Entertaining Children

"Old Mu, what are the specific requirements for BMW's placement advertisement? Do you need to modify the script for them?" After everyone set off on the road, Xiao Yao did not rush to ask about the formation of the crew, nor did he talk about his relationship with BMW, but first Concerned about the product placement of BMW.

"No!" Muying shook her head and said, "Their request is that there are at least three shots of their BMW cars in the feature film, and one of them can see their car logo, but it doesn't need a close-up, as long as it can be distinguished. Theirs The car logo is so obvious that even the entire front of the car can be recognized in the shot. They did not require the specific model of the vehicle to appear. Based on our current script, it can be fully satisfied without any adjustments. If you need to adjust the script If so, I will definitely discuss with you before deciding whether to accept their sponsorship."

"That's good!" Xiao Yao nodded, "What about the fee?"

"The basic sponsorship fee is US$500,000, and we will be provided with three suvs and a seven-seater multipurpose station wagon as vehicles for the crew." Muying said, "In addition, according to the box office of our movie, they will also increase the sponsorship fee, I don’t remember exactly how much box office plus how much it reached, but I’ll show you the contract after I go.”

"It's okay, these things are agreed to be left to you, you can make up your mind, I just care about it!" Xiao Yao said, "You have more experience than us in this regard."

"I didn't talk about the specific details, but I found a professional business person to help us deal with it." Muying smiled, "I'm not as versatile as you!"

"Xiao Yao, BMW's sponsorship conditions are very generous," Xu Fei asked again, "What is your relationship with BMW?"

Although half a million dollars is not a lot, the conditions for placing advertisements are quite loose, which is already very good for their movie, not to mention that they also provided a car for the crew, and additional sponsorship based on the box office fee.

"It doesn't matter, I just helped them write a few commercial film scripts." Xiao Yao said.

"A commercial movie script? Did you write the script of the series of commercial movies played by Jossini?" Chen Xiaoting also asked.

"Um,

Xiao Yao nodded, "I wrote the one the year before last with Lao Mu, and I wrote both last year's and this year's ones!" "

After the release of BMW's second advertising film last year, the response was still good. Later, Martin Grotz contacted Xiao Yao and asked him to write the third script. Xiao Yao thought it would be a good thing to maintain a relationship with BMW, so he wrote the previous BMW series of movies to Martin Grotz. .

"He didn't just write the script." Muying interjected, "Xiao Yao came up with the idea of ​​this commercial film series, and he can be regarded as the chief planner of this series."

"Chief planner?" Zhao Rui also asked curiously, "August 1, when did you start advertising for BMW? When you came to the United States last year? No, you didn't come to the United States in the first half of the year before last, you only went to France. Was that the summer vacation the year before last?"

"It's not the United States." Muying laughed, "Although BMW's advertising films are all shot in the United States, they are not a BMW American project, but a project of the German headquarters!"

"The German headquarters?" Zhao Rui suddenly said, "The time you helped Zhan Youcheng order prosthetics? No wonder you visited the BMW headquarters!"

"That's not right," Zhao Rui shook his head again, "It was at the beginning of last year, and BMW's first advertising film was the year before last!"

"It's not Germany, it's France!" Mu Ying said, "It was the time he went to France to participate in the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival."

"I know," Zhao Rui nodded and said, "Bayi said that you met him at the film festival, and the Parkour movie was also an idea you came up with at that time. But how did the project of BMW's German headquarters become a project in France? You contacted? Don’t you say that people from BMW’s German headquarters went to France to find Xiao Yao to help them plan?”

"No," Muying said, "Claremont-Ferrand is the seat of Michelin. That time, the marketing director of BMW's German headquarters went to Michelin's headquarters on a business trip, and was invited by Michelin's people to watch the closing ceremony of the film festival. Xiao Yao's Didn’t he win the most popular audience award at the film festival? BMW’s marketing director wanted to find him, an award-winning director, to help BMW shoot commercials. At that time, he said that he still had a job in China and was not interested in making commercials, but he gave them a I came up with an idea of ​​using a short film to advertise and make it into a series, and recommended me to be a director.”

"At that time, I wanted Guo to go with you to record a quick book to promote the TV series." Xiao Yao added with a smile.

"Wow, Xiao Yao really has nothing to say to you two!" Chen Xiaoting looked at Zhao Rui and Xu Fei and said, "In order to help your TV series promote, I even turned down the chance to be a BMW commercial director!"

"That's it!" Xiao Yao echoed.

"Come on," Xu Fei said, "Your family also invested in that TV series. We all work for your family, and you are also one of the screenwriters of that TV series. Shouldn't you be promoting it? How can you say it's for us? "

"Our family has invested in a lot of film and television works, should I contribute to each of them?" Xiao Yao pouted, "You see, I haven't done much publicity for the works invested by our family on Weibo."

"Indeed, you don't necessarily want to invest in your family." Zhao Ruidao, "But you rejected BMW's advertising director, certainly not for us! Mostly because you dare not!"

"I dare not?" Xiao Yao stared.

"Don't dare!" Zhao Rui said firmly, "Maybe dare now, but most likely wouldn't dare at that time!"

"Ha, it really is Zhao Rui who knows Xiao Yao better!" Muying said with a smile, "Xiao Yao rejected BMW's advertising director at that time because he felt that he was not sure yet! I asked him at that time, and he answered it himself. mine!"

"Old Mu, do you want to expose me so quickly?" Xiao Yao smiled helplessly.

Everyone chatted all the way, and before they knew it, they arrived at the residence that Muying had prepared for them.

This time when Xiao Yao and the others came to America to make a movie, Muying didn't book a hotel for them, but rented a few apartments for them.

There are many differences between filming in the United States and filming in China. One of the important differences is that there are various labor unions in the United States.

Take the Screen Actors Guild of America as an example, they stipulate that all plays with a production cost of more than 3 million US dollars must use union actors. In addition to this, the union will also provide various guarantees to unionized actors. As long as you are an actor of the Screen Actors Guild of America, you only have to work 8 hours a day, and you have to pay extra overtime pay for the paid part.

Although their film was not invested by a Hollywood film company, and it is not considered a Hollywood film, it was more convenient to shoot in the United States, and if they wanted to release it in the United States in the future, they had to obtain the approval and approval of the labor union.

These things Muying communicated with Xiao Yao long before deciding on the shooting location, and Xiao Yao also considered these factors before deciding on the shooting location.

Their movie is not invested by Hollywood, the union only stipulates that actors must have a union, and not all actors must belong to the actors union. Xiao Yao usually doesn't like to stay up late, and filming is not the kind of temperament that has to be filmed day and night. Not working overtime and limiting weekly holidays are not a big problem for Xiao Yao. The actors are relaxed, and they are also happy to relax. It is nothing more than a longer shooting date, which Xiao Yao can accept. In contrast, Los Angeles is Muying's territory, and it is also one of the European and American cities that Xiao Yao is most familiar with. This advantage is even more rare.

To become a project recognized by the American labor union, it is natural to abide by the rules of the labor union. Adhering to the eight-hour working day and weekly holidays means that they will have a lot more time outside of filming. A hotel is just a place to sleep. Since I have a lot of free time outside of filming, of course living in an apartment is more comfortable and convenient than staying in a hotel.

Xiao Yao's four assistants are all women, and among them, Pei Minyi is not only Xiao Yao's assistant, but also the makeup artist in the crew. Girls are relatively timid, and those who are away from home feel safer when they live together, so Mu Ying rented six apartments in the same apartment building for the eight of them. Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui, Xu Fei, and Pei Minyi shared a room alone, Chen Xiaoting shared a room with his assistant, and Zhao Rui shared a room with Xu Fei's two assistants.

The time difference between Los Angeles and Yanjing is nine hours. Xiao Yao and the others took off from Yanjing at 12:00 noon, the flight time was 12 hours, and it was 9:00 am when they arrived in Los Angeles. From the meeting at the airport, the airport to the apartment in the city, and after Xiao Yao and others packed their luggage in the apartment, it was almost time for lunch. Next, it will be Muying's lunch for everyone.

"I don't have any plans in the afternoon, I'll send you to your apartment!" After lunch, Muying said to Xiao Yao and the others.

Xiao Yao and others arrived in Los Angeles today, but Mu Ying did not arrange work. They took a twelve-hour flight, and there was still jet lag, and Muying didn't plan to take them out to play, but planned to send them to the apartment to rest.

"Old Mu, I slept all the way, and now I don't need to rest at all," Xiao Yao said to Muying, "Can you arrange for me to meet the actor you have chosen in the afternoon!"

"Interview in the afternoon?" Muying looked at Xiao Yao in surprise and said, "Aren't you tired after the twelve-hour flight?"

In terms of actors, Muying will be the one to finalize some group performances and small supporting roles with few roles. As for the protagonist and some supporting roles other than Xiao Yao and the three members of the yrf team, Mu Ying was asked to select some candidates first, and then to have an audition with him after Xiao Yao came, and finally the two discussed and made a decision Sure.

"I told you that I fell asleep all the way," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I've had enough sleep on the plane, and I can't fall asleep now!"

"Me too! I'll go with you!" Zhao Rui also said.

"We" Xu Fei and Chen Xiaoting also said.

"You don't want to go!" Xiao Yao cut off their words and said, "Look at the tired faces of you two, don't hold on, let's go to rest! Our division of labor is different, it is impossible to be all the time Act together! You two are not directors, so there is no need to go together in this matter."

"Alright!" The two thought for a while and nodded.

"Let me get in touch and try it out." Muying said, "I originally notified them that the interview time is tomorrow, but it's just around the corner. I'm not sure if I can call all the actors over in the afternoon."

"It doesn't matter, you can count as much as you can, and it can also reduce some workload for tomorrow!" Xiao Yao said.

"By the way, I still have to contact people from the Screen Actors Union." Mu Ying said, "When we interview, there must be people from the Screen Actors Union present."

For projects of the Screen Actors Guild of America in Hollywood, the director, producer, and members of the Screen Actors Guild must be present at the same time during the casting interview and all of them must pass. Because there are actors from the union among the candidates, Xiao Yao and the others must also be present during the casting interview. Mu Ying and Xiao Yao are the directors and producers, so it is necessary to notify the labor union to be present at this time.

"It's okay, let's call! Today is not the weekend, they will definitely send someone!" Xiao Yao said indifferently.

As Xiao Yao said, today is not a weekend, it is a working time. Muying contacted the trade union worker who accompanied him in the previous casting interview, and the other party readily agreed to come to join them in the casting interview in the afternoon.

The drivers of the two film crews sent Xu Fei and others to the apartment. Muying contacted some candidate actors, notified the time and place of the interview, and then took Zhao Rui and Xiao Yao to the residence to get the script, camera and other things needed for the interview, and then drove to the interview. Place.

The interview location is not in the studio, but in a cafe with outdoor seating. When Xiao Yao and others arrived, the staff member of the Screen Actors Union was already waiting for them on the outdoor seat drinking coffee.

Muying introduced each other to several people. After some polite greetings, the four of them sat down at the same table.

The casting staff member of the Screen Actors Union is called Kate McCann. She is a young woman who looks to be in her thirties. She is not particularly beautiful, but she looks shrewd and capable.

Zhao Rui has the title of an action director in this movie, but he is not a director. He came to this casting audition to observe and study, so it was Xiao Yao, Mu Ying and McCann who made the decision.

Mu Ying and McCann have interviewed many people together before, and they are familiar with each other. Kate McCann's attention is mainly on another director, Xiao Yao. At this time, the actors who had not yet been interviewed arrived, and Kate McCann took the initiative to chat with Xiao Yao.

As the person in charge of the film's labor union casting, McCann has also done some understanding of Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao's music works have been featured on the American Billboard, because the case has been featured on American social news, and his performance in the Eva Swimsuit Special, Eva Show and the Celebrity Competition at the beginning of the year were all very brilliant. Kate McCann was also very curious about this Chinese boy who was younger than Mu Ying but more famous, and deliberately brought the topic to those things when talking.

However, Xiao Yao did not tell Kate McCann about those "brilliant achievements", but deliberately turned the topic to this movie, explaining to her his understanding of those roles and his requirements for the actors who played those roles.

"Not arrogant or impetuous, looks very serious and professional!" After some conversation, Kate McCann gave her impression of Xiao Yao in her heart, and she also had a higher opinion of him.

The two chatted for about ten minutes, and the first actor for the interview arrived. The actor didn't make a phone call, and found the four of them directly at the table.

"Miss McCann, Mr. Mu, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Zhao, hello! I'm here to audition for the role of Jocelyn!" A young girl bowed to the three of them.

"Jin!" Xiao Yao looked at the girl in front of him in surprise and said, "Are you here for an audition?!"

The girl standing in front of Xiao Yao is none other than Zhou Jingyi!

"I'm an actor, can't I audition?" Zhou Jingyi laughed.

"Old Mu, there is no Jin in the candidate list you gave me!" Xiao Yao turned to Mu Ying and asked.

Originally, after meeting McCann, several people switched to English mode. At this time, Xiao Yao even spoke Chinese in a hurry.

"Surprise!" Mu Ying smiled and said in English.

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