"Huh?" Chu Qing didn't react for a while.

Jia Zhangke's eyes only wandered on the ground, and said, "Now there is something wrong with the crew's funds." ”

"Out of money?"

Since the day he argued with the producer, Chu Qing thought that there would be such a play, but it was only about 20 days, and the remaining half of the funds were all spent?

Loser!

"There's still money." Jia Zhangke simply sat down, had nothing to say to him, and confessed: "I guess it can last a week." ”

He rubbed his face, lit a cigarette, didn't smoke it, and said with his fingers: "Food, accommodation, car, labor, film...... I didn't have any money for this after a week. ”

"Tsk!" Chu Qing smacked his mouth and asked, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"Borrow it." Lao Jia said helplessly.

He is filming, and the expenses in other aspects are really not much, and the bulk is film, which is simply burning money.

"Platform" uses 35mm color film, which is sold according to the book, and one is 400 feet. If it's Kodak's, one will cost more than a thousand, and even if it's almost a thousand.

To put it figuratively, a 35mm color glue can shoot for about 4 minutes. The scheduled length of "Platform" is more than three hours.

What is this concept?

The final cuts of "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan" were both about three hours and used millions of rolls of film. For Chinese filmmakers, this is a mythical story that cannot be imagined at all.

So much so that Jiang Wen filmed "The Devil is Coming", which took three hours, and only used 480,000 volumes, which was already scared to pee.

Artists! There are many more films that are wasted than left. Now, Jia Zhangke doesn't dare to say anything else, and his ability to burn money is close to the international model.

Lao Jia held a cigarette and seemed to feel very awkward, so he didn't smoke a sip. pressed directly into the ashtray, and then turned to the topic at the beginning, and said: "So, I thought, uh, finish the movie first, can the salary be paid, can it be a little later." ”

"Ah, it's okay, you can give it whenever you want!" Chu Qing said with a smile.

He's not pretending to be generous. Sincerely, I don't lack money, I'm still a buddy, and I have to stand up when I'm in trouble.

"However, Zhao Tao and Xiaojuan have to settle it, after all, it is the first time for them to film." He reminded again.

"I know that, I know." Lao Jia nodded.

Among the actors, most of them are amateurs, and the salaries are not high. Six or seven people add up to tens of thousands of dollars. The biggest wrist is Chu Qing, who alone accounts for 50,000 yuan, which is also the promise that Lao Jia fulfilled at the beginning.

I think last winter, when he pulled up people and rushed to Fenyang. The mood is mixed, the funds are high-spirited, the four filmmakers cooperate, and the Cannes Film Festival is invited. A qiē is beautiful...... No one thought that it would develop into such a bitter situation.

It's all self-made!

Before he came to find Chu Qing, although he was confident. After all, it's still apprehensive. Friends! Money! Many times, people understand these two things very clearly.

Looking at this goods now, Bei'er nodded without fighting, as if he was on the edge of a cliff and was dragged by someone. That feeling is a heartwarming feeling.

"Okay, don't worry too much, what's the saying? Things work themselves out! Chu Qing got up, patted him, and said with a smile: "Go back to the house, I have to film tomorrow." ”

Jia Zhangke looked at him, pursed his lips, and slowly went out.

……

The crew is about to become poor, and only a few people know about it.

In fact, after discussion, the producer was willing to bear the overrun, but Lao Jia did not agree. He felt that since he had violated the contract, he had to be held responsible.

The strength of the old vinegar has been committed again, and it is sour.

In the following days, Jia Zhangke was busy borrowing money while filming. Ya is still quite face-saving, basically looking for whoever has it, there is not much money, 120,000 yuan, but it is also considerable.

He didn't change the shooting mode because of lack of money, whether to toss or toss. As a result, after a few days of shooting, the film was consumed faster than expected, and when I finished work that night, I found that there was only enough film left for the next day.

Jia Zhangke pulled out the 100,000 yuan he had borrowed in advance, and asked Gu Zheng to go back to the capital overnight to buy film.

In this case, the producers are very embarrassed, because they are out of the control of the investor, and the director is self-raising and self-financing to make the film, and they still have to be on the scene.

The next morning, the sky was blurry and misty.

Chu Qing finished running, and by the way, he had breakfast at a small shop he knew at home, and talked to the shopkeeper for a while. His routine is too old, and he is often ridiculed by the young people in the group, and he often doesn't go to the hotel for meals when he gets up early.

He waited for the fog to clear and the sun to shine before he returned. Seeing the two iron doors that are usually open, this will be closed, and there will be dogs barking inside. couldn't help but be stunned, reached out and patted it, and a security guard opened the door expressionlessly and let him in.

Chu Qing was inexplicable, and as soon as he took a step, he was startled by the two big wolf dogs lying at the door. The crew was gathered in the courtyard, chattering and discussing, with all kinds of unhappiness on their faces.

"What is this?" He asked Zhao Tao.

"I don't know, when we get up in the morning, the door is locked, why don't you let you out." Zhao Tao said aggrievedly.

"yes, I almost didn't even let me eat!" Liu Xiaojuan added next to her.

Only Liu Xiao'e said the point, saying: "The director is negotiating with the boss inside, it seems to be because of money." ”

Chu Qing understood in an instant......

After the hotel was chartered by the crew, all the business and resources revolved around these more than 100 people. The daily expenses have to be thousands of yuan, if it is settled on a monthly basis, it is more than 100,000 yuan, and for the service industry of a small county, it is estimated that it will earn so much money in a year.

The list is too big, and the boss doesn't dare to take the monthly job, so he compromises and settles the account in half a month, and he can have a little bottom in his heart.

But now, the crew has been living for more than 20 days, and they don't pay the money, Jia Zhangke has been dragging it out, and he has said all the good things. But the boss also estimated the taste, saw the opportunity to break out, decisively closed the door and let the dog go, and no one was allowed to leave without checking out.

When Chu Qing entered the hall, Lao Jia was arguing with people with a bitter face.

"You see, we've been living for more than a month in winter, so let's not pay the bill. It's really a bit difficult now, but don't worry, the money will arrive in a few days, and I won't owe you. ”

His eyebrows drooped, and his tone was softened. Try to make it sound genuine. Let a literary film director do this public relations work, and no one can bear it after watching it.

The boss also told the truth, saying: "We are all fellow countrymen, and I am not empty, I believe your words, but I also have difficulties." You say you are here, eating, drinking, sleeping, what kind of money do you want? Now it's all my own pads, and I can't see a penny in the input. I'm just going to buy and sell like that. There are more than 30 people under my hand, I have to pay my salary, I have to keep it, right? ”

“……”

After listening to this, Jia Zhangke sighed, people really didn't lie.

He sat on the couch, his head bowed, his heart was about to explode, a mess, and then calmed down again. Put this stall aside. Suddenly, a special idea came to mind: Today's drama can't be filmed.

Seeing him like that, the boss also eased his tone and said, "Why do you have to tie a part of it first, otherwise my hotel will be yellow." ”

"You name the number."

Chu Qing watched from the side. It's so disturbing that I can't help but ask.

"If you owe 80,000 yuan, you can pay half of it first." The boss said happily.

……

said that after the last cold war with his girlfriend, the girl returned the passbook to him.

The goods went back to the room. I flipped out the red fold, looked at the balance on it, and couldn't help but rub my head. Originally, there were more than 100,000 yuan. The down payment was spent more than half, and the decoration didn't cost much, and now there are 20,000 left.

Inadequate.

He totaled a long time, but he had no choice but to ask his girlfriend for help.

The girl seems to be eating, her mouth is constantly chewing, and she can smell the smell of meat through the phone. Chu Qing didn't care about her borrowing money, but asked her to withdraw her part of the profits that belonged to her own.

I don't know if she understands it or not, but she agreed very happily anyway, and she is not the slightest dissatisfied with his decision.

Peer remittance, the same day arrived. I thought it was 20,000 yuan, but Chu Qing ran to the bank to take a look, and was a little stunned, that stupid girl called her family over, right?

That's 100,000!

He didn't think much about it, the matter in front of him was important, so he immediately gave the money, and the boss immediately withdrew the dog and opened the door.

Jia Zhangke had nothing to say to this friend, and he kept it all in his heart.

As for Chu Qing, not his character is noble, he does what he can, and this is the money he paid in advance, and it is not for nothing.

At this time, the capital.

At the small dining table of the two flavors, the girl is entertaining two guests. Personally, six dishes, no wine, white rice, pure eating.

"People told you to fight 20,000, why are you playing so much?" Li Bingbing bit a piece of rib and asked vaguely.

Ren Quan next to him answered: "Hey, you don't understand, this is called earning face for men." ”

The two of them recently filmed at a nearby film and television base, called "One Foot in the Country". I was free today, and Master Fan was bored, so I asked them to get together, and I haven't seen them for a long time since I said goodbye to Xiangnan.

As a result, as soon as she ate it, Chu Qing called, the girl put down her chopsticks, ran out in a hurry, and then ran back. She didn't hide it, and said it as a joke during the banquet.

"Men have the ability, but they still rely on women to earn face?" Li Bingbing strongly disagreed.

"It's different! No matter how capable a man is, sometimes it is better to find a woman who can give him a long face. ”

"That's still not capable!"

The two habitually quarreled, and the girl watched the excitement while eating, smiling and not talking.

She is not so deep, her thoughts are very simple, but she is afraid that Chu Qing will not be enough. She has also seen Jia Zhangke's person, it is not the virtue of not paying back the money, of course, the most important thing is to believe in her boyfriend.

"Hey Bingbing, haven't you been filming lately?" Li Bingbing suppressed Ren Quan and asked again.

"No, I just finished one last month, and now no one is looking for it, so I just want to take a break." The girl said.

Li Bingbing really felt that this little girl was not easy, and persuaded: "You should also find an agent, you used to have an aunt to help you, but now you are left alone, how inconvenient." ”

"I want to too, but the company that signed Qiong Yao last time was scared, besides, how can a reliable agent be so easy to find?"

When Ren Quan heard this, he suddenly glanced at Li Bingbing, the other party gave him a look back, he nodded slightly, and said, "Hey, why don't I introduce my agent to you?" ”

The girl was stunned and said, "Aren't you two from the same company?" ”

"Yes, our agent is also a one, named Wang Jinhua, who has unique skills and is very good to us." Li Bingbing said with a smile.

Ren Quan said: "Then "Young Bao Qingtian" is the line drawn by Sister Jinhua, otherwise the crew wouldn't have taken a fancy to us at all." ”

"I didn't like you!" Li Bingbing never forgot to taunt him.

Fan Xiaoye blinked, thought about it for a while, and felt that it was not a bad thing, so he said, "Okay, we'll see you one day." (To be continued......)