Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 88 Film and Television Are Not Art, They Are Technology

"Old Wu, where have you been recently?"

"Director Chen, I'm not as cool as you. The first assistant director of CCTV's big production, ahhh, I'm jealous."

"Old Wu, stop teasing me. Being the first assistant director is not an easy job. I have to do everything now. Look, I am also responsible for the set design."

“Isn’t there an art director?”

"Yes, CCTV sent an art director over."

"That's a good thing."

"If only it were good."

Chen Cheng told Wu Jingyuan about Zhang Pengfei's incident. Wu Jingyuan nodded and said, "You are lucky that you haven't encountered anything more disgusting."

"Is there anything more disgusting?"

"Of course."

Wu Jingyuan said: "In fact, directors and producers are inherently opposite. The director is thinking about how to make a good film. The producer is thinking about how to make the best film in the most cost-effective way. Think about it, there is no way to make the horse run without making it eat grass."

"Yes, yes, but they are the producers and I can't afford to offend them, so I have to do it myself."

"Then why did you call me? Are you here to complain to me or to treat me to a meal?"

"You can eat anytime. It's just..."

"Just what it is, tell me."

"Ahem...um, um, Xiao Wu and Da Long, can we do that..."

"You mean Xiao Wu and Da Long? That won't work. I have already assigned them to my crew."

"what……"

Chen Cheng had no choice but to say, "Well, okay."

"Hahaha... brat, I knew you would come back to find them. I didn't expect it to be so soon. I kept it for you a long time ago."

Wu Jingyuan laughed: "I was just kidding. Xiaowu and Dalong have been talking about you. You have to treat them well in the future. Otherwise, I will beat you up."

"That's very loyal, Old Wu. Thank you very much."

“You’re welcome. I’m happy to see you making your way up step by step. Who knows, maybe one day in the future, when you become a big boss, I’ll have to go to your place to hang out.”

"Brother, what are you talking about? With your ability, you will definitely stand out if you have the chance."

Had a chat with Wu Jingyuan.

The next day.

Xiao Wu and Da Long came to the crew of "The Lotus Lantern".

Seeing the two, Chen Cheng was a little surprised: "Oh my god, Xiao Wu, Da Long, you are too fast."

Xiao Wu said a little embarrassedly: "We heard from Director Wu that you needed help, so we rushed here as soon as possible. We were afraid that we would be late and miss something important."

Chen Cheng hugged the two and said, "Let's go, eat first. We can talk while we eat."

"Xiao Wu, how was your stay with Director Wu recently?"

"It's OK. Director Wu is very nice and takes good care of us."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Cheng nodded.

Old Wu is still a very reliable person.

"It's like this. I'm sure you all know that I'm the first assistant director of the crew. In addition to being responsible for future filming, I may also be responsible for many other matters. For example, the current set design. Xiao Wu, you're studying fine arts. You can't just be a makeup artist in the future. You can consider developing into an art director."

"I thought so too. I had just graduated and didn't know what to do. I couldn't support myself with just art. Later, I had no choice but to join the crew. Brother Cheng, although I majored in art, I also taught myself engineering design."

"Engineering design, yes."

Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel happy: "Art + Engineering, you will definitely never be without work in the circle in the future."

This is a fact.

In fact, the behind-the-scenes production requires a large number of talents, especially those who understand technology.

For example, setting the scene.

This set-up is not as simple as just setting up a shed.

The bigger the production, the more terrifying the set design.

So many times people say that film and television are not art, but technology.

In order to film the movie "The Lotus Lantern", several scenes were created directly, which required a large number of art and engineering technicians.

This is not a big deal.

Even more terrifying is Brother Chen Kai.

Before he made a movie, he spent hundreds of millions to build a city.

As for whether the movie will make a profit later, that is another matter. "Da Long, although you are a martial artist now, your future path is not just martial arts. I see that you are quite skilled and good-looking. You can choose to be a martial arts instructor or an action actor. However, you have to wait for the opportunity for the time being."

Having said that, Chen Cheng turned around and spoke to Dalong.

That's why I gave such a warning.

This is all for the purpose of building your own team.

This is just like the Cheng family Stunt Team and the Hong family Stunt Team in the previous life.

The more awesome a director is, the more awesome he is not only himself, but his entire team is also incredibly awesome.

Actually, the two complement each other somewhat.

At the beginning, it may be a well-known star or director leading a team.

But once the team is formed, the entire team's impetus to the founder is enormous.

As it is now.

Chen Cheng wanted to film a scene, so he called Xiao Wu and Da Long over.

Both of them are very strong.

And they cooperate very well with me, so there will definitely be no problem with the quality of the film that will be produced later.

If you meet some people you are not familiar with.

On the bright side, after some time of adjustment, we should be able to make a good film.

But on the negative side, a film may suffer a serious decline in quality or even fail due to team problems.

Although the art director of The Lotus Lantern, Zhang Pengfei, disgusted Chen Cheng.

But Chen Cheng was not angry either.

Not only can he become an art director himself, he can even create an art director.

……

"Chen Cheng, how is the set design going recently? I heard that you even drove Zhang Pengfei away."

"Director Yu, I am just following your instructions."

"I didn't ask you to chase him away. But it's good to chase this guy away. Hahaha, well done. If it were me, I might not be so courageous."

"Haha, Director Yu, are you praising me, or praising me, or praising me?"

After working together for a period of time, the relationship between Chen Cheng and Yu Mingsheng became better and better.

Gradually, Chen Cheng became familiar with Yu Mingsheng's temper.

In terms of personality, Yu Mingsheng is still very peaceful.

He is neither the kind of person who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, nor the kind of good guy who can do anything.

Just like for an audition.

He allows others to use connections and even unspoken rules.

But he won't allow it. You have connections, but your acting skills are terrible.

Anyway, one sentence.

As long as you have the ability, it doesn’t matter how you got to the top.

If you don't have enough ability, it won't work no matter who recommends you.

"Don't be too happy too soon. Zhang Pengfei was recommended by CCTV after all, so don't go too far. By the way, I will go over the layout of each scene with producer Li Jian in a few days. I hope that after you take over, I don't have to do better than Zhang Pengfei, but as long as you do not do worse than him, then it will be OK."

"Director Yu, who are you looking down on? If I can't do as well as he does, would I dare to drive him away? Welcome, Director Yu and General Manager Li are welcome to come and inspect in a few days."

Chen Cheng is very confident.

These days.

Although each scene is an improvement based on Zhang Pengfei's original work.

But even if it is just an improvement, the artistic effect is much better than the original design by Zhang Pengfei.

of course.

It's not just about the set design.

Since Zhang Pengfei had been driven out anyway, Chen Cheng simply redesigned all the props of the Precious Lotus Lantern.

In addition, Chen Cheng also asked Xiao Wu to redesign several important costumes according to his own ideas.

after all.

This kind of work is much simpler than setting the scene and does not require too much money.

As long as he can come up with unique ideas, he can make people unforgettable.

(End of this chapter)