When koi wears cannon fodder

Jing Li and Wen Zheng made an appointment to meet in a cafe the next afternoon. The cafe is not far from the studio. The owner of the shop is a celebrity who has been out of the shadows for many years, so he does a good job of keeping secrets. More convenient.

Jing Li arrived at the cafe half an hour earlier, and after waiting for a few minutes, Wen Zheng also arrived, but he didn't come alone, there was a young man with him, who seemed to be a few years older than Jing Li .

"Sorry, I'm late because of the traffic jam on the road." Wen Zheng smiled at him embarrassedly as soon as he entered the door, "Have you waited for a long time?"

"No, I just arrived too." Jing Li stood up and greeted him politely, then turned his gaze to the young man beside him, "This is...?"

"Oh, let me introduce you, this is Wen Yu, the screenwriter of the script I want to show you this time." Wen Zheng introduced him with a smile, and then said to the young man beside him, " This is the Jing Li I mentioned to you, and the winner of this year's Best Newcomer Award."

"Hello, Mr. Jing." Wen Yu nodded politely to Jingli, his attitude was not very enthusiastic, but it would not appear cold either.

It is a relatively comfortable social distance between strangers.

"Hello." Jing Li also greeted him politely with a smile, and then invited the two of them to take a seat first.

After the two sat down, Jing Li ordered two more cups of coffee for the two of them. As soon as the waiter left, Wen Zheng directly entered the topic.

"It's not the first time we've met, and I won't mince words with you." Wen Zheng reached out and took out a stack of bound A4 papers from the briefcase he brought and put them on the table in front of Jingli, and said bluntly, " This is the new script I told you, I won't say much else, you can read the script first, if you are interested, let's talk about it later?"

"Okay." Jing Li looked up at him, nodded in response, reached out to pick up the script and opened it to read.

The name of the script is "Absolute Sniper", which tells the story of the warlords' separatist regime in the Republic of China and finally jointly retreated the enemy in order to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

The script unfolds with the protagonist as a major general, one of the three major warlords. Because his father lost his life in the schemes of another warlord, he had to take over the family business in grief, intending to avenge his father.

However, in the process of revenge, he gradually got tired of this endless struggle. At the same time, he also felt extremely distressed after seeing the living conditions of the people. When foreign invaders invaded the country's territory, he finally awakened in hatred, He began to fight against the invaders. During this period, because he had contacted another democratic party named Red Star many times to save the land and the people, he was deeply infected by the democrats of the Red Star Party, and was finally persuaded by the other party to cooperate with the other party until the end of the war. All invaders were driven out of their homes.

The script was indeed wonderfully written. Jingli originally planned to flip through a few pages for a while to get a general idea, but he was a little fascinated after reading it, and he was immersed in it unconsciously. After speaking, he pulled away from the book a little bit.

"I'm sorry, the script is so wonderfully written that I became fascinated by it before I knew it." Jing Li smiled and nodded towards the two people opposite, and then said, "Director Wen's vision is still as sharp as ever, but I don't know This time, what cooperation method does Director Wen plan to use?"

"Hahahaha, let me tell you that Jingli is a person with a discerning eye, right?" Wen Zheng smiled and glanced at Wen Yu beside him, as if seeking approval, but Wen Yu just smiled when he heard the words , did not speak.

Wen Zheng didn't mind at all, and turned to Jingli and said, "To be honest, I also came across this script by accident. You know that in our circle, we always prefer those well-known and prestigious screenwriters, and don't approve of newcomers very much." strength, especially the young rookies."

"But the script is really good, the concept is novel, and the plot is tight. If it is shot, I can guarantee that it will be a hit." Wen Zheng praised briefly, and then said, "I plan to personally invest in the filming of this film. It’s a drama, but the funding is still a bit short, so I would like to ask if you are interested in investing and cooperating together?”

"Of course, it's not just about investment, I also want to invite you to try out the male lead in the play."

He said try, not act.

It means that although he is optimistic about Jingli, he only provides him with an opportunity, and does not intend to directly assign the role.

Jing Li raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, but he also knew that Wen Zheng had always acted like this, so he didn't feel unhappy, he just said, "Investment is also fine, but I have a request, all the characters in the play, Priority must be given to artists in my studio."

"Of course, I just gave them a chance to audition. As for the final result, it depends on their own performance."

"But if the conditions are the same, I hope to give priority to the artists in my hands."

With that said, Jingli raised his eyes to look at the two people opposite him, "Isn't this too much to ask?"

"Of course." Wen Zheng glanced at Wen Yu beside him, saw him nodding, and said with a smile, "To be honest, this is already the best result I imagined before coming here."

"However, I still have to clarify some things with you first," Wen Zheng said earnestly, "Although I am leading the play, Wen Yu, as the screenwriter, also has the right to speak on the script. According to his request, the crew It is necessary to ensure that the script is completely restored, so he will also join the group to follow up the shooting for this cooperation, and will also participate in the casting, choosing actors who he thinks fit the roles in the script."

"If you think there is any objection, you can bring it up and we can discuss it. If there is no problem, then we can prepare to sign the contract and shoot later."

Every author attaches great importance to the characters in his own writing, so this request is not too much, Jing Li agreed without much thought.

After chatting here, everyone was very happy, chatted a little more, and agreed on the time to sign the contract the next day before saying goodbye and leaving.

Jing Li returned to the studio and informed about the script, and the people below were equally excited.

Especially for the two newcomers who just signed a contract in the past two days, they can see director Wen Zheng for the first time. One can imagine the joy in my heart. Even if it is just a chance to audition, it is higher than the starting point of many people. Too much.

"Boss Xiaojing, you are really my lucky star!"

"That's right, I still feel like I'm dreaming!"

"Don't be poor, it's up to you whether you can get the chance." Jing Li glanced at them with a smile, ignored their rainbow farts, and handed the script in his hand to the little assistant, asking him to make three more copies Give the job to Wang Lele and the other two newcomers, let them go back and prepare well, and strive to stand out in the audition when the time comes.

After everything was arranged properly, Jing Li also took the script home and went to grind it.

After the two parties successfully signed the contract the next day, Director Wen also started to go through the relevant procedures, and Jing Li and his artists continued to study the script at home.

Half a month later, director Wen finally prepared the filming-related procedures and filed records with the relevant departments, then announced the upcoming filming of a new drama, and then began casting.

With Wen Zheng taking the lead, there is never a shortage of actors who come to audition. Looking at the many familiar faces gathered in the audition hall that often appear on TV, Jingli and Wang Lele are fine, but the two newcomers in Jingli's studio are I felt a lot of pressure in an instant.

Jing Li had nothing to do about it, he could only encourage them to do their best.

Fortunately, although they were nervous, both of them performed fairly well in the audition. In the end, Jing Li and Wang Lele won the roles of male lead and male lead respectively. Among them, the newcomer named Zhang Shuo won a small supporting role, and Another one named Fang Fan, because he was a little tense during the performance, and there was another powerful actor for comparison, so he was brushed down.

"It's okay, it's pretty good to be able to behave like this." Jing Li patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, encouraging him not to lose heart.

Fang Fan forced a smile. Although he was disappointed, he also knew that he was still lacking compared to those sent by his strength. He decided to continue honing his acting skills after returning home to prepare for the next opportunity.

After the roles were selected, director Wen Zheng led the leading members to hold a pre-startup press conference, and then led the team to prepare for the official shooting.

This time, the crew also chose the Film and Television City as the filming location. When they arrived at the location, they took a short break, and the staff began to prepare for the opening ceremony, while the actors who came with them first went to the reserved hotel room to put their luggage and take a rest. .

Jing Li also took his little assistant to the room allotted to him.

As the leading man of the crew, this time his room was arranged in the penthouse suite, and his team came over early to rearrange the suite again.

Jing Li entered the room, changed his clothes and came out, then sat on the sofa in the living room and read the script.

After the opening ceremony, Director Wen asked him to shoot the first scene.And in order to get a good start, this first scene has always chosen a relatively simple scene record for shooting, in order not to give a good start to the smooth shooting later.

Although there are only a few simple words in the scene, in order to ensure the quality of the shooting, Jing Li still carefully polished the scene several times.

Just as he was immersed in the script, the doorbell outside suddenly rang. Jing Li looked up and saw that the little assistant was still busy packing his luggage in the bedroom, so he went to open the door himself.

Outside the door was a young boy with a somewhat familiar face. Jingli remembered that he seemed to be the third male in the play, his name was Wu Xiaojun.He met at the launch event, but didn't speak.

Sure enough, as soon as the visitor saw him, he introduced himself with a bright smile, "Mr. Jing, I'm Wu Xiaojun who plays the third male role. It's the first time we meet. Please take care of me."

As he said that, he raised his hand and handed the small basket of snacks in front of him, and said with a sincere smile, "This is a special product from our hometown. It is a gift I am going to give to everyone. I hope you don't dislike it."

Jingli paused for a moment, and swallowed the words "everyone" that he was about to decline. When he raised his eyes and saw that the assistant behind him was indeed holding many of the same small baskets, he also said Without much refusal, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

Reaching out to take the small basket, he turned his head and glanced into the room, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Do you want to come in and sit down? I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare anything."

"Teacher Jing is polite." Wu Xiaojun smiled and showed a row of bright teeth, and said cheerfully, "I just want to meet for the first time, say hello to everyone and get acquainted with each other, then you are busy first, and I will go down to see other people. "

Seeing that his attitude didn't seem to be fake, Jing Li didn't force it, thanked him politely again, then closed the door, and returned to the sofa in the living room with his things.

As soon as he put down the small basket in his hand, he saw the little assistant walking out of it.

"Second Young Master, I seem to hear someone talking?" The little assistant was holding a pile of hotel bedding that had just been replaced, and looked up to see the small basket he put on the coffee table, "Did someone bring something?"

"Well, it was sent by Wu Xiaojun who plays the male third." Jing Li responded casually, and then said, "You can also take the prepared things and distribute them to everyone later."

The little assistant nodded in response, and took the things in his hands to the laundry room.

Outside the door, after waiting to bid farewell to Jingli, Wu Xiaojun continued to walk downstairs.

The assistant following him took a look at him, held back, and still couldn't help saying, "If you want to get close to Jing Li, you can just give him and his subordinates gifts. Why are you making such a fuss? run through every room?"

Wu Xiaojun didn't look at him, raised his hand and pressed the down button of the elevator, and said calmly, "You don't understand, just listen to me."

The assistant glanced at his expression and knew that he was a man with ideas, so he pursed his lips, nodded in response, and remained silent.