Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 3: Forming a crew
"There is one last thing. I plan to invest two million. Can the director ask the school's Qingying Studio to invest? It doesn't have to be much, one hundred thousand will be fine, accounting for 10% of the investment."

Shi Lei is not short of money, but asking Qingying Studio to invest is to build relationships. With the investment from Qingying Studio, the film can be approved by the review or participate in overseas competitions through the relationship with Beijing Film Academy.

His greatest connection now is that with Beijing Film Academy, and he must make good use of it.

"The total investment is two million, and one hundred thousand accounts for 10% of the investment?" Director Hua Shihong frowned slightly.

This was an advantage taken by Qingying Studio. As a teacher, he did not intend to let the school take advantage of this. However, Shi Lei was a newcomer with no background, so he was lucky to get investment from Qingying Studio.

Even though Shi Lei always ranks first in academic performance, the investment of Qingying Studio is mainly focused on the teachers of the school, and they usually don't invest in newcomers like Shi Lei who have no background.

"Let me give it a try! Leave the script to me and I'll do my best to help you. It may not work, as Qingying Studio is short of funds."

"Thank you, Director." Shi Lei said gratefully.

If he could find a director in the circle to be his master, it might be easier for him to get investment, but doesn't that mean he hasn't found a master?

He studies very hard and usually works hard in class. When he doesn't have classes, he's either doing homework or working part-time. He's so busy, how could he have time to flatter others!

And to curry favor with someone, one needs connections!

Considering his rural origin, he was lucky enough not to be looked down upon as a peasant.

If he sticks to it rashly, it will probably not please people and even make people feel disgusted. After all, movies are works of art!!

It cannot be defiled. It is a great blessing for you to be admitted to school. Do you still want to become my disciple?
But these are not problems. As long as he can win an award from one of the three major organizations, his status will naturally be higher, and these people will have a different attitude, and relationships will naturally develop.

Three days later, Shi Lei received a notice from Qingying Studio that Qingying Studio invested 5 yuan, accounting for %.

Director Hua Shihong’s response was that the school did not want to take advantage of the students and the school would only take a percentage of the students’ investment.

Shi Lei was of course sincerely grateful, as long as he could invest, it was fine. As for why he didn't take 10%, he didn't delve into it.

Qingying Studio did not make any suggestions for revisions to the script, but there was one requirement: to use actors from Beijing Film Academy if possible.

Although "Empty Room" doesn't require many actors.

The scenes in "Empty Room" are not complicated and do not require too many actors.

[The movie mainly tells the story of Chen Tai (the male protagonist), a boy who rides a motorcycle and wanders around, has no fixed place to live, and does whatever he wants.

During the day, he posted advertising flyers on the doorstep of a house to confirm whether there was anyone in the house, and at night he used a trick to open the door and get in.

He lived in strangers' rooms and took photos with the owner's photos and souvenirs, but never took anything away. He even took the initiative to repair broken appliances, do laundry and cleaning, and then disappeared quietly before the owner returned home.

One day, he walked into a wealthy family. When he treated this place as his home as usual and ate, drank and washed himself freely, he did not realize that there was someone in the room who was silently watching his every move with a pair of resentful eyes.

That was the hostess of the house, Yuting (the heroine), a beautiful young woman who had been abused by her husband. Chen Tai finally found Yuting, and under her speechless gaze, he silently walked out of the room, rode his motorcycle and left.

However, Chen Tai, who was far away from the city, turned his car around inexplicably and returned to the room with the beautiful and sad hostess. Yu Ting looked at him, and the two seemed to be drawn by an unspoken tacit understanding.

The next morning, Chen Tai got up early, prepared breakfast for Yuting, and then watered the flowers. In silence, the two seemed like old friends who had made an appointment long ago.

However, the harmonious atmosphere was soon broken by Yuting's husband (the second male lead), who rushed back from another place in a rage, scolded his wife, and tried to force her to be intimate with him.

Chen Tai, who was hiding, finally couldn't stand it anymore. In the small garden outside the room, he shot a golf ball at Yuting's husband. Yuting calmly walked out of the room with Chen Tai and rode away on a motorcycle.

From then on, the two were together, going from one stranger's home to another, sharing happiness and loneliness, and falling in love at the same time.

When the two entered the stranger's room for the last time, they actually found the body of an old man.

They carefully dressed the long-dead and forgotten old man, held a solemn funeral, and then began to live in the room.

But the short-lived happiness was completely broken when the old man's son arrived.

The police took the two away as murder suspects. Yuting was eventually bailed out by her husband and returned home, while Chen Tai went to prison.

After returning to her old days, Yuting often goes to strangers' homes that she and Chen Tai have visited before to find balance and happiness. After repeated rehearsals, Chen Tai finally succeeds in escaping from prison.

He found Yuting's home, and with the magical method of silent walking and invisibility, he avoided the attention of Yuting's husband and lived happily with the woman he loved.

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Of course, this final prison break segment would not pass review in China and had to be deleted. However, it had to be added when participating in the Venice competition. Whether it could win a prize depended on the final segment.

In order to pass the review, he did not write the last paragraph of his script. This is not a big problem. It is normal to change the script midway.

As for the inconsistency between domestic and foreign versions, there are too many such movies to count.

Shi Lei started to get busy. The first thing he had to determine was the male and female protagonists. In this movie, the male and female protagonists didn't speak. The male protagonist didn't want to speak because he had been beaten by society, and the female protagonist didn't speak because she was subjected to domestic violence.

Shi Lei has decided to use Zhang Songwen to play the male lead. The male actor in the original novel was also a newcomer. Zhang Songwen had done various jobs before being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy. He is acting in his true colors and has no problem playing the male lead.

As for the female lead, Shi Lei plans to invite Zhou Xun, a leading figure in art films who often appears at major film festivals. She has already appeared in Europe. In 00, she won the Best Actress Award at the Paris International Film Festival. Although she is not one of the three major ones, at least she has appeared there.

I found Zhou Xun’s phone number through the director and called him.

Shi Lei went straight to the point and gave a brief account of the plot, and then Zhou Xun asked to see the detailed script.

In a coffee shop in Beijing, Shi Lei greeted Zhou Xun and handed him the script. Zhou Xun opened the script and read it carefully.

An hour later, Zhou Xun finally said, "I can shoot this movie. When do you plan to start shooting?"

Shi Lei showed a delighted look on his face and said excitedly: "The sooner the better, it depends on when you have time."

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