The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 6 There should be bgm here

"How does it feel to be a beauty and a troublemaker?" Yu Li asked jokingly about the number one troublemaker under her banner.

The entertainment industry is such a big world, and there are often not many secrets left.

Emerging director Luo Jianzhou's new film was to be produced by Dunhuang Pictures, and within a few days word reached the ears of well-informed agent Yu Li.

She even knows a little more than the average person, for example, the source is this little girl in front of her.

Shen Zhenyi remained calm: "Don't feel it, I'm used to it."

She has been used to being jealous since she was in kindergarten. Those little boys who have not yet been completely weaned, and even many little girls, often fight to be her playmates - in the physical sense. .

From kindergarten to elementary school, similar chaotic scenes around her were not uncommon. It was not until middle school that this kind of situation became rare - it was not that her charm had decreased, but that the flower protectors and the anti-flower protectors were directly jealous. , generally moved to behind-the-scenes operations.

So, this little commotion is nothing, at least it’s not to the point of becoming popular.

"Then let me tell you something more interesting." Seeing that she was not cooperating, Yu Li lowered her voice with some mystery: "Who do you think the heroine of Director Luo's new film will end up with?"

Shen Zhenyi was a little interested. It seemed that he was someone she knew well: "I know him?"

Wang Wei nodded, agreeing with this.

In fact, the preparation progress of "Peking Holiday" is not to say that it is advancing at a rapid pace, but at least it is making rapid progress.

Since both the male and female leads are newcomers, he is confident that the actors' remuneration will be reduced to less than 1 million yuan. Coupled with the advertising sponsorship from the two companies, the adequacy of the budget is greatly guaranteed.

Then... they were ordered around by Wang Wei.

Wang Chuanqi laughed and scolded: "If you say this in front of your boss, I think you really deserve the scolding."

"These team members, either recruited by the old man or brought out personally, have not left for the time being, but it does not mean that they will never leave." Wang Chuanqi said with a bitter face, "I have also shown my cards. After three years that I cannot look back on, I have now reached a critical point. Point - if Dunhuang continues to improve, I'm afraid it won't stop them from finding another way out, including Lao Zhou and Lao Xu."

After hearing this, Wang Chuanqi had only one question. He looked at Wang Wei: "How long have you been conceiving this script?"

No one wants to sink with a broken ship, this is obvious.

But the boss is obviously never a kind creature.

"There are also equipment aspects..."

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"Okay, let's get down to business. Your actor contract has been negotiated. I respect your opinion and agreed to the salary method of 100,000 yuan basic salary plus tiered share." Xiao Nizi decided on the film selection herself and the salary. She didn't make any mistakes. After all, she didn't expect much commission from the newcomer's first contract.

"This...is your achievement in the past two weeks?" Wang Chuanqi swallowed.

Wang Wei is obviously not like this now. He tries to grasp the general direction and will let go of things that can be delegated to others. Then he also has the energy to deal with those things that must be solved by himself. For example, ensuring that the team is given the necessary resources to successfully complete the preliminary preparations. of time, motivation and creative guidance.

"Huh?" Shen Zhenyi was surprised and said slightly surprised: "We shouldn't be so famous, right?"

"You know, during the filming of a movie, in order to coordinate the work of a large crew, interpret the script, explain the director's intentions and work requirements, the best way is to 'see'. This is the role of the storyboard."

Of course, there is nothing wrong with your boss no matter how bad his writing is, so if you fail to fulfill the requirements, you will usually be kicked away by him.

"The problem is that when a director reads a script, he or she will convert text into an image, but this image is relatively blurry and even difficult to achieve in real-life shooting, so it is necessary to refer to the opinions of other creatives such as the photographer and art director."

Zhou Lin clicked on the storyboard: "Director Xiao Wang is very different."

In this process, the qualities Wang Wei displayed are difficult to describe as a rookie.

Although there are not many big names among them, in terms of real level, let’s put it this way, in China Entertainment, whose film industry was not very developed in the previous life, it would be difficult for non-first-class directors to have such a configuration.

Wang Chuanqi was inspired: "The film's tentative budget is 8 million yuan, and the initial 6 million yuan has been received. The remaining 2 million will be raised soon, and additional funds will be added based on publicity needs."

Well, it’s just that I’m a little nervous about time, and I’m a little nervous about not being distracted by motivation.

Shen Zhenyi nodded.

"In terms of supporting roles, I conducted the first round of auditions with two assistant casting directors. Candidates who passed each role took a short film related to the plot for you to make a final choice, or arrange a second round of auditions."

That scene appeared in the minds of the other three people involuntarily.

Zhou Lin hurriedly kept silent, he was suddenly a little scared.

Wang Wei raised his eyebrows slightly.

"After all, I don't know how to describe your excellence as the main creators behind the scenes, including you, Lao Zhou, so I can only continue to put more burdens on you."

After all, Wang Chuanqi, who is considered a serious elder, is right: "You don't understand, we were really worried before."

"Um."

Wang Wei nodded: "I will go over and decide on the candidates after the meeting. What about the location matters?"

The atmosphere was a little serious for a while.

"very good."

Wang Chuanqi laughed again: "I wanted to tell you not to take it lightly, but now they don't dare to take it lightly."

After half a month, every time Wang Wei said that he was excellent, his hair would stand on end as a reflex.

If she were just a melon-eating audience, of course she would agree; but as a member of the "melon", she could only laugh politely.

At the end of a preparatory meeting, Wang Chuanqi could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When he heard that Wang Wei said that the film crew should complete most of the creative design before shooting started, Zhou Lin was motionless; when he heard that the director said that the time should be within half a month, Zhou Lin went crazy.

Do you know how much workload there is in this? If you compress the workload from one or two months to half a month, even if you don’t take into account labor laws, there are still animal protection laws in the country. Can you be a human being as a director?

Sighing, Wang Wei continued: "As a humble rookie, don't expect me to have extraordinary abilities. So, if there is anything that can be done before filming, then do it - anything."

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Zhou Lin and Xu Daoxing shrugged, but did not refute.

——In the end, because there was no better candidate, he was chosen as the leading actor.

In the largest open-plan office of Dunhuang Pictures, there are rows of cork boards covered with index cards with hand-drawn scenes from the film. One board represents a shot of a scene in the film, and the luck is marked.

Mirror method, time length, dialogue, etc. The level of each painting is not high, but it is enough to express the visual effect represented by the painting.

Wang Wei was calm: "It's not just me, but also the efforts of the entire film crew including Lao Zhou, including the art designer, lighting engineer, painter and action director. I'm just a director."

As the first assistant director, Xu Daoxing's burden is not light. He reported on it for more than ten minutes alone.

Seeing this, the three of them were stunned.

Wang Chuanqi was curious: "How to say?"

He never imagined that he would go through such intense work in the early preparations.

"Hey, what do you mean by that look in your eyes that says, 'I'm finally showing off'?"

Every inch of space in Noda's office seems to be filled with cork boards like this. Hundreds of drawings combined form a smooth "visual script."

Zhou Lin didn't want to talk, he just wanted to be quiet.

"The location scout has initially selected a few locations and plans to take you and the director and other creatives to scout the location in two days."

Xu Daoxing: "..." It sounded inexplicably familiar and inexplicably scary.

"But Dunhuang has it." Yu Li shrugged and said with a smile: "In fact, as soon as the preparations for "Peking Holiday" started, the news that Dunhuang was going to release a new film spread. As far as I know, within the circle

Many people even made bets on the probability of the new film being released. Then it was reported that he and Luo Jianzhou were having trouble, so there were even more people interested."

But, how miserable have you been that you can set your requirements so low?

Anyway, Wang Wei doesn't even have the intention to complain.

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After all, Dunhuang Pictures has a profound foundation. Even if its reputation plummets, its appeal in the industry is not comparable to that of many small companies. Therefore, less than ten days after the "Peking Holiday" project was finalized, the main creative staff such as set decoration, lighting, makeup, and costumes were

Basically in place, most of them are teams that have long-term cooperation with Dunhuang.

"Pfft... What a good second."

Yu Li smiled half-heartedly: "Director Luo also put in a lot of effort to make you regret."

Shen Zhenyi was helpless: "Sister Yu, you seem to be very free. You have time to pay attention to these trivial gossips."

Even comparing his previous three large-scale production projects, the scale and details before his eyes are enough to shock people.

"I can see it." Wang Chuanqi said with deep sympathy as he looked at Zhou Lin, who was lying beside Ge You with no love.

Zhou Lin continued to lie down with Ge You: "I haven't finished talking yet. I am really tired when I feel tired, and I feel really good when I feel refreshed."

"Where is this?" Wang Wei said with a "Don't think you don't have to work because you flatter me" expression: "I think it is often difficult to achieve an effective balance when directing and acting on your own. But now the situation is forcing

, I can only make this attempt."

Wang Wei was very satisfied. Of course, the more money in the initial stage, the better. The joy of being born in Rome is so simple and unpretentious.

"Director Wang is so efficient?" Yu Li was really surprised.

Yu Li smiled: "Eating melon, no one thinks it's a big deal, right?"

They all felt some kind of pressure in front of Wang Wei, which in itself meant something.

"Ha..." Wang Chuanqi laughed when he mentioned this, "I'm really not worried about this. If we can really compete with him, at least it means that our film will be released smoothly. I'm not happy enough."

Finally, Wang Wei sighed: "Excellent, so outstanding. Without you, Lao Xu, I don't know what I would do. Is it okay if I don't put more burdens on you?"

Zhou and Xu had deep feelings for each other.

As a result, the director is really not a human being!

"A great director once said that for a movie, all the shots have been shot in the director's head before the actual shooting. I didn't have a very intuitive feeling before, but now I believe it." Zhou Lin will be short on it. He looked away and suddenly sighed.

Zhou Lin and Xu Daoxing also breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.

Anyone who works part-time knows that the most annoying thing is that the boss makes a lot of requests but doesn't even have any direction. Sometimes he can't even make the requests well. In short, he doesn't know what he wants, but he just wants it. You almost want to kick this kind of boss away.

"Then we have to do it as soon as possible, because the startup time is probably very soon."

As soon as my eyes met, I suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Shen Zhenyi glanced at her agent and said lazily: "You're overthinking it, but the role is just right."

Shen Zhenyi raised her eyebrows and understood immediately.

"Ahem..." Zhou Lin and Xu Daoxing were spotted, and they could only avoid Wang Wei with a haha ​​look.

"Tch!" Yu Li was dissatisfied with her perfunctory response.

"What are you worried about? Worried about Luo Jianzhou's confrontation?" Wang Wei snorted.

Shen Zhenyi haha.

Wang Wei looked at the third person without any delay: "Old Wang?"

This kind of gossip always spreads the fastest.

For someone like Wang Wei, the requirements are a bit too much, but he has a lot of knowledge. If you work with him, you can get real results. The boss can't ask for more.

"The images in his mind are so clear. He has specific plans for framing, character layout, camera angles, and even the relationship between light and dark. Sometimes I really suspect that he has a finished film in his mind, just waiting to be taken leisurely. Make it a reality step by step." Zhou Lin joked while marveling.

Wang Wei is not stupid enough to paint strokes by himself. He is only responsible for guidance...well, you can also say that he is only responsible for talking.

Yu Li showed a little subtle appreciation for her acumen, and revealed the answer with a smile: "Your classmate and roommate, Yang Qianyi."

This kind of control does not mean that you have to firmly hold the crew in your hands and do everything yourself - although this is a common mistake made by many inexperienced novice directors.

Shen Zhenyi smiled slightly: "That guy still has two brushes."

"In addition, I have selected a life assistant for you. It depends on when it is convenient for you to meet her. It is best to get familiar with her before joining the group." Yu Li continued.

This means that Wang Wei's control over the crew has been deep enough.

This guy finally got the title of associate producer. After all, there really was no one better suited to manage money than him within Dunhuang, especially after the incident where the producer ran away with the money.

"no problem."

"There should be a low and solemn BGM here, and then I will give you a thick chicken soup with impassioned words like 'You can only succeed but not fail, and let me lead you to rebuild your glory'. In the end, you will be as excited as a chicken blood. Are you responding too much to the occasion?" Wang Wei said quietly.

Zhou Lin smiled bitterly: "I also want to ask. Lao Wang, you don't know, if the boss only makes demands to his subordinates, and then he goes to the club to be a young model, the subordinates can still scold the black-hearted boss to vent his anger; in the end, The sad thing is that the boss is more capable than you, and he forces you to do it from behind, so you don’t even have the strength to curse..."

"I need to get a detailed budget before starting filming. I don't want to find out that I've overrun the budget while filming." Wang Wei warned.

Yu Li smiled: "I really can't help but pay attention. You don't know that many people in the circle are watching your excitement."

Xu Daoxing was also timid: "Everything goes well."

Even in this world, a team configuration of this quality is not something a rookie director would dare to imagine. Again, this is a gift left by my grandfather.

After all, making a movie cannot be completed by oneself. If the director has to do everything personally, he will not be able to distinguish the priorities, making the entire filming process a mess.

"I'm talking about another thing." Lao Wang's tone became slightly more serious: "You have also been exposed to it. You should know that the level of the creative team behind the crew is pretty good, right?"

Wang Wei had already turned to Xu Daoxing: "Old Xu, where are you?"

What you said makes sense, and I have no words to object.

"It's because there are more people who see bad luck." Shen Zhenyi curled her lips: "There are a lot of boring people."

"My scalp is numb."

"Oh my god, I get goosebumps just thinking about it."

"So, please kindly get out of here!" This is the kind concern from the director.

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There should be a BGM here - please collect and support me~~~

(End of chapter)