Chapter 43 Wrap-up
"Meng Bai, look, it's snowing in northern Beijing."
On the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway, a business minibus quickly drove into the territory of northern Beijing. Li Qin in the car looked at the vast fields covered with a layer of white outside the window, and shouted to Meng Bai on the other side with a little excitement.
"Girl, you are from Jiangsu, haven't you seen snow since you were a child?" Meng Bai replied casually.
"I haven't seen such heavy snow." Li Qin muttered, "And I told you, I'm from Kunshan."
After saying that, seeing that Meng Bai ignored her plan, she wrinkled her nose and then called on the others in the car to look at the snow outside.
In the minibus, in addition to Meng Bai and Li Qin, there were Wu Bai, Zhang Ruoyun and several crew members. They had just returned from Tianjin after filming the last episode of "Pendulum".
The reason why the crew had to travel to Tianjin was mainly to save money.
A villa scene was needed in the last episode of "Pendulum". In Beijing North, it is not known whether it is because of the approaching New Year's Day, the rental price of villas has risen sharply, and the rent for one day is 5,000 yuan.
According to the shooting plan, this part of the scene will take more than two days, which means it will cost 15,000 yuan.
You know, just over a month ago, the price was only more than 8,000 yuan.
Meng Bai, the "producer", obviously could not accept such a high price. He asked about the prices in other surrounding areas and found that the rent near Tianjin was only 1,500 yuan a day.
Even if the round-trip transportation and the crew's food, drink, and defecation are included, the total is only 10,000 yuan.
So he made a decisive decision, taking Wubai, the photography team, and several necessary crew members, plus the two leading actors Li Qin and Zhang Ruoyun, to Tianjin to shoot the last scene.
So Meng Bai really didn't have the heart to see if it would snow at this time. He was busy calculating how much money the crew would have left.
Besides, he was a native of Landao, and he had seen snow every year since he was a child. What was there to see?
"... minus the equipment repairs, and the cost of a few temporary car uses... minus the final payment for meals, and some miscellaneous expenses, there is still... no, there is also the bonus for the crew that was promised before..."
Meng Bai quickly tapped the calculator on his phone, slowly compared it with the cash flow list given by the crew's finance department, and finally calculated a result.
"Fifteen-three thousand!"
Meng Bai looked at the six-digit number on the screen, and his mood suddenly became happy.
This is the last remaining funds of the crew after deducting various expenses. And he only needs to go through a few procedures, and about 90% of this money can be legally and compliantly entered into his personal account.
Of course, it's just that, Meng Bai is not so small-minded that he needs to be greedy for this little money.
Compared with the money itself, he cares more about completing the entire filming project with quality and quantity within the limited budget, which proves that he, a "novice producer", is at least qualified.
As for the remaining money, it is naturally impossible to return it to the investors. Ask the crew to hold a wrap-up party, give gifts to the main creative team and several leading actors, or give bonuses to the crew members...
In short, without the huge mountain of budget constraints, Meng Bai has plenty of ways to spend the budget funds.
The car drove north until it stopped at noon. Looking at the familiar "convenience store" set, everyone in the car couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Unknowingly, I have been here for nearly three months...
After getting off the car and packing up my things, everyone did not disband because there were still a few shots to be retaken.
Perhaps it was near the end, everyone was a little excited, and the remaining shots were shot bumpy. From noon to dusk, the last shot was finally taken.
...
"... Dongqing, remember me, maybe in another world, we will meet again."
Against the background of a green screen, "Wang Xiaoya" played by Li Qin smiled at Zhang Ruoyun. But compared to the previous funny and rebellious "Wang Xiaoya", her smile now reveals an inexplicable courtesy and alienation.
Behind her, Yu Yi, dressed in a black robe, also said to "Xia Dongqing" in a deep tone different from usual: "And me, you'd better forget me. But no matter where you are, I can find you."
"Wait, where are you going... My eyes, my eyes... Ah!"
With Zhang Ruoyun's last shout, everything fell silent.
The set was silent, and everyone looked quietly at the positions of Wu Bai and Meng Bai.
"How is it?" Meng Bai turned his head and asked after the playback on the viewfinder ended.
"It's OK." Wu Bai nodded, indicating that he had no problem.
"Okay!"
Meng Bai looked around, facing the expectant eyes of the crew, smiled slightly, and then said loudly: "I declare that the web drama "Soul Ferry" project has officially finished!"
"Woo hoo!"
"Great ヾ(▽)ノ"
"Oh——"
"Pa pa pa pa..."
Cheers and applause rang out on the set, and several female staff members of the crew even shed tears.
Meng Bai looked at the jubilation around him, and he was also filled with emotion.
Two years ago, when he just stepped out of the school gate, he thought he would be able to shoot his first work soon. After that, his performance exploded, his reputation exploded, and he won various awards and small awards. The future was smooth.
But in fact, it was not until today, two years later, that he finally achieved what he thought was the easiest goal.
Meng Bai looked at the jubilant crew, smiled silently, and came to the door of the studio alone.
Pushing open the door, a cold air instantly wrapped around the whole body. In the distance, on the skyline that was divided into pieces by tall buildings and hillsides, the last ray of sunlight set off the sky.
Meng Bai stood at the door of the convenience store, looking silently to the south.
"What's wrong?"
Li Qin's voice came from behind. Seeing that Meng Bai didn't speak, she asked curiously: "What are you looking at?"
Meng Bai did not answer, but asked back: "Do you know how far our studio is from the old campus of the Central Academy of Drama?"
Li Qin shook his head.
"Twenty kilometers." Meng Bai stretched out his hand and made a "two" gesture: "Twenty kilometers, if there is no traffic jam, it will take less than half an hour."
At this point, Meng Bai smiled brightly, opened his arms, gestured a long distance and said: "But I walked this twenty kilometers for two years."
Li Qin was silent. She knew something about Meng Bai's past, so she could probably understand his current mood.
"Okay, just be a little sad for a while." Meng Bai exhaled and said in a spirited manner: "The post-production will be completed in about a week, and the current broadcast date is set for the New Year's Day holiday. How about it, Teacher Li, are you ready for the end?"
Li Qin remembered the scene when the two of them discussed how to make money together a few months ago, and looked at Meng Bai with a smile: "I wish us a successful start!" "A successful
start!"
(End of this chapter)
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