United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong District, Kowloon.
Wen Bixia was lying on the bed in the delivery room with her baby in her arms. The baby was borrowed from a pregnant woman in the hospital. The baby's parents were watching in the corner of the delivery room, watching how Kang Jianfei and the others were filming.
These are already the last few shots of "Happy Ghost". It took only 10 days to shoot here faster than the expected 12 days.
There are reasons why he was able to shoot so quickly. One is that Kang Jianfei was well prepared. Only a few minor accidents occurred during the shooting, which had no impact on the shooting progress. The other is that in order to save the film budget, Kang Jianfei took very little time to shoot.
Basically, it was shot once or twice. It doesn't matter if the performance is not perfect, as long as it can make people laugh; thirdly, Kang Jianfei has a complete script for each shot, and the plot of the movie is hidden in his heart, and there are almost no unnecessary shots.
Wen Bixia lay on the bed and stroked the baby's little face, making a happy expression. It was really difficult for a 13-year-old girl to play the mother.
Wen Bixia's hairstyle and makeup have also changed, visually she looks a lot more mature. In addition, she already developed early, so she looks a bit like a sixteen or seven-year-old girl.
"Hey, this kid is so weird." Li Saifeng bit an apple and looked down at the camera.
Li Shan held up the camera and smiled: "It seems to be the second best."
Li Saifeng said in surprise: "Could it be that Zhu Xiucai was reincarnated and became Xiaohua's son?"
"Zhu Xiucai?" The handsome guy played by Kang Jianfei walked to the middle and shouted with a ferocious expression, "Call me daddy!"
"Hehehe..."
The baby, who was supposed to be frightened and cry, looked at Kang Jianfei and suddenly laughed.
"Ka!" Kang Jianfei said speechlessly, "I've passed the previous ones, let's take another shot of the baby being frightened and crying."
Zhong Zhiwen pointed the camera at the baby, while Kang Jianfei stood by and made faces, but the baby refused to cry and curiously stretched out his little hand to grab the camera.
Kang Jianfei had no choice but to ask the baby's mother for advice: "Mrs. He, how can I make him cry?"
Mrs. He pulled her husband out of the ward and said at the door: "Anji, mom and dad don't want you anymore..."
After an hour of waiting for the couple to see each other, the baby was stunned for a moment, then cried "Wow".
"Ka!" Kang Jianfei said with a relaxed smile, "I announce that "Happy Ghost" has been completed!"
Mr. He and Mrs. He hurriedly ran back, hugged their son and coaxed him up. Wen Bixia lifted the sheets and jumped out of bed, hooked Kang Jianfei's arm affectionately and asked: "When will the film be released after filming?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "It won't take long."
Kang Jianfei's initial budget for "Happy Ghost" was 600,000, but he saved more and more. At this time, it only cost 410,000 to complete the filming. Plus the post-production recording, soundtrack, editing, printing, etc., the maximum
It only costs 450,000.
The shooting cost of 450,000 yuan was definitely ultra-low cost in Hong Kong at this time.
Li Shan has also become familiar with Kang Jianfei in the past few days. She is a third-year student at Tiu Keng Ling Middle School. Her academic performance will definitely not allow her to get into college. In addition, she is short and ordinary in appearance, so she has been thinking about her future.
worry.
After ten days of filming, Li Shan earned a salary of 2,000 yuan, which made her very excited. When everyone packed up and left the hospital, she quietly asked: "Director, can I still film in the future?"
Kang Jianfei saw her expectant look and said amusedly: "What, do you want to be a professional actor in the future?"
Li Shan was so confused by Kang Jianfei's laughter that she lowered her head and said: "I know they are not as beautiful as A Xia and A Feng, but I am really serious about filming, and I also like filming..."
After Kang Jianfei's Oriental DreamWorks became a hit with "Happy Ghost", he planned to rent an office building and recruit people to formalize this leather bag company with only one name. Although Li Shan's acting skills are immature, they are better than Wen Bixia and Li Saifeng. Coupled with the fact that people are diligent and hard-working, Kang Jianfei has a good impression of him.
Kang Jianfei thought for a while and said: "Well, my company is still small now, and there will only be one film after another in the next year. There may not be a role suitable for you. If you really like filming, you can advance Become an apprentice in the company and learn makeup, scenery, lighting, etc. from the behind-the-scenes staff. If there is a suitable role, I will play it for you."
"Really? Thank you, director, I will do my job well!" Li Shan was overjoyed. It is difficult for a girl like her who graduated from a third-rate high school in a poor area and has no appearance to find a promising job. Being able to join a film company is an unexpected surprise. .
Everyone moved the filming equipment onto the truck together, and the crew members asked when the trial screening of "Happy Ghost" would be held. One-third of these behind-the-scenes staff were behind-the-scenes staff from TVB. They used to film TV series, and this was filmed by them. It was the first movie, so naturally I wanted to see the effect in person.
What Kang Jianfei thinks about is how many of these people can be recruited into his company in the future. People who are experienced are sometimes more valuable than those with strong abilities.
Li Saifeng went back to school after filming the movie, but Wen Bixia followed Kang Jianfei like a little tail.
Kang Jianfei also wanted to go to the post-production center of the Qingshuiwan studio, and he also went there to return the rented equipment. Seeing Wen Bixia getting into the car, Kang Jianfei had a headache and said: "Xiaxia, be good, go back to school quickly, I'll come next I'll be very busy for a few days and won't have time to take care of you."
Wen Bixia looked at Kang Jianfei with watery eyes, pulled his clothes and said, "Brother, are you going to drive me away?"
Kang Jianfei couldn't laugh or cry. This little girl's acting skills in real life were much better when she was filming. Her peach blossom eyes made people ignore her age. Any normal man would have the urge to protect her.
"I'm not driving you away, but you can't do anything if you stay here." Kang Jianfei explained.
Wen Bixia bit her lip and said, "I can wash clothes and cook for my brother. I can also fold quilts and clean the room. Brother, your room is so messy..."
Kang Jianfei sighed: "You still have to study."
"Studying is useless!" Wen Bixia lowered her head and said. When she was in kindergarten, she went to school every day and looked forward to the end of school. When her family said she had graduated from kindergarten, she thought she would never have to study again in her life, and she jumped up and down with joy. .
Kang Jianfei said with a straight face: "Be good, go back to school, or your parents will accuse me of abducting an underage girl."
Wen Bixia wiped her tears and said: "If I don't go back, nothing will be good at home. I like my brother's family. How about I work as a servant for my brother? I can do anything, and my parents are eager for me to make money outside. I don’t want me to go back and waste food.”
"Baba!"
The driver responsible for transporting the equipment couldn't wait any longer and honked the horn twice impatiently.
Kang Jianfei had no time to argue with her, so he waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, you go back with your brother Hu first!"
Wen Bixia then burst into tears and happily followed Hu Juncai away.
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The functions of the Clearwater Bay Studio are quite complete and can basically be regarded as a movie city. Its post-production center is responsible for post-production of Shaw Brothers movies and TVB TV series. Kang Jianfei rented an editor, and then he
So I went to contact someone to record songs and make soundtracks.
Because there was a split-shot script, and there were very few redundant shots, Kang Jianfei handed over the editing work with confidence. As long as the editor was not a fool, he would not make mistakes if he followed the split-shot script.
Just when Kang Jianfei was in the late stages of filming, "Shanghai Beach" starring Zhao Yazhi had already set off a ratings storm in Hong Kong.
Before "Shanghai Beach" started airing, TVB's "The Man on the Internet" originally had good ratings. Unfortunately, due to the temporary resignation of the first heroine, the script was changed several times, causing the ratings to continue to drop.
LiTV's annual drama "Six Tribulations of the Future" was launched accordingly, and its ratings surpassed that of TVB's "The Internet", which almost cut "The Internet" in half.
When "Shanghai Beach" came out, it only took three days to tie with "Six Tribulations of a Floating Life". After the fifth day of broadcast, the ratings of "Shanghai Beach" soared to 47.3%, which was higher than that of "Six Tribulations of a Floating Life".
》Solidly 6 points higher.
Such achievements have shocked the Hong Kong television industry. The most popular topics of conversation among Hong Kong citizens have suddenly become Feng Chengcheng and Hui Wenqiang. Even the clothes of young people have changed. Many people imitate Hui Wenqiang and wear a white scarf.
The girls also followed Feng Chengcheng's example and tied their hair into pigtails.
In just a few days, "On the Beach" has become a phenomenon-level TV series.
"Wandering, wandering, the river will never stop for thousands of miles..."
Whenever the theme song of "Shanghai on the Beach" plays at night, the streets of Hong Kong are instantly deserted, and even taxi drivers rush home to watch TV.
What is an empty street?
This is!
In a mansion in the mid-levels.
Shao Daheng looked at Xu Wenqiang on TV and asked Fang Yihua: "The TV series "Shanghai Beach" doesn't look like Tianlin's usual style. What's going on?"
Fang Yihua laughed and said: "The screenwriter of this TV series is named Kang Jianfei, the same one who wrote "Looking for Qin" for "Oriental Daily". I heard from Producer Wang that this young man is very good at doing things. He is the assistant director of "Shanghai Beach"."
Shao Daheng was slightly surprised and suddenly laughed: "He is actually a young man who has just entered the industry. This time Lishi has been wronged. "Six Tribulations of the Floating Life" cost a lot of money, but the ratings were suppressed by "Shanghai Beach" like this.
Go down!"
Lishi is indeed very unjust. "Six Tribulations of the Floating Life" is a luxurious blockbuster planned by screenwriter Xiao Ruoyuan and supervised by Li Zhaoxiong. It is full of stars and the plot is ups and downs. Originally, "Man on the Internet" was so killed that it could not hold its head up, but it was unexpectedly killed in the blink of an eye.
"On the Beach" was suppressed.
At this time, many people at LiTV are already asking about the inside story of the filming of "Shanghai Beach". I believe Kang Jianfei's name will be on LiTV's mind for a while.
When Shao Daheng thought of the ugly faces of Lishi's enemies, he said proudly: "Let that young man named Kang Jianfei come to see me another day."
Fang Yihua hesitated and said, "Kang Jianfei is not from the wireless station."
"Not from TVB? Then why did he become the assistant director of "Shanghai Beach"? It's just nonsense!" Shao Daheng scolded a few words, then slowly turned to Fang Yihua and said: "This person's novels can
He is popular in Hong Kong and the scripts he writes are also selling well, which shows that he is a person of real ability. Talented young people should be promoted and re-employed, and he can be given a better position."
Fang Yihua explained: "Producer Wang said that he had recruited this person, but Kang Jianfei did not want to join the TV station. He opened a film company of his own and is currently making movies."
"Make a movie by yourself?" Shao Daheng seemed to have heard the joke and laughed and scolded, "Young people don't know what to do!"
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Some people said that the cameras at that time were very cumbersome, and that the things captured could only be seen after they were printed.
Lao Wang, please explain, there were handheld 36mm cameras in the 1940s. In addition, the advanced cameras at that time came with a director’s viewfinder. In the previous chapter, it was said that Zhong Zhiwen saw that Kang Jianfei’s shots were clear, and he was standing next to Kang Jianfei.
Look through the viewfinder, not the film.
For detailed information, you can read Lao Wang’s answer in the book review area.