Chapter 198 of the main text volume dilemma

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After New Year's Day, it entered 1994.

The temperature in the capital dropped to below zero, "Sunny Day" is still being filmed, and the original filming cycle continues to be delayed, and it is estimated that it will take more than a month to finish.

Filming scenes in winter and summer is a kind of torture.

However, the young actors are very hard-working, and they still laugh and play on the streets of the capital in thin clothes.

In order to prevent the cold breath exhaled from the mouth from penetrating the camera, the actors had to hold a popsicle in their mouths before filming to suck the heat out of their mouths, so that there would be no cold when they talked and laughed.

After each set of shots, you have to put on a military coat to warm up for a while, and then continue shooting.

The first time they filmed, it was not because they worked so hard because they had the professionalism of the actors, but because of the strength of young people who refused to admit defeat.

Several people competed in secret, comparing one to the other, who was not afraid of the cold, especially in front of Ning Jing, who refused to admit defeat.

This is very similar to the plot in the movie, the teenagers show their strongest side in front of the girl they like, at their age, life and death are small, and the face is the largest.

This is the ignorant and impulsive youth, who hasn't done a few stupid things in that period.

The most terrible thing is the rainy day, the temperature in the capital is more than ten degrees below zero, several actors are running wildly in the rain, they don't feel cold when they act, and when the filming is over, they are all shivering from the cold.

The crew hurriedly draped them in blankets, brought hot water, and changed into dry clothes to prevent cold and fever.

has been filmed so far, that is, these actors are in good health, can hold on, and there are no problems, otherwise the filming of this scene will be even more difficult.

"What do you think?" Lin Zixuan said with concern.

"It's okay, it's just colder, it's okay." Xia Yu drank hot tea and was quite optimistic.

Lin Zixuan doesn't communicate much with these actors, and communicating with the actors is mainly the director's responsibility.

In this crew, his job is to contact the location and arrange the daily life of the staff, and he is not too busy.

In China, the director-centered system is adopted, and the director has the final say when filming, and Wen Jun, as the producer, holds the financial power and has a certain binding force on Jiang Wen.

A few days later, Wen Jun returned to Xiangjiang.

He went to raise funds for the post-production of the film, and now it would be good if the funds could finish the film, but the post-production zuò did not have a penny.

It's just that Wen Jun is like he has lost contact, and he can't find anyone.

However, the crew couldn't stop, it was money to delay a day, and they still had to continue filming, so they could only pay on credit everywhere first, and then pay when Wen Jun came over, so they filmed for a while.

One day, Jiang Wenzheng said that he was going to start shooting, and found that the light above his head went out.

The lights are not broken, but the gaffers are on strike, and the crew still owes these people wages, and the Chinese New Year is approaching, and they are worried that the crew will not be able to pay their salaries and will work in vain.

Although they are all people in the circle, they have friendships on weekdays, but friendships are friendships, and they always have to give an explanation.

"What do you say? Wen Jun can't be contacted. Jiang Wen said helplessly, "When he comes, he will be paid, and the check book is on him, even if the bank still has some money, we can't withdraw it." ”

"I'm afraid that the people of Xiangjiang won't come, so Director Jiang should give an explanation." Someone speculated.

This statement is very marketable in the crew.

Everyone suspected that Wen Jun saw that this film was too unscored, and even if the filming was finished, he couldn't do the post-production, so he ran away with the last bit of funds, otherwise how could there be no news.

Even Lin Zixuan had this thought, and he couldn't find Wen Jun whether he sent a telegram or made a phone call.

In recent years, there have been many people running away in the film and television industry, and it is no wonder that people are suspicious.

"What can I do, I'm not an investor, let's shoot the film first, so that we can find investors and have money to pay salaries." Jiang Wen discussed.

"Otherwise, Director Jiang will take care of it first, and it will be regarded as your own investment." Someone mentioned yì.

"You guys are really, what do I invest in as a director, how can there be a director who invests in movies, you listen to me, let's shoot first, and then slowly figure out a way, Wen Jun I understand, people in Xiangjiang are also people with heads and faces, not people you think, the funds will definitely be able to get back." Jiang Wen persuaded him.

"Director Jiang, if we don't have money, we won't shoot, and we'll talk about it when the funds arrive." Someone insisted.

"Let me say something, our scene is about to be filmed, and other actors can hold on, but you guys are picky, do you really plan to do so?" Jiang Wen said depressedly.

Most of the crew nodded in agreement, and the crew was on the verge of disbanding.

"That's okay, I'll take care of it first, and we can always start work now." Jiang Wen agreed.

In this way, Jiang Wen paid out of his own pocket to meet the daily expenses of the crew, and Liu Xiaoqing also took a part of it, scraping together about 1 million yuan, and the movie continued to shoot.

Later, news came from Xiangjiang that Wen Jun didn't run away, but he didn't find an investor, he cooperated with a director named Wang Jing in Xiangjiang and was making a ** film to raise money.

In Xiangjiang, the fastest money is this kind of film, which can be made in ten days, and the money can be collected after it is released in theaters.

Wen Jun is not only a screenwriter, but also an actor, which can be regarded as a dedication to art.

It seems that Jiang Wen's feeling is right, this Xiangjiang person is still reliable, he didn't drop the chain at a critical time, but he couldn't quench his thirst far from water, and the crew was still in the predicament of lack of funds.

Wen Jun was not there, Lin Zixuan tried his best to maintain the operation of the crew, and he would never pay on credit.

It is said that the location where "Sunny Day" was filmed, if the crew goes to film in the future, everyone will collect the money first, and never give it on credit, just for fear of being cheated again.

Things have come to this point, and Lin Zixuan has no choice.

Jiang Wen's director's salary was 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and Lin Zixuan's salary was 60,000 Hong Kong dollars, but now they are gone.

He is not short of money, but he doesn't have much money in his hands, tens of thousands of yuan is a drop in the bucket for a movie, and it will take a few months for the good dream company to make a profit.

Once, Lin Zixuan and Wen Jun talked on the phone, and Wen Jun specifically asked about something.

"Xuan Zai, did you cut the roast pig prepared at the start-up ceremony from head to tail?" Wen Jun said solemnly.

"No, what's the point?" Lin Zixuan wondered.

This is the custom of making movies in Xiangjiang, and people in the mainland don't understand it very well, at that time, they just fooled around according to Wen Jun's explanation, who would remember so many details.

"No wonder this film is so unsmooth, you have to cut it from beginning to end to make it smooth." Wen Jun sighed.

Lin Zixuan was quite speechless, this Xiangjiang people are really interesting, they can always find excuses, and it can also be said that everyone is not pious when they start worshipping God, but Xiangjiang people believe this.

"Hold on for a few more days, and you'll be fine in a few days." Jiang Wen kept cheering himself up.

He is still holding on and continues to film every day, but according to the current situation, it is not far from downtime. (To be continued.) )