What kind of bad thoughts can the director have?

Chapter 9 The Distant Lushan Love

Liu Man didn't try to ask for more money, which is unlikely in the current atmosphere.

The shooting plan was prepared and handed over to Ruhe. Eight days of shooting, seven days of post-production, the whole cycle was [-] days.

Nie Wen said that the company disagreed and requested that the completion be shortened within one week: "The cycle of an episode of our TV series is only two or three days. Although the short drama is more detailed, seven days is enough."

The production cycle of a [-]-episode TV series is about five or six months, and the average episode is indeed about three days.

Yang Shu and Liu Man originally planned to use the energy of filmmaking to meticulously craft "Lovers at the Table", but now it seems that there is no way, and the cost of 30 yuan cannot afford slow work and careful work.

It is already the beginning of July, and Nie Wen still has other work. After coordination, "Lovers at the Table" is scheduled to start shooting on July 20th. The main work for the next half month is to form a film crew, select actors, and determine the shooting location. Do all the preparations before shooting.

In short, we are recruiting and preparing to start work. "Legend of Miyue" was recruited in early September, and two months to film "Lovers at the Table" is more than enough.

There is no objection to everything, the contract is standard, Yang Shu and Liu Man only need to fill in the time and amount and sign it, one B sign and one A sign.

After signing the contract and finalizing some work details, it was already eleven o'clock. With Yang Shu, an annoying guy, having lunch together might not be a good idea, and Nie Wen didn't mean it either.

Zai Ru and Liu Man refrained from talking about Yang Shu's B lottery, and couldn't hold back as soon as they got in the car: "You chose B lottery to bet on the hits of "Lovers at the Table", why didn't you discuss it beforehand?"

It seems that this cannot be discussed. Only considering the actual situation, it is right for Yang Shu to refuse to sell out, but it may not be wise to give up [-] yuan for a gamble. This drama is in line with the tastes of the audience, and it will definitely be popular, so I bet on the B lottery."

With a different era, region, and creator, it's really hard to say whether this drama will be popular, so he can only say that it was a temporary idea: "Ruhe is willing to increase the price to buy the script. This stimulated me, so I just took a gamble in my head."

"Is it really crazy?"

"It's also to save production costs."

"I believe you are a ghost, Ruhe is really too stingy, saving you [-] yuan will be of great use."

Jiang Shiyu spoke for Yang Shu: "Actually, this matter is not easy to discuss. I can't drag you to gamble together. It's reasonable to give up [-] yuan for a gamble. It's a bit too much for you not to ask for [-] yuan."

Liu Man was very serious: "We are a team, if he really suggested me to bet in advance, I would act together."

Jiang Shiyu smiled and shook his head while driving: "The contract has already been signed, so it's meaningless to blame him anymore, it's more serious to hurry up and get ready for filming, but Bian Yang's acting skills are really good, very calm, much better than Nie Wen's rhythm. "

Experts look at the doorway, acting and singing have the same rhythm, and only if you master it well can you watch it comfortably.

Liu Man sighed: "That's why Nie Wen is so angry, let's run away if there is anything to do in the future, Yang Shu and him will meet as little as possible."

Yang Shu didn't feel like he was acting, he just took the overall situation into account and didn't expose the tricks. Although he didn't want to offend people, he did in the end.

The crew has a lot of fixed expenses, and Nie Wen has already made a seven-day expense plan, which can easily calculate the transportation expenses, accommodation expenses, and catering expenses of the personnel.

The salary of some ordinary staff is also fixed, such as scene recorder, lighting engineer, sound engineer, prop artist, porter, etc. These expenses can also be deducted from the production fee first.

Liu Man also listed the prices for the core production staff, photographers, makeup artists, costume artists, editors, composers, arrangers, and later band soundtrack performances, etc. according to the market price, and Nie Wen also approved it.

The rental cost of the venue can be estimated to be close to ten. After the reservation, the actors' remuneration that can be controlled in the end is about [-].

Fortunately, Ruhe can provide a full set of equipment, otherwise tens of thousands of rental fees will be deducted, and there will be little money to hire actors.

There are not many characters with lines in "The Lover at the Table". A couple of lovers, an old man, and the heroine's friends who confide in her daily feelings are all four.

But there are quite a lot of group performances. When I go to the restaurant several times, I have to change the background of the diners, plus waiters and so on, and I have to prepare about [-] yuan, so the cost of inviting the lead actor is about [-] yuan, which seems a bit loose.

Of course, because Yang Shu gave up the copyright fee, Ruhe didn't have the nerve to deduct it from the production fee, otherwise there would be [-] left.

However, there is no such thing as a lenient method of scoring. It is enough to hire a rookie with no experience at all for the leading role. If you want to hire someone who is familiar with the face, even if it is an [-]th line, tens of thousands is not enough to hire one.

In fact, when he learned that the production cost was only 30 yuan, Yang Shu realized that there was trouble.

The heroine plays the biggest role in "Lovers at the Table", but it is not difficult to choose an actor for this role. As long as the temperament is suitable and beautiful enough, she can basically be competent.

The biggest problem is the old man, he is the real soul in the play, and his role is even more critical than the heroine.

This can be seen from the cast arrangement of the original work. The Japanese version of the old man is played by Ken Utsui.

Any audience of a certain age knows this name. In the eighties and 90s, Ken Utsui became popular in the mainland.

In fact, he played Yamaguchi Momoe's father more than once. If Takakura Ken was the model of a man at that time, and Miura Yukazu was the model of a boyfriend, then Utsui Ken was the model of his father.

So as soon as he appeared on the screen, with his very distinctive performance and elements such as the watch left by his father in the play, a loving and affectionate lover like a father was established.

Yang Shu and Liu Man have long agreed on the role of the old man, and it is best to invite an old actor with a certain reputation and image of a refined gentleman to play the role.

Before they came here, they had already spent a lot of time picking roles, and almost filtered out the old domestic actors, and there were not many suitable ones.

The No.1 choice is Chen Daoxuan, followed by Chen Baoguo. If Tang Guoqiang does not wear a Chinese tunic and combs his hair back, it seems to be fine.

However, these people are all emperors, and it is difficult to attract ordinary dramas, unless the script particularly appeals to them.

In addition, the price is also very expensive. Although it only takes a day or two to shoot the old man's scenes, it is enough to come here when you have time, but if you don't have hundreds of thousands, you may not be able to get it.

If the production cost is 50 yuan, if you grit your teeth and spend half of it, then invite them to play through the relationship. Although the hope is not high, there is still hope.

Now the production cost is only 30 yuan, and the total remuneration of the actors at their disposal is [-] yuan. They can't even afford to hire a slightly familiar old actor, let alone invite the emperor.

The three of them had dinner outside at noon and had been discussing the arrangement of actors.

Relying on memory is not enough. After returning home, Yang Shu took out his laptop and continued to look up actor information, hoping to find a suitable and cheap one suddenly.

Jiang Shiyu was shocked by his thick and mottled notebook that looked like it had been on a battlefield: "What brand is this, and there is an engine sound when you turn it on?"

The notebook is indeed too old, and it can be used for writing but has no money to replace it with a new one. Yang Shu can only laugh helplessly: "This is a poor brand."

Jiang Shiyu couldn't help sighing: "I admire you so much, you are a real celebrity, and you are so poor that you are still not moved by the petty profits in front of you. If you don't want tens of thousands of yuan, you don't want it."

Liu Man also seriously studied his gadget that looked like it might explode at any time, thoughtful but said nothing in the end.

The three of them browsed the web for an entire afternoon, and searched through the old men in the film and television industry. They either couldn't afford it, or their temperament and image didn't match.

Liu Man was a little disappointed: "In the final analysis, the foundation is still weak. Actors over 60 and [-] years old came through hard times, and many of them came from relatively low-level backgrounds. Gentleman temperament is really rare."

Temperament is related to the living environment, and there are very few outliers. There are quite a few middle-aged male actors who are gentle and refined, but it is impossible to find someone in their forties to act old. The effect is not good, and the audience is not a fool.

The three of them were tired in the evening and couldn't find a suitable one. Jiang Shiyu went to cook, Liu Man leaned on the sofa and twirled his fingers in a daze, and Yang Shu continued to search without giving up.

By chance, he saw a piece of news saying that the ratings of the TV series "Male Obstetrician Doctor", which was being aired in prime time on Dragon TV and Jiangsu Satellite TV, had exploded in ratings, but because of its special subject matter, it also caused a lot of controversy.

Male doctor in obstetrics and gynecology, this is really not easy to play well.

Yang Shu hadn't seen this play before, and at a glance, he found that the leading actors were Li Xiaolu and Jia Still Liang. Although he remembered the old melons, but now they are newlyweds, Yang Shu couldn't help but read the report.

"Male Obstetrician Doctor" tells about the hardships and hardships of several male obstetrical and gynecological doctors. They not only have to face the distrust of patients and doubts from their families, but also bear all possible risks.

"The former male director of the obstetrics and gynecology department of Ruian Hospital, Zuo Lao (played by Guo Minkai), devoted his whole life to his beloved obstetrics and gynecology, but his son Zuo Zuo (played by Jia Stillliang), who is in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the same hospital, doesn't like him. Not only did he have constant conflicts and conflicts with his father, but he also..."

Yang Shu's eyes lit up when he saw this, the Guo Minkai who played Nai Liang's father should be the veteran actor who starred in "Love in Lushan" many years ago, right?
"It's really inappropriate, why did you ignore him?"

Guo Minkai was definitely a first-line star in the mainland. In the late 70s, he starred in "Love in Lushan Mountain", which was all the rage. As the first kiss scene in the mainland, it entrusted the feelings of a whole generation, and was rated as one of the top ten outstanding love movies after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

This movie has the characteristics of the times. It tells the story of Zhang Yu, the daughter of a former senior general of the national army living in the United States. She returned to her motherland to visit Lushan Mountain in the late 70s. .

This subject matter will be interesting even if it is filmed now. One can imagine how popular it was back then.

Because the movie is so popular, the relevant department even built a cinema in Lushan, where only "Love in Lushan" is screened every day.

In the 20 years to the end of the last century, the film has been screened for more than 300 times, setting a Guinness World Record for "the film with the longest continuous screening time in the same theater in the world". It is a legend in the history of film that it can last for such a long time.

Guo Minkai and Tang Guoqiang are classmates. Both became popular in the 70s, and then fell silent in the 80s. However, Tang Guoqiang soon rose again with the role of Zhuge Liang in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", while Guo Minkai had no voice.

Yang Shu was a little excited. In his opinion, Guo Minkai was even more suitable for the role of the old man than Chen Daoxuan and others, because he looked a lot like Utsui Ken, and his image was more refined and affectionate.

"Come here, all of you, I found a very suitable old actor!"

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