Chapter 80 You must have requirements (please subscribe)
Just when Jia Guoping was confused by Zhou Qing's three consecutive questions, Zhou Yan walked in with a smile, "Old Jia, what do you want? If you use ghost stories to scare our Zhou family, I’m afraid you will be disappointed.”
Zhou Minnong, the old man of the Zhou family, is known as the king of ghost stories and he especially likes to tell ghost stories.
The old man served as a soldier when he was young and has heard countless ghost stories, all of which have a high horror index.
These children of the Zhou family have grown up listening to ghost stories.
Some people in the family were worried before that the old man telling ghost stories every day would scare the courage of these little guys. But what they didn't expect was that not only did their courage not weaken, but they became more and more frightened.
"Are you going back to the dormitory with me, or playing here for a while?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Go back to the dormitory." All six people answered in unison.
Of course they want to be with the third brother.
Jia Guoping said quickly, "No, I have other stories, more terrifying and scary."
Zhou Qing said with a smile, "Let's wait until it gets dark. Listening to ghost stories during the day is not scary."
Jia Guoping twitched the corner of his mouth. Today's battle had greatly damaged his self-esteem.
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After Zhou Yan returned to his dormitory, he began to think about the script of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" and wanted to turn it into a feature film.
This movie was originally a feature film, but if Zhou Yan wanted to make it, he definitely couldn't copy it. Many of the plots in it had to be modified, which would take a lot of work.
Also, after expanding into a feature film, the soundtrack work will also increase, and now these two original songs may not be enough.
Writing in the dormitory until evening, Zhou Yan took his younger brothers and sisters out to eat, and then went to the hotel to continue writing.
The next morning, when Zhou Yan was still sleeping, the pager on the bedside table beeped. He picked it up in a daze and saw that it was from Xu Feng, asking him to take his brother with him. The sisters went over and sent an address.
Zhou Yan picked up the watch on the bedside and looked at it. It was already past nine o'clock.
He rarely sleeps until after nine o'clock. He was really busy until late yesterday. He didn't look at the time when he finished writing and lay on the bed, but it was at least two or three o'clock.
After getting up and taking a shower, Zhou Yan rushed to Changchun Street with his brothers and sisters.
The place where Xu Feng lives is a courtyard. The yard is not big, but there are many rooms.
After entering the door, there is a guest restaurant on the right and a tea room on the left.
As soon as Zhou Yan and the others arrived, Xu Feng led Zhou Qing and the others to the guest restaurant. She had already prepared fruits and refreshments for them.
This guest restaurant is very large and is divided into two parts. In one half there is a large wooden round table for gatherings, and on the other side there is a set of sofas for guests to rest and chat.
After arranging the children, Xu Feng took Zhou Yan to the tea room on the other side.
She poured Zhou Yan a cup of tea herself, and then said with a smile, "Actually, I didn't drink much tea before, but after arriving in the mainland, I got used to drinking tea. I brought this tea from the south. , “Try it.”
Actually, there was a lot of tea drinking in Taiwan, but Xu Feng didn’t drink much tea before. After arriving in the mainland, her tea drinking frequency gradually increased.
Zhou Yan took the tea cup, tasted it, and praised, "Well, Taiping Houkui is very good in quality."
"You can actually drink it and tell what kind of tea it is?" Xu Feng was surprised. road.
"It's not that you drink it." Zhou Yan said with a smile, "but you can tell that the appearance of many tea leaves is very different, and this monkey leader is the same."
"It's really different." Xu Feng looked at it Tea, and then said: "Hou Xiaoxian is already in Pengcheng today. If nothing unexpected happens, he will come to Yanjing in two days."
She looked at the time again, "I made an appointment with him at ten o'clock After half a call, I’ll call you later.”
Zhou Yan nodded and asked, “How was your conversation yesterday?”
Xu Feng said with a smile, “Of course there is no problem. He's also very interested in the project, and he can't wait to hear your two pieces."
"What is Director Hou doing in Yanjing this time?" Zhou Yan asked.
"He didn't tell me in detail, but I guess he came here about "The King of Chess". This movie has not been approved for release in mainland China." Xu Feng said.
Zhou Yan nodded, he knew a little about this.
There are two versions of "The King of Chess", one is the mainland version, directed by Teng Wenji, and the other is the Xiangjiang version, directed by Tsui Hark, and Hou Xiaoxian is the producer.
The two versions are very different. The latter is actually two novels blended together.
Because the movie involves a sensitive period, and the Hong Kong version contains too many satires, it is naturally difficult to release it.
In fact, it would be useless if Hou Xiaoxian came, unless they were willing to reshoot the movie.
The two chatted for a while, and Xu Feng looked at the time again, "I'll call him now."
After the call was dialed, it rang for a while before being picked up.
"Hello." Hou Xiaoxian's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It's me." Xu Feng smiled.
“I knew it was you.” Hou Xiaoxian smiled and asked, “Is Zhou Yan around?”
Zhou Yan smiled and said hello, “Hello, Director Hou.”< br>
"Haha, hello, when Xu Nuxia asked me about you, I knew that she would definitely be interested in your script. It turns out that my guess was absolutely correct."< br>
Xu Feng became famous with "Xia Nu" back then. In addition, she has a more direct personality, so Hou Xiaoxian likes to call him "Xia Nu". "This is an afterthought. Why didn't you say it before?"
"Then just treat me as an afterthought... Zhou Yan, Xu Nuxia has already told me about the script. Wait for me for two days. When I go to Yanjing, we can have a good relationship. Let’s talk about the script. If Xu Nuxia is rich, just let her invest in you.”
“What do you mean I’m rich? Isn’t it because I have an eye for pearls?”
“ You may have a sharp eye, but that doesn't affect your wealth." Hou Xiaoxian laughed and continued, "Since Xu Nuxia is investing in it, when expanding the film, don't consider the cost. Make the production cost more expensive. "
Zhou Yan pursed his lips and smiled. Although Hou Xiaoxian was joking, he was telling the truth. Xu Feng was indeed rich and willing to spend money on the movie.
Nowadays, it only costs tens to millions of RMB to make a movie in China.
But the budget of "Farewell My Concubine" exceeds three million US dollars. This investment can usually make dozens of movies in China.
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I am only responsible for writing scripts and filming. How the money is spent depends on the supervisor and producer."
"Haha, I understand. If it were really me, Being a producer for you will definitely help you spend a lot of money," Hou Xiaoxian said.
Xu Feng raised his eyebrows, "I'm scared to hear you say that. How about Zhou Yan, I'll find another producer for you. It will save you money if you change to one."
"Those who can save money are not good producers." Hou Xiaoxian directly concluded.
Hearing this, Zhou Yan laughed. From a director's point of view, this is true. Producers who save money are not good producers.
Of course, Hou Xiaoxian is also joking. Even if he comes to be the producer of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", Xu Feng should still be in charge of the money. The most he can do is help Zhou Yan ask Xu Feng for money and whether he will give it to the final It depends on Xu Feng.
After chatting for a while, Xu Feng hung up the phone, and then said to Zhou Yan with a smile, "This matter is basically settled. You should hurry up and get the script of the feature film out. I'll take advantage of it these days. If I have time, I will contact you in advance and prepare all the necessary preparations. First of all, we can already find actors. The currently known main actors, the young male protagonist, his parents and grandfather, you can choose these actors yourself. "
Zhou Yan didn't expect Xu Feng's pace to be so fast. He was still thinking that he would wait until Hou Xiaoxian came to Yanjing to decide on this matter.
Xu Feng is about to start casting.
However, no matter how fast her pace is, Zhou Yan will not find it too fast. The faster, the better for him.
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "As for actors, I have a candidate for the role of grandpa."
"Oh, who is it?" Xu Feng asked.
"Teacher Li Shouhai, he also played the role of grandfather in "Reply from Heaven" which I just helped score for Yanjing Studio."
"Oh, it turns out to be that old man." Xu Feng said suddenly.
When Xu Feng listened to Zhou Yan's soundtrack, he watched it along with the edited clips. Naturally, he had an impression of Li Shouhai, who played the grandfather in it.
"This old man is very good, but how is his physical condition? There are paragliding scenes in the movie. Can he complete it?"
"Some simple scenes should be able to be done. If the filming is successful, you will definitely have to find a stand-in for the difficult part." Zhou Yan said.
Xu Feng nodded, "What about the other characters? What do you think?"
"The young male protagonist must be able to play the piano, and the higher the level, the better."
Xu Feng pondered, "There are many children who can play the piano, and you should be able to find those with high levels, but you have to As for acting, we can look for them from some professional schools. You are from Yangyin, so you should have channels in this field, right?”
“Well, our affiliated primary school should have many good talents.”
The piano department of Yangyin Affiliated Primary School is very famous, and there must be good talents. However, Zhou Yan doesn’t know much about the Affiliated Primary School, so he will ask Jia Guoping later.
Jia Guoping may not understand, but Zhang Xinning definitely knows.
"Then you can look for a candidate for the male lead from the primary school. As for the actors who will play the parents, do you have any requirements?"
"I have no special requirements for these two roles."
< br>Xu Feng waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, you can't have no requirements. If you, the director, don't have requirements, how can the movie be made well?"
Zhou Yan thought it right and made the request, "Mother I want He Saifei to come.”
He Saifei has a strong personality and is very suitable for the role of the hero’s mother.
Xu Feng had never heard of He Saifei, so he asked, "Who is she and what drama has she acted in?"
"She has acted in Dream of Red Mansions before."
Zhou Yan knew that Xu Feng had a high probability I haven't seen He Saifei's version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". Even if I have, I probably won't remember He Saifei, so he added, "She just finished playing "Raise the Red Lantern."
"Oh, I know, you met in "Raise the Red Lantern"."
"Yes, I think she is quite suitable for the role of the hero's mother, but I don't know if you can Can’t call her over.”
"Is it difficult to hire her?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "She is in the Yue Opera Troupe, and it is not easy to let people go in the troupe."
Xu Feng said confidently, "It doesn't matter, I will take care of this matter. Solution, where is the hero’s father?”
“I don’t have any specific ideas, but the requirements are, of course, the more famous the better, and the higher the professional level, the better.”
Xu. Feng smiled and said, "Yes, just ask for it. Only if you ask for it will I know how to satisfy your request, right?"
(End of this chapter)