Chapter 409, Funds are Tight (Ask for Subscription)
Preparations begin.
All departments are busy, and the enthusiasm of the whole group is adjusted.
"Okay, let's take a seat first, Cheng Haofeng, Brother Hu, the two of you will have a line. ”
In the preparation, Luo Yiming did not let the actor idle.
Five minutes later, filming officially began.
This scene is because Xiao Jingrui's half-sister received the news that her father was seriously ill, so Xiao Jingrui finally made a decision to accompany Nian Nian to the south.
And Mei Changsu always felt that he owed something to Xiao Jingrui.
Because no matter what, he took advantage of this young man with a childlike heart after all, not to mention ruining everything he did at his birthday party.
Overnight, things are not people!
"Lao Hu, zoom out of the camera. ”
Luo Yiming motioned to Hu Liangbo to put the camera a little farther away, and at the same time, the crew on the scene also became quiet.
"Mr. Sue!"
Xiao Jingrui, who slowly walked in front of Mei Changsu, said, "I didn't expect you to come!"
"Jing Rui, I'm sorry. ”
Mei Changsu watched Xiao Jingrui change from calling himself Brother Su to 'Mr. Su', and said a little helplessly.
Smile!
At this time, Xiao Jingrui couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and at the same time said with a little indifference: "What can I blame Mr. Su? My mother's past was not caused by you, and my birth was not arranged by you. ”
"Xie Hou's unrighteous acts were all done by him personally, not at your instigation, what can I hate you?"
"You're just hands uncovering the truth, and it's the truth itself that really hurts me. ”
"I will not be angry with you. ”
……
I have to say that Cheng Haofeng is not a loser, he was born in the play, and his line skills are very good, vaguely, as if Cheng Haofeng actually suppressed Brother Hu's momentum a little.
But it's just a little, Brother Hu's drama is stronger when it meets strength.
Mei Changsu, played by Brother Hu, sighed at this time, and at the same time made a gentle coughing action, which suddenly allowed him to take the initiative.
Drama!
At this time, everyone in the crew and other actors were all interested.
Drama is the easiest thing for actors to encounter when playing.
Often, powerful actors will be wonderful.
The most enjoyable scenes, there are a few outstanding dramas, such as "Emperor Kangxi", Chen Daoming and other actors are very enjoyable when they are playing.
There are also Yan Ni and Zhang Jiayi's one servant and two masters, as well as "In the Name of the People", where the old actors do not fight for remuneration and fight for acting skills, the wonderful performances in these plots make people very comfortable to watch.
In contrast, if you watch some dramas of Xiao Xianrou in recent years, poker face, no ups and downs, just say the lines, and look at it and look embarrassed.
Obviously, Cheng Haofeng's performance also greatly promoted Brother Hu's performance, he coughed a few times and said: "But what happened that night was caused by me, and I used the most cruel way to expose all the truth, without caring about your feelings and the friendship between us." ”
Lowering his head, Cheng Haofeng was silent for a few seconds, and then nodded lightly: "Yes, I used to be very sad because you did this." ”
Speaking of this, Cheng Haofeng glanced at Brother Hu, then turned his head to look into the distance, and chuckled: "I used to be very sad because you did this, but after all, I am no longer a self-righteous child, I understand, everyone always has a choice, you take what you think is important, and abandon me, this is just your choice." ”
"If I am resentful because I have not been chosen, then there is not much unforgivable in this world, after all, no one has the responsibility to put me first, to put me first, no matter how much I wish, I cannot force it. ”
"The reason why I treat you this way is because I am willing, and it would be nice to have the same sincerity in exchange, but if not, I have nothing to regret. ”
Cheng Haofeng said this freely, and the lines were also very well written.
Everyone fell into the plot.
But I didn't expect Luo Yiming to shout 'card!' at this time!
"Card?" Cheng Haofeng turned around, still in the play, he was a little surprised.
Everyone was puzzled and looked at the director one after another.
In the next second, Luo Yiming quickly said the reason.
Because, Cheng Haofeng's eyes are wrong, Cheng Haofeng did not show emotion when he said this, simply put, his eyes were empty.
Others may not have noticed it, but it can be seen at a glance through the machine.
This point, in fact, many stars in the circle are like this, and many directors will not be serious.
But this kind of facial paralysis, Luo Yiming still refused.
Luo Yiming stood up and said: "Haofeng, Xiao Jingrui you play, although he doesn't complain about Mei Changsu, but you know that it is impossible for you and him to become friends anymore, Mei Changsu understands this, you understand it better." ”
"Since the two of you got acquainted, you have always admired Mei Changsu's talent and bearing, regarded him as a mentor and friend, and seriously maintained that friendship, but the asymmetry between the two of you doomed you not to be from the same world. ”
So when you say this, you are more relieved, and your eyes should change from tangled, helpless, resentful to relieved. ”
Luo Yiming pulled Cheng Haofeng in front of the machine, for such an acting school, they often know it at all!
Sure enough, after Cheng Haofeng looked at the camera, he understood.
In fact, when he acted just now, he paid too much attention to speed and ignored the changes in emotion.
Between this subtlety, the transformation of emotions can better reflect the inner world of a character.
Filming resumes.
Again.
With Luo Yiming's guidance, Cheng Haofeng used his emotions this time, and with that line, the drama between the two made people more engaged and worried.
At the same time, it is a pity.
It's a pity that the two can't be the same way.
The process of filming this scene was also unexpected by Luo Yiming, originally according to Luo Yiming's plan, this scene had to shout cards at least a few times, but it turned out to be only once.
Next, of course, is to shoot the scene where Yan Yujin bids farewell to Xiao Jingrui.
The two grew up together with bare chicks, but they had to be separated.
As Mei Changsu said, how many good friends in the world, similar in age, like-minded, could have intersected for a lifetime, but who expected the shocking changes, from then on, can only watch the end of the world.
Isn't this true in reality?
How many of the young people can still be contacted when they are adults?
More is to get married, meet in a hurry when giving birth to a baby, follow a salute, and say a few words of greeting.
In this scene, the parting feelings of Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui also made the crew full of emotion.
Parting is always sad, reluctant, but helpless.
……
In the evening, we will start to move to Zhao Dun's Mansion, which will be the Mansion of the Marquis of Ningguo, and we will also shoot today's birthday banquet!
I have to say that this group fight scene is not easy to shoot!
There are almost 500 people in the group performance, not counting it, and all the actors in the play have also appeared.
In order to shoot this scene, Wen Fatzi, Zhang Feng, Zhao Xiang, Luo Yiming, and the four directors also began to connect in series, and Luo Yiming was in the middle of the command!
Night scenes are not easy to shoot, especially group scenes.
This banquet in the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion was surrounded and killed at night, and the scene was no less than a grand movie scene.
The fighting methods of various characters and the disputes between factions have pushed the whole story of Langya Bang to a climax.
After five consecutive days, this climactic scene was finally filmed.
Tired!
After filming this scene, Luo Yiming felt that his throat was smoking.
Even during the middle fight, many extras were injured, and this pot had to be carried by the props team.
Luo Yiming was also directly furious at the scene.
"What do you props team do, can't ensure the safety of the actors when filming? Also, how do you treat group performances? Aren't group performances human? Aren't stand-ins human?"
Luo Yiming was indeed angry when he saw the extras injured again.
Although he has no experience as an extra, in his previous life, many of the news he saw were the hard work of group performances.
The hard work of the stand-in.
Not to mention that these stand-ins are often covered in wounds.
Crucially, they get paid very little.
In other words, it's just a mixed meal.
Luo Yiming does not advocate the use of stand-ins in filming, this Langya list only has some big scenes, very professional martial arts actions, Luo Yiming took the initiative to ask for a stand-in in order to present better shooting results.
For the rest, it must be done by yourself.
After Luo Yiming finished his frenzy, the crew also gave the stand-ins and group actors some practical monetary comfort.
Fortunately, there is nothing big about people!
After filming the Ningguo Houfu, the crew did not transfer scenes, because this Zhao Dunfu is naturally a multi-purpose scene, and the next Mu Wangfu and Yuwang Mansion will be filmed here.
Time Fork!
In the blink of an eye, Luo Yiming has been filming for two weeks, and "Langya Bang" has not been a problem at all in the past two weeks, for example, the several venues built are relatively time-consuming and costly, but there is no way.
However, Zhang Feng and Zhao Xiang felt very satisfied.
Wen Fatzi also admired and said: "This Director Luo is really crazy and not a person, and the filming is simply harsh to the extreme, but the whole crew is full of unprecedented spirit, which is really powerful." ”
Zhang Feng smiled and said, "Are you scolding?" ”
"I don't. Fat Man shook his head.
Zhang Feng continued to laugh: "Indeed, the crew has him, which is completely different, he is the Dinghai Shenshen Needle of our Langya Bang." After two weeks, all the staff of the crew are also full of vitality. ”
"I really have to learn from him!"
All three directors were very happy.
Think about it two weeks ago, "Langya Bang" can be said to be internal and external troubles, and it is about to become a joke in the industry.
As a result, after Luo Yiming joined the group, it was simply a earth-shaking change.
This is really unconvincing.
The filming of Langya Bang is gradually on the right track, and Luo Yiming's meticulousness also needs to be transferred.
However, the filming is normal, and next, Zhang Feng and the fat man can direct the scene step by step.
However, another tricky problem popped up.
Fund.
Luo Yiming's high requirements for the camera, for the actors, including the props, prompted Langya Bang's previous budget to be insufficient.
More and more funds are needed in the follow-up, and the money earned by Luo Yiming's previous stalls can only be put into the Langya list like a bottomless pit.
In the past few days, the budget has exceeded more than 10 million compared to before, and the key is that only half of the episodes have been filmed.
There are a total of fifty episodes in Langya.
The more the plot unfolds, the more money will be invested in the later stage, and the more money will be followed up.
Luo Yiming transferred another 20 million funds from the company, but this also led to the financial statements of Shangteng Entertainment Company, which were ugly.
Since the end of the extreme challenge, Shangteng Entertainment has not yet recorded gold.
From the acquisition of Youshi Video, the investment in Charlotte's troubles, the investment in the Langya Bang TV series, and the urgent start of the production of mermaids.
Funding is constantly tight.
Charlotte's annoyance is that she has made money for Shangteng Company, but tens of millions of entries cannot solve the actual problem.
The expansion of the company, the continuous improvement of the department, the introduction of talents, no new content online, no movies, TV series output.
Luo Yiming's current life is not easy.
In particular, he has to shoot mermaids with one hand and mermaids with the other.
Speaking of the previous life, how much did Stephen Chow's movie Mermaid cost?
It is said that it is 300 million, although it is a few years later, but even now the investment will not be more than doubled.
Normally, mermaids also need 150 million,.
And Luo Yiming's previous plan for the mermaid was simple, 80 million, but now the funds invested in it are only 50 million.
The company didn't have much money in its account, so it took out another 10 million and invested it in Langya Bang. It can only support up to 10 million mermaids.
And after the mermaid's 60 million investment, the capital chain below was broken.
Luo Yiming's mermaid, he wants to pursue nature and simplicity, but even if it is simple, the mermaid film, fifty or sixty million shots, the viewing effect will be greatly reduced.
Say pull sponsorship?
Please, the sponsorship has been pulled a lot, and Luo Yiming doesn't like a movie, it's all Amway advertising.
Funding is tight.
At this time, Luo Yiming thought of the method of the star master in his previous life.
In the original time and space, Zhou Xingzhi's "Mermaid" was not created by him alone, in fact, his movies were all distributed by light.
After Zhou Xingzhi entered the mainland, all the films were invested and distributed by Entertainment Arts, "Kung Fu" and "Yangtze River No. 7" include "Journey to the West".
In the original "Journey to the West", the box office agreed between him and Entertainment was 500 million, and once the box office cut-off line of 500 million was passed, Zhang Dongming was willing to pay Zhou Xingzhi a floating income according to the floating ratio.
The total cost is 113 million, Entertainment Investment is 77 million, and Zhou Xingzhi's Xinghui Company invests the remaining 36 million.
In other words, Zhou Xingzhi can get a remuneration of close to 60 million, and then subtract the cost of 36 million, "Journey to the West" brings Stephen Chow only about 20 million income.
Later, the movie was released, and the box office reached nearly 800 million in the first week, and of course Zhou Xingzhi quit, and wanted to find Entertainment to sign a sharing contract.
Lao Zhang's interests are on the top, he didn't promise Xingye, and said that 500 million refers to the net box office income, not the box office figures!
The two also went to court for this.
Of course, in the end, Yuyi won the lawsuit, and Lao Zhang also left the very famous sentence 'The judge knows more about movies than Stephen Chow!'
Absolutely small and big!
Stephen Chow's personality is bound to be repaid, so later the mermaid did not choose to cooperate with Entertainment!
I chose China Film Co., Ltd. and Xinghui Overseas Co., Ltd. Stephen Chow also made a lot of money because of this.
The mermaid's follow-up investment still needs at least 20 million, Luo Yiming is short of money now, he thinks if he can find Beile to cooperate, it just so happens that his distribution and entry into the theater also need the strong support of a partner like Beile.