Let’s go back to “The Gift from Room No. 7”.
Zhu Mei was not polite to Shen Huan, "As for the team, I will still use our previous core team. By the way, Shanhai.com also has a ready-made production team. We will expand it and the team will be established. What do you think?"
"Aunt Mei, you can make your own decision on this matter." Shen Huan said with a smile, "But the eldest princess is very brave. Not only did she let us build a prison at random, but she also allowed us to build a real prison without any budget limit. OK."
"How can we really build such a building?" Zhu Mei also laughed, "I plan to only build a shell, and then build another three-story building for official shooting. The rest will be done with computers. synthesis."
"Um… "
Suddenly an idea flashed in Shen Huan's mind, "No, let's build a perfect prison according to a normal prison! Do it on a scale of 1,000 people."
"Well!?"
Zhu Mei said in surprise: "Such a large scale? No need! The prison in the novel is not that big."
"Not only can this movie be used, there is also a TV series in my mind that can also be used." Shen Huan explained.
"oh?"
Zhu Mei became interested, "What type of TV series?"
"What, Aunt Mei, you also want to make a TV series?" Shen Huan asked.
"I don't make TV series, so it's very troublesome." Zhu Mei said, "But I have several friends here who are good at making TV series. If the genre is suitable, I can introduce them to you."
Zhu Mei naturally has a lot of friends, not to mention that she graduated from Shanghai Opera and has a lot of senior brothers and sisters in the school.
"I haven't thought about the specific plot yet, I have to wait and see." Shen Huan replied, "Maybe there won't be any news in a year or two, but if my thoughts are good, maybe I can film it next year. "
"That's right." Zhu Mei nodded, expressing understanding, "Okay, then let's build a standard prison!"
There are always many short stories in a writer's mind, but these are just ideas at best. To turn them into a complete story and a script that can be filmed, it will definitely take a lot of time and energy. Do.
The kind of people who casually write classics and blockbuster movie scripts simply don’t exist.
Building a standard 1,000-person prison is actually not that difficult.
Land is easy to talk about. Find a remote place, negotiate with the local government, and spend some money to lease the land.
As for the blueprints, those in operating prisons have ready-made ones. Find someone to get them and make appropriate modifications before they can be used.
There is no need to worry about the construction period. The true nature of Chinese workers as "construction madmen" has not changed in this world. The main building of only three to five floors adopts the overall prefabricated pouring molding mode and can be completed in at most two months.
Two months was just enough for Zhu Mei to find actors and get them together to prepare for communication without wasting any time.
That's what filmmaking is like.
From preparation to final release, the actual shooting time actually only takes up one-third or even less of the time at most. Most of the time is spent on the early planning and preparation, post-production and publicity, etc.
Zhu Mei scheduled half a year of filming time for "The Gift of Room No. 7". Even if the two months of prison construction time are included, it is not considered tight.
She didn't know that the time issue Shen Huan mentioned did not depend on the young man's inspiration, but on the good master's reward.
If Hao Ye can give Shen Huan a spot in a TV series, then Shen Huan will decide to find someone to film this super classic.
Regarding the details, we definitely need to think about and change them again, such as the different situations of the two countries, etc. But it will definitely be very interesting to film this TV series.
Shen Huan believed that the eldest princess would also be very interested in this.
Because it represents a production company that can truly produce excellent TV series for the world.
"As for actors, do you have any ideas?" Zhu Mei asked Shen Huan, "As for the actors' information I sent you during the Spring Festival, how do you think about it?"
Zhu Mei was not idle in the mountains with nothing to do. At least half of her time was spent preparing for work.
She spent most of her preparation time thinking about "The Gift of Room No. 7", including the detailed description of the plot, the planning of the shots, and the selection of actors.
In a pure environment, people will think actively, instead of being dragged down by the bustling world. People who are busy all day long can't even think.
She sent all this to Shen Huan and asked him for help and advice.
Shen Huan had a lot of experience discussing the details of the plot, so he also wrote a letter back to her.
Of course, we all use Abao Express. Even if it is in the mountains, it can be delivered within two days.
This way of communicating through words is a bit like pen pals from decades ago.
But regarding the selection of actors, Shen Huan has never given any opinion.
This is also an important reason why Zhu Mei came to see Shen Huan immediately.
Shen Huan is not only the author of the original work, but also has a very good vision in selecting actors.
This has been well proven in "Love Letter".
"I don't think the roles you're looking for, Aunt Mei, are very suitable for Li Chenglong." Shen Huan said straightforwardly.
"Isn't it?" Zhu Mei objected, "Although Sun Dahe is a little older, he looks handsome and honest, and his acting skills are famous for his excellence. He has already won 5 Best Actors. Isn't it good enough? Even if Sun Dahe can't do it, What about Fan Yuyue? He is only 36 years old, and he looks more rustic and has an air of a philistine, so why is he not suitable?"
Sun Dahe is one of the six best actors and the one with the most awards. He is known as the god of acting in China.
Although he is 44 years old, he still looks like he is in his thirties. At this age, it is normal to have a 7-year-old child.
There is also Fan Yuyue in the field of TV dramas. He is 36 years old this year. He has always shown himself as a simple and honest protagonist. His own personality is also biased towards this type, so he has a very good reputation.
There were many fans of "The Gift of Room No. 7" before. The actor with the most votes who was suitable to play Jackie Chan was Fan Yuyue, and even Sun Daha was ranked second.
Shen Huan calmly said: "They have too much acting experience and have become very fixed images. I think they still lack a fresh flavor."
"Can someone with little acting experience be able to take on the role of Jackie Chan?" Zhu Mei expressed shock, "Aren't you afraid that if you change the actor, the performance will fail?"
The two most important actors in "The Gift of Room No. 7" are the male protagonist's father, Jackie Chan, and the other is his 7-year-old daughter, Li Yiyuan.
Not only does Jackie Chan need to play the most important role himself, but it is also important for him to guide his daughter's acting experience, so she must be an experienced actor.
For this role, no actor with any weight would dare to apply.
It is impossible for those young people, no matter how popular they are, to want to play Jackie Chan without self-awareness.
"Some actors are born and don't need to pay so much attention." Shen Huan said.
"You wouldn't say that you want Teacher Xu Gu, who played the drama version, to play the movie version, right?" Zhu Mei asked doubtfully.
Xu Gu is one of the three giants of Beijing dialect, and he is also the drama version of Li Chenglong.
According to rumors from the outside world, Shen Huan admired him very much and felt that he was the best choice.
Xu Gu's acting skills were more suitable, but Zhu Mei had not considered him before because Sun Dahe and Fan Yuyue were both better choices.
Sun Dahe has already said that there is no salary required for this movie, as long as he is responsible for food and accommodation, nothing else is required.
The schedule issue is also easy to deal with, and I can make time for everything.
A movie star with a maximum salary of 30 million can make such a positive statement, can Zhu Mei not want to use it
Not to mention that in this way, the pressure on film remuneration costs will be drastically reduced. Sun Daha alone can increase the box office by 50 million.
The influence of 5 movie-winning superstars is so great!