After this frank exchange with Wen Liang, the relationship between the two has risen to a new level.
In fact, to a large extent, this is what He Tianran has to do. The relationship between the company and the artist, or between him and Wen Liang, must be maintained. Now, although Gangcheng Yingna has the investment of Shanhai , but in the final analysis, it is only a small company, and the only one who can take advantage of it is Bai Lingye, so it is urgent to improve its artist lineup.
However, people are not commodities after all. It is normal to have emotions, characters and flaws. Now Wen Liang doesn't talk to Li Lan in the company. The latter is also very troubled by this girl's personality and dare not give too many resources, because if something happens You were popular that day and had a rebellious attitude, so it would be better to just hide you now.
Therefore, what Li Lan couldn't do now fell to He Tianran.
Since He Tianran is betting that Wen Liang, the rouge horse, will have a bright stardom in the future, then when it’s time to play the emotional card, play the emotional card, and when it’s time to give money, give the money. Do your emotional work well first, and everything will go smoothly after that. .
Now that the investment matter has come to an end, He Tianran has once again shifted his daily focus to the crew. The interviews for actors are still continuing, but the next day, Yao Qingtao brought bad news.
"Originally, teacher Zhou Jingsong who played Yu Guozhu might not be able to come, because your school wouldn't let him go.
"The school won't let people go?"
"Yes, why don't you go talk about it again?"
He Tianran was in trouble as soon as he sat down.
"In the Wild" is not only romance, a large part of its plot has elements of suspense and investigation, especially in the later scenes after entering the capital from the Jianghu, there is also a part of the court drama, although compared with historical dramas It's definitely not rigorous enough, but this part of the play also needs some veteran actors to support it.
Two characters are very important, one is the emperor, and the other is Yu Wen's father Yu Guozhu. At the same time, he is also the biological father of the heroine Song Wuxie.
For such an important role, He Tianran first thought of some old actors he knew at the film school, and the teacher Yao Qingtao mentioned, Zhou Jingsong, was the deputy dean of Wenliang's acting school, an acting professor, and a national first-class actor.
This was the reassurance that He Tianran got after asking his mentor to brush his face several times.
"The film school has many regulations. Teacher Zhou has many jobs. There is nothing he can do if he suddenly can't come. After all, the start time has not been set at that time. We only made a verbal agreement. I will go back to school to ask about it another day. You let Yu Hui first Yu Guozhu's character information is posted, and I also asked Li Lan to contact similar veteran actors."
Yao Qingtao added: "Okay, but Teacher Zhou casually mentioned someone for us to try. He said it was a student he had taught before. Would you like to call him over to try?"
"Student? Teacher Zhou hasn't had a student for seventeen or eight years, right? His students are all in their forties. Are they famous in the circle?"
"No, I checked, and there is a very concise encyclopedia of Du Niang on the Internet. It has not been updated in many years. Most of the works involved are Cantonese dramas produced by Hong Kong City Television in the early days."
"Hey, "Riding the Dragon and Passing the Phoenix"?"
Yao Qingtao was surprised: "Ah, Director He, do you know?"
"Oh, it comes from my childhood memories. I remember the main character's catchphrase in the play, which is called 'One day, the dragon will wear the phoenix, I don't believe that the world will wear holes in my trousers.' Later, Hong Kong City advocated speaking Mandarin. This kind of homemade vernacular drama is almost It’s nearly extinct, what’s that person’s name?”
"Sun Zhangwen."
"Um?"
"What, do you know me?"
"The name is somewhat impressive, but I can't remember who it is. You can call me this afternoon. Yuhui will let me know when the interview begins."
"Okay, is there anything else?"
"Help me make an appointment with Hu Yue to come to the company. Let's meet today. And..."
He Tianran deliberately let it slip, and Yao Qingtao listened attentively to what he was going to say, only to hear this guy say:
"Should I... really hire a secretary or... give you a salary increase?"
"Hey~" When Yao Qingtao heard this, he made a disgusted sound in his mouth and said: "Then you should give me a salary increase. Anyway, I don't have much to do after finishing the surfing line, and you will start filming soon. I won't be here for half a year. If you hire a secretary, will he follow you to the set?"
When He Tianran heard this, he exaggeratedly said:
"Wow, with employees like you, it's no wonder I don't get rich."
"Morality~raise your salary!"
Yao Qingtao spat, turned and walked out of the office.
Two hours later, when it was time for dinner, Hu Yue, who had left a mustache on his back, opened the door and came in with a bag on his back and a smile.
The three episodes of scripts that he had polished before were well received by the entire screenwriting team, so it was only natural that he took care of the rest of the script polishing work.
He Tianran was packing his things and getting ready to go out for dinner. When he saw him coming, he said:
"You're here just in time. Are you going to eat?"
"Okay."
Large-scale parks like those around Zhuguang Lane usually have several public canteens, and business is very easy to do, because not only the employees in the park need to eat, but the actors who come to audition from outside also need to eat, so they have to eat at 1 o'clock. Just like a university cafeteria, the cost is not expensive. Chinese fast food with two meat dishes, one vegetarian dish and one soup only costs fifteen yuan.
The cafeteria was overcrowded, and He Tianran didn't have any airs. He took the dishes and looked around for a seat, but there was no place. He simply found a shady place outside and sat on a ladder. When Hu Yue saw his boss acting like this, he got even more excited. There was nothing special about it, the two of them just sat together, no different from the passerby actors who came out to have a meal between auditions.
"How have you been writing lately?"
He Tianran picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth, then took a bite of rice.
"It's almost over. I've written thirty episodes. I can finish it by the end of this month at the earliest. Teacher A Liu and the others have written it very solidly, and I can finish it quickly."
"Okay, but I value quality more than speed. I called you here today. Firstly, I want to ask about the progress. Secondly, I have a job and I want to ask you about your time."
Hu Yue was eating his fish-flavored shredded pork. When he heard about the job, his eyes lit up and he immediately swallowed the food in his mouth.
"I have time. I have so much time. What kind of work is it? Script or copywriting? I can do both."
He Tianran was amused by his eager look and said with a smile:
"Eat slowly, and just say you have time without even asking what's going on."
Hu Yue said nonchalantly: "Writing can't delay anything else. As long as I'm not writing online articles, I have time."
He Tianran said strangely: "Didn't you start your career by writing online articles? Why do you still dislike it?"
"It's not that I dislike it." Hu Yue explained: "The main reason is that this thing needs to be updated every day. Once you start writing it, you can't do anything else. Moreover, it is too long. It's too damn hard to finish it in a year and a half. I might as well write it." When writing scripts, you can at least have time to revise and revise things, and you can earn more. To put it bluntly, people are moving forward, and downward compatibility is only a temporary solution."
He Tianran nodded: "So do you still have any serials in the works?"
"Yes, but I took four or five days off this month in order to write our script. All the manuscripts have been sent out. Oops, I get whipped to death by readers every day..."
Listening to Hu Yue pouring out his bitter words, He Tianran said lightly:
"Then let's go directly to the eunuch."
"ah?"
""Inside the Wild" will start filming at the end of the year, and it will probably take half a year to shoot. I thought about bringing Teacher A Liu and you to be a co-screenwriter. Teacher A Liu was originally the only one, and it was her first time as a screenwriter. I wanted to Followed the whole process, so no one else is needed for the main plot, but she is slow, and the team of screenwriters mainly needs to be adapted to local conditions, which is different from the dull writing in the early stage, so I considered letting you do it. She lends a hand."
He Tianran said slowly.
The importance of the position of screenwriter varies from drama to drama. Just like the last filming of "A Thousand Knots of Hearts", the company's screenwriting team was not yet formed, so the main body of the script was handed over to a well-known outside screenwriting studio for adaptation. He Tianran was only responsible for the work. Because the budget was limited at that time, it was impossible for a famous screenwriter to accompany the crew all the time. So when the filming officially started, He Tianran basically stopped working in the early stage and spent every day in the hotel revising the script.
It's not that as a director, he is lofty and has better ideas and must change them, but the script will definitely be different from the actual shooting. This is inevitable, or he will spend money to achieve the effect in the text. Or it can only be changed.
No matter how artistically and emotionally involved the screenwriter writes, the script is just a guiding text when filming starts. How can this text be realized? The screenwriter created an atmosphere that was so sublime that the sky was filled with flowers and golden lotuses bloomed on the ground. When we arrived at the scene, the photographer would still ask where the machine was set up? Actors still ask me how to act.
At this time, in order to prevent the director's head from exploding on the spot, the importance of teaming up with the screenwriters becomes apparent.
Every adversity leads to wisdom. Now with A Liu's full participation and Hu Yue's words, He Tianran should be able to save a lot of energy.
Upon hearing this, Hu Yue stood up and was very excited:
"Yes! That's great! I can run with such a crew, and I can also write a ridiculous online article. I will post a eunuch announcement now. The reason is that I am being kept by a rich woman and I don't want to work hard anymore!"
"...Ouch~"
He Tianran smiled and shook his head, ignoring him. With Hu Yue's help, he was in a very good mood.
Hu Yue sat down again, put the meal aside, fiddled with his mobile phone in his hand, and suddenly asked:
"By the way, Director He, I heard that you recently took over Wen Liang's company?"
"It's not that it's taken over, it's that it's invested in shares. Where did you hear the news? Did A Liu or Wen Liang tell you?"
"No, I first saw Bai Lingye's vlog, and then confirmed it with Sister Liang and A Liu."
"Ah, that's it..." He Tianran was eating and suddenly noticed something was wrong. He turned around and asked, "Are you still watching Bai Lingye's vlog?"
Hu Yue suddenly blushed, "I...I am her old fan. I have been a fan of her since before she debuted and posted vlogs on Xiaopo.com, and a large part of my entrance into film school was influenced by her." Influence."
He Tianran was stunned for a long time and held back a sentence:
"...Fuck, you can do it."
"Okay!" Hu Yue was even a little complacent, and then asked very restrainedly: "Director He, wasn't she the protagonist of your last drama? You are her boss now, so will... "
"Guest appearance, right? Yes, I haven't thought about the role yet, because it was not arranged at the beginning, so you may have written her role yourself. And if you want to meet her, I will go to their company for a meeting when you have time. You and I You can see it if you go together.”
As soon as He Tianran finished speaking, he originally thought that Hu Yue would be more excited, but unexpectedly, the other party became rational about this proposal.
"Well, it must be a huge honor for me as a fan to help her write a play. If we don't meet... forget it, it's better to keep a distance. It's like Sister Liang is very familiar with me, so I don't even look at her now. With a little celebrity filter, it’s rare for me to have been a fan of someone for so many years, so it’s better to let her live in my imagination.”
He Tianran nodded in agreement: "Hu Yue, you are quite sober. I think if Lingye knew that she had a fan like you, she would definitely feel very happy."
"Oh, Director He, you can just call me Xiucai. My full name is Wei Shengfen."
After the two finished their lunch, Hu Yue took out a pack of seven-star blueberries and ordered them for each of them. He Tianran exhaled smoke and said:
"By the way, when we first met, didn't you think the role of Yu Wen was very interesting? In fact, I thought so too, so I gave the role to Wen Liang. Did she tell you in private?"
"No, you haven't announced the cast yet, and she won't leak it in advance... Are you asking her to play Yu Wen? Oh, this... is really..."
Hu Yue said in surprise when he heard this, but the more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.
He Tianran raised his eyebrows:
"How about it? It's interesting!"
"Interesting...this is so interesting!"
Hu Yue smoked a cigarette and murmured to himself. A person's micro-expressions cannot deceive others. It can be seen that he really agrees with He Tianran's choice, and he also has many thoughts in his heart. It is estimated that the two of them had some in the afternoon. Chatted.
"Director He, actually I have one more thing I want to tell you."
"what?"
"It's just... is there still a shortage of photographers in the team? I have a friend... who graduated from the photography department. Can he come over and be an assistant cameraman or a B-unit photographer or something?"
He Tianran guessed what he was thinking right away.
"You mean that Cai Jueming, Cai She, right?"
"Yes, that's him. Director He, have you ever cooperated?"
"Wen Liang was able to find him last time in Surfline, but Xiucai...you are really...lack of virtue...you just want to have fun, right?"
Hu Yue knew that his thoughts were exposed and smiled "hehe".
He Tianran still remembered that the last time Hu Yue chatted with him, he made it clear that the photographer named Cai Jueming had a campus romance with the lead actor Gu Qiaoman. If there were any intimate scenes between the male and female protagonists, and Cai Jueming was still the director, wouldn't it be a lot of fun...
Thinking of this, He Tianran, who was worried about the world being in chaos, still felt a little itchy.
"Do you have any big grudge against this Cai She?"
He Tianran asked curiously.
"No, no, no, we have a close relationship! We live in the same dormitory at university! Think about it after living together for four years."
Hu Yue waved his hands repeatedly, but the smile on his face had betrayed his heart.
Oh, Hu Bian and Cai She...
This is really a pair of bad friends.
(End of chapter)
