Ningbo Xiangshan Film and Television City.

Compared with the previous life, the scale here is now larger, covering an area of more than 2,300 acres, and there is no end in sight.

The entire film and television city is divided into several theme scenic spots, and Shuihu City is only a relatively small one of them.

The crew of "Water Margin" came over this time, not only to shoot in Water Margin City, but also to shoot some scenes in Song City.

Gu Bei hasn't been here for more than two years, the first time he came, it was still a large wasteland, with only a few scattered families, and the second time he came, the construction work here had already begun.

Now it is the third time, the construction work is still not over, the Qin Palace not far away is being completed, but the crew of "Hero" has been stationed, in addition to Tang Cheng, the current construction progress is only half completed.

"That area, now that the city government has been assigned to us, I plan to build a smaller version of the Forbidden City there."

Xu Xiaoming said, his face was full of excitement, he has been in the mainland for several years, and has been in charge of the construction of the film and television city.

I am more familiar with the mountains and rivers here than the locals.

"A miniature version of the Forbidden City? I'm afraid that area isn't enough, right? ”

Gu Bei was a little skeptical.

"It doesn't matter if the place is small, it's not to replicate the Forbidden City one by one, just to build a Qianqing Palace and build some palace buildings, as long as it can meet the shooting requirements."

Gu Bei nodded, if it can really be built, almost all domestic Qing palace dramas will be attracted here in the future.

The real Forbidden City, because Li Hanxiang filmed "Listening to Politics with a Curtain", caused a certain amount of damage to the palace complex, and later the cultural and tourism department issued a ban, and no crew was allowed to enter the Forbidden City for filming.

The only time an exception was made in 87 when Italian director Bertolucci was filming "The Last Emperor", and he was allowed to enter.

However, at that time, the old Italian man was still under the guise of making a documentary, and when the filming was over, the higher-level authorities found out, and as a result, irreversible damage was caused to several palaces in the Forbidden City.

Since then, no crew has been able to get in.

When Tianzhuang Zhuang filmed "The Great Eunuch Li Lianying", I didn't know how many people I found, but the final reply was still - no!

filmed the Qing Palace Drama, and even the Forbidden City was not allowed to enter, so how could it be filmed?

If there is a miniature version of the Forbidden City here in Xiangshan, I believe it will definitely have a great attraction to the crew filming Qing court dramas.

After going around in a circle, Xu Xiaoming took Gu Bei to Shuihu City, which was built according to the description of Liangshanbo in the original book, and there were some villages around it, as well as the streets of the Song Dynasty.

After the project of "Water Margin" was established, CCTV sent people to investigate, and the result is that it can meet the shooting needs of most of the scenes in "Water Margin".

In other words, in the next two and a half years, the crew of "Water Margin" will be resident here.

When Gu Bei and Xu Xiaoming came over, the crew had already started preparations before filming under the arrangement of assistant director Zhu Xiaofeng.

Wu Xiaodong gave a lecture to the group performers who had changed their clothes on the side.

The first scene to be filmed is that Wu Song killed the tiger in Jingyanggang, and was reported to the county magistrate of Yanggu County by the hunters.

Later, he met Wu Dalang on the street.

"How's it going?"

Gu Bei introduced Xu Xiaoming to Zhu Xiaofeng, and when he learned that he was the person in charge of Xiangshan Film and Television City, Zhu Xiaofeng was also very enthusiastic.

No one in the crew knew that the big boss of this film and television city was Gu Bei.

expressed his gratitude again and again, and Zhu Xiaofeng was able to answer Gu Bei's question.

"It's almost ready, and when it's noon, the light conditions meet the requirements, and you can start it!"

It's half past nine in the morning, and the light is still a little dim.

After explaining a few words, Gu Bei took Xu Xiaoming to the temporary dressing room.

Ding Haifeng was already dressed up, with a big red flower tied in front of him, looking like a groom official.

"This gentleman is so beautiful!"

When Xu Xiaoming saw Ding Haifeng, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Ding Haifeng's appearance conditions are not the kind of cool and handsome type, with very tough facial lines, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a typical tough guy.

"I don't know if this gentleman is interested......"

Without waiting for Xu Xiaoming to finish speaking, Gu Bei stopped him.

"Even if he is interested now, he will definitely not have time to do anything else in the next two years."

Belch......

Xu Xiaoming was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly.

Just now, it was also out of professional instinct, and I forgot that Ding Haifeng was Gu Bei's person.

Ding Haifeng didn't know what was going on, although it was not the first time he was filming, he was still a little nervous.

He knows very well that the role of Wu Song is an opportunity for him to change his fate, as long as he plays it well, the dividends of this role alone will be enough for him to eat for a lifetime in the future.

Of course, the premise of all this is...... Perform well.

Gu Bei said that no matter who it is, as long as it feels unsuitable during the filming process, it will be replaced immediately.

Compared with other actors in the same group, Ding Haifeng knows that his qualifications are shallow and he has no background, so he can only rely on himself.

"Are you familiar with the scenes you are going to shoot later?"

Ding Haifeng nodded repeatedly.

"It's good to be familiar with it."

Gu Bei wanted to say something and encourage him, but after thinking about it for a long time, he just patted Ding Haifeng's strong shoulder in the end.

"Mr. Gu, the actors here give me the feeling...... It's all sturdy!! ”

Strong?

Gu Bei smiled: "It's right!" ”

Then, Gu Bei told Xu Xiaoming about the collective fitness of the whole group of actors in the second half of last year.

"All actors, even small roles?"

When Xu Xiaoming heard it, he felt like he was joking.

Filming in Xiangjiang pays attention to the fast pace, a TV series with dozens of episodes, it is common to shoot in two months, and it will not deliberately take time out to let the actors get closer to the role, so that the actors can exercise and gain muscle.

"Yes."

Xu Xiaoming couldn't help but suddenly, he now understands why the filming cycle of "Water Margin" is two and a half years.

The attitude of mainland colleagues towards work is really as rumored, filming is like embroidery, and what you strive for is a fine.

served.

At half past eleven o'clock in the afternoon, the crew had lunch in advance.

After eating, all departments immediately put themselves into the preparations, starting the first scene, and striving to be foolproof.

Xu Xiaoming didn't leave, he also wanted to see up close how his counterparts in the mainland worked.

It's just that......

When the crew starts filming, don't you need to worship God?

"We don't have that kind of rules on our side."

Turn on and worship God!!

If it had been placed ten years ago, maybe someone would have reported the crew for engaging in feudal superstition.

Although it's not so strict now, which crew is generous, what is the use of engaging in that kind of ceremony that has no practical meaning except for wasting money?

Seeking peace of mind?

Sorry, we're all atheists.

It's not that Gu Bei didn't think about making a dragon and lion dance before starting the machine, but this is a public business, and every penny has to fall in the open.

There were already many people in the station who looked at Gu Bei sitting in the position of the chief director of "Water Margin", and if he engaged in those things, those who picked on thorns would have more to say.

"The group performance is in place, the group performance is in place, and all the group performances are standing in the designated position according to the previous arrangement."

Gu Bei held the megaphone and shouted at the group performers.

Fortunately, the crew of "Water Margin" is not the first to enter Xiangshan Film and Television City, and before they came, more than a dozen crews had already been ushered here.

The local people have long been familiar with the job of group performance.

The main reason why the film and television city can get so many preferential policies is that the existence of the film and television city can stimulate the local economic development and increase the income of the local people.

I usually buy some snacks around the film and television city, and when the crew needs it, I come over to do a group performance for two days, at least I earn more than digging in the soil.

In Gu Bei's view, there is another benefit, the development of tourism projects, after all, will not cause damage to the environment, if you really rely on investment promotion, pull a heavy pollution project, the loss is still the people.

As soon as Gu Bei finished speaking, all the group performers moved their positions in groups, and soon the street was filled up.

Not only did they welcome the heroes who fought the tigers, but also those who did small businesses on both sides of the street, and there were also shopkeepers and men of big businessmen, and the windows on the second floor of some restaurants and tea shops were also opened, and several group performers popped out half of their bodies and looked down the street.

It's also too ...... Meticulous, right?

Xu Xiaoming's eyes straightened, he has also been a director, and there is only one requirement for group performances, just don't block the starring shots.

I didn't expect mainland counterparts to be able to do this level of detail when filming.

At the end of the street, Wu Song had already sat on something similar to a sliding pole, carried by several group performers, and in front of him there were group performers dressed in official costumes beating gongs and drums to open the way.

"Xiaodong, are you ready over there?"

Gu Bei grabbed the walkie-talkie and said.

"Director Gu, you're ready! Ready to get started! ”

"Good!"

Gu Bei put down the walkie-talkie and grabbed the tweeter again.

"All departments are finally inspecting, today is the first scene of the start-up, no department is allowed to make any mistakes, hurry up and check, there are still five minutes."

Then Gu Bei picked up the script again, and when he saw the scene to be filmed today, he went over it again in his mind.

On the walkie-talkie, the voices of various departments were heard from time to time.

"Camera crew, ready!!"

"Recording crew, ready!"

"Cast ......"

"Good!! Now on, Xiaodong, prepare over there! ”

Gu Bei said, gesturing at the head of the camera team who mastered the main lens.

Shen Lin took the board beater, stood in front of the camera, and after getting Gu Bei's instructions......

"The TV series "Water Margin" Wu Song's single chapter, the first article of the XX scene and the XX mirror, 3, 2, 1!"

"Let's go!"