Chapter 420： Let performance speak for itself, do you have it?

The progress of the filming of "Squid Game" can be described as a contradictory expression that is both smooth and not smooth.

The reason why it went smoothly is because all departments and types of work in this drama are the best in the industry, and everyone can come up with very good things. In addition, this drama is shot in a large number of studios, so there is no need to go out on location. As a result, there are fewer unexpected factors, allowing the coordinator to control the progress very easily.

The reason why it didn’t go well is because as the filming progressed, everyone gradually began to wonder, “Can this drama really be a hit?”

The reason why such doubts arise is... when everyone saw the giant puppet built on the shooting scene, because of its hugeness, it felt inexplicably eerie and scary.

And a scene of "one, two, three, wooden man" actually took five full days to film, and every day a group of people performed the scene - but for many actors, this is not a performance at all. This scene needs to be performed. There are not many places.

This kind of filming experience, which was completely different from the past, made the actors feel out of control and uneasy because of unfamiliarity.

Only the director and coordinator have emphasized over and over again that there will be no delays in the progress of this drama.

Lu Yanhe went to the set twice.

Lu Yanhe was full of surprises after seeing the stage design, prop settings, and the looks of each character on the set.

It’s not about how exquisite it is, but it has a sense of reality.

Lu Yanhe especially does not want this battle royale-themed drama to have a thriller feel - there can be one or two scary scenes, but the overall atmosphere should not be scary or gloomy.

Otherwise, there will definitely be a large number of viewers who are unwilling to watch horror movies and miss this show.

He was very determined that from the time the project was initiated, the audience would not have any impression of whether the play was a bit scary or not.

Including the actors, Lu Yanhe also specifically greeted them one by one and asked them not to express similar feelings before the show started.

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The crew of "Squid Game" really created every scene one-to-one according to the real scene.

Because of this kind of scenery, the director likes to shoot big scenes rather than close-ups. However, such a big scene is particularly shocking when it comes to the game of one-two-three wooden figures. Especially the scene where the machine gun fired and everything fell down. Thrilling, unexpected, and adrenaline-rushing.

How seriously does Northern Lights Video take this show?

Extras are all professional actors with good acting skills. They are the ones who have signed a contract with the crew and get paid seriously.

This way, everyone who appears in every shot can be in this situation.

After Lu Yanhe arrived on the set, everyone came over to say hello to him.

Exchange a few words with each other if you know him, and get to know each other if you don't know him.

This is a very large crew with many actors.

Lu Yanhe asked Jiang Zixin curiously how much the total cost of these real scenes was.

Jiang Zixin said: "The total rent for the six studios alone exceeds one million."

Lu Yanhe was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect the rent to be so expensive.

Thinking about it again, it’s true that this drama took three months from preparation to completion, and six large studios were rented at once to create the scenery. This rental figure is not expensive. Outrageous.

Lu Yanhe smiled and joked: "Are all six studios filming at the same time?"

"Of course not, we didn't even divide it into group A and group B for filming." Jiang Zixin said, "We are very careful about this drama and use the most abundant production funds to produce it."

Lu Yanhe: "Since the six studios are not shooting at the same time, we might as well use the unused scenes to shoot a survival variety show. When "Squid Game" is finished, we can follow this show and earn back the rent. ”

Jiang Zixin looked shocked.

"ah?"

Lu Yanhe said: "This drama is about a group of people participating in this life-threatening competition in order to get the final prize. So why not organize a similar game event and recruit some people to participate in these games. Of course, it will be the same as in the drama. It’s different. They don’t have life and death threats. However, can this make the game more difficult? In the game, the difficulty of the game doesn’t have to be that high because one careless move can lead to death, which is already tense enough..."

Jiang Zixin was not only shocked but also shocked when she heard Lu Yanhe said something out of the blue.

She knew without asking how Zheng Huairen would react if she told him this idea.

There will only be one reaction, do it!

Jiang Zixin asked tentatively: "Is this program a derivative of this drama? It may require your authorization."

The copyright of "Squid Game" belongs to Lu Yanhe's film and television production company, not Northern Lights Video.

No matter what derivatives are to be developed, authorization is required.

Lu Yanhe looked at Jiang Zixin with some surprise, "Do you really want to do it?"

"It sounds quite interesting, and everyone should like it." Jiang Zixin said, "Moreover, this drama is a hit, so this show should also attract a lot of attention. The scenery of this drama is so expensive, so we need to develop some peripherals." , and it can also restore some blood.”

Jiang Zixin joked back with the joke Lu Yanhe made just now.

Lu Yanhe: “Well, if you really think it can be done, then authorize it.”

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Jiang Zixin immediately went to call Zheng Huairen.

Lu Yanhe came to Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian's side.

“Teacher Jiang, Sister Yuqian, did the filming go well?”

Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian have both lost a lot of weight.

The two people have put a lot of effort into their body shapes to make them look more like ordinary people who have been struggling at the bottom of society all year round.

Jiang Jun plays the leading role for the first time.

There is no doubt how much he cherishes this opportunity.

Same as Jiang Yuqian.

Even putting aside these things, the professional attitude of the two of them will not make them half-hearted.

Jiang Yuqian was about to speak but stopped. When Lu Yanhe saw this, he didn't expect Jiang Yuqian to really have something to say.

“Sister Yuqian, what’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”

Jiang Yuqian: “We are all a little uncomfortable with it.”

“Not quite adaptable?” Lu Yanhe asked in surprise, “Not very adaptable to what?”

Jiang Yuqian told Lu Yanhe what they all thought was a problem.

“A game took too long to shoot?”

"Yes, we shot a lot of scenes. The script is actually only one page, but we shot a lot of scenes." Jiang Yuqian said, "We also know that these games are actually the highlight of the show, but the repeated filming There were so many scenes, and sometimes I even felt that although I was acting, there was no camera filming me at all.”

Lu Yanhe smiled with relief when he heard what Jiang Yuqian said.

“I was shocked. I thought there was something wrong with the filming.”

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Yuqian asked, “Do you think this is okay?”

"The director actually communicated with me about this scene before." Lu Yanhe explained, "The reason why he took so long to shoot is because this scene is the first game of the whole play. If the first game can't put death Once the tone of shadows and a sense of crisis is set, it will be difficult to establish the story. Therefore, he hopes to take more panoramic shots. As for the Northern Lights, he also feels that this drama does not have close-ups of the actors, so he decided to take some close-ups of the actors. I filmed all the footage and went back to edit it to see how it would work best. That’s why this scene took so long to be shot, so don’t worry.”

Jiang Yuqian looked at him in surprise and said, "How do you know better than us? The director didn't explain it to us."

Lu Yanhe laughed, "He is here to win my support. He hopes that this game will use more panoramic shots, and he needs me to support him and convince the Northern Lights."

"Okay." Jiang Yuqian felt relieved, "If that's the case, I understand."

Lu Yanhe: "Northern Lights took a long time to select this director. Although he has no particularly famous works before, we all feel that his directorial style matches "Squid Game" very well."

Originally, "Squid Game" wanted to find Lian Bei, the director of "Seventeenth Floor", and they went back and forth for several rounds. In the end, Lian Bei decided to give up because he had to prepare for the second season of "Seventeenth Floor".

Hence, Northern Lights Video found the current director, Yao Yuanzhi, from among the direct line directors it cultivated.

Yao Yuanzhi did not study film and television art as an undergraduate, but studied computers. He got into this industry by accident. Later, he filmed two low-cost suspense thriller web dramas at Northern Lights Video, both of which were "Three Nos" dramas. , there is no well-known director, no well-known actors, no well-known screenwriters, and not many people have watched it.

Originally, Northern Lights Video paid enough attention to this project and wanted to find a more experienced director. However, because "Squid Game" was rushed to shoot in advance, and in the end it was really short of time, so this opportunity fell to Yao Yuanzhi. On the head.

Yao Yuanzhi also knows how rare it is to get this opportunity. In fact, he had already started preparing for this drama. In order to convince Northern Lights that he could be a good director of this drama, when he was first included in the consideration list, he drew storyboards based on the script fragments he received. Picture it. After that, Yao Yuanzhi continued to extend his ideas and had a clear idea of ​​how he would film this drama. It can be said that this is also an important reason why he was able to win this opportunity in the end - he thought very clearly about how to shoot the entire drama, and his split shots illustrate this.

"Sister Yuqian, Teacher Jiang, although I am not very familiar with this director, he has always maintained close communication with me. As a screenwriter, I think his understanding and ideas of this drama are first-rate." Lu Yanhe said, "You can try not to think of him as an ordinary director without masterpieces, but trust him and understand every decision he makes."

Jiang Yuqian was a little surprised and asked: "You are filming with a new director. Can you trust them unconditionally?"

Lu Yanhe nodded, "I trust the director very much in any director's crew, but that's because I already approved the director before I took the film, and I only accepted it because of approval. Your situation is different from mine. After all, This director was chosen after you signed the contract with "Squid Game". Then please believe me. I really think he is very suitable to be the director of this drama. If you can trust him, I think this drama will be successful. It can come out better.”

Jiang Yuqian pursed her lips and fell into deep thought.

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It is common for a well-known actor to be distrustful when facing a new director.

This has nothing to do with good or bad, right or wrong, because most of the time, new directors lack experience or even have no talent. They are just purely verbal talents, and the experience of an actor can help him guarantee himself in a bad play. The play is not bad.

However, Lu Yanhe has a concept that no matter what, it is best for a play to have only one voice. Even if it really fails in the end, it's still better than making four different shots. Furthermore, Lu Yanhe will leave all criticism and scrutiny before joining the team. After joining the team, he will trust the director.

Because of this, he was able to shoot "Late Spring" and "Six People". When these two movies were made, the director was not a well-known director, and he was not as smart as him. If he didn't want to listen to the director and wanted to do it his own way, the director couldn't do anything.

Lu Yanhe came over this time and expressed this meaning, which made actors like Jiang Yuqian and Liu Zefan start to think seriously about this matter. After all, Lu Yanhe said so.

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“Lu Yanhe said that the program “China in Culture” may become a hit, so don’t be so picky about it.”

Zheng Huairen was dissatisfied with the rating of the program "China in Culture" at a department meeting.

This show actually only received a B grade, not even an A grade.

“This show doesn’t have a single star artist, so it’s hard to rate it as an A no matter how you look at it.” Others said.

Zheng Huairen: "Really? Then if this show really becomes popular in the end, what will you say?"

Others are dumb.

“It can’t be said that any program may become a dark horse.”

"Well, but Lu Yanhe is a dark horse in every project and has never failed. At this time, a new horse is about to run out of his stable. If you don't want to bet a little more, you'd better buy it with Sosoudi. A minimum?”

Zheng Huairen felt it. What he said made these people shaken in their hearts.

“One more thing. Just now Jiang Zixin contacted me again, and Lu Yanhe came up with another idea.”

“Why does he have so many ideas?”

“I’m still curious, how come so many of us can’t come up with something as awesome as just one person’s idea?” Zheng Huairen immediately responded.

The other party shut up.

"The spin-off program of "Squid Game" is a level-breaking program based on the world view of "Squid Game". It gathers a group of people to complete the level. The person who wins in the end will receive a cash reward." Zheng Huairen said, "Scenery, props, etc. Everything is ready-made, and the program can be recorded as soon as the drama is finished filming. According to the process, it can even be recorded in two to three days. It is another program that has almost no cost investment but can rely on the popularity of the drama itself. Big money-making show.”

He put the pen in his hand on the table.

"Sometimes I really want to know, every time you come to me and complain that I allocated too much production funds to Lu Yanhe's projects, why don't you reflect on yourselves? Why can't you come up with this kind of idea? "Zheng Huairen sneered, "When we said we wanted to do real-life scenes for "Squid Game", you all said no, saying that it was too expensive, and that such investment was a complete waste and unnecessary. Why did Lu Yanhe hear that real-life scenes are very expensive today? He can immediately come up with an idea and use this idea to recover the money spent without any effort? Every time they come up with these ideas, they will help us make money as if they were doing charity. You can take us to play, you can do it yourself, why do you have the right to keep complaining here?"

Zheng Huairen suddenly launched a barrage of questioning and sarcasm, slamming the English word idea into everyone's head.

Lu Yanhe naturally didn't know that the idea he mentioned casually was used as a weapon by Zheng Huairen, who fired machine guns at the people in the department, wiping out the dissatisfaction and unhappiness of many people.

This is Northern Lights Video, not Beijing and Taiwan. Performance speaks for itself here. (End of chapter)