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Chapter 708 New member of the family!
California, Burbank.

Walt Disney Pictures.

The first meeting about the "Mulan" live-action movie was finally held.

At this time, it has been a whole month since Li Zhifan first proposed the project and produced the script.

Over the past month, due to the copycat issue of many film and television companies in mainland China, the executives of Disney Film and Television have been hesitant about this project, but finally decided to launch it under Rick's filming.

However, the production cycle will not be too short, and it will take at least one and a half years before it will be released globally.

The first is the casting and location selection work in the early stage. As an oriental cultural film, the casting must be Chinese actors, and the location selection must be in mainland China.

The Hollywood team was particularly serious about the selection of the location. It would take a long time even to find a shooting location in the US territory they are familiar with, let alone China, which is completely unfamiliar.

As for actors, Hollywood commercial films have never had high requirements for foreign actors.

Anyway, dubbing is required, even if the lines are blunt, it doesn't matter. Except for the protagonist and the decent, the villains should all have the same indifferent face, even if they have facial paralysis.

The second is production.

The long production cycle of American movies is not because of how serious and professional they are, but because of the long vacations during filming. It is normal for most American actors to shoot one or two movies a year. It will be hated by audiences and critics alike.

Because they shoot in full compliance with the time set by the guild, weekly weekends are even more necessary.

And there are quarterly holidays, annual leave, etc., especially for the behind-the-scenes production staff.

So in general, half of the time for making a movie is spent in rest.

Calculated in this way, if the shooting cycle is calculated according to the method of domestic film production, if it takes seven months, it would take over a year in Hollywood.

For this prediction, Li Zhifan did not push too much. After all, no one can shake the regulations of the Film Association of America, and when he was an actor, he was particularly envious of the actors who were filming in the United States under the protection of the Film Association of America. No. Shuxinxi took a film for a year, and the salary he got was higher than that of domestic actors of the same level, and his international status was also higher than that of domestic actors.

Of course, for the fact that "Mulan" will be released a year later at the latest, Li Zhifan has another reason for the same reason, that is, by the time it is released, those copycat works in China have long since finished broadcasting, and the popularity has long since gone down. up.

The meeting lasted three hours.

Most of the time it was Rick who spoke at the top, and the people below listened and took notes.

As the producer and screenwriter, Li Zhifan was not required to speak at this meeting, but he must know some details. This feeling is like returning to the classroom of his student days, listening carefully and taking notes.

……

Just when everything was going smoothly, an unexpected surprise suddenly appeared, breaking the busyness and tranquility.

This surprise comes from Li Zhifan's family - Zhou Ke is pregnant again!

When he heard the news, Li Zhifan was having a meeting with the painters in DreamWorks. When he received the call, he immediately stopped what he was doing and hurried home.

Pregnancy at this time is good news for the family, but for Zhou Ke, she is likely to lose the role of "Mulan", because Li Zhifan has already greeted Rick, and the heroine of "Mulan" has been confirmed In order to give it to Zhou Ke to act, and he will also play Mulan's lover Li Xiang in the play.

Li Xiang's identity is a general, Hua Mulan's boss, and later developed a relationship with Hua Mulan and got married.

The difference from ordinary movies is that, in terms of roles, Li Xiang does not even constitute the protagonist, not as many roles as a dragon named Mushu.

According to Disney, such characters are called main and supporting roles. Except for the protagonist, all other characters are created to set off and shape the protagonist. Not only Li Xiang is the main and supporting role, but Hua Mulan's father, the Xiongnu Shanyu, and the main comrades-in-arms, etc. All supporting roles.

Leaving aside the movie, this pregnancy can be said to have had enough experience.

But in China, ever since Li Zhifan and Zhou Ke got married, the matter of when the two of them would have children would be discussed by netizens from time to time, and it was on the trending searches several times for no reason.

Li Zhifan had planned to reveal the existence of Little Cherry, but because of other worries and worries, the appearance of the second child could justifiably allow Li Zhifan to post a few photos of Zhou Ke's pregnancy on the fast blog to break those rumors and unfavorable rumors .

I thought a lot along the way, and stepped into the house in a blink of an eye.

"Wife!"

Li Zhifan rushed into the room and asked directly, "Really? Again?"

"Yeah!" Zhou Ke took out the inspection report with a happy face, "It's been five weeks!"

"My God!"

Li Zhifan looked at the report and felt like a dream.

This mood is different from when he was just pregnant with Cherry. At that time, he was not ready to be a father. It can be said that the news was a bit sudden. Now he is a father, although he doesn't have much time to take care of Cherry. But I also witnessed her growth, and I also have more experience and understanding. For this new member of the family who is coming, I am no longer as helpless as before.

"Did you tell your parents about them?"

Li Zhifan put down the inspection report, touched Zhou Ke's stomach and asked.

At this time, the stomach was still flat, and nothing could be seen at all, but the more Li Zhifan touched it, the more it seemed to get bigger.

"not yet!"

Zhou Ke smiled happily, "I'm so worried! If my parents find out, will I be taken care of like a captive again?"

"of course!"

Li Zhifan said with a smile, "I'll let you gain more than ten pounds this time, and you won't be able to lose weight after giving birth!"

"Nonsense!"

Zhou Ke patted Li Zhifan on the shoulder mercilessly, and his attack was serious. Back then, she would not have acted like this.

This is what happens after a long time.

"I'm going to call my parents!"

Li Zhifan picked up the landline and started making calls.

The mother-in-law took Little Cherry to class, and she was the first in the family to know about it besides Li Zhifan, so she would definitely buy a lot of nutritious food on the way back later.

After that, Li Zhifan told his father-in-law and his parents the news one after another.

When the three old people in the capital heard about this, they immediately prepared to buy air tickets to come back.

But Li Zhifan advised them not to worry, he will take good care of them here, besides there is mother-in-law, the three of them should stay in their hometown for a while before coming back.

After the phone call, Zhou Ke came up and asked, "Zhifan, in my current situation, the matter of filming..."

"What do you think?"

Li Zhifan asked, "If you don't want to participate, then we will push it away, and I will talk to Rick."

"No! I want to act!"

Zhou Ke immediately grabbed Li Zhifan's hand and said, "I've been reading the script all this time, and I've studied a lot of related knowledge very carefully. I...I want to try it!"

"OK then!"

Li Zhifan said, "I'll go to Rick to discuss it, see if we can postpone the time until next year, and wait for you to recover after giving birth."

"Can't we just shoot part of it now, and continue after the birth?" Zhou Ke asked.

"This may not work!"

Li Zhifan said helplessly, "They have a set of rules, and they all follow the process, but don't worry, it will take more than half a year to choose the scene and cast in the early stage, and it's even very likely that after you give birth, their early work Not finished."

Of course, I said this to comfort Zhou Ke. With Li Zhifan around, even the slow workflow of Hollywood movies will speed up.

But since this problem has arisen on the scene, Li Zhifan simply handed it over to Disney Film and Television and let them prepare the pre-production by themselves. In this way, during the shooting, the executive director can also play by himself, and there is no need for the director and the entire production team to be involved in the early stage because of Li Zhifan. Hands are bound.

"Zhifan!"

Zhou Ke looked anxious and excited, "Thank you!"

"Why thank me, I should thank you!"

Li Zhifan took her into his arms and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, and you have to prepare for a new life."

"After having Little Cherry, I've gotten used to this kind of life. In fact, I've thought about it before. If I have the chance, I must have another one!" Zhou Ke murmured, "I didn't expect it to come true now, hey, guess what? Now, will we have a boy or a girl this time?"

"Do it?"

Li Zhifan smiled wryly, "I don't have too many thoughts on this, it's all the same to me."

"I hope it's a boy so that I can protect Little Cherry in the future!"

"What if it's a girl?"

"Girl? Then let Little Cherry take care of her!"

"..."

It's past eleven.

Mother-in-law came back with Little Cherry after class.

"Dad! Daddy!"

Little Cherry stretched out her hand and ran over, "Are you back? Why are you at home today? Grandma bought a lot of delicious food. Did she buy it because she knew you were back?"

"Ha ha!"

Li Zhifan picked up Little Cherry and hesitated whether to tell her or not, but after thinking about it, it is better to wait a while before explaining, she is too young after all, and now the family is all around her, treating her as a A piece of treasure, I don't know if she will get angry when she has a child younger than her.

"Yes! But grandma mainly bought it for you!"

Li Zhifan laughed, "Did you ask grandma for snacks?"

"Heck, no more!"

Little Cherry smiled from ear to ear, but this was just her way of hiding herself.

"Well! Good boy!"

Li Zhifan didn't tell the truth, but instead asked, "Little Cherry, how do you feel going to class today?"

"Okay! It's fun!"

Little Cherry immediately beamed with delight and began to tell Li Zhifan what she had seen in the early education center.

"What about the kids? Did you play with them?"

"Yes, I have!"

Little Cherry said, "But there is a little brother who is too young to speak! We can only tease him."

"Oh?"

When Li Zhifan heard this, he immediately felt something was going on, so he asked, "Then do you think he is cute?"

"cute!"

Little Cherry said, "But he can't communicate with our other children, but he has fair skin and curly hair, so cute."

It appears to be a white child.

Li Zhifan then asked insinuatingly: "He can talk when he grows up to your age, and he is still a little baby now. Now, little cherry, do you hope that we will have a little baby at home in the future?"

"Think about it!" Little Cherry asked innocently, "Dad, if only you could give me a little baby that looks exactly like Tony!"

"Uh!"

Li Zhifan spread his hands, and said helplessly, "No, my father and mother are both Chinese, and our whole family is the same, so there is nothing we can do about such a mixed-race baby."

"Well!"

Little Cherry doesn't quite understand these things yet, but she already knows that there are many children in the early education center who look different from her.

But after all, this is the largest Chinese community in California, and most of them are Asian children. The teachers in the early education center will teach them to speak Chinese and English at the same time. There is even a Brazilian female classroom, and occasionally teach the children to speak some simple Portuguese. , not systematic, but interesting.

Li Zhifan asked DreamWorks for two days off to stay at home with Zhou Ke and the children.

After all, he had just heard the news, so the freshness was still there, but it frightened Little Cherry, thinking that his father had lost his job.

The father-in-law and parents flew to Los Angeles the next day, and Li Zhifan returned to work after staying at home for two days.

……

DreamWorks.

in a separate office.

Li Zhifan was having a video conference with Rick.

"Rick, I need to trouble you for the movie "Mulan". I want to tell you good news. My wife is pregnant. Of course, from the perspective of a businessman, you may feel bad, because it also means that she will be pregnant in the future. There is no way to film for a year, so our filming plan may have to be postponed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rick immediately congratulated Liansheng: "Haha, congratulations! Don't worry, this is just right, we have more time to do preparations. During the previous meeting, we were not only planning to be in the United States because of the tight schedule. Casting with China? Now I want to expand the scope and audition on five continents."

"Oh?"

Li Zhifan said politely, "Rick, you don't need to change your original plan because of my wife."

"No no no!"

Rick shook his head, "You got it wrong, in fact, I originally thought so, and Disney's live-action movies have always been done this way, but considering that you are known for being fast in film production, the so-called we made it previous choices."

"what?"

Li Zhifan can't laugh or cry, it seems that Disney's research in the previous month is not only about the script, but also a comprehensive understanding of himself!
Although he shoots movies very quickly, for the project of "Mulan", he never hinted that Disney would make it fast, but he did not expect that the other party would make such a decision in order to cater to Li Zhifan's psychological expectations.

After all, Li Zhifan was sent by the sponsor, representing the Eastern Group. Disney Film and Television must cater to him, and this is the first project after being acquired. Disney Film and Television thinks that all parties must be satisfied. satisfy.

(End of this chapter)