After listening to Gu Ao's slander, Ishminaya almost spared no expense in the phone bill, and took a long telegram to her family, which was full of thousands of words, and her words were sincere, so that her family must follow the layout.

She even persuaded her father to sell a dozen horses and hundreds of sheep first, plus the family's savings, to scrape together the start-up capital for her brother's distillery to build a new bottling plant in the town.

If she doesn't have enough money, she will ask her classmates to borrow money and send it home.

And then there's the commercial.

"How do you shoot the advertisement? We don't have any packaging or logo, you look for people from Beiying, are they willing to help?" After sending the telegram and coming out of the post office next to it, Ishminaya said worriedly.

Gu Biao took out a piece of paper from his bag and shook it: "When I cooperated with Director Xu of Hujiang Studio, I asked him for a letter of introduction, and the units in the circle could ask for cooperation - just take this letter of introduction, add some money, and go to Beiying to borrow a camera photographer and buy film, it should be no problem." ”

Gu Biao is not a non-payer.

The two said they would go.

In order to support the façade, Gu Biao can obviously walk into the school, but he still has to drive the car - these days, it is easy for others to respect you and treat you as a serious person.

The second generation of Volga specially increased the speed to about 30 kilometers per hour (Gu Biao was not so mad as to drive fast in the school), and then specially braked sharply at the entrance of the teaching staff building to make some noise.

Then he took his younger sister in his arms and walked in in a big way.

After asking where the logistics and student work offices were, Gu Biao went straight over and knocked on the door.

……

Su Jie is a staff member on duty in the logistics department and is responsible for managing the teaching equipment.

Hearing the knock on the door, he subconsciously stood up and lifted his glasses. Then he looked up and down at the people, and saw that Gu Biao was wearing Western styles that he had never seen before, and he became more and more afraid to hold it up: "Comrade, may I ask ...... you?"

"I am a copyright agency of Xiangjiang Hanhai, and I have cooperation with Hujiang Film Studio in the introduction of foreign-related copyrights. This is a letter of introduction from Xu Sheng, the production director of Hujiang Factory. ”

Gu Biao said, handing over the letter of introduction in a chic manner, as well as his business card.

As soon as he heard that it was a Hong Kong businessman who was in the copyright business of imported films, Su Jie was immediately in awe.

He picked up the thermos and put it down, very helpless for a few seconds, and then took an enamel basin, took a glass and scalded it with hot water in front of Gu Biao, and then poured water for Gu Biao.

In fact, the cups are clean and ready to entertain guests. It's just that he is afraid that Hong Kong businessmen will not be at ease if they do not see him wash it with their own eyes.

"I don't have any good tea, let's drink some water—I wonder if Mr. Gu needs our help?"

"You're so polite. Gu Biao was a little embarrassed, he didn't mean to show off at all, but he was afraid that he would be too small and others would not pay attention to it, who knew that he would use too much force as soon as he acted.

He gave a general description of his needs and emphasized that he would pay in full. So Mr. Su immediately went to arrange it.

Nowadays, the most fearful thing in college is to "ask for help" with a letter of introduction, but it turns out that you don't talk about money. And Gu Biao, who is willing to pay for consumables, the school would like to have a few more, and it can justifiably give students the opportunity to practice.

In a short time, two students from the photography department were brought in.

Teacher Su introduced in person: "Boss Gu, these two are from our 78-level photography class, don't look at them just about to enter their sophomore year, and their grades are quite solid." Most of the Class of '77 haven't returned to school yet, you see, ......."

"No problem, I believe in the quality of teaching at your school. Anyway, the 77th grade is only one semester longer than the 78th grade, I know the market. ”

As he spoke, Gu Biao took two boxes of Marlboro brought back from the Xiangjiang Duty Free Shop and slapped them on Mr. Su's hand. Then he also paid for two reels of film on the spot, as well as the rent and deposit of other equipment, and asked the other party to issue a receipt.

Teacher Su finished issuing the receipt with a smile on his face, and then lectured the two photography students: "You follow this Boss Gu to shoot well, and it is rare to have a chance for you to touch the machine with the film!"

Nowadays, a disc of film costs hundreds of dollars - depending on the size of the film, the price will be several grades, such as the worst 16mm film, which may be more than 200 per roll, but the definition is not high, and the documentary is generally filmed. If you go up 35mm or even larger, 400~800 is possible.

Compared with the monthly salary of less than 50 yuan for workers, movies in this era are definitely the stuff of the aristocracy. How can you shoot casually without money like in the digital age.

Small tray with 35mm film 400 feet, about 5 minutes of shooting, a worker most of the salary is gone.

For the students of the Department of Photography of Beijing Film, the current teaching standard is 15 seconds for the mid-term exam and 30 seconds for the final exam. The rest of the time, I can only take the empty machine without the film, and practice pushing, pulling, panning, and heel - and this is already the treatment of Beiying and Chinese opera, if it is replaced by a local miscellaneous college, it may be canceled in the middle of the term and 15 seconds at the end of the term.

Therefore, the two students were all high-spirited: "Teacher Su, don't worry, we will fully cooperate with the guests of Xiangjiang and not embarrass the school!"

……

Gu Biao led the two old juniors, who looked almost 30 years old, and carried the equipment into the trunk of the Volga with care. The cameras are lined with thick sponge pads, so there's no room for them to wobble in the black canvas bag.

After setting up the equipment and film, Gu Biao scattered a box of Marlboro and chatted with the two of them about the shooting plan first: "My name is Gu Biao, I am actually from the foreign affairs system, and I have a business relationship with the people of Xiangjiang. The two eldest brothers don't see each other, how do you call them. ”

The two photographers who had a little forehead tattoo hurriedly turned on a match and helped Gu Biao block it, and then lit it for themselves.

"Zhang Yimou, he Gu Changwei - Chang Wei, Boss Gu is still your own family. Zhang Yimou took the cigarette and joked with a smile.

"I'm ashamed, Boss Gu is really young. It's an honor to share your last name. Gu Changwei pursed his lips and forced a smile, it was obvious that he was usually very unsmiling, so he was not used to it.

Gu Biao was secretly surprised, he really didn't recognize it - Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei in the media in later generations, they were all sixty or seventy years old, but they didn't expect to be like this when they were young.

The two protagonists in front of him are the directors and photographers of the No. 1 Tianzi in the domestic film and television industry in the next 20 years.

Unexpectedly, the first time they had the opportunity to shoot a work, it turned out to be an advertisement for Gu Biao......

Gu Biao still had some guilt in his heart, but after thinking about it: Brother is creating an opportunity for them to practice their skills, if it weren't for Brother paying for these two films, it is estimated that they would not have so much time for real shooting before they read the internship in their junior year......

Thinking like this, Gu Ao's guilt immediately dissipated.

He got straight to the point and said his thoughts: "My shooting concept is like this - this is a liquor advertisement that symbolizes the characteristics of the grassland Gobi, and it should highlight the 'bold' style.

As for the specific shot, it is to find an actor, bend the bow and ride the horse, gallop, and then take a bottle of wine from the side of the riding boots and drink it directly on the horseback. Finally, add the packaging and logo stickers processed by the artist, and add a background music. ”

Nowadays, the famous wines in China basically highlight the "humanistic" characteristics. Because in addition to Moutai, the rest of the five swords are all Shu wine. Therefore, I like to show off the humanistic heritage and historical tradition of the "Land of Abundance".

In fact, not to mention the old famous wine, even if it is the two major Lu wines that compete for the king of the standard 93 years later, it is also playing the cultural card - especially the Confucian wine, which simply squeezes the surplus value of Confucius to the ground.

Gu Biao knew that it would be absolutely useless to play the cards of the "Wanyue School" with those old cards. And the wine on the Gobi in the northern steppe can't be far-fetched there, so it's just a little more thorough and wild and arrogant.

After a little analysis, Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei also felt that this boss had a lot of ideas, and the visual impact of this plan should be promising.

Their inner pursuit of visual communication was ignited.

"Do you have the packaging and props?"

"Not yet—I'm going to make a separate clear bottle for packaging, and I'll just put a wax paper on it when the time comes. Do you know where there is a nearby unit that can be borrowed for filming horse rides?" Gu Biao simply didn't bother the two masters, and asked the professionals.

Zhang Yimou thought for a while: "If you don't bother, get the map done tomorrow, I'll show the way, all the way north, go to the CD Summer Resort, close to the mouth, there is a horse farm, and there is some cooperation with our school." Let's bring our documents and rent them for money. ”

"Okay, that's it. Gu Biao happily agreed, "It's also fate to meet the two of you today, I invite everyone to have a good meal." ”

Gu Biao couldn't help but say that he pulled Zhang Yimou Gu Changwei and went to find a restaurant outside the school, but he rubbed it hard, and the wine and meat were enough.

The two knew that there was something to do tomorrow, so they didn't dare to drink too much wine, but they didn't eat less mutton, and they weren't afraid of getting hot in summer.

……

The next day, Gu Biao drove his Volga, and the four of them went more than 100 kilometers north to the Great Wall and outside the mouth.

Zhang Yimou showed the way and found a horse farm near a summer resort.

Gu Biao paid for renting a horse and then packed up the props.

He didn't even think about the actor, so he decided to go on it in person - Zhang Yimou said that Gu Ao's image and temperament are enough to match, even if he is afraid of a tender face, it is enough to put on a beard.

And after putting on a beard, you are not afraid of being recognized, and there is no stain of "the big boss actually shoots advertisements himself".

Gu Biao didn't want to highlight the national characteristics, so he specially picked out a gorgeous rider's uniform.

After making all the preparations, Gu Biao made up the opening song of "Shooting the Condor", "Chasing grass in all directions, the desert is vast...... Shooting the condor and drawing the bow, galloping outside the plug ......", and then galloped back and forth twice.

"I didn't expect a rich man like Boss Gu to ride a horse so well, no wonder there is no need to rent actors in the racecourse. Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei looked at it and secretly admired.

None of them knew that Gu Biao's level was actually just a 10-day assault under the personal guidance of President Hussein's royal riding coach.

In the aristocratic movement, if you have money, you can do whatever you want, and the speed of progress is that you can be hundreds of times faster than those who can't afford to play.

Isminaya looked leisurely, and also found a white horse, followed by Gu Wei and galloped.

Gu Changwei debugged the machine, and for a while, he tried to shoot a section first.

"How's it going, can you shoot?"

"Oops! I didn't keep up with the focus just now, and the shot was false!" Gu Changwei couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat when he saw that the camera was focused.

wasted dozens of feet of film.

"It's okay, you don't usually have a chance to practice, so you should practice. We can still afford a few feet of film. Gu Biao dismounted and gently patted Gu Changwei's shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous.

No matter how awesome a photographer is, he has to grow up slowly, when Gu Changwei was a real partner with Zhang Yimou for the first time in history, he shot Gong Li in vain.

Gu Changwei couldn't help but turn his face away and quietly wiped the corners of his eyes.

This Boss Gu is really approachable.