Huayu started as a lecturer at Beijing Film Academy

Gu Zhongyu was sitting on the boss's chair in his office. His face was slightly red and he was sweating. He was concentrating on reviewing company documents. It was not hot yet, so he didn't know why he started to sweat.

He was very excited after not seeing Jiang Shuying for a long time. As soon as he came back, he wanted to work overtime with the secretary, but Jiang Shuying told her that his relatives were here and it was not convenient to work overtime today.

He, Gu Zhongyu, was a good boss who cared about his subordinates, so of course he would allow her to work in other ways.

After a long time, he let out a long breath, then fell back and lay down on the chair.

Jiang Shuying suddenly stood up from nowhere, looked at Gu Zhongyu with a slight frown, then closed his eyes, as if he had made a lot of determination, took a deep breath, and moved his mouth accordingly.

Seeing this, Gu Zhongyu, who was clearly not his father, suddenly felt the pain of losing his beloved son.

Jiang Shuying picked up the coffee on the table and took a big sip before saying: "You are really a thief. You can bring a woman home even if you are a mediator. You are still a little star in Xiangjiang, so you have to be careful. People over there have a lot of tricks up their sleeves.”

"Don't worry! I know it. Why are you calling me back to the company in such a hurry in the morning?" Gu Zhongyu asked while picking up another cup of coffee.

"Two things. The first is that "Ball Lightning" has been shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes."

puff!

Coffee sprayed all over the floor.

These foreigners actually got a domestic science fiction film shortlisted!

And it’s Cannes, the main competition unit of this film festival that prefers literary and artistic aesthetics?

The Cannes International Film Festival is held in May every year and lasts for about 12 days. In addition to film competitions, market exhibitions are also held at the same time. The Cannes International Film Festival is divided into "Main Competition", "Un Certain Regard", "Short Film Competition", "Cinema Cornerstone", "Directors' Fortnight", "International Film Critics Week", "New Look of French Cinema", "Side Market Exhibition" and other units.

Among them, the main competition unit is the most valuable and ultimately the most important. The last Chinese-language film that was shortlisted and won the award was Li An's "Lust, Caution."

It stands to reason that sci-fi movies like "Ball Lightning" are not very popular with the judges. I didn't expect that this time I would be shortlisted due to bad luck.

If I could win another award, it would be even more impressive.

It was because "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or, the highest honor for Chinese-language films, at the Cannes Film Festival for the first and only time that Chen Kaige became one of the top three national directors, and has been in the spotlight for a lifetime. dividend.

Regardless of whether you win an award or not, this is a good opportunity to improve your skills. After all, this is what Chinese people do.

"When is the Cannes Film Festival held?"

Jiang Shuying thought for a moment: "In May, the specific time is not fixed. It is usually held in the middle of the tenth day or so."

There was still more than a month left, so there was no rush. He asked Jiang Shuying to inform Guo Fan, who was studying in the United States, to attend together. He, the director, would definitely be there for such an occasion.

"What's the second thing?" he asked, picking up another cup of coffee.

"Chen Kexin was asking us about the launch time of our new movie. He said he still had a lot of work on hand and wanted to start filming as soon as possible. He also asked us to decide on the cast list as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Jiang Shuying took out a document and handed it to Gu Zhongyu: "This is the invited actor that Zhang Miao and I have planned. You can see if it works. Which one needs to be replaced?"

Gu Zhongyu took it and took a look. There were not many characters in the movie "Like You". Except for the male and female protagonists Gu Zhongyu and Liu Yufei, the rest were the male protagonist Lu Jin's follower Xiao Meng-Zhu Yawen, and the female protagonist Gu Shengnan's best friend Xu Zhaodi-Liu Shishi. , the hotel manager Cheng Ziqian-Lu Yi who the heroine has a crush on, the private female chef-Lin Zhilin, the father of the hero Lu Jin-Zhang Guozhu...

What did you think of asking Liu Shishi to play Liu Yufei's best friend?

Because of their similar appearance and temperament, Shishi Liu was mistaken for Liu Yufei when she first debuted. Later, when she became more famous, she was still called "Little Liu Yufei." Shishi has always hated this title. .

Furthermore, she didn't have a good impression of Liu Yufei herself.

Not to mention that both of them have a close relationship with Gu Zhongyu and know everything about him. Although Liu Shishi has long given up the idea of ​​becoming a regular employee, this does not mean that she can be open-minded and calmly film with Gu Zhongyu's other women, especially Liu Yufei.

Don't look back. If two women fight on the set, it will be a lot of fun. What if he is asked to take care of someone?

Should we let him get a bucket of popcorn and Coke and just sit there and watch the show?

It doesn’t seem impossible. Like Lu Ziqiao, I love watching women fight the most!

"Replace Shishi and she won't get involved." Although he really wanted to see women fight, Gu Zhongyu was also afraid of being beaten by women. It would be better to do less than to do more, so let it go.

"Then who should I look for? This role is not suitable for looking for an artist who is too popular outside. The company's largest investment this year is the costume drama "Legend of Wu Zetian" which is about to start shooting. Suitable young actresses are preparing to go to Chang'an, and there are no more available ”

Really, in order to film "Legend of Wu Zetian", almost all the actresses in the company were cast. Wen Zhengrong, Mu Tingting, Jiao Junyan, Yuan Shanshan, Mao Xiaotong, Ma Sichun, Mi Lu and Wu You were all going to Chang'an. During the filming, Wan Qian, Li Yuan, and Nazha couldn't come back for a short time, and for a while, there was no one available at Noda's Zongheng Entertainment.

It seems that they have to be found from outside, and they must not be overly popular. There is no need to use expensive actors for this kind of romantic light comedy movie.

"I have a female student at Beijing Film Academy named Yang Caiyu. Please help me contact her. I think she will be happy to participate."

Gu Zhongyu thought of his students and found Yang Caiyu to play Liu Yufei's best friend. Just think about the scene of the two standing together at that time, haha!

"A newcomer, or a student, can she do it?"

Jiang Shuying was puzzled. Why did Gu Zhongyu prefer to use an unknown newcomer instead of hiring actors from outside? Is it just to save the money?

"Of course, my students are fine. Besides, Xu Zhaodi is just a vase role. She won't mess up. That's it."

In addition, Gu Zhongyu was quite satisfied with the other actors, so there was no need to change them.

Then he asked Jiang Shuying to show the list to Chen Kexin and Zhang Miao. If there was no problem, they should prepare it quickly and try to finish it in about a month.

This kind of chick flick is purely for making some quick money, so the shooting cost and production time must be minimized as much as possible to avoid delaying Gu Zhongyu's next plan.

"By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you." When he walked to the door, Jiang Shuying suddenly remembered something and turned to Gu Zhongyu.

"What is it?"

"You got the wrong coffee, that cup is the one I just drank, hehe"

Puff!

The cups are all the same, I can't tell them apart!