Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 22 Sponsor Selection

"You, you, you."

In the office, Lu Guotao wanted to explain, but he swallowed it back.

“Shoot well, work hard, and learn well!

Go ahead, and remember to go find Director Zhang later; his office is at the back of the building."

Wang Hao nodded, said goodbye, and went to the advertising department on the third floor of the movie channel and found Zhang Weibang.

Director Zhang seemed to be particularly impressed by Wang Hao's performance in the conference room just now. After sitting down, he was not shy and immediately placed all the resources in front of him.

Motorola, Nokia, Sony, BBK, Panda, Gionee...

They are all contact information of the heads of the advertising departments of major mobile phone manufacturers. Only Zhang Weibang, with the support of the big platform of CCTV, could get them easily. If it were Wang Hao, he wouldn't even know where to get these people's doors.

It was after seeing this that he finally understood why his uncle had been silent just now.

"Please choose from these manufacturers and see which one is suitable. I will ask someone to contact them."

Zhang Weibang looked at Wang Hao’s wide eyes and felt very proud.

Wang Hao quickly came to his senses and began to think carefully.

"In fact, I recommend you to choose Panda Mobile. Their mobile phone business is relatively mature, and they are willing to advertise. Moreover, they are a domestic brand, which makes them easier to contact than Nokia and other brands."

Seeing that Wang Hao was still hesitating, Zhang Weibang made a suggestion.

However, after hearing his words, Wang Hao put his finger on another name.

Backgammon!
"This is a small brand," Zhang Weibang said.

"I know that, but being small also has its advantages. After all, my movie is not a big production."

Wang Hao explained verbally, but there was actually another reason he didn't say, which was that he had the memory of the future and knew that among the several mobile phone manufacturer names Zhang Weibang gave him, the one with a longer-term development in the future would be this humble BBK.

Of course, by then it had already changed its appearance and become the famous blue and green factories.

"Since you've said that, let's just leave it at that. I'll call them and make an appointment, and then you can go talk?"

"No problem. I'll wait for your news, Uncle Zhang."

Neither of them wisely mentioned the bribe. This kind of thing requires a tacit understanding.

After leaving the movie channel's office building, the sky outside had already turned dim and dark.

Wang Hao ate a bowl of mutton soup noodles outside the school, packed up two more servings, plus a few flatbreads, and then returned to the dormitory.

In the empty dormitory, Zhang Yang and Li Kui were still busy with their respective work. When they saw Wang Hao coming back, they immediately stood up happily, took the mutton soup noodles from his hand, and started eating.

"Boss, how was the harvest this time?"

Li Kui drank half a bowl of mutton soup in one gulp and asked vaguely.

"We've made quite a lot of progress," Wang Hao walked to his seat and casually flipped through the results of his work over the past few days. "We've already negotiated for the equipment, venue, and personnel at Qingying Studio, and signed a contract with the movie channel. We've even got some ideas for movie sponsorship." "That's great."

Zhang Yang said with surprise, without stopping his hands, he broke a piece of pancake into large and small pieces and threw them into the mutton soup.

"Should we start preparing for the shoot next?"

"Of course, I'm in a hurry to hand in my homework."

Wang Hao laughed.
“But before shooting, the preliminary preparations must be done well.

It is said that it is better to be prepared. After all, we are novices in filming. What we learn in class may not be exactly the same as what we encounter in actual filming. "

"Of course," Zhang Yang affirmed his opinion, and at the same time he smiled with gloating: "According to the information I have obtained, there have been several problems with Ma Bo, and the scene was very unpleasant. We must learn from this."

“That’s not a big deal. Our crew is small and has fewer people, so it’s easier to manage than those big crews.

Okay, I won’t say any more. You two should eat quickly. We still have a lot of tasks to do next.”

When Zhang Yang and Li Kui heard Wang Hao's urging, they immediately sped up their eating and then threw themselves into their work again with great enthusiasm.

The preparation of a film is a meticulous and skillful process.

Just like doing a project, all aspects need to be considered from the initial project establishment, exploration, and measurement to design drawings, construction, and final acceptance.

The same is true for filming a movie. Before officially starting filming, you must consider everything carefully. Every shot, every prop, and even the management of every person needs to be included in the plan. Otherwise, problems will easily arise during the filming process.

The various key points involved are far from being explained clearly in just one or two chapters as described in many entertainment novels.

Fortunately, Wang Hao and his colleagues are all graduates of professional schools. They have studied in Beijing Film Academy, the top institution in the entertainment industry, for four years. They have been exposed to the world and although they cannot be said to be experienced in filming, they are generally familiar with it.

What they are doing now is the preliminary preparations for filming.

This job is different from Wang Hao's previous busy work of finding leading actors, attracting investment, and soliciting sponsorship. It is also the real difference between a formal team and a makeshift team.

Generally speaking, the preparatory work for a film is divided into six parts, from the beginning to the end: script analysis, production budget, schedule determination, team building, plan making, casting and rehearsal.

Of course, in actual shooting, this step arrangement is not necessarily absolute. Many of the tasks can be done simultaneously or even in advance.

For example, casting is decided by investors before many projects even begin. Even in the era of traffic, it has become the norm to build projects around celebrities and to make casting the focus of film production.

Of course, no matter how the environment changes, script analysis is always the top priority.

The so-called script disassembly means that when a project is approved and the script is finalized, a dedicated person will sort out the script and break down the contents of the script one by one according to basic elements such as scenes, personnel, props, etc.

To give the simplest example, there is such a scene in their movie "Buried Alive":
"As the lighter was lit, the protagonist Zhang Wei banged on the wooden board frantically."

This sentence has very few words, but it contains a lot of information that needs to be prepared.

What kind of lighter is it? If it is lit, how bright is it? Is there a need for fill light at the scene?

What is the state of the wooden board when the protagonist knocks on it?
Since the coffin is buried underground, does it need to be possible for dust to fall through the gaps when the wooden board is knocked?
All of the above need to be taken into consideration, and this is just the simplest scene.

(End of this chapter)