After arranging all his women, Cao Zhiqiang basically has no worries.

Although he still has a number of units such as publishing houses and magazines, even if these units do not have him, they will not have an accident for a while.

So, after arranging everything, Cao Zhiqiang and early on the morning of August 6, he took director Xu Qingdong and heroine Zhu Lin, as well as his two younger sisters Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, to take a plane from the capital airport and fly directly to Jinling City.

The reason why I want to go to Jinling City is because the main shooting spot this time is Jinling City.

In fact, originally, Xu Qingdong wanted to shoot in the capital.

Unfortunately, during this period, although the capital was the capital, there were few places that could truly be called scenic spots.

The capital is not without places of interest, but most of those places of interest are of great historical significance, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall and the like.

Although these places are famous, they can't really be called beautiful scenery.

Others, such as Beihai Park, Rending Lake Park, Longtan Lake Park, etc., also lack a bit of temperament.

In addition, the biggest problem is that here in the capital at this time, the air pollution is relatively serious, even in summer, the sky is rarely blue, and there is always a feeling of gray.

Also, at this time, there is a shortage of water in the capital, and it rarely rains, and the movie "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" is rained as the theme, and without rain, it is basically meaningless.

Although it is possible to artificially deprecipitate, such as using water pipes, it is difficult to capture that atmospheric feeling.

Therefore, it is still necessary to go to a water town in the south of the Yangtze River with more rain and better scenery.

Relatively speaking, Jinling City is a good choice.

The Xuanwu Lake Park in Jinling City, which is the beautiful scenery of the world's civilization, if nothing else, just a lotus garden is enough to see.

Jinling City belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, even now that it has entered August, it has passed the rainy season, but the climate is still hot, and there are many rainy days.

In particular, the thunderstorms in Jinling City usually carry out throughout August.

Of course, just like this, you don't necessarily have to choose Jinling City, after all, there are many places where it rains.

The main reason is that Jinling City is a big city, with relatively complete supporting facilities, there are airports and railway stations, and the distance is not far or close, which is suitable for long-distance business trips for the crew.

What's more, Li Youfu is sitting in Jinling City at this time, and if you go to Jinling City, it will be more convenient to have him to receive you.

Li Youfu is in Jinling City, and on the surface, he is responsible for the sales of the book "Jianghu Xing" and the music album "Blooming Life".

But in fact, in addition to selling "Jianghu Xing" and "Blooming Life", he also used the sales network established by Hongguang Publishing House to piggyback on other businesses, such as clothing and silk business.

The clothing business is easy to say, it is nothing more than transit trade, that is, to establish a warehouse in Jinling, with Jinling as the center, collect the trendy clothing in the south, and wait for the quantity to be enough, and then use the train from Jinling to deliver the goods uniformly.

It is difficult for ordinary people to get train cars, but if you use the name of Hongguang Machinery Factory, it is still easy to get train cars, especially in Jinling.

The main reason is that Hongguang Machinery Factory has helped some factories in Jinling, and for a long time, an internal trading system has been established.

This internal trading system, which is all peer-to-peer, has been very stable and closed throughout the mid-sixties and early eighties, and it is difficult for the outside to penetrate into it.

The most prominent feature is that these factories have a good relationship with the railway system, and can fix certain train wagon indicators.

Therefore, if in the name of transporting materials from Hongguang Machinery Factory and borrowing the banner of Yuhong Machinery Factory in Jinling, you can form a railway transportation system from Jinling to Beijing.

The Yuhong Machinery Factory in Jinling was the designated unit of the Hongguang Machinery Factory, and Cao Zhiqiang's parents used to work there.

Because it is a fixed-point help enterprise, the relationship between Jinling's Yuhong Machinery Factory and Beijing's Hongguang Machinery Factory has been good, and the two sides have always had transactions

Dealings.

For example, many raw materials of Yuhong Machinery Factory need to be provided by Hongguang Machinery Factory, and some special parts and components required by Hongguang Machinery Factory also need to be provided by Yuhong Machinery Factory.

However, since the end of the 70s, due to the gradual loneliness of Hongguang Machinery Factory and Yuhong Machinery Factory, in fact, the trade volume between the two sides has shrunk year by year, and it is difficult to trade raw materials and parts with each other at full capacity.

But in any case, the trade quota between the two sides is still there, and if this trade quota is used wisely, for example, by stuffing other goods into the wagons that transport raw materials and parts, it will be perfectly fine.

After all, this kind of thing, the railway station is not checked, as long as Yuhong Machinery Factory cooperates well, put the stuffed materials on the boxes and sacks printed with the name of Yuhong Machinery Factory, and then in the name of Yuhong Machinery Factory, put them into the train wagons to the capital, then it is no problem at all.

It can be said that the train car quota between the Beijing Hongguang Machinery Factory and the Jinling Yuhong Machinery Factory is a logistics system in itself and a way to make a fortune.

In the case of factories elsewhere, it is not so convenient, at least the quota of train wagons is not so large.

It is precisely because of this that Li Youfu is now sitting in Jinling City most of the time, just because it is very important.

You must know that the train cars in these years are very tight, especially the freight train cars, all of which are monopolized by state-owned enterprises, and private individuals have no chance at all, unless there is a special relationship.

For example, Wang Dana, who made a batch of train skins with a batch of approval strips and transported Northeast corn to Shenzhen to sell, earned 3 million in less than a year.

But that kind of situation is temporary, speculative, and cannot last long.

For example, the train car quota between Beijing Hongguang Machinery Factory and Jinling Yuhong Machinery Factory is fixed for a long time, and it can be increased to a certain extent, and the nature of the two is completely different.

Although there is a certain risk in using the freight quota between the two machinery factories to stuff private goods, as long as the operation is done properly and the hidden points are not a big problem.

Therefore, Li Youfu used the freight quota between Hongguang Machinery Factory and Yuhong Machinery Factory to add private goods.

In addition to books and records, there is also a lot of space, so Li Youfu decided to resell clothing, cloth and satin, which are easy to transport, relatively valuable, and not very sensitive.

Because during this period, clothing, cloth and silk have been abolished voucher system, and there is no longer a need to buy cloth tickets, which is a rare product that was unsealed in the early eighties.

Unlike other things, it also needs to be supplied by ticket, which is more hot.

What many people don't know is that in the eighties, the textile industry in Jinling City was quite developed, and it was one of the best in the country.

Especially in the silk industry, the silk industry in Jinling City can be called the leader in the country.

For example, the famous Jinling Yunjin, which is a national geographical indication product, is known as "inch brocade and inch gold".

Although during this period, Jinling Yunjin has not been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, but the reputation of Jinling Yunjin has long been famous throughout the country.

Of course, the real Jinling Yunjin, which is pure handicraft, is difficult for ordinary people to consume, but generally speaking, as long as it is the silk produced in Jinling, everyone is called Jinling Yunjin.

Silk has always been of high value and great profit, as has been the case since ancient times.

The dignitaries and nobles in the capital also like to make satin clothes.

Even if you don't engage in silk and satin, Jinling cloth is also very popular in the northern region because of its good quality.

Therefore, the southern clothing, Jinling cloth and Jinling satin, are Li Youfu's good things.

Generally speaking, it is Hongguang Publishing House, in the name of the subordinate units of Hongguang Machinery Factory, with the help of the freight quota of Hongguang Machinery Factory, to transport the book "Jianghu Xing" and the album "Blooming Life" from the capital to Jinling.

Then after Li Youfu received the goods in Jinling, he loaded these empty train wagons with a little spare parts from Yuhong Machinery Factory as a cover, and then stuffed a large amount of Jinling cloth, Jinling silk and collected southern trendy clothing, and shipped them directly to the capital.

After the cloth, silk and clothing were transported to the capital, they were temporarily stored

Hongguang Machinery Factory warehouse, and then wholesale through various distribution networks.

The train wagons come and go, just to earn the difference, a round trip can earn at least 500,000 yuan...... It's Hongguang and Yuhong, two factories that earn 500,000 yuan each!

Of course, the risks are not without them.

After all, using the freight quota of the two factories to stuff smuggled goods is actually speculation strictly speaking, and it will be very troublesome to be caught.

But as long as everyone is united, everyone makes money, no one reports, no one investigates, then everything is fine.

Even, even Cao Zhiqiang himself didn't know about this matter, in fact, it was actually a new project that Li Youfu privately engaged in with Director Li, and it had just started running for a short time.

Cao Zhiqiang only knew that Li Youfu had been sitting in the Yuhong Machinery Factory in Jinling City recently.

With his help in Jinling City, coupled with the strong help of Yuhong Machinery Factory, at least the film crew's food, clothing, housing and transportation in Jinling City are no problem.

On the contrary, in other cities and cities, it is not so convenient because there is no sibling unit such as Yuhong Machinery Factory.

Other than that, it's some selfishness.

Because Cao Lili and Qiao Simei were born in Jinling, their biological father and two brothers are still in Jinling City.

Therefore, going to Jinling this time can be regarded as letting Cao Lili and Qiao Simei go back to their hometown once to see their father and brother.

Although according to Cao Lili, she doesn't like that father, her two brothers still miss her very much.

I took this opportunity to go home and have a look.

Also, in fact, Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, in addition to visiting relatives in Jinling City this time, also have jobs.

This job mainly refers to Qiao Simei.

Because Qiao Simei also has to participate in the filming of "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" and play the male lead, that is, Cao Zhiqiang's sister.

In fact, Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted Cao Lili and Qiao Simei to participate.

But after the audition, I found that Cao Lili was not in a state at all, and she was always easy to laugh and be shy.

On the contrary, it is Qiao Simei, don't look at her age, but she is born with a talent for acting, and it is easy to enter different emotions.

To put it simply, I want her to laugh and laugh, and she wants to cry when she cries, and her emotions turn very smoothly.

In Xu Qingdong's words, Qiao Simei is a natural actor.

In this way, it was decided to make Qiao Simei one of the younger sisters of the male protagonist.

Because Cao Lili was not suitable for acting, Cao Zhiqiang originally wanted to revise the script and simply let the actor have a younger sister.

Later, one of the supporting actresses, who is also Nortel's teacher, was recommended by an actress named Cui Xinqin, and wanted a little actress named Yu Feihong to play one of her sisters.

When Yu Feihong was eight years old, she once acted in a movie called "Bamboo" with Cui Xinqin, and the response was very good, and after that play, the relationship with Cui Xinqin has been good.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang didn't care, after all, in fact, the hero's sisters are all supporting roles, and it doesn't matter if there is more or less.

But when he heard Yu Feihong's name, he suddenly had an impression, so after a phone call with Yu Feihong, he agreed.

In this way, the younger sister of the male protagonist was preliminarily decided to be played by Yu Feihong and Qiao Simei.

Although Cao Lili is not suitable for acting, she is stable by nature, playing with the crew, and it is still okay to look at her sister.

And this filming will take a long time, at least until the end of the month, almost throughout the summer vacation.

Therefore, Cao Lili can also take the opportunity to go back to her hometown and reunite with her two brothers.

In fact, due to sufficient funds and complete equipment, there are six cameras alone, which can be said to be unprecedentedly generous.

Therefore, the film crew pulled up by Xu Qingdong this time is quite large.

Including director group, photography group, scenery group, modeling group, actor group, recording group, lighting group, field service group...... It can be said that the team needed to make a movie is readily available.

Eighty percent of these people are teachers and students who are still on vacation from Nortel, and they want to take the opportunity to earn extra money, and the remaining two percent

, which is idle staff in other film studios.

Therefore, the total number of people filming this time is quite large, a full 88 people.

If this number is placed in the future generations, it will definitely not be much, after all, if you want to make a movie in the 21st century, why can't the film crew have one or two hundred people.

But in China in the 80s, the photography crew of 88 people was quite luxurious.

After all, these are all core personnel, not including group performances and the like, and many people are multi-talented.

For example, some of them are also responsible for lighting, recording and even stage work.

There are also some supporting actors, and when they are not filming by themselves, they have to do some chores such as field work, such as lighting, logistics, etc.

In fact, because there are not many plots in this film itself, there is no need for so much.

According to Xu Qingdong's original estimate, more than 40 people can also shoot.

But because Cao Zhiqiang's request for filming time was too urgent, and he still needed to shoot a lot of scenery, he called some more people over.

Anyway, the travel expenses were all paid by Cao Zhiqiang, and he didn't care, so Xu Qingdong wished that there were more people under him.

As for the people hired by Xu Qingdong, most of them are teachers and classmates from Nortel, and now it is summer vacation, and they are willing to come to earn extra money.

Even if you don't make money, if someone invites you to travel for free, and the travel expenses are fully reimbursed, then who is not happy.

Of course, although Cao Zhiqiang fully reimbursed the travel expenses, he must not be treated by everyone.

For example, Cao Zhiqiang and his two sisters, as well as Xu Qingdong and Zhu Lin, can naturally take a plane to Jinling, and the accommodation is also an ultra-luxury hotel like Jinling Hotel.

The travel expenses of these people were all paid by Cao Zhiqiang out of his own pocket, and they were not included in the public expenses of the photography crew.

But other people, including other actors and crew members, etc., all went by train, and stayed in the guest house arranged by Jinling Yuhong Machinery Factory, and the meals were also uniformly in accordance with the cadre meal standard of four dishes and one soup in the canteen.

What? It's not fair?

It's not fair, don't come!

No one is asking you to come!

It's all a market economy, and everyone is willing to do it.

This time, the photography team was actually recruited temporarily, and it was not a fixed team.

In other words, for most people, coming to film this time is just doing odd jobs, earning extra money, and exchanging labor for quick money, I really think how important it is for me!

If you have the ability, you can also pay out of your own pocket to fly and stay in a hotel, that's no problem.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang can only think about these words in his heart, and he definitely can't say them.

The external caliber is that Cao Zhiqiang has every opportunity, time is precious, and taking a plane is also out of official needs, and he wants to represent the machinery factory and the publishing house to come to Jinling to negotiate other business, not just to film.

As for Zhu Lin and Xu Qingdong, who stayed in a hotel by plane, it was purely a follow-up, which belonged to the help of friends, and they couldn't be envious.