Just after Lin Yuan took over director Yu Sheng Shimoda's "The Ex 3", Sister Xia also updated a message in her circle of friends, meaning that Lin Yuan's schedule for this year is full and he will not consider other movies for the time being.
Of course, if there are any movies that are scheduled to be shot next year, we will discuss them separately.
I have to admit that after Sister Xia posted the news, the news quickly spread to the circle. Directors who were originally planning to find Lin Yuan for filming all regretted that they did not contact Lin Yuan earlier. Now they are fine.
Someone else got there first.
Some people are happy while others are worried. For Lin Yuan, the current situation is naturally a good thing.
If it had been a few days ago, I'm afraid the ringtone on his cell phone wouldn't be quiet even now. Now that he's back home, he can finally enjoy some quiet time for a long time.
Not long after I came back, the doorbell rang.
Lin Yuan knew who was standing at the door without even thinking about it. When he opened the door, he saw Song Zuer standing at the door holding the cooked soup.
Since he came back after filming the movie "Kung Fu Yoga", Song Zuer has taken advantage of the geographical advantage and often comes to visit. Lin Yuan doesn't know if her acting skills have improved, but her cooking skills have improved a lot. It can be said that these days
He fed Lin Yuan until he was full.
If the relationship between the two hadn't been clarified yet, I'm afraid Song Zuer would have planned to stay directly at Lin Yuan's house.
She is also a female artist in the company, and other female artists are now eager to take on more dramas so that they can show up and become popular as soon as possible.
Fortunately for her, it has been almost a year since she joined Xitian, but she has only accepted one movie now.
Originally, Lin Yuan thought it was a joke that Song Zuer said she planned to hold the baby at home before she was thirty, but now it seems that this girl is serious.
Song Zuer served Lin Yuan soup and said with concern: "Brother Lin Yuan, I added wolfberry and yam this time to nourish the body. Please drink more."
Lin Yuan first looked at the chicken soup, and then turned his attention to Song Zuer. Others would replenish their health afterwards, but Song Zuer was better. She always prepared for him before the battle. It seemed that he had to hurry up and give this girl
Find something to do, otherwise your body may not be able to withstand it before the filming of your next movie starts.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan asked: "Team, I just accepted a movie, and there is a female supporting role in it that has not yet been decided. Are you interested?"
"Of course I'm interested!"
Originally, if it was just about filming, Song Zuer might not be interested at all, but when he heard that this was a movie that Lin Yuan had just accepted, he agreed without saying a word.
Seeing that Song Duer agreed, Lin Yuan also pretended to be serious and said: "I will give you the script in the next two days. Then you can study the script at home and don't put your mind on other things for the time being.
Otherwise, if your performance fails, I won’t be able to explain it to the director."
Song Zuer didn't think so much for a while, and assured Lin Yuan: "Don't worry, senior brother, I will study the script carefully these days, and I will never hold you back."
Lin Yuan nodded. He was not worried at all about assigning a role to Song Zuer.
When he read the script of "Predecessor 3" today, except for the two actors he and Han Geng who had been cast, it seemed that the other actors had not yet been cast. When the time came, he asked Director Tian Yusheng to arrange a random role for Song Duer, and he didn't even think about it.
What problem.
night.
After a big battle, Lin Yuan dragged his tired body into his dream.
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Early the next morning.
Lin Yuan also started busy as planned from the beginning.
Picking up the phone, I quickly found Huang Bo's contact number in the address book and dialed it: "Hey, Brother Bo, are you free today?"
The call was answered quickly.
As Lin Yuan took the initiative to ask questions, Huang Bo on the other end of the phone was also a little curious. Lin Yuan called suddenly. He must have something to do with him, so he adjusted his sitting posture and replied very seriously: "I'm free, I
I have been perfecting the script at home these days, brother, what do you want from me?"
The relationship between the two was already good, and it was not an important matter. Lin Yuan naturally did not hide it and said straight to the point: "Brother Bo, it's like this. Someone is willing to invest in me to make a movie. I'm not thinking of you."
Are you planning to direct and star in a movie? I just wanted to come over and ask you about this."
After hearing what Lin Yuan said, Huang Bo on the other end of the phone was somewhat surprised.
He didn't originally plan to become a director like Xu Zheng, but during filming, someone said that they were willing to invest in him to make a movie, provided that he would direct and star in the movie.
After analyzing the pros and cons and determining that there was no harm to him, Huang Bo agreed.
Even "Havoc in Tianzhu", which Wang Baoqiang plans to shoot, is the same.
You must know that he and Wang Baoqiang have been famous for a long time. It is normal for investors to invest in movies directed and starred by the two of them.
But Lin Yuan has only been in the industry for a long time, and it only took three years to complete his career. However, now he is being targeted by management and is willing to invest in him to make a movie. This is enough to prove how terrifying Lin Yuan's popularity is now.
Although this is his first time directing a movie, since Lin Yuan is willing to come over to discuss it, he must be more than happy.
Thinking of this, Huang Bo readily agreed: "That would be great. You can come directly to my house. I just happened to call Bao Qiang."
Originally, Huang Bo planned to recruit Xu Zheng. After all, Xu Zheng's films that he directed and acted in, such as "囧囧", "心花情路", etc., were all successful. In terms of directing and acting, Xu Zheng
, there must be a unique understanding.
But then I thought, if I call Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang will be embarrassed to call him again. The relationship between the two has not eased since the last stalemate.
Besides, if Xu Zheng comes over to give ideas, then when the movie achieves results, will it be based on their own abilities or Xu Zheng’s guidance?
Under these considerations, Huang Bo finally decided to call Wang Baoqiang to come over and think about it together.
Even though the three of them have no experience as directors, they have never eaten pork. Have they never seen a pig running?
After making movies for so many years, no matter how high their attainments in filmmaking are, they are definitely better than many new directors. What's more, they are still three people thinking about it together. As the saying goes, three stooges are the same.
Zhuge Liang, maybe after the discussion between the three of them, this work will be completed?
Seeing that Huang Bo agreed, Lin Yuan did not show any pretense, simply packed up, and his assistant drove to Huang Bo's house.
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Huang Bo particularly welcomed Lin Yuan's arrival.
The two have been in constant contact with each other, and they even collaborated on the movie "The Secret of the Dragon", which was a very enjoyable process.
As soon as he entered the room, Huang Bo greeted him warmly: "Brother Lin Yuan, if I had known that you were going to make a movie, I would have called you over directly."
Lin Yuan laughed and joked: "I also came up with this idea after seeing Brother Bo that you said you wanted to make a movie yourself last time. But I didn't have enough savings, so I never mentioned it."
Not to mention Lin Yuan, I'm afraid most famous actors have the same idea.
When you are an actor, you have to be restricted by the director. If the director is not good enough, even if they have skills and ideas, they will not get the chance to display them. On the contrary, if they can direct and act by themselves, let alone movies.
No matter what the final box office results were, what was presented was definitely the picture they wanted to show the audience.
What's more, there are Zhou Xingchi, Jiang Wen, and Xu Zheng who have successfully directed and acted in the past. If they can also direct and act in a successful work, even if they don't become actors in the future, they can successfully transform into full-time directors.
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It's just that a good woman can't make a meal without rice. If there is no capital willing to invest, it is really difficult for the actor to make a high-quality movie based on his own savings.
Even Lin Yuan did not expect at first that he would be willing to invest in his movie now that he had the capital.
Opportunities like this are rare, and that's why he was so proactive. He contacted Huang Bo the next day to ask for advice on directing and acting, so he could prepare in advance.
While Lin Yuan was chatting with Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang also arrived at Huang Bo's home after a while.
After coming in, Wang Baoqiang briefly greeted Huang Bo, then turned to look at Lin Yuan: "Lin Yuan, I heard Huang Bo said that you are also going to make a movie?"
Lin Yuan nodded and answered truthfully: "That's right, but I haven't finished handling the matters at hand yet. I just came here to learn from the experience and prepare for the future."
He is different from Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo.
He currently has two dramas waiting to be filmed, one is "Tang Detective 2" and the other is "The Ex 3". Among them, the time for "Tang Detective 2" has not yet been decided. According to Chen Sichen, it is waiting for Wang Baoqiang to first
Filming will be done after "Havoc in Tianzhu" is completed, while "Exes 3" will be filmed after all the actors have been finalized.
Under this situation, even if Lin Yuan has received capital investment, he currently has no script and no time. Even if he wants to direct and star in a movie as soon as possible, he may have to wait until next year.
It is not wrong to say that I came here to learn from Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang.
But besides learning how the two of them made movies, he naturally had other ideas.
After pouring a glass of water for Lin Yuan and Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo sat down and said with a serious face: "There is an idiom that says, if you don't cry, it will be a blockbuster! Although this is the first time for the three of us brothers to speak on their own.
He directs and stars in his own movie, but no matter what, he must win this first battle well!"
After the words fell, Wang Baoqiang clapped and cheered: "Okay! Well said!"
Both of them looked very serious, but when this scene fell into Lin Yuan's eyes, he couldn't be serious at all.
I have to say that these two are geniuses in comedy. Just sitting here, there is a funny atmosphere.
Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang are obviously very aware of their advantages. Although the subjects they shoot are different, they are both comedy movies, which is the field in which they are relatively good.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but think about it. If he directs and acts by himself, what type of movie should he choose?
After Kang's impassioned speech, Huang Bo suddenly returned to his usual relaxed state, his eyes suddenly fell on Wang Baoqiang, and he asked: "Baoqiang, how much is your investment in that movie?"
When it came to investment, Wang Baoqiang was obviously a little disappointed, and said in a low tone: "It's only tens of millions."
Due to the fire in the backyard of his home, his current popularity has also been affected. In the past, it would have been impossible for him to receive tens of millions of investments just based on his title of "Grassroots Movie King". However, now there is no way, and he is willing to invest in him.
The strength of the two film and television companies in the industry is only average. They can spend tens of millions to invest in him to shoot "Havoc in Tianzhu", which is already a very good choice.
Moreover, he now urgently needed to produce a successful work to prove himself, so he was not picky and accepted investment from two film and television companies.
Compared to Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo's situation is obviously much better.
It is also a self-directed and starring debut film. Shanghai Hanner Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. alone invested 100 million, and now his personal studio is still contacting other investors. It is expected that there should be an investment of 150 million before the film starts.
It does not mean that the more investment, the better the movie will be.
But at least with sufficient investment, the cast and the quality of the movie can be guaranteed, and the money will not be lost.
After learning about Wang Baoqiang's situation, Huang Bo shook his head and said, "The investment is a bit low. It seems that we need to work harder on the cast."
With an investment of tens of millions, if Wang Baoqiang hadn't directed and acted himself, he probably wouldn't have been able to spend the money to hire other actors.
Under such circumstances, Wang Baoqiang could only choose actors who were not well paid to star in the film, otherwise the film's cost would not be controllable.
Lin Yuan saw the situation, and after thinking for a while, he suggested: "Brother Bo, Brother Baoqiang, how about this? The three of us have to make movies anyway, why don't we all play a role in each other's movies, so that each of us saves money?"
Wouldn't it be better to spend the remuneration of two actors wisely?"
The entertainment industry is not about intrigues, but about human relationships.
The reason why he came up with this idea is that Lin Yuan is not sure how much investment he can get when he makes a movie. If he doesn't have much investment like Wang Baoqiang, then he will be shooting himself in the foot.
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It's better to sell a smooth favor in advance. If you encounter difficulties later, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang can help you.
As Lin Yuan's voice fell, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
The three of them are well known in the film and television industry for their popularity and acting skills.
Huang Bo originally planned to invite Lin Yuan to star in this movie, but the problem is that Lin Yuan's popularity is too high now. He estimated that the investment he would spend on actors would only be around 50 million. If he invited Lin Yuan,
There was only a budget of 20 million left to invite other actors.
Now Lin Yuan's proposal can be said to have solved a big problem for the two of them.
Take "Havoc in Tianzhu", which Wang Baoqiang is about to start filming, as an example. The total investment so far is only tens of millions. If Lin Yuan and Huang Bo are invited to star, each person will be calculated as a friendly price of 25 million, and the remuneration alone will cost
50 million, whether the remaining funds can support the launch of the movie is a question.
Huang Bo immediately praised: "This is a good suggestion. If the three of us brothers cooperate with each other, we will be able to save a lot of money. When the time comes, we can use the money wisely, and it will be worthy of the audience."
Wang Baoqiang glanced at Lin Yuan gratefully. Anyone with a discerning eye could see who this suggestion would help the most.
If Lin Yuan and Huang Bo had starred in friendly roles, he would have been much more likely to succeed in making a comeback with the movie "Havoc in Tianzhu".
After solving the big problem of actors' remuneration, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang's interest obviously suddenly increased a lot.
The three of them also started discussing various topics.
After discussing for a while, Huang Bo took this opportunity to go to the study, took out the script he was thinking about, put it in the hands of Lin Yuan and Wang Baoqiang, and asked: "You two happen to be here, help me find faults, look at it."
Read the script to see if there are any areas that need to be corrected."
Lin Yuan took the script and read it.
There are many traces of modifications in the script. It is obvious that Huang Bo has put a lot of energy into this script these days.
But this is just right. He is here to learn experience anyway, and his [script understanding] attribute is basically full. But Huang Bo has made so many movies, and his understanding in this aspect is not bad, so he just took this opportunity to watch it.
Based on the understanding of the script with full attributes, is there any gap with these movie stars?
The plot of "A Good Show" is relatively simple. It tells a fable about a company employee's team trip and a shipwreck, and they are stranded on a desert island. In order to survive, they live together and face a series of human problems.
It has to be said that after Huang Bo's "tinkering" revisions, the outline of the story has been basically completed, and the rhythm of the story is also in place. Song and dance elements were even added in the middle to ease the conflict in the story, which can be regarded as a complete story.
A relatively accurate commercial movie.
There are just some minor flaws in the middle of the plot. Huang Bo, who wrote the script, might not have noticed them for a while, but Lin Yuan could easily spot these problems from the perspective of a bystander.
Not to mention him, even Wang Baoqiang on the side found two or three problems one after another.
Fortunately, these problems are not serious, and it is not troublesome to modify them. What's more, the three of them have a good understanding of the script, and they can come up with several solutions after a casual discussion.
While "nitpicking" the script.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Huang Bo, and asked: "Brother Bo, which role are you going to let me play?"
Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, Wang Baoqiang also asked: "What about me? Who should I play then?"
Huang Bo seemed to have already thought about the roles of the two of them, and gave them instructions in the script: "Lin Yuan will play the role of my cousin, Xiao Yuan, and Bao Qiang will play the role of the driver. His name is
Xiao Wang, forget it."
Both of them have a lot of roles in this movie, and both have their own outstanding plots. It can be seen that Huang Bo still knows how to play to their strengths.
Just after Huang Bo finished talking about the roles played by the two.
Lin Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked curiously: "Brother Bo, I remember you said before that you wanted Sister Shu Qi to play the heroine. Isn't it a lie?"
When talking about Shu Qi, Huang Bo glanced behind him cautiously, and then showed a "vulgar" smile: "Lin Yuan, don't tell me, I haven't decided on the other actors yet, but I have decided on the heroine.
Well, look at the back, is there a kissing scene?"
As he spoke, Huang Bo skillfully turned to the scene with the "kissing scene", pointed to the plot above and said proudly.
Lin Yuan glanced at the plot above, and then gave Huang Bo a contemptuous look.
Judging from the modifications in the script, there was indeed a kiss scene at the beginning.
But I don’t know who modified it, and changed it to Ma Jin forcibly kissing Shanshan, but Shanshan stopped her, and in the end she didn’t succeed, and just kissed Shanshan’s palm.
Can this be called a kiss scene?
Huang Bo pretended to turn a blind eye to Lin Yuan's disdainful gaze, and quickly changed the topic: "By the way, who do you think I should find to play the remaining roles?"
Now that the four starring roles of Lin Yuan, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, and Shu Qi have been confirmed, there are still two characters who have slightly more roles, the company boss and the office director, as well as a number of supporting roles.
The supporting roles don't matter, they don't have much role to play, even ordinary actors can do the job.
But the company boss and the office director are different. Both of them have distinct characters and personalities, so they need suitable actors.
Lin Yuan took a look at the personality characteristics of these two characters, and immediately thought of two candidates.
"Brother Bo, what do you think of Teacher Yu, Wei and Wang Xun?"
The reason why these two people come to mind is because the images of these two people can be said to perfectly fit these two roles.
Yu and Wei had previously played Liu Bei in "New Three Kingdoms", with a mature and steady image, but recently their spitting emoticons in "Mansion Gate 2" became popular on the Internet. This strong contrast between the image and the
The role of the boss in the script could not be more appropriate.
As for Wang Xun, when he was recording "Extreme Challenge", he gave people the impression of being a little clever. In addition, his image is very suitable for the office director. When the scene is shown in the camera, then
Definitely a true character!
After hearing the two candidates proposed by Lin Yuan, Huang Bo seemed to compare their images in his mind.
After a few seconds, Huang Bo said with satisfaction: "Yes, I will ask the assistant to help contact Teacher Yu and Wei. If Wang Xun says so, I will call him later."
Huang Bo looked at Lin Yuan now, the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.
Not only did he and Wang Baoqiang save a lot of actor's salary at once, but he also gave him a lot of suggestions on the script. Even the two actors given in the casting were particularly suitable. If it weren't for Lin Yuan, he would
Not to mention the work will be delayed for another week or two.
Seeing that Huang Bo's script had already been completed, Wang Baoqiang felt envious.
If he had known earlier, he would have brought the script over and asked Lin Yuan to help him read it. Now that Lin Yuan had done him such a big favor, he was too embarrassed to ask Lin Yuan to follow him to his house to read the script again. He could only find a chance to read it next time.
Lin Yuan was invited out for dinner, and then Lin Yuan was asked to help pick out the problems in the script.