Chapter 231 It’s Time to Call It a Day

8 month 26 number.

Another new day.

In the afternoon, Fan Wumian was sweating profusely as he was busy filming in the warehouse.

Miss Zuo suddenly called and told me:

"The plan to travel to France is going to be cancelled this time. Remember to cancel your ticket and we can make another appointment."

"what happened?"

Zuo Ziyan told me on the phone:

"The hotel next door is planning to expand. The major shareholder is a wealthy man from Qatar. He asked us to meet in three days. He said he would give a purchase price that would satisfy my family. My parents will fly over today. If we are lucky, we might be able to make tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Do you understand me?"

Fan Wumian was feeling ashamed of his weakness and inability to withstand challenges, so he boarded a new boat.

Of course, I didn't have the guts to blame her for standing me up, so I just replied:

"Such a big thing is definitely more important than traveling to France. Of course I can understand that. It just so happens that I'm very tired from filming, so I'm taking a few days off before school starts. I'll call you back later. The stuntman is still hanging on the wire."

"Okay, oh, by the way, I came across a red copper hippopotamus ornament in the store yesterday. I've already bought it and sent it to Repulse Bay. When I saw it, I thought it would be a perfect gift for you, and you can put it in your study."

Hear the words.

Fan Wumian speculated that the bronze hippopotamus ornament might have a label saying "Made in China".

But he said nothing, just replied that he believed in her judgment.

After hanging up the phone, continue shooting.

The plot is that the monster is too tall, so Zhuang Muxi takes advantage of the noise, climbs onto the box with an iron rod in his hand, jumps down and pierces the monster's fatal point.

Then, after the rest, the group continued on their way and finally found the rebel base for the final scene.

As for Jake Gyllenhaal who was invited to make a guest appearance, he was stabbed by the monster in order to save Zhuang Muxi. He only had one breath left and was desperately banging on the iron barrel.

It is not difficult to hang on wires, but Zhuang Muxi cannot perform beautiful movements and lacks explosive power, so a female stand-in of similar height to her was temporarily found.

After shooting from several angles, I felt that I had enough shots, so I continued to arrange it while the iron was hot.

Zhuang Muxi, with tears in her eyes, found the dying Jake Gyllenhaal. He made a gesture to keep quiet and then drew a heart on the ground with blood.

At this moment.

Fan Wumian glanced at his watch and shouted:
"OK! I originally wanted to save the final scene for tomorrow, or we can just finish it tonight. The location has been set up, and the crew members can act as extras. We can just change our clothes and start shooting."

A staff member replied:
"No problem! My son is about to start school, so I went home early to help him with his homework. My wife is about to break down recently. Even though it's my son, I have to admit that he's really stupid!"

Next to it, there is a sound engineer interface:
"How can you say that about your own son? I just thought it would be troublesome to take care of a child, so I decided not to have one. The salary of my wife and I is just enough for my living expenses!"

Fan Wumian has a good temper.

Compared to solving problems by yelling, he prefers to do things himself and explain the shooting arrangements in advance so that the entire crew can operate in an orderly manner.

Assistant Director Lu Hao had a stiff neck last night, so he tilted his head and asked:

"Were you shooting today? I'll arrange it now?"

Making an OK gesture, Fan Wumian replied:
"The sooner I finish shooting, the sooner I can relax. I'm really not very good at shooting special effects scenes. I'm always worried about what's not right. I've been feeling dizzy lately, and it feels like my brain cells are burning like crazy."

Assistant Director Lu Hao joked:

"You are still young and have more brain cells, unlike me. I searched for the hotel room card in my chest pocket for a long time before I found it. After I turned 27, I was always sore here and there, and my body started to go downhill."

The first film, "A Quiet Place", took only more than 20 days to shoot and edit.

The filming of "A Quiet Place 2" took a month.

For other crews, this may have been very fast, but Fan Wumian felt that it was mainly due to his own lack of ability and the waste of a lot of time.

In the past, I made guest appearances in various crews in Hengdian, mostly in TV dramas, and had no chance to work with special effects movies.

After actually trying it, I found that it is more troublesome than I imagined.

Not to mention "Transformers", even "Captain America" with slightly fewer special effects, he doesn't have the confidence to shoot it well for the time being.

Moreover, relying on imagination and shooting at the air or green screen or little green man, the process seems quite boring. It is completely different from watching special effects blockbusters in the cinema.

It's like eating in a restaurant. Customers just need to enjoy themselves and don't care whether the chef is tired or not.

Three movies were made this year.

Fan Wumian had satisfied his craving and even began to feel a little resistant.

I am considering signing a few more great directors and transforming myself into an "investor and actor" in the future. I can shoot a movie myself every year and just treat it as a hobby. There is no need to do everything myself and be busy all day long.

Call Feng Ying'er and ask her to play the role of the daughter of the leader of the resistance army.

The end of the movie is a preparation for the third film in the "A Quiet Place" series. Fan Wumian certainly did not dare to relax. He had already given her individual training yesterday and taught her everything he knew on how to perform.

There are many people in the crew.

Feng Ying'er knew that once the relationship was exposed, she would be exposed, and if she forced Fan Wumian to choose between her and Zuo Ziyan, the latter would most likely win. So she deliberately kept a distance from Fan Wumian, pretending that "although she signed a contract with Shanzeiwang Media, she was not very familiar with the boss."

In addition, everyone thought that Feng Ying'er liked women, so even Zhuang Muxi didn't notice anything unusual.

I was worried that Feng Ying'er might be nervous in front of the camera, but it turned out that she is indeed a natural at acting and she grasped all kinds of micro-expressions just right.

For example, when we first met, her eyes were both alert and nervous.

Upon learning that Zhuang Muxi and his group had found a way to restrain monsters and had successfully killed several monsters, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression became ecstatic.

I sighed inwardly, and realized that being an actor is indeed a career that he is suited to.

Fan Wumian feels that it is very suitable to arrange several "female lead" scripts with Feng Ying'er as the core, such as palace fighting or female business themes.

Calculate your age.

The earliest batch of people born after 85 are already 20 years old, and the earliest batch of people born after 90 are already 15 years old, and they have begun to learn how to fight for the remote control.

We are planning the script now and it will take one or two years to finish filming and broadcast it, which will just be the time to catch a wave of dividends.

When the filming of "A Quiet Place 1" was completed at the beginning of the year, Fan Wumian was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night.

After finishing the filming of "A Quiet Place 2" again today, he breathed a sigh of relief after saying the three words "it's time to finish work".

Most of half a year.

He filmed three movies in total, released two albums, and took on 11 advertising endorsements at one go, while also being busy with business investments.

I really pushed myself too hard.

Occasionally, Fan Wumian feels like he is at work, setting performance appraisals for himself, being so busy that he can never finish them.

and so.

Putting down the loudspeaker, Fan Wumian stretched comfortably and said to Assistant Director Lu Hao:
"Come on, my work is done. I'll leave the editing and special effects to you for now. Remember to apply for a visa and go to New Zealand to check out the progress of the special effects. If you find any problems, ask them to make the changes. As the client, don't hesitate."

"Me? I'm busy with the Crazy Racer project. I plan to finish filming it by the end of the year and release it during the May Day holiday or summer vacation next year."

Fan Wumian had little chance to come into contact with special effects movies, and Ma Yingjie was even less good at them.

He was worried that messing up the special effects would affect the final payment of more than 20 million US dollars he would receive from Miramax Films.

Ma Yingjie felt that he couldn't bear such a big blame.

Patting Ma Yingjie on the shoulder, Fan Wumian made a big promise:

"You are my senior, I believe you can do it. You will go to Beijing Film Academy for military training next month. If you ask for leave right after school starts, people will think I am showing off. Many media will definitely keep an eye on me."

".Okay, I'll wait here a little longer."

Ma Yingjie looked helpless.

Sometimes Fan Wumian's way of dealing with people is too mature, and coupled with his high "status in the world", Ma Yingjie often forgets that his boss has just graduated from high school and is about to enter university.

They usually work very slowly, but when the crew members are packing up and running away, they are very efficient.

Half an hour after the filming was announced to be completed, people from the props team loaded the equipment into a truck and took it away.

Zhuang Muxi and Feng Ying'er were procrastinating, both wanting to wait for Fan Wumian to finish his work and then find a place to go on a date.

After noticing the abnormality.

Fan Wumian made an excuse that he had to work overtime tonight to check for any shortcomings and asked Feng Ying'er to go back first.

In fact, he took Zhuang Muxi with him and took a car to No. 89 Repulse Bay.

en route.

Zhuang Muxi made small talk and said with envy:
"Although I haven't met her much, I can tell that Ying Er has a very cool personality. Some people in the crew talked about it before, saying that it's no wonder you signed her, she's even prettier in person than in the photos."

Of course, I don’t want Zhuang Muxi to get too close to Feng Ying’er.

Fan Wumian threatened:

"Ms. Feng is pretty and probably has high standards. She might like you. I mean the kind of lesbian love. Be careful when you meet her. Don't let her seduce you without knowing why."

Recalling the whole process of contact, Zhuang Muxi found that Feng Ying'er was indeed more enthusiastic, and she also mentioned that as colleagues, they could go shopping and eat together when they were free.

I feel a little worried for some reason.

Zhuang Muxi laughed dumbly: "I don't want to, although I know this situation is very normal, but I don't like women."

Fan Wumian said:
"If you two work together to promote it, the publicity effect may be better than spending 500 million Hong Kong dollars. Next time you need to promote a new star, maybe you can give it a try."

"This kind of news is really fascinating. I think you men will be particularly interested in it."

Zhuang Muxi looked out the window and changed the subject:
"Xu Xin likes the atmosphere in Taiwan and plans to repeat a year to study there. Did I show something that made her start to distance herself from me?"

Fan Wumian said calmly:

"It may also be that you are too outstanding now, so she feels uncomfortable staying around you. There is no need to think too much."

(End of this chapter)

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