Chapter 365 Entertainment Storm

Chapter 365 Entertainment Storm

Chapter 365 Entertainment Storm
As the director of "Gravity" and the boss of the entire crew, Wang Hao certainly doesn't have to swipe his card to get the lunch himself. Naturally, his assistant will bring two lunch boxes over.

Yes, although he doesn't have to get his meals in person, even as a director he still eats boxed lunches at noon, and the standard is the same as that of everyone else in the crew.

Wang Hao has no control over the situation of the crews of other film and television companies.

But for the crew of Galaxy Pictures, including projects like Gravity where Wang Hao is in charge, the food standards for everyone are the same: 20 yuan per person per meal.

Of course, this is inside the [Oriental Galaxy Film City] industrial base, and the lunch boxes in the large canteen inside the industrial base are more affordable.

If the filming is done elsewhere, the crew of Galaxy Pictures will pay an extra 5 dollars per person per meal.

A 25-yuan lunch box is enough for everyone to eat well outside if they spend the money wisely.

This “everyone” not only includes the behind-the-scenes staff, assistant director, producer, director, and actors of the crew, but also includes extras who may have only worked for a day.

When it comes to boxed lunches, Galaxy Pictures is the only company in the entire entertainment industry that can do this.

Because of this incident, every extra who has worked in the crew of Galaxy Pictures praised him for his righteousness.

Even all the extras, big and small special actors in Beijing are proud to be able to join the crew of Galaxy Pictures. As a result, on the Good Production APP, every time Galaxy Pictures releases information about recruiting extras, there are hundreds of people competing.

They are not doing this for the twenty-something-dollar lunch box, nor for the top salaries for extras in the industry, but mainly for the word "respect".

In the crew of Galaxy Pictures, even the most low-level extras in the entertainment industry can feel respected.

You should know that in the crews of other film and television companies, lunch boxes are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. This is an established rule in the entertainment industry.

Generally speaking, the life producers and purchasing staff of a crew are the most lucrative positions. For example, for things like lunch boxes, the nominal standard for extras in the crew is 10 yuan, but the life producers and those who provide lunch boxes can usually lower this standard to 8 or even 6 yuan through collusion.

This kind of lunch box uses the worst quality old rice, and the dishes are mostly shredded vegetables, radishes and potatoes. If you are kind enough, you will be given half a boiled egg. Anyway, there is not a trace of oil to be seen.

As for the behind-the-scenes team of the crew, the food standard is 15 yuan, and the quality of the dishes is just so-so, as long as they are supplied normally.

As for the top figures in the crew, including the director, big-name actors, producers, cinematographers, and assistant directors, their original food allowance of 25 yuan may be changed to 45 or even 55 yuan by the living producer.

Anyway, the entire crew is a small society, in which the classes are clearly divided, there are countless unspoken rules, and even who sits on a bench has rules.

Only the crew of Galaxy Pictures is different. Everyone eats the same food, drinks the same water, and sits on the same benches to rest.

People in lower positions don't need to be humble, and people in higher positions don't need to be arrogant, and communication between them should always be based on facts.

I wouldn’t say it’s completely equal, that’s not realistic, but at least on the surface, the atmosphere of the entire crew makes people feel comfortable and at ease.

"Thank you!"

Wang Hao took the two lunch boxes handed to him by the assistant director and placed one of them in front of Jing Tian who was sitting next to him.

When the little girl opened the lid, she first showed joy on her face, then pouted.

"It's sweet and sour pork!"

As an actress, and especially during the filming process, she has a strict set of standards for managing and controlling her body.

Less oil, less salt, and less sugar are the most basic. It is even more impossible to eat a mixture of sugar and oil like sweet and sour pork.

"Oh, that's a mistake."

A big hand reached out, took the lunch box in front of Jing Tian, ​​and then pushed another lunch box over.

Since it is a film and television base, the cafeteria inside [Eastern Galaxy Film City] naturally takes into account the need of some actors to maintain their figure when arranging meals.

The boxed lunch sets generally supplied to the crew basically include three flavors of dishes: heavy, regular, and light, for crew members to choose from.

For example, the lunch box that Wang Hao later pushed to Jing Tian was a light one. The main dishes were diced chicken with corn and stir-fried pork slices with cucumber and black fungus. The side dishes were broccoli with garlic and tender tofu with minced meat. The staple food was also multi-grain rice.

Of course, if some actors are too picky about food and avoid too many things, they can also place orders on the Good Production APP and have the canteen prepare them separately, or ask their assistants to buy them outside, or bring a chef to cook in their RV.

It’s just that in Wang Hao’s crew, few people would do this.

Even when Leo was filming "Inception" here, he had to eat boxed lunches with everyone else. No matter how big the other people's names were, could they be bigger than Leonardo?

"Eat quickly and rest early after eating. You still have a show in the afternoon."

Wang Hao looked at Jing Tian who was pouting in dissatisfaction, and smiled as he picked up the sweet and sour pork from his lunch box and stuffed it into his mouth.

Maybe it was because it was not delivered too early, or maybe it was because the chef was very skilled in making the batter, but the crust of the sweet and sour pork tenderloin was not soft when you bite it, and it had a hint of the unique crispness of fried food.

This crispy feeling coupled with the sweet and sour sauce brings a more wonderful enjoyment to the taste buds.

"Hmm~ The cooking skills of this cafeteria chef are really good!"

In front of Jing Tian, ​​Wang Hao deliberately ate a piece of sweet and sour pork tenderloin with chopsticks, and then shoveled the minced meat and eggplant that had been burnt into a sticky and limp state onto the rice and mixed it together, making every grain of rice covered with the salty, fragrant and slightly sweet sauce, and then he ate it in big mouthfuls.

Jing Tian gritted her teeth immediately when she saw this scene, but when she thought about how many calories Wang Hao's meal contained and how long she would need to exercise after eating, she could only reluctantly eat the lunch box in front of her.

Of course, although Jingtian’s lunch box is a little light, it still tastes good.

The cafeteria in [Oriental Galaxy Cinema] is also a subsidiary of the Galaxy Group. The chefs recruited there must have a cooking skill score of at least 70 points and have undergone physical examinations before joining the company.

Moreover, the canteen’s selection of ingredients mainly focuses on safety, health, naturalness and freshness.

Regarding food safety, Wang Hao had seen a lot of chaos in the country in his previous life.

For example, industrial oil and edible oil share the same tank truck, technology and hard work in food processing, pesticide residues in vegetables exceeding the standard, sauerkraut underfoot... there are countless such things.

Therefore, the canteen inside [Oriental Galaxy Cinema], the employee canteen in the Galaxy Group building, and the community canteen in the Galaxy District were not outsourced. Instead, Wang Hao decided that the Galaxy Group would set up a catering company and run its own canteen.

Moreover, this year the Galaxy Group's [Asset Management Business Group] plans to purchase land in Xianghe County, which is closest to the TZ District, to establish a fruit and vegetable production base, grow its own green and pollution-free fruits and vegetables, raise chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, process agricultural and sideline products, and supply the company's food and catering companies.

He and Pang Donglai learned this. They didn't seek to make money, but to have peace of mind.

Of course, these are just business expansions when the company reaches a certain stage of development. Wang Hao's main focus is still on film production.

After eating a healthy and delicious boxed lunch and taking a short nap, the "Gravity" crew resumed their afternoon filming.

This part of the scene in the space capsule occupies about one-third of the entire film. Wang Hao and his team's production plan allows eighteen days to shoot this part, so they have to speed up.

Of course, just staying in a film and television base to film is indeed a bit boring.

Fortunately, Jing Tian and Wang Hao were in the same film crew. In addition to running together at night and having supper every night, they would also communicate and chat. Wang Hao would give Jing Tian some advice on her acting skills, or Jing Tian would share with him some entertainment gossip that she saw on Weibo.

For example, the most famous event in the entertainment industry in March was the "Zhao Zhen War".

This matter is actually very simple. In January of this year, the action movie "Special Identity" co-produced by Zhen Zidan, Zhao Wenzhuo, director Wu Yaoliang, director of photography Paw Tak-hei, car racing director Luo Lixian and others was officially announced to start shooting.

At that time, four years had passed since the "Forbidden Kingdom" between two kung fu superstars, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, and the kung fu action movies in the mainland film and television market were weak.

Now that everyone is seeing the two action superstars fighting again, they are naturally happy to see it, and this movie was quickly dubbed the second part of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Many kung fu movie fans place the regrets and hopes of "The Forbidden Kingdom" on the two of them, hoping that Zhao and Zhen can inherit the former's mantle and recreate the glory of action movies in the past.

However, when movie fans prepared their pots and pans in anticipation of the kung fu feast in the second half of the year, an anecdote of internal division swept into the media circle.

"Zhao Wenzhuo is being a big shot!"

The news broke in mid-February, shortly after filming of "Special Identity" began.

At first everyone thought it was just a rumor, or a publicity stunt by the crew of "Special Identity", but more news came out, and it was spread with details and details.

It even lists five charges against Zhao Wenzhuo:
First, he was dissatisfied with the changes in the script and left the filming before it was completed; second, he refused to accept the notice to start work; third, he asked his agency to send a lawyer's letter to the film company; fourth, he said that he would not continue to perform if he was not satisfied with the script; fifth, he requested to stay in a high-end hotel with his seven assistants during the filming.

The source of all the information points to an article published in Apple Daily on February 2: "Dissatisfied with the change of script and director, Zhao Wenzhuo refuses to act in Zhen Zidan's new play."

The article vividly describes how Zhao Wenzhuo acted like a big shot in the crew of "Special Identity", as if someone in the crew had revealed the information.

Movie fans who read the news were also shocked.

what?
Huang Feihong, who is a kind-hearted and righteous man on the screen, is actually a playboy and arrogant in real life?

When the news came out, there was an uproar.

You know, this movie had a rough fate. Before filming began, it experienced investor withdrawal, director replacement, Jackie Chan's withdrawal, and a murder case. Zhao Wenzhuo's driver was stabbed to death on the spot.

Now there is news that an important actor is acting like a big shot. Will the filming continue?
However, just as the media were calling Hong Kong to verify the source of the information, the crew of "Special Identity" issued a statement at the end of February, saying that they had terminated their cooperation with Zhao Wenzhuo due to differences in overall creative concepts.

First they made groundless accusations, then they ordered him out.

The two pieces of news that broke out one after the other completely confirmed that Zhao Wenzhuo was a big shot.

However, Zhao Wenzhuo is worthy of being a martial artist. Just a few hours after the crew issued an official statement, that is, on the morning of March 3, he posted a Weibo post to respond to the crew of "Special Identity", completely denying the reported behavior of being a big shot.

Then, he pointed the finger at the crew, accusing them of unilaterally terminating the contract and violating it.

Immediately afterwards, on March 3, Zhao Wenzhuo held another press conference to face the media directly about this matter.

Things seemed to have taken a turn for the worse at this moment, but unexpectedly, the crew of "Special Identity" was also very tough. Zhao Wenzhuo had just finished the press conference, and just a few hours later, the crew of "Special Identity" issued a long article in response, revealing more details.

According to the crew of "Special Identity", their film was originally scheduled to start shooting on February 2. Before the start of shooting, Zhao Wenzhuo suddenly wanted to add an agreement, which required upgrading his hotel to the chairman suite and upgrading the accompanying personnel to the executive suite, otherwise he would not sign the agreement.

The hotel's chairman suite costs 45885 yuan per night, and the executive suite costs 2587.5 yuan per night. Adding up the several rooms, Zhao Wenzhuo and others have to spend more than 5 yuan a day on accommodation alone.

The most amazing thing is that the three executive suites requested by Zhao Wenzhuo are divided into seven people.

In addition to myself as the leading actor, there are also my wife's son and daughter, as well as a nanny and an English teacher.

In addition, Zhao Wenzhuo also has an assistant and a life agent.

That’s not all. After paying the high accommodation fees, the crew also had to provide Zhao Wenzhuo with a bodyguard, a life producer, and a driver.

In other words, Zhao Wenzhuo is the only one who plays the leading role, but the crew has to support ten people for him.

As soon as this news came out, the crew released screenshots of the chat, which immediately caused an uproar again.

The accommodation fees for the stars alone cost 5 yuan a day. And this is just Zhao Wenzhuo, not big stars like Li Lianjie, Jackie Chan, and Chow Yun-fat.

Compared with the few thousand yuan salary of ordinary people in 2012, the high pay and high treatment of celebrities have already revealed the tip of the iceberg in the gossip of the entertainment industry.

In the eyes of most people, this is naturally a mixture of envy and jealousy, and therefore this has become Zhao Wenzhuo's biggest "black spot" in the entire incident.

At least he can't wash away the fact that he is a big shot.

Seeing that the crew had dumped out his old material, Zhao Wenzhuo completely ignored the back and forth on the stage and completely exploded his little universe. Naturally, this celebrity gossip war in the entertainment industry also ushered in a wave of escalation.

(End of this chapter)