Chapter 36 Observing the filming
As the political center, financial center and cultural center of China, the Imperial Capital has its own film city. Although every inch of land is valuable, the tycoons of the cultural industry have set up a large piece of land outside the suburbs of the Imperial Capital as a film and television city. There were once many factories there, but the Imperial Capital moved the factories to other areas in order to control the haze, and the vacant land became the foundation of the film and television city.
There are many film and television cities in China, and the Imperial Capital Film and Television City can rank among the top three in the country. Now that the cultural industry is developing greatly, there are endless crews filming every day. After Qian Kun graduated, he started a business with the money given to his family and started a cultural investment company, which specializes in investing money for some crews to earn box office share. It’s a loss that Qian Kun’s father still has some face in the Imperial Capital, otherwise Qian Kun would not be able to enter the industry at all!
Qian Kun has just gained a foothold in the industry, and the crew that has business dealings with him is not a big-name celebrity, that is, the level of a third-rate online drama director. However, Qian Kun is not discouraged. The food is eaten at a bite and the road is taken step by step. When he has enough funds, he can try to invest in a movie to help him enter the movie circle.
"It's National Day, and the crew is not on holiday yet?" Mu Yangren asked curiously. When he entered the film and television city, he seemed to have traveled through time, including generals riding horses, green and fat beauties, street vendors, and gangsters parading alleys... a bizarre world.
Qian Kun wore sunglasses with the same style as King of Sunglasses, shaking a small fan in his hand and said in a very 13-year-old, "Of course, your technicians are on holiday with the country. The entertainment industry is full of year, so take the Spring Festival Gala as an example - everyone has a family reunion with their lights, and celebrities from all walks of life must stay in CCTV's shorts to broadcast live. Do you think high wages are so easy to earn? Every drink and peck, there will be gains and losses."
After all, he is a guy from the Imperial Capital Normal University, and Qian Kun also has a few kilograms of ink in his belly. In the Normal University with a strong academic atmosphere, he has been soaking for four years, and he can even use a few strokes of calligraphy to kick his legs!
Mu Yangren stood outside the cordon and watched the crew filming, and couldn't help but be amazed. He had never seen such a scene before. Although the teacher and the actors had something in common, these were two professions after all. Before Qian Kun took him into the film and television city, he had no idea what the filming was.
"Let's go! Come with me to the crew I invested in. Although my level is not as good as this large crew, it is at least its own territory." Qian Kun hugged Mu Yangren's neck and continued walking in. The film and television city is very large, with buildings of various styles, including pre-Qin and Han dynasties, Wei and Jin dynasties, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang dynasties, Yuan dynasties, Ming and Qing dynasties, and Republic of China. As long as you want to find it, you can basically find the scenes you need.
Following the local snake Qian Kun, Mu Yangren walked into an antique building. Qian Kun introduced: "This is the royal palace - but our crew does not have enough money, so we can only film the palace in the royal palace. Huanhuan and Yueyue were very popular before, so we plan to shoot a similar one as the wind."
"Can you follow the trend?" Mu Yangren asked.
Qian Kun spread his hands and said, "It's hard to do a good script! The good IPs in online novels are covered up by the website, and it's difficult to hype up an IP that is not very popular. So this industry is not simple. The most safe thing is to find a type of film to shoot step by step. Although it can't be a big hit, it's still OK to make a small profit."
Mu Yangren asked with a dark head: "What's your name for this drama? I'll support it after it is released."
"It's called "My General". It's an alternative song called "My General" and it can be regarded as a borrowing of the east wind. It tells the story of a princess who is dissatisfied with the emperor's marriage and insists on becoming a general. It is a superficial historical film." Qian Kun introduced.
Mu Yangren looked confused: "Is there anything similar to Huanhuan and Yueyue?"
"The protagonists are all female..." Qian Kun stuttered.
"Brother, I'm convinced! Are there any celebrities in the crew? I'll sign a name first, so I can use it to show off with my students." Mu Yangren rubbed his hands and asked.
Deng Kun smiled: "Do you think my crew can afford to hire celebrities at this scale? They are all students who have just graduated from art school... I think you can also ask for an autograph first. What if anyone becomes popular in the future? The autograph you want in the first generation may be very valuable."
"I'm convinced... Your online drama requires traffic without traffic, special effects without special effects, actors without actors, are you planning to enrich the film library for the video website?" Mu Yangren felt that his old brothers' three-no crew was unreliable. Can you make money by making movies like this? Is the spiritual demand of the Chinese people so great?
Deng Kun said with a clear conscience: "What the Internet age wants is new! Our screenwriters invited them at high prices. We win by plot!"
Mu Yangren was convinced. Deng Kun might have his own difficulties. He had just entered the industry and could invest in the project. The three-no grass team may follow up with larger projects after he became familiar with the environment. He would consider paying tuition fees in the early stage of investment - Deng Kun was very lucky and did not even pay for three investments.
Jack Ma said it well: When standing in the wind, even a pig can fly. Deng Kun is just a good time. If he encounters the harsh winter of literature, he will be able to lose his pants.
The crew was ready soon. After the venue was played, the protagonist and supporting roles quickly entered the state. Before the filming was started, Mu Yangren was not optimistic about the crew through Deng Kun's introduction, but looking at the state of the actors, Mu Yangren felt that this drama might be able to be rescued. The actors are all professional, and their acting skills are above the average line - they have high appearance but poor acting skills and have changed careers to traffic!
When I first saw a live-action filming, Mu Yangren also found it quite interesting. Unlike the finished dramas I watched on a TV computer, there will be various interesting things on the shooting site. For example, the actor who memorized the lines incorrectly and talked seriously. For example, the actor was wearing a costume on the upper body, but his lower body was covered in big shorts and big sandals... In short, the filming process was quite happy, especially for such online dramas that did not require high acting skills.
Mu Yangren was a guest invited by the investor to watch. The treatment was not ordinary. The melon seed drink was open and the small bench was selected to offer it. Several small supporting roles who had no play also came to Mu Yangren to introduce the plot and the functions of various instruments.
"Director! Director! A martial artist was injured yesterday and could not play today!" Just as the director announced the end of the literary drama and was about to take the martial artist, the deputy director reported with an anxious look on his face.
"What? Didn't you agree to make a martial arts scene today? How can you change your mind if you have arranged things? You'll waste your salary if you'll shoot one more day!" The director pointed at the nose of the assistant director and scolded.
Chapter completed!