What kind of bad thoughts can the director have?

Chapter 43

The three plays require very few actors, especially "Mystery Taxi". Most of the plots are two people in the car telling stories one by one.

"Future Classmates" is the story of six classmates. The original work has [-] actors, playing young and middle-aged respectively.

After discussing with makeup artist Gong Yuqing, Yang Shu decided to use six actors to play his youth and middle age, and there was no need to find five more middle-aged people.

The five middle-aged people appear first in the play. Whether they are played by different actors or not has no effect on the plot. On the contrary, Yang Shu thinks that using the same group of people can increase the continuity and intimacy of the plot.

For example, he plays the heroine's boyfriend. Although the heroine is dead, the two of them have not been separated in memory. When they met to attend the three-year class reunion that day, they must have a young image in their minds.

If a middle-aged male actor is used to complete the subsequent emotional scene, it should be very strange in the eyes of the heroine.

Just imagine that when you go out in the morning, you are still in love with your boyfriend, but at night you wear a ring with a strange uncle. No matter from the perspective of the character or the audience, there is no continuity. I feel that this affection is made up by the heroine in a short period of time, ignoring people. The first is the visual animal.

Gong Yuqing is very confident in her ability: "It's not difficult to make a few people in their early twenties look middle-aged. The reason why the old makeup in some plays looks fake is because they are too hard and the actors' performances are too much. What's more, some actors are still unwilling to make too much sacrifice in image.

Let's put it this way, as long as you don't wear makeup in front of the camera and your complexion is dull, you can look a few years older. Then, by trimming your eyebrows, raising your hairline, pasting loose skin, etc., you don't need to deliberately draw black wrinkles and dye your white hair. Make you middle-aged. "

That being the case, it was decided, and Yang Shu focused on choosing actors.

In fact, this work has already started long ago. After the filming of "Beauty Tax" was confirmed, Jiang Shiyu contacted Guo Minkai and invited him to be a guest of the company's boss. At that time, he readily agreed.

Liu Man had to go through a few days of procedures after submitting the business license, so on the second day after the equipment was settled, the three of them took Gong Yuqing to visit Guo Minkai and solemnly invited him to join him.

The reason why she brought Gong Yuqing was because she planned to invite Fan Wei at the same time to see if she could act as the driver in "The Reasoning Taxi".

Brother Biao has just finished filming Brother Kai's "The Taoist Descending the Mountain". This period of time happens to be free. If he is not on the set, he usually works in the coal mine art troupe.

Yang Shu respected this artist very much, and of course he couldn't ask him to act through Head Guo, that would feel like asking the leader to put pressure on him, and Head Guo might not be willing to do this.

Bringing Gong Yuqing was through the introduction of an old friend, with the help of old friends.

Everyone knows that Brother Biao started out as a co-worker of sketches with Ben Shanzi, and his masterpieces are "Uncle Niu Tigan", "Selling Abductees", "Selling Cars" and so on.

Among them, Gong Kaibo was one of the main screenwriters of "Selling Abductions", "Selling Cars" and another sketch "Part-time Workers" by Ben Shanzi.

Gong Kaibo is a well-known screenwriter in China, and he has written a lot of works. Among them, the TV series "New Year Comes in the First Month", starring Uncle Pan who can sell wine, and "The Happiness of the Boss" and "Marriage First, Love After" are two works. It's Brother Biao starring, and he also participated in the screenwriting of "Party Party Sister Ma".

Because of the long-term cooperation, Gong Kaibo and Brother Biao are very good friends.

Coincidentally, Gong Yuqing is the niece of Gong Da's screenwriter.

There are mixed connections inside and outside the circle, so Yangshu took advantage of the nearby water tower first.

Gong Yuqing was a very arrogant girl, but when Liu Man asked her for help, she agreed without hesitation: "I wouldn't ask my uncle for my own affairs, but for my old classmate, I will go all out."

So two days ago, she started to help make contact, and made an appointment to meet in the group today.

So is Brother Biao suitable for the role of driver?

Yang Shu thinks there is no problem at all. It might not work if Guo Minkai plays the role. Doesn't Brother Biao look like a taxi driver?
Although Biao's film and television image has always been dominated by comedies, he has superb acting skills. In the crime film "Chang'an Road", he played the role of a deep and complicated history professor. His portrayal is meticulous. Although the film is not very good, his performance Very commendable.

It's just that this movie won't be born until a few years later, and Yang Shu is the No. 1 one who asked him to play a similar role.

The office of head Guo Minkai is a typical official office. The size meets the national standard. There is a green plant as high as a person by the window, the national flag is placed on the wide table, and there is a large bookshelf behind the black leather swivel chair, which is full of books. Books and photo frames.

Thanks to the previous successful cooperation, everyone is already acquaintances, and the meeting was very enthusiastic. After sitting down and chatting for a long time, Guo Minkai raised a doubt: "This drama involves tax policies. Although it is a comedy, will it touch sensitive issues?" ?”

He only had the script and scripts that were sent before him, and he didn't have a storyboard. He didn't know the specifics of the shooting. It was normal to have this worry, not to mention that he had more issues to consider in his position.

Yang Shu explained: "We will highlight the futuristic style in terms of image, costume design and scene selection. The uniforms of the tax collectors are completely different from reality, and the extras will also intersperse some whites and blacks to create a multi-dimensional scene that is different from reality. racial society."

Guo Minkai nodded suddenly: "So it's empty?"

"Yes, we will also add some simple special effects on the background to increase the sense of science fiction.

In addition, the collection of beauty tax involves all aspects. For example, consumption in shopping malls is collected in real time, which is also very different from our actual tax system. "

At this time, Jiang Shiyu helped to add: "In order to understand the role, I specially learned relevant knowledge. Taxes like the beauty tax are direct tax systems, which are usually adopted by developed countries, while ours is an indirect tax system. There is a fundamental difference."

She smiled and further explained: "If we really plan to levy similar taxes, because there is no channel to directly tax the people in daily consumption, most of the taxes will actually be missed, so the situation in the film is unlikely to happen to us now. Such a society."

Guo Minkai was half-understood by the two, and nodded frequently: "That's good, our works must be rigorous and must stand all kinds of tests."

This time he is a guest star in friendship, and there are seven or eight lines of lines in a few scenes. There is no need to sign a formal contract and there is no so-called film salary.

I met Mr. Fan at a cafe near the art troupe. The actors in the troupe don’t have their own offices, so it’s not convenient to talk about things.

Completely different from the humorous, sophisticated and even slippery image in the play, the Biao in real life is not at all bad.

On the screen, the big round face looks straight, but in reality, he is thinner, does not smoke or drink, and only needs a cup of tea when he sits down in a cafe.

He was very happy to greet Gong Yuqing, greeted her uncle warmly, and chatted about the last time they met.

But when facing Yang Shu, he was more reserved, and when facing Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu, he was more polite, even a little shy.

But when it comes to work, it's natural: "I've read the script, this role is subversive and challenging for me, but I personally like this story."

Yang Shu introduced the other two stories in the first season of "Wonderful Events of the World" to Teacher Fan in detail, and he also praised him again and again: "I have seen your "Lovers at the Table" and they are all imaginative works. like."

Introverted people don't talk long-windedly. After talking for 10 minutes, Teacher Fan said: "I have accepted this play. Please talk to my agent about the specific issues."

This is an invitation that is difficult to refuse. Their debut drama is starring Vice President Guo, and Vice President Guo will appear in the new drama again. Who knows what's going on, it's probably not good to refuse.

There are many people with complicated backgrounds in the film and television industry. Among them are Liu Tao's sister and Lao Gong's niece. Lao Gong said hello specially, and there may be subtext.

Besides, this group of young people is really good, the script is good and the production is quite standard, it should not go to Maicheng after filming.

So the matter was settled like this, Teacher Fan contacted the agent on the spot and connected with Liu Man, and the next thing was between them.

This is a small project that only needs to be worked for three days, and Teacher Fan specifically explained it, so he negotiated a B sign the next day. Teacher Fan will play the role of the driver, and the commission will be 20.00% of the income of "Reasoning Taxi".

(End of this chapter)