In the virtual studio of Century Film City, most of the staff of the crew of "Year, Month, Day" are ready, and only the lighting engineers are still busy setting up the lighting.

The shooting of 3D movies is much more complicated than that of 2D movies, and the lighting is even more so. For example, the black shadow area in the movie screen is difficult to create a three-dimensional sense on the screen, so the light must be changed. Therefore, the lighting requirements for 3D movies are higher, and the lighting process is more time-consuming.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu sat on the chair and whispered to Li Xuejian, each talking about the plot, and each of them said their views on the scene. Wang Luodan sat aside and used his mobile phone to browse Weibo. Zhang Ran and the others were having aroused chatting, but Wang Luodan suddenly turned around and said, "Teacher Zhang, many actors are reflecting on the problem of the crew's timeout. I hope the guild can manage it. I think it should be managed!"

Zhang Ran shook his head gently and said, "The Actors Guild really can't control this matter, at least it can't control it now."

Wang Luodan said puzzledly: "Why, is this matter that difficult?"

Zhang Ran said: "Our Actors Guild is different from the American Actors Guild. The American Actors Guild is established by actors, a trade union, and is specially used for actors; while our Actors Guild is organized by film companies, a guild, and a public welfare nature. If the actors work overtime, they will be moved by the cakes of various film and television companies, do you think there will be company support?"

Wang Luodan suddenly realized, yes, the Actors Guild was run by several film and television companies, how could they oppose themselves? She suddenly remembered that the high pay for actors in the past two years has caused many doubts in China. Last year, two actor unions were established in China. Many people hoped that these two unions would make a difference in restricting high pay, but the people from both unions did not mention this matter. Later, some people said that the members and leaders of the two unions were big names in the circle and were vested interests. Letting them restrict themselves was simply a trick of the tiger!

Li Xuejian could see that Zhang Ran wanted to take care of it, but he couldn't handle it, so he said, "Can't you take the lead?"

Zhang Ran said helplessly: "When John Woo was filming "Red Cliff", he paid a high salary for extras. As a result, Zhang Jizhong jumped out and cursed, saying that John Woo messed up the market order of extras. If I led the Actors Guild to restrict the crew's work from timeout, then it would probably not only Zhang Jizhong who came out to scold me. The entire circle would jump out and scold me, and even the film and television companies within the alliance would not support me! At that time, I will become the public enemy of the entire circle, and the Actors Guild would probably disperse!"

Li Xuejian is an old world. After hearing what Zhang Ran said, he immediately realized the difficulties. If the actor's work cannot exceed the timeout, the shooting cycle of the film and television drama will be lengthened and the cost will be greatly increased. This is what most film and television companies do not want to see. Zhang Ran, who proposed limiting the timeout, will inevitably become the target of public criticism. Century Peak and Wanda are in a secret battle. If this happens, many companies will definitely stand on Wanda's side. This will be extremely unfavorable to Zhang Ran and Century Peak!

Wang Luodan was very puzzled: "Then why is there no objection to the increase in extras' salaries?"

Zhang Ran explained: "The salary of extras by film and television companies is usually 00 to 50 yuan a day. Why do extras only get 4,50 yuan? Because they are eaten up by the intermediate link. The basic process of the crew finding extras is roughly like this: the producers find the deputy director, the deputy director finds the big group head, the big group head looks for the mid-group head, the middle group head looks for the small group head, the small group head looks for the extras in their own hands, or recruit people from other places. In this process, the big group head and the deputy director will eat money, the middle group head will eat money, and the small group head will also eat money. After four or five layers of exploitation, the money from the extras will only be 4,50 yuan.

After establishing an actor guild, the crew must hand over the money to the guild first, and the guild will send it to the extra card. In this way, the deputy director will not be able to get the money. Since the guild is used, the group leader does not need that much, and the middle link will be cut a lot. Suppose we pay the extras 0 yuan, then the group leader will draw 0 yuan, and the guild will draw 0 yuan, and the extras will get 80 yuan. If the crew leader is 50 yuan, then the extras will get more.

Our measures are in the middle link, the interests of the deputy director and group leaders, and they do not affect the interests of each film and television company. The bosses of each film and television company will naturally not object."

Wang Luodan suddenly realized: "So that's the case!" But she was still a little disappointed: "I thought our Actors Guild could provide various guarantees for actors like the American Actors Union!"

Zhang Ran smiled. Organizations like the American Actors Union cannot be built in China, and the country does not allow such organizations to exist. The most powerful weapon of the American Actors Union is strikes. Organizations that can lead everyone to strike at any time are definitely not allowed in China. Therefore, Zhang Ran can only hold an Actors Guild, not an Actors Union!

Seeing Wang Luodan's face full of disappointment, Zhang Ran comforted with a smile: "You have to eat one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step. Don't fantasize about becoming fat in one bite, and don't fantasize about copying the American set directly. The national conditions are different. What is important is that now we have a guild and we can fight for a lot of things. Our guild is not as strong as the American Actors Union, but there are still many articles to do in protecting actors. For example, after having an Actors Guild, it can solve a stubborn problem that has plagued the film and television industry for many years, and arrears the final payment. The guild can ask the crew to hand over the pay to the guild manager. After the actors join the group, the guild will give the actors a sum of money, get another one, and wait until the scene is completed and pay the last payment! It is similar to Alipay, which is online shopping, so that the crew will not default on the final payment!"

The phenomenon of owing wages or not paying the final payment is very common in the entertainment industry, and it has even become a common unspoken rule for many years. Directors, screenwriters, actors, and even marketing companies have almost encountered the problem of wage arrears. Many industry insiders even lamented that they have never seen the final payment in their lifetime!

Li Xuejian slapped his thigh when he heard this: "Oh, this is a good method! So that everyone doesn't have to worry about arrears of the final payment, and they can create with peace of mind!" However, while excited, he was still a little worried: "If the crew does not agree to hand over the pay to the guild steward, how should we solve it?"

Zhang Ran is very confident about this: "I am willing to hand over the set to the guild, then this drama is a guild movie authorized by the guild. What are the benefits of becoming a guild movie? Take Hengdian for example. There are many crews filming in Hengdian, and you need to queue up when filming in Hengdian. When you are on the venue in the future, the crew recognized by the guild will definitely be preferred. In the future, the domestic film guarantee system will definitely be established like the United States. In the United States, insurance companies will not provide a guild guarantee. Similarly, the Actors Union also stipulates that we will not accept non-union movies. We will also do this in the future. If you are not a guild movie, then it will be more difficult for you to invest and get a loan from a bank!"

In media reports in the past two years, there are news that domestic films have been introduced from time to time. Li Xuejian has also heard of them. However, he doesn't know much about this thing and asked: "When will the film guarantee be truly launched in China?"

Zhang Ran shook his head and said helplessly: "The guarantee of film completion is the most core link of the film industry, and it can even be said to be the guardian of the film industry. If we have a guarantee system for film completion, it means that the process of industrialization of China's films has been initially completed. In the past two years, some domestic companies have tried the guarantee of film completion, but basically failed. The reason is that many of our links are missing.

Insurers that provide film-finishing guarantees in the United States will definitely cooperate with local industry-binding trade unions and associations. With trade unions providing protection, the risks of insurance companies will be much smaller. For example, when producers experience overdue spending during the production process, the insurance company will lose money according to regulations. In the case of ineffective communication and supervision, the insurance company can replace directors or producers. At this time, the union can come out to support the insurance company, replace new directors from the trade union, and producers complete the subsequent scenes. There is no such union or industry association in China. When directors are needed, where do you transfer people? Therefore, we can only start from scratch, build various guilds, fill in the missing links, and then establish all links. The film-finishing guarantee can be truly promoted in China, and Chinese films can truly achieve industrialization!”

Li Xuejian has never been exposed to the film guarantee, but only knows that this is an insurance that ensures that the movie can be completed smoothly. Now when he heard Zhang Ran say that this insurance is actually the core part of the film industry, he was very surprised and asked: "Isn't the film guarantee a guarantee is insurance? Is the film guarantee a movie that can be completed, how could it be so powerful? It is actually the core part of the film industry?"

Seeing that Li Xuejian was interested, Zhang Ran explained: "There are two functions of guarantee for the ending. The first is to guarantee that the movie can be completed according to the scheduled cycle and budget of the script, and sent to the distributor. If the movie cannot be completed on time, the insurance company will have to pay the investors.

There are a large number of unfinished films in our domestic film and television industry. Many of the films suffered a break in capital chain during filming, and the movies died, with millions and tens of millions of funds was wasted! There are also many crews who cheated investors' money very much. For example, after getting the investors' money, some directors did nothing and got themselves a car first. For example, if a straw hat worth hundreds of yuan was issued for tens of thousands, the money was eaten.

With a guarantee for the film, these chaos can be avoided. Once an insurance company intervenes in a film project, the company's professionals will conduct pre-examination from many aspects such as scripts, creators, budget details, work schedules, etc. During the filming, they will also supervise and supervise funds and progress on site. Once there is a risk of overspending and overdue periods, a warning will be issued. If the problem is particularly serious, the insurance company will freeze the bank account or even take over the entire project. In China, we often hear actors playing big names causing delays in film and television production, but in Hollywood, this situation is relatively rare. If you play big names and the movie cannot be completed on time and the insurance company loses money, the insurance company will directly ban you, and your actor career may be over!"

Li Xuejian was a little surprised and asked: "Insurance company ban, is it effective for insurance company ban?"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "This involves the second role of insurance companies. To start a Hollywood movie project, it must first be pre-sale, and the amount of pre-sale must reach more than 30% of the total investment. Then you have to use the pre-sale contract to find a bank to get a loan; and when you make a loan, the bank requires the insurance company to guarantee the film. Only when these steps are completed can the film company pay the remaining money and the project can be truly started. If the insurance company blacklists you and does not want to insure, the movie cannot be loaned from the bank and the project cannot be started. If you are on the blacklist of insurance companies in Hollywood, your actor career will be basically done! Nicole Kidman almost ruined her Hollywood career because of insurance!"

Wang Luodan was very surprised: "No, Nicole Kidman is a Hollywood superstar!"

Zhang Ran smiled gently. Hollywood superstars may be shining in the eyes of ordinary people, but what is it in the eyes of major film companies? He said slowly: "When filming "Mold Rouge" in 2000, Nicole Kidman suffered a knee injury, and the insurance company compensated 3 million. Later, when filming "Shirt Space", Kidman's old injury relapsed, and the movie was almost aborted. Fortunately, he found Judy Foster to replace him, and the movie continued, but the insurance company still compensated.

I paid 7 million. When director Anthony Mingla started "Cold Mountain", he wanted Nicole Kidman to be the heroine. But the insurance company was unwilling to provide a guarantee for the film. We were all cheated twice and wanted to cheat the third time! If the insurance company did not provide a guarantee for the film, "Cold Mountain" would not be able to get money from the bank and the project would not be able to start. If the insurance company did not protect Nicole Kidman from now on, no movie would dare to use her, and then her Hollywood career would be over.

In this case, Harvey found another insurance company, which proposed a plan. Kidman took out millions of his income, and the film company took out 500,000 to put the money into a third-party account. If Kidman was injured again and the movie could not be completed on time, the money would be confiscated as a fine. In order to avoid the recurrence of old injuries, the insurance company required Kidman to wear bandages during the filming, had to undergo a physical examination every day, and deleted any scenes that could damage her knees, and even squat postures were not allowed. Under the supervision of the insurance company, Kidman successfully completed the drama, and she was nominated for the Oscars!"

After hearing Zhang Ran's words, everyone was deeply moved, but they didn't expect that they would be so awesome at the Hollywood Insurance Company!

Li Xuejian also sighed: "I didn't expect that the American insurance company is so powerful that it can not only determine the start of the film project, but also destroy the future of an actor!"

Zhang Ran chuckled: "Not only that, in addition to the actor's health and injury conditions, insurance companies will also inquire about the actor's moral risks and bad habits, such as drug abuse. Robert Downey Jr. was banned by the insurance company for a while because of drug abuse. Robert Downey Jr. went in and out of the ring office many times between 1999 and 200 years. For insurance companies, he is a time bomb. He may delay the shooting process of the movie, and the risk of losing money is very high.

Therefore, the insurance company was unwilling to underwrite it. Director Woody Allen's 2000 work "Double-sided Malinda" originally wanted to invite Robert Downey Jr. to participate, but the insurance company was unwilling to underwrite it, so the director had to give up. Because the insurance company was unwilling to underwrite it, Robert Downey Jr. basically had no show to film in those years. It was not until Mel Gibson guaranteed it and he mortgaged his 40% pay that he received the movie "Singing Detective" and gradually returned to the screen!"

Hearing this, Li Xuejian couldn't help but exclaim: "This is good, bad artists don't want the country to take action, the film industry will deal with it directly! If we have a guarantee system for film completion, it can play a certain role in inhibiting the bad phenomena in the circle!"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "There are chaos in our domestic film and television industry, and many places are because of the lack of effective rules. In recent years, I have always emphasized that Chinese films need industrialization. In fact, the process of industrialization of films is the process of establishing rules!"

Li Xuejian heard Zhang Ran talk about the problem of industrialization of movies many times, and he never understood it very much. He thought that movies were art, and industrialization would make movies become craftsmanship and less artistic. Now he truly understands the meaning of industrialization and said sincerely: "I really hope to see this day soon!"

Zhang Ran also hopes that Chinese films can be industrialized as soon as possible, but there are two major obstacles to implementing the film guarantee system in China. One is that Chinese films are also director-centered. The director has too strong voice and is very casual, so it is impossible to ensure that each shooting process is carried out in an orderly manner according to the steps and plans; the other is that there is too much hot money, a fund composed of hot money. Venture capital is eager to gamble on film projects. As long as you are famous, whether it is an actor, writer, or others, it is easy to attract investment. Facing investors with stupid people and a lot of money, why should directors and producers spend money to put a tight curse on themselves?

At this moment, deputy director Guo Fan ran over and said, "Director, the lighting has been laid out!"

Zhang Ran immediately stood up, clapped his hands, and shouted: "Each group is ready, we are ready to start filming!"

On the 2nd of the month, the planned scenes of "Year, Month and Day" have been completed, but the art team has not completed the scenes, and it will take at least one week. Zhang Ran can only give the crew five days off.

On this day, the news of Zhang Ran’s new film finally came to the report. The news was not leaked from Lin'an, but from Luoyang. The media’s large title read: “Zhang Ran’s new film “Hello, Sun!” will be launched in Luoyang in the near future!”
Chapter completed!