On the second day after the communication meeting, the crew of "Charlotte" began to work and officially started filming this comedy movie.
The first thing is to start shooting in the hotel. This shooting location was negotiated by Jia Yong. The hotel heard that it was the second film of the new director Chen Feng, so they still attached great importance to it. Not only did the location provide free shooting, but also
In addition, a sponsorship fee of 500,000 yuan was provided. There was only one condition, and that was to put the hotel's signboard into the scene. A maximum of two seconds of footage.
Chen Feng was in the United States before, and Jia Yong reported this matter to him. Chen Feng thought about it and agreed to 500,000 two-second shots. Although it was a little less, after all, the hotel also provided free scene shooting and
Other related support, so it’s okay.
This hotel is a five-star hotel. In order to cooperate with the filming of the crew, a large private room on the first floor was specially vacated. They also helped decorate the wedding scene for free, which also saved the crew a lot of money. There was even a small supporting actor's wedding in it.
The emcee is also provided by the hotel for free. Of course, the emcee himself knows it and has agreed to participate in the film of Chen Feng, a new director. Not only does he have scenes and lines, he is also a good choice for the wedding emcee.
It's a very good opportunity, he can appear in this movie, and it will be a talk for his whole life.
In the movie, the hotel staff and the staff at the wedding scene were all provided by the hotel, so they acted in their true colors.
Chen Feng did not hold any opening ceremony. He dragged the people to the hotel, got into their positions, and immediately started filming.
"The First Shot of Scene 1 of "Charlotte Trouble," begins." The filming of the movie officially started amid the shouts of the recorder.
Chen Feng, as the male protagonist, started filming the movie in a rented Rolls-Royce.
The whole process was relatively smooth, especially the wedding scene, the conversation between several old classmates at the wine table, and the banter. The camera only took two shots. Zheng Xiaoyan didn't master Ma Dongmei's role very well at the beginning.
Under the guidance of Chen Feng, she gradually got into the role of Ma Dongmei as her emotions cleared up.
It only took the crew one day to complete all the hotel scenes. The speed was very fast, which made the whole crew very happy. Several actors also gradually established a tacit understanding, especially Chen Feng and
Between Zheng Xiaoyan, the two acted very well together.
For the scene in the hotel, one of the difficulties was the kissing scene between the two. Chen Feng originally thought that Zheng Xiaoyan would be embarrassed. But it turned out to be surprisingly smooth, and it was passed in just one try.
Next is the campus scene. The school where the movie was filmed in the original time and space is actually a renovated factory and belongs to a branch of a film and television base. It looks a little shabby, but the feeling and atmosphere of the school presented in the movie are inferior.
many.
Now that Chen Feng came to shoot this movie, he first looked for a relatively big school, and it was a real school. This was also thanks to Jia Yong, a local snake. He relied on connections, asked around, and quickly locked in this school.
School.
Chen Feng was in the United States at the time, and after seeing a series of photos he sent online, he officially decided on this school.
The school was also very cooperative with the filming of the movie. The most important thing was that the rent was relatively generous. The filming was completed within two months, with a filming fee of 200,000 yuan. The other was that the school also agreed to use the school’s name in the film.
It is also important to film it, because this school is a high school with a low enrollment rate, and we want to make a name for ourselves through this movie and increase the enrollment rate.
Coupled with the popularity of Chen Feng, a new box-office director, the school simply agreed to fully cooperate with the filming of the film, including organizing all the students in the school to serve as backdrops for their crew.
Although the enrollment rate of this school is not very high, the number of students is more than 2,000. It is quite awesome to have so many students as backgrounds to cooperate with the movie shooting. The resulting effect will definitely have a more campus atmosphere than the original version.
and atmosphere.
On the first day of filming at school, it happened to be a Saturday when students did not have classes. However, at Chen Feng’s request, the school also organized more than a hundred students to cooperate with the crew in filming, mainly scenes outside the classroom.
The filming went relatively smoothly, mainly because the actors Chen Feng chose this time were all very good, their acting skills were on point, and their cooperation was tacit. Even Li Binbin, who was previously reluctant to play Qiu Ya, after the official filming started, his acting skills were also very good, ng
Not many times.
In addition, the student extras organized by the school are also very obedient. They are all good students such as class cadres and members of the student union in the school, and they are very organized and disciplined.
Although the school said that they did not need to pay them or even take care of their meals, Chen Feng was not short of such a small amount of money, so of course he would not be so unkind. In the end, they were given to these students according to the standard of a minor player, not only taking care of a meal, but also
It’s still 100 yuan per person per day.
Of course, if more than 2,000 students were to be used as background boards, Chen Feng would not be stupid enough to pay them such a good treatment again. The reason why he gave them this time was mainly because these students had to work with the crew all day long.
Don't let them work in vain.
At that time, many students will also be needed to serve as backgrounds for the scenes in the classroom. They will also be required to accompany the filming all day long, so they will definitely be treated as supporting roles.
There were not many scenes in the open air of the school. Chen Feng spent two days on the weekend and most of them were finished.
On Monday, the school had a regular assembly in the morning. More than two thousand people filled the huge playground, which was convenient for the crew to take pictures and conduct some filming. In one morning, the remaining outdoor scenes at the school were filmed.
It's over.
Next is the scene in the classroom. Originally, the crew wanted to recruit some extra actors to fill the classroom, but the school was too enthusiastic. In the end, because of the enthusiasm of the school and the use of "original" high school students as the extras
, it is definitely better than recruiting from outside. Therefore, in the end, except for some minor supporting roles, all the original students of this school were used as supporting roles.
Of course, in order not to delay the study of these students, a rotation system is adopted for these extras, one group is changed every day, and it is entirely up to the students to participate voluntarily, and the school does not force them. They are also responsible for one meal a day, and are paid one hundred yuan a day.
As a result, of course, the students were very enthusiastic to participate. Basically, more than half of the students in each class signed up to participate. In the end, the school only gave priority to class cadres, allowing those class cadres to participate first. This made other students who were not
Behind the scenes, the students who are class leaders are very dissatisfied.
After all, it is really rare to be able to make a movie or even appear in a movie, skip classes with confidence, and still make money.
The filming of the school scene took the crew almost half a month. The reason why it was so fast was mainly due to the high quality of the actors. For example, Teacher Wang, who played the head teacher, was Chen Feng through Cai Yunlin.
The low-level veteran actors found by veteran actors are only paid 120,000, which is very cost-effective, and their acting skills are definitely at the level of veteran actors.
As for the principal of the school, Chen Feng chose an old actor who he had worked with in the previous movie. Although the movie "From the Earth" was very popular, to be honest, including the actor Chen Feng, he was not considered a good actor.
Because this drama became popular. The reason why he became famous was because of the director of this drama, not the starring role.
Of course, after all, "From the Earth" was indeed a hit. Including Chen Feng, Li Binbin, and Zheng Xiaoyan, they still benefited from this movie to some extent, and at least their salary increased.
This time Chen Feng invited this old actor to come over, and the salary increased to 200,000. However, he was indeed worth the money. He played the role of the principal very well.
In addition, Cai Yunlin also collaborated with Chen Feng again. This time she played the role of Charlotte's mother in the movie. Although she didn't have many roles, she was still a relatively important supporting role.
The two had a very pleasant cooperation last time, and the cooperation again this time is of course very harmonious and smooth.
After all the school scenes were filmed, it took Chen Feng almost a month to film the remaining scenes relatively smoothly.
By the time the entire movie was completed, it actually took less than two months. Then came the editing and post-production of the movie. It took almost half a month to complete the entire movie.
Finally, the filming and production of this new movie was completed within the three months stipulated by the system.
It is worth mentioning that the songs used by Charlotte in this movie are all Chen Feng's songs in this time and space. In the original movie, the role of Sister Na was replaced by Liu Qinfei.
Chen Feng had previously agreed to let her make a cameo in the movie, so Chen Feng kept his promise and let her play the role of "Sister Fei" in the movie. It was considered as a way for her to truly get over the movie addiction. Previously, she
But she has been filming TV series, but she has never made a movie. This can be regarded as her first film work, even though it is only a guest role.
Liu Qinfei is very satisfied with her role in the movie. She believes that after the movie comes out, it will also help to increase her visibility and popularity.
After the film production is completed, the release of the film is also on the agenda. At this time, the post-production special effects of Chen Dongsheng's "Eight-Story Demon Tower" have finally been completed, and the schedule has been officially announced. January 28th, which happens to be the official date.
The second day of the lunar month is the Spring Festival.
At this time, it was already January 15th.
After Chen Feng's side of "Charlotte" was produced, the theaters had basically reached an agreement. In addition to showing the film in Tiandi Cinema, Tiandi Cinemas also signed contracts with other theaters.
After watching the finished film of "Charlotte", these theaters were very confident in the film and gave a relatively good share of the film. Summit Entertainment, as the producer and producer, was also selected by major theaters this time
Attention. Including Wanjia Cinemas before, this time they also took the initiative and sent people to negotiate the contract with shame.
Although Chen Feng had some feelings for them, he would not struggle with money. After they gave them a good share of the profit, he also signed a release contract with them.
Chen Feng set the release date on January 29th, which happens to be the third day of the first lunar month, and of course it is also the Spring Festival. Chen Feng thought about setting it on January 28th, but in the end he felt that this was too specific. After all, this is
This time Chen Dongsheng and he just had a dispute of temper, and it was not a personal grudge. There was no need to offend him to death.
When Chen Feng announced the release date of the movie "Charlotte Troubles" on Weibo, the whole Weibo suddenly became lively. Chen Feng's fans and movie fans retweeted and told each other, and the popularity suddenly became
Woke up.
Liu Qinfei, Meng Tingting, and even Hu Fei and Wang Hang, two big names, retweeted it. Other Chen Feng’s Weibo friends, including Wang Gang, Liang Dong, etc. also retweeted it.
As a result, the topic #陈峰新电影在将release# soon became a hot topic on Weibo and was on the hot search list.
Netizens are also hotly discussing how Chen Feng's second movie will fare, and whether the box office will surpass the first "From Earth". Although Chen Feng's fans are cheering for him, they all believe that he will surpass the first one.
A movie that transcends itself.
But most netizens are still pessimistic about this. The main reason is that the box office of the movie "From the Earth" is too high. It was released for nearly three months and finally earned a total box office of 1.86 billion, creating a nearly
The best box office record for domestic films in the past five years.
As a producer, Chen Feng earned 650 million from this movie. He really became rich overnight. However, he invested in the movie in his own name at the time, so his personal income tax was also quite high, and he was deducted directly.
Nearly 200 million was spent, which is much higher than the corporate income tax. It is no wonder that movie stars and directors have set up their own studios or film companies, and some even have multiple ones. The purpose is of course to avoid taxes.
This is the first time for me to make a movie. It is my first time to make a movie as a film producer. It is normal for me to be inexperienced. But the tuition is a bit expensive. But Chen Feng has a good attitude towards it. After all, he has a strong ability to cheat.
A systematic man will have no shortage of opportunities to make money in the future. What’s more, paying taxes legally is an obligation that every citizen must fulfill. It’s an honor for me to pay taxes.
After paying the huge income tax, there was still 460 million left. Of which 30% was given to Liu Qinfei, which is 138 million. The investment was only 500,000, but so much box office share was recovered in the end. This is
Liu Qinfei never thought of it in her dreams. Not even Chen Feng thought of it.
After all, he still lacked confidence in the film "From the Earth" at the beginning, fearing that the film would be a bit unaccustomed to the local environment. He only knew that the film "Past Life" was very popular abroad because of its small reputation, the production cost was low, and it was very easy to film.
It shouldn't be a loss. But I didn't expect that the results achieved were as good as the original time and space, and maybe even better.
Moreover, it was Liu Qinfei Studio who signed the contract with Chen Feng. As expected, Chen Xiaohong, the agent, had the foresight to avoid taxes in a reasonable way through the studio. There was a lot of money left.
It can only be said that Liu Qinfei's studio has really made a lot of money this time. This also understands that Chen Xiaohong must follow Chen Feng closely now. Even if the conditions are very harsh, she insists on cooperating with Chen Feng again and investing in him.
’s second film.
At last count, Chen Feng finally received a share of 330 million in domestic box office revenue from the movie "From Earth".
After the money arrived, Chen Feng invested 10 million in the filming of "Charlotte" and then repaid the money he had borrowed from Sister Li. Finally, he also gave a large bonus to the entire crew who participated in the film's production.
Everyone had a share of the red envelope. Liu Gan gave the most, 1 million directly, Jia Yong 500,000, and the other participating actors each also received 500,000. This time, they also received 5 million.