Chapter 48 Filming Begins
[The film has been produced, and the box office subsidy system is being counted...]
[Host participation is 81.3%, and the film completion quality is 86.6%]
[Rewards: 3.2 times the box office subsidy; Director experience +20%; Director physical fitness +10%]
[Number of remaining experiences in the novice period: 1]
The participation rate dropped by nearly 14 percentage points compared to "Buried", and the completion quality increased by 1 percentage point.
In terms of rewards, the box office subsidy decreased by 0.8, the director experience decreased by 10 percentage points, and the director's physical fitness reward remained unchanged.
Below is an additional number of remaining experience points for the novice period.
Does this mean that there is a limit on the number of times you can experience the game during the novice period?
Will the system change after the novice period?
Before he could figure it out, the system data flashed several times and disappeared before his eyes, like the light spot left after the eyes looked at the sun.
"Boss, the movie is great, do you want to change the cast and reshoot it?"
Liu Xiaoli stood in front of him holding documents.
"Shoot! Monica and I don't look very compatible when playing a couple, let's try a European or American face."
"It's not a good match. Monica is older than you and her face is more mature than yours. The two of you playing a couple look like half-siblings, which is a bit out of place."
"Are you used to the new apartment? Are you having any trouble?"
“Very good. The apartment is very close to Walmart, Macy’s, and Metro Center. Shopping is very convenient. I have also contacted several acquaintances in the mainland in the past few days.
Did you know that Wang Ji from the crew of "Beijingers in New York" also lives in Los Angeles, but in Irvine in the south?
Have you seen "The Last Emperor"? Wu Junmei, who played the imperial concubine Wenxiu, is also in Los Angeles. She lives in the west side of the San Gabriel Valley. So is Chen Chong, who played Wanrong.
We had dinner at Zhou's restaurant last weekend. Do you want to meet them? I can introduce them to you. They know you are the director of Buried Alive and say you are amazing. "
Liu Xiaoli's tone of voice was much more relaxed than before, and it was obvious that she was very happy to be able to contact many acquaintances in a foreign country.
"Sure, when we're done, let's make an appointment for a meal together."
"Okay, as long as you have time, I'll take care of the appointments."
Liu Xiaoli patted her large chest with a smile on her face.
Her outfit today was very intellectual, with a cream-gray blazer on the outside and a white bra underneath, revealing her delicate collarbone and a thin necklace.
Compared with European and American women, her figure is not very hot, but her capable and intellectual temperament, coupled with the gentleness of a young woman, is also very attractive.
"What are you looking at?"
"Stockings, ugh, your shoes are very pretty, they match your skirt very well."
"You rascal! I thought you had become serious, but it turns out you haven't changed at all. You still like to look around."
Liu Xiaoli raised her foot to kick him, but suddenly saw someone coming in the aisle. She immediately became serious, handed over the folder, and said, "Boss, please sign it."
After completing the first round of the movie, Link did not rest for long, but took the crew back to the N23 Villa in Mission Valley, San Diego to shoot the movie.
When he was filming for the second time, there were many news reports in the media about the failure of his new movie and the need to re-cast the film.
Some filmmakers speculated that he didn't know how to direct.
The last time he filmed "Buried", he was alone and the crew was very small. The crew of the new movie has expanded, and he probably can't control the crew, so this happened.
Some media also commented that after the huge success of "Buried", he probably wanted to show off his talents and shoot a heavyweight production to prove his ability. As a result, his abilities were limited, the shooting failed, and he had to reshoot.
There are even rumors that Link invested millions of dollars in the new movie, and the failure of this filming caused millions of dollars in losses, and the newly-crowned multi-millionaire Link is facing bankruptcy.
After the rumors emerged, Guess What Pictures CEO Michael Leeson accepted interviews from media reporters at the company on behalf of Link.
In the interview, he said that the rumors were false and the filming was very successful. The reason why Link re-selected the male lead after the filming started was that he hoped the film would do better and bring everyone a high-quality, high-level and creative film.
Michael Leeson also stated that before filming began, Link had publicly stated that this was an experimental new film.
Friends who have studied chemistry know that it is normal to replace experimental reagents when doing experiments. I hope that friends in the media will not make random guesses and spread rumors.
Despite this, there are still many rumors in the media.
"Scene 1, shot 1, start!"
The second round of filming of "Paranormal Activity" began in Villa N23 in San Diego.
Since the male protagonist in the movie often holds a camera to shoot the female protagonist, his position is behind the camera, serving as a cameraman and director, so he does not have many roles in the play.
During the filming, many scenes where the heroine appeared alone did not need to be re-shot. Only the clips of the hero and heroine sleeping and eating, and the hero pointing the camera lens at the mirror were shot.
However, in order to ensure the quality of the film, Link decided to spend more time to revisit the plot from beginning to end and shoot the film from a bystander's perspective to see if the quality of the film would be improved.
When filming the second time, he only served as a director and not an actor, which made his job much easier.
In fact, he doesn't like being an actor very much. When an actor becomes a star, he will receive a lot of attention, which will not only increase his workload, but also bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to the filming.
"Cut! No, try again!"
Link didn't say who performed poorly, he just asked the two to reflect and make adjustments.
In fact, it was Monica who performed poorly in this scene.
She was not as devoted in the second filming as she was in the first. She was unable to put herself into the role of the heroine, or the girlfriend of the new male protagonist, and her performance of the lines was average.
Monica brought up this matter before going to bed last night. She said that filming the same plot a second time lacked freshness, and she also couldn't like Jeremy Northam as much as she liked him.
Link’s opinion is that if she wants to be a professional actor, she must learn to adjust her state. She cannot be negative and not try her best to do her best just because the difficulties are too great. This will be detrimental to her development.
Also to comfort her, Link not only performed it physically on the bed, trying to use the newly added 10% of his directorial strength, but also told her that it was okay if she couldn't perform as well as the first time, but she should try her best.
Her performance is mainly a support to the male lead, and if it is too poor, Jeremy Northam cannot play it better.
Monica agreed, hugged his neck, and praised him even more.
After convincing Monica, she was more attentive during the second shoot and the shooting went more smoothly.
"Cut! Good!"
"Take a 30-minute break, practice your lines, and then continue filming in 30 minutes."
Link put the camera down and wiped his hands with the towel on the table.
While they were filming, two tourists came to the villa, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh. They followed Chris Bauer to the villa and stood at the door watching.
"Link, is this the film set? A villa, a big bed, and two actors? Are you sure you are filming a serious movie?"
Quentin Tarantino talks like the characters in his scripts, and he talks endlessly.
"It's a serious movie, a modern movie."
"Are you sure? You just filmed Monica's feet, and I heard the actor asked the actress to do a striptease. Is this a serious movie?
Link, you are a very talented guy, especially in directing and screenwriting, you have great potential, I hope you can take this job seriously and not be too willful and go down a path of no return. "
"No, you can come and watch the preview. It's zero pornography."
"Okay, let's just watch here, and you guys continue filming, just pretend we don't exist."
Quentin sat down with his arms folded.
After Monica and Jeremy Northam were ready, Link carried the camera and continued filming.
"Sixth scene, three shots, start!"
"Why did you take out the camera?"
In the bathroom, Monica, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, was washing her face in the sink and speaking to the camera.
“We can shoot something else with this.”
Jeremy Northam points a handheld camera at Monica, his movements reflected in a mirror on the wall.
"Be careful, you're about to hit the shower head."
"We can film some of the other stuff I just mentioned."
"We could but we can't."
Monica said.
“Cut!”
Link called a pause and walked into the bathroom.
“Monica, you need to relax a little more, you are a couple and this conversation is just a joke.
You need to immerse yourself in the situation and feel the emotional changes that this joke will bring to the heroine.
You performed very well last time, you can think back carefully and think about how you performed that time. "
"I see. I need to adjust."
"Okay, we'll continue shooting in three minutes."
(End of this chapter)
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