June 7, sunny, suitable for: receiving wealth, hiding treasures, building, and opening the market
As a film with a so-called investment of 350 million, the opening ceremony must be taken seriously. Lao Zhou asked everyone to calculate the time according to Feng Shui, and it was 8:07 in the morning.
If you believe in Feng Shui, you will have it; if you don’t, you will not have it.
I still believe it in the film industry.
So the creators and actors of Yizhengdao all got up early, took a shower, and gathered in the small courtyard of the hotel where they live at 7:30.
Three animals, fruits, incense burners, and statues of Guandi were all arranged.
Qin Xiaobao was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and stood chatting with Uncle Ge and others, looking relaxed.
There were only two staff members holding cameras at the scene, and no reporters were invited.
As for publicity, it doesn't have to focus on exposure all the time. "Let the Bullets Fly" is a long-term project, and the earliest it will be released is the second half of next year.
Appearing in front of netizens for a short period of time will have no effect at all. It will be a drop in the bucket and will have long been forgotten by then.
A better way is to keep it secret, completely secret.
Not revealing any content, maximizing appetite, hunger marketing, not only saves money, but also reduces trouble.
With two movies worth 2.7 billion as a director and a strong cast, I believe many people will be interested.
Wang Bingbing didn't dare to speak in front of the big boss. Fortunately, Lao Hu took him with him, and Liao Fan, Shao Bing and others were able to talk easily. They were standing not far from Qin Xiaobao and could hear their conversation.
I thought I would start filming and study the plot, but the result is as follows.
"How did you sleep last night?"
"It's okay. I don't recognize the bed either. I ate two steamed buns in the morning. They tasted good and authentic."
"I like to drink some soy milk for breakfast. I will go to Guangdong for filming in a while. Do you have any arrangements for morning tea?"
“You can have whatever you want.”
"Director Qin, do you have a change of clothes? On such a hot day, only one set will stink."
"There are three sets, all designed by teachers from my school. They are pretty good."
"It's really good-looking. I'll collect a set later."
"Brother, you have several costumes, but not just this one."
Leslie Cheung has no role in the Beijing base. This time he came here purely to attend the opening ceremony, interact with the actors, get to know each other, and stay for a day before leaving and then meeting in Guangdong.
Qin Xiaobao plans to stay in Beijing for a month.
Except for the opening scene, the subsequent scenes of going out to the city to suppress the bandits and the final execution of Fake Mazi were all shot on the banks of the Baihe River.
It's not too long, but it's all action scenes, very exciting action scenes.
Qin Xiaobao is not good at it, so in the meeting a few days ago, the most talked about thing was action scenes.
In the script, he just said one sentence: a wonderful gun battle.
As for how exciting it is, it needs to be designed by the action director, and then he will judge it. If it is rejected, several days of hard work will be in vain, and you will have to rethink and plan again.
Another assistant director set out early in the morning to prepare for the filming location more than 20 kilometers away.
Qin Xiaobao’s habit of shooting is to shoot a simpler first shot.
But after reviewing the shooting plan several times, I gave up. There was no particularly easy part, so I just shot it normally.
For Qin Xiaobao, the career of director has just begun, and there are many things to learn. Every time he makes a film, he can learn a lot.
He has an advantage.
If you don’t understand, you just don’t understand. You’re only 22 years old when you start learning magic tricks. People know exactly what’s going on.
Deliberately showing off will only make people laugh behind your back, so it's better to be more straightforward.
The fat director knows best.
But when Qin Xiaobao asks, what does this mean? Please explain it clearly.
It's not that he is making fun of her in a weird way, but that he really doesn't know or understand.
Faced with such an ignorant director, why do everyone admire him?
The box office is great!
Just kidding, again, Qin Xiaobao’s camera sense and what kind of scenes he needs can be expressed very clearly to the actors and photographers, and the communication between the three parties is very smooth.
Coupled with the realistic style split shots, it can be understood at a glance.
As a crew member, I'm not afraid that your director won't be able to film, but I'm afraid that you'll be blindly directing and beeping blindly. You'll often have to fiddle with it for a long time, but the effect will be extremely poor, or it won't work at all, and you'll be helpless.
Another point is that Qin Xiaobao's crew does not dare to say that they provide everyone with the best food and accommodation under the current conditions. The producer named Xiang often uses his own money to buy some fruit drinks for everyone.
People's hearts are full of meat. After getting to know each other, they realized that Xiang was always an out-and-out rich second generation, but he had no airs at all. He often squatted on the roadside with ordinary staff or extras carrying a lunch box.
, chatting while eating, and was deeply liked by everyone.
This shoot was no exception.
With big investment, there are many people. What makes him better than Qin Xiaobao is his connections. He can already call out everyone's name and know everyone's position.
Today's power-on ceremony was organized by Xiang Yang.
Seeing that it was almost time, he walked to Qin Xiaobao and others: "Director Qin, teachers, we have to get ready."
"Let's go."
"Let's go!"
This was not the first time he had experienced this kind of situation. Qin Xiaobao seemed to be able to handle it with ease and could no longer give in, saying that seniors should be invited first.
The director is the boss in the entire crew. Even an eighty-year-old actor has to stand behind the director during the ceremony. This is a special thing.
Of course, during normal shooting, you still have to be respectful.
The assistant director, screenwriter, camera, lighting and other personnel also gathered around and lit the incense in their hands in advance.
Bang bang bang, a burst of firecrackers sounded, and Qin Xiaobao led everyone to face Guan Gong and bow devoutly three times.
As the smoke started to rise, he silently hoped that the shooting would go smoothly, without any danger, and without anyone getting hurt.
After three bows, he respectfully inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner and moved out of the way. Leslie Cheung, Ge You, Jiang Wen... followed one by one. Soon, the whole burner turned into a hedgehog.
After everyone was finished, everyone moved to the camera covered with a red cloth.
This time three channels were arranged, Qin Xiaobao and Lao Zhou, the four leading actors stood still and unveiled the red cloth amidst the cheers and sound of firecrackers.
In fact, the reason for covering with red cloth in the early days came from the fear of "slicing".
The so-called "scratching" means that in the early film era, the film in the camera was accidentally scratched by the parts inside during shooting. If "scratching" occurs, it will cause immeasurable losses to the crew, but machine scribing is not possible.
It is also expected to be difficult to prevent.
The only thing that can be done is to cover it with red cloth to "suppress evil".
In the digital age, worshiping gods at the start of a movie is more like a pep rally for the crew, with its mysterious color so bright and intense.
But a few points are still retained.
First of all, you cannot miss a good time and an auspicious time. This time is usually deduced by professionals.
Someone asked, what should I do if it rains?
I heard that if someone really calculated it, it would not rain heavily on auspicious days, and there is another explanation. If the phone happens to be drizzled when the phone is turned on, it will become the so-called "flooding".
Secondly, it is the direction of worshiping gods. When you turn on the phone at different times and in different places, the position of worshiping gods is also different. Roughly speaking, there is an emphasis on all directions. If the due south is placed in the southwest, it will be a slight miss.
Thousands of miles away, some are even accurate to the latitude and longitude.
Of course, it’s not like everyone in the film and television industry doesn’t act according to common sense. Relatively speaking, if there are directors or actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan on the crew, they will pay more attention to it. Some Christians don’t think so.
There are also things to pay attention to during filming. If an actor dies in the movie, the photo must be used as a posthumous photo, and red envelopes must be given to remove bad luck. Especially for supernatural movies, whether it is a temporary set or the legendary "dangerous place" is actually found.
, before filming starts, the crew will usually do things in the scene and burn paper money in order to borrow light from the "good brothers" who may be wandering around the scene.
In addition, the crew also has things to pay attention to.
The cameraman's lens box and the stepping box can be used by male actors but not by female actors. This is also a rule passed down from the troupe in the early years.
What's more, the play could have been completed long ago, but for the sake of auspicious timing, a simple scene was specially left to cater for the right time.
When Qin Xiaobao was on Earth, he heard something, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.
At that time, Hong Kong boss Lin Jianyue would consult Thailand's "White Dragon King" before making any decision. The most famous one was the "White Dragon King" who took the initiative to change the name of "The Departed" to "Infernal Affairs", and then the film sold like crazy.
Movies are investments, and if they are worth several hundred million, there will be a lot of people and companies involved.
People always want things to go well, worship gods and set rules, so that's completely understandable.
Hurrah, the red cloth was lifted, and Lao Zhou took the microphone.
"Dear leaders and distinguished guests, good morning,
Today is the day to start filming "Let the Bullets Fly". The weather is very good and the sun is shining brightly. I think this is an omen, which means that the next filming will be the same as today's weather, sunny and smooth sailing...
Finally, I hope that everyone can take it seriously and complete all the work in the next filming, thank you!"
Bang bang bang bang, applause sounded.
All the cast and crew stood together and took a group photo.
Click!
The fat director immediately picked up the small speaker: "Attention all units, the photography and lighting field is marked with car No. 1, props and stage management..."
Qin Xiaobao turned around: "Where is Director Ang Lee?"
"Director Qin, you are already on your way here. You will arrive in about an hour."