Entertaining Children

"Mr. Lin, hello! Excuse me for coming to the door." Xiao Yao smiled and reached out to shake Lin Jingliang.

Although he was on Hong Kong Island, since Lin Jingliang spoke Mandarin with Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao stopped showing off his Cantonese in front of him.

"Where," Lin Jingliang waved his hands and smiled, "It's my honor that you made a special trip to pay a visit!"

"Small care, not respect!" After shaking hands, Xiao Yao handed over a long paper bag in his hand.

Inside the paper bag was a bottle of wine, which Xiao Yao bought near the hotel after he arrived in Hong Kong Island. It was nothing special, just a courtesy for the first time.

"Thank you, you're welcome!" Lin Jingliang glanced at the logo on the paper bag, took it with a smile, and stretched out his hand to invite into the room, "Please come inside!"

The villa on the mid-levels of Hong Kong Island is different from Xiao Yao's home in Yanjing. After entering the electrically controlled gate, there is a spacious front yard. After walking a path of about ten meters, the two entered the main building.

After entering the door is the living room. After the two entered, a young woman in her thirties stood up from the sofa. The woman has a beautiful appearance, with light makeup on her face, and a loose beige long dress, which is obviously home clothes, but she looks intellectual and elegant, without losing her manners.

"This is my wife, Wen Yongzi!"

"Azi, this is Mr. Xiao Yaoxiao, a famous young talent in the Mainland!"

Lin Jingliang introduced the two of them.

"Mr. Lin has won the prize, Mrs. Lin, hello!" Xiao Yao bowed slightly and said hello.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao!" Mrs. Lin smiled, "I have heard of your name a long time ago. I have heard your songs and watched your movies. You are indeed worthy of the name of a talented scholar. I saw you today, and you are indeed a good-looking talent! "

"Thank you ma'am for the compliment!" Xiao Yao was no longer modest, and nodded with a smile.

"Please sit down!" Mrs. Lin stretched out her hand as a gesture of invitation, and then said to Lin Jingliang, "I'll make you two cups of coffee."

"Azi, I have something to discuss with Mr. Xiao," Lin Jingliang handed the paper bag to his wife, "You can bring it to the study later!"

"Mr. Xiao, let's talk in the study, can we?" Lin Jingliang turned his head and said to Xiao Yao.

"It's up to you!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

He knew that many people on Hong Kong Island maintained some traditional habits and liked to discuss things in the study, Xiao Yao had no objection to this.

Lin Jingliang took Xiao Yao to the study room on the second floor, and after asking him to sit down, he said straight to the point: "I read the script, and I think it's interesting! But before deciding whether to agree to you, I have some questions that I want to know first. ?"

"Of course!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

This film project has not been officially released to the public. Lin Jingliang only received one script, and he knew almost nothing about the project.

"You wrote the script? Did it by yourself?" Lin Jingliang asked.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao nodded, "This script comes from a stage play. It is a graduation play for me and my classmates from the acting department of Shenxi Opera. It was originally only ten minutes long. Some details in the stage play are based on cooperation with my classmates. Completed. But I came up with this story, and I completed the adaptation of the film script by myself, and the stage play is different from the movie, and the details have been changed a lot, so it should be regarded as the script completed by me alone. "

"Where's the director of the movie?" Lin Jingliang nodded and asked again.

"Me, and only me!" Xiao Yao said, "This is my first live-action feature film directed by myself!"

"Where are the investors of the film? How many? How many producers?" Lin Jingliang continued to ask.

Theoretically speaking, art directors are responsible for any areas related to film aesthetics and aesthetics in film production, but in practice, the scope of duties of art directors will be based on the different requirements of decision-making units, including investors, producers or directors, and external market factors. influences vary.

"There is only one investor in the movie, and that is my young people's film and television. I am the producer and the producer, or it can be said that there is no producer." Xiao Yao understood Lin Jingliang's thoughts and said with a smile, "In other words, this During the production process of the film, there will be no messy people directing, if you are the art director, you will only be responsible to me!"

"Huh~" Lin Jingliang exhaled slightly, and asked again, "Then if I agree, what is the scope of my duties?"

"Fu Huadao, as long as the scenery, lighting, and photography are related to film aesthetics, you are responsible. Of course, I am the director, and your art plan must be approved by me!" Xiao Yao said.

"Of course!" Lin Jingliang nodded. As an experienced and well-known filmmaker, he certainly knows the absolute authority of the director in the film crew.

"Is there anything else you want to know?" Xiao Yao asked proactively.

"I..." Lin Jingliang was about to speak when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Lin Jingliang knew that his wife should have brought coffee, so he rushed to the door.

The study door was pushed open, and standing outside was indeed Mrs. Lin holding a tray.

"Mr. Xiao, coffee!" Mrs. Lin first put a cup of coffee in front of Xiao Yao.

"Thank you," Xiao Yao bowed slightly to thank, "Mrs. Lin, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Xiao Yao!"

From the question and tone of Lin Jingliang's question, Xiao Yao felt that there was a connection, so he began to take the initiative to get closer.

Mrs. Lin smiled slightly, and put a cup of coffee in front of Lin Jingliang: "Talk slowly, don't disturb you, I'm going out!"

"Xiao Yao didn't hide from you that he wanted me to be an art director." Lin Jingliang shook his wife's hand and said with a smile, "You read the script with me yesterday, don't you want to listen to it now?"

"Xiao Yun called me just now and said she was coming over, and she is on her way now." Mrs. Lin said with a smile, "I'll go down to deal with her, you can talk to Xiao Yao about your affairs!"

"Do you have guests today?" Xiao Yao said, "If it's inconvenient, we can make an appointment to talk about it at another time. The movie is still in preparation, so we're not in such a hurry."

"It's okay!" Lin Jingliang waved his hand, "You are the guest today! Xiao Yun is my niece, she always loves to come and play with me, she is not a guest, just let Azi deal with it. When we finish talking, you See her too. You're young people, maybe you can make a friend and let her learn more from you."

"Okay!" Seeing Lin Jingliang say that, Xiao Yao could only nod his head.

After Mrs. Lin went out, Lin Jingliang continued to ask Xiao Yao: "Just now you said that the film is still under preparation. I want to know how far the preparation is now. How much are the actors and behind-the-scenes staff confirmed?"

"In terms of actors, there are currently three confirmed." Xiao Yao said, "The role of Zhang Yiman will be played by my girlfriend Sun Tingting."

"Your girlfriend?" Lin Jingliang asked in surprise.

Judging from Lin Jingliang's expression, he probably hasn't watched the girl group variety shows.

Xiao Yao nodded and said, "Yes, my girlfriend!"

"I know she is a great violinist. Chambers graduated and formed a music group with you," Lin Jingliang frowned, "but acting..."

Xiao Yao smiled and said: "Since you know that she is a violin learner, you should also know that she is not only my girlfriend, but also the daughter of Teacher Sun Zhihao. Although she didn't have any film and television works before, she grew up in a theater set. She is good at acting. Now she is experiencing life for this role. Before the official filming, Teacher Sun Zhihao will also guide her, and I am very confident that she will play this role!"

"Okay," Lin Jingliang nodded noncommittally, "There are two more?"

"Bronzesmith, me! The coppersmith's wife, Teacher He Ying!" Xiao Yao said.

"You play the coppersmith, and He Ying plays the coppersmith's wife?" Lin Jingliang stared at Xiao Yao in surprise, and suddenly laughed.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao also laughed, and continued, "These three roles have been confirmed so far. There are already some candidates for other roles, and many of them are actors who have been on the stage for many years and are generally not well-known. Big, but I think they are all very capable actors. There will be auditions for these actors later. If you are interested, you can watch their auditions together as an examiner. Of course, the premise is that you agree to be the art director of this film .”

"There are only three actors, so what about the people behind the scenes?" Lin Jingliang asked again.

"Administrative and financial aspects are all people from the film and television company!" Xiao Yao said, "In terms of technology, you are currently the first department head I am looking for. I said that you are responsible for aesthetics, so if you are useful If you find someone suitable or you think is suitable, I am very willing for you to bring people into the group or recommend them to me. I will also arrange my stylist and several fashion designers from Yinxi Studio to join the group, but they are not the person in charge. I also listen to you. You are a master of art, and I want them to take this opportunity to learn from you."

"Your stylist and the costume designer of Yin Xi's studio joined the group to learn from me?" Lin Jingliang asked with a smile, "The art styling of movie characters is not the same as the styling of stage performances!"

"Of course I know!" Xiao Yao nodded and smiled, "But I didn't intend to let my stylist be my stylist all the time! In fact, my stylist was originally the makeup artist for my short film, and later became my personal stylist. A member of the team, she became my personal makeup artist and assistant. In the past few years, she often stayed in Yin Xi's studio, learned styling design, and then became my personal stylist. When I was shooting parkour movies, I I brought her into the crew and found that she still has great potential in this area, so I don't want her to be my personal stylist all the time."

"As for the costume designers of Yin Xi's studio, they are already qualified to design costumes for movie characters," Xiao Yao continued, "You are not only an art designer, but also a costume designer. I have something in common with them. You are a master of art, and I believe they will benefit a lot from getting in touch with you and learning from you! I have shares in Yinxi Studio, and they are also my own. Of course, I don’t want to miss this rare opportunity.”

"They're all yours!" Lin Jingliang smiled, "You're asking me to be an art director, and you also want to help you with apprentices? How much are you going to pay me? By the way, what is your budget for this movie? How much is the budget for art?"

"The remuneration for you, of course, will be based on your worth!" Xiao Yao smiled, "Although they are said to be learning from you, they will also work for you. When you were an art director for other crews , won't others learn from you? So I won't pay extra!"

"As for the budget of the movie, I previously planned the production cost to be around 10 million." Xiao Yao continued, "I am the producer, and I don't get paid for the bonus. Sun Tingting is a newcomer, and He Ying plays a supporting role. They The remuneration is not high, and the other actors are not well-known, so the remuneration will not be high. Generally speaking, the proportion of the remuneration in the production cost is relatively small, and it is divided into production, of course, including the proportion of art aspects such as costumes and scene making. Still quite high.

The scene of this movie is not big, there are not many scenes, it is a low-cost movie. I personally think that the budget should be enough, but even if it is not enough, I can add more! I'm an investor, as long as I think it's worth it, it's just a matter of words! "

The Lin Jingliang in this world is somewhat similar to Ye Jintian in his previous life. Not only is he a well-known art director in the industry, he has worked with many famous directors, and he is also a famous artist in art. In terms of artistic achievements, this is a master of fine arts with equal honor.

Originally, Xiao Yao insisted on keeping the cost low and didn't plan to invite any big names in this movie, but when Xiao Yao knew that he had the opportunity to invite this great artist, Xiao Yao's previous plan was thrown to Java. After all, the actors have changed their minds about hiring He Ying, and it is not a big deal to hire a big name like Lin Jingliang for behind-the-scenes work like an art director. If it is possible to invite an artist like Lin Jingliang, Xiao Yao will of course let him make full use of it, and will no longer stick to the previous cost budget.

"Sounds really good!" Lin Jingliang touched his chin and said.

"Before you make a decision, I think you forgot to ask any questions?" Seeing that Lin Jingliang seemed to be tempted, Xiao Yao took the initiative to remind him again.

"Oh?" Lin Jingliang asked, "What else?"

"You haven't asked about the shooting location yet?" Xiao Yao smiled.

"Then where is the shooting location?" Lin Jingliang asked with a smile.

"I haven't started to select the location yet, and I haven't decided on the specific location, but I have limited some scope and conditions for the shooting location." Xiao Yao said, "The shooting location will be in Northwest Shanxi, a place with high altitude, little rain and drought, and relatively Remote locations, that is to say, the conditions during filming will be very difficult."

"This~" Lin Jingliang hesitated after hearing this.

It's not that Lin Jingliang has never filmed in the Northwest of China. On the contrary, one of his most proud works is a movie he shot in the Northwest with a big director in the Mainland. However, it is precisely because he has filmed in the Northwest that Lin Jingliang is more aware of the difficult conditions in the Northwest.

The last time he was filming in the Northwest was more than ten years ago. He was young and strong, and he was cooperating with a top director in China. It was also a time when he was striving for results and needed to work hard. That's why he was born on Hong Kong Island. That place persisted for several months.

Although Xiao Yao is well-known, as a film director, he is a pure rookie both in terms of artistic achievements and qualifications, and comedy films have never been the darling of awards. Judging from the script, this film does not seem to have too much art. big future.

Now that he is older, he is already famous. Under normal circumstances, it would be no problem to be an art director for Xiao Yao, but if he went to the Northwest to suffer for Xiao Yao's film that was unlikely to win an award, he would have to think again.

"Thank you for telling me this in advance!" Lin Jingliang adjusted his expression, and smiled at Xiao Yao, "It can be seen that you are a very honest person!"

"It should be!" Xiao Yao laughed, "Even if I don't tell you now, you will know!"

Xiao Yao didn't plan to discuss the contract with Lin Jingliang today, and the contract matters were handled by a special person. In terms of the amount of remuneration, Xiao Yao is not very worried, but some contracts have very detailed regulations, and some details will be raised.

Xiao Yao wanted to invite Lin Jingliang, not or at least not only because of his reputation, but more importantly because of his ability. Of course, he hoped that he would devote himself wholeheartedly. Xiao Yao didn't want to wait until Lin Jingliang went back when he was negotiating the contract, and because he agreed to himself, he was too embarrassed to say it back, which would affect his dedication to work, so Xiao Yao planned to talk about some shortcomings and disadvantages before he made a decision. clear.

"Well, since you are honest, I will tell you the truth!" Lin Jingliang smiled, "I have been to the Northwest, and the conditions are really difficult! I can't make a decision now, I need time to think about it carefully!"

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