Chapter 425: The plan can't keep up with the changes
Qin Xiaobao discovered that Wang Bingbing really understood him. When they arrived in Kaiping, all the actors and crew members had a meal.
After receiving a WeChat message saying that he looked at her wrongly and asked if something was wrong, Qin Xiaobao was shocked and found an excuse to take a photo to deal with it.
After chatting with his brother Andy Lau that day, he kept thinking about whether it was time to propose. Maybe after seeing Wang Bingbing, he became a little strange, but fortunately he didn't have any doubts.
The relationship lasted almost two years, which is a long time.
The two had talked a lot and were looking forward to their future life. He didn't know if he was ready, and he didn't know if Wang Bingbing would agree to the proposal if he really proposed.
The matter couldn't be rushed, so Qin Xiaobao decided to let it go temporarily.
A few days of vacation and a change of shooting location did not make the crew's condition decline. On the contrary, everyone took a few days' rest, caught up on sleep, and after seeing their families, they became more motivated.
Compared to the filming in Beijing, the number of people in Kaiping was several times larger, not just the staff, but also the extras. At the most, there could be more than 200 people.
It sounds like more than two hundred people are not many. This is related to the shooting skills. At a specific angle, a few hundred people can produce the effect of thousands of people.
The crew all live in the town, and the commute to and from get off work is not far away. There are more people working... However, the shooting efficiency has been reduced.
It’s midsummer and there’s too much rain here in Guangdong.
Sometimes there was a loud bang of thunder, and everyone evacuated immediately. Within five minutes, a heavy downpour fell.
A group of people could only hide in the house and watch the heavy rain outside. Due to irresistible factors, there was no other way.
Sometimes it rains several times a day, for half an hour at a time, and Lao Zhou is so worried.
Even if you don’t film, you still have to spend money.
The extras called over. It was raining, so we still paid them.
This morning, after Qin Xiaobao washed up and walked out of the room, he saw Lao Zhou standing there motionless at the end of the corridor.
"What makes you so depressed?" He walked over.
Snap!
Lao Zhou lit another cigarette, and there were already four cigarette butts in the ashtray beside him.
"How long have you been standing?" Qin Xiaobao asked.
"Hey!" Lao Zhou sighed and pointed at the sky: "Look."
Qin Xiaobao probed: "What are you looking at?"
"It might rain again." Mr. Zhou was very sad: "It was fine yesterday, but why did the weather change when I woke up?"
"It's been more than ten days, and you're still not used to it?"
"I can't get used to it. The weather forecast is a liar." Old Zhou took a deep puff of his cigarette: "It was sunny the day before yesterday, but now it's raining."
Qin Xiaobao knew why he was troubled, and he was responsible for it.
There is a scene in the play where Zhang Muzhi brought his brothers to Goose City. Huang Silang, who had received the news in advance, wanted to give him a blow and invited a waist drum team to cheer him up.
This waist drum team is not just a simple one. It is a Japanese Oni Taiko drum team. It was founded in 1969 and is very famous in Asia and even the world.
Qin Xiaobao was quite shocked when he saw it appear in the movie.
So when we were preparing, we fought against all odds, spent 1.2 million, and invited a female team of 30 people to come and shoot, which took about three days.
Lao Zhou doesn't agree with it. It's more than one million. If you do special effects, you have nothing to say.
But it’s not like there are no drummers in China, so why hire them from Japan? Isn’t it a waste?
Qin Xiaobao didn't push too hard, so he found a video of Onitaiko and showed it to him, and he was convinced.
There is really no such professional drumming team in China. It may be because the cultural atmosphere is different and the establishment cannot support itself.
Finally, Lao Zhou was convinced.
From the beginning of filming until now, there have been many similar conversations between the two. One is spending money and the other is saving money.
What Lao Zhou can win is only small amounts of money, but when it comes to big wins, he has always been at a disadvantage.
Qin Xiaobao often said: So much money has been spent, and the multiple sets are not much different, but they will lower the quality of the entire movie. Are you responsible?
He was very convincing and convincing, but he had no choice.
I just feel that Qin Xiaobao is the worst director he has ever had.
The welcoming shots were originally scheduled to be shot on the fourth day, but due to heavy rain from time to time, they were pushed back again and again.
After checking the weather forecast, it was expected to be sunny in the next few days, so I immediately invited him over and arrived last night.
"Be more open-minded," Qin Xiaobao patted him on the shoulder: "Maybe he won't be able to get off."
As soon as I finished speaking, God was going to slap me in the face.
Tick tock, tick tock, clatter!
Lao Zhou turned his head speechlessly, with an obvious expression on his face: Are you a crow's mouth?
"This..." Qin Xiaobao had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and called everyone: "The leaders of each group will meet in the conference room in ten minutes. Mr. Zhou, you go to negotiate with Taikoo."
"I have to pay again." Lao Zhou pressed down the cigarette butt and left quietly.
The waist drum team is so famous that it is clearly stated in the contract that the round-trip air tickets will be reimbursed. If the crew is unable to shoot, they will not stay there and will continue their itinerary.
Thirty people come and go, and they have to pay for air tickets and accommodation, so it’s not a small number.
Qin Xiaobao didn't bother to have breakfast, so he went to the conference room in advance and looked down at the shooting plan. Soon, other people also arrived.
There was no politeness. After everyone had arrived, the meeting began.
Everyone actually understands why the meeting was held early in the morning. The wind and rain outside were getting worse, and you could hear crackling sounds through the windows.
"Looking at the weather, it's probably not going to stop raining for a while, Director Wang." Qin Xiaobao looked at the fat director and said, "Tell the actors that they can have a good rest in the morning."
"receive."
Plans are disrupted and new plans require preparation time.
We can only be more open-minded and let the actors rest and adjust.
"Has the layout of the watchtower been completed?"
"Director Qin, everything was done the day before yesterday."
"How's the lighting over there? I mean after the curtains are closed."
"It's just dark."
"Okay," Qin Xiaobao made a decision after asking a few more questions: "Today and tomorrow we will shoot the three sections of 137.180.201. Everyone will prepare immediately. If you have any difficulties or need cooperation, please tell Director Wang directly!"
This is the benefit of having only one leader.
If a company decides on something, it may need to produce a lot of data, analysis, discussion, and various studies.
The crew doesn't need to, Qin Xiaobao alone has the final say on which ones he wants to film.
Of course, if circumstances permit.
The plays I just mentioned all take place in Huang Silang's large watchtower, with several different plots.
Film shooting is also a coordinated approach, not a hammer in one direction or a stick in the other.
All the scenes that can be completed in the same scene will be arranged together, which can improve a lot of efficiency.
Everyone went out. It was still early, not even eight o'clock.
Qin Xiaobao looked out the window and was still hasty.
Although I was able to adjust my shooting, I was still a little unhappy when my plans were disrupted.
A whole morning was wasted.
Toot toot!
There was a knock on the door, and when I looked back, my brother with a fake beard came in with breakfast: "You haven't eaten yet."
"No!" Qin Xiaobao tidied up the table and left an empty space: "Did you receive the notification?"
"Yeah." My brother sat down and drank his coffee: "I feel like I came to Guangdong and the filming was a bit difficult. It rained a few times."
"There's nothing I can do about it. That's how it is this season. It was a miscalculation." Qin Xiaobao really didn't think about it at the time. He learned a lot from the mistakes he made.
"Well, you have to have a good attitude. It's not a big deal. When the weather gets better, we can all work overtime together to catch up on the progress."