This director needs to apologize

Chapter 330 What does Director Chen’s project have to do with Producer Chen?
Baixiangju is located on Baixiang Street. It is a community composed of six 6-story unit buildings. The unit buildings are connected by corridors. There are three exits to the outside, connecting blocks of different heights.

Xie Tianfang has a special liking for this neighborhood. The terrain of Baixiangju itself is complex and has great differences. The stairs are convex and easy to climb and hook. The distance between the buildings is narrow and the stairs are steep. The corridors have windows and covers for easy entry and exit. The stairs are There are many awnings and signs and other support above the twists and turns of the road. It is simply a natural parkour holy land.

The icing on the cake is that Baixiangju and the cableway across the river are within easy reach. Even if there is no fatal jump between the building and the cable car, the seat on the cable car alone is already worth thousands of dollars.

Moreover, the blocks connected by Baixiangju are also excellent outdoor locations. One of the terraced buildings is connected to the Baixiangju community through a ramp bridge with a steep slope. Whether you are running to or from, it has the effect of running in one go.

When Chen Yiming arrived at Yucheng, Xie Tianfang had already been wandering around Baixiang Ju for two days and had designed several parkour routes.

After seeing it on the spot, Chen Yiming also agreed with Xie Tianfang's design.

If it is the realistic style of Jackie Chan, this is indeed a parkour restricted area, and height exceeding the limit cannot be solved by protective measures such as coercion.

However, after switching to a science fiction background and introducing the concept of the invisible 13th layer, the problem was easily solved. There are many buildings in this neighborhood that are very close together and have many floors. If one building has 1 floors, it is equivalent to adding an invisible "tread" every few meters, making the restricted area instantly accessible.

The second location is Haitangxi Tongzi Building, which is also an old building built in the 90s. It is stories high and has an octagonal ring structure. The hollow patio and Z-shaped staircase are the biggest features of this building.

There is a sky bridge on the 7th floor connected to the external blocks, which is an authentic Chongqing feature.

The dilapidated stairs, small advertisements all over the wall, the dim light, the depressing feeling of sitting in a well and looking at the sky, and the full dark wind perfectly match the story line of the police. It would be a shame not to use it.

In his previous life, Brother Long was particularly good at this sport, and his two-step and one-step stunts were unparalleled in the world. Wu Lianjing also tried it in this time and space, and many action movies imitated it, without much originality.

When he first saw this building, Chen Yiming thought of Jet Li's old movie about going downstairs with bare hands in his previous life. It was perfect to shoot here.

For example, Liziba Light Rail Station built on the top floor of the building, Kuixing Tower with a square and rooftop recommended by the production team, Hongya Cave where Chongqing folk delicacies are gathered, and Chaotianmen Wharf Long Street, which witnesses the history of Chongqing, basically all can be visited one by one. arrive.

This building is actually not suitable for parkour in "The Thirteenth Floor" because there are not enough floors to borrow the concept of 13, but it is more suitable for stair parkour.

Chen Yiming followed the good advice and decided that the Cai Family Stone Castle was to be decided.

In addition, Da Zhuang was also summoned to Chongqing for the second time by Chen Yiming. Now that the location has been roughly determined, it was time for Da Zhuang to come forward and talk about cooperation with the local leaders.

Chen Yiming and Lin Xiao returned to the Magic City with the existing materials and discussed the interior construction plan with the prop master of the Magic Shadow Factory.

Xie Tianfang stayed in Yucheng, or to be precise on Baixiang Street, to further refine the parkour action design. To this end, he also recruited several apprentices and old associates from Hong Kong City.

The third Cai Family Stone Castle is much smaller than the Baixiang Residence, and the buildings are also built in a square shape, which lacks the sense of twists and turns.

Chen Yiming has always insisted on a win-win situation for all parties in this regard. Although the official process is cumbersome, once you get through it, it will be settled once and for all. And based on his experience, under the premise of the same direction, the adults in China can work hard to be efficient. Not low at all.

As expected, Xie Tianfang was not interested in this place, but Lin Xiao was very interested in it and strongly recommended that a certain filming location where the police investigate the case should be placed here.

Just a few days after Chen Yiming returned to Magic Film Studio, the crew of "The Usual Suspects" also ended Tailan's schedule and settled in studios 4 and 5 of Magic Film Studio.

The advantage is that it is adjacent to a section of the ancient city wall, and there are many big trees and greenery everywhere, making the chase very interesting.

In the next few days, Chen Yiming, led by the photography team at Daqian Station, basically visited the iconic street scenes of Chongqing.

Xie Tianfang thinks that if it must be used, the chase scene on the ground can be placed here, but he prefers to choose the downtown area or iconic street scene of Chongqing City. If the chase scene is on the ground, it will be more interesting if it is arranged among the crowd.

According to the requirements of Chen Yiming and Lin Xiao, the photography team continued to refine the second round of external photography.

Chen Yiming agrees in principle. In fact, the police line does not have high requirements for framing. As long as it conforms to the lifestyle of the city, it doesn't matter where it is placed.

Unfortunately, limited by the overall tone of the movie, some are suitable and some have no choice but to give up.

Chen Yiming spent a week in Chongqing and basically determined all the locations in the script.

After adjustments, the second filming of the boat scene progressed faster. After Chen Yiming reviewed it, it was released happily. The filming speed of the Bangkok crew increased instantly.

After the scene on the cargo ship was completed, only fragmentary street scene shooting in Bangkok was left. Wang Wei spent another week to successfully complete the filming.

Wang Wei's crew returned to the Magic City, which greatly facilitated Chen Yiming's production work. After watching the progress of setting up "The Thirteenth Floor" every day, he turned left and arrived at the set of "The Usual Suspects" within a few steps. Shed No. 4 is the police station, and Shed No. 5 is the base of the protagonist group. Wang Wei leads Group A, and Tian Li leads Group B. The two groups go hand in hand.

It's early August, and "8 Days of Summer Solstice" has successfully obtained the filming permit. The crew has already set off to Qindao, where all the interior and exterior shooting of the film will be completed.

Originally, Chen Yiming suggested that Xiangrui put the interior scenes in the Phantom Studio so that everyone could stay warm if they squeezed in. The key was that as a producer, he could be lazy.

But Qindao was still counting on Xiangrui to bring popularity to their empty film and television city, and offered various preferential terms to invite the crew to Qindao.

As a result, Chen Yiming and An Xixi could not meet again, and the girl went directly to Qindao to meet the crew.

In his spare time, Chen Yiming took stock of his recent work. He really didn't know what he was doing. He was shocked to find out that he had done so many things in just four months since "Mulan" was released.

In the genre film plan, "The Usual Suspects" is already halfway through filming, and if everything goes well, it will be released during the Lunar New Year.

"500 Days of Summer Solstice" is about to start filming. The filming period is relatively long, and it will not be until next summer at the earliest.

From the idea to the implementation of my own "The Thirteenth Floor", the project progress perfectly replicated the "Chinese speed". With the skills of an infrastructure madman, finishing the foundation in 2 months is considered to be the pinnacle of success.

In addition, he also remembered that there was a copy of "Chinatown 2: The Negotiator" reserved in his pocket.

It's quite a coincidence that after entering the scene between Duan Yining and Yu Hewei in "The Usual Suspects", the shooting speed suddenly slowed down, like a donkey pulling a wheel.

The reason is also very simple. Both Lao Duan and Lao Yu are actors with real personalities. They both have a ruthless spirit in their hearts. They are ruthless to others and even more ruthless to themselves. When these two pair up, there is no way they can win or lose. On dry leave.

Usually at this time it’s time for the director to take action and mediate. Shooting a rival scene is not a decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City. It has to be divided into high and low. After an experienced director has watched a few test shots, he will have a good idea and will pass. The language of the lens is used to balance it, making both actors feel comfortable while not delaying the smooth completion of the play.

It's a pity that Wang Wei and the others are all newbies, and there is no so-called "expedient solution" in their minds.

The result is that every time a play is performed, it is either an old one or an old one, and one must be reluctant to do it again.

When Chen Yiming didn't say anything, Wang Wei and the others had no confidence to refuse.

What's even more terrible is that there is not just one interrogation scene, but many scenes over and over again. The first scene was finally finished, but after the latter scene, the two actors would have their own feelings, and from time to time they would make a fuss over the previous scene. Take a remake with you.

With so much back and forth, how could the progress be so fast?

When the scene of Group B in the next studio was successfully completed, Group A of the police station was only half done.

Everyone in the crew was exhausted by the two masters. The camera position for this scene was also simple. They set up the machine and set up the lighting every day. Most of the people had nothing else to do and just sat and watched the two masters compete.

Especially Tian Li and Li Zhun were so idle that they felt uncomfortable.

Chen Yiming had nothing else to be busy with at the moment. "The Thirteenth Floor" is a science fiction film after all, so setting up the set was not simple. It would also take time to get permission for the location in Chongqing, so he roped in two assistant directors. Study The Negotiator.

Sure enough, Marshal Napoleon's famous saying is applicable everywhere.

Every assistant director has the ideal of becoming a full-time director.

Tian and Li didn't know that their chance to rise to power had come. When Wang Wei was the first to be promoted to a regular position, how could they not be touched in their hearts? Although they had formed a deep brotherhood in the past period of time, what was in front of them was Neither of them wanted to take this opportunity.

After reading the information about "The Negotiator", the two of them became even more excited. Even after just a cursory glance, they knew that this was a good story that was not inferior to "The Usual Suspects".

Seeing that it was Duan Yining who had booked the second male lead, the two of them scratched their heads. They had already learned deeply about this man's power, and he was really not good at being a director.

Li Zhun asked, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Duan is very slow to enter and exit the play. Are the two plays too closely connected, or does this project need to be considered in the long term?"

Tian Li also said, "Yes, during this period of time, the teacher was very devoted to the performance and consumed a lot of energy. I can't see how he can do it continuously."

Chen Yiming waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I can wait for Lao Duan to recover. We, Platinum Jue, are not in a hurry and quality comes first."

At this time, he selectively ignored the rapid production of "The Thirteenth Floor." What does Director Chen's project have to do with me, producer Chen?
(End of this chapter)