"I announce that "Dream Journey to the West: Yueguang Treasure Box" is officially launched!"

Almost at the speed of grabbing, He Zilong shot the TV series footage in "Da Shanghai Beach" that he wanted to shoot first. Then let other actors shoot the interspersed shots behind and in the middle, and then Guan Zhilin and the three brothers of the Li family, as well as many invited extras, can pause their roles in the TV series.

And He Zilong is preparing to shoot two movies and a TV series at the same time. Naturally, he needed time to rush to use it, so he hurriedly invited Wang Songlin to be the director and shoot his first movie.

Compared with the millions of dollars that need to be used to invite Fa Ge on the TV series, the cost of the movie is not high because it uses all newcomer characters.

He Zilong did the math, probably only more than one million.

The cost of more than one million was used to make movies, which was not too much in Hong Kong in the 90s, and it was not too little. Probably at a medium level!

Sometimes how much cost is used, but not the higher the quality. Later generations had more advanced shooting equipment and post-processing techniques than before, but the level of sensation was not even as good as that of the works shot in the eighties and nineties.

One of the reasons for this is very important.

In the 90s, most of the film and television works made by Hong Kong and Taiwan could only be screened in Chinese-speaking circles outside the mainland. The small market determines that if the work is not good enough, it will not make money, because the competition is too fierce, and it is necessary to save costs and produce results, so the director and investors need to work the selection of materials, and the actors must work hard enough to be popular.

That is, to attract the audience with professionalism and dedication.

On the contrary, the film and television works of the Chinese-speaking circle in later generations have covered the mainland, even if the script is very bad, as long as the actors are handsome and beautiful enough, they can get enough fans in the audience of more than one billion, and the box office of the film is guaranteed.

(There are too many mainland audiences, the forest is big, and rotten birds also have a place, and even steal the limelight from good birds.) After all, propaganda is king!)

Then there is the cost utilization, if a film and television work wants to be brilliant, it needs a large investment in actors, locations and props production. Instead of giving more than half of the cost to the star at every turn, please spend a lot of money on the star. There is no money for other aspects of the film, so it can only be shoddy.

In later generations, the domestic film and television industry one-sidedly emphasized the star effect of actors, and the implementation of a deformed cost model of 60 million yuan in four days will naturally lead to anticlimactic.

Film and television works with real connotation, in fact, do not need too many stars, as long as the subject matter is good enough, even if it is a new face, it can also produce good results. And this is one of He Zilong's ideal goals!

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In the end, he has participated in the filming of TV dramas for about a month in person, and has served as a screenwriter and assistant director (honorary). And the two sisters of the Guan family and the three brothers of the Li family, as well as those extras, are not pure newcomers.

Although most of the other workers were also rented from the TV station, they all knew the friendship between He Zilong and Fa Ge, (I heard it) plus He Zilong was generous, after all, he didn't invite too many famous stars, and the money was used on the tip of the knife. There's something for everyone!

With such an iron financier, it is natural that the speed of filming the movie is amazing.

Of course, the most important reason lies in He Zilong. First, He Zilong is well prepared, and second, he has enough funds and additional rewards. Third, the content of the story and movie book is almost in He Zilong's heart.

Before the start of each scene, He Zilong can help the director convey the spirit and instructions. If the actor has an opinion on the lines, about the plot, and anywhere, he can put it forward on the spot. Then solve and discuss it before starting!

You must know that before many crews in Hong Kong started filming in the 90s, let alone going through the process and holding a meeting to discuss, they didn't even have a script yet. The screenwriter needs to fill in the lyrics on the spot, and the story can only be filmed on the spot. Sometimes, some details can really burn the brain cells of many backstage personnel and directors.

Wang Songlin saw that He Zilong was so well prepared and played so well on the spot, and he was impressed for a while.

With He Zilong's help, he, as a director, can do things with half the effort.

The movie time that was originally planned to be shot for a month was compressed to half a month. And not only the quality, but also the editing, all in one go. It's a smooth flow!

And every time Guan Zhilin had a meeting, he saw that He Zilong was generous in front of everyone, and everyone was obedient and close, doing things twice the result with half the effort, and always looked at his sweetheart with admiration.

But just a few days before filming was about to be completed, the crew ran into a little trouble.

It turned out that He Zilong is now filming several very important scenes of this movie, and he rented the venue of Shaw Brothers Cinemas. Obviously, according to the contract, it was their turn to use it today. However, one of the Shaw Brothers' own group delayed the progress and occupied the territory to continue to use, and there was no vacancy.

But I asked the steward, but he said that the venue money had been paid, the time was tight, the schedule was full, and even if the time was not enough, the money would not be refunded. If you want to use it in the future, you will have to continue to pay the money.

"I'll go talk to them......" Wang Songlin said to He Zilong.

"Good ......"

It's just that what Wang Songlin didn't expect was that his face was not easy to use this time.

"What's going on, your old face is ......not good at all?" Looking at Wang Songlin, who came back from the negotiation, but there was no change, and some film temporary workers invited by his film team, it was as if he had secretly received some notice. Suddenly, many people asked for leave and said that something was wrong and left. This picture reveals an unusual inside story!

"Immortals fight, mortals are unlucky. If my senior brother comes, they will definitely give some face. But now, it's not as simple as it seems......" Wang Songlin's expression was a little solemn.

"What's going on......" He Zilong asked with a serious expression.

"Alas, it's a long story, the bends and bends in this are still quite complicated on the ground of the Xiangjiang River......" lit a cigarette and spit out a circle, Wang Songlin's eyes seemed to look far, far away.

"There are several major cinemas here in Xiangjiang, do you know ......?"

"If I'm not mistaken, apart from some small cinemas and underground black cinemas, the main cinema chain is divided into three major departments. One is that Shaw Brothers Studios is a large number of conservative cinemas, with the largest number. One is the Xinli Line Cinema, which was established the latest, but it is very popular with young people, and the other is the overseas cinema line, although it also focuses on the Xiangjiang market, but in recent years it has begun to vigorously develop overseas ......" He Zilong replied after thinking about it.

"You're right, this incident is that the hundred-legged insect is stubbornly defending the position of the boss and preparing to fight with the Xinli Line Cinema. Let's talk about it, you are going to broadcast the TV series on the TV station, but for the movie, you should have also contacted the Xinli Line in advance, of course, you may not have let go of other theaters. This kind of multi-net fishing, everyone used to do this, but obviously today someone is forcing us to stand in line, otherwise, they will give us small shoes......" Wang Songlin spread his hands, as if he was pointing.

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(End of chapter)