Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 430 The Daughter-in-Law Is So Busy, The Husband Is Free
"Why?" Mingmei felt very strange.

"Auntie, Dad is very kind to me. I don't feel the mood of Li Wan in the play. How can I shoot it? Besides, I don't like filming, it's too tiring."

"Yes, yes, I can't feel it either." Yu Dongqing hurriedly agreed.

snort!
Bright glanced at him.

Tongtong is still a child and has never acted before. It is normal to have such thoughts, but husband, you have acted before.

Both father and daughter like to be lazy!

Forget it.

If you don't want to, don't force it.

After the family of three finished their meal, they walked around the street before returning home.

Yu Dongqing very consciously went to the study and closed the door to write the script. Mingmei and Yu Tongtong got together to chat about their experience in Hokkaido and looking at the photos they took. The two girls seemed to have endless things to say, which made Yu Dongqing feel relieved.

There is probably no stepmother like Mingmei in the world.

Don't bother yourself too much.

A week later, the script was completed, and Mingmei got busy with the script.

The first is to find a producer.

The first person Mingmei contacted was Li Wan. She had worked with them before and they were all friends. Unfortunately, Li Wan has a job in hand and is currently producing another urban film, so she has no time to spare.

I contacted a few more, either because there was a problem with the schedule, or the other party was not interested in the script.

"Honey, why don't you become a producer?" Mingmei said to Yu Dongqing in the courtyard.

Yu Dongqing was sitting on the rattan chair, drinking tea leisurely, with a small bean bag lying on her lap, when she heard what her daughter-in-law said, her face suddenly showed embarrassment.

"Mingmei, you know that I am the person who is most afraid of troubles, crew coordinating, monitoring progress, use of funds and post-publicity. Especially finance, I feel a headache when I see it, why don't I let Yangliu do these tasks, she is very good at it. "

"But Yang Liu doesn't know how to manage the crew. Forget it, I'll do it myself. Anyway, this is a low-budget movie, the investment is not big, and there are not many actors."

"The lady really is a woman who doesn't give way to a man!" Yu Dongqing raised her thumb.

"Hmph, but it can't be cheap for you." Mingmei glanced at him: "You have to participate in the post-production and film announcement!"

"It's okay to announce the movie. If you can lose as much as you can, you will lose less. As for the post-production, I will not participate." Yu Dongqing said.

"Why? Your editing skills are very high, I'm afraid I can't edit well." Mingmei Youyou said.

Yu Dongqing's tyrannical editing of "Swordsman" last time directly overturned her previous concept. How dare someone make such an edit? !
Hearing Mingmei's words, Yu Dongqing drove away the little milk cat nestling on her lap, gently hugged Mingmei and sat on her lap, and explained:

"Isn't "Youth in Youth" shot very well? Every director has his own shooting and editing style. If I edit, it's not your style. Be confident. I don't think you'd like to let alone your filming. The film was made with the help of my husband."

This is also true.
Although she loves Yu Dongqing very much, and his artistic talent makes her fascinated and admired, she is unwilling to live in his shadow in her career.

She wants to have her own world.

"Okay, husband, I will listen to you! From production to shooting to editing, I will do it myself!"

"Well, with ambition, she will definitely become the greatest female director like Gemil in the future!" Yu Dongqing said.

Gamil is one of the few epic-level female directors in the history of this space-time film, just like the famous French female director Agnès Varda, who has won numerous awards in her life. Oscar, Berlin Film Festival, and Cannes have awarded her Lifetime Achievement Award .

After hearing her husband's praise, Mingmei felt a little embarrassed, and put her arms around Yu Dongqing's neck again: "Actually, I don't have that much ambition. I just need to be a better director in China."

"Don't worry, your goal will definitely be achieved!" Yu Dongqing said with a smile on his face.

Hehe
In winter, cats can finally spend the winter comfortably at home again.

Now that Mingmei is ready to grab it, the next step is to declare the project, carefully select the actors, and start to leave early and return late, and get busy.

The father of the male protagonist Li Wan found an actor named Cao Helin, who is in his early forties this year and is not very well-known in the entertainment industry. He belongs to the kind of actor who is steady and low-key.

Yu Dongqing has seen the films he made, and his acting skills are not bad, and Li Wan's father in the play is competent.

The key is to find the lead female - Li Wan, which is the core of this film.

Yu Dongqing expressed her opinion:

"Liangmei, I suggest that you don't think about active actresses. Except for a few child stars, you should see if they are suitable. Don't look for students from Chinese opera and Yandian—a 13-year-old girl made this Acting for someone in their early twenties, no matter how you look at it, it’s against harmony.”

"The scope is very narrow. Let's find a middle school student. I don't have filming experience. I'm afraid I won't be able to act well." Mingmei expressed her thoughts.

"Go to the middle school attached to the Central Academy of Chinese Opera, or simply go to Tongtong's school. After all, they are engaged in art, and some aspects are still similar."

"Okay, Qingqing and I will go together." Mingmei said.

Han Qingqing originally studied choreography, focusing on costume design in film and television dramas, but this time she was recruited by Mingmei to be the assistant director of the crew and also the costume designer.

The costumes of such a small-cost modern youth film are not very demanding, so her work is placed on the preparation of the crew.

Mingmei and Han Qingqing drove to choose the two schools that Yu Dongqing mentioned. This afternoon, the weather was cold, but the room was already heated. Yu Dongqing was sitting on the sofa in the living room looking at his mobile phone when he heard the gate of the yard open. The little milk dog Doumiao who was in the living room immediately opened the living room door and ran out.

Within a few minutes, he came in following behind Mingmei's butt, shaking his head.

"Husband, I have found a suitable actor, and it was recommended by Tongtong!"

Mingmei was very excited and told the whole story while taking off her coat.

"I talked to Tong Tong about this in video the night before yesterday, and she told her good friend Wan Xue to try it out, saying that the girl likes acting very much, and she even acted in plays when she was in elementary school."

Yu Dongqing remembered that when she was eating crayfish some time ago, Tongtong said that her tablemate was called Wan Xue, who had the same experience as Li Wan in the play.

"Look at this girl." Mingmei took out her mobile phone, sat next to Yu Dongqing, called up a video and handed it to Yu Dongqing.

In the picture, a thin girl in a down jacket looks very delicate with a ponytail, but there is a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.

The atmosphere is quite suitable.

"After the audition, I think this girl is pretty good and has certain acting skills. The key is...she said that the father in the play is too much like his father."

"Okay, as long as you think it's appropriate." Yu Dongqing handed her the phone.

Since you don't participate, you don't participate from the beginning to the end.

"The next step, I will prepare to attract investment." Mingmei said.

"Didn't you agree to invest in the name of my studio?" Yu Dongqing felt strange.

"It's better to find some more investment, if you can't let your husband lose so much by yourself." Mingmei smiled.

Ah?
That being the case, let her go to toss.

But what Yu Dongqing didn't expect was that Mingmei actually found an investor and made an appointment to meet at a cafe in Nanluoguxiang.

This time, Yu Dongqing went there with Mingmei.

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