"How's it going, Xu, isn't it great?"

Jodi came over, put his arm on Xu Xin's shoulders and asked.

At the same time, I didn’t forget to add:

"I don't have that much cash with me, but I will report this cost into the additional expenses for props, and I will pay you back tomorrow."

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched...

To be honest, as a director, he is quite sensitive to this kind of "clever title creation" thing.

But he understood what Jody meant.

He didn't intend to shirk it, but took this opportunity to ask:

"Will there be any trouble?"

"Of course not. Look~"

He pointed at a few small props wrapped in plastic film that Court was holding over there.

I can't see clearly what it is, and I don't know what it is used for.

"There will always be something about these props that the director is dissatisfied with and needs to be changed. I only need to pay an extra $500 for a scrap. It's definitely not enough to do it often, but it's okay once in a while."

"……All right."

Xu Xin said nothing more, but asked:

"Can we take a tour?"

"Visit? Haha, Xu, have you forgotten what I do? These props and designs are definitely confidential to other people in the crew, especially... Of course, I don't mean to offend. But for the actors' personal team, they must be confidential

.But these are all made by us. When I am here, it is not called visiting, but called going home."

As he spoke, he walked forward, twisting and opening his arms as he walked:

"Welcome home, Xu."

"……Ha ha."

Xu Xin couldn't help laughing.

Follow him and walk inside.

The first thing we came to was this area that looked like steel ruins.

"Dong dong dong..."

He raised his eyebrows in surprise:

"Really steel?"

Unconsciously, he looked up.

Jody nodded:

"That's right, steel."

"This... how did you do it? This kind of steel column needs to be poured in one piece to ensure that it does not tilt, right? The steel column of this kind of structure can be used as a load-bearing. This... how did you install it?

Does this require disturbing the foundation?"

"Only one floor, my friend."

Jody also tapped this wide and solid steel column with his hand:

"Did you see it? It's just one layer, and everything on it is made of PVC material. We first build a frame with steel, and the parts on it are made of PVC props. After the two sides overlap, we paint them over and the surface is invisible.

If it were pure steel, it would be a big project. But there is no need... It is the same from here to the launch silo. These structures are not actually strong, so when filming, we need to use CG technology to move the actors

Put it in a very high position..."

Seeing that Xu Xin seemed really interested in these, he took the trouble to start introducing them.

"For example, here, both sides are green screens when filming starts... Guess what model this is? It's a mecha! The actors will walk in through this door. This is the elevator passage leading to the mecha...

"

"Xu, come here and take a look... This is a miniature model used to simulate the physical impact of mechas. Ha, it's very realistic, isn't it?"

Just as he was talking, the sound of an engine sounded.

The two of them turned around and saw a forklift coming in with a large box in it.

Jodi knew what was inside at a glance and quickly pointed in one direction.

"Xu, let's go."

Xu Xin quickly followed.

Finally, we followed him to a place...

how to say.

It looks like some kind of research laboratory, but it is very dilapidated. It is full of rust, pipelines, and areas that are not adjacent to the spotless laboratory with bright windows and shiny tiles that people have in mind.

The box, under Jody's command, was placed on a platform.

"Court, man, you have to help me open it and hoist it down."

Hearing this, Kao Kao, who was paid to do things, nodded:

"No problem. Do you want to dismantle it now?"

"Tear it down."

So, several workers dismantled the wooden box, revealing the true figure inside.

An... aquarium.

There is also a... huge, ugly monster floating in the aquarium-like thing.

"Xu, how is it? Is it beautiful?"

"..."

Xu Xinxin said, buddy, if you have normal aesthetics, you would not ask such inhuman words.

He watched silently as Court's gang used a forklift and straps to place the monster prop on the base. After the other party left to continue moving things, he came to the water tank, took a closer look and asked:

"What is this for?"

"Monster specimen. The director needs a specimen of a deformed baby born by a monster caesarean section. A masterpiece, right?"

"..."

Xu Xin still ignored him.

He really couldn't boast about this disgusting thing.

But he still asked:

"What material is this made of?"

"The fish tank is made of resin, and what's inside is the texture of a formalin solution mixed with water and fluorescent pigments. As for this monster, the foam is wrapped with a layer of silica gel. Believe me, the feel of silica gel is the best!"

"..."

No, brother.

Why did your painting style suddenly become strange?

he asked:

"The cost of this thing..."

"Well... not counting the design cost, the materials alone are at least two thousand US dollars."

"..."

…

After all this nonsense, Court's side finished unloading a whole truckload of goods.

It was a pleasure to work together.

And Xu Xin also learned a lot about the behind-the-scenes work of "Pacific Rim" from Jodi.

According to Jodi, more than 110 staff members from their company have joined the crew. The total cost of all the props, models, designs, etc. in Pacific Rim is more than 2,500

Wan. Of course, this is what he guessed through these props.

If you add employee wages, design fees, and the boss's profit.

The cost of props alone ranges from approximately 3,000 to 35,000,000.

Note that this is just a prop.

Jodi didn't mention it, but Xu Xin knew it himself.

The construction company, the venue, the scheduling, and the food and drink of other crew members also cost money.
To be continued...