With the expectations of countless people, the tenth day of the New Year has finally arrived.

Early in the morning, Xu Jie came to the company. After meeting with all the cast and crew, more than a dozen cars drove towards the film and television base in a mighty manner.

The reason why Xu Jie was so anxious to start the film is that on the one hand, there are many winter scenes and snow scenes in the script, especially learning. It is just right to seize the late winter period and finish all the snow scenes. As for artificial snow, the cost is too high, and God doesn’t need it. Isn’t it stupid to spend money on artificial snow?

On the other hand, the tenth day of the first lunar month represents perfection and everything goes well. When you start the computer this day, you also want to have a good start. Sometimes the impact of psychological factors on a person is far greater than that of external factors, which is also the meaning of the existence of faith.

After more than an hour's drive, the convoy finally arrived at the Lima Film and Television Base.

The car slowly stopped outside the door, and Xu Jie pushed open the door and walked out of the car.

"Mr. Xu, welcome."

Zhang Maoting, general manager of the film and television base, walked forward enthusiastically and held Xu Jie's hand tightly.

Because of the filming of "Delicious History", the two are already old acquaintances and old friends, which is also an important reason why Xu Jie chose the shooting location here.

With this relationship, you can get a friendly price when renting a venue, which can leave a large amount of money for the crew. After all, the crew's money is his money, and you should spend it and save it.

"Brother Zhang, I'm here to trouble you again." Xu Jie said with a smile, with a little thanks in his voice.

In fact, Zhang Maoting not only saved him a lot of venue rent, but also provided him with many conveniences and helped him a lot. For example, the most difficult extra at this time was Zhang Maoting who helped solve it.

"Mr. Xu, you're too flirting with me. Your business is mine. Come on, I'll lead you." Zhang Maoting said, and then got into the car.

Xu Jie made a gesture to the convoy, signaling everyone to follow, and then got into Zhang Maoting's car.

"Mr. Xu, all the things needed for the opening ceremony are ready, and you can go there." Zhang Maoting said while driving.

He turned his head and looked at the young man sitting in the passenger seat, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

Speaking of which, the two have not known each other for a long time, and it has only been a little over two years. However, he never expected that such a small program director had now become the deputy general manager of Beijing Television Culture.

This is the fastest rise among the people he knows. You must know that many people cannot reach this level in more than ten or twenty years or even in their lifetime.

He was full of admiration for this.

"Delicious Food", "Cross-Border Actor", "Ordinary Courage", etc., any one of them has caused a ratings frenzy.

Just for this, he made the decision to hand over the young man.

And you not only have to make friends, but also make good friends.

Nowadays, film and television bases are growing rapidly, spread all over the country. They compete fiercely with each other and make good friends with each other, which is also of some help to their own film and television bases.

"Thanks to Brother Zhang, this is my first time filming a movie. I don't understand many things. When I ask you for it in the future, don't be bothered." Xu Jie said after hearing this.

During this period, he has been looking for actors to modify scripts, and never thought about the opening ceremony. This matter was brought up by the other party when he asked Zhang Maoting about the extras. Otherwise, he would have been laughed at by the actors in the crew today.

"Don't worry, as long as I can do it, I will never be vague." Zhang Maoting said with a smile.

Not long after, the car stopped in an open place, surrounded by towering walls, and on the other side of the wall was the Royal Garden, which was also the venue rented by Xu Jie.

Snowflakes were falling in the sky, and a thick layer had already fallen on the ground.

Everyone got out of the car. Although it was cold, they all looked very happy, probably because the snow could bring happiness to people.

Zhang Maoting began to direct the staff to build the platform for the opening ceremony.

It is said to be a table, but it is actually a table with a red cloth on it.

Of course, offerings and incense burners are naturally indispensable on the altar.

Behind the altar, a red banner was also pulled up with a few words on it: I wish the movie "Super Time and Space Lovers" a good start.

It is full of ritual.

After everything is ready, the opening ceremony officially begins.

Wang Wen, the director of the Beijing Television Culture and Television Department and the deputy director of the film, has become the host at this moment.

Because the crew members present today were all crew members and no guests were invited, Wang Wen simply introduced the main staff of the movie, and then it was the most important part of the turn to burn incense and worship the gods.

Burning incense and worshiping gods is the focus of the opening ceremony. All film and television dramas are indispensable, even if they are big directors and big stars are no exception.

The cast and crew members were in full bloom. The director, producer and starring stood in front, respecting the ghosts and gods of heaven, earth, ancestors, and... In short, everyone who believes in it will respect whoever you want.

After all, there are too many gods and many passing gods. If you really want to respect them, I guess I can’t finish it in one day.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe in ghosts and gods. Then respect your ancestors and ask your ancestors to bless you with the smooth shooting...

After burning the incense, the next step is to reveal the red cloth to the camera.

You know, the reason why stories can be presented on the big screen depends entirely on the camera, so this link must not be missing.

After this set, the opening ceremony was successfully completed, and all the cast members entered the set and prepared to shoot.

"Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, a good omen. Mr. Xu, your movie will definitely be a big hit at the box office!" Zhang Maoting came to Xu Jie and said with a smile.

"Haha, I'll borrow Brother Zhang's words." Xu Jie also smiled, hoping that the other party's mouth would be bright.

Everyone came to the set in a mighty manner.

The venue had been cleaned up in advance, and it was obviously very clean. The props, artists and other staff were busy at this time and began to arrange the scene based on the content of the several scenes to be filmed later.

And makeup artists and costumers are also busy.

Nowadays, audiences have increasingly high requirements for the quality of movies and are no longer satisfied with watching celebrities. They have extremely high requirements for props, costumes, head shapes, and even makeup.

There is a saying that goes well, it is called: Experts are among the people.

Not everyone can shoot movies, but who is not an expert in finding faults?

Therefore, if you want to satisfy the audience and to make people willingly pay to go to the cinema to watch movies, scripts and actors are just one aspect, and you have to keep up with props and other things. No matter how good the actors are, they cannot lead shoddy movies.

Although Xu Jie was reluctant to spend money on hiring actors, he was still very generous in terms of props. For example, the actors' costumes were basically all customized. Liu Qing's sets of clothes cost millions, and even the quilts used in the play were customized.

Although I haven't taken a single shot at the moment, I have spent more than 10 million yuan on the money.

This hasn't counted the actor's pay yet.

In the past, Xu Jie often heard people say that making money for movies, but he just smiled at that time and thought that the other party was exaggerating. Ye Chu spent less than three million at the beginning, so didn’t he also make a movie?

But when he started doing this, he realized that making movies was really expensive, but Ye Chu was filming art films with realistic themes, so the cost was relatively small. The actors didn't even have to prepare costumes deliberately, and just go to the street stall to buy clothes worth more than ten yuan per piece. If Ye Chu was asked to shoot a costume film, three million shouldn't be enough to make a whole movie, even if the props were not enough.

"Director Xu, do you think it's OK now?" the makeup artist stopped and asked.

Xu Jie looked at himself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.

Although he traveled to the ancient times as a modern person, makeup is indispensable for the sake of shooting effects, at least he will be more photographic after applying makeup.

He got up and walked out of the dressing room, put on his down jacket and came outside. While the other actors were still putting on makeup, he came to producer Gao Xiaobin.

"Mr. Xu, the look is good." Gao Xiaobin looked at Xu Jie in ancient costume with a smile. You must know that not everyone can control ancient costumes.

Some people look very handsome, while others look inappropriate.

This is also the reason why some actors are suitable for costume dramas, while some actors are not suitable for costume dramas.

"Is that true?" Xu Jie opened his down jacket and looked down at himself. It was probably because he often wore ancient costumes in "Delicious History", so he didn't feel anything special.

It’s just that the material and style of the clothing are better, after all, they are clothes in the “Palace”.

"Mr. Gao, there are a few scenes of mine today. When I perform, the director's task will depend on you." Xu Jie said to Gao Xiaobin, and then handed over the script.

Compared with deputy director Wang Wen and deputy director Lui Chi-hong, Gao Xiaobin has richer experience in directing movies and more sophisticated. As the vice president of Forbidden Films, he has not only directed movies, but also produced many movies, and has worked as producers for many movies. His understanding of movies is naturally higher.

"Don't worry." Gao Xiaobin took over the script while saying that, and then he simply looked through it and knew what he was going to shoot today.

Xu Jie explained a few more words to Gao Xiaobin, emphasized the key points he wanted to express, and then walked towards Su Yun's dressing room.

At this time, Su Yun had already changed her clothes. She wore a white silk patterned long skirt and looked like a fairy descending to earth. Xu Jie's eyes were straightened.

Although Su Yun also had many costume looks when she participated in "Crossover Actor", such as Mulan and White Snake, she is still more beautiful now compared to her current situation.

Customized clothing is indeed different.

Xu Jie sighed.

He was still a little distressed at first, but when he saw Su Yun at this moment, he immediately stopped feeling distressed.

This money is worth it!

It’s all about spending money to buy clothes for my wife.

Don’t those international big names also have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands?

Soon, Xu Jie came to his senses.

He came to find Su Yun, not to appreciate the other party's look.

"Come on, let's talk about the first scene." Xu Jie came to Su Yun and said.

"Okay." Su Yun said.

Huang Xiaorong, who was beside him, immediately held the script in front of Sister Yun.

"Okay." Su Yun just glanced at her for a few seconds and signaled Huang Xiaorong to take the script away.

It’s not that she is acting like a big shot, but that the makeup artist is doing her style, so she really can’t move around.

Xu Jie nodded and then spoke the lines from the first scene.

Although he held the script in his hand, he didn't take a look at it from beginning to end and kept it behind his back. After all, he wrote the entire script. Not to mention the lines of his role, he could remember the lines of the female lead clearly.
To be continued...