New Age Artists

Chapter 285: Teach Han Sanping a Lesson, Wrap-up (33)

5 month 1 day.

Shen Santong's Red Cliff was nearing completion, and Han Sanping came to visit the set and conduct an inspection and research.

Shen Santong congratulated him: "Congratulations, you've been promoted."

Han Sanping got promoted.

It is the right thing for him to take office as the chairman of China Film.

In the field of film commercialization, we have the final say.

Looking at the tanned Shen Santong, Han Sanping sighed, "Your project is still less of a worry."

Don't worry about going over budget.

Shen Santong was the most respectable and capable director he had ever met.

Of course, it is also the most powerful and domineering.

Even if a general director has many requirements, he may not be able to meet them and cannot fully control the crew.

Shen Santong is different, he has complete control over the crew.

No one else has the ability to intervene. As long as Shen Santong doesn't want to, no one in his crew can interfere.

It is a true independent kingdom and a complete tyrant of the crew.

Shen Santong, wearing a straw hat, took the bottle of water, took a few sips, and complained: "This Zhou Runfa, he gave up his role as our hero and went to play a pirate. Is he crazy?"

You know what, sometimes, I have to say, some people are very opinionated.

Zhou Runfa was originally scheduled to play the role of Zhou Yu, but he withdrew from the project by refusing to perform, which was very undignified.

I would rather play a pirate in the United States than a hero in the University of Tokyo.

As a contemporary opponent, Shen Santong despised him strategically but took him seriously tactically.

I have been following Wu Yusen’s projects.

Wu Yusen's Red Cliff can be described as full of turmoil.

When the project was being prepared, he kicked out two screenwriters and replaced them with his wife and himself.

Various things happened during the filming.

The martial arts instructor Andy Lin was kicked out and replaced by Yuen Kwai.

Chow Yun-fat quit the film, the main character was changed, and the costumes, props, etc. had to be redesigned.

Han Sanping remained calm: "It's understandable. After all, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 has world-class investment, a world-class team, and a world-class lineup."

Shen Santong said disdainfully: "What good role can he play? He must be dressed like the Mandarin."

"It's a curiosity. Jet Li did the same when he starred in Mel Gibson's Lethal Weapon 4. He just showed off his fists and feet, and had only one line related to the plot."

"It goes without saying that the wolfdog thing, Hollywood will not treat Chinese actors as glamorous, there is no positive image."

"Zhou Runfa forgot what kind of monk he played, and it was also a clown role."

"I don't quite understand this kind of person. Why would he give up being a good person and become a dog?"

Han Sanping didn't know how to respond.

It was too intense. Although it made sense, he couldn't say it, so he changed the subject and said, "Wu Yusen asked for money again."

Shen Santong was happy: "Let me tell you, I said it two years ago, after the initial investment, he became a big shot!"

Han Sanping did not hide his true feelings in front of Shen Santong, and expressed his inner thoughts: "These Hong Kong directors have too many problems. How can they be like this? They have no integrity."

Every time, he felt that what Shen Santong said was too exaggerated, but reality happened to be as Shen Santong said.

Shen Santong said at the time that Wu Yusen wanted to get something for nothing by gradually expanding the scale of film investment, forcing China Film to continue investing money but still not get a corresponding share in the end.

Now verified.

It increased from 5000 million US dollars to 9000 million US dollars, an increase of million.

Shen Santong took a deep breath after hearing this: "Ninety million US dollars, more than six hundred million RMB, my goodness, he really loves money."

Damn, Wu Yusen is so cruel.

The money nowadays is more real, not wasted, and many film and television companies pay for it themselves.

Shen Santong asked: "Are you still paying according to the original quota?"

Han Sanping shook his head: "How is it possible? This project has almost doubled its budget, costing 40 million US dollars, 200 million RMB, and we have to introduce Wandao investment."

"Wu Yusen has gone too far. China Film Group will not follow suit. We have the priority to get the money back. Let them have fun on their own."

Shen Santong agreed: "Yes, let them fight each other."

Han Sanping: “.”

Even if it's the truth, you don't have to say it.

Shen Santong took a break, chatted with Han Sanping for a while, and then went back to work on site.

Han Sanping strolled around the crew by himself and communicated with the producer of China Film.

Han Sanping asked about the current progress of the Shen Santong project: "How much money has been spent?"

The producer said, "Almost 200 million."

Han Sanping felt that Shen Santong was really worry-free: "Two hundred million for post-production and special effects, should that be enough?"

The producer explained: "Of the money spent, about 60 million was spent on filming, crew and props, and another 130 million was spent on post-production and special effects shots. To be exact, 340 million was spent on special effects and post-production."

Han Sanping was greatly surprised and shocked.

When I looked at the bill before, I thought that the money was all spent on filming.

Han Sanping calculated: "According to you, not counting post-production and special effects, he spent 60 million to shoot this movie. I see there are a lot of props and sets." The producer said: "This movie is all our actors. The total pay of the actors is very low. All the actors together are not as much as Liu Dehua alone."

Han Sanping frowned and warned: "What do you mean by us? Don't compare us. Don't get infected with Shen Santong's habit of cursing and pointing fingers. As a Chinese film company, we can't say these things."

The producer had been with Shen Santong for so long that he had forgotten to look up to Hong Kong Island.

I feel uncomfortable when I think about going back to the cramped life at China Film.

I want to change jobs, so I don’t want to stay in China Film.

The producer finished his last shift and continued, "Director Shen didn't ask for a director's fee, he only took a share of the box office. The management on and off the stage is very strict, the salary is high, but there is very little messy expenses."

"It's mainly because he does a good job of management. He can save a lot of money in many places. For some real-scene construction, he simply cooperates with the local authorities and keeps it as a special attraction after it is built."

“If the crew of The Promise had this management ability, it could have been filmed for less than 100 million.”

Han Sanping walked around Shen Santong's crew and became more and more surprised. "He used the same management system from the factory?"

The crew was assigned to a specific place and time. It was estimated that there were more than 2,000 people in total. Shen Santong's crew was busy but not chaotic.

Han Sanping casually chatted with an extra who was taking a break: "My friend, how much are you paid for this film?"

Seeing that Han Sanping acted like a leader, the extras replied, "Usually 320, more than 400 when it's high."

Han Sanping was surprised. The salary of this extra was more than three times that of the average crew member.

After asking a few people, Han Sanping found that the salaries of extras in Shen Santong's crew were generally very high.

The experienced Han Sanping tasted something.

Shen Santong's shooting plan was well done and the extras were very energetic.

There is someone to take care of them all day long, and the extras who appear in the scenes have their own single rooms in the hotel.

All the extras want to perform.

Everyone knows that Shen Santong is great in movies. If he gets a shot in one scene, he can be promoted from an extra to a role actor.

It can be written on the resume that he starred in the work "Red Cliff" directed by the famous director Shen Santong.

Those who are good at tricks can even give their characters their own names, making them look like they have named characters.

Han Sanping got a general idea of ​​the situation.

The crew runs efficiently, so the extras only need a short time to shoot, and you can hire better people at a high price.
Han Sanping compared the prices and found that the gap between Wu Yusen's crew and Shen Santong's crew was too big.

Wu Yusen's crew is often in chaos.

Can't control people.

I don’t know what to do with the extras before filming officially starts.

People were injured every day, very tired, and many people drank on the set all night.

Being drunk on set made filming more difficult.

There are also many extras who don't want to work and hide away. It is difficult to find them if they are not well managed.

This situation is mainly unsatisfactory for extras.

It's tiring, dangerous, and there's no improvement.

But the environment is like this and no one cares.

Han Sanping had also seen Chen Kaige's crew, and it was even worse than Wu Yusen's.

The producer said: "Director Shen has arranged everything for the Red Cliff project, from project establishment to preparation, to filming, crew management, and the data already fills up half a room."

"Like his previous projects, these will be made public, and anyone who wants to see or learn can do so."

Han Sanping had to admit that Shen Santong was an extraordinary young man, an extraordinary person born in the 80s. He taught him a lesson and made him feel old.

5 month 5 day.

After more than five months of construction, the "Red Cliff" project was finally shut down.

Shen Santong made a cameo appearance.

It’s not a character from the Three Kingdoms period, but an easter egg at the end of the second part.

Unless there are special circumstances, he will not play a major role again.

no need.

In the beginning, he just wanted to eat the cake himself, and it was also to build his own image and increase attention, but now there is no need for this.

Of course, he will make a cameo appearance in future movies as an easter egg.

Some shots also needed to be shot in the green screen studio built in the Santong Building, but the workload was not very large.

The filming of Red Cliff was officially completed.

At the wrap-up party, Shen Santong drank too much.

These past few months have been extremely tiring, and the "Red Cliff" project has also been a test for Shen Santong.

In order to complete the task well, he learned a lot of management knowledge and did it with a learning attitude from beginning to end.

The crew usually maintains a size of at least 300 to 400 people for a long time, and at most more than 3,000 people, and the expenses are at least hundreds of thousands every day.

Fortunately, I managed to do it all the way.

Early in the morning.

Shen Santong felt that the world was shaking, as if he was on a boat.

He opened his eyes dazedly and saw someone moving on him.

Who is this? He was confused.

(End of this chapter)