In late January, Xin Changkong finally returned with his team.
Different from the energetic spirit when he went out, although Xin Changkong was tired at this time, his face was full of confidence and insight.
To Shen Huan, he feels like one of those new directors who have just debuted, with a strong curiosity and energy about everything.
Buyiyi had already told Shen Huan over the phone about Xin Changkong's performance on the set.
At the beginning, everyone didn’t really buy it.
After all, Xin Changkong's previous behavior was so bad that few people could take it seriously.
When he was prosperous, everyone could flatter him unintentionally, but when he was in decline, no one was even interested in trying to deal with him.
If it weren't for the fact that Xin Changkong was the director and producer designated by Mr. Chu Liuxiang, and that Mr. Lu Xiaofeng, who was also the funder, also admired his ability, no one would be willing to film under his hands.
Xin Changkong relied on his own strength and hard work to win the admiration of the actors and production staff.
During the filming period, Xin Changkong only slept an average of 5 hours a day. After being busy until midnight, he would inevitably get up at 6 or 7 o'clock the next morning and start preparing for a new day's work.
Whether it's shooting, location selection, costumes, logistics... there's no one that Xin Changkong doesn't understand.
Under his control, no matter it was windy, rainy, or various situations occurred, it did not affect the crew's normal shooting.
He always makes the most of his time.
You are not a novice now, and you will understand at a glance that this requires a lot of energy and more time to do it.
When it comes to specific filming, Xin Changkong is not only strict, but also has great control over every character and every scene.
Before filming every day, when he holds a meeting to discuss the plot, he usually has to tell all the actors' roles alone, and how to do the opposite scenes between who and who, and how to act to achieve comedy effect. He is meticulous about everything. Analysis and explanation.
Even TV superstars like Kong Xiangjun nodded their heads, let alone other actors.
Those young people were all shocked by Xin Changkong.
Gradually, they ignored Xin Changkong's previous scandals and began to seriously implement the orders and guidance given to them by Xin Changkong.
In this way, the team's running-in will be effective, and everyone's filming will speed up.
In only about 60 days, the filming of "Huan Zhuge Ge" was completed, and Xin Changkong also edited the first three episodes.
There are many quick shooters in the film and television industry.
There's nothing strange about being fast.
For example, the TVB classic TV series "Chu Liuxiang" in 1979, that is, the version played by Qiu Guan, took less than three days from the time the script was released to the start of filming.
Then it will take about a month until the entire TV series is finished filming.
For this reason, Qiu Guan was so tired that he went to the hospital for an infusion, and after the infusion was completed, he ran back to film.
Therefore, a 28-episode "Huan Zhu Princess" took 2 months to shoot, which is not too fast.
The key is quality.
If the quality is not good, it will be useless no matter how fast you shoot.
As early as mid-December, Xin Changkong actually edited the first episode and sent it back to Shen Huan.
Shen Huan watched the first episode of the preliminary cut version and felt that it was very similar to the first episode of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" in his memory, but there were also many differences.
As we all know, Baodao's TV series, especially Aunt Qiongyao's TV series, have a very empty and stage-like feeling when they are indoors.
To put it bluntly, it feels a bit like watching a drama live, a bit awkward.
That's what the original version is.
For example, when I met the Liu Qing brothers and sisters in the inn, no matter the scene setting or the dialogue, I felt that the background was empty and the characters were a bit too powerful.
It feels as if the role was played by the Roaring Leader, and the effect seems to be similar.
The scene of "Green Grass by the River" was changed to "Huanzhugege". Apart from the different atmospheres of tragedy and comedy, they are actually pretty much the same.
Of course, Shen Huan looked at it from the perspective of 20 years later, and naturally found many shortcomings.
But if you put it in another world in 1999, it was really well shot and the audience wouldn't mind the mistakes and flaws at all.
But here comes the problem.
It is now 2016. If some modifications and improvements are not made, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" may not be able to meet Shen Huan's expectations.
Just like "Love Through Time", it was originally a work in 2003. If it had not made improvements and completely followed Shen Huan's script, then it would only be considered an excellent work and would not be as good as the popular fried chicken. the point.
Teacher Chu Liuxiang emphatically explained this to Xin Changkong.
In the notes on the script, he specifically asked for the elimination of this sense of age and cheapness, and hoped that Xin Changkong would make "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" even better.
Shen Huan was very happy after watching the first cut of the first episode, because Xin Changkong did it.
Not only did he shoot the indoor dramas very well, without the feeling of an empty stage, but he also firmly grasped the characteristics of the times when on location.
Shen Huan was very satisfied with "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" in terms of the choice of clothing, the precision of the shooting, the distance, light and shade, color, temperature difference, etc. of the lens.
In terms of visual effects, "Huanzhugege" may not be as good as "Young Detective Dee", which was produced with huge investment, but it is not inferior at all.
After all, Boss Yang sponsored all the costumes, and Xin Changkong really didn't save anything for him. He only used the best ones. There would never be any erratic costumes like the original ones.
In terms of funds, Shen Huan gave Xin Changkong twice, the first time was 30 million, and the second time was 10 million.
Although Xin Changkong said on the phone that 30 million is enough, but the production cost is more, so some shots that can be reshot or not will definitely be reshot, and those shots that can be adjusted or not will definitely be reshot. Start again.
This is the price of excellence, which is basically piled up with money.
If you try to save money by relying solely on directing, you won’t be able to save much.
That is to say, we no longer use film for filming, but instead use digital recording. Otherwise, it will cost more.
As a result, when he returned to Lin'an, Xin Changkong still had more than 5 million in his hands.
This amount of money can be used to find a post-production studio dedicated to editing and producing a formal version.
At this time, the first three episodes in Shen Huan's hands were already the versions edited by Xin Changkong for the second time.
Now Shen Huan's task is to take "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" and start selling it to various David TV platforms.