Disaster Artist

"Please pay attention to the order, thank you for your cooperation, please pay attention to the order, do not crowd, thank you for your cooperation."

The staff wearing fluorescent yellow protective clothing stood in front of the roadblock to maintain order, as if they were retrieving kindergarten children to cross the road.

In front of them, the bustling crowd was surging on three floors and three floors, with roadblocks as the boundary, laying out layer upon layer, which was very lively.

The light golden sunlight of Qingcheng pierced through the sparse clouds and sprinkled down, like ripples on the surface of the lake with blooming green lotuses floating, making people want to close their eyes and bathe in it, the pores all over the body opened, Feel the cool breeze of the morning and wander freely.

As a popular filming location in recent years, Qingcheng has stood out by relying on official support, and even once overwhelmed Lanchuan and Bundang.

The government not only gives a lot of tax incentives, plans a lot of space to build a studio, and provides support for supporting facilities; at the same time, if the film wants to be shot in urban space, the government often cooperates as much as possible. As long as the procedures are complete, it is basically a green light all the way. .

Various reasons have successfully made Qingcheng stand out. Large-scale film companies, including Streamer Films, Magic Films, etc., have set up studios here.

Among them, the most famous one is undoubtedly "The League of Knights", where the first and second films were all filmed; nearly two-thirds of the scenes of "Dawn of Justice" were filmed in Qingcheng, mainly because Because the official cooperation attitude is too friendly to refuse.

This time, "Deadpool" is also about to complete all the filming of the entire movie in Qingcheng.

What people don't know is that Lanchuan was Lu Qian's first choice when it came to planning the script and selecting the venue, and he still is to this day.

The reason is not complicated:

Lu Qian sincerely wants to use Lanchuan city as the background to shoot a work; moreover, not only exists as a template for the background of the story, Lu Qian hopes to use the lens to capture the color of the city and use Deadpool as the image of the city part, showing the emotions between the characters and the city.

For directors, creation is a kind of collision. Some like to photograph people, some like to take notes, some like to record life, and some like to capture time.

Likewise, some like to show cities.

For a long time, Lu Qian has always stayed in the "primary stage", taking people's notes. In the final analysis, he still follows the script and inspiration, and there is no qualitative.

Now, after enough accumulation, Lu Qian has a better understanding of the director's work, so he wants to make some different attempts.

Obviously, "Deadpool", a work that is rebellious and individual enough, should be the best choice.

Therefore, Lu Qian tried to break the stereotype of superheroes, and presented the city, culture, and life as a brand on the characters.

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Lu Qian's plan has encountered many difficulties in the face of reality. This is also the first time that Lu Qian has made a real blockbuster. It is indeed a different world.

As a result, Lion Pictures hopes that "Deadpool" can complete the shooting in Qingcheng.

According to the relevant policies of Qingcheng, as long as they can create a certain number of jobs in the crew and complete the shooting cycle of the corresponding length, the tax can be reduced up to 50 million yuan.

For the "Deadpool" crew, whose filming costs are stretched, this tax reduction can continue to be invested in film production, which is undoubtedly a great benefit.

To put it simply, for Lu Qian, the quality of the film is the first priority, and nothing can compare to the quality of the film; but for Lion Films, cost control is the most important, and all other things can only take the second place at most. bit.

For this reason, there was a very unpleasant dispute between Lu Qian and Xiongshi Pictures.

In Lu Qian's view, he can complete the filming in Lanchuan, without the need for tax relief, and still be able to shoot an excellent work within the budget.

Past works are the best evidence that Lu Qian possesses such abilities.

Moreover, the big companies at the top of the pyramid, such as Lions Pictures, are used to being rich and rich, and like to look at problems from a global perspective. They have long forgotten how to use every cost more efficiently and meticulously——

That is, forget about practice.

They all just take it for granted that they seek ways to save costs from big projects such as tax, labor, and props, but they don't know the meticulousness and long-term flow of the actual shooting process.

"I've kept my mouth shut, and I didn't complain that the production cost is too low, so there is no need for them to pretend to be a disservice."

"They should be smart and keep their mouths shut, otherwise every time they open their mouths, they show their stupidity and ignorance."

so close!

Just a little bit!

The foul language will come out directly.

From Xiu Zhongjun to Ji Xu to Yu Shao, in the end, Lu Qian almost rolled up his sleeves and went to the door by himself to fight with Xiongshi Pictures. It was indeed full of gunpowder.

In the end, Lions Films compromised, mainly because of the great success of "Raid 2", which broke the balance and changed the bargaining chips of the two parties.

Lions Pictures said with a big smile that they believed in Lu Qian's judgment and were willing to cooperate with Lu Qian's work.

But is it really that simple?

not at all.

Second, Lanchuan officials are not very cooperative.

It's not that Lanchuan deliberately made things difficult for Lu Qian, but the actual situation was originally the case.

If Deadpool is going to be filming on-site, they'll have to apply to City Hall for permission to film on the road, which will then be closed for a certain period of time.

However, there is no "special preferential policy" in Lanchuan, everything is done step by step~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The procedures are cumbersome and the procedures are diverse; in addition, there are quite a lot of film projects shot in Lanchuan every year, not only large production projects. , many small projects also tend to apply for street shooting——

Because there is not enough budget to rent a studio, street shooting is easier.

This also means that time slots are complex.

In this regard, Lions Pictures and Blue Whale Pictures worked together, hoping to meet Lu Qian's requirements, but Lanchuan City Hall did not help.

Later, after finally completing the relevant procedures, it was found that the time period that Lu Qian needed was cut off by two different independent film crews, and they had already completed the reservation in advance.

Xiongshi Pictures didn't take it for granted, so they directly stated that they would discuss with the two crews and ask them to withdraw their applications, and then the "Deadpool" crew would occupy a seat.

Lu Qian thought about it, and finally chose to refuse——

"I used to be their place too".

This is how Lu Qian himself has come all the way. He knows very well how many difficulties these independent film crews face, and almost nothing is easy.

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If Lu Qian came forward and asked them to withdraw the application, it might or might not be possible.

Moreover, Lu Qian has other concerns:

Lanchuan City Hall has very strict requirements on the shooting time. Once the shooting goes wrong, the time must be re-booked. At that time, the crew may face more chain consequences, and may even cause problems with the already stretched budget. Lions Pictures may really It will explode on the spot.

The "Deadpool" crew has already faced a lot of pressure, and Lu Qian really wants to make many different attempts on the film, which may cause the filming schedule to be disrupted everywhere.

At the end of the comprehensive consideration, Qingcheng returned to Lu Qian's field of vision.