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Body 241. This trade union movie is really hard to make

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    "Hey, what is this?"

    Just as Yuan Hua walked into Chen Sicheng's office, he suddenly saw two stacks of black folders piled up on his desk, which looked like a contract.

    Chen Sicheng said with a wry smile: "This is the contract signed by our crew and AEA. The cabinet is filled with everything. There are seven or eight boxes. It is probably about as high as yours!"

    Yuan Hua couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Ah, so professional!"

    Chen Sicheng complained: "Their contract really covers every detail, from basic necessities of life to food, drink, sleep, as long as they turn on the phone, they don't care about it

    I randomly took out two books and asked them to translate them one by one for me. It really made my head feel dizzy.  "

    Although he had already made some psychological preparations, Yuan Hua was still a little surprised to see this scene as soon as he entered the door.  Today is also considered a knife to pull the ass-opened the eyes.

    Before I came here, I heard that the actor union here is very domineering, but I don't have a particularly clear concept, but judging from the contract text of this box, it really lives up to its reputation!

    Although it is not the first time to film in a foreign country, filming in New York is completely different from filming in Thailand or South Africa before.

    The main reason is that filming here cannot avoid a very powerful organization in the United States called the Screen Actors Union.

    We also have actors' guilds in China, but they are completely different from others, and the sense of existence is completely different.

    How awesome is the union in the beautiful country?  Maybe everyone has heard of it a little bit.

    The American labor union is not so much for the benefit of the workers, as it is for their own benefit. They exploit both workers and enterprises, and collude with politicians to stabilize their positions.

    This is a real monster, black and white eat everything, after eating the first one, the next one, the energy is astonishing.

    The Screen Actors Guild of America is no exception. Even Hollywood giants such as Universal and Disney have to give him three points of courtesy, not to mention outsiders like Chen Sicheng and the like.

    Without this organization to nod and clear the joints, the movie "Tang Detective 2" would not even be able to shoot a single scene!

    Therefore, "Tang Detective 2" can only be forced to choose to join the actors' union. In addition to the high "membership fee", the overall shooting process is completely supervised by the union. This is also the first union film fully invested by Huaguo.  It's a co-production.

    Chen Sicheng personally handed Yuan Hua a cup of tea, then sat down and continued to complain to him:

    "When filming here, there are really not many rules, basically everything has to be done according to other people's rules.

    You don't even know how domineering the union here is!  Where do we shoot every day?  Several people?  How long will it take?  These must be declared in advance every day, and the start-up will not be allowed until the next day after approval.

    Then the trade union will also arrange a supervisor for you, and this salary will also be counted on our heads, that is, we will supervise our execution on the crew every day.

    Laomei really doesn't talk about human touch at all, it must be tightly fitting, and impromptu performance on the spot is never allowed.  What people want is the industrialization process, otherwise how can it be called the film industry?

    ? Once the actual situation on the site is different from what we declared, the work will be stopped immediately, and fines will be paid if it is light.  "

    Yuan Hua also felt that this was really a bit uncomfortable, because filming itself is a kind of artistic creation, and he didn't mean it completely rigidly, there must be some degrees of freedom

    Anyway, if you are in China, if the weather or the state of the actors on the day cannot meet the ideal state preset by the director, you can temporarily change the shooting plan¡ª¡ª

    But it is not possible in New York, because there is a reporting system, so the shooting plan cannot be changed temporarily.

    For example, if you applied for filming in the central square from 3 pm to 5 pm the next day, and it suddenly rained heavily when filming started, you still have to take pictures.

    First of all, it is very difficult to apply for this venue, and the public relations fee for the rental of the venue itself + the intermediate dredging link is not a small sum of money. It is impossible to cancel and then re-apply.  No matter the time or the funds are not allowed, so I can only bite the bullet and shoot like this.

    Chen Sicheng unscrewed his teacup and took a sip to moisten his throat, then continued to gesture and say:

    "People here strictly implement the eight-hour work system, and they will clock out directly when the time comes. You can't force them to work overtime.

    And the total shooting time per day shall not exceed six hours, and each shooting time shall not exceed 12 minutes.

    What's more, even if people are willing to work overtime, we can't afford overtime pay, because overtime work here is at least double or even triple wages, but the labor wages here are already ridiculously high.

    ?Leaving aside technical posts, let¡¯s take those extras as examples, Guess how much they cost a day for a background board group performance that is a walk-on?  "

    "Hmm a few hundred dollars more!"

    Yuan Hua is really not very clear about this, but he knows that the people who play tricks in China are about 5 yuan an hour, and 40-50 yuan for eight hours a day.  Qunte with a slightly higher level is 80-100 a day.

    Chen Sicheng shook his head bitterly and said: "If only a few hundred yuan is fine, the daily salary of extras here starts at 2,000 yuan.

    If it is said that I have talked to him and asked him to pose and do actions with a little close-up of the face, it will be automatically upgraded to 8,000.  As long as there is a line, ok, don't say anything and go straight to 20,000!  "

    Yuan Hua looked confused: "Ah? Why is it so expensive?"

    Fuck, what is the concept of a daily salary of 20,000 yuan, it is estimated that many stars do not have such a high salary for filming.

    ? Of course the situation is different, the general star must not only shoot for one or two days, and such a crowd may only perform for a day and a half, which is a one-shot deal.

    It's true that it's a one-shot deal, the key extras have to be recruited every day!

    Chen Sicheng spread his hands and said: "Because the salary standard here is calculated by the hour, at least eight hours, even if you only use one or two hours, you still have to pay for eight hours."

    Ah, is there still such an operation?

    Chen Sicheng seems to have accumulated a lot of grievances, just in time for Yuan Hua to vomit:

    "Don't we have an old saying that an inch of time is an inch of gold? My old beauty really regards this sentence as a standard.

    For example, we applied to shoot a scene in a prison. From 8:00 am to 11:00 noon, we must finish on time according to the stipulated time, not to mention one more minute, not even one more second.  Pay the fine.

    And the penalty will be accumulated as the time is exceeded. It is fine for every hour, and the fine will be doubled; and it will be doubled for every hour. If we exceed four hours in the end, we will be fined sixteen times.  .  "

    After hearing this, Yuan Hua's heart skipped a beat. After all, Huazhang Film and Television also invested in this movie. Although the investment accounted for only 15%, it was considered a stakeholder.

    It seems that in the next period of time, when filming, I have to be tense all the time. Don't make low-level mistakes that affect the progress of the filming, otherwise I will have my share of the extra money lost.

    Every time you pay a fine of US$100, it is equivalent to helping you pay US$15. Can this be taken seriously?

    Hearing this all the way, Yuan Hua began to taste a little bit. No wonder Chen Sicheng complained to him as soon as they met today. This is to inoculate himself!

    Just like Wu Jing's situation before, after all, Yuan Hua is also one of the investors in this drama, so Chen Sicheng has to be responsible for every sponsor.

    Such a difficult working environment is also a very serious challenge for him as a director, so he has to put the ugly words first, in case the funds are overrun by then, there is a reason for it, so that investors like Yuan Hua will not be harsh.  he.

    So Yuan Hua couldn't help asking a question that he was more concerned about at the moment:

    "Then is our budget enough?"

    Chen Sicheng replied with a serious face: "With all the efforts and calculations, we can only shoot for 15 days at most, and it is still under the condition that there are no major problems."

    "Then you Come on!"

    Yuan Hua was not only speechless, but he had to know that the production cost of this movie was as high as 300 million yuan, which was more than enough to make two "Tang Detective 1" in China, but it turned out that he could barely shoot for 45 days here.

    No wonder "Tang Detective 2" is the first union film wholly owned by Huaguo. How can ordinary film and television companies afford it?

    If "Tang Detective 2" is not a sequel to a hit movie, can it get investment?  I'm afraid there is still a big question mark.
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