Chapter 14 Startup
Cheng Yu'an originally wanted to start the project in a low profile, but some people didn't want him to keep a low profile.
I don’t know how the news leaked, but it was said that the assistant director of the crew who was previously fired by Zhang Jizhong wrote the script in more than a month, attracted investment, established the crew, negotiated distribution, and prepared to make a feature film
Theater movies.
Cheng Yuan is not famous, but this story is so attractive.
People would want to read the story of an unknown boy fighting a dragon at any time.
So a group of reporters came after smelling the smell.
"The Little Director's Battle of Proof!"
"The conflict between Cheng and Zhang, the matter is far more than that simple"
Someone found Zhang Jizhong who was on the set of "Dragon" and the bearded man said:
"I don't know Cheng Yu'an, and I don't know who he is. Please don't disturb the crew's work.
"But I still want to advise today's young people that long stories are not so easy to control. They must learn basic skills well and don't aim too high at a young age."
"Don't you think highly of director Cheng Yu'an's work?" The reporter climbed up the pole.
"I didn't mean that, and don't write it randomly." Zhang Jizhong denied.
The interviewing reporter sneered in his heart, "I believe you."
Then, the entertainment headlines in the media became:
"Zhang Jizhong bluntly said that Cheng Yu'an is not good at basic skills and is not optimistic about his new film"
"Zhang Jizhong criticized Cheng Yu'an for being ambitious and advised him to give up"
At this stage, print media still have some restraint, while online media have begun to let themselves go.
Poor Cheng Yuan, originally he just wanted to quietly take the crew to Hong Kong Island and come back after filming, but in the past two days, reporters blocked him and refused to leave.
In desperation, we booked a venue and held a press conference in Beijing.
"Director Cheng, are you making this movie out of anger with Producer Zhang?"
"Director Cheng, what do you want to say to Producer Zhang for saying that your basic skills are not good?"
"Director Cheng, can you tell me why you were expelled from the crew in the first place?"
Various questions were raised, but none of them were related to "Sniper Phone Booth".
Cheng Yu'an smiled and pressed his hands: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I'll answer them one by one.
“The script for this movie was conceived before I graduated, and it was thought over and revised over and over again, so it’s definitely not a gamble.
"As for those who say that my directing skills are not good, it is actually understandable. After all, I have just graduated and am still young. I do still have a lot to learn. I would like to make a statement here. If I do not do well, please just scold me.
, you just accuse Cheng Yu'an of being a guy who makes bad movies, please don't say it's because the film school didn't teach him well."
Cheng Yu'an stopped there and did not respond to why he was expelled from the "Dragon Movie" crew.
"This is the press conference for "Sniper Phone Booth". Please ask more about the movie."
"Director Cheng, this film is invested by Mr. Liu Dehua. How did you get to know Mr. Liu Dehua?"
The biggest and most important marketing point of "Sniper Phone Booth" is Andy Lau's investment.
Otherwise, do you expect the little-known actor Liao Fan to sell the box office?
Or is it Wang Zhiwen who didn’t show his face throughout the whole process?
Or Gao Lu and Cheng Lingfeng, who are not famous at all now?
The representative of Yingyi Entertainment took over: "Let me answer this question. Mr. Liu Dehua has been paying attention to and willing to help new directors since the 1990s. Yingyi Entertainment is a newly established company. We started from the bank supervision agency
I learned that a new director in the Mainland was preparing such a drama. Mr. Andy Lau read the script and was very interested, so he took the initiative to invest part of it. The matter is actually very simple and not as complicated as everyone thinks."
As a new director, Cheng Yu'an didn't have many questions reporters wanted to ask him. He was happy and answered a few formulaic questions, such as how did it feel to direct for the first time and what kind of story is this? Then he watched the reporter ask Wang
Zhiwen asked a series of questions.
There is no way, among the actors, Wang Zhiwen is the most talented.
The press conference ended quickly, and the crew flew to Hong Kong Island that afternoon.
This trip to Hong Kong Island was nominally led by China Film Group Corporation, and the bank supervision agency was responsible for contact.
The Yindu Agency also specially held a small welcome dinner. After all, mainland film crews rarely come to Hong Kong Island to film.
Early the next morning, the crew came to Nathan Road.
The practice of worshiping gods when starting a machine was brought to the mainland from Hong Kong Island.
As the locals do, "Sniper Phone Booth" also held a simple start-up ceremony.
"All the gods bless the filming of "Sniper Phone Booth" smoothly."
Cheng Yu'an, as the director, stood in the middle and offered incense respectfully.
The start-up ceremony was completed and the crew was officially in operation.
"Every department is ready, let's test shoot a section, A!"
Liao Fan, who played the protagonist Zhao Junyi, was walking on the street in a suit, followed by his assistant.
Zhao Junyi's identity is an entertainment company agent. He has a black mouth but can speak plainly, and he can speak deadly and lively.
"No problem, I will find Andy for you when the time comes. Which Andy? Is it Andy Lau or Ma Dehua?"
"Tell the advertising department, if he doesn't do it, others will do it. He's very popular? No matter how popular he is, can he be better than Li Ming!"
"OK! I'll arrange for you to be interviewed on TV next week, and you'll be famous!"
"Peachy news is bullshit. If you come out to fool around, either you will fuck me or I will fuck you! If she wants to jump off the building, let her jump. If she doesn't want to die, just leave me and go filming."
Zhao Junyi made calls back and forth on two or three mobile phones, but the president didn't seem busy.
Zhao Junyi turned around and lectured his assistant: "You see, what we do in this industry depends on our mouths. Take this little money and buy two sets of good clothes. Buddha relies on gold, and people rely on clothes."
The assistant nodded and bowed, saying yes again and again.
"Do it well, kid. I'll introduce Brother Fa to you when you get the chance."
Zhao Junyi didn't care whether he knew him or not, but the name he mentioned must be a big-name person whose mission was to fool the assistant.
"Click!" Cheng Yu'an shouted from behind the monitor, and after watching the replay, he was very satisfied: "Very good, Liao Fan, you can play it a little more and show off your old charm. Let's make it official."
Liao Fan laughed and cursed at the scene: "Fuck you!"
The crew was filming in an orderly manner.
The scene and characters of "Sniper Phone Booth" are simple. The original time and space shooting only took 12 days, and the scene in the phone booth took 10 days.
Cheng Yuan has a new driver on the road, but he is confident that the filming will be completed within 15 days.
Filming continues.
Zhao Junyi got into the phone booth, took off the ring on his finger, and started calling his little lover.
The pizza delivery boy was played by Lin Xue. He knocked on the door of the phone booth and asked to deliver pizza to him.
"Have you ever heard of someone eating pizza in a phone booth? I didn't order it."
The pizza delivery man still refused to leave: "But the address above is right here."
Zhao Junyi couldn't bear it anymore: "You need a tip, right? This is 100 yuan, go away."
"You'd better be nice to me."
"What can you do to me, ah? I can make millions with just one phone call, and there are so many people waiting for me to start work and have dinner, and I have no time to talk to you."
Lin Xue's eyes were filled with grievance and anger, and she finally left helplessly.
Zhao Junyi then called his lover: "Lingling, do you believe that a madman just wanted to deliver pizza to me? Who would order pizza in a phone booth?"
"Why do you call me at the same phone booth at the same time every day?" Cheng Lingfeng deliberately sounded sweet.
"Ka! It's passed! Lingfeng, come here." Cheng Yu'an shouted.
No one else knows what the aunt and nephew said together.
Although the actors are all young, they are really good. Cheng Yu'an can't find any major faults. He is only responsible for shouting "a" and "ka".
"Sniper Phone Booth" is all daytime drama, and when night falls, the crew's day's work is over.
In the hotel room, the main creators gathered together to summarize today's shooting problems and plan the next day's shooting plan.
As an investor, Cheng Lingfeng also attended the meeting. She asked curiously:
"I heard that Hong Kong's underworld is very rampant. Will we run into trouble?"
Lin Bingkun smiled and said: "Don't worry, the security of Hong Kong Island is very good now, and there won't be any society that doesn't have the foresight to cause trouble."
Cheng Yu'an flipped through the cast list and said with a smile, "We're not afraid even if there are us. Look at this."
Cheng Yu'an pointed to a name on the cast list.
Ren Dahua.
"With him here, no society in Hong Kong would dare to cause trouble for us."
Of course Lin Bingkun understood and laughed.
"Why are you laughing?" Cheng Lingfeng was confused.
Chapter completed!