The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 15 Final Preparations
At ten o'clock in the morning this day, the weather was fine.

In the south building of Shanghai Jinjiang Hotel, Li Shengyao, Li Sanfa, and two assistant directors walked slowly.

Li Sanfa was the one who led the way, while Li Shengyao and the two assistant directors came to observe the scene.

After Li Shengyao arranged the task, Li Sanfa first went to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television to apply for the filming qualification of "Emotional Hotel", which went very smoothly and was completed in two days.

At the same time, he was also looking for a five-star hotel in Shanghai with Zhao Shan.

After searching a lot and asking a lot, no one is willing to sponsor their crew, they all have to pay, and everyone is dead expensive.

In the end, Li Sanfa chose the Jinjiang Hotel, which had the cheapest price, and agreed to 10 yuan a month.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao hurried over with the two assistant directors.

Jin Jiang Hotel has a long history. This hotel was established in the 30s, and later became an important contact point for our underground staff.

After the founding of New China, this is a very important reception place for foreign guests.

The presidents and prime ministers of all major countries on this earth have lived in this hotel.

In the early years, it was state-owned, but later it was restructured and some private capital was added, but the state still has a part of the shares.

It was rated as a five-star hotel in [-] and was renovated in [-].

Later, when the New Jinjiang Hotel was established, the burden of receiving important guests was gradually transferred to the New Jinjiang Hotel.

And the old Jin Jiang Hotel slowly declined.

Li Sanfa was a little worried, "Director, can you see it?"

After all, the Jinjiang Hotel was built in the 30s. Although it was spacious, it only had fourteen floors, and it looked far less grand than the five-star hotels newly built in the past ten years.

He worried that Li Shengyao was not satisfied.

Li Shengyao glanced at Li Sanfa and said with a smile: "Third brother, don't worry, I am very satisfied with this place."

This big hotel is indeed old, unlike other newly built big hotels, with all-glass floor-to-ceiling windows, bright lights, and modern interiors.

However, the purpose of "Love Hotel" is not to introduce hotels, this drama mainly focuses on emotions.

The shooting location does not need to be modern, beautiful, artistic and romantic.

The Jinjiang Hotel is very artistic, the middle building is grand, just like the conference building, the north building is modern, while the south building is Gothic, and there is a large lawn in front of the hotel.

Regarding this point, Lee Sheng Yew liked it very much.

The two assistant directors also nodded, saying that the environment and temperament of this hotel are good.

"Third Brother, let's sign the contract. We will lease it for three months."

It should be enough to shoot 28 episodes of TV series in three months.

Considering that the actors do not have enough time to prepare, there may be delays, and Lee Seung Yew has to keep an eye on the shooting progress to avoid overtime.

The Korean version of "Love Hotel" actually has a plot filmed in Las Vegas, a beautiful country. It is also a helicopter and an extended version of a luxury car.

Needless to say very expensive.

Lee Sheng Yew didn't have this condition, he couldn't go to Las Vegas, he planned to shoot in Macau.

Not long after, Li Sanfa signed an agreement with the person in charge of Jinjiang Hotel. The price is 10 yuan a month, and he will shoot in the hotel for three months.

Li Shengyao then left, he was still very busy.

In addition to drawing sub-cameras, it is also necessary to recruit several important actors, such as the female number four and the male number four in the play.

Both of these are funny roles in the play.

Female No. [-] is the same as Female No. [-]. She is a customer service manager. She is a few years older than Female No. [-]. She hates married women and is crazy about handsome guys.

She and the female number one often fight each other, and the conversation between the two is very interesting.

The male No. [-] is the deputy manager of the hotel, and the male No. [-] often fights each other.

He is a bit like a clown, standing here for a while, and standing there for a while.

But his heart belongs to the hotel, and everything is for the good of the hotel, a character with a sharp mouth and a tofu heart.

The plot design of this play is really good, with laughter and tears, romance and life.

For these two important roles, Lee Seung Yew had to personally audition for the ensemble cast.

In addition, he has to prepare for the upcoming opening ceremony.

……

At ten o'clock in the evening, in front of a supper stall in the SJ district of Shanghai.

There are very few customers, and the boss is worried about smoking.

Li Shengyao, Li Sanfa, and Zhao Shan were sitting around a small round table.

There was some barbecue on the table, Li Shengyao picked up a big chicken leg, and took a bite unceremoniously.

He was so tired that he almost fell asleep standing up.

Zhao Shan said to treat guests, Li Shengyao walked out of the hotel with Li Sanfa in his slippers, and came here for supper.

"These bastards act as if they are Li Ka-shing. They are obviously a small employee, but they make things difficult for others."

Zhao Shan invested money and got a job title as a producer.

He is also helping with things these days. Apart from the hotel, there are still many places in the plot that need to be filmed outside.

Zhao Shan originally thought that filming a TV series would promote the scenery of Shanghai and advertise for others, so he wouldn't be embarrassed, but he didn't expect that many places demanded money, so there was nothing to talk about.

The total investment in this drama is only 160 million, and they have to save every penny, so naturally they will not choose those expensive places.

Li Shengyao smiled and patted Zhao Shan's arm lightly, "This is the way this world is, you don't have to be angry with them."

Li Sanfa was not in a good mood either. He frowned, thinking about spending 30 today, and now the crew account only has 80 left.

Later, he will go to Macau to shoot, and he doesn't know if he can hold on.

"Director, we can't afford the slightest delay. The shooting must go smoothly."

Now I'm not sure if the funds are enough, if the shooting doesn't go well, it will be 100% over budget.

Li Shengyao continued to comfort, "I have already made a plan, don't worry, I will never overspend."

In fact, Lee Sung Yew has no idea about this point, the plan is after all a prediction, whether the actors will be able to shoot smoothly, whether they will be safe during the shooting, there will be no accidents.

It's hard for anyone to say.

However, Zhao Shan and Li Sanfa were not in a high mood, if Li Shengyao followed with a worried face, it would be too boring.

Affect mood.

Artists must maintain a good mood and bring emotions into work, so the effect must be very bad.

Li Shengyao now eliminated all bad moods and negative thoughts.

It is rare for Zhao Shan to treat guests, and he wants to have a good meal.

Seeing Li Shengyao's indifferent expression, Zhao Shan continued to eat, his restless heart inexplicably calmed down, and then he started eating.

An hour later, the three of them were full.

After Zhao Shan paid the bill, Li Sanfa whispered to Li Shengyao: "My uncle asked me if there is any role he can play, how can I answer him?"

"If he wants to act, let him come here, there is an old chef here, he can act."

Li Sanfa nodded happily. Then he found that Li Shengyao was very calm from the beginning to the end. Thinking of the appearance of himself and Zhao Shan tonight, he couldn't help asking: "Director, are you really not worried?"

"I'm a little worried, but there's no need to say it."

Li Shengyao paused for a moment, then continued: "If a beautiful woman eats supper with me, I will definitely tell her that I am not interested in the two of you."

He then walked out, "Third brother, prepare red envelopes for the opening ceremony. The four leading actors will receive 100 yuan each, and the others will receive [-] yuan each. We are about to start filming."

He didn't care much about what Li Sanfa and Zhao Shan said, but when it came to filming, he was excited.

Traveling through time, I am finally going to be a director.

(End of this chapter)