Chapter 382 Little Derby
For filming films and TV series, the investment of 500,000 pounds of six episodes is very low, and even the lowest level is not enough. However, Denise's company is filming online dramas, so the requirements for online dramas are very low. The average investment of more than 80,000 pounds per episode is quite luxurious.
The high investment in shooting of online dramas is often not worth the effort, because copyright is difficult to sell, and paid TV channels will hardly broadcast online dramas produced by small companies.
There are still doubts about Zhang Ying in this regard.
Zhang Yang still trusts Denise's ability very much. Denise is not a brainless woman. She must have considered a lot before she decided to do a big project.
A night, excluding exercise consumption, is enough to have a general understanding.
This online drama mainly invests in script writing. After buying the copyright of the original script, the company's editorial team makes some modifications to the content to adapt to the company's humorous and funny style of shooting online dramas.
This work is very important.
There are many plots in the original script, which require some deletion and modification, and also add plots. In the past month, the company has expanded its recruitment of five editors to be responsible for the revision of the script. So far, the plot of three episodes has been finalized. As the filming work progresses, the script work will also keep pace.
According to Denise's explanation, Zhang Yang played a guest appearance as a high school football player. His football skills were quite outstanding, but he was not devoted to playing football. He just used football to attract girls' attention, which was also considered a "bad embryo" of his relationship.
This high school football player is very handsome and is quietly liked by several supporting actresses, but the heroine does not like it. The heroine prefers the male protagonist of the "School Master". The plot will compare the two in a series of ways. The male protagonist of the "School Master" has the only advantage of learning and research. The football player wins with an overwhelming advantage in other aspects.
In the end, the football player also fell in love with the heroine. When asked why the heroine didn't like her, the heroine refused her because she had no reason to love. The football player transferred to school and left with a heartbroken feeling.
Zhang Yang listened to Denise's narrative and couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth. He thought he was an ordinary passerby character, but he didn't expect that he was an important person to set off his love?
A handsome boy who uses football to attract girls' attention eventually lost to sacred love?
Indescribable.
Zhang Yang's second reaction was, "So many plots can't be finished in a day, right?"
"It should be able to shoot five or six times, and look at your time," said Denise. "Come on when you rest."
"Can I still refuse?"
"cannot!"
Zhang Yang was a little worried. It would be no big deal to take a few days off, but it means that most of the rest days are gone. From today to Christmas, there will probably be no rest time.
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The next morning, Zhang Yang went to the filming site for a walk, and roughly learned about the shooting progress and his own script situation. The shooting of the relevant plot officially began in the afternoon.
Zhang Yang also specially pulled away the "temporary teammates" - Jamie Valdy and Curtis Weston.
These two players have a common characteristic, which is their youth.
Of course, Zhang Yang is not a bad boss, so he asked his players to work hard. He signed up with a voluntary nature. At noon, he posted a message in the club player chat group: "I will shoot a film and television plot later. Have you ever been a friend to play a high school teammate? Requirements: I am younger than me, younger, but not more handsome than me."
A group of idle people on vacation immediately started to discuss with a smile.
Vardy said, "I sign up! I sign up! Boss, no one in the team is more handsome than you!"
Vardy was hired.
Livermore said, "How do you evaluate handsomeness? I don't think I am handsome, but I am stronger than the boss! By the way, I will sign up too."
Livermore was kicked out.
Morris said, "Can I do it?" Simpson suddenly said, "Do you want to play the old principal who is about to retire? Or do I do it, boss, can I bring Irina with you?"
Livermore immediately said angrily, "I hired a tutor. Irina is going to take tutoring at home today!"
Morris and Simpson were out together.
Then Curtis Weston appeared, "Boss, I'll help."
Curtis Weston is young enough and has a very youthful personality, which is a good choice.
Eventually Weston and Vardy were hired.
When Zhang Yang brought Weston and Valdy to the recording scene together, it caused quite a stir. Many of the company's employees were fans, including several Millwall fans. Weston and Valdy were also considered stars. The two were immediately surrounded by everyone, and even the screenwriter and director came to join in the fun.
"Photos are normal, don't spread it everywhere!"
Zhang Yang reminded.
The shooting location is a rented football field, which is closed to the outside world and no one can get in, otherwise the shooting will not be possible.
The first shot of Zhang Yang participating was to show the strength of a high school football player. He needed to kick the ball into the goal at a distance of 20 meters, preferably into a blind spot.
This is not easy to do.
The cameraman’s suggestion is to let Zhang Yang kick the ball out and cut the final shot. Of course, it is definitely the best to be able to do it coherently.
"I'll try."
Zhang Yang tried to kick.
As a football coach, I often watch other people play football on the football field. Zhang Yang also tried to play several times, but his level was not very good. He kicked and the football flew out of bounds from afar, causing a burst of laughter.
"Curtis, come and try it!" Zhang Yang called out with a dark face.
As a forward player, Weston has certainly good shooting ability, but it is a bit difficult to kick into a blind spot even if no one defends it. Weston failed and the football hit the post and bounced out. He was about to try for the second time, Zhang Yang shouted at Valdy, "Jamie, try it!"
Vardy walked over, took a deep breath, jumped twice on the spot, then waved his feet and shot.
The football drew an arc and fell directly into the dead corner on the right!
"pretty!"
Many people applauded.
The director also said, "This picture is good, the angle of the end is OK!" Then he said to Zhang Yang, "Just just now, just kick the ball out."
Zhang Yang simply said, "You guys will shoot continuously, I have confidence in this kick!"
He has a plug-in!
The reason why Weston and Vardy tried to play was to find the best shot.
He just needs to imitate.
Under the eyes of a group of people who were not optimistic, Zhang Yang jumped on the spot like Vardy, and then waved his right foot.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the football drew a line and fell directly into the dead corner on the right!
"call……"
Many people around were surprised, Weston and Valdy were the same. Valdy looked at the ball in the goal and said in surprise, "Boss, the ball you played is the same as mine!"
"Ahem..."
Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed, and then he made a right move, looking as if he was taken for granted, "I have a strong learning ability. I just saw how you played, so I imitated it for a while, but I didn't expect to kick it in!"
"So amazing!" Weston also said.
Zhang Yang laughed, "Of course, otherwise why could I become the head coach!"
“…”
Valdy and Weston looked at each other, squatted aside and discussed in a low voice, imitating the argument between learning shooting ability and becoming a football coach. The two of them talked around for a long time, but they still couldn't understand it at all.
Zhang Yang continued to shoot.
The supporting role played by Zhang Yang is focused on being handsome and cool. The director found a male model and taught Zhang Yang how to walk arrogantly, how to tease the little girl with her eyes, and how to leave casually after making a group of girls scream.
The learning process is still very easy.
Zhang Yang used 'body memory imitation' and passed it easily at one time. The comments from the director and the cameraman were all, "Your imitation ability is too strong, you should be a professional actor."
Zhang Yang felt that he had learned a lot.
When you walk on the road in the future, when you see beautiful girls, you can use what you have learned to be handsome, and perhaps you can also attract the attention of many girls and take away the girls' hearts by the way?
Ahem...
It is hard to say whether the shooting is the same as reality. When the shooting ended early, Catherine leaned closer and whispered, "I'm here to share my experience as an actor in the evening. She can't do such a good job as Zhang Yang. Sometimes the director talked for a long time but couldn't understand it clearly.
Zhang Yang expressed his welcome and would definitely teach her personally, and teach her the most patiently.
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I originally expected the shooting to take more than a day, but I didn't expect it to be over in one afternoon.
"This is because your shots are all passed in two or three times." Catherine said jealously, "Every time I have prepared for a long time, most shots still need to pass more than five times."
When the two had this conversation, they were already on the big bed in the bedroom.
"I'm so outstanding." Zhang Yang smiled.
"I just like you." Catherine squeezed into her arms, and then said, "Thick-skinned!"
“…”
Zhang Yang pulled the corner of his mouth and decided to teach this disobedient woman a lesson with his hands.
Soon the chirping of birds broke out in the room.
"Next, I will teach you how to perform!" Zhang Yang practiced his own actions and taught Catherine how to turn from a tomboy into a woman covered in water.
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It was soon a week passed, and it was mid-October.
Millwall is busy again, international match day ends, events return, league, Champions League and the approaching League Cup, the team will face a lot of pressure next.
On October 14, Millwall's first opponent was the newly promoted West Ham United.
This is also a small derby.
Due to historical achievements and the many teams in the London region, Millwall has been developing silently. In fact, there are no mortal enemies. If you want to say that the mortal enemies can only be close to West Ham United. The two clubs are too close to each other and there is competition for fans' resources.
Historically, Millwall's competition has always been at a disadvantage.
West Ham has enough reasons to look down on Millwall because they have better historical results, have achieved brilliant results, and are also regular visitors to the Premier League. Millwall has no competitiveness at all.
It's different now.
In the past two seasons, Millwall's sudden outbreak completely suppressed West Ham United and also brought the concept of "dead enemy" back up.
Before the game, many media described the game as a "derby".
Chapter completed!