Yaya’s video chat now is not about books, but about movies.
After they got off the plane, they couldn't wait to go to the company and start working. Then, near noon, the assistant suddenly said that two people claiming to be a script agent and a director were looking for her.
Ducky knew it was Trevor and Mike as soon as he heard it.
When she was in England, these two people took the trouble to call her. Yaya was very busy at that time, and in the end he was so annoyed that he had no choice but to give them the time when he was busy and the address of the company, and they made an agreement.
Let’s talk after we’re done.
YaYa still remembers this.
She just didn't expect these two people to be so anxious. They came just after she came back.
Yaya went out to meet them.
Then--
Both parties are in bad shape.
Yaya heard their voices on the phone and knew that they were a bit old, but he didn't expect them to be so old.
I'm afraid that these age spots are covering my face, and I'm probably out of breath even climbing the stairs. The most important thing to do now is to find a place to bask in the sun and spend my old age in peace, instead of talking about the script.
Lao Cui and Mike were no less surprised than YaYa.
After Yaya found no interest in the script, he listened to the news he found on the Internet and dumped the script on a blacklist website.
This website is a website with a relatively standardized screening mechanism for dramas.
Lao Cui and the others used keywords when screening scripts on this website.
As an agent, Mike is very sure that when they were selecting scripts, the key word they used was "meaningful".
Trevor can also be sure that the selected script is a story about an Italian boy growing up with the movie. Even if the screenwriter is not an Italian, he must be at least a Westerner. Why is the girl in front of him an Oriental?
Contacted the wrong person?
After the two parties sat there and looked at each other for about half a minute, Yaya asked: "Do you want a script?"
Lao Cui said almost at the same time, "Is the script of "Cinema Paradiso" yours?"
Yaya shook his head, "No, it belongs to a friend of mine."
Only then did Trevor and Mike feel that they were not surprised.
They selected the scripts on a professional script screening website. The key word at that time was "Itali". They selected many scripts, including many works by Italian screenwriters, but none of them impressed them.
Until they saw the script of "Cinema Paradiso", the two of them were immediately attracted by the authenticity of the script about their childhood movie life. If it wasn't written by an Italian, it would be ridiculous.
Lao Cui and Lao Mai came with great sincerity this time.
The price they gave, in Mike's words, was very high among new writers on the website, and they could negotiate other conditions, but Yaya never nodded.
Lao Cui was anxious: "Is it because you are dissatisfied with the price?"
They can add more!
Yaya shook his head, "You two, to be honest, my friend doesn't care too much about money, whether it's a share of the box office or anything else. What my friend is more interested in is whether it can be filmed as soon as possible, and whether the plot inside can be good.
presented."
But the two people in front of her were so old, and she really didn't think they had the energy.
Lao Cui felt that if this was the case, he should hand over the script to them.
They have been friends since childhood. When they went to the cinema for the first time when they were eight or nine years old, they fell in love with movies and never thought about doing anything else. For them, their lives have always been about movies, so they
I can empathize more with the romance expressed in the script and given to the filmmakers.
YaYa really moved them a bit.
Lao Mai took the opportunity and said: "Or, you can let us talk to the screenwriter. If he can write such a script, he must have feelings for the movie. We believe we can win his trust."
I think so too.
She didn't understand any of this, so she had better let Li Qingning talk to them, so she had this video call.
Li Qingning glanced at the already grilled eel and said, "Can we talk to you when I get back?"
When Yaya saw them eating, he knew it was inconvenient.
Just as he was about to convey this, he saw Jiang Yang taking a piece of grilled eel and feeding it to Li Qingning, "Be careful of burning it."
He also lowered his head in front of the camera and said, "Hello, Sister Duck."
"childish."
Yaya rolled his eyes and relayed Li Qingning's words to them.
Lao Mai and Lao Cui agreed, but their return tickets for the afternoon had already been booked, and they hoped to negotiate as soon as possible.
Li Qingning thought for a while and asked Yaya to trouble them and collect the information first.
Since they plan to film this script, they must at least know their past experiences.
Yaya agreed, hung up the video, and asked the two of them to leave some past information, and then went to the company's lounge to take a rest and wait until the time was available to talk again.
Lao Mai and Lao Cui agreed, wondering in their hearts whether the screenwriter was really a foreigner.
After they went to the lounge, Yaya looked at their information.
As a director, Lao Mai has made many movies, but Yaya has never seen any of them. Those who have heard of them don’t know if it’s because of the movie with the same name. Anyway, his resume looks like——
Being in the far east does not add points, it even deducts points.
Yaya also invited an employee from the company's Yideli to come over for some advice. This director was not outstanding in the country, and now that he is older, he is even more unknown. The employee from Yideli checked online.
, only then did I know this director
is more famous for his gossip than for his movies, and his last movie was more than ten years ago.
"this--"
Yaya shook his head and told Li Qingning the news via voice.
While she was doing everything in the office, someone knocked on the door. Yaya looked up and saw Lao Cui standing at the door of the office. Yaya told him that it was still early and he could wait.
Trevor shook his head, "I want to say a few words to you."
Upon hearing this, Yaya put down the pen in his hand and asked him to sit down.
"Thanks."
After Trevor sat down, he said that the information just mentioned was actually not that outstanding.
Yaya nodded and asked his assistant to pour him a glass of water.
After Trevor thanked him, he considered it for a moment before saying: "Just like what I said just now, and it's the same as in the script, when we first entered the cinema when we were eight or nine years old, we fell in love with what was on the screen."
They discussed movies, stars, shooting techniques, etc. At that time, Lao Mai also had a camera that was used in the script at home, and they filmed a lot of things, and then Lao Mai determined to be a director.
Lao Mai did become a director.
"But sometimes-"
Lao Cui looked at the artistically decorated office, "You should understand that most of the people who have lofty ideals and ultimately succeed are movie protagonists. More of them are supporting actors or even passers-by. These people also have dreams and
Ideals are those without the ability to realize them. Some people really rely on God to provide them with food, and some people are just ordinary people. Even if they work hard, the results they get are just ordinary results. What's more, many people
No matter how passionate you are, it is far from reaching the point of working hard. So being ordinary is the norm, and fate is so unfair, but we can only accept it."
YaYa looked at him.
This is a bit like the plot of a movie, using long lines to influence people, and then people are really influenced.
but--
If you think this set of tricks can move Li Qingning, you would be looking down upon others.
Many people think that since the devil has written many touching songs, they think she is very emotional. In fact, they are totally wrong.
Yaya knows her sister well, she is a very planned and rational person.
Her life is always full of planning, setting goals, and working hard one by one. For example, in life, she wants a living environment where she can make music with peace of mind, so her man will never cause any trouble for her.
Li Qingning once told her that if you want anything in life, you have to plan and work hard; if you want someone innocent, don't choose someone you meet in a bar; if you want someone contented, don't find someone who has a desire to compare...
Therefore, if Lao Cui wants to convince Li Qingning with these few words, it will be almost impossible.
"but--"
Lao Cui continued: "Life shouldn't be like this."
The saddest thing for people is that a lifetime has passed and when they are old, there is not even a single thing worth remembering. "Every family has nothing, money has not been earned, career has not been successful, and love has not been found."
, the dream has not come true. Even when we watch movies made by others, we can only watch good movies once, because the better they are, the more we envy and hate them."
I don’t have the destiny to be the protagonist, but I have the heart to be the protagonist.
This is them.
They now enjoy complaining about bad movies.
They really can’t understand modern movies.
When Trevor was a child, movies were sacred to them.
Because there were no televisions, mobile phones, or computers at that time, theaters were the only place where people could escape from reality. Everyone’s souls seemed to have left their bodies, gathering together in a closed space, traveling to another world, and experiencing different joys.
Anger, sadness and joy. But now, movies are about special effects and scenes, and even the scenes are perfect and the plot is stretched, so many people watch it.
YaYa felt that this was a bit biased.
Movies are the art of dreaming. Realistic dreams are also a kind of movie art, right?
Trevor is not here to fight about this.
He and Mike were also complaining about movies one day, saying things like movies were dead, but the young people responded and asked them to make one themselves. Then he and Mike came up with the idea of making a movie.
It was at that time that Trevor started selecting scripts on the blacklist website.
Trevor said that their idea of making a movie was just out of anger, so they just looked through the script to enjoy it. It is estimated that the enthusiasm will fade away in a few days, and they will continue to bask in the sun and complain about the movie.
Then, they saw "Cinema Paradiso".
They accept being ordinary, but they never accept being ordinary.
In other words, some people are ordinary, but they just haven't found that extraordinary opportunity.
This script allowed them to see this opportunity.
YaYa called him a good guy in his heart.
I dare to go through such a big twist just to praise the script.
If she were Jiang Yang, she would definitely die for her confidant. This script is yours.