Chapter 90: The Crew of "Star You" (Ask for the first order!) )
"Director Qin, what do you think of this house? Is it eligible? ”
Producer Wang took Qin Muchu to visit Qin Mingzhe and Zeng Yueli's house.
Qin Mingzhe and Zeng Yueli are the names of Du Minjun and Qian Songyi after their name changes.
The names of the people in the play are all based on the names of the actors.
In other words, Qin Muchu unexpectedly starred as the male lead.
For the male and female protagonists' homes that occupy a large number of shots in the play, Qin Muchu attaches great importance to them.
He first looked at the door lock, the community of the male and female protagonists in "Star You" is very high-end, and the door lock is not the kind that is opened with a key, it is a smart password lock.
In 2006, such door locks were not widely used in the Celestial Empire, and only a few communities had this configuration.
Producer Wang noticed that Qin Muchu's gaze was on the door lock, and immediately stepped forward to introduce:
"According to your requirements, we have searched Hengdian and there is no eligible house.
Either the house can, but it's not a combination lock; Either it's a combination lock, but the house doesn't meet the requirements.
So we can only choose the house that meets your requirements, and then discuss with the homeowner to change the door lock to an intelligent password. ”
Qin Muchu nodded, reaching out to touch the display screen of the smart lock.
"Ding, welcome home."
The display was heard with the sound of mechanical electronics, followed by a few numbers.
"And with voice?"
Qin Muchu was a little surprised.
Producer Wang smiled:
"Yes, we bought the most high-end one, voice function, touch screen, password unlocking, we really don't have many manufacturers in China to do this thing, or imported from South Korea."
Qin Muchu thought for a moment and suddenly asked:
"What does this lock say?"
Producer Wang was stunned, this question really stumped him.
"Director Qin, wait a minute."
Qin Muchu nodded, he had just heard the door lock speak, and suddenly thought of a scene where Zeng Yueli was drunk and admitted the wrong door, crying and making trouble at the door of Qin Mingzhe's house, shouting "Open the sesame door".
If the door lock can have a strange exchange with Zeng Yueli, maybe this scene can be more interesting.
Producer Wang said to the attendant behind him:
"Go and call the props to buy this lock."
"Yes."
The attendant agreed, turned and ran away.
After a while, props were brought.
The prop is a young man in his twenties, he is just one of the many prop masters, and this time he proposed to go to South Korea to buy a smart door lock.
Because he had seen such a lock on a Korean variety show before.
was suddenly called and said that the director and producer were looking for him, and he thought there was something wrong with the door lock, and he was a little nervous.
"What does this lock say?" Producer Wang asked when he saw the props coming.
Speak? What to say? Isn't there a problem with the door lock?
The prop breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while, and said:
"Welcome home, wrong password, correct password ......"
Qin Muchu frowned, it was difficult to achieve the effect he expected with these few words.
"That's all?" Seeing Qin Muchu's expression, Producer Wang knew that he was dissatisfied, so he hurriedly asked the Taoist again.
These few sentences are not enough, are you going to fall in love with it?
The prop scolded angrily in his heart, but he didn't dare to show anything on his face, frowning and thinking hard.
Suddenly remembering that the Korean stick looked proud when he bought this door lock, boasting about how advanced and intelligent the door lock was, he patted his head:
"By the way, it also has a recording function, and those words just now can be changed according to the user's needs!"
"Can you change it?"
It was Qin Muchu who spoke this time, and he looked at the props with shining eyes.
"Yes, Director Qin, it can be changed, it's quite simple, do you want to change it now?"
The props looked at this director, who was younger than himself, and knew that he was the biggest boss of the crew.
It can be said that it covers the sky with one hand.
This is what the master who brought him told him.
There are also small gangs in the crew.
Like logistics, makeup, props, cinematography, actors, and even directors and investors.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, even if the nominal director of the crew, sometimes in the face of these small groups, in order for the film and TV series to continue filming, he has to turn a blind eye and compromise and make concessions.
But the crew of "Star You" is different.
In any situation, no matter how the people below fight, once there is a contradiction, whatever the director says, no matter how big the contradiction is, it must be temporarily resolved.
The props didn't believe in the master's words, he had also mixed with a lot of crews, and he had never seen a director so strong.
But now seeing that Producer Wang, who represents the investor Huayi, is groveling in front of Qin Muchu, the props believe it.
"No, I'll change it when I think about what to record." Qin Muchu shook his head.
If you can record, then there is a lot of creative space.
He is confident that he will change that scene to be more exciting than the original.
"Director Qin, let's go in and have a look?"
Seeing that Qin Muchu finished asking the question, Wang supervised and said.
"Okay."
Walking into the room, the spacious living room is a small artificial rockery with flowing water from the top to the pool below, and there are a few green plants in the pool, which is lush and full of life.
Qin Muchu walked through the living room and came to the outermost sunny floor-to-ceiling window, where a simulated tree was planted, about three meters high.
The floor-to-ceiling windows are huge, probably only a lap smaller than the screen in the cinema.
It's daytime, and the sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, through the leaves of the artificial trees, and the living room is full of flecks of gold, full of warmth.
Qin Muchu walked to the window and looked out the window, high-rise buildings, cars coming and going.
The nearest building was topped by a huge billboard.
"Speaking of that billboard, when we hung it up, many locals in Hengdian asked which star this was and what products they endorsed." Producer Wang said with a smile.
Qin Muchu looked at the hanging billboard,
"I hope that after the TV series airs, such billboards can really be everywhere."
Producer Wang was stunned, and quickly understood what Qin Muchu meant, and said in a loud voice:
"It must be, Director Qin's play will definitely be a hit."
"The whole of Asia is hanging." Qin Muchu said again.
“……”
Producer Wang stopped talking.
If you don't accept it, you can't do it, the big guys brag bigger than others.
After reading the rooms of the male and female protagonists, Qin Muchu was still very satisfied overall, and only proposed amendments in some small details.
"How's the actor, have they all arrived?" Qin Muchu asked again.
Speaking of which, he is not very competent as a director, filming will start tomorrow, and he has not officially met with the actors.
It's all to blame on Zhou Huimin.
"It's all here, their schedules are quite empty, and they all checked into the arranged hotel a week ago."
Deputy Director Ma, who had been silently following behind Qin Muchu, replied.
He is responsible for the general logistics of the crew, and he arranges the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the actors.
"Let's call them to have a meeting at seven o'clock tonight to talk about the script and the understanding of the characters, and I have seen the makeup photos sent to me by the designer and the makeup artist, which is not bad.
At five o'clock this afternoon, I also called them to have a meeting to talk about their views on the actors' looks.
By the way, I haven't taken my makeup photos yet, haven't they been urging me, ...... in the afternoon? Two o'clock, or one o'clock, let them put on my makeup and try on my clothes......"
Qin Muchu said as he walked, and Deputy Director Ma, who was following behind, kept recording with a pen.
This filming of the TV series made Qin Muchu truly realize that it is not easy and complicated to make a film, although there are many things to share, there are still many things that must be handled by him personally.
In comparison, "The Gift of Room Seven" is much simpler.
An abandoned factory and a second uncle do everything.
"Director Qin, I've written it down, I'll send someone to inform you immediately." Deputy Director Ma stopped writing.
"Well, I'll go see the videographer......"
Qin Muchu just wanted to leave, but Deputy Director Ma said again:
"Director Qin, wait, Teacher Cui from Yanying just now came to you, it seems that something is wrong."
Qin Muchu stopped,
"Where is Mr. Cui now?"
"Hotel."
……
Hengdian Movie Star Hotel.
Because it is located in the center of the bustling downtown of Hengdian, it has become the first choice for many crews.
And its tenants are the same as its name, many movie stars live here.
"Knock knock."
Qin Muchu knocked on the door.
"Here we go."
Soon the cat's eyes went dark, and the door opened.
"Xiao Qin, come in, come in, I just went to the crew to find you, and the assistant director said you weren't there."
Teacher Cui warmly welcomed Qin Muchu into the room.
"Sit down, I'll pour some water."
"Don't, I'll pour you water, you sit first."
How dare Qin Muchu let Teacher Cui serve him, gently pressed Teacher Cui on the sofa, went to find a kettle and poured two glasses of water before sitting on the sofa with half of his buttocks.
There is no "Ge You Lying" on the Hong Kong Island side.
Teacher Cui had satisfaction in his eyes.
Respecting teachers always makes people happy.
"Xiao Qin, the teacher is looking for you this time, but he actually has something to ask you." Teacher Cui said.
Qin Muchu immediately sat up straight:
"Whatever you ask for or not, you can do it, as long as I can do it, I will do it."
"Say nice things!" Teacher Cui smiled happily.
"Then the teacher will say it directly."
"You say."
"In our school, there is a special teacher, to be precise, he used to be your senior, but he is from the higher vocational class of the acting department."
The higher vocational class of the performance department is different from the undergraduate class.
Its enrollment conditions are easier, and most of the applicants are those who have worked in the society, not students.
The duration of study is two years, the tuition fee is more expensive than that of undergraduates, and after graduation, you will get a college degree.
It's a bit of a way to spend money to Yanying to train acting skills.
In terms of the degree of attention, the school is certainly not comparable with the undergraduate class.
It is equivalent to one being a son and the other being picked up.
But there have never been big stars in the higher vocational class, the most famous is Huang Bo, who is from the dubbing department.
is also in the same session as Liu Xiqian.
If you don't strictly say it, they are classmates.
"Don't look down on him just because he's a senior class, this kid is hardworking and resilient.
During his time at school, he also served as the president of the student council of the college, and later stayed on as a teaching assistant because of his excellent performance.
It's this look, it's too much of a loss, it's too reluctant to play the male lead, and I can only play some small supporting roles. Teacher Cui sighed.
Qin Muchu listened to Teacher Cui's introduction of this "senior brother", and inexplicably felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.
"You mean you want me to give him a role?" Qin Muchu asked.
"Hey, no, no, the teacher knows that the roles in this play are basically set, but aren't there still some roles to be recruited temporarily? Some characters who don't show their faces, or can be scanned with a little camera, you see if you can use him. ”
Teacher Cui looked at Qin Muchu.
Qin Muchu was silent, thinking about which characters were eligible.
Seeing that Qin Muchu didn't speak, Teacher Cui thought that he was embarrassed, and hurriedly said:
"If it's troublesome, forget it, I'll just mention it."
"No, teacher, you're mistaken, I'm thinking about which roles meet your requirements. That's it, there is also a male colleague in the male protagonist's office, there are a few shots and lines, don't be too little, the main thing is that the other characters have a radish and a pit, and they all have the main ......"
Qin Mingzhe is a university professor, and he is not the only teacher in the office, but there are others, a man and two women.
Qin Muchu said that the male colleague has very few scenes, and it is estimated that it will add up to less than a minute when cut into the finished film.
Of course, this kind of small role will not be taken out when auditioning, and it is usually a star cameo or a special appointment to be played in the film and television city.
Don't look at this role as very small, but it can definitely cause a coax in the Hengdian group performance.
shows his face and has lines, this is a treatment only available to "big special", and the name of the star can appear on the list of crew members at the end of the film.
It's a qualification.
Even if you don't give money, there are people who want to act.
Sure enough, Teacher Cui listened to Qin Muchu's words, and her face showed surprise, she originally thought that she could make a role of a front-row onlooker.
Unexpectedly, Qin Muchu also gave a character with a face and lines.
Happily said:
"That's a good feeling, I'll let him come over and show you, if it's not suitable......"
Qin Muchu waved his hand and interrupted Teacher Cui's words:
"It's not an important role, it's not appropriate for you to speak in person, you just let him go to the meeting with you at seven o'clock in the evening."
In fact, for this kind of small role, the actors do not need to attend the meeting at night, and the people who attend are all important leading actors.
But since it was Teacher Cui who spoke, Qin Muchu was willing to sell this face.
Qin Muchu paused, and then said:
"Besides, this senior brother is not good-looking, and he can be praised by you so much, it can be seen that he is indeed excellent to a certain extent."
Mr. Cui was quite happy to listen to it, until he heard that something was wrong.
Half a reverberation:
"You mean I look at my students?"
Qin Muchu raised his head, looked at the ceiling and did not speak.
"You monkey! You shouldn't have passed the art exam in the first place! ”
Teacher Cui pretended to be angry and nodded Qin Muchu's forehead.
"Hehe, isn't it your old wisdom to recruit me in?" Qin Muchu hurriedly coaxed.
"No skin, no face! Is this praising me or praising myself! Teacher Cui couldn't hold back and laughed.
"By the way, teacher, what is the name of the senior brother you mentioned?"
"His name is Zhang Songwen."
(End of chapter)