I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 5 Li Yancheng

"Hey, Brother Cheng, are you busy?"

"I'm not busy. By the way, you must have graduated. I know a crew that is short of people. Do you want to go?" A low, hoarse voice came from the mobile phone.

"Brother Cheng, thank you for still thinking of me, my brother. However, I am busy with my own affairs and can't go." Wan Qingshan thanked him quickly.

"It's okay, fellow, I'll help if I can. Since you're not looking for the crew, then why are you looking for me?"

"Brother Cheng, it's like this. I have a small crew. As for me, I am young and have no qualifications, so I want to ask Brother Cheng to help me."

The other end of the phone was stunned by the news. After a while, a surprised voice came,

"Okay, you have just graduated and joined the crew. Okay, you are my little brother, I will definitely help. However, although I am not busy now, I won't be able to leave for a while. Can you come to Hengdian? Talk to me in detail.”

"Okay, I'm free now. I'll fly to Hengdian soon."

"Okay, give me a call before you arrive and I'll pick you up."

"Good Le!"

After hanging up the phone, Wan Qingshan walked to a side room and said to Chen Yumo who was doing yoga,

"Yu Mo, I'm going to Hengdian to find Brother Cheng. Didn't you say before that you've always wanted to see Brother Cheng, the underworld boss? Do you want to go together?"

Chen Yumo, who was stretching his legs on the yoga mat, chuckled, retracted his legs and sat cross-legged on the yoga mat, and said with a smile,

"When you were an intern, you often called me and said that you met a gangster boss on the set.

I'm very curious, what would it be like to play the role of Brother Cheng, who doesn't have to play the role of a gangster at all?However, I'm afraid it won't work this time. I'm going to my uncle's house for dinner tonight. "

"Okay, I'll go by myself."

Wan Qingshan packed up his things, took the company seal on his leather bag and went out.

After going to the bank, Wan Qingshan took out his mobile phone and called Yan Dong.

"Dongzi, let's go to Hengdian with me."

"No, isn't your movie ready yet? Why are you going to Hengdian now?"

"I'm looking for a big brother in the industry to be a producer. He is in Hengdian now. If he agrees, I have to let him prepare to find the scene. You are the photographer, you are not allowed to accompany me."

"Qingzi, you can do it at this speed. However, I haven't even seen the script, how do I know what kind of scenes are needed."

"I'm going to copy the script right now, and I'll give it to you when we meet."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at the school gate."

After hanging up the phone, Wan Qingshan found a copy shop, copied a few scripts, printed out a few contracts, and went straight to the school gate.

At the school gate, Yan Dong was holding a suitcase. Under the hot sunshine, some parts of his white shirt were soaked with sweat.

When Wan Qingshan arrived, he happened to see a taxi parked in front of the school, and a beautiful woman in a white dress got out of the taxi.

"Let's go, let's get in the car and go to the airport first."

Wan Qingshan quickly greeted Yan Dong and strode towards the taxi.

The two got into a taxi and rushed to the airport, where they bought the nearest flight.

Sitting in the terminal, Wan Qingshan took out a copy of the script "Selection" from his bag and handed it to Yan Dong.

"Look first!"

Yan Dong took the script, lowered his head and opened it.

When the announcement rang out that the flight Wan Qingshan and the two were about to check in and board, Yan Dong was still watching, so engrossed in it that he didn't even notice the announcement.

"Stop looking now, we're about to get on the plane." Wan Qingshan patted Yan Dong on the shoulder.

"Oh, oh!"

Yan Dong came back to his senses, responded, and then kept looking at Wanqingshan, as if he was getting to know Wanqingshan for the first time.

Seeing this, Wan Qingshan lifted his bangs and said, "Don't envy me for being so handsome, because it's useless for you to envy him!"

"Fuck you, I want to ask you, did you write this script?"

When Wan Qingshan saw that the ticket checking began in the passage over there, he quickly stood up and said, "Let's go, let's check in and board the plane."

After taking two steps, Wan Qingshan said,

"Of course I wrote it. I spent several months thinking about it. What do you think? Give me some suggestions."

Wan Qingshan was already familiar with making movies in his previous life, and now he has studied at Nortel for four years, where he hung a kettle on a telephone pole.

And in my memory, there are so many good movies that came out later, so he should be a sure winner and be very mediocre.

But this time when he was filming a movie, he felt a little nervous and excited.

This was the first movie to have the words Wan Qingshan written in the director column. He was very excited.

And the tension is because of the script.Instead of making great movies that would come later, he made "The Selection" which he wrote.

"The Selection" was written entirely by himself and bears no resemblance to the later classic film.

If he doesn't make movies that will appear in the future, it's not because he's being arrogant, but because it's not appropriate now.

No outsider knows when the script of a movie was prepared.Maybe it was written four or five years ago, and it's only now being filmed.

Just like "Crazy Stone", Ning Hua had already written it in 2001, but no one invested in it, so he could only turn around and make a DV movie costing hundreds of thousands.It wasn't until he encountered the "Asian Rising Star Director" program in 2005 that Ning Hua had the money to film "Crazy Stone".

Wan Qingshan didn't expect that after the film was made, someone would suddenly sue him for plagiarism.Nowadays, there is no capital to cut leeks in the film and television industry, so it cannot be treated as an afterthought, and plagiarism can be wiped out.

In the early 2000s, Yin Xiaotian could go from a popular niche to an unknown person because of a fake news. In the future, he could only appear in the news about the Sword Sect, let alone be labeled as plagiarism.Wan Qingshan does not have a big boss behind him to protect him. Once he is found to have plagiarized, he will no longer be able to work in the industry.

As for movies made more than ten years later, many things that appear in them are too advanced now.

Being half a step ahead is a genius, but being one step ahead is insane.

Wan Qingshan didn't want to be regarded as crazy, so he could only think about it and write it by himself.

Yan Dong stopped and said seriously,

"I'm not a director or a literature major, so I don't have much advice to give. However, as an ordinary viewer, I feel that if this script is filmed well, it will easily win awards."

Wan Qingshan was stunned for a moment and was very surprised. At first, Lu Jianshe said that the script was good, but he didn't really believe it.

Because of Lu Jianshe's conduct as a person, he never belittles students' works, but only praises and encourages them.

Therefore, Lu Jianshe praised the script as good, but to Wanqingshan, the script was average and passable.

Unexpectedly, Yan Dong, who was the second person to see the script, rated it so highly.

At this time, the radio sounded again, and Wan Qingshan and Yan Dong walked quickly towards the boarding passage without caring about the conversation.

At this time, Baoqiang was not famous yet. He would not become famous until he starred in Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves" next year, and he instantly became the spiritual support of countless extras.

However, even if there is no spiritual support, there are still many people coming to Hengdian with dreams of becoming a star or living a casual life.

When Wan Qingshan and Yan Dong arrived in Hengdian, it was not lunch time, and it was still some time before evening, but there was still a flow of people on the streets of Hengdian.

The food on the plane didn't suit Wan Qingshan and Yan Dong's appetite, so they didn't eat much on the plane.

The two found a small restaurant nearby and ordered food before Wan Qingshan called Li Yancheng.

When the meal was almost finished, Wan Qingshan suddenly stretched out his hand and shouted towards the door,

"Brother Cheng!"

Yan Dong looked back and was immediately startled.

Li Yancheng, who is in his thirties, has a fleshy body, a bald head, and a sinewy face. No one would doubt that he is the boss of the underworld.

"My fellow countryman, Li Yancheng, is Brother Cheng. I met him when I was an intern on a film crew in my senior year. Thanks to Brother Cheng's care, I didn't have to be a coolie moving things around every day during my internship."

Wan Qingshan introduced the two to each other,

"Yan Dong, Department of Photography, Nortel. Even though he has just graduated, his photography skills are impressive. I am looking for him to take charge of photography this time."

"Hello."

Yan Dong knew that Wan Qingshan couldn't really find a gangster to be a producer, but Li Yancheng's temperament and appearance had such a strong impact that even though he knew he was not a gangster, it still made him very cautious.

Li Yancheng was used to Yan Dong's behavior because of his appearance and temperament, so he had no idea.

He smiled, said "Hello" to Yan Dong, and then said to Wan Qingshan,
"Qingzi, this is not the place to talk. After eating, go to my house to talk."

At this time, it was not the time to eat, but there were too many people in Hengdian, and the small restaurant was almost full.

Li Yancheng looks like a gangster on the outside, but his home is only tidy and does not look like a bachelor's room at all.

Li Yancheng poured two glasses of water for Wan Qingshan and Yan Dong.
"Qingzi, tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"

"Brother Cheng, it's like this. Didn't I tell you on the phone that I hired a crew? I'm from Nortel, and I can find the actors through my school connections. But the scenes, props, and lighting technicians, etc., I have no connections and it’s hard to find them, so I can only come to you for help. I would like to ask you to come to my crew as a producer and help me."

Li Yancheng, who had always been the coordinator, was not excited about being a producer. Instead, he looked a little embarrassed.

"Qingzi, we are fellow villagers. If you can help me, I will definitely help you. But I have never done this kind of production, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

"Brother Cheng, you have been a coordinator for so many years, so you should know the operation of the crew very well. It's not like you don't know what the production needs to do, just find people and funds, and then keep an eye on the crew's property to avoid being cheated.

Brother Cheng, you have rich experience and I believe you know all about the crew. You can definitely do it by keeping an eye on your property.

As for the rest, I am the director and investor, the photographer is Yan Dong, and I will find the actors myself.You just need to help with the scenes, props, lighting, and extras.With your connections, Brother Cheng, these are definitely not problems. "

Wan Qingshan's analysis made Li Yancheng hesitate. He thought about it for a while before saying,

"Qingzi, I have no problem with the crew, but as a producer, you have to find a distributor. I don't have any connections in this area."

Wan Qingshan suddenly laughed, "Haha, Brother Cheng, there is no need to find a distributor for this movie. I plan to participate in awards for this movie. As for the box office, I have never considered it.

Nowadays, nine out of ten films are losing money, and my script is not the type that pleases the audience, so I have not considered releasing it at all.

If you don't want to lose money, you can only use it to participate in awards abroad and sell the distribution rights. "

"If that's the case, then I'll do the production."

There is no need to consider distribution. For Li Yancheng, it is simple.

"Thank you, Brother Cheng. Brother Cheng, please read the contract first."

Wan Qingshan sighed helplessly in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that he had no connections in the industry, he wouldn't have gone all the way to hire Li Yancheng, the coordinator, to be the producer. With his experience in his previous life, he could handle it alone.

Li Yancheng took the contract and looked at it carefully. He found that it was the same as the contract for hiring a coordinator he had received before, except that the money given was more. He had nothing to say. He picked up the pen Wan Qingshan put on the table and brushed it. Sign your name.

After the contract was finalized, Wan Qingshan took out the script from his bag.

Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen over time. Li Yancheng and Yan Dong are different.Wan Qingshan has only known Li Yancheng for more than half a year and doesn't know much about him. He dare not let Li Yancheng read the script without signing a contract.

"Brother Cheng, I hope that the scene can be found in Chongqing as much as possible. Because I need Chongqing's unique sense of staggered images."

After waiting for a while, Li Yancheng, who was reading the script, replied without raising his head, "No problem, I have acquaintances in Chongqing, it's easier to find them."

Seeing Li Yancheng suddenly sinking into the script, Wan Qingshan was a little curious. Why did Li Yancheng sink into the script because he was a producer and not an actor.

(End of this chapter)