Production Director Nakamura Sakami even brought together various departments to make shooting plans. As a director, Ping Qingshan had to follow the script on the one hand, and take care of the preparations of the entire crew on the other, so he didn't pay any attention to Kasumigaoka Utaha's little thoughts. With the script being finalized today. Ping Qingshan immediately initiated a large meeting of the crew. The first is to announce the finalization of the script, and the second is to make a phased summary of the current preparatory work. The meeting was held in an ordinary yet not-so-ordinary conference room. When I say ordinary, I mean that this conference room is no different from a normal one, with a long oval table and plenty of green plants. Not too ordinary. Because the lighting in this conference room is very professional. In addition, there are several cameras in the conference room with pre-set parameters, which are facing the conference table.
The main function of the camera is to collect materials when the crew discusses the film. If a movie is very successful, someone will re-edit the material, along with footage from the shooting, funny audition scenes, celebrity interviews, and the like, and make it into a CD for sale. The target group is also simple. It is used to cut the wallets of fans who want to have an in-depth understanding of the film creation process. However, today's meeting is more important, and there are no actors involved, so all the cameras are turned off. ~~~ The composition of a film crew is quite complicated. It's not like a director, a photographer, and an actor can make a movie... Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t shoot like that. You can shoot like that. I can only make movies with only male and female protagonists, with very simple plots, and the audience just scrolls the progress bar... Um.. Like the crew of "Battle Royale", although the investment is not large, it is still a regular crew, plus there are many Sony corporate slaves. The staffing is still fully equipped. The first person to enter the meeting room was a middle-aged woman. The woman's name was Sasanoki, she was about 50 years old, wore a pair of gold glasses and had curly hair. If you look closely, you can see that the hair has been permed for some time, with black and brown mixed together, and the curls are much more messy. It can be seen that this person is a bit fake and refined in his life. Chapter 15 Miyamori Aoi Sasanogi is the head of the finance department of the Battle Royale crew, and this is her first time attending a crew meeting.
Due to the nature of her work, she and Ping Qingshan are not very familiar with each other and they don't have much overlap at work. After entering the conference room, he greeted Ping Qingshan and sat at the end of the conference room with a serious face, which was the farthest away from Ping Qingshan. Under the production committee system, the salaries of all crew members, including actors, are paid separately from the committee account. All purchases, venue rentals, etc. are handled by the financial director. A complete financial system can be said to be the cornerstone of the crew's operation. Anyone who has led a project knows that finance may not seem to have much to do with the success or failure of a project, but it is actually very important, such as the bonus system, overtime bonuses, team building meals, labor expense reimbursement, and the purchase of some small props.... These don’t cost much, but are things that help morale and shooting efficiency tremendously. If the finance department cooperates, it will be easy. On the contrary, if the finance department insists on following the rules and is unwilling to compromise, many conflicts will arise within the crew. Especially for investors like Hirakiyosugi, most of the investment was made by Sony and all the people are Sony's. It would be really uncomfortable if finance had to be restricted by the system. Although Ping Qingshan could also choose to pay for it himself, the problem was that he didn't have much money right now. In addition to the income from commercials, he also counted on the Battle Royale crew to pay him a salary. Therefore, after Sasanoki sat down, Ping Qingshan took the initiative to chat with the other party, trying to build a relationship. But the other party seemed to have no interest and acted in a businesslike manner. Ping Qingshan couldn't figure out whether the other party's behavior was a work habit or something else, so he planned to find this "God of Wealth" to have a chat alone after the meeting. After Sasanogi were two younger girls, also from the Finance Department. The two little girls came into the office talking and laughing, bowed to Ping Qingshan with sweet smiles and greeted him. In the blink of an eye, they saw Sasanoki had arrived, and the two of them instantly wilted like eggplants hit by frost. Sasanogi looked at her two subordinates with disdain and cursed them a few words, asking them to arrive earlier for the next meeting, saying that she was already here but the two of them hadn't yet. Ping Qingshan saw this, frowned slightly, and said nothing. "Director Qingshan! The script is so great, so amazing!! I read it again yesterday and felt that some details could be improved. Please take the time to show it to me later." An Shang Xiong Yi said as he walked into the meeting room. As the leader of the screenwriter team, An Shangxiong Yi has been reviewing Qingshan's scripts at night these days. The script modification process of Ping Qingshan is as follows: let Kasumigaoka Utaha revise it in the evening, and let An Shangxiongyi check it the next day. If it is in line with the revision, it will be revised for the second time. After returning home, let Kasumigaoka Utaha revise it again. Ok? You ask what Ping Qingshan did in this process? Does sending documents count?
Of course, Ping Qingshan did not tell Anshang Xiong Yi about this, so Anshang always thought that it was Ping Qingshan who was revising his script every night. So, in this week's world, An Shangxiong Yi admired Ping Qingshan more and more. The script was so well written. "Well, after the meeting, I will discuss the script with the script team separately." Even if An Shangxiong Yi didn't say anything, Ping Qingshan would also come to find him, so there was no need to say anything more at this time. Then there was a knock on the door. Another large group of people came in. This group of people was brought by assistant director Akimitsu Osawa, including prop masters, cameramen, sound engineers, and lighting technicians. Then, there is the production director Nakamura Sakami, as well as the on-site producers and life producers who are in charge of logistics. The producer, like the chief producer, also has the word "product" in his title. But in fact, the jurisdiction of the two is completely different. These on-site producers and life producers, to put it bluntly, are in charge of the crew's eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping, and they have no power. Therefore, although they have a superior-subordinate relationship with Suzuki Takashi, they cannot be considered as Suzuki Takashi's men. On the other hand, because Takashi Suzuki was a mean person, the most excited people after his downfall were this group of producers. On the one hand, there is one less harsh boss, and on the other hand, Suzuki Takashi is gone, but the position is still vacant. It should be noted that the work of the chief producer is very complicated. Make a budget, arrange a shooting schedule, communicate with investors, sign contracts with actors, etc.... It is not easy to do this job well, and someone has to take up the vacant position of chief producer. Among all the candidates, the current production director Nakamura Sakami is undoubtedly the most promising one. He had expressed his loyalty after the audition before, and after entering the meeting room, he was quite polite to Ping Qingshan. Not only that, he brought a girl with him when he came in. I don't know whether he was moved by the big promises made by Ping Qingshan, or whether he was too eager for the position of chief producer and wanted to advance too much. In short, Nakamura Sake was full of energy these days, after hearing Ping Qingshan’s announcement that there would be a meeting in the afternoon. Nakamura didn't even have lunch. He immediately contacted various people in the crew and booked a meeting room. He even sent his work report for the week, as well as the work progress of the entire crew, to Ping Qingshan in advance. Finally, an assistant director was found from somewhere. I have to say that the subjective initiative is really strong. "Director, I found an assistant for you to assist you during this period of time. She is transferred from Musashino Animation. After reading the script, they want to make an animated version after the movie is released. You can ask her to do anything you want." After saying that, he pushed the girl next to him. "Hello, Senior Shan. My name is Aoi Miyamori. Please...please give me your guidance." This girl named Miyamori Aoi is about 20 years old, with delicate facial features. She is wearing a dark business suit with a white shirt with a slightly open collar, flesh-colored stockings and a well-tailored hip skirt, which perfectly highlights the girl's figure.
A pair of high heels elongated her legs and made her look more elegant. Suddenly, an office lady appeared among the group of men. She is a blonde office lady, and Ping Qingshan has already guessed that she might be a character in an anime. However, today Miyamori Aoi was wearing a professional suit and high heels. Ping Qingshan didn't react at first, but now he remembered after hearing the girl introduce herself. Miyamori Aoi? Isn't this the heroine in Shirobako? Musashino Animation wants to make a battle royale animation? But my movie hasn't even been released yet, I just read the script outline, are you so confident? Although he had many doubts, Ping Qingshan didn't say anything. After all, they have found an assistant for you, and it is somewhat inappropriate for you to complain about it. Moreover, Miyamori Aoi is also the most iconic character among the hard-working anime characters in the anime. Based on Ping Qingshan's experience. The anime characters in this world may be engaged in completely different professions from those in the anime, and may also be completely different in age from those in the anime. But setting this thing up will definitely not be wrong. And there is a high probability that he has good character. With such a person around, Ping Qingshan at least has someone he can relatively trust in the crew. Not bad. "Yes, Miyamori Aoi, right? I've got it in mind. Try your best in the future!" Ping Qingshan nodded, indicating that he had accepted the matter. Chapter 16 Personnel Scheduling There is actually nothing mysterious about the crew's meetings. It's pretty much the same as a normal company meeting. Each department reports on the preparation status, problems encountered, and things to do in the next week before filming begins. That’s it. But before the meeting. Ping Qingshan has something else to say. He wanted to give these people some more encouragement. After clearing his cough twice, the conference room suddenly became quiet. "Before we start the internal meeting, let me first talk about our internal personnel arrangements, Nakamura Sakegami." "exist!"
Nakamura Shushang obviously expected something, but he couldn't believe it. He sat up straight and looked extremely serious. Ping Qingshan didn't keep the audience in suspense and spoke directly. "We are about to enter the filming preparation stage, and there are many things to do. I won't beat around the bush. Can you handle the job of chief producer?" At work, Ping Qingshan is as direct as ever.
