Chapter 105: Preparing for the Play

  After signing Liu Wei into the Dream Net, Su Jin finally shifted his energy back to filming TV dramas. The effect of the speech was undeniable, with countless students rushing to audition for roles at the film and television club. Filming is different from writing; writing can be done whenever and however one wants, but filming has its own set of rules and constraints.

  But filming is different, filming is a job that consumes huge resources. Whether it's financially or in terms of resources and connections, it's all the same. In response to this shoot, Su Jin specially registered a new company, Dream Vision Company.

  Su Jin was appointed as the general manager, and Zheng Sen was appointed as the deputy general manager. Zheng Sen was a talent introduced to Su Jin by Qian Yunwei. He was an excellent student at Beijing Film Academy, and after graduation, he was assigned to work at Gucheng TV Station.

  He is very capable, but if all government departments and state-owned enterprises are the same, TV stations are also a place where seniority is valued. There was no connection, and Zheng Sen, who was only thirty years old, obviously had no chance to show off. He was still a small officer at the age of 30. Su Jin immediately took the initiative to invite him to be the vice president of the newly formed Dream Film and Television Company after learning about his situation.

  As for the rest, Qian Yun also solved Su Zhen's photography problem. A middle-aged man named Xuan Ke was sent by Qian Yun to help out under the guise of official business. He is the best cameraman in Gucheng TV station, although he can only be considered an ordinary person among ordinary people nationwide. But for Su Zhen now, he is also the best choice.

  As for the rest, Qian Yun could only express his helplessness. After all, Gucheng TV station is just a county-level city TV station. Usually, it's just taking some news photos, and TV dramas, movies are all broadcast from other stations. It's unrealistic to get too much help from him.

  However, Qian Yun promised Su Zhan that he would contact the best editing room service in Tianhua Province for him. Because he had a classmate working there, it was convenient to help out.

  After a thorough understanding, Su Jin finally knew what was needed to shoot a film. Generally speaking, a crew needs at least producers, production managers, consultants, directors, assistant directors, supervisors, actors, stagehands (drama), set designers, lighting and special effects personnel, post-production processing, composers, editors, and film copying.

  Since it's a grassroots team, everything is simplified. The producer, executive producer, consultant, director, and supervisor are all taken care of by Su Jin alone. Since the play "Zhà" doesn't have any special effects, no special effects personnel are needed. Post-production and composition can also be done by Su Jin following the original work, and it's not necessary to find a studio for now.

  Qian Yun has already agreed to be in charge of contacting and the film copy has also been entrusted to him. After all, he is an insider and has some connections. The actors have decided to select from among their apprentices, and the drama is responsible for logistical work. There are many such people, and it's easy to find one at that time. At that time, the art director, lighting engineer, stylist, and makeup artist will all be professionals, and ordinary people can't take on these roles.

  Qian Yun also made it clear to Su Jian that there were no such professionals in his TV station. It was already not bad to barely get a photographer.

  Su Jinsi thought for a long time. In the end, he still decided to go to Beijing once. Go to the talent market and try his luck. Before Hengdian was booming, Beijing was already the largest film and television talent base in the country.

  In the capital city, people who are involved in the film and television industry have a very vivid nickname, "Bei Piao". A nickname that is both elegant and tinged with a hint of sadness and helplessness. They, just like the famous "Heng Piao" of later generations, all came to the capital city relying on their passion, relying on their yearning for the future and their ideals, and then slowly drifted here, slowly waiting for opportunities and hope.

  Su Jin stayed in the capital for three days and found what he wanted. Although it wasn't the best, it basically met his requirements. Ning Xing, Zong Wei, Zhu Jin, and Xue Ze were the four professional talents that Su Jin had found.

  Ning Xing and Zong Wei are both graduates of Beijing Film Academy, having just entered the film and television industry for a year. They respectively serve as set designers and lighting technicians. Zhu Jin and Xue Ze, on the other hand, entered the film and television circle after graduating from high school, and have been in the industry for seven or eight years now, serving as costume designers and makeup artists.

  Don't think that Ning Xing and Zong Wei are higher than Zhu Jin and Xue Ze just because they graduated from university. It wasn't until I deeply understood Su that I knew, for this kind of major, graduates from school are very rare, and even fewer schools offer such a major course. Because this major requires more actual experience.

  Compared with university graduates Ning Xing and Zong Wei, Zhu Jin and Xue Ze, who have been following their masters for 7 or 8 years in the chaotic film and television industry, are more popular among various drama crews.

  In fact, in this regard, Huaxia itself has a certain gap with foreign countries. Compared to actors, these behind-the-scenes workers need more support from science and technology, so under the circumstances of existing technical gaps with foreign countries, Huaxia's behind-the-scenes workers are even more unknown.

  In fact, if the behind-the-scenes workers are excellent, filming is a very simple thing. Just like the big Hollywood movies of later generations, with the support of various special effects, a few actors can easily become world-class blockbusters by acting casually. And Huaxia's films can only work hard on art films.

  But these things are undoubtedly a bit far for Su Jin now, overall, he is still very satisfied with the harvest of this trip to Beijing. With these four people, it's enough for him to complete the filming of "Zha".

  As long as "Chà" becomes popular overnight, everything will be easy. Planting a paulownia tree, why worry that the phoenix won't come? At that time, there will be fame, strength and capital. Why worry that those first-rate teams won't fall into one's own hands? He can then select and train from among these domestic first-rate talents, no need to worry about not cultivating international talent.

  With Ning Xing and the other three, Su Jin returned to the ancient city with a smile. Making movies is a wandering job in itself, and the four of them didn't have any objections to following Su Jin back to the ancient city. They had signed a contract to film an entire TV series, and Su Jin paid each of them 10,000 yuan. As for future collaborations, they would discuss that later.

  Liu Mei arranged for their food and accommodation. Since they would be staying in the ancient city for a relatively long time, Liu Mei did not arrange for the four of them to stay at an inn. Instead, she found two rooms at the headquarters of Dreamtech Corporation as their temporary quarters.

  After settling the four, Su Jin immediately convened a meeting of the "Youth in Blossom" crew from Mengxiang Film and Television Company. These days, Su Jin has been busy finding behind-the-scenes talent, while the ancient city side has not been idle either. Preparing costumes, props, and selecting roles are all proceeding simultaneously.

  The costumes and props are now almost fully prepared. The general election of roles has also ended, leaving only a few main roles that have not been decided, just waiting for Su Zhan to return and finalize them.