Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 265 Giving too much
Cao Yang originally wanted to start filming in a low-key manner on Ludong Island.

But reality simply doesn't allow it.

Why did Ludong Island support this movie so strongly? Isn't it because the investment in this movie is amazing, the director is Cao Yang, and Depp and Leo are in it?

Ludong Island also wants to become famous in the world.

Besides, Ludong Island will host the Good Luck Beijing - 2006 Ludong Island International Sailing Race next year.

This international sailing regatta is the first test event for the 2008 major events of the 28 Beijing Olympic Games. It is also the highest-level, largest-scale and most influential international sailing event ever held in my country.

The Ludong Island government is under tremendous pressure. After all, this is the first shot in hosting the Olympic Games. If it turns out to be a dud, who can afford it?

The top priority is definitely to enhance the city’s image and create a city business card.

It just so happened that Cao Yang’s blockbuster “Inception” wanted to start shooting on Ludong Island, and both Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio were there, both of whom were superstars with global influence.

What else is there to say?

I was just worrying about how to increase the city’s visibility and influence. Isn’t this like giving away a pillow when you’re sleepy?

What? Director Cao wants to start filming in a low-key manner?
Check, check for me quickly, and see if anyone has made Director Cao unhappy.

Then ask Director Cao if he is dissatisfied with the level of support?
The Ludong Island authorities are eager to have a global live broadcast of the launch conference of "Inception", and even hope that Cao Yang will learn from Zhang Yimou and hold a grand song and dance festival like "House of Flying Daggers" and broadcast it globally!

In short, we hope that the scale will be large and the influence will be strong.

Okay, let’s hold a launch conference.

The Ludong Island government provided the venue, which is the Ludong Island Olympic Sailing Center which has not yet been fully completed.

The foundation stone was laid in May 03 and the construction is expected to be completed in July next year.

At this time, the overall framework of the Olympic Sailing Center has been built, but some places have not yet been decorated inside.

Cao Yang once again witnessed the speed of the infrastructure maniac.

The entrance of the Olympic Sailing Center was a mess a few days ago, but it was completely new the next day, with flowers and potted plants on both sides.

The launch conference venue for "Inception" was located not far in front of the Olympic Sports Sailing Center, and a high platform covered with a red carpet was specially built, on which the press conference was held.

Whenever the reporters in the audience took pictures of the people on the press conference stage, they would inevitably include the words "Olympic Sports Sailing Center" behind them.

Not only that, because the press conference venue was arranged at a tricky angle, the sea and the high-rise buildings not far away could all be captured in the photo.

At a glance, behind the words "Olympic Sports Sailing Center" is the blue sea, and in the distance are many skyscrapers that are faintly visible. It is very spectacular.

It can well showcase the modernization of Ludong Island and promote the Olympic Sailing Center.

The official has an expert.

"Inception" is a blockbuster movie, and with Johnny Depp and Leo joining the cast, there were quite a lot of reporters attending the launch conference.

Not only domestic reporters, but also foreign journalists stationed in China, special reporters, freelance writers, etc., and professional photographers. These people can take photos and sell them to the media, especially foreign media that cannot come.

The press conference lasted for more than an hour, and Cao Yang and Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pang Bing, Wu Qihua, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hardy and Claire Danes answered many questions.

The Ludong Island government achieved its goal, generated some popularity, and enhanced the city’s image and popularity.

Whether it is domestic or foreign media, whenever they mention the press conference for the filming of Inception, they will definitely say: …The press conference for the filming of Inception was held in Ludong Island…

After the launch conference, filming did not start immediately, but will officially begin tomorrow, October 10th.

In the evening, Pang Bing, who had always claimed to be from Ludong Island, treated everyone to a meal.

However, she once told Cao Yang that she was actually from Yanshi. She was born in Yanshi and grew up in Yanshi. It was just that her grandfather's generation was from Ludong Island, so she called herself a Ludong Island person to others.

She is actually a native of Yanshi.

After dinner, Cao Yang held a meeting with the photographer, lighting technician, production director, stage manager, coordinator and other staff to review and formulate the shooting plan.

These must be unified without any mistakes, so that photographers, lighting technicians, production directors, etc. can arrange the corresponding work according to the plan.

When I returned to the room after the meeting, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.

Fat Bing was wearing black translucent silk pajamas and lying on her side, seemingly asleep.

From Cao Yang's perspective, she has graceful curves, is charmingly plump, has well-proportioned curves, and has a very good waist-to-hip ratio.

A woman is most charming when she appears and disappears.

Most men like to take action and remove certain clothes that are in the way.

When Cao Yang is filming a movie, in order to concentrate on the filming without being distracted, he is generally unwilling to read the script with the actresses at night.

This period will probably last until the film is completed.

His original definition of "until the film is finished" included post-production, that is, until the entire film was completed.

Later, the definition was slightly changed to become literally meaning that after the film is shot, the post-production of the film is not counted.

It's not that he is pretending to be serious, but after finishing filming every day, he still has to check the shooting plan with the photographer, assistant director, production manager, and coordinator, or modify the shooting plan.

We are busy until very late almost every day, and the director doesn’t just shout “cut”.

Of course, if it was the kind of director who only knows how to yell “cut”, he would definitely not be so busy, and he would have plenty of time to eat, sing and play with women at night. Serious directors are very busy during filming.

Sometimes we have to shoot less or more today, or the shooting cannot be carried out due to various reasons, and we need to re-plan the shooting.

The shooting plan involves tomorrow's venue, personnel, props, lighting, extras, etc., which is very troublesome.

So if some actors keep making NGs, the director will get so angry, just to avoid affecting the shooting schedule. Sometimes the schedule cannot be completed due to the actors' problems, so they have to work overtime at night to complete the schedule.

Otherwise, you have to make new plans.

A single move can affect the entire body. This is not just talk.

Art films are better, with fewer scenes, fewer props, fewer actors, and no big scenes, so the plans can be modified a little.

However, for big productions like "Inception", Chen Shijie's "The Promise" or Zhang Yimou's "Hero", it is extremely troublesome to modify the plan because too many departments and people are involved.

Sometimes when shooting big scenes, there are hundreds of extras, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, so the plan is not so easy to change.

Especially when it involves the military or local government, or the roads are closed for filming, and the higher-ups have approved the time period for you, how can you change the plan just because you want to?
Generally speaking, according to media reports, big directors often lose their temper on the spot, while directors of art films do not seem to be very strong. This is the reason.

Big directors usually work on big productions, which puts them under a lot of pressure, but directors of art films don't have that much pressure.

Cao Yang went to wash up first. When he came back, Pang Bing had changed her posture again. Her black silk pajamas were lifted up a lot, and a large area of ​​white was exposed under her shoulders.

This must be pretending to sleep.

Cao Yang walked over, slid his hand into the whiteness, pinched it, and heard a soft chant.

He pulled his hand out and patted Fatty Bing's butt, which trembled and bounced slightly.

"Come, come, come, I'll give you some special lessons and explain the play to you."

Fat Bing sat up, looked at Cao Yang and smiled.

"If you want to talk about the play, just talk about the play, why take off your clothes?"

"Hot day."

"Will it get even hotter later?"

"It's okay, you have a water cooling system."

Sure enough, men like to take off the last layer by themselves.

Well, it’s not silk pajamas, this dress is actually quite nice to wear.

When lifted up, it forms a sharp contrast with the fair skin.

When tied up, it can outline graceful curves.

A ray of spring breeze penetrates the crabapple tree, and my silk clothes are soaked with fragrant sweat.

After Pang Bing fell asleep, Cao Yang called out the system and said, "The shooting will start tomorrow, so let's join in the experience tonight."

Host: Cao Yang

Current reputation: 5208865
Available reputation: 2708865
Play experience: +0
Filming: Inception

Actor: Johnny Depp
Supporting Actor: Wu Qihua, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hardy, Leo DiCaprio
Supporting Actress: Fat Ice, Claire Danes

……

Cao Yang discovered that his total reputation had increased by more than one million points during this period.

The last time I added eight immersion experiences to "Black Swan" at one time, there were more than 150 million available reputation left. Now it has become more than 270 million, an increase of nearly 120 million available reputation.

Now you can get 27 more immersive experiences.

Cao Yang roughly calculated that the Golden Lion Award should be able to increase the available reputation by 300,000, and Dong Xuan's Silver Lion for Best Actress is 100,000. After selling the European copyright, it should be able to increase it by about 50,000.

I don’t know how much the two awards at the College Student Film Festival will increase, but it’s probably very little.

How come there was such a huge increase at once this time?
Having written the script and served as producer for Crazy Stone, perhaps you can add some?
The number of general advisers of the Olympic Committee should also be increased.

Add to that the revenue from peripheral products and discs of all the movies shot previously, and I estimate this should be quite a lot.

I don’t know if there’s anything that’s not calculated, but it’s a confusing account anyway.

No matter what, it can’t be used up. It can’t be used up at all.

Cao Yang exchanged for the experience of being immersed in the play, and Depp definitely had to add it. He added one first, and it was a direct success.

Depp himself is more of a special actor, and his acting skills are generally good. He has worked with Cao Yang twice and has had two more experiences of getting into the role. His acting skills must have improved a lot. It is also expected that he would be successful after adding one more step.

This movie doesn't seem to have a female lead, at least the system thinks there is no female lead, there are only two female supporting roles with important roles.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a special starring role and can also be considered a guest appearance, but the system considers him to be a supporting actor.

Cao Yang thought about it and decided that there were only seven important characters, so why not just include them all?

(End of this chapter)