"Hey, it's been so long since you took the script, why haven't you received any response?"
As soon as they met, Uncle Gao Qun asked eagerly.
"I don't think there's anything to modify. It's pretty good and you can shoot it right away." He Xin said with a smile.
"This is just the first draft, and this is a big investment. When did you become so careless?" Uncle Gao Qun said with wide eyes.
"I'm not being rash, I really think it's pretty good."
He Xin poured a cup of tea for Lao Gao, and then said: "Even if there is a problem, you can adjust it at any time during shooting!"
"Then if you say that, I don't care."
"By the way, what did Director Chen say?"
"Tsk!"
Lao Gao smacked his lips, shook his head and said, "He is indeed very interested in this book, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the initiative to help. But I mentioned your suggestion to him twice, but he was still in a dilemma.
No... no, Ah Xin, I just don’t understand. Since you want to use people from Huayi, what’s the big deal about letting Huayi get involved?”
"Uh... didn't I tell you last time, I am very optimistic about this drama, why would I need more people to pay for it in the future?"
"I don't know why you have so much confidence? But no matter how good the story is, it needs a director and actors to make it happen. Let me first make it clear that it's okay for you to let me be the director, but I definitely don't dare to call you.
This guarantee."
Lao Gao really doesn't understand He Xin's self-confidence. There are many good stories these days, but it's not easy to make a good movie. For example, for the same script, you hire a national master to film it or you find any director.
If you shoot it, what will appear may be two completely different movies.
Seeing Lao Gao driving a donkey to the shelves, He Xin was puzzled. In his memory, Lao Gao was obviously the director of the original version of "The Wind", so how could he be so unsure?
In fact, what he didn't know was that Chen Guofu invited Lao Gao to co-direct the original version of "The Wind" after almost completing all the preparatory work including casting, and during the filming process, Lao Gao was only responsible for the details.
The overall color, style, etc. are all controlled by Chen Guofu.
To be exaggerated, the chief director of "The Wind" is actually Chen Guofu, while Lao Gao only plays the role of executive director.
Seeing He Xin's silence, Lao Gao felt somewhat sorry. After all, his little brother trusted him so much and entrusted him with such a large investment project. To be honest, he wanted to promote himself.
"Well, Ah Xin, it's not that I want to shirk it on purpose. I really don't have any sense in my heart. If I mess up this project, then I, Gao, will be sorry for my friend. Let me tell you the truth.
, you entrusted this project to me. It would have been best if Lao Chen helped me. But now you don’t have any hope. He is not like me. After all, he is the director of Huayi Brothers and earns several million a year.
With an annual salary, there is no need to have trouble with the company over a movie you like."
As he spoke, he mused: "Otherwise, you have to help me find a reliable producer to check it for me."
Seeing Lao Gao's sincere tone and his sincere expression, He Xin could only nod his head depressedly and said: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Oh, by the way, since you plan to start filming before the end of the year, do you have any candidates for actors? I heard that you have already found Li Bingbing?" Lao Gao asked again.
"Well, I told her hello, I plan to let her play Li Ningyu."
Hearing He Xin's affirmative answer, Lao Gao felt a little disappointed. Originally, he thought that his girlfriend Liu Weiwei was quite suitable for this role, but compared with Li Bingbing, she was still not good enough. But he also understood that it was a big production after all.
, TV stars like Liu Weiwei simply cannot afford the role of the female lead.
"What about Gu Xiaomeng?"
"I want Cheng Hao to play, what do you think?"
"Hello Cheng..."
Lao Gao obviously looked reluctant and said hesitantly: "Actually, I think Zhou Xun is quite suitable."
Huh?
To be honest, He Xin certainly thought that Zhou Xun was the ideal candidate. After all, the scene of the rope-grinding scene was too deep in his memory.
But having said that, his girlfriend is obsessed with the big screen, and there is no reason for the movies he invests to be cheaper than others. Among the two roles of Li Ningyu and Gu Xiaomeng, he feels that his girlfriend is more suitable to play Gu Xiaomeng.
"Well, I don't accept investment from Huayi Brothers, and then I want to use Huayi's two top brands. This is always a bit inappropriate." He Xin could only say vaguely.
When Lao Gao heard this, he immediately realized: "What I'm saying is that I really didn't think about this. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Huang family brothers!"
After saying that, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. On the one hand, he was sorry that Zhou Xun could not play the role of Gu Xiaomeng, but more importantly, he still couldn't understand why He Xin was so confident and rejected Huayi Brothers so much.
"I want to play Takeda. As for the other characters, let's take our time... Oh, Brother Gao, Sister Weiwei, if you don't mind, please help me with the role of the female assassin in it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Gao hurriedly said: "Of course I won't dislike it. I have to thank you for her."
Although Lao Gao and Liu Weiwei seem to have been having trouble in the past two years, and it is always a mystery that the two have not gotten married. However, Lao Gao definitely loves Liu Weiwei.
As a director, he always wants to flatter his own wife, probably his uncle Gao Qun besides Chief Jia.
"You really want to play a Japanese, I thought you wanted to play Wu Zhiguo." Lao Gao said again.
"The Wind" is actually a drama with two female protagonists. Strictly speaking, the male lead should be Wu Zhiguo. After all, he represents the side of justice, and Takeda can only be ranked as the second male lead.
"I would like to play Wu Zhiguo, but I feel that I am not suitable."
Lao Gao thinks about it, Wu Zhiguo's character is set to be in his early forties, a strong character. He Xin is indeed a bit different in age and temperament.
"Who do you think is suitable for the role of Wu Zhiguo?"
The Wu Zhiguo played by Zhang Hanyu in the original version should be said to be very brilliant, especially since he had already been blessed by Gu Zidi in "Assembly", which created a good image of a tough guy.
Uncle Gao Qun almost blurted out Zhang Hanyu's name, but then he thought about it, Zhang Hanyu is also an actor of Huayi Brothers, so he had to shake his head and said: "I don't know what to do now."
Many things are easier to think about than to do. He Xin was very depressed. He originally had a good idea, to get the copyright of "The Wind", and then asked Lao Gao, the director of the original version in his memory, to write and direct. Everything went smoothly. But nothing happened.
I thought that I would encounter such stumbling blocks in actual operation.
He had given up hope with Chen Guofu. As Lao Gao said, he was comfortably earning an annual salary of several million a year at Huayi Brothers. How could he have trouble with the company over a movie?
Even if he likes this movie very much. If it were him, He Xin believed that he would make a rational choice.
Hey, is it possible that without Chen Guofu, the butcher Zhang, he can still eat pigs with hair? He Xin was still unconvinced, but when he went back and put his fingers around, he found that most of the directors he was familiar with were literary talents, who could really
Almost none can afford to support commercial blockbusters.
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He Xin was startled when he saw his girlfriend appearing at the door of the house with two large suitcases and a haggard look on her face.
"Didn't you say it would take two days to come back?"
"Why don't you call ahead so I can pick you up?"
"Why are you alone, where are Chu Qing and Xiao Hong?"
"Why do you look so bad? Are you tired or uncomfortable somewhere?"
As he took the suitcase, he asked a series of questions.
"Oh, are you bothered? The filming went smoothly and was completed ahead of schedule... I originally wanted to call you, but I accidentally drank too much at the filming party yesterday and forgot about it... The company came to pick me up.
, Xiaoqing and Xiaohong, I gave them a holiday." Cheng Haoyuan said.
"Then wash your hands quickly, it's time to eat."
"I can't eat. I don't even want to move now. I just want to sleep." Cheng Hao walked to the bedroom weakly.
"Hey, then you take a shower before going to bed, so that you can sleep more comfortably." He Xin hurriedly followed.
As a result, this guy waved his hand, walked straight into the bedroom, plopped down on the bed, and soon heard a slight snoring.
Seeing this, He Xin could only shake his head, walked out of the bedroom, and gently closed the door.
Cheng Hao is so tired.
Probably since she went to Wuhan to experience life in May last year, she began to devote herself wholeheartedly to the shaping of the character. Then from mid-August to the end of October, she polished off Li Baoli over and over again.
The next one is "The Golden Age". Although the core of Tian Peizhi's character has a lot in common with Li Baoli, she didn't even need to adjust and seamlessly fell into the role of Tian Peizhi.
But there were so many scenes that she couldn't stand it. In four and a half months, she alone had more than 400 scenes. This was the most intense work she had ever done in her career. It was so hard and unbearable.
During the party dinner last night, she, who was always rational, rarely lost control and burst into tears with everyone.
In the past, she had been holding on with one breath, but now that the filming was over, her breath was released, and her whole body's energy and spirit seemed to be sucked out along with it. Her heart suddenly felt empty, and the endless fatigue was like a tide.
The same thing came over her, occupying her whole body and mind.