Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 141 Chu Yunfei's selection is in doubt

While Tang Ying was shopping sprees and enjoying her spending, Xia Yuan, on the other side, had already prepared everything.

The crew has been successfully set up. His old team has arrived and joined him. Then they have connected with the people from the cultural organization and absorbed new personnel.

The studio has also been finally decided.

They searched for a long time and finally found a location that met their requirements.

They are located in a village in a small county in Hebei Province, named Shangsu Village, and Humboldt Village in Jinxi Province.

In order to find these two places, they went through the entire list of places in North China that met the requirements. This took a week, as Xia Yuan personally went to each place one by one to find the places.

Then there are several major film and television bases including Shudian Film and Television City.

After things on the set were settled, we moved on to other details.

For example, the costumes and props used by the crew.

As for props, the cultural and art organizations actually have ready-made ones.

But Xia Yuan just took a look and shook his head: "No, this won't work."

"What's wrong? Teacher Xia, do you think there is any problem?" The person in charge of costumes and props, a props teacher from the cultural organization, asked with some confusion.

"First of all, although the uniforms are those of the Eighth Route Army, judging from the armbands and hats, the team led by Li Yunlong is actually an independent regiment. They are different from ordinary teams in terms of command relationship and hierarchy, so the uniforms will also be different."

Xia Yuan held the military uniform and shook his head, saying, "Besides, this uniform is too new. It looks like it was just made in the clothing factory and hasn't been used yet."

The armbands and team badges are different. That’s easy. Just make a batch and replace them.

But the biggest problem is, just as Xia Yuan said.

These clothes are so new.

How could the anti-Japanese troops have such good conditions back then? Not to mention for the soldiers, even for the officers, a set of clothes was hard to come by.

During that turbulent period, the people's soldiers of Hanxia lived in dire straits. They were faced with the possibility of their country being destroyed and their families being ruined at any time. They were using the worst conditions to fight against an enemy that was several times stronger than them.

Not to mention clothes, many soldiers even don’t have enough clothes to wear. They wear a set of military uniforms from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, day after day, without changing them.

Even many military uniforms were worn out and covered with patches.

Xia Yuan expressed his thoughts before continuing, "So we need to customize two batches of clothes."

"Two batches?" the prop master was puzzled.

"For one batch, we may need to make the new clothes look like old clothes. It would be best if we can add more patches or create a patina-like effect. This is especially true for Li Yunlong's costumes. We need to achieve a hard effect, not comfort.

Then the other batch is the clothing for Li Yunlong’s later period, another stage of the team. They can be made slightly newer, but still need to be aged to a certain extent, but they still need to maintain the overall cleanliness, tidiness, and decency. ”

As a result, a very strange phenomenon occurred in the crew of "Drawing Sword".

That is, in the next few days, batches of clothes that were made to order were actually placed directly on the set.

In addition to some chemical aging, it is also exposed to wind, sun and rain.

Every staff member entering and leaving the set had to step on these costumes, and the dust, rain, and all kinds of dirt would stick to them.

After a few days, these already worn-out costumes became unsightly and looked gray and worn.

Then Xia Yuan asked someone to wash the clothes over and over again.

Most people might be confused at this point, as the costume is already old, and has been exposed to the sun and rain for so long, getting dirty.

Wouldn’t it all be wasted if you wash it like this?
However, this will not happen, because the method they use is pure hand washing.

Put it directly by the river in the village, then beat it with a stick and wash it with soapnuts.

Not to mention the dust and stains, which are actually very difficult to wash off. Even if it can be washed off, it can only be done by modern industrial equipment such as washing machines.

The method they are using now is actually not thorough enough.

Not to mention washing over and over again, Xia Yuan personally took care of the process during this period, and other staff members and extras in the crew also followed suit, and a batch of costumes were washed so hard that they turned white.

It was washed old, and had begun to fade to a certain extent. Then Xia Yuan started again.

He asked everyone in his crew to wear costumes, namely the people from He Ye's direct lineage.

After putting it on, you are not allowed to take a shower or take it off, and then you have to work hard every day.

Li Youbin also joined in, as well as staff from other cultural organizations.

Li Youbin said: "We are all in the same crew. If the director has any arrangements, we will definitely work together."

This made Xia Yuan stunned for a moment.

Xia Yuan smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Don't we have other tasks for you teachers?"

In fact, Xia Yuan definitely couldn't say it, because he was afraid of disturbing others.

After all, they are not his direct subordinates, and the other party's identity is there. It is the first time they have cooperated, and he himself has no experience.

However, Li Youbin saw through his thoughts at a glance and said with a smile: "Since we are all in the same crew, we all want to make the film well. We are all dedicated to art, so we should do what we should do. You are the director, so you are the most important person in this small piece of land on the set. As the saying goes, if you take it to the army, you are the commander, and your words are the program. You just need to speak up. Otherwise, the commander is busy in the front, and we soldiers sit and watch. What kind of talk is this? What can we film?
Director Xia, this is your first time, so I understand you have no experience. I had the same mentality back then."

Li Youbin's words really shocked Xia Yuan.

At this moment, he seemed to finally understand what a true national-level performer and crew member meant!
What does this sentence mean?

Look at those people outside, who are trying hard to gain some popularity, inviting fans, media, and blocking the airport with bodyguards.

If you are injured, call an ambulance.
Really, the gap is there, and you can see it with your naked eyes.

Xia Yuan smiled, and suddenly felt as if he understood something in his heart.

At the same time, I also felt that he knew how to work together for this crew that originally didn't know how to coordinate.

So, before the filming of the play even started, a large group of "Eighth Route Army" soldiers in military uniforms appeared on the set, busying about.

And as time goes by, preparations are underway and it will soon be time for shooting.

However, at this time, two more problems were placed before him.

That is. There are not enough actors.

First of all, this is an anti-Japanese war drama, and it is a serious, large-scale anti-Japanese war drama.

This is not like the previous "Underground Traffic Station", where a purely literary drama was shot in a fixed scene.

Instead, it is a serious play with many large scenes.

Then fighting a war will naturally require more actors.

The extras he brought were not enough.

Whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the Japs, they are not enough.

Then there is the issue of the main characters.

They are still missing a major role, and there is no one playing it right now.

That is Li Yunlong’s opponent and friend, an important character who is both an enemy and a friend, Chu Yunfei!
The candidate is still in doubt!

The problem Xia Yuan is facing now is that the scope of this play is very large, involving a large number of people, and the cultural organization does not have enough actors, and most of them have been finalized.

There is only one role left, Chu Yunfei, and there is really no one else to play it.

It is difficult to find someone in a cultural organization at this time, because all the roles that need to be auditioned have already been decided.

Besides, there wouldn’t be enough time to find other actors outside.

So what should we do? Who should play this role?

This is a big problem.

(End of this chapter)