Chapter 26 starts
March 25th.
"Buried Alive" was released from theaters for two weeks and grossed over 10 million at the box office, slightly higher than "Peacock".
After Gu Changwei learned the news, his food no longer tasted good.
He clearly remembers that "Buried Alive" was promoted by stepping on him when it was released.
Then the 18-year-old young director is extremely confident in the self-written and directed "Buried Alive", claiming that the box office will surpass Gu Changwei's "Peacock".
Gu Changwei couldn't help but have a toothache when he recalled this.
What he won at the Berlin Film Festival was the Silver Bear, the Jury Prize, which is the most important Silver Bear after the Golden Bear.
As a result, it was no match for "Buried Alive" which only received a consolation prize at the box office.
If you can't beat it, then you can't beat it. "Buried Alive" was at the same Berlin Film Festival as "Peacock".
The same class, just the same class, and he’s an 18-year-old kid.
How unfair this world is!
Gu Changwei touched the wrinkles on his face, why did he keep working for Xiao Mouzi so stupidly before?
Why didn’t you realize you were directing movies earlier?
Alas.
At night
At the same time, Han Sanping called Wang Shu, told Wang Shu the good news in person, and then encouraged him.
“When will your crappy TV series start?” Han Sanping asked on the phone.
"Probably around April 10th." Wang Shu heard the dissatisfaction in Han Sanping's tone and said cautiously.
Yishu Film and Television Company was able to successfully and quickly obtain the "TV Series Production Certificate (Type B)" and other related documents because Wang Shu shamelessly approached Han Sanping.
260W, selling the entire copyright of "Buried Alive" to China Film at a low price would still have some effect.
"Hurry up." Han Sanping urged, "Your crappy TV series only has 16 episodes. Try to finish it in June or July, and then leave enough time to seriously polish the movie script."
At this time, Han Sanping already knew some information about the TV series that Wang Shu was going to film.
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Wang Shu responded without any silence, "It should be completed in June or July."
Wang Shu was careless here and only said it was finalized, not completed.
Because after the filming is completed, there is still editing and other things to do.
Han Sanping obviously didn't care about this and continued to ask: "Are you confident in this award-winning film?"
Wang Shu couldn't help complaining in his heart when he heard this. When a director hears an investor asking this question, he will say he is confident, right?
Otherwise, how can we deceive investors into making money?
But after thinking about it for a moment, he understood why Han Sanping looked a little anxious.
At the same time, Wang Shu also knew that Han Sanping had ambitions.
Otherwise, he would not keep making all kinds of big moves after he came to power.
“Yes!” Wang Shu affirmed without any hesitation.
"Okay." Han Sanping was very satisfied with Wang Shu's confident answer and said solemnly, "shoot well and try to win another award."
Do you really think that Berlin’s prizes are just cabbage? Wang Shu couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
The two continued to talk for a while and then hung up the phone.
On April 3, two guests came to Yishu Company. They were the directors of the two factories that Wang Shu had previously acquired.
This time, the two brought what Wang Shu needed.
April 10th.
The crew of "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox", which has been registered and announced, started filming in Beijing in a low-key manner.
The coordination and other matters are the responsibility of Zhou Xiaofa, the director of Yishu Company. He is an industry insider and handles these matters in an orderly manner.
On the day of filming, Producer Luo came over to support us, and then left without staying.
After he left, there was still a producer left with the crew. After all, 600W was invested, how could we not keep an eye on it?
"The first scene, the first act, Action."
On the set.
Wang Shu directed and acted himself, and was filming in full swing.
The equipment for filming the TV series this time was rented from Guangguang.
Wang Shu is very poor and has no money to buy equipment, so he can only do this.
The assistant director, executive director, and the people on the other side of the light are all experienced veterans.
The other staff members in the crew were found by Zhou Xiaofa, and they are pretty good.
The first episode of "My Girlfriend is a Nine-tailed Fox" tells the story of the disobedient protagonist who was sent to a closed school by his grandfather. On the way, the protagonist ran away and ran into a temple.
Then the nine-tailed fox sealed in the painting scares the protagonist, tricking the protagonist into painting nine tails on the fox in the painting, and the nine-tailed fox escapes from trouble.
Then the protagonist fell off a cliff due to fright and was seriously injured. The nine-tailed fox escaped and used the demon pill in its body to save the protagonist.
After that, the nine-tailed fox followed the protagonist to the big city.
The story of the first episode is in such a context. Wang Shu’s filming was not done in the order of the development of the story, but based on the actor’s schedule. and other factors.
For example, Li Guangjie played a supporting role in the crew of "The Great Qing Dynasty" and had to run both ways.
Another example is Dong Xuan. She took over the costume martial arts TV series "Eight Heroes" directed by Wang Jin and played a supporting role in it. She will start filming after a while.
Therefore, Wang Shu needs to plan the shooting according to the schedule of the crew and actors, rather than directly following the chronological order.
Once the scenes that need to be filmed in advance are completed, filming can be carried out in accordance with time or the sequence of events.
After a morning of shooting, it was time to eat.
Wang Shu, Yan Danchen, Dong Xuan, Li Guangjie, and other staff members in the crew were all sitting around eating box lunches together.
Although the entertainment industry was ranked based on seniority at this time, the atmosphere of the crew had not yet changed due to the entry of capital.
Whether they are the leading actors, supporting actors, or extras, everyone gathered together to eat, talk and laugh together.
There is no obvious class distinction among the protagonists, supporting roles, and extras.
When the capital comes in, paying attention to the level of coffee, the protagonists will each have their own designated rest area.
Everyone cares about his own business, no longer mixed with supporting roles and extras.
At the same time, class distinctions have become increasingly obvious.
After eating, take a rest and continue working in the afternoon.
On the first day of work, the main filming was not the scenes of the male and female protagonists, but the scenes related to supporting roles such as Dong Xuan, Li Guangjie, and Zhang Hanyu.
Wang Shu deliberately moved their scenes to the front so that they could finish filming as soon as possible and then leave the group to do other things.
In this way, the work of both parties will not be delayed.
As for Yan Danchen, she is a prostitute. Dong Xuan, Li Guangjie and others are not busy, so there is no need to advance her role.
At night, the crew called it a day.
Several people went to a hot pot restaurant together, chatting and laughing while sitting down, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Yan Danchen held a glass of beer and greeted Wang Shu with a blushing face.
As soon as Wang Shu finished drinking, Dong Xuan followed closely behind him and offered a toast with his wine glass.
The two sat on one side of Wang Shu on the left and the other on the right. Whenever Wang Shu's wine glass was empty, he would be very discerning and fill it up for Wang Shu before Wang Shu could do it himself.
Even sometimes, he would take the initiative to take some of his favorite ingredients from the hot pot pot and put them into Wang Shu's bowl.
Li Guangjie and Yang Wei sat aside and saw this in their eyes, the envy in their hearts was unspeakable.
(End of this chapter)