"You need to find an experienced assistant director to help you, and one who has experience in this type of film. Of course, if you don't have a suitable candidate, I can recommend two to you." Zhao Guangming said with a smile.
"Even if Director Zhao doesn't say it, I still think so." Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
Because he also knew that if he filmed "Garland Under the Mountain", it would be difficult for Zhuo Yixiong to be qualified for the job.
Moreover, Li Yi not only needed to find an experienced assistant director, but also needed help from the army.
"Furthermore, can we complete this film with quality and quantity before the National Day this year?" Zhao Guangming suddenly said again.
Li Yi asked with some suspicion: "Director Zhao, doesn't Huaying have any plans to present a gift film this year?"
This time, it was Zhao Guangming's turn with a wry smile and said: "Why not? In fact, this year's National Day schedule is full of main theme movies. Speaking of this, it is very different from your previous movie "That Rabbit That Year" Guanxi, that anime made many people see the market prospects of main theme movies. This is a good thing, but it is also not a good thing!"
"What do you mean?" Li Yi couldn't help but be confused.
Zhao Guangming sighed: "Although some people think that the main theme movie market has a promising future, you also know the current situation of main theme movies. Therefore, most of them are holding on to the idea of taking a hit if there is no date, and more of them are testing the waters. And almost all of them are films that imitate the Hollywood model. It’s not bad, but most of them depict tigers instead of dogs. In fact, your "Garland Under the Mountain" was able to pass so quickly in terms of subject matter and content. I have to thank these people.”
"Because the story structure and character design of "Garland Under the Mountain" are very Chinese, everyone has high expectations for this film, hoping to find a way to create a main theme film with Chinese characteristics. For this reason, You understand why I asked you if you could finish the film before National Day this year, right?"
Li Yi couldn't help but double his pressure.
He understood what Zhao Guangming meant. He wanted to use "Wreaths Under the Mountain" as a model.
No wonder I have concerns because I am too young.
"If we can get the full support of Huaying, especially the support of the army, then it should be no problem." Li Yi thought for a while and said.
In fact, "Garlands Under the Mountain" is very different from many war films.
Because this movie does not have any big scenes, but starts from small things. Looking at the whole movie, it is actually not that difficult to shoot.
The real trouble is to serve Hua Dao, and if there is support from Huaying and the army in this regard, it will naturally be twice the result with half the effort.
"By the way, don't you have a co-production film to make? It's also scheduled to be released on Chinese Valentine's Day. How do you solve this problem?" Zhao Guangming asked again.
"This problem is easy to handle. In fact, "A Story More Sad than Sad", to put it bluntly, is a small-budget romance film. When the time comes, I only need to complete the storyboard script, find a few more assistant directors, and let them follow the script. Just take pictures of my request without any delay!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"Is this okay? Don't let this ruin the reputation you have built with great effort." Zhao Guangming asked.
"It can be done, actually. This time, Peninsula Pictures has hired two assistant directors. They are both directors who will direct the local adaptations of several of my films in the future. Their abilities are definitely not bad, and Peninsula Pictures, In fact, the writer-centered system is very popular, so you really don’t need to worry about whether they can film well,” Li Yi said with a smile.
He really wasn't just talking nonsense.
But the fact is that the status of screenwriters on the peninsula is much higher than that of the mainland and even Hollywood.
The power of many of their TV series, movies, and screenwriters is frightening.
Even above the director.
On the other side of the peninsula, the hierarchy is extremely strict.
The assistant director will definitely not have any resistance to being a tool director for a top director like Li Yi, and may even thank Li Yi for giving them a chance.
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Since "A Story More Sad than Sad" is a co-production, it must look like a co-production. The leading party must be Li Yi. Of course, as a co-production, it is impossible to have an all-Chinese cast, so the male and female protagonists are on Peninsula. She definitely had to get one. In the end, Li Yi thought about it and decided on the heroine. And it is conceivable that to star in Li Yi's movie, the peninsula must also have a group of top movie stars to be qualified.
Of course, if Li Yi has other preferences, that's another matter.
In fact, to be honest, Li Yi was not that concerned about this movie.
Although it is said that Li Yi makes more movies by "copying", but the more he "copies", the level will naturally rise.
So, he suddenly felt that making this kind of movie was a little less challenging.
Especially now that he has the more challenging "Garland Under the Mountain" to shoot.
What he said in front of Zhao Guangming before was indeed what he had thought of before, but the difference was that before, he just wanted to be more relaxed and did not say that he wanted to give up his options, but now he feels that he can be more bold.
Director Mu directed "Get Out!" "Tumor King" actually made him think. In fact, this kind of movie can be used to train a few young directors. Then he will be relaxed, but he will also have a good reputation of supporting the younger generations, and he can also train new directors for the company. He will do more than one thing with one stone. ah!
Therefore, Li Yi selected a female director named Zhang Ranran from among the young directors in this time's "Hong Kong Film and Television New Talent Support Program", and then went to the Beijing Film Academy and asked instructor Li Mingshan to select a fresh graduate of the directing department for him. Graduate student Luo Xiaobing joins his crew.
Then two assistant directors, a man and a woman, came over from the peninsula, Ahn Jae-wook and Quan Bo-ra.
As a result, a film called "Sader than Sad", Goodfellas, directly had five assistant directors.
They are the butler Zhuo Yixiong, young Hong Kong director Zhang Ranran, junior student Luo Xiaobing from Beijing Film Academy, and An Zaixu and Quan Baola who were recruited from Peninsula Pictures.
Among them, Zhuo Yixiong needs no introduction. Li Yi's right-hand men, Zhang Ranran and Luo Xiaobing, signed a directing contract with Li Yi's company before joining the crew, and they can be regarded as their own.
As for Ahn Jae-wook and Jeon Bora, the two directors hired by Peninsula Pictures are both directors that Peninsula Pictures focuses on cultivating. In the future, they will direct the local version of "Daughter's Wedding Dress" and "The Gift of Room No. 7" respectively. .
Therefore, Li Yi is quite satisfied. Because obviously, if these two people can be selected by Peninsula Pictures as the directors of those two movies, then they should be given something to do if they are hired as assistant directors.
Coupled with the fact that Zhuo Yixiong was watching, Li Yi felt relaxed.
As for Peninsula Pictures, will they feel that they were offended by Li Yihuang?
Really not. As mentioned before, in Peninsula, the status of screenwriters is very high. The script was given by Li Yi, and even the storyboard script was made by Li Yi.
What else could they be dissatisfied with?
