Two days later, Yucheng Airport.
Meng Shu carried his bag and came to the exit. Looking at the unfamiliar environment around him, he stretched out and relaxed the restrained posture that he had been in for almost 2 hours on the plane.
Then he took a deep breath and took out his cell phone to call a ride-hailing service.
This time I came all the way to Yucheng mainly to meet and communicate with Director Li.
Two days ago, after supervisor Lian gave him his contact information, he contacted Director Li on the phone.
Then, the two briefly communicated and got to know each other.
Director Li's full name is Li Chengshuang, and he is an old artist.
According to autobiographical information on the Internet, he was originally a handyman on the crew in his early years, and later met his life mentor in a stage play by accident. From then on, he began his life in stage plays, and then step by step he grew from a small stage actor to the now successful artist director.
It is said that he also brought out many successful apprentices.
At first, did Meng Shu think he could hire such a person? In other words, will you be free to express your will after being moved?
But after some exchanges, it was discovered that the other party was not as stubborn as Meng Shu thought, and instead seemed very kind.
The person the manager found was really good.
And when he heard that he was willing to direct the stage play, the other party did not refuse directly, but his tone was a little awkward.
After careful questioning, I found out that Director Li had retired and was living a retirement life.
If he were to direct a stage play again, he would be a little out of his depth.
After hearing this, Meng Shu expressed his understanding and planned to give up the idea of inviting Director Li.
There is no other way. Since they have retired, why bother them?
As a result, when Director Li learned from the polite inquiry that it was a horror-type stage play, his tone changed on the spot and he started asking for details.
Although Meng Shu found that Director Li seemed to have suddenly changed, he still briefly explained the overall story flow.
As a result, Director Li was silent for a while and then replied.
[Maybe we should meet. ]
Then, Meng Shu came to Yucheng.
The reason why Meng Shu came to see Director Li was not because he was trying to be a big star, but out of respect for the old artist, so he deserved to go there.
So now, Meng Shu, who arrived in Yucheng, went to a company called 'Yu Yang Media' through the specific address sent by Director Li.
This is a street store, and the door decoration is quite in line with Meng Shu's aesthetics.
Looking at the busy traffic on both sides, it seems that the area here is very prosperous.
Meng Shu picked up her bag and as soon as she walked in, she saw the front desk lady standing up with a water glass.
As a result, when she saw someone coming in, she put down her water glass again and asked politely.
"Hello, do you need anything?"
Meng Shu looked around and then looked at the front desk.
"My surname is Meng. I have made an appointment with Mr. Li."
The front desk lady immediately nodded in understanding.
"Hello Mr. Meng, please wait a moment."
As he said that, he showed a smile, and then walked towards the back of the background wall, presumably to make a notification.
I have to say that this company is a bit beyond Meng Shu’s imagination.
He originally thought it was some kind of advertising shop on the street, but he didn't expect it to be a high-end-looking business company.
All in all, he was satisfied with the first impression.
Soon, less than a minute later, the front desk lady came out.
"Hello Mr. Meng, this way."
The lady at the front desk extended her hand to signal, and Meng Shu nodded to follow.
After passing through the employee office area, we came to an office covered with frosted cellophane paper.
The lady at the front desk knocked on the door, and soon an old voice came from inside.
"Please come in."
The lady at the front desk opened the door and looked at Meng Shu with a smile.
The latter smiled back and stepped in.
With just one glance, he saw an old man over fifty years old sitting on the mahogany coffee table.
Although he is very old, he does not show any signs of fatigue and appears to be in good spirits.
After seeing Meng Shu come in, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up with a smile to greet him.
"Hello Mr. Meng, come on, please sit down."
Meng Shu smiled and nodded. Before he could speak after sitting down, he saw Director Li pouring a cup of tea and handing it over.
"The clean tea cup used for entertaining guests has just been filtered. There is no tea dirt in it, so the tea may be a bit watery. Please forgive me."
"It's okay, Director Li, I don't mind this."
Meng Shu glanced at the tea cup and felt more satisfied with Director Li.
In the past, when I went to other people's companies, although there were tea sets, for the guests, they basically just used disposable cups. Who would give you a tea cup?
It's not like he has a good relationship, let alone the first time they meet.
From this point of view, Director Li attaches great importance to it.
Of course, it could also be that he was watching someone, or someone else was visiting, and Director Li might have served a disposable cup.
Thinking about it, Meng Shu handed over a business card.
Director Li took it, took a look, and smiled. Then he put it away and started making tea for himself.
"Mr. Meng is really young and promising. Miss Lian introduced you to me. I could hear your stability from your voice when we were on the phone before. Now when we meet, it is true that there are many capable people at such a young age. Achievement."
"If my son had half of your abilities, I would probably have entered the coffin with a smile."
Meng Shu immediately waved his hand and became humble.
"It's okay, Mr. Li is very grateful. I came here this time mainly because of what we discussed on the phone before."
With that said, Meng Shu took out a stack of stapled A4 paper from his bag and handed it over.
This is the stage script of "Dead Space", which also contains the concept design draft of the monster image.
After seeing this, Director Li quickly put down the tea utensils, took out a piece of paper and wiped the wet stains on his hands, and then took it with both hands.
It can be seen that his attitude also has a hint of respect.
Then, he put on his glasses and began to look carefully.
After a while, his expression became more and more frightened, and his breathing became more and more rapid.
In the huge office, apart from the sound of paper turning, there was Director Li's slight breathing.
He flipped through page after page. In the script before him, the story developed smoothly, the style was clear, and a few terrifying places even made his eyes light up.
There are also images of monsters, the paintings are horrifying and their appearance is simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Especially for him, it is completely new!
After matching the pictures and texts, Mr. Li couldn't help but have a sense of the picture in his mind, and his expression slowly changed at this moment.
Meng Shu was not in a hurry, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Well, I can’t drink.
After about ten minutes, Director Li finished flipping through the script, took off his glasses, and looked amazed.
After taking a sip of tea, he asked.
"Mr. Meng, you made it clear on the phone before. This stage play does not require a venue setting, stage effects equipment, or actors on stage, right?"
"Yes."
Meng Shu nodded and continued.
"It is said to be a stage play, but it is actually just an exhibition stage. It cannot have some effect devices like fire, water and ribbons like a performance stage. That's why it is in the form of holographic virtual 3D."
Director Li said he understood and continued to flip the script.
Then he frowned and spoke.
"I know something about the virtual stage show. If it is as you said on the phone. The scenes, backgrounds, characters, special effects, etc. are all handled by other teams, then there is really no problem. It's just..."
Director Li paused, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
"Is a horror-style stage play... really feasible? In the past few decades, whether it is movies or other aspects, the horror genre has given people the impression that it is selling sheep's meat."
"This may not be pleasant to hear. A long time ago, my teacher also tried a horror-style stage play. The scripts were all written, but in the end they were urgently stopped by the investors. The scripts were also adapted into There was a movie called "Dark Road". It failed at the box office and got a bad name."
"I'm not saying that this horror genre is bad, but the directors in the entire stage theater circle are inexperienced and don't know what to do or how to arrange it."
"Mr. Meng, I read your script, and it's really amazing. Just like this scene." The captain took the survivors to the restaurant, and found that the place was littered with corpses and in a mess. A large number of human corpses piled up into mountains, dripping with blood. "Several corpse mutants are crawling flexibly on the mountain of corpses, eating flesh and blood. My God, I can't even imagine what a scene this is."
After Director Li finished speaking, he flipped the script again.
"And this scene shocked me even more." Landa tried his best to save Hansen at the moment when the zombies attacked him. As a result, just as he was panting and wiping away his sweat, Hansen suddenly went crazy. He was cut in half from behind with a chainsaw. The humanity under such a crisis, and the inability to defend against being attacked by teammates while fighting together, are really more shocking than being shown in a war movie. In addition, it is realized in a stage play This effect, the on-the-spot effect is absolutely unimaginable!”
"Mr. Meng, your script is more like a movie script than a stage play."
Meng Shu smiled and put down the teacup.
"That's why artists like you are needed to film the script."
Director Li opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment. There seems to be some hesitation and some yearning.
Finally, he took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
"Mr. Meng, I need to explain. As for the horror stage plays I just talked about, there are no examples and no production experience in the entire circle. If you ask me to do it, I will be very worried that I can't do it well. but..."
Director Li paused and spoke again.
"I want to give it a try. I want to accomplish what my teacher failed to do, and I also want to create a horror-style work myself. I never had the chance before I retired, and there were no good scripts and no one wrote this type of work. Script. Now that I am retired, no one can limit me, and I can try as much as I want. So I didn’t reject you directly on the phone, and I also hoped to explain the situation clearly to you in person."
"This is the reason why we met. It can also be said to be a request from this old immortal like me."
"Mr. Meng, I have made the situation clear. If you are still willing to let me try, I will ask my students to borrow some people. If you are not willing, you can come back to me if there is an opportunity for cooperation in the future."
Hearing this, Meng Shu had a smile on his face.
