Li Mu did not tell most people around him about making the movie. The day before Ning Hao had sent away the equipment and personnel and was about to fly out of Yanjing, Li Mu told Su Yingxue about making the movie.
Su Yingxue is now somewhat immune to Li Mu's ability to mess things up. She was just a little surprised and soon returned to normal. I heard that the important scene of Li Mu's return to film this time was their alma mater in high school. She has always been calm. Su Yingxue was a little excited, wishing she could go back and witness with her own eyes the "grand occasion" of Li Mu being a director and filming at her alma mater. Unfortunately, she just returned home a few days ago, and it would be unreasonable to go back this time.
Zhao Kang didn't want to miss such a good show, but there were still a lot of things waiting for him to do in Yanjing, so he could only wish Li Mu smooth filming this time.
Li Mu told the brothers in dormitory 606 that he was going home for a while. When everyone asked, he only said that he had some things to do at home, but did not say anything more specific.
Before leaving, Li Mu made another phone call to Zhao Ziqiu and Chen Wan. Then he felt relieved and boarded a plane to Jinling with more than a dozen crew members.
Ning Hao has made systematic arrangements for the entire filming rhythm. Now, almost everyone going to Jinling together is the behind-the-scenes staff. After everyone arrives in Haizhou, they must first solve various problems such as accommodation, catering, warehousing, venues, scenery, props, etc. After all the preparation work is completed, Du Wei, Chen Kun and a group of other actors will rush over from Yanjing to start filming directly after arriving in Haizhou.
On the plane, Ning Hao sat with Li Mu. After the plane flew smoothly, he took out a leather-covered notebook from his bag and briefly went over the shooting process with Li Mu. The process included all the details before and after the scenes, including every step. Sequencing and coordination of scenes.
According to Li Mu's request, Ning Hao's top priority in the filming sequence is Du Wei's role. Ning Hao said that if Du Wei's acting skills are acceptable, then the role's role can be completed within three days at the earliest. Li Mu I feel a little unsure. How long it will take for Du Wei to finish filming her scenes in Haizhou depends on her talent in acting.
After Ning Hao reviewed the process with Li Mu, he said to Li Mu: "Actually, I think that since we are going to invest two million to film this movie, we might as well make the script more fleshed out and make it ninety minutes long. In this case, If the 40-minute short film version becomes popular on TV media, we can take the 90-minute version to theaters and create a little gimmick, which will be another income."
Li Mu asked him: "I didn't realize that you also like to do this kind of stuff like watering and breeding minks?"
Ning Hao said seriously: "If I were a director, I would definitely not do this."
Li Mu asked him: "Why didn't you do it and then asked me to do it?"
Ning Hao smiled and said: "You are here to play, don't worry about so much, I can't do it. In addition to being able to deal with movies, I probably won't be good at anything else in my life, so I have to pay attention to my future reputation." , you are different, you are a businessman, you want to maximize your profits."
Li Mu looked at him with disdain and said, "If I were really pursuing profits, I wouldn't invest two million in this thing. I don't make movies just for fun. In the future, I will definitely make Makino Video into a domestic movie. Even for international first-class film production companies, the "Oldboy" micro-movie is just a stepping stone for me. As a layman, I don't understand the project planning and planning of the film, the front and behind the scenes of the film, and the promotion of the film. Xuanfa, I don’t even know where to find movie theater connections. If I start making big movies seriously, I will probably die miserably. I’m not afraid of losing money, but I’m afraid that if I throw the money in, it won’t make any waves, so from now on "Oldboy" entered the industry to practice, avoiding theaters and directly making a fuss on TV media and the Internet."
Ning Hao looked at Li Mu speechless for a long time, and now he truly realized that although Li Mu is a layman in the film industry, and although his focus is on the Internet, he is serious about movies, and the domestic film market is not yet mature enough. , most movies cannot make back the cost of being released in theaters, and the theater field is also deep, and people with no experience can't play it at all. But Li Mu found a new way, bypassing theaters first, and then getting into contact with this industry. , this choice is still correct.
Li Mu said seriously to Ning Hao: "If our cooperation is more pleasant this time, I will sign you to Makino Imaging. If you sign the contract, you will receive a salary. Starting next year, I will cast you in at least one film every year."
Ning Hao swallowed his saliva and asked Li Mu, "Aren't you kidding me?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Of course not. Didn't I tell you last time that if you have a good book, come to me and I will vote for you."
Ning Hao, who had always seemed carefree, was suddenly moved and asked Li Mu seriously: "Why do you trust me so much?"
Li Mu cannot say that I am a super fan of "Crazy Stone". He can only say: "I believe in my own vision."
Ning Hao immediately said: "Okay, as long as you like me, I will definitely sign!"
Li Mu nodded: "As long as you say this, let's finish filming "Oldboy" first. We will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future."
If we count high-grossing directors, Ning Hao really didn't get a very high position in the later period. Crazy Stone has a box office of tens of millions, Crazy Racing has a box office of just over 100 million, and No Man's Land has a box office of over 200 million, which is the highest. It’s only 1.1 billion. It’s very close to the box office of Pancake Man, a movie made by Dapeng, a man with hanging silk. This report card is really nothing in 2015 and 2016. Xu Zheng’s “囧囧” 》are several blocks ahead of him.
But what Li Mu really likes is Ning Hao's dark humor and the uniqueness of his narrative style.
Li Mu firmly believes that he is an extraordinary comedy master, but he lacks a script that truly fits the market in the later stage. If he is allowed to film "囧囧", although Li Mu cannot guarantee how much the box office will increase, he can at least guarantee that the production level will improve. It's a level above Xu Zheng. If he were allowed to film the entire "囧" series, I believe he would have a more in-depth interpretation of the comedies in this series.
Being able to tell stories is the most basic trait of a good director. Li Mu detailed that Ning Hao has this ability.
…
The plane landed in Jinling, and the bus that had been coordinated for a long time took everyone to Haizhou. This time the crew still chose Haizhou Hotel to stay. It was a bit expensive, but the conditions were good and the location was quite convenient. From here, you can go to Haizhou No. 1 Middle School, the train station, the commercial street, and your home, all within a two-kilometer radius, which is perfect.
It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when everyone arrived at Haizhou Hotel. The vehicle transporting equipment had already arrived this afternoon and was parked in the courtyard of Haizhou Hotel.
Li Mu did not go home, but directly checked into the Haizhou Hotel. They all had standard rooms. He and Ning Hao shared a room. The next morning, he had to go to Haizhou No. 1 Middle School with the staff and start doing the work. The shooting is ready.
After a night's rest, everyone had already had breakfast at seven o'clock the next morning and set off from Haizhou Hotel to Haizhou No. 1 Middle School. The bus from last night was used by the crew for filming in Haizhou these days. Li Mu also said hello to Song Liang in advance and borrowed two GL8s for emergency use. Song Liang sent someone to drive to Haizhou Hotel early in the morning, and the two GL8s followed the bus to Haizhou No. 1 Middle School.
The person responsible for cooperating with Li Mu in taking photos at Haizhou No. 1 Middle School was Li Mu’s class teacher Pang Panghai. Li Mu met with Pangdahai when he arrived at the school. He first asked Pangdahai to arrange for the staff to take a rest in the office of the political education building. He took Ning Hao and the photographer with him. Together with the set staff, we began to inspect classrooms suitable for shooting.
Pang Panghai said: "Theoretically, the school supports your shooting work unconditionally, but what I mean is that you should try not to choose the graduating class as your main shooting location. You can choose the first and second grades of high school at will. Choose the classroom first and then choose student."
Li Mu said: "Teacher Pang, don't worry, we only select students from the first grade department."
Ning Hao nodded and said, "We don't have any special requirements when choosing a classroom. The third floor and Xiangyang will be fine."
Xiangyang wanted to have enough light during filming. As for the requirement for the third floor, it was because the script set that Zhang Kexuan’s classroom was on the third floor. There was a scene where Zhang Kexuan quietly climbed out of the window during self-study time to prepare for band rehearsal, but he was Du Wei bumped into him downstairs.
After hearing these two requests, Pang Dahai immediately said with a smile: "This is easy to handle. Classes 4 to 10 of the first grade of high school are all on the south side of the third floor. Let's go and have a look. If there is something suitable, you can go directly It’s settled.”
The teaching building of Haizhou No. 1 Middle School is in the shape of a Lu, with the upper and lower entrances connected together. It has four floors. Li Mu and everyone walked around the south side of the third floor. The two of them discussed the photography and setting and decided on it. Class 1 and 6, which looks the cleanest.
After setting the classroom, everyone went to the corridor, bicycle shed, square, playground and other places to select the scene. After the scene selection, Li Mu asked Teacher Pang to negotiate with the school to bring an equipment room of the sports training team to place the shooting equipment. .
After looking around, Ning Hao said to Li Mu: "Most of the camera scenes in the school have been basically decided. Now we still need to choose a location for the band performance shot. Where do you think it is suitable?"
Li Mu said: "Let's set it in the playground. Build a professional stage in the playground. Don't be too economical on costs. It must be effective. The visual effects must be up to standard, and the auditory effects cannot be ignored. Our entire film is recorded at the same time, and the sound effects must be good." "
Ning Hao nodded: "That's no problem, I'll coordinate it. The other more important thing is the camera at the train station and on the train. When can you coordinate it, we'll go over and take a look."
Li Mu said: "I'll make a call, and I should be able to go over to see the venue soon."
Li Mu had no acquaintances at the train station, but with Song Liang, a local snake, he could just find someone to say hello, and everything at the train station would be cleared.
(End of chapter)