my crew is not human

Chapter 53
capital.

As the capital of Huaguo, it is not only the political center of Huaguo, but also the cultural center.

Two of the three best art academies in Huaguo are here.

Those large media companies, including production, publicity, post-production, etc., almost all gather here, all talents in the film and television industry gather here, and a large number of actors also gather here.

Walking to the area where the film and television companies gather together, and coming to the street, you can see handsome men and beautiful women everywhere you look.Find any coffee shop and you can hear people discussing scripts, and find any hotel, and the people living next door may be producers, directors, and screenwriters.

In contrast, Jiangcheng's film and television base is so small that it can be ignored.

Because of the special scenes of costume films, many times they build ancient scenes by themselves. Lin’an’s famous Shudian film and television base is dedicated to serving costume films.

After the cold winter of film and television came, the Shudian film and television base, which was once crowded, suddenly became empty, and there are still tens of thousands of relevant practitioners there waiting to be fed.

But this time Li Xianyun and the others did not go to the vertical store to shoot, but used Huayou's own film and television town.

As a well-known film and television media group in China, Huayou Company has produced many popular film and television dramas in China, and its market value even reached nearly [-] billion at its peak.

There are a lot of artists under its banner, and a film and television town has been built outside the capital. Of course, it is much worse than famous scenic spots such as Shudian and Xiangshan, but it is enough to make up for it.

Huayou Company used resources to repay the debt, so naturally it was impossible to use the site of the vertical store, so it gave Li Xianyun its own studio.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xianyun, Jiang Zheng, Ren Zhi, Rong Dasheng, Zhao Yunyang and Dong Zixin came to Huayou Company.

The person who met them was a senior executive under Huayou, named Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan is a middle-aged man, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he looks gentle and polite, and has the air of a scholar.

At this moment, I didn't talk too much nonsense, and after a few polite words, I took Li Xianyun and the others to the venue that I had chosen before.

When you come to the venue, you will see an antique long street surrounded by antique buildings with a strong historical atmosphere.

Yang Yuan pointed to Chang Street: "This is No. [-] Antique Street. I have read your script, and there are not many requirements for the venue. It is mainly an inn, a casino, and a town guard's mansion. The rest is streets, jungles, cemeteries, etc. place."

"There must be a small bridge on the street." Li Xianyun said.

"The small bridge is a bit difficult. The main reason is that there must be water under the bridge. This is a film studio. I'm afraid we have to find another venue." Yang Yuan said: "There are ready-made ones here in the inn, you can take a look."

He pointed to the inn road next to him.

Li Xianyun looked up, it was an antique building with four large characters on the door of the inn.

Ruyun Inn.

It's different from the name in the script, but it's not a problem. For changing the name, there is no need to change the plaque and increase the cost.

Above the finger: "Got to build a bird's nest on this."

Dong Zixin started recording.

Entering the inn, Li Xianyun looked around, walked in, and then frowned: "Is there no backyard in this inn?"

"Yeah. The yard has to be found elsewhere. Come and take a look here." Yang Yuan led them to another building. There is a yard here.

Li Xianyun immediately shook his head: "Not here, there is no well."

Yang Yuan's beautiful female assistant asked: "Is there a well?"

Dong Zixin said: "There must be, the well is the secret road leading to the guardian's mansion."

The little assistant asked, "Can you change the script?"

Depend on!
Everyone was speechless.

Yang Yuan glared at the ignorant assistant: "If you change the script for everything, what's the point?"

It is difficult to restore the exact same scene according to the script in real-world setting, so the scene is a compromise between the script and reality.

Directors with artistic pursuits will require the producer to meet the shooting needs no matter what. Famous directors like Zhang, Feng, and Chen, as long as the script says that the back of the inn is a courtyard, then they must have it.If you dare to give him an inn without a backyard, they can directly go crazy and call you a bloody sprinkler.

Because it meant he couldn't shoot a cutscene where an actor walks from the front of an inn to the backyard.

Even if this cutscene is filmed, it may be cut in the later stage, but a good director will never lower his requirements because of this.

In their words: I can shoot it without using it, but you can't make me shoot it.

They are not necessarily satisfied with this: the backyard wall is wrong, the size is wrong, the space is wrong, the architectural pattern is wrong... A series of wrong things are thrown at you, so some big directors often set up scenes by themselves.

Li Xianyun is not such a big name, the inn is almost usable, and the backyard can also be filmed in two places. If there are no cutscenes, there will be no cutscenes, but you have to film the well in the yard separately. I even have a yard. Can't even give you a panoramic view?

It's even more nonsense to change the script for a well. If you can't complete such a simple request, what else can you do next?
Sometimes rookie directors shoot worse than big directors. In addition to their own poor level, another important reason is that they are not well-known and will be subject to too many shackles of reality.

But fortunately, Li Xianyun and the others are here to collect debts, and they are qualified to be tough.

At this moment, Li Xianyun said lightly: "There must be a courtyard with a well, and it must be close to the back wall. In addition, there must be two rooms next to the backyard, and one of them will not work. If you really have no room, you can open a window for me to install." Another door is fine! Find another place to shoot the scenes in the room."

Yang Yuan thought for a while, then nodded: "I'll go to another company to show you."

As long as film and television companies are not rivals, sharing resources with each other is extremely common.

After seeing the inn, the next step is to look at the casino, the street, the tutelary mansion, the city gate, the private house and so on.

Looking all the way down, Dong Zixin was also seriously taking notes beside her, her big eyes shining with excitement.

As a student of the directing department, this is indeed a rare experience for her.

At the end of the day, the main scenes of hunting against time were basically determined. Yang Yuan also found a yard with a well elsewhere. After seeing it, Li Xianyun said that it was barely usable.

But it's not over yet, now it's just the interior and street scenes, and the exterior scenes have to be done. There are four outfield scenes in the script, and these places have to be found and finalized.

So then everyone ran non-stop for another two days to confirm all the venues, and then there was the issue of costume and prop art.

Costumes and props are easy to solve. Huayou has already accumulated a large amount of costumes and props after taking so many films.

The production cost of these costumes and props is included in the original filming. After the filming is completed, it is a net profit for itself, and it will be used again for the next filming. All as part of costing.

And because it was debt repayment, Li Xianyun and the others directly chose the best one.

Then there is art.

If setting the scene is the frame, the artist is drawing on the frame, which is an important expression of the beauty of the scene.

The art of domestic costume films, especially high-quality online movies, is mostly colorful. Any wall is covered with various beautiful patterns, and the beams of the house are also carved with dragons and phoenixes, which is beautiful.

But that's not the case with the real top artists.

Taking Inception as an example, Xiao Lizi's opening dream is in a Japanese-style villa. There are no gorgeous furnishings in the room, but every detail is perfectly done, concise and exquisite, which is what is called the avenue to simplicity.

As for hunting against time... Forget it, even Huayou's [-] million big production can't do this level, so Li Xianyun doesn't have to think about it, the focus is on gorgeousness.

After finishing the basics such as scene props, it is the choice of the crew.

This is the most troublesome!
Although Huayou Company has set prices for the level of its various technical personnel, who knows how good they are?

For an ordinary photography team, the cheap wages are about [-] a day, and the better ones are [-] to [-] a day. If you go to a well-known photographer in the industry, you can hire [-] a day.

The question is how the hell do you know how skilled these people are and how much they are worth?

Without a clear level, it is unreliable to have one - these days, if you dare to have a level, others will dare to buy a level.

There is no one in this circle who knows how to brag. Believe it or not, Yang Yuan can bring a photography apprentice over at any time and tell you that this is a big name in the industry. It is worth [-] a day.

How else can I say that personal connections in the film and television industry are very important?

Because it's not just a matter of understanding, but more importantly, you also need to know how much strength the other party has and what price it deserves!You even need to know the other party's schedule - the price is higher when the schedule is full, and the price is cheaper when the schedule is empty. For the same person, the price fluctuates up and down, and the gap is huge.

In the original world, Li Xianyun made a short video and recruited an actor for [-] days. The same actor went to the crew for [-] days.

The same person, ten times the difference!
On this issue, even Ren Zhirong and Dasheng can't help - who can fully understand the tens of millions of employees in the film and television industry?

This afternoon, Li Xianyun took the list and listened to Yang Yuan's flickering, and his forehead swelled when he heard it.

Each crew member has his or her own glorious resume, and each PPT is full of flowers. According to Yang Yuan's tone, the people here are all at the theater level. If you use any one, you will make a lot of money.

Li Xianyun didn't dare to believe him, but he couldn't find the fault, so he felt a little helpless for a while.

At this moment, I thought about it and said: "There are too many materials, I have to discuss it with Mr. Jiang and the others. Give me 10 minutes."

Yang Yuan is a smart person, he knows the elegant meaning after hearing Xiange: "That's okay, you guys discuss first, I'll put some water."

He gave his assistant a wink and left with the assistant.

Walking out of the room, Yang Yuan came to a corner, took out a cigarette, took a puff, and muttered: "It's not easy to do."

"What's wrong?" His assistant asked him with big watery eyes blinking.

"This Li Xianyun is a bit of a headache."

"I don't think there is anything special about him." The little assistant said casually: "His focus is still on the value of resources, and he doesn't even think about the loss."

"Normal, after all, I still lack experience." Yang Yuan said indifferently: "The loss is actually a trivial matter, and the key is people. I am a little surprised, why is Lu Bin so interested in this company? He has to send his people to come over?"

"Anyway, it's free." The little assistant didn't care.

Yang Yuan shook his head: "Lu Bin is not a boy who gives money, but anyway, You Yong and Zhang Zhao are indeed talents, and we have made a fortune. Sigh, I really didn't expect that even such a small amount of money would have to work hard , Huayou back then was not like this."

"Ups and downs, life is normal, let's just live well." The little assistant leaned into Yang Yuan's arms and drew circles on his chest with his fingers: "By the way, my cousin, you can talk about it."

"It's not up to me whether people use it or not. I've tried my best to say good things, but the choice is in their hands."

"By the way, I talked to Xuandong yesterday, but he still refused to renew the contract."

Yang Yuan's face sank: "The contract expires in two months. Talk to him again."

The little assistant said helplessly: "We've talked about everything we can talk about, but if we insist on leaving, I can't help it."

"Did he say where he was going?"

"He said he wanted to let go of himself, travel around, and take a year off."

"Nonsense! If my guess is correct, he must have hooked up with Zhang Zili and is going to their side." Yang Yuan threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it fiercely.

"What happened last time made him sad."

"It's none of my business that he's sad, damn it, I'll take the blame for the decision made by the higher authorities!" Yang Yuan cursed furiously, and then added: "But he can't go."

"What?" the little assistant asked.

"The boss just reached an intention to cooperate with Lianchuang a few days ago, and it will be announced in two days. Zhang Zili should not do anything to destroy the friendship for the sake of Xuandong."

(End of this chapter)