From the "big villain" who oppressed the entire crew to the drunken "idiot", the degree of social death, even with the thickness of Wang Wei's skin, takes a few days to digest.

didn't want to go to the company to be teased by Lao Wang and others, and during the few days of rest after the completion of "Genius Gunman", Wang Wei went to visit the other two crews in Dunhuang.

The crew of "Charlotte's Troubles" and the crew of "My Sassy Girlfriend" almost started on the front and back, and Wang Wei went to the latter first.

He didn't bother Director Zhuang Geng, who was filming, but first found the executive producer.

If the producer is the overall person in charge of the entire project, the executive producer is the one appointed by the producer to be responsible for executing the production of the project.

"Let's talk about it, how is Director Zhuang doing?" Wang Wei asked directly.

"I was a little immature at the beginning, but it was obvious that it was the first time to lead a whole crew, and I liked to worry about all the things of the crew, which caused the crew to run a little chaotic for a while." The executive producer told the truth.

"But he was very adjustable, and before I could remind him, he realized that he had to learn to let go, and believed that the team could solve their own problems, and then he fully entered the role of director."

The executive producer is full of praise: "When he got into the groove, he focused on one thing – he conceived the film and how to bring it to life on the screen. Moreover, his imagination amazed me. In the same scene, he can always find a very alternative angle, which is full of fun. ”

Wang Wei looked at his expression and smiled: "I guess the next is - but ......"

The executive producer laughs: "But, because of this, he keeps trying new ideas for the same scene, and even encourages the actors to play on their own, and keeps shooting many times." ”

"My concern was that it would hinder the filming schedule and more likely lead to overspending."

Wang Wei listened, pondered for a moment, didn't say anything, and watched the sample film first.

Just look at it, and you can see the problem.

Often for directors, the biggest challenge is not to determine what they really need, but to determine what they don't need.

A shot is to a scene what a tree is to a forest, and the director must first see the whole forest to determine whether the tree should be planted or not.

Zhuang Geng is not like Wang Wei, before shooting, he already has a clear and stereotyped film in his mind for reference, and the shot is almost the final usable material!

When he was shooting, he could come up with a new idea from time to time, and then he had to shoot it, and he would wait for the later editing to finalize the most suitable choice.

That's understandable, but he doesn't get the balance between "needing enough material" and "keeping the shot on schedule" — the latter giving way to the former.

Later, Wang Wei also exchanged experiences with Zhuang Geng in this regard, but given that the whole crew was waiting during the filming of "My Sassy Girlfriend", the two were not easy to talk about.

The most important thing is that a lot of experience can only be accumulated through practice. Zhuang Geng, as a novice director, you have to let go of him and let him have a process of learning and adapting.

So in the end, Wang Wei could only hand over the responsibility to the executive producer: "You first have to ensure the smooth shooting of Director Zhuang, but you should also pay attention to reminding him to ensure the filming progress." ”

Seeing the executive producer's bitter face, Wang Wei shrugged his shoulders and said that he fully understands your difficulties, but you have to do it.

There is no way, accompanying the newcomers out of the novice village is like this, there will be countless challenges of losing blood and dying, and the producer always has to take on more responsibilities.

It's not that he refuses to let go, but as soon as the filming schedule is delayed, the budget is almost 100% overspent, and he doesn't want to usher in Lao Wang's roar.

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Compared with Zhuang Geng, Kim Jae-ku, the director of "Charlotte's Troubles", is much more sophisticated.

He is the kind of director who makes a detailed shooting plan and then requires every member of the crew to complete the task strictly according to the daily notice.

The fact that the filming schedule makes way for whimsical ideas is unlikely to happen to him at all.

It's hard to say who is good and who is bad in his two completely different styles from Zhuang Geng, and the director still has to rely on his works to prove himself in the end.

But at the moment, the executive producer of "Charlotte's Troubles" is much more worry-free.

When Wang Wei visited the class, he chatted with the leading actor Shen Yan for the longest time.

Kim Jae-ku really invited Shen Yan, a comedy superstar, by virtue of his friendship, which is also an important reason why "Charlotte's Troubles" was established earlier than "My Sassy Girlfriend".

"In fact, it's not just because of my friendship with Director Jin, but also because of the script." After learning that Wang Wei was the screenwriter of the script, Shen Yan immediately pulled him excitedly and chatted.

"Director Wang, you should also be a lover of stage plays, there is no sense of disobedience when this script is moved to the theater, the laughter is so dense that you don't have time to breathe, a small stalk every minute, a big stalk every three minutes, as if it has been tempered by thousands of times, amazing!"

Wang Wei waved his hand, and the business boasted to each other: "Laughing at this thing, it is very mysterious, and different people with the same burden will have different effects when they shake it." It's like you Shen Yan, this face is pestle there, even if you read a product manual, it makes people want to be happy. ”

Shen Yan grinned, and Wang Wei unconsciously laughed.

He really resembles the comedian with the same surname in his memory, and has a temperament that makes people relax.

There is such a thing as screen charm, it really makes no sense, Shen Yan's big fat face is to please the audience.

So after "Charlotte's Troubles" joined by Shen Yan, Wang Wei was not worried at all.

Of course, the chat between the two is not simply a business blow.

At least, Shen Yan discussed with Wang Wei to adapt "Charlotte's Troubles" into a drama and put it on the stage of the Capital Grand Theater.

But that's all there is to it, he was soon summoned by Director Jin again and joined in the intense shooting.

Wang Wei watched the shooting for a while, couldn't find anything wrong, and was about to leave, when he was suddenly attracted by a small episode.

The crew is filming a clip of "Charlotte's teacher shows off his kung fu and knocks over a group of gangsters with three punches and two feet".

But one of the actors, who played the gangster, apparently did not act according to the script.

"Click!"

The assistant director pointed at him and scolded: "The boy has water in his head? Did I tell you to act like that? ”

The "gangster" actor explained very seriously: "According to the background and personality of the character, I should play it naughty and contradictory here, so that it will be more funny......"

The assistant director looked at him with a serious analysis, but he just wanted to slap his ears to death: "TMD, do you think you are a screenwriter or a director!" A small character who doesn't have a minute and a half, you have a background character with me, you just have to be put down neatly! ”

"Can you do it? If you can't do it, get out of here, don't waste the crew's time. ”

The "gangster" actor was silent.

Wang Wei, who was watching from the sidelines, could see that he was not convinced.

The filming continued, and this time he acted in accordance with the requirements of the script in a decent manner, and it was over.

But what impressed Wang Wei was his previous performance.

That kind of serious and somewhat nonsensical performance style......

Wang Wei looked at him again, although it was smooth, he was not happy, but his face was a little lonely that was not understood.

Well, that's kind of interesting.

Wang Wei whispered to Assistant Ding beside him: "You help me find the information of this actor." ”

Assistant Ding was puzzled, and also glanced at the "gangster" actor a few times.

Like, there's nothing special!

Not very handsome; acting, looking average; It's just a group performance, and it definitely doesn't have any background...... Why would the boss be interested in him?

Wang Wei didn't explain.

He squinted his eyes and thought: This visit class is really right, maybe he can really pick up a leak!

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