Entertaining Children

  Chapter 1099 Change of plan

   "Good car!" Xiao Yao patted the outside of the car door and smiled at Feng Junting.

   "Haha," Feng Junting, who was about to put in gear to start, let go of the hand block, but instead raised the handbrake and said, "If you like it, do you want to let it go?"

   "No need!" Xiao Yao waved his hand, "I am not used to this right-driving car, so you should drive it!"

   "Okay!" Seeing Xiao Yao waved his hand, Feng Junting released the handbrake and started off.

   "You just said that if you like it, I thought you would say that if you like it, I will give it to you!" After hitting the road, Xiao Yao turned his head and looked at Feng Junting with a smile.

   "Huh?" Feng Junting was taken aback, then smiled, "Yes! If you like it, I will give it to you!"

   "Really? Tens of millions of luxury cars, just give it away?" Xiao Yao asked in surprise.

"This car was given to me by my family. I didn't buy it with money. I don’t feel sorry for it." Feng Junting smiled, "This car is too garish. I rarely drive it. If I didn’t come to pick you up today. , I won’t drive it out. Anyway, the garage parked at home is still dusty. If you like it, it’s okay to send it to you.”

"Don't don't don't, I'm kidding!" Xiao Yao repeatedly waved his hand, "Such an eye-catching car, you don't usually drive, I can't even drive. Besides, I live in the mainland, and I drive on the left. You This right-handed car cannot be driven in the Mainland. I am not interested in collecting luxury cars!"

  "Then when do you come to Hong Kong Island and want to drive, please find me at any time, I will lend you to drive!" Feng Junting said.

  "Thanks in advance!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

   "I went to the company in the afternoon and saw Angela practicing singing." Feng Junting said to Xiao Yao again, "The song "Wonderful U" you wrote to her is really good!"

   "Really?" Xiao Yao smiled, "Her voice is in good condition and her singing skills are also very good."

  Angela is Yang Shiyun’s English name. Xiao Yao knew it when he participated in the show last year. He knew that Angela Feng Junting said was Yang Shiyun.

   "Her voice conditions are very good, and she can sing well," Feng Junting rolled his eyes helplessly, "but I just said that I was clearly complimenting you?"

   "Praise me? Why are you complimenting me?" Xiao Yao smiled, "You don't want to invite songs, do you? I think it's better for you to focus on being an actor!"

   "Hey, what do you mean? I'm also a singer debut, OK?" Feng Junting dissatisfied.

   "So you made your debut as a singer?" Xiao Yao deliberately said, "So you can't sing and mix, so you changed to become an actor?"

   "You~" Feng Junting gritted his teeth, "I really want to take you to the boxing gym for another fight!"

   "Are you trying to abuse yourself?" Xiao Yao smiled, "Why bother?"

  The two were fighting all the way, and soon arrived at the restaurant where Chen Manli had booked a location.

  This is a very characteristic high-end Cantonese restaurant. Chen Manli ordered private rooms. Apart from Xiao Yao and Feng Junting, the only people who came were Xu Wenxiang, Chen Manli and Yang Shiyun. They are all acquaintances, and no one is bothering them. The atmosphere of this dinner is also more relaxed and pleasant.

  Feng Junting and Xiao Yao are already familiar with a boxing match in the afternoon. Feng Junting lost a punch in the afternoon, and he was not as good as Xiao Yao's bickering on the way here. Seeing the relaxed atmosphere at dinner, Feng Junting, who refused to admit defeat, actually started to fight with Xiao Yao again.

  After Feng Junting and Xiao Yao drank three consecutive cups, the purpose was already obvious. Seeing that Feng Junting's goal, Xu Wenxiang, Chen Manli, and Yang Shiyun, all three came out to stop him, and dissuaded Feng Junting from Xiao Yao's recording tomorrow. Yang Shiyun even offered to drink to Feng Junting on behalf of Xiao Yao.

  However, Xiao Yao did not accept the kindness of the three, and insisted on fighting Feng Junting. recording? You can push back! Let girls stop drinking? Is that still a man? Of course, the most important thing is that, in a one-on-one situation, Xiao Yao is absolutely confident that Feng Junting will get on the ground while drinking.

Although the two men look similar in figure, Feng Junting is a few years older than Xiao Yao, but Feng Junting is a southerner, and Xiao Yao is a northerner. He is also a northerner who has been looking for white wine in the hutong wine shop since he was a child, Xiao Yao I don't believe I can't drink Feng Junting.

  Facts also proved Xiao Yao's judgment. After this dinner, Feng Junting was helped out of the restaurant, and it was Xiao Yao who was supporting him.

  The next morning, Xiao Yao went to YH Entertainment to record the official versions of the two songs "Circle" and "WonderfulU" for Yang Shiyun.

  The recording of the two songs took almost a day in total. In addition to Xu Wenxiang, the music director who was watching Xiao Yao, there was another audience in the recording studio. That was Feng Junting, who was drunk by Xiao Yao last night.

  Feng Junting came here at noon. Obviously lacking energy and some hangovers, Feng Junting immediately expressed regret when he saw Xiao Yao. In the future, besides not fighting Xiao Yao, he will never fight with Xiao Yao anymore!

  After spending a whole day recording both songs, Xiao Yao’s mission at YH Company was completed this time, but Chen Manli didn’t want to let Xiao Yao go.

I don’t know if it’s because Xiao Yao blocked Feng Junting’s mouth like a joke yesterday. Chen Manli did not ask Xiao Yao to write a song for Feng Junting, but Yang Shiyun’s three songs are going to be shot in MVs. Chen Manli is because of this. The matter came to Xiao Yao again.

   Before he became a film director, Xiao Yao worked as a MV director. Except for the first few MVs, Xiao Yao’s song MVs were basically filmed by himself, and the script was written by himself. Many of these MVs are of good quality and high popularity. Many people know that Xiao Yao is capable of making MVs.

  However, Xiao Yao told Chen Manli and Xu Wenxiang the day before yesterday that he only had four days of free time on Hong Kong Island, and then he would return to Shanghai. At that time, Chen Manli didn't know what Xiao Yao was doing when he returned to Shencheng, but now she knew that Xiao Yao was mostly going to start working on movies.

Now that three days have passed, one day is definitely not enough to shoot the MV. Chen Manli knows that Xiao Yao is unlikely to delay her film project in order to shoot Yang Shiyun's MV, so she does not want to find Xiao Yao as the MV director to shoot this. The MV for the three songs, but to ask Xiao Yao if he has any thoughts on how to shoot the MV for these three songs. To put it bluntly, I asked Xiao Yao if he could write the script for the MV of the three songs.

  Writing the MV script? Xiao Yao thought about it for a while, and found that it was different from those songs that he had heard in his previous life, but the impression was not deep. After thinking about it, he can still remember that the MVs of those songs have never been seen in his previous life. , No matter how you think, it is impossible to change out of thin air from any corner of memory. Fortunately, although the production and copyright of the song were contracted, the contract did not stipulate the MV, so Xiao Yao refused without any burden.

  Wedding Invitation Street is the wedding invitation street on Hong Kong Island. Although I wrote this song, you Hong Kong people must have a deeper feeling for Wedding Invitation Street than I am a mainlander! The MV for this song, you look for a screenwriter and director from Hong Kong Island to shoot, it must be better than the script that I, a mainlander, think! As for the other two songs, just love songs. Your company has rich experience in this area and has filmed many love song MVs. I believe you must have experienced professionals in this area!

  I didn't want to bother my brain and want to be lazy and avoid idle excuses. When Xiao Yao said this, it sounded like Xiao Yao was humbled in order to take into account the face of YH company and Hong Kong people. He won a good impression for nothing.

  All three songs were recorded, and the MV was ignored. Xiao Yao was fine for the time being, so he contacted Lin Jingliang again. Knowing that Lin Jingliang has handled the matter at hand almost, and can set off for the mainland the next day, Xiao Yao also gave up his plan to stay on Hong Kong Island for one more day, and joined Lin Jingliang the next day, and flew back with him. Shencheng.

  Shencheng is Xiao Yao’s habitual residence, and Lin Jingliang is the art director invited by Xiao Yao. Leaving Hong Kong Island and coming to Shencheng, Xiao Yao turned from a guest to a host in front of Lin Jingliang. Xiao Yao not only booked a hotel for Lin Jingliang in advance, but after flying to Shencheng, he also took Lin Jingliang as a tour guide for a day in Shencheng.

  Lin Jingliang and Xiao Yao came to the mainland to make movies, so the two of them only had a day of rest and play on the day they arrived in Shanghai. From the next day, the two began to work.

  Early the next morning, Xiao Yao took Lin Jingliang to the Youth Film and Television Company and called a meeting with the relevant personnel of the film project.

  As the producer, producer and director of the movie, the actors of the main roles, the shooting location, and the heads of various departments of the crew are all things that Xiao Yao needs to participate in the decision making. But the film crew is a very large organization, involving a lot of things and people, and it is impossible for Xiao Yao to do everything by himself. Some people and things that are not particularly important, as well as the preparatory work for some important things, are all left to others.

  Xiao Yao convened a meeting with relevant personnel this time. In addition to introducing Lin Jingliang to everyone, he also officially announced that the film preparation work has entered the substantive stage. Prior to this, Xiao Yao found several professionals with relevant experience in the company as co-producers of the film, and found a list of some crew members in advance.

In the film and television industry, there are some behind-the-scenes work types such as photography and lighting. There are also many inheritance practices where masters lead apprentices. Some more famous photographers and lighting engineers are also used to working with some fixed partners, so some departments The choice is a whole team.

  Because it was said before that everything related to film aesthetics in the film was handed over to Lin Jingliang, the art director, so the staff in the clothing, chemical, road, lighting, and photography departments also need to listen to Lin Jingliang’s opinions. Xiao Yao simply handed over the information of these candidates to Lin Jingliang, so that Lin Jingliang, who has more industry experience, would choose first, and then he would make the final choice from Lin Jingliang's favorite candidates.

  Most of the staff in the art-related departments in the crew are handed over to Lin Jingliang to select first, and the actors have no concerns in this regard. In terms of casting, Xiao Yao has been entrusted to a casting studio, and they already have a lot of alternatives, waiting for Xiao Yao to finalize the audition time and notify the candidate actors to audition. Xiao Yao is responsible for the casting of the cast. Lin Jingliang can participate or not, and he can provide opinions if he participates, but Xiao Yao is the one who made the decision.

  The candidate list given by the casting studio has been screened, and Xiao Yao is basically satisfied after reading the information. If Xiao Yao conducts another audition himself, he doesn't plan to have more rounds of audition. It is not impossible to decide how to feel right.

  Because the actors of the selected roles have to sign contracts with the actors, Xiao Yao asked the company's legal department to prepare the contract text in advance, and bring the contract text with him when preparing for the audition. If you feel right during the audition, you can negotiate the terms and sign the contract on the spot.

  However, the legal staff printed out the contract template. After reading it, Xiao Yao found that he had overlooked a problem.

  Although Xiao Yao’s film and television company is called a young man, and the company’s shareholders are all young people who have just graduated from university, it does not mean that all employees in the company are young rookies.

  The head of the company's legal department is a young and middle-aged person with rich industry experience. The contract drawn up by the legal department is very detailed, even more detailed than the ordinary contracts in some industries, avoiding many loopholes. But after Xiao Yao looked carefully, he still found a problem.

  This problem is not a contract problem, but Xiao Yao's own problem. Generally, in addition to the film remuneration, the contract for the actors also clearly stipulates the various treatments during the filming period. In the contract given by the legal affairs, the treatment of the actors was also mentioned. It was based on the general industry standards. It was not a problem at first, but after reading it, Xiao Yao remembered the filming location he voluntarily mentioned when he went to Lin Jingliang. Conditions will be more difficult things. According to the shooting location that I imagined to be in a relatively remote place with high altitude, low rainfall and drought in northwestern Shanxi, the benefits listed in the contract may not be available at all by then!

   "Mr. Lin," Xiao Yao turned to Lin Jingliang after reading the contract template, "I think, should we choose the scene first, and then choose the actors and other staff?"

"Of course I have no problem." Lin Jingliang smiled, "but I remember when you were at my house, you told me that you planned to audition first, and then set out to choose the scene after determining the main actors. Why did you suddenly change your mind? ?"

"Because I don't think everyone cares about the shooting conditions like you." Xiao Yao smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid the shooting conditions are too difficult, and some people don't want to go. Of course, I can tell him in advance that the shooting location is The conditions in the Northwest are very difficult, and some economic compensation can be made appropriately. But these things are too abstract, and I can’t tell how hard it is now. So I want to choose a good scene first and understand the specific situation of the shooting location. , Knowing what kind of accommodation and food standards we can provide them at that time, so it’s better to spread it out and tell them. So as not to sign the contract, someone will look there and feel that the actual situation is different from what I imagined or what I described. Similarly, if I feel cheated, it won’t be good to have disputes when the time comes."

As an actor, Xiao Yao’s TV series was recommended by Ye Jiaying. The contract was signed by Ye Jiaying. The filming location was in the studio. The filming of "127 Hours" was directed by Ye Jiaying. The agent still helped to sign the contract. look carefully. As a director, Xiao Yao made the short film in the city, and the animated film was made in the studio, and neither involved this issue. Parkour movies were also shot in the city, and the more experienced Mu Ying was in charge of the specific contract, and Xiao Yao didn't care much. Therefore, Xiao Yao has never considered this issue before.

   "Okay, you are the director, I listen to you!" Lin Jingliang spread his hands and said, "But I remember you said that the time for the actors' auditions is fixed, what are you going to do?"

   "Then you can only change the time of the audition." Xiao Yao said, "I said that I don't want to change the time of the audition, but it's not that I can't change it."

  (End of this chapter)