"How about this, are you interested in this inspirational story?" Li Qian dictated the general plot of the movie and said with a smile, "Although the plot is a bit flat, some parts are still very explosive. If it is filmed well, it will be a good one."
It’s a classic, and there seems to be no precedent for this genre in China.”
Wen Muye was still thinking about the story Li Qian told just now, inserting suitable actors one by one, and forming a picture in his mind. He couldn't help but said, "Boss, this story is so inspiring, especially the male protagonist holding his son on the subway.
Standing in the bathroom overnight, there was a security guard kicking the door outside. He pressed his feet against the bathroom door while covering his son's ears and crying. I immediately had an image in my mind."
"This section will indeed be very arresting when filmed, but there must be enough foreshadowing, otherwise it will be more embarrassing if such a section comes suddenly." Li Qian said.
"Boss, I filmed this story, what do you think is a good title?"
"What do you think of "The Pursuit of Happyness"?"
"'Happiness Knocks on the Door'?" Wen Muye pondered carefully and his eyes lit up, "Happiness requires constant pursuit. When you have gone through a lot of hard work, happiness will naturally knock on the door.
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Li Qian nodded, "That's understandable. Let's get the script out first."
"The Pursuit of Happiness" is a film for Wen Muye. The film is very gripping and the technical aspect is relatively simple. For a newcomer who has experience as an executive director of two films, the difficulty is not very high.
Li Qian still knows his level.
In fact, Li Qian originally chose not this one, but a reality-themed film, but with this kind of subject, photoelectrics would definitely be stuck, so I decided to forget it.
Wen Muye left happily and went back to prepare the script. Li Qian didn't have time to write it for him for the crew. When the time comes, he would take a look and give some advice, allowing him to tinker with it slowly.
In the afternoon, Li Qian went to visit the crew of "Thirty-day Love" to see Tong Liya and see how the filming was going.
The main shooting location of "Thirty-day Love" is in the capital, and there is not enough time. Tong Liya has been on the set for most of the month. After all, there are only more than two months until the release, so working overtime is indispensable.
At the Oriental Plaza, when Li Qian came, Teng Huatao was talking about drama with Tong Liya and Wang Yaoqing. There was a large group of people watching around the square, but when they saw Li Qian coming, they cheered and gathered around.
"Li Qian! It's Li Qian!"
"Director Li, I am a loyal fan of yours, please sign your autograph for me."
"Director Li, I've watched "I'm Not the God of Medicine" five times. Will the next movie be so touching?"
"Director Li, are you preparing your new film? When will it be released?"
...
Looking at the excited people around him, Li Qian was a little disappointed.
There are no crazy screams, no fans shouting "Li Qian, I love you", they are just greedy for their new movie.
Despicable!
After signing a few names and taking a photo with a few young and beautiful girls in cool clothes, Li Qian was rescued by the crew and got rid of their encirclement.
"Director Li."
Teng Huatao, who was talking about the play, quickly came up to him, and Tong Liya and other actors also followed.
Li Qian smiled and said hello to everyone, "How is Director Teng? Do you have any questions about the crew?"
"It's going pretty well. It's estimated that it will be completed in seven or eight days, and it will be released in time for Double Eleven."
Teng Huatao looked tired, but he was still a little excited about the completion of the project.
However, what is even more emotional is what he has seen and heard in the past month. "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has promoted the country's upcoming medical reform, which makes Teng Huatao feel very unhappy.
In the past two years, his drama "Snail House" was very popular when it was aired, similar to the first few days of the release of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". It aroused huge public opinion and can be called a phenomenon-level TV series in recent years.
However, it was not as lucky as "I'm Not the God of Medicine". "Dwelling in a Small House" was banned by the above sentence.
Li Qian waved his hand, "Then, Director Teng, you are busy, I will just watch from the side, don't worry about me."
"It's not a hurry." Teng Hua laughed and asked the crew to take a break, asked someone to bring chairs and a box of water, and then started chatting with Li Qian.
"Director Li, after the premiere, I took the time to watch "I'm Not the God of Medicine" several times. I was very inspired by the commercialization of realistic themes and the way to avoid censorship."
"..."
Only a ghost is interested in talking about movies with him. Li Qian is here to see Tong Liya.
"Actually, it's nothing. Some unnecessary places can be downplayed..."
Li Qian dealt with it one after another, casting a helpless look at Tong Liya.
Tong Liya pursed her lips and smiled, ignoring Li Qian, and turned around to gather with several actresses from the crew.
Li Qian was really not interested in talking about movies with Teng Hua. In fact, he didn't want to talk about professional matters with any middle-aged director. There was a generation gap and different concepts, unless he was someone like Xu Ke who thought ahead.
But when people take the initiative to ask for advice, it's hard to ignore them.
However, Li Qian noticed that someone was missing from the crew, so he immediately interrupted Teng Huatao and asked, "By the way, Director Teng, where is our leading actor?"
"Wen Zhang didn't have any scenes in the afternoon. He said he wasn't feeling well, so he stayed in the hotel to study the next part of the scene. Director Li, if you want to see him, I'll give him a call. The hotel is nearby and he'll be there in about ten minutes," Teng Hua said.
road.
Li Qian waved his hand, "No, if you're not feeling well, just rest."
But it's also a little strange. Wen Zhang is not in good health. Why doesn't his wife Ma Yili take care of him in the hotel? She is chatting happily with Yao Di on the other side.
After finally dealing with Teng Hua Tao, there was another commotion around him soon.
Wen Zhang and two assistants, surrounded by seven or eight bodyguards, walked in grandly. It was quite a scene.
Seeing Li Qian sitting there, Wen Zhang broke away from the group, trotted forward quickly, took off his sunglasses and said hello, "Hello, Director Li, I didn't know you were coming over today. I'm studying the script in the hotel."
Looking at him like this, it doesn't look like he's feeling unwell, but after looking at the scene, it becomes clear that it's not a strange thing for a big-name actor to be unable to join the crew if he doesn't have a role to film.
However, Li Qian didn't say anything and smiled, "Director Ting Teng said you are feeling unwell?"
"It's nothing serious, I just suddenly felt a little dizzy." Wen Zhang said quickly.
"Then you have to have a good rest. I'll treat you all to dinner tonight."
After a delay, Teng Huatao stopped pestering Li Qian and started filming.
This scene should have been filmed when Diamond Wang Laowu, played by Wang Yaoqing, invited Huang Xiaoxian to dinner, where he confessed his love and was rejected.
Huang Xiaoxian's favorite thing is to rest at the fountain above, but Wei Yiran's fiancée Li Ke likes to go shopping below. A simple comparison.
There are also scenes of memories of playing here with my ex-boyfriend.
Wang Yaoqing was so good at playing the role of Diamond King and Laowu, it really couldn't be more true.
After Tong Liya has acted in two high-quality romance films, she can handle this kind of scenes very well.
Filming is actually very boring, and watching people filming is even more boring.
Li Qian looked at Wen Zhang who was chatting happily with Yao Di and other actresses not far away from time to time, and asked a little strangely, "Aren't you going to find your wife?"
What is going on when you see your wife secretly and silently, just like when she was a thief?
"ah?"
He was staring at Ma Yili's article from time to time and said in a panic, "It's okay, the girls are chatting by themselves."
???
what's going on?
Li Qian narrowed his eyes slightly.
wrong!
There is a situation!
There must be something wrong if you are in such a panic.
Li Qian thought for a moment and waved to them.
Several actors immediately walked over with excitement on their faces. They had wanted to say hello to the great director Li Qian for a long time, but they didn't dare.
Li Qian smiled at everyone and said, "Everyone has worked hard on filming. Are you free after dinner tonight?"
"Thank you, Director Li."
"You have time, you have time, Director Li spent a lot of money."
Everyone responded one after another.
Li Xi, Guo Jingfei, and Jiao Junyan are all young actors. As a great director, Li Qian treated them to a treat, so there was no reason to refuse.
Even if Ma Yili and Yao Di are two popular actresses, Zhang Guoli's son Zhang Mo has very few opportunities to have dinner with top directors.
Li Qian looked at Ma Yili and said jokingly, "By the way, Wen Zhang is sick, and you, as a wife, are still chatting with other people, but you are a bit incompetent."
That said, even though Wen Zhang had told her before that there was no problem, Ma Yili went to Wen Zhang to care about his situation.
Wen Zhang just said that he was fine, but he looked a little bad.
I was so energetic before, but suddenly changed.
Li Qian looked at the actresses again, and suddenly found that Yao Di seemed to be always looking at Wen Zhang with his peripheral vision, but Wen Zhang had never looked in her direction.
Tsk tsk tsk....
This is very clear. It’s no wonder I have to come to the set. It’s not because I’m sick, it’s because I don’t want to face them both at the same time.
Definitely a leg!
Li Qian thought he had figured it out, so he had no interest in paying attention to them.
"Guo Jingfei, Li Xi, and Lei Datou, what are you doing now?"
Guo Jingfei is Lei Jiayin's good friend, and he is also the most talented actor of the younger generation in the Shanghai Theater Company in recent years, but he has not made any achievements in the film and television industry.
It may be because of his appearance. There is a difference between film and television dramas and plays, but in my memory there are many good films in which he has participated.
Li Xi is Lei Jiayin's classmate. When the role of Lu Yiyi's wife was cast half a year ago, Xu Zheng seemed to have her in the list of actors given to Li Qian, but Wan Qian was still chosen.
"He is filming a TV series in which the mother-in-law forces the son-in-law to buy a house. He must be filming in Shanghai." The two replied.
Li Qian smiled and said, "Speaking of the house, Datou exposed your shortcomings at the beginning, saying that you were still staying at Lu Yi's house."
Guo Jingfei's face darkened. Although everyone who knew him knew this, it would be so embarrassing if it was spread out.
"By the way, are you two interested in playing a couple? My company will launch a TV series in a while, with multiple protagonists."
When Li Qian saw the two of them, he suddenly remembered the drama "Everything Is Good". Since it was such a coincidence, he went back and found someone to film it.
"I don't have a problem. It just depends on whether Li Xi dislikes me or not." Guo Jingfei is a very outgoing person and even joked.
Li Xi glared at him angrily and agreed. Although his husband was rich, he did not have very good resources.
Others saw that Li Qian casually gave out the roles of the two protagonists. Although it was a TV series rather than a movie, it still made people envious.
However, Li Qian noticed a somewhat hostile gaze.
I glanced at it and saw that it was Chen Yufan. I heard Deng Chao say that he was the boyfriend of Bai Baihe, the original heroine.
That's not surprising.
...
I casually chatted with the actors, whether they knew each other or not, from all over the world.
After today's scene was finished filming, Li Qian invited them to have dinner at a nearby hotel.
"Everyone can sit wherever you like."
Li Qian found a seat and sat down casually, and everyone also sat down in a circle according to their seats very consciously.
"Yao Di, please sit next to Wen Zhang. I watched your previous movie "The Age of Naked Wedding" from beginning to end. It was very exciting."
As soon as these words came out, Wen Zhang's expression immediately changed, he glanced at Li Qian and then immediately turned his head, looking at Ma Yili next to him with some guilt.
Ma Yili greeted her warmly, and Yao Di sat down on the other side of Wen Zhang with a smile on his face.
Ma Yili is on the left, Yao Di is on the right, and Wen Zhang is hugging each other. His treatment is better than that of Li Qian, and next to him is Teng Huatao.
No one noticed anything was wrong, but Tong Liya knew Li Qian very well, so she arranged the seats for no reason, and it was an unknown actor, so there must be something wrong.
Women are all sensitive, except those who are obsessed with the authorities. Tong Liya asked Li Qian in a low voice, "What are you doing? His wife is on one side and he asked a girl to sit on the other side."
"Hey, I'm doing a good deed. Look how happy Wen Zhang is." Li Qian chuckled.
Happy?
Tong Liya couldn't tell how happy Wen Zhang was, sitting there motionless, as if... like an 18th-tier actor, very reserved, sitting like a slave.