The joining of Zhou Xingchi can be regarded as an accident for the crew of "Truman's World".

However, the producer's role has not yet been filmed, and his role does not conflict with other actors, and it does not have much impact on the crew.

After chatting with Zhou Xingchi in the afternoon, he went back to Xiangjiang and joined the group a month later.

Song Ge also had to rush back to the capital and report to Wang Jianlin about the guaranteed release of "Journey to the West".

However, before leaving, Song Ge complained to Li Qian, "Director Li, this was Xu Ke who helped you shoot "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", and now Zhou Xingchi has also starred in your play, and the two directors I finally won over were abducted by you. ”

"Mr. Song and Director Zhou have reached a cooperation?Is he going to make the next movie so soon?" Li Qianqi said, "Journey to the West" has just finished filming, and it is still in the post-production, Zhou Xingchi has only made a film in four years, how can he prepare the next movie so quickly.

Song Ge smiled, "It's not the next part, I won the guaranteed release of "Journey to the West". ”

"The finished film hasn't come out yet, so it's guaranteed to be released?"

There are not many films released in China with guaranteed releases, or in the two or three years at the beginning of the century, Berner relied on this to sit up, and no distribution company dared to do this in recent years, which was too risky.

Li Qian became interested, "Mr. Song is so confident, is it convenient to disclose the specific figures?"

"I will protect my capital at the box office of 300 million, with Zhou Xingchi's reputation, this box office must not be worried, it doesn't matter if I watch the finished film or not. Song Ge said.

"300 million, so low?" Li Qian was surprised, this box office did not meet Zhou Xingchi's appeal at all.

"300 million is still low?" Song Ge's eyes widened, "There were only seven movies that broke 300 million last year, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" are more than 500 million points, and I just guaranteed my capital with 300 million, and the return cycle is a whole year." ”

Li Qian smiled embarrassedly, almost forgetting that except for "God of Medicine", "Avatar", and "Transformers 3", which broke one billion, the overall box office market is still low, and the blockbusters are all big sellers of four or five billion.

Don't look at the goal of five or six hundred million at every turn, or even one billion, most of them are just shouting, a goal.

This is the same as when I was studying, my goal was either Qinghua or Peking University, and I couldn't even look down on an ordinary book.

After studying in college, I also have great ambitions, and I will train in a large company for half a year, then a manager for one year, a director for three years, and then accumulate enough contacts in a large company, so I will start my own business, and the company will be listed before the age of 30.

But realistically, a thirty-year-old manager is already satisfied.

"Dragon Gate Flying Armor" only sold 500 million box office at a cost of 200 million, but the overseas copyright sold for 10 million US dollars, and it has actually made money.

Liu Dehua and Cheng Long starred in "New Shaolin Temple", with an investment of more than 100 million, and the domestic box office was only 200 million, but the overseas box office sold 170 million.

Investors are not stupid, and investing in movies is all aimed at making money.

In the first two years, when the domestic box office was at its highest of three or four billion, there were still a lot of blockbusters with a cost of one or two hundred million.

Every movie has its own way of making money, and investors don't invest blindly.

Last year's National Day file was put in the hands of Wang Changtian's big bad movie "The Legend of the White Snake", with an investment of nearly 200 million, in fact, relying on Li Lianjie's name, he did not lose money.

Of course, most of the movies are at a loss.

However, the box office of four or five billion is already a number that is difficult for many blockbusters to achieve, like "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", which is purely Zhang Weiping's own death, domestic audiences don't buy it, and overseas audiences don't buy it, the overseas box office is close to 0, and the copyright hasn't sold for a few dollars, so it's a loss.

"That's why Director Li, you don't take the 300 million box office seriously. Song Ge was secretly a little apprehensive and envious.

Li Qian smiled, "But Mr. Song, in such a big company as Wanda, the process is extremely cumbersome, and the guarantee was given before you watched the film, are you sure it will be so easy to pass?"

He still remembers that Du Yang once talked about Song Ge's situation, and even the air ticket for the business trip was paid by Song Ge himself, just because the reimbursement process was too troublesome.

It's so cumbersome to even reimburse a ticket, let alone a business involving hundreds of millions of dollars.

The complicated procedures within Wanda have always been a headache for Song Ge, but this time he didn't worry too much, "Zhou Xingchi's fame, 100 million is still worth it." ”

Li Qian didn't see it that way, shook his head and reminded, "The last time Wanda gave a large amount of money so happily, it was still spent on Jingtian. ”

In a large company with many rules, the CEO of a subordinate company has so many things to reimburse air tickets, but it is so happy to take 50 million yuan to change the role of an actress, and there is no need to go through the procedure at all.

This is also where Song Ge is a little unhappy, but if you think about the people behind the people, you can only bear it.

After chatting a few words, Song Ge talked about "Police Story 2013" again, "Zodiac" was filmed and entered post-production, Cheng Long was almost ready to prepare for "Police Story", to see if Li Qian had any actors to arrange.

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After sending Song Ge away, Li Qian went back to the hotel room, Tong Liya had already taken a shower and watched TV on the bed, watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan", although it was already the second round of satellite TV broadcasting, but the ratings were still not low, another phenomenal TV series.

Li Qian copied a script and threw it at her, "I'll go to Jiangning University to film your scene in two days, and I'm still watching TV there, we can only spend three days." ”

Tong Liya took the script, flipped through two pages casually on her lap, and said with a smile, "Three days is enough, and there is nothing difficult about this role, the emotions are single, and there is no challenge at all." ”

As she spoke, she got up from the bed and said a little puzzled, "Why did you let Master Xing play the role of Mr. Jin, I heard that he has a very strange temper, how will you manage it on the set when the time comes." ”

It is not uncommon in China that actors are stronger than directors on the set, especially in the TV drama circle, where old actors have many ideas, high requirements, and deep qualifications, while most TV drama directors are more perfunctory, and they don't have time to repeat NG, which is almost enough.

So Li Baotian and Chen Daoming are playing bully, and that's how it came out.

But Li Qian didn't worry about this at all, "What is there to worry about, Zhou Xingchi, an actor with high talent and complex experience, doesn't need me to say anything at all, and as long as that character is a villain, I can play whatever he wants, no matter how he acts, it will not cause the movie to deteriorate." ”

"But he's two rounds older than you, and it's a comedy, what if he doesn't just play his own role, but also thinks about other scenes?"

Tong Liya was still a little worried, after all, Li Qian was too young.

"How can there be so many in case, okay, if you don't want to read the script, go to bed early, and study it during the day. Li Qian jumped up, threw himself on the big bed, pressed Tong Liya under him, and began to grope with his hands.

.......

The crew is still filming according to the original rhythm, and it took less than half a month to finish filming the location scenes in the square, and then moved to Jiangning University to shoot the scenes where Truman recalls college life and first love.

There is a film and television post-production training school at the base, which is too shabby to use as a university location, and Li Qian came to Jiangning University with the crew on April 29.

There are mainly three scenes at school, the first is during the rehearsal of the welcome party, Truman fell in love with his first girlfriend at first sight, but was interrupted by the actress arranged by the crew, that is, his later wife.

The second was a dancing scene at the party, and the third was in the library.

The first two scenes were filmed for two days, because there were more people, and when there were too many people, it would be troublesome, and there would always be all kinds of problems.

On the morning of the 1st, the crew came to the library of Jiangning University to continue filming.

In multi-camera shooting, the actor first stands in position and adjusts the camera position of each group of cameras.

For a long time, domestic filming was a machine, and when filming a conversation between two people, one person had to shoot what one person said, and then shoot what the other person said, and then edit it together.

However, now the crew is also rich, and many crews are multi-camera shooting, and that kind of coherence, overall coordination, and atmosphere are difficult to achieve with a single camera.

is typical of the scene where the three leading actors of "One Step Away" have a dialogue, which is a classic in one go.

There are only three scenes in today's scene, and there is also a camera position from the perspective of a surveillance camera, one of the parties to this voyeur knows it, if you shoot the conversation between the two people first, and then shoot the perspective of surveillance, it may not be as good as the direct three-camera shooting.

Tong Liya and Deng Chao both faced the lines at the predetermined position, and the three photographers adjusted the lens.

Li Qian was also talking about the play, "Brother Chao, this is no problem with the scene of accosting your crush, think about how you accosted your first love back then, don't be so angry, remember that Truman was a relatively simple and innocent little boy in college." ”

Why am I angry?

Deng Chao was scolded, and replied, "No problem." ”

Li Qian looked at Tong Liya again, "Then Yaya, although you know that you are being peeped at, don't panic, you are an equally enthusiastic, cheerful, and determined person, even if you are warned by the crew, you want to tell Truman the truth, so don't panic, just be nervous, don't panic." ”

It's not a difficult rival scene, so let's shoot it first if you prepare.

"Scene 24, one shot!"

"Let's go!"

In the monitor, Deng Chao sneakily peeked at Tong Liya, who was looking at a book in a long skirt, behind the bookshelf, and peeked repeatedly for a while before he mustered up the courage to say hello.

"Hi. ”

Tong Liya heard the voice, stopped her pen, raised it, looked at Deng Chao and smiled, "Hi." ”

Deng Chao, like many boys, began to talk shyly and awkwardly.

"Click!"

"Brother Chao, be simple. Li Qian reminded.

In the end, he is in his thirties, and the expression on his face is easy to grasp, but his eyes are not so easy to control, and he has long said goodbye to simplicity at this age.

Moreover, the innocence of an eighteen-year-old is not the same as the innocence of a thirty-year-old, and the innocence of an eighteen-year-old will be a little immature.

One look adjusted many times, and it took two hours to find the feeling.

If you look at it right, it's much easier, and then shoot.

Pick up a conversation, talk awkwardly, and then introduce yourself.

"My name is Truman. Deng Chao said with some crampedness and expectation.

"I know you. Tong Liya smiled, her eyes rolling around, wary of the cameras watching them around.

"Truman, they won't let me talk to you. ”

"Really?"

Deng Chao was a little disappointed, "I understand, after all, I am a dangerous person, girls still have to be careful." ”

"Sorry Truman. Tong Liya looked around again without a trace.

And after a short period of loss, Deng Chao plucked up the courage to ask, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No, not because of this. ”

"Is that because of her? Deng Chao immediately explained that "she" was the girl who deliberately approached him.

"No, not because of that. ”

"Isn't that my type of person?"

"No, Truman. ”

Several times without explicitly refusing, Deng Chao began to invite Tong Liya to watch the movie.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tong Liya refused, brushed and wrote two words on the paper.

"Now?"

Deng Chao was a little surprised, but a little uncertain, "But there is an exam tomorrow?"

Tong Liya looked at the surroundings vigilantly again, resting her elbows on the table, blocking her face, "If you don't go now, you won't have a chance, do you want to go?"

"Okay!, keep one!Rest for two minutes. ”

This long shot is not badly done, barely passing.

This scene is to illustrate a truth, you can control the environment, but you can't control your feelings.

The girl arranged by the crew before took the initiative to throw herself into her arms, pretended to fall on Truman, and leaned on him to talk, so that Truman was not moved, and only the first love at first sight on the other side was in his eyes.

No matter how attentive the girls arranged by the crew in the back, they are just friends, and what they have always thought about is the person they met.

However, there is also a realistic meaning, no matter how deep the feelings are, it is difficult to compete with the distance of time and space, and in the end, Truman married the girl arranged by the crew.