novelhk Chapter 501 Wrong Scene Selection
Chapter 501 Wrong Scene Selection
Xu Zheng did not join Huang Bo's crew, but only made a friendly guest appearance and helped shoot some promotional videos for the movie to promote Huang Bo's movie.
But the weather was so bad, it kept raining, so the guest appearance was going to be a disaster.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Wait until tomorrow. I guarantee it will be sunny and windy."
As Huang Bo finished speaking, a gust of wind roared in through the open window, adding fuel to the rain, which fell even harder than before.
Baoqiang suppressed the rustling of the script, stood up to help close the window in the room, and said in Mandarin with a Henan accent: "Brother Bo, we can't just sit there and wait every day. If it really doesn't work, let's go back to film."
He was considering Huang Bo. After the crew started working, there would be fixed expenses every day whether filming or not, especially now that they were abroad, the daily costs were more expensive.
Huang Bo looked conflicted, he felt like he was being roasted on the fire.
Or they would return to China in disgrace and find a suitable location to shoot again.
Either I look up at the sky every day, and go out to the scene to grab a few scenes when the rain stops. If it keeps raining, I will stay in the room and wait like now, and the work that could have been completed in one or two months will be postponed to half a year.
But no matter which one, Huang Bo couldn't accept it.
As a Virgo, he is very picky. After finally finding a location that satisfies him, it is impossible for him to go home without shooting.
"Baoqiang, don't bother with him. He has money. If you don't let him spend it all, you won't be able to sleep at night."
Xu Zheng said sarcastically from the side.
If he had encountered such bad weather, he would have taken the crew away long ago. Only someone with Huang Bo's stubborn temper would stick to this path.
Last night he advised Huang Bo to be an actor peacefully after finishing this movie, and not to bother others anymore, otherwise he would end up with Jiang Wen's disease instead of Jiang Wen's life.
Huang Bo glared at his bad friend, wanting to refute but unable to.
Although Xu Zheng's words sounded irritating, they were indeed the truth.
After waiting for a while, the rain still didn't stop. Huang Bo had completely given up and asked the assistant director to inform the crew that they didn't need to be on standby. They would not shoot today and would make a decision tomorrow morning depending on the weather conditions.
Not long after the notice was issued, his assistant came in to report the situation.
Huang Bo was surprised when he heard this. "They've already arrived at the hotel! So fast!"
"Do you have other friends who want to guest star?" Xu Zheng asked.
"It's not a guest appearance. Jinnian happened to have work and stopped by to see me after it was over." Huang Bo simply replied, and then said, "Let's go. We have nothing to do today. Let's go out and meet each other."
Chen Jinnian originally just wanted to say a few words to Huang Bo, and then accompany Wang Yidi to visit the iconic attractions of Yakushima, but he didn't expect that the assistant would help to notify and actually called out the leading actors of the entire crew.
Xu Zheng, Wang Xun, Baoqiang, Zhang Yixing, Yu Hewei, except for the female lead of the movie who was taking off her makeup, all the important actors were present.
Chen Jinnian felt that Huang Bo was indeed very popular. It was incredible that so many stars could emerge from a project with a total budget of less than 100 million yuan.
Normally speaking, Shu Qi alone would take away at least 20 million in film remuneration.
Zhang Yixing's is slightly lower, but as the current top idol, 20 million is considered a friendly price.
Add to that Baoqiang's 15 million salary and Huang Bo's own 18 million salary, and it would be a standard 200 million investment big production.
If the later publicity and promotion costs are included, the total investment will exceed 300 million yuan, which is a super large-scale film project that requires over 1 billion yuan to make a profit. But now Huang Bo has done it for less than 100 million yuan, which is a super cost-effective deal no matter how you look at it.
While chatting with a few people, Chen Jinnian was silently doing the math in his mind. However, after all the calculations, he still felt that even if he was given 100 million, he would not be able to afford a situation like Huang Bo.
After everyone got to know each other a little better, he finally understood why they came in such a concentrated manner. It turned out that they were all pent up.
It was raining and windy, so the shipping company didn't dare to send the crew to the small island where the filming was taking place. For three whole days, the crew could only sit in the room and wait after putting on their makeup.
If the crew notifies them, they will set off immediately. If the crew does not notify them, they will wait until the evening to remove their makeup. It is even more tiring than going to work every day to shoot a movie.
"Brother Bo, hahahaha." Chen Jinnian couldn't help but laugh. "As soon as I got off the plane, I knew this shabby place wasn't suitable for filming. What were you thinking? You knew there were tigers in Mingzhi Mountain, but you insisted on going there."
"Go! Go! Go!"
Huang Bo was already upset, and after being teased by Chen Jinnian, he became even more depressed.
"I'm not attracted by this place. The natural environment is really beautiful and has a great atmosphere."
"It's quite good, but in fact, they also shoot in China. You first find a small island to shoot the seaside scenes, and then contact the relevant departments of the coastal nature reserve to borrow an area to shoot the natural environment as the ecology of the island. After editing and adjusting it in the later stage, the viewing effect is the same."
Chen Jinnian said casually that he felt that Huang Bo's brain looked very smart, but he was not motivated at all when he needed to move.
Fortunately, Huang Bo was only filming a deserted island movie. If he was filming a war movie, he would have to put on two or three spirit rings before the movie was released.
After he finished speaking, Huang Bo's expression froze, and the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at each other and agreed that Chen Jinnian's plan was indeed very feasible. In the final analysis, movies prioritize storytelling, and scenes only serve the purpose of the story.
It is enough to make the audience believe through the camera presentation that the background of the story takes place on a deserted island. As for whether it was actually filmed on a deserted island, who cares?
"Me, you, me."
Huang Bo is worthy of being the best actor. In just a few seconds, his expression changed several times, which amazed everyone.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
"When did you ask me?" Chen Jinnian spread his hands.
Huang Bo, who was choked, turned around and looked at Xu Zheng.
However, Xu Zheng quickly disclaimed responsibility before Huang Bo could ask, "You've been preparing for this for three or four years. How would I know you haven't even thought clearly about where to film it?"
"I……"
The order Huang Bo gave to the assistant director in charge of the scene was to find the island he imagined. Now it seems that if it weren't for the prerequisite of "island" he stipulated, the assistant director might have found a suitable place long ago.
They don't have to wait here for the rain to stop.
"Then this place is really not suitable for filming." Huang Bo asked Chen Jinnian again.
"It's not that we can't shoot, it's that you came at the wrong time. Southern Japan has a typical temperate oceanic climate, with neither severe cold in winter nor scorching heat in summer. Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, but due to the influence of ocean currents and frontal cyclones, there are still some seasonal variations. Autumn has less precipitation, while spring and summer have more. You should come to shoot in August."
Chen Jinnian looked at them with regret. What he was talking about were all basic contents in high school textbooks, but they were all confused as if they were listening to a foreign language.
He is now really worried about the current situation and future of low education in the film and television industry. If the industry only relies on a group of art students who scored 300 or 400 points in the college entrance examination, does it have a future?