Kyoto Studios.

Although it is said to be affiliated with Kyoto, it is actually far from Kyoto.

even

It's not even a suburb of Kyoto.

But it's the setting for a lot of movies!

So

There is a dedicated airport here.

When Chen Ming and the others arrived at the studio, it was already nighttime.

Get off the plane,

Xu Manke led everyone towards the booked hotel.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Here, you may meet some big stars at any time that you can only see on screen."

Xu Manke admonished.

Truth be told,

Xu Manke's status in the entertainment industry is not low, but there are many people who are higher than her.

From the airport to the hotel, it is only a ten-minute walk, but there are no less than five people to greet Xu Manke along the way.

I seem surprised that she is coming!

Su Rou didn't seem to have woken up yet.

Chen Ming thought for a moment, put her on his back, and looked at the scenery around by the way.

"Brother Chen, you are so good to your girlfriend."

A female classmate said enviously.

Chen Ming has an impression of her, her name is Gu Xi.

She plays the role of a female character in an abandoned hospital in the play, and plays a scene with two other male students in the scene of stealing the male protagonist's organs.

Chen Ming smiled: "The weather is a little cold, let her sleep a little longer." ”

At this moment,

A male classmate exclaimed in a low voice: "That seems to be Director Wang!" ”

Wang Dao.

Chen Ming has never heard of it!

Chen Ming looked ahead.

Over there

Xu Manke's face flashed with a hint of embarrassment, but he still greeted him generously: "Director Wang, long time no see." ”

The middle-aged man known as Director Wang was discussing the filming of the scene with a field attendant, when he suddenly heard someone calling him, and subconsciously glanced back.

"Manko, why are you here?"

Seeing Xu Manke, Director Wang's curiosity was victorious.

Gu Xi saw that Chen Ming was puzzled, so he explained in a low voice: "Brother Chen, that is Wang Dao, Wang Aiye. ”

"He is a very famous director in the film and television industry!"

"The box office of his movies starts at 10 million, and even more than 100 million is not uncommon."

"And this is still a movie that he is keen on those unpopular themes, if he concentrates on popular themes, it will not be a problem to break one billion casually."

Generally speaking

The most intuitive evidence to evaluate the quality of a movie is the box office.

And Wang Aiye's style is to shoot blockbusters at low cost.

Whether it is the casting of actors or the layout of the scene, he is based on the cost saving and carries out the next step of choreography.

In all fairness, Wang Aiye is not short of money!

The benefits he brings to him from each of his films are enormous.

But he just likes to spend very little money.

reputedly

The movie made like this makes him feel more fulfilled!

After some introduction,

Chen Ming is somewhat interested in this director.

"The Tuner" is also a micro-film with an unpopular theme in China.

Looking at it this way,

I met my peers!

Wang Aiye let the field staff go first, turned to look at Xu Manke, and then glanced at the students behind her, and asked, "Have you received the schedule for the film?" ”

The tone was full of doubt.

Xu Manke shook his head.

"I'm going to make a short film myself."

Shoot it yourself?!

Moment

Wang Aiye sighed: "Manke, if you want to mix in this circle, there are some things you have to listen to the company, although I am not from your company, I don't recommend you to be so willful." ”

"Do you know how much money it costs to make a movie?"

Wang Aiye didn't think Xu Man had the funds.

Even if it is a micro-film, the shooting time is as long as a month, and Xu Manke's family background is completely insufficient.

Unless she can borrow money......

Wen Yan,

Xu Manke bit his red lips lightly, looking unwilling: "I won't agree to the company's request, I can make a good movie by myself." ”

Wang Aiye shook his head.

Today's young people are too stubborn!

If you don't suffer a loss, you won't compromise.

Looked at

Wang Aiye had no intention of continuing to chat.

"You're doing it yourself."

After saying this,

Wang Aiye quickly left the place.

Behind

Chen Ming heard some clues, it seems that Xu Manke chose to make his own movie this time, and there are some unavoidable reasons.

Xu Manke cleaned up his mood and ordered everyone to follow.

Coming to the hotel,

Chen Ming finally woke up Su Rou.

three women in one room;

And the remaining boys have a room.

Slightly crowded!

But considering Xu Manke's budget, there is no need to worry about these small things.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning.

Xu Man didn't disturb the people who were still resting, but just pulled Chen Ming, and the two went out to discuss the filming.

I have to say,

It's a big studio!

The architecture of this street is all high-rise buildings, but the next street suddenly changed its style and became an official street vendor in ancient times.

Each street has a different style.

And the connotation of the building is all-encompassing, almost every scene layout you can think of can be found here.

If you don't have a suitable scene, there will also be a huge green screen for special effects editing, so you can shoot some gorgeous special effects.

One morning,

Xu Manke and Chen Ming are optimistic about all the scenes.

After inquiring about the rent,

Xu Manke was surprised to find that her budget was still left.

There are not many scenes.

a western restaurant;

a slum house;

an abandoned hospital;

a luxuriously furnished living room;

At last

Finish off on an endless field trail.

In order to reduce the duration of the film to less than an hour as much as possible, Chen Ming made a certain degree of deletion on the basis of the Indian version of "The Tuner".

Some of the emotionally progressive clips were deleted.

In other words,

It's all high energy!

subsequently

The two of them went to hire some group performers who acted as guests in the bar.

You're all set!

Next

It's a matter of costume artists and makeup artists.

The studio provides professional costume artists and makeup artists, but the cost is a bit expensive, but these are within Xu Manke's budget.

Afternoon

Everyone is well rested and formally assembled.

"We only have a week."

"So I hope you don't get nervous and relax."

"I don't expect to be shot once, but the fewer NG times, the better!"

Xu Man is busy.

She is now both an actress and a director.

And

This time for filming, she didn't even have a scene to help control the scene, and she had to do everything herself.

Originally, the first shot was a field trail.

In this shot, a hunter armed with a shotgun randomly hunts a rabbit across a dirt road.

seems to be a blank shot, but it can echo the ending later.

But

Chen Ming deleted it.

No way!

The duration is too short.

thereupon

The first shot is the shot of the western restaurant.

In China,

There is no such thing as Western food.

They call this type of eating with alternating knives and forks an elegant meal.

But it's essentially the same!

This shot is a follow-up shot, and the first perspective of the follow-up is the perspective of the heroine, that is, the role played by Su Rou.

In the play,

Su Rou is the daughter of an elegant restaurant owner.

Chen Ming, on the other hand, is a blind man who earns his income by playing the piano in a restaurant.

Since it is filming, naturally you can't use your real name.

Chen Ming, as Chen Yifan.

Su Rou, as Sophie.

Xu Manke, as Ma Chun.

Jia Xun, who plays a male police officer, does not need a name.

Another male classmate, who plays Xu Manke's husband, Mr. Gu, does not need to appear under his full name.

In addition to several important roles,

The rest of the cast members don't even have pseudonyms.

On the first day of shooting, there was only one afternoon.

And this afternoon, I was shooting the footage of Ya Restaurant!

There is a big difference between the official start of filming and the audition.

Xu Man used the strictest eye to review every shot, which naturally took a lot of time.

Chen Ming watched the clip at night and couldn't help nodding.

It has the flavor of the original drama!

Filming is not tourism.

All the cast members are too tired.

Almost all of them are filming for the first time, and they have no shooting experience, so such high-intensity shooting is naturally a bit unbearable.

On the other hand, those group performances that cost hundreds of dollars a day are still alive and well.

Rest for the night,

Filming continues.

Chen Ming didn't feel very tired, he had a particularly tired moment before, so this kind of intense work was acceptable.

Su Rou looked at Chen Ming pitifully.

Her calves were a little swollen.

Chen Ming also naturally massaged her calves, and by the way, he discussed the next shooting with Xu Manke.

Day by day.

soon

A week is over in a hurry.

Today is the last day of shooting.

I have to say,

This group of students is quite amazing!

Although it is hard every day, they are more serious than the other, and they will take the initiative to say what is not good and ask for a remake.

This made the shooting go on very quickly.

On the last day,

In fact, it is to check whether there are any missed shots, or flawed shots, and make up shots.

When night falls,

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief!

It's over.

A week of filming is finally over.

"Everyone's worked hard!"

Xu Manke's expression was also a little tired, but his excitement was even stronger.

This short week has been a huge challenge for her!

The money in her pocket is dwindling day by day;

But she was happy with the shooting.

Truth be told,

It's not bad to be a director.

"Tonight, let's have a big dinner!"

After a burst of cheers,

Everyone rushed to the most famous restaurant in the studio.

But just enter the restaurant door,

Xu Manke saw a familiar figure.

Wang Aiye!

He also seems to be inviting others to dinner.

The first time he saw Xu Manke, Wang Aiye chose to ignore it and continued to talk to the people around him.

Xu Manke smiled helplessly and led everyone to the other side.

"Director Wang knows them?"

The woman beside Wang Aiye asked curiously.

"Well, I know."

Wang Aiye didn't care.

When he learned that Xu Manke made a movie, he didn't pay attention to Xu Manke anymore.

After all

This kind of actor-led micro-film, where can it be seen?

It is estimated that if he shoots a theme casually, he can sell Xu Manke several times the box office.

Thinking of this,

Wang Aiye sneered: "The woman at the front is still your old-timer, Xu Manke." ”

"Because I didn't obey the company's arrangement, the schedules were canceled."

"I really have no choice, I choose to be my own director."

Hear this,

The young man and woman at the table suddenly realized.

There are a lot of such self-righteous actors!

And they weren't surprised.

"Director Wang, this time you chose a suspense-themed movie, which really scared me, but after seeing the script, I was moved."

"It's you!"

Wang Aiye is keen on movies with unpopular themes.

This is a well-known thing.

Not only that,

Sometimes he also doubles as a screenwriter.

Wang Aiye waved his hand with a smile: "Set a small goal first, how about a box office of over 100 million?" ”

The cost of the movie he shot this time was only about 20 million.

The box office exceeded 100 million, which is really just a small goal.......

A five-fold increase is not a problem.

As soon as the voice fell,

The rest of the people raised their glasses and began to toast.

The atmosphere is very lively!