Director’s Legend

The folk customs about marriage are slightly different from place to place, especially in Luzhou and Bingcheng, which are thousands of miles apart, so there is inevitably a gap in customs. Fortunately, the families of both parties do not have to follow the customs to decide the issue. As a general rule, the bride price is given before getting married, but here it is simplified as a leisurely drink.

Generally, Xianjiu is only a local characteristic of Luzhou. Shao Shuaijun doesn't understand the meaning of Xianjiu, and neither do others. Anyway, it has been passed down for so many years. According to the literal interpretation, it is the wine that you drink in your free time. It is estimated that you want to use this drink to bring the relationship between the two families closer.

The distance between Bingcheng and Luzhou is too far, so the final discussion of drinking leisurely wine was settled in a restaurant in the capital. Just during the Olympic Games, the two families can still come to see the Olympic Games. Bragging, chattering, and after a meal, the formal ceremony is considered complete. According to the customs in the countryside, Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu are engaged.

When the fun is over, the two can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It feels like there is something more to each other. [

Outside of love, there seems to be a taste of family.

In this life, in addition to harvesting love, one is to form a family.

It can't be said how romantic it is, the distance between each other seems to be closer.

"What are you thinking?" Lying on the bed, Li Xiuxiu turned around and looked at Shao Shuaijun.

Shao Shuaijun put his hands behind his head and looked at the ceiling: "I'm thinking

God created man and man created woman.

A snake told the couple that apples are delicious.

Then there are humans.

...

Danny Boyle wrote the script faster than expected. In mid-August, he took the freshly released script and found Shao Shuaijun. Sure enough, Danny Boyle dropped the vulgar title of "Q\u0026" and adopted the interesting title of "Slumdog Millionaire".

The script and the original work have also changed a lot. Not only the names of the hero and heroine have been changed, but the plot has also become more bizarre and tortuous, making it look more commercial and more in line with the taste of Hollywood-themed stories.

"Jamal Malik, a young street boy from Mumbai, was interrogated and tortured by the Indian police. The reason is that Jamal participated in an Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" live TV show. Became a millionaire overnight, yet just before he faced the last question, the host revealed that he cheated because Jamal did not choose the answer that the host gave him during the break, which is unreasonable, Jamaal Mal of course denied it.

So Jamal began to explain why he could answer every question perfectly,

He talked about a Hollywood star Bachchan he knew, his mother who died in a religious conflict, and how he and his brother Salim met Latika, the love of his life.

Three homeless young people were taken in by an orphanage and lived by begging every day. But the head of the orphanage wanted to blind them to increase their begging income, so they ran away. When they climbed the train, Latika was left behind because she ran slowly. Salim on the train had already grabbed her hand, but suddenly let go of her hand deliberately for a moment. Seeing that Latika was caught again Orphanage people arrested.

The two brothers lived temporarily near the Taj Mahal. Jamal made a living by providing tour guide services for tourists, while Salim took the opportunity to steal tourists' belongings with street gangsters.

But Jamal's miss for Latika has not diminished with the passage of time. In the end, he persuaded Salim to go back to Mumbai to look for Latika together, but a series of changes made him lose her again even though he saw Latika, and she was snatched away by the gang boss. And the elder brother Salim also became a member of the gang.

So Jamal thought of coming to this TV show because he knew it was Latika's favorite show and she would definitely see him. At this time, Jamal broke through one difficulty after another with his vivid life experience, and only the last question remained between Jamal and 20 million rupees.

The police believed that Jamal's story was "grotesque but plausible" and released him to continue competing.

Sure enough, Latika saw him on TV, and Saleem came to his senses at this time, gave Latti the truck keys and a phone, and urged her to go to Jamal and drag other gangsters.

The last question is "Please name the third musketeer", at this time Jamal laughed at himself, he didn't learn the story of "Three Musketeers" because he was beaten by the teacher because he skipped class when he was a child, even though he totally adored These three musketeers, but do not know the name of the third musketeer. But he still chose to call for help, calling his brother, which was the only number he knew.

Called his brother Salim, but Latika answered. Jamal was very excited to hear her voice, but Latika didn't know the answer. Jamal chose by fate, because he did not come to the show for money, but in the end the god of fate favored him. At this time, in order to let them live together happily, Salem died with the gang boss.

That night, Jamal and Latika finally met at the train station. They kiss selflessly, and someday they will get married. "

After reading the script, Shao Shuaijun couldn't help but nodded. This is the plot of the original movie. Although the story is much different from the original "Q\u0026", the touching emotions are still there, and the more tortuous experiences can move the audience better.

Slowly closing the script, Shao Shuaijun said: "Danny, I have to admit, this script is very good, you moved me. Well, let's sign the contract, I will invest in this movie, and let you shoot it!" [

"Oh, great, thank you, Shao."

"It's nothing, I hope we can cooperate happily."

"Pleasant cooperation."

He and Danny Boyle quickly reached a cooperation agreement. Given the relatively good relationship between India and the United States, North American Summit Entertainment will invest in "Slumdog Millionaire". Shao Shuaijun will serve as the producer. Shao Shuaijun will also participate in the preparation and formation of the crew.

The filming location will be in Mumbai, India. Bollywood, India's largest film industry base, is located in Mumbai. There is a very suitable environment here, and there are also many film companies that can cooperate.

Because of the sufficient time for shooting and the sufficient budget, Danny was able to carry out the preliminary preparation of the script, while Shao Shuaijun began to take up the role of producer and contacted local Indian film companies for cooperation. This made it impossible for him to continue watching the Olympics, and he rarely even went to the filming site of "mx-3 Yupu Tuan".

For the sake of safety, Shao Shuaijun brought more than a dozen bodyguards with him when he flew to India, and even hired a group of security company employees in Mumbai in advance. In fact, he can be named as a producer and direct others to perform duties. For example, he is named as a producer in all the films of Summit Entertainment, but he is involved in almost none of the films.

The same is true for mainland movies. Almost as long as it is a movie under Dream Chasing Entertainment, it will bear the name of Shao Shuaijun. It is not only a kind of respect, but also wants to use Shao Shuaijun's reputation. Shao Shuaijun is allowed to be named, but he seldom pays attention to these movies, and he doesn't have time to experience them one by one.

Only "mx-3 Yupu Tuan" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are his real producers. mx-3 is the technology he needs, and the slums are what he values. A film company wants to develop and want to become bigger and stronger. This kind of award-winning movie is needed to decorate the facade.

In addition to "Slumdog Millionaire", several award-winning films are also in Shao Shuaijun's plan. For example, he has already purchased the copyright of "The Fantasy Drifting of Boy P", and when the time is right, it will be a bomb, bomb Oscar bomb.

Through someone's introduction, Shao Shuaijun contacted a local film production company "tke-one", and with the help of tke-one, he found a suitable shooting location. The main shooting location is "hrv" in Mumbai, which is the largest slum in India and is close to the airport.

As long as you come to Mumbai, you can see this slum area. The total population is estimated to be more than one million people, while the urban area of ​​Mumbai has only about 200,000 people. In order to find the exact shooting location in the slums of HRV, Shao Shuaijun, Danny Boyle, and several members of the production team followed the Tke-one staff and ran around.

The local government was very supportive of Hollywood's coming to make a film, and even dispatched police to cooperate. However, the traffic is very poor, the whole street is full of people, there are ox carts and horse-drawn carts, which seriously block the traffic. From one place to another, it is estimated that driving is not necessarily faster than walking.

Shao Shuaijun was very excited when he came to India for the first time. Although what caught his eye was the mess, it was one of the four ancient countries in the world, and it had a completely different cultural environment. From clothing to architecture, it is different from China or the United States. The only regret is that English is rampant on the streets of Mumbai, and many slogans of shops and stores are written in English.

There is an inexplicable sense of incongruity.

Because it is not a tourist, everyone's itinerary is in a hurry, they are crowded all day long, shuttling in every corner of the slums.

"When you choose a venue, you'd better find a spare venue, because the streets of Mumbai change very quickly. Maybe a month later, the place you found will look different." The local staff said.

"Why, Mumbai is developing so fast?"

"It's not, you know, HRV is a poor area, maybe it will collapse here tomorrow, and then it will build another dilapidated house the day after tomorrow, that's it."

Also belonging to developing countries, China is getting better and better every day, and its cities are becoming more and more developed. In India, the rich are always getting richer and the poor are always poor. Before arriving in India, it would be hard for Shao Shuaijun to imagine that there is still a caste system in this country, and there are prostitutes, and 80% of the people are illiterate.

The slums are synonymous with smallness, filth and crime. In the few days of searching for the shooting location, Shao Shuaijun saw at least five cases of street theft. A staff member of the production team was even under the protection of the police, and his wallet was stolen by a thief. But this only happens in poor areas, Mumbai's urban area is not bad, no different from other cities.

As for ordinary Indians, they are also friendly and enthusiastic.

When the production team wanted to find a small stream, the locals enthusiastically led the way, and finally found a small stream called mhm, which was very suitable for filming. When the production team wanted to pay a tip, the other party didn't accept it and walked away silently, which changed Shao Shuaijun's impression of India.

No matter how the top of the country is, most of the people living at the bottom are simple and kind.

It took more than a week to find the venue. After confirming the hrev slum area, mhm creek and Victoria Railway Station, etc., the preparation of the crew was handed over to Danny Boyle and the production team, and Shao Shuaijun rushed back to Hong Kong. Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo have already brought the trimmed American version of "The Human Zone" and are waiting to go to the United States for release. (To be continued.)