Chapter 335 Crew Benefits (Fourth Update)
Although the novel was cut a lot, Ye Qian did not let them reduce such key points.
The entire hospital scene took about two weeks to film. From the initial awkwardness, after a few days of polishing, the entire script clicked into place. Ye Qian would like to thank her acting teacher again for assigning her several acting classmates, who were truly talented.
As for her classmates, from photography, to lighting, to hard labor, to extras, they all have their own unique ways of playing. There is nothing they can't do, except what you can't imagine.
Indeed, everyone knew Ye Qian was talented, but they couldn't see or understand how talented she was. Not only her classmates, but even the actors who had originally joined the show held the same idea. Even before filming began, the actors couldn't quite get into the groove. Ye Qian patiently explained the play, the acting, and the desired effects, repeatedly and tirelessly for days. Finally, after a few days, they had a successful run-in.
Everyone recognized this young female director in their hearts. Initial disdain turned into respect, and their work attitude became more serious. A film doesn't take long to complete. Filming started in late December, and by the end of January, one-third of the film had already been shot. With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, it wasn't that Ye Qian specifically chose this time to film, but rather that the story itself was set in winter.
That's why they chose to start filming at the end of December. The temperature is low in winter, so you can imagine how difficult it is to shoot. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, everyone's minds are a little elsewhere. Ye Qian understands that everyone misses home, but every day of delay means a day's pay. After discussing with Professor Xiao, they decided to give everyone three days off for the Chinese New Year, and then resume filming on the fourth day of the New Year.
Ye Qian also prepared gifts for the crew members, and they are still on the way. By the time they arrive, it will probably be New Year's Eve. Ye Qian is speechless about the time constraints. There is nothing she can do but send them out when the time comes.
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On New Year's Eve, Ye Qian arranged for several male classmates to pick up the goods for him. When they saw the large bags, their eyes widened. At noon, they finished filming the last scene of the day. When Ye Qian called "cut", the filming for this year was completely finished. The kitchen also prepared lunch boxes, and everyone took their own bowls to get their food. Ye Qian walked around the set, saying, "Don't leave after you finish eating. There will be gifts for everyone."
"There is a gift, what is it?" asked a classmate who was familiar with Ye Qian.
"You'll know in a minute. Just pick it up there." Ye Qian pointed forward and saw someone working on a table with a few lists in his hands.
That's right, what Ye Qian wanted to give was a military coat made by their garment factory. Of course, Ye Qian always insisted on using high-quality fabrics, so there was no need to worry about the quality. But how much did she sell it for? Haha, the regular thickness was 699 yuan, and the thickened one with lambswool lining was 999 yuan each. What was the cost? The regular thickness was about 50 yuan, and the thickened one was only 70 yuan at most. After all, the cotton was good cotton.
This is sold in their store in Beijing. Ye Qian did not dare to put the military coats made from the stranded fabrics in their store. What if there was a problem with the stranded fabrics? They could not afford the risk, so they also made military coats with this batch of stranded fabrics. There are about 250 pieces in total, and the cost is only more than 20 or less than 30 yuan.
Just because they couldn't sell in Beijing didn't mean they couldn't sell in Han. At worst, they could sell them cheaper, so they had Director Wei mail 100 pieces to Han to test the waters. Ye Qian offered a straight 299, no bargaining required. Unexpectedly, quite a few people bought them. Everyone in Ye Qian's dormitory naturally bought one, and when the weather got cold, they just wore them around to keep warm.
The military coats in Han City were selling quite well, and they were not much worse in Jing City. After all, Ye Qian had Fu Shan and Liu Yubing design the styles there specially. The waists were well-cut, and the styles had been changed, so they didn't look as rustic as before. She also asked Wang Qiong to find a few students from the Jing City Drama Academy to wear the military coats and walk around Jing City for several days.
Wearing a dress or coat from the store underneath, and simply layering a military coat on top, it's both warm and stylish. It actually works, and as more and more of them sell, more and more people start wearing them, and the military coat trend is back in fashion.
The crew finished their lunch, but their eyes were fixed on the people sorting things out. They had noticed several large packages, but none of them had been opened, so no one knew what was inside. The people who had helped with the clothes were also unaware. They took turns eating, and the rest of the group reviewed the list. After everyone had finished eating, Ye Qian came out and said to the servants, "Come and get your gifts after dinner."
As a director, Ye Qian would definitely not do these things, but she is not being pretentious, she is just simply lazy. With so many people and so many clothes, she would be exhausted to death if she had to send them out one by one.
Yes, it was full of military coats. Ye Qian had Director Wei send the remaining coats over. Their crew wasn't very large, as each person had to play multiple roles. The entire crew only had 78 people, and that included Ye Qian. With fewer people, each person had a lot to do.
She saw everyone's difficulties and hadn't thought of distributing military coats to everyone at first. She was so busy that she couldn't take care of it for a while. It wasn't until she put on her own military coat that she remembered. Her military coat was the one she had worn in her previous life and it hadn't worn out yet, so she hadn't changed it.
When He Jun put on her newly assigned military coat, she saw the scene of picking up the express delivery on New Year's Eve. Because express delivery is no longer called express delivery, it's called postal delivery, and postal delivery is very slow. She had called Director Wei a month and a half in advance to discuss the clothes, and Director Wei responded to her three days later, and sent all the items away.
Haha, so it’s really not her fault that we don’t get to wear military coats sometimes.
Ye Qian politely opened the package, unpacked one piece of clothing to show everyone, and said a few words: "Thank you all for not going home for the New Year. I have seen your work ethic. You have lived up to our crew, and as the director, I naturally cannot let you down. So I contacted the clothing factory and ordered these military coats."
"Everyone knows that the postal service is slow these days. It took a month and a half to deliver it today. Although it's a bit late, I hope everyone won't despise it. Put on your military coats and let's have a, well, at least warm New Year. After you receive your clothes, please check if there are any damages so you can exchange them in time. Sign your name for each piece you take. Don't make a mistake, and don't ask someone else to pick it up for you. Take your own."
If they made a mistake and couldn't figure it out, Ye Qian would just put the clothes on the table and leave, letting them sort it out themselves.
(End of this chapter)
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