The rainy season in the south is several months earlier than in the north. April is the season when the rainy season comes. By the end of April and the beginning of May, the rainfall has reached 20% of last year's urban rainfall. Some streets in the city will inevitably produce some
Standing water.
In addition to causing floods and affecting crops, consecutive heavy rains and heavy rains also have a certain impact on people's daily life and work, especially for work like filming that requires traveling around.
It has been a few days since the official launch of "Before Dawn", and the entire crew, including director Jiang Bei, has already been in place to start filming the entire movie.
Although Li Youqing and Yihe Film and Television Entertainment were fully committed to ensuring logistical services, the filming process was severely hampered due to bad weather. It took the crew several days to arrive at the designated town and arrange all the scenes.
It's just that there is no rain scene in this play at all, so when there was continuous heavy rain, there were two completely different voices within the crew.
First, director Jiang Bei, as the representative, changed the weather setting of the script, turning the sunny style into a misty and rainy world.
The second is that producer Li Youqing, represented by the script, adhered to the script creation background and insisted on waiting for the rain to clear up before filming.
Of course, they said they were divided into two groups, but in fact it was just the young couple discussing it.
"When the rainy season comes, it's hard to tell when there will be sunny weather. We can't just keep waiting like this, right?"
On the platform of an abandoned train station in a small town, Jiang Bei looked at the heavy rain falling outside and said with a frown.
"I think we still have to respect the background of the script, and the story you wrote, Beibei, only lasts for one day. If you really use rainy weather, it will definitely affect the subsequent plot. I think this is not good."
Li Youqing stood beside him, wearing a thin windbreaker and a pair of five-centimeter high heels, and explained seriously.
The story of "Before Dawn" is very simple. It tells the story of two young men and women who did not know each other, who met by chance on a train and became friends, and then began their extremely short day in a city.
Taking the bus to the terminal, going to the video store to listen to music, going to the long-standing unknown cemetery, eating on the side of the road to read palms at night, and doing things in the woods that would make the moon shy, etc. A series of boring stories.
In fact, it can be said that there is no story, because this is a pair of young people taking a day trip to a foreign city and getting to know each other.
That's all.
But precisely because of this, the weather required for shooting the scene is naturally sunny.
Therefore, Jiangbei really has no way to refute this point.
"But do we have enough budget? One day's delay is a huge expense."
There is no way to refute this point, so we can only find other reasons to persuade the "hidden producer" to agree to shoot on a rainy day.
Who makes him want to make bad movies? The worse the environment, the less ideal the film will be, and the box office will not be ideal.
If the box office is not satisfactory, it means that the plan is successful.
It's just that Xiao Nizi has obviously prepared everything. She stretched out her hand to hug Jiang Bei's arm and said coquettishly: "It's okay Beibei. Manager Li said that he can give us an additional investment of two million, so the budget is still very sufficient, even for one person."
It won’t be a problem if it doesn’t turn on for a month.”
hehe.
Li Shushuang, who is so miserable, has found a new backer and is planning to completely rebel, right?
OK!
very good.
Since the dog is unkind, don't blame the Lord for being unjust!
…
"Yawn~"
Li Shushuang, who was working at Yihe Film and Television Entertainment, suddenly sneezed, followed by a shiver all over.
"Uncle, let me pour you a cup of hot water." Seeing this, Li Yangyao, who was standing opposite, quickly picked up the teacup on the table and poured a cup of hot water.
"The weather is a bit changeable!" Li Shushuang did not refuse. He took the tea cup and blew it a few times and took a sip of tea. Then he looked at the heavy rain outside and sighed.
Li Yangyao glanced out the window, then looked down at his intertwined hands, and whispered: "Uncle, I want to act in a movie..."
"If you want to act in a movie, you can submit your resume, or you can go and look for opportunities at the entrance of the film and television base, and tell me what's the use." Li Shushu shook his head and blew on the teacup before replying.
"But when people want to star in Mr. Jiang's movie, they all say it will be a hit." Li Yangtao said with a pout.
Li Shushu raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said: "Do you think you can act in Mr. Jiang's movies if you want to? Look at the number of people in the company, how many of them are qualified to participate?
"
"Uncle, since you are an investor, why don't you ask Mr. Jiang to arrange a role for me?" Li Yangtao said coquettishly.
"No, even if I'm your uncle, I'm not qualified. Besides, the cast of the movie has already been assembled, and the official filming has been going on for several days. Isn't it a little late for you to say this at this time?"
Li Shushuang personally supports his niece's idea of joining the cast of "Before Dawn".
Because it is now widely rumored in the circle that any script written by Jiang Bei will definitely be popular, so many artists want to squeeze in and get a role.
But Jiang Bei is not an ordinary director. He is also the boss of Yihe Film and Television Entertainment. There is no need to maintain any relationships to make a film funded by his own company.
Even he himself is not qualified to ask his boss for a role, so how can he help his niece?
The truth is that there is nothing I can do to help.
"Is there really nothing I can do..." Li Yangyao asked, lowering his head.
After all, she is his niece. Li Shushu couldn't help but really don't care about anything. He thought about it and said, "Supporting roles, don't even think about these special roles. Can a supporting actor with no lines act?"
In addition to the necessary protagonists and supporting roles in a movie, there are also many supporting roles without lines. These roles will certainly not be selected by the director himself, and most of them will be decided by the assistant director.
The assistant director is Wan Xian, a director contracted by Yihe Film and Television Entertainment, so there is no problem in arranging a supporting role for his niece.
"Is it okay to make a special appointment? It's too hard for people to remember the supporting role." Li Yangtao said with an embarrassed look on his face.
In fact, both special roles and supporting roles are both minor roles, but the only difference is that if a special role has lines, the screen time will be longer, and it will be easier for the audience to remember.
"It's not impossible to be a special guest, but you have to make sure you act well and be worthy of your role and Mr. Jiang's movie." Li Shushu said with a serious face.
Although he doesn't mind helping his niece, he doesn't want his selfish desires to affect the quality of the entire movie. If it does, he would rather give up his niece.
"Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely perform well. After all, I still want to be famous through Mr. Jiang's movies. What will happen if I don't act well?" Although Li Yangtao is young, he also understands that only by playing a good role can he be recognized by the audience.
The truth, so I firmly guarantee the truth.
"Okay then, you go pack your luggage and then follow me to the filming location." Li Shushu thought that he would just go to see what the crew needed, so he simply took Li Yangtao along to arrange a role.
"Thank you, uncle."
Li Yangyao immediately became extremely happy and ran out to pack his luggage.
In fact, this kind of thing is very common, because apart from Li Yangtao, there are now many so-called "connections" in the crew of "Before Dawn".
For example, Ancheng Gambling King's good friend Xiao Yu'er, Li Youqing's cousins Ruyu, Ruji, etc...
Jiang Bei himself is aware of this situation, but he is quite happy for these related parties to come in. Anyway, the more chaotic the crew is, the greater the impact will be on the filming, and the quality of the film will also be affected to a certain extent.
"There should be more people with this kind of relationship. The only pity is that basically all the scenes in this movie are given to the male and female protagonists, and the other supporting characters don't have much influence. Otherwise, the movie could have been made completely by relying on these newcomers.
." Jiang Bei leaned back on his chair in boredom, flipping through the script, and muttered in a low voice.
The movie "Before Dawn" is actually similar to "The Man from Earth". The entire plot is promoted through dialogue. The only difference is that the former tells the story of a pair of strange young men and women who met on their first day together.
time.
Therefore, this type of movie actually does not require a high degree of directing ability from the director. The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the control of the rhythm and the timing of switching several scenes to prevent a single scene from being too long and causing boredom among movie fans.
Of course, Jiang Bei couldn't control the rhythm well. He had to take advantage of these new actors' imperfect acting skills to disrupt the rhythm of the entire movie without leaving any trace, and achieve what he wanted.
"I don't know how prepared my brother Fei Bai is, or whether he encountered any trouble."
It has to be said that Jiang Bei is really very concerned about this "ally" whom he has never met before. He basically thinks about it three or five times a day, and then uses Zhang Jiuliang to learn about some of the things that happened to the crew there.
To put it in a slightly exaggerated tone, he is simply more caring than Mu Feibai himself.
"Beibei, the rain has stopped!"
While thinking, Li Youqing's voice of surprise came. Jiangbei raised his head and looked outside. The heavy rain in the rainy season had passed away unknowingly, leaving only the drizzle in the gray sky. A cool breeze blew and blew it away.
The continuous drizzle blew away the hazy sky, and the warm sunshine after the rain came.
When the sun shines through the clouds on the rock corner on the platform, the green moss robe becomes extraordinarily bright and begins to sprout and grow.
After several days of heavy rain, the sky was finally sunny.
It's sunny.
Filming of the movie will also officially begin.
Jiang Bei let out a breath, stood up from the chair, picked up the speaker next to him and shouted:
"Notify all departments to prepare, and board the train in an hour to prepare for filming."