Chapter 3 The protagonist is in place
  "Damn it, Dongzi, did China Film really invest in you?"

Zhu Yawen's voice also summoned all the students in the surrounding dormitories.

Soon, the news that Chen Dong's film had secured investment spread throughout Nortel and even reached the Chinese Theater Company next door.

Many people feel incredible!

Of course, most people still don't expect a freshman from the acting department to be able to direct a movie well.

However, many people could not help but be curious about it and began to inquire about the role.

"Dongzi, no, Director Chen, the male lead?"

Chen Dong looked at the somewhat bitchy Zhu Yawen and shook his head seriously: "You are not suitable. I need someone with acting skills and at least thirty years old."

"What about the supporting actor?"

"There is no male supporting actor, this is a one-person movie." "Buried Alive" has been re-adapted by Chen Dong and only needs a female supporting actor, but there will not be a few scenes.

"A movie by one person?" Zhu Yawen was even more confused. Can a movie made by one person be called a movie?
  Many people with Chen Dong's phone number and Penguin account came to him to inquire about roles, even Liu Yifei, who was far away on the Tianlong crew, was no exception.

"What a surprise, Miss Liu actually took the initiative to call me."

"Huh, I'm filming, and I have to memorize a lot of lines every day, so I'm very busy. Besides, if I don't give you a call, can't Dong Ziqian give it to me?"

Since returning from his last visit, Chen Dong actually called Miss Liu once, but she was picked up by Liu's mother, who probably didn't tell Miss Liu.

After that, Chen Dong never contacted Liu Yifei again.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, how are you doing lately? Is Tianlong going to finish filming?"

"It's your fault in the first place, hehe... Tianlong has finished filming to the end. I guess you will be able to see me in school next month."

Liu Yifei continued: "By the way, Dongzi, I heard that you have received investment from China Film Group. Are you really going to make a movie soon?"

"Haha, the information is quite good. So you called me to congratulate me?"

"Of course... no, I'm here to find out about my movie heroine, hee hee."

"In this movie of mine, there are only male protagonists and no female protagonists."

"Dongzi, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

"No, absolutely not. Buried Alive is about..."

Balabala~
  The phone call with Ms. Liu didn't end until Mother Liu's voice of blame came from the other side of the phone.

Looking at the length, boy, they actually chatted for nearly an hour.

Chen Dong smiled and put down his phone with some reluctance.

"Teacher Wang, China Film has invested three million, thank you." Chen Dong came to see Wang Jinsong again and thanked him first.

Three million is undoubtedly a tight budget to shoot a movie.

However, Wang Jinsong also had a rough budget for "Buried Alive" before. He believed that if no big-name stars were invited to star, 3 million would be enough for the film.

"Funds of three million are still relatively tight. I will apply for the school's filming equipment for you. You only need to pay the rental fee."

"Well, thank you, teacher. In addition, I also plan to recruit some juniors or seniors for the shooting team."

"You, the director, can make your own decisions. The key is the leading actor in your movie. Have you decided who to choose?"

If you want to play the leading role in "Buried Alive" well, it's not an ordinary actor who can do it.

Liang Jiahui, Andy Lau, and Liu Qingyun are indeed all good, but aside from his qualifications as a director, the pitiful investment share of three million is not even enough to pay these three.

Chen Dong could only settle for the next best thing and choose from mainland actors.

"Teacher Wang, what do you think of Hu Jun?" The reason why I thought of him was because I went to visit the Tianlong crew last time and saw his character Qiao Feng, and I felt that his image was more suitable.

However, Wang Jinsong expressed doubts about whether Hu Jun's acting skills can hold the role of the male protagonist.

The person he recommended to Chen Dong was Wang Zhiwen, and he gave him the other party's phone number and asked him to contact him himself.

After Chen Dong thanked him repeatedly, he left Teacher Wang's office. After that, he first contacted Wang Zhiwen, who was recommended by Teacher Wang, and then contacted Hu Jun's agent. When he heard that he was just a new director, he declined because he had no schedule.

A bad start.

Although it was expected by Chen Dong, he was still a little discouraged.

"Made, when my movie becomes a success, you will be the ones begging me for roles from now on."

To regain his morale, Chen Dong prepared to take the script to the Tianlong crew in person.

Before the others set off, an unfamiliar number called.

"Which one?"

"I'm Jiang Wen. I heard that "Buried Alive" was written by you?"

"Ah? Director Jiang, yes, that's right, I wrote "Buried Alive"."

"Has the protagonist been decided yet?"

"Nope……"

"Then what do you think of me acting?"

"no problem……"

"Haha, you are so happy. Then let's make an appointment to meet and talk."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dong still felt a little unreal.

However, Jiang Wen's role in "Buried Alive" is indeed suitable.

He hadn't considered this person before, mainly because he was the director.

I almost forgot, in the new millennium, this guy was banned from directing for five years because he filmed "The Devil Is Coming" and submitted it to a film festival without submitting it for review. Although he won the Grand Jury Prize, he was banned from directing for five years. He is still banned. Woolen cloth.

As a great director, Jiang Wen's acting skills are beyond doubt.

But he has a bad habit as an actor. Ordinary directors can't handle him, but they are easily manipulated by him.

This is not groundless. Lu Chuan was a lesson learned when filming "The Gun".

However, Chen Dong didn't think this situation would happen to his crew.

The reason why he has such confidence is that he has worked with Director Jiang Wen in his previous life, and he knows his character well and knows that he is not an unreasonable drama tyrant, otherwise he would not have agreed so happily just now.

Private restaurant.

Chen Dong met Jiang Wen, and with him was Ge You, who won this year's Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor for Feng Xiaogang's "Big Shot".

"Director Jiang, brother Ge You."

"Director Xiao Chen is really young. I heard that you are still a freshman?"

"Brother Ge You, just call me Xiao Chen. I am from the Nortel Performance Class in Level 02."

"Do you have to learn acting first to be a director now? Hahaha, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously."

With a few polite words, Ge You gave up the home court to Jiang Wen.

"Brother, I saw this book of yours from Director Han of China Film and Television Network. I thought it was very good, so I asked for your contact information and came up with today's meal."

"It seems like fate."

"Haha, yes, it's fate. For the sake of fate, I propose a drink."

At this dinner, although Chen Dong was young, he did not have stage fright.

The chat with Jiang Wen also started with "Buried Alive" and spread to other topics, such as the future of the film market, how to shoot commercial films, whether film will be replaced by digital cameras...

(End of this chapter)

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