The Best Director

Chapter 79: The Third Time

The street outside "Zhu Tai Day Care" in Chinatown was full of passers-by, and there was an old man with white hair sitting on a stool outside the shop and playing the erhu. They were all extras invited by the crew; On the opposite side of the street, Walley Pfister pointed the camera at the intersection on the left, and the lighting engineer and sound engineer were also waiting in full force. Wang Yang looked at the intersection and shouted into the white speaker in his hand: "n"

Following his order, passers-by began to move, and a person ran out of the corner of the street, running over quickly. It was Will Smith in a suit, who ran past Wang Yang and the others , slammed the door of the nursery: "Christopher, come here" The camera shot through the window, shooting the scene inside, Will Smith hugged Terry tightly, closed his eyes, and looked excited And satisfied, tears flowed silently.

Now there is no need for music to drive emotions, Will Smith has performed very well. He has successfully entered the heart of the character "Chris Gardner" and resonated with the world in the script, so the performance is getting better and better , In the final stage of filming, he rarely had NG situations.

"CUT" Wang Yang shouted excitedly. After the last shot, he couldn't help grinning, clenched his fist and waved, and said with a bright smile: "The perfect shot is over, and the shooting is over."

Immediately, everyone in the crew cheered happily. Walley Pfister turned off the camera, put it off his shoulders with a smile, handed it to Harry George next to him, and applauded along with everyone; Will Smith He and Terry also came out of the nursery, and Will kept applauding, and Terry felt inexplicably happy when he saw the lively and jubilant crowd in front of him, and murmured: "It's great, it's fun to make a movie... "

This is the third time, and this is the third time that Wang Yang closed his eyes hard. During "Ghost Story", it was a very pure excitement. He hugged Zachary and Rachel, He actually made a film and became a director, although it was only a week, but it was so crazy, so unbelievable; when it came to "High School Musical", the first film film, his excitement added some responsibility , because he has a company behind him, and Jessica and the others trust him... Now, that responsibility is still continuing, but he believes that everything will be fine.

"Thanks for your hard work, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Putting down the horn, Wang Yang spread his arms and hugged Valeri Pfister. Valeri patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's the second pleasant cooperation." Wang Yang said with a smile : "There will be a third time, Valley, I have booked your 'summer vacation' for next year." After that, he let go of Valley, went to hug Harry George, Gordon Sheen...

"Will" Wang Yang looked at Will Smith, looked at his bloodshot eyes, and said with a smile, "Your performance is really good." Will Smith hugged him shoulder to shoulder, He smiled briskly and said, "Hey, buddy, I feel good too." Wang Yang patted him on the back and said with a smile, "Will, I think you can win the Oscar for Best Actor." Will laughed,

Said: "I just dare to think now, just don't get the golden raspberry next year." Wang Yang let go of him, patted him on the shoulder again, and said with a smile: "That's nothing, Will, you will appear in the snow Lan Theater, you will." Then, he looked at Terry next to him, picked up the little guy and said with a smile: "Little handsome guy, you will too."

After a while of laughter and laughter, the staff of the film crew began to pack up the camera equipment, and the finances began to settle the wages with the extras, and the streets were also closed. Seeing the orderly appearance of the production crew, Wang Yang, who was standing on the side, was full of smiles. The filming process this time went very smoothly. Except for the performance problems, the production crew did not have any troubles in two and a half months, and now it is coming to an end. He couldn't help exhaling.

"Yang Zi, is this film finished? When will we be able to watch it?" The uncle owner of the shop on the street walked over at some point, with his hands behind his back, looking curiously at the busy crew. Wang Yang glanced at him, and replied in Chinese: "I think you will be able to see it in the movie theater around June next year." The uncle asked casually, "What is this movie about?" Wang Yang Seriously answered him: "This is an inspirational biographical movie, probably about Chris Gardner..."

After hearing a few words, the uncle became a little impatient, waved his hands and said, "Come on, I'll watch it in a movie theater." He said earnestly again: "Yangzi, keep fighting, my Chinatown depends on you." Wang Yang He nodded heavily and said with a smile, "Uncle, I will."

With the end of the filming phase, the crew of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" also announced its disbandment, but Wang Yang has already agreed with many people in advance, including Walley Pfister, Gordon Xin and others, and he hopes to shoot "When Happiness Comes Knocking" next year. Juno, I was able to work with them again. After returning home and having a farewell meal with his parents, Wang Yang left the familiar San Francisco and returned to Los Angeles, the place where his dream took off.

In the conference room of the Flame Film Company, Wang Yang sat at the chief seat, looking at a financial statement on the conference table, which was the cost list of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". There are a few, because he personally hired the actors and film crew, and he knows how much it cost; however, he didn't ask much about the logistics management, and the head of the department was in charge.

Will Smith's salary is 15 million yuan, Terry Smith's 200,000 yuan, Jada Smith's 1 million yuan...Wang Yang glanced at the salary of the actors and staff, first the salary of the actors, and then the salary of Walley Pfister and other staff , due to the excellent photography and coloring of "High School Musical", Vale Pfister's net worth has soared, and Gordon Sheen and other well-known people joined in. Compared with "High School Musical", the salary of the staff will inevitably be higher increase in magnitude,

Fortunately, for the three positions of producer, director, and screenwriter, the total expenditure is only 1 million. Although the one million was put from the left hand to the right hand, Wang Yang's personal account is different from the company account, and the accounts must be clear. He doesn't want to move the company's funds easily, but he also needs living expenses and the salary of the private life team. However, on the bodyguard, his contract with Ethan Leicht has ended, and he will be temporarily hired when needed. He can afford to hire a bodyguard for a few days at a salary of 10,000 a day, but it is not necessary.

Film costs, board and lodging costs, road closure costs... Wang Yang quickly saw the end. After the shooting stage, the total cost figure was close to 30 million. In addition to post-editing, recording, soundtrack and other work, it is expected to Reached around 32 million.

"OK, no problem." Wang Yang closed the document in his hand and put it aside, and said with a happy smile, "I didn't expect the cost to be lower than the original budget." The original budget was 40 million, and it was purchased with 100 million US dollars. After Blue Sky Studio, the cash in the company's account is running low, which is barely enough to cover the promotional budget of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" and "High School Musical". Now it is good news to be able to save 8 million.

Mark Slanter over there shrugged, twisted the pen in his hand, and said, "I didn't think of it either. Then my boss, when do you want to release it?" He smiled and said, "What do you think? It can be any time, since we announced the film plan, theater companies have already contacted us. If you want to release it in a week, there are probably 3,000 theaters open." Everyone in the conference room laughed, Mark - Slante laughed again: "But I don't recommend this, we have to give us another week to promote."

Wang Yang rolled his eyes, spread his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, then it will be released in two weeks, just in time for Christmas." Everyone laughed for a while, and Wang Yang said seriously: "According to the original plan, it will be released at the beginning of next year's summer vacation schedule." Bar."

"That's going to be exciting." Mark Slant opened a document, looked at the release plans of other companies written in it, and introduced: "On May 19, Bowei's "Dinosaur" will be released, wow , the cost of 127 million, but it is an animation, and our market is not high; Starring Ruth; on the 26th, Bowei has another movie "Shanghai Noon", this one has Jackie Chan; on June 2, Fox released "Undercover Fat Mom", I have seen its stills, it is definitely vulgar and funny, But there are always a lot of people who like this..."

Then there will be "Speed ​​in 60 Seconds" starring Nicolas Cage, "One Head and Two Bigs" starring Jim Carrey, and then there will be "X-Men" and so on... There will never be a shortage of blockbuster movies in the summer vacation, There is no shortage of first-line superstars, and this schedule is head-to-head. Of course, the law of the market is always that good movies stand out, and bad movies are forever, no matter which schedule it is in.

"What makes me happy is that" Mark Slanter paused, and said with a smile: "It can be said that it is a biographical movie, only "Gladiator" on May 5th, but it is time for Rome. Kill, kill; look at "Disc in Disc 2" and "Shanghai Noon"...they are all action movies, so we are the only ones playing the card of warmth."

Wang Yang nodded silently. This is indeed a happy thing. The market has a demand for tension and excitement, and naturally there is a demand for warmth and affection, and there is no one to share the cake in this regard; The Bill Smith family, with him, as long as the publicity is proper, they will not be afraid of those blockbusters. He looked at Mark and asked, "Then when do you think it will be released?"

Mark Slanter looked at the document, then handed it to Wang Yang, and said, "I suggest that it be released on the 20th, avoiding "Dinosaur" in the front and "Disc in Disc" in the future. We need a quiet time, come A testament to the quality of the film."

After receiving the document, Wang Yang carefully looked at the detailed market and schedule analysis report. After a long time, he raised his head and said with a smile, "OK, let's premiere on May 20."

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