Be a superstar with your girlfriend

Chapter 154 Talking about the script, the microfilm "Old Boy"

At three o'clock in the afternoon, in the coffee shop downstairs of Shumi's studio.

Through the window with the logo of the coffee shop, the sky outside was gloomy, and the thin rain fell on the ground, making the road outside wet.

On the street, although it was drizzling, there were people coming and going, and many people hurried past with umbrellas.

It's mid-October now, and any rain would make the weather much cooler.

In the corner of the coffee shop by the window, Shu Hongming, Da Mi, and Qiao Xiaojun, the head of the film and television department of Shumi Studio, sat together. A coffee and cake were placed in front of each of them.

Rice was wearing a gray cotton T-shirt, jeans, and a pair of light-colored sunglasses on his face. He looked down at the script in front of him, and raised his head from time to time to look out the window.

"Is this script really that good? I don't think so..."

Rice spread the script in front of Shu Hongming, looking bored.

Today was her and Shu Hongming's "holiday", but Shu Hongming was busy in the studio all morning.After noon, Rice, feeling bored, came to wander around the studio, and finally heard about Shu Hongming's plan to cast a micro-movie, so he came over to have a look.

Shu Hongming looked at the script in front of him, and said with a smile: "If you can film the feeling of mourning youth, and add a good enough theme song, this micro-movie will definitely cause a sensation."

As Shu Hongming said, he couldn't help but think of the theme song with the same name as the micro movie.

In the previous life, the reason why the micro-movie "Old Boy" was so hot and made countless people cry was that the song definitely played an extremely important role in it.The phrase "Did the original wish come true? Now I have to pay homage to it", I don't know how many people's thoughts were hit.

Anyone who has watched this micro-movie has said that if there is no song at the end, "Old Boy" is just a bad film that has cut out a lot of nostalgic elements and forced it together.However, after adding that song, those fragmented memories were strung together into a story belonging to everyone's heart, and it became a classic micro-movie that evokes memories and dreams.

"Ah? With a song? Do you want to write a song for this micro-movie?" Rice's eyes lit up with anticipation, "I want to sing! I want to sing!"

Shu Hongming smiled and said, "I plan to write a song. However, that song was sung by a man, so it's not suitable for you to sing it."

"That's it." Rice pouted.

After a pause, Shu Hongming asked again: "By the way, if you are interested in the heroine in this book, would you like to give it a try?"

What Shu Hongming is doing now, in the final analysis, is to fulfill his big lolita's star dream.

Rice had talked to Shu Hongming before that he would definitely make TV dramas and movies in the future.

Since I will definitely get involved in the TV drama and film industry in the future, I will practice my skills with a micro-movie first, even if I fail at the end, it will be fine.

"Oh." Rice took the script and flipped through it again, "Then I'll play the heroine! Just for fun!"

Shu Hongming and Rice have now survived three rounds as best partners and entered the quarterfinals.

Nowadays, in terms of popularity, both of them can be regarded as second-tier - of course, most of their current fame is in the circle of fans.

"Well, let's treat it as a joke." Shu Hongming smiled, "Anyway, in this drama, the heroine doesn't have many roles. You should get familiar with the camera first..."

"I've acted in TV dramas before, okay?" Rice complained.

Shu Hongming smiled slightly, but did not speak.

Rice previously played the role of a concubine in the TV series "Yi Zong Han Liu Yun".Rice's concubine role, who lived for three episodes, has never really shown her face on TV...

Beside, Qiao Jun's mouth twitched involuntarily while listening to the conversation between the boss and the boss's wife.

Well, in the eyes of the two of them, this micro movie is just for fun...

Shu Hongming and Da Mi were talking, when suddenly, in the drizzle, a man in a shirt ran into the coffee shop, raised his head and looked twice, Qiao Jun stood up quickly, and waved to the man: "Hao Xiaoshuai! Here!"

Hearing the voice, Hao Xiaoshuai straightened his clothes first, then walked over quickly, and greeted him eagerly, "Hello, Teacher Dashu, hello Dami, hello Brother Jun...I'm really sorry, there was a traffic jam in front of me just now. Running this way..."

Shu Hongming and Rice greeted each other with a smile, and after a few words of politeness, Shu Hongming pointed to the seat opposite: "Please sit down first, if you like something to drink, just order it yourself."

"Thank you, thank you, Teacher Dashu." Hao Xiaoshuai thanked, with a smooth smile on his face, and complimented Shu Hongming and Rice, and talked about the campus of Jingyin College, mentioned a few familiar teachers, and drew him closer relation.

After talking for a while, Shu Hongming raised his hand to look at his watch, and then said with a smile, "Director Hao, I invite you to come here today, mainly because of the script of "The Man Who Chases Dreams." Shu Hongming took the complete script : "After carefully reading your script, I think it is still very marketable, so our studio has plans to shoot it. Excuse me, your script, there should be no other investors interested in it?"

"No, no." Hao Xiaoshuai rubbed his hands and shook his head, his face couldn't hide his joy.

"Then... can I ask you, what was the reason for you to write such a script?" Shu Hongming asked.

Hao Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied: "That's right, there is a barber shop downstairs from my current company, the owner is an old man in his early 60s, he likes to sing, and he howls in his shop when he has nothing to do. One day when I was taking a nap at noon, I was woken up by him, so I went downstairs to argue with him, but the boss said that he wanted to participate in the community's cultural evening, and wanted to be on stage..."

"...After I returned to the company, thinking about this matter, I got inspiration, imagined a little, diverged a bit, and wrote this script."

When talking, Hao Xiaoshuai looked a little lonely and sighed——

To be honest, what is the difference between him, a student who graduated from the drama, film and literature major of Jingyin College, and the owner of the barber shop?
He is now working in a small company, but what he really wants to do is to write scripts, write stories, watch his scripts be made into movies, and then be seen, applauded, and applauded by countless people!
Shu Hongming nodded, asked a few more questions, and then said, "Director Hao, your script is really excellent. However, I still have some dissatisfaction with it, and I hope you can modify it a little bit. Is it acceptable? Of course, the main line and themes of the story will not change much, just adjustments in details."

"That's okay." Hao Xiaoshuai nodded, "Then tell me, is there anything that needs to be revised?"

It is quite common to change the script, so of course he has no objection.Which of the scripts he submitted successfully before had not been revised?
As a screenwriter, if you really insist on not changing the script, you will starve to death!
Shu Hongming smiled and said: "My opinion, first of all, there should be some conflicts between the two protagonists in your story. If the two of them get together at the beginning, it will be less interesting. Here we can put them together. It was set as a kind of hostile relationship, and finally became friends because of music dreams, and came together..."

"Do you want to increase the conflict between the two of them?" Hao Xiaoshuai looked at the plot summary in front of him, "But if this is the case, the plot of the micro-movie will be lengthened. If the plot is to be full, the finished film will be extended by at least four minutes." 5 minutes, in terms of material, according to the increase of five to ten times for micro-movies, it will increase by 10 to [-] minutes, and the cost of shooting will increase a lot..."

Hao Xiaoshuai's estimated main film length for his "Adult Who Chases Dreams" is only about 25 minutes.Now Shu Hongming's first opinion added 5 minutes to the film.

"You don't have to worry about the cost of filming." Shu Hongming said with a rich and powerful attitude, "The specific filming budget will be produced by our film and television department after the script revision is completed. This micro film, my plan, is to go to the fine film. High-level production, investment is indispensable."

Next to him, the corner of Qiao Jun's mouth twitched twice again - well, Shu Hongming is the boss, he has the final say!

"That, that's good." Hao Xiaoshuai replied, and wrote a line on the script.

Next, Shu Hongming made several comments one after another, and Hao Xiaoshuai wrote them down one by one, and finally said: "Mr. Dashu, let me remind you. If the script is revised according to your method, the length of the finished film may be longer." It's about 38 minutes..."

"The length of time is not the key, the key is to shoot well." Shu Hongming smiled.

Hao Xiaoshuai nodded: "Okay, I understand. It will take about two days to revise the script. After two days, I will hand over the new script to you. In addition, I have another request, in "The Adult Who Chases Dreams" After the crew is formed, I will participate in the whole process of filming..."

"Huh?" Shu Hongming was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "No problem. However, after the filming officially starts, the director has the final say."

Shu Hongming had to inoculate Hao Xiaoshuai first - before the script was finalized, it was discussed collectively by the director, screenwriter, and staff.

However, once the draft is finalized, especially if the filming starts, it is another matter.

"Of course." Hao Xiaoshuai said with joy.

"Then let's go to the studio first and sign the contract." Shu Hongming stood up with a smile.

After discussing the script, the next step is to sign a contract between Shumi Studio and Hao Xiaoshuai.

Naturally, the film and television department and the legal department are responsible for this matter. Shu Hongming only needs to look at the results and does not need to ask specific questions.

Shu Hongming followed suit for a while, and when he saw the name of the script on the contract, he was slightly taken aback: "Director Hao, I think the name of this script, "The Man Who Chases Dreams", is a bit of a mouthful. Why don't we change the name?" ?”

"change name?"

"Yes, change the name!" Shu Hongming nodded, "I think it's more appropriate to call this micro-movie "Old Boy"."

""Old Boy"?" Hao Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment, as if a lot of the past flashed before his eyes.

"Teacher Da Shu, you are right, "Old Boy" is indeed more appropriate."

(End of this chapter)