After returning from the headquarters.
Chief of Staff Cui returned to the brigade headquarters first.
Before he left, he told Chen Ming to prepare well.
They were waiting for the comrades from the military's film studio to come over for negotiations.
However, the problem now was that Chen Ming had nothing to prepare.
The script was already prepared, including the individual lines of each actor.
The director of this drama was himself, and the chief planner was also himself. There was no need to hire some senior film and television big shot to oversee it.
As for the costumes, props, venue, costume designer, cameraman, assistant director, and so on, as long as the people from the studio came over, they would basically be able to gather everything.
This was the amount of preparation needed to film a television drama.
He didn't have to worry about the most important issue of funding.
After all, this drama was a military promotional film. As long as the actors passed the audition and were hired, the studio would be in charge of negotiating the remuneration. It would be directly allocated from the military budget.
As for the venue, vehicles, guns, and various props, there were even less of a problem.
In the army, there was no shortage of military vehicles, helicopters, and firearms.
It could be said that there were as many as he wanted.
Supporting the filming of a TV series was not a problem at all.
These were all ready-made things and did not need to be prepared in advance.
As long as it wasn't a new weapon developed by the General Armament Department, the weapons that had appeared at the military parade could be used in the shooting.
It could be said that with the commander's presence, the resources in all aspects were quite sufficient.
……
The next morning.
Chen Ming was in the office thinking about the actors.
The clerk, Deng Zhihao, knocked on the door and entered.
"Captain, the Chief of Staff just sent someone to inform us.”
"They said that the people from the military have arrived and asked you to go and welcome them.”
Chen Ming nodded." Alright, I understand."”
He didn't delay and drove straight to the special forces landing pad to wait.
Not long after.
A helicopter landed slowly.
A middle-aged man in his thirties stepped out of the helicopter.
The middle-aged man was wearing a military uniform, but there was no military rank on his epaulet.
Instead, he wore two purple hexagonal Precious Xiang Flowers with streamers.
Looking at the other party's clothes, Chen Ming knew that the person who came this time was the leader of the studio's troupe.
The people in the military's production studio were all civilian staff.
From the color of the epaulets, one could tell the corresponding position.
The lowest was green, which was equivalent to a second lieutenant platoon leader.
The highest color was yellow, which corresponded to the highest person in charge of the studio.
The small flowers on the epaulets, two for the main position and one for the secondary position, were also easy to recognize.
When the middle-aged man saw Chen Ming, he quickly ran over.
He reached out his hands and said enthusiastically,"Hello, you must be Comrade Chen Ming.”
"My name is Li Shengwen, the person in charge of the studio's troupe.”
"The Bureau Chief has given the order for our studio to fully cooperate with the filming of this promotional film.”
"I'm here to discuss work.”
Chen Ming smiled and shook his hand.
"Regiment Commander Li, you're too polite."
"We still need your troupe's support for the promotional video this time.”
"Come with me to the office to read the script first.”
"We can talk about the follow-up in detail.”
Li Shengwen laughed out loud.
"Captain Chen, just call me Old Li.”
"Although our troupe is also a troupe, we are in the army.”
"I really don't deserve to be called Guild Leader.”
"The Bureau Chief has already given us an order. This time, our troupe will fully cooperate with you to shoot this recruitment video.”
Chen Ming smiled and didn't bother with the formalities.
Then, Chen Ming drove him straight to his office.
Secretary Deng Zhihao hurriedly prepared two cups of tea and sent them to the office.
Li Shengwen picked up the script and flipped through it for more than ten minutes before putting it back on the table.
"I finally understand why the higher-ups insisted that we come over as soon as possible to discuss the work.”
"The script of this recruitment video is indeed a rare masterpiece.”
"Captain Chen, with the Bureau Chief's support, the venue and props won't be a problem.”
"This time, we're shooting a special forces theme. I wonder if you have any requirements for the actors?”
Chen Ming took a sip of tea and said," Due to the confidentiality of the special forces, the active special forces can't participate in this kind of TV series.”
Li Shengwen nodded." I know that. I just read the main character's script.”
"This Zhuang Yan is a university student who joined the army. His image must be sunny and full of justice.”
"After all, after the film is shot, it will be put on the screen. The selection of actors can't be careless.”
"The soldiers from the art troupe can participate, but the problem is that the people from the art troupe usually practice dance and drama. They are not very familiar with filming television dramas.”
"Captain Chen, I suggest that we go to a high school like the Central Drama Academy or the Beijing Film Academy to hold an open recruitment audition.”
"These students from high schools are all from professional classes. Whether it's their personal image or acting skills, they're not bad. If we go there to recruit and audition, we should be able to quickly select the actors needed for the script.”
"As for the older characters in the script, such as Captain He and the high school team, you can choose them directly from the art troupe.”
Chen Ming thought for a moment and nodded.
This coincided with his thoughts.
It would be the enlistment season in three months.
He couldn't waste too much time in choosing actors.
Going to a high school like Central Drama Academy or Beijing Film Academy to openly recruit actors for auditions was the fastest way.
After all, the scope of selection was relatively wide.
In addition, those students were all from specialized classes. Basically, as long as they were selected, they would not be too bad.
There were also many beautiful female characters in the movie, such as Xiao Ying, Xiao Fei, and Xia Lan.
The Central Drama Academy and the Beijing Film Academy were famous for having many beautiful women, and it was easier for them to find actresses that satisfied him.
Li Shengwen was an impatient person. After getting Chen Ming's approval, he immediately began to sort out the documents related to the role and printed a copy to bring with him.
"How about this, Captain Chen? I've read the script.”
"In order not to delay our filming time.”
"I'll go to the Military Department's Art Troupe today to decide on some temporary roles.”
"Tomorrow, we'll set off for the Beijing Film Academy to open up auditions for actors.”
"As for the actors and actresses of the art troupe, I will bring them all over tomorrow. Captain Chen, you can choose them one by one.”
"Alright!" Chen Ming agreed immediately.
He liked to work with people like Li Shengwen, who had a swift and decisive personality.
"Regiment Commander Li, go back to the military headquarters and prepare.”
"Tomorrow, bring the troupe to the Beijing Film Academy to recruit actors for an audition.”
"I'll go and greet the Bureau Chief and get ready to set off.”
"Let's meet at the Beijing Film Academy.”
After the discussion.
Li Shengwen left with the cast list and took the helicopter back to the military.
Chen Ming also left the office and drove to the chief of staff to discuss the next step of work.
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