Tuesday, morning.
Pei Qian was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by his phone.
He opened his sleepy eyes and looked at the caller ID. It was Huang Sibo.
Pei Qian picked up the phone. "Hello?"
Huang Sibo's slightly excited voice came from the other end of the line. "Boss Pei, I have good news for you! The movie 'Mission and Choice' has been completed. We just finished filming the last scene this morning! "
Pei Qian had not woken up yet. His mind was still a little blurry. "Oh?"
However, he immediately reacted the next second.
The movie was done!
This day had come even though he was very reluctant.
Pei Qian did not pay much attention to 'Mission and Choice' after deciding on the joint project of the game and movie.
The reason was complicated. On one hand, it was because Pei Qian was afraid that his attention would cause the observer effect, or that his subconscious suggestion would inexplicably have the finishing touch and end up self-defeating. On the other hand, it was because this project spanned two settlement cycles. Pei Qian had more important projects to deal with.
Of course, another reason was that Pei Qian felt that he had done enough preparations before setting up the project. 'Mission and Choice' had almost gathered all the failure factors. Even He An felt that it would definitely fail. Thus, Pei Qian was full of confidence in this project.
Pei Qian only thought of going to Tengda Games to take a look at the research and development of 'Mission and Choice' when he met He An some time ago.
As for the movie, Pei Qian had never been to the studio even once. He did not even know the story outline of the movie.
The only thing he knew was that he had decided on the background of the story of 'Mission and Choice'. It should be about the war between humans and Zergs.
That was because the original 'Mission and Choice', which had been called the 'shame of the domestic tourism industry' more than a decade ago, used this background. Pei Qian had asked Director Zhu Xiaoce to use it, and Director Zhu Xiaoce had definitely done so.
However, he did not know what would happen after the movie was filmed.
At that thought, Pei Qian sat up from his bed.
"It's a good thing that the filming is done. We have to celebrate!"
"How about this? Let's go to Boss Li's Ming House for lunch today. My treat! Everyone in the production team will go! "
"Then, organize everyone to play in Jingzhou for a few days. Next Monday is the 20th. Let's go to the nameless restaurant for another meal!"
Previously, when Tomorrow is Beautiful wrapped up filming, it received the same treatment and standards: two high-class meals and a week of touring in Jingzhou. To Pei Qian, the treatment of spending money could only be increased and not reduced. He could not spend a single cent less.
Huang Sibo was elated. "Alright, Boss Pei!"
…
At noon, at Ming House.
Today was Tuesday. There were not many customers to begin with. Pei Qian had called early to book the entire place. Thus, the entire restaurant was filled with people from the production crew.
Other than Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, the cameraman, and the other crew members, the editors, post-production crew, and other crew members had also arrived and gathered together.
Logically speaking, editing and post-production should be the busiest right now. However, 'Mission and Choice' was filmed piece by piece. Every time a segment was filmed, it could be roughly edited and post-produced. Thus, the pressure on editing and post-production was not particularly great.
What's more, no matter how busy he was at work, he had to attend Boss Pei's treat!
Everyone knew that Boss Pei did not have many rules when it came to treating them to a meal. Thus, they sat down casually and waited for Boss Pei to arrive.
Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, and the others sat at the same table, eagerly waiting for Boss Pei to arrive.
"Coming, coming!"
"Boss Pei, over here!"
Huang Sibo stood up and waved at Pei Qian.
Pei Qian immediately said to the waiter, "What are you waiting for? Serve all the good wine and dishes, right? Just order the most expensive one. Hurry. "
Then, he sat down at Zhu Xiaoce's table.
It was only now that Pei Qian was able to meet the crew.
After looking around, his gaze stopped on Lu Zhiyao.
Alright, there was Lu Zhiyao again.
Pei Qian was already mentally prepared for this. Lu Zhiyao had a close relationship with Fei Huang Workspace after all. Everyone had a good time working together. It was only natural for them to work together again.
Previously, when they were talking about actors, Pei Qian's request was that they could only hire one main character. The others could only be minor characters. What's more, they could hire anyone as the main character. It did not matter if they were big names, but they could not have too many expressions.
Lu Zhiyao's acting skills were good, but how could he perform without any expressions?
Thus, Pei Qian did not get angry. Instead, he accepted it calmly.
It would be best if the movie died and they lost everything. Lu Zhiyao would return to being a 'box office poison' and cut off the possibility of everyone working together in the future. They would let each other off!
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the waiter began to serve the dishes.
Pei Qian looked around again and suddenly realized a problem.
That's not right. Why was Lu Zhiyao the only one? Where were the other actors?
Pei Qian's previous request to Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce was that there could only be one main character. The others could only be minor characters.
Where were the minor characters?
Don't tell me that because I'm a walk-on, they don't even care about my meals?
That would be too outrageous! That was not in line with the Tengda spirit!
Pei Qian's expression turned serious as he looked at Huang Sibo. "Why aren't the other minor characters here? Since it's a celebration banquet, none of them can be missing! "
Huang Sibo paused for a moment and then hurriedly explained, "Oh, Boss Pei, everyone in the production team is here, including the crew."
"There are no minor characters because we did not hire any minor characters at all. Lu Zhiyao is the only actor."
Pei Qian: "?"
This Huang Sibo actually exceeded the quota?
Pei Qian's request to them was that there could only be one main character. The others were minor characters.
In the end, Huang Sibo did not even have a minor character!
From beginning to end, this movie had been Lu Zhiyao's one-man show?
It sounded very unreliable and very likely to explode in the box office!
Pei Qian could not help but raise his thumb. "Very good! Well done! "
Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce looked at each other and smiled. They could see the pride in each other's eyes.
Boss Pei is indeed Boss Pei. He instantly guessed the brilliance of our 'one-man show'. That's why he praised us so much.
What a bosom friend!
Pei Qian looked at Lu Zhiyao. "How did you feel during the acting process?"
Lu Zhiyao smiled guiltily. "Boss Pei, to be honest, I didn't feel particularly good.
"It was a one-man show the entire time. It was too difficult for me to act!
"What's more, Director Zhu requested that I not have too many expressions. My facial muscles had to change as little as possible. I felt suffocated and almost went crazy …"
Pei Qian could not help but smile.
Yes, not bad!
It was a one-man show, and the main actor's acting skills were not fully displayed. It was definitely a bad movie. There was no way out!
At first, Pei Qian wanted to ask Zhu Xiaoce for a script. However, on further thought, what was so good about a bad movie's script?
What's more, the movie had already been filmed. What was done was done. Even if he saw the script now, he could not reshoot it. Otherwise, settlement would be affected if the movie could not be released in time.
Thus, Pei Qian did not want to make things difficult for himself. He raised his drink and said, "Everyone, you've worked hard for the past few months! Eat and drink well today. Have fun in Jingzhou for a few days. I'll treat everyone to a meal at the nameless restaurant on the 20th! "
Everyone immediately cheered.
Ordinary people would not be able to eat at the nameless restaurant. Everyone had been working hard for months just for this meal. How could they not be excited?
The filming was officially completed, and everyone relaxed. They enjoyed the delicious food while chatting happily. The scene was harmonious.
…
Pei Qian left on the excuse that he was busy with work after eating his fill. The crew obviously had not had their fill yet. Some of them even opened wine and chatted as they drank.
Zhu Xiaoce and Huang Sibo continued to discuss the later stages of 'Mission and Choice'.
The cameramen, crew, and other staff of the production team could rest unless there were other scenes that needed to be reshot. However, there were still many problems with the fine editing and post-production. Zhu Xiaoce and Huang Sibo could not rest just like that.
Huang Sibo's phone rang as they were discussing.
Huang Sibo took a look and saw that it was Rui Yuchen.
"Eh?"
Huang Sibo was a little surprised because his work did not interact much with Rui Yuchen.
Rui Yuchen was in charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out. Why was he calling him? Could it be that Rui Yuchen wanted to advertise Fish-Catching Take-Out in the movie?
He could not do that either. 'Mission and Choice' was a sci-fi theme. Would it be appropriate to implant an advertisement for Fish-Catching Take-Out in it?
Huang Sibo picked up the phone with some confusion.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Rui Yuchen explained his intentions. "Brother Huang, it's like this. Do you know that Boss Pei bought a company called Cold-Faced Lady previously? I talked to the person-in-charge here a few days ago and found out that they want to film a documentary about street food. "
"I heard that you guys have filmed documentaries before, so I wanted to help you guys out. It's not impossible to find someone else to film it. The key is that I don't know how good the people outside are. I'm afraid that they won't be satisfied with the results. "
"The only problem is that you guys were filming an E-Sports documentary previously. I wonder if you guys can handle a food documentary?"
Huang Sibo said, "Wait a moment, I'll ask Director Zhu."
He briefly repeated Rui Yuchen's words and got an affirmative answer from Zhu Xiaoce.
Huang Sibo said, "Sure, Director Zhu said that we can film a movie. Of course, a food documentary is not a problem!"
"However, in order to achieve the best image effect, we might need to prepare some special photography equipment. However, that's easy. Our workspace needs these things anyway. We can just buy them. "
"You're quite good at picking the time. We've just finished filming this movie and you're already here!"
Rui Yuchen was elated. "Really? That's such a coincidence. "
"Alright, it's settled then! I'll give you a contact number later. You can briefly discuss with the person-in-charge how to film it and how much budget you need. "
Huang Sibo: "Sure, sure."
There might be a lot of concerns if they were to work with other companies.
For example, what if the other party bargained? What if the other party was not satisfied with what they filmed? What if there were some disputes over expenses during the filming process?
That would be very vexing.
However, if it was Tengda's internal department, there would not be so many worries. Everyone took money from Boss Pei. Whoever was the party A and whoever was the party B, the money would be transferred from left to right. There was no need to worry about such a situation happening.
Coincidentally, the movie was done. Many people in the production team were free and had nothing to do. They would take this opportunity to film the promotional video for a food show. They were filming street food anyway. This work was not tiring. They could just treat it as a way to relax.
Thus, Huang Sibo readily agreed.
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