Although Li Mu admires Lu Xinyi very much, in any case, in his future company structure, she will only hold a third-line management position. Therefore, after she joined Muye Technology, Li Mu did not maintain too close communication with her, but put her It was handed over to Lin Qingya and Wang Nan, and all preparation work before the portal website was launched was also handed over to Wang Nan, who was responsible for the preparations and strived to go online as soon as possible.
In the past few days, Li Mu didn't even bother to have close contact with Zhao Ziqiu, the little goblin who was so charming that he couldn't bear to die. He only took one evening to have a meal with her and gave her the dress he bought for her in Hong Kong. Then he immersed himself in other things. Zhao Ziqiu missed Li Mu mentally and physically these past few days, but he could see that he was very busy, so he could not bear to tell him that his mother gave her a place between Renmin University and Yan University. I bought a suite.
Although Li Mu also missed Zhao Ziqiu's gentle hometown, he had to take some time every night to write the script of "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years". He planned to finish it in the next two days and wait for Ning Hao to help make an appointment with Tenghua. When talking, show him the script.
"The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Jiubudao. The basis of the story comes from his own first love story, but for Li Mu, this is not a problem, because such a love story can only be Even if the names of the people have been changed, at least 50 million people out of the 1.3 billion people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in the three places will feel that this story is very similar or similar to their own experiences. Therefore, as long as the plot in it is more Taiwanese-style, it can be appropriately mainlandized. Make some appropriate modifications to the characters and make sure Nine Knives feels the same to those 50 million people when you read it yourself.
After the script was completed, Li Mu asked Ning Hao to help him make an appointment with Teng Huatao. It just so happened that Ning Hao had just returned from Yuzhou to inspect the filming location, so he immediately made an appointment with Teng Huatao. Teng Huatao had no films on hand recently and was working on it. While traveling abroad, I received a call from Ning Hao and promised to arrive in Beijing in two days and contact him as soon as possible.
Teng Huatao is not a well-known director yet, and his main direction is in TV series, so few people are willing to ask him to make movies. Hearing that Makino Imaging is investing in a campus youth love movie, Teng Huatao is still very excited. Although he hasn't seen the script yet, he believes in the strength of Makino Imaging. With such a big company like Makino Technology behind him, the money on hand will definitely be indispensable. Therefore, if they want to cast a movie, the budget will definitely not be small. The budget is enough to make the film. A very important premise of the movie, many of the director's ideas and ambitions require budget support.
Li Mu has not carefully calculated and considered how high the budget should be for "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years". However, most of the scenes of this movie are concentrated on campus, so the overall production cost will be much lower. In terms of actors, , the first male lead must be Zhang Kexuan, and the first female lead must be Du Wei. There are many people to consider for the second male lead. Chen Kun, who has worked with him before, is a good choice. There are many "little freshmen" from China Theater and Yanjing Film Academy. "Meat" male actors are also good choices. This can be decided by Teng Huatao himself, but Li Mu, the second female lead, has already made a mental choice, and that is Su Yingxue's cousin Wang Xinran.
If the early preparations for this movie go well, there will definitely be no problem in starting filming in the summer. The shooting speed of this kind of movie with less scene changes is inherently fast. In addition, the second female lead does not have a lot of scenes. Wang Xinran can take a month during the summer vacation. It was also a way for her to get an electric shock in advance and accumulate some acting experience. Moreover, Li Mu had also heard that freshmen in the acting department of the Film School and Chinese Opera were divided into two categories, one was those who had never acted, and the other were those who had acted. , because almost all freshmen in the performance department have good looks, so what really determines their status after enrollment is whether they have performance experience.
Back then, Xia Yu, who had acted in "Sunny Days", entered the Chinese Drama Theater with the title of Best Actor, so he became a famous figure as soon as he entered. The title of Best Actor was of great help to his study and life in the Chinese Drama Theater. Of course, It is a pity that we did not find a good development direction in the later period;
Later, when Guan Xiaotong was admitted to Yanjing Film Academy, she was once a famous figure in the school. The media followed and reported on it for a long time. The reason is also very simple. She had sufficient previous acting experience, and she was already a star among students of the same age. He's a senior.
Li Mu also wants to accumulate some such experience for Wang Xinran. Although he cannot give her the first female lead, it is already a very, very rare and good opportunity to have a second female lead to make her debut. If her performance passes the test, she will be the first female lead. I will definitely take care of her during the filming of other movies.
Two days later, Li Mu and Teng Huatao met. Ning Hao accompanied them throughout the meeting. With his presence, although Li Mu and Teng Huatao met for the first time, their conversation was very speculative, and they both felt that they were more to their liking.
Teng Huatao was concerned about the script, so Li Mu gave him the script of "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" and asked him to read it on the spot. After Teng Huatao took the script, he began to read it carefully, while Li Mu stood aside. Chat with Ning Hao and ask him: "How is the location selection going?"
Ning Hao smiled and said: "It went very well. We talked about a temple in the city called Luohan Temple and planned to use it as the main shooting scene. However, the shooting of Luohan Temple only took the outside, and the shooting involving the interior of the temple was placed in Yuzhou. It would be more convenient to shoot in a relatively larger temple outside the city."
Li Mu nodded: "It's OK if you think it's appropriate."
Ning Hao said: "I went to Yuzhou this time and found a few local actors."
Li Mu immediately thought of Wang Xun and the local actors in the film who spoke with Yuzhou accents, and couldn't help but ask him: "How is it? Are there any suitable candidates?"
"Yes!" Ning Hao said with excitement: "I have met a few very suitable candidates, and I have almost talked about them. They are also very willing to join, and I asked them to come to Yanjing for a meeting before the filming started. After sorting out the script, everyone can start working.”
After saying that, Ning Hao added: "Liu Tianwang's schedule is quite full, so he will go directly to Yuzhou two days before the filming starts."
Li Mu was relieved. Liu Tianwang was cast in the role. In terms of performance alone, he was not necessarily more suitable than the original actor. However, he was famous, so paying more for him was just to add a gimmick to the movie and greatly increase the popularity of the movie.
Li Mu wanted to ask him if there was Wang Xun among the actors he was looking for locally, but he didn't know how to ask. After hesitating again and again, he asked pretending to be curious: "Are you in the local area?" What is the approximate situation of the actors you have found? Let me introduce them."
Ning Hao said with excitement: "The local drama troupe in Yuzhou is really a hidden place. There are many excellent comedians. This time, various roles may be played by more than a dozen actors from the local drama troupe, and an old classmate He also introduced me to an actor from the Sichuan Cultural Troupe. He was rated as one of the top ten laughing stars in Sichuan a few years ago. I met him for dinner a few days ago and he is also a very outstanding veteran actor."
Li Mu didn't know if he was talking about Wang Xun. If so, of course it would be best. Li Mu still admires this actor very much. The character creation is very good, whether it is "Crazy Stone", or "My Captain, My Group", He has given outstanding performances in film and television dramas such as "Military Guy Erdan" and is a talent.
Ning Hao added: "By the way, I have also communicated with Tang Wei. She has read the script and is very interested in the role of the gangster's girlfriend and is willing to play the role. However, she is studying directing, so she also wants to play the role this time. I will be an assistant director with the team throughout the whole process to gain experience.”
Li Mu said with a smile: "She has become an assistant director because of her talent. She will definitely develop into an actor in the future, but since she likes it, you can take her with you."
Tang Wei is also Li Mu's favorite actress. Her path to stardom was not easy in her previous life. Although "Lust, Caution" made her successful, it also brought her trouble for a time, and she has been criticized by some people. According to the Chinese thinking model , Li Mu doesn't want her to take on a movie like "Lust, Caution" again in her life. Although the movie is a good one, she should let others act in it. If Makino Image can give her a good opportunity, she will There is no need to risk taking on a movie like "Lust, Caution" which is difficult for domestic audiences to accept.
Ning Hao said: "I'm almost ready. Shooting will start in July."
Li Mu said: "Call everyone to say hello to me when there is a meeting in Yanjing, and I will go over and take a look."
Ning Hao nodded: "Okay!"
After waiting for Teng Huatao for more than half an hour, he quickly read the script of "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".
Putting down the script, Teng Hua said: "Mr. Li, the overall structure of this script is very complete, the splicing is also very clever, and the story is warm and true. Although it is a bit regretful, it also fits the tone of youthful love. The whole thing makes people feel like they are watching. Liang, very good, I am willing to take pictures!"
Li Mu nodded and smiled. Teng Huatao now has very few opportunities to make movies, so he is very persistent in pursuing movies. Moreover, he personally likes youth love-themed movies. This "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" can easily be It can attract and impress him. The current youth romance movies are either fake or pretentious. There really is no such script that is more down-to-earth, warm and real.
Li Mu said: "Since you are willing to take it, I can safely hand over the book to you. How much do you think the budget for this drama will be?"
Teng Hua said: "If you don't count the actor's salary, three million is enough."
What Teng Huatao said was a bit uncertain. Today's three million is really a huge sum of money. Excluding the actors' salary, spending three million on the production fee to make a movie with such a simple scene is already considered a high standard. If it were given to directors who specialize in making digital films, it would probably cost even one million. However, Teng Huatao also wanted to strive for excellence, so he offered the price of three million. If Li Mu agreed to this production standard, then he could use it There are more places.
Li Mu did not hesitate: "OK, three million is no problem!"
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