What kind of bad thoughts can the director have?

Chapter 147

Now that he accepted the role, Brother Chao sat down again and asked about the general shooting plan and the current preparation progress.

Yang Shu started planning "Warrior" when he was filming "Love Letter from Heaven", and he also started recruiting the team very early. After a few months, most of the work has been implemented, otherwise it would not have spread to Brother Chao's ears.

According to the plan, it will start in July, and it will be divided into two parts. The upper part will shoot the Flying Tigers and Huaihai, and the lower part will shoot crossing the river and the Han River. It will be divided into two parts like "Changjin Lake".

The battle scenes require a large number of people, and they must be filmed continuously in a concentrated time, and then return to the first filming of the character stories. The plan is to finish filming in five months, because there are many special effects, and the post-production may take four months, and it will be completed in March next year.

As for whether the upper and lower films will be released consecutively with tight schedules, or with a one-year interval like "Changjin Lake", in fact, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the decision can only be made after many investigations and coordination.

The shooting time is long, and the schedules of the stars are relatively well coordinated. Yang Shu is currently most concerned about how to solve the problem of group performances in war dramas.

The usual way is to liaise with the troops to cooperate, but because the filming is a war decades ago, it is easier to make props with simple equipment, and the filming can be completed without such cooperation.

For example, in "Changjin Lake", only a few major scenes were filmed with the cooperation of troops, and the rest of the battles were performed by hundreds of veterans.

Yang Shu also planned to do this, but he was able to be on call and work overtime on 996, and the big scene can be synthesized with computer technology, and it doesn't have to be a crowd tactics.

In addition, he knew that Hei Niuchen had a background, so he could ask him for help if it didn't work.

At present, Hei Niuchen is still in Hengdian to speed up the filming of "The Great Military Master Sima Yi". At the same time, he is also preparing to shoot the air combat film "Space Hunting". This film has received very strong support from relevant parties and is also planned to be released next year.

This film, directed and acted by Hei Niuchen and closely cooperated with Bingbing, was co-produced by as many as 3 companies, and it was also a big hit. However, the final box office was only more than [-] million. After the share, it should not have made much money. There are economic disputes that have reached the courts.

In his previous life, Yang Shu had read relevant news. It is said that the film will be filmed with a weapon that must be used in combat missions in the plot, but there is no such weapon in the war zone where it was filmed. The base was transferred to the filming location of the crew, and it took seven days.

This must be praised by Hei Niuchen, no wonder Bingbing loves him, he is really capable.

In fact, Yang Shu also intends to invite Hei Niuchen to participate in "Warrior". "Changjin Lake", which is also a war theme, has a great reference value for him. Although the current situation has a lot to do with it, the all-star cast should not be underestimated.

Hei Niuchen participated in the filming of two "Changjin Lake", both of which were key roles. Yang Shu also plans to invite him to play a key role in "Warrior", and is trying to find a suitable time for an interview.

Compared with brother Chao, Hei Niuchen only needs to shave his hairstyle with a sense of age, and then darken his skin, in fact, he is suitable to play the member of Railway Flying Tiger.

With him in the show, it is easier to ask relevant parties for help.

In fact, there is a more direct way to cooperate with relevant parties. Each military service has a film and television production center. Joint production can provide different shooting conditions, ranging from renting barracks to mobilizing thousands of people.

The advantage of this method is that it follows the procedure, which is reasonable and legal and relatively simple. The disadvantage is that it follows the procedure, the efficiency may be relatively low, and the shooting progress cannot be controlled independently.

Yang Shu has seen "Youth", this film was filmed in the military camp, using a lot of equipment, including tanks.

Creation is not a matter of building castles in the air. You always have to refer to some recent and later successful examples. "Changjin Lake" with a box office of several billion is an example, and so is "Youth" with a box office of more than one billion.

"Warrior" originally planned to use the form of grandfather and granddaughter's memories to promote the story, skipping unnecessary time periods, but that would destroy the continuity, so in the end Yang Shu borrowed from "Fang Hua" and adopted the male protagonist's voice-over narration The method is simple and practical, and it can improve the style if done well.

In fact, director Feng must be very aggrieved about some things. The film about Changjin Lake was proposed by him at a meeting in 2014, but it was not made.

Some people's sense of smell is extremely sensitive, and their judgment on market demand is more accurate than some so-called experts, and they know when to shoot and what to shoot.

This year he started shooting "Youth", and he was still talking about it at the press conference. He even thought about the title of the movie "The Battle of Changjin Lake", and planned to start shooting once the preparations are clear.

However, by the time he finished "Youth", it was already 2018, and the script hadn't been produced yet, and he didn't know how it was prepared.

During this period, Zhang Yimou also expressed that he wanted to shoot Changjin Lake, but there was no action.

Only Chen Kai didn't say anything, set up the project silently, and started shooting soon.

At this time, Director Feng, who was slow, was dumbfounded, but Zhang Yimou said sadly, then I will shoot something else, so he made "Sniper".

Talking about the work plan, Yang Shu asked casually: "We have to use a large team of people for this film, do you know the people from the film and television center of the army?"

Knowing that Brother Chao and Hei Niuchen are close buddies, Yang Shu asked to go to the production center.

Brother Chao looked at him again with a dumbfounded expression, and shook his head after a while: "No, I direct comedies, so I don't need this."

Then the conversation changed: "You can go to the big black cow. It will not only be more convenient, but also save a lot of money if he comes forward and directly cooperates with the military."

"That's right," Yang Shu said with a dazed look, "How could I have forgotten about him, I should really ask him for this matter, and it can save a lot of money."

Brother Chao will soon become one of the investors, and he is also concerned about saving money. Saving costs means generating profits.

"No," he rolled his eyes, "you'd better not go to him."

Yang Shu was surprised: "Why?"

"I know him too well. If you want to go to him, you want to ask him. This kid will definitely take the opportunity to make a lot of requests, such as participating in investment or something."

"What's the matter?" Yang Shu looked very generous: "We are all brothers. I promised you to invest. I'm afraid he will hear about it sooner or later, and he will find him if he is interested."

"That's not the same, how about this, I'll help you get some wind and let him come to you on his own initiative, but there is one condition, everyone's investment ratio must be equal, and it can't exceed our Orange Image."

Yang Shu looked stunned: "I see, brother Chao is very skilled, it is better to ask others than to let others beg themselves, so that we are in a favorable position to talk about things."

"That's right," Brother Chao raised his eyebrows triumphantly: "I casually mentioned the "Warrior" project to him, he must be interested, and maybe he will thank me for providing the information later."

"Brother Chao is really particular, so I'll wait for him at home."

"Remember, don't agree to his extra request."

"Don't worry, you are all big brothers, I can't favor one over another, how will we meet in the future?"

Before leaving, Brother Chao gave Yang Shu a business card, which belonged to a gardening company.

He pointed to the podocarpus bonsai at the door: "This is a famous designer, and the sales company is responsible for its maintenance. They will come to maintain it regularly. If you have any questions, call the above."

I didn't expect to pay so much attention to buying a bonsai. It seems that life is going to be more and more particular.

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