I'm not a big star

Chapter 123 The Lively Village Begins

(PS: The update is a bit late, but...at least I am writing seriously...well,)
Naihe Mountain is a small investment movie.

The total investment is only about 300 million. Except for the heroine Shanshan, who is a popular star, everyone else is basically unknown, and Hengdian's dead body may not be eye-catching or a trick pulled from the stockade. Role.

The crew is tight on funds.

Rhoda somewhat underestimated the budget of Naihe Shan's film, and indeed underestimated a lot.

Shooting here, in fact, a little overspending...

After all, in addition to the expenses of some production crews and the salaries of the actors, they also need to save a sum of money for publicity. Although it is a small investment and can be regarded as a poor B production crew, there must be no sloppy publicity. During this period of time, a lot of people ran away. After all, I stayed in this place where the birds don’t shit all day long, and the food was very poor. There might not even be meat for a few days. Cooking, there is no other activity at night except bragging around the bonfire foolishly, how can they bear the same life as primitive people?
Finally, another group of people couldn't stand it any longer.

Three days before Chu Qing's return, the crew was empty except for a few die-hard extras who had signed contracts and a few cameo characters from the stockade.

Of course, we can't blame the runaway actors, nor can we say that they have no vision. After all, life in the village is too hard, and the investment is too little to see any hope of fire.

In other words, less money, no future, waste of time...

The hottest movies on the market now are basically those with big investment and big production, like this small-budget and small-production movie, and they belong to the category of literary and artistic movies. There is no way to stop it.

It's better to go to the big crew to play the trick than to play tricks here. After all, the big crew has more opportunities, isn't it better?
Moreover, I heard that recently the great director Xu Zhan is recruiting actors for "1894", which is a big production of 5000 million yuan, and the conditions are much better than this Naiheshan.

You said that Naihe Shan has a chance to counterattack "1894"?
Miracle you say?

Just kidding, how can there be miracles in this world?Miracles do not come from this way.

What's more, the film is Rhoda's debut feature...

How many directors are there who made their debut?almost non-existent.

A lot of things seemed to predict that the movie would crash...

The departure of a large number of extras made Rhoda a bit of a headache. He had a heart-to-heart talk with those extras before about his film ideals and the future prospects of the film, although on the surface they promised very well and said they would stick to it. I will suffer, and it doesn't matter if I give less money, but all that is left the next day is an empty house and disappeared luggage.

They left overnight.

Shan Shan naturally also noticed this serious situation.

"Director Luo, why don't I invest more and help them raise some food?" Shan Shan talked to Luo Da once, and expressed her determination.

"How much can you give?"

"30."

"30...Forget it, it's not enough." Rhoda shook his head and closed his eyes.

"30 for food is not enough?"

"Yes."

30 is indeed not enough. If you really want to keep these actors, 30 is really not enough.

Do you really think they are eating poorly?
Of course not, the food is poor, and the money is less, if the money is more, they will do it even if it is a little bit harder.

But, no but.

If the boss in the family supports it, not to mention 30, even if it is another 300 million, there is no problem. But recently, he has had a conflict with the boss of the family again, and he can't hide his face when he asks the family for money.

He made up his mind to make a good movie for the family to watch.

"I... can't get anything else out." Shan Shan's face turned red, her net worth is more than 30, but she has some conflicts with her previous brokerage company, and she still owes a million in liquidated damages. Only 30 yuan can be used for frugality.

"I will think of a way to do this, you needn't say it, you're tired from filming all day today, go back and rest."

"En, okay, Director Luo, don't worry, we will get through this difficult time." Shan Shan hesitated for a moment and then comforted.

"kindness."

After Shan Shan left, Rhoda closed his eyes and shook his head with a headache. If it really doesn’t work, how about using the funds from the promotion, let’s shoot the movie first, these extra actors can’t leave!
As for the issue of publicity in the later stage, it is a big deal to attract an investor in the later stage.

Afterwards, Luo Da called Wang Ying and told her her thoughts.

"Just because of this?"

"Well, so I'm going to discuss with you, can I use that money first..."

"That money can't be used! It's not good even if there is no publicity for the film, and some money is needed to get through the theaters. Moreover, I don't allow other sponsors to join this film. This is my company's first film. "Wang Ying finally refused after being silent for a while.

"Then what should we do? The actors can hardly hold on anymore." Rhoda sighed.

"Let's talk about it the day after tomorrow."

"the day after tomorrow?"

"Well, ask Qingzi for his opinion when he comes back." Wang Ying hung up the phone after saying this.

"..." Rhoda was speechless when he heard the beeping sound from the other end of the phone.

Is it useful to ask Qingzi?

Now the crew needs money, does Qingzi have money?

And does his opinion really matter?
The morning before Chu Qing came back, Luo Da woke up and found that several extra actors had left, and they all left without saying goodbye, without even saying hello.

All in all, it meant the same thing. Those who left felt that the poor B crew was finished, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't make any good movies.

One is a rookie director, even if the one in the family is good, but it is the rookie director who is directing a movie for the first time.

The second is that the investment is too small, and if there is no hope, it will definitely hit the street.

The third is that it is too bitter here, and they can't make it through.

Rhoda looked at the empty small village, and the dodging eyes of a few loyal players.

He knew that they too were beginning to lose heart.

"Anyway, it's just a few tricks. It's really not possible to let those people in the village act, but...some things in my movie violate their taboos. Although they can understand some things in a civilized society now, but... If you ask them to do it, they won't do it." Rhoda closed his eyes.

Just when Luo Da thought that today he would shoot a few sets of exterior scenes as before and then finish some details and wait for Chu Qing to come back, suddenly several cars drove into the small village...

Rhoda is a little strange...

"Is this Qingzi's crew?"

"Yeah, I seem to have heard from a few friends who left Hengdian, but those friends said that life here is very hard, but I think it's okay."

"Well, it's really okay, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, except for the inconvenient transportation, everything is okay."

"Yes, let's quickly find Director Luo to see if we can play a part-on role. If we can film with Qingzi, we will be happy. After all, this is Qingzi's first movie, and maybe Qingzi will look at your throat It’s okay, and I’ll help you write songs.”

"If he writes songs for me, then maybe I'll be popular too."

"Of course!"

"Huh? Is that fat man Luo Da Luo Dao?"

"Seems to be……"

When Rhoda looked at this group of people, he was a little confused about the situation, and these people all rushed towards him with flattering smiles...

"Director Luo, hello, I once played the role of a general in the Li Tang Dynasty. Well, I want to ask, do you lack any extras here? Dead bodies don't matter."

"Hi, Director Luo, I have stayed in Miao Village for a while, and with this experience, I wonder if I can be a role model for Naihe Mountain? It doesn't matter if you don't need money!"

"Director Luo, hello, I am a singer. Of course, I also have the dream of being an actor. Is there a chance for us to cooperate?"

"Hello……"

Rhoda looked at a group of people surrounding him. Several of them were generals in the big production Li Tang Dynasty, and suddenly felt strange. What made Rhoda even more confused was what was behind...

"Hurry up, hurry up and grab the first-hand information!"

"Don't be robbed by others. Although this is a small investment, Chu Qinggang's award is now in full swing. Maybe this small investment can counterattack, and I have also read the novel Naiheshan. The writing is really good. !"

"Qing Zi is the man who claims to have saved the entire TV series. I don't know what's going on now."

"Well, yes!"

"Hurry up, Chu Qing is coming back tomorrow. Before he comes back, let's interview his crew. After all, they know what Chu Qing is like on weekdays. They can get the first-hand information so we can hand in the script as soon as possible!"

"Correct!"

Behind these extras are a dozen or so reporters carrying video cameras and cameras...

Actors came, reporters came, and then...

"Qingzi is here, hurry up and have a look."

"Yes, hurry up, I want Qingzi's autograph!"

"Stupid, Qingzi will come tomorrow!"

"Then let's hang out today. I also want to take a photo with Qingzi. After all, this is a movie of Qingzi. What if this movie becomes popular?"

"What if, it must be fire!"

"Yes, yes, yes, it must be fire, it must be fire!"

A group of Chu Qing's fans also rushed over...

The small village, which was originally empty, suddenly became bustling like never before...

(End of this chapter)