Early the next morning, Wang Zuxian came to work. Today she and Zhou Yan were going to watch the audition video.
As soon as he met Zhou Yan, Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "Xiao Rong cried so hard that the pillow was wet last night."
"I didn't expect that she could watch "Alive" last night Finished."
Wang Zuxian curled his lips and said, "You are just looking down on me. Besides, this book is so good and easy to read."
"If Yu Hua knew that she was crying, she would definitely do it again. Laughed.”
"Is it a writer's bad taste to be happy when readers feel uncomfortable?"
Zhou Yan shrugged, "At least I don't have such a bad taste."
In fact, ordinary authors don't have it either. With such a bad taste, some people say that Yu Hua is happy when readers feel uncomfortable, and that when he wrote "Alive", he was thinking about how to make readers feel uncomfortable. This is also a joke.
If a book makes readers feel uncomfortable, then the author must not have felt better when he wrote it.
Although Yu Hua was laughing and joking every day and was very happy, when he secretly dropped the little pearl, no one saw it.
...
While watching the audition video, many people gathered in the conference room.
Everyone from the director team was present, as were the makeup team, camera team, and costume team.
However, although there are many people watching, Zhou Yan does not engage in democratic elections. He will not ask for their opinions on who to choose or not. At most, he will discuss it with a few people on the directing team.
There are many videos, but it is not possible to watch them all, let alone watch them all.
When Zhou Yan came across some non-controversial videos, he skipped them directly.
Looking around, Zhou Yan's thoughts are basically the same as yesterday, and there is no change.
Li Xiaoran's performance in the camera is also good. She is afraid that she will gain 20 pounds in the camera, but in fact, she still looks very thin in the camera.
If you want to be more in line with the character, you have to gain some muscle.
After watching all the videos in the morning, Zhao Xiaoke from the costume team came over holding a notebook, "Director Zhou, have the roles been decided? Can you give us a list? Sister Miao Miao specially asked , want me to get the actor’s size data as soon as possible.”
The costume team is very concerned about casting. Although the costume design has basically been finalized, each piece of clothing still needs to be fitted to each actor, so the actor's size is needed.
Before starting the filming, they needed to change the clothes according to the actor's size.
Because the two protagonists have already been decided, the clothes have already been prepared, so there is no need to worry about it anymore. Now their costume team is mainly worried about the clothes of the supporting characters.
Zhou Yan nodded, "I will gather the actors here in the studio the day after tomorrow. Then your team can come directly to measure."
"Okay, I'll go back and talk to Miaomiao Sister said that Qizhi has a lot of work recently, and Sister Miao Miao is also very busy, so she doesn’t have time to come over.”
Dong Wenmiao now mainly cooperates with Qizhi Company and rarely takes on fashion design jobs. If it weren't for Zhou Yan, she wouldn't have agreed.
"It doesn't matter, it's the same if you come. One more thing is that for the role of Qin Yu, the actor is relatively thin now. I plan to let her gain five to ten pounds before starting the filming, so the before and after data will definitely be "
Zhao Xiaoke smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. We can measure her size first and then reserve a little space for it. If it doesn't fit, we can make minor adjustments. How much time will it take? And I remember that Qin Yu doesn’t have many clothes.”
“There are seven sets.”
“Although there are seven sets, one is included. A swimsuit and two pajamas, it shouldn’t be a lot of work. I’ll go back and look at the design to confirm.”
"That's hard work."
In fact, the costumes don't have to fit that well, especially for the role of Qin Yu. She needs to highlight her sexiness, so it's okay if her clothes are a little smaller.
Furthermore, Zhou Yan only asked Li Xiaoran to gain five to ten kilograms, not twenty or thirty kilograms. According to Li Xiaoran's height, the weight difference of five to ten kilograms would not be a big difference in clothing size.
After Zhao Xiaoke left, Hong Xin also walked over with a smile, "Do you want to give our hero and heroine some time to set their makeup?"
"Finish the makeup. Let’s do it with other actors. You are familiar with our faces anyway.”
When filming "The Sixth Sense" before, the makeup was done by Hong Xin and others, so they were quite familiar with Joey Wong's face.
As for Zhou Yan, not to mention, in the earliest days when Zhou Yan was filming "Raise the Red Lantern", Hong Xin and the others had played with his face.
“Of course I am familiar with your faces.” Hong Xin looked at their faces with a smile, “But this time is different, I can’t make you look too good this time.”
In this movie, Joey Wong’s makeup in the early stages was very ordinary, so Hong Xin and the makeup team needed to give Joey Wong ordinary-looking makeup.
This kind of makeup is the most difficult to apply. First of all, Wang Zuxian is not ordinary. Secondly, they can't really make it ordinary. The effect Zhou Yan wants is that it looks ordinary at first glance, but when you look closely, Looks very beautiful again.
The male protagonist is similar, but the male protagonist can basically only make a fuss about his hairstyle and clothing.
“Let’s wait until Zhao Fei officially joins the group in two days before we talk about this.”
The makeup is the same as the audition. You can’t just rely on feeling and naked eyes, it needs to be shown through the lens. , so the lighting team, camera team, and makeup team need to work together to complete it.
Of course Hong Xin also knew that she came here just to give Zhou Yan a heads up to prevent the matter from dragging on later.
Although the director team can always take care of everything, they still need to be reminded of the things that should be reminded by their team.
...
After chatting with Hong Xin about makeup for a while, Zhou Yan pulled Li Hong over again and asked, "What's the situation with Liu Qing and the others now?"
Audition. Before starting, Liu Qing took some people from the scene production and logistics to the filming location in Pengcheng.
Although the male protagonist's home is set in Pengcheng, there are actually very few locations for this movie to be shot in Pengcheng. Basically, it only requires one house.
The house they used this time was provided by Zhou Yan’s second brother Zhou Hong.
After the Jiaochangwei Village in Pengcheng was re-opened, the indigenous people moved out one after another, leaving a large number of vacant houses. Zhou Hong planned to plan a tourist area there.
Zhou Yan didn't even know about this at first, but his second brother told him about it when he heard that he was going to film a movie in Pengcheng and was looking for a filming location.
Zhou Yan was also surprised to hear that his family was cooperating with the government to develop Jiaochangwei. He only knew that their family's business was doing well, but he didn't expect it to reach this point.
The renovation of such a large area requires a lot of funds.
Now Zhou Yan and his crew could choose among the vacant private houses at the end of the field, and Zhou Yan also picked the one with the best view and the largest area.
This time Liu Qing and the others went there to renovate and decorate the house in advance.
There is another advantage of shooting at the end of the scene, that is, there are enough houses. When the crew comes there, they don’t have to worry about accommodation. There are so many vacant houses that the crew can’t live in.
"Brother Liu and the others have settled down and are starting to decorate the room."
"Is life convenient there?" Zhou Yan asked again.
“Although there are a lot of people walking around in the village, after all, the village is not small and it is relatively convenient. Brother Liu said that it is definitely more convenient than the previous Qiao family compound. If there is really nothing to eat, you can go to the sea to fish for seafood. .”
Zhou Yan frowned when he heard about seafood. He recalled that when he was at Dartmouth, the crew was poisoned.
Although he was not hit, what happened that time left a deep impression on him, especially the scene of dozens of people dancing wildly on the deck with demons, which he still vividly remembers.
And the injury on his arm that was pricked by Christie's pen has not healed yet, and he can still feel the pain if he moves a little bigger. Thinking of this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but tell him, "Tell Qinghe and ask them to pay attention to food safety on site. You need to know what can and cannot be eaten. The ingredients must be hygienic, and the kitchen must not be careless." Anyone can get in. "
Li Hong has heard about what happened to Zhou Yan at Dartmouth, so he also knows why Zhou Yan cares about this so much.
Li Hong nodded seriously and said, "I will remind Brother Liu and let him pay attention."
Zhou Yan also nodded. Although there is a high probability that poisoning will not happen in their crew, they must drive carefully. It’s always good to pay more attention to Wannian ships.
"Also, let them keep the accommodation of other crew members in mind. We will be passing there soon. Don't wait until people have passed and then rush around."
"Don't worry about this. Brother Liu is still reliable. When I called yesterday, he also told me about this. The logistics team has already decided on the room for accommodation. We will wait until the personnel list comes out and book the room. Just split it up."
Hearing what Li Hong said, Zhou Yan didn't say anything. He couldn't take care of the crew's affairs in detail. He just asked about some things and he probably knew it.
Regarding specific matters, he still believed that Li Hong and the others could execute them well.
After such a long time of cooperation, they have never let him down.
......
Li Xiaoran was playing "Contra III" at home when the phone in the house rang.
She was at a critical moment now, but she couldn't bear to pause, so she simply stretched out her long legs and clicked the hands-free button with her toes.
"Hello."
Zhao Baogang's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Xiaoran, are you playing games again?"
Li Xiaoran did not answer directly, just asked, "What's the matter? "Director Zhao?"
She did not answer directly, but answered. Zhao Baogang knew that she was playing games and was used to it, "I passed the audition for "Time Traveler" and will sign the contract tomorrow." The director said that you need to gain five to ten pounds before starting the movie."
"Isn't this a piece of cake?" Li Xiaoran was full of confidence in gaining weight.
She is not someone who can't get fat by eating. As long as she eats more, she will gain weight. It's not easy to lose weight. Isn't it easy to gain weight?
Zhao Baogang smiled and said, "I'm not worried about you gaining weight, but I want to remind you not to gain too much weight. If you gain five to ten kilograms, then stay within this range. Don't overdo it. Let's not talk about whether Director Zhou can still use you if you gain too much weight. You can't affect the future development because of this drama."
"Don't worry, Director Zhao, I won't. "You're just messing around."
Zhao Baogang wanted to give some instructions, but in the end he said nothing.
Li Xiaoran is a very talented girl, but she has no ambition and can do anything.
She had been dancing since she was a child, and after graduation, she joined the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, and her development was good. As long as she stayed in the troupe with peace of mind, and depending on her conditions, she would definitely get better and better. However, she felt that dancing was too tiring, so she resigned directly.
Nowadays, when filming, she is not very diligent. Other actors work hard to play the leading role, but she thinks that playing supporting roles is quite good, and the money is quite a lot for a small job.
In addition to "Time Traveler", Li Xiaoran also took on a movie, which was a costume drama invested by Taiwan. The role was small, but the pay was pretty good.
Li Xiaoran was very happy to receive such a role.
The situation in "Time Traveler" is similar this time. The role of Qin Yu does not have many roles, but the film salary is tens of thousands of yuan.
Sometimes Zhao Baogang laments that giving Li Xiaoran such a talent is a waste.
An actress is very important before the age of thirty, and according to Li Xiaoran's laziness, I'm afraid she won't be able to film many movies before the age of thirty.
And no matter how talented she is, if she doesn’t work hard, she won’t be very accomplished in acting.
Originally, Zhao Baogang wanted to say that Li Xiaoran could study hard after joining the crew of "Space Traveler", but the reason why he didn't say it was because he felt that it would be useless if he did.
But he heard that Zhou Yan was very strict with actors, and he might be able to help educate Li Xiaoran.
Although Li Xiaoran has a small role in the movie, she joined the cast very early and Zhou Yan also has a lot of time to take care of her.
After Li Xiaoran hung up the phone, he focused on the game again.
She just knows that she will join the group in a few days, so she wants to play the game while she still has time in these few days.
Originally, she wanted to ask Zhao Baogang if the crew had the conditions to bring a game console, but in the end she was embarrassed.
……
After the casting matter was finalized, other matters also entered the fast lane.
After mid-September, the crew members began to rush to Pengcheng one after another.
Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian stayed in Yanjing for a few more days, and they did not rush over until September 26th.
Originally, they were planning to go directly to the end of the field, but Zhou Hong insisted on picking them up until they passed.
Everywhere Zhou Hong went, there was always a great deal of pomp and circumstance, and this time he came to pick up Zhou Yan and the others. This time he was no exception. A Rolls-Royce Silver Spur drove directly to the airport to pick up Zhou Yan and the others.
After getting in the car, Zhou Yan patted the seat and said, "This car is good."
Hearing Zhou Yan praise the car, Zhou Hong smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll drive this car for you. It's just right for you." We have to travel by car in Pengcheng."
Zhou Yan waved his hands repeatedly, "Forget it, it would be too ostentatious for me to drive this car."
Actually, Zhou Yan thought that his second brother was there before. Jinling is already quite high-profile. There are several luxury cars parked at home, including two in Hutouben.
Only when I arrived in Pengcheng did I find out that Zhou Hong had kept a low profile in Jinling.
This Silver Thorn is estimated to cost more than 10 million, which can buy several Hutouben.
Zhou Hong said indifferently, "It's not like you can't afford this car."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but twitch his lips. He can indeed buy this car. Affordable, and can afford to buy more than one.
But if he is asked to spend so much money on a car, he will not do it.
The money for this car is almost enough for him to film a "The Sixth Sense".
A key car is different from a house. A house can appreciate in value, or at least maintain its value. However, this kind of top-notch luxury car basically has no value preservation, and the annual maintenance costs are still a lot.
Of course, Zhou Yan can understand the second brother's purchase of a luxury car.
Buddhas rely on gold, and people rely on clothes. Things like luxury cars are a sparkling business card that can save people a lot of trouble.
Going to discuss business in a Silver Thorn, first of all, you have won in terms of momentum.
“I won’t buy it if I can afford it. With this money, I can make more movies.”
"Are you still short of money for making movies now? Compared to the lack of money, I think you are more short of time." Zhou Hong said with a smile.
I have to say that Zhou Hong is absolutely right.
Zhou Yan now has no shortage of investment in making movies. A movie has a budget of 30 million, not to mention one movie a year, but even ten movies a year, and the budget can be scraped together.
But Zhou Yan doesn’t have that much time at all. It’s not easy for him to produce a movie in two years. (End of this chapter)