After deciding on the male lead, there were no big requirements for the other roles, so Li Qian left it to Qi Yukun, and he could make the final decision himself.
In the next two days, Li Qian, Guo Fan, and special effects supervisor Liu Jinhui completed the split shots and storyboards for the three-minute scene where the shark appeared, and sent them to the special effects company.
In addition to writing storyboards, I also occasionally go to the studio to check on the progress.
These days, Li Qian no longer stays at home every day, and has moved his office back to the studio. After all, Li Qian has to make decisions on many matters, big and small, for the entire crew.
On this day, Li Qian was writing storyboards as usual, and an acquaintance came to the studio.
"Old Pan, what brought you here? I won't take pictures of weddings now."
Li Qian asked Pan Lei to sit down. He opened a wedding company in Donghua and was known as the "King of Weddings" in Donghua. He did 137 weddings last year and had business dealings with Li Qian.
Pan Lei, who was plump and happy, said with a smile, "No, Mr. Li, now it's time to call me Director Li. I didn't expect you to make your own movie so quickly and sell 15 million at the box office."
As the King of Donghua Weddings, Pan Lei has worked with many photography studios, and many of them dream of becoming a director and making movies for the big screen.
However, only Li Qian realized his bold words at the time and achieved such success.
It's only been a little over half a year. When he first heard that the director of "Sniper Phone Booth" was called Li Qian, Pan Lei couldn't believe it.
Li Qian shook his head, "Old Pan, you don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. If you have anything to do, just tell me. Don't be polite to me."
The two of them were considered friends, and Pan Lei directly explained the reason for his visit, "I heard that you are preparing a new movie. If there is any suitable role, you might as well consider me."
"Old Pan, why do you suddenly want to act?"
Li Qian had some differences, "With your current company's business, hundreds of weddings a year are no more profitable than filming."
A good boss is not good enough to become an actor.
It would be great if he could become a big star, but Pan Lei's conditions are obviously unrealistic.
Li Qian had seen Pan Lei in movies and TV dramas in his memory. The one he remembered most was the campus youth drama "The Best of Us", in which Pan Lei played the role of the dean and had the same surname as him.
Also, he played a passenger in the plane crash film "Captain of China".
Li Qian couldn't understand why he wanted to become an actor when his current business in a wedding company was worth at least hundreds of thousands a year.
"Huang Bo, you know."
Pan Lei sounded a bit sad, "Back then we formed a band and traveled all over the country. Later, after the band disbanded, he returned to Qindao to open a factory. After the place went bankrupt, he went to work as an actor. I also ran with him a few times as a bit player. Later, I
He came to Donghua to open a wedding company, and he has already become famous because of "Crazy Stone"."
"I knew you were also from Qindao, but you never told me that you and Huang Bo formed a band."
Li Qian understood. The brothers who once traveled all over the world together became big stars. It was normal to have ideas now.
"Have you never asked Huang Bo? It would be easy for him to find a small role for you."
Pan Lei pointed at his face with a wry smile. His face was full of helplessness, "With my appearance, Hiroko found some supporting roles for me. For the others, I didn't want to embarrass him and keep playing minor roles.
There is no other way, so I won’t do it.”
Indeed, Pan Lei's image is too narrow. Looking at his face makes me want to laugh. It is not easy to find a suitable role.
"Not only Hiroko, many of the people we sang together in Beijing became popular. Zhou Xun, we were all singing on the same street at that time, and now she has become a big star."
Pan Lei said solemnly, "I have made some money in the past two years, bought a house, and saved some money to support my family. I want to try again."
"If there is a suitable role, I would like to give it a try, no matter how small it is."
It turns out to be an ideal, no wonder.
Li Qian thought about it and found that there was indeed a role that was quite suitable for Pan Lei.
The owner of the seaside resort, a profit-seeking businessman, can be played by Pan Lei. He is a boss himself.
Although he looks a little happy, it doesn't matter.
"Old Pan, I really have a supporting role here, but the role is not much. If you are willing, you can come and try."
"real?"
Pan Lei was overjoyed, "It doesn't matter what role it is, I transferred the company out before I came here, and I can join the team tomorrow."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry. You can take the script back and study it first. I'll contact you when filming starts."
Li Qian shook his head secretly. Sure enough, apart from love, ideals can also make people blind and impulsive, no matter how old they are or what their status is.
Delayed by this, Li Qian simply went out to check out the location.
The underwater scenes and some scenes on the sea in "Jaws" were shot in an underwater studio, but there were still many scenes that had to be shot on location at the beach.
Originally, Li Qian planned to find a deserted beach as a filming location, but after hearing that his new movie would be shot at the beach, a seaside resort in Ningbo City next door came to contact him and offered to rent the location for free, just to be featured in the movie.
Have a good face and help them promote the resort.
I didn’t expect that my internet giant would also have advertising placements. Although they would not pay for it, they would have a ready-made venue and save a lot of money on location decoration.
However, Li Qian probably knew the possible impact of the filming of "Jaws", so he was kind enough to lend the venue for free, so as not to cheat others when the time came.
Unexpectedly, even if Li Qian asked Gao Yang to explain to the other party that this time he was filming a disaster movie about sharks, the other party didn't care at all.
Li Qian felt that he still needed to talk to the other party. He couldn't do such a deceptive thing, let alone defrauding someone who offered to help.
When I brought the people to the place, the other party was already waiting. The leader, a man in his thirties, greeted him with a smile from Manchester United.
“Welcome Director Li to our Nansha Seaside Resort!”
When he arrived, Gao Yang had already told the other party his identity. He was the son of the owner of this seaside resort and also the deputy general manager here.
"Hello, Mr. Wang." Li Qian smiled and shook hands with the other party.
However, when he saw the other party, Li Qian instinctively felt that something was not right.
Originally, the other party provided the venue for free, and Li Qian showed up at their resort in the movie to promote the upcoming summer vacation tourism peak. The two parties were in a cooperative relationship.
But this Mr. Wang is so enthusiastic, as if he is not facing a partner, but a God of Wealth?
I am not Zhang Yimou, nor Ma Xiaogang, nor any peerless beauty!
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
(I'm sorry for the late posting. I'm back home. It's very annoying to use my mobile phone to code. Please give me some recommendation votes.)