After finalizing the contracts of the main actors and secondary actors, Lin Shu determined the 35-day shooting cycle and also set the start date for October 8.

The reason for choosing this day is not because of the need to pay three times the salary of the shooting team during the holiday, but mainly because the venue and costumes have not been fully prepared.

The actors were selected on September 30. In the next seven days, Lin Shu needed to arrange everything needed for the shooting.

The indoor scenes can all be shot in the studio, and Zhong Weiguo has also helped to book the studio. Most of the outdoor scenes are small scenes, and the arrangement is not a big problem.

All that was left was to choose the location of 221B Baker Street. Although the entire drama adopts a Chinese style, out of respect for the original work, Lin Shu still wanted to choose an English-style house as the filming location.
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Fortunately, there are not many houses with this architectural style in Shanghai. Lin Shu found a three-story small bungalow with a white exterior in Jing'an. After confirming that the internal environment was OK, Lin Shu signed a 15-day contract with the landlord.

short-term rental contract.

After signing the contract, Lin Shu asked the prop master to come in directly and communicated with him the final effect he wanted to present.

As for the remaining clothing issues, Lin Shu did not fully explain the crew's costume designers. Instead, he spent millions to find a few experienced tailors who specialize in custom-made suits and asked them to tailor-make clothes for every man on the crew.
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The elegant suits are also one of the highlights of this drama. I also know a well-known blogger who has done research on the costume issues of Sherlock.

All the behind-the-scenes staff are in place, and even the extras needed, Lin Shu has already found candidates for the show.

With Zhu Yongteng, an outstanding graduate of the 95-level acting department of Shanghai Theater Company, participating in the crew, Lin Shu easily communicated with the leaders of Shanghai Theater Company and hired the remaining supporting actors and actresses on a daily basis.

Act.

The other party's 50W salary is not so easy to earn. As long as everything is reasonable and legal, Lin Shu doesn't mind draining Zhu Yongteng of the incidental value.

All the money was spent, and the movie hadn't even started shooting yet. Lin Shu had already spent 3 million on the preliminary work alone. This was the result of him doing it himself, and all the money was followed. If it were left to the people below, the expenditure would be at least

One-third more.

After finalizing everything, the time came to October 7th, the day before the official launch.

Lin Shu, who is busy with everything, took time to come to Hongqiao Airport today to greet his first confirmed second male lead and first female lead.

"Xiao Shu, I didn't expect that you would be filming a movie right after graduation, and you were also directing and acting yourself. That's amazing!"

"Kaizi, how have you been during your graduation year? What you said on the phone last time was not very clear."

Lin Shu first picked up Wang Kai, who came to Shanghai by plane alone, not to mention an assistant, not even an agent.

"Don't mention it, I signed a contract with Huayi Brothers last year. I originally thought I could play a few supporting roles to gain experience, but Huayi didn't care about me at all. Even my agent was busy accepting announcements for big stars. After a whole year

, I played a sissy advertising boy."

"So miserable?"

"To tell you the truth, the second male lead in your movie is the best resource I have had access to this year."

Wang Kai complained to Lin Shu all the time. He originally thought that with his appearance and Huayi's platform, he would be better this year than he was in the same period. But the reality is that he was not much better than the same period, and was only one level lower.

The senior Lin Shu was actually much better than him.

Lin Shu looked at his grumbling look and couldn't help but worry about tomorrow's filming.

The first scene of the movie is Watson's one-man show. As a PTSD patient, Watson is not a blaming person. But now he has no regrets. Lin Shu can only hope that he can train Wang Kai to be like Watson.<

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"Let's not talk about these unhappy things. Let's go back to the crew hotel now, and you can tell me about the play. I have read the entire Sherlock Holmes series in the past few days, and I still have some doubts about this character."

Hearing this, Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief. At least the other party's serious attitude was good.

"Don't worry, the heroine is here too, let's pick her up and go back to the hotel together."

"The heroine? Is there another heroine in this drama?" Wang Kai asked curiously.

He knew that "A Study in Scarlet" was adapted from the Sherlock Holmes film, but he had combed through the entire Sherlock Holmes collection and could not find a character that met the criteria for a female protagonist. On the contrary, if the gender of Watson's character were switched, he would be

She's more like a heroine.

Lin Shu did not answer the heroine's question. He just waved in one direction, and Wang Kai saw a tall and beautiful woman walking towards them.

When they got closer, Wang Kai recognized the identity of the other party. It was his 04-level Chinese opera school girl, Qiu Ya!

"Wang Zhi?! Are you the heroine of this drama?"

Wang Zhi is Wang Kai's junior schoolmate. They both belong to the Chinese Opera Department and have met several times in school.

"Hello, Senior Wang Kai, please call me Ms. Jasmine now!"

Wang Zhi was chosen entirely because Lin Shu’s predecessor had known her for a long time. The role of Jasmine did not appear many times and did not require much acting skills.

In line with the principle that it is better to use a raw person than a familiar one, after Lin Shu confirmed that Wang Zhi's schedule was OK, he directly confirmed that she would play the forensic doctor Jasmine.

"Forensic doctor Jasmine? Xiao Shu, this is the heroine you are talking about..."

Forensic Jasmine only occupies the space of the book as an NPC, and has nothing to do with the heroine.

Wang Kai thought to himself: How many unconscionable words did Lin Shu say in order to deceive others into joining the group?

"What's the problem? Forensic Jasmine has a crush on Sherlock, she's a female character, and she has the most roles among all female characters, so why can't she be the heroine?"

Lin Shu didn't give Wang Kai a chance to say more, and directly decided on the identity of Wang Zhi's heroine. After all, Jasmine Forensic Doctor only appeared in the first episode for a small amount of time, but she appeared in subsequent episodes, giving a heroine a name.

Don’t overdo it.

"You are the director, whoever you say is the heroine will be the heroine."

Wang Kai had some understanding of Lin Shu's situation and how much thought he had put into preparing the film, so he did not choose to expose his statement about the heroine.

Wang Zhi naturally doesn't know the situation. She is still looking forward to her big screen debut as a heroine. Unfortunately, her role as the heroine is a bit less, one less than the third male lead in those two scenes.<

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"Okay, okay, I'll send you to the crew hotel first. We'll gather on time for the opening ceremony at 8 o'clock tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!