The visitor was none other than Yang Jia, the director of "Defiant". After knowing that Su Qing, as an investor, was coming today, he was naturally very enthusiastic.
It is Yang Jia's first time filming as a director. It is impossible to say that he is not nervous. After all, he is not a professional director, but a screenwriter.
He is not very old either, he is a post-90s generation in his early thirties, and is much younger than Wang Fan.
Although the crew did not have much funding, only 10 million, which was considered a small budget among small budgets, he still worked hard to film it.
After all, this is the first step in his transformation from screenwriter to director. If he can produce good results, the funds he can get next time will at least double, and it will definitely be better than this time.
Besides, Su Qing has already given him 2 million more, which is already a pretty good start for him, so he is very motivated.
At this time, the two of them had not entered the Hengdian Center where the crew gathered, but a town outside.
Due to the film and television city here, it has developed into a large county town, with hotels, restaurants, and a series of facilities available.
After all, this place not only attracts a large number of group performers, but also celebrities as a consumer group. In recent years, many people have come here specifically to travel, which has led to a relatively prosperous economy here.
In a decent-quality restaurant, everyone was sitting around a table: "Mr. Su, we didn't serve you well. This dish tastes good. Please bear with me!"
Yang Jia said with some embarrassment.
Logically speaking, as Su Qing is the largest and only investor, when he comes, the crew must treat him to the highest standards.
But, the crew does not have much funds and cannot afford to hire a good location, so every money must be spent carefully.
Fortunately, Su Qing didn't care. Before coming, Wang Fan made a point of communicating with him. Even though he was thousands of miles away, Yang Jia already knew what happened when Su Qing went to another crew two days ago.
After all, Su Qing invested in a total of three projects, one of which has now been finalized, leaving only him and the other crew. If something happens, there will naturally be news.
So this time Yang Jia didn't bring many people, just the two leading actors from the bureau and the action director.
The starring roles are naturally the blind actor Xie Bao, and the newlywed heroine whose whole family was killed. She is a newcomer. Su Qing doesn't know her name. The remaining middle-aged man is the action director of the crew.
They are a small crew, with only a few people. The main characters can be counted on one hand, and the rest are extras who leave right after filming.
The advantage of having fewer people is that at least there won't be so much trouble. As for the group members that Tang Nan arranged to be here, they didn't come.
"I just came here to take a look when I had nothing to do. Director Yang spent a lot of money!" Su Qing said with a smile.
His sense of Yang Jia is quite good. When the narrator hinted at the possibility of continuing to cooperate with this person, it showed that this person was good, worth getting along with, and at least worth his investment for the time being.
"What are you talking about, Mr. Su? By the way, let me introduce you to Lao Xie. This is our investor. Mr. Su, you were asked to star by name at the beginning!" Yang Jia and Yang Jia both hurriedly described the main character to Xie.
said.
"Hello, Mr. Su, thank you for giving me this opportunity!"
Su Qing shook hands with him and smiled happily: "No, I grew up watching your movies, and this time I saw a real person."
Xie Bao is born in the 1980s. Although he debuted as a child actor, he is still nearly forty. However, he is not as good as before. Among today's action artists, he is definitely one of the best. However, due to the general environment, action actors
It is no longer popular, so it is not popular.
Su Qing then shook hands with the heroine and the action director one after another. Everyone said hello and then sat down to eat.
Compared with Director Deng's crew, the crew here was extremely clean. Su Qing had no intention of checking the accounts. After all, the total was only 10 million, including actors' remuneration, extra props, employee wages, food, etc.
Just these alone are enough to keep you going.
It can be said that all the extras in the entire crew are recruited almost every day. Unless they are some extras with lines, they will stay in the crew for a few days.
Sometimes a scene does not require extra actors, so the extra actors will go to other crews to perform extra roles, just as casually as a takeaway.
From the director to the extras, everyone ate box lunches. Even the lead actor Xie Bao was the same. After all, everyone knew that the crew was in trouble.
This also led to the fact that although Su Qing's external identity was that of an Internet celebrity, no one looked down upon him. Instead, he was particularly respected. After all, the sponsor's father was always a distinguished guest wherever he went.
"Director Yang, how is the filming progress of our crew now?" Su Qing couldn't help but ask halfway through the meal.
"Don't worry, Mr. Su, it's almost half done. If we hurry up, it will be almost done by the end of this month." Yang Jia said casually.
Hearing this, Su Qing was shocked: "So fast?"
After all, when he first arrived in the capital a few days ago, Xiao Hu reported that he had only taken about 30% of the photos. In just a few days, it was almost half?
In response to this, Director Yang Jia scratched his head in embarrassment: "To be honest with Mr. Su, we also wanted to go slower, but the funds did not support it. Our original plan was to complete the filming within a month, and then do the rest.
It’s time for post-production and promotion.”
Hearing this, Su Qing couldn't help but look at Director Wang on the side. The speed was so fast, wouldn't it be a shoddy movie?
Could it be that something unexpected happened due to his own reasons? After all, "The Wandering Earth" does not count the preliminary preparations. The filming alone will take several months. He was really worried when he heard about it so quickly.
Seeing this, Wang Fan couldn't help but smile and explain to him: "Brother, it's different. Low-cost film and television productions need to be completed quickly. To be honest, one month is not a short time. Besides, the buildings here are all ready-made."
, just need to shoot, after all, there are so many people on the crew, and the small crew really can’t stand it.”
In response, Su Qing nodded, truly learning from time to time.
As a director, Wang Fan has also experienced financial shortages, and he understands how much the crew consumes.
"Well, if you finish filming and let me know during the promotion, I can still help you!"
"That's great. With your words, Mr. Su, I feel relieved. I'm really afraid that I won't be able to publicize it." Yang Jia said in surprise.
Su Qing is also a million-dollar blogger, and he also knows Tang Nan. If such a person can help promote it, that would be great.
After all, his original plan was to make some posters and a short film for the lead actor Xie Bao to post on social accounts. After all, they really didn't have the conditions.
"It should be. After all, I am the only investor in this film and there is no one else. It's easy. The main thing is that I am really optimistic about your project. If your film does well, you want to make a second one or something else."
, I will invest more for you." Su Qing smiled nonchalantly.
It’s not that he is overconfident. After all, he is the only investor in this project. Although it is a small cost, there is no interference from other companies. He prefers this.
Compared to the other two projects, he will have a greater say in such a crew.
It seems that we will develop more in this area in the future. After all, it still feels inconvenient to cooperate and invest with many companies.
Although the meal was of average standard, Su Qing felt very relaxed. No one present had any convoluted thoughts, and the conversation was all about work.
By the way, it was decided that he would go to the crew tomorrow. Because of his arrival today, the crew got off work early.
Wang Fan also contacted some friends and said they would get together tomorrow night and introduce some friends to him.
At the same time, Lao Wang, who was far away in Jiangcheng, suddenly received a call to stop Xiao Zhao.
"What's wrong, Xiao Zhao?" Lao Wang was having dinner with his girlfriend Feng Yan. Zhao Lei on the other end of the phone said anxiously:
"Brother Wang, look at what's wrong with Su Qing. It's Mr. Su's account background!"
"Account background? Why, someone came to ask for cooperation again?" Lao Wang didn't take it seriously.
After all, Su Qing's account has gained vitality due to his prolific sow-like updates during this period. There are countless people asking for cooperation every day, and he is jealous of some conditions.
"Isn't that true? A piece of news appeared on the Internet, related to Dahuang and Mr. Su. Oh, you will know when you go and take a look!"
"Okay, let me take a look!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone, opened his account and started browsing in the background. His face soon became a little solemn, and then he sighed a little.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Feng Yan said at the side.
She was quite concerned about Su Qing's affairs. After all, she was the one who recruited Su Qing into their department, and she was the first to discover the relationship between Su Qing and Mr. Shen.
So she had already let her husband establish a good relationship with Su Qing. Although there was no promotion in her position, Su Qing's current account would be managed by her boyfriend, which would bring some benefits.
At the very least, the income is much higher than before. The two of them need to get married, and their need for money is still huge.
Hearing this, Lao Wang nodded: "There is a piece of news on the Internet. It's not small. It has something to do with Brother Su, but I don't know if it's a hype. I'll check it out. If it's really the wrong time, let him make his own decision!"