On Friday, Zhou Yi was still in school as usual. At noon, during the meal, he called Zhuo Qinglian and asked about the crew. For his first play, he is more and more concerned.

Zhuo Qinglian did bring him good news.

The crew's work is progressing very smoothly, and it is estimated that the filming time will be much earlier.

In particular, the casting of actors was successful.

The good news that made Zhou Yi the happiest was that An Dehai successfully passed the audition for the toad Lao Wu.

According to Zhuo Qinglian, the scene in which An Dehai auditioned was the scene of the "Thousand Layers of Wet Paper Suffocation Method", and he used the movement of the chest cavity and abdominal cavity to perfectly show the terrifying essence of the smothering scene, which made Director Zhao greatly surprised, amazed, and made a decision on the spot to finalize the role. Zhuo Qinglian also watched the performance of that scene, and he was also shocked.

To be honest, Zhuo Qinglian was born as a military commander agent, and her kung fu must be extremely high, but she pays attention to killing with one hit.

If she is asked to do it like An Dehai, she can only say: The concubine's small waist really can't do it.

Not to mention her, the assistant director, action director and others who watched the scene were so shocked that they didn't want it.

Although the other actors who auditioned for the scene were okay, the main reason was that the performance here was not up to par, and they could not meet the director's requirements, so they were eliminated.

Zhou Yi can be regarded as having an extra layer of understanding of such a performance.

Filming is never something that can be beaten, even if it is an action scene.

With An Dehai joining Toad Lao Wu, the casting of the crew has taken a big step forward, and it is basically completed.

And An Dehai is a newcomer, the salary is very low, as long as he can act, it can't increase the expenses of the crew.

The actor of the centipede boss was also selected, and in the end, Director Zhao still followed the advice of the general manager Zheng Cunhou, and selected a rough-looking martial artist from the Dragon and Tiger martial arts, named Cheng Dakui, who was very good at kung fu, auditioned for this role, and acted well, so he used him.

The main casting scorpion third also found a great candidate.

Wu Yuanshen, a second-tier actor who graduated from Chinese opera, received this role with his superb professional acting skills. This actor not only has good acting skills, but is one of the best in the entire crew, and the action scenes are good, which can fully support the scene.

The reason why this actor failed to make it to the front line is mainly because of his mid-to-upper appearance, he can't reach the top, and he has not been very popular.

But in terms of acting skills alone, he is absolutely fine.

Of course, his salary is higher, which is higher than the salary of the company's contracted artist Gao Song.

However, this time it is a small-budget film, and the salaries of all artists will be reduced, and the drop is very large. Wu Yuanshen had seen the salary agreement beforehand, but after thinking about it, he was still willing to take the role, and it didn't matter if the price was low.

The actor attaches more importance to the role and does not pay much attention to the salary.

If you can perform wonderfully, it will be good for the future, but the salary is not important.

In this way, the crew can fully afford his salary, and most of the funds can be used for filming. In fact, the salary given by the crew is not an ultra-low salary, it is good in a small-budget film, at least hundreds of thousands.

As for tens of thousands of yuan, it is impossible, and saving money cannot be this kind of saving method.

For a small-cost crew, it is impossible for all actors to have ultra-low salaries, and there must always be one or two main actors to press the scene.

What's more, judging from Wu Yuanshen's audition performance, he is definitely worth the money, and in comparison, it can be regarded as cheap.

That's good.

Now the main actors of the whole movie are all in place, sorted according to their role status: Gecko Fourth He Yuanxin (Gao Song), Scorpion Third Ma Teng (Wu Yuanshen), Spirit Snake Second Hong Wentong (Zheng Zilong), Toad Fifth Li Hao (An Dehai), Centipede Boss Tang Shankui (Cheng Dakui), Little Junior Brother Yang De (Zhou Yi).

Not only are all the leading actors in place, but the other main supporting roles are also roughly finalized, and they will be in place next week at the latest, and the casting is basically over.

The rest of the crew's work is also going well, with props, sets, costumes, makeup, etc. all done well.

The martial arts design is also in shape.

Zhuo Qinglian asked Zhou Yi to come over on the weekend and participate in the crew rehearsal.

Of course, I didn't go to the Octavia Building, but I wanted to come to the company's studio.

Zhou Yi is already a little impatient, he hasn't been to the company's studio yet!

But he wants to take his sister with him, of course he can, he's the boss!

Telling her sister about this matter, Tang Yan was very interested and wanted to go to the studio to have a look and have a long experience. She still doesn't know what play her brother has written. Zhou Yi told her that there was no suitable female role, and showed her the script.

After reading the content introduction and script, Tang Yan also felt very amazing, and felt that the script was good, if the director could shoot it well, it would indeed be a good cult film, very dark and thriller. She plans to follow her brother and go to the crew to open her eyes.

Even if there is no suitable role to play, watching others film can also increase acting experience.

Zhou Yi was naturally willing to take her with him.

There was nothing to say for a day, and soon it was Saturday.

Under normal circumstances, senior high school students will also study on Saturdays and Sundays in school to prepare for the college entrance examination, but top students like Zhou Yi obviously will not abide by such rigid dogma regulations. Candidates like Tang Yan who have passed the art examination are not restricted.

Zhou Yi wanted to go to the studio as soon as possible, so he asked Zhuo Qinglian to come to the school to pick him up early.

He and Tang Yan both got up early, agreed, and waited at the school gate together.

Zhuo Qinglian really came early.

Zhou Yi helped her and Tang Yan introduce each other, and everyone was polite and happy.

Tang Yan didn't know Zhuo Qinglian's true identity, and only thought that she was Zhou Yi's assistant, but Zhuo Qinglian knew Tang Yan very well.

Everyone got into the car, and the black Heroic 750 ran all the way, and soon came to the location of the company's studio located in the 798 Art District of Chaoyang District.

Seeing this professional studio that covers a large area, Zhou Yi was in a very happy mood.

It's too early at the moment, and the crew hasn't started yet.

There is no one here except the security guards.

Zhuo Qinglian first took Zhou Yi's brothers and sisters around to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment. Then entering the studio, Zhou Yi saw the opening props set built inside, which was indeed very well made, and it was already very treacherous in the style of the original.

Although the set is not yet fully finished, it looks very good, and the final result is definitely not worse than the old work in the previous life, but much better.

For example, the practice room and the secret room set at the beginning are all more maturely arranged.

The rest of the prison scenery, as well as the interior scenery of the original master's house, were simply set up in small samples and had to be improved and modified.

However, these sets don't need to be too rushed for the time being, Seiko works carefully, you can take your time, and the time is enough.

These indoor scenes can be filmed inside the studio here, and there is no problem at all.

Today's film industry is advancing rapidly, and there are many scenes that can be filmed in the studio.

With computer special effects technology, it is enough to make the real fake and shoot some exterior scenes.

Even a lot of big scenes can be filmed in a studio, which was hard to imagine before.

This modern, professional film studio looks huge.

According to Sister Zhuo, the area of the studio is at least 2,000 square meters, and the height of the studio is 14 meters, which is more than enough to cope with the filming of this drama. Except for the large set of the opening practice room, the other sets occupy a relatively small area, 100 square meters is enough.

The art and props make the interior of the set a little better, and the effect is just as good.

With such a large professional studio, if you count other supporting facilities, the company's area here will definitely be larger.

It's luxurious enough for a small second-tier company. It seems that the previous boss was really ambitious and built this place very well, because he wanted to develop it for a long time, and it did develop well at the beginning, but unfortunately he got rid of it in the end.

According to Zhuo Qinglian's introduction, Zhou Yi learned that it is a small professional film and television base, with a 400-square-meter green screen keying wall, a film post-production studio that fully meets DCI standards, and a professional recording studio, covering shooting, editing, film post-production, music production, animation special effects, 3D visual effects, color grading and recording.

There are also powder rooms, VIP lounges, and Wi-Fi.

The studio has ARRI, RED and other cameras suitable for large and small crews, various movie lighting, mobile auxiliary equipment, suitable for large-scale art scene shooting such as film and television dramas, advertisements, column dramas, etc., and can also meet the needs of car advertising, stunt synthesis, product promotion and other crew shooting.

Zhou Yi was amazed again and again, just for such a studio, the acquisition money was spent unjustly, and it was definitely worth it.

How can the boss be willing to sell?

Zhuo Qinglian explained: "It is estimated that the boss vomited blood and was hospitalized, his heart was like ashes, he was already desperate for the film industry, he was hit badly, and he really didn't have the confidence to make a comeback, so he wanted to make a move." And his physical condition is very poor, and he is not allowed to continue fighting. ”

"Business belongs to business, we don't use special means." She added again, so as not to misunderstand Zhou Yi.

Under normal circumstances, the military command is not unreasonable and will not take it by force.

This is a modern society, and the Huaxia military command is not the East Factory of the feudal era after all.

"But we did take a big advantage, but we also paid real money, Tong Suo is not bullied!"

Zhou Yi knew it in his heart.

Tang Yan next to her exclaimed in her heart: Making movies is really a money-burning job! How much does it cost to buy such a place? Even if the art district is not in the city center, the land price cannot be too cheap. Add to that the high-end amenities, and it's sure to cost a lot of money. How much money did my brother make writing books to acquire such a high-quality film and television company?

If there is no military commander behind him, and if there is no Zhuo Qinglian's family background, it is strange that he can be acquired.

I don't know what kind of exchange of interests exists behind the scenes!

This is to have your back against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

If Zhou Yi started his own business, where would it be so simple!

He gave half of the shares to help the military commanders, but he got more.

What kind of connections, background backers, all have everything.

With such benefits, Zhou Yi doesn't want to get rid of the military command at all, and others can't rely on it! What is he dissatisfied with?

If it weren't for the simplicity of his background, the military commanders would not dare to use him like this.