The office area of Nanjing Entertainment has only one floor, which is not too small at more than 300 square meters. The middle is full of desks and chairs, but most of them are empty now. There are three or four offices on the side separated by glass doors.
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"This is my office?" Fang Jing said incredulously, pointing to a dusty single room with two broken tables.
I raised my head and glanced at the words "Chairman" on the door plate. Are you sure it's written correctly?
"Ahem! It has just been renovated and you didn't come. It will be fine in a few days. Without talking about this, I will introduce you to the people first."
Xu Shi's previous company was too small. Considering that the business would get bigger and bigger in the future, he simply rented a new one. Because there was too much work, he moved in before the decoration was completed.
"Director Luo, Director Guo, Lao Zhou, have a meeting in the office!"
Xu Shi turned around and shouted, and the busy people looked at each other, put down their work and came over.
The conference room has bare walls and no paint, just a long table and a few chairs.
We met director Luo Yongchang when we were filming Notes on Tomb Raiders, and assistant director Guo Qi and prop Zhou Jiang were from Huang Bo.
"Hello, Director Guo, and hello, Brother Zhou. I've been busy a while ago and didn't have time to meet. I'm treating you all tonight."
"Hello, Mr. Fang! It's okay, everyone is doing their job, it's all for this show, I understand."
Xu Shi connected the computer to the projector, lowered his head and adjusted the screen, "Director Guo, don't be restrained, Mr. Zhou, Fang Jing is very easy to talk to, and he is a righteous person. You will know after a while."
Open the file video, and a series of short videos will appear, about seven or eight, ranging from five to six minutes long to dozens of seconds short.
Clicking on the first one, Xu Shi said seriously to Fang Jing, "We need to build several real scenes during the shooting. This is a 3D simulation I asked someone to do. You can see how it goes first."
The first picture is of an ancient building with three floors, in the shape of a circular library, but it is full of coffins. The light is dim and it looks gloomy.
Clicking 0.5 times to play, Xu Shi slowly explained, "This is the ancient building of the Zhang family, nearly 700 square meters. It is an indispensable part of the play. I searched the top ten film and television bases in the country and I can't find anything similar."
"Lao Zhou has estimated that if it is built, the material cost will be more than 3 million yuan, and the total labor and land rent will be at least 5 million yuan. It is too expensive and I can't make the decision."
"And this." Xu Shi continued, pointing to a moving old train from the Republic of China. "This is the biggest problem at the moment. There are a lot of train dramas, but we can't really build a train. What Lao Zhou meant is to build a model.
, the pictures flashed by during filming, without taking pictures outside, or posting a few pictures outside the window, but the two directors did not agree."
Luo Yongchang said, "Nowadays, the audience is not stupid. How can you take a train without seeing the scene outside the window? What I mean is to book a carriage, decorate it, start filming, and shoot the scene on location."
Fang Jing twitched his lips. They could not imagine how much it would cost to rent a train carriage. The filming would not take three to five hours.
The scene outside the window flashes by. If one thing doesn't work, you can only wait a day and shoot when you pass this point the next day. If you don't have millions in a scene, you may not be able to shoot it.
He had read the script, and there were seven or eight train scenes. By the end of it, the crew would have gone bankrupt, and there was no need to shoot other scenes.
As Xu Shi explained, videos were broadcast one after another. They were all money-consuming projects, ranging from five to six million yuan to five to six million yuan. According to the budget, it would take more than 160,000 yuan to complete.
Everyone stared at Fang Jing. He was the one who paid for it. Without his nod, these projects that had been worked on day and night would have been ruined.
Without saying anything, Fang Jing asked Xu Shi to play it again, without explaining it this time. Combined with the script in his mind, the plot of the scene flashed through his head quickly.
"Everything else is fine. The ones that cost the most money are the Zhangjia Ancient Building and the train, right?"
"Yes!" Lao Zhou nodded heavily.
"Have you ever seen A World Without Thieves?"
"See it!"
A World Without Thieves, which was aired a few years ago, was a sensation. It broke the Chinese-language record with a box office of 1.4 billion, won numerous awards, and gained both box office and reputation. It was undoubtedly a big earthquake in the film and television industry.
"Seventy percent of the scenes were shot on the train, but as far as I know they didn't rent the train."
Lao Zhou smiled bitterly, "Of course we know there is no rent. In fact, the first thing I thought of was "A World Without Thieves", but they didn't give me the technology, so I don't know how to do it. I couldn't figure it out and tried many methods.
None of it works."
"I know!" Fang Jing chuckled, "It's just like you thought, building a model train."
"It's impossible. The scenes outside the window are real. The cows and sheep are still running around. There are also clips of farmers working in the fields. How were the special effects achieved?"
"It's simple. I took a train and recorded the real scene outside the window. During the shooting, the window of the model carriage was covered with green cloth, and the video was connected later. This is the technology of "A World Without Thieves".
Quiet!
Several people opened their mouths, as if they had seen a ghost. The technology that they could not obtain was just cracked by Fang Jing in a few words. The key was so simple.
The special effects team of A World Without Thieves is from Xiangjiang. They even offered to pay for it before, but they refused as soon as they heard it was a web drama and looked down upon them at all.
In fact, Fang Jing also took advantage of his rebirth. It is true that no one knew about the shooting techniques used in the previous life. However, as time goes by and technology becomes more mature, it will no longer be a secret in a few years. As long as you are willing and do a little research, you will know.
The development level of the Chinese film industry in this life is a bit slow. Fang Jing feels that it is almost the same as it was ten years ago in the previous life. Even many of the films that have appeared in the past two years are from that period.
"As for the Zhangjia Ancient Building, I have some ideas. I heard that Rongcheng in your province is engaged in tourism development and has spent several hundred million to build the ancient city."
"Anyway, they are all ancient buildings. What is built is not construction. Let's contact them for cooperation. One family will contribute half of the money to build the Zhangjia Ancient Building and several other ancient streets. After the filming is completed, we will send them to them for free."
It's a coincidence that a few days ago, Fang Jing saw the penguin taking a selfie in space, and the background was the ancient city under construction in Chengdu.
Just now I thought of the above, and then I came up with the idea of cooperating with the local area.
They film for a period of time, and then send it to the ancient building after it is completed. After the broadcast, they can also advertise for the local area, which is equivalent to free publicity. Only a fool will refuse.
Excellent!
Xu Shi was dumbfounded. The biggest problem surrounding the crew was solved by Fang Jing, saving at least six to seven million.
"Do you have any questions?" Fang Jing was very hungry, "'Where's the takeaway you ordered?'
"Oh! Wait, let me see where I am."
Xu Shi was about to take out his mobile phone to check, when a man in a yellow vest and helmet came in at the door carrying a box of things.
"Coming!"
"Xiao Wang, choose five to come in!" Xu Shi stood up and stood by the door and shouted outside.
"receive!"
Fang Jing's face turned dark, "Isn't it over yet?"
"It's a little bit close. Where can I find the leading role, supporting roles, and supporting roles? Nortel, Chinese drama or top drama? What price is suitable? A-list or amateur?"
"I have a candidate for the male lead, Cheng Weiting. I'll make an appointment with him in a few days to talk. I'll go look for the other male and female supporting actors at Zhongxi. Director Guo is an expert. Let him choose. The prices are astronomical. Except for the appearance, they are not good enough.
If you have to pass the acting skills, it’s best to find someone who is a junior or senior in college.”
"In addition, there are a few positions left for the supporting roles. On top of the old actors, there is an actors' union in Hengdian. Where can I choose the supporting roles? Director Luo is a local snake, so he handles this matter."