Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing!
The next day, Lin Yuan met the producer arranged for him by Lao Zhou.
Originally, Lao Zhou wanted to help Lin Yuan decide on a director, but Lin Yuan flatly refused.
He wants to have the right to choose directors and actors.
Lao Zhou thought about it and agreed.
It’s not that Lin Yuan, the screenwriter, has a very high status.
In fact, everyone treated Representative Lin's filming as a game of playing house with Xiao Qu's father.
Since it's just a game, why take it seriously
But it's not completely unserious.
At least the producer that Lao Zhou arranged for Lin Yuan was quite serious—
The producer's name is Shen Qing.
Xingmang already had a film and television department, and Shen Qing was a junior middle-level manager in Xingmang's original film department.
Just recently, Xingmang has recruited a bunch of film and television talents, including some relatively powerful producers.
As a result, Shen Qing's role in the film and television department was suddenly replaced by these parachuted people.
But Shen Qing couldn't do anything about it.
Because these airborne troops are indeed more qualified and more capable.
In comparison, Shen Qing's weight is insignificant.
After the company started preparing for "Thunderstorm", the production team was mostly controlled by parachuted people. Shen Qing tried for a long time but was unable to squeeze in and get a spot.
It just so happened that Lin Yuan was going to make a movie, so Lao Zhou simply sent Shen Qing, who was not selected for "Thunderstorm", over to him.
Although everyone conceded that Lin Yuan was just playing house, Shen Qing also had the opportunity to serve as the chief producer of a film for the first time. He regarded this as a rare opportunity for training, so there was no problem with his attitude.
After all, he couldn't join the "Thunderstorm" team.
Why not take the opportunity to be a producer for free
So the night Shen Qing got Lin Yuan's script, he carefully made a production list and showed it to Lin Yuan the next day.
As a result, when Shen Qing met Lin Yuan for the first time, he was surprised to find that Lin Yuan was in his office, reading a book.
The title of the book is "Introduction to the Theory of Film and Television Shooting".
At this moment, Shen Qing suddenly felt an enormous amount of pressure on his shoulders. This Representative Lin was amazing.
"Hello, my name is Lin Yuan."
Lin Yuan took the initiative to speak. He had already begun to learn some basic knowledge of film and television shooting.
The book mentions the importance of the producer to the crew.
The producer is responsible for the preparation and production of the film.
The selection of filming locations, the arrangement and contact of personnel, etc., are all handled by the production team led by Shen Qing...
Shen Qing is the housekeeper who takes care of Lin Yuan's daily life on the crew!
"My name is Shen Qing. Hello, Representative Lin."
Shen Qing did not ignore Lin Yuan, not only because he had received hints from Lao Zhou, but also because Shen Qing had read Lin Yuan's script.
He didn't believe that Lin Yuan knew nothing about filming!
Someone who doesn't understand movies can't write a script like that.
This is Shen Qing's intuitive feeling after reading the script of "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Fragrance".
Regardless of the content of the script, just in terms of standardization and completeness, there is no problem with Lin Yuan's script.
If we have to point out a problem, it is probably that Lin Yuan's script is too detailed, so detailed that he even prepared the storyboard for the director in advance.
Moreover, as for Lin Yuan's storyboard, not only was his professionalism impeccable, but even his painting skills shocked Shen Qing.
It was hard for him to imagine that a composer could draw the storyboards so beautifully!
This is also the reason why Shen Qing thinks Lin Yuan is amazing.
It is said that Representative Lin understands film creation, so why is he still reading the most basic books
But if you say that Representative Lin knows nothing, then how did a professional script like "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" come about
Not to mention that as a screenwriter, Representative Lin also knows painting, which is obviously the basic skill of many directors.
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In fact, Lin Yuan was also surprised by the completeness of the system's script, from the content to the storyboard to some details, everything was visible at a glance.
Lin Yuan simply wrote down and drew the script and storyboards that the system had engraved in his mind.
Writing is natural and simple. Lin Yuan’s writing speed is so fast, all he needs is his hands.
Painting is not difficult, Lin Yuan is already a professional painter.
If we really compare painting skills, he can probably crush more than 90% of directors' painting skills.
After he and Shen Qing greeted each other, they started chatting.
However, the first request made by Shen Qing was rejected by Lin Yuan, because Shen Qing's suggestion was whether the plot could be adjusted
"The overall coherence of the current plot is fine, but the handling of some parts is too..."
"Nonsense?"
"Yes, that's what I mean..."
The so-called nonsense is actually an adjective in Qi language, which means that a person's actions and words are difficult to understand and have no center. Their language and behavior have no clear purpose, are vulgar and casual, and they complain randomly, but they have a set of logic that can barely justify themselves.
“That’s the style of this movie.”
Lin Yuan still thought highly of this butler, so he explained patiently: "The whole movie is based on this nonsensical worldview. Older audiences may not be able to accept this style, but some young people will definitely understand it better..."
Shen Qing, 38 years old this year, was silent for a few seconds.
He quickly gave up the idea of persuading Lin Yuan to change the script: "What about the director's choice?"
“Is there a list?”
"There is a rough list, but none of them are famous directors. The relatively mature directors have gone to the Thunderstorm crew to learn from their experience."
"Give it to me first."
Who the director is may be very important to other crews, but for Lin Yuan, the director only needs to shoot according to the established direction set in his script.
This is Lin Yuan’s only criterion for selecting cast members for the “A Chinese Odyssey: Part One” crew, as long as they have strong execution capabilities.
"good."
It was obvious that Lin, the screenwriter, had the final say in this crew, so Shen Qing didn't need to get into a conflict with him: "Then the scenes and other things should be done according to what we decided?"
"Well, there is also a shortlist of actors..."
"I only have a list of actors within the company, and I'm sending it all to you now. If Representative Lin wants to find actors outside, of course you can try to invite them. But considering our limited costs, we definitely can't afford actors who are too famous." Shen Qing gave Lin Yuan a shot of prevention.
"oh."
Lin Yuan didn't want to look for any big-name actors.
Big-name actors and directors, just like big-name singers, are burdens with low cost-performance.
"That's it for now."
Shen Qing stood up with a slightly complicated mood: "I'll send you the list of directors and actors remaining in the company's film department."
"good."
Lin Yuan nodded.
After Shen Qing left, Lin Yuan turned on his computer and logged into his email. First, he had to decide on a director. He had to find someone with strong execution capabilities.
Tool man.