My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 167 I said I was working, and you said I was a shareholder
Jin Zhuoqun said he learned this move on the battlefield.

At that time, the captain of the division's film troupe had only the most rudimentary equipment, but he was able to piece together various makeshift footage into a watchable short film and report it to all levels.

The environment in the army is so boring that I can only think about this matter over and over again every day.

Others thought this skill was of no use, so they taught him just by hanging out with him.

Jin Zhuoqun originally thought it was useless, but after filming that documentary, he suddenly understood.

"I seem to know which shot to connect to the other to look good and comfortable. Jumping from one picture to another is like building a brick wall, fitting together perfectly, neatly and beautifully, with the thick and light colors intersecting properly so that they can appear vividly on the final TV screen." Jin Zhuoqun talked about this incessantly.

The main reason why Weidong was asked to support his chin while watching TV was because he was afraid that his jaw would fall off.

The dancing girl won this battle.

Rang Weidong's original idea was that the red panda wore a diaper and the giant panda wore shorts, and the giant panda was picked up to change the red panda's diaper. The advertising slogan was based on the idea that the child needs to change, and the mother also needs to change.

In short, I spent 300,000 yuan to use the panda as much as possible.

Jin Zhuoqun wondered what kind of idea this was. A beautiful dancing girl dances with a panda, and then expresses the theme that you can dance anytime with a sanitary napkin, isn't that enough?
Let Weidong, the client, not be stubborn. You can do whatever you want. I just want the result.

Because he probably understood that even if the film was shot like shit, the commercial advertisement put on the brick stage would still be about fairies and ginseng fruit.

No one has seen it!

Look at what advertisements are on TV every day:
"Tianjin Mining Instrument Factory. We produce over thirty new and existing XXX products, suitable for registered telegrams at...factory address..."

It was just a dry recitation of the words, and there weren't even any pictures.

It is also impossible to have words appear one by one as the dubbing goes on. This is something that the subtitle machine cannot do. It can only "pop" densely packed words on a slide.

It's like moving newspaper ads onto the screen.

Occasionally, a beautiful product art photo appears, but it cannot be moved. If it can be moved, the picture is messy and looks like a documentary, lacking artistic beauty.

The general public does not understand what aesthetics is, but people do have a subconscious reaction to whether the photos look good or not.

Commercials are just beautiful artistic photos made into motion, but there is no such idea at all now.

But Jin Zhuoqun was forced out.

Because Party A requires that pandas must be displayed.

It’s exactly this panda, how can I take a picture of it?
That’s actually a bear!
No matter how brave the dancing girl is, she is still dancing with a bear.

What could Jin Zhuoqun do in an era without chroma keying and green screen?
He is not a professional, but he has no technical baggage and comes up with solutions in a purely natural way.

First, use film to shoot as a borrowed position.

Simply put, use a fixed lens to shoot the panda once, then shoot the girl once in place, stack the two layers of film and play them together.

This repeated exposure pattern can be captured with any ordinary camera, including a cheap one costing only 29 yuan.

Television tapes, on the other hand, can't do that.

Originally, the cost of film was relatively high, and later on, only top brands used film to shoot commercials.

It just so happened that the Triumph Film Studio produced this kind of thing. He asked for a bunch of free films under the pretext of asking Weidong to help, and then borrowed equipment from the military film studio to start filming.

Finally, the technology of converting film to magnetic tape can also be done in film studios, which is a method that TV stations across the country do not have.

So the first commercial film shot by Jin Zhuoqun actually had a high-quality film effect.

The image color and picture charm are naturally much better than those of ordinary TV cameras.

After all, film imaging is still high-end after forty years.

The performance of television cameras is greatly upgraded every few years, and the previous accuracy, color and effects are no longer acceptable.

Secondly, pandas will not do whatever you are told to do, let alone those complicated dance moves.

How to do?
Jin Zhuoqun used the clumsy method of animation, which was to keep the camera on and let the keeper pull the panda and force it to do the movements, and the moment the panda stretched its body, the keeper would move away.

In the end, all that matters is just a few tenths of a second or even just a few frames of film.

Then the breeder went to pull it to do the movements again.

The principle of animation is to shoot and string together countless actions at a rate of about ten frames per second.

There is a kind of puppet animation in which the staff patiently breaks down a hand-raising action into process positions, takes a photo at each position, and puts them together to form an animation.

Originally, movie playback was required to reach 24 frames per second. It was too difficult for a high-speed movie camera to achieve the precision of hundreds of frames, but more than ten frames were no problem.

It takes three or four days of repetitive filming under the same background, and he can always come up with some usable movements, which he then uses his technique of recording and copying and pasting over and over again.

Let the giant panda stand up and dance!
At the end, the dancing girl choreographed her own dance based on the giant panda's movements, but the plot looked like the panda was dancing with the fairy.

The picture is very stunning. But it is also incredible. Can this panda really dance with people?

The background music was composed based on a few random lines that Weidong hummed subconsciously at the time, and since he came from an art troupe, he just followed through and made it the background music.

Holding his chin, Rang Weidong nodded quickly. "Okay, I'll give you the opportunity to air this ad on TVB. The Feiyan brand sanitary napkins have the leader's name inscribed on them, which is also your favorite tactic. If I give it to a newspaper or other channels, it won't be put to good use. You'll cherish it, right?"

Originally he was asking someone to do something for him, but now he can express it as if he is giving you an opportunity, but without that condescending tone.

Jin Zhuoqun was indeed overjoyed. "Okay! Leave it to me. We two brothers don't need to be polite. The film doesn't cost anything, and the panda is yours. Just give me the 20,000 yuan for the filming fee. Xiao Ai, why don't you settle the bill with her?"

Jin Zhuoqun was so fondly recalling his artistic beginnings that he didn't notice that Shen Laosan had gone to pay for the VCR.

Now I finally remembered: "Do you like her? I definitely haven't done anything like that. She's very motivated. If you like her, I'll find a reason to keep you here. She herself has mentioned to me many times that she wants to work with you."

Wei Dong laughed out loud: "What can I do? Raise a dance troupe to dance next to the spicy hot pot stall? She doesn't want to do that either. She wants to lie down and be a rich wife. Why would a capitalist support idle people?"

Jin Zhuoqun also showed the kind of smile that only men have. "Then keep changing? After this commercial airs, I'll start preparing for the TV series and can start casting. I have everything you want, from film schools to drama schools, from dance schools to song and dance troupes, I can arrange it for you..."

Wei Dong finally figured out what she meant: "Fuck you..."

Just at this moment, Shen Cuiyue pushed the door open, and both men looked serious.

It was just that Jin Zhuoqun was covering it up, and thought Weidong was pretending, and pretending so convincingly: "I want to pick a man..."

But I was also shocked. Do you like this?

Old Third Shen didn't make any random associations. He looked curiously at the impressive machine worth more than 5,000 yuan and sorted the bank transfer slips into his own notebook.

Weidong was left in a state of confusion: "Old Jin, I don't care what you want to gain from this drama, but since I invested money in the filming, I just want this drama to be watched by the whole country. If I really think this TV series is good, and it really makes everyone remember those who came forward and continued to fight, isn't that better than just a show for show?"

Jin Zhuoqun finally got serious. "I really want to make this drama well, but everything is difficult. I understand why you want me to make something. At least I'll use this commercial as a stepping stone to approach many companies and brands. Weidong, I'm very grateful that you've allowed me to open up this path, but my dream is still to make a TV drama. This drama is my first work, so I'll practice my skills first..."

Rang Weidong shook his head. "You've already reached this level, why practice? This might be your only chance, so go all out and do it well. Don't bother talking about money; you know it yourself. I'll give you an idea. Choose the right male lead. His temperament, appearance, and conversation should all be very refined. Put in the effort, even trying your best to emulate the martyr. Isn't this process also a way for you to continuously improve?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the stopped advertisement on TV.

What I mean is that if you look at this commercial, only high-intensity practical training can produce high-quality results, and you are ready to launch the actor you imagined.

Unexpectedly, Jin Zhuoqun's understanding was quite different. His eyes lit up instantly: "Great! Are you saying we should cast this male lead to empathize with his family members and make the performance feel like we're seeing them?!"

Wei Dong was stunned. If you want to understand it this way...it's not impossible.

Forget it, forget it. There's no way to say, "Hurry up! The Olympics are only two days away, and we're going to travel around the country to promote sales. You better hurry up and get on the stage..."

He thought for a moment and then emphasized, "Try to find a popular TV series to play before the opening credits. The difference between the two is huge."

What was common sense in later generations was now beyond the times. Jin Zhuoqun gave a thumbs up to express his admiration.

I took 20,000 yuan for the filming fee and rushed to the stage.

Shen Cuiyue and Rang Weidong smiled at each other and shook their heads silently.

Perhaps during his time in the art troupe, Jin Zhuoqun seemed to attach more importance to money, and was not as generous and indifferent as he appeared.

In the past few days, nearly 100,000 packs of sanitary napkins have been sent to various places in Pingjing, all free of charge.

Now that you're here, you should make a big show of it. Don't pretend to be cool for the last 99% and then be hesitant, which will make people see that you lack confidence.

When Weidong first started transporting sand and gravel, he could have simply distributed all the money to the laborers, women and children who were transporting the goods, and any leftover would have been credited to Wanshang Trading Company's account.

Just face all kinds of observations in the city cleanly and neatly.

Don't try to do the whole thing, or you will end up losing the big picture for the sake of small details.

Shen Lao San looked down on this kind of behavior: "You gave him the 90,000 yuan for the inscription on the triumphant film. This is your generosity. Giving him another 10,000 yuan of our money is decent. He has no problem accepting it, but this work was also done by us. He should directly return at least 50,000 yuan to us. Otherwise, why should we give him the work next time?"

Wei Dong could understand: "He probably doesn't have much cash on hand. Let's see how he behaves after this initial money is gone. You can't compare him with yourself. You are so righteous."

After hearing the teasing, Shen Cuiyue immediately raised her hand to indicate the scar: "I didn't hold back. This body is yours from the inside out. Master, do whatever you want!"

Let Weidong walk away laughing: "No, no, you always use me to test my skills, it's better than that time at the medicinal materials market, I guess I pass."

Shen Cuiyue was surprised: "You still remember it's the medicinal materials market!"

Weidong was really happy: "This is a good performance. In fact, next time he comes to me to talk about filming a TV series, I will say why not give it a try."

I didn't expect Shen Lao San to have such a professional burden: "Oh, forget it, the actors who criticized Liu are so despicable, I can't afford to lose face."

Weidong's laughter was already outside the house: "Put away the VCR for me, it's so expensive!"

Shen Cuiyue then went through all seven emotions on her face: charm, affection, contempt, and flattery.

Humming a little tune while collecting the machine, the smile on my face shows that I really enjoy it.

(End of this chapter)