Chapter 303 Mr. Qin was fooled?
Pinggu, Feilong Film and Television Base.
A business car slowly stopped. Xia Lian opened the door and stepped out. She put on her sunglasses and looked at the shooting location in front of her expressionlessly.
Hao Guan'an, with a smile on his face, trotted over to greet him, stretched out his hand from afar, and greeted warmly, "Oh, Director Xia is here. It's hard to welcome him from afar."
Xia Lian shook hands with the other person casually, then glanced around, "Where is Director Shang Jingshang?"
"He's here." Hao Guan'an said with a smile, "He's inside. I'll take Director Xia in."
"Be careful where you step, there's a scenery being set up here, and things are messy and messy."< br>
"Alas, what about you, move this thing away quickly! Tread all the threads on the ground, why are you so dazed!"
Hao Guanan shouted a few times, and immediately there were a few Someone ran out and moved aside the props piled everywhere.
Xia Lian carefully stepped over the various cables crisscrossing the ground, and walked into the studio under the guidance of Hao Guanan.
At this time, the studio was noisy. The crew was busy carrying various props in the narrow studio, and the assistant director was directing with a loudspeaker.
On the roof of the shed, several lighting engineers were nestled on the iron frame, adjusting the lighting position bit by bit.
Xia Lian carefully looked at the scenery that had begun to take shape. The dirt and stone road under her feet was also beautifully made, as if it were really outdoors.
"Lao Shang, Lao Shang!" Hao Guanan shouted, "Director Xia is here."
Director Shang Jing sat on the chair and raised his head, rolling the script in his hand into a roll He quickly stood up and said hello with a smile, "Hello, Director Xia."
Xia Lian nodded in response, walked closer, looked around, and suddenly asked: "When will you turn on the phone?"
"In the next few days." Hao Guanan said with a smile, "We are preparing. It's almost done, it only takes two or three days."
Xia Lian looked directly at Shang Jing, "Director Shang, please give me a confirmation."
Shang Jing said silently. After some calculation, he said, "One day today, half a day tomorrow... we can start the machine tomorrow."
"Okay." Xia Lian nodded slightly, "Then I will come to see your start-up ceremony tomorrow."
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Hao Guan'an immediately showed a bright smile, "Welcome, welcome. It's a good thing that Director Xia can come to our crew's opening ceremony."
Shang Jing also smiled, expressing his welcome to Xia Lian's participation in the opening ceremony. .
As one of the producers, Hao Guanan enthusiastically introduced the situation in the studio to Xia Lian, "The heights of the entire shooting scene are sets, and behind the sets are hidden various shooting instruments, various There are various director rooms and various lounges..."
"This is the lobby of the inn, where the main shooting scenes are..."
"There is a blind spot on the right side of the lobby, and the camera It will almost never be given here. When the time comes, the cameras and various equipment will be here, and the director will also be directing here..."
As the director, Shang Jing also took a sketch of the set layout and explained it to Xia Lian.
It could be seen that Xia Lian was a little absent-minded and not very interested in these things, but neither Hao Guanan nor Shang Jing dared to neglect.
After all, Director Xia is the director of the production side and the chief producer. The entire show is almost entirely funded by Kuaibo Media.
Although it is difficult to spend 10 million yuan to shoot this sitcom, it is better than nothing.
Shang Jing had been planning for two years before and had been worrying about funds. Finally, someone was willing to invest money, so naturally he wanted to support it.
What's more, Director Xia also graduated from the directing department and is a returnee from overseas. He is not considered an amateur, and he doesn't have the same problems as other financial backers.
Who wouldn’t like a boss who has a lot of money but little to do?
Xia Lian nodded and gave a fair evaluation, "It seems that the progress is going well, how many months will it take for you to shoot?"
Shang Jing thought about it and replied: "Probably Six months to seven months."
"Six months." Xia Lian said expressionlessly, "plus post-production, it must be completed before the end of the year."
Shang Jing looked stunned, a little surprised, "The time is a bit tight."
"This is President Qin's request." Xia Lian said lightly.
Shang Jing and Hao Guanan were silent.
They don't know who Mr. Qin is. They only know that he is the big boss behind Xia Lian. It is said that he has quite a background and energy.
Shang Jing hesitated, "Then...has Mr. Qin read the script?"
"I've seen it." Xia Lian said calmly, "Mr. Qin said that eighty episodes is a bit too little, it's best to make it a hundred."
Shang Jing frowned, the screenwriter had given He wrote forty episodes, and he cajoled and coaxed the screenwriter to write eighty episodes for him.
"Director Xia." Shang Jing said in embarrassment, "Now the content needs to be added to twenty episodes, and the shooting time is tight. It is really a bit difficult."
"Director Qin said, give it to You can add another three million to the budget." Xia Lian looked at Shang Jing, "Director Shang, is it okay?"
"No problem!" Shang Jing said immediately, "I will let the screenwriter work overtime. Script.”
Now that the sponsor has spoken, he can only bite the bullet and agree, and besides, they have added money.
After receiving the director's reply, Xia Lian also showed a satisfied look, "Then leave it to Director Shang, let's go see the actors."
Shang Jing heard Xia Lian's The request seems a bit strange. Why do you want to meet the actors when you have to turn on the camera?
How many actors are coming into the fortress?
If it was already done, why wait until now to talk about it.
However, Xia Lian was the chief producer and said it was a normal requirement to meet the actors, so Shang Jing called all the main actors over and introduced them to Director Xia.
Soon, seven or eight actors gathered together, looking curiously at the woman surrounded by the producer and director.
"This is Ms. Xia Lianxia, the director of Kuaibo Media, the producer. She came here specifically to express her condolences to the crew today. Everyone applauded."
After the applause stopped, Shang Jing began to introduce them one by one. Actor.
There are several actors in it who have worked with them before when filming "Story of the Cooking Class", and they know everything about them after working together.
Among them, the most famous one, Fan Ming, guest-starred as a head catcher and the male lead, Sha Yi, paid the same price, both of which were 2,000 yuan per episode.
Yan Ni, who plays the female lead, also earns 2,000 yuan per episode. These three are already the highest-paid actors.
The remaining characters, such as the cook and the scholar, only cost 600 to 700 yuan per episode, and some roles are even lower. Many of the walk-ins are temporary guest appearances by the crew.
Xia Lian squinted her eyes and scanned everyone's faces one by one, and the atmosphere on the set suddenly fell into silence.
Shang Jing was also a little confused, not sure what Director Xia was going to do.
Xia Lian's eyes fell on an actress in the crowd, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
He actually has a big mouth.
Mr. Qin is really good at predicting things.
Xia Lian is a little confused. Mr. Qin has never even read the actor information, how do you know there is a big mouth here?
While thinking wildly, Xia Lian was not slow in her movements. She directly stretched out her hand and said, "You, come out!"
Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on the actress, and they were all a little surprised and puzzled.
The actress was stunned for a moment, then walked out of the crowd with an anxious expression, forcing a smile, "Hi, Director Xia, I am..."
"I didn't ask. What's your name?" Xia Lian interrupted her directly.
Shang Jing heard that the words were wrong and quickly explained: "I recruited this person, named Yao Chen, to play the second female lead..."
"Okay, I understand." Xia Lian He said calmly, "How much is her salary?"
"One thousand yuan per episode." Shang Jing replied quickly.
"Give her a thousand dollars and let her go." Xia Lian said expressionlessly.
Everyone present was shocked, even Yao Chen was confused. What happened?
I have never offended Director Xia, so why did I reject him at the first meeting?
When everyone looked at each other, Shang Jing quickly said: "Director Xia, is there any misunderstanding?"
"She has a big mouth, let her go."
Shang Jing suspected that he heard wrongly, "Don't think she is ugly, but she is cheap!"
Xia Lian looked serious He glared at Shang Jing and said, "I told her to leave!"
Shang Jing was startled and looked at Xia Lian as if she wasn't joking, so he waved his hand. The assistant director next to him immediately grabbed Yao Chen and dragged him out. Yao Chen was confused during the whole process.
He was kicked out just because he was loud. What's the reason? !
“Choose an actor again, remember, don’t use the loudmouth one.” Xia Lian warned seriously.
She doesn’t care what Shang Jing and the others think.
Implementing Mr. Qin’s requirements is her most important job.
This matter was specially requested by Mr. Qin, and he must have his reasons.
Otherwise, there are so many things going on in a crew, and Mr. Qin doesn't care about anything else. If he just gives instructions on such a thing, you will know how important it is.
As for the reason, it’s not important.
Mr. Qin’s requirements must be implemented if you understand them, and you must implement them even if you don’t understand them.
After completing the tasks assigned by Mr. Qin, Xia Lian felt refreshed.
After chatting with the director for a while, we finalized the timetable again, then turned around and got in the car and left.
The entire crew was left in a daze, not knowing what was going on from beginning to end.
But soon they became busy again. The director was too busy rushing to finish the work.
As for the person who was driven away, he was just an unknown actor.
There are hundreds of actors like this, as many as they want, but no one cares, and they just turn around and forget about them.
……
Art director Hong Fei sat in front of the computer with a serious look on his face, holding a brush in his hand and daubing lightly on the writing board.
Qin Shaoyan hugged his arms, pinched his chin with one hand, and stared at the computer screen with a frown.
“There is a mechanism on top that can move, well, a little further.”
“A little higher, I think the proportion is a bit too big, shrink it a little, the console is small A little, the remaining part is not small, you can see it more clearly if you zoom in."
There are several people standing next to Qin Shaoyan, most of them are middle-aged people, including two old people with gray hair. Everyone watched Teacher Hong painting attentively.
Everyone looked thoughtful, occasionally chatting for a few words, and then started discussing.
Amidst the noisy background, the art director, Mr. Hong, seemed to be undisturbed at all and completed various requirements easily and freely.
Usually when working, there are a group of people standing behind and pointing fingers, which will make any artist feel that his blood pressure is high, but Teacher Hong doesn't care at all.
Finally looking at the sketch that Teacher Hong had drawn on the software, everyone next to Qin Shaoyan let out a sigh of relief.
The leader, an old man with gray hair and an elegant expression, smiled, "This should be enough, the structure is reasonable, and the general style is very restored. It is not easy to achieve this level."
"It seems that Mr. Qin has put in a lot of effort."
"Professor Zhao, don't rush to praise." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Let's do the 3D modeling first, let's take a look at the three-dimensional model, and then Then leave it to the carpenter to build it. You will have to wait until the real thing comes out to try it yourself." Professor Zhao laughed, "It should be no problem, it will definitely work."
“As for whether this model is a loom from the Han Dynasty, I dare not make a conclusion, because there are no complete unearthed cultural relics for reference.”
“So this can only be called Imitation of the Han Dynasty jacquard loom model ”
"Being able to use it is already the first step to success." Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion, "Then I'll leave the rest to Professor Zhao."
"The Textile Expo will open next month, and we have the rest We don’t have much time, so thank you for your hard work.”
“It’s hard work, this project is also a very good subject for us,” Professor Zhao said with a smile, “We still have to thank Qin. General sponsorship."
"This is also to promote the traditional culture of the nation and do our best to protect cultural relics," Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "This is also an intangible cultural heritage."
Professor Zhao smiled. Everyone can say nice things, but giving real money is rare.
In order to restore the jacquard looms of the Han Dynasty, Qin Shaoyan donated three million to them.
These experts were specially recruited by Qin Shaoyan, and two of them are experts from the Silk Museum. They have profound knowledge in the research, identification, restoration and protection of textile cultural relics.
After seeing off the experts, Qin Shaoyan patted Hong Fei on the shoulder and said, "Let 3D make it quickly. I'll go find a carpenter to build this thing."
"Well, OK. I asked them to work overtime." Hong Fei agreed.
As soon as Qin Shaoyan left, Hong Fei looked at Fan Xiaoqian with a puzzled look on his face, "Why did Mr. Qin start studying this thing again?"
Fan Xiaoqian played the bass a few times and shrugged, "I don't know, he said this thing is high-tech from ancient times."
"High-tech?!" Hong Fei glanced at the sketch he drew, "The structure of the mechanism It looks quite complicated, I thought it was for games."
"What on earth is this?"
Qin Shaoyan said happily to his secretary Xiao Chen. You call the three coal bosses and ask them to donate money. Tell them that this is a cultural investment."
"Okay, Mr. Qin," Xiao Chen wrote it down in his notebook. How much do they donate?”
"Roughly 500,000 per person." Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "Including Boss Tian and Boss Wang, the total is 2.5 million."
I can reluctantly sponsor the remaining 500,000.
After all, I am doing something for myself, so it would be outrageous not to spend a penny.
......
Time flies, the Textile Expo is about to open, Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin are sweating profusely in order to decorate the booth.
It was also their first time to participate in this kind of exhibition. In order to decorate the booth, they also spent money to find a designer from Shanghai.
In the hot weather, the air-conditioning in the exhibition venue was not enough, and the two bosses were so hot that they were covered in sweat.
The two of them were wiping sweat and directing the workers to work. When they were busy, a group of people suddenly came over.
“Alas, what are you doing?”
Tian Qingmin was shocked when he saw these people carrying large wooden boxes and piling them on their booth without saying a word.
Why are you still causing trouble?
Wang Dalin next door also received the same treatment, and his own things were moved aside.
The two were shocked and angry, but before they could get angry, they saw a familiar figure walking over.
"Ah, Mr. Qin!" Tian Qingmin rushed over quickly as if he had found a savior, "Mr. Qin, why are you here?"
"I suddenly have a feeling for this exhibition. I'm interested, so come here." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Aren't you welcome?"
"Of course you're welcome." Tian Qingmin was elated, "It's unlucky that you're here, there are people making trouble here, I'm going to drive them away."
"Don't be anxious yet." Qin Shaoyan stopped him, "Let you The people left first."
"Huh?" Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin were stunned.
"I asked them to come and rearrange the booth for you." Qin Shaoyan said with disdain, "What kind of booth you have is too low-key, not elegant at all."
"We hired professional designers to design it." Wang Dalin was a little puzzled.
Then they saw workers pry open the wooden box, take out the wooden parts one by one, and assemble them on site.
"Hang this thing up in a moment and hang it in the center of the booth." Qin Shaoyan took out a bag from his pocket, opened it and pulled out a piece of colorful cloth.
Tian and Wang both had dull faces, "Mr. Qin, what are you talking about? Are you really going to hang up this piece of cloth later?"
"This is not called cloth. This is called brocade." Qin Shaoyan raised the brocade in his hand with a smile, "This is a replica of a national treasure, a brocade from the Han Dynasty."
As Qin Shaoyan pulled away the brocade fabric in his hand, King Tian said. The two of them came up curiously, and when they saw the brocade clearly, their expressions were extremely exciting.
"Mr. Qin, are you serious?" Tian Qingmin looked at Qin Shaoyan with suspicion.
Wang Dalin said bluntly, "Mr. Qin, you must have been deceived."
"Whose cultural relics from the Han Dynasty can write "Five Stars from the East."
(End of this chapter)