Michiko smiled sweetly all the way into the Kanto United TV station, and when she met an acquaintance, she bowed and saluted, and went directly to the basement where the annex building was located, but when there was no one, looking at the old and cold harsh environment of the basement, her little face began to darken, and she felt very sorry for her master - the master has made great contributions to the TV station, and he should not be treated like this!

However, the official university crushed people to death, and Chihara Rin didn't have any tricks for the time being, not to mention it, so she could only hurry up to find the master in distress, but it turned out that although the environment here was cold, it was popular enough, and the large office room opened by the two warehouses was crowded with people. Some people are copying and writing, some are checking each other, and a group of people are discussing around a whiteboard full of drawings and characters, and they seem very busy.

She stood at the door curiously and watched for a while, but she was recognized, and someone immediately reported to Chihara Rinto: "Special manager, Michiko-chan seems to be looking for you." ”

Chihara Rin immediately came out of the crowd, beckoned and asked strangely, "Chihaya, why are you here?"

Mei Qianzi hurriedly trotted a few steps into the door, bowed very politely to the surroundings, and then raised a small burden, and said with a smile: "Master, you and Sister Hitomi haven't been home for two days, Sister Ningzi asked me to bring you and Sister Hitomi some food and use, by the way, see what you are doing." ”

"Thank you. Rin Chihara took over the little burden, feeling that it was good to have a girlfriend, and then explained: "I have to prepare for a movie during this time, and I am busy, you go back and talk to your sister Ningzi, we won't be going back this week." ”

Michiko nodded obediently: "Got it, Master." After a pause, she looked around curiously and asked, "Master, which drama is this going to shoot for the theater?"

As he spoke, Rin Chihara had already taken Michiko back to his office, and said with a smile while looking at what was in the baggage: "It's not a theatrical version, it's an independent movie." ”

"Independent films?" Michiko was slightly surprised.

She knows what an independent film is, and she's been involved in it before, and she's just surprised why Rin Chihara suddenly wants to make an independent film.

Generally speaking, the production cost of this kind of film is very low, more new directors are practicing, and the actors are usually not well-known - it is a stepping stone to promotion, for directors and actors, if they want to become the director or participant of a commercial film, it is better to have a work to show the producer than to talk about it.

In a sense, in addition to being a toy for art lovers, independent film is also equivalent to an internship work for practitioners, a way to prove their ability.

Rin Chihara should have passed this stage earlier, he is a first-class screenwriter and director in the industry, even if he makes a movie, he should make a commercial production, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

Mei Qianzi hurriedly asked, "Master, is it because "The Worst Three Days in History" is not good at the box office, do you want to prove yourself again?"

"No, I made it again, and it doesn't matter to me that the movie pounces. ”

"Then why did Master suddenly make an independent film, in order to improve his abilities?" Michiko felt that there was no other explanation than this.

"The situation is compelling. Rin Chihara briefly explained the reason why he made "The Camera Can't Stop", and said with a smile: "The main reason is to make money and help the working group tide over the difficulties." ”

Mei Qianzi understood, and felt that her master was really the best person in the world, and it was normal to do this kind of thing, and asked with concern: "Is the shooting budget sufficient?"

"It's about 280,000 yen now...... "This money is the office expenses of the film operation class.,Embezzled it for him.,Murakami Iori has to apply for some office funds back through personal connections.,The final amount.,It's not clear now.,But at most, it's 1 million yen.。

There is no way to do this, he can't blatantly inject capital by himself, otherwise the contract does not allow it, theoretically all his creations during the contract period should be jointly invested by Kanto and enjoy the benefits, but he can't engage in related side hustles, otherwise the TV station will pay him a salary and provide benefits, but he himself will invest in making movies to make money, which doesn't make sense.

Of course, more is not necessary, he himself privately subsidizes a little, buys some food and drink, and then borrows equipment, venues, and vehicles with his face, and the creative team and working group personnel are ready-made, and they can still owe wages, not to mention 280,000 yen, even if they don't have money, they can do it - the production cost of "Don't Stop the Camera" is only more than 1.7 million yen, and even the cost of plate making, distribution, and publicity is only 3.3 million yen.

For making a movie, this is basically equivalent to spending no money, but Michiko couldn't think of this, so she stayed directly.

280,000 yen is enough for Rin Chihara's gang to go out for dinner and drink, but now they want to use this money to make a movie? It's really an unprecedentedly low production budget, and it feels like it's going to be a big bad movie nine times out of ten!

She trusts her master's talent, but she understands the truth that making movies must cost money, and hurriedly said: "Master, be cautious, don't come nonsense!"

If the wisdom of the first world is ruined, it will be very bad!

Rin Chihara felt the care of the unlucky apprentice, and his heart warmed a little, patted her little head, and smiled: "Don't worry, the master knows it." ”

"The Camera Can't Stop" is his original box office dark horse in the world for 18 years, although it is like that on the whole, it doesn't add much luster to him, but the possibility of smashing his own golden sign is not high, it really doesn't matter.

Michiko was still not very reassured, and said tentatively: "Master, can you tell me what you plan to shoot?"

Chihara Rin naturally trusted her, and said casually: "No problem, but I'll let your sister Hitomi come over to get something first." ”

He first made an inside call and asked people to find Konoe Hitomi over, and then told the eldest disciple about this ultra-low-budget little dark horse movie.

"The Camera Can't Stop" is a "play within a play".

In the first thirty-seven minutes of the movie, it tells the story of a program team filming a zombie drama in an abandoned factory, but the heroine's acting skills are not up to par, and a shot cannot be passed after 42 shots, which makes the director lose his temper crazy, and when the shooting can not continue, the crew is suddenly attacked by zombies, but the director who pursues realism did not stop filming and made an amazing decision - the camera should not stop and shoot the most realistic zombie film.

So, in desperation, the crew could only escape the attack of zombies while shooting, cameraman, sound collector, director's assistant, makeup artist, and even the male protagonist were all zombieized one after another, and in the end, only the heroine killed a bloody road and survived.

Judging from the first 37 minutes alone, "The Camera Can't Stop" is a low-cost, extremely rough shooting big bad movie, with stiff performances, brainless plots, countless goofs, and the only highlight is only one shot to the end, but surprisingly, thirty-seven minutes later is when the movie officially begins.

Then the camera turned, and the time returned to a month ago, and began to tell the audience about the beginning and end of the preparation of this super bad movie.

Takayuki Sunset is a down-and-out director, middle-aged, without any achievements, and his daughter hates him, but by chance, he took on a new show under the introduction of a friend - the big producer took a fancy to his specialty: low budget requirements, fast shooting, but the effect can be so-so, which is reasonable.

The new show is in the form of a live broadcast, and the big producers who are a little confused ask for two things:

1. Because it is a live broadcast, it must be shot to the end, and it cannot be stopped in the middle, otherwise it will be considered a broadcast accident;

Second, start the broadcast on time and end it on time, otherwise it will still be a broadcast accident.

Takayuki Sunset felt that the producer was a brain-dead and mentally retarded, and this kind of planning was pure rubbish, but this was also a serious show and a new beginning in his career, and he finally reluctantly accepted this huge and nonsensical challenge.

The preparation for the show officially began, from casting, production meetings, actors' lines to live rehearsals, a series of according to the serious program production process, but it was the beginning of a series of troubles.

The person who is in the twilight is middle-aged, not famous, accustomed to compromising with reality, a little low-voiced, and extremely lacking prestige in the crew;

The heroine has no acting skills, and she takes the initiative to propose a crying scene and wants to use eye drops, without professionalism;

The actor is a small star, with a big shelf, constantly questioning that it is unreasonable here, not quite right there, and his acting skills are poor enough;

In addition, the actor who plays the camera operator has a bad drinking habit and does nothing when he sees alcohol, while the actor who plays the sound engineer can only drink soft water, which causes strong diarrhea when he drinks hard water.

In the entire crew, except for Takayuki Sunset, everyone has the mentality of "getting by", and no one really cares about the success or failure of the show, and when the preparations are finally completed, when it comes to the start of filming, all the evil consequences will explode instantly.

First, the actor who played the director and the actor who played the makeup artist had an affair, and they both had car accidents and couldn't be there.

Fortunately, Takayuki Nippani's wife and daughter happened to come to visit the class, and Takashi Nippon was ruthless and asked his wife to play the makeup artist and the director himself.

Subsequently, the supporting actor who played the cameraman was so drunk that he couldn't pretend to be a zombie at all, so everyone could only start improvising and improvising, but it was in chaos, and the person who played the sound picker had diarrhea and wanted to go out like crazy, and he couldn't stop it......

Immediately afterwards, Takayuki Sunset's wife made another mistake - she used to be an actress, because she was too involved in acting, often performing impromptu performances, and finally broke the hero's arm and was forced to retire - she is now an old and sick criminal, and she is too involved, rushing all the way to the front, beating the zombies to the ground.

In the end, I can't shoot it anymore, but in the face of many difficulties, Takayuki Sunset still tried his best to save the show, shouting at everyone: The camera can't stop!

This is the line of the drama within the play, and it is also a requirement for everyone in the filming crew - no matter how difficult it is, we must do our best to complete it and try to do it well!

His daughter, who had always looked down on him, and the staff were also inspired by him and took the initiative, and even to the last overhead shot, the big swingarm was broken, and everyone could only stack up Luohan, raise the camera high, and finally successfully completed this 37-minute, one-shot super bad movie.

At this point, under the correspondence before and after, it is a big reversal, a bad movie is no longer a bad movie, and the audience can understand why the first 37 minutes are so weird.

Why do makeup artists, heroes and heroines sit there chatting with unnatural expressions, and perform women's self-defense, because the actor who plays the cameraman zombie is drunk, and no one can find it, so he can only delay time;

The reason why the cameraman zombie rolls his eyes and hums again is because it is Takayuki Sunset who is behind him, and he himself is unconscious;

Why did the sound collector suddenly ignore the threat of zombies and rush out of the door, because he really couldn't hold it back, and if he didn't go out, he would perform three thousand feet below the flying stream in front of the camera;

Why did the heroine shout at the camera in horror for a minute, because everyone was busy subduing the crazy director's wife, and even why the female makeup artist who had been "hacked to death" in the play was seriously dressed and stood up again with an axe in her head, and the audience could understand at this time - this guy woke up after being strangled.

Rin Chihara told Michiko in detail, and slowly felt something, and finally smiled: "Probably the plot is like this, it's funny overall, but this is actually a tribute film." ”

Michiko was stunned and asked curiously, "What do you mean, Master?"

Rin Chihara smiled: "No one wants to make a bad movie." Really, Chihaya, even if it is a bad movie, in fact, no one wants to make a bad movie at the beginning, there are always many people working hard behind it. Maybe it's a lack of level, maybe it's a limited condition, maybe it's an accident, and the final result is very bad, which attracts a lot of scolding, but there are still people behind the effort - this is a tribute to the entire industry, a tribute to all creators. ”

It's a make-or-lose industry, and the winner takes all, but ...... I don't dare to say everything, there are always people who mess around, but after all, there are people who are working hard and want to give the audience a better feeling.

I want the audience to smile after watching it, I want the audience to cry after watching it, and I want the audience to think about it after watching it, anyway, as long as the audience can get something, this is enough for the creator.

Chihara Rin likes the film "Don't Stop the Camera", this is actually a movie for filmmakers, it was a pure accident to become a little dark horse, it is estimated that the original director did not expect it - most of them are friends of the director (amateur players), the heroine is also a nameless semi-newcomer, the scene is an abandoned waterworks and the director's own home, and after filming, you can not get the opportunity to be released on a large scale, it is purely a work for self-entertainment.

But even so, he still thinks it's a good movie, and just when he has the opportunity, he will remake it.

It's a remake, yes, there are some regrets in the original work, such as the emotional shaping is a bit regrettable, and the characters are not clear enough, but that is the director's lack of resources and lack of experience, and he is much stronger than the director of the original work, with a better creative support team and shooting team, and more experience, even if everyone can use the same budget, he believes that he will shoot it better.

Mei Chiko didn't understand what Chihara Rin meant, after all, she was not a creator, and she couldn't understand the bitterness and the great pressure caused by the fear of failure, but looking at her master's bright eyes, she immediately understood that he was not only for the working group, but also wanted to shoot himself, so she immediately clenched her small fists and cheered him up loudly: "Master, I like this plot very much! You have to work hard, shoot it well, it will definitely sell well!"

Rin Chihara smiled and said, "Hope!"

The future is unpredictable, even if it is a remake of a successful work, the result is unknown now, and it will be said when it is released, but of course he hopes that it can be a big hit - nothing proves the audience's approval more than a big sale, which is the unified pursuit of the creators.

Michiko thought for a while and asked expectantly, "Is there anything you need my help with?" Master, I can actually play in friendship with zero pay. ”

"No need, after you retire, you will also hang up in the Stone Bridge Company, you have to sign a contract, it's not very convenient. Besides, this drama doesn't use any very good acting skills, and it will be better for everyone to act in their true colors, otherwise they may lose their charm. Rin Chihara politely refused, but said with a smile: "But if you really want to help, you can guide your sister Hitomi's acting skills, she is the heroine." ”

Really from the performance theory, Michiko doesn't look at her young age, it is more than enough to teach Konoe Hitomi.

Michiko's eyes widened: "Does Sister Hitomi play the heroine?"

"It's just that she's suitable, she also has some acting skills, so it should be no problem. "Chihara Rin has seen it, his two disciples are a tendon, in the past three years, he has never stopped working hard, he can't hear the Shikoku accent at all, and he also has his own understanding of acting, no longer the shy passerby who grabbed the scene in the past, acting in a low-cost small film like "The Camera Can't Stop" should be able to do it - the heroine in the play is a bad acting, just act in her true colors.

Michiko has no opinion, she is willing to help her master, and the senior sister is even easier to say, but when she looked back, she asked very strangely, "Why hasn't Sister Hitomi come over yet?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Konoe Hitomi walked in very weakly and said depressedly, "I'm here, senior sister." Then he saluted and greeted Rin Chihara, "Master, what is the matter with calling me?"

Michiko looked at her and said in surprise, "Sister Hitomi, what's wrong with you?"

Konoe Hitomi just wanted to reply, but his nose twitched, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly pounced in front of the baggage, and excitedly shouted, "It's a snack!"

She wiped a handful of saliva and wanted to take it, but Chihara Rin rolled up the burden and said directly: "I can't give you snacks, you just take daily necessities." ”

Konoe Hitomi looked sad and indignant: "Master, I'm so hungry and thirsty...... I have eaten grass for two days, no oil, no salt, no sauce, no sugar, no taste at all, I can't drink more water, I am dying. ”

Chihara Rin reached out and slapped her on the back of the head, scolding: "If you want to blame it, your face is too big, you have to lose weight these days! You should also know that you get only when you pay, and if you want to play the heroine, this is the price you have to pay." ”

Michiko looked very sympathetic, she had eaten grass for nine years, and sometimes she drooled when she saw fried food, and she couldn't even walk, she deeply understood this pain, and immediately comforted: "Sister Hitomi, this is no way, for the sake of the shooting effect, you can stick to it!"

Konoe Hitomi is actually sensible, and he also does some body management on weekdays, but he can't stand such a surprise diet, and he nodded resigned to his fate at this time, but he was really sad in his heart, and quickly asked Chihara Rin again: "Master, then when will we start filming?"

She thought that she would be able to eat at least something with oil and water after filming early, and Rin Chihara thought about it, took a light breath, and her eyes were very bright: "I will see the scene tomorrow to make plans, and the filming will officially start in three days!"

If you're going to shoot, you're going to shoot well, and let's start working hard!