There is no problem with the three generals, even if "Report to the Boss" is a formal project, the next thing to do is to prepare the crew and cast the actors.

The preparation of the crew is a meticulous and complex process, "The Boring Life of the Rich Second Generation" only needs two high-definition cameras, some simple logistics, and the rest of the director, screenwriter, photographer, and post-editing work are all covered by Xijing.

And "Report the Boss", although each episode is shorter and the plot is very simple, it is already a real crew.

Photography, sets, lighting, makeup, costumes, art direction, and much more are essential.

Although these questions had already been written in the notebook, Lin Xi only needed to prepare according to the requirements.

However, it is not easy to contact various studios and negotiate contracts, and it will take at least two days to complete it.

Unexpectedly, the next morning, Lin Xi came to the Xijing office, and a copy of the contract was placed on the Xijing table.

"Brother Xi, the preliminary preparations of the crew are almost the same, I have negotiated with these studios and signed a one-month contract, you can see if you can. ”

"So fast?"

Xijing took the contract, flipped through the books, and found that Lin Xi was preparing according to the projects he designated.

Moreover, these studios have cooperated with many films and televisions, and their styles tend to be stable, and some even have experience in shooting comedy movies, which is quite appropriate to the style of "Report to the Boss".

Such a studio is not something that ordinary small companies can sign.

"Lin Xi, how did you sign contracts with these companies? It's so fast, what's the matter, there are people in the circle?"

"Nope!"

Lin Xi touched his head, his face suddenly fell, although he has been honing in the company for a few weeks and has a much calmer personality, in essence, he is still the big boy with "inferiority".

"Brother Xi, if I say it, don't be angry. ”

Familiar style, familiar context, Xijing was instantly stiff, and he was just going to make Lin Xi not have to explain, but the other party had already said it.

"Brother Xi, in fact, I asked my dad for help, and I know that it is easy to be looked down upon by doing this, but I want to save you a little more time. Brother Xi, I was wrong!"

“……”

Xijing took a deep breath and looked at Lin Xi, who was ashamed of himself and self-conscious, always curious about how this child's three views were formed, which was diametrically opposed to Li Fei.

One is self-confident, and the other is inferior.

"How could your dad help you? Didn't you say your dad had already helped you plan the route?"

"It's not a help, but he sent a circle of friends, hoping to find a few studios to work with. ”

"And then these studios left the phone?"

"No, it was the studio that took the initiative to come to us to cooperate, and said that we could shoot for free, and if we were not satisfied, the boss could go into battle in person. I thought that studios that were too famous would easily attract scandals, so I picked a few that were not well-known. ”

After speaking, Lin Xi looked at Xijing with guilt and lowered his head: "Brother Xi, I originally said that I would work hard together, but in the end, I still embarrassed you." ”

Lin Xi's words were very sincere, but they poked people's hearts full of holes.

In the end, Xijing could only comfort his stiff face, kicked Lin Xi out of the office, and went to Li Fei's house to drink a few glasses of soju, and then he felt his cold heart warm.

He understood why Li Fei also put a copper stove in the house to warm wine in the summer, there was no snow in Los Angeles this year, but it chilled people's hearts.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xijing went to meet with several studios to change the contract.

Of course, it won't be free, it's all the highest price in the industry.

The subtleties are true, and he is now playing the role of a rich second generation. The real rich second generation will not take advantage of this, let alone save money where it shouldn't be

The trust of these people is a trivial matter, and if this incident is spread out as an anecdote on the set, destroying the image of the rich second generation that he has so hard established, it will be a disaster.

Most of the plot of "Report the Boss" is indoors, which can be done through sets, but there are still a few major locations that need to be set up in advance.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xijing took the photographer and several relevant personnel to several locations to inspect the scenery in advance.

After finishing the location, he did not rest, but discussed the lens language of "Report to the Boss" with the gaffer while the iron was hot, and discussed how to light better.

waited for the lighting engineer to fully understand the needs, and communicated in detail with the makeup department and the costume department about the style of costumes and props in this web drama.

By the time everything was arranged, it was already late at night.

The next day, when the entire crew began to operate normally, Lin Xi looked at Xijing with longing eyes.

"Brother Xi, you are amazing, you can arrange such a large crew for the first time. ”

"Isn't it amazing? I think it's average. ”

Xijing frowned, thinking carefully, he really didn't realize what he was so powerful.

The matching degree of the director's role is as high as 72, which forcibly instills a lot of knowledge in his brain about crew preparation and shooting. This knowledge is a priceless treasure in another world, the result of the efforts of countless well-known directors.

With the experience and knowledge of these famous directors, there is really nothing to be proud of in preparing a small crew of more than a dozen people.

"By the way, have you found the actors?"

Xijing seems to have thought of something, the filming time is too tight this time, and some acting skills are needed, and if you look for Li Fei, Wang Qi is no longer enough.

You have to find some professional actors, even if you don't have much experience, at least you have to be from a professional class and have been systematically trained.

Lin Xi raised his hand: "Yesterday I sent out the information on recruiting actors, according to Brother Xi's instructions, the salaries are the highest on the market, and more than a dozen actors just came over today." ”

"That's good. ”

"Brother Xi, I don't think these actors have any acting experience, is it too wasteful to have such a high salary?"

Lin Xi hesitated and asked beside him.

"Don't waste it, we are buying horse bones, only by playing the name of Longming Entertainment first, can we have better development in the future. ”

"I see, Brother Xi, you are really far-sighted. ”

Lin Xi suddenly realized.

"It's nothing, think more about it, you will be like this in the future!"

"Well, I will definitely learn more from Brother Xi. ”

Lin Xi nodded heavily, Zhengtai's face was full of determination!

Xijing shook his head, and silently complained in his heart: "What a far-sighted plan, I'm just worried that if I didn't fool these guys, the rich second generation will collapse in the end!"

……

Because Xijing and Lin Xi were on the set, the actor's interview was not conducted in the company, but a few tables were set up nearby and the interview started directly.

Strictly speaking, "Report the Boss" has only four main characters, screenwriter, director, producer, boss, and in order to increase the trust number, the role of the boss has been booked in advance. This casting is to select the remaining three characters.

Soon, he met the actors who were interviewed.

There are more than a dozen in total, not surprisingly, there are no professional actors, most of them are students who have just graduated or even graduated yet.

There's no way, Longming Entertainment is a small company, and this time it's an online drama.

If it weren't for the high salary set by himself, maybe he wouldn't even be able to fool these students.

And when Xijing glanced at everyone, this group of students also looked worried, staring at the table that was pulled over casually, with deep suspicion in their eyes.

This can't be a liar, right?

There's no way, the crew who cast on the road, they have never heard of it.