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Chapter 54 The Crew
A director is like a cook. Many famous directors have said this.

Feng Xiaogang once said, "Sometimes a director is like a cook. Some cook for people, and some cook for pigs. Of course, I have done both kinds of cooks."

As for who the pigs and humans he was talking about were, only he knew.

Now Feng Xiaogang is still a home-cooked cook, and the food he makes may not be very exquisite, but it is indeed the dishes that ordinary people like to eat.

After making home-cooked dishes for a long time, I feel a little dissatisfied, and feel that I should try some "tall" dishes.

Some of them he cooked well, and the audience liked to eat them, while some attracted a lot of scolding, and even made people overturn the table.

No matter what kind of cooking, in addition to the chef's effort, materials and tools are also very important.

Turning a wilted cabbage into a peerless delicacy only appears in the novel. Anyway, it depends on the author's pen, and S can write deliciously.

A group of excellent actors, a professional and well-coordinated crew, and first-class equipment are the foundation of making an excellent movie.

For an excellent director, the most important thing is the ability to lead the overall situation. He must be able to control hundreds of people in the crew and let everyone perform their duties.

This is the most important ability of a director, and it is also the reason why there are not many domestic directors who can shoot big scenes and big productions.

Zhang Yimou is a photographer, and he has always been before the filming of "Red Sorghum". His major is not a director, but he is the number one director in China. He is not as good as many people in terms of storytelling, and his ability to write stories is not good. . . .

Now Tang An has a relatively first-class team, first-class actors, and first-class equipment. Whether he can make this movie well depends on his control.

This time, it is not only necessary to shoot a good story, but also to be the best in many aspects such as picture, lighting, makeup, props, and scenery.

Came to Huairou film and television base by car. Compared with last year, the scale of the base has expanded a lot, and gradually it has almost the scale of later generations.

His studio is in the center of the base, surrounded by ancient buildings.

Studios of different sizes are adjacent to each other, the large ones are hundreds of square meters, and the small ones are only seven or eight square meters.

Xu Manyun, who was waiting at the door, greeted him.

"coming!"

"Well, what's up!"

Xu Manyun is the producer of the film crew, but he is only responsible for cost accounting, which is equivalent to a big housekeeper.

In addition, the professional stuff is in charge of the production director and several other producers.

"No problem. All the equipment for the crew is provided by China Film Group. I only need to supervise the construction of the studio. The accounts are very clear!"

"let me see!"

Tang An took a thick stack of bills from her, and all the equipment and props used by the crew were registered in the register.

Even if China Film uses the equipment to offset the funds, the account still needs to be settled clearly.

There is no major problem with the equipment and equipment, but it is just that the production director made some false reports.

As long as it's not too much, Tang An usually doesn't care about this kind of thing. If he wants the horse to run, he has to feed him enough.

No matter how slowly he scrolled down, Tang An's face gradually turned ugly.

Xu Manyun had been observing Tang An's expressions, and immediately became nervous, and asked, "What's the matter, is there any problem?"

"It's nothing!" Tang An flipped back roughly, and waved his hand to signal that there is no need to worry.

"Is there something wrong with the accounts? I checked it many times and didn't find it!"

This is the studio's first film. Xu Manyun knew that his abilities were limited, and he was also very nervous, fearing that there was something he could not do well.

Tang An patted her on the arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's already been expected. These old oily guys have tried their best to scrape off a layer of skin on me when they meet me, a new director. If there is no problem with the accounts, I will Worry now!"

Perhaps it was because Tang An was young and easy to be fooled, the production director didn't make the account very detailed at all, Tang An guessed it with a glance.

In my previous life, I was in charge of three or four production crews at the same time, and there were so many accounts to look at, which was a trivial matter.

I'm going to meet them, you go to the press conference first, I'll be right there.

Tang An walked into the studio with the pile of ledgers.

The inside has been built, and the crew is setting up, waiting for the shooting in the afternoon.

"Director Tang is here!"

"Hello Director Tang!"

"Director Tang turned on the phone and had a big meal at noon!"

"Director Tang."

People kept saying hello to him along the way. Tang An had been here for many days before, and these people were more casual when they saw that he was young.

Come to the largest studio, which is the banquet hall on the cruise ship. The director team has two assistant directors, an executive director, as well as on-site production, production production, production director and other middle-level crews.

"Hi everyone, how are you getting ready!"

Tang An held the pile of bills in his right hand and slapped them on his thigh, a bit like Liu Dehua's posture in "Infernal Affairs".

When Sun Ming, the production director, saw Tang An, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, "Director Tang is here, everyone is working hard and waiting for the start!"

Zhou Jixun, the leader of the photography team.

Art director Chen Jinhe.

Zhou Ren, lighting engineer.

Assistant directors Zhang Yiping and Shi Tiangeng.

Producer Zhao Lei
Life Producer Xu Tao
Wailian Producer Wang Zhenguo

Everyone gathered around to say hello to Tang An, all of them had the same expressions.

Hehehe.
Someone glanced at the bill in Tang An's hand, and his heart tightened, but he felt relieved when he saw his young face.

"Director Tang, is there anything else you need to add?" Sun Ming asked with a smile.

"It's nothing, very good, I'm very satisfied!" Tang An nodded.

"Everyone has worked hard. After the launch conference, I will treat everyone to a good meal at noon and start work in the afternoon!"

Tang An didn't directly name the producers, he was too lazy to argue with Temen.

Moreover, they are more familiar with the crew than me, if they quarrel, it will have a great impact on my prestige.

Tang An always told him to get out of this kind of people, so there was no need to waste time on them.

"Then everyone, take a look and check it out. I'm going to prepare for the press conference. Let's have dinner together at noon!"

After speaking, Tang An smiled at them and left the studio.

Looking at Tang An's leaving back, everyone was a little confused.

Zhou Jixun, the first photographer of the film crew and the leader of the photography team, squinted his eyes and asked with a smile, "Old Sun, what do you think of this young director?"

"What else can I do? I was lucky enough to make a blockbuster movie!" Sun Ming pouted.

"He's been here several times in the past month, and every time he comes, he doesn't pick on faults, and just walks through the motions, which is a bit strange!" Producer Zhao Lei sighed.

Generally, young directors like to point fingers at various departments of the crew, regardless of right or wrong, as if they have to say something to show their authority.

"Whatever fault he can pick, the director has told us to fix it for him!" Sun Ming said disdainfully, completely ignoring Tang An, a director who is as old as his nephew.

"What he was holding just now must have been the ledger!" Life producer Zhao Lei looked worried. It's normal for people in their line of business to want to make some money, but this time he became a little greedy under Sun Ming's bewitching.

"It's just a 24-year-old young man, but he can still turn the world upside down!"

(End of this chapter)