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Before meeting the director, He Mu had a phone call with Wang Mingfei and thanked her. He Mu knew that if it wasn't for her recommendation, it would be impossible for Bayi Factory to find such a popular star to act in this movie. It’s a movie that doesn’t intend to make money, so there’s no need to hire such a well-known star. If it’s a star of the level of Andy Lau and Zhou Runfa, there is still hope that the movie that doesn’t hit the box office will drive the blockbuster. For the new generation, the salary is not low, but the box office appeal is very mediocre, and so much salary can only be wasted.

In fact, He Mu's film salary is not high. The first time he made a film, he was given 40 yuan for the anti-two of "The True Colors of a Man".The second time, the top ten supporting actors in the top blockbuster "Red Cliff" were paid [-] yuan.The third film of the magical masterpiece "Painted Skin" that has not yet started filming, He Mu's salary for the male number three is [-] yuan. This is due to the popularity of several TV dramas that have increased He Mu's popularity and status. price increase.

Although the price of "One Shot 147" has not been discussed yet, as the absolute male lead, it must be higher than the male third in "Painted Skin". Considering that the film is not a commercial production, He Mu guessed that the salary is 50 Left and right, it's not as fast as making money for TV dramas.But it doesn't matter if you have more money or less money, what He Mu is most concerned about is the quality of the film, and this is the main reason for making this call.

Wang Mingfei said calmly, "You're welcome, and then asked, "Isn't it just to thank you for making this call?"

"The main thing is to thank you. By the way, I would like to inquire about the preparation of this film, as well as who the director and actors are. My eyes are darkened. I don't know anything." As the assistant director of the film, she has been involved in the preparatory work.

Wang Mingfei didn't go around in circles.Briefly talk about what happened after that separation.

Li Yifeng and Wang Mingfei belonged to the same class, and they both knew each other. Li Yifeng was not short of money, so he sold the script of "One Shot 5" to Wang Mingfei for 147 yuan, but he asked that no matter how the script was changed in the future, His name must be ranked No.1 in the list of screenwriters, and Wang Mingfei also agreed.

After getting the script copyright.Wang Mingfei first wanted to revise the script by herself, so that her name would still be in the screenwriter column, but she failed after trying once.Although she claimed to be an all-rounder, she was still not sure how to write the script perfectly, so she quickly transferred the script to Bayi Studio, which was also [-] yuan.The person who handled it was his father.Although she didn't earn a penny from Bayi Factory, Wang Mingfei also made a request, that is, she will be the assistant director of this film.She has tried it as an actor, photographer, and singer, but she has not tried it as a film director. She is looking forward to it.

After becoming an assistant director, Wang Mingfei and the person in charge of the film project first approached Ding Junhui, who was preparing for the World Snooker Championship, after all, this is his story.

To make his own story into a movie is unimaginable to Ding Junhui.His first reaction was "are they liars" and whether he would deceive himself into investing.After seeing their IDs and confirming that they were employees of Bayi Studio, Ding Junhui was silent and hesitated. This matter was very tempting to him, after all he was only a 20-year-old youth, He is the idol of thousands of Chinese snooker fans, and he also has vanity.

At this time, Ding Junhui's father stood up and directly rejected Wang Mingfei and the others. His son has been under too much pressure since he became famous. He didn't want this inexplicable movie to bring unnecessary criticism to Xiaohui. The son can enjoy the sport of snooker optimistically and do what he likes to do.

When the person in charge of Bayi was discussing with Ding Junhui's father, Wang Mingfei kept paying attention to Ding Junhui's attitude towards his father, which was a kind of complete trust, and Ding's father's love for Ding Junhui was also very selfless, without any interest. She understood the relationship between the father and son from Li Yifeng's script. It was Ding's father's persistence and support that allowed Ding Junhui to embark on the road of professional snooker that he loves. Now that she has seen it with her own eyes, this feeling is even more profound. , Wang Mingfei immediately had an idea.

The person in charge of Bayi tried to persuade Ding's father from the perspective of fame and interests, which would only cause Ding's plan and rejection. Otherwise, Wang Mingfei patiently explained the script to their father and son according to her understanding.

"This is not only a movie about Ding Junhui or snooker, we hope to tell all Chinese fathers through this movie, when your child likes something that has nothing to do with learning, don't rush to stop him Kill his preference, try to understand the child's inner thoughts, believe in his ability, and accompany him crazy, maybe you will find that your child is also a child prodigy, just like Mr. Ding you did at the beginning, if you didn't insist on trusting My own child, maybe China will not have a snooker prodigy like Junhui."

In the end, it was Wang Mingfei's words that convinced Ding Wenjun that he agreed with Bayi Studios to use their father and son's names and experiences in the movie "One Shot 147" and carry out a certain degree of artistic processing.

After the Ding family's father and son were settled, Wang Mingfei and the preparatory team confirmed the director together. The big director couldn't accept it, but the young director didn't bother to invite him. Finally, they sent an invitation to the famous photographer and director Hou Yong.

Director Hou Yong is definitely a well-known director, but he is better known as a photographer.He is also a member of the legendary 78-level Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy.There are too many outstanding people this year. The director department includes Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Li Shaohong, etc., the art department includes Huo Jianqi, Feng Xiaoning (it is "Ning", don't read it wrong), etc. The photography department is not inferior to the director department. Gu Changwei, Zhang Lai, Lu Le, Hou Yong and other talents who can guide and take pictures, and Zhang Huijun, the current director of Beijing Theater Academy, also came from the 78-level photography department.

Compared with his classmates, Hou Yong devotes more experience to the photography career. He has taken pictures for famous directors such as Xie Jin, Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang. So far he has won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography four times. The Golden Rooster Award-winning photographer with the most honors.

As a director, Hou Yong has only directed two and a half works so far. The first "Heavenly Bleeding" is not well-known. After that, Hou Yong continued to work as a photographer. After more than ten years, Hou Yong filmed his second work "" Jasmine Blossoms, this film starring Zhang Ziyi, Jiang Wen, Liu Ye, etc. was a huge success, and also regained Hou Yong's confidence as a director. This year he directed his third work, about the Olympic No.1 Liu Changchun's "One Man's Olympics", this film has not yet been released, so it is considered half of the work for the time being.

It is also because Hou Yong is one of the few well-known directors in China who has shot sports-themed films, and if he wants to make a good shot of snooker, he will have high requirements for photography. Taking the above two points into consideration, eight Factory One chose director Hou Yong.

But for a person like Hou Yong who has artistic pursuits, photography is a job, the price is right, the book is decent, he can take it, and the director is a hobby, he must like it to do it, and he has just finished shooting a movie, according to his How often, he would have to rest for two or three years before directing again, so he originally wanted to decline.But the Bayi factory sent him to negotiate with Wang Mingfei, whom he grew up watching. Uncle uncle kept yelling, but Hou Yong had no choice but to agree to read the script first, if the script was not suitable for him, he would not shoot it.

Naturally, Wang Mingfei would not show Li Yifeng's script to Hou Yong. She and the person in charge of the project urgently contacted several well-known playwrights in the circle, and while keeping the original frame of the script unchanged, they repaired the script to make it better. It is professional, more compact, and at the same time strengthens the rendering of father-son relationship, and enhances the importance of Ding's father in the script. In addition to the tension of the game, you can also experience the slight warmth of father and son.

After reading the revised script, Wang Mingfei was also full of praise. She believed that it would definitely be a masterpiece. After handing the script to Hou Yong, he reluctantly agreed. After seeing the script, he really had the urge to direct.

Then there was the selection of actors. At this time, the assistant director Wang Mingfei, who had made a lot of contributions to the preparation of the crew, recommended He Mu. This was the first time that He Mu had the experience of starring in a movie.

"Apart from me, who are the other actors?" He Mu asked again. After hearing about the selection of the director and the revised script, he felt that the movie was getting more and more reliable, and it was only the funds that Bayi Factory could provide. Not much, only more than 1000 million. Most of the investment will be used for overseas filming and foreign actors. This will be the film with the lowest cost that He Mu has made so far, and it is also the most international one.

"Actually, there are not many actors in this movie. For those famous players, except Fu Jiajun in Hong Kong who plays a more important role, we will find professional actors. We will try our best to invite myself to comeo. We are currently negotiating. As for Ding Junhui's father, we will find It was Wang Xueqi, and my mother was looking for Jiang Wenli, they are all talented actors, don't be ashamed when the time comes, I will lose face as a recommender."

Wang Mingfei made a rare joke about He Mu.

"If you say that, I'm under pressure."

"Worried about not performing well?"

"I'm worried about being bullied by those professional players when I play with them." He Mu smiled.

For his first starring movie, He Mu still has some expectations. He hopes to get him nominations for best actor in some movie awards with this movie. Affirmation, he craved that affirmation.

"Xiao Mu, the director is here." Datang reminded He Mu, who was in a daze.

At the agreed place, He Mu met Hou Yong as the director... (To be continued...)

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