Chapter 107 Crew Situation (38)

Why don't you cooperate?

Shen Xudong said concisely and to the point: "Because making movies doesn't make any money!"

"oh…"

Chen Hao nodded, indicating that he understood...

Hong Kong movies have begun to decline from their peak in 1992;

The mainland film market entered a trough in 1993, with the country's total box office for the year only being 1.3 billion yuan, and the lowest point in 1999 was only 850 million yuan.

And due to the strong impact of piracy, this trough period lasted for more than ten years. During this period, many film studios with insufficient strength and scale closed down or stopped production one after another.

The kind of township-level movie theaters that once existed all over the country, including movie theaters in factories and mines, have almost all disappeared, and some places even have no movie theaters in counties.

Under this premise, making movies is just throwing away money...

Cheng Xiaodong suddenly said: "Xudong, which TV series do you think the martial arts effects of "The Best in the World" should be benchmarked?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and said: "...Exaggerate as much as possible... If I insist on benchmarking, I think it can be benchmarked against "The Undefeated East"... Duan Tianya's fantasy sword is actually based on the Hattori Qianjun in "The Undefeated East" , just enlarging him a bit..."

Feng Baiyuan was very curious: "Don't you prefer realism?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Realistic scoring themes, martial arts... can't be too realistic, it is fictional... many viewers watch martial arts, and they only watch the fighting..."

Cheng Xiaodong was stunned for a moment: "So, in the martial arts ranking in "The Best in the World", Duan Tianya can be ranked in the top three?"

"...He can't beat Cao Zhengchun..."

"Do you know the specific ranking?"

"Yes, Zhu Wuwu, Gu Santong, Cheng Shifei, Termination Master, Xiangxi Four Ghosts, Cao Zhengchun, and then Karasuma, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yida... Shangguan Haitang is a little closer..."

"That's it, I'll go back and think about it..."

"The Best in the World" is a martial arts film, and the most important thing about martial arts is of course the fighting scenes!

Therefore, Cheng Xiaodong's role is not under that of director Feng Baiyuan...

Tang Yan lowered her head to eat the whole time...

In this situation, she has no place to interrupt, after all, she is a new person!

In fact, Zhuang Liqi was already very kind to her. He introduced her personally, which was like telling the directors present that this is one of our own...

If instead "The Best in the World" is a work invested by another company, and then throws Tang Yan into it, that's fine, just wait to accompany the bar.

Although I didn’t speak, I was listening the whole time…

Everyone spoke Mandarin and she could understand it.

It's true. Most Hong Kong filmmakers born in the 1950s had a good command of Mandarin, because at that time, both Shaw Brothers and TVB all spoke Mandarin!

I didn’t drink much at the scene. The filming will start tomorrow and everyone will have a taste...

Huang Weiming drank half a glass of wine and started chatting with Shen Xudong: "The Hong Kong television industry is like a factory, with assembly lines. A large amount of films are shot in a year and there are many types. But in fact, the scenes alternate between studio scenes and real scenes." It’s a fixed pattern, and it’s hard to find another challenge... I remember the first time I went to the mainland to shoot "The Book of Swordsman", and when I saw the scene, I was so scared!"

"How to say?"

"It turns out that the venues for costume dramas in the Mainland are so well constructed! The place is so big and the conditions are very good. It turns out that the outside world is quite big, but I have never been exposed to it..."

"Haha... the mainland is very big... and there are many film and television bases..."

…

After eating, we chatted for about half an hour and then left.

Zhuang Liqi specifically told Shen Xudong: "These people in Hong Kong are extremely efficient..."

"Uh-huh…"

Hong Kong TV dramas follow the Shaw Brothers factory-style production method, which is fast-paced and highly commercialized; studio scenes and outdoor scenes are alternately shot, and a drama can be completed in a few months...

"The Supreme Beauty" and "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" both started filming in the first half of the year and were broadcast directly in the second half of the year!

In addition, the production method of Hong Kong TV series is that the producer grasps the subject matter, creativity and general direction, the director is responsible for production, and various departments are put together into a professional assembly line, so that a work can be completed in a short time.

Shen Xudong is the chief screenwriter, which fits the work of some supervisors to some extent, so these directors are willing to talk to him!

Zhuang Liqi obviously knows this, so... Shen Xudong's position is not only screenwriter, but also deputy director of the production center...

"If something happens to the crew and you can't solve it, just call me..."

"Um…"

"The Chen Xi you recommended is pretty good at what he does..."

"Thank you, Producer Zhuang, for giving her the opportunity..."

Chen Xi?

Tang Yan was a little surprised. Is this the Chen Xi I know?

Is she also related to Shen Xudong?

Is it an artistic relationship similar to Cao Xiwen’s?

…

Chen Xi joined the team a month ago and was placed under the supervision of production director Sun Yan...

The composition of the crew of "The Best in the World" is relatively complicated, but the production team is all from Cheng Tian's Reyou, or Zhuang Liqi's people!

The production team has a very heavy task, which is to manage money...

But how to spend money is a science!

Broadly speaking, the production team prepares the production plan and budget, and leads the production department to effectively manage the work of the film crew.

Including overall control and review of various expenses, strict implementation of financial systems, and responsible for film cost accounting and filming work summary on behalf of the producer.

Strictly implement financial systems...

This one is very difficult. The preparation period for the crew is okay, mainly including equipment rental, costume rental, prop rental and purchase, etc., and also contacting the location...

But it’s also very complicated!

"There are a lot of things involved here. It doesn't mean that whose products are of good quality, just use those products..."

"Depends on the relationship?"

"Yes…"

In Shen Xudong's room, Chen Xi chatted with him about his gains during this period...

I have seen various ways to squeeze the wool of the crew: "As long as you are not a big-name actor, you have to rely on the management of Life Production. Because in the crew, all the cast and crew have to take care of their daily life, food, drink, housing and transportation from Life Production." money!"

"The most common phenomenon is taking kickbacks. A crew, ranging from thousands to hundreds of people, has to stay in hotels, eat, and take cars when filming. Lifestyle producers find people to handle these things, and some contract crews pay for them. ,The units that provide accommodation and transportation will naturally give rebates to lifestyle producers..."

"...Who is the life producer of our crew?"

"Brother Sun Yan, I am the life production assistant...Brother Yan and the others avoided me at first, but later they thought I was a good person, so I was accepted as one of their own!"

"Why are you treated as one of our own?"

"I negotiated a location deal, eight hundred a day, and I told Brother Yan that we would offer two thousand a day..."

"Then what?"

Hearing Shen Xu Dongdong's question, Chen Xi's expression was a bit dumbfounded: "...Brother Yan said I was too conservative, so I changed it to eight thousand a day..."

You are still trying to make money!

Chen Xi continued: "Brother Yan is already very good. I heard them say that Brother Yan's reputation is obvious to all!"

"Isn't this good?"

"At least he didn't make a fuss about food and accommodation!"

Generally, the daily rent for each cast and crew member is 200 yuan, so the lifestyle producer can reduce this 200 yuan to 90 yuan, and the remaining 110 yuan per person is his "black" money.

He can even ask the hotel to add extra beds to accommodate three or four people in a room that can only accommodate two people.

Just imagine that an actor costs 110 yuan, and there are hundreds or thousands of people. The money earned by a life producer is a lot.

Some producers can afford to buy an ordinary Audi car after completing a movie, which is even higher than the salary of a first-line actor!
Chapter completed!