Yuan Heping started from miscellaneous work to the first director now, he will do all the work that someone has done on the set, and he knows how to do it, and it is a very cost-saving method. Xu Zhi gave a death order, and the cost must be controlled within 250,000.

In addition to renting equipment and space, and building a mud house, the most important other cost to control is film.

So Yuan Heping thought of the easiest way, before filming, everyone rehearsed a few times, but fortunately, all the plots were basically locked by Xu Zhi, and there was no room for those present to play casually. As long as you rehearse a few times first, it's basically no big problem to shoot again.

Some small details may not be as originally planned, but as long as the problem is not too big, there will be no remakes. This is the consensus of Xiangjiang's small-budget films, and if it is wrong, it will be wrong.

Lin Siqi took on the role of finance, and all the big expenses had to go through her, and then she had to sort out the items spent before getting off work every day, and then hand them over to Xu Zhi for review the next day.

And Xu Zhi found He Guanchang and found a place to build an earthen house in the mountains behind the Jiahe studio.

Jiahe did not lose at all, but agreed to Xu Zhijian to build a house, but it must be owned by Jiahe after it is used up. As long as the house is put there, there will always be a crew that will need it in the future.

In the face of this kind of overlord clause, Xu Zhi can only agree with a painful egg, because otherwise, he can only go to the Hong Kong government to ask for a piece of land through normal means, but if that happens, it is estimated that it will not be completed by 2019.

Of course, it is okay to secretly violate the building, as long as you don't get caught.

To build this kind of small house, you don't have to think about finding a construction company, in the building materials market, just find a few workers, pull over and do it.

In Xiangjiang, as long as you have money, you can build high-rise villas, because reinforced concrete and cement are easy to buy, but some of the stone and soil needed for earthen houses are almost worrying to death.

Fortunately, one of the workers came from the mainland, and with this experience, he went to the Hung Hom Cement Factory, collected some cement residue and stones, and added soil clods from the mountains, and slowly built the house.

On the other hand, the crew also started further filming.

Anyone who has watched Drunken Boxing knows that in fact, this movie has no plot at all, and the laugh at the beginning is to deal with sycophants together and produce some misunderstandings.

Then the protagonist "accidentally" molested a girl, and then was beaten by the girl's mother - very embarrassing.

After being beaten violently, he encountered the rich second generation bullying the small vendor, and then punished the evil and promoted the good and beat the other party.

Then it leads to the protagonist Shi Bo and slowly enters the main line.

These shots are actually very simple, and when these are completed, the earthen houses in the back mountain are almost built.

In order to save costs, Yuan Heping decided to learn the traditional routine and removed the temple where Chen Long and the Assassins met in the script.

In the original play, they met in the temple, and then there was a conflict, and then they fought.

But the reality is that the only temple on the set of Golden Harvest is very popular, and people from all walks of life want to shoot in it, not only because of money, but because they have to wait in line.

After Yuan Heping and Xu Zhi discussed, they decided to shoot in a field near the hut, with Jackie Chan doing a barbecue in the field and encountering an assassin.

Chen Long is also a desperate Saburo, every time he fights with the other party, he asks for a real fight, in order to experience the truth, kicks, and hands are all really hard. Xu Zhi is basically on the set, and every day, Chen Long has to suffer a little injury, Xu Zhi is afraid every time, working with this kind of person, he is really working with his head.

"Smack!" Chen Long was kicked hard, breaking a bench. Of course, the bench was problematic before, but the force of the fall was still great.

The photographer seemed to be very satisfied with this scene, but in fact, he couldn't see any effect, but judging from experience, this fight should be shot well, especially Chen Long's injured expression - it wasn't acting at all, it was really painful!

The "click" sound had been said for a while, but Chen Long was still lying on the ground and slowly moving his body, and the assistant who saw that the situation was not good immediately ran over and helped the person up. Soon the accompanying doctor also came to diagnose it.

The general crew will not have a doctor to follow, after all, injury is a very unlikely event, who will be okay with a doctor by his side.

However, Xu Zhi insisted on spending money to invite one. There is an important trick in the management of later generations - to use controllable costs to resist uncontrollable costs with low probability.

Chen Long is too dedicated, in history, he almost encountered the danger of his life when making movies several times, in order to do some extreme work, he even refused to use safety measures, and the insurance company did not dare to take his business.

The risk level of drunken boxing is actually not high, but it is safer to get a doctor.

The doctor invited was not a member of a large hospital, but a doctor who often treated bruises and sprains. The level is not high, but the general injury can still be judged.

The doctor touched a few bones of Chen Long and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just a fall, just take a good rest." ”

With the support of everyone, Chen Long was sent to the room. The protagonist is injured, and the main plot will definitely not be filmed, but the supporting roles also have dramas, and another story will be filmed outside.

Xu Zhi looked at Long Chen, who was touching his buttocks and moaning softly, and said with a headache: "Ah Long, can't you be a little more stable? ”

Chen Long put on a face of "I'm in pain" and said with a smile: "Ah Zhi, if I take your money, of course I have to shoot well!

Xu Zhi shook his head, there is no computer technology in this era, and if you want to shoot well, you can only NG countless times and slowly find a suitable one. And this kind of martial arts film, if it is fake, the audience will not be able to pass that level.

So starting from Li Xiaolong, to Chen Long, Li Lianjie, Yuan Biao, etc., unless these are particularly dangerous places, many of them are real fights, this is not acting, because this has nothing to do with "acting".

And Chen Long is even more exaggerated, other people are really fighting when they fight, but he is different, what jumps off the building, hangs a helicopter, jumps up and down outside the wall (without protective measures, on the outer wall by relying on the air conditioner, pipes and walls to climb up the building or go downstairs), only you can't think of it, there is nothing he doesn't dare to play.

Xu Zhidao: "You are working so hard, it's really unnecessary, from my point of view, if you are really injured, my movies will have to be stopped." And for you, an injury may have an impact on your career. ”

Chen Long said: "Li Xiaolong was also a real fight back then, how could he succeed if he didn't work hard! Ah Zhi, don't you do the same, you took all your money to invest in this movie." The difference is that I fight with my body, and you just take your net worth!"

Xu Zhi smiled: "Yes, it's all desperate, but if I lose, the money can be earned back in the future, and if you lose, then it's ......."

Chen Long nodded and said: "That's the truth, but I think differently from you, I've made a lot of movies over the years, and the box office as a supporting role is basically good, but once I become the protagonist, I basically hit the street, not only did I not make any money, but even the company was dragged by me and almost went bankrupt, and now if I don't fight, I'm afraid I can only go back to be a chef." ”

Chen Long was a chef before making movies, even after entering the film industry, because of several failures, he went to Australia to become a Chinese chef, and then Luo Wei chased after him, and it took a lot of effort to persuade him to come back.

Xu Zhi has nothing to say, you must know that even if Chen Long is worth tens of millions of dollars later, he is still working so hard to make movies. Trying to convince him at this moment is simply a fool's dream.

Xu Zhi asked himself if he couldn't do this. If you are so poor that you have no way out, there are many people who are fighting for their lives, but they are worth tens of millions of dollars, and they have repeatedly taken risks for the sake of movies, this kind of behavior is really incomprehensible.

Seeing that Long Chen had recovered somewhat, Xu Zhi also sat down and asked, "Ah Long, what is your greatest wish now?"

Chen Long thought for a while and said, "I hope this movie can really be a hit." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "This is my wish!"

Chen Long shook his head and said: "No, if the movie becomes popular, my fame can also grow, and since I made this movie, I have found that it is very smooth, I like it very much, and I think the style of this movie is particularly suitable for me." If the movie can really make people like it, this should be the way for me in the future. ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, in fact, you are you, Li Xiaolong is Li Xiaolong, in recent years, Xiangjiang action movies have begun to decline, the most fundamental reason is that all people only know how to imitate Li Xiaolong, the routines are exactly the same, and the scene is also simple to duel in the wilderness, a play is 90 minutes, and the fight can last for an hour, and the audience is already disgusted with these routines." ”

Chen Long said: "Yes, but these are all speculations, now action movies are becoming more and more unpopular, I hope this one can be popular!"

Xu Zhidao: "Except for movies, don't you have the desire to go to other people?"

Chen Long thought for a while and sighed: "My wish should also be everyone's wish, I want to buy a house of my own in Xiangjiang." ”

At this moment, Chen Long's income basically depends on receiving movies, and he used to take on supporting roles, so naturally there will not be much money, and he has received a lot of leading role movies in the past two years, but one is more than the other, and the income from starring in it has dropped from fifty or sixty thousand to one or two thousand, and no one dares to invite. And Luo Wei, the financier behind him, was almost forced to sell the house.

Xu Zhi asked, "Where do you live now?"

Chen Long said: "No, I live in the company's warehouse, except for the heat, there are more mosquitoes, which is much better than renting a house." ”

After Xu Zhi listened, he was silent for a while, then stood up and said, "You have a good rest first, and I'll go out." ”

After coming out, Xu Zhi immediately found Yuan Heping and asked directly: "Director Yuan, how much more do we need to spend on this one?"

Yuan Heping didn't understand it, but he still replied: "Now that half of the shooting has been made, the biggest part is the previous lease, which is almost enough to spend another seventy or eighty thousand, mainly as well as the later cutting, the settlement of employee wages and film costs, and the rest is not much money." This is just the money for filming, and advertising is still required when it is released, which is counted separately. ”

I have spent almost 100,000 yuan before, this is still the result of desperate savings, and I will be on the safe side, and in the follow-up plot, I will put another 100,000. Zou Wenhuai agreed to be in charge of distribution, but it is estimated that the cost of advertising will have to be paid by himself, and if he keeps another 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, then half of his 500,000 yuan should be left, almost 250,000 yuan.

Xu Zhi smiled happily after finishing the calculation: "Thank you!"