Chapter 436: Shooting in an Exotic Country
April 10th.
After Fang Ziheng attended the opening ceremony of the Boao Economic Forum, after four meetings in two days on the 8th and 9th, he flew directly from Sanya to Jinling.
There are two biggest takeaways from this trip.
First: At the first dinner on the evening of the 8th, Fang Ziheng was fortunate to sit at a table with the boss of the central bank and chatted about the issue of Hengyu's payment.
Hengyu payment is about to pass the review in the near future, online operation, half a year to a year, if the development is fast, depending on the situation from the regional payment license to the national payment license.
The boss of the central bank also reminded Fang Ziheng that if you want to develop online payment, you must have cloud computing in hand to ensure the property security of the people.
The reminder of experts in the financial field seemed to be one or two sentences, but it shocked Fang Ziheng's heart, and he saw the vision pattern higher and farther.
Second: Through the roundtable meeting of the film and television, media and cultural industries held on the morning of the 9th, Hengyu Media has laid the first private enterprise in the true sense.
As the only invited film and television private enterprise, Fang Ziheng spoke as an international director and chairman of Hengyu Media, describing the prospects and future of China's film and television industry, media industry and entertainment industry to more than 50 countries.
Many people sitting next to Fang Ziheng have also changed from Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian and others to the heads of radio satellite TV stations in various provinces.
This kind of treatment is not even the king of Huayi in the previous life, which shows Fang Ziheng's current status in the field of Chinese film and television.
April 12th.
After a day in Jinling, the crew of "I Am Not the God of Medicine" boarded a charter flight to India.
This time I went abroad, naturally, to shoot the plot of buying medicine in India in the movie.
Fang Ziheng chose the location in Mumbai's Dahavi, the first in Asia and the second largest in the world.
In Mumbai, India, among the nearly 2,000 large and small slums, Dahawi is the largest.
With a total area of only 1.75 square kilometers, the number of inhabitants has reached millions.
Fang Ziheng hopes to show the audience the extremely real India, so that the Chinese people can understand the situation of their neighbors' homes.
In order to better present the details of the movie, the crew did not block the road during the filming of the entire Indian location, but adopted a candid shooting method throughout the whole process.
on the plane.
Fang Ziheng sat in business class, his head resting on the chair, slightly tilted, and he looked like an uncle.
Fang Rou wore a professional suit and sat behind him, holding a document in her hand and whispering.
"Tengxun brought the funds over, a total of 3.335 billion, and the 5 billion repurchased by the group has also been in place, and the private placement was completed yesterday afternoon, and the group controls 58.3% of the shares."
"What about the share price? Still falling? Fang Ziheng nodded and asked.
After listing, the stock price will generally fluctuate, and the vast majority of stocks will fall after increasing the number of shares.
Hengyu Mutual Entertainment is no exception.
Before Tengxun's capital injection, Hengyu Mutual Entertainment's share price rose from 43.2 yuan on the first day to 83.375 yuan, with a total market value of 66.7 billion.
The day after the capital injection, Hengyu's share price fell by 15%, from 83.375 yuan to 70.869 yuan.
On the third day, yesterday, the stock price fell again to $65.654.
"At present, it has entered a stable position, with a stock price of 62.24 yuan before boarding, and a total market value of 99.584 billion!"
The corners of Fang Rou's mouth rose, and she said happily.
The total share capital of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment has increased from 800 million shares to 1.6 billion shares, and the market value has skyrocketed again, approaching 100 billion, which instantly throws Huayi away.
If the stock price can be stabilized in the next month, and when the summer season comes, then Hengyu Mutual Entertainment will really be stable!
To be honest, if it weren't for the two lives, Fang Ziheng's mood would only be crazy with excitement.
The 100 billion media empire will be completed in five years in its own hands.
Even now, sitting on the plane, he is still a little fluttery, glad that he has chosen his old career in this life.
Five years of strong output have made a lot of changes in the Chinese film and television industry in this life compared with the previous life.
The most intuitive feeling is that the audience's taste of movies has improved, and the number of high-quality TV series has increased.
In the film and television industry, although it is about to enter the era of IP and traffic, the entertainment industry has an additional Hengyu Media that is obsessed with high-quality content, and a group of lovely people who sincerely promote Chinese films.
And the leader of all this is him Fang Ziheng!
Allow him to float for a while!
"Xiaorou, does the group have any news about Huayi Brothers and Tengxun Pictures?"
"Yes."
Hearing Fang Ziheng's question, Fang Rou turned the last page of the document and said in a condensed voice: "The news from the president's office at eight o'clock last night that Tengxun Pictures will set up a big entertainment group on April 15, and Sister Xiang will go to participate on behalf of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment. ”
"In addition, Huayi Brothers is preparing to establish a joint distribution company, and the currently interested cinemas include Dadi Cinema Line, Oscar Cinema Line under Helan Culture Film and Television Group, and Bona International Cinema!"
"Oh, when did Yu Dong and Wang Zhongjun become so close?"
Fang Ziheng's eyes were surprised, and he sat down suddenly, taking the document and reading it in detail.
In the news that came, Wang Zhongjun not only said that he would move the three theater chains, but also tried to find cooperation with the soon-to-be-established Tengxun Entertainment Group.
Tengxun has micro-tickets, which can enhance the ticket purchase business of the joint issuing company and increase the publicity and distribution capacity.
Fang Ziheng thought about it for a while, and guessed the reason for Bona's cooperation with Huayi.
Yu Dong is definitely an ambitious person!
Cooperate with Huayi, at least you don't have to worry about being Wang Zhongjun's younger brother.
Previously, Fang Ziheng did not throw an olive branch to Yu Dong, invited Bona to join the Big Dipper, and promised to sell the shares of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment.
Yu Dong said yes, but he never took action.
Compared with the glamorous Wang Changtian, Yu Dong's temperament is more rigid, and the project cooperation premium is okay, but the group's in-depth cooperation is not done.
Let him go!
Shaking his head, Fang Ziheng skipped this matter and didn't think much about it.
Huayi established a joint distribution company, and there was an example in the previous life, which seemed to be called Kyushu Distribution, and later changed to Huaying World.
However, in the previous life, Huayi cooperated with Magic Shadow and Ali Pictures.
Unexpectedly, in this life, Wang Zhongjun actually released the pigeons of the horse and looked for Tengxun cooperation instead.
Interesting, interesting!
Thinking of this, Fang Ziheng's heart moved, and the other party explained softly: "You go back and contact Andy, and ask her to make an appointment with the heads of Guangxian, Wanda Film and Television, and Xingmei Cinema to discuss the matter of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment's shareholding." ”
Guangxian, Wanda Film and Television, and Xingmei Cinema Line are shareholders of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment, and Guangxian and Xingmei do not have many shares, only 2% after dilution, worth 1.9 billion.
Wanda Film and Television followed up with Hengyu Mutual Entertainment's private placement, still owning 8.5% of the shares, worth 8.07 billion.
In addition, there is also Baoli Cinema Line, which also owns 2% of the shares of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment.
However, as early as when Hengyu Media acquired Baoli Huayi, it invested 260 million soft sister coins in Baoli Cinemas, accounting for 15% of the shares.
In the follow-up expansion of Baoli Cinema Line, Hengyu Media has never dropped the chain and has always followed the investment to maintain the shares.
Hengyu Mutual Entertainment has ceded its interests, and it is the turn of Guangxian, Wanda Film and Television, and Xingmei Cinemas.
Only by holding shares, coupled with the Wuzhou distribution under Hengyu Mutual Entertainment after the establishment of Guangxian and Xingmei, Fang Ziheng was completely relieved of Wang Changtian and Tan Hong.
Hengyu Media has Big Dipper Company, connecting Hengyu Cinema Line, Wanda Cinema Line, Jinyi Zhujiang Cinema Line, Hengyu Film and Television Cinema Line, and Baoli Cinema Line.
Hengyu Mutual Entertainment has five continents for distribution, linking glamorous media and Xingmei Cinemas.
The two film and television companies of Guangxian and Wanda Film and Television, plus six cinema chains, as well as Hengyu's own cinema line, Hengyu Mutual Entertainment's distribution ability is second only to China Film on the surface.
In fact, with the addition of Hengyu Maoyan APP and Tudou Video, the hard power of Hengyu Mutual Entertainment's distribution has to be three points stronger.
In June, Hengyu's first movie "Campus Youth 2" this year was released, and then you can know how much effect the joint distribution of multiple companies can have.
Following.
The plane fended off India and then made a transit to Mumbai.
The whole group took a day off, went out with the team that produced the film, and communicated with the local government with the instructions of the embassy.
Transnational shooting, the venue is rented, and China Film generally comes forward to solve the problem.
14th, 7 a.m.
Several vans, chased by a group of small children, came to an ordinary street in Mumbai.
When they arrived at the place, the crew split into two.
Assistant director Wen Muye led a team of people to arrange the scene with the Indian company that had been arranged in advance.
Fang Ziheng asked Xu Zheng to put on makeup first, and he discussed the details of the shooting with the photography team and lighting team.
There is no need to adjust the big aspects, in the previous shooting plan, there are plans for camera movements, script scripts, actors' behaviors, and even which real group performances are captured.
When I arrived at the location, the subtle situation was different from the big plan, so there were fine-tuning before the start of filming.
After discussing for a while, Fang Ziheng made a final decision: "In this way, it is still in accordance with the previous style, maintaining the style of realistic themes, and letting the camera follow the characters closely and follow the actors' performances for fine-tuning."
In addition, some shaky shots were added to emphasize the insecurity that the actor exudes after arriving in a foreign country. ”
"Understood, I'll take care of the details."
Qin Fei, the leader of the photography team, nodded heavily, and then asked: "Director, for the audience's sense of substitution and realism, I suggest not using too many rotating and cutting mirrors." ”
"Well, use two more medium and long lenses, but when showing the customs of India and the surrounding environment of the actors, you can cut the lens appropriately, remember, the close-up is lowered, it must be clear, the depth of field should be close, the long-range view should be raised, slightly low-pitched, and the long-range view should be shallow, and the change of the actor's demeanor should be highlighted."
Fang Ziheng pondered for a while, and then said two more words.
When shooting in a messy environment, you must pay attention to the balance between the environment and the actors, and never let the environment take away the brilliance of the actors.
Especially when moving the camera from a distance, it is best to lean down into the air to narrow the range of the environment in focus, and then apply a shallow field to blur the clarity of the environment.
Otherwise, the clutter alone will make the audience play and take their attention away from the actors.
Qin Fei is the new head of the crew's photography team, with strong ability and is very good at understanding Fang Ziheng's ideas and creativity.
The previous team leader was asked by Wu Jing to be the assistant director, cinematographer, and art director of "Wolf Warrior".
It's a high promotion, if you accumulate enough, the next step is to become a director!
After the discussion, Fang Ziheng waved his hand and asked Qin Fei to find a seat, while he himself walked around the street twice with two field affairs.
One thing to say, India can unscrupulously imitate many special drugs, which Fang Ziheng admires very much.
Capital has always been bloody, drugs developed with a billion funds, produced at a cost of 10 billion, and at least 100 billion profits have to be sold.
Although the imitations in India have the selfish intentions of the local government, the drugs they produce do work, and they are really cheap.
It is not an exaggeration to praise a poor and backward place that can produce Grenin, which is not available in most countries in the world!
An hour later, the actor's ready voice came over the intercom.
Fang Ziheng led people back, walked into a store, and came to the set up monitor.
He looked at Xu Zheng, who was wearing makeup, and smiled: "Ready, do you want to play against each other?" ”
"No, I've memorized all the details!" Xu Zheng grinned and patted his round belly, quite confident.
"OK, let's get started!"
Fang Ziheng didn't worry about it, sat on the director's chair, picked up the walkie-talkie and gave instructions.
"Actors ready!"
"Ready!"
"Scene 95, first shot, start!"
Moment.
The crew was silent, except for a few employees who were acting in groups, and the others took three steps and two steps to avoid the scope of the set.
Three cameras were turned on at the same time, one in the car and two on the street.
Thundered..
Cheng Yong, played by Xu Zheng, took a taxi and entered the street from the intersection, he wanted to go to the factory to buy goods and smuggle Glenin.
The taxi came slowly, very slowly, and the camera on the car shook to clearly record the crowded crowd on the street.
The streets are full of people, and this country has shown people all over the world how strong they are in terms of fertility.
Seeing that the taxi was advancing fifty meters, Fang Ziheng made a gesture to switch the camera to the No. 2 machine.
The No. 2 machine soared about five meters above the ground, giving a panoramic view of the street, and the camera slowly pulled up, looking down slightly.
Poor, dirty, noisy, and full of people.
Fang Ziheng stared at the monitor, and several sets of words came to his mind.
In less than five seconds, he waved his hand again, and the camera quickly switched to camera No. 3.
The No. 3 camera is facing the taxi, mainly shooting the medium scene and the side and side of the actors.
A group of gray children appeared, grinning and coming to the left and right sides of the taxi, running along and slapping the glass windows.
More than 20 children are not the group performances found by Fang Ziheng, but the real situation in the local area.
Whenever you meet outsiders, people of different skin colors come to this street, there will be children who are curious to watch.
This is an old Indian tradition where adults pick up trains and children pick up cars.
A small taxi, for them, is no problem.
After flipping through the middle scene and shooting the background, Fang Ziheng issued a new order.
"Push up the No. 3 machine and convert the close-up close-up!"
"Roger!"
Camera No. 3 followed the car and pointed the camera at Xu Zheng in the car.
As a master of acting, Xu Zheng has an instinctive sensitivity to the camera, and his calm face changed his expression as soon as the camera was pushed over.
Tired, irritable, disgusted.
Glancing at the reluctant children outside the car, Xu Zheng finally got impatient, he shook down a few glasses and waved them not to follow.
As he continued to wave his hand, the group of children also felt his dissatisfaction, and gradually stopped and dispersed.
Xu Zheng glanced at the rearview mirror, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing a touch of contempt and disgust.
These children are so annoying, they are like his sons, obedient and well-behaved, cute and caring.
This scene mainly shows Cheng Yong's psychological perspective.
A down-and-out little person in China, after arriving in the foreign country of India, his psychology has changed, despising people who are poorer than him and looking down on more backward places.
In this kind of glass heart, not only Cheng Yong in the movie, but also countless similar people in reality.
Regardless of the side, the popular 'first sword ashore, first cut the person in mind' after two years is an extension of this psychology.
(End of chapter)