The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 579 Everyone wants to make progress

Entering 2013, the weather in Dalian is still very cold, with temperatures often reaching minus ten degrees Celsius during the day.

The entire "Dalian by the Sea" crew members are gritting their teeth and persisting. Everyone understands the current situation and wants to complete the filming work on the set as quickly and efficiently as possible.

On this morning, the cold wind howled and ice shards were flying in the air. Everyone huddled together and did not dare to be careless. Not to mention their mouth, nose and ears, it was like their eyes did not want to be exposed. Many people wore protective gear. eyepiece.

Outside the studio of "Dalian by the Sea", hundreds of young girls still gathered.

These girls come from all over the country and are all fans of EXO. Most of them are still in school and came here just to see their idols.

There are more fans today than in the previous days.

At almost nine o'clock, the actors' bus arrived, and four people got off the bus one after another.

The four EXO Chinese members Luhan, Zhuanzi, Taozi and Zhang Yixing all came over.

The four people immediately faced the fans together and then waved in unison.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The fans immediately became excited and shouted wildly.

Even the cold wind could not stop their screams.

Seeing this, Zizi felt proud. He squinted his eyes, trying to see the faces of the fans opposite him and see if he could spot a few pretty girls.

However, the wind and snow were too heavy, and his eyesight was not very good. He could not see clearly and could not choose beautiful fans. He could only retract his gaze and follow the others into the set.

Previously, SM wanted to recommend Lee Sheng Yew for the role, but Lee Sheng Yew refused, and Lee Sheng Yao chose Lu Han.

Then Luhan almost stopped group activities and concentrated on preparing for "Dalian by the Sea" in Dalian, which made other EXO members envious.

This was even more true for the fortune teller. He thought he had no chance with "Dalian by the Sea".

However, "Sight and Sound" and "Cahiers du Cinema" both rated "Parasite" as the best film of 2012.

Lee Sheng Yew was highlighted not only in the mainland but also in the peninsula. Many actors and directors in Chung Wulu praised Lee Sheng Yew.

This gave SM Entertainment a new idea. They thought they could recommend Shou Zi, Tao Zi, and Zhang Yixing to Lee Sheng Yew, and let these three people act in "Dalian by the Sea" with Lu Han.

In this case, it can better reflect EXO's strong character and create better hype.

In "Dalian by the Sea", Lu Han plays the second male lead, a member of the school football team, and there are several scenes depicting teammates.

SM company took a fancy to these shots.

Among them, Tao Zi's acting is even worse. He only appears in one scene, where Lu Han is playing football on the court, and several of his teammates show their faces for only five seconds in total.

Zhang Yixing had slightly more scenes. The second male lead's father died. On the first night, two friends, a boy and two girls, went to his house to spend the first night of his father's death with him.

Zhang Yixing plays this "male friend", with slightly more scenes and two lines, which lasts about 1 minute.

In this way, a few people came to the crew of "Dalian by the Sea".

They have more people coming, and naturally more fans come to support them.

Although Xiaozi didn't see the beautiful girl, he felt very proud when he heard the fans shouting.

Tao Zi and Zhang Yixing are relatively low-key and humble.

Seeing the sign in his eyes, he curled his lips in disdain.

The reason why Lee Sheung-Yao agreed to cooperate with SM Entertainment this time was because Zizi, Tao Zi, and Zhang Yixing really brought money into the group.

Three people, three roles, 100 million each.

SM Company said that several of them want to follow Lee Sheng Yew and make progress.

In addition to money, Li Shengyao also asked them to practice football in their free time and let Zhang Yixing think about those two lines.

Under such circumstances, Li Shengyao reluctantly agreed.

Both Tao Zi and Zhang Yixing felt that this matter was not honorable, so they were more restrained.

He didn't take the lottery seriously. He felt that the entertainment industry was like this. It was normal to bring money into the group. He hoped that more people would see him and more film and television companies would see him.

After a while, the four people came to the set and saw Li Shengyao and Zhang Songwen, who had been here for a long time.

The four people immediately went over to say hello.

Dianzi tried his best to smile and make himself look sincere.

Lee Sung-yao initially chose Lu Han, and then gave the role with lines to Zhang Yixing, who was really unconvinced.

However, he did not dare to question Director Li. He only hoped that Director Li could see his advantages and if there was a corresponding role in the future, leave it to him instead of the two dwarfs.

Li Shengyao explained a few words and asked the four people to prepare.

The four of them went to put on makeup. He was sitting in the dressing room and saw Li Shengyao standing outside through the gap in the curtain, looking like a psycho.

What's going on?
The sign was puzzled and at a loss.

After putting on makeup, the four of them got together. Lu Han explained that Lee Sheng Yew was moving out of position. He also said that Lee Sheng Yew arrived at the set early every day and had to move out of position in advance.

After hearing this, Zhuan Zi shrank his neck. Walking around in such a cold weather was not an easy task.

He was very surprised. He is an international director, so why should he work so hard?
Acting is not very easy. There are hand substitutes, foot substitutes, and martial arts substitutes. Are there substitutes for everything?
It's easier for the director, just sit behind the monitor.

What is Li Shengyao doing?
Soon after, Li Shengyao waved the four of them over, and then led the four of them to move. Not only Lu Han's position, but also the positions, orientations, and expressions of Zhuanzi, Taozi, and Zhang Yixing were all explained by Li Shengyao.

Zhui Zi thought it was quite simple. After he followed it a few times and rehearsed, he noticed the position of the camera, and then realized that the four of them were moving in a direction that would ensure that all four of them showed their faces.

Although except for Lu Han, no one else has any lines.

However, he was still a little excited when he thought that he could appear in the movie.

The plot of this drama is simple. The father of the second male lead died. He was training and someone came to inform him.

The rehearsal ended quickly, and then the filming officially started.

Dianzi soon discovered that something was wrong. Although he had studied acting at SM, the content of the teacher's lectures had already gone in one ear and out the other.

Now he can't even express the most basic expressions well, and he feels very awkward.

Li Shengyao told the three of them to be normal, just like how they usually look when exercising, but he didn't know what he looked like normally.

He usually likes to act cool when playing basketball, keeping a cold face and holding his head high. Can he do that now?

Dianzi was hesitant in his heart, which showed on the outside that he was very stiff.

Li Shengyao then walked over and explained to Tao Zi and Zhang Yixing again.

Seeing that the other two performed equally poorly, Xianzi breathed a sigh of relief. He did not dare to underestimate the performance anymore. He listened carefully to Li Shengyao's words, and then performed seriously according to Li Shengyao's request.

There was no difficulty in filming this scene, because the three of them were "novices" and it took them a whole morning to shoot it.

"Okay, pass."

Li Shengyao gave a thumbs up, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He felt that performing was not easy, and Li Shengyao's requirements were too high. The three passers-by were required to make correct expressions, which was really difficult.Zhang Yixing said in a low voice at this time: "Director Li is indeed a great international director. Acting in his films, I feel a lot better."

When Xianzi heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. He felt that Zhang Yixing was flattering.

But thinking of Lee Sheng Yew's status, he couldn't help but think, "Should I buy a copy of "The Self-cultivation of an Actor"? With Lee Sheng Yew's high requirements, if I have such acting skills, I'm afraid I won't be able to play an important role in my life." ."

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Zhang Yixing was still relatively weak in acting at this time. In Lee Sheng-yao's previous life, Zhang Yixing cooperated with the Men's Gang, led by Sun Honglei and Huang Bo, and then he gradually became enlightened.

The afternoon scene was very simple, but it still took three hours to complete.

Li Shengyao had already expected it. Considering the 300 million sponsorship, he didn't say much and even smiled and praised Zhang Yixing for his acting talent.

After get off work, the actors leave first, and the set workers and assistant directors leave last.

Li Shengyao did not take the crew bus. He took two assistants and got into a car and headed to Dalian Shangri-La Hotel.

We have an appointment tonight, so we won’t have dinner at the crew’s hotel.

Soon after, they arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel. At this time, the temperature was even lower, and the cold wind made a shrill sound like a shrew who had suffered a loss.

Pedestrians on both sides of the street all had their necks hunched, and each one of them was three centimeters shorter than before.

Even the street lights were dimmed and a little dimmer than usual.

At the hotel entrance, there were several short men in suits and leather shoes waiting for Li Shengyao.

The leader of the dwarf is named Jiro Tanoshito, and he is the marketing manager of the Greater China Region in Okamoto, an island country.

"Sight & Sound" and "Cahiers du Cinema" both listed "Parasite" as the number one film of the year in 2012.

This has led more companies to pay attention to Lee Sung-yew's new movie.

Although he announced that he is preparing three new movies at the same time, he still has not given up the intention of companies to cooperate with him and ride on the popularity of his movies.

Among them, not only many clothing and electronics brands approached Lee Sheng-yao, but also several small umbrella brands wanted to implement advertising placement in "Dalian by the Sea".

In "Dalian by the Sea", the second male lead had sex with his girlfriend. It was fleeting, but it could be used as an advertisement for a small umbrella.

Li Shengyao is not a moral gentleman. Since people are willing to pay, he will not be polite.

So he came.

"Li Jun, thank you for your hard work. Please come with me. We have prepared a table of delicious food."

Tanoshi Tojiro was very happy to see Li Shengyao. He quickly stepped forward to greet him, and then led Li Shengyao towards the restaurant's private room.

Soon after, the group of people arrived at the restaurant private room, and then started eating and drinking.

Many people think that Chinese people like to discuss business at the wine table. In fact, people from island countries and peninsulas like it equally. Moreover, businessmen from these two countries are not satisfied with talking at the wine table. They usually have to talk together after dinner. Go to the rescue of the frustrated girl and show off the gun together to be considered a true partner.

The delicacies prepared by Tanoshito Jiro are not bad. He should have researched Li Shengyao and knew Li Shengyao's preferences, so he always ordered the dishes that Director Li liked.

Ten minutes later, after dinner, the waiter quickly cleared the table and then served melons and fruits.

Tanoshito Jiro waited for the waiter to leave, thought for a moment, and then said: "Li Jun, we are looking for you once to do advertising placement in "Dalian by the Sea", and we hope you will give us Okamoto this opportunity."

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and did not answer.

Jiro Tanoshito knew the rules and immediately continued: "Our advertising sponsorship fee is 700 million yuan. In addition, we can also choose a handsome male artist to become the global spokesperson of our brand with a three-year contract."

After finishing his words, Tanoshito Jiro lowered his head proudly.

This is how island countries do business. They like to inquire about the conditions of their competitors, and then increase their own contracts based on the conditions of their competitors.

Jiro Tanoshito had already found out clearly that Jisibang's sponsorship fee was also 700 million, but the global spokesperson given by Jisibang was designated as Hu Ge.

Hu Ge is currently gaining momentum and does not want to take on the Umbrella commercial.

And they won't be so greedy, as long as they are handsome male artists.

In any case, it was to give Li Shengyao face, and Jiro Tanakato felt that this was his cooperative attitude.

He believed that Li Shengyao would not refuse.

In fact, they had prepared four conditions for this cooperation, but he did not intend to list them all.

With such benefits, why should we take advantage of the Chinese people?

Li Shengyao frowned slightly when he heard what Jiro Tanakato said. He immediately realized that Okamoto had found out about Ji Shibang's conditions.

He was quite disgusted with such behavior, after all, it was considered a business secret.

He was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "Mr. Tanaka, your conditions are not enough."

"not enough?"

Tanoshito Jiro didn't expect that Li Shengyao was still not satisfied. He thought about it and then slowly said the third condition, "Li Jun, I can also guarantee that our Okamoto will promote the release of "Dalian by the Sea" in the island country. We will definitely not There will be no trouble.”

The film market in the island country is relatively closed. Even Hollywood blockbusters are not very popular. Only some animated films can sell high box office.

Even if "Dalian by the Sea" is released in the island country, it will not make much money.

Li Shengyao then shook his head, "It's not enough."

Tanoshito Jiro's eyes widened, "Li Jun, we have shown enough sincerity. As far as I know, there is no small umbrella brand company with such generous conditions as ours."

Li Shengyao smiled and then made up a reason, "What you said is right, but it's still not enough. My movies have always been serious. If I arrange your brand's advertising placement, it will inevitably trigger negative discussions. This loss is not small."

Lee Sheung-yew was unhappy with Okamoto's inquiring into competitors' trade secrets, and he wanted to suppress the opponent's momentum.

Hearing this, Tanaka Tojiro felt a little ashamed and annoyed.

Okamoto is the second largest brand of small umbrellas, second only to Jisbon. They are not a shameful brand in the island country. They do not think it is something they are ashamed to discuss. He did not understand what Lee Shengyao said.

What’s the negative discussion about this?
He felt that this was Lee Sheng Yew's excuse. If it were an island country director, he would just get up and leave without saying anything, but Lee Sheng Yew's status was different.

Lee Sheng-yew's films can not only have a great impact in Asia, but can also be discussed in Europe and the United States.

It's not easy.

Thinking of this time before coming to Dalian, Tabata Tojiro vowed to issue a military order to the board of directors, and then planned to come up with the ultimate condition he had prepared, "Li Jun, I have a painting of flowers and birds by Shen Zhou here. I wonder if you are interested."

"Shen Zhou?"

Shen Zhou was a great painter of the Ming Dynasty. His landscape paintings, flower and bird paintings were very famous.

Tanoshito Jiro didn't want to send paintings at first. He liked Chinese calligraphy and painting and wanted to keep them. But now the situation has changed and he had to take action.

"Yes, Li Jun, I believe you will like it."

"Bring it here so I can take a look."

Since it is an ancient Chinese painting, it naturally cannot be placed in an island country. Li Shengyao's interest in this painting is greater than 700 million.

(End of this chapter)