Chapter 2 The genius of the Magic Capital Academy of Drama
"Brother Tai, you said on QQ that Lei Jiayin is only 24 years old and has just graduated a year ago."
The actor Lv Entai introduced was named Lei Jiayin. Like him, he graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy last year. After graduation, he entered the Shanghai Theater Arts Center. He was admitted with first place, so he was considered a genius.
The male protagonist in "Sniper Phone Booth" is a successful professional elite, and Lei Jiayin's age difference is quite a bit. Since Lu Entai still introduced Lei Jiayin after reading the script, there must be a certain reason.
Lv Entai nodded and said as he walked, "Even though he is only one year older than you, he looks much older. No one would doubt him if he was thirty years old. There should be no problem with his appearance."
Li Qian smiled and said, "Brother Tai, if you think it works, it won't be a big problem."
"Actually, it's not that the troupe doesn't have suitable actors, but after thinking about it, Lei Jiayin is the most suitable."
Although Li Qian had no objection to Lei Jiayin's age, Lu Entai still explained, "You have opened a studio near Hengdian and have been in contact with some film crews. You should understand what the consequences will be if the director cannot suppress the actors."
"There are indeed many such things. Brother Tai has thought carefully about it." Li Qian nodded.
If a director, especially a film director, lacks control over the crew, it will definitely be a disaster.
"Sniper Phone Booth" is just a film from a network major, and Li Qian is only 23 years old and is not from one of the three major colleges, so it will inevitably be looked down upon.
That’s not to say that if you find an actor in his thirties at the Magic City Drama Center, the other person will look down on Li Qian. This doesn’t mean that most people have basic professional qualities.
However, everyone has their own ideas, and there is no guarantee that the other party will criticize the script during filming. They will give comments here and have ideas there. After all, the Shanghai Theater Center is not a local theater, and it is inevitable to have a sense of superiority.
No one would have objections to a film directed by a great director, but for people like Li Qian who have a large network, it is inevitable.
Director is an extremely self-centered profession. Others in the crew can give suggestions, but a crew can only have one voice.
There is only one person who can make decisions in a company, and only one person who can give orders in an army. Once there is a second voice, even if it is well-intentioned, it will be over sooner or later.
"But Brother Tai, young people are very ambitious. Can he like me as a big networker?"
Li Qian raised another question. The younger people who have never experienced severe beatings from society, the more ambitious they are.
Some people on the Internet think that Ma Qingyang, Ma Huaqian and others are just standing on the cusp of good times.
Otherwise, for those network dramas, the network universities would have already hired students from the three major colleges to film them, but no one would like them.
"This shouldn't be a problem, it's just when he was short of money."
Lu Entai said, "He and his girlfriend now rent a small house of about ten square meters. Apart from the theater, he has no other income. Moreover, the girlfriend he had before in school was separated because he had no money. The remuneration you gave him was also
It’s enough for him to earn two or three months’ salary, so it’s considered a help to him.”
Even at the Shanghai Theater Academy, the salary is not very high. For someone like Lei Jiayin who just joined, the salary is estimated to be only 700 to 800 yuan. Adding rehearsal fees and performance fees, you can only get more than 2,000 points a month.
The income of drama actors is only so much, but Guo Jingfei, the real genius among the younger generation of the Shanghai Drama Center, who played leading roles one after another as soon as he entered the theater, is still living with his girlfriend at his brother-in-law Lu Yi's house.
After walking for about ten minutes, we came to a two-story bungalow.
After getting to the second floor, Lu Entai knocked on the door of one of the rooms.
The door was opened quickly. It was a pretty girl with an oval face and a thin figure. She should be Lei Jiayin's girlfriend Zhai Xufei.
Seeing Lu Entai, Zhai Xufei immediately welcomed him in with a smile.
"Brothers, you are here. This must be Director Li. Hello, Director Li."
"Hello sister-in-law, just call me Li Qian."
Li Qian walked in and took a look. The house was indeed very small, about ten square meters, with a table, TV, refrigerator, shoe cabinet, wardrobe, and a lot of stuff. It was crowded, but it didn't look messy. There were also a few pots placed on the windows.
A famous flower, it is really good to have a woman at home.
"Senior brother, Director Li."
Lei Jiayin, who was behind Zhai Xufei, also greeted them both, but his expression was a little embarrassed.
"Hello, Brother Lei."
After saying hello, the four of them sat down around the table.
However, the place is too small to fit so many chairs, so two people have to sit on the bed to squeeze it in.
The script had been read to Lei Jiayin, and the purpose of the visit was known. After introducing each other, Li Qian went straight to the topic.
"Brother Lei, sister-in-law, you have also read the script. Although we are an online movie, this role has great potential, and it will be very brilliant if it is played well. Moreover, I only need about 12 days to schedule, so it will not delay your troupe's performance.
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"Of course, as an online movie, we have limited funds and can only give a salary of 6,000 yuan."
Five hundred yuan a day is the price offered by Li Qian, which is definitely not low for an Internet university.
Now in Hengdian, the average salary for a leading male actor on the Internet starts at 100 a day, for an ordinary ensemble actor, it is more than 100, and for a special contract, it is more than 200. It is more expensive if you are from a local theater troupe or an acting major in an ordinary art school.
In Lei Jiayin's current state, it is unlikely that he would refuse. Judging from his appearance, he is not the kind of person who is particularly high-spirited. He has been severely beaten by society for at least one year since he left school.
As expected, Lei Jiayin's eyes were obviously moved when he heard Li Qian's offer.
It is impossible for any man who rents a small room of ten square meters with his girlfriend to be indifferent to money.
Lei Jiayin looked at the small space in front of him. There had been no new clothes in his girlfriend's wardrobe for a long time. The cosmetics on the dressing table had also changed brands. Although he didn't recognize them, looking at the workmanship of the bottles, it was obvious that there was a difference in grade. The quantity seemed to be different.
Also less.
My ex-girlfriend broke up with her because she was poor.
Moreover, it’s been more than a year since I graduated and I still haven’t received a role, but my girlfriend is about to star in a live-action tokusatsu drama “Warrior in Armor” as the female lead.
Even if it is a tokusatsu drama, she is still the female lead after all.
This gap makes Lei Jiayin even more eager to film.
"I"
Just as Lei Jiayin was about to respond, Zhai Xufei's hand next to him patted his leg.
"Director Li, can you talk about this movie?" After Zhai Xufei finished speaking, she glanced at Lu Entai apologetically.
Zhai Xufei disagrees with Lei Jiasheng's decision to make online movies. Although online movies are also called movies, the production cost of hundreds of thousands, an unprofessional team, and a half-month shooting cycle are synonymous with shoddy production.
The price drop will also make your resume look bad. If someone asks you to film a movie in the future, it will definitely be a negative point if you see that you are making online movies.
It's just that Lu Entai came forward in person, so she couldn't refuse. If she could use this to build a relationship, she would do it.
But even though he is ready to take on this role, he still has to see how the director is doing. After all, Li Qian looks younger than them.
Li Qian also probably knew their concerns. This was normal. The 23-year-old director could not fool those beautiful young girls who dreamed of becoming stars at the Hengdian Film and Television Base.
"Brother Lei, sister-in-law, let me tell you about the play and the characters."
After organizing some words, Li Qian said, "First of all, this is a suspense film that takes place in a claustrophobic space like a phone booth for most of the time. A strange phone call reveals the inner secret of the protagonist, and he is targeted by a sniper because of it."
He was threatened and plunged into a death march that lasted for dozens of minutes."
"The plot is very simple. I will just talk about some of my thoughts on the shooting. You have also seen the storyboards. Long shots account for the majority. In a semi-enclosed space, long shots make it easier for the audience to get involved. In order to avoid long shots affecting the rhythm and
To destroy the atmosphere, a lot of short shots with fast-paced music will be added in the post-editing."
"It also intersperses many momentary shots of high-rise buildings to more intuitively present the oppression of the protagonist in the low and narrow phone booth, making the image very tense and depressing."
Li Qian did not say how exciting the story of the play was, how innovative it was, the connotation to be expressed, etc.
For a film and a film director, storyboarding is the basis for testing their ability, otherwise it will be in vain. Li Qian must use his professional ability to reassure Lei Jiayin and others.
"Of course, as a one-man show, the most important thing depends on your performance, Brother Lei. As an ordinary person in society who is bad but not so bad as to be heinous and struggling on the edge of survival and respectability, you have some longings. In the ordinary life
I have a good affair outside my marriage, I lobby and mediate between the parties, just to make some small gains, I use small calculations and careful thinking to make money here."
"Such a powerless little person was forced into a corner, and almost had a personality breakdown and went on a rampage. From the beginning, he pretended to be cruel and cursed, then he had no choice but to be obedient, then he tried to break out when the situation changed, and finally he lost control of his emotions and was on the verge of collapse.
If you want to kill yourself with one shot, there is a lot of room for character development."
After analyzing a lot, Li Qian looked at Lei Jiayin's somewhat decadent face and said with a smile, "Actually, Brother Lei, you look so depressed now. Your life is in the hands of others. You have no choice but to compromise.
Not willing to give in, I added a little more panic, and the fear fits the character very well."
Hearing this, Lei Jiayin felt a little embarrassed. He also knew that he was in a very sad state now, but he was not the first person to say this and he didn't care.
In the end, Li Qian successfully persuaded Lei Jiayin and Zhai Xufei, took out the contract, signed it, and the matter was settled.
Li Qian also breathed a sigh of relief, put away the contract, and said, "The movie is tentatively scheduled to start shooting in ten days. Tomorrow and tomorrow I will send a stylist to design your image, take measurements and customize your clothes, Brother Lei. After all, this character is considered
Even if you are a successful person, you still have to pay attention to your appearance.”
Upon hearing this, Lei Jiayin smiled sheepishly. His current desolate appearance was indeed not comparable to that of a successful person.
"By the way, from now on, Brother Lei, you have to adapt to the role, especially the role in the beginning where you are walking and making phone calls to deal with all kinds of customers. Be busy but not in a hurry, be in a hurry and be in a hurry, be in a hurry but not be confused, no matter how difficult the work is
, can handle it very calmly, which is in contrast to the subsequent state." Li Qian added.
The Internet University calculates box office based on effective clicks. Each effective click costs five yuan, and only one effective click can be counted after watching for 6 minutes.
In other words, even if you watch the first five minutes, you won’t get a dime.
Therefore, the beginning is particularly important. If the audience is not attracted at the beginning, it will be in vain.
Unlike theater movies, you have to buy a ticket to go in and watch it. Even if you leave after watching it for one minute, the film studio still gets the money for the ticket.
After thinking about Li Qian's words, Lei Jiayin said, "Then I will go to the CBD during this period to experience the living conditions of the professional elite. I will try to get into the state before the filming starts, so that everything from walking, speaking speed, and tone will fit the role.
temperament."
Even though it was just an Internet drama, Lei Jiayin still tried his best to take it seriously, not only for the 6,000 yuan salary, but also for the future with his girlfriend.
Lu Entai had to rehearse today, and Li Qian also had to go back to prepare the crew, so he didn't stay long, talked about some character issues, and left.
On the way back to the Magic City Drama Academy, Li Qian's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw a boy who looked familiar to him as he passed by the school gate.
"Brother Tai, look at the boy in the white T-shirt."
"What's wrong?"
Following the direction of Li Qian's finger, Lu Entai saw a little boy with a pot lid on his head, looking into the school at the door, not knowing why.
"Do you think he is very suitable for the role of the male protagonist's assistant? He has a special temperament, dull, there is a word for it."
Li Qian looked at the boy with the pot head from a distance.
Lu Entai thought about it for a while and nodded, "I do feel that way, but it doesn't look like he is a student at the School of Drama."