The audition lasted three days, and we met with more than 60 actors and held several meetings. In the end, all the people for the film were confirmed.
Actor: Chen He.
Heroine: Wang Bingbing.
Male supporting actors: Lin Xue, Kou Zhenhai, Liu Jiarui.
Supporting actress: Sun Li.
Of course, a movie must have more than this number of roles. Qin Xiaobao does not need to choose the other actors one by one. It is more or less enough. There are no high requirements. Lu Han and others were all called to play the role of passer-by.
Moreover, there is no pure heroine in this drama. If we really want to count, Sun Li's role will be higher than that of Wang Bingbing. However, she is the girlfriend of the male protagonist in the drama, so she can barely be regarded as the heroine.
Even so, Wang Bingbing was very satisfied. She memorized her lines at home every day, and would call the screenwriter and director whenever she had nothing to do to talk about her thoughts.
It's not that she doesn't communicate with Qin Xiaobao. She knows that her boyfriend has been very busy recently, so she obediently doesn't disturb him.
Although the actor surnamed Zhou got angry at the scene, it didn't cause any follow-up.
It was normal for the audition to end early, and she came on her own initiative, not as an invitation from the crew, so there was no wrongdoing. She was probably just venting her grievances, and she was too embarrassed to say anything to others.
Neither side cares whether we cooperate or not in the future.
There are many actors and there are also many directors.
There is a dedicated person responsible for the contract remuneration. As the director, Qin Xiaobao just selects the candidate he wants.
The media reporters did not understand the situation at that time.
Didn't it mean that it only took nine days to shoot a movie, and now it's starting again? The efficiency is too high, and I even thought that it was just a spur of the moment, or just shooting a MV.
"The investment in Qin Xiaobao's new film is 60 million, and it is finally not a small cost!"
"Supernatural Comedy, Qin Xiaobao teams up with Chen He"
"Highly praise our own artist, Wang Bingbing serves as the heroine of the new film"
"Xue Lin and Sun Li collaborate for the second time, looking forward to sparks"
"After learning the magic play, Qin Xiaobao's first new film, fans are looking forward to it"
The filming of the movie has not started yet, and the release time is unknown. There is not a lot of noise, which is in line with Qin Xiaobao's original intention. He likes to be quiet when making movies. Everyone is watching, and the unwarranted pressure is not worth it.
After Director He Pang went to the editing studio to see the progress, he immediately took people to Hongshan County, which is more than 400 kilometers away from the Magic City.
Hongshan County is a small county by the sea, with a population of 200,000. From the beginning of the city to the end of the city, a taxi cost no more than 20 yuan.
Among the five candidate locations, Qin Xiaobao gave priority to this city for two main reasons. The first was that it was close to the seaside. The plot of the movie was shot at the seaside, so there was no need to go anywhere else.
Second, although this county is small, it has its own characteristics. The old and new urban areas are clearly distinct.
Half of it is still the style of the 1990s, and the other half is full of high-rise buildings.
The preliminary survey was carried out according to this standard.
After getting off the plane and riding for several hours, we finally arrived in Hongshan County.
"Director Qin, do you want to rest for a while and then look at the location?" the fat director asked in the car.
"It's okay. I fell asleep in the car and I'm not tired. Let's go directly." Qin Xiaobao drank water and looked out the window: "How are the itineraries arranged?"
"First the hospital, then the hotel, and finally at home. In addition, if you are satisfied, you need to meet with the local leaders. I will also need their assistance later."
"Okay, let's go to the hospital first."
Xiaoming handed over a mask and a hat, and everyone else also put on masks. It was normal to go to the hospital.
However, I got used to staying in the magical city, and when I got here, I suddenly felt pretty good, because from the time I told where I wanted to go, I walked for less than ten minutes and arrived!
Don't be too efficient.
As soon as I got off the car, I saw a middle-aged man in a white coat and glasses walking forward: "Welcome, hello, Director Qin, I am the vice president of this hospital, Qi Siming."
"Excuse me, Dean Qi." Qin Xiaobao smiled and shook hands with him.
"If so, why don't you come to my office for a sip of tea first?"
"Sorry for bothering you." If Qin Xiaobao was in the past, he might have said directly that he would stop drinking tea and just visit.
But now, we still have to talk about human nature and sophistication.
When a group of people like me come over, they may have done a lot of things accurately, but they don't give any face at all, which is unjustifiable. It's okay to have a sip of tea and chat for a while, and time is not that precious.
"Our hospital is not big. There are seven floors in total, and there are all normal departments." As he walked, the vice president made an introduction. He also met some doctors and nurses saying hello along the way. For Qin Xiaobao and the others, they just looked at them curiously.
At first glance, I probably wouldn't have recognized it.
Qin Xiaobao nodded. The decoration inside was neither new nor old, and was similar to what he expected. Especially the nurse's desk on the fifth floor, which was a semicircle and spacious, seemed to be tailor-made.
Soon, everyone arrived in the office, and the aroma of tea wafted up.
"Dean Qi," Qin Xiaobao picked up the teacup, and after a few polite words, he got to the point: "How many people are hospitalized in our hospital?"
"Oh, not many. The fifth floor belongs to the inpatient department. There are more than fifty beds in total. Less than half of them are occupied now."
"Then if the shooting is done at night, will it affect the patient's rest?"
"It's not bad, the patient can be transferred in advance."
"It won't be inconvenient to be seriously ill, right?"
"Haha, I'm not afraid of your jokes. There are no particularly serious diseases in the county hospital." The vice president smiled, and everyone understood.
After drinking two cups of tea, everyone got up and got down to business.
First, I came to the ward of the inpatient department, an eight-person room, and stayed there for more than ten minutes, mainly to look at the layout of the seats. Then I went up to the rooftop, went to the nurse station, the duty room, etc., and spent nearly two hours leaving.
One circle.
After declining the deputy dean's invitation to have dinner, he left in a car and went directly to a certain community.
It's a standard small apartment with two bedrooms and one living room, it's very neat and tidy, and the furniture inside is half-new but not old.
"There's actually nothing to see here," the fat director took him for a walk: "It faces south and has plenty of natural light. It can be turned into a bachelor's residence."
"Oh, that's alright."
"The remaining places will have to wait until tomorrow. It will be dark soon."
"Okay, let's eat then."
Exploring the filming location is actually a very boring process. As a director, Qin Xiaobao has to consider whether the place he sees matches the scene in the script and whether it can produce shooting effects.
You still have to have the picture in mind, the character's position, the direction of the camera, the entire layout, etc. It doesn't mean that it's almost OK.
This is also the knowledge learned in school.
In the two previous films, the scenes were almost never changed, so naturally this problem does not exist. The new film is completely different and there are more things to pay attention to.
After two days of visits and discussions, Qin Xiaobao finally made the decision to shoot in Hongshan County, and the start time was set for July 12th.