After the day's shooting, Long Fan did not follow the crew back to the hotel to rest. Instead, he started wandering around the scenic spots near Huixian County alone, looking for something.
Due to the restrictions on film shooting, Long Fan doesn¡¯t want to go to other places to select locations to shoot new TV series. For the sake of convenience, it is best to complete the next work here.
The theme of the new drama, Long Fan, has also been initially decided. It depends on whether we can find a suitable filming location.
Wang Zhonglei¡¯s suggestions for Long Fan¡¯s filming were very simple. He could provide blood transfusion for Huayi, have unusual influence, and it would be easy to handle funds and so on.
The former one simply means that it can help Hua Yi obtain better actor resources, but the latter one is very vague, which puts a lot of pressure on Long Fan.
"Master, is there a place with more retro buildings here?" Long Fan asked the driver after stopping a taxi.
The driver was a middle-aged man. After hearing Long Fan's question, he thought for a moment and said, "You mean temples? Baligou and Pujiu Temple are both there."
"It's not a temple, it's a more antique wooden building, a hotel or a hotel. It doesn't have to be a historical site. It can also be built later." Long Fan explained carefully, "I heard that there are some Farmhouse?"
"Oh, there might be more at Baiquan." The driver looked at Long Fan and felt vaguely familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before, "Are you sure you want to go now? The scenic spots are almost closed."
Another subtext of the other party is "travel expenses are not cheap"
Knowing that there was such a place, Long Fan got into the car. "If I'm sorry to trouble you, just go to Baiquan."
Under Long Fan¡¯s interview-like questioning along the way, the driver took the time to help him spread some knowledge about Baiquan Scenic Area, which has nearly a hundred ancient buildings. The layout is modeled after the Summer Palace, so it is also known as the "Zhongzhou Summer Palace". There are more than 350 square meters of inscriptions from past dynasties inside, making it the largest and best-preserved ancient architectural garden in Henan Province.
¡° However, what Long Fan cares about is not the cultural atmosphere here, but the need for a shooting atmosphere similar to Hengdian. Since there is no dedicated film and television base, Long Fan had to settle for the next best thing and find a suitable alternative location.
In front of the entrance of a scenic spot, the taxi stopped steadily.
"Thank you, there's no need to look for it." Long Fan handed a hundred-yuan note to the driver. It was a way of thanking the other party for temporarily acting as his tour guide.
However, the driver's attention was not on the banknotes at this time. Instead, he looked at Long Fan through the light inside the car and suddenly realized, "Oh. I finally remembered, you are Long Fan, right? You came to our place to shoot a movie!" "
If it weren¡¯t for the fact that it was getting late, Long Fan might still have a few words with the driver who was so excited to see the star, but now he had to rush to the scenic spot to see if there were any suitable shooting locations.
"It's not easy for you to make movies. You still have to go out to work at this time. The scenic spot management duty room is over there. Go there and find someone to take you around. Don't run around alone." The uncle cares about his own relatives. He persuaded, and even asked to get out of the car and take Long Fan there.
I quickly declined the driver¡¯s kindness. Long Fan found the person on duty at the scenic spot alone, and wanted to go into the scenic spot for "inspection" at night when there were no tourists.
Understand Long Fan¡¯s purpose. The person in charge of the scenic spot looked at the young man suspiciously, and then checked Long Fan's ID card. Then he said "I want to ask the leader for instructions" and picked up the phone and dialed the number of the person in charge of the scenic spot.
"Yes, of course." When he learned that Long Fan, who came with director Feng Xiaogang, wanted to find a filming location in Baiquan Scenic Area, the leader opposite almost blurted out.
As early as when the crew came here to shoot, the Huixian City Government issued a notice, "All departments will fully cooperate with the crew to promote the image of our city." Since the leaders have spoken, what else does he, the person in charge of the scenic spot, have to say? Very obstructive.
What¡¯s more, various places are trying to develop and promote their own tourism resources. As a provincial scenic spot, how can Huixian County refuse such an excellent publicity opportunity?
Subsequently, under the leadership of two personnel on duty and a security guard, Long Fan got on the battery tour bus and entered the Baiquan Scenic Area along the entrance road.
"There is a restaurant here, which is more suitable for the building you are looking for." A scenic spot attendant sitting next to Long Fan pointed to the house hidden behind the woods not far away, "It was built only the year before last. In order to harmonize with the scenic spot environment It is specially designed to look like an ancient building, which is very beautiful.¡±
"Then please go and take a look." Long Fan nodded.
In front of a two-story wooden building imitating the Qing Dynasty, the tour bus Long Fan was riding stopped.
¡°The store owner lives here.¡± The person on duty said.
The restaurant that had been closed turned on the lights again when the security guard knocked on the door, followed by a response, "Come on."Come on, stop knocking. "
Long Fan took the opportunity to step back and take a look at the surroundings of the hotel. The atmosphere was almost the same as what he wanted, but he didn't know what the internal layout was like, and whether the boss would be willing to rent the hotel to him for filming.
"Hey, what are you" The proprietress who opened the door was slightly fat. She looked at the security guards and her party, wondering how they could come to her at this time.
The person on duty who was in charge of driving jumped out of the car and walked up and said with a smile, "This restaurant of yours has been spotted by this brother from the crew. I want to come and see if I can rent it for a while for filming."
The landlady then focused her eyes on Long Fan and raised her arm, "Hey, isn't this thatLi Ran?"
"It's me." Long Fan was used to being told the names of characters in dramas, and he didn't correct him. "That's right, we want to shoot a new drama here, and the price can be paid based on your turnover and rent. "
"Oh, so" the landlady turned around, "Then come in and talk."
Several chandeliers hang on the top of the restaurant's lobby, and a wooden ladder leads directly to the second floor. Except for the monitors and computers at the counter, which are somewhat incompatible with the layout here, the rest are quite in line with Long Fan's vision.
"Is the business okay here?" Long Fan asked while looking at the environment inside the house and sketching the scene in his mind.
The person in charge of the scenic spot coughed dryly, as if to remind the boss lady, "The city leaders have instructed our scenic spot to do our best to cooperate with the crew."
"It was fine during the Chinese New Year period, but lately it's just like that, so-so." The landlady said honestly, "It would be lively during the summer vacation."
"Then are you willing to rent it to us for filming?" Long Fan asked this key question, "Of course, the price is negotiable."
The female boss looked at the staff at the scenic spot next to her and wondered if there was any room for her to refuse. If she didn't agree, it would be a question of whether she could continue to rent in the future. Then she hesitated and said, "Of course I will cooperate with our scenic spot." The job, that is, the crewhow much do you plan to pay?"
She was very worried that if Long Fan lowered the price with the support of the government, she would have to agree even if he wanted to cut off his flesh if he didn't want to lose this bit of industry.
Recalling that he was also one of the oppressed people back then, Long Fan saw the other party's worries at a glance, and then smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't force you to buy. Do you have last year's bill? Just add a percentage to the revenue for the same period. How about extra compensation? If the restaurant is damaged due to filming, we will also be responsible for all repairs and compensation."
The staff at the nearby scenic spot looked at Long Fan with admiration. They didn't expect this seemingly taciturn star to be so thoughtful.
¡°That¡¯s okay, that¡¯s okay.¡± After hearing this, the landlady agreed repeatedly.
Seeing that you can directly enjoy the profits without having to worry about the source of customers, this is already tempting enough compared to trading at a loss.
When he arrived, Long Fan had already roughly learned about the market here from the driver. Since it was the off-season for tourism, renting such a filming location based on the turnover would only require hundreds of thousands of funds, and filming would easily cost tens of millions. The funding is minuscule in comparison.
"Then when will you come?" At this time, the landlady was already a little impatient.
Faced with the sudden change of attitude of the landlady, Long Fan couldn't help but laugh, "It will probably take a few days, then I will come to your door to sign a rental contract with you."
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It was already past eight o'clock when Long Fan returned to the hotel. After greeting Director Feng, Long Fan took out a notebook and wrote and drew in it.
The words "Tongfu Inn" and "Wulin Gaiden" appeared on the paper.
This is also the theme of the next TV series that Long Fan plans to shoot. It is a story about laughing and scolding martial arts that takes place in an inn. There are not many swords and swords in the world, but it is a gathering place for gossip and mischief.
?Compared to other TV series that feature two or three leading actors, this stage-style sitcom not only allows a group of actors to appear on the scene, but also requires much less space, so there is no need to worry about transition issues.
In this way, Long Fan can stay on the set of "Hands Up" and deal with problems here at any time, and he can also start work on new dramas simultaneously.
Before exchanging the script, Long Fan called Wang Zhonglei and asked for his opinion first.
"A sitcom?" Wang Zhonglei was silent for a while after hearing Long Fan report his new play idea, "Similar to I Love My Family?"
"It's almost the same, but it's an ancient setting, more of a spoof." Long Fan said, "How about I send you part of the script I've written?"
"Okay, you can make preparations." Seeing that Long Fan had even prepared the script in advance.? Wang Zhonglei didn¡¯t have much to say, ¡°There¡¯s been too much negative news lately, so it would be nice to have some comedy to wash it away. Do you have any ideas, actors?¡±
This is exactly what Long Fan wants to mention, "Does Huayi need to sign a group of artists now?"
"Quantity is required, but quality is also indispensable. If there is a suitable one, you can sign to the studio first to retain him. If possible, sign a contract with Huayi directly." Wang Zhonglei understood what Long Fan meant and specifically explained, "Don't sign just for the sake of signing." , but I think your vision is not bad, I believe you."
"I know." With the boss's reply, Long Fan probably felt confident, "I'll let you know when it's ready."