Chapter 406 High Output Value

The results of the test shoot were very good, even exceeding Zhou Yan's expectations.

Everyone has been preparing for this scene for a long time. After completing the planned tasks, each department will spontaneously study this scene.

Everyone knows the importance of this scene to the movie and how difficult it is to shoot, so no one wants to be the one holding back the scene.

However, although the results of the test shooting are very good, it is not the time to relax yet. Everyone is working hard to complete the scene.

Of course, although it was a test shoot, Zhou Yan kept many of the shots and might use them later, because there were indeed many shots that were very good.

For example, in the scene where the guests are walking back when they are caught in the rain, everyone's performance can be said to be perfect, and it can be used as a feature film.

The actual shooting started the next day. Everyone was familiar with the process and performed even better than during the test shooting, and there were no accidents during the process.

Within the time planned by Zhou Yan, all the shots were completed.

When the last shot was completed, Zhou Yan raised the loudspeaker and shouted, "It's over, call it a day."

Everyone cheered at the scene. Although the movie was less than half shot, they had a successful ending at the end of the show.

During this period, everyone on the crew worked together sincerely and completed the shooting almost perfectly, and also advanced the planning period by two or three days.

After everyone cheered for a while, Zhou Yan said again, "It's getting late today. Let's go back and have a rest early. The crew will have a holiday tomorrow and the next two days. You can move around freely. Of course, you are not allowed to leave Peng City, and if you want to go outside If you want to stay overnight, you need to report it to the team.”

"Also, there will be a celebration banquet tomorrow night, which will be held in the village. Of course, it is not mandatory to attend this celebration banquet. Those who are willing to participate can go to Director Shen to sign up later."

The cheers at the scene were louder now. Although they did not feel very tired during this period of filming, they were very happy to have a holiday, because many of them had been here for such a long time and were not at the end of the scene. It’s a great time to have fun, let alone in downtown Pengcheng.

The economy in Pengcheng is developing rapidly and it is more connected with the outside world. Compared with Yanjing, it is easier to buy some interesting things.

Seeing how happy everyone was, Zhou Yan also laughed.

Normally, he doesn't like to do this kind of thing like popping champagne at halftime, but everyone has been working really hard during this period, and they will be leaving the end of the field in two days, so he might as well give everyone two days off to rest.

It's more of a reward banquet than a celebration banquet.

Ana Shen was next to Zhou Yan and said with a smile, "Director Zhou, why not let them report those who are unwilling to attend the celebration banquet. Most people must be willing to attend the celebration banquet. Just record that they are unwilling to participate. People need to work less.”

Logically speaking, Ana Shen's suggestion is right. People with fewer records can indeed save a lot of trouble.

But Zhou Yan shook his head, "Some people don't want to attend the celebration banquet, but they may not be embarrassed to tell you. Let those who are willing to come sign up can reduce the pressure on everyone."

Ana Shen immediately understood what Zhou Yan meant, and he secretly gave Zhou Yan a thumbs up. Otherwise, Director Zhou's crew would be more stable than other crews. Director Zhou's handling of these details is really beyond the comparison of ordinary people.

He only thought about saving trouble and did not think about this level at all.

After Zhou Yan left, Ana Shen couldn't help but said to Li Hong, "Old Li, Director Zhou is really amazing. I have to learn from Director Zhou."

"Shouldn't you have realized this truth a long time ago?" Li Hong smiled and said, "Actually, Director Zhou still has something he hasn't said to you."

"What are you talking about?" Ana Shen asked curiously: "Are you talking about the registration?"

"Well, it's about signing up for the celebration banquet." Li Hong nodded, "Letting those who are willing to participate not only avoid putting pressure on those who don't want to come, but also increase everyone's enthusiasm."

"How do you say this?" Ana Shen didn't quite understand.

"Old Shen, let me tell you a story. When we were in junior high school, the head teacher issued a policy that as long as students were not late for a semester, they would get a notepad. If you insist on not being late for a month, for junior high school students "It's not a difficult thing. There weren't many people who were late. After this policy came out, there were even fewer people who were late. So by the end of the semester, only two people didn't get the notebook."

"If you want to save trouble, the class teacher could just name the two students, exclude them first, and then give the notebooks to others. But the class teacher didn't do that. Instead, he called all the people who had obtained the notebooks one by one to collect them. There are a total of eighty-nine students who are not late. The teacher called out their names and came to the podium. Do you think the class teacher is just trying to save the face of the other two students? "

"Isn't it?" Ana Shen seemed to understand but not understand.

"Of course not. I am one of the eighty-nine students. Although I know that most of them have got notepads and I am not special, when I was called by the teacher's name and walked onto the podium, I still felt sincerely. It creates a sense of accomplishment. It may seem like a hassle to get people who are willing to come, but it gives the staff a chance to feel successful.”

Ana Shen frowned. He felt that what Li Hong said made sense, but he also felt that Director Zhou might not think so. Maybe Director Zhou wanted to reduce the pressure on those who could not come.

Seeing Shen Yan's confused expression, Li Hong smiled and patted his shoulder, "One last thing, you are a new member of the director team, and you are not very familiar with the other people in the crew. Letting everyone come to you to sign up can also allow you to talk more with everyone. It seems to be a lot of trouble, but it is actually giving you an opportunity."

Shen Yan's expression froze. Director Zhou actually thought so much about him?

Seeing Shen Yan's expression change, Li Hong showed a meaningful smile. He was not sure whether Zhou Yan really thought so, but he still said so to Shen Yan, hoping that Shen Yan would have more respect for Zhou Yan in his heart.

The crew needs unity, and the core of unity is Zhou Yan. As an assistant director, he should work hard in this direction and let everyone hug Zhou Yan.

Li Hong should be the least ambitious among all Zhou Yan's assistant directors.

Other directors follow Zhou Yan, thinking about leveling up well and then getting the opportunity to shoot their own movies.

Li Hong used to think so, but as time went by, his ideas gradually changed.

Now, he has gradually become indifferent to the idea of ​​being able to work on his own. If there is a chance, he can make one or two movies. If there is no chance, it doesn't matter at all.

But as long as Zhou Yan makes a movie, he must be Zhou Yan's assistant director.

Because he has also realized one thing over the years, that is, his ability is not suitable for being alone. Compared with being a director, he can play a better role in the position of assistant director.

Especially after following Zhou Yan and seeing Zhou Yan's wild ideas and Zhou Yan's unparalleled personal charm, he understands that it is better to assist Zhou Yan than to think about working alone.

If he makes a movie by himself, his upper limit can be seen at a glance.

But assisting Zhou Yan in making a movie can reach a position that ordinary people can't reach.

And Zhou Yan is very good to his own people and will never treat him unfairly.

Here Shen Yan was still in a daze, and Hong Xin had already walked over, "Director Shen, I signed up for tomorrow's celebration banquet, please write my name down."

"Oh, okay." Shen Yan came back to his senses and quickly took out a notebook and a pen to write down Hong Xin's name.

As soon as he wrote Hong Xin's name, others came over, and he was surrounded by the staff.

...

The next morning, Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian to find Zhou Hong.

During this period, he finally had some free time, so he thought about going to Zhou Entertainment today.

As soon as they arrived at Zhou Hong's villa, they heard Zhou Hong laugh, "I just saw your wedding news in the newspaper."

"Wedding news?"

Zhou Hong pointed to the newspaper on the coffee table, "You can read it yourself."

Wang Zuxian took the newspaper on the coffee table first, and when she saw the headline on the front page, she couldn't help but curl her lips, "These entertainment reporters are really brave to write."

Zhou Yan leaned over to take a look, and saw that the headline on the front page read: Heavy news, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian held their wedding in Pengcheng yesterday!

Under the headline, there was a very large photo.

In the photo, Wang Zuxian was wearing that red dress, standing next to the flower wall with Zhou Yan, with a smile on her face.

The most interesting thing is that this photo deliberately did not include the staff and filming equipment on the scene, making it look like a wedding.

From this shooting angle, the photographer should be in the place where tourists are watching.

Although the distance is far, the photo is quite clear, which shows that the photographer is well prepared.

Looking at the text below, there is a long paragraph. The content of the first paragraph roughly means that according to insiders, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian secretly held a wedding in Pengcheng, and there were not many guests at the scene.

Then the previous scandal between Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian was brought up and talked about for a long time. Only in the last paragraph of the report did it mention that this might just be a movie.

There are less than ten words in the whole page of news that are true, and these words are hidden in the last paragraph. Many readers probably won’t read this paragraph.

Even if they read it, they may ignore it.

It is estimated that many people who have read the news think that Zhou Yan has really married Wang Zuxian.

Many times, rumors appear like this.

Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian have long been accustomed to the entertainment reporters' slang. Wang Zuxian just complained a few words and didn't say anything else.

As for Zhou Hong, he didn't care at all. Instead, he smiled and praised, "This photo is very well taken. I will go to this newspaper to get the photo and show it to my grandparents to make them happy in advance."

Wang Zuxian was a little embarrassed by this, "Second brother is making fun of us."

"The wedding will happen sooner or later." Zhou Hong smiled and clapped his hands, "Let's go, I'll take you to the company."

...

The Zhou family has many industries, but Zhou Hong usually works in an industrial park in Futian. They have six buildings in this industrial park, five of which are shorter factories, and a twelve-story building is used as an office for management personnel.

Logically speaking, the scale of the six factory buildings is not large, and management personnel can't use a twelve-story building at all, but Zhou Hong said that this building is basically full.

"There are several companies in this building, and 60 to 70 percent of our family's business is in this building."

Walking to the door of the building, Zhou Hong introduced to Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian, "However, this number is still declining, and it is expected to drop below 50% by next year. In the past two years, we have also been integrating and sorting out our business. There are too many and too complicated businesses, which will restrict the later development."

"Our clothing business was doing well before, but now most of the business has been outsourced to others. We are mainly responsible for taking over the business and then handing it over to these outsourced factories."

Zhou Yan nodded. Outsourcing these basic businesses can reduce the weight of the family business. Although a little profit is given up, the risk is also shared.

Moreover, after these businesses are divided, management costs are also reduced.

To put it in a more high-sounding way, it is to shift from the physical industry to the service industry.

To put it in a more down-to-earth way, it is a broker, mainly earning intermediary fees.

"Will all factories be outsourced in the end?" Zhou Yan asked.

Zhou Hong shook his head, "How is that possible? The business we outsource now is basically the clothing industry, which has no technical content. If we don't outsource, our weight is too large, it is not easy to turn around, and it is easy to be sniped. After losing weight, we shifted our focus to the electronics industry and accumulated technological advantages as soon as possible. Our layout in the electronics industry is opposite to that in the clothing industry. We first do intermediary business and then gradually build our own R&D center."

As they spoke, the three of them walked into the lobby on the first floor.

The front desk immediately greeted, "Good morning, Mr. Zhou."

The company's front desk was quite formal, and two young girls were arranged to fill the door.

The two girls saw Zhou Hong first, and then saw Zhou Yan and Joey Wong, and their eyes widened immediately.

Zhou Hong smiled and nodded to the front desk, then took Zhou Yan and the others to the elevator and went to the sixth floor.

"The entire sixth floor is owned by Zhou Entertainment, which is relatively empty compared to other floors. However, the output value of the sixth floor is not small, more than most floors."

Zhou Entertainment currently has relatively few businesses, and even fewer profitable businesses. Many projects are losing money. For example, Huanyin has just signed Wang Lihong and Mayday, and these newcomers have not yet made money for the company.

The reason why the overall output value is high is mainly because they made a lot of money from the movie "The Sixth Sense".

When "The Sixth Sense" was filmed, Zhou Entertainment invested money. This movie alone made them a lot of money. Now they can get money from this movie every month, and this way of sharing money will continue for a long time. (End of this chapter)