At the end of May, the crew of "See You or Leave" prepared to go to Los Angeles, USA. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The entire crew is extremely streamlined, with only thirty-two people, the main actors are Ge You and Xu Fan, and the other supporting roles are selected from the crew's staff, or found among the Chinese in Los Angeles.

Try to shorten the filming schedule in the United States, strive to finish filming within three months, and complete the other indoor scenes in China.

5 million yuan has been exchanged for 600,000 US dollars through Huaguo Bank, which is all the crew spent in the United States, and the remaining 3 million funds are used to pay the salaries of actors and behind-the-scenes personnel, as well as the post-production of the film in China.

To be honest, $1 million can only make a low-budget film in the United States, but it is already a big production in China.

After watching "True Lies", Feng Xiaogang felt that he should add some big scenes in "See You or Leave", such as helicopters, police firefights, etc.

"If we don't come to the real thing, we just put on a show and pretend to be a Hollywood blockbuster." Feng Xiaogang planned, "I can figure it out, after watching these American blockbusters, the audience's horizons have become higher, if you don't make an explosion, you can't fool them with the drama of chasing cars or something." ”

After a month of screenings, the box office of "True Lies" has exceeded 80 million.

It is foreseeable that it is only a matter of time before the box office breaks 100 million.

Although everyone has psychological expectations, they are still emotionally moved when they see the results.

There are many directors who think like Feng Xiaogang, and it will be difficult for domestic audiences to fool in the future.

Some directors insist on the path of art films, while others ponder borrowing from Hollywood routines, speeding up the pace of the film and adding entertaining content.

The change of domestic films is quietly beginning.

At Los Angeles International Airport in the United States, Lin Zixuan and his entourage got off the plane, and the person who came to pick them up was an American named Coria.

He was a producer for an American film company and was responsible for the filming of the "See You or Leave" crew in Los Angeles.

When filming "Beijing People in New York", Lin Zixuan and they groped all the way and encountered a lot of difficulties, and later found that they should cooperate with local film and television companies in the United States.

Although you need to pay the other party, it is much easier to do things and can save time.

Besides, making a movie is very different from making a TV series, you need bigger scenes, you have to deal with the local department in Los Angeles, and these things will go much better if you are done by American film and television companies.

Of course, with the strength of Good Dreams, they have not had the opportunity to cooperate with large Hollywood companies, and people look down on them.

Coria's company is just one of the many film companies in Los Angeles, and it is of average scale and was introduced by acquaintances.

This person himself is an experienced producer, and he has arranged accommodation for the crew, and he will take people to see the exterior tomorrow, which is the role of the head snake, and it is worth the money.

Lin Zixuan has another purpose in cooperating with American film and television companies, that is, he hopes that "See You or Leave" can be distributed in North America, sell the copyright, and recoup some investment.

A movie can't make much money just by relying on the domestic box office, especially when the box office is so sluggish.

The way for domestic films to share the domestic box office is that the producer takes 35 percent, and the Chinese Film Company takes 65 percent.

If you want to make money, you still have to go global, just like "Sunny Days", just selling the rights in the European market has recovered the cost and made a lot of money.

Zhang Yimou spent $3 million to shoot "Alive", people don't care about the domestic box office at all, as long as the overseas copyright sells well, it's just that the vast majority of domestic movies can't go abroad at all.

Lin Zixuan didn't fantasize about how much the overseas copyright of "See You or Leave" could sell, it was unrealistic.

This is just an attempt, he wants to know how to go on this road, what conditions and processes there are, and in the future, he will move closer to this goal, that is, the global market.

This is the first time Coria has worked with a film crew in Huaguo, and he is more curious.

It's no secret that Hollywood's big studios have entered the Chinese film market, and small companies like them also want to make a difference, and this reception of the crew of "See You or Leave" is also an attempt.

Lin Zixuan wants to let movies enter the American market, and Americans want to enter the Chinese market.

Coria doesn't know who Feng Xiaogang is, and she still needs to observe this crew, and everyone has just come into contact.

No one thought that there would be a problem the next day, Feng Xiaogang looked at the location chosen by his American counterpart, and said that he was very dissatisfied, maybe there was no good communication before coming, or it may be that the Americans misunderstood.

When filming "Beijingers in New York", Feng Xiaogang was deeply impressed by the high-rise buildings in New York, and he thought that the big cities in the United States should be the same.

It's just that Los Angeles belongs to the western United States, and New York is the eastern United States, and the gap between the two places is not small.

"How do I know that Los Angeles is like this, there are no high-rise buildings, they are all big empty fields, they are too flat, there are no ups and downs, and it looks like a rural area, and many imaginary shots can't be taken." Feng Xiaogang complained.

Subsequently, Feng Xiaogang went to San Francisco to see the location.

The environment in San Francisco is similar to that of New York, they are all old houses, with a lot of uphill and downhill slopes, and the shooting effect is good.

It's just that in this way, their preliminary preparations in Los Angeles are going to be in vain, and besides, this is a story that takes place in Los Angeles, and moving to San Francisco is always a bit awkward.

He thought about it and finally decided to go back to Los Angeles to shoot.

Next is the problem of Ge You, Los Angeles has a lot of sunlight and is very hot, in order to get close to the characters in the play, Ge You is going to sunbathe before filming, so that his skin will be a little darker, which is the healthier color.

Who knew that after they arrived in Los Angeles, it had been cloudy weather, and Ge You didn't have a chance to tan if he wanted to.

When styling Ge You, there was a problem again, Ge You's image is very compatible with the environment of the capital, but walking on the streets of Los Angeles is a little uncoordinated.

He plays a character who has been in Los Angeles for many years and has a very free and easy personality.

"Why don't you try to cut your hair off?" The makeup artist suggested.

"And can you guarantee that it will grow again?" Ge You said unhappily.

At this time, Ge You still had hair, but he was bald in front of him, and he still had it on both sides, and because of this, he cherished his hair very much and was not very willing to cut it.

However, his hairstyle is a bit incompatible with the foreign environment, and it doesn't look neat enough.

"Try it, it's sure it will grow." Everyone advised.

"You guys, just make it bad, is it easy for me to grow some hair? If you have to cut it off, you're not interesting. Ge You complained.

Ge You is not a stubborn person, he is still willing to make sacrifices in order to make a movie, and finally cut his hair.

As soon as you look at this new shape, you have a bald head, more spirit, and a little cynicism, and the whole person's temperament is right. (To be continued.) )