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Joey finished the script.

This is a typical American comedy script, the protagonist group consists of four people, three men and one woman.

Tang Zishun is a locomotive repairman. His relative passed away. The deceased relative was a gambler. He planned to take his wife to Macau to attend the relative's funeral. He was accompanied by his two cousins.

After the four arrived in Macau, they stayed there for more than a month, and then the time for the funeral was approaching. The four were going to attend the funeral, but they found that Tang Zi disappeared overnight, which made everyone puzzled.

At this time, a prostitute appeared in front of them, claiming that Tang Zijin slept with her last night but did not pay for the prostitution, but she didn't remember anything...

As the time for the funeral approaches, everyone must find Tang Zishun and settle the matter between Tang Zishun and the prostitutes. The night she and Tang Zishun disappeared, more and more troubles followed...

The above is the whole content of this script.

Joy gave the script to Johnnie To and Huayi Brothers for review. During her free time, she went to Chinese cinemas to watch a few movies.

She did not watch those Hollywood blockbusters in Chinese cinemas, but chose to watch some local Chinese films that she was interested in.

The first movie she watched was called "Guan Yunchang". This wasn't a very long movie, and Joey still sat silently in his seat after the movie ended, and he didn't leave for a long time.

Because she was dumbfounded... After watching the movie, she still couldn't figure out what the movie was trying to say...

Later, she went to watch another movie called "Legend of the White Snake". She found that her three views had been impacted again... Not to mention the connotation and the lens, the three most basic elements of the movie were not fully achieved. ...

Since then, she can only send FACEBOOK for help. She feels that if she continues to watch, her three views will be shattered. "Any good local Chinese movies to recommend?"

There are many comments from netizens below, most of which are to persuade Joey not to read it.

"There have been too few good films in China's film market in recent years. The first few "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" and "33 Days of Broken Relationship" were not bad, but the ones in this period of time are all scum, so don't watch them."

"That's right, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed in China after watching it!"

But a netizen provided a very reliable information, that is, he recommended Joey a Chinese IMDB-like website called Douban!

There is also a time network!

Well now, after Joey opened Douban, he found that he had opened the door to a new world!

Whoa whoa whoa!It turns out that Chinese movie fans who understand movies gather here!

The scores of her past few films on Douban are generally above 8 points, which is considered a very good score, and some even soared to 9 points.

And the one she scored the lowest was, as expected, "Twilight", but the first film she directed also reached 7.7 points.

Many Chinese movie fans have left long comments on her movies. Joy couldn't help but read some of the movie reviews carefully, and found that Chinese movie fans' interpretation of her movies is no worse than that of foreign movie fans.

Some movie fans even read her movies into her heart.

Whoa whoa whoa!Joy was very excited. She didn't expect that there are so many fans of her in China, which is half a world away.

Even on Douban, even her musical "La La Land" has related pages and comments. Many people have traveled thousands of miles to Broadway just to see this musical that has been performing for many years, and then leave it below Joy commented, "A work of genius."

Joy followed the movie ratings on Douban and found those movies with higher ratings. In the end, she chose to watch a movie with a rating of 8.7 on Douban - "Let the Bullets Fly".

The reason for choosing this work is firstly that it has a high score, and secondly, it is a comedy film. Joey really wants to see what a real excellent Chinese comedy film is like.

She got into the movie theater and started watching Let the Bullets Fly.

She intuitively described her feelings, that is, a group of people running around in a mess, firing guns indiscriminately, and making so much noise that their ears hurt.

However, this movie was the only one that made her watch it intently.

Although it was noisy, tossing, and messy, but as a senior director, Joey was able to see the inner nature of the movie through his performance.

That is romantic imagination, crazy aesthetics, and extreme performance.

Seeing this, she was slightly relieved. The Chinese local film market is not all weak and incomprehensible films, but there are still such outstanding and profound films.

It turns out that this is what a local Chinese classic comedy should look like, and it is completely different from American comedy. The comedy of "Let the Bullets Fly" is full of a style of Chinese characteristics.

Finally, Joey walked out of the movie theater, full of joy.

She admits that she can't make a comedy movie like "Let the Bullets Fly", because she certainly doesn't know enough about this kind of culturalism movie with Chinese characteristics, but it is undeniable that this movie is very unique.

When she walked out of the movie theater, she received a call from Huayi Brothers, the person in charge of its film production department. He told Joey that they had reviewed Joey's script and thought it was worth investing in. Joey chats about the project in more detail.

Joey made an appointment with the person in charge, intending to discuss the plan of this project in detail.

It was also the first time for the person in charge to meet Joy Grant. To be honest, the Chinese film market had heard of this famous Hollywood director for a long time, but he never thought that she looked so young. He really did. I didn't pay attention to her age and appearance deliberately.

Judging by the level of a successful director, she is too young, her face is still full of collagen, plump and clean, although she is only slightly powdered, but from an Asian perspective, she is already considered beautiful up.

The person in charge discussed the details of the project with Joey, and he said, "You don't need too much investment for this movie."

Joey picked up the teacup, took a sip of the black tea, and looked at the distance softly, "Because I mentioned before, this movie is a test of the water in all aspects. I'm not sure about its future prospects, so for To prevent spoiling the pot, I chose a comedy with a lower cost."

The person in charge said with a little embarrassment: "However, Director Grant, there is one thing you may not understand, that is the characteristic of our Chinese film market..."

Joey looked at him curiously, "What is it?"

The person in charge dryly apologized and said with a smile: "In the European and American film markets, most of the funds for a film are used to make the film itself, and the rest may be used for publicity. The price of actors generally does not exceed the cost of a film. 20% of

Then, he said in embarrassment: "But in China... the price of many film actors may be as high as the cost. May not understand..."

Joey was dumbfounded. The Chinese film market is simply a land of welfare for actors from all over the world. It is unheard of that the price of an actor is as high as the cost of a movie!

After being shocked, she finally looked at the person in charge, "So, you want to say, if the total investment of the film is not high, we will not be able to hire some big-name actors. To be honest, you don't need to have such concerns , My movies never need big names, only suitable actors."

The person in charge didn't expect Joey to be so straightforward, so he didn't need to bother to explain anything, "But if you are interested in inviting big names, I believe Huayi Brothers will be willing to trust you and give you more budget. After all Another deformity of Chinese movies is that there are so many fan movies, no matter how badly they are made, as long as there are idols, fans will pay for it.”

Joey shook his hand and said with certainty: "I've never been obsessed with big names, and it doesn't matter at all."

The person in charge pondered for a while, and then said: "Based on the characters in your script, I think you should just leave it to us to choose the cast. After all, you are not familiar with the Chinese market and actors."

Joey rested his chin and looked at him, "Then what do you recommend?"

The person in charge looked at the script, "There is a character who is responsible for all kinds of funny and humorous characters who are similar to pretending to be ugly. I have a very suitable candidate. His name is Wang Baoqiang. I don't know if you know him."

Joey thought about the name carefully, and she felt as if she knew it... Isn't it the silly person in the Journey to the Road trilogy, it's okay for this person to play ugly and play tricks.

She asked back, "What else?"

The person in charge said again, "There are two comedians with great strength and status in China's comedy market, and they are also highly recognized by the public. They are Huang Bo and Guo Tao. If there is a gap, Guo Tao’s price is not high, I think you can ask them to audition.”

He added: "However, I still have some big-name actors and actresses here, and they are willing to lower their salary to make your film..."

Joey still waved his hand, "No, since this movie is a test of the waters, and at the risk of ruining the pot, I won't go for those big names."

The person in charge pushed the glasses, "Okay, I haven't found a suitable candidate for the heroine, so I think it's better to conduct a small-scale audition. I will find some suitable people to audition. "

Joey nodded, "I agree, no problem."

It didn't take long for Huayi Brothers to help Joey arrange the audition for Zhang Luo.Perhaps because of Joey's famous name, this matter went surprisingly smoothly, and all the actors invited to audition agreed without hesitation.

At the same time, some other actors who want to compete for the position of the role also have their own backgrounds and are varied.

In the beginning, coming to the audition was about the choice of the heroine.

The heroine is the wife of one of the male protagonists, Tang Zishun, who accompanied him to the funeral in Macau. She is a woman full of split personality temperament, and her exaggerated behavior and often illogical heart are often the point of laughter.

In the industry of actors, there are quite a few who can act, but those who can act in comedy and make people laugh out loud are rare.

This is why Marvel would rather find a fat man who weighed more than 300 pounds at the time (Chris Pratt lost 6 kilograms in 27 months to play Star-Lord, from a big fat man to become a muscular man), this is because it is really hard to find an actor who can act in comedy and also has a sense of joy. This is a kind of talent, not every actor has it.

At least you can't imagine what it would be like for Dou Sen and Fa Sha to act in a comedy...

Auditions have begun.

The first one to walk in was a girl with a typical beautiful girl style. Joey's eyes lit up because this girl was very beautiful.

Then there is no more then.

From the first expression she made in the audition, Joy even looked away... It's not easy to be so paralyzed...

At this time, an employee explained to Joey, "Her boyfriend is a popular star in mainland China, and has some relations with various capital tycoons..."

Joey nodded, pretending not to understand, this kind of relationship thing happens everywhere, but she is not a local director, she doesn't need to sell those favors...

She aimed at the girl's resume. She made her debut as a model. She started out in Hong Kong's entertainment industry and then moved to the mainland. There may be a risk of plastic surgery rumors.

Then, starting from this girl, she auditioned at least 20 girls in one day, but none of them were good enough. Some girls were shy and even forgot their lines, some were nervous and didn't know what to say, and some were paralyzed to the end.

But the male actor's audition went much smoother. After all, after Joey's audition, she thought Wang Baoqiang, Guo Tao, and Huang Bo recommended by the person in charge were very useful.

At least Huang Bo and Guo Tao's acting skills are considered acceptable to her. As for Wang Baoqiang... he has a sweet and cute feeling, and it's okay to be funny and pretend to be ugly.

As for the choice of another leading actor, it is still undecided.Because that character played the missing Tang Zishun, he was the one with the least amount of roles in the protagonist group, and was not responsible for the main funny and humorous scenes.

So whether this character is an excellent comedian or not is irrelevant. Joey wants to find someone with a better appearance. After all, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang and Guo Tao have lowered the appearance of this movie... ...She felt that she needed to find someone with a better appearance to bring back the lost appearance coefficient.

But after auditioning for a day, I didn't meet anyone Joy personally liked.

At this moment, she was sitting in the rest room and began to flip through a Chinese TV magazine.Joey saw a lot of good-looking Chinese film actors on it.

Soon, the pages she turned landed on the pages of a movie called "Painted Skin".She didn't continue to flip through the pages as fast as she could, but stared intently at the movie introduction on this page.

On that huge poster, there was a man with very regular facial features, with a deep look in his eyes.

Joey fell in love with this actor immediately.

It's a pity that she didn't know the actor's name, so she called the person in charge, called him in, and then pushed the magazine to him. She smiled at him and asked in a brisk tone: " Halo, can you help me get in touch with this actor?"

The person in charge looked at the "Painted Skin" poster in the magazine, raised his eyebrows, and showed an indescribable expression, "This man is very expensive."

Joey showed a confident smile, "Contact him and invite him to audition, besides, how do you know he won't be willing to lower his salary to accept my movie?"

After a busy day of auditions, Joy returned disappointed, because apart from the three male comedians recommended by the person in charge, she didn't like any of the other people who came to the audition, especially the female lead.

Could it be that the huge China can't choose an excellent comedic actress?It seems that we still have to find those first-line big-name actresses, at least they may be able to guarantee their acting skills.

The person in charge also said that if it doesn't work, you can find some big names, such as actresses like Yao Chen and Yan Ni who are good at comedy.

She returned to her hotel and was about to take off her coat to take a shower when she found someone knocking on her door.

Joey put on her coat again and looked out through the cat's eyes. She saw a shy looking girl who looked very young and tall.

Joey opened the door, looked at her and asked, "What can I do for you?"

That girl had a rather straightforward and chic face, and she was a bit charming, but she was too young, and she was still a little timid when facing a director of Joy's status, "Hello, see you during the day." Pass me, I'm one of the people who came to audition."

Joey narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl, as if he had a little impression.

When she was in the studio during the day, she walked in to audition, and because she was too nervous, she stuttered in her lines, so she was ignored by Joey.

Didn't expect her to appear here?

Joey frowned, and said with some vigilance: "Then how did you find this place?"

The girl hurriedly explained, with a slight blush on her cheeks, "I...Actually, I came with you. After I walked out of the studio, I knew that I didn't behave very well, so I didn't want to go back, so I just waited at the door until You come out and come here with you."

The hotel where Joey lived was very close to the studio, so she walked directly back to the hotel after leaving the studio, but she didn't expect such a little girl to follow behind her.

She was moved by this girl's persistence for a moment, which reminded her of the self who worked hard for her dream back then.

Her tone suddenly softened a lot, and there seemed to be a faint smile in her eyes, "I see, come to the studio to audition again tomorrow. Also, what's your name?"

The girl raised her head and looked directly at Joey's level. She slowly uttered a few words, "My name is Zhang Tianai."

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