Chapter 301
Duan Xiaochen said with a smile: "You told me before that you found a few friends in the Ghost Face Band during college. But who is the lead singer of your Ghost Face Band? You never told me."
"You don't care who he is, it doesn't matter," Du Caige shrugged. "In short, after this micro-movie was made, everyone knew that you were the lead singer of Grimace."
Duan Xiaochen blinked: "Okay, I'm very interested in this role. But..."
She lowered her voice again and said in a seductive tone, "Do you need to audition for me? Would you like to unspoken rules for me? In order to get this role, I am willing to give anything!"
"Cough cough," Du Caige looked away and said to him, "there is no need for auditions or anything, I believe you can act well. Let's not talk about this, how is your Sakurajima language practice? I'll give it to you. The prepared song in Sakurajima has already been written, and it will be handed over to Xiao Dong after a little adjustment."
"I practiced very hard! It's quite standard now. Otherwise, let's go to dinner together in the evening, and I'll speak Sakurajima for you."
"Row."
"Would you like to take Caiwei out to play? I miss her a lot."
"That's fine. She's already started school, so it's inconvenient."
Of course Du Caige did not dare to bring Caiwei out to meet Duan Xiaochen.
His desire to survive is still strong.
"That's a pity," Duan Xiaochen pouted, "Well then, after dinner, let's open a room in the hotel, and I'll tell you the Sakurajima language I learned."
"Why open a room to talk?"
Duan Xiaochen pretended to be shy: "Then do you want me to tell you about Yabi Butterfly in public?"
"..."
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Although there were some bumps and bumps during the meal, Du Caige remained guarded like a jade and didn't miss out.
A meal is miserable and enjoyable at the same time.
He didn't know if Duan Xiaochen would be so conflicted, he always felt that she seemed quite satisfied.
After dinner, Duan Xiaochen waved goodbye, and Du Caige returned to the hotel room rented by the crew.
That night, he declined to give a play to Xu Qingya, and worked hard and wrote hard.
Finally got the script for "Detective Chinatown 1" in the middle of the night.
Then I packaged this script together with the script of "Crazy Stone" and sent it to Duan Xiaochen's mailbox.
And note: Chinatown Detective 1, if Meng Zhaolong likes it, he can prepare for the project.
But "Crazy Stone", even if Yu Shan wanted to make it, she couldn't set up the project right away. She had to let Yu Shan make some micro-movies and low-cost films with an investment of less than 2 million to practice her skills.
Wait until Du Caige thinks he can do it, and then formally approve the project.
At this stage, "Crazy Stone" is the carrot hanging in front of Yushan.
The reason for this is because Yu Shan, a very talented director who has never been beaten by society before, often releases himself without knowing it.
So Du Caige asked him to make a few low-budget movies first, to grind him a little, so that Yu Shan could get used to the feeling of being a kite and being led, the feeling of being able to fly but not flying around.
The next day, shooting continued.
Although Du Caige invited Duan Xiaochen to shoot an easter egg, and planned to make Duan Xiaochen the heroine of the next micro-movie.
But Duan Xiaochen is so busy, of course, it is impossible to say it.
Still have to accommodate her time.
Two days later, when the main scenes were almost finished, Duan Xiaochen finally entered the crew.
The last time Duan Xiaochen came and went in a hurry, he basically only spoke to Du Caige alone.
This time, the staff were looking for an opportunity. Before the official shooting began, a group of people gathered around and asked Duan Xiaochen to sign.
Du Caige didn't say anything.
Before the official start of filming, it was free time. People could rest if they wanted to rest, and if they wanted to chase stars, they could chase stars. He was not good at interfering.
Duan Xiaochen did not refuse, she has always been a fan, and signed her signature with a smile.
Some are timid and dare not come over before,
Seeing that Duan Xiaochen was so good at talking at this time, Du Caige didn't stop it, and also summoned up the courage to ask Duan Xiaochen to sign and take a photo.
However, they all knew Du Caige's rules. When Du Caige announced that he had officially entered the shooting state, they all focused on each other and did not dare to be distracted.
Even so, Du Caige still found the faults of a few people, and made a ruthless decision, making the staff feel nervous and cheered up.
The Easter eggs related to Duan Xiaochen will not be very long. Du Caige expected it to be just over a minute.
Some quick cuts, and then Duan Xiaochen has two or three lines.
But it's really time consuming to shoot.
For example, those scenes that were quickly switched and used to describe the life of Duan Xiaochen's character were finally edited and estimated to be only a dozen seconds in total, but it took a full day to shoot.
Continue shooting the next day.
There was a performance scene of the Grimace Band, and Duan Xiaochen listened intently from the audience.
The person who will play the ghost face band here has not been finalized, so I just found a few staff members to play, and they all wear masks anyway.
Then Du Caige himself made a cameo appearance as a "former vocalist" who was about to be replaced.
This incident really happened, but the protagonist at that time was Peng Si Zhang.
In the original Grimace Band, the lead singer was an acquaintance brought by Zou Guoyong.
But Peng Sizhang, after listening to a few grimace performances, went to the backstage and said to the band members, "Your songs are good, but the lead singer is too rubbish. Let me sing!"
The original lead singer was unhappy, and proposed to PK with Peng Sizhang.
As a result, Peng Sizhang did indeed show his strength several chips higher than the previous lead singer.
The former lead singer is also a passionate young man who loves music. After admitting his failure, he immediately expressed his willingness to take the initiative to let Yin.
Of course, Du Caige couldn't copy the plot completely, but made some modifications.
The last scene is Duan Xiaochen's performance scene after joining the Ghost Face Band. She soared a few high notes, about 15 seconds.
"Stop." Du Caige frowned and looked at the monitor quietly, and after a while his brows stretched out, "It's over!"
After a pause, he smiled and said, "I announce that "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" is officially finished!"
"Everyone has worked hard!"
"While the big boss of the company is here, let's go eat and drink!" He looked at Duan Xiaochen.
Of course Duan Xiaochen wouldn't spoil the fun, and said with a smile, "Let's let Director Du go to order food, and come to me for reimbursement no matter how much we eat. If you don't get drunk, you won't go home tonight!"
So the actors began to remove their makeup, the staff packed up equipment and props, and got busy.
Du Caige called and booked a few tables at a nearby hotel with a good reputation.
After removing her makeup, Duan Xiaochen also made a few calls, found a friend who opened a winery, and asked him to send some good wines.
Du Caige doesn't like any social occasion.
But at the banquet, he had to pretend to be elated no matter what, get in touch with the big guy, have a toast, and say a few words of kindness and no expense.
"It's been hard work these days!"
"The lighting is very good, I'll find you next time!"
"I'm very relieved that you are in the mirror, come, it's all in the wine!"
"The props in this movie will definitely be brilliant. Let's work together next time! Don't say you're not available when I call you."
Why is Du Caige who doesn't like socializing, but is busy with socializing today?
Because people are emotional creatures after all, it is of course practical to talk about money, and everyone needs money too.
But apart from money, people also need to be respected and understood.
Then each big director will have his own team, such as camera, lighting, props, makeup, etc. He will definitely have his own acquaintances and often cooperate.
It doesn't matter if it's just petty play.
Because some details don't need to be too focused.
For example, in Du's version of "Those Years" just finished, Du Caige felt that his version would not lose to the original in terms of storytelling.
But in terms of details, it is much worse than the original.
The acting skills of the male and female protagonists are not inferior to or even better than the original.
But the acting skills of the supporting roles, such as props and the use of some shots, are actually not satisfactory.
It's just that with a mere 3 million investment, the wages of those staff are not high, and the remuneration of actors is not high.
It is very reasonable for people to take a penny and do a penny.
Not everyone is willing to take 1 cent and do 10 things, and the extra 9 points are for fighting for their dreams.
So Du Caige can't be too demanding.
But if he wants to direct a big movie independently, Du Caige will definitely want to make the details perfect.
And if you want to make the details as best as possible, you must have your own team.
There must be a cameraman who knows how to move the mirror in his own mind.
There should be a lighting engineer who can give the light just right without wasting time.
There must be a prop engineer who can make a satisfactory prop based on some vague description (because most of the time it is really difficult for the director to express his needs clearly).
For example, Du Caige said, I want this prop to be cool.
The props master can accurately grasp his ideas and make props that meet his requirements.
Likewise, costumes, makeup, scene artists, etc. are all important.
A movie that can be a big hit is built up from these small details.
Want to get these details right? If you don't have your own team, you can't do it.
Du Caige is now socializing so diligently, doing things he doesn't like, just to lay a solid foundation.
In the future, when he shouted and waved a check, "Let's make a good movie together", the followers will gather.
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The completion of "Those Years" does not mean that Du Caige's work is completed.
As a director, he also takes the post-production team to deal with special effects, editing, dubbing, etc.
There is no part without him.
Of course, compared to the previous shooting period, his time is still looser.
I can finally hurry up and save some more manuscripts.
"Dragon and Snake Romance" has been officially launched, with 1.07 million collections when it was put on the shelves, and the first order reached more than 230,000.
It is not as good as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", after all, the audience is not that wide.
But it is also a phenomenal work.
Du Caige originally planned to write more than 400,000 words, but he left it to the gun formalities to write about 500,000 words.
But ran into a problem.
Lu Xudong and others have searched for many authors, but none of them can master "Dragon and Snake" well.
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