Chapter 80: The first day of the crew

Fengning Dam on the grassland, from the capital is not far away, more than a hundred kilometers of road, Zhou Bai soon arrived at the place, the landform here is a little peculiar, suitable for "My Father and Mother", Lao Mouzi has long been found.

The grassland on the dam is very large, divided into paddocks, Fengning dam, Zhangbei dam, grassland Tianlu and other areas, there are six counties involved, not just a piece of endless prairie as everyone imagined, the average altitude is 1500-2100 meters, the ups and downs are not small.

The land here is vast and sparsely populated, with meadows and forests, Lao Mouzi specially found a village and selected a family's house as the home of the heroine Zhao Di.

In fact, this is someone's home, but Lao Mouzi spent money, and the landlord moved out very happily, after all, Lao Mouzi gave a lot of money, 2,000 yuan a month, and more than half a year, enough for them to build a new house.

Now the house in the countryside is so cheap, and the land does not cost money, and the earthen house does not cost much in materials, if the relationship with the people in the village is better, even the labor is saved, and the food is better.

The economy of this place is very backward, but because the geographical location and environment are particularly suitable for filming, many crews come here to film, and it has basically become a tourist area in the future, and the income from tourism accounts for the majority of the income of the locals.

After arriving at the crew, Zhou Bai met Lao Mouzi, who came earlier than Zhou Bai, after all, he also had to ask about the preparation of the pre-filming arrangement.

Zhou Bai stepped forward to say hello, and now Lao Mouzi was also very busy, and after a few words of greeting with Zhou Bai, he asked the staff to take Zhou Bai to the dormitory.

said that it was a dormitory, but in fact, it was rented a local man's house, which was a temporary resting place, and there was also a house in the town for the main crew to rest, and Zhou Bai was also assigned to a room, I heard that it was a room with a camera assistant.

Put the luggage away, Zhou Bai couldn't be idle, so he simply went out to help with the work, and observed the operation of the crew by the way.

The weather in September is already more than ten degrees in the grassland of Bashang, and you have to wear a sweater or coat, but Zhou Bai has deliberately exercised in the capital in the past two years, and his adaptability to the temperature is much higher, and now even if it is a heavy snow, he does not feel very uncomfortable.

The crew of "My Father and Mother" is much more formal than other crews in this era, and the staff is almost more than the villagers, all of whom are well-known people in the industry, and they are much more professional than Lao Jia's crew of more than a dozen people.

In addition to producers, film planners, photographers, etc., the art team, recording team, lighting team, drama management, scene notes, drivers, etc., are all available, a veritable big crew.

The temporary dormitory is less than a kilometer away from the main filming site of the movie, and Zhou Bai soon returned here.

"Brother Sun, I'll help you. Zhou Bai walked up to a lighting assistant named Sun Liren and saw that he was holding the lamp, and Zhou Bai happened to recognize him.

"Hey, no, no, you're the starring, how can you do this. Sun Liren hurriedly said that the crew members are hierarchical, and Zhou Bai, as the leading actor, is much higher than him in status.

"Hey, what the star, I'm just a student, you're welcome, I also happened to learn about lighting. Zhou Bai said disapprerovingly, he was purely idle, there were not many familiar people in the crew, so he just did some work.

"Uh, that's fine. Sun Liren glanced at Zhou Bai and felt that this person was quite interesting, he didn't have any shelves, and he no longer refused.

The work of the lighting assistant is not easy, there is a person to help him can't ask for, the gaffer only needs to say the location of the lamps, they have to do a good job of the lamps and wires, and moving the lamps or something is also a manual work.

For most of the day, Zhou Bai incarnated as a handyman of the crew, and when the lighting assistant had work to do, he would follow to help, and he would also help if the props were to carry a wooden cart for a while, and he would also help the artist to place a prop, and it didn't take long for him to get acquainted with the crew.

"Lao Zhang, the second male number you found is okay, at least he is very good at being a man at a young age, and he is willing to put down his body and make friends with the crew. Zhang Weiping said to Lao Mouzi in an inexplicable tone, they are now standing on a meadow, and the filming and discussion almost let the others disperse, and they can finally take a breath.

"It's good. Lao Mouzi looked back at Zhou Bai's busy figure in the distance, and said three words, very briefly.

Zhang Weiping has been with Lao Mouzi for a long time, but fortunately he knows that Lao Mouzi has this character, if someone else comes to talk to Lao Mouzi, maybe he will suffocate internal injuries in minutes.

"I still think it's a little inappropriate for you to pick this to play the second male lead, Xie Yi's skills are very good, and he has also been a physical teacher, this is still a student, so he won't act badly, right?" Zhang Weiping asked, the relationship between his family and his family was already about the same, but Lao Mouzi didn't nod in the end, which made Zhang Weiping feel very uncomfortable, and he didn't like Zhou Bai so much.

"I've watched his dramas, his basic skills are solid, his temperament is good enough, no problem. Lao Mouzi looked at Zhang Weiping and said seriously.

In 1997, Zhang Weiping established New Picture Film Company, he served as the chairman, Lao Mouzi is the art director, the two are not only friends, but also partners, Lao Mouzi has always been a director, but sometimes he is worried about the film shooting funds, and the establishment of a film company just solves the problems he encounters.

Lao Mouzi and Zhang Weiping met at a gathering in the entertainment industry in 89, and the two gradually became friends.

In 1996, Zhang Weiping, who was still running an airline food, medicine and real estate business, found that Lao Mouzi was distressed by the investment in a movie, so he stopped his two real estate projects and invested more than 26 million yuan in the movie "Something to Say", which was their first cooperation.

But the project "Something to Say" finally lost money, and only got 8 million yuan through the transfer of distribution rights, while Dong Ping, a film and television person who got the distribution rights, made a lot of money.

The lesson of this case made Zhang Weiping decide to set up his own film company, so the new picture was officially established in 97, and by the way, Lao Mouzi was tied to his chariot, and it was not until 12 years that the two broke up because of some problems, and finally chicken feathers.

The real situation is that Lao Mouzi is not a big director, but he is really not a rich man, at least he is also worried about film funding, compared to Kaige Rinpoche, it is much more difficult for him to get funds, after all, he is from the northwest circle.

Lao Mouzi and Zhang Weiping continued to talk without a word on the meadow, while Zhou Bai continued to work for more than two months, and now he has nowhere to vent his energy, and he can't be idle.

It's not that he wants to please the crew, he just wants to do something, and he happens to be familiar with the operation of the crew, and it's always good to have a long experience.

At dinner time, Lao Mouzi summoned the main members of the crew for a meal, and Zhang Ziyi also appeared.

Only then did Zhou Bai know that Zhang Ziyi was actually familiar with rural life in the village this month, and she happened to go out to the town to buy things today, so she didn't see it for the first time.

The two of them are classmates, so they naturally have a topic to talk about, and Lao Mouzi is also happy to see it happen, and the two people who play the couple just communicate more and cultivate tacit understanding.

The atmosphere during the meal was okay, Lao Mouzi admired Zhang Ziyi very much, he was the kind of old-school director, and the crew was also up to him, Zhang Ziyi didn't have much experience in his fledgling career, so he naturally didn't hesitate to mention what he could mention.

Many people say that Lao Mouzi dives into the heroine or something, that's nonsense, with Lao Mouzi's status, you don't need to dive, a lot of beautiful women will post it, but Lao Mouzi's self-control is very high on this, he is the kind of old-school director, and all his thoughts are on his movies.

The goddess in his heart has always been Gong Li, and the final breakup with Gong Li is a very regrettable thing for Lao Mouzi, mainly because Lao Mouzi has a knot in marriage, but Gong Li wants to get married, which is the biggest contradiction between these two people.

When filming "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" in 95, Gong Li's family also talked to Lao Mouzi once, but unfortunately Lao Mouzi felt that marriage was a piece of paper, so he didn't talk about it, and then the two finally broke up.

Of course, it's just that if you don't get married, you won't break up, which actually has the credit of Zhang Weiping and his wife, between Gong Li and Lao Mouzi, these two couples did a lot of bad things, which finally led to the breakup of the two.

Later, Gong Li, who learned the truth, broke off with the couple in a fit of rage, and when filming "The City is Full of Golden Armor", she directly stated on the contract that she refused to see these two people, even if it was a publicity occasion, these two people were not allowed to exist, otherwise even if it was a breach of contract, you can imagine how hurt Gong Li was at that time.

The reason why Zhang Weiping and his wife did this is actually very simple, if Lao Mouzi and Gong Li have been together, with Gong Li's connections, the collaborator may not be him Zhang Weiping.

Eat and drink enough, say hello to the big guys, Zhou Bai will withdraw first, the specific shooting matters will not be discussed here, Zhang Weiping is there to interject and fight, Zhou Bai is too lazy to echo those low-level jokes, so he simply goes for a walk to eliminate food.

Seeing Zhou Bai leaving, Zhang Ziyi also left with a confession to everyone, and hurriedly chased after Zhou Bai.

"Brother, wait for me. Zhang Ziyi shouted Zhou Bai.

"Little steel cannon, are you also out?" Zhou Bai turned around and said.

"Well, I'm pretty bored there, too, so I'm just going to go out for a walk. Zhang Ziyi smiled and said, making Zhou Bai laugh secretly in her heart, she usually calls her a little steel cannon, but she always has to refute it coquettishly, but now she doesn't.

"Okay, let's go together, just to eliminate food. Zhou Bai glanced at Zhang Ziyi, Xiao Gangcang, this is something to say.

"......" Zhou Bai didn't speak, Zhang Ziyi had to talk to him about the school, but after chatting, he still didn't get to the point, and then he was silent.

The scenery of the grassland on the dam is very beautiful, if you ignore the annoying mosquitoes, especially in the evening, piles of them gather on your head, although there is wind, but it also makes the people who see the scenery a bad mood.

"Poof, say it, don't hold back if you have anything to say. Zhou Bai smiled, the little steel cannon was almost anxious, and he was not good at teasing her.