Chapter 309 hasn't been filmed yet, but the budget is about to explode (two chapters in one)

"Congratulations, I have detected that you have a new job opportunity!"

"The Korean movie "Train to Busan" represents the highest level of zombie movies in Asia so far!"

"The reason why this movie was made in South Korea is because South Korea abolished its film censorship system!"

“Without the restraint in creation, the ugliness of reality will be revealed more. Five carriages of zombies cannot defeat the human heart in one carriage.”

"The protagonist Shi Yu is a man who only cares about his work but not his family and marriage. He is also a guy who pays more attention to his daughter on the train and ignores human nature!"

"In the first half of the movie, his ego in a certain sense does not conform to universal values, so Donkey, you don't have many opportunities to play the leading role, so cherish it!"

"Mission Reward: Mysterious Attribute Entry*1!"

……

Haha, it’s another mysterious attribute entry, Lao Lu, has the system been debugged?

Laolu: "The system has been debugged and there will be no more errors in the future, please rest assured, Donkey!"

"I believe you have a ghost!"

……

Gu Jialan suggested that Shen Lang play the protagonist Shi Yu, which not only surprised Shen Lang, but also Ting Xianghao.

But after he looked at Shen Lang carefully, he discovered.

Shen Lang is such a strange person.

He obviously looks handsome, but in the movie he has all kinds of weird looks, young and old.

Many of those styles concealed his temperament.

"I didn't expect Teacher Shen to be such a handsome guy!"

As long as he's handsome, it's fine. Korean audiences still care a lot about looks. Teacher Shen's face, well, is very good for fighting!

Since the investor, director and actor had no objection, it was decided that Shen Lang would play Shi Yu.

Gu Jialan asked another key question: "How much budget does the director need?"

Hearing this question, Ting Xianghao frowned and fell into deep thought.

In fact, filming a movie is just like doing a project, there is also a rough budget.

However, as a director with filming experience, Jung Sang-ho found a pen and paper to calculate and gave the answer: "It is estimated to be 20 billion won!"

Hearing this number, Shen Lang and Gu Jialan were both shocked.

Twenty billion Korean won is equivalent to 120 million RMB.

Jialan Film and Television Company can afford this money, but after all, Jialan is a new company with a weak foundation. It is definitely unrealistic to pay out so much money at once. Won't it cost money for other things?

"Can the budget be compressed?" Shen Lang frowned.

Jung Sang-ho wrote and drew on the paper again, and finally said, "180 billion won! It can't be any less!"

Still a lot.

Just when Gu Jialan was hesitating, Shen Lang said decisively: "Okay, then temporarily set the budget at 180 billion won, and the increase shall not exceed 20%!"

Gu Jialan was about to speak after hearing Shen Lang's decisive words, but after thinking about it, he finally nodded: "Then I'll listen to Mr. Shen!"

After signing the contract, Ting Xianghao said to Gu Jialan and Shen Lang: "I will go back to China right away to invite the actors! The director team is ready!"

Ting Xianghao came in a hurry and left in a hurry with the script.

After he left, Gu Jialan said with a worried look on his face: "The cost is too high!"

Shen Lang nodded and said, "Hold on and make this movie. Believe me, this movie will definitely make our company a big hit!"

Although Gu Jialan still had some doubts in her heart, she still chose to believe Shen Lang. She nodded and said, "Don't worry about the funds. Take good care of yourself in South Korea!"

Shen Lang held his boss's hand and said, "In a family, only when there is a mistress to support them can a man work hard outside with peace of mind. Thank you for your hard work, boss!"

It was rare that the boss didn't roll his eyes at him this time. Gu Jialan said solemnly: "Don't treat yourself badly when you are out there. Spend money where you should. Don't let the Koreans think we are stingy!"

"Haha! I'll save money and spend money. I'll ride my bike to the bar. Don't worry, I'll just go along with it!"

"hehe!"

"Uh!!! Just a metaphor..."

……

A month later, when Shen Lang came to South Korea and met all the main creative staff of the crew, the imagined scene of the "arrogant" Korean provoking Teacher Shen did not appear.

On the contrary, when they met Shen Lang, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter, they had a very cordial conversation with him!
Even Ma Dong-seok, who played a wrestler in the play and was known as the "Superman with One Palm" in China, bowed and was very affectionate when he saw Shen Lang.

"They are all famous actors and singers in our country," Jung Sang-ho introduced. "I'm sure Mr. Shen knows Ma Dong-seok, who plays the wrestler Sang-hwa!"

Shen Lang looked at Ma Dongxi, nodded and said with a smile: "I know him, I know him, wow, such a muscular body..."

He turned to look at Xiao Zhuli: "Learn from him!"

Xiaozhu Li: "..."

"Ahn So Hee, who plays the captain of the baseball cheerleading team..."

"Teacher Shen, please take care of me!"

"Haha, girls with single eyelids are pretty good, with a chubby face, quite cute!" I just don't know if she has had plastic surgery!

……

After a round of introductions, everyone sat down to discuss the filming.

As the screenwriter of this play, Shen Lang briefly introduced what the play wanted to express.

"I believe everyone has received the script. I hope everyone will not view this movie as a zombie movie, but as a disaster movie!"

"Our script is not about survival in the apocalypse, but about humanity after the disaster!"

The fluent Korean and direct and clear introduction immediately amazed everyone present.

"After all, it's Jeff Shen who was nominated for an Oscar. His language ability is simply amazing!"

"Why does China have such a genius? He even speaks Korean so well. Teacher Shen is really amazing!"

"When Oppa was talking, every expression and every movement was so handsome. Should I secretly take a few photos and share them with my good friends in the girl group?"

At this point, Shen Lang turned to Ting Xianghao and said, "Director..."

Ting Xianghao took over the conversation and continued to introduce: "The story of this film is actually not complicated, according to Mr. Shen."

"A group of people boarded a train to Busan. At this time, the whole of Seoul had fallen, but they were still unaware of it. A girl infected with the zombie virus also boarded the train with them, so everyone in the carriage turned into zombies. The male protagonist and his daughter began to flee for their lives in the carriage."

"The train stopped at Daejeon Station, and everyone got off the train only to find that all the soldiers here had turned into zombies. So they had to flee back to the train, but because of the chaos, they were scattered in different carriages. So there was a plot of three men fighting a group of zombies, and then the whipping of human nature."

"All the supporting characters died during the escape, and the hero boarded another train with his daughter and pregnant woman. But on the train was General Manager Kim, who had almost killed them. The hero was bitten while fighting with the "lost" General Manager Kim, and finally jumped off the train to commit suicide. The daughter and pregnant woman successfully arrived in Busan and were rescued."

"Just because the plot is not complicated doesn't mean the actors' work is easy. On the contrary, Mr. Shen has written a lot about human nature in the script. I hope everyone can carefully ponder the characters' emotions during this time!"

"Yes!"

"Got it, Director!" "Don't worry!"

Looking at everyone's reactions, Ting Xianghao turned to Shen Lang and said, "Teacher Shen, there are some things we need to discuss. Let's go to the meeting room next door!"

After arriving at another office, the relaxed expression on Ting Xianghao's face disappeared instantly.

"We're in trouble!" Ting Xianghao said, "Because this is a doomsday disaster movie, a strong post-production team is essential. I calculated that at least one-third of the shots need to be completed through post-production!"

Shen Lang frowned and said, "Do you mean to add money?"

"No!" Ting Xianghao shook his head and said, "The problem now is that even if we pay more money, it won't work because it's too complicated. It requires a post-production team of at least a thousand people, and the technical requirements for post-production are also very high. Currently, there is only one team in South Korea that meets the requirements! The other party's representative is outside!"

When Shen Lang saw the head of NHC's post-production team, he told Shen Lang directly that they could do the post-production, but he would have to wait in line and pay extra!
“How long will it take to queue?”

After a brief estimate in his mind, the other party said, "More than a year!"

More than a year?

In fact, this time is not very long. Some domestic films may take two or three years to be sent to the United States or Australia for post-production.

But what does more than a year mean?
This means that Canaan Studios’ liquidity is completely tied up in this drama, and it can’t do anything else.

As the representative of the capital side, Shen Lang stroked the stubble on his chin and asked, "What about the cost?"

"One thousand people, two months, we calculated it would cost 100 billion won!"

"100 billion?" Shen Lang frowned and looked at Ting Xianghao!

Ting Xianghao said awkwardly: "This is already the best team in our country. If we take it to Europe or the United States, it will take longer and cost more!"

"I'll call the Chinese team and ask!" There was no way Shen Lang would accept an offer of 10 billion won.

If most of the budget is to be consumed in post-production, the total cost of this drama will definitely exceed 180 billion won, or even 200.

The head of the NHC post-production team smiled and said, "Teacher Shen, we are the best in Asia!"

The other party had no intention of humiliating Shen Lang, and even his tone and words were very polite when he spoke.

But Shen Lang felt [humiliated] from it!
He did not agree to the other party's condition, but he did not reject it outright either.

If it really doesn't work, then I can only grit my teeth and take out a loan.

Therefore, Shen Lang didn't have the confidence to say things like "I'm awesome, I just don't need you".

After seeing the other person off, Shen Lang bought a plane ticket and flew back to China.

After getting off the plane, he immediately found his boss and contacted a post-production studio in China.

Gu Jialan was also shocked when he heard the offer.

They knew that the later stage would cost a lot of money, but a quote like this, 6000 million RMB in the later stage, was simply unaffordable for Jialan.

If you want to push forward the filming of the movie, the corresponding team must be in place immediately.

This seems to be a dead end.

Both Gu Jialan and Shen Lang used their connections in China to inquire about domestic post-production teams.

As a director, Shen Nan is quite familiar with this aspect: "There are at least ten well-known post-production teams in China, but to be honest, compared with the big production teams in Europe and the United States, we still have a long way to go. If I have to recommend one, it would be Tiangong Films. The things they produce are pretty good!"

Similarly, Gu Jialan’s friends also recommended Tiangong Films.

Tiangong Films is located in the imperial capital and is a company that has been established for more than ten years. When Shen Lang and his friends came to the door, the company's boss He Cang was there too.

After hearing Shen Lang's request, He Cang said solemnly: "Teacher Shen, to be honest, we can do this project, but the results will definitely be far from those in Europe and the United States."

"As you know, we started late in this field in China. Big productions don't look for us, but go abroad to find teams, which means we have very few opportunities to practice!"

"Well, to give you a more intuitive impression, let me show you some of our company's works!"

After saying that, he took Shen Lang and Gu Jialan to the screening room.

……

An hour later, Shen Lang's expression became even more solemn.

"Mr. He, I have a question!" Shen Lang said politely.

He Cang nodded, handed a cup of tea to Shen Lang, and motioned for him to continue.

Shen Lang said: "According to my description, what technologies do we need to use for this movie?"

He Cang was still very professional. He started by saying, "CG scenes, models, dynamic previews, NUKE synthesis, etc!"

Shen Lang and Gu Jialan looked at each other, feeling confused!
He Cang smiled and said, "Let me give you an example! Teacher Shen, for example, at the beginning of your script, there is a scene where a little deer turns into a zombie, right?"

Shen Lang nodded.

"According to the public theory, the mutant zombie deer was first made by using 3D tracking to determine the movement trajectory of the deer's eyes based on real shots of the deer. Then, the deer eye model was created in MAYA, and finally matched and synthesized through NUKE. During the process, it was important to pay attention to the details of the 3D material to make it fit the picture better and the transition natural."

After hearing this, Shen Lang finally understood a little.

That is to say, everyone knows the theory, but turning theory into practice is a difficult hurdle, which He Cang and his team have already overcome.

The most difficult problem now is how to make the deer's eyes more realistic and true to life.

This problem cannot be solved through intensive training.

Instead, it takes a lot of practice to make the technique smoother.

"However, Mr. Shen, as your fan, I may not be able to help you with a big thing, but I can do you a small favor!"

Shen Lang said politely, "Mr. He, you have helped a lot! Please speak!"

"Because I read the script and it seems that most of your shooting scenes are arranged in moving trains, right?"

Shen Lang nodded.

He Cang smiled and said, "If we really shoot in a real carriage, it's not realistic, so we can only build a studio! The studio on the train needs to solve a problem, that is, the scenery outside the window keeps moving backwards during the journey."

Shen Lang had never thought about this question.

"Will special effects be added later?"

He Cang shook his head: "The production cost is too high! There is a technology in China now, which is the first in the world, called LED rear projection system. This system can show the sense of speed and presence of space extremely realistically!"

"During filming, in addition to setting up the necessary trains, we also needed to set up LED screens of the corresponding size of the windows, and play videos of the scenery outside the train on the screens."

"Just this one item, I estimate I can save you several million RMB!"

Hearing this, Shen Lang was moved and shook He Cang's hand and said, "Mr. He, thank you so much!"

He Cang said embarrassedly: "I can't help much! I will help you contact the company behind the LED projection system now!"

"Mr. He, let's have lunch together! We'll all be friends from now on!"

At this moment, there was a "ding" sound in Shen Lang's mind!

"Congratulations to Donkey for triggering the side quest!"

"I participated in variety shows in South Korea and gained at least 500,000 fans in South Korea!"

“Mission Reward: Film Post-Production Mastery Halo*1!”

(End of this chapter)