After all the personnel were gathered, the budget was also made. The investment of 40 million was only a small cost compared to the investment of hundreds of millions in the previous two movies. However, compared with the relatively simple shooting difficulty, it was actually not much.
It's low, and Han Fei still got zero pay to star in the film, which suddenly saved a lot of costs.
Xie Buchen, Qin Ming, and Zhang Yue also appeared as friends, and their combined salary did not exceed 10 million.
After all this mess was done, Jiang Qinghou and Han Fei began to travel around to filming locations. The "Yenjing University" among the "partners" was actually Peking University, because in 1952, the colleges and universities were adjusted to Yanjing University.
The university was abolished, and most of the liberal arts and sciences were merged into Peking University, while engineering was merged into Qingdao University.
The story of Cheng Dongqing and others took place in the 1980s, when "Yenjing University" had long ceased to exist.
Originally, Han Fei wanted to shoot directly at Peking University. On the one hand, it fits the script. On the other hand, naturally, as an art candidate, he will always be a little bit happy to be able to enter an institution of higher learning like Peking University for shooting.
People who have entered Peking University.
In fact, Peking University welcomes the application of Han Fei's crew, and the news quickly spread among the students. The students were also very excited and started talking about it.
However, after on-site observation, Han Fei found that it was impossible to take pictures at all, because the teaching buildings and dormitories in Peking University did not really conform to the architectural style of the 1980s, and the shooting here did not reflect the sense of the era.
I would definitely be scolded if I filmed it, so I had to give up in the end.
After learning that Han Fei's crew did not film at Peking University, the students at Peking University were naturally disappointed, but students from other universities were happy. Next, the crew began to visit major universities in Beijing to visit the filming locations, but the results did not satisfy Han Fei.
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"This won't work. The construction here in the capital is too fast. Where can I find a building with a sense of time? If it doesn't work, let's go look for it in the surrounding areas?" Jiang Qinghou was very tired. It was the scorching summer, let alone running around.
, even standing outside is covered in sweat.
Han Fei nodded: "Let's go and have a look around."
After finally searching around, Han Fei decided to shoot at the "Hegong University" in Beijing and Tianjin. In fact, the students of "Hegong University" had long heard that Han Fei's crew was looking for places to shoot. The crew had been wandering around the capital before, and they also
I didn't have much hope, but unexpectedly I actually came to their campus.
The students of "Hegong University" were very excited. After all, making a movie is still a very magical thing for most outsiders.
The leaders of "Hegong University" also attached great importance to this and specially handed over the fifth teaching building in the east campus to the crew for filming without even discussing the cost.
Of course, Han Fei donated teaching equipment to "Hegong University" in the name of the company. The school leaders were very satisfied with such a smart young man, and specifically stated that if extras are needed, they can communicate with the student union at any time.
The Student Union will do its best to cooperate.
On the day of the launch conference, reporters rushed to interview. Now, Han Fei's crew has already had a place in Chinese movies through two blockbuster blockbusters. The launch of his new film naturally attracted the attention of many movie fans. In addition, "Hegong University"
"Students gathered around to watch, and the place became lively for a while.
What's more interesting is that this is just a low-cost movie. Both the production and shooting difficulties are much simpler than the previous two works. This is the importance of fame.
Regardless of whether you are an actor or a director, you will not get attention until you become famous. Without attention, you will naturally not be recognized in all aspects. Like many of Jiang Qinghou's former classmates who are still persisting to this day, they can only work on the crew.
I am an assistant director, or I just use my own money to make a literary film.
Although the industry despises commercial films, in fact, those who are qualified to make commercial films are directors with a certain reputation, while literary and artistic films can be made by just a group of people. Anyway, they do not need to go through the test of the market and can make whatever they want.
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The reporters were naturally well prepared for today's launch conference. The first reporter qualified to ask questions handed the microphone to Han Fei's mouth: "Excuse me, Han Fei, does Cheng Dongqing in this film have any character?"
Is it a prototype? Or is it just a symbol?"
Han Fei said seriously: "Actually, I prefer Cheng Dongqing, Wang Yang, and Meng Xiaojun as the epitome of an era. They should represent a group of people, not an individual."
This question was actually a bit unexpected by the reporters. In their opinion, this movie was a bit like Han Fei's previous film "Staying Together", and they had always believed that the prototype of the protagonist was themselves.
Of course, from this sentence, reporters also saw Han Fei's ambition. Making movies is actually about telling stories. Anyone who knows anything knows that once someone talks about feelings with you, it is for the box office.
So a reporter curiously asked: "Well, Han Fei, how much box office do you think this movie can get in the end?"
"Of course the higher the better!" Han Fei laughed.
When the reporters saw that they couldn't get anything out of his mouth, they quickly turned to Zhang Yue.
"Ms. Zhang, as far as I know, the total investment for this film is only 40 million. Can you please disclose the salary?"
I never thought that Zhang Yue had been in this circle for many years. He just smiled lightly and said with red lips: "It's inconvenient."
Seeing the reporters' flabbergasted expressions, Han Fei almost laughed out loud.
Finally, the reporters were sent away, and the crew also began to clear the venue, clearing out some students who were not extras.
The first day to shoot was the scene where Cheng Dongqing entered school. The students were all very curious about the costumes and outfits from the 1980s, and they were all very excited while putting on makeup.
The staff of the crew are making arrangements in an orderly manner. In fact, for all group scenes, it requires teamwork. It is not only the director's on-the-spot scheduling, but also whether everyone in the crew can maintain a tacit understanding at all times.
This is very important, and it is also a sign of whether the crew is a grass-roots team.
"Chinese partners, first scene, first scene, action!" followed Jiang Qinghou's call from the intercom.
Han Fei also appeared in style, wearing the necessary black-rimmed glasses, a shabby blue coat, and an even uglier vest with the word "China" printed on it in red.
"Pfft." Zhang Yue couldn't help laughing when she saw Han Fei's dress. Fortunately, she was not in this scene, otherwise it would have been re-filmed.
However, Jiang Qinghou still shouted "Ka". It was not because there was something wrong with Han Fei's performance. He had already played Cheng Dongqing's "local" character very expressively. The reason why he failed in this part was not his fault.
It was a student group performer. Jiang Qinghou pointed at him and said: "You obviously don't have any books in your schoolbag. You are so light when you run. The steward put two books in his schoolbag."
The students who were acting as extras all secretly smacked their lips. No one had ever been on a film crew before, but they had never heard of any film crew being so strict when filming. Aren't the cameras always pointed at the leading actors? They should.
It was just a fleeting shot. Is it really necessary to reshoot for this?
"With a crew like this, no wonder the previous works were so popular." The students couldn't help but secretly imagine.