Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 841 Box Office No. 4 Actor (2k)

It only took Zhou Mo two days to reshoot this scene.

To this end, he also invited Uncle Dong (Wang Jinsong) in advance and asked him to come over to shoot a shot of the transport captain being extremely happy after learning the news of his opponent's death.

Wang Jinsong was very attentive and happy about his guest appearance.

He had already received bits and pieces of information about "The Decisive Battle" before filming, and knew that Zhou Mo would most likely take over "The Decisive Battle" in the future. So if Zhou Mo called him now, didn't it mean that Zhou Mo approved him to be the transport captain?
"Okay, this one's passed... Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang. It's troublesome for you to come all the way here."

"It's not a hassle at all. I haven't worked with Director Zhou for a long time. Today was a great experience."

Zhou Mo and Wang Jinsong left the set chatting and laughing, and on the way they met Chen Li and others who had just returned from the other end of the set.

Chen Li greeted him from afar and politely said thank you for your hard work.

Zhou Mo smiled and told Chen Li about the filming situation.

This was his fourth day on the crew, and he had already shot all the content that needed reshoots.

Such high efficiency left Chen Li stunned.

"Director Zhou...you've finished filming already? Three scenes?"

"Yes, it's still early now. We can take a look at the things I took later. Director Chen, do you think they meet your requirements?"

Chen Li didn't hesitate and went to watch the filming with Zhou Mo immediately.

An hour later, Chen Li's eyes left the screen and turned to look at Zhou Mo, as if he was looking at an alien.

"Director Zhou, it's rumored that you can shoot movies as fast as lightning. I thought this speed must be inseparable from your team. I didn't expect that you can do it quickly and well without your own team.

It is true that the waves behind push the waves in front, and the waves in front are beaten on the beach. This ability is truly unique to you in the entertainment industry, and there is no one else like you. "

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Director Chen is exaggerating. What I filmed were just some scraps. I didn't have such high requirements, so I was able to shoot faster."

Chen Li didn't listen to Zhou Mo's words at all. At this moment, a new idea suddenly popped up in her mind.

With such great abilities, would it be rude of you not to stay and contribute to the filming of the movie?
"Director Zhou, after watching what you shot, I suddenly felt that many shots did not meet the requirements. Now that you have arranged the subsequent resources for the theaters, I was thinking of reshooting all those scenes. Otherwise, it would be a waste of your huge investment of resources." Chen Li suddenly said.

Zhou Mo was stunned for a second, a little surprised by Chen Li's idea.

Is this how you return a favor?

I'm flattered, Director Chen.

"Reshooting will definitely have its benefits, but it may be difficult to arrange the actors' schedules."

Chen Liyi waved his hand and said, "We won't shoot scenes that require a lot of people. We'll mainly shoot scenes that revolve around disagreements between the main characters. It won't waste anything."

Zhou Mo asked another question, "What about the time? It's almost March now, so we may not be able to make it in time."

Chen Li looked at Zhou Mo again, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"If Director Zhou and you were to join us in the filming, we would definitely have enough time."

In order to persuade Zhou Mocan to participate in the filming, she added: "Director Zhou, it will definitely be more reassuring for you to personally participate in the filming of this movie than just participating in the promotion and release, don't you think?"

Zhou Mo suddenly realized.

It turns out he was waiting for me here.

“Director Chen, you…” Zhou Mo was somewhat helpless: “Logically speaking, since I have accepted the task of “Military Bugle”, I am naturally considered a part of “Military Bugle”. If I can participate in the reshoot, then there is really no problem at all.

But the problem now is that I have already arranged my next things. "Zhulou" will be broadcast in a few days, and it will definitely not be possible without me..."

Chen Li listened to Zhou Mo's explanation of the situation without any intention of interrupting him. He waited until he finished speaking before extending three fingers.

“I know when Zhulou will be broadcasted, it will be in a week.

I won't take up too much of your time, Director Zhou, with the filming of "Military Bugle".

We will shoot as much as we can in just three days. You don’t have to worry about the follow-up work. I will take care of it all.”

Zhou Mo pondered for a moment and nodded.

Before this, he had only watched part of the content sent by Chen Lifa and was not very clear about the rhythm of the entire movie.

Taking advantage of the shooting time these few days, I can also review the films that Chen Li has edited during this period.

After dinner, Zhou Mo called Da Tiantian.

Da Tiantian reported the situation to Zhou Mo. The box office of "Eastern Han Dynasty" has now exceeded 34 billion yuan, and the daily box office has dropped to tens of millions. The final box office should be between 37 billion and 38 billion yuan.

The total box office of "The Wandering Earth" has now exceeded 44 billion yuan, and the final box office is expected to exceed 50 billion yuan.

"It's a good idea for you to stay with the crew of "Military Bugle" these days. Sister Nan told me that Brother Jing and Director Guo's phones have been ringing off the hook these past two days, and people are visiting them every day, either inviting them to attend some meeting or to shoot a 'masterpiece'. They're getting really annoyed, and they even came to our company to avoid trouble, only to find out that you had left the company two days earlier."

Through the receiver, Zhou Mo could hear a smile in Da Tiantian's voice.

"Are you so happy?"

"Yes, yes. I remember when Director Guo was drinking with Brother Jing last time, he was reminiscing about the days when no one cared about him. But after just a few days, he is completely busy."

When Zhou Mo heard this, the scene of their conversation that day emerged in his mind, and he also understood where Da Tiantian's emotions came from.

When middle-aged men drink, after three glasses of wine, the topic basically turns to national affairs or their own experiences.

That day, after Guo Fan and Wu Jing got into the state, one said that he was a latecomer and did not have a strong foundation; the other said that he had taken the wrong direction and had wasted ten years.

At the beginning, the conversation between the two was still humble to each other, but as the conversation went on, the former complained about the latter's Versailles. Now that he has achieved great results, he always says that he is not good enough;

The latter envies the former because he is young and has a future with endless possibilities, while he himself is already in his forties, is covered with injuries, and has a limited career.

Finally, the two reminisced about the days when they had worked hard, and then toasted to their efforts and youth.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mo suddenly said to Da Tiantian: "Tiantian, I have an idea to play a trick on Brother Jing. Do you want to listen to it?"

Da Tiantian immediately became interested: "What's the method? Tell me about it?"

Zhou Mo thought about it in his mind and said, "I just calculated that Brother Jing's career total box office has been more than 10 billion. You can calculate and see if he has 20 billion or 15 billion this time.

If so, you can arrange for the company to send him a hot search, and consider it as a help to "The Wandering Earth" to hit the 5 billion box office. "

On the other end of the phone, Da Tiantian's eyes became brighter and brighter as she listened to Zhou Mo's plan.

What a great idea.

With a reputation of 20 billion, he is the number one in the entertainment industry!
If it really has this title, it should be no problem for the movie to bring in at least 100 million at the box office.

"Wait a minute, I'll check."

Da Tiantian should still be in the office at this time, so she didn't hang up the phone. After Zhou Mo heard the sound of typing on the keyboard, Da Tiantian's voice rang out: "It's not 200 billion, but 150 billion has exceeded it, it can be a hot search."

Da Tiantian introduced some data to Zhou Mo. Among Wu Jing's movies, the two new versions of "Wolf Warrior" have a total box office of nearly 80 billion, one "Cold Wind" (InterContinental Hotel World View) has a total box office of more than 20 billion, and now "The Wandering Earth" is expected to have a box office of 50 billion. All four movies are starring in the first role, and the total box office of 150 billion is well deserved.

"What a pity! If "Cold Wind 2" had been filmed two years ago, Brother Jing's total box office would have exceeded 200 billion." Da Tiantian felt a little regretful.

Although the total box office of 150 billion can be regarded as the first in the industry, it is still far behind 200 billion.

“Hey, it’s actually pretty good. Brother Jing is still young and has plenty of time to work hard. Let’s just promote it based on the total box office of 150 billion.

Also, remember not to inform Sister Nan and try to give Brother Jing a surprise."

Zhou Mo put emphasis on the word "surprise". Da Tiantian knew Zhou Mo very well, so she immediately said to him, "don't worry".

"Hey, by the way, do you want me to create a related trending search for you? If we really talk about box office performance, you should have exceeded 20 billion a long time ago, and you should be aiming for 30 billion."

Zhou Mo shook his head and had no intention of showing off at this time.

"Forget it. Some of my achievements are in US dollars. It's a problem whether to convert them or not. It's too troublesome. There's no need... But you, I remember your box office is almost 10 billion now, I'll give you the whole hot search later, and let you become the number one actress in the entertainment industry."

When Da Tiantian heard this, she hesitated for only a second and then had the same reaction as Zhou Mo.

"Me, forget it. I've already won the first place in the box office for female actresses. I don't lack traffic now, so there's no need to promote this matter now.

If I can really win some award this year or next year, it won’t be too late to publicize my achievements then.”

Zhou Mo thought about it and nodded slightly.

"also."

"Oh, by the way, since you are going to stay there, don't forget to contact Mr. Han, so as not to have any schedule conflicts."

"Well, I'll contact him in a moment, don't worry."

After hanging up the call with Da Tiantian, Zhou Mo contacted Han Sanping again.

On the phone, Zhou Mo had just explained to Han Sanping that he would stay for a few more days on the set of "Military Bugle", when Han Sanping's hearty laughter immediately came from the other end of the line.

"It's fine on my end, you can just shoot over there, and when you come back we'll go have dinner together."

Han Sanping actually had the idea of ​​letting Zhou Mo participate in the filming of "Military Bugle" before, but he didn't say it out loud after thinking about it.

He knew Zhou Mo's situation. To be able to ask him to help arrange resources for the screening and promotion of the film had already cost a lot of money, so it was not appropriate to ask for too much.

Now that Zhou Mo has decided to stay a few more days, everyone is naturally happy.

“Also, you can talk more with Director Chen Li. She has been at the Bayi Film Studio for so many years, and she knows everything about it.

This time you help her reshoot the movie, if you want her to help you later, she will definitely agree to it and help you arrange everything..."

Han Sanping introduced to Zhou Mo what he knew about the August 1st Film Studio.

What are your needs? Who knows best? Who should I contact? Who can help?

Han Sanping knew these things very well.

Since he supported Zhou Mo in filming "The Decisive Battle", he certainly hoped that Zhou Mo could prepare everything and resources to avoid encountering problems during the filming.

Half an hour later, Zhou Mo and Han Sanping hung up the phone.

I looked at the time, it was a little after seven in the evening.

Zhou Mo sent a message to Chen Li, saying that he wanted to see the current editing of the movie.

Chen Li will send a message soon and explain the location.

A moment later, Zhou Mo came to Chen Li's studio.

As soon as I walked in, I ran into a familiar face:

Lee Yoo-bin.

"Good evening, Mr. Li, are you here to see Director Chen as well?"

"Yes, I have nothing to do. I just want to discuss the dubbing of my scene with Director Chen." Li Youbin laughed and was very happy that Zhou Mo could stay in the crew for a few more days: "If I had known that Director Zhou would also participate in the filming, I would have waited for you to come to shoot. What a loss, what a loss."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Li and his assistant walked out of the room.

Chen Li joked, "Teacher Li, I don't like what you said. You want to wait until Director Zhou comes to shoot your scenes. Does that mean you think the scenes I shot are not good?"

Li Youbin shook his head repeatedly, "How could that be? My dear Director Chen, we are old friends, so there is no need to be so fussy. At our age, we won't have much time to shoot in the future. It would be a great honor to shoot one more time with a young man like Director Zhou!"

At this moment, his actions were very similar to Li Yunlong in "Drawing Sword".

Zhou Mo looked at Li Youbin's slightly larger movements, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

The latter played a cameo role in the movie this time. The background was the time when the instructor was working and recuperating at Shanghai Airlines. His character had some communication with the instructor.

However, due to the noisy environment, many people and loud working noises in that scene, the effect of collecting sound using tools was not very good, so dubbing was required later.

Chen Li didn't say much to Li Youbin. After making a joke, he quickly invited Zhou Mo to the studio to watch the finished film.

Seeing this, Li Youbin was no longer in a hurry to leave and returned to the studio.

When it came time to start working, Chen Li got into the working state very quickly. As soon as he sat down, he began to introduce the situation to Zhou Mo.

"Director Zhou, according to my plan, the content I want to reshoot is..."

Based on her introduction, Zhou Mo quickly discovered the common features of the content that Chen Li wanted to reshoot.

"Director Chen, the content you want to reshoot is basically the part where the teacher and General Zhu have disagreements?"

Chen Li nodded slightly: "Yes."

"Why? What parts of this part do you, Director Chen, feel are inadequate?" Zhou Mo was puzzled.

To be honest, he thought this part was pretty good.

Wang Renjun did a good job in portraying the straightforwardness of the teacher in his thirties, and Wang Zhifei also did a good job in portraying General Zhu's entanglement and tolerance.

Moreover, Wang Renjun also specially learned the teacher's accent. Although it is completely different from Teacher Gu's style back then, it has its own characteristics.

Chen Li explained, "It's like this. After communicating with you, Director Zhou, I felt that some of the content I shot was not clear enough and perhaps needed a more detailed explanation.

There are some things I know clearly because I have studied them specifically and consulted a lot of information and I know the causes and consequences.

But the audience may not have been exposed to this information, and may not know the cause and effect, so they may not feel it is clear enough when watching the movie.

So I want to revise their lines to see if I can make the content clearer.”

(End of this chapter)