Xiang Nan then used his personal connections to transfer Zhu Lin's unit from Emei Film Studio to Yanjing Film Studio.
Zhu Lin was actually very happy to return to Beijing.
On the one hand, she is originally from Yanjing, and her parents are also in the capital. She can come back to work and take care of them; on the other hand, the entertainment industry in the capital is much stronger than that in Tianfu, and there will be more opportunities here.
In addition to helping her arrange work, Xiang Nan also helped her purchase a house and a car. This made Zhu Lin very embarrassed.
In fact, although she won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for "Triumph at Midnight" and is now one of the most popular actresses in the mainland, her salary is still very low.
For her role in "Triumph at Midnight", she was only paid 500 yuan per episode; for her role in "Desire", she was only paid 600 yuan per episode. Therefore, she is famous but not rich, with a net worth of less than 30,000 yuan.
In comparison, the house and car Xiang Nan gave her were worth more than 400,000 yuan, which she really couldn't afford.
"Jianjun, I can't accept such an expensive gift from you." She refused.
"Zhu Lin, don't you still understand how I feel about you?" Xiang Nan held her hand and said, "If I can, I really want to give you everything I have."
"But..." Zhu Lin hesitated for a while, he was a married woman after all.
"I know your concerns. But my wife and I have no relationship for a long time, but we still have a daughter." Xiang Nan explained, "Coupled with my identity and status, I cannot ignore the impact.
But, Zhu Lin, I swear to God, the person I love most is you. Please don’t reject me anymore, okay? I know you love me too. "
Zhu Lin hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
Except for his status as a married man, Xiang Nan was not outstanding in any other aspect. He is talented, tall and handsome, has a net worth of tens of millions, has a high status, is famous overseas, is gentle and elegant, and talks smartly... better than most men.
And she is thirty-five years old this year, already middle-aged, and she dare not bet that there will be a better candidate than Xiang Nan in the future. So she finally gave in.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan hugged her happily.
…
Entering December, the actors of the "Dream of Red Mansions" crew have also grown a lot after half a year of experience.
For example, Deng Jie, who is relatively capable, has grown into an acupoint and often organizes everyone to perform with him.
Ouyang Fenqiang, Yuan Mei and Chen Naixu are studying and preparing to apply for college next year. Mou Yi, who plays the role of Yingchun, has a shy personality and can't let go. Now he sells clothes at the zoo wholesale market.
Others followed Deng Jie in acupuncture, and some couldn't bear to return to their hometowns. In short, there have been many changes compared to half a year ago.
…
At the same time, director Zhang Yimou from Chang'an Film Studio approached Xiang Nan, hoping to adapt his "Red Sorghum" into a movie.
Looking at the rough-looking man in front of him, Xiang Nan smiled, "Director Zhang, do you want to adapt my "Red Sorghum"?"
"Yes, Professor Cheng, I think in your article, the characters dare to love, hate, live and die, and have great vitality. They are open-minded, unrestrained, heroic and straightforward, and represent the spirit of our nation." Zhang Yimou nodded. "So I wanted to film it."
"That's right. It seems that you really understand and you are my close friend." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Well, I have two conditions. If you promise me, I will promise you to direct."
Zhang Yimou was stunned and asked first, "What are your conditions?"
"I will write the first script. After all, I wrote it. I don't want others to make random changes and ruin it for me." Xiang Nan explained.
Zhang Yimou nodded and agreed happily, "Of course, I didn't dare to work for you at first. It would be better if you could agree."
Xiang Nan's scripts are well-known. When he was in college, he could write "There's a Blizzard Tonight", "Wotou Guild Hall", "The First Floor in the World" and other good scripts that were praised by the master Cao Yu. There was nothing he couldn't believe.
"The second condition is that in terms of actors, I have the right to make suggestions." Xiang Nan added, "I hope it will be played by suitable actors, so as not to ruin the characters I created."
"Okay, but I still have to make the decision." Zhang Yimou thought about it and said.
The script and casting are the director's rights. If these two are taken away, then all he will have is the filming score. Not to mention that his power has shrunk significantly, the stories that will be filmed by then may not be the stories he wants.
"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Then it's settled." Zhang Yimou smiled.
…
Xiang Nan then spent two days to complete the script of "Red Sorghum" and handed it over to Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou also didn't expect Xiang Nan to move so quickly. In his opinion, it would take at least half a year to polish a script.
But after he read the script, he was completely convinced.
Xiang Nan's script is so well written that it would be no problem to shoot it directly. The scenes, storyboards, lines, expressions... were written in great detail. It was the best script he had ever seen.
"Professor Cheng, you really surprised me." He said with a smile.
"You're welcome, there are specialties in the art industry." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I can't learn your photography skills."
Zhang Yimou is a photographer by training. He has won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography, the Photography Award at the Nantes International Film Festival in France, and the Outstanding Production Technology Award at the Venice International Film Festival. He is considered an international photographer.
Therefore, no matter how many people criticize Zhang Yimou's commercial movies as bad movies, the pictures are absolutely nothing to say about them. The color, composition, light and shadow are all perfect.
Zhang Yimou chuckled, he liked hearing what Xiang Nan said.
…
After selecting the script, Zhang Yimou began to recruit actors.
Xiang Nan first proposed a few candidates. The male protagonist Jiang Wen, such a masculine role must be played by him. Of course, Zhang Fengyi and Shi Zhaoqi are also good, but they are still a little behind Jiang Wen.
Ji Chunhua, who plays the villain Tu Sanpao, doesn’t need to be considered too much. This guy has been a professional villain since "Shaolin Temple". Looking at his face, it's hard to believe that this guy can still play a good guy.
Zhang Yimou agreed after hearing this.
Later, when it was the heroine's turn, Zhang Yimou was in trouble.
Because he had seen many actors, but he felt that they were not to his liking and did not have the maternal qualities he wanted.
Xiang Nan proposed a candidate at this time, Gong Li, who was a junior in Chinese drama.
In fact, if Zhu Lin were ten years younger, he would not have given this role to Gong Li.
"Do you know this person?" Zhang Yimou asked curiously.
"No, I heard people talk about it." Xiang Nan explained.
Gong Li, together with Shi Ke, Jin Lili, Wu Yujuan and Chen Wei, are known as the Five Golden Flowers of Chinese Opera. Jin Lili had previously played the role of Yingchun in the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", and was succeeded by Mou Yi after she was admitted to the Chinese National Opera.
When Zhang Yimou heard this, he felt a sudden change in his heart.
Xiang Nan has never seen it with his own eyes, so how can it be done?
However, he did not refuse immediately, and nodded, "Let's go and see if it works."
Xiang Nan nodded after hearing this.
