Laojun Mountain is located in Luonan County, Luoyang. The crew's external relations staff booked a sponsored hotel in the county. Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and their group met up with the crew and the actors who arrived in advance and checked into the hotel.
"Mr. Chu, the scene of Caomiao Village is located in a village at the foot of Laojun Mountain. We rented half of the village. The scenery was set up two days ago and we can start shooting tomorrow. However, the village committee only allowed us one day of shooting.
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In the hotel suite, the production director, Director Yang, was talking about the specific situation. Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were sitting on the sofa listening to his report.
The production team is generally divided into three professions, headed by the production director, supplemented by on-site production and life production.
The production team serves the crew, takes orders from the producer, and acts according to the producer's will. While managing all affairs of the crew, it also manages the accounts for the producer and is responsible for the crew's expenses.
"Did you tell Brother Zhao?" Chu Xuan asked.
"As I said, Director Zhao took the director team to the studio to have a look, and he said it was OK. Due to weather conditions, Director Zhao decided to start shooting at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, and the extras and two young actors would need to start at three or four in the morning.
Director Yang said.
Chu Xuan nodded and said: "Do as Brother Zhao said, notify the corresponding actors and people in the service department, and distribute the shooting scripts to the actors."
"Understood." Director Yang nodded, got up and went out to do errands.
Watching Director Yang leave, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other and said, "Go to bed early, we have to leave early tomorrow morning."
Liu Yifei nodded, rested her chin on Chu Xuan's shoulder, and looked at him with a pretty face.
Chu Xuan smiled softly and kissed her.
Liu Yifei returned the kiss, "I'll set the alarm clock. I'll call you when it's time."
She stood up and said, clasping her hands behind her back, she jumped out of the door.
——The next day.
At 4:30 in the morning, the alarm clock on my phone rang.
Liu Yifei opened her eyes after a few seconds, reached out to turn off the alarm clock, lifted up the white quilt that is the same in hotels across the country, and got out of bed to wash up.
She moved very gently, for fear of waking her mother, but her mother's lazy and sleepy voice came from the darkness: "Be safe."
As in the past, Liu Xiaoli would definitely follow Liu Yifei, but with Chu Xuan around, Liu Xiaoli's vigilance had already been put down.
"Okay." Liu Yifei responded softly. After washing, she opened and closed the door lightly. She walked to the opposite side and knocked on the door of Chu Xuan's suite.
Chu Xuan and Huang Xuan lived in a suite, and Zhao Liying and Yang Tianzhen lived in a suite.
After the group got dressed and washed up, they met up and walked downstairs of the hotel.
Actors such as Su Chang, Jiang Xin, etc., maybe because they started filming today, they also wanted to see the situation and join in the fun.
Just like that, a group of people got into a commercial vehicle and set off for the filming location.
Laojun Mountain is a national 5A-level scenic spot.
Normally, there would definitely be a lot of tourists coming and going, but in this winter season and it is not a holiday, there are only a few tourists in the scenic area.
The huge rolling mountains looked deserted in the bright sky near seven o'clock, but it was also convenient for the crew's shooting and scheduling. The scenery of green water and green mountains and the fragrance of the countryside also made the actors who had lived in big cities for a long time more attractive.
Feeling relaxed and happy.
Zhao Jian dispatches the camera crew on the set, and the cameraman positions himself at the designated location and adjusts the lens according to Zhao Jian's arrangements. This is also called camera movement.
A larger machine is located on the road in the village, operating a thick mechanical crane, and its mechanical gripper carries a camera, located ten or twenty meters above the ground. This is a high-altitude lens, responsible for panoramic shots and special lenses
Photography is also called pseudo-aerial photography.
The teachers of the props team went to every corner of the studio in half the village and scrutinized the layout of the props. This was also their Nth time to check whether the scenery was up to standard and whether there were any errors or omissions.
The actors who came to watch the show, together with the actors and extras who had already changed into costumes, were eating breakfast in the backstage area, chatting, and waiting for the camera to start.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were holding a few steamed buns and a cup of soy milk in their hands. They were eating, walking slowly, and observing the affairs on the set.
"Brother Xiao Fang, how much does a breakfast cost?" Liu Yifei took a small bite of the bun.
Xiao Fang, a life producer, walked next to Chu Xuan.
After hearing Liu Yifei's question, he said: "This varies from day to day."
Xiaofang knew that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were working as producers for the first time, so they definitely didn’t understand some low-level things, so he added: “The catering is provided by the sponsored hotel. The hotel has prepared the ingredients in advance, and we need them on the first day.
Give the hotel staff the numbers in advance.”
"For example, if there is filming the next morning, how many people will be there, and breakfast will be calculated based on an average of 6 yuan per person regardless of grade."
"Director team, production team, service team, set management, set notes, logistics, actors, including members... There are 284 people present today, so the cost of a breakfast is 284 times 6
, but it is greater than this number. Generally, food orders are 5% higher than the established budget.”
Liu Yifei took a sip of soy milk, and a gust of cool wind blew by, causing her to tremble slightly.
"Based on the current staff, plus lunch, dinner, and midnight snacks, how much is the daily food expense?" she asked.
Xiao Fang lowered his eyebrows, calculated silently based on his experience, and said: "About 10,000."
Liu Yifei nodded slowly, tilted her head to look at Chu Xuan, and said: "Brother Zhao's director's salary is 12,000 a day, Angkor's on-set assistant director's salary is 8,000 a day, Lei Ge's producer's salary is 6,000, art teacher Qiao's salary is 3,000 a day, five
The total of the camera crew is 10,000 per day, which is 39,000."
She added, "Including the 10,000 for food and drink, that's 49,000, which is nearly 1.5 million a month. If we include the monthly salary of everyone in the group, which is 900,000, it's 2.4 million a month."
Liu Yifei put the soy milk on the hand holding the bun and smoothed her hair that was slightly blown by the wind.
"We estimate that the filming will take five months, which is 12 million. The total remuneration for the actors is 2.5 million, and the service fee is 2 million. A total of 16.5 million. The total investment is 55 million, 35 million will be used for the studio, post-production and special effects expenses, and 20 million will be used for
There are also 9 million yuan in sponsorship fees for the filming expenses. If everything goes well, we can have about 12.5 million yuan left." She calculated carefully.
Chu Xuan and Xiao Fang had been listening to her. When she finished speaking, they looked at each other. A smile appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes, and Xiao Fang also laughed.
"You are good at math," Chu Xuan said.
Hearing his words, Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows at him.
Chu Xuan took a bite of the steamed bun and said, "You also forgot about the travel expenses and the venue rental fee. You also said that everything went well. If the filming does not go smoothly, the cost of delaying one day will be 50,000 yuan, and this is without all the crew.
The capital reserve of just over 10 million seems sufficient, but we cannot afford to delay it.”
Liu Yifei nodded repeatedly and said: "Everyone wants everything to go smoothly. Who is willing to delay it if it can't be delayed?"
Chu Xuan finished the bun in one bite and threw the plastic bag into the trash can temporarily set up by the crew.
"If you want to avoid delaying the filming, apart from natural accidents and personnel accidents, this requires close cooperation from all departments." He said.
"Yeah." Liu Yifei nodded.
She finished eating the steamed buns and soy milk, threw the plastic bag into the trash can, and walked forward with Chu Xuan.
This is a small village that woke up from the faint light. The two of them came to the edge of the set, where the director team was, and at this time Zhao Jian also walked back from the set.
"Brother Zhao, how are you?" Chu Xuan said with a smile.
Zhao Jian raised the corner of his mouth and made an "OK" gesture, "We'll start shooting right away when the weather shines brighter."
Chu Xuan nodded and sat down with Liu Yifei in front of the monitor.
Actors such as Chen Daoming, Su Chang, Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying were also sitting on the bench, waiting to watch the show.
"Chu Xuan, where did you find these two young actors?" Su Chang asked, and the actors nearby were also a little curious.
Inside the studio, Wu Qingyuan was lecturing two young actors, one with a handsome face and the other with a tough head.
But they were both well-behaved. Both children listened carefully and tried to understand what Wu Qingyuan said as clearly as possible.
Seeing this scene, Chu Xuan turned to look at Su Chang, then reached out and pointed in a certain direction on the set, saying, "Look who the teacher is."
Hearing this, everyone followed Chu Xuan's instructions and took a look.
"Teacher Chen Hong?!" Su Chang recognized it and was slightly surprised.
Liu Yifei turned to look at the actors and said with a smile: "The handsome one is Chen Feiyu, the son of director Kai Ge and teacher Chen Hong. The other one is Wu Lei, one of the actors in the TV series "Feng Ming Qishan" that was aired not long ago.
Young actors. They are both 1999 and only 6 years old."
The actors understood and nodded their heads.
"Chen Feiyu is Xiao Lin Jingyu, and Wu Lei is Xiao Zhang Xiaofan." Jiang Xin judged.
"Smart." Huang Lei crossed his arms, looked at the two children on the set, and said to Chu Xuan: "You two are really good at finding people, one is handsome and the other is not so handsome. In terms of appearance, the transition is
When it comes to Hu Ge and Huang Xuan, they seem to be fine."
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei smiled slightly.
Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu have a story about their childhood in the script, and this story cannot be cut out or changed.
If it is changed at will, the subsequent general wisdom plot and the biggest life turning point plot of the two characters will be affected.
For the two roles of Xiao Zhang Xiaofan and Xiao Lin Jingyu, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei had no idea when they were casting.
The most important thing is to ensure the appearance of the two young actors, so that the audience will look similar to Huang Xuan and Hu Ge respectively when they grow up.
No matter how similar they are, at least there can't be a situation where the ugly person becomes extremely handsome, and the handsome person becomes disabled at the same time.
Comparing the appearance of Hu Ge and Huang Xuan, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei inquired around and found no suitable candidate.
If you just look for someone on the street, it may not be difficult to find him, but if you have never acted, it will be difficult to teach children.
However, it was also a coincidence that Chen Kaige brought Chen Hong and his son Chen Feiyu to the company one day, and Chen Feiyu was spotted by Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
Later, an actor and director recommended him, saying that it was the little Nezha Wu Lei in "The Legend of the Phoenix: Feng Ming Qishan". Compared with Huang Xuan, he was more in line with the image of little Zhang Xiaofan.
Just like that, the two young actors settled down.
At this moment, under the gazes of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, the camera was turned on, and flashing images appeared on several monitor screens.
The next moment, I heard a crew member holding a loudspeaker shouting on the set: "Quiet! Quiet! Unrelated personnel exit the set!"
Since the studio was in a village, and all the houses, including the houses, were props, blocking the line of sight, the crew did not know the county where the studio was divided, and some villagers who were joining in the fun stood within the scope of the studio without knowing it.
Under the words of the field staff, the villagers, men, women, old and young, dispersed.
Then the trumpet sounded again, "Actors prepare!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jian picked up the walkie-talkie and prepared to shoot the first scene of "Zhu Xian".
At this point, Chu Xuan took Liu Yifei's hand and stood up, then glanced at Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying. The two of them also stood up knowingly, and followed Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei to the outside of the studio closest to the filming location.
"Chu Xuan, Qianqian, good morning." Chen Hong said with a showy face, folding his arms, and rushed to say hello to the two people who came over.
"Good morning, Teacher Chen Hong." Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei greeted back.
The two children on the set were making final preparations, and the costume teacher was helping them smooth out their clothes.
"You have been on the set of "Crazy Stone" several times as a supporting role and you have no lines. Do you know what that teacher does?" Chu Xuan whispered beside Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying.
There was a person standing behind each of the two children. Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying glanced at them.
"Radio teacher." Huang Xuan said.
"What you are holding is a radio." Zhao Liying added.
"Affected by the environment and the equipment, the recording work is not easy, so the lines must be spoken clearly. When walking, follow the established route. If you hit the radio while walking randomly and interrupt the recording work, the result will be NG
." Chu Xuan said.
Chen Hong turned his head, smiled slightly, looked at Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, and said to Chu Xuan: "Bringing new people?"
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei foreheaded their foreheads and smiled back.
Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying nodded to express their understanding.
Their eyes were always fixed on the two children, who were surrounded by not only the sound engineer, but also the recorder, the assistant director, and the cameraman.
This kind of treatment is something they have seen but never experienced when they were acting as part-timers in the mountain city. Thinking of having so many people around them when filming, they also have hidden expectations, excitement, and nervousness facing the unknown.
"Counting down to tens, the recorder will take action!" Zhao Jian's voice came from the intercom, and the sound mixed with a slight electric current resounded throughout the set.
Ten seconds later, the keeper stood beside the two children and picked up the slate.
"'Zhu Xian', [Blood Night in Caomiao Village], one scene at a time, one scene at a time, let's begin!"
The recorder left the scene quickly.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's eyes couldn't help but flicker. In the past, when they were actors filming, they didn't have any big feelings about it.
But "Zhu Xian", as their first film and television production, was also started by the crew, but for them, the meaning is different.
From the perspective of an actor who has achieved a lot of success, switching to the relatively unfamiliar producer industry is like retreating from a mountain full of stars and starting a new journey from another road.
At this point, the two of them were also a little excited, and their eyes kept following the two children.
On the set, Chen Feiyu, Wu Lei and an extra child were chasing each other.
"You brat, where are you running?"
"Zhang Xiaofan, stop!"
In the original work, these children are all set to be nearly ten years old. In the future plot of Qingyun Sect, Zhang Xiaofan will only grow up to be thirteen years old three years later.
In response to this, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei changed the age setting from six years old when they were young to eighteen years old when they grew up in Qingyun Sect.
In other words, twelve years have passed in the blink of an eye, not the three years in the original work.
"Click!"
"pass!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into applause.
This is the opening scene of "Zhu Xian". If it passes, it's always a good sign.
At this point, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other, smiled, and each reached out to give a clap.