Chapter 121 After the crew started working

Chapter 121 After the crew started working

Chapter 121 After the crew started working
In people's impression, Fan Wumian is best at singing.

This time the journalists received the invitation out of the blue.

After rushing to Kowloon City Plaza and attending the opening ceremony, I was surprised to find that Fan Wumian was not only preparing to direct and star in a work, but had also quietly completed the preparatory work.

They claimed to have invested millions of Hong Kong dollars, invited representatives from New Zealand's Weta Digital Special Effects Company to help out, and publicly announced that they wanted to create the most popular science fiction movie in Hong Kong. It seems that they are serious about this.

After the opening ceremony, which seemed a bit crude compared to other large crews, the reporters left in twos and threes, taking gifts and red envelopes.

A reporter from a magazine joked to his friend:

"It seems that this noble boy from a poor family has really made a lot of money recently, or there is a big boss behind him supporting him."

"I just bought a luxury house in the north. I paid millions of dollars just like that. Wouldn't it be nice to just put it in the bank and earn the interest? Do you really think that making money in the film industry is so easy?"

"You are still too young. You dare to get involved without knowing anything. I am afraid you will fail in the end and lose the little money you earned from singing..."

After listening.

Another reporter waved his hand and smiled:
"With a total budget of several million Hong Kong dollars, they actually want to make the most expensive science fiction movie. Hollywood science fiction movies often invest hundreds of millions of US dollars, and they have to add a large amount of money at the end. Just look at today's opening ceremony, no big shot showed up to show support, and no one even sent a flower basket. It's obvious that there is no foundation, and it will definitely fail!"

Someone nearby said:
"However, Miss Zhuang, the piano goddess, is really very beautiful. If I make up some gossip about the two of them, maybe some readers will be interested..."

Except for some fans at the scene, they naturally support their idols.

Most of the reporters present today were not optimistic about Fan Wumian's film. They felt that he was young and frivolous and started to get carried away after becoming famous.

After all, he is not only investing in science fiction movies, but also planning to direct and act in them himself.

First, there is no experience. Second, there is no network resources. Third, there is a lack of big-name actors or directors to support them. These are almost all the unfavorable factors that lead to the failure of a film project.

In their eyes.

Fan Wumian's behavior is similar to that of many cross-border businessmen who thought they could succeed by spending money, but ended up losing everything. Countless examples are enough to prove that not everyone can thrive in the film and television industry.

After everyone left.

Reheat the cold roasted whole lamb and roasted suckling pig.

When Fan Wumian was busy gnawing on the lamb leg, Ji Qiao reminded him:
"Just now I saw the reaction of the reporters, it seems a bit bad. I should have spent money to invite some actors and directors to come and show their support, at least to make this opening ceremony look a little more lively."

He reached out to Zhuang Muxi for a tissue.

Fan Wumian wiped the oil off his hands and said with a calm expression:

"No need, those are all empty words."

"If you are not in a circle, no matter how hard you try to please, you will not be able to squeeze in. As long as your own strength and status are sufficient, you will naturally be able to integrate into certain circles and be valued and admired by them."

"It's the same with singing. When I was preparing the album 'That Girl', there were probably a lot of people who laughed at me for not knowing how high the sky was and how deep the earth was. But now? In the past week, I have made tens of millions just by selling mobile phone ringtones."

"???"

Zhuang Muxi had a dazed expression.

The last few days.

She went to school during the day and took some time out every night to go to Fan Wumian's apartment to rehearse and prepare for filming.

The reason why I dared to bring her to the apartment.

It’s because Zuo Ziyan went to the UK and was being interviewed by Cambridge University. Her parents have a luxury apartment in central London and they are accompanying her on vacation this time.

It just so happens that the winter vacation is coming up soon, so it will probably take some time before I can come back.
Zhuang Muxi had only heard Fan Wumian mention that mobile phone ringtones were selling very well, but she had no idea how well they were selling.

She unexpectedly learned that she had made tens of millions in just one week, which successfully gave her the illusion that "singing is so profitable."

Opportunities come to those who are prepared.

Since September last year, Fan Wumian has been preparing to seize the trend of mobile phone ringtones. He was busy for three or four months before he finally saw the rewards.

It is not easy for other singers to make a living from this.

If it weren't for the strong push from "Mai Ba" which had a widespread publicity effect, even with his recent fame, it would be impossible for so many ringtones to be on the best-selling list at the same time.

The works of first-tier singers may not be popular in the mobile phone ringtone market. Jay Chou has released two albums in the past two years, which are popular in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau, but only "Qilixiang" has made it to the ringtone sales list, and it is ranked outside the top 20.
Eat and drink enough.

With the assistance of makeup artists, the four leading actors, including Fan Wumian and Zhuang Muxi, began to put on makeup and change clothes.

The costume photos were arranged a few days ago.

Because Zhuang Muxi's skin was too fair and tender, it did not quite fit in with the background of the doomsday world, so the makeup artist spent a little time and effort to make her look a little more plain.

Until about two o'clock in the afternoon.

All the crew members came to an electrical appliance store that had gone bankrupt some time ago and had not been rented out yet.

The inside has been decorated by Silly Old Fan and his colleagues to look like a supermarket. To be more precise, it looks more like a supermarket that has been robbed.

The collapsed shelves, scattered goods, dead leaves on the ground, hanging chandeliers, and bloodstains that had dried red and turned black, there was an atmosphere of chaos everywhere.

I was a little worried that the three young actors who played my younger brother and Zhuang Muxi's younger sister and brother would mess up.

Fan Wumian personally took charge and filmed their scenes first.

A slightly yellow filter was added in front of the camera lens, and the picture on the screen looked great.

After a few minutes of preparation, a 13-year-old girl in a denim jacket came out first. She walked lightly in the supermarket as assistant director Lu Hao had taught her beforehand.

After the short shot of more than ten seconds, former senior brother Lu Hao whispered: "You are still not very skilled, and you seem a little nervous."

Fan Wumian also noticed it, waved his hand, and said to the little girl:

"Good! Great, now relax a little and let's do it again."

He finished praising me.

The little girl immediately raised the corners of her mouth and returned to her original position to take the photo again. This time, her movements and expressions were much more relaxed.

Another little actor, who was only five or six years old and played Zhuang Muxi's younger brother, sat cross-legged in front of the shelf with many different kinds of toys in front of him.

Zhuang Muxi also came out first.

She tiptoed, picked out the necessary medicines from the shelf, put them carefully into her bag, and then squatted in front of her brother.

Also a little nervous.

However, the atmosphere of this movie was already very tense. Fan Wumian stared at the screen carefully and felt that it was not a big problem, so he did not stop filming.

With a cotton prop padding her abdomen, Zhuang Muxi, pretending to be a pregnant woman, fed a pill to her brother as written in the script, and her movements were very gentle when she unscrewed the bottle cap.

Followed by.

The little girl also came to her brother and grabbed the toy plane that was about to fall in time.

At this point in the filming, Fan Wumian decisively shouted "cut" and asked the consultant who was proficient in sign language to teach on the spot, and quickly filmed again while the young actors had not forgotten.

"OK, everyone take a break. I'll take a look at the footage first. Actors, please stay in shape. Staff off-stage, please keep quiet!"

Hearing Fan Wumian's words.

Zhuang Muxi, who was originally about to ask about the situation, suddenly stopped.

Director Lu Hao originally thought that this time's employer, Fan Wumian, was just a pure newcomer, but an expert could tell whether he was a good person or not after just one look.

After watching the footage I just shot, I found that both the camera movement and the rhythm control were quite good.

These are performances that are not difficult at all.

After watching it, Fan Wumian felt that he could not find any fault with it, but he still asked Zhuang Muxi to come over and shoot it again. His main purpose was to keep it as a backup and to allow her to adapt to the filming state as soon as possible.

Followed by.

As the director, Fan Wumian handed the camera to Lu Hao and performed on stage himself.

When the two families gathered at the entrance of the mall, Fan Wumian saw the small airplane toy in Zhuang Muxi's brother's hand. The expression on his face was full of nervousness. He stretched out his hands and carefully took the toy. He only breathed a sigh of relief after removing the battery.

Then he stood up gently, placed the toy and batteries on the counter, and used sign language to indicate "this toy is not OK".

After taking the long shot, I immediately took the close shot.

Since I was not used to facing the camera, I NGed twice and finally passed this one.

The progress is smoother than expected.

After the filming, Zhuang Muxi's sister saw that the younger brother wanted a toy plane, so she put the small plane back into his hands, but she didn't notice that when he left, his brother also took away two batteries.

We switched to shoot a short scene on location, rechecked the shots, and then prepared to get in the car to go to the next filming location.

Zhuang Muxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked Fan Wumian:

"How long will it take to edit these shots we just shot?"

He replied:

"Including the street scene at the beginning, the total is about seven or eight minutes, which means it took more than two hours, and about one-twelfth of the whole movie has been shot. But these shots are relatively simple, so if you have to do them many times in a row, don't cry when that happens."

"It's a bit hard to say whether you will cry or scold me?" Zhuang Muxi asked.

"It depends on your attitude. I am most susceptible to unspoken rules. You know what I mean."

Fan Wumian finished speaking in a low voice.

I saw my old man standing next to the sound engineer, telling him something like "This job is so easy, no one says a word".

I have worked for film crews for most of my life, and this time I actually joined my own crew.

Silly Old Fan was very proud, his expression was very swell. Including himself, the four people in the props group and the set group were all under his management this time.

Above Silly Old Fan, there is a local art director from Gangcheng, and Fan Wumian is indeed a little bit worried about him.

The producer is in charge of things like production management and stage management, and Pu Jiajing also joined the crew this time to help.

The group boarded two minibuses and quickly arrived at Tai Mo Shan.

We found a hiking trail to continue filming, including the scene where Zhuang Muxi's brother installed batteries into the toy himself, the small airplane suddenly made noises, and he was instantly snatched away by the monster.

None of these are difficult.

The focus is on Zhuang Muxi.

The scene where she knew her brother was about to be in danger and she couldn't control her expression, covered her mouth and cried, and wanted to run over, but was stopped by Fan Wumian was quite difficult to act.

Knowing that this section was difficult, Fan Wumian gave her private lessons.
(End of this chapter)