“…”
"The male protagonist and his companions took a plane and destroyed the sharknado with a homemade bomb, but suddenly found that there was a fish that slipped through the net."
"…At the end of the story, our hero is blown up into the sky by the tornado, and happens to run into the last shark, and kills it with a chainsaw. That's the end of the story?"
After a discussion that was neither intense nor lengthy, a script that was full of creativity and inspiration, but slightly lacking in logic, was placed in front of everyone.
Everyone here is a senior filmmaker. Although they have made a lot of copycat and bad movies to make a living, it does not mean that they do not have any basic judgment ability.
The text presented before my eyes now has a kind of beauty that is as if the brain is missing.
When the script is passed on, many people have completely different ideas about the subsequent plot in their minds and the next person's. When the script is passed back to their side, they have to find ways to bring the extremely outrageous plot back to their own ideas.
But the more they thought about this, the more outrageous the whole plot became, and the bigger the gap between it and the original conception became.
In the end, even they didn't know what they had written.
This... this is too bad, right?!
Just when everyone was a little shaken, suddenly someone burst into thunderous applause.
"What a great plot! This is a combination of the strengths of hundreds of schools, this is a collision of inspirations!"
"This is the best plot I have ever seen. It will definitely be a big hit if it is filmed."
“…”
"nice!"
Seeing that someone had expressed their opinion, the rest of the people in the meeting room, regardless of what they thought in their hearts, immediately began to follow suit, so as to avoid being labeled as "conservatives."
It must not be that the script is too bad, but that I am too conservative! "I also think it is very good. It feels like everyone's ideas are completely on the same channel. When we were creating, we finished it in one go without any drag."
"Yes, this is the most enjoyable scriptwriting I have ever done."
"Look here, how well connected it is, how smooth the logic is, and how thought-provoking the plot is?"
“Humorous without losing humor.”
"Yes, there is also this place..."
"It feels like it's oral after all, so the grammar is not smooth in some places. Do you want to revise it?"
"It can't be changed. Have you forgotten what Mr. Yang said? Only the original idea is the essence and the manifestation of our talent."
"Yes, the first version of the script was good enough, and changing it would be superfluous."
Seeing that everyone was praising the script and seriously discussing its excellence, those who had doubts in their hearts were completely relieved.
It turns out that I am just too conservative.
The fact that the vast majority of people recognize this script is enough to show its potential.
"Then it's settled. Let's start filming right away and call all the actors over." Cai Meng was very satisfied with the atmosphere and nodded. "It's been a week since the last movie was released. We can actually start filming this one now."
In order to maintain the ultra-high efficiency of releasing two films a month, the working hours of the employees of Shelter Company are forcibly locked by the group, but they have few opportunities to slack off.
Of course…after all, it’s a movie shoot, so the schedule can’t be too rigid.
Movies sometimes have to be shot at night, and actors and directors have irregular working hours, so overtime is common. However, the group has repeatedly stressed that overtime pay must be sufficient, and if there is no money, the group can ask for it.
After all, it is not the group headquarters. When the contract was signed, it was also stated that it would not interfere too much in the decision-making of the shelter company, so Yang Ruoqian was too lazy to completely copy the group's system.
The person in charge of connecting with the actors nodded and said, "I've already notified them. They'll be here soon."
Ever since the Shelter Company became famous, many actors who failed in the entertainment industry have moved their residences to Jinhai.
Although they still try to take on normal films in addition to making bad movies, trying to get out of this big pit, but after all, the successful ones are a minority, after all, they have to eat...
It is too costly to always run from other places to Jinhai. It is better to settle down in Jinhai. When you are dying of poverty, you can ask the shelter company for money. When you have some money to fill your stomach, you can see if you can find an opportunity to become famous in a play.
In this regard, the attitude of the Shelter Company and the Kuiguang Group is indifferent.
Yang Ruoqian even hoped that these successful actors would run away on their own initiative and stop getting in the way under his nose.
"It will take at least half an hour. Why don't we check what to eat for lunch first?" Cai Meng checked the time. "It's a good time for the actors to come over. Let's have lunch together, read the script, and then start filming."
The people who were used to flat management did not find it strange at all and reported the meals they wanted to eat to Cai Meng.
Before being acquired by Kuiguang Group, everyone in the company, including the actors, had to solve their own lunch problems, whether they ordered takeout, brought their own food, or went hungry - what's the point of riding a bicycle if you can get paid for making such a crappy movie?
Spending ten yuan to order a hot fried noodle at Shaxian Hotel is already a real treat. Although the quality is not very good, everyone is eating it with great enthusiasm and the atmosphere is excellent.
However, this happy state was gone forever after the company was acquired by Kui Guang.
Since it was impossible to build a luxurious canteen for the shelter company at a huge cost, in order to increase costs, Yang Ruoqian decided not to build a canteen and directly provide high meal subsidies.
As long as you are an employee of the shelter company, each person will receive a meal allowance of 100 yuan per day, which can only be used for meals and cannot be used for other purposes.
If it happens to be the filming period of a movie, all actors recruited temporarily will receive the same treatment.
If an employee fails to spend the 100 yuan every day, he will receive a warm greeting from the group headquarters.
People usually don’t eat in the morning and go home to eat at night, so how to spend the 100 yuan at noon becomes a century-old problem.
It is especially a disaster for people who have small appetites - although they can order expensive or good food with a hundred yuan, sometimes they really crave a cheap but fragrant plate of fried rice noodles with egg.
The problem is, if you only spend 8 yuan out of 100 yuan a day, the group headquarters will call you directly the next day...
This kind of thing does not involve the company's decision-making, and the group headquarters can interfere...
"I haven't eaten fried rice noodles for a month. Brother Cai, can you help me contact a five-star hotel and ask them to make some for me?"
"Luckily I'm on a diet and only eat fruit at noon, so I can spend the hundred dollars smoothly, haha."
"Ahhh, I want to eat fried chicken! Can you recommend me a fried chicken shop that is both expensive and delicious!!!"
"My weight has gone up by 10 pounds since the acquisition... Brother Cai, please help me order a fat-reducing meal."
“…”
…
After the takeaway was delivered, the actors also arrived at the set one after another.
Cai Meng held a stack of "Sharknado" scripts in his hand, put the last batch of takeout on the table, and told the actors: "Choose what you want to eat. If you are not full, you can take more. Don't waste it."
"While eating, take a look at the script, and then start filming after eating."
Some newcomers looked over in astonishment: "Meals are included?"
It is normal to provide meals on the set, but these things looked so high-end that they thought they were not prepared for them.
A male actor in his thirties or early forties came over and picked out a very exquisite pork trotter rice from a pile of lunch boxes. He said with some emotion: "Every time I come to Mr. Cai's place to film, the food is always very good. Thank you very much."
Don’t underestimate this as just an ordinary pork trotter rice. It is different from the fast food out there. The ingredients used in this pork trotter rice are the best quality pork, the rice is high-quality Wuchang rice, the eggs are absolutely farm eggs, and even the vegetables are organic.
The dish is personally braised by a well-known veteran chef, and the cooking time is just right. After one bite, although the taste is less than 20% better than that of fast food, the price has increased several times.
The price-performance ratio improved immediately.
Cai Meng ate his portion and waved his hand: "Zhang Song... Have you not found a role to play recently?"
After all, he was a familiar face, so Cai Meng was acquainted with the man.
There aren't many familiar faces on the set - no one who can get a role as an extra in a normal TV show or movie would come to the Shelter Company to look for work.
But there are always exceptions. Zhang Song in front of us is one of the few familiar faces, which means that he really can't get many roles to shoot.
"Yeah... I can only rely on you, Boss Cai, to take me in." Zhang Song put the rice, vegetables and a piece of pork elbow into his mouth and sighed, "I always eat here for free. I'm really afraid that you will drive me away one day."
"That's not the case. I won't hide it from you. The food is not provided by us. The money is allocated by the group. They will criticize us if we don't use it all. How dare we not use it? So don't we have the only way to buy these dishes?" Cai Meng picked up the dish in his hand and said with a smile.
Zhang Song laughed as he flipped through the script: "Kuiguang Group, haha...it would be great if I could become an employee of their company."
"Then you have to work hard." Cai Meng said mercilessly, "Their company has only recruited three actors and two singers so far. It's extremely difficult. I don't think you have much hope."
"People should have dreams. I heard that they seem to be planning to recruit new actors recently. We should give it a try." Zhang Song said, and suddenly frowned, "Boss Cai, isn't your script a bit strange?"
Cai Meng laughed and said, "Nothing strange. This is a new attempt by our company. We are all very confident."
"Boss Cai, tell me the truth, was the screenwriter drunk at the time?"
"Just shoot it. The ideas behind the movies we make are different."
"I'm just afraid that after I finish this movie, no other company will be willing to hire me. My image has become so popular!" Zhang Song swallowed his food and complained, "Then I can only take roles from you, Boss Cai, in the future?"
Cai Meng laughed: "That's good too. If you round it up, it's equivalent to finding a long-term meal ticket in Kuiguang Group. Isn't it what you want?"
"Boss Cai, you are also good at telling jokes..."
At this moment, an employee suddenly came hurriedly holding a lunch box, looking a little flustered and at a loss.
Seeing the employee's unusual behavior, Cai Meng stopped chatting with Zhang Song.
"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"
"Boss Cai, there's a middle-aged man outside. He says he's the chairman of Gaoyao Group and wants to visit our company. What should we say?"
Chairman of Gaoyao Group?
Previously, the group headquarters had approached him for cooperation on a "private customization" project, and it was indeed said that the chairman of Gaoyao Group would be the first client of this project, but the scheduled time was not so fast!
Doesn't it start next week?
"Hold steady for now, I'll go shake Boss Yang!"
…
At the same time, Yang Ruoqian was at the private jet broker's place, selecting crew members with Chang Zhiqing.
The private jet procurement plan is going very smoothly. The basic contract has been signed and the transfer has been completed. All that needs to be done now is to complete various procedures and select crew members.
"Mr. Yang, Ms. Chang, let me introduce you to these crew members who can be recruited at any time..."
"Before that, I would like to ask you two, what kind of crew do you want to choose?"
“We have rich experience…”
Yang Ruoqian didn't wait for her to finish, and answered without thinking: "Expensive ones, get the most expensive unit you have."
"It's the kind where the captain and co-pilot have a lot of experience, the flight attendants are young and professional, and the cooking skills must be high... We must have a buffet on the plane, and the food is especially important."
"It is also best to have good language skills. After all, we have to run international business and sometimes we may have some international clients. At least we need to be able to speak English fluently."
In most cases, meals on airplanes are definitely not as good as those on the ground. After all, open flames cannot be used and cooking utensils are relatively limited.
Under such conditions, maintaining the quality of food at a good standard and making the buffet delicious definitely requires high-level chefs.
Young and professional, good cooking skills, fluent in bilingualism, rich experience and other conditions are not difficult to meet individually, but once you start to combine them, or even put all of them together, the cost will be high.
Chang Zhiqing blinked and whispered, "That's not necessary. We can prepare good airplane meals, but if you want to have a buffet, won't the cost be too high? Besides, we don't use this plane many times a year, but we have to pay salaries every month... It doesn't seem cost-effective."
Yang Ruoqian likes expensive things: "If you eat well, you will be motivated to work, especially on international flights. It's hard work, and if you don't eat well, how uncomfortable it is?"
"Don't worry, the group has sufficient funds!"
The private jet agent carefully wrote down Yang Ruoqian's request: "Mr. Yang's budget is sufficient... We also happen to have a crew that meets the requirements. Let me show you their information first. Are you satisfied with it?"
ps: I got home very late today, so the update is a bit late, sorry (end of this chapter)
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