After reading the script for sixteen days, "The Indelible Number" officially started filming.

At Huairou Film and Television Base, Xu Rong was holding a glass of soaked wolfberry and red dates, waiting for the "auspicious time" of the worship ceremony to arrive.

"Teacher Xu, it's quite early?!"

Hearing the familiar voice of greeting, Xu Rong turned his head and saw Luo Liping coming slowly in a black tight down jacket, saying, "I thought you forgot about starting the phone today."

Since the New Year, Luo Liping has completely disappeared. Not only has he not been present at the press conference for the start-up, but he has not even been exposed even after half a month of reading.

Luo Liping laughed and said, "You don't know that this period has made me very busy. I haven't had a good time even in the year. My head is not the head or the feet. Isn't this the opening ceremony today, and it's still the space I squeezed out."

Seeing that he looked tired, Xu Rong didn't seem to be pretending, he asked, "What are you busy with?"

Luo Liping smiled and said, "You may not believe it. You are talking to CCTV about the price of "Single"."

"CCTV?" Xu Rong looked at Luo Liping with great eccentricity, "Sell it to them, can you make any profit?"

Luo Liping lit a cigarette and knew that Xu Rong would not smoke, so he didn't let him go, and said, "Hey, that's why we have to talk about it. Since the news of you being in the show before the New Year, Beijing, Mango and Southern TV have all started to contact me. On the fourth day of the lunar month, we held a press conference to confirm that you were in the show. OK, we have all been rushing to find it."

Xu Rong has no doubt about this. The "three horses" formed by Luo Liping, Liu Jiang and him have been hailed as the cornerstone of the hot products by the market. Although Liu Jiang is now in charge, his reputation is still there, and no one will believe that Liu Jiang will attack Xu Jizhou.

This means that "Selection" is likely to become a hit again.

Luo Liping was smoking from his nostrils and said with a smile: "Do you know what the price is for Beijing TV to get the solo broadcast?"

“What price?”

Luo Liping stretched out three fingers and said slowly: "Three hundred!"

"Damn." Surprised, Xu Rong couldn't help but swear. The script of "No." has written 34 episodes, and it can be sold for more than 100 million at the price of the capital.

If we include audio-visual and online channels that have emerged in recent years, the TV series "Single" has not been filmed yet, and Hualu, as an investor, has made huge profits.

"Haha, it's incredible. I tell you that when I heard this offer, I almost responded." Luo Li smiled happily, leaned closer, and whispered, "Hey, do you think this drama can be made into fifty or sixty episodes?"

Xu Rong shook her head without thinking. The fifty episodes of the play have fifty episodes of the story and quality. If you can't make such a long film, you have to force the play, which will only arouse the audience's disgust.

In his opinion, "The Number" can even be compressed into thirty-two or even thirty episodes, and some scenes are too pursuing "group portraits".

He took a sip of water and twisted the lid of the cup and said, "Don't do it. Look at the past 50 episodes, either the mother-in-law drama, like the old lady's foot binding, smelly and long, or the thickness and quality coexist. The script requires that there must be so many episodes before the story can be finished."

"Besides, this thing is just like you sell things. People come to buy things for your past reputation. OK, this time you pour water on the pork, and the next time, they won't come."

Luo Liping lit his head twice and said, "I just said that, by the way, I forgot to ask you last time, is that Kelan background a bit complicated?"

Xu Rong looked at him blankly and asked back, "She has a special background? I really don't know this. I just feel that she is more suitable for the role of Diao Chan, so I recommended her to Director Xu."

Luo Liping stumbled and said, "Do you think I can believe it?"

"According to your opinion, Song Jia and Yuan Feng must have a background?"

Luo Liping was stopped by him, and Xu Rong did have the habit of recommending actresses.

It's just that he's always the same as him in his life. He rarely takes the initiative to work with an actress for the second time, especially in the role of his wife or lover.

Since he entered the industry, no actress has ever enjoyed this honor, otherwise it would have been a famous scene where the last Golden Eagle Award was divided by his "wife".

Judging from the subsequent broadcast results, both Song Jia and Yuan Feng recommended him played an extremely important role in the play.

For a moment, he was a little uncertain.

After greeting everyone in the crew, Luo Liping looked around at the set and asked, "Where is Old Liu?"

Xu Rong said: "Old Liu has something to do today, come here later."

"Oh." Luo Liping nodded thoughtfully, "Did you talk to him?"

Xu Rong hesitated and said, "It can't be counted. He means to see the situation. If Director Xu doesn't have the filming, he will officially take office tomorrow. If possible, he will not come in the future."

Luo Liping said "hmm" and understood Liu Jiang's plan.

If Xu Jizhou could tell the story he wrote completely through the camera, then Liu Jiang would be his producer with peace of mind.

If you can't even explain the story, tomorrow morning, the producer will officially pick up the intercom and sit on the monitor and be responsible for the shooting.

After the start-up ceremony, although it was the first day of filming, the crew immediately started to drive full power. When the work was over, six films were filmed in the end of the day.

"The No." is a tribute film and must be released this year. It has been spent sixteen days in the past organizing cast members to read the script. The time left for the crew is quite tight, which is also one of Liu Jiang's concerns.

He is a director who works hard and meticulously. He has to shoot two or three more scenes for each play, so that the actors can play independently within a certain framework and choose the one he thinks is most suitable for.

This kind of shooting that races against time has a serious conflict with his shooting style itself.

In the evening, Luo Liping, Xu Rong, Xu Jizhou and Liu Jiang sat in front of the computer to watch the rough cut results taken today.

As a scene was finished, the editorial assistant with short hair looked at the few people nervously and asked, "Will you please put it again?"

The editorial assistant is a little girl of eighteen or nineteen years old. She has never seen such a scene. The producer, director and two producers have entered the house and never seen a smile on her face, just like checking her work.

Luo Liping did not make an immediate comment, but looked at Xu Rong and Liu Jiang. Whether the story was told well, they both had the most say.

Liu Jiang also turned his gaze to Xu Rong and said with a smile: "Teacher Xu is the producer. Is the filming suitable for the script? Teacher Xu, you are the one with the most say."

Xu Rong pondered for a moment and said, "I feel it's quite interesting. Lao Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Jiang smiled destinedly and said, "I think so too, the effect of the filming is more exciting than the script."

Luo Liping saw Xu Rong and Liu Jiang reaching a tacit understanding and said, "Then, let's do it."

Then, he turned his head and smiled and said to Xu Jizhou, "Director Xu, you also understand the situation. "The No." is a tribute film. Time is tight and the task is heavy. I have to work hard for you next. Two months will definitely be finished, otherwise it may not be released before the New Year."

Xu Jizhou nodded seriously and said, "I must. If there is anything inappropriate, please give me some more corrections."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

"Okay, I heard from Xu Rong that you still have to read the script and it won't waste your time. Let's go back first."

After leaving the hotel gate, Luo Liping looked at Liu Jiang in surprise and asked, "The truth or lies you just told?"

Liu Jiang smiled and shook his head, saying, "I took seven shots today and I watched five. Xu Jizhou is indeed better than me to shoot war movies."

"I always feel that you and Xu Rong are hiding something from me?" Luo Liping looked at him suspiciously and asked uncertainly, because he felt that Liu Jiang was not surprised at Xu Rong's statement.

Liu Jiang laughed and did not answer his question, saying, "I recently received a notebook, which is also a war movie. Will I vote?"

"Sell, why not? Luo Liping was afraid that Liu Jiang would be cold, so he immediately patted his chest and said, "Who do you want to tell me, I'll go find someone."

Liu Jiang pointed to the hotel behind him and said, "Xu Rong, can you come here for me?"

Luo Liping smiled awkwardly: "Haha."

Xu Jizhou was so excited when people were happy. When they met the next day, Xu Rong saw that his spirit was much stronger than before.

"Teacher Xu, someone visited the set."

Xu Rong looked at the shouting business in confusion. It was early in the morning, wasn’t the person who visited the set too dedicated?

After his eyes turned, he saw a few people walking towards the set, and he was even more puzzled, because this combination was too strange.

There were five people coming, Zhao Baogang took the lead, followed Li Fengjie and Ma Jesus, who had worked with him on the left and right. In addition, the middle-aged man wore a hat and looked a little bit handsome.

"Yo, Brother Zhao, you are a rare guest."

Zhao Baogang looked at his dress happily and said, "What are you doing? My team is next door, waiting for you to come and play a guest appearance."

Xu Rong understood what happened when he came here. It must be that Zhao Baogang's new drama started filming, and the guest appearance was also what he promised before, as a favor for Xu Xingjin's group.

The plan to support Xu Xing has been officially put on the agenda, and Zhao Baogang's drama does not require any professional level. It can be finished just by looking good. It is simply tailor-made for artists like Xu Xing.

Yesterday, the filming was started, not only the crew of "The Number", but also the "Youth in Beijing" directed by Zhao Baogang also started filming simultaneously in Beijing.

After all, I read the same calendar in China, and I choose the same day.

However, unlike "The Number" that is in a hurry, Zhao Baogang's drama is in a hurry to be released, and it is not that anxious.

Zhao Baogang looked at the busy set and asked, "I heard that you all took photos yesterday, and they were in a hurry to get the construction period?"

"Treasure film."

Zhao Baogang knew it: "Oh, what I said."

Xu Rong greeted Li Fengjie and Mahjong and asked, "Go and sit in?"

Zhao Baogang waved his hand and said, "I won't sit anymore, just come and take a look, and I'll leave in a while. Oh, you have hundreds of performers, and you have a lot of investment?"

"I don't know much about the specifics. I guess there are always 70 to 80 million." Xu Rong called out.

"Haha, just brag, 70 to 80 million, just your cast, 40 million to the sky."

Zhao Baogang took a look and saw that Xu Rong was familiar with the entire crew, which meant that his salary alone would account for about 80% of the salary budget. War movies usually cost about thirty episodes, and even if the investors really gave 70 to 80 million, they would not spend them all.

Looking at Xu Rong who was chatting and laughing with Zhao Baogang, Li Fengjie, who was standing beside him, always felt unreal. At this time, he could hardly see the shadow of the half-grown child who was packing luggage in nylon bags seven years ago from Xu Rong. The feeling he felt and the content of the conversation were also very different.

He still remembers that Xu Rong was a little dull at that time, like a snail, carefully using his tentacles to understand the world. Even a set of more expensive cosmetics could make him dumbfounded.

Nowadays, his confidence can be seen with his naked eyes, and his pay is said to be the most expensive in the entire TV drama industry.

Seeing that the crew was almost ready, Xu Rong said to the three of them: "Brother Zhao, Brother Li, Masus, I'll go and have fun first. Let's talk when I have time."

"good."

When Xu Rong left, Masus looked at Li Tingjie with a confused look and asked, "Did you know Teacher Xu before?"

Li Fengjie laughed with emotion: "When we were filming seven years ago, we lived in the same room."
To be continued...