This director needs to apologize

Chapter 103 No.1 Fishing Party

Chen Yiming had a lunch on Tianma Mountain. The rations from the field dining car actually tasted pretty good.

In the afternoon, we returned the same way and crossed the river to pick up the old Duan who was rehearsing. It was already dark when we returned to the station.

After dinner, Chen Yiming planned to take a tour to feel the atmosphere of the crew after killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

Before he could go out, Xiaomei rushed in with a piece of paper.

"Yi Ming, the meteorological station has just issued a blue warning of blizzard + cooling + frost + strong wind. For safety reasons, Captain Fan has ordered that all of us must stay at the station tomorrow."

Chen Yiming took the piece of paper and took a look, okay? It's late spring.

The temperature dropped directly to subzero, with heavy snowfall in some areas and northwest wind gusts of magnitude 6-7.

He was also thinking of arranging a fireworks test tomorrow, but this was completely ruined.

If you set off fireworks in the wild woods on a windy day, you will probably spend the rest of your life in jail!
Chen Yiming could only ask Xiaomei to inform the heads of each group and stay at the station on standby tomorrow.

That's the only problem with location scenes, as they are greatly affected by weather conditions.

"1951" was even more demanding. It was not possible to shoot in windy, snowy, sunny or rainy days, so it could only be shot on cloudy days.

The plan was completely disrupted, and there was nothing to do for a while. Chen Yiming took out the script and prepared to refine the ending lines.

Before I had even read two pages of the script, the door opened and someone came in again, this time it was Da Zhuang.

"Yiming, I told my father about the substitution. He asked me to tell you how many people we are short of here and how many people he has to fill in."

Chen Yiming said without raising his head, "I understand, if you have nothing else to do, just kneel down and pay your respects. I'm busy here."

"No, my dad told me some good news just now. Guess what it is?"

"Oh, really? Congratulations, when you do something, I will assign you a very large one!"

Da Zhuang looked confused, "Why are you congratulating me? What do I want to do?"

Chen Yiming raised his head and said, "Aren't you going to get married? Looking at your smile from the corner of your mouth to the base of your ears, the second uncle must have chosen a lady from a famous family for you!"

"Nonsense, there is no such thing!"

"So your dad wants to give you a younger brother?"

"Yiming, don't mess around. It's "Holiday in the Magic City". The box office last weekend came out, and the North American box office officially exceeded [-] million."

Chen Yiming pushed him out expressionlessly, "Well, that's good. I understand now. Just moisten it."

"No, I haven't finished speaking yet. I looked at the media's estimates and the global box office will exceed 2 million next week.

Let me tell you, the reporters outside have gone completely crazy. The twins called me and said they had smoke coming from their throats when they answered the phone yesterday, and the company's threshold was almost flattened.

Just looking at the box office, you are like a god, surpassing Sun Wangquan and becoming the No. 1 director in China. Don't you have any feelings? "

Chen Yiming frowned when he heard this, "What do you think? I don't dare to think about it!

What does this matter have to do with us?They should go visit Princess Margaret under the Nine Springs, that is the real owner!

Even if you go on a business trip to Nuts to interview Lily, it will be more professional than visiting me. "

Da Zhuang opened the door and argued with Chen Yiming, "You have nothing to say to me. Now the whole circle is concentrating on your hot topic.

I just received a call from Gu Yuehe, saying that he was coming to visit the class at a time that was convenient for you.

You are so calm now because you stay in the military restricted area all day long.

But maybe, among those people I sent home, today many of them are saying soft words that they want to come back. I guess it is also because of the box office of "Holiday in Magic City". "

Da Zhuang made a big thumbs up gesture and said, "Don't believe me, let me make a bet. If I go out on location tomorrow, you will definitely be like this, and everyone on the crew will definitely be obedient to you."

Chen Yiming was in a bad mood even if he didn't open any pot.

Seeing that he couldn't push it after a few pushes, he simply pretended that Da Zhuang didn't exist and turned back to the table to continue reading the script.

"There are no outdoor scenes for tomorrow. The weather forecast is heavy snow and strong winds, so the filming has been cancelled."

Chen Yiming's complaints had the opposite effect. Master Ma knew that there would be no filming tasks tomorrow, so he had no worries. He stayed in Chen Yiming's room and kept talking to him like flies.

"Since "Holiday" is the global box office champion of China, oh no, let me correct you, it is the global box office champion of Chinese-language films, can I also call myself the champion producer?

This time, I see how the theater managers of Imperial Film are trying to show off their power to me. When they enter the Imperial Capital again, they must be invited separately. The female stars who accompany them have to start in the second tier! "

Chen Yiming was so annoyed by him, this guy did it on purpose.

Sighing and closing the script, Chen Yiming said helplessly, "You win, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Upon hearing this, Da Zhuang's face, which was so arrogant a moment ago, immediately became extremely flattering. He rubbed his hands and licked his face to express his intention.

"Yiming, are you interested in directing a foreign film? Several private production companies have asked me about your schedule, and the prices offered are very sincere."

Chen Yiming reflexively refused, "Why do you have to go out and work for others when you are doing well? It is impossible to work part-time, and it is impossible to work part-time in this life!"

Da Zhuang looked surprised, "Don't you want to listen to the conditions? They said that the script can be changed at will, divided into five starting points, and a leading actor can be appointed. This kind of condition is equivalent to people paying for us two to play as we please. , There has never been one in the circle.”

Chen Yiming said disdainfully, "Ha! Don't miss out on the following conditions. Is the movie guaranteed to have a certain overseas box office after filming? Maybe I will be asked to sign a gambling agreement or something."

Glancing at the big, red face, Chen Yiming immediately knew that he was right.

“I originally thought that due to his family background, Boss Zhuang must be a person with deep determination, but I didn’t expect that he was actually a man obsessed with profit.

Hurry back to your dad to get some scriptures. With your current strategic determination, how can you deal with those old fritters in the circle?In this way, I will die without a burial place! "

Chen Yiming sang half-literally and half-heartedly and mocked Ma Yunteng until his face turned red.

At this time, he also figured out that something was wrong, hemmed and hawed for a while, and finally ran away under Chen Yiming's meaningful gaze.

When receiving a visit from Warner China before, Da Zhuang could still stay awake, eat the sugar-coated stuff and throw it back. But now that he was being flattered and deceived by his own people, he lost his vigilance and became a lobbyist and leader.

After all, "Holiday" was a box office hit and was praised by the outside world.

While Chen Yiming was analyzing Da Zhuang in his mind, he was also secretly vigilant. He must stay on location in the near future, at least until the limelight of "Holiday in the Magic City" has completely passed.

Everyone likes to hear good things. If it were him as a director, the praise that Da Zhuang received would only be magnified exponentially. Chen Yiming was not sure that he could withstand it.

……

Before going to bed, Chen Yiming looked out the window specifically. The wind was clear and there was no sign of the weather changing.

As a result, when I woke up the next morning and looked again, the outside was already a pure white world covered in silver.

Unexpectedly, the weather forecast, which has always been inaccurate, was accurate this time. The blue warning for snow depth was even lower.

After asking Captain Fan, Chen Yiming completely gave up his fantasy. Resuming filming is not a matter of a day or two, but a week is enough.

The location scenes of "1951" originally had a lot of long-range shots, and they had to wait until the snow had completely melted away, otherwise the slightest bit of snow would cause blurring.

According to the military's weather forecast, this round of cooling weather may continue again and is expected to last until mid-March.

Now Chen Yiming has two choices.

One is to continue waiting until the weather improves and the location can be restored.

The second is to change the plan, postpone the location scenes and start shooting the interior scenes in advance.

Chen Yiming didn't think about it for long before he decided that the production schedule would remain unchanged and the crew would not take a holiday, and would use this time to step up rehearsals.

After all, there are not many interior scenes, only two scenes at the regiment headquarters and the Tianma Mountain Tunnel. Shooting in advance will not save much time, and it will also interrupt the actors' condition adjustment.

The final result is likely to be a failure in both progress and rehearsal.

Xiaomei quickly updated the production schedule according to Chen Yiming's advice. From today to next weekend for 10 days, even if she stays at the station, the tasks will be fully scheduled.

Chen Yiming broke down all the scenes according to scenes, and then divided the behind-the-scenes work involved in each scene into various departments. Then all department heads claimed their own tasks and prepared and practiced at the station.

For the prop group, the scenes involved in each long shot must be drawn. The position of each group performer and their personal props must be corresponding one-to-one and numbered to be placed uniformly.

The makeup team creates a file for each actor, including the extras, and puts everything on the paper from head to toe. Hats, hairstyles, military uniforms, shoes, equipment, guns, and even special effects makeup must be fixed one by one.

The pyrotechnics team moved their work indoors when the weather was bad. Chen Yiming borrowed a maintenance workshop from Major Xu. The combustion test of the truck in the opening scene and the driver's excessive experiment were all carried out in the spacious workshop.

Although the personnel from Tianma Mountain have withdrawn, the lighting simulation can still be carried out at the station. Mr. Wang Lizing is in charge of this stall.

The actors were divided into groups and took turns acting with Paul. They first did the homework on the drawing, and then drew lines to simulate it.

The only problem is that there is only one Paul, and there are only two assistants including him. There are a total of 5 groups of actors who need to perform, so the efficiency cannot be improved.

Chen Yiming asked Xiaomei to include Xiangrui and Sangping. Anyway, it was just a rehearsal and there was no need to actually carry the Steadicam.

In terms of group performances, the soldiers of the Engineer Corps were also bored in the barracks, which was convenient for Zhang Weining.

In this way, each department of the crew was split up, each occupying a warehouse and began rounds of drills.

Thanks to the general background of military reform, this regiment-level station was mostly vacant after the continuous dismantling of the troops. Otherwise, the crew would really be unable to handle this big business.

The frosty and snowy weather lasted until the weekend. After the snow stopped, it started to rain again. Captain Fan continued to confine the crew because the newly constructed dirt road was not damaged and had to be repaired after this round of rain and snow before it could pass.

However, after three days of practice, Chen Yiming no longer cared much about the weather. After being locked up together, the crew's operational efficiency actually improved.

It’s not surprising when you think about it.

Anyone who has made a movie knows that the biggest feeling of a mixed crew is not tiredness or chaos, but waiting.

When filming a scene, you have to wait for the set to be completed, for the extras to be in place, and for the lighting to be right. In short, you have to wait from morning until night.

Because during actual filming, all processes are connected in series. Only when the previous department is completed is it the turn of the next department to enter the scene, and only after all departments are completed is it the turn of the actors to appear.

Rehearsals are done in parallel, so all departments are busy with their own tasks and there is no need to accommodate others' progress.

What's more important is that when everyone is busy, idlers will be particularly conspicuous, and fishermen will naturally be unable to touch them in full view of the public.

(End of this chapter)