Chapter 139 Looking for a blooming lilac flowerbed
"Xiao Yi, what are your plans?" Chen Weijie looked at Li Yi and asked expectantly.
"One story is made into a music micro-movie, and one story is made into a movie. Brother Jie, what do you think?" Li Yi said with a smile.
"I think it's great. By the way, can I play the leading role?" Chen Weijie said.
Li Yi took a look at Chen Weijie. To be honest, Chen Weijie's age and the age of the male protagonist in the story actually didn't match.
After all, Chen Weijie is already someone who can be Li Yi’s uncle.
Li Yi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Although Chen Weijie takes good care of himself and looks like a thirty-year-old man, even so, he still doesn't match.
Chen Weijie has not felt this way for a long time, this feeling of worrying about gains and losses.
Chen Weijie likes both stories very much. He is very confident in his acting skills, but his age matters here.
And although his reputation has not declined in recent years, it is not because of how good his performances are in the movies, but because of his rich background.
He also wants to star in a hit movie again, to prove that the previous movies were not successful, not because he, Chen Weijie, is not as good as he used to be, but because there was a problem with his previous vision of selecting movies.
He also wants to prove himself that the sword is still young!
However, seeing Li Yi's hesitation, Chen Weijie couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. In fact, he also knew that this request was not particularly appropriate.
The roles in the movie are not based on fame or acting skills, but also on objective factors, such as age!
Li Yi looked at Chen Weijie's anxious look and couldn't help but sigh.
He actually wanted to use Chen Weijie. After all, Chen Weijie had indeed helped him a lot.
Moreover, Chen Weijie is top-notch in terms of both fame and ability. However, choosing actors, especially protagonists, is not based solely on fame and acting skills.
After thinking about it, Li Yi said: "Brother Jie, if it's a music micro-movie, it's okay for you to play the male lead. And after all, it's a music micro-movie. When the time comes, you, the original singer, will sing this song in the film.
It is indeed just right, but as for the movie, I need to think about it. As you know, the main issue is age."
Chen Weijie nodded and said, "Well, I know, I know, I'm asking too much."
Chen Weijie adjusted quickly.
After settling Chen Weijie's affairs, Li Yi didn't stay any longer.
It’s still early days for the movie, but the music micro-movie will be put on the agenda.
Moreover, this micro-movie is different from the previous micro-movies made by Li Yi, which can only be regarded as short films. This film is relatively long and cannot even be described as a micro-movie.
Oceanwide Films!
Mu Nanxing, Fang Dongbai, and Zhuo Yixiong are all here.
Although it is impossible for the music micro-film of "Lilac" to be released in theaters, it is impossible for this film to cooperate with the video platform like before.
Although Li Yi says he is not short of money now, there is no reason why he should not make money even if he has money.
In fact, Mu Nanxing and Fang Dongbai paid more attention to it than Li Yi imagined.
Especially after reading the script of the "Lilac" micro-movie that Li Yi presented, they paid more attention to it.
Yes, according to Li Yi's script, it is indeed somewhat lacking when it is made into a theater movie, but it is not comparable to those micro-movies on the market.
The filming of this film took nearly an hour at least.
And with Li Yi's style, if you want to shoot it, it must be a high-quality one, so naturally you will invest a lot.
"Tell me what you think." Li Yi looked at Mu Nanxing and Fang Dongbai and said.
"First of all, since you, Director Li, have agreed to go to MTV, then this film will definitely be premiered on MTV, but this is no longer an ordinary micro-movie, but a TV movie.
There is nothing wrong with it at all, so I think we can talk with MTV on the basis of TV movies. I believe that MTV will not have any doubts. After all, the movies made by Director Li, even if they are TV movies, they
No, there are still people who want it!" Mu Nanxing said.
Li Yi thought for a while and nodded. Favors are favors, and business is business. Moreover, Li Yi is willing to help with the filming, which has already given Huang Qiudong enough face.
"Okay, let's talk to MTV on the basis of TV movies. What else?" Li Yi asked again.
"Also, the length of this movie is indeed not suitable for theaters. At the same time, with MTV, we can discuss the first broadcast rights on TV, and then discuss the rights for subsequent broadcasts, but I believe that as long as the people at MTV are not stupid
They will definitely ask to buy out the TV broadcast rights of this film. Therefore, the TV station does not need to consider anything else. It only needs to negotiate with MTV."
"Apart from the TV broadcast platform, the rest is the online platform. I think we can find several major platforms such as Penguin Video and Kumao Video to discuss online movie distribution. We will see which one is willing to offer better conditions.
As for which company you choose to cooperate with, I believe that they will definitely know the value of Director Li's movies, even if they are online movies or TV movies." Fang Dongbai said.
Both Fang Dongbai and Mu Nanxing have full confidence in Li Yi's film. Today, Li Yi can be said to be the most popular director in China.
As long as they know that Li Yi is going to make a new movie, and it is an online movie or a TV movie, there is no need to look for it at all, and they will take the initiative to come to you.
"Okay, I'll leave these arrangements to you, Director Zhuo, because this film was previously promised to MTV, and their music festival will start on Valentine's Day next year, so we don't have much time left.
The most troublesome thing about this film is that we need to find a mountain village. There must be a lilac flowerbed in the village. Although we can transplant them, if possible, I still hope that there is a ready-made one. This is up to you to find.
." Li Yi thought for a while and said.
"Director Li, actually it's not hard to find this." Zhuo Yixiong said with a smile when he heard this.
"Oh? Do you have it ready-made?" Li Yi was a little curious.
"That's not true. We don't have this kind of scenery with obvious characteristics readily available here, but we can release information through those travel websites, social platforms, etc. I believe we can find a suitable place soon." Zhuo Yixiong
Be confident and authentic.
Li Yi was also a little surprised when he heard this. It's true, this is the Internet age.
You can completely mobilize the power of netizens to look for it, and you really are not afraid of not finding it.
The fact was also not beyond Mu Nanxing and Fang Dongbai's expectations.
As soon as the news was released, several related platforms such as MTV, Penguin Video, Cool Cat Video, etc., all took the initiative to try to win Li Yi's new work.
