Chapter 56: Preparing to Go
"The reason is very simple, one is that we decided to appoint these actors after a strict selection, I believe they will bring you a good performance, and I also guarantee that the quality of the film will never disappoint the audience. โ
"Second, the positioning of this movie is a low-cost work, to be honest, a poor crew like us, we really can't afford those little flowers..."
After speaking, Gu Zhi deliberately put on a bitter face, causing the reporters present to laugh.
"It is rumored that Fan Binbin once came to you and was willing to star in this movie with zero pay, I don't know if it's true?
As soon as this question was thrown, Gu Zhi's first reaction was that the level of this male entertainer was also a little worse, and this question really made him speechless.
If you are not sure if it is true or not, and continue to ask "the reason for refusal", this is not equivalent to acquiescing to whether it is true, so why bother to ask "is it true?"
There are also rumors... Gu Zhi didn't have to think about it, this news must have been broken by Fan Ye himself.
As the originator of the Huaguo hype genre, whether it is active hype or passive hype, in short, Fan Ye will never let go of any opportunity to increase his fame.
When Wang Jinghua brought her to Zhongying that day, Gu Zhi expected that this would happen. Sure enough, the timing of the revelation was impartial, just at the scene of the launch of his new movie, not to mention how accurate it was.
Fortunately, Fan Ye didn't hype the relationship between Gu Zhi and her, otherwise Gu Zhi wouldn't be able to wash it if he wanted to.
"It's true, because we have already decided on the role, so we turned her down, hoping to have the opportunity to work with her. โ
Whoever asked him to promise Fan Ye in advance, even if he was hard-headed, he would have to cooperate with her in the future.
"Classmate Gu, why don't you continue to use the same team in this movie, Tang Wei and Ning Hao both have schedules, are there any conflicts between you?
"Thank you for your concern, we have a good relationship. Brother Hao and Tang Wei are still studying in school, and their energy will be focused on their studies for the time being. We will definitely continue to work together in the future, and you can rest assured of that. โ
"Classmate Gu, will you continue to write books in the future, are you ready to devote yourself to the work of the film and television industry?"
"I can assure all media friends and book lovers here that I will definitely write the book, and I will definitely live up to the support and affirmation that the book fans have always given me. โ
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The press conference lasted for about three hours, and the media asked questions endlessly, and they were all aimed at Gu Zhi, and he did not stop the whole press conference.
Coupled with the dry and dusty weather in the capital, Gu Zhi felt that his throat was about to dry up after the press conference.
But then a bunch of things came one after another, and there was no time to rest at all, Gu Zhi drank two bottles of Nongfu Mountain Spring at noon, and together with the crew, he picked up a few bites of lunch boxes at random, and hurriedly began to prepare for filming.
The first filming location was set at the subway station and on the subway, including two plots, one is the scene when Song Mingxi and Liu Lian met for the first time, and the other is the scene where Song Mingxi and Liu Lian broke up for a period of time, and ran to the subway station to chase Liu Lian in the middle of the blind date.
Because the subway station must operate normally, it is impossible to set aside a time period to deliberately let the crew film, so the operation of the entire line has to be stopped, even China Film does not have the energy to do this.
Of course, Gu Zhi and China Film have never been delusional about filming during the operation period.
After repeated negotiation and communication with the Beijing Metro Company and the Ministry of Transportation, the crew was finally given a two-day late-night time period, starting at 23:30 at midnight and ending at 4:00 in the morning.
These two days are the day of the launch conference, which is today, and the 13th of the month.
In order not to cause trouble to the staff of the subway station, and even more so not to cause trouble to the crew, Gu Zhi told all departments and teams to prepare everything that should be prepared during the day, and try to finish filming those two scenes in one night.
Lighting, costumes, makeup, props, camera equipment, etc., all have to be done during the day, double-checked, and double-checked before heading to the subway station to make sure everything is safe.
There are also a large number of group performances that also need to be coordinated and dispatched, which is mainly completed by Liu Qi and colleagues from China Film.
Because it was filmed late at night, it was impossible to shoot ordinary people, and the flow of people in the entire subway station had to be played by group performers, and there were about 50 group performers in total.
This part of the people had been prepared a week ago, a small part of them were students of Beiying and Chinese opera, and some were "professional" group performances, in order to make the strength more real, Liu Qi looked for a few in each age group.
The costumes for the group performance are also assigned by the crew, and everyone plays a variety of different professions, and the costumes required are also varied.
In this work, China Film has its own fixed garment factory partners, which specialize in supplying the crew's clothes every year.
Originally, Gu Zhi also wanted his mother Lin Zhi to be added as a supplier, but was directly rejected by the person in charge of China Film.
The man told Gu Zhiming on the spot that unless Han Sanping personally took care of this matter, it would be difficult for anyone to come.
Only then did Gu Zhi understand that it was a big piece of fat, and every year when Zhongying wanted to cast such a play, he had to get clothes from there, and the profits in it were definitely not a few.
This piece of fat is not something that anyone can eat if they want to, and it doesn't matter if it's impossible to get into it.
Although Gu Zhi failed, this incident also gave him a wake-up call.
The costumes of the crew, and even the props, is a big market, since China Film is unwilling to cooperate with Linzhi, when he grows stronger in the future, he can completely produce and sell it himself.
Or if it is bigger, it can be developed into branded clothing, which can also be supplied to other crews and companies.
The internal partners of these film and television companies cannot be monolithic, with him as an insider, Linzhi's enterprises will have a chance to take advantage of it in the future.
The person in charge of China Film refused to return to the ghost, and there was no problem with the preparation and scheduling of the costumes, and the group performers had already changed into the prepared clothes before departure.
This time, Liu Qi rented a total of four buses to transport the group performers and crew members.
Three pickup trucks, or boxy "big box cars", are dedicated to loading all kinds of equipment and props.
and two nanny cars, which are responsible for carrying actors, directors, makeup teams and other characters.
As for Gu Zhi and Liu Qi, they were arranged in a car with the two leading actors to facilitate communication.
The preparations were complicated and complicated, and by the time everything was in place and the checks had been correct, it was already around 21 o'clock in the evening.
After Gu Zhi invited all the crew to have a supper, the time was just right, and the crew of "My Sassy Girlfriend" officially set off with full work spirit and headed for the negative door station of Beijing Metro Line 2, where the crew will start their first work.