Since 1983

Get out of the second ring road in the urban area of ​​Beijing, go northeast, head towards the Capital Airport, and you will arrive at Shunyi County.

The third ring road has just been developed, and there is wasteland outside, not to mention this kind of suburban county, except for a road leading to the airport, it is completely desolate.

Xu Fei and Feng Trousers stepped on a village with one foot deep and one foot shallow, looking at the brick burning factory in front of them.

There are many brick factories in Shunyi, and they are basically reform-through-labor units. This brick factory has received many reform-through-labor prisoners, and now it has become a business. However, the previous planning and houses are still preserved.

Feng's trousers were wrapped in a military coat, and he held a small cigarette. He squatted at the gate of the brick factory, like a local village secretary.

The whole thing can't be poured, and the filming can't be filmed. It's very interesting to choose a place. Xu Fei said.

The labor reform brick factory mentioned in the book, because it rains all the time, is still full of clay, so it is very thin and soft, and you can't pull it out if you step on it. This is definitely not the way to do serious filming, it requires artistic processing.

It doesn't matter the factory building. After seeing five or six brick factories, this plan is the most similar.

A kitchen needs to be built in the north, a duty room needs to be set up in the south, and the chimney needs to be old. Go inside and have a look. It would be better if the dormitory is suitable.

The book writes about the brick factory environment:

A rectangular compound surrounded by white walls, with two relatively long rows of cells from east to west. On the south side, on both sides of the black courtyard gate, there are several captain's offices and duty rooms; on the north side, there are kitchens. Muddy gray smoke was blowing from the rusty chimneys on the roof.

There are also cell structures:

In a room of more than 20 square meters, along the north and south walls, two rows of knee-high wooden boards were built with bricks, leaving only a narrow aisle for the whole room.

That's what the background is for. Now that the original book is written, we have to try our best to restore it.

After the two of you discussed each other one sentence at a time, Feng Pants threw away the cigarette butt, rubbed his foot and asked, I said, brother, I'm always not at ease, it doesn't seem like our job?

Why not? We choose the scene for the set, and the set is our job.

Well, that's too super-classical. The two of us stepped on the scene, took away the props, made the clothes, and recommended actors over there, so that we can get behind the scenes together?

Zheng Xiaolong asked Xu Fei to take care of the fine arts, but he automatically and consciously juxtaposed the relationship.

Xu Fei smiled and said, Let's put it this way, for example, you are a leader and you ask two employees to investigate today's tomato prices.

The first one came back and said that the tomatoes cost a catty today. The second one came back and said that the tomato was a dime a catty, which was two cents higher than yesterday. Because it was raining today, many vegetable vendors did not come. But I think cucumbers are very cheap today, only seven cents a catty. I brought both cucumbers and tomatoes. Would you like to meet them?

He opened his mouth and came to a famous success study case in later generations, and asked: Which employee do you say you like?

This, this... definitely the second one.

Feng Trousers scratched his scalp and said, However, he should also be a leader. If he is incompetent and narrow-minded, he may think he is busy.

That's right, do you think the director and the director are narrow-minded? No, then it's fine!

Tsk!

Feng Pants took a deep breath, then took out a cigarette and lit it, Well, that's the reason.

Oh, let's go, go in and have a look!

Xu Fei stood up and stepped into the factory.

The trousers are not very good, although they are a few years younger than themselves, they always take the lead, and what's even more annoying is that they still can't get back.

…………

Yup, how are you doing?

The public security department has already contacted us and sponsored our venue and resources free of charge. I am communicating with the Jinmen Public Security Bureau to see if I can borrow the port terminal.

The crew is initially set to be thirty-nine people, and the financial logistics are already in place. If all goes well, the shooting is expected to start in May with a total funding of 400,000 yuan.

Producer Yu Pudao.

Well, the efficiency is very high, not bad. What about Xiao Xu, I heard that you went to find a location? Lin Ruwei asked with a smile.

This is a photo we took, please take a look.

Xu Fei handed over a stack of photos and said, I have already discussed with Brother Feng. That brick factory used to be a reform-through-labor unit. I heard that they don't want a penny for filming dramas praising police officers. It's just that some leaders want to show their faces. , can you arrange a small role?

At the Plainclothes Police preparatory meeting, Xu Fei reported his work progress.

Lin Ruwei didn't speak, just looked at the stack of photos, including inside and outside the factory building, the whole compound, and the surrounding tree environment, which are very detailed.

She watched it for a long time, and Fang said, Did they ask for lines?

One or two sentences is enough, it doesn't matter if you don't have one.

That's fine, let's book this brick factory.

Okay, let's start setting the scene right away. Feng Trousers hurriedly said.

Is there anything else?

In terms of props, it is in the collection stage. The specific layout depends on the shooting plan.

In terms of clothing, we are also collecting and preparing, and a batch will come in a while, depending on the shooting plan.

...

Lin Ru adjusted his glasses, looked through the content of the meeting, and suddenly found that a large part of the previous paragraph could be omitted, and started directly from the casting.

The old lady has been filming for so many years, but this is the first time she has encountered such a relaxed situation.

The crew in the 1980s was very rough, with not many types of work, and the division of labor was not so detailed.

For a medium-sized crew in later generations, a production team must first be set up, including the production director, on-site production, life production, outreach production, financial, drama and logistics support personnel, etc.

There is also a director group, with directors, assistant directors, scene directors, action directors, special effects directors, etc.

The photography group consists of photographers, assistant photographers, photography assistants, mechanics, lighting engineers, and lighting assistants.

The art group consists of the chief artist, art design and clothing, props, makeup and other groups.

There are many people, there are many things, and there are many people who are greedy for money and black money. For example, the outsourced producer who is in charge of finding the location, they ask for 10,000 a day, and when he comes back and says 20,000, he earns 10,000.

Xu Fei's current position should be the chief artist, but he did the work of the outreach producer. Lin Ruwei was very happy because it saved a lot of time.

Let me talk about casting. I've seen several candidates, and I still think Hu Yajie is more suitable.

In order to find Hu Yajie's photo, Lin Ru said: His affinity is very important, his facial features are very straight, and he is a little silly, but his body is too thin. I want him to join the group and exercise early, and go to the detention center to experience life by the way.

Okay, I'll get in touch. Yu Pu nodded.

There is also the actor who plays Yan Jun, I am inclined to this...

She showed another one, Xu Fei took a look, it was indeed China's first mother, Teacher Song Chunli.

Yan Jun's age is not specifically introduced in the book. Anyway, he thinks Song Chunli is a bit older, and Hu Yajie is more like a sibling. I don't know what the director thinks about it.

Section Chief Duan, Bai Zhidi has rich experience and is competent.

Bai Zhidi is the Gongsun Oolong in Wulin Biography.

Shi Wanyun, the father of the Shi family sisters, I think Mr. Lan Tianye can be invited to play.

Lan Tianye...

Everyone didn't dare to say anything. This person is too experienced. He acted in dramas in the 1940s. He was the first batch of actors in Renyi. He directed and starred in many masterpieces, and rarely participated in film and television dramas.

Can the old man come?

I still have some friendship, I will invite you personally. Lin Ruwei said.

That's a good feeling, and you'll know it all at once. Zheng Xiaolong laughed.

Everyone was happy too, there was an old gentleman sitting in town, like adding a pillar, not afraid of collapse.

The candidates for Du Weidong and Lu Yuanchao are both short, so look for them again. Sisters of the Shi family, I have made an appointment for an audition, and we will watch again together.

After talking about the casting, the meeting is over.

Xu Fei walked out, and in the corridor, he suddenly saw a young man running into the building.

Brother Fei!

I pulled it all back, and it's in the courtyard.

Good job!

Xu Fei hurriedly greeted him and followed him out of the building. Others were curious and followed him to have a look.

I saw a tricycle parked in the courtyard of the TV station. The car was full of old clothes, dirty and smelly. He picked up one and looked at it, That's right, it's this kind of gown. Are you tired from the day?

It's okay if you're tired. I feel that I'm really rich now. In the first few years, I still sewed and mended, and the eight generations of the family wore it. Now it's okay, it's about the catty.

The young man lamented that he was a temporarily seconded employee named Guan Jingqing, who was the same age as Xu Fei, and he was subdued after a meal of boiled mutton.

Find a few people to wash the clothes, patch up the big hole, don't be too clean. Wait for me after get off work, it's still easy!

Hey, Brother Fei is so proud!

Guan Jingqing gave a thumbs up.

The story of Plainclothes Police took place in the 1970s, and there are three main types of clothing.

One is the uniform, sponsored by the public security department, so don't worry about it.

One is ordinary clothes, which is also easy to handle, because the year is approaching, and the old clothes of the past are kept at home.

The third type is worn by reform-through-labour prisoners.

Xu Fei had specifically consulted with the veteran police officers about what the prisoners in the labor camp should wear. It is said that the upper body is a white cloth gown with no sleeves, the front is open, and some can be fastened with buttons, and the lower body is blue or black single trousers.

It's like the ones worn by old Haila rickshaws that are common in movies and TV dramas.

Other clothes may still be kept, but such gowns are rare in the city, mostly worn by old men. Xu Fei asked him to go door-to-door to collect the tattered clothes in different sizes and lengths, but they just happened to be prisoner clothes.

Everyone was watching from the side, and they immediately chattered:

It's all collected. This saves a lot of money.

Xiao Xu is fine, originally I wanted to order it specially.

That's right, it was just wearing a gown at the time. I have a relative who went in and I have an impression.

Xu Fei coped with it, and then said to Zheng Xiaolong: Director, can we add a warehouse for the clothing department?

The clothing department?

Even after filming, these clothes are kept. They are collected according to age and type, which is equivalent to our food reserves. There are also props and materials, which are also kept. When we shoot similar scenes in the future, we will use them directly.

It's okay, I'll apply with the higher-ups, and then allocate a room...

Zheng Xiaolong nodded, watching him greet Guan Jingqing to work, and suddenly remembered a sentence from the meeting that day, Film and TV dramas must be industrialized, and the premise of industrialization is professionalism.

I didn't quite understand it all the time, but now I seem to understand it a little bit.

(Don’t eat indiscriminately in summer, I’ll continue to make up for it when I’m ready...)