In fact, after deciding to make a film in China, Shen Zhenghui has already calculated that even 130 million is more than enough, since this is the case, then it is necessary to calculate how to spend this money. Naturally, the construction of the set was based on the operation of Wang Anping's relationship, and in the end it was a matter of mutual benefit, and the filming of "The Magic Apprentice" also left a film and television base for China. On the other hand, Shen Zhenghui naturally won't return the extra money to Colombia, and Kasuga won't care about saying that the money can be saved, he has already thought of making the best use of every penny when he thought of speeding up the filming progress, and the inexhaustible 130 million shooting costs can be directly used as the filming costs of the sequel. Of course, to do this well, the most important thing is to find someone who is trustworthy enough and very professional.

So Shen Zhenghui thought of his little uncle who had worked in the bank. Although he still has high hopes for ATV's TV series, but in this situation, it is self-evident which side is more important, in addition, this year is ATV's variety show season, a series of variety show copyrights purchased from Japan and South Korea, including several highlights such as Miss Asia beauty pageant, "The Voice of Asia" is also destined to ATV's work focus can not be completely on the TV series, so Wang Bin was transferred to do the accounting, and Wang Jun was left in △10 ATV to continue to receive exercise, which is also a kind of irresponsibility, But very effective method. Shen Zhenghui gave full play to the local advantages, and he appointed his sister-in-law to serve as the food logistics.

My sister-in-law worked in the food department in the 80s, and later partnered with several brothers and sisters-in-law to open a restaurant in the sea, and engaged in VCD rental or something ups and downs for several years, although she accumulated a lot of experience, but she tossed a lot and didn't make much money. Now after her husband, she also has a job for her nephew.

Her many years of social experience still came in handy, and she went to the capital to dig up a few depressed chefs who were ready to invest in opening a restaurant to this desolate town, where Chinese and Western food chefs are available, and she unified the logistics to buy, and built a big hotel in the temporary board room, all kinds of Western and Chinese snacks. The whole nine yards. After ensuring that the crew eats, it also specially opens up a window for external supply, and by the way, it ensures the convenience of those who have nothing to do and are so idle that they go to such a remote place to watch movies and mix extras. Even many local villagers came here to eat, and the local government felt that the quality of the small kitchen equipped by the crew was very high, and put the government's reception here. The bored officials also have a few more activities, specially going to this remote town to eat Western food or Chinese food mixed with unique flavors from all over the world, and then watch blonde and blue-eyed female stars.

Of course, there are also those who specialize in watching male stars, and the atmosphere of rotten women has not yet spread. In the future, the rotten girls will reminisce on the Internet, in the Northeast, this Gada used to have such a time period, and there were countless good times when international small fresh meat stayed here.

So with the assistance of Wang Bin and his wife, the expenses on the books are beautiful and they can't find out how many problems can be found, and those European and American actors who have traveled across the ocean to China to film unexpectedly discovered the cuteness of China, they face all kinds of Chinese meals, snacks, and snacks every day, and there are so many tricks that even the French are dumbfounded, and the Japanese in the crew have long abandoned their own food habits, and eat mapo tofu, chopped pepper fish head, boiled beef and other dishes every day. Eventually, the Caucasians abandoned the monotonous Western recipes and threw themselves into the embrace of the East. One of the daily pleasures of everyone is exchanging ideas about food. It wasn't until a few of the actors ate too much and were suspected of breaking their armor that the assistant director came out to warn them to keep their shape. However, soon a simple gym was built in the place where the crew lived, and a lot of equipment was added.

Because these actors are interested in Chinese food, many of the cooked Western food is cheaper for the local people, or the onlookers. Or government workers and leaders who come to eat.

One leader seemed to be hot-headed that such a temporary building was not worthy of such food, so he and the drama formed a special canteen building. Shen Zhenghui didn't have time to talk to him, but after he expressed this meaning to himself, he was investigated after a while. The scenery built here is really majestic, but the crew won't stay here much longer. After filming for more than a month, Shen Zhenghui finished filming the scene of the Sophie Kingdom, and he had to go out early and return late to shoot many wild scenes.

When the performance is attacked by the magic of "Doomsday Havoc", the young actors have to constantly be reminded by the assistant director on the sidelines with a megaphone to remind them what the scene is, so that they can perform the corresponding expressions.

After makeup, Mario looks particularly weak, which is also in line with the identity of Enleko, the protagonist of the story. Of course, under the cover of a pair, his body is toned and robust. His older brother Marco plays the role of Kaoqi's young knight Reerta, and because there is no role for the time being, he is often asked to either play the knight who escorts the princess, or to play the sand thief who chases the princess and his party. Even though he knew that it was impossible for him to show his face in such a shot, Marco still seemed interested, not caring at all that his brother was the absolute protagonist of the movie.

Their mother patiently watched her son's performance on the set every day, carrying water and lunch boxes for them, and helping the drama staff do what she could. She herself is such a gentle and kind person, all the cast and crew like her, and by the way, she is also full of affection for her sons. Everyone knows that his son is red, just like Daniel of Harry Potter. Radcliffe, like him, can become a superstar because of a film. However, the premise is that they can learn more from this film than is limited to this film.

Of course, Daniel is disabled, he became famous too early, and the terrible physiological development no one could have predicted. But Mario and Marco are different. Mario is 16 years old and Marco is 21 years old, and they show endless potential, as long as they don't suddenly gain weight or encounter misfortune, it can be expected that their faces alone will be enough to gain a foothold in the film and television industry in the future. Not to mention the physical fitness and kung fu shown by Marco and Mario on the shooting set. They are all athletes. Their father played soccer when they were younger, Marco and Mario also tried their hand at football, Marco also wanted to become a professional footballer, and then after meeting Tony Ja, they studied Muay Thai for a while. These skills came in handy during the filming of the film, where Marco wore armor - albeit as a prop. Walking like flying, you can also slash swords in a variety of graceful postures. Shen Zhenghui uses a lot of Western martial arts instruction in this play, because the style and weapons used are Western.

After experiencing the destruction of the fortress of Mercarus by the "Doomsday Catastrophe", the Sophion mission entered the capital of the kingdom of Kaaoqi. This Western-style complex was still in its own shape at this time, and even the shot of the scenery overlooking the whole city would need to be retouched by post-production. However, a few key shooting scenes have been built in real time. Almost everyone was amazed by the progress of the filming, and according to the plan, the Shining Day celebrations were over, and Sophion's mission fulfilled its historical mission to form an alliance with the kingdom of Kaaoqi and sign a non-aggression pact. The first story ends when King Hercules III manages to keep some of the important members of the mission behind - Kate, Enleko, Bertina and Her Royal Highness Princess Frannie, who of course remains as a hostage, when King Hercoles III unexpectedly announces that Enleko and his maiden Mademoiselle Fenathia have been appointed as ministers.

At this point, all the important characters in the whole story have all appeared, and even if they do not appear, they have conveyed their fame in other people's mouths. The first film also seems to be very restrained. But no one expected that it only took Shen Zhenghui three months to let it see the hope of completing the shooting. A lot of people are just getting into the groove at this time. Even Gordon and Thomas are full of doubts about Shen Zhenghui's progress.

Gordon came to persuade Shen Zhenghui, "Actually, you don't have to be in such a hurry, you must know that we expect the release schedule to be about Christmas 2006." Even after the shooting, post-production is quite a time-consuming task, and since the form of making zuò while shooting is adopted, it is possible to improve a little better. The budget is also very generous. ”

"But directors can also be worn out." Shen Zhenghui responded to Gordon like this, "You think it's easier for me to give me enough time to shoot seriously, but it's not, when I start shooting, what kind of effect I need has already taken shape in my mind, and what I'm doing now is to take what I envision in my head out of the way." So far I don't think I'm doing a bad job, on the contrary, it is a bad thing for me to let me go through the process slowly, as if you could have done something smoothly, but you want me to use slow motion, which is a torture for me. ”

For Shen Zhenghui's confident statement, Gordon could only shrug his shoulders.

"I know you always surprise us, but it's a $200 million investment," Mr. Thomas said, "and if it doesn't work well, Columbia will have to sell to Sony again." ”

Well, that's a bad joke indeed, and given that Sony has acquired MGM a few days ago, Thomas's self-teasing proves that his mentality is quite relaxed.

"Do you have any footage to show me?" Gordon asked, "You know, I've been busy flying around the world all this time to help you find actors. It's not easy for McClair to play you a blind bishop. ”

"Let Robbie. It's also difficult for Korterion to play you a bear-like forbidden spell mage. Thomas immediately asked.

"Yes, but we're not Harry Potter competitors."

"Yes, for an actor, you just need to be worthy of his salary." Gordon replied, "It looks really cheap to make a movie in China. He said casually.

Shen Zhenghui was silent, that is already the price list after doing tricks, and the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars is still drizzle, but the special effects or something are the real places to burn money.

"That's right," Shen Zhenghui said, "I have ten minutes of footage here that have been made, you can take a look." He pulled out something like a hard drive.

"It's ......"

"Sony's new digital camera, where footage is stored digitally, was used by the Matrix crew." Shen Zhenghui replied.

"Ah, yes, I know." Gordon's eyes widened, "I'm just not used to it. ”

"You have to get used to it early. This is the trend of the future. ”

"Really?" He asked rhetorically, and then he added, "I prefer film." ”

The hard drive was connected to the device and projected on the white wall of the room, and both Gordon and Thomas stopped talking, staring earnestly at the picture on the wall. Both of them are senior producers with a lot of experience. Visionary, but also well-informed. But even so, they were still shocked by Shen Zhenghui's shot.

Even if the static scenery is magnificent and atmospheric, although both of them know that the actual shooting effect is definitely not like this, the change of light and shadow is enough to make the lens full of strange beauty. To Gordon and Thomas's surprise, the whole shot is very smooth, as if it has been carefully edited, and the front and back are as if they were part of the film itself, rather than ordinary footage. With redundant and cumbersome footage, it's as if the footage has been carefully edited and the superfluous parts have been discarded.

"Is this edited?" After a moment of silence, Gordon asked.

"It's been roughly edited for a while, and it will definitely be finely edited later." Shen Zhenghui replied, "The special effects shots are all burned out of money, so we must avoid wasting." ”

"The necessary spare footage is still needed." Gordon stood up, not knowing whether he should cry and laugh at Shen Zhenghui's stinginess. should still sigh at Shen Zhenghui's accurate grasp of the lens, this clip with almost no extra shots. You can go directly to the cinema to screen it, "No," he said, looking at Shen Zhenghui seriously, "You still have to shoot a little more material, if there are not enough shots in the final edit." It's a troublesome thing instead. ”

"We can reshoot at any time." Shen Zhenghui replied.

Gordon choked up, "Reshoot? ”

"Before the first cut is completed and the post-production is carried out in full, and even during the production of the zuò, the shooting on the set will not stop." Shen Zhenghui replied. "If you need a shot, you can always reshoot."

Thomas looked at Gordon and then at Shen Zhenghui, "Looks like you have a good idea of how to edit?" ”

"Of course, it's actually cut in my head, and I'm waiting to realize it in reality!"

"And how long is the first one?" Thomas asked.

"Two hours and forty minutes." Shen Zhenghui replied.

"Too long, isn't it?"

"The shortest time is two hours and a half hour," Shen Zhenghui replied, "otherwise a lot of the foreshadowing plots behind will not be complete." ”

"So the second and third parts are also in your head?"

"There are five parts in total, and if one of the middle parts is too long and divided into two parts, it is six, all in my head." Shen Zhenghui said seriously, "So I think the release time of the first part should not be Christmas, but summer vacation." ”

"You promise you can do it?" Gordon's eyes widened, the summer vacation file is certainly better than the Christmas file.

"I'm doing it," he responded, then got up and walked over to the projection and patted the hard drive, "and I don't think it's a problem if I do it overtime." Of course, I'm referring to special effects and post-production. ”

Thomas gasped, "Is the special effects company of Spring already so powerful?" ”

"As long as you're willing to burn money, you can always do it." Shen Zhenghui responded.

Thomas looked at Gordon, "Should we change the scheduled release schedule?" ”

Gordon shook his head, "It's going to be decided when you see the whole movie." ”

Thomas muttered something that neither of them could hear clearly.

"So," Gordon cleared his throat, "can you put this material on again?" I'd like to see again. ”

"Of course you can," Shen Zhenghui put this piece of good material again, Gordon looked worried after reading it, he and Shen Zhenghui chatted a few more words about the progress, as if he didn't have more energy to care about Shen Zhenghui's own thoughts, so he hurriedly said hello and Thomas left.

"You don't seem to be in high spirits, the filming progress has greatly exceeded expectations, and the cost is within the budget, so you should be happy as a producer." Thomas said. "What's wrong?"

"Thomas," Gordon said leisurely, "don't you think Hollywood is just a bunch of straw bales?" If you look at what Shen has shown today, how many Hollywood directors can reach his level. ”

"He's a talented director, there's no doubt about that."

"Of course I know that there's nothing just about talent, and that Hollywood can accommodate talent. But did you notice, the special effects of the film he showed us," he paused hard, "and it's already catching up with Hollywood." ”

"Isn't that a normal thing? They have spent a lot of money over the years. ”

Gordon suddenly laughed, "Neither you nor I are the majority shareholders of the company, so it has nothing to do with us. ”

"Of course!" Thomas shrugged his shoulders, "It's good to make money." (To be continued......)