Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 231 Super big production!
In the sunny studio, Jiang Wen watched Han Laosan leave with great reluctance.

Now that my confidant is gone, I can no longer use film unscrupulously.

There are still more than a dozen scenes left to film.

Jiang Wen turned to look at Chen Shiping and asked, "Director, will you be the producer later?"

"That's a good idea. Do you think I have time?" Chen Shiping rolled his eyes at him and said, "The producer from before will come over and give him another chance."

Chen Shiping said and left the set.

Jiang Wen rubbed his head and felt that Chen Shiping was kidnapping him morally.

The previous producer was sent back to the factory to write an inspection and was punished for supporting him.

Now that I have been sent here again, if I continue to waste film like this, the producer will probably be fired.

Jiang Wen couldn't help but sigh, Han Laosan was better.

After all, he is also a sub-factory, and Chen Shiping would not say anything about supporting some of his own films.

Wang Shuo ran over and asked, "Where's Chen Shiping? I saw him when we were filming just now."

"He left and took Han Laosan away with him." Jiang Wen said helplessly.

Wang Shuo said hey: "I still want to talk to him. Do you know about the TV drama creation center of Beijing Film Studio?"

Jiang Wen shook his head. He was busy filming movies recently and had no time to pay attention to these things.

Wang Shuo said helplessly: "Okay, I still want to cooperate with Chen Shiping, but he doesn't like us in the compound. I'd better go to Zheng Xiaolong."

Jiang Wen raised his eyebrows, patted Wang Shuo on the shoulder and said, "Normally, those who hang out in the alley and those who hang out in the courtyard can't hang out together, and they are now factory directors."

Wang Shuo snorted and said nothing. What's so great about the factory director?

Having to publish novels under a new pen name after being scolded is not free at all!
At this time, Chen Shiping had returned to the factory and started preparing the real lie.

The difficulty of filming a true lie is several times the speed of life and death, and you have to borrow a helicopter to do it.

Chen Shiping dialed the internal line and called Mei Juan over.

Mei Juan ran over after a while, with melon seed shells still stained on her clothes.

"The factory director is looking for me."

Chen Shiping pointed to the melon seed shell on her chest and said, "I have so much free time. I just happened to write an application. The lie must be true. Let's borrow a plane."

Mei Juan: "." It's really borrowed. Shouldn't it be used as a model to pose for photos?
But Chen Shiping gave the order, and Mei Juan didn't say anything. It would be great if she could really borrow the plane.

I've even borrowed a tank before, so it shouldn't be difficult to borrow a plane.

"Director, what kind of plane do you want to borrow?" Mei Juan asked enthusiastically.

Chen Shiping raised his eyebrows and said, "Two helicopters. Otherwise, do you really want to borrow a fighter jet?"

Mei Juan: "." Helicopters are no longer interesting!
Chen Shiping said with a smile: "You know how to make fighter jet models, otherwise you would ask the young actors to climb the plane, and the helicopter would just assist in filming by hanging the model and flying for shots."

Mei Juan thought the same thing. The plot written in the script was too exaggerated. It involved climbing a plane and firing missiles to blow up a bridge. It would be a bit scary to actually get a fighter jet to come over.

However, Mei Juan is still a little worried about the review of the script. Although the background of the story is set in Hong Kong, the nuclear bombs and terrorist weapons in it are all leaked from Big Brother.

Will it be a little sensitive?

Chen Shiping said speechlessly: "Is this a problem you have to worry about? Go back and write the application."

Mei Juan said oh and ran back to write the application.

Chen Shiping also went to the production department to look at the plans they had made.

The production department is now very mature. After receiving the script, they quickly started making detailed plans.

Start estimating the cost based on the scenes in the script.

People from the production department called people from various workshops in the factory to calculate the costs of various props and scenes based on the script design.

In the end, we came up with an astonishing number.

A true lie would cost at least 80 million to produce!

Cheng Long's salary alone is tens of millions, and the production cost of the movie is 50 million!

When Chen Shiping saw this number, he was not surprised at all.

He was surprised that the production department could calculate 80 million.

He originally planned to make a production cost of 100 million.

That’s enough to film thirty episodes of Three Kingdoms.

The Three Kingdoms spent 170 million, but 100 million was used to build a film and television city.

However, the eighty-four episodes of the TV series cost 70 million, which is an exaggeration.

Chen Shiping felt that he was saving money.

A movie only cost 80 million, what a simple and unpretentious Director Chen!
But this movie costs so much money, and the studio's funds can't keep up.

It’s not that there’s no money, it’s that for such a big factory, it’s impossible to put all the money in one place.

We still need to attract investment!

At least 30 million shares must be given to investors.

However, when Chen Shiping met with the art, special effects, and scenery departments, the cost budget began to rise slowly.

The gun battle needs to be real! Bullet holes should be swept out in real numbers, rather than popping with sparks and bursts of smoke.

There will be four models of fighter jets, and they must be completely realistic!

Build a bridge and blow it up!

Fly a plane to attack the villain.

Want fighter jets to straf the corner of a skyscraper.

There needs to be one-to-one agent equipment.

I'm going to Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan for filming.

You have to ride a horse to chase a motorcycle and break into a building.

Large cranes and cranes are required to assist in shooting.

It requires dozens of computer models and some real computers.

Chen Shiping put forward one request after another, and people in the art and stunt branches became excited.

But I also started to wipe my sweat nervously.

Didn't the director say a few days ago that this drama is simpler than Life and Death?

How simple is this!
It's obviously as high as ten floors up!
It’s getting harder and harder to make movies these days! They are the first ones to be tortured in the blockbuster era!
Chen Shiping didn't care about that at all, he just made demands and they did them.

When they can't do it, they come to me and find a way to solve it for them.

Everyone does their own thing well. The film industry is fed by just one movie.

The people in the scenery department couldn't help but said: "Director, change the scene of blowing up the bridge to a highway. This is too difficult and expensive."

Chen Shiping thought for a moment and said, "Go and find out if there are any bridges that need to be demolished recently. We will demolish them for them while we are filming."

"Well, let me go and find out."

After the people in the production department went back and calculated again based on Chen Shiping's request, the budget for the true lie soared to 90 million.

"Fortunately, there is still 10 million to go before we can cross 100 million." Chen Shiping said nonchalantly.

Mei Juan: "Do you want to listen to what you are saying!"

Chen Shiping picked up the document in his hand and knocked Mei Juan on the head and said, "Why are you talking to me?!"

Mei Juan covered her head and stuck out her tongue.

Chen Shiping waved his hand and said: "Okay, you can go back first. By the way, remember to inform Lin Fangbing and Zheng Ming that the schedule will be available, and the filming will start at the end of the month."

Mei Juan groaned and said, "It's too late, isn't it? Many things are not ready."

"I'm filming first, while they are doing it, no time is wasted." Mei Juan said, walked to the door, then turned back and asked: "What about the protagonist's partner and the villain actor?"

Chen Shiping looked up at her and said: "The villain is looking for Liang Jiahui, and the partner is looking for an actor who is fatter and more comical. By the way, I choose a young actor. A girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, let's go to the audition."

In such a movie, actors are not the most important thing.

The preparation of various scenes and props is the most difficult.

Chen Shiping doesn't worry about actors, he worries about art and stunts.

But it has to be difficult. Shooting a blockbuster like this in China is relatively easy.

There is more support available.

When he got off work in the evening, before Chen Shiping had packed up his things, there was a knock on the office door.

Jiang Wenli came in from the outside and said: "Director, we are shooting a new movie again. I wonder if there is a role suitable for me this time?"

Chen Shiping looked up at her and said, "This part doesn't have it, but the next one does."

Jiang Wenli's eyes lit up and she immediately said: "Thank you, director, then I won't delay your get off work."

Chen Shiping said yes, and Jiang Wenli left happily.

I originally came here to ask, but I didn't expect that I actually got a role.

But I don’t know when the next one will be.

When Jiang Wenli came home at night, she saw Gu Changwei packing his luggage.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Wenli asked puzzledly.

Gu Changwei said excitedly at this time: "The factory director arranged for Zhao Fei and I to go on a business trip to scout locations. I went to Xiangjiang and Singapore, and he went to Russia and Japan."

"Singapore? I want to go too!" Jiang Wenli took Gu Changwei's arm and said, "Can I come with you? I will pay for it myself."

Gu Changwei was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "This is work. It would be bad if the factory director knew about it."

After finally getting the chance to work with Chen Shiping again, and it was such a blockbuster, he didn't want to leave a bad impression on Chen Shiping.

The most important thing is that this drama still has double photography. If you don't perform well and get fired, you will really cry to death.

When Jiang Wenli heard what Gu Changwei said, she had no choice but to give up and support her own man.

At this time, at Chen Shiping's house, Lin Fangbing, who received the news, came to make dumplings again.

Chen Shiping sometimes couldn't understand why Lin Fangbing liked coming to his house to make dumplings so much.

If that doesn’t work, why don’t you buy some fruit?

While making dumplings was the time for Tao Huimin and Lin Fangbing's best friends to chat, Chen Shiping didn't even have a chance to make a move.

But he is also busy and is on the phone with Shanghai Film Studio.

"Director Chen, your speed of life and death is really good. You have been the box office champion in Shanghai for one month in a row."

Chen Shiping smiled and said: "Director Zhang is too polite. Is there anything you want to call me this time?"

"I want to borrow someone from you and respond to the bureau's call to learn from you."

"Who can I borrow from?"

"Your stunt team."

"Oh, you can just pay for it. They all went out independently and you can't borrow it from me."

"We are all brother factories. Can we give them more subsidies?"

"I want it but they don't want it either. Director Zhang, don't be so stingy."

Chen Shiping chatted with him for a while before hanging up the phone.

What good thing are you thinking about? You want to do things for free!

"Who asked you to borrow money?" Tao Huimin walked into the study and asked curiously.

"I'm from Shanghai Film Studio, I'm borrowing the stunt team." Chen Shiping explained and asked, "Have the dumplings been ready?"

"Okay." Tao Huimin closed the study door and asked quietly: "Is Fang Bing the heroine?"

"Yes, Zheng Jing is the second female lead." Chen Shiping said with a smile: "I'm satisfied now, it can be regarded as your best friend."

Tao Huimin snorted and said, "Fang Bing is an honest man!"

Chen Shiping: "."Who do you want to click on? Why do you think you are scolding me?

When eating dumplings in the evening, Chen Shiping couldn't help but look at Lin Fangbing a few more times.

Lin Fangbing looked a little embarrassed.

Factory director, I am your wife’s best friend!
Tao Huimin couldn't help but patted Chen Shiping with chopsticks and said, "What are you looking at?"

Chen Shiping immediately explained:

"I think Fang Bing is a bit too fashionable. She has to act more old-fashioned. The heroine is a housewife who is dissatisfied with the boring life and wants to seek excitement, so she can't be too fashionable."

After Chen Shiping finished speaking, he glanced at Tao Huimin and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

If you look at it for a few more times, you will become nervous. Isn’t Fang Bing an honest person?

Tao Huimin's face felt a little hot. He handed a plate of dumplings to Chen Shiping and said, "You are not allowed to talk while eating."

Lin Fangbing originally planned to ask a few more questions, but now he didn't dare to say anything.

It would be bad if you were misunderstood.

In the next few days, Chen Shiping was busy submitting scripts for review and attracting investment.

This time Chen Shiping did not continue to look for Xu Feng.

Although it is great to cooperate with Xu Feng, you cannot always find an investor.

Both Beijing Film Studio and himself need to deepen their relationships with more powerful film investors.

Xu Feng also expressed his understanding of this, but it was a pity that he could no longer make money.

Unable to invest in Chen Shiping, Xu Feng went to look for other film projects.

But she didn't expect that Cheng Kaige suddenly came to her and wanted to invest.

Cheng Kaige was very sincere this time and came to Xiangjiang with the finished script to meet Xu Feng in person.

Xu Feng still admired Cheng Kaige's movies in his heart. Although it was unpleasant before, he didn't always remember it in his heart.

Cheng Kaige was confident this time and handed over the original novel Huaying and the script Fengyue.

"This is a very good novel, and the script was written by me and a well-known mainland writer."

Xu Feng took the novel and the script and flipped through it casually and said, "I have a lot of things to do today. I will go back and read them in the evening and then I will reply to you."

Cheng Kaige squeezed out a smile and said, "Of course, no problem. I hope you can believe me. This script is definitely a masterpiece!"

Xu Feng smiled and said: "I have always admired your movies, especially Yellow Earth, which is full of poetry and artistry. Why don't you tell me what kind of story it is."

Cheng Kaige immediately talked about it: "This is a female film. It tells the story of independent women becoming the head of a family in an era bound by feudal dogma. The story starts like this."

Xu Feng was very interested when he first heard about women's movies, but the more he heard about them, the more uncomfortable he became.

You call this a female independent movie? !

He inherited the family property, then he was busy trying to please men all day long, he went crazy and foolishly for love, and in the end he was killed by smoking.

Xu Feng felt that the story told by Cheng Kaige and the characters in it were filled with strong male fantasy.

Before Cheng Kaige could continue to praise his script, Xu Feng couldn't help but interrupt.

"I don't like this script. I only see the darkness and decay of human nature to the extreme!"

Cheng Kaige panicked, is the script I'm writing so bad now?
Am I really going to be swept into the dustbin of history?

(End of this chapter)