Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 220: Borrowing a small shop for filming, we still need some reliable extras
Seeing Wang Bo lost in thought, the production director continued:

"Director Wang, I am very grateful to you for bringing me such delicious skewers. Don't worry, I won't say anything nonsense."

After hearing what he said, Wang Bo suddenly laughed:

"So you're still doing it for the sake of the skewers."

"Half and half, but how did you find this store? I remember you were abroad before."

Wang Bo took out his phone and said, "Just search it on your phone, it's the top one you must eat in Jianghai."

"I see. The big director comes out to eat alone in the middle of the night?"

Wang Bo recalled what happened last night. "That guy made me so angry that I couldn't sleep anyway. You said he was not unserious, but if he wanted to perform well, he had to rely on me to guide him. I really gave in."

The production director comforted him:
"It's a good thing to be serious. It's much better than many people."

"There's nothing wrong with what you said."

Wang Bo knew that he had made bad movies in the past, so he never had any expectations and had a very calm mentality, but this time it was different.

He told the producer why he sometimes gets angry:

"To be honest, I really don't want to waste the rare good script your company received."

"Then let's do our best for this drama."

The producer finished the last string of mutton and still felt unsatisfied.

Wang Bo sighed.

"Boss, please help us settle the bill."

Li Rui said to them: "This can be included in the cost of future filming."

Wang Bo waved his hand. "Let's just deal with it as it is. The contract hasn't been signed yet. It won't be good if something unexpected happens by then."

Although people have mixed opinions about this director, he is still somewhat famous.

But it gives people a surprisingly approachable feeling.

Xiao Ma helped count the strings and came up to ask for a photo.

Wang Bo laughed and said, "I'm not a celebrity."

“I really like the movies you made.”

She posed and begged Li Rui: "Boss, please help me take a photo."

After taking the photos, the director and his partner were about to leave.

Before leaving, Wang Bo sighed: "It would be great if I could capture the atmosphere of last night, but with so many passers-by and customers, the situation is hard to control."

Wherever there is delicious food, the atmosphere of life is often the strongest.

Art comes from life, this is the truth.

Wang Bo felt that what he experienced yesterday was very consistent with the description of the background in the script.

Li Rui felt that the store was bustling and lively every day when it opened, and it was almost the same.

So he took the initiative to ask: "How about I find some customers to come to my store?"

Wang Bo nodded. "Young Boss, this is a good idea. Although it's just a background, the more realistic and natural it is, the better. This video will capture the customers eating in the store, and then move to the outside of the store."

"Although this scene does not require a lot of extras, the atmosphere is very important."

"It would be great if you could find a few customers, boss."

The director's words showed that he really liked the atmosphere of the store last night. Li Rui felt that it would not be difficult to find a few customers to eat and drink for free in his store.

"OK, no problem."

Li Rui agreed.

Wang Bo suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Boss, do you remember the girl who sat next to me yesterday? It would be great if we could ask her to come."

Li Rui actually knew the origins of these two girls.

They work at Houjue KTV in Fangda Plaza and come here when they are free.

Li Rui promised him that he would try to help make the contact.

"Sorry to bother you, little brother. We'll contact you if there's anything."

The filming does not affect the business of the store.

Li Rui knew very well what his main business was. So after the two left, the store continued its busy preparations.

The ingredients need to be processed and marinated, and because they will be grilled on skewers in the evening, threading the skewers is also a key task.

Li Rui also asked the shop assistants to join in.

But there are still strict requirements for the meat skewers they wear.

"Don't pursue speed, make each string look good."

In addition to aesthetic considerations.

The skewers should be of the same size so that they can be heated evenly.

However, in front of the boss, the two shop assistants couldn't even talk about speed.

"Boss, you are too fast."

Li Rui just smiled slightly at this. His highest record should be one thousand strings, and he has not yet exerted his full strength.

Shortly after,
A dedicated staff member of the crew contacted Li Rui.

The other party sent an electronic contract and discussed specific cooperation matters.

The crew has much more experience in this area than Li Rui.

The contracts are standard.
What is "Party A promises not to shoot pornographic or violent content, not to damage the venue, and to pay the fee in a one-time transfer before the film is completed."

"Party B will provide the shooting location, Mr. Li's shop, for Party A to use for filming, and will arrange for an electrician to assist in the filming." And so on.

The shooting time is tentatively scheduled for noon the day after tomorrow.

The matter of extras was not written into the contract because it involved some fees and requirements that were not related to the shop.

But the director called me personally.
Let Li Rui do it with confidence and only make some small requests for cooperation in the filming.

Li Rui felt that the fee for the filming was already high enough, and there would be no major problems once the contract was signed.

The reason why he brought up the idea of ​​extras was not only to help Director Wang achieve the desired effect,

The main purpose is to take this opportunity to give back to our fans.

The delicious food prepared on the day of the shoot cannot be wasted.

It’s pretty nice to let everyone come here to eat and drink for free and also experience the filming of a film.

It might not be a good idea to make acting as an extra a career.

But if it's just a simple experience, I think many people would be willing to do it.

And although the director didn't say which actors were on the scene, I heard that there was a female lead with great acting skills and a male lead who is a popular star.

Maybe there will be some surprises.

Maybe it’s someone’s brother or sister.

The most important point is that you don’t get to be an extra for nothing, you can get paid.

From any perspective, it is something worth experiencing.

The director gave Li Rui more than a dozen spots.

Among them, Li Rui planned to follow Wang Bo's suggestion and help him ask the girl working in the KTV if she had time.

Then the rest is to find people among the fans and friends who are interested in this matter.

But maybe Li Rui was being very polite in his description, saying that it might be a bit hard for extras to cooperate with the filming.

"I thought we were paying for the experience, but it turns out you're inviting us over for free food and drinks. Boss, you're being so polite, you're treating us like outsiders."

“I didn’t expect there would be such a good thing.”

"I won't reveal the name of the play, it's quite interesting."

But in general, fans are very enthusiastic about signing up.

"When eating in the restaurant, you can act as yourself, haha."

"I want to try it. I think I can be on TV."

"I'll come, I'll come!"

"It's a weekday."

The final candidates were quickly decided upon, and Li Rui introduced them to the crew members, who explained some relevant precautions in advance.

(End of this chapter)