After a week of preparation for the crew, Xu Xiaoming asked Cheng Weiliang to come out to discuss the progress of the crew. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Wei Liang, you can take a look at this form document first. After Xu Xiaoming ate breakfast, he wiped his mouth with a tissue, and then took out a copy of the preparation schedule of the crew of "Meteor Garden" from the document bag and handed it to Cheng Weiliang.

Cheng Weiliang looked at the thin reports quietly with a focused expression, and put them down after a while.

Xu Xiaoming looked at him with a serious expression and said, "The real and luxurious scenes required in your script, such as the party on the cruise ship, the birthday banquet of Fuji Tangjing, the super mansion of the Daoming Temple family, etc., we have already contacted the corresponding five-star hotels and villas, but ...... Some places are reluctant to let us in and shoot, and some are too expensive!"

He said a little anxiously: "Production coordinator Shuai Xuefang has counted it, Wei Liang, if you really ask for it, it will cost at least 400,000 yuan just to shoot those few important scenes! The remaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in one million miles will also rent the brand-name clothes, clocks, jewelry, and expensive sports cars you mentioned!"

"By the way, there are also those expensive banquet evening dresses, you also said that you don't want our warehouse goods, they must be fashionable and new! Do you think, after getting these, how much money can we have to shoot other scenes?"

Xu Xiaoming sighed, "Although the filming strives to be realistic, the cost issue cannot be ignored." In my opinion, the two scenes of the birthday party and the cruise party should be set up in an ordinary banquet hall or directly in the photography studio according to our old method. Clothes and dresses, just pick the best looking ones in our clothing library. What do you think?"

Cheng Weiliang read the report again. He smiled and said, "Director Xu, don't worry! Actually, the work done by your ATV preparatory team has been quite good, and those who should be contacted have also been contacted." They were able to talk about the campus of Xiangjiang University, which has a lot of scenes, and I am very satisfied!"

"I'll talk about the rest. As for everyday costumes and evening dresses, I'm already in contact with a major clothing company, and most of the costumes used in the show will be sponsored by that company throughout the process. In terms of clothing, you can rest assured. ”

I heard that Xu Xiaoming began to want to save money again and use the fake scenery they built in the factory shed. Cheng Weiliang couldn't help but shudder. These days, he also watches a lot of fashion dramas on two TV stations at home. Mom, this early 80s fashion drama, the scene is too simple. It may be the beginning of the rise. It's not perfect enough, anyway, it doesn't have the atmosphere of Xiangjiang's period dramas in the 90s.

In Cheng Weiliang's heart, his version of "Meteor Garden", several banquet scenes. Even if it doesn't reach the luxury of the Japanese version, a garden-style indoor banquet hall with a small pool in the middle. It should at least be up to the level of the 2009 continental version. He would never accept the kind of fake scene in the factory that could not reflect the magnificent scene of the rich family.

But now, Xu Xiaoming was completely frightened by the budget made by the coordinator, and he had to stabilize Xu Xiaoming first. He played with the teacup and said with a smile: "Director Xu, you are all doing work in front of you, and it will be my turn next." I'll go talk to the sponsoring company first, and if it's not appropriate. Then do what you say. ”

"That's good, it's good if you can think so!" Xu Xiaoming patted Cheng Weiliang's shoulder comfortingly. A drama. The plot is the most important thing. Scenario, you have to take care of the budget funds and costs first!

Seeing that Cheng Weiliang no longer insisted on his so-called real and luxurious scenes, Xu Xiaoming also breathed a sigh of relief. Cheng Wei Liang is willing to take a step back, and this drama can be launched as soon as possible. As long as they follow the mature operation mode of their TV station in the past, fashion dramas are much cheaper and easier to shoot than costume dramas!

Costumes, props and other things are ready-made, just take them directly from the ATV props library. As long as the crew is given enough manpower, all the filming preparations can be done in a week or two, and then the filming will officially start. There is no need to contact so many locations and rent and buy so many props like now!

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After talking about the rest, Xu Xiaoming turned his head and asked Mei Xiaoqing on the side, "Xiaoqing, you talk about the casting, the four leading actors of the F4 band, which actors are chosen?"

Producer Mei Xiaoqing listened to the two of them talk about luxury scenes for a long time, brand-name clothes, jewelry, etc., in fact, which director and producer don't want their works to be perfect, and the scenes and props try to restore the original design, but such high requirements can only be met as much as possible when making movies. How can it be so extravagant to shoot a low-cost feature-length TV series?

She secretly laughed in her heart that Cheng Weiliang was too young, although he admitted his creative talent for music and film and television scripts, but he had never filmed or never filmed, he didn't know the twists and turns in it, thinking that he could shoot exactly what he imagined. I have to say that he is still too naïve!

However, if this fashion drama really invests 1 million, many local directors can be at ease, and they don't have to think about saving money everywhere like ATV's self-made dramas. It is still possible to rent some general brand-name costumes, jewelry, luxury cars and the like to fill the scene in this drama. Cheng Weiliang's first time directing, there are such good resources to call, it's time to be satisfied!

Mei Xiaoqing lowered her head and opened her bag, took out a list, and handed it to Xu Xiaoming.

"The lighting, photography, makeup, sets, art direction and other behind-the-scenes personnel have been preliminarily selected. Some supporting roles and tricks have already been notified to prepare. The heroine, the four leading actors, and several important supporting roles that Wei Liang has taken care of, I have selected a part of the list of applicants to participate in today's audition. Starts at 10 a.m. Mei Xiaoqing briefly reported the situation to Xu Xiaoming and Cheng Weiliang.

Xu Xiaoming looked at the list and handed it to Cheng Weiliang.

Taking this brief sheet, Cheng Weiliang carefully looked at the photos and profiles of the candidates one by one.

"Liu Weimin, Zhong Paul, Huang Qiusheng, Zeng Weiquan, Wu Yijiang, Yin Tianzhao, Cai Qian'er, Mai Cuixian, Li Saifeng......" Cheng Weiliang watched while whispering the names of these ATV Xiaosheng and Xiaohuadan in the early 80s that he had or did not remember. Suddenly, a photo with a bright smiling face jumped into his eyes, making his eyelids jump sharply, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Guan Zhilin?!"

Hearing that Cheng Weiliang was so surprised by this name, Xu Xiaoming and Mei Xiaoqing felt a little inexplicable.

"What, Wei Liang, do you know Guan Zhilin?" asked Mei Xiaoqing. Guan Zhilin's father is the first Chinese international actor, and she has a lot of connections in the Xiangjiang film and television industry, and she is very beautiful. However, she met a wealthy businessman last year and got married in a flash, and at the age of 20, she worked as a full-time wife at home. I don't know where she heard the news, Guan Zhilin asked Mei Xiaoqing a few days ago, saying that she wanted to star in this fashion drama that is said to have a lot of investment.

Of course, Cheng Weiliang knows the famous beauties in the Xiangjiang film and television industry. This beauty was familiar to mainland audiences in the 90s for her role as Ren Yingying, the demon saint in Tsui Hark's famous new-school martial arts movie "Smiling Proud Jianghu: Undefeated in the East", and the new-school female Thirteen Aunts in "Huang Feihong".

However, at this time, Guan Zhilin should still be playing soy sauce in major TV and movie crews, and he is not too famous, Cheng Weiliang naturally can't say that he knows her.

Cheng Weiliang coughed lightly and said in a disguise: "I don't know, but I heard a friend mention it, saying that it was a very beautiful woman who acted in a movie." ”

"Well, she's a big beauty. Although Mei Xiaoqing still felt that his reaction was a little strange, she didn't continue to ask, "She has acted in a few plays in our ATV, what do you think of her?"

Cheng Weiliang shook his head, this enamel doll beauty, who has long been famous in the film and television industry, actually came to play the middle school heroine in his script. Guan Zhilin is beautiful, but unfortunately it is too far from the character and image setting of Shancai. She plays the sister of Fuji Tang Jing or Daoming Temple, but she can give it a try. I don't know if she is running for the heroine? Will she play a supporting role?

"Sister Xiaoqing, this Miss Guan Zhilin, although I haven't seen a real person, but just looking at the photos, she doesn't quite fit the image of the heroine in my mind. However, she can audition for the role of Fujido Jing or Daoming Pile. ”

Mei Xiaoqing took the photo and looked at it again, it was indeed not quite in line with the temperament of the heroine Shancai. It seems that this big singer who wants to be a director is still relatively calm-headed, he is not stunned by the big beauty in the photo, and he knows how to choose a heroine with a temperament. Then she can relax a little, although I don't know what Cheng Weiliang's directing ability is, but at least he will not choose people at will on important roles that are related to the success or failure of a play.

She smiled slightly, "What do you think of the 4 leading actors?"

Cheng Weiliang picked up the photos and profiles of several candidates, looked at them again and again, and finally shook his head gently. Candidates for men's F4 need height, appearance, figure, and temperament to pass the test, which is indeed not easy to find. He wants to use this first youth idol drama destined to be of historical significance to make his reputation in the film and television industry to a higher level. In addition, he was worried that the Xiangjiang actors in this era would not be able to play the taste of the male protagonist of idol dramas, so he decided to personally play the role of the male number one Daoming Temple, which is related to the success or failure of the whole play. The male number one has been solved, and the other two F4 playboys Ximen and Misaku, these two roles can barely relax some conditions, but the most important male number two Hua Ze candidates, among the candidates given by Mei Xiaoqing, none of them meet in temperament!

Cheng Weiliang frowned slightly, and said to Xu Xiaoming and Mei Xiaoqing: "The heroine and the other two male protagonists, you can see their audition performance later." As for the male number two, it may be necessary to continue to find new candidates. ”

Xu Xiaoming and Mei Xiaoqing glanced at each other, these shortlists are all outstanding among ATV's rookie actors, and several of them are a new generation of students that ATV wants to focus on cultivating, Cheng Weiliang didn't even give the opportunity to audition, and just looked at the photos and denied it. This male number two, it seems that the position in Cheng Weiliang's mind is very important!

Looking at the puzzled expressions of the two of them, Cheng Weiliang explained slightly: "This male No. 2 Hua Ze class is almost as important as the male No. 1! He needs to be tall and thin, with handsome facial features, and in terms of temperament, he needs to feel that he is elegant and quiet at first glance, and it is best to bring a bit of literary and melancholy fan. ”

Mei Xiaoqing thought about it and nodded in agreement. The three of them deliberated for a while, and the time had come to nine o'clock.

- (To be continued.) )