Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 402 New Person in Charge, Cat's Eye
Chen Linfeng skipped over the bad parts and nodded with satisfaction, "As long as you are doing well."

Then he began to follow the two people to understand the details.

As the special effects director, John Goodman has a lot of external communications, so he talked about the difficulties in his current work.

"Chinese directors and producers know too little about the special effects process and key points. They always think that once a TV series or film is finished, the remaining post-production, including special effects, will be left to the special effects company."

Chen Linfeng, as the supporting actor, asked, "What's the actual situation?"

"In fact, if you want to achieve the best special effects, you should bring in special effects people from the script stage and let them participate in the design from the source. During the filming process, special effects people should also be involved in how to organize the filming. This way, you can do a better job in the later stage and get better results."

Bringing the topic to this point, Chen Linfeng mentioned his new movie.

“You said that we should participate from the source, and I agree. When I was in the crew of Infinite World, we communicated with the special effects staff during the script design stage to achieve the best effect.

Now that I am back in China, I am also planning to introduce a similar workflow. I have just started preparing for my new film script, so we can work together to see if there are any areas for improvement.”

In fact, except for a few shots, many of the special effects shots in "Your Name" are isolated, which really fits the concept of "leaving it to special effects in post-production."

But the process must be established from the beginning to set a good example for his students.

These people have actually come into contact with similar procedures in Hollywood, so putting them into practice now is exactly what they want.

It just so happens that both Longlin and Qilin previously adhered to the drama-centered system, and the inclusion of special effects in early script discussions is also part of the drama-centered system.

The director should also follow the results of such discussions during the filming process.

During filming, special effects staff can also cooperate better with the director based on previous communication results.

This overall process will be implemented in the subsequent production processes of Longlin and Qilin companies.

If you want to be superior in the quality of your work, your systems and processes should also be outstanding.

After Chen Linfeng participated in the discussion on the mythical beast special effects, he developed a preliminary process plan and planned to implement it well in the subsequent process.

After leaving here, he went to Qilin Company.

Qilin Company’s headquarters is not far from here, but it is not very close either.

Chen Linfeng already felt uncomfortable after running this lap.

Fortunately, the construction of the headquarters building has begun on the land purchased previously.

It’s just that it hasn’t been built yet, so the several branches are separated from each other. When they move together in the future, they won’t have to run around everywhere.

Chen Linfeng's arrival time at Qilin was set in advance because he wanted to meet someone.

This is the person we have been looking for for a long time. He is the person in charge of business and management of the film and television company, and is almost at the same level as Sister Mei.

Before this, Sister Mei had almost found the relevant candidate.

But Chen Linfeng added more requirements in the middle, so it has been delayed until now.

"Mr. Chen, this is Zheng Zhihao, the vice president of Penguin. He was in charge of the business of Penguin Space and developed Penguin Farm last year. He is still working at Penguin."

Sister Mei introduced the people next to her in a serious manner.

Chen Linfeng had taken a look when he came in. He had the temperament of a computer engineer and looked like a person who had reached the pinnacle of programming.

It is quite surprising that the hairline on the forehead still stubbornly retains some traces and has not completely receded.

Before Chen Linfeng could say anything, the other party extended his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Chen. I have heard of your great name for a long time."

"Hello, let's sit down and talk."

Chen Linfeng first introduced his original intention of recruiting people, "In fact, at the beginning, I mainly wanted to find a person in charge of company management and operations.

He doesn't need to know much about the film industry. I'm watching over that, and Mei has also been in charge of this aspect. Logically speaking, there's no need to set too high a standard."

Zheng Zhihao listened quietly, waiting for that "but".

"But last year, I had a new idea, and this idea required the person in charge to have experience in product development and operations. Adding to the company management level mentioned above, this puts higher demands on the person in charge."

"Oh? Is it a new software?" Zheng Zhihao thought of this first, after all, this is what he originally did.

"Well, to be honest, the current cinemas in the film and television industry are still in a very primitive form and have not been organically integrated with the Internet, so my idea is to supplement them on this basis."

Chen Linfeng looked at the other party and said, "Specifically, we need to create an online ticket purchasing website. Most importantly, we need to focus on the mobile end."

Zheng Zhihao frowned and thought about the ticket purchasing website. He didn't know much about the film and television industry and it was difficult for him to judge the prospects in this area.

This interview is a two-way process, and Chen Linfeng must first impress the other party.

He continued, “Merely purchasing tickets is, of course, not enough. Subsequent online seat selection, box office prediction, marketing and distribution, and film and television evaluation systems will all be included in this system.

As long as it develops normally, it will inevitably replace offline ticket purchases in the later stage and become an important link in film production and distribution.

The domestic film market changes every year. Last year, the top movies were in the range of 3-4 million yuan, while this year, it will reach at least 6 million yuan.

From a development perspective, as the domestic market reaches its peak, a top movie with a box office of 50 billion will inevitably emerge.

If we assume that the top players account for one-tenth of the total annual revenue, the total revenue would be more than 500 billion.”

Chen Linfeng pounded the table lightly with conviction, "That is to say, there is a potential market of 50 to 60 billion, in which we can occupy an important link in the ecological chain, and even reversely influence the cinemas."

Zheng Zhihao silently calculated it himself and felt that it was consistent with his own observations and there was no major problem with the overall logic.

Then he began to introduce himself.

Judging from his own resume, he is certainly capable of doing the overall work when he moves to Qilin.

Chen Linfeng himself also knew that after this person left Penguin in his previous life, he became the executive director of Maoyan, and he did a good job in the film and television entertainment industry.

The two parties hit it off and decided on it immediately.

"Let's call the new project Maoyan. The company has almost hired enough basic programmers. As for the remaining middle-level managers, if you have recommendations or can bring people from your previous company, I will hire them.

We will give you three to six months to develop the film, preferably in time for the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of the year, as our first opportunity to gain momentum." Chen Linfeng briefly described the cooperation he had obtained from Huaying, Wanda and other companies.

These will be very beneficial to the development of Maoyan.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhihao was eager to try and was full of confidence.

"Mr. Chen, I have another question. Penguin often compares projects started by executives after they leave the company. If I come across a project they want to invest in, what should I do?"

Chen Linfeng thought about it and realized that this was inevitable.

"Just treat it as normal. I have reserved a lot of money for your project. You don't have to worry about the angel round and the first round. If they want to invest in the follow-up financing, you can decide, but you must inform me in advance."

"I understand, Mr. Chen."

After the two of them finished talking, Zheng Zhihao would definitely have to go through the resignation process for a while, and Sister Mei's handover work would also take time.

Chen Linfeng no longer paid attention to these things, but focused on his new movie.

The preliminary preparation work was already a piece of cake for him.

The key to the film is to find a suitable location, but he doesn't have to worry about that.

The company has enough manpower to do these things well.

Not long after, Chen Linfeng received information about several locations that were more in line with the description in the script.

After comparison, he decided to combine two of them as the filming location for the movie.

One is the Yubeng Holy Lake in Yunnan Province.

This place looks more like a lake created by a meteorite.

One is Kulun Swan Lake in Hebei Province.

The circle on the outside here is too similar to the place in the original work where the two met for the first time across time and space.

Although it is not exactly the same, but by then choosing the shooting angle and adjusting it in post-production, it should be almost the same.

Film is also the art of lens.

In early April, Chen Linfeng began to select people.

As for the actors, together with Sissi, the two of them have already been confirmed as the male and female protagonists.

After a simple audition, Chen Linfeng chose Zhang Zifeng to play the little Lolita who played Sissi's sister in the film.

She is less than 10 years old now, which is just the right age.

She gave the best performance at the audition and was chosen by Chen Linfeng immediately.

In addition, there is no need to look for anyone else for the role of grandmother, just cast Teacher Lu Zhong directly.

As a newly crowned Oscar winner, Lu Zhong is actually worried about what movie to film next.

Her market price is almost in a Schrödinger state.

Because of this, few film crews dare to invite us.

Chen Linfeng's invitation actually helped to resolve the dilemma.

After all, she is not young anymore, and her box office appeal cannot match her current popularity.

But if we still buy at the previous price, or slightly higher, we will suffer losses.

Chen Linfeng's model with profit-sharing is actually better.

Lu Zhong's idea is to use the result of this division of profits as a reference for the future.

Chen Linfeng had no objection to this. He welcomed top actors who were willing to accept a share of the profits.

This is a model for other companies in the industry.

It can't be like in the previous life, where the actors' salaries alone account for 70 to 80 percent of the total production cost, or even more.

For other people, such as the male protagonist’s two classmates, Chen Linfeng asked Shi Xiaolong and Hu Ge to make guest appearances.

It's a friendly appearance.

As for the mature lady that the male lead liked at the beginning, Chen Linfeng asked Tong Yaya to play the role.

This actress is really good at playing this kind of queen.

In the original work, the heroine's father becomes a village leader when the scene is changed to the domestic one.

Chen Linfeng asked Fan Wei to perform in the film, so that the two could renew the father-daughter relationship in "Reply".

The most important thing is that Fan Wei is more in line with the image of a township leader in traditional concepts.

And it’s not expensive.

Other less important roles were given to the assistant director.

Although the whole process was not publicized, it was soon known to audiences across the country.

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire entertainment industry is now watching him.

Any slight movement would make it known to everyone, and no information could be concealed at all.

In mid-April, the Chen Linfeng crew was formed, the preliminary preparations were completed, and filming officially started.

　I've been lazy these past two days, I'll add another thousand words tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)