Yuan Heping has been very busy and excited these days!

The sudden surprise made him dazed for a while, and after signing the contract that day, he found that he didn't even know the details of the other party. But fortunately, it was Jiahe's middleman, and he didn't worry too much.

The next day, he didn't rush to do anything else, and went to inquire about Xu Zhi's identity first. After asking a few people, I found out that the other party did not look young, but really young.

However, after knowing the specific information, he was not disappointed, if he was a real boss in the mixed film industry, it would be impossible to choose him, a nameless person, to be the director. What's more, he studied the entire movie plot overnight, and it looks really good. However, although some of the jokes are written in detail, they are only expressed in words without laughter, and they need to be matched with the image and acting skills of the actors to achieve the best effect.

Under Lin Siqi's introduction, he made an appointment to meet Chen Long. also relied on his 20 years of experience in the industry, and also invited some friends who were good friends with him, some of these people were lighting, some were photography, basically a few days later, in addition to some supporting roles, a film team was established.

And the contact with the investment boss seems that although the new boss is young, he does not meddle in his own affairs, but just expresses some opinions, which is very polite, and cooperating with such a boss is the favorite genre of all directors.

If you don't meddle in something you don't understand, you're a really good boss.

However, now that the team has been built, the boss always has to meet, and some rules in the industry still have to be followed.

Of course, the main thing is to give out red envelopes first when making movies. It is equivalent to an advance payment for business, even if it has Yuan Heping's face, it is not good, and the brothers have to settle the accounts.

Xu Zhi and Lin Siqi came to the set of Golden Harvest on Axe Mountain Road in a car.

In its heyday, Jiahe started on Axe Mountain Road, which is the slope of a mountain. Back in the 60s, there were several film studios and a constant stream of filmmakers.

After Zou Wenhuai and Ho Guanchang left Shaw Brothers, they applied to the government for a piece of land to build a film and television city. Due to the dominance of the Shaw Brothers, the Hong Kong government agreed to change this place into a studio for Golden Harvest.

Not far from Axe Hill Road is Clear Water Bay Road, which leads directly to Shaw Studios. In other words, every time someone from Shaw Brothers wants to go to the studio, they have to go through the Golden Harvest set.

Lin Siqi originally wanted to rent a better car to support the scene out of some considerations, but Xu Zhi directly refused. His net worth is no secret in the industry, and most people may not care about it, but everyone involved in the filming must have some understanding. Running to rent a luxury car can't change other people's opinions, it's just a waste of money.

The two soon entered the set, it is now the end of the 70s, the film market is beginning to be in the initial stage of the big explosion, Li Xiaolong in the early 70s to the world, although unfortunately passed away, but Golden Harvest soon discovered the three Xu brothers, and successively filmed blockbuster movies such as "Ghost Horse Double Star" and "Half a Pound and Eight Taels", and the box office even surpassed that of Li Xiaolong (not counting inflation).

On the other hand, the Shaw Brothers side has opened a movie assembly line model: the same costumes for decades, the same actors, the same place, the supporting roles that are always familiar but can't be named, and then go to their own theaters after filming, and then go to the Shaw Brothers theaters in Southeast Asia to make a profit.

Over the years, Shaw Brothers has hardly appeared in high-quality products, but the stable model and low cost have ensured stable profits, and there has been no big profit, but it has been trickling for a long time, if it weren't for Sir Shaw Yifu's decision to focus on entering the TV field, he has been secretly fighting for control of TVB. Golden Harvest may not have a good life for so many years.

At this moment, Golden Harvest's studio is already busy, and various satellite companies are filming here. There are too many people in the men's restroom, and the men's toilet has been occupied by crazy lesbians in line, so they can only run to the back mountain to fertilize the grove.

The satellite company system is a major feature innovation of Golden Harvest, and the employees of Shaw Brothers, whether they are big stars or big directors, are all paid fixed salaries, and later generations of TVB have also inherited this style.

Xiao Zhang was already very famous when he filmed Monkey King, asking for 10,000 Hong Kong dollars per episode, and at the beginning of the 21st century, a star protagonist was only a few thousand Hong Kong dollars per episode, which is incredible, but this request was ruthlessly refused, and then the contradiction broke out and was completely hidden.

And Golden Harvest is different, you have the ability, you have the level, you start your own company. Then the film was invested together with Golden Harvest, and after the film was filmed, Golden Harvest was responsible for all the release and overseas distribution, and then everyone divided the money according to the rules of the contract in advance. There are actually a lot of cats in this, but in general, the income of well-known directors and actors has increased a lot, and Golden Harvest has also made a lot of money.

"Xu Sheng, here are all the members of our crew. Yuan Heping stood aside and introduced with a smile.

The people in front of them were busy, relying on Yuan Heping's face and Zou Wenhuai's official documents, the crew quickly got the filming place, and the scene in front of them was under a costume building, which was the territory where Drunken Boxing had just started dart.

The general architecture is the same as Xu Zhizhong's memory, and there is only a year difference between the timeline, and there are only so many sets in Xiangjiang, but Yuan Heping still chose the same place as history. That is, there is a little difference in the layout.

And the actors selected by Yuan Heping, Xu Zhi also knows a few, these people seem to be characters who used to be drunk in boxing, and other actors don't know each other at all.

Xu Zhi asked, "How much does this set cost?"

Yuan Heping said: "We have a month to use it, and it is not an exclusive right to use, and the total cost is almost 16,000. ”

Xu Zhidao: "Can you finish filming in a month?" He was a little reluctant to pay for it, it was too expensive.

Yuan Heping nodded and said: "It's no problem to finish filming the plot here, but we can't find a suitable thatched house in the play, I'm afraid we have to build it ourselves." ”

Xu Zhi couldn't help but have a headache: "How much does that house cost to build?"

"It's estimated that more than 10,000 is enough, and these are actually all things that must be invested, and these are nothing compared to film and cameras. Yuan Heping said with a smile.

Needless to say, film cameras are generally unaffordable for film companies, so they can only use the method of rental, which is calculated on a daily basis, 800 Hong Kong dollars a day.

The second big consumption is the entire crew, even if the salary can be settled later, but all kinds of costumes, transportation, item layout, food expenses, makeup, lighting, daily salary extras, interior and exterior scenes, recording studio, final cuts, etc.

Why are the movie routines in Xiangjiang in the 70s almost the same? It is because the funds are limited, and the cost is unlimited, and those who can use the same tool will never buy a second one, and the scenes that can be arranged can be wasted without being wasted.

"What about the camera and film?" Xu Zhi asked.

Yuan Heping replied: "The camera and film are all Xiaonichi Fuji brand, and the quality is not bad. ”

It's just a matter of renting a camera, but Jiahe's rule is that you have to buy his film to rent a camera, and sell it in bundles. But fortunately, Jiahe is not so eager for quick success, and the film is only a little more expensive, so there is no low-quality to trick people.

"Xu Shengzao!" Chen Long walked over and said politely. He was the only one present who knew Xu Zhi.

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Morning, Ah Long, you still call me Ah Zhi! How about it? Do you like this plot?"

Chen Long had already gotten the script from Yuan Heping, and he was already familiar with the plot at this moment. So he smiled: "I like it a lot." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "There are a lot of fight plots in this drama, you have to be prepared, you must be careful, don't hurt yourself." ”

Chen Long smiled: "It's okay, how can it be realistic if you don't fight really hard, how can you not get hurt if you fight really hard, I will pay attention." ”

Xu Zhi was very afraid that if Chen Long was seriously injured accidentally, if he really wanted to do this, it would be over, even if he copied the past successes of others, the risks were everywhere.

After chatting with Chen Long for a few words, Yuan Heping took Xu Zhi to meet everyone, these people Xu Zhi was not very familiar with, and he didn't plan to make deep friends, after saying hello, everyone gathered and prepared to worship God.

Worshipping the gods is the characteristic of Xiangjiang and Wanwan movies, and this habit of the mainland in later generations was actually transmitted from Xiangjiang.

Xiangjiang people are very fascinated by feng shui, it is said that in the eighties and nineties, some super-rich people will have their own feng shui masters, these people do nothing, only on special days or before the opening of real estate shopping malls to calculate the auspicious time, but the income is as high as one million annual salary, higher than some middle and senior management, and won the trust of the rich, of course, the most awesome is a surname Chen, soaked to the female rich, and finally almost got tens of billions of assets.

At the beginning of the film industry, it was just because there were all kinds of strange forces in some movies, and the screenwriters and directors were afraid that they would accidentally touch some taboos, so they worshiped the gods and gave themselves a peace of mind.

And with the passage of time, all movies began to worship God, of course, the general movie worships Guan Erye and the God of Wealth.

The same is true for Xu Zhi and others, everyone just wants to get rich.

Walking closer, a simple wooden table was placed between the courtyard of the dart bureau, Guan Erye stood majestically on the table with a knife, and there were several foods on the table, roast suckling pig, roast goose, roast duck, watermelon, grapes, peaches and apples were placed in front of Guan Erye.

"Come on, come on, everyone stand up, there are some rules!" Even in front of Guan Erye, many people were still buzzing, and the worship of God began immediately, and Yuan Heping had to come out to maintain order.

According to the rules of worship, the director should have halved all the suckling pigs, but Xu Zhi was present, so he gave the opportunity to Xu Zhi. But it's no problem to let Xu Zhi eat it, and open a pig in half, although it is already cooked, it is still very awkward.

Chen Long was eager to try, but no one dared to let him go, in case he used too much strength and broke the table, it would become a laughing stock.

Under everyone's attention, Xu Zhi could only cut the cute little suckling pig in front of him in half with a hard scalp. After that, everyone went to incense one by one, set off firecrackers, read and so on.

After that, it's time to send red envelopes, in fact, except for a few leading actors, weighty supporting roles and backbones behind them, other people's red envelopes are not much, almost two or three days of income, just a happy money, and a special one is to die in the play for several reasons, red envelopes have a bad luck saying, and the red envelopes among these people will be a little bigger.

The crew, which is in a state of dedication, was established in this difficult environment.