A director is like a cook, many famous directors have said this.

Feng Xiaogang once said, "Sometimes directors are like cooks, some cook for people, some cook for pigs, of course I have done both kinds of cooking." ”

As for the difference between pigs and people, only he knows.

Now Feng Xiaogang is still a home-cooked chef, and the things he makes may not be very exquisite, but they are indeed dishes that ordinary people like to eat.

After cooking home-cooked food for a long time, I was a little dissatisfied, and I felt that I should try a little "high" dish.

Some of them are ready, and the audience likes to eat them, and some of them attract a lot of scolding, and even make people flip the table.

No matter what you are cooking, in addition to the chef's skills, the ingredients and tools are also very important.

Make a wilted cabbage into a peerless delicacy that only appears in the novel, anyway, it all depends on the author's pen, and S can be written as fragrant.

A group of excellent actors, a professional and tacit crew, and first-class equipment are the foundation of making a good movie.

And the most important thing for an excellent director is the ability to command the overall situation, he must be able to control hundreds of people in the crew and let everyone perform their duties.

This is the most important ability of a director, and it is also the reason why there are not many directors in China who can make big scenes and big productions.

Zhang Yimou is a photographer, he has always been before filming "Red Sorghum", and he is not a director by profession, but he is the first director in China, he is not as good as many people in terms of storytelling, and his ability to write stories is also...

Now Tang An has a first-class team, first-class actors, and first-class equipment, whether he can make this movie well depends on his control.

This time, it is not only necessary to shoot a good story, but also to do the best in many aspects such as pictures, lighting, makeup, props, and sets.

Coming to Huairou Film and Television Base by car, the scale of the base has expanded a lot compared to last year, and it has gradually almost had the scale of later generations.

His studio was in the middle of the base, surrounded by ancient buildings.

Studios of different sizes are adjacent to each other, with the largest ones measuring hundreds of square meters and the smaller ones only seven or eight square meters.

Xu Ruoyun, who was waiting at the door, greeted him.

"It's coming!"

"Well, how's it going!"

Xu Ruoyun holds the position of producer in the crew, but he is only responsible for cost accounting, which is equivalent to a big housekeeper.

In addition, the director of production is responsible for professional things, and several other producers are in charge.

"There's no problem, all the equipment of the crew is provided by China Film, I only need to supervise the construction of the studio, and the accounts are very clear!"

"Show me!"

Tang An took a stack of thick bills from her, and all the equipment and props used by the crew were registered.

Even if China Film uses equipment to offset funds, the account still has to be calculated clearly.

There are no major problems in terms of equipment and equipment, but the production director has misrepresented something.

As long as it is not too excessive, this kind of thing is generally not ignored by Tang An, and if you want the horse to run, you have to let him eat enough.

No matter how slowly he turned down, Tang An's face gradually became unsightly.

Xu Ruoyun had been observing He Tang An's expression, and immediately became nervous, and said loudly, "What's wrong, is there any problem?"

"It's nothing!" Tang An roughly flipped back and waved his hand to signal that there was no need to worry.

"Is there a problem with the accounts, I checked it many times and didn't find it!"

This is the studio's first film, and Xu Ruoyun knows that his ability is limited, and he is also very nervous, afraid that he will not do something well.

Tang An patted her arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I expected it, these old oilmen don't want to try their best to scrape a layer of skin off me when they meet me, a rookie director, if there is no problem with the accounts, I will have to worry!"

Maybe it's because Tang An is young and easy to fool, the production director didn't make the account very detailed at all, and Tang An estimated it at a glance.

In his previous life, he was in charge of three or four crews at the same time, so many accounts to see, which is not trivial.

I'm going to meet them, you go to the press conference first, I'll be there shortly.

Tang An walked into the studio with the stack of ledgers.

The inside has been built, and the crew is arranging it, waiting for the afternoon shooting.

"Director Tang is here!"

"Director Tang is good!"

"Director Tang started the machine at noon and had a big meal!"

"Director Tang..."

Along the way, people kept saying hello to him, Tang An had been here for many days before, and these people were more casual when they saw him young.

Coming to the largest studio, it is the banquet hall on the cruise ship, where two assistant directors of the director team, one executive director, as well as on-site producers, production producers, production directors and other middle level of the crew.

"Hello everyone, how are you preparing!"

Tang An held the stack of bills in his right hand and slapped it on his thigh, a bit like Liu Dehua's posture in "Infernal Affairs".

When the production director Sun Ming saw Tang An, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, "Director Tang is here, and the fire is waiting for the start!"

Zhou Jixun, the leader of the photography group.

Art director Chen Jinhe.

Gaffer Zhou Ren.

Assistant directors Zhang Yiping and Shi Tiangeng.

Production producer: Zhao Lei

Life producer Xu Tao

Liaison producer Wang Zhenguo

Everyone gathered around to greet Tang An, and everyone had an expression carved out of a mold.

Hehehe...

Someone glanced at the bill in Tang An's hand, and his heart tightened, but he was relieved to see his young face.

"Director Tang, can you see if there is anything else you need to add?" asked Sun Ming with a smile.

"It's nothing, it's good, I'm satisfied!" Tang An nodded.

"Everyone has worked hard, I will invite everyone to have a good meal at noon after the start-up press conference, and then start work in the afternoon!"

Tang An didn't directly name a few of their producers, he was too lazy to talk to them.

And they are more familiar than themselves in the crew, and if they quarrel, it will have a great impact on their prestige.

This kind of person, Tang An has always directly asked him to get out, and he doesn't have to waste his efforts on them.

"Then let's take a look again, check it, I'll go to prepare for the press conference, and everyone will have dinner together at noon!"

After finishing speaking, Tang An smiled at them and left the studio.

Looking at Tang An's departing back, everyone was a little confused.

Zhou Jixun, the first photographer of the crew and the leader of the photography team, squinted his eyes and asked with a smile, "Lao Sun, what do you think of this little director?"

"What else, I'm lucky to make a big movie!" Sun Ming pursed his lips and said.

"He's been here several times in the past month, and every time he comes, he doesn't find fault, he just walks through the motions, it's a bit strange!" Zhao Lei, the producer, sighed.

Generally, young directors like to point fingers at various departments of the crew, regardless of right or wrong, as if they have to say something to show their authority.

"What can he find fault, the director has told us, can we still get it right!" Sun Ming said disdainfully, completely ignoring Tang An, a director as old as his nephew.

"What he was holding just now should be the account book!" Zhao Lei, the producer of life production, was a little worried in his eyes, it was normal to want to make some money in their business, but this time he was a little greedy under Sun Ming's bewitchment.

"The 24-year-old is just young, and he can't turn the sky upside down!"