Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 364 The Micro Movie "The Tuner" (Part [-])

"The Tuner" is a feature film directed by French director Olivier Trenet. It lasts about 14 minutes and is full of suspense and reversal. Film Festival Best Short Film Award.

Later, Indian director Sri Ram Raghawan adapted it into a two-hour comedy suspense film, which was staged in mainland China and achieved a box office of nearly [-] million.

Yu Dongqing is going to bring this micro movie here.

When Yu Dongqing narrated the whole plot, the two girls stared wide-eyed, and even Yu Tongtong, who had never been interested in his father's movies, listened with gusto.

Yu Dongqing asked Yu Dongqing to explain some things that he didn't understand.

"Wow, brother-in-law, it's great! It's even better than that "Leave Me"!" Mingmei said excitedly.

"I'll help you find equipment, venues and actors. We must make this short film well!" Elena was also eager to try.

The film is only about ten minutes long, and there are four main actors. Mingmei and Elena play two female roles respectively, the hostess and the dancer in the play, and the rest find two male actors - the male lead tuner and the coffee shop Just be the boss.

"Brother-in-law, why don't you continue to play the male lead." Mingmei said.

Yu Dongqing shook her head.

He plans to put the background of this film in Venice, and the main character is an oriental face, which is not suitable.

"Don't worry, I'll find an actor to make sure you're satisfied." Elena said.

That being the case, Yu Dongqing didn't worry too much, and took Mingmei and Yu Tongtong to play in Venice to their heart's content.

Feed pigeons in St. Mark’s Square, take photos with the Bridge of Sighs on the embankment of the Slavs, board Burano Island to watch stained glass manufacturing. Take a boat and stroll in the city’s canals every day, very leisurely.

Elena is quite busy. On the one hand, she sometimes accompanied Yu Dongqing and the others on tours, and on the other hand, she also had to worry about the preparations for the film.

The camera equipment was quickly leased, and the shooting location was ready-made. Most of the scenes were shot in my own home, and there was also a piano at home that could be used as props.

Finding actors is a bit of a hassle. Elena posted on the Internet the news of the temporary recruitment of two actors to star in the micro-movie.

Unexpectedly, there were still many applicants. Yu Dongqing quickly selected an actor to play the role of the owner of the coffee shop. His name was Antonio. Attracted by the remuneration in euros, come to sign up.

Yu Dongqing saw that he was somewhat obese and slightly bald, which was very similar to the character image and temperament in his mind.

He also had acting experience, and asked him to do a few scene exercises at will, which felt good, so he agreed.

Now the difficulty lies in the choice of the leading male lead, Adrian, who is the soul of the play. In the evening, Yu Dongqing returned to Elena's house and auditioned several actors who came to apply for the job, but Yu Dongqing was not satisfied.

The next morning, after Yu Dongqing got up and had breakfast, she was ready to continue playing. Elena ran downstairs and said excitedly: "Just now, Robert's agent contacted me, saying that he is very interested in this role and wants to act in it." This this movie!"

Roberto?

Seeing that Yu Dongqing was a little confused, Elena explained that Roberto is a very good actor in our Italy. He once starred in a movie and won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival!

is it?

That acting is pretty good.

"What about the reward? Did you tell me?" Mingmei interjected.

For such an actor, it is estimated that the salary of 2000 euros cannot be paid, right?
"I haven't talked to his agent in detail yet, I'll call right away." Elena replied.

Sure enough, the other party offered at least 20 euros!
shit
20 euros, nearly 150 million RMB.

The overall budget of this movie Yu Dongqing is only 10 yuan!

This is a typical literary film, whether it is well-received or not, it turned out that the space-time director did not make any money.

"10! 10 euros! If he wants, he can come to the audition." Yu Dongqing decided to bleed himself.

But I didn't expect the other party to disagree, the price of 20 is not a penny!

In the slightly arrogant tone of Robert's agent, he said that Robert was the winner of the Golden Lion Award. He thought your script was very interesting and wanted to act it. It just so happened that there was some time recently.

Otherwise, how can you watch a short film that is less than 15 minutes?
What the hell!

This attitude?

Yu Dongqing refused on the spot.

The three of Yu Dongqing have been in Venice for five days. According to the original plan, they will return to China, but they have to stay for a few days because they have to film temporarily. However, he is very helpless in finding a suitable leading role.

Or stop shooting?
Or play in person?

Nico sat in front of the piano in the cafe, looking at his phone.

After playing for more than two hours at a stretch, my fingers are already sore.

Also, there is a 10 minute break for an inexpensive cup of coffee.

While drinking coffee, he swiped his phone and accidentally saw the news about the extras in the photo. Although he didn't tell the specific plot of the story, it made him more interested in the protagonist's design and felt that it was a bit like his.

He has played the piano since he was a child, but his life is plain and a bit downcast.

Of course, there are also differences. He is not a talented pianist like the protagonist Adrian, and Bo has never participated in the Ernstein Piano Competition, let alone failed.

Also, there is no pretending to be a blind tuner like the main character.

Life is so ordinary, I come to this cafe early in the morning, and I have to work until evening, nearly twelve hours, nothing has changed in the past ten years.

Just like the inferior cup of Venetian coffee that I often drink, it is tasteless.

Should it change?

Nick watched the story carefully again. He believed that he could act well, because he felt that he was playing himself.

"Nico! Why are you in a daze? It's time to start!" Without looking back, Nick knew that it was the owner of the cafe, that very rude man.

"Mr. Chris" Nick turned his head to look at the man with a big belly: "I want to ask for half a day off."

"Ask for leave?"

"Yeah, I want to try this." Nick pulled out his phone.

Looking at the text on the webpage, Chris suddenly laughed, and if it wasn't for the fact that there were customers in the cafe, he would have laughed even louder.

"Nick, do you want to make a movie? Do you still have that ability? I advise you to give up. Playing the piano here is your business."

"But I want to try." Nick stood up and walked out: "Also, boss, you haven't given me a raise for five years."

It was night when Yu Dongqing saw Nick, and they played all day during the day before coming back at night.

If he can't find a suitable actor today, he decides to give up.

Back at Elena's house, I saw Nick at the gate of the yard, looking a bit restrained.

After explaining his purpose, Elena enthusiastically let him enter the small courtyard.

But when I heard that he had no performance experience and was just a pianist in a coffee shop, he refused repeatedly.

"How can we do that? We are going to participate in the film festival for this film!"

"I think I can try." Nick felt a little embarrassed when Elena rejected him on the spot, but he didn't give up.

"Let him try." Yu Dongqing beside him spoke.

Because, he felt that this unshaven and melancholy man was the tuner in his mind!

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