On the morning of the 15th, a large passenger plane from the capital slowly landed at Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Tang An took nearly 200 people from the "Super Body" crew off the plane, along with Zhang Ziming, Vice President of Bernard's Distribution Department, and the evaluation and investigation team he brought with him.
"Mr. Zhang, please excuse me. This trip saved us a lot of money!"
"Director Tang, you are so polite. Didn't you save us more than a dozen air tickets?" Zhang Ziming waved his hand.
"There are more than 200 people, and it costs a lot of money to take a regular flight. I have already booked a hotel, why don't Mr. Zhang come with us?" Tang An invited.
This flight is a dedicated route of a large domestic travel agency. They also use the travel agency's group visa. The procedures are very convenient and the air tickets are much cheaper than ordinary flights.
For Tang An to get these things done, it would either cost money or a lot of time, but Bernard directly helped to get them all done.
"Don't let Director Tang spend money. We should have someone to pick you up at the airport. If you encounter any problems in Xiangjiang, you can call me at any time!"
The two of them said and led people towards the airport pick-up port. The rest of the crew went ahead to unload the equipment.
Sure enough, there was a young man waiting at the airport pick-up gate holding a sign. Next to him stood a short, fat middle-aged man, talking on the phone.
After seeing Zhang Ziming, the young man vigorously waved the sign in his hand. The short fat man put down his phone after saying a few words, put on a smiling face, and waved to Zhang Ziming.
Tang An also saw the person picking up the plane and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, if you're not busy, I can go there by myself."
Zhang Ziming glanced ahead, and then said casually, "It's okay, they are not in a hurry."
After that, he started chatting with Tang An.
The sky is wide open to Hu Kai, leaving those two people there.
After more than 20 minutes, Zhang Ziming left with the people who picked him up.
Seeing them talking happily, Tang An shook his head.
They are all drama queens, and they were still so enthusiastic after being left alone for half an hour.
Those two people were sent by Oriental Pictures, and one of them was an independent non-executive director. They waited for Zhang Ziming at the airport for a long time, even with a smiling face.
However, the distribution rights of "Seven Swords" have been lost. It is normal for Bernard to give them a blow. It is estimated that the distribution of Eastern movies next year will not be so easy.
Films by well-known directors like Xu Ke can get good box office even without relying on China Film and Bernard Film and Television. However, those films with small and medium budgets without famous directors or superstars cannot be distributed on a large scale in the mainland.
Can seek help from major mainland companies.
This is how the business world works. If you take a piece of cake from me, I will make you spit out a piece of cake, but the relationship between the two families will not become enemies because of this.
It's all due to interests.
When we arrived at the unloading area, the 200 good people from the crew had already moved out all the equipment and props. The people who had been sent in advance to find the cars were also waiting and were being loaded.
"Be careful, don't break it!"
"Old Xu, have you booked the hotel?" Tang Anchong waved to life producer Xu Tao.
"It has been decided, it will be in Sai Kung, next to Tseung Kwan O!"
"Where's the venue?"
"There is already someone waiting over there!" Zhao Lei said quickly.
Next, Tang An asked deputy director Zhang Yiping and art director Chen Jinhe to take people to several locations for a brief inspection.
Afterwards, everyone rushed to the hotel, settled down, had lunch, and then went to a nearby four-star hotel that had been agreed upon to shoot the opening scene of the movie.
The hotel they stayed in was actually just a hotel. It had a hotel name, but of course it couldn't be used for the beginning of the filming.
Originally I wanted to find a hotel in Beijing to shoot, but a few shots had to be taken outside and it would be too troublesome to set up a photography booth, so I decided to shoot here instead.
After the hotel was sorted, the crew started setting up.
First, we filmed the scene outside with Lucy and her boyfriend Richard. Richard was guest-starred by Ren Quan. They are also old friends, so they were a perfect match.
Ren Quan is not only an artist of Huayi, but also one of its shareholders. At the end of this year, he invested 2 million yuan in shares, accounting for 2% of the shares.
Moreover, Ren Quan's face is both good and evil, and he can adapt to most roles without any problems in acting.
"Brother Quan, your role is mainly to show the feeling of a slutty little gangster. You must control your facial expressions, body movements, slight shaking of the shoulders, and small movements of the legs and other parts of the head. Then you
We are a couple again with Binbin, so my tone should be more casual..."
Tang An was explaining the scene to Ren Quan, and then said to Li Binbin, "That's no problem for you. After filming for so long, I should have a thorough understanding of the characters!"
"I found that Director Tang, you are really lazy sometimes. You rarely talk to Uncle Ming and me about scenes, and leave everything else to the assistant director!" Li Binbin covered his mouth and said with a smile.
"Then what should I do? There are so many actors in the crew, and everyone needs me to narrate every scene. Sooner or later, I will have a mental breakdown!" Tang An shrugged.
"Actually, I think Director Tang's approach is good. The male and female protagonists should understand it by themselves. If the director just tells the story, he will not be able to fully immerse himself in the role. It is impossible without his own understanding!" Ren Quan nodded.
Agree.
"Yes, Brother Quan still sees things thoroughly!"
"If that's the case, the other directors have all done it wrong!"
"There is no right or wrong in this matter. Individual methods are different, just like learning. Everyone has different learning methods. Find the method that suits you and it will be effective!"
"Aren't you two planning to change careers and become directors? Why are you discussing this? Just get ready and start shooting!" Tang An ended the topic.
In fact, he is just lazy. With so many supporting roles and extras, it is enough to have an assistant director to tell the story. The assistant directors on his crew are not the kind of losers who only do odd jobs.
He only mentioned it occasionally.
I looked around and saw that the crew was all ready, but there were some people watching. However, people filming could be seen everywhere in Xiangjiang, so there was nothing unusual about it.
"First scene, one shot, once!"
"start!"
Near the hotel, Li Binbin looked at Ren Quan reluctantly with a straw in his mouth and a cup of milk tea.
"Bah!"
Ren Quan snapped his fingers, shook his body slightly, and said in a frivolous tone, "Lucy, this is just a piece of cake. Go in, hand the box to them, and come out again!"
As he spoke, he tapped Li Binbin's chin with his right finger, "Come on baby, it's that simple!"
Li Binbin bit the straw, looked like a girl, smiled and patted Ren Quan's face, "Richard, I have a lot of things to do now, but I have to go back and take a nap first, I'm really sleepy!"
...
The filming of the hotel scene was successfully completed in the afternoon. After dinner in the afternoon, the crew moved to the nearby Tseung Kwan O TV City.
The Tseung Kwan O TV City has film crews filming basically every day, and there are people everywhere, but it does not open meals to tourists.
There was also a crew filming night scenes at night. Tang An said hello to the local person in charge and went to the location reserved in advance.
Several crew members were already waiting, and the scene was decorated like a night market gathering place.
You can vaguely hear the sounds of other crews filming outdoor scenes, which is a bit noisy.
Tang An frowned and summoned a steward, "What are you doing next door? Why is it so loud!"
"Director Tang, they are an action film crew, they are probably filming fighting scenes!"
"You didn't communicate with each other in advance, okay? Tseung Kwan O is so big, why do TV cities have to be arranged together?"
The field manager quickly said, "Director Tang, we don't know this either. We are the only crew in the area during the day, and they came in the evening!"