"The Notebook" is a very clichéd love story.

To put it bluntly, it's a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl.

But aren’t there just those kinds of love stories?

"Titanic" is about a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl, and Ruth even gets engaged, so this can be considered cheating.

But who can resist Xiao Li, who is in his early 20s?

Hou Keming had seen the final cut of "Sniper Phone Booth" years ago and had confidence in Cheng Yu'an.

After reading the story of "The Notebook", he decided to invest in his heart, but he still couldn't relax:

"The story is a good one, but you also know the situation in the factory. The 500,000 yuan invested in you has already caused dissatisfaction among many old directors, who said they would rather invest in a newly graduated student than support the art of an old director.

creation."

"They also want to fight for 500,000 yuan?" Cheng Yu'an was puzzled?

"You don't know, the current environment is not good, money is taken out from under the fingernails, and every penny is precious." Hou Kenming talked about the past few years when he was the director of the factory, and he also had mixed feelings in his heart, "

For this movie of yours, the factory will still give you 500,000 yuan, but we really can’t get any more."

Cheng Yuan originally wanted to deduct one or two million from Qingying Studio, but he didn't expect it to be 500,000: "Okay, 500,000 is 500,000, it's better than nothing."

Cheng Yu'an went to the China Film Production Department again, thinking that "Sniper Phone Booth" was a good film and China Film would be interested in investing in it, but he got the same answer. China Film had no money, but it could help distribute it.

Finally, I called Liu Dehua and Yindu Institution. They invested 2 million, and Yinhuang invested another 2 million, and then the investment was completed.

…………

Cheng Yuan is thinking about the casting of "The Notebook" at the company.

Regular production crews will not announce to outsiders that they are casting for roles. They usually rely on recommendations from friends in the industry and invitations from producers.

The leading actor in the original "The Notebook" was Ryan Gosling.

After "The Notebook" it was tepid, she became popular after starring in "La La Land", and then she took on the role of "Blade Runner 2049".

Actress Rachel McAdams has been appearing in small scenes such as the MTV Movie Awards or the Teen Choice Awards. "Spotlight" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Cheng Yu'an didn't want to be bound by the original version, but he also wanted to choose the right actors according to the movie.

Just as I was thinking about it, the girl at the front desk of the company came in:

"Director Cheng, people are here."

"Who?" Cheng Yu'an raised his head and asked, seeing two people standing behind the little girl.

He has a square face and big eyes.

One has a young face and wears glasses.

The younger sister introduced: "The assistant director I'm looking for for you. Huang Ke and Guo Fei went with "The Young Emperor", and Mr. Cheng hired two new assistant directors for you." Then he introduced to the two of them, "This is us.

The company’s vice president and creative director, director Cheng Yu’an.”

The big-faced boy was obviously much more mature and took the initiative to shake hands: "Hello, Director Cheng, my name is Ning Hao."

The little boy wearing glasses also introduced himself: "Hello, Director Cheng, my name is Han Yan."

Cheng Yu'an was overjoyed when he heard the introduction of the two people: "Hello, sit down, sit down."

Then he said to Ning Hao: "I know you, you won the Best Director at the College Student Film Festival, right?"

Ning Hao chuckled.

Cheng Yuan turned to Han Yan again and saw that he was very young, so he asked: "Have you graduated?"

Han Yan was a little embarrassed: "I am a freshman this year."

"You come out to work on the set in your freshman year? You are quite diligent."

"Accumulate more experience."

"Okay, since Lingfeng recruited them, let's keep them all. Han Yan, you are only a freshman and you still have to attend school classes. You should be the assistant casting director first. Interviewing and recruiting actors in the capital will not delay your classes.

, Ning Hao will be the on-site assistant director. Is that okay?"

What else could the two of them say, of course they agreed.

"I have a new play here," Cheng Yu'an said, giving the script of "The Notebook" to the two of them. "You guys read the script first. If you have any comments, just mention it. Let's make this play a success together."

The two sat down to read the script, and Cheng Yu'an continued to think about the actors.

Not long after, the two put down the script, and Ning Hao said first:

"The story is very good, a straightforward love story."

"Yeah." Freshman Han Yan agreed.

"Now let's decide on the cast. If you have any ideas, just tell us." Cheng Yu'an had a few actors in mind, but still asked them for their opinions.

"The first person I thought of as the male lead, Li Jianming, was Lu Yi. He is famous, has acting skills, and has good looks."

Cheng Yu'an nodded, Lu Yi Haiyan made his debut in the drama, won the Golden Eagle Best Actor in 2000, and starred in the popular "Young Man Bao Qingtian 2", making him one of the most popular niches at the moment.

"He's really good. Count him as one of them. Is there anyone else?"

Han Yan took the call: "How is Huang Xiaoming?"

Cheng Yu'an thought about it, Huang Xiaoming was two years ahead of him, and they knew each other. Huang Xiaoming has not changed yet, and his enthusiasm for acting is still there. His performance in "The Emperor" was very good.

It is said that he was specially recruited by their class teacher.

During the exam, other teachers were not optimistic about him, saying that he acted like a fool but was good-looking.

Teacher Cui said against all opinions: "Even if it is a piece of wood, it is a beautiful piece of wood."

So, Huang Xiaoming entered the film school.

Cheng Yu'an smiled: "Xiao Ming basically meets the conditions, but his size is a bit off. Let's wait and see."

"The heroine Aili, I thought about it for a while. I want her to be beautiful. How about Fan Xiaopang?" Ning Hao said.

Cheng Yu'an shook her head: "No, she is pretty enough, but her temperament is wrong, she is too charming. And I guess she doesn't have time, she is filming Feng Xiaogang's "Mobile Phone"."

"Where's little Song Jia?"

Xiao Songjia has a good image and temperament, so Cheng Yuan immediately listed her as a candidate.

"Director Cheng, I thought of an actor for the role of Ali's father, Teacher Sun Yanjun." Han Yan said.

Cheng Yu'an thought for a moment and his eyes lit up: "Teacher Sun Yanjun is indeed very suitable for this role. Where is he now? I haven't heard from him for a long time."

Ning Hao said: "Teacher Sun has gone to work and is the dean of a private art school in Guangdong Province."

Cheng Yu'an thought for a while: "Let's decide on Teacher Sun to play this role first. Han Yan, you can bring someone to discuss it. If we can't reach an agreement, we can talk about it. Speaking of this, Mother Ai, what do you think of Teacher Zheng Shuang?"

Little Zheng Shuang doesn’t know where she is yet, so there is no need to call her Big Zheng Shuang.

The two immediately thought of the image of Hu Sanniang in "Water Margin".

"Teacher Zheng Shuang has a good image and temperament, but I am afraid that she will be too beautiful and steal the heroine's role." Ning Hao expressed his worries.

"It's okay. I'll make Teacher Zheng Shuang a little older when the time comes, so I won't be afraid."

"Then I think Teacher Zheng Shuang is very suitable."

"Okay, let's do this for now. Aili's parents will decide on two teachers, Sun Yanjun and Zheng Shuang. Han Yan, you can communicate with these two roles." Cheng Yu'an arranged.

"Okay." Han Yan's tone revealed excitement. He didn't expect that he would be able to participate in the casting process on his first day of employment, and that he would be given the power to negotiate.

"You guys should get familiar with each other in the company first. I'll go out and invite a few actors myself."

The two actors Cheng Yu'an wanted to hire were in Renyi. He had thought of hiring them when he was writing the script for "The Notebook".

"Hello, I'm Cheng Yu'an. I'm looking for Dean Liu. I called him before." He came to Renyi and reported his whereabouts. Cheng Yu'an was taken to the office of Liu Jingyun, Dean of Renyi.

Entered the door.

"Hello, Dean Liu."

"Director Cheng, you are young and promising. Please take a seat."

When talking on the phone a few days ago, Cheng Yu'an said that he wanted to invite several actors from Renyi to star in his movie.

Liu Jingyun was naturally very happy. Nowadays, dramas are hard to do and out of fashion. The audience likes to watch TV movies.

As one of the top actors in domestic dramas, Renyi's life is just like that.

Theater actors have long had objections, and in the past two years they have switched to projection and TV dramas.

But what makes Liu Jingyun angry is that if you go out to film, just film. You can either have high box office or win awards. Either way, it will bring shame to the theater.

But……

Liu Jingyun gets a headache every time he thinks about the development of the theater.

In the end, we can only blame the current domestic market for its poor performance.

"Dean Liu, I'm here this time mainly because I want to invite teachers Lan Tianye and Lu Zhong. I don't know if it's convenient for them."

"Well..." Liu Jingyun pondered for a while and said, "Both teachers have retired. Teacher Lan is still helping the theater bring new people, and Teacher Lu is now focusing on filming."

"Are the two teachers in the theater now?"

"Teacher Lan is here. Teacher Lu just returned to the capital two days ago and is resting at home."

"Excuse me, Dean Liu. I'm going to see Teacher Lan to see if I can invite him, and then I'll go visit Teacher Lu."

Mr. Lan Tianyu's life was a legend. He withdrew from the Kuomintang-controlled area to the JF area. In order to disconnect from everything in the Kuomintang-controlled area, he changed his name to Lan Tianyu overnight.

The old man started doing dramas in the mid-1940s. The most classic and well-known role is of course the finale of the popular drama - Qin Zhongyi, the Second Master Qin in "Teahouse".

And Jiang Ziya in "The Legend of the Gods".

That's called an immortal spirit.

The old man was rehearsing a play for the newcomers in the small theater. Before entering the theater, you could hear his loud and clear lines.
Chapter completed!