Chapter 598: Planning for a New Album

"Director Feng, I watched our crew filming during this time, and I wasn't used a lot!"

Early in the morning, Menjie came to Feng Xiaogang with a red face and asked tentatively.

However, Menjie's words are not untargeted, in fact, since the day before yesterday, in the crew of the movie "Night Banquet", Menjie has not filmed many scenes every day.

At best, I will be busy for half a day every day, and the rest of the time is spent quietly on the sidelines watching other people film.

In fact, in the movie "Night Banquet", there are still a lot of scenes left in Menjie, but Menjie is not very clear about the current situation, so he came to Feng Xiaogang to find out.

"Indeed!"

Nodding slightly, Feng Xiaogang nodded undeniably and said, "Our drama is mainly divided into three stages, the first stage is basically the scenes of you and Zhang Ziyi in the palace, this part of the scenes has basically been filmed for most of the time, and the main scenes filmed during this period of time are also the scenes between you and Zhang Ziyi, and the rest is not too much, so your roles will feel a lot less during this time!" ”

"As for the second stage, it basically has nothing to do with you and Zhang Ziyi, mainly played by Wu Yanzu, the scenes in the bamboo forest and the snow mountain, the filming is more difficult, about ten days later, when the year ago, I will start to lead the team, go to the other side to start building the stage, prepare, and then start shooting!"

And in the middle of this time...... It's probably a period of time around the Chinese New Year, you and Zhang Ziyi can take a break, and the main filming is other people's scenes, of course, if necessary, I will also call the two of you over. Participate in the next shoot! ”

"As for the last stage, it is a period of time after the year, all the actors of the crew will come back here for a period of filming, and everyone will appear!"

I see!

Nodding slightly, Menjie knew it in his heart, but what Menjie cared more about was that he seemed to be in a period of time before and after the year......

There is a certain holiday!

A flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and Menjie couldn't help but rejoice in his heart.

A few years ago, Menjie also recorded his third solo album. And when the year is over, whether it is a solo album or a personal photo album, it will be officially released.

If they are put together and released at the same time, on the one hand, they can play a role in simultaneous publicity. On the other hand, it can also save a lot of publicity time. Only one publicity is required. It can promote both at the same time, saving time and effort.

Coincidentally, Menjie was also going to take a period of vacation before and after the year to prepare for the recording and promotion of the new album, but I heard Feng Xiaogang say this. Menjie thinks......

There is no need to explain, there will be a holiday anyway, and there is no need for Menjie to say it.

"That...... Director Feng, I have a small request here! ”

Hey hey, smile. Although Menjie is not ready to take leave for a period of time before and after the year, but in addition to this time, Menjie really has some things to do.

"Look, since there are not many scenes between me and Zhang Ziyi in the next period of time, can you be accommodating......

"You want to take a leave of absence again?"

Hearing this, without waiting for Menjie to finish speaking, Feng Xiaogang knew what Menjie thought, glared at Menjie and asked softly.

Hearing this, Menjie hurriedly nodded.

"No way!"

There was almost no room for negotiation, Feng Xiaogang instantly rejected Menjie's request and showed no mercy.

"In the next period of time, although you and Zhang Ziyi don't have a lot of scenes every day, and the main filming is other people's scenes, but the two of you can't be absent, I don't know when you will be used for filming, if it is delayed, it will definitely affect the overall filming progress of the crew!"

"And...... Some time ago, I also gave you a lot of vacations, right? It's even more than Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun's vacations, and you still want to ask me for leave now? No way! Absolutely not! ”

In Feng Xiaogang's heart, maybe the number of times a star asks for leave during filming is directly proportional to their fame, in his eyes, even diva-level figures like Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi rarely ask for leave with themselves, and they have given Menjie a lot of vacations, which is definitely a very 'benevolent' move, and Menjie still wants to take leave, which is really a bit excessive.

There was almost no room for negotiation, and Feng Xiaogang refused.

"Huh? Director Feng, what is this? ”

Smiling awkwardly, Men Jie suddenly saw a stupid mask on the table next to Feng Xiaogang, took it over, and asked Feng Xiaogang with some doubts.

The mask itself is pure white, the workmanship is very rough, and even in ancient times, it was definitely not a mask of a rich and noble family, but compared to the masks played by civilians, there is a special and strange sense of art in it, which is really very interesting.

And Menjie, who has watched the original movie "Night Banquet", also knows very well in his heart that this mask is the silly mask worn by Wu Yanzu in the movie, which may indeed have a sense of 'art', but in Menjie's eyes......

The scum is scum......

If it is said that when the movie "Night Banquet" is officially completed, the reward given to Men Jie by the Tianwang system is the mask of this stupid chicken......

Even if this mask has magical skills, Menjie will never wear it in public or under the camera, which is really stupid......

"The mask that you Wu Yanzu needs to wear during the next filming!"

Saying angrily, Feng Xiaogang snatched the mask from Menjie's hand, knowing in his heart that Menjie was close to himself, and said angrily, "Say whatever you want, but let me tell you, if you want to take leave and delay the filming progress of the movie, even if we are acquainted, I will never agree!" ”

"That's right, if the filming progress of our movie "Night Banquet" is delayed, even if Director Feng asks me to ask for leave, I won't ask for it. Director Feng, you should also know that this is my first time playing the leading role, and it means a lot to me, and I won't let the progress of the movie be delayed if I say anything! ”

Slapping his chest violently, Menjie hurriedly made a statement, hearing this, Feng Xiaogang's mood stabilized slightly, looking at Menjie's appearance, he still didn't say angrily, "Then what do you want to do?" If you have something to say, hurry up. I'm going to film! ”

"That's Dao Feng!"

Hehehe, Menjie smiled again.

"Director Feng, you should also know that our Huayi Brothers Company will prepare a solo album for me every year before the year, right?"

"You're going to release an album?"

Hearing this, Feng Xiaogang frowned slightly. But this possibility also came to mind.

As one of the senior executives of Huayi Brothers, Feng Xiaogang also knows the truth. As the singer with the highest record sales of 'Huayi Brothers Music Company'. Every year, Menjie releases a solo album that brings a lot of money to the company.

It's just that some time ago, Feng Xiaogang also heard that Menjie didn't seem to have the idea of recording an album during this time, and even the company had sent someone to negotiate with Menjie, but Menjie still refused. Feng Xiaogang thought that Menjie was going to record after a while, but he didn't expect it to ......

"Director Feng should also know that the company was urging me to start recording a new album some time ago. But I didn't feel it during that time, I wasn't in a very good state, and I was worried that even if I recorded a new album, the level was not enough, and there would be problems! ”

"But now it's different, because something ...... My feeling has come back, the state of the whole person has never been better, I have promised the company through my agent, I have prepared a little in the past two days, and after two days, I will start to officially record my third solo album, so I want to take a leave from Director Feng! ”

After all, Feng Xiaogang is a member of Huayi Brothers, and he can even be said to be the top management of the company, if Feng Xiaogang does not have a contract for the company in his hands, Menjie will not believe what he says!

Even Menjie also knew that when the company was created, Feng Xiaogang was still one of the investors, although the company's shares have undergone great changes again and again since its inception, and even this change is not very clear and not very clear to the outside world, but Menjie believes that Feng Xiaogang's hands definitely still hold a part of the shares!

In other words, it can also be said that Feng Xiaogang is a minority shareholder of the company!

Now, Menjie wants to make money and release records for Huayi Brothers, Feng Xiaogang, as one of the directors of the company, has no reason to refuse, otherwise it will always be a little unbeautiful when it reaches the ears of the company's top management.

Moreover, the movie "Night Banquet" is also the main investment work of Huayi Brothers, and the company has the right to decide, even if Feng Xiaogang does not agree, through the company, he can also let Menjie achieve his own goals.

I believe that in the eyes of many senior executives of the company, the temptation of "Menjie's new album" with small investment, quick results and large returns must be more attractive than Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet", which has a "very, very large return, but large investment and slow results", right?

"Hey, you kid!"

Shaking his head slightly, in an instant, Feng Xiaogang also understood Menjie's series of thoughts, sighed helplessly, and nodded very helplessly.

"Well, since you insist...... I'll promise you, if you want to ask for a few days! ”

After speaking, Feng Xiaogang thought for a moment, and then continued, "Before the Chinese New Year, the crew is estimated to have completed the first phase of filming, and you will probably have four or five days of vacation. ”

"Don't worry, Director Feng!"

The excitement in his heart was so great that he even wanted to jump directly on the spot, but Menjie still suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded violently, but the joy in his eyes could not be suppressed no matter what, and hurriedly said.

"Director Feng, but I didn't plan to take leave at the beginning, I just wanted to be able to leave an hour or two earlier every day during the filming process in the next period of filming!"

Leaving early?

Hearing this, Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but be puzzled.

Didn't you say you were going to take a leave of absence? Now it's become an early departure and don't ask for leave?

"That's Dao Feng!"

After sorting out the language, Menjie said, "I have negotiated with the company, and I have started to rent and prepare for a recording studio not far from our crew, I am ready to start in a few days, and after filming the scenes I should shoot every day, I will leave an hour or two early every day to go there to practice, or record a new song for an hour or two!" ”

"Although the recording time every day is not very long, in the next 20 days or so, one or two hours a day is added together, which is more than 40 hours, which is equivalent to taking four or five days of vacation!"

"And then add the vacation from the previous year, which is equivalent to eight to ten days of vacation, which is enough time for me to create my third solo album!"

When Menjie spoke, he was full of confidence.

Although as of now, Menjie's third solo album has only confirmed one "Little Dimple", and there are a full nine songs left, but Menjie is not worried!

The company will provide one or two top songs for Menjie, even if the recording is slow, it takes two days of work to complete the recording of a song, right?

For more than four days, as short as two days, the recording company prepared the top songs for themselves, and spent points to exchange for two top songs, because of the Tianwang system, the songs they exchanged have long been cooked in the chest, basically in one day, you can record two songs, and take out the re-recording of "Little Dimples"!

In other words, five days to record five top songs, which is definitely a very fast speed!

And the remaining five days, in Menjie's mind, is about a day or two, and all the recording work can be completed.

In this way, in six or seven days, Menjie will be able to complete all the recording work of his third solo album, and finally take out another day or two to shoot the MV.

With the level of his professional actors, as long as the company can handle it properly in advance and gather all the actors, scripts, directors and other staff together, let alone two, even if it is ten shoots and each song is a MV, Menjie is confident that it can be completed in two days!

In this way, eight days of work can create a new album of high quality, far exceeding Menjie's previous two albums, and it can be completely completed!

Such a speed is absolutely appalling!

"Okay, leaving an hour or two early every day will indeed not affect the filming progress of the movie!"

Without much hesitation, Feng Xiaogang nodded and agreed.

Filming Menjie's scenes in advance every day, or leaving it for the next day to shoot, is harmless, and it really won't affect the progress of the movie, Feng Xiaogang has no other reason to refuse, so he no longer stuck on Menjie and agreed. (To be continued......)