago, and we can start shooting tomorrow, but the village committee only allows us to shoot for one day. .”

In the hotel suite, Director Yang, the production director, talked about the specific situation, while Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi sat on the sofa and listened to his report.

The production team is generally divided into three occupations, headed by the production director, supplemented by on-site production and life production.

The production team serves the crew, obeys the producer, acts according to the will of the producer, manages all the affairs of the crew, and also takes charge of the accounts and expenses of the crew for the producer.

"Did you tell Brother Zhao?" Chu Xuan asked.

"Speaking of which, Director Zhao took the director's team to the set to have a look. He said that there is no problem. Due to the weather, Director Zhao decided to start the machine at 7:[-] tomorrow morning. The extras and the two young actors need to start at three or four in the morning. "Director Yang said.

Chu Xuan nodded, and said: "Do as Brother Zhao said, notify the corresponding actors and people in the Fuhuadao department, and distribute the filming script to the actors."

"Understood." Director Yang nodded, got up and went out to do business.

Watching Director Yang leave, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other and said, "Rest early, we will leave in the early morning tomorrow."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded, and rested her chin on Chu Xuan's shoulder, looking at him with a pretty face.

Chu Xuan smiled softly and kissed her.

Concubine Liu Yi kissed back, "I'll set the alarm clock, I'll call you when it's time."

She got up and said, with her hands behind her back, she jumped out of the door.

— the next day.

At 04:30 in the morning, the alarm clock on the mobile phone rang.

Concubine Liu Yi opened her eyes after a few seconds, reached out to turn off the alarm clock, lifted the white quilt that is uniform in hotels across the country, and got out of bed to wash.

She moved very lightly, for fear of waking her mother, but her lazy and sleepy voice came from the darkness: "Be careful."

If in the past, Liu Xiaoli would definitely go with Concubine Liu Yi, but with Chu Xuan around, Liu Xiaoli's vigilance has long since dropped.

"Okay." Concubine Liu Yi responded softly, opened and closed the door lightly after washing, walked across and knocked on the door of Chu Xuan's suite.

Chu Xuan and Huang Xuan lived in the same suite, and Zhao Liying and Yang Tianzhen lived in the same suite.

After a group of people dressed and washed up, they went downstairs to the hotel.

Actors such as Su Chang and Jiang Xin, perhaps because they started the machine today, wanted to check on the situation and join in the fun.

Just like that, a group of people got into the commercial vehicle and set off for the location of the crew.

Laojun Mountain is a national [-]A-level scenic spot.

As usual, there must be a lot of tourists coming and going, but in this winter season, it is not a holiday, and the tourists in the scenic area are only in twos and threes.

The huge rolling mountains look deserted in the bright sky near seven o'clock, but it is also convenient for the filming and scheduling of the crew. The scenery of green water and green mountains and the fragrance of the country soil also add to the actors who have lived in big cities for a long time. Relaxed and happy.

Zhao Jian dispatched the camera crew on the set, and the cameraman settled in the predetermined location according to Zhao Jian's arrangement, and adjusted the lens, which is also called camera movement.

A larger machine is located on the road in the village, operating a thick mechanical boom, its mechanical gripper carries a video camera, located 20 meters in the air.This is a high-altitude lens, responsible for panoramic shooting and special lens shooting, also called pseudo-aerial photography.

The teachers of the props group walked to every corner of the half-village studio, carefully inspecting the layout of the set props, and it was their Nth time to check whether the set was qualified and whether there were any mistakes or omissions.

The actors who came to watch the show, together with the actors and extras who had already changed their costumes, had breakfast in the logistics team, chatted and waited for the start-up.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi held a few steamed buns and a cup of soy milk in their hands, while eating, they walked slowly and observed the affairs of the set.

"Brother Fang, how much does a breakfast cost?" Concubine Liu Yi took a small bite of the steamed stuffed bun.

Life producer Xiao Fang walked beside Chu Xuan.

Hearing Concubine Liu Yi's question, he said: "This is not fixed every day."

Xiao Fang knew that Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were producers for the first time, so he definitely didn't understand some low-level things, so he added: "The food is provided by the sponsored hotel. The hotel prepares the ingredients in advance, and we need them the first day. Give the hotel staff the number in advance."

"For example, if there is a filming in the next morning, how many people are there, and there is no class for breakfast, and the average is 6 yuan per person."

"The director team, the production team, Fuhuadao, scene management, scene notes, logistics, actors, including group members... For example, there are 280 four people present today, and the cost of that breakfast is 284 multiplied by 6, but If it is greater than this number, the general meal order is 5% higher than the established budget."

Concubine Liu Yi took a sip of soy milk, and a gust of cool wind blew by, making her shiver imperceptibly.

"Based on the current staff, plus lunch, dinner, and supper, how much is the daily food expenses?" She asked.

Xiao Fang lowered his eyebrows, calculated silently based on his experience, and said, "About 1."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded slowly, turned her head to look at Chu Xuan, and said, "Brother Zhao's salary as a director is 1 a day, Angkor's on-site assistant director's salary is 2 a day, Brother Lei's supervisor's salary is 8000 a day, and art teacher Qiao's salary is 6000 a day. A total of 3000 camera groups a day, which is 1."

She added, "Including 1 for food and drink is 4, which is nearly 9 million a month, and the monthly salary of the whole team is 150, which is 90 million a month."

Concubine Liu Yi put the soy milk on the hand holding the steamed stuffed bun, and stroked her hair that was blown slightly by the wind.

"We expect to shoot for five months, which is 1200 million. The total salary of the actors is 250 million, Fu Huadao is 200 million, a total of 1650 million. The total investment is 5500 million, 3500 million is used for studio, post-production and special effects expenses, and 2000 million is used for The filming expenses and the sponsorship fee of 900 million, if all goes well, we can have about 1250 million left." She calculated carefully.

Chu Xuan and Xiao Fang had been listening to her, and when they saw her finish speaking, they looked at each other, a smile appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes, and Xiao Fang also laughed.

"You can do math." Chu Xuan said.

Hearing his words, Concubine Liu Yi raised her eyebrows at him.

Chu Xuan took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, and said, "You also forgot the travel expenses and the venue rental fee. You also said that everything went well, and if the filming didn't go well, the starting price would be 5 yuan if the filming didn't go well, and this was when the crew wasn't fully present. The funds reserved in the early 1000 million seem sufficient, but they cannot afford to delay.”

Concubine Liu Yi nodded repeatedly, and said: "Everyone wants everything to go well, who wants to delay if it can't be delayed?"

Chu Xuan ate the buns in one bite, and threw the plastic bag into the temporary trash bin set up by the crew.

"In order not to delay the shooting, apart from natural accidents and personnel accidents, this requires the close cooperation of various departments." He said.

"En." Concubine Liu Yi nodded.

After finishing her steamed stuffed bun and soy milk, she threw the plastic bag into the trash can and walked forward with Chu Xuan.

This is a small village that woke up from the dim light. The two came to the edge of the set, where the director team was. At this time, Zhao Jian also came back from the set.

"Brother Zhao, how are you?" Chu Xuan smiled.

Zhao Jian raised the corner of his mouth and made an "OK" gesture, "When the sky is brighter, we will start shooting immediately."

Chu Xuan nodded, and sat down in front of the monitor with Concubine Liu Yi.

Actors such as Chen Daoming, Su Chang, Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying were also sitting on the bench, waiting to watch the show.

"Chu Xuan, where did you find these two young actors?" Su Chang asked, and the nearby actors were also a little curious.

On the set, Wu Qingyuan was lecturing to two young actors, one with a handsome face and the other with a thick head and a thick head.

But they were very good, and the two children were listening carefully, trying to understand what Wu Qingyuan said as clearly as possible.

Seeing this scene, Chu Xuan turned to look at Su Chang, then stretched out his hand and pointed in a certain direction of the set, saying, "Look at who that teacher is."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Chu Xuan's instructions.

"Teacher Chen Hong?!" Su Chang recognized it, slightly surprised.

Concubine Liu Yi turned her head to look at the actors, and said with a slight smile, "The handsome one is Chen Feiyu, the son of director Kaige and teacher Chen Hong. The other is Wu Lei, one of the TV series "Fengshen Bangming: Fengming Qishan" that aired soon. Young actors. Both are 99 years old, and both are only 6 years old."

The actors understood and nodded.

"Chen Feiyu is Xiao Lin Jingyu, and Wu Lei is Xiao Zhang Xiaofan." Jiang Xin judged.

"Smart." Huang Lei embraced his hands, looked at the two children on the set, and said to Chu Xuan: "You two are really good at finding someone, one is handsome, and the other is not so handsome. In terms of appearance, transition When it comes to Hu Ge and Huang Xuan, they seem to be fine."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi smiled slightly.

Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu have childhood plots in the script, and this plot cannot be cut off, nor can it be changed.

If it is changed at will, the subsequent Puzhi plot and the plot of the biggest life turning point of the two characters will be affected.

As for the two roles Xiao Zhang Xiaofan and Xiao Lin Jingyu, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi had no idea when they first cast the roles.

The most important thing is to ensure that the faces of the two young actors make the audience look like Huang Xuan and Hu Ge when they grow up.

Regardless of the degree of similarity, at least the ugly one can't become super handsome, and the handsome one can't be disabled.

Comparing the appearance of Hu Ge and Huang Xuan, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei did not find a suitable candidate after inquiring left and right.

If you just look for passers-by, it may not be difficult to find, but if you have never acted, it is difficult to teach children.

However, it was also a coincidence that one day Chen Kaige brought Chen Hong and his son Chen Feiyu to the company for a visit, and Chen Feiyu was immediately spotted by Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.

Later, it was recommended by an actor and director, saying that it was the little Nezha Wu Lei in "Fengshen Bang: Fengming Qishan", which was more in line with the image of Xiao Zhang Xiaofan compared with Huang Xuan.

In this way, the two young actors settled down.

At this moment, under the eyes of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, the camera was turned on, and flashing images appeared on several screens of the monitor.

The next moment, a crew member on the set shouted with a loudspeaker: "Quiet! Be quiet! Unrelated people leave the set!"

Since the filming set was in the village, all the props including houses were used to block the line of sight, and the scope of the filming set was not clear to the crew members.

Under the words of the field staff, the villagers of men, women and children retreated.

Then the horn sounded again, "Actors are ready!"

Hearing this, Zhao Jian picked up the walkie-talkie, ready to shoot the first shot of "Zhu Xian".

At this point, Chu Xuan took Concubine Liu Yi's hand and stood up, and then glanced at Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying. The two stood up knowingly, and walked with Concubine Liu Yi to the periphery of the studio closest to the shooting location.

"Chu Xuan, Qianqian, good morning." Chen Hong said with a smile on her face, with her arms crossed, and the two who rushed over greeted each other.

"Mr. Chen Hong, good morning." Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi greeted each other.

The two children on the set are making final preparations, and the costume teacher is helping them straighten their clothes.

"You have been on the set of "Crazy Stone" several times without any lines, do you know what that teacher does?" Chu Xuan whispered beside Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying.

There was a person standing behind each of the two children, Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying took a look.

"Radio teacher." Huang Xuan said.

"What you are holding is a radio." Zhao Liying added.

"Affected by the environment and the equipment, the radio work is not easy, so the lines must be clear. When walking, follow the established route. If you walk around and hit the radio and interrupt the recording work, the result is NG. .” Chu Xuan said.

Chen Hong turned her head, smiled slightly, looked at Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, and said to Chu Xuan, "Bring newcomers?"

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi raised their foreheads and smiled back.

Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying nodded to express their understanding.

Their eyes have been watching the two children, and beside the two children are not only the radio operator, but also the scene recorder, the assistant director, and the camera operator.

This kind of treatment is something they have seen but never experienced when they were playing tricks in the mountain city. Thinking that there will be so many people around them when they are filming, they also have hidden expectations, excitement, and tension in the face of the unknown.

"Count down to dozens, and hit the board!" Zhao Jian's voice came from the walkie-talkie, and the sound mixed with a slight electric current resounded throughout the set.

Ten seconds later, the clerk picked up the slate next to the two children.

""Zhu Xian", [Blood Night in Caomiao Village], one scene at a time, let's start!"

The field record quickly exited.

The eyes of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei couldn't help flickering. In the past, they didn't have much feeling when they went through filming as actors.

But "Zhu Xian", as their first film and television work, was also started by the crew, but to them, the meaning was different.

From the point of view of an actor who has achieved a lot of success, switching to a relatively unfamiliar producer industry is like retreating from a mountain full of stars and starting a new journey from another road.

At this point, the two of them were also a little excited, and their eyes kept following the two children.

On the set, Chen Feiyu, Wu Lei and a child in the extras were chasing.

"Stinky boy, where are you going!"

"Zhang Xiaofan, stop for me!"

In the original book, these children are set to be nearly ten years old. In the later Qingyunmen plot, Zhang Xiaofan will only grow up to be 13 years old three years later.

In response to this point, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi changed the age setting, from six years old when they were young, to grown up in Qingyunmen.

In other words, 12 years have passed in the blink of an eye, instead of the three years in the original book.

"Crack!"

"pass!"

As soon as the words fell, the scene burst into applause.

This is the opening scene of "Zhu Xian", after all, it is always a good sign.

Here, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other, smiled, and clapped each other.

(End of this chapter)