Chapter 58: What Should I Do If I Don't Have Enough Money?
According to the agreement reached with Gu Hanwen before, Gu Hanwen agreed to help her sing two songs, and Cai Yuanwei had to help him play in return. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info So for several nights, as long as the night was free, Gu Hanwen sneaked into Cai Yuanwei's room and played against Cai Yuanwei with the script.
In order to prevent others from discovering their traces and causing bad scandals, and in order to abide by the agreement with Wang Shouyi not to reveal their relationship, both of them are very cautious about their personal actions every night. Just like an underground party worker, before the two played, Cai Yuanwei first observed whether there was anyone outside the room, and then called Gu Hanwen to come over. After Gu Hanwen received the call, he also carefully observed the corridor before going out, and after confirming that there was no one, he slipped into Cai Yuanwei's room like a thief. Just in case, they also set a code to knock on the door, and the code was right, so that Cai Yuanwei could open the door.
Cai Yuanwei is very glad that there are no paparazzi like Zhuo Wei at this time, otherwise they wouldn't be able to keep a secret for long.
Although the two of them are a little sneaky, the play is a very serious thing. In order to familiarize themselves with the lines in advance, grasp the psychological state of the characters in the scene, and brew emotions, actors will generally play against their partners before acting. Through the scene, the actor can memorize his own and the other party's lines in the process, master the rhythm of the lines, and at the same time check the reasonableness of these lines, and can also check whether their actions and demeanors are coordinated with each other during filming.
Gu Hanwen was quite serious when he first started playing. But I was tired after filming all day during the day, and I had to fight for a long time at night, and the hard work had accumulated, and my spirit was quite tired. Ordinary people want to lie down and rest when they are tired, but Gu Hanwen is different, the more tired he is, the more eccentric he is, his true nature is exposed, he is coquettish and cute, and he is all coming to Cai Yuanwei. So the more the play went to the back, Cai Yuanwei found that he was becoming more and more inserious. It wasn't until later, after Cai Yuanwei was taken advantage of the opportunity by Gu Hanwen to rub a lot of oil, that she discovered a small action he had been quietly doing - blinking.
Cai Yuanwei has been studying with him since high school, and she has discovered what his small action represents. If Gu Hanwen felt tired, but couldn't lie down on the bed to rest immediately, he would keep blinking. This small gesture is very inconspicuous, and it is difficult for anyone who is not familiar with him to notice, and when he is tired, he blinks more than usual.
Cai Yuanwei also asked him why he blinked when he was tired, and remembered that Gu Hanwen replied like this: "When you are tired, you will want to sleep, and you will want to close your eyes and never have to break away." But when I want to sleep, I usually can't lie in bed right away, so I have to blink my eyes to refresh myself. I also can't rub my eyes with my fingers, my hands are dirty. ”
Seeing him blinking his eyes constantly, Cai Yuanwei wanted to blame him for taking the opportunity to rub oil, but if she didn't play well, she swallowed it back into her stomach, but her heart was filled with distress. The profession of an actor looks like it is full of flowers and applause, which is very glamorous. People only see its fame and fortune, but they can never imagine that behind the fame, the sweat, tears and even blood they need to pay can soak every banknote they earn.
Therefore, since the first night of the show, Cai Yuanwei has turned a blind eye to Gu Hanwen's small actions of taking the opportunity to rub oil, and the right to do it is a benefit for him to "work overtime". Whenever she noticed that he blinked too many times, even if she didn't finish it, she would blast him out of the room mercilessly and drive him back to her room to rest.
In this way, until the night before Liu Fei reported to the crew, the scene that Gu Hanwen planned to deal with had not yet been completed. But after all, he already had the experience of playing in the previous part of the scene, and Gu Hanwen also had a certain amount of confidence in his heart. The next day, after Liu Fei officially reported to the crew, Gu Hanwen quickly entered the state, relying on his age older than Liu Fei and his familiarity with the script in this play is also higher than hers, so he played his "Brother Yao" in the play, and in front of his "Brother Gu" outside the play, he received a lot of admiration and admiration from Liu Fei every day, which was so unpleasant.
Cai Yuanwei looked at his proud and complacent appearance from the side, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: This man is really like a kindergarten child, he likes to show off in front of good-looking girls, when will he become more mature and grow up?
The filming was only a third of the way through, but it's been almost three months since the shooting. Generally, in order to pursue efficiency and returns, as well as the need to control costs, the shooting cycle of a drama is about 90-100 days, and more than 180 days can be regarded as a big production. According to the plan made by Wang Shouyi and Cai Yuanwei before, the filming cycle of this drama was about 180 days. But looking at the current shooting speed, it is estimated that it should not be completed in the cycle.
That night, Cai Yuanwei received a call from Wang Shouyi, asking her to go to his room immediately, saying that there was something important to discuss. Cai Yuanwei had just finished taking a shower at this time, thinking that Wang Shouyi was in a hurry, so she didn't change into her clothes, but simply put on a vest and shorts, and covered a hotel bathrobe outside, and hurried to Wang Shouyi's room.
He was the only one in Wang Shouyi's room. He also had just finished taking a shower, sitting on the sofa in his room, silently smoking a cigarette. Seeing Cai Yuanwei coming, Wang Shouyi began to say, "Xiaowei, I want to tell you something now. You are now the producer of this play, and I am talking to you as a director. ”
"Godfather, you say." Cai Yuanwei saw his serious face, she didn't know what was going on, and her face couldn't help but show a touch of solemnity.
"It's been almost 100 days of filming now, but it's only a third of the way through, and almost half of the money has been spent. Under such circumstances, not only will the filming time be too long, but the budget will also be greatly overspent! ”
When Cai Yuanwei heard this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, it turned out that she was talking about this! Looking at the godfather's serious face, she thought something terrible had happened!
Cai Yuanwei then relaxed, and said in a relaxed tone: "Then what do you mean to do, godfather?" ”
Wang Shou saw that she didn't seem to care a little, frowned and said: "My idea is that on the one hand, we must improve the efficiency of shooting, and we can't continue to shoot at this speed." On the other hand, it is necessary to find a way to control and compress the cost. ”
At this time, it was Cai Yuanwei's turn to frown: "But almost all the leading actors in this play are newcomers, with their current acting skills, in order to meet the requirements of your godfather, there is no way to pass many scenes, and it is normal that the efficiency is not high!" ”
"Most of the newcomers who are now participating in the show have improved their abilities, and the impact on the filming schedule is not very great. Now it's mainly the scene construction that is holding back. Since many scenes are built temporarily, in order to pursue realistic effects, a lot of special materials are used, which is not only time-consuming, laborious, but also consumes a lot of money, which is not worth it. ”
"Then godfather, do you mean that the construction of this scene is going to be reduced?"
"It's not that it's about reduction, it's just that it's still going to be saved. Now I'm going to revisit the plots that haven't been filmed later, and the scenes that can be reused don't have to be built separately. In addition, the materials are also similar substitutes, and there is no need to use real materials. ”
Cai Yuanwei also has different opinions: "But...... On the one hand, the crew originally used this fake and real shooting scene as a promotional selling point, but now if other materials are used, if they are discovered by some sharp-eyed viewers during the broadcast, I am afraid that it will give people the impression of false propaganda. In addition, we will soon be going out on location, and the amount of construction for this scene will be greatly reduced. So I suggest that we still build the scene according to the original design plan, and there are few of them anyway. But I agree that what can be saved is saved, and what can be reused in scenes can be reused. This reduces the time spent on set-up and increases efficiency. ”
Wang Shouyi nodded when he heard this, and he agreed with Cai Yuanwei's statement. But he turned to another question: "Regarding the expenses, can you see if you can save money?" ”
"How to save?" Cai Yuanwei couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
"Now the benefits in the crew are so good, the hotels we live in are above three stars, the three meals a day are not only sumptuous, but also the unlimited supply of tea, drinks, snacks and fruits, compared to other crews, our benefits are really good!"
But when Cai Yuanwei heard that she was going to cut the benefits of the crew, she immediately shook her head and vetoed: "If my godfather wants to cut this part of the expenses, then I firmly disagree." ”
"Why?"
"Godfather, think about it, the crew has to start work at six o'clock in the morning every day and shoot until six o'clock in the evening, working more than 12 hours a day. The working hours are long, the ambient temperature of the shooting is high, and everyone is constantly exercising, so the physical strength consumed will naturally be large. Besides, most of the crew are young people, and when they are young and strong, they also need to eat more to supplement their nutrition! As for arranging for the crew to stay in a three-star hotel or above, the accommodation environment is relatively comfortable, which can ensure that they can sleep better at night, and the working condition of the next day will naturally be good, and the efficiency of filming can also be guaranteed! Besides, cutting this part of the cost can't actually save much, but it makes the people in the crew feel uncomfortable......"
Wang Shouyi waved his hand with a little headache and interrupted Cai Yuanwei's words: "Okay, okay, I just said that, you just gave me so much!" I know what you mean now, and you just don't agree anyway. So how can you save this money? ”
"Godfather~" Cai Yuanwei couldn't help comforting him confidently: "In terms of funds, you don't have to worry." In addition to throttling, we can also open source! Anyway, I can find funds to supplement you, so you can help me grasp the shooting progress and the quality of the shooting! ”
Wang Shouyi couldn't help but glance at her when he heard this, "Are you planning to go back to Hong Kong to find your godfather, or to find your father and your brother?" ”
"Heck, you don't care where the money comes from! Anyway, I'll be able to find additional funds to remit to you before the fees run out here. Cai Yuanwei said with a confident smile.
When Wang Shou saw that she was so confident, he thought that she had already thought of a way, and with her family's background, she was indeed capable of solving this financial problem, so she put her mind at ease, patted her thigh and said, "Okay, you are an investor, I just asked if you said it was okay." Oops, I talked about so many questions tonight, but in the end, it didn't change! If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered about it! ”
Cai Yuanwei couldn't help but laugh and said: "Godfather, you are the Dinghai Divine Needle in the crew, if you don't worry about it, who else will help me!" ”
"If it weren't for your sake, I wouldn't have bothered to watch it."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
After Cai Yuanwei and Wang Shouyi laughed and chatted for a while, Wang Shouyi ended the conversation and asked Cai Yuanwei to go back to rest early.
Cai Yuanwei said goodbye, closed the door and turned around, and was about to step away, when she heard a familiar voice behind her and asked suspiciously: "Why did you come out of Mr. Wang's room at this time?" ”
Cai Yuanwei turned around when she heard this, only to see Pan Nihong with a suspicious face, her brows tightly wrinkled into the word "Sichuan", and she kept looking her up and down with her eyes. Cai Yuanwei stood still, looked at herself generously, and explained with a smile: "Sister Hong also came over so late? Just now, Mr. Wang asked me for something. ”
"Then if you dress like this, it's too easy for people to misunderstand if you're not dressed properly!" Pan Nihong raised her chin, her eyes were still firmly fixed on Cai Yuanwei's appearance in a bathrobe, and asked in an unkind tone, "What did Mr. Wang tell you to do?" ”
Seeing this, Cai Yuanwei seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but chuckle, clasped her hands to her chest, and said unhurriedly: "Sister Hong, I call you sister, just because you are more qualified than me and older than me, so I call you sister." But that doesn't mean I need to report back to you on what I'm doing. As I recall, we were at the same level. It's so late, I won't bother you, I'll go first. After saying that, she smiled slightly, and turned away indifferently.
Pan Nihong couldn't help but be angry when she heard this, but in her impression, Cai Yuanwei has always been very talkative, with a smile on her face, but tonight she was suddenly so strong, so she was a little unsure of what was going on with Cai Yuanwei. Pan Nihong had to press the doubts in her heart, readjust her mentality and expression, and then gently knocked on Wang Shouyi's door: "Brother Wang, it's me." ”
"Here we are." Wang Shouyi opened the door and invited her in, "Come in, I have a few things I want to discuss with you......"