Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 175: This crew hired an expert.

Chen Cheng’s public relations performance was very good.

Although Ip Chun is the eldest son of the great master Ip Man, he is not a person who is out of touch with the world.

Originally, Chen Cheng and his team came with sincerity, with the purpose of promoting Wing Chun and Ip Man.

In addition, after Chen Cheng showed off his skills, Ye Zhun immediately agreed to Chen Cheng's request.

A few days later.

Wong Pak Ming sent a group of Hong Kong media to Ip Chun's Wing Chun gym.

In front of the media, Ip Chun authorized Wong Pak Ming to film Ip Man.

At the same time, a ceremony to accept disciples was held on the same day.

What was collected was naturally Zhen Zaidan.

Zhen Zaidan offered tea to Ye Zhun in front of the media.

From then on, Zhen Zaidan had a master.

"What a talent! This Ip Man crew hired a master."

"That's right. Even though they were in such a passive situation, they were able to turn the situation around."

"Not only did they turn the tables, they are now the host and are saying that we are the real Grandmaster Ip Man. We just didn't want to have the same name as you, so we changed our name to Ip Man. This has made The Grandmaster, which was launched first, a little embarrassed."

"Hahaha, what about Wang Jiawei?"

"It is said that he is now preparing to find Ip Man's apprentice, and is preparing to let Master Ip Man's apprentice speak out to show legitimacy."

"Hahaha……"

This is a media hype.

Just for a moment.

The Ip Man crew not only restored their reputation, but also expanded their influence.

Han Sanping also called Chen Cheng and praised Chen Cheng for his amazing public relations skills.

He even said that if there was any firefighting need in the future, they should look for Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng waved his hand modestly.

He just has a better understanding of future generations.

Otherwise, this kind of public relations risk is the most difficult.

But Chen Cheng is modest.

But Chen Cheng's move this time made him popular in the circle again.

"I heard that this PR was done by Chen Cheng."

"Chen Cheng, the first assistant director of The Warlords?"

"Yes, he is now the producer of Ip Man."

"Art, music, martial arts, directing... now I can even be a producer, awesome."

of course.

What’s even more popular is outside the circle.

I don’t know who posted the PK video between Chen Cheng and Ye Jun’s disciple Ah Hu on the Internet.

For an instant.

Thousands of netizens directly flocked to Chen Cheng’s forum.

"Oh my god, I just now realized that Chen Cheng actually has real kung fu."

"Wing Chun, what kind of boxing is this? Is it easy to learn?"

“I don’t know, but I want to learn.”

"Me too."

"I don't want to learn it, but I want to watch Ip Man produced by Director Chen."

"Yes, hurry up and shoot, and be sure to buy movie tickets after you finish shooting."

For this some.

Chen Cheng didn't pay much attention.

It's like this in the circle.

A group of actors need attention, and some films also need exposure.

So the circle likes this kind of hype very much.

However, Chen Cheng took the behind-the-scenes approach, so it didn't matter whether he had such hype or not.

……

Then time.

The crew did not encounter any major problems, and Wong Pak Ming was preparing for the start-up ceremony.

but.

Before filming began, Wong Pak Ming convened a meeting of heads of various departments of the crew.

"Everyone, we will start filming in a few days. Before we start, let me tell you about some of the requirements after the start of filming, as usual."

"The rest is old news. I believe everyone who follows me knows that we all used to work well together, so I won't say much."

"Today I want to say something important. Director Chen is the producer of our film. Everyone should be fully prepared and accept Director Chen's supervision."

Huang Baiming said very seriously:

"Don't think I'm joking. Although Director Chen is young, I'm afraid many people here can't match his qualifications. He starred in Painted Skin, The Warlords, The Siege of the City, and the previous Curse of the Golden Flower. Director Chen played a very important role in all of them. At the same time, I want to tell you all: Don't think that Director Chen can't see or understand your little ideas."

"He started from the grassroots, working as a script supervisor, assistant director, art director, martial arts director, assistant director, acting assistant director, first assistant director, and co-director. Including Director Chen who is now our producer. Oh, and Director Chen used to be a script worker. I didn't expect that. I didn't expect that either. It can be said that he knows every aspect of the crew. Not only does he know, he knows it better than anyone else. In the past, everyone in the crew had some small thoughts, but I usually turned a blind eye. As long as the scene was finished, I didn't care."

"But I can't guarantee that Director Chen will be the same. If anything goes wrong with you, don't blame me for not showing up."

It’s not what Wong Pak Ming meant to say.

The crew looks small, but it is actually very large.

The benefits are also huge.

No matter which place it is, there are huge benefits.

In the past, almost all crews had various problems.

But many times, this kind of problem is regarded as an unspoken rule.

But now.

Huang Baiming couldn't guarantee that Chen Cheng would turn a blind eye like everyone else.

not to mention.

Chen Cheng knows everything about the crew.

If you do something tricky, I'm sorry, people can see through it in minutes.

"So, let me say it again here. There are some key areas to remember, such as logistics, finance, art, costume and makeup departments, and external relations production department... Think about it carefully and don't do anything weird to me."

"have you understood?"

"clear."

This meeting was very serious.

The responsible persons also kept it in mind.

……

End of the meeting.

Wong Pak Ming picked an auspicious day, gathered a group of media, cut off a chicken's head, burned yellow paper, and prayed to the gods to start filming.

As the producer, Chen Cheng did not participate too much in the production.

After filming started, he did most of the same things as Han Sanping said, wandering around the set.

But it's just a stroll.

But Chen Cheng is not named producer for nothing.

With Chen Cheng around, almost every department in the crew performed perfectly.

This perfection does not refer to their professional level.

Everyone's professional level is different and they express it differently.

This is perfect, as Chen Cheng said, there is no trickery involved.

Just like the logistics and food.

Friends who have been extras will know this.

On the crew, the extras have the worst food.

Why is it the worst?

One is that there are too many people, and the other is that funds are limited.

Another thing is that some on-site producers who are responsible for food will move a small amount of funds.

This has become an unspoken rule within the crew.

of course.

These on-site producers dare not embezzle all the funds themselves, and they have to bribe people up and down the chain.

As for whether other people want it or not?

of course yes.

We all work on the crew.

Not everyone is a director, so every bit of profit counts.

So sometimes.

In many cases, the assistant director, production director, or even the director may be involved in such expenses.

of course.

It may not be possible for the director to just take this little bit of food money.

But on the crew.

There are so many places to spend money.

For example, costumes...all of a sudden, the costumes for a crew can cost around hundreds of thousands.

For example, the crew of "Curse of the Golden Flower" is even more terrifying. That golden dragon robe costs millions.

The same goes for props.

If you don’t know much about the amount of money required to make props, it’s normal to write a higher amount.

And the scenery.

The biggest profit comes from the setting.

Some films will build relatively large buildings for filming purposes.

Like the Siege of the City in October, tens of millions were invested directly to build the Central Ring City.

Not to mention the transfer of money, even finding connections to assign some important projects to a contractor is also a considerable expense. There are also some crews that originally only had a few million to complete, but he can add another one or two million.

Not everyone will understand this kind of thing.

Even if the investors check the accounts, sometimes they can't find anything.

of course.

This kind of thing is often an unspoken rule, and most of the time, directors and producers try to turn a blind eye.

But now Chen Cheng is the producer.

Chen Cheng didn't say anything at first.

But the heads of all departments have stopped all the small actions.

……

"Yes, this food is good."

"Four dishes, one soup, two meats, two vegetables..."

Chen Cheng ate his meal like an ordinary extra, nodding from time to time.

Many times, the meals for extras are completely different from those for other role actors and important actors.

A more considerate logistics staff might move it less.

The logistics are not very good, so they don’t care about the extras and just follow the lowest standards.

As long as they won’t die from the food, they don’t care what happens to the extras.

All they have to do is serve those important characters and the big guys behind the scenes.

"Wow, delicious, this is the best meal I have ever had."

"Me too, damn, I don't even want to leave this crew."

"Yes, just for the sake of sharing meals with the crew, I have to hang out with them for three months."

Hearing these voices, Chen Cheng smiled slightly.

Okay.

This proves that he is doing a good job as a producer.

but.

It is impossible for Chen Cheng to only focus on logistics and food.

But logistics and food are related to the reputation of the crew.

Chen Cheng also paid attention to other aspects from time to time.

After all, he is the representative of the capital.

As supervisor.

Chen Cheng may not care how the drama is filmed, but the funds used in the filming of the drama must go through Chen Cheng's hands.

of course.

There are also some strong producers.

Not only can they manage finances, they can also manage filming.

But Chen Cheng didn't have the energy for that at the moment, and most of the time he would just take a few glances and then leave.

……

It took two months.

Huang Baiming produces films very quickly.

Under his leadership, "Ip Man" was completed in two months.

However, Chen Cheng was not always on the crew during these two months.

As supervisor.

He doesn't need to be on the set every day.

And in the later stages, when there is nothing to do, the job of producer becomes very boring.

Chen Cheng sometimes would wander around other crews.

such as.

Chen Cheng would go to the crew of Wang Jiawei's "The Grandmaster".

Talk about it.

It’s not that Chen Cheng likes to visit people.

The main reason was that Wang Jiawei came to their Ip Man crew first.

After visiting the Ip Man crew, Wang Jiawei invited Chen Cheng to visit their crew when he is free.

Chen Cheng felt that such matters required courtesy, so he went.

But the result.

Chen Cheng went there several times, but was turned away each time.

mainly.

Many times Wang Jiawei was not there, and the leading actor was not there either...

As for where you said they went?
The security guard of the crew couldn't explain it at all.

Later Chen Cheng asked around.

It turned out that when filming, Wang Jiawei felt that Tony Leung's Wing Chun was not good enough, so he asked him to practice Wing Chun.

This is normal.

Just like Zhen Zaidan also learned Wing Chun for a few days before filming Ip Man.

But later Chen Cheng found out that Wang Jiawei had already let Liang Chaowei practice Wing Chun for 9 months.

Even so, Wang Jiawei still felt it was not enough.

So, he was asked to practice for another month.

See here.

Only then did Chen Cheng understand.

Why did it take Wang Jiawei more than ten years to complete the film "The Grandmaster"?

However, Chen Cheng's butterfly wings did slightly change the course of history.

Originally according to the process.

The Grandmaster will be released in 2013.

But after Chen Cheng appeared, Wang Jiawei seemed to be stimulated and accelerated the filming of "The Grandmaster".

even.

When Chen Cheng went to visit the set of The Grandmaster, Wang Jiawei also said that he wanted to compete with Ip Man at that time.

Chen Cheng looked at Wang Jiawei and said, "With your progress, you can compete with Ip Man 2."

……

"Chen Cheng, you are really amazing. This time, you actually saved us 1000 million."

After filming Ip Man, Chen Cheng also finished work.

Han Sanping was very satisfied with Chen Cheng.

This satisfaction was not only because Chen Cheng ensured the normal filming of Ip Man.

What’s even more rare is that Chen Cheng actually saved them 1000 million.

To know.

Many times when filming, even if the crew has some money left, there is not much.

This time.

Han Sanping was quite surprised that he could save 1000 million.

"Haha, I actually want to take the money."

"you dare."

"Why not? I'll discuss it with the director and producer and we'll take the bribe together. What can you, the investors, do?"

What Chen Cheng said was true.

Wasn’t it like this before?

of course.

The investors actually know this too.

But they can't help it.

Because they can't keep an eye on the crew all the time.

Even if they are just keeping an eye on it, it doesn't mean that the people sent there will be so professional.

Even if it is a profession, if you can understand one aspect, it is impossible for you to understand the others.

In the end, you have to take care of this and that, and there may be conflicts with producers, directors, etc.

So the investors finally turned a blind eye.

As long as they can do it within budget, that's fine.

But Chen Cheng was an exception.

Who can blame Chen Cheng for knowing everything, whether behind the scenes or in front of the scenes?

"Okay, okay, I'll give you a big red envelope. We have a movie coming up, and you can help us supervise it."

"Red envelopes are fine, but forget about the other films."

Chen Cheng has no plans to produce any other films.

It’s okay to play around with something like supervision.

But after all, the producer is not responsible for the specific production, Chen Cheng still likes making films more.

However, Chen Cheng rejected Han Sanping, but Han Sanping said, "Okay, let's talk about another thing. Painted Skin is going to be released on October 1st."

"Oh, it's finally going to be released. I thought we had to wait until next year?"

"I had considered next year, but there are other dramas next year, so there might not be a suitable time slot. Several big movies have been released this year, so the National Day time slot would be a good opportunity."

"I feel so too."

Chen Cheng nodded.

“So, Painted Skin’s investors wanted to consider operating it.”

"The investor, Director Han, aren't you the ones?"

"It's not just us. We only invested a little. There are also Shanghai Film Group, Ningxia Film Studio, Century Films, etc."

"What do the various investors mean?"

"They want to put your name as a producer on Painted Skin. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)