The real young master just wants to follow the career line [Transmigration Book]

?? Cen Jue's purpose of going out this time is to appreciate the scenery.

??Scenery is the preparatory stage of film and television shooting. The main content is to find a suitable shooting location according to the needs of the plot. First, it is convenient for the director to modify unrealizable scenes in a timely manner. It is also convenient for the photography and lighting teams to determine specific lighting and photography plans. .

??Take the upcoming film by Cen Jue's team as an example. The story takes place in the late Qing dynasty. The heroine's father was a magistrate in Beizhili before being convicted, so scenes such as government offices and backyards are needed.

??The heroine is imprisoned after her father is convicted, and needs a prison scene.

??After the convicted father died, the hostess was rescued by the master cook in prison and fled to the Jianghuai area. Following the master as a help cook in a Huaiyang cuisine restaurant, the restaurant must have both front and back chefs.

?? Later, the heroine of the script design had a hearty show of cooking skills, which took place in a local arena, and the arena needed to be designed.

??After the filming in Yangzhou, the heroine was recommended by the local government officials to go to the capital representing the highest level of local culinary skills.

??The scene required for the play in the capital should also be prepared.

??In short, from the scenes in the back kitchen to the entire palace banquet, the required shooting locations are all arranged during the preparation process.

??The initial selection of the venue is to find the production director with the photographer.

?? They allocate energy and resources based on how many times a scene appears in the movie.

??Scenes such as the house, prison, and palace that the heroine lived in before she fell into trouble, where only a few scenes appeared, all plan to go directly to the film and television city to rent ready-made venues.

??The main scenes in the first half of the movie—the restaurant and the back kitchen—need to be carefully selected.

?? They were lucky and found a time-honored restaurant that was about to be renovated.

?? "The main body of their restaurant has been moved to a shopping mall. This building is regarded as a dilapidated building and was originally planned to be demolished."

??The production director immediately fell in love with this building, and asked Jing Yuanbai for instructions after taking the photos.

??Jing Yuanbai flew over that night, took a closer look at the internal facilities, and then went out to negotiate the contract with the boss himself.

?? The two parties agreed that the restaurant would rent the venue to the crew at a certain price, and the crew would be responsible for repairing it before using it.

??The repair costs are paid by the crew, but in return, the restaurant will give a very low rent.

?? "They didn't want to rent this restaurant at first, but when they heard the name of the heroine, they immediately agreed." ——The heroine of their crew, Du Ling, is not a popular actress, but she is a popular actress with a high popularity .

??After the rental contract is negotiated, the boss wants to come to discuss the promotional contract with the crew.

??Jing Yuanbai considered the endless food safety issues nowadays and was worried that the release of the film would be affected, so he had no choice but to reject the request with tears in his eyes.

??The venue has been set, but the official scouting has to be done by the director himself.

?? Cen Jue flew to Yangzhou on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

??He arrived with him, as well as a lighting engineer and a director of photography.

?? "Zhao Xiu, Wang Ming."

?? "Hello."

??Generally, besides the director of photography, a photography team also has a camera and assistants. Zhao Xiu is the boss of the photography team, and he manages more than a dozen people.

??Zhao Xiu has been in the industry for five years. Before that, she always cooperated with familiar directors. During the five years, she has cooperated in a total of seven or eight dramas. Last year, the director fell ill and was hospitalized, and the schedule suddenly became empty.

??He didn't find a job, and the brothers under him also lost their jobs. After staying at home for two months, as soon as they heard that Jing Yuanbai was looking for someone, he immediately applied for the job.

??After I applied for the job, I heard that the director is a newcomer, and now I'm just shooting my first scene, so I feel a little overwhelmed.

??In the industry, it is not that there are no directors who let the photographer do it himself, but the problem is that although he does a good job by himself, if he is asked to do the work of the director, he will panic.

"Director Cen."

?? Along the way, Zhao Xiu kept doing psychological training, telling himself not to be too nervous. Cen Jue had also participated in the selection competition for new directors.

??But when I met Cen Jue and saw his face full of collagen, which had not been corroded by the years, the pressure suddenly came up again.

??Forget it, even if the director can't make movies, it's not impossible for him to do it.

??Maybe after finishing this drama, he will be able to completely change careers.

?? After all, in today's market, directors still earn more. Didn't one of the former directors also come from photography?

?? After comforting themselves in this way, the group finally came to the restaurant.

?? "This restaurant was originally called Kisaragi Tower. We have an agreement with them in the contract. They cannot change it to the name in the play within two years."

?? This measure is also to avoid binding restaurants and movies.

??Cen Jue led a group of people into the restaurant.

??The restaurant has two floors. It is facing an alley. There are many small stalls in the alley, which looks like a typical residential area.

??The surrounding buildings have also aged. Although there is still some distance compared with the late Qing Dynasty, it obviously needs some professional renovation and decoration.

?? But these costs are obviously much cheaper than renting large-scale scenes in the film and television city.

??Entering the restaurant, the first floor is the dining hall for guests. In order to facilitate them to see the light, two sets of mahogany tables and chairs are specially placed.

??The kitchen is located in the inner room on the first floor, and you can see it by opening the curtain.

??Cen Jue went in and took a look, and said, "This place is not light enough."

??In order to meet the dining needs of the customers, the restaurant places the best light on the table. On the contrary, the chefs work in the backlight, and there are cubicles, so they rely on the lamp when working.

??The part-time chefs certainly don't care about the light. They don't care if they can see the sun when they are busy.

?? but shooting needs.

??As Cen Jue mentioned before, since the later stage of the plot is going down, the front must be enough to make people feel happy.

?? Movies are audio-visual languages, and the way of expressing pleasure or not is also fixed.

??The light is sufficient, the overall tone is warm, and it is best to use the lens for upward shooting, and select the close-up for the scene.

?? Zhao Xiu looked at Cen Jue in surprise.

?? This place is not well lit, of course he knows.

?? What he was curious about was Cen Jue's attitude. He didn't have the status of a rookie director at all, and he spoke quite firmly in front of his partners who were older than him.

?? Zhao Xiu tentatively asked: "How about using two 4K dysprosium lamps? The light is enough to simulate daylight."

Who knows that Cen Jue still vetoed it: "The kitchen is small and there are many people, and the dysprosium lamps carry flammable gas, which is very dangerous."

?? "If we start filming in March, the temperature will rise in April and May, and we will not be able to stay in the kitchen, and the actors' makeup will not be able to stay."

?? Zhao Xiu silently closed her mouth.

??He originally wanted to test whether Cen Jue knew what he was doing, but he didn't expect that the director was still more thoughtful than him at such a young age.

?? "Then what to do?"

?? Cen Jue pondered: "Change the kitchen to another place."

?? Zhao Xiu couldn't help raising her eyebrows.

?? Changing places is not a trivial matter, in addition to time-consuming, it also costs a little money.

?? I don't know if the producer will agree.

??Thinking of this, Zhao Xiu couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Cen Jue, he wanted to hear what the other party had to say.

??Cen Jue didn't speak, he just walked around the kitchen again, frowning.

?? In addition to the light, the size of the kitchen is not enough.

??Ancient cooks were not a high-status occupation, so the working environment was quite difficult to guarantee.

??Water table, lotus processing, stove and other different types of work are mixed together. More than a dozen people are crowded together, and their faces are sweaty in summer.

?? Reality is one thing, but filming is another.

?? When the heroine is working, the camera can't get in, right?

?? "Go out and have a look." Concerned about it, Cen Jue went up to the second floor without further ado.

??On the second floor of the restaurant, there are boxes besides seats for individual customers. Cen Jue went to the box and found that the light in the box was just right.

??...if this place is changed into a kitchen.

?? Cen Jue thought for a while, and ordered Li Kaiguang to go to the street to buy a plate of fried noodles, and put it on the table in the private room.

??A plate of mediocre fried noodles looks delicious under the blessing of light.

??Zhao Xiu followed, and seeing Cen Jue staring at Chaofen in a daze, he quickly took a picture with the camera he carried with him.

??The effect is really good.

?? Zhao Xiu was quite itchy, thinking that it would be great if the crew could rent a better camera and shoot this with close-up shots.

??He also likes taking pictures of food.

??Of course, the premise of all this is that the producer is willing to change the place.

?? In this case, you have to spend money.

??Cen Jue didn't say any more, but communicated with Zhao Xiu about the shooting angle and what scene to choose, and discussed the lighting plan with the lighting engineer.

??This director not only has a clear understanding of the shooting process, but also gives a professional plan and insights.

??Zhao Xiu finally put her worries back in her chest.

??But regarding the lighting problem of the restaurant kitchen, until the scene was completed, there was still no result.

?? "It's probably enough." Zhao Xiu said to his assistant.

?? It's not that he can't make do with it, but he hopes that the crew can be more refined than just shooting. After all, the kitchen scene takes up most of the space.

??The assistant advised him: "Don't worry about it so much, the director is not in charge of this matter."

?? Zhao Xiu thought, yes, there is also a producer.

?? This matter was put on hold and ignored. Who knew that within a few days, he got news from the artist that Jing Yuanbai really ordered someone to change the location of the kitchen.

?? "Is this still a stingy scene producer!!"

?? Ask again, I heard that it is the producer who Cen Jue tried to persuade.

?? Zhao Xiu had to treat this young director differently.

??I didn't expect the director to handle the relationship with the producer with ease at such a young age.

?? It's not easy.

??Of course, what made him even happier was the feedback on the list of photographic equipment he handed over.

?? "I didn't delete any of them!"

?? In order to leave room for bargaining with the producer, Zhao Xiu's cameras and lenses were all selected from the market.

??Unexpectedly, Jing Yuanbai agreed, and according to his request, he also matched up and down scenes for shooting fast and slow motion.

?? "I am so happy."

??The scene scouting is over, and the actors are starting to prepare.

??According to Cen Jue's request, Jing Yuanbai needed to find a special teacher for Du Ling, who played the heroine.

?? It's just that the teacher is not easy to find. The chef who is famous for cooking Huaiyang cuisine either retires and refuses to take up jobs, or he still doesn't like the three melons and dates given by the crew, using the excuse that the hotel has something to do and can't leave.

??Jing Yuanbai searched for a long time. Originally, he planned to find a Sichuan cuisine chef first, and teach the heroine to learn the basic skills, but he did not expect to find it at the last moment.

?? The master I found is not only good, but unexpectedly good.

??The master's surname is Hu. He is good at cooking Hangzhou cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine. He once served as the chef of a state banquet. One of the best masters.

??Cen Jue asked curiously and found out that he was able to invite this Master Hu to come out as a guide. It was because of the Qi family's face.

?? "Mr. Qi valued my dishes before, and recommended me to the higher-ups, which gave me the qualification to serve the state banquet."

?? "I wanted to repay this love for a long time. This time, the Patriarch of the Qi family called me personally. Of course I want to come."

?? The head of the Qi family refers to Qi Yu.

?? Cen Jue has been busy for a few days, and when he heard the familiar name at first, he was quite moved.

??But before he finished feeling, Jing Yuanbai came over angrily and complained: "This Qi Yu insists on harassing me."

?? "?"

?? "He kept asking me if there was anything I could do to help, but I said no, he didn't believe me, and kept pestering me."

??Jing Yuanbai raised his eyes: "Can you take care of him!"

??Cen Jue said speechlessly: "Didn't you tell me to stay away from him?"

??Jing Yuanbai: "But now only you can save me!"

?? Cen Jue saw that Jing Yuanbai was extremely depressed, thought about it, and finally sent a question to Qi Yu on WeChat.

?? The other party will reply in seconds.

"Did Jing Yuanbai ask you to find me?"

??The arrow is on the string, and I have to send it.

??Cen Jue could only answer "Yes".

??Qi Yu's news came back immediately: "Don't get me wrong, I have nothing to do with him."

?? Cen Jue thought to himself, I don't think you have anything.

?? Before I could type the word, I saw the other party sent two sentences immediately after.

?? "I just want to help you, so that you can finish your work earlier."

?? "By the way, you didn't throw away the things you sent last time, did you?"

??Cen Jue couldn't help coughing when he remembered the picture he had fixed in a frame and placed on his hotel bedside table.