How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 10 The Ability to Manage a Film Crew

In addition, Wang Xiaohao also had to meet with the main creators of the production team, hold frequent meetings, and convey his ideas to the other key members of the team, such as the cinematographer, lighting technician, art director, costume designer, prop master, and so on.

He needs to determine the overall art style of the film in advance so that everyone in the crew understands the art style he wants. Only then can the costumes, props, art direction, and so on proceed smoothly.

Otherwise, if he wants a fresh, clean look, but they give him a nightclub vibe, wouldn't he be furious?

Endless meetings and communication with all the crew members.

Communicate with the art department, costume designers, and prop masters. Communicate with the lighting technician and photographer!

Therefore, a director's skill often depends not on their artistic ability, but on their management skills!

Fortunately, Wang Xiaohao has pretty good management skills!

In his previous life, he studied engineering and had the management mindset of an engineering student.

Everything is about standardization; everything is put on paper and becomes a document.

I'm not going to argue with you!

For example, a photographer hired by Huang Anzhong saw that Wang Xiaohao valued Ding Binbai, so he got along with Wang Xiaohao in various ways and argued with him in various ways!

I won't do the photography style Wang Xiaohao specified. I don't understand, he misunderstood...

This leaves a lot of room for wrangling!

Wang Xiaohao, a young man directing for the first time, naturally found it difficult to convince others!

However, Wang Xiaohao refused to argue with this person.

All the orders I issue are documented in paper form, and everything is verifiable.

You're playing dumb with me? I'll just pull out the documents and confront you!

In addition, Zhao Liang, whom Wang Xiaohao hired from the talent market, was also very capable and adept at handling such situations.

Zhao Liang has a background in project management and is very skilled at managing complex project processes.

Now that she's switched careers and started managing film crews, she's adapted very quickly.

By managing the film production process as a project, Wang Xiaohao's crew gradually got on the right track!

This was intentional on Wang Xiaohao's part! He carefully selected this talent from the job market!

He was an engineer in his previous life, and he has the typical mindset of a science student.

He disapproved of the way domestic film crews operated, which he saw as amateurish and lacked proper procedures.

Now, he directs his own films and builds his own production teams. From the very beginning, he used project management principles to establish a standardized filming process!

Of course, some people might say, why is being a director so complicated?

In my past life, wasn't it true that just anyone could be a director?

How can a decent film be made just by sitting a monkey in the director's chair?

That would require a well-established production team, with a bunch of industry professionals, including camera operators, lighting technicians, production coordinators, and so on.

Find one or two experienced assistant directors to arrange everything perfectly for you.

Just watch the monitor and see if the actors' performances achieve the effect you imagined!

That way, being a director would be very comfortable!

Unfortunately, those who can become directors right off the bat are all chosen ones, either with someone backing them up or with their own resources.

Even though Guo Jingming is a writer with a large number of fans and has his own capital, he is able to do this!

Wang Xiaohao has nothing to say!

Although he had connections with people like Huang Anzhong and Wang Xiaoshuang.

However, none of these people are from the film industry, nor are they related to Wang Xiaohao.

They hired Wang Xiaohao to make movies so he could earn money, not so he could act like a king!

Naturally, he wouldn't be treated well.

Wang Xiaohao has no choice but to work hard and suffer on his own!

After more than a month of hard work, the crew finally completed the preliminary preparations for the film.

The entire production team, while not quite fully integrated, is at least initially organized and can operate smoothly.

Some directors make bad movies because the production team is not well-organized, and various problems frequently arise during filming.

This resulted in numerous bumps and knocks during filming, ultimately leading to a terrible final product.

Wang Xiaohao's ability to manage the production crew to this level definitely makes him a qualified director.

There are no problems at all in making a movie smoothly!

As for the quality of the filming... that depends on the individual's artistic creativity!

At this point, the advantages of a transmigrator like Wang Xiaohao with cheat codes become apparent!

He didn't need to create it from scratch; he had seen the finished product of My Sassy Girl.

So all he had to do was plagiarize smoothly and copy the film to a near-perfect degree!

Anyway, it's just an urban romantic comedy, so the filming difficulty won't be very high!

On the contrary, it would be a disaster to ask Wang Xiaohao to make an art film now!

Huang Anzhong was naturally fully aware of the situation within the film crew.

After all, he didn't just have one or two people assigned to the crew!

He needs to have someone keep an eye on Wang Xiaohao and prevent him from causing trouble.

In the entertainment industry, it's not uncommon for directors to abscond with the money halfway through filming!

Wang Xiaohao was wary of Huang Anzhong, and Huang Anzhong was naturally also wary of Wang Xiaohao.

However, after hearing about the situation on set, he privately told Wang Xiaoshuang, "Your cousin is quite capable! He might really amount to something in the future!"

Huang Anzhong said to Wang Xiaoshuang, "It seems your cousin isn't just bragging; he really does have some ability."

Tell your mom not to hold him back. Don't make the accounts look too bad; make sure his filming funds are covered!

Wang Xiaoshuang muttered to herself, "Is it really that amazing?"

Huang Anzhong smiled without saying a word; he had seen many people.

Whether someone has ability or not is quite easy to tell!

It's very difficult to discern or compare artistic ability, unless you win an award!

However, being able to manage a film crew in an orderly manner definitely makes one a qualified director!

Huang Anzhong was unsure whether Wang Xiaohao was capable of making movies.

But based on his performance, he's definitely capable of making TV dramas!

At that moment, Huang Anzhong was moved.

Given his relationship with Cangnan TV, as long as the quality of the TV series he produces is acceptable, they can be broadcast and sell for a good price!

Previously, Huang Anzhong lacked talented subordinates and also didn't want to bother with the complicated aspects of the job. He was used to making easy money and didn't want to make troublesome money.

But now Huang Anzhong suddenly realized that even if Wang Xiaohao couldn't make movies, he could at least get him to make TV series for him!

Then Wang Xiaohao will make money for me!

Originally, Huang Anzhong had already decided that Wang Xiaohao would take the blame for this incident.

He doesn't think Wang Xiaohao's movie will make money.

When investors come knocking, just throw Wang Xiaohao out to appease their anger.

But now that Wang Xiaohao has demonstrated his abilities, Huang Anzhong suddenly felt that he couldn't just abandon Wang Xiaohao like that.