On April 13th, Cao Xuan finally arrived at the "Painted Skin" crew.
At this time, it has been almost a month since the filming of "Painted Skin" started, and more than 1/3 of the scenes have been filmed. Many of Huang Bo and Duan Long's scenes have been filmed, and if Cao Xuan hadn't dragged them away, they would have finished filming and left the group.
However, there is no need to delay now. One of them is on the crew of "Myth" next door, and the other is on the crew of "Feng Shen Bang" next door. They are both in Fanxing Film and Television City. They are also the same company and can change their schedules at any time.
That's right, it has been almost three years since construction started in mid-2003, and after such a long period of construction, Fanxing Film and Television City has become quite large.
The construction of Chaoge City, Millennium Street and some waterfront scenic spots near Baiyangdian has been completed.
Spring and Autumn and Warring States City is already in the final stage and can be filmed. The previous "Sleeping on Fire and Taste of Guts" starring Chen Daoming has just been completed, and the selected scenic spots for the "Myth" crew were also filmed here.
Four digital studios have also been completed and are being fully used by the two major crews of "Painted Skin" and "Feng Shen Bang".
As for the prosperous Tang Dynasty, as the largest project in the film and television city, it covers an area of 5,000 acres, and the progress is naturally the slowest.
Especially because the base gives priority to supplying the first two projects, it has delayed a lot of progress. It is still under construction in the first phase, and there will be a second and third phase after that. It is estimated that it will not be completed until the end of 2007.
half a year.
But Fanxing Film and Television City did not stop because of this.
After the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period and the Warring States Period, we began to lay out the next building complex [Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties].
In fact, according to the change of dynasties, it should be the Qin and Han Dynasties, but the current film and television bases are both Qin and Han. Hengdian has the Qin Palace, and the Xinwu Film and Television Base also has the Three Kingdoms City. There are a lot of late Han and Three Kingdoms buildings, but there are relatively few vacancies in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
As I said before, Fanxing Film and Television City is eager to seize the market and must give priority to the strategy of "no one has what I have".
When the vacant dynasties or special projects are completed in the future and there is still room for improvement, we will start building popular dynasty buildings such as the Qin, Han, Ming and Qing dynasties to complete the base and complete the layout chain.
Probably in the second half of 2005, the infrastructure of Fanxing Film and Television City was complete, and the filming building complex had reached a certain scale, so it was fully opened and received a large number of foreign film crews.
So far, Fanxing Film and Television City has hosted more than 50 film crews, and the number is still rising, quickly approaching three digits.
The reason why it was so fast is largely due to Guolan. One of the requirements for many of the crews that Guolan participated in the investment was to come to Fanxing Film City to shoot if they met the conditions.
The gathering of a certain scale of theater crews brings a large number of jobs and attracts a large number of extras wandering around the capital.
As soon as there were more extras, merchants and vendors came to hear the news. Fanxing Film and Television City became more and more popular. Without Fanxing having to do anything, a crew would automatically come here.
So far, according to statistics from the Stars Film and Television City Actors Guild, there are nearly 10,000 actors registered here, but the number of long-term extras is between 1,000 and 2,000.
The main reason is that there are not enough crews, and there are more actors than meat, so many actors travel back and forth between several film and television bases in the Gyeonggi area.
They keep in touch with each other. If any base has more crews at a certain time, or if there are a large number of group performances that need long-term stability, everyone will rush to work. If they can't get work, they will go to other bases to try.
The suburbs of Beijing are not that far from Baiyangdian. Buses or shared rides only cost a few yuan, and many people are willing to fight guerrillas.
On the first day that Cao Xuan came to Fanxing Film and Television City, the person in charge of the base came over to hold a meeting and report, and Cao Xuan also learned more about the situation.
In fact, there is nothing much to say. There is no problem with the hardware of Star Cinema.
Perhaps some high-end entertainment venues such as business hotels, bars, and restaurants are not as well-established as Hengdian and other established film and television bases, and there are slightly fewer businesses, but in terms of ordinary hardware conditions in all aspects, Stars Film and Television City is even better.
As far as transportation is concerned, the base negotiated many times with Baocheng officials and contacted several railway departments. Finally, we were able to have a dedicated passenger station and a small train station near the base.
It's only a dozen minutes' walk from several larger residential areas and hotel areas, and the farthest one is just over 10 minutes by car.
It is no exaggeration to say that many large-scale film and television bases did not have this condition in 2006. In terms of transportation convenience alone, Fanxing Film and Television City ranks at the forefront of large-scale film and television bases.
Moreover, as mentioned before, Fanxing Film and Television City has a relatively mature rental apartment and dormitory system.
Fanxing Film and Television City currently has two apartment buildings and two dormitory buildings.
The apartments are divided into 20 square meters and 50 square meters, mainly for singles and doubles. The 20 square meters are 1 bedroom, 1 kitchen and 1 bathroom, and the 50 square meters are 1 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 kitchen and 1 bathroom.
The dormitory is simple, similar to an ordinary university student dormitory, about 15 to 20 square meters, with an independent bathroom and balcony. Each dormitory is equipped with three bunk beds, and the rental limit does not exceed 6 people.
These apartments and dormitories are owned by Fanxing Film and Television City. They are not commercial real estate and cannot be bought or sold. They are only rented out as employee dormitories.
Priority is given to group performers. Currently, there are subsidies within the base and the prices are not high. Especially for dormitories, the monthly rent is only 100 yuan, and water and electricity are taken care of by oneself. When there are 6 people, the rent is evenly divided and only costs more than a dozen yuan per person.
Of course, this is just a benefit for newbies, used to attract group performers. If there are too many extra performers in Star Cinema in the future, the subsidy may be gone.
But it won’t be too expensive, because it’s essentially aimed at young actors and extras. If it’s too expensive, you won’t be able to rent it out.
Cao Xuan himself has been an extra, and he understands how attractive apartments and dormitories with low prices and good conditions are to extras.
This is also a policy that Stars Film and Television City has been praised by the cast. All two apartments and two dormitories have been sold out, and the base is preparing to build another batch as appropriate.
Therefore, there is no problem with the hardware at all. On the contrary, Fanxing Film and Television City has great advantages, and the business popularity of several film and television bases in the suburbs of Beijing is not as good as before.
The reason for the slow development is that the production capacity of the crew is insufficient and they are unable to provide more extras.
No matter how cheap your rent is, except for those who are lying flat on their backs, most people are just trying to make money and cannot just sit back and have nothing. The fundamental problem is to recruit the crew to film the movie and then attract the extras.
However, this matter cannot be rushed and can only be taken slowly. Otherwise, if dozens of crews are brought in at once, Fanxing Film and Television City will really be unable to accommodate it.
Therefore, we can only expand gradually in stages. Cao Xuan does not need to worry about this. It is a problem that the person in charge of the base needs to think about. If he cannot do it, he will be replaced.
What Cao Xuan wants to see is the data reports of all parties at the end of the year. Of course, to prevent the management from committing fraud, the Fanxing Supervision Department and Cao Xuan's personal finance, legal and other teams will also secretly send people over to review from time to time.
Nowadays, several large companies such as Fanxing and Box Games have established supervision departments, headed by Cao Xuan's confidants, who are responsible for reviewing and monitoring the company's internal affairs.
Cao Xuan himself also has a privately employed team, which in addition to helping him solve various problems, also has the responsibility of reviewing the companies under his name.
There is no way, Boss Cao's business is too big, and he often hands off the boss and is not responsible for specific affairs. He is afraid of being cheated, so he can only rely on special departments to carry out relevant reviews.
Although Boss Cao talks about employing people with confidence every day, he actually has no comment on this word.
For a company like Penguin, as the major shareholder, he does not participate in the specific business and only waits for the money to be distributed. He can employ people without question, but he cannot do this in his own company.
Jiaoyang Venture Capital alone now frequently invests more than a few million dollars, with many projects worth tens of millions, and several projects worth hundreds of millions a year.
There are so many things that can be done here. If the person in charge just stretches out his hand, a whole house will be gone.
If Cao Xuan is not suspicious of people he employs, he will most likely be taken advantage of.
Therefore, what Cao Xuan understands about employing without doubt is that he does not doubt the other person's ability and can trust him to do something, but it does not mean that he does not doubt the other person's character, especially under the temptation of huge amounts of money.
After all, our ancestors said that you should not be suspicious of people when you employ them, but they also said that it is necessary to be on guard against others...
Therefore, Boss Cao's attitude towards his subordinates' work has always been to decentralize power without restraint, but he keeps a close eye on the project. He will lose money and make money on the project, and handle it normally according to the rules. The only thing is that he cannot suck his blood. This is Boss Cao's minefield.
It is no exaggeration to say that the number of subordinate employees that Cao Xuan sent in personally is more than single digits...
After handling the work at Fanxing Film and Television City, Cao Xuan devoted himself to the filming of "Painted Skin".
Joining the team a month late, he still owed some progress and had to catch up, but this was commonplace for Cao Xuan and was nothing.
Speaking of which, in the drama "Painted Skin", the male protagonist Cao Xuan and Wang Sheng's role is second to the two female protagonists. It seems a bit short-sighted, but in fact it is a key node of the entire movie.
In the story of a love triangle, the male protagonist is the sharp point, and it is he who leads to the story of the two female protagonists.
Therefore, although the performance is not as good as the two female protagonists, the male protagonist is very crucial. Without him, the plot of this movie would not exist.
The Starry version of "Painted Skin" does not set a dynasty, but directly fictionalizes a small border town. Wang Sheng, played by Cao Xuan, is the general who defends the city. One day he goes out of the city to quell the bandits and accidentally saves a beautiful woman.
It is Xiao Wei played by Mr. Zhou, a vixen in human skin. Seeing his prowess, the other party becomes interested and claims that his whole family was killed and he was plundered by bandits, leaving him homeless.
Wang Sheng took Xiao Wei home out of sympathy and some unspeakable emotions.
Wang Sheng's wife Pei Rong is very good to Xiao Wei, but she is vaguely worried that her husband is having an affair with someone else. However, due to her virtuous character and guilt for not having children, she cannot stop her and can only worry about it again and again.
Wang Sheng is also troubled. He has some thoughts about Xiao Wei, but he loves his wife very much and can't make up his mind.
Xiao Wei is relatively simple. She fell in love with Wang Sheng and wanted to replace Pei Rong, but she didn't find any suitable opportunities, so she could only lurk slowly.
The three people kept pulling and pulling here. At the same time, because Xiao Wei liked to eat people's hearts, he sent his subordinate lizard spirit to dig them out, making people in the small town panic.
At this time, a demon slayer (Duan Long) who heard that there was a demon here hurried over, and the tragedy of this human-monster love triangle officially kicked off.
