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At noon, Xie Lansheng went to the photographer to discuss technical issues, but he searched inside and out and found no one.

"Strange..." Xie Lansheng saw Cen Chen swaying back and forth in the recording, and asked, "Cen Chen, where is our photographer? Where's your roommate Lan Tian? I haven't seen him much these days."

"Ah," Cen Chen said, "he still has work elsewhere, and he only comes here every two or three days. But don't worry, Lan Tian said, he will definitely be there on the day the machine is turned on." Of course, Lan Tian's roommate knew about it when he went out with the machine, but Cen Chen would definitely not take the initiative to make a small report to Xie Lansheng, besides, it has not been turned on yet, so it is not a big deal, and Lan Tian is also very aware of this.

Xie Lansheng frowned, and said: "But on the 5th, Lan Tian also said that he hadn't worked for the past two weeks, so he could directly join the team."

"Well, yes." Cen Chen replied, "At that time, you said that the start-up will start on the 21st, and Lantian calculated that there are still two weeks left, so you will take on individual jobs, and the advanced team will sneak out to do it. You mainly talk to the leading actors, and we are the main creators. They're all quite free, so it's fine to come in two or three days to ask if you have anything to do, and talk for an hour. Lan Tian probably didn't see the protagonist Shi Yan coming over, so he didn't think he needed to be here so early." As long as someone If you are allowed to be absent, then you also want to be absent, which is very normal psychology.

Xie Lansheng asked: "Did Lan Tian go to shoot commercials?" It is very common for photographers to shoot commercials.

"Probably not." Cen Chen recalled, "I feel like shooting a movie."

Xie Lansheng was stunned for a while, and then asked: "What movie can be finished in two weeks?" His filming is quite fast, and it will take at least six weeks.

"Uh," Cen Chen has always been a little naive, straight to the point, without thinking too much, just said, "He said that the machine will definitely come back, and he should be able to come back. It may be a short movie, 20 minutes to 40 minutes."

"..." Xie Lansheng stopped talking, turned around and went out, went to his room and used the hotel phone to send a message to Lan Tian's BP machine, asking Lan Tian to call back immediately.

It didn't take too long for Lan Tian to call back.

He asked, "Director Xie, are you looking for me?"

"Lan Tian," Xie Lansheng asked, "are you making a movie now?"

"Ah, yes," Lan Tian originally planned to tell the truth when Xie Lansheng asked, but Xie Lansheng passed without asking, "I will take up a job in my free time, don't worry, I will definitely finish it on October 10."

"...Well." It's really not a big deal. The time to join the group is determined by the main creators according to the arrangement. It's normal for those who are free to come early and those who are not free to come later. But Xie Lansheng is very concerned about another thing Something, he asked, "Is this movie just picked up? On the 5th, you once said that you have no work for these two weeks. Moreover, the two of us had meetings on October 10st, 1nd and 2rd."

"Well, yes, I was invited just after I finished speaking. The original cameraman of the film crew had a car accident on the way there and went to the hospital. Are you kidding me?" Lan Tian said without doubting him at all, "Because you said that the camera will start on the 21st, I think the time is still enough, so I took it and made some small money."

Xie Lansheng asked: "Can the filming be completed in two weeks? A movie?"

Lan Tian thought that Xie Lansheng was worried that he would delay the progress, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, the filming will definitely be finished!"

"Why?" Xie Lansheng asked, "Are you sure you can finish a movie in two weeks?"

"With some small tricks."

"What means?"

"Hi," seeing that Xie Lansheng didn't believe him at all, and knowing that Xie Lansheng was not easy to deceive, Lan Tian had no choice but to tell the truth, "That director is a newcomer, unlike you, Director Xie. He has no confidence and no idea, and always asks me what to do Shooting, I think I am more famous. That’s just right, I changed the exterior to interior, or changed it to green screen for post-production, wouldn’t it be easier. I asked the crew to start the film immediately and instruct the director what to shoot every day. Don't worry, the filming will definitely be finished in two weeks, and the progress of "Consummation" will not be delayed."

"..." Xie Lansheng said, "Understood, you guys shoot."

Putting down the phone, Xie Lansheng sat down beside the bed, thinking blankly, hesitating, and the whole person fell into agitation.

Lan Tian was the photographer of his second film in 1992. His skills were very good, and Xie Lansheng was very relieved. They had good memories. It was also because of this trust that Xie Lansheng invited him to shoot the important "Consummation". "The "Consummation".

But, Xie Lansheng thought very sadly, he has changed.

After 1995, private companies scattered money when making movies, a lot of money, which changed him.

Are banknotes really that good?It's not about how to shoot well, but how to shoot badly.

Xie Lansheng also knows very well that Lan Tian has a lot of work this year, and he has filmed four films in nine months, but he never thought that he, who was once sincere, could do this.

Xie Lan sighed a long time, went to Hua Guoguang's room, told the other party to let Lan Tian come back as soon as possible, and then directly agreed to terminate the contract and pay liquidated damages, anyway, now he has money.

Hua Guoguang, the actor's deputy director, was very shocked after hearing this, Xie Lansheng didn't explain much, and only let Hua Guoguang believe him.

Then, not too long later, Xie Lansheng heard a quarrel in Lan Tian's room, and Lan Tian was arguing loudly: "Why?! Why?! I went outside to pick up a job when the movie was not turned on. Guarantee Come back to work on the 21st, this is not okay?! This is not okay?! Xie Lansheng is too overbearing!!! Xie Lansheng has already finished drawing all the sub-cameras, and I have nothing to do in the early stage! He Xie Lansheng can still manage me before I start the machine What are you going to do?! I’m still willing to come and meet up on October 10th!”

Hua Guoguang didn't quite understand, and his momentum was completely suppressed.

Xie Lansheng didn't think much, put on his slippers and went next door.

As soon as he appeared, Lan Tian's noisy voice became much quieter, but soon he shouted again: "Why terminate the contract?!"

"There is no need for reason," Xie Lansheng said, "The contract is completely voluntary, and both parties can terminate the contract at any time. Lan Tian, ​​the termination of the contract is not because you have taken on another job in the past two weeks."

After a pause, Xie Lansheng said in disappointment again: "It's because movies are no longer sacred to you."

Hearing this, Lan Tian was visibly stunned.

Xie Lansheng was really sad: "Lan Tian, ​​you have lost your respect for movies."

The subtext is: You deliberately smashed other people's movies because you want to earn more money.

Lan Tian was suddenly speechless.

He couldn't argue with that.Indeed, during this period of time, he only wanted to earn more money, and he didn't want to grind again and again.

Xie Lansheng said: "Good luck. We won't cooperate for the time being until you regain your original intention." Turning around, he walked out again wearing slippers.In his heart, the art of film is supreme. It uses pictures and big screens to shock everyone violently. It is a product of genius and a treasure of this world. Countless believers gather here. They want to go to the Holy City to worship, but most of them spend their whole lives in it. Not far from the starting point, the road is full of hero graves.

But now, impetuousness gradually spread.In the past, it took a year to make a film, and it was meticulously crafted, but not anymore.

He thought, before changing, he might forget it and let Lan Tian continue to participate, but this time he can't say that winning the prize is inevitable, but he can also say that he is trying his best to fight for it.This is the "Big Three" award in Europe, and Lan Tian is no longer suitable.

He lost his awe of movies, and started to ruin movies for a piece of money. Can he really make movies that are obsessed with art and perfection?

Since Lan Tian can compress the shooting time of one film in order to earn more money, he may compress the shooting time of the second and third films. You must know that in China, the salary of a photographer is calculated by one film Well, the photographers all get the same money for more shots and less shots, and the photographer is an existence second only to the director in the main creation, and can even keep pace with the director.This "Consummation" is not only his own, but also Xinye's, Liu Yao's, Shi Yan's, Cen Chen's, Xiaohongxiaolu's, and executive director Yu Qianzi's. He can't take such a risk.

Xie Lansheng referred to his opinion when drawing the storyboard, but now he can't believe Lan Tian's words.

Do you really want to make "Consummation" well?

Is it possible that Lan Tian is not serious about other films, but is very serious about "Consummation"?Yes, not too young, maybe he also wants to win an award and earn more money, but Xie Lansheng doesn't want to co-star with him in "Consummation".Xie Lansheng always believes that classics cannot be produced with this idea-creators of classic movies need to be stubborn or even paranoid, not just for the sake of money.Maybe he was too idealistic, but he didn't want to gamble.

The way is different and not conspiring with each other.After Luo Dajing "defected", Xie Lansheng knew very well that photographers should be like-minded, but now Lantian has changed, and he has come to this step again.

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After parting ways with Lan Tian, ​​Xie Lansheng went through the shortlist of photographers, and finally picked up the bedside phone to make an international call.

Soon, a rough voice sounded from the opposite side: "Hello?"

"Hello," Xie Lansheng asked, "IsQiYongavailable?"

"Thisishe."

"Qi Dashe!" Xie Lansheng was extremely enthusiastic, "I am Xie Lansheng!!"

Qi Yong: "..."

"Qi Dashe," Xie Lansheng said, "It's time for the year-end vacation again. There is Thanksgiving in November and Christmas in December. Are you not working right now?" Hollywood movies usually don't start at this time.

Qi Yong: "...what are you doing?"

Xie Lansheng asked: "Have you returned to China in the past few years?"

Qi Yong snorted, "The last time was when we filmed Rooting."

"That's just right." Xie Lansheng said, "The motherland is changing a lot now. It is changing with each passing day and flourishing. It has a new look every year. It is completely different from a few years ago."

"Wait," Qi Yong asked, "It's this set again, don't you even change the beginning?"

"Really." Xie Lansheng said, "In 1992, Deng Xiaoping made a speech in the South, 'liberating and developing the productive forces'. Afterwards, the construction was so fast that it was much faster than before, not only in Shenzhen, but also in the whole country. "The Story of Spring" Have you heard that song in America?" Xie Lansheng still sang, "1992, another spring~ There was an old man..."

Qi Yong interrupted Xie Lansheng: "You can pull it down!"

"I'm just kidding." Xie Lansheng finally got serious, "Qi Yong, I'm making a movie called "Consummation", and I want to hit the top three. Now I only need a photographer. You know my ability, the script is like this ...is it okay?" At the end, Xie Lansheng said, "I can't afford [-] a week, but I can get a total of [-], which is five to ten times that of others."

"What?" Qi Yong said, "A weekly salary of [-] to [-] in total, do you still think it's generous?"

"Come on~" Xie Lansheng said, "And anyway, the shooting dates are in November and December, and the United States is in the later stage. If you can earn 11 yuan, you can earn 12 yuan? It's not good if you have money and awards. ?”

"Xinye is also here, the leading actor. Xiaohong and Xiaolu are still assistants, and Cen Chen is a sound engineer, an old partner. Xiaohong and Xiaolu are your favorites, and they are making great progress now. Don't you want to see everyone again? Xiaohong Hong Xiaolu, Cen Chen, Xin Ye and me."

"..." Qi Yong thought for half a minute before making a decision, and said, "Without you."

"what?"

"What I want to see is without you."

"It's okay without me!" Knowing that Qi Yong meant to agree to come here, Xie Lansheng smiled, "Then let's discuss the specific arrangements for coming to China."

That's great, Xie Lansheng thought: Originally, because of Shen Ye's matter, he was afraid to invite Qi Yong. He was afraid of hearing about Shen Ye's news from Qi Yong, and also afraid of being conveyed his own news by Qi Yong, but this time he reunited. up.Of course, another reason why I didn't dare to ask for it before was that it was too expensive. If it weren't for this time, I might not be so ruthless.

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Although everything was going well, Xie Lansheng only belatedly realized that "money can change a person" after the photographer's temporary coaching change.

In the past, he "played movies", shooting movies with a large group of people who love movies, but something seems to have changed quietly in the past two years.

Xie Lansheng was suddenly worried about the role of "Cai Kuan".Except for Xin Ye, he never used movie stars and TV stars in the past, all of them used people like Ouyang Nannan. Everyone was interested and happy to "perform together", but Shi Yan was a girl with thousands of girls in the past two or three years. Will the lover of my dream "change"?

Cai Kuan is one of the male protagonists, and Lang Ying, played by Xin Ye, is a gay couple, so he must not be negligent.He knows Xinye's major, and Liu Yao is also very serious. At present, only Shi Yan is left with uncertainties.

Xie Lansheng, who was a little worried, came to the filming location of the TV series that Shi Yan was shooting now, and planned to go there to see Shi Yan's appearance in person.

He was a little worried that he was right, and hoped that he was just thinking wildly, but he was naturally sensitive, and his hunch was often correct.Because Caikuan was a comrade, it was very difficult to find a suitable person. It took Hua Guoguang a long time to choose Shi Yanlai.If Shi Yan has a serious problem, then I really don't know what to do.The main creative personnel are all in place, and the film must be launched immediately. Moreover, if it is not launched, it will not be able to catch up with the film festival at the end of February.

Xie Lansheng also told himself not to be too harsh on actors.Xie Lansheng thought, Shi Yan's acting skills are fine, as long as it's not too much and will affect the atmosphere of the entire crew, all of them can be used.