At ten o'clock in the morning, the weather was clear.

In the south building of Shanghai Jinjiang Hotel, Li Shengyao and Li Sanfa, as well as the two assistant directors, walked slowly.

Li Sanfa is the one who leads the way, and Li Shengyao and the two assistant directors are here to watch the scene.

After Li Shengyao arranged the task, Li Sanfa first went to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television to apply for the filming qualification of "Love Hotel", which went very smoothly and was completed in two days.

At the same time, he also worked with Zhao Shan to find a five-star hotel in Shanghai.

I found a lot of them, asked a lot, and no one was willing to sponsor their crew, they all needed money, and they were expensive one by one.

In the end, Li Sanfa chose the Jin Jiang Hotel, which had the cheapest cost, and agreed to be 100,000 yuan a month.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he hurriedly led the two assistant directors over.

Jin Jiang Hotel has a long history, this hotel was established in the thirties of the last century, and later it was an important liaison point for our underground staff.

After the establishment of New China, it was a very important place to receive foreign guests.

Presidents and prime ministers of all the great powers of the planet have lived in this hotel.

In the early years, it was state-owned, and later it was restructured and some private capital was added, but the state still had some shares.

It was rated as a five-star hotel in 93 and renovated in 98.

Later, the new Jin Jiang Hotel was established, and the burden of receiving important guests was gradually transferred to the new Jin Jiang Hotel.

The old Jin Jiang Hotel is slowly declining.

Li Sanfa was a little worried, "Director, can you watch it?" ”

After all, Jin Jiang Hotel is a building in the thirties of the last century, although spacious, but only 14 floors, it looks far less than the new five-star hotels in the last ten years.

He was worried that Li Shengyao would not be satisfied.

Li Shengyao glanced at Li Sanfa and said with a smile: "Third brother, don't worry, I'm very satisfied with this place."

This hotel is indeed old, unlike other newly built hotels, with floor-to-ceiling windows, bright lighting, and modern interiors.

However, the purpose of "Love Hotel" is not to introduce the hotel, this drama mainly focuses on emotions.

The filming location does not need to be modern, beautiful, meaningful, and romantic.

The Jin Jiang Hotel is very meaningful, the middle building is atmospheric, the same as the conference building, the north building is modern style, the south building is a Gothic building, and in front of the hotel, there is a large grassland.

About this, Lee Shengyao likes it very much.

The two assistant directors also nodded, saying that the environment and temperament of this hotel are good.

"Third brother, sign a contract, let's lease it for three months."

Filming 28 episodes of a TV series in three months should be enough.

Considering that the actors had insufficient preparation time and there might be delays, Lee Shengyao had to keep an eye on the filming progress at all times to avoid overtime.

The Korean version of "Love Hotel" actually has a plot to go to Las Vegas, a beautiful country, which is a helicopter and an extended version of a luxury car.

Needless to say, very expensive.

Lee Shengyao does not have this condition, he can't go to Las Vegas, he plans to go to Macau to shoot.

Soon after, Li Sanfa signed an agreement with the person in charge of the Jin Jiang Hotel, at a price of 100,000 yuan a month, shooting in the hotel for three months, and as long as it does not affect the customers during the shooting, they can walk at will.

Mr. Lee then left, and he was still busy.

In addition to drawing storyboards, it is also necessary to recruit several important actors, such as the female number four and the male number four in the play.

Both of these are funny roles in the play.

Female No. 4 is the same as Female No. 1, she is a customer service manager, a few years older than Female No. 1, she hates to marry a girl, and she is a nymphomaniac when she sees a handsome guy.

She and the female number one often scold each other, and the conversation between the two is very interesting.

The male number four is the deputy manager of the hotel, and the male number one often fights each other.

He's a bit like a clown, standing here and there.

But his heart belongs to the hotel, everything is for the good of the hotel, and the character of the knife mouth and tofu heart is designed.

The plot design of this play is really good, there are laughter and tears, romance, and life.

For these two important roles, Li Shengyao has to personally interview for group performances.

In addition to this, he has to prepare for the upcoming start-up ceremony.

……

At 10 o'clock in the evening, in front of a night snack stall in the SJ district of Shanghai.

There were few customers, and the owner was worried about smoking a cigarette.

Li Shengyao, Li Sanfa, and Zhao Shan, the three crew leaders, sat around a small round table.

There was some barbecue on the table, and Li Shengyao picked up a large chicken leg and took an unceremonious bite.

He was so tired today that he almost fell asleep standing up.

Zhao Shan said that he had a treat, and Li Shengyao stepped on his slippers and went out of the hotel with Li Sanfa and came here for supper.

"These bastards, dragged as if they were Li Ka-shing, they are obviously a small employee, but they are embarrassed everywhere."

Zhao Shan invested money and hung up a producer's title.

He is also helping to do things these days, in addition to the hotel, there are many places in the plot that need to be filmed outside.

Zhao Shan thought that filming a TV series could promote the scenery of Shanghai and help people advertise, so he should not be embarrassed, but he didn't expect that many places would ask for money, and there was no need to talk about it.

The total investment in this drama is only 1.6 million, and they have to save every penny to spend, so naturally they will not choose those expensive places.

Li Shengyao smiled and patted Zhao Shan's arm, "This world is like this, you can't be angry with them." ”

Li Sanfa's mood was not very good, he frowned, and thought about spending 300,000 today, and now there are 800,000 left in the crew's account.

Later, he will go to Macau to shoot, and he doesn't know if he can hold it.

"Director, we can't afford to delay, the shooting must go smoothly."

Now I'm not sure if the funds are enough, and if the shooting doesn't go well, I'll overspend 100%.

Li Shengyao then comforted, "I have already made a plan book, don't worry, I will definitely not overspend." ”

In fact, Li Shengyao has no bottom on this, after all, the plan is a prediction, whether the actors can shoot smoothly, whether they can be safe during filming, and there are no accidents.

It's hard for anyone to say.

However, Zhao Shan and Li Sanfa are not in a high mood, and if Li Shengyao is worried about a face, it will be too boring.

Affects mood.

Artists must be in a good mood and bring emotions into their work, and the effect must be very bad.

Li Shengyao now eliminates all bad moods and negative thoughts.

It's rare for Zhao Shan to have a treat, and he wants to have a good meal.

Zhao Shan saw that Li Shengyao's expression was indifferent, he was eating vigorously, and his irritable heart was inexplicably calmed down, and then he followed up eating.

An hour later, the three of them were well fed.

Zhao Shan checked out, and Li Sanfa whispered to Li Shengyao: "My uncle asked me if I had a role he could play, how could I get back to him?"

"If he wants to act, let him come, there is an old chef here, he can act."

Li Sanfa nodded happily, he then found that Li Shengyao was very calm from beginning to end, thinking of himself and Zhao Shan's appearance tonight, he couldn't help but ask, "Director, aren't you really worried?"

"I'm a little worried, but there's no need to say it."

Li Shengyao paused for a moment, and then said: "If it is a big beauty who eats supper with me, I will definitely confide in her, I am not interested in the two of you."

He then walked out, "Third brother, prepare red envelopes for the boot-up ceremony, one hundred yuan for the four leading actors, and ten yuan for the others, we are going to start filming." ”

He didn't care much about what Li Sanfa and Zhao Shan said, but when it came to shooting, he was excited.

crossed over, and finally became a director.