Chapter 1075 Absolutely awesome

The crew filmed the scene at the Wusongkou location for a total of five days.

Ning Weimin followed him for four days.

Except for the fact that at the beginning when he first arrived at the location, he openly had sex with Matsumoto Keiko, which caused a huge psychological blow to many dry-hearted crew members.

In fact, after that, he left almost always a good impression on most people.

When he left, many people were reluctant to leave him and regarded him as an absolute genius.

So this fact can fully prove that he is indeed a very charming person.

First of all, what director Yoshitaro Nomura fears most is that famous actors and investors interfere with the show, disrupting the normal shooting plan.

You know, the crew is a small, hierarchical society, shaped like a pyramid.

Producers, directors, leading actors, and leading actresses are the top of the pyramid.

Departments such as screenwriting, photography, art, costumes, animation, acting, lighting, etc. are all ranked next in order.

Finally, at the bottom are the stage workers and extras.

Most of them are professionals.

The director is often the only one who can truly be considered an all-rounder and can control the overall situation with a bird's-eye view.

So usually, it is the director's cultural quality and level that determines the final quality of a movie.

So no matter how talented an actor is, he must obey the director's orders.

The relationship should be that of student and teacher, subordinate and superior.

But the situation of this drama is a bit special.

Because Matsumoto Keiko is not only the heroine, she also invested in the entire drama and is the producer.

So faced with such a dual identity, Matsumoto Keiko.

For director Yoshitaro Nomura, there is a risk that it will be difficult to control and even lose his self-esteem.

Especially now that his personal career has reached a low point, it is the darkest period of bleakness.

Because over the years, Fog Studios has not produced any influential works.

The entire Japanese film industry has declared that his career as a director is essentially over and no longer has any expectations for him.

Unexpectedly, Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin were willing to let him shoot a big investment movie with a budget of one billion yen for the sake of reaching a deal with Matsumoto Seicho.

This is completely a help in times of need, and certainly deserves his gratitude.

But in turn, this put him under greater psychological pressure and made him even more afraid to disobey Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin's wishes.

To be honest, before filming, I was concerned about whether I could finally make a good movie and make it a success both in terms of reputation and box office.

Yoshitaro Nomura really planned to make a desperate move and risk everything he had.

But at the same time, he felt doubly unsure.

Fortunately, Matsumoto Keiko has a gentle temperament and is not domineering or self-righteous at all.

I never act like a big name on the set, and I respect the director's authority very much. Whenever there are doubts and discussions, it is all in order to make the role more popular.

Yoshitaro Nomura couldn't be more satisfied with this female lead, and he quickly relaxed.

However, right now, when filming such an important scene, we encountered ups and downs and difficulties, Ning Weimin came again.

At this time, Nomura Youtarou naturally became nervous again, and even became a little more frightened.

For no other reason than because this old devil could see that Ning Weimin was a true "wife doting maniac".

Come to think of it, he actually traveled thousands of miles to deliver a special car for Matsumoto Keiko to rest.

Keiko Matsumoto didn't even know about the car purchase in advance. She had already planned it in Japan.

If you weren't a lover and a loyal dog licker, how could you do such a thing?

Although Ning Weimin acquired several RVs, he, the director, benefited from them.

But what if this kid is so loving and eager to protect his wife that he doesn't want to see Keiko Matsumoto suffer even a little while acting?

It's not like this kind of thing has never happened on the set. As a director and manager for half his life, he has long been used to it.

Regardless of actors or actresses, their significant other who comes to visit the cast will always make all kinds of unbelievable requests because they are dissatisfied with the filming conditions.

It is common for actors and actresses to even cause riots on the set because they are dissatisfied with the way passionate scenes are filmed.

Some people even realized that in the later stages of filming, the director could not change the actors, so they abducted the actors privately, abandoned the filming without authorization, and went to the surrounding scenic spots for vacation.

What would the director do if he knew?

I can only swallow my anger and wait for them to come back after having fun.

Even if it's not that extreme, it's annoying to have the visiting team sit next to the director during filming and squeeze in to watch the monitor.

What's more, because he was dissatisfied with the actor's performance in the shot, the director didn't shout NG, but the scout did.

This kind of win-win approach really made the director want to hit his head on the monitor and die.

Therefore, although Nomura Youtarou was very polite and enthusiastic on the surface, in his heart he was really afraid of Ning Weimin.

I felt extremely troubled by the fact that he came to visit the class, and I was afraid that he would point fingers and interfere with the order of filming.

He was even afraid that the originally good heroine would be sidetracked by him. If the two swords were to confront him, his fate would have to be dealt with.

But the good thing is that all worries are unnecessary and are completely unfounded by Nomura Yoshitaro himself.

In fact, Ning Weimin is the person who knows the art best and specializes in it.

He never points fingers at things he doesn't understand, and he especially respects older professionals.

When it comes to making movies, let alone he takes the initiative to stay far away and never stays with the director.

Even when Matsumoto Keiko was doing makeup and filming, he never spoke for fear that he would interfere with the progress of the filming.

What's more, he himself is also a master with special talents. He doesn't know anything else, but he knows how to settle accounts.

For such a large scene with thousands of people, an unknown amount of ammunition was used.

In order to shoot night scenes, a crane had to be hired to hang the lights.

From a businessman's perspective, Ning Weimin knew that this was the most expensive filming scene.

Even though everything is cheaper in China, several times cheaper than shooting in Japan, the problem is that Japanese wages are not cheap.

A prisoner's daily salary is at least 10,000 yen, and there are fifty or sixty prisoners on site. How much does it cost?

In addition to the daily expenses and the equipment and facilities required for shooting, it would cost two to three million yen per day, which is ten to twenty thousand US dollars.

One billion yen sounds like a lot, but if you calculate it carefully, you will know how many two or three million yen in a billion are enough to make something like this?

Otherwise, the crew was spending money like water.

Of course, Ning Weimin hopes that the filming will go smoothly, and he understands that the sooner the filming is completed, the more cost-effective it will be.

If he really couldn't finish the movie even with one billion yen, wouldn't he have to figure it out in the end?

What's more, even though Yoshitaro Nomura was taking medicine, lighting lamps and boiling oil at work, his hands were trembling when he spoke, he didn't dare to make trouble for others.

It has nothing to do with respecting the old and caring for the young. He is afraid that if this old devil is really anxious to do something, he is really tired, sick, or exhausted, then he will be a real loser.

It's a trivial matter to accompany someone and send money, but where can the earth not bury people?

Is it true that even though I am a great country, I still have few Japanese buried under my belt?

But the problem is that once this old devil gets down, where can he hitch another old Japanese donkey that can pull such a hard thing?

He couldn't just throw away a billion yen investment, right?

So no matter how ignorant he is, he can't be embarrassed by money or make things difficult for himself.

And in this way, he who believes in doing nothing to rule has become a model for visiting classes and a role model for actors' relatives and friends.

Not to mention that he also helped the crew find ways to solve practical difficulties within the scope of his ability.

For example, the night before, I heard that the generator hadn't arrived yet. Seeing that Nomura Yoshitaro and Matsumoto Keiko were both anxious, Ning Weimin suggested that he try using the RV's generator. After all, three cars would burn a lot of fuel together.

of power.

Unexpectedly, the problem was actually solved.

Two 12,000-watt "little suns" were powered by the generators of these RVs.

Gradually, Yoshitaro Nomura also took the initiative to invite Ning Weimin to observe on the set, and even arranged for him to sit next to him.

Even though they all have the same result, in the eyes of Matsumoto Keiko and the rest of the crew, they all understand that this is the director's recognition of Ning Weimin, and the level of courtesy is completely different.

Not to mention this, compared to the director, there is actually another person who is even more grateful and admired for Ning Weimin.

Those are the cadres appointed by Shanghai Film Studio to ensure the life and logistics of the crew.

This cadre, unlike a native of Shanghai, is an honest man who only follows the rules and lacks flexibility.

He is too serious but not lively enough. He cares too much about money and is a little afraid of foreigners.
To be continued...