This director needs to apologize

Chapter 54: Fighting for share of filming locations

In order to enhance the persuasiveness of the budget table, Chen Yiming prepared a large amount of equipment information in advance and drew a large stack of storyboards.

Pointing to the budget table and project PPT, he talked non-stop for three hours. It was already 3 pm when he sat down.

In order to save time, the lunch prepared in the tea room was served in the form of lunch boxes. People in the room filled their stomachs with lunch boxes in hand, and started the second half after a little tidying up.

After Chen Yiming, Deputy Director Sun spoke next.

The Bojue trio were busy during the week leading up to takeoff, and the progress on the General Administration side was equally astonishingly efficient.

The first is the filming location. There is a mountainous area under the Imperial Capital Military Region that meets the requirements.

The Bayi Factory received a notification from its superiors on Monday, and organized a scene team to drive to the scene on Tuesday. They spent two days on the scene and confirmed that it basically met the shooting requirements for the restoration of the Battle of Tianma Mountain.

Deputy Director Xie stood up and introduced the specific situation of the filming location.

This area is located at the junction of Shanxi Province and Mongolia District, and geographically belongs to the branch of Yinshan Mountain.

The mountainous area delineated by the Kanjing Group has the main peak at an altitude of 560 meters, and the secondary peaks on the left and right sides are 470 meters and 430 meters respectively. They are arranged in an obtuse triangle with the main peak. The overall terrain is roughly consistent with the Battle of Tianma Mountain.

This mountainous area has peaks and valleys, is surrounded by the Baishui River and its tributaries in the front and rear, and is adjacent to the plains for convenient construction.

The Imperial Capital Military Region has a spare munitions cave in the ravine, and an attached expired munitions destruction site. It has been a military restricted area since the 70s, which can avoid the risk of accidental casualties caused by live ammunition explosions.

Director Sun asked Chen Yiming with a smile, "Our Director Chen, are you satisfied with this place?"

Chen Yiming stood up hurriedly and bowed to Director Sun and Deputy Director Xie to thank them.

"I couldn't be more satisfied. The soldier's demeanor is resolute! What we have been trying to do for a month can't be done, but you two can do it in half a week. I admire you!"

Director Sun laughed and said, "Director Chen should be described as vigorous and resolute. He has done so many things in one week and done it so meticulously. I also want to express my admiration to you."

He waved his hand to stop another refusal from Chen Yiming and said bluntly.

"You're welcome, Xiao Chen, this is the evaluation you deserve.

On the "1951" project, I reported it to my superiors as soon as I returned to the headquarters. Director Feng of the center and the committee members in charge of the center were very concerned about it.

I myself and the comrades from various departments of the Literature and Art Center who are here with me today are also deeply inspired.

Xiao Chen, I am telling you this not to add pressure to you, but to hope that you can understand that your superiors recognize your ideas and support your creations, and the General Political Department Literature and Art Center is your solid backing.

Do you know how Lao Gao would evaluate you after you left last week?He said it is rare to find a down-to-earth director who is not too smart and is still just a kid. "

Uncle Gao interrupted bluntly, "Old Sun, please don't skip the second half of my sentence. 'Those stupid old guys have been eating rice in vain for decades.' There is no need to help me hide it. I Not afraid of offending people.”

Director Sun quickly changed the subject with a wry smile on his face. Xie Qianli and Li Jian were sitting over there. In a sense, they were also the ones with dull heads.

"Xiao Chen, you don't have to pretend to be crying here, I have long heard the little Jiujiu in your belly.

I can assure you here that all vehicles, construction equipment, weapons and equipment required for filming, as well as consumables such as ammunition, explosives, and smoke canisters, can be provided by the military.

Don't worry, they are all cost prices.

I don’t need to talk about the construction unit. Captain Fan is sitting next to Lao Gao. "

Next to Uncle Gao, Captain Fan, who was wearing an army uniform, nodded with a smile and gave Chen Yiming a look that told you.

Chen Yiming still looked up at Shu with dissatisfaction, "Uncle Sun, can you let the Imperial Military District handle the actor's military training? The crew will pay for it."

Director Sun smiled and pointed at Li Jian, "Don't come to me about actors, go to Deputy Leader Li."

Li Jian is a middle-aged man in his early thirties, with a handsome face that has not yet expired. He is a regimental-level civilian officer.

Chen Yiming has been binge-watching military dramas these days, so he is very familiar with the face of this upright protagonist.

Captain Li said with a smile, "The other day when I received the invitation email from Demonic Film Studio, I said, which crew takes the money so improperly and hires so many actors from the military art troupe to make a movie at once? Don't you want the box office?"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the private room couldn't help laughing.

"What's even more exaggerated is that there is no official document of approval, no filming permit, and no script. It's three noes. If it weren't for the seal of the Demonic Group on the official letter, I would have thought I had encountered a scammer." Bao The laughter in the room became even louder, making Chen Yiming and Ma Yunteng look ashamed.

Speaking of which, this mistake was all their fault. The project was started, but I didn't expect to log on to the official website of the Film Bureau to register and apply.The fact that the script hasn't been released yet is not a reason at all, because the filming permission only requires a plot summary.

When filming "Holiday in Magic City", all these were done with the help of Magic Film Studio. Now it was Bo Jue's turn to do it himself. The two of them made mistakes while they were busy, and neither of them thought about it.

After joking, Li Jian started talking about business.

"Our military art troupe was formed after the restructuring of more than [-] performing arts units across the army. Among them, those who changed careers changed careers, and those who changed careers changed careers. Who leaves and who stays depends only on business ability and not reputation.

Today's military art troupes are all good actors, and many of them are not well-known outside. Director Xiao Chen can single them out, which shows that you can see people and have a vicious eye.

Among the actors you invited, Duan Yining was originally scheduled to have a drama tour in April, and he is relatively conservative in taking on foreign roles. I hope Director Chen's script can be released as soon as possible.

Hou Yong and Shi Lei have schedules in the first half of the year, and from the character introductions, it seems like they don’t have many roles, so it’s not a big problem.

In addition to these three main actors, if Director Chen needs other actors, please let us know. The new generation of young actors in our troupe can come to support us, which can save a lot of time in military training. "

Chen Yiming was silently calculating in his mind as he listened. The team leader and instructor were basically done, the staff was still far away, and there were still five main actors including the 4-person investigation team and the patrol to be determined.

Hope everything goes well with the group audition next week.

More importantly, he hopes to find his dream girl, Lao Lei, among the students of the top three universities.

Later, Xie Qianli of Bayi Factory introduced the information of the pyrotechnics team and expressed that he would fully cooperate with the shooting.

Li Jing, Director of the Film Department of the Literary and Art Center, also stated that they will be involved in all aspects of war history, whether it is interviewing living veterans or accessing information on the troops who participated in the Tianma Mountain Battle, there is no hindrance.

Next, it is the appearance time of the second uncle, the bosses of the Demon Shadow Group.

They can't do it if they don't work hard. With so much investment from the General Administration, how can Moying get a share without exerting great efforts?

A large-scale production that reaches all the way to the top of the military is no longer a gift film in the conventional sense, not to mention that this film has to go abroad and "show its prestige" overseas.

In fact, it is not yet time for Moying to take the stage. Except for Moying Factory, which can combine both hands with its background that far exceeds that of Bayi Factory, departments such as distribution and theaters are unable to do so. They can only express their determination.

All parties have completed the speech process. It is already 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and finally the most important part of the day has arrived.

Da Zhuang, who had been listening to the class without saying a word all day, came out to show off his power. As a representative of Platinum Jue, he discussed the investment ratio with Director Wang of Golden Shield Film and Television and Manager Mo of the Demonic Investment Department.

In the first round, Wang and Mo ignored the big Ma Dong who was chatting next to them, and together they targeted the little Ma Dong, intending to eliminate Bo Jue first in a two-on-one fight.

The two people's wishful thinking was to "finalize" the 10% left to Bo Jue first, and then divide the remaining 90%.

Little did they know that the Chen and Ma duo had already anticipated this and were on guard against this move.

Ma Yunteng innocently stated that all the relevant rights and interests of "1951" have been injected into the newly established project company Jueji Vision. As the sole shareholder of Jueji, Bojue has a positive and open attitude towards any shares and investments from partners.

In the blink of an eye, the offensive and defensive positions changed, and the dominance suddenly went to Bojue's side, and Ma Yunteng accepted the investment.

In the second round, Wang and Mo turned against each other when their surprise attack failed, and they began to compete fiercely for a total investment of 1 million.

Director Wang is in a good situation, because although the investment amount is fixed, the military's fixed capital conversion has a lot of flexibility. The cost price promised by Director Sun can be implemented after the filming of the movie starts. Of course, during the negotiation stage, you can ask for as much as you want. expensive.

The Moying Group is indeed not short of money, but Chen Yiming doesn't dare to ask for it.

In the end, it was Xiaoma Dong Juzhong who proposed a plan, saying that Platinum Jue was willing to take a step back and only occupy 3%. The three parties would allocate Jueji's equity in a ratio of 3:3:4 and contribute accordingly.

In the third round, Director Wang and Manager Mo exchanged words again about who was the third and fourth between the Golden Shield and the Demon Shadow.

This round of confrontation ended with the second uncle, Uncle Sun and Uncle Gao looking at each other and smiling.

The final agreement was that Golden Shield and Shadow each had 3%, and Platinum Jue had 4%.

However, 4 of 1.5% of Platinum Jue's possessions are held on behalf of others, including 1% of the General Logistics Ordnance Factory and half of the Imperial Military District.

The big horse Dong suppressed the little Ma Dong and vomited out half of it, and the agreement was reached that only Bo Jue was injured.

(End of this chapter)