Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 152 Chen Cheng’s independently directed film.

do not know why.

The subsequent scenes were filmed smoothly.

Although the later scenes are very important, everything goes smoothly thanks to the cooperation of all crew members.

Chen Desen saw Chen Cheng's doubts and said, "Haha, have you found that you have been very efficient in filming recently?"

"Brother Sen, it's true."

"Do you know why?"

"I'm just wondering."

Chen Cheng touched his chin and said, "I feel like everyone is very passionate recently, whether it's the actors in front of the screen or the producers behind the scenes."

"Passion is one thing, but the main thing is that everyone recognizes and admires you as a great director in all aspects. Only then can everyone be united as one."

"A little bit."

Chen Cheng nodded.

The subtle changes that have occurred in the crew during this period also originated from this.

This also made Chen Cheng a little excited.

As a director, this is a very challenging job.

In addition to the challenges of filming, the bigger challenge is the entire team's all-round trust in you.

Only in this way can everyone be united when filming a play.

but.

It is difficult to have full trust.

Perhaps only the top directors can achieve this.

But not necessarily.

If it is a co-production.

Even if you are a top director, some actors in front of the scenes and producers behind the scenes will often complain about you.

As a mainland director, Chen Cheng was able to gain the complete trust of people in the Hong Kong circle and people in Taiwan.

This is also rare in the history of co-production films.

This is also a reflection of ability.

……

"Teacher Hu Jun, your last shot."

set.

Chen Cheng sat next to the monitor and watched Hu Jun on the set.

Yan Xiaoguo, played by Hu Jun, also has very distinctive characteristics.

He actually doesn't care whether he is a villain or not.

To the revolutionaries, he just had different ideas from the revolutionaries.

Yan Xiaoguo has always believed that those foreigners are full of evil ambitions.

This is also correct.

Up to now, foreigners have never thought about making China better.

So even though he was shot by Li Shaobai in the end and was about to die, he still shouted slogans, "Students, we have repaid the country's kindness."

for him.

What is a country?
The Qing Dynasty was the country he wanted to serve.

This is a bit pedantic.

But it has to be said.

The words "Yan Xiaoguo's students have repaid the country's kindness" make people feel extremely emotional.

of course.

There are so many things to express my feelings about "The Siege of the City in October".

Such as Li Jiaxin's role.

She plays the role of Liu Hubai's sweetheart.

Before Liu Yubai died, Chen Cheng arranged for Li Jiaxin to appear on camera.

There is only one lens.

Correct.

For the role of Li Jiaxin, Chen Cheng only gave her one shot.

but.

But for Liu Yubai, this shot seemed to last forever.

Another example is the character of Achun.

Just three days after she married Deng Sidi, Deng Sidi died.

street.

This girl, who had some disability in her legs and feet, walked towards the street dragging her completely unbalanced legs.

Tears had already wet her eyes.

She fell to the ground.

No one helped her up.

She could only crawl forward step by step.

According to the original script.

Achun’s shot ends here.

Chen Cheng added one more shot for Achun.

She found the body of Deng Sidi.

The last shot shows Ah Chun hugging Fourth Brother Deng and falling into endless grief.

Is this joy or sorrow?
To her delight, she found the body of Deng Sidi.

The sad thing is... everyone knows it.

What does the future mean to Achun?

If the new country had not been established, for a woman like Ah Chun who had difficulty walking, her second half of life would have been destined to be extremely miserable.

Or so you would say.

Nope.

Achun is very beautiful.

But it was just acting.

The actors naturally get handsome men and beautiful women.

For the real people living in the Siege of October, they are actually as ordinary as can be.

There is also Li Yutang.

Li Yutang is a wealthy businessman.

But his son resolutely joined the revolution and was eventually killed.

This is his only son.

At Li Yutang's current age, it is probably difficult for him to have children.

Is this joy or sorrow?
do not know.

It's difficult for people to evaluate these things.

When the great revolution struck, countless people were swept away by the tide of the times, either voluntarily or unintentionally.

……

"OK, passed."

"The entire series is finished."

When Chen Desen shouted, everyone in the crew was excited.

It took more than four months, almost five months.

at last.

The filming of The Siege of the City was completed in October.

"Chen Cheng, thank you for your hard work."

At the finals banquet.

The producer gave Chen Cheng a bank card.

Chen Cheng said a few humble words and then accepted it.

This must be collected naturally.

Originally Chen Cheng was only a co-director, but later he took on the job of chief director.

even.

He also did a series of other jobs that were not directing.

It would be an ordinary person.

Regardless of whether it can be done or not, this job will require a higher pay.

"Haha, Chen Cheng, you're pretty quick at collecting."

Han Sanping from China Film also came. Seeing Chen Cheng collecting the cards so quickly, he also laughed.

Chen Cheng spread his hands and said, "Red envelopes given by the crew must be accepted. This is the rule. A few days ago, I played a dead person and was given a 10 yuan red envelope."

This statement made everyone laugh.

Yes.

The crew is actually an organization that adheres to rules and has a good system.

Not to mention the actors’ pay when they sign the contract.

Take ordinary actors for example.

If the crew is filming a scene involving a death, for the sake of good luck, they will give the actor playing the dead a red envelope of 10 yuan.

If the actor wants to shave his head, the crew will give him 20 yuan as shaving fee.

If you are shooting a water scene, there is also a fee for launching into the water.

There are also high-altitude work fees for high-altitude work.

I make my face a mess and I still have 5 dollars for makeup.

Anyway.

As long as you are in the crew and do any work, you will get money.

"Director Wang, thank you for taking the time to attend our wrap party."

Sitting next to Han Sanping of China Film Academy was Wang Jianlin, and Chen Cheng toasted Wang Jianlin with a glass.

As for why Wang Jianlin also attended the wrap-up banquet.

In fact, after investing in the Central City project, Wang Jianlin has become one of the investors of "The Siege of the City in October".

Originally, Wang Jianlin didn't want to come.

It was Chen Cheng who specially invited Wang Jianlin to participate.

As for the reason.

Why else.

Although Wanda Cinemas has not yet grown to a particularly large scale, it is following this trend.

In the future, Wanda Cinemas will be the largest cinema chain company in China.

From now on, Wanda will have the final say on film scheduling and other matters.

Having a good relationship with Wang Jianlin would have a huge impact on the films he would make in the future.

of course.

Some people may say, isn’t it enough to just make a good movie?
If the movie is good, the box office will be high.

In fact.

This idea is too idealistic.

What is a good movie?
There are a lot of movies that are well-received but not popular. Compared with movies that are well-received but not popular, Chen Cheng would rather be scolded than have a bad box office.

It’s okay to be criticized, as long as the box office makes money.

But it may be critically acclaimed but not commercially successful. It may seem like it has won good reviews, but in fact it is questionable whether you can provide guidance in the future.

inside.

Scheduling is the most important.

This arrangement.

How do they arrange it?

Generally speaking, each theater company will look at the film's investment, actors, potential... make a comprehensive analysis, and then give a screening rate.

But keep it simple.

That’s up to the theater companies themselves.

They can schedule as many films as they want.

Although each cinema chain aims to make a profit, it is impossible for them to schedule a large number of bad films.

But if the quality of two films is similar, it is difficult to tell at first glance which one is better or more popular.

What to do at this time?
That depends on the resources of each party.

If you have a good relationship with Wang Jianlin, he will be happy and your film will have at least a 20% screening rate when it is released.

If the performance is slightly better, it would be 30%.

If the performance is very good, you can start directly at 40% or even 50%.

If you are lucky and a hit movie comes out, you will be given 70% of the screening time.

Don't think it's impossible.

If they really want to make money, these theater companies can schedule 100% of the screenings for you.

Then.

Under such operation.

Those who compete with you, even if they have potential and are of good quality... may be strangled in the cradle by you.

Like when Wolf Warrior was released in the previous life.

He suppressed a series of awesome films so that they couldn't emerge.

Seeing Chen Cheng raising his glass, Wang Jianlin also laughed: "What is there to thank? I am also an investor now. I found that movies are quite promising. I was thinking, should Wanda also participate in more movie investments in the future?"

These words made everyone applaud.

Another investor has come in, which is good news for everyone in the circle.

At least.

In the future, we will be able to shoot more films.

Also.

The film funding will also rise.

of course.

Chen Cheng did not forget to get down to business: "Yes, Mr. Wang, please take good care of the scheduling of our "October Besieged City" in the future."

"That's for sure. I can't let myself lose money."

Wang Jianlin nodded without any question.

Afterwards, everyone drank and ate, chatting about a series of interesting things and future trends.

Han Sanping asked Chen Cheng: "After October Siege, do you have any other films?"

Chen Cheng shook his head: "No."

"Why, aren't there a lot of movies looking for you?"

“Yes, but they are all small productions.”

"Don't like small productions?"

"It's not that I don't like it, but it's really difficult to make a small production. I can make it, but if it doesn't take off, it will damage my reputation."

"That's true."

Everyone also nodded.

……

of course.

It’s not that Chen Cheng completely refuses to make small productions.

In the past, there were many small-scale productions with big box office success.

But times have changed.

At that time, the domestic film market had already fully emerged, and small productions could also make a comeback and become dark horses.

But in the current domestic market, those big productions may not necessarily have much box office, let alone your small production.

But even so.

Chen Cheng would still read many of the notebooks sent by Wang Hua.

Anyway.

Things like movies are unpredictable.

It is indeed possible to analyze according to the original theory, but sometimes, the results will exceed your expectations.

If you don't even look at small productions, you might miss out on some good scripts.

This is not.

After the filming of "The Siege of the City in October" was completed, Chen Cheng discovered a good script.

The name of this book is "Love Call Transfer".

Chen Cheng looked at the investment, which was about 1000 million.

It can be said that the investment is very small.

Generally speaking.

Chen Cheng would not accept such a script.

But "Love Call Transfer" is an exception.

This exception.

Not that the movie was a big hit at the box office.

in the past.

The box office of this movie seems to be only over 1000 million.

An investment of more than 1000 million, in exchange for a box office of more than 1000 million.

There is no doubt that this movie is a loss-making one.

But it was unexpected.

Not only did this film not lose money, it actually made a profit, and a lot of it.

As for the reason.

That is.

This film is a custom film.

This is a customized film from China Mobile.

In order to promote their business, China Mobile directly gave them a large sum of advertising fees.

It’s like product placement in a movie.

This is nothing new.

Filmmakers have done this before.

The key is.

China Mobile not only paid for advertising in this film.

In order to promote their own business, China Mobile also authorized "Love Call Transfer" to a series of Internet manufacturers.

then.

You will see it at this time.

You can see "Love Call Transfer" almost everywhere on the Internet.

The result is.

Love Call Transfer was not a box office success, but it was watched on demand by hundreds of millions of viewers on the Internet.

At the same time, because there are so many viewers, China Mobile also gained huge advertising benefits from this film.

"Brother Hua, I'll take this Love Call Transfer."

Chen Cheng called Wang Hua.

Wang Hua was extremely surprised: "Chen Cheng, you're taking this drama?"

"Yes."

"Have you read the information about this film? It seems that the investment is only 1000 million."

"I know."

"You still answered the call even though you knew it. Isn't this beyond your consideration?"

"That's different. Brother Hua, please communicate with the producer. I have time now."

The reason why Chen Cheng wanted to take this film.

Except that this film has the variable of China Mobile.

There is another reason.

That is, this film is very easy to shoot, very good to shoot, extremely easy to shoot, very, very good to shoot.

Chen Cheng can be sure.

Once filming really starts, he can finish this movie within 15 days.

"Ok."

Since Chen Cheng was sure, Wang Hua didn't say much.

Soon.

Chen Cheng received a call from Han Sanping: "Chen Cheng, do you want to take the "Love Call Transfer"? "

"Director Han, how did you know?"

"Don't you know that we at China Film Group invested in "Love Call Transfer"? "

"Ah, you guys also invested in such a small film?"

"We don't want to invest either. It's mainly because China Mobile wants us to invest a little to attract more people."

"Haha, the mobile face is really big."

"That's not the point. What I want to ask is, what do you think of this movie?"

"can."

Chen Cheng nodded: "If not, I won't answer it."

“The key is whether you can make money.”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Director Han, the investment is only 1000 million. Have you invested 300 million?"

"About 300 million, about right."

"You're still thinking about whether you can make money with 300 million. It's okay to lose money."

"You think I own China Film Group? Even if I own it, I can't waste money like this."

"Okay, Director Han, you are wise."

have to say.

Han Sanping is still very good at managing the household.

That is, you are willing to spend big money, but you are also careful with small amounts.

"Okay, I was originally thinking about who to find as the director. It would be great if you can come. I'll ask the producer to contact you later."

Han Sanping was in a good mood.

Since Chen Cheng was able to direct this film, he would have something to brag about to the CEO of China Mobile in the evening.

(End of this chapter)