Qin Xiaobao feels that compared with Feng Xiaogang, he is a economical director. If he were to be the director of "Let the Bullets Fly", even 400 million would not be enough.
The amount of money is definitely a bit excessive, but not by much. Including salary, the expenditure seems to be 270 million.
We made 270 million yuan in more than half a year, which is nine figures. To be honest, it’s pretty cool.
It's hard for a good woman to make a meal without rice. Qin Xiaobao had a taste of that when filming "The Tuner". Any idea needs the support of a strong manager.
In order to keep up with the schedule, the crew did not have a holiday on New Year's Day, but instead worked overtime.
Everyone said that the 11th is a good day, and it is the best day to complete the project.
The investors believed it and called him specifically to discuss whether adjustments could be made.
When the financial sponsor speaks, Qin Xiaobao, as the director, naturally wants to listen.
Even though there were not many scenes, it was quite easy to arrange. It can be said that from the 7th to the 11th, the whole crew was very relaxed.
There are only 1-2 scenes every day, so no matter the actors or the staff, there is no pressure at all.
During the filming, everyone was chatting and laughing.
It’s just these few days since more than half a year of filming, and I’m in an extremely good mood.
Even Mr. Zhou, who has always been picky and picky, has become a lot more generous, even though it only shows up in eating and drinking, which are all for small amounts of money.
However, it can be seen that the atmosphere among the crew is quite harmonious as filming is approaching completion.
The brother's role has been completed, but he did not leave and was preparing to attend the final day's wrapping party.
After all, he is the boss who gets the most money in the crew, so it would not be good if he ran away first.
He also withdrew money in advance and prepared 200,000 in cash to give red envelopes to the crew.
Qin Xiaobao is not qualified to give out money.
There was investment in Kiwi, but compared to 300 million, it was only a fraction, so I gave it just for his sake.
When encountering a particularly promising project, capital will not hesitate. Investing 30 million is worse than 50 million, and 50 million is worse than 100 million.
A financial backer who was particularly optimistic about him once said that just three words, Qin Xiaobao, are worth 100 million in box office.
What's more, the combination of Leslie Cheung, Ge Ge, and Ge You is so touching to listen to.
Hu Ge, Chen Kun, and Liao Fan are all going to play supporting roles. What kind of fairy tale will it be?
Among young directors, it seems that only Qin Xiaobao can bring so many actors into one work.
It’s not just young directors who envy him, some who have been in the film industry for decades have never had the opportunity to direct a nine-figure film.
The director's industry is a bit special. Unlike actors, if he has no common sense or culture, he will be easily laughed at by netizens.
He judges heroes by their results.
If it does well at the box office, we can’t overestimate it. If it doesn’t do well at the box office, the director will take the blame.
If you want to scold Qin Xiaobao, you have to think carefully. This kind of heat is not easy to tolerate.
January 11, sunny, 21 degrees, everything is fine.
The shooting in the first two days was very relaxed, and Qin Xiaobao also took longer to rest.
I will definitely fall asleep before twelve o'clock at night and wake up naturally at seven o'clock in the morning. My life is very regular. Although I will inevitably lose weight, but for young people, it doesn't matter, I will come back after eating.
Besides, if you don't lose more than ten kilograms for such a big production, can the sponsors rest assured?
Today was no exception. Qin Xiaobao woke up two minutes before the alarm clock rang, washed up, and shaved.
It’s useless to check the weather forecast. In Guangdong, it’s a place where you wear clothes randomly.
There are hundreds of people in the crew, some with short sleeves and some wearing coats.
The way he chooses clothes is very simple. He opens the window, stretches out his arms, feels the temperature outside, and then decides what to wear.
There is no wind and it is a bit cool.
After searching in the closet, he chose a plaid long-sleeved shirt, which was legendary for men with engineering majors.
In fact, when it comes to matching clothes, as long as you look good enough, you can support anything.
Among the many outfits, Qin Xiaobao dislikes hats the most because it is easy to conflict with the stylist.
Every time the young lady does her hair, she pays special attention to it. As a result, she spends so much time and effort, but if he doesn’t pay attention and puts on a hat, everything is ruined. She will inevitably be complained and criticized.
But after joining the crew, his exclusive makeup artist will be with other artists in the company. If necessary, he can just use the makeup artist from the crew.
After smearing some skin care products on his face, Qin Xiaobao went downstairs and went straight to the cafeteria.
The breakfast today was particularly rich. I guess the kitchen also knew that it was the last day of filming and took out all the ingredients in stock. It was like a buffet. Besides, besides the cast and crew, there were many familiar faces, but I couldn’t name them.
An ensemble cast of named villagers.
After several months of getting along with each other, for the villagers, the original novelty has long since disappeared. Everyone greets each other familiarly, like friends.
After breakfast, I went to the scene that had been prepared a long time ago. I touched his special seat, a canvas chair with the word "director" written on the back, and felt a little sad.
Another work is about to be completed.
I'm not reluctant, and I won't shed tears. I feel quite complicated, and I don't know what to say.
These past few days, the fat director has been telling the actors what to do, and today is no exception.
Qin Xiaobao was already ready before he came over.
He came to the edge and sat down together: "It's over for today."
"Yes," Qin Xiaobao looked at the actor who was touching up his makeup: "Where's Lao Zhou? I haven't seen him since I woke up early in the morning."
"Oh, I went to the county town to do some shopping. I think I asked everyone's opinions. We don't necessarily have to go to a hotel for the wedding banquet. We just hold a banquet in the town and invite all the extras to come and have a fun time together."
"It's good. Mr. Xiang went with him, right?" Qin Xiaobao didn't care where the wedding banquet was held, it was just a formality.
"It should be." The fat director didn't have time to care about so many things.
"Okay, we're almost ready, let's get started." Qin Xiaobao put on his headphones.
An hour later, he stood up again.
"Cut, I announce that the exterior filming of "Let the Bullets Fly" has been completed."
Crackling, crackling.
Filming in rural areas is great. No fireworks or champagne can be as real as firecrackers.
Ten thousand firecrackers were lit directly, and there were also fireworks. Although you couldn’t see beautiful fireworks during the day, it didn’t matter, it was just fun.
Jiang Wen and Ge You were not in a hurry to leave. They bowed in all directions and said thank you. The crew members were also hugging and cheering to celebrate the completion of the film.
"Director Qin, thank you for your hard work." Jiang Wen walked up.
"You guys worked harder, thank you," Qin Xiaobao shook hands with them: "More than half a year has flown by, it feels so fast."
Uncle Ge shook his long hair: "I think the movie can be made, I have a hunch."
"Hahaha, it must be possible," Qin Xiaobao smiled heartily: "Where are you two, when are you leaving?"
"My flight is tonight."
"tomorrow I will."
"Okay, let's finish the wedding banquet at noon. Let's go take off our makeup and change clothes first."
After watching the actors leave, Qin Xiaobao did not watch the staff clean up like last time. Instead, he walked up and chatted with them casually. After getting along with them for more than half a year, it was a lie to say that he had no feelings.
Although during the filming, as the director, almost everyone in the group was scolded and scolded by him, but adults all knew that it was for work.
No job is easy to do if you don't care about the situation or the person.
If young people are not convinced, the master will teach them. Directors are actually much more tired than us. If a film fails, no one may look for him in the next few years.
We are different. If we change the crew, we will still work.
Furthermore, if I change my job, will it be 100% smooth sailing without criticism?
Now that the play has been wrapped, no matter how bad-tempered you are, today is the last day to face everyone cheerfully.
Faced with the direct question from the director, everyone was very happy and said auspicious words, hoping to have a chance to cooperate next time.
After walking around, Qin Xiaobao asked someone for a cigarette and lit it without smoking.
Walk to the edge of the curb and squat down.
"Director Qin?"
There was a voice from the side, it was the mayor.
"Hello."
"Hello."
The mayor also squatted there with him: "I remember you don't smoke."
Qin Xiaobao looked at the half-burned cigarette in his hand: "Light one for fun."
"The melancholy of cultural people?"
"Haha, it's not that mysterious. I've probably been busy for more than half a year and suddenly realized that I don't have to get up early tomorrow. It seems like something is missing." Qin Xiaobao put the cigarette butt at his feet and stamped it out: "Thank you, Mayor Chen. I owe you all this time."
Thanks to your help, the shooting went so smoothly.”
"I should thank you. Not only did you help with publicity, but you also provided so many employment opportunities. I'm really reluctant to leave now. I can come and have a look when you are free in the future." The mayor said cheerfully.
"Definitely. I estimate that when the movie is released, there will be fans who will come and watch it. Then I should be able to make some contribution to the town."
"Don't worry, I will definitely ask everyone to protect the filming location and restore the original movie scenes." Being a mayor certainly requires vision and planning.
"Don't set the price too high, or it will be self-defeating." Qin Xiaobao reminded kindly.
"It's impossible! We already have a plan, and we're going to say that it's free to visit, and it's just to provide catering, accommodation, and farmhouses."
"Very good, he has business acumen." Qin Xiaobao said no more.
Now that the filming is over, there are really fewer opportunities to come. As for what will happen to Kaiping in the future, it is not something he can or needs to worry about.
The wedding banquet was very lively, a bit like a rural wedding banquet, with flowing water banquets.
The kitchen was moved directly outside, with seven aunts and eight aunts from ten miles and eight villages all busy working on it. Every household contributed some tables, chairs and cutlery.
When eating, sometimes what you eat is the atmosphere.
It is said that eating is better when there are more people. There are hundreds of people, all of whom look familiar, sitting together, you can imagine how lively it is.
Some crew members value emotions, and under the stimulation of alcohol, they hold the hands of some villagers or colleagues with whom they are close and shed tears.
The climax was naturally the distribution of red envelopes. Not only Leslie Cheung, Mr. Zhou also prepared many small red envelopes, which were distributed to the villagers.
It’s a good time to get together and have a good time out. All the nine-figure funds have been spent and I don’t care about these small sums.
Qin Xiaobao drank too much.
There is nothing I can do, there are too many people, even the 70-year-old grandma is holding a cup to toast me, can I not drink?
With so many people, even just one bite would be enough to choke you.
Just after the wedding banquet was over, he was carried back to his room, unaware of what happened behind him.