Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"Why?" Meili felt very strange.

"Auntie, my father is very good to me. I don't feel the same mood as Li Wan in the play. How can I film? Besides, I don't like filming. It's too tiring."

"Yes, even I can't feel it." Yu Dongqing quickly agreed.

snort!

Bright glanced at him.

It’s normal for Tongtong to have such thoughts as she is a child and has never acted before, but husband, you have acted.

Both father and daughter like to be lazy!

never mind.

If you don't want to, don't force it.

After the family of three finished eating, they went shopping for a while before going home.

Yu Dongqing consciously went to the study to write the script behind closed doors. Meili and Yu Tongtong got together to chat about their experience in Hokkaido. Looking at the photos taken, the two women seemed to have endless things to say, which made Yu Dongqing feel happy.

There is probably no stepmother like Meimei in the world.

Don't worry too much about yourself.

A week later, the script was completed, and Mingliang started busy with the script.

The first thing is to find a producer.

The first person Mingliang contacted was Li Wan, whom she had worked with before. Unfortunately, Li Wan was currently busy with work as a producer for another urban film and had no time to spare.

I contacted a few more, either because of scheduling issues or because they were not interested in the script.

"Honey, why don't you become a producer?" Meili said to Yu Dongqing in the courtyard.

Yu Dongqing was sitting on a wicker chair, drinking tea leisurely, with a small bean bag lying on his lap. When he heard his wife's words, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face.

"Mingming, you know that I am most afraid of trouble, coordinating the crew, supervising progress, use of funds and post-publicity. Especially finance, I have a headache when I look at it. How about I let Yang Liu do these tasks, she is very good at it. "

"But Yang Liu doesn't know how to manage a crew. Forget it, I'll do it myself. Anyway, this is a small-budget movie, with not much investment and not many actors."

"My lady is indeed a woman who is not inferior to men!" Yu Dongqing raised her thumbs.

"Huh, but I can't give you any advantages." Meili glanced at him: "You have to participate in the post-production and movie promotion!"

"It's okay to promote the movie. If you can reduce the loss, you will lose less. As for the post-production, I will not participate." Yu Dongqing said.

"Why? Your editing skills are very high, I'm afraid I can't edit well." Meiliang said quietly.

Last time, Yu Dongqing's brutal editing in "The Swordsman" directly subverted her previous concepts. How dare anyone dare to edit like this? !

After hearing Mingliang's words, Yu Dongqing drove away the little kitten nestled on his lap, gently hugged Mingliang and sat on his lap, explaining:

"Isn't the filming of "Young You" very good? Every director has his own shooting and editing style. If I edit, it will not be your style. Be more confident. I don't think you want to say what you shot. My husband helped me make the film.”

This is true.

Although she loves Yu Dongqing very much, and his artistic talent fascinates her and admires her, she is unwilling to live in his shadow in her career.

She hopes to have her own world.

"Okay, hubby, I will listen to you! From production to shooting to editing, I will do it all independently!"

"Well, if you are ambitious, you will definitely become the greatest female director like Gaimier in the future!" Yu Dongqing said.

Gammill is one of the few epic female directors in the history of film in this time and space, just like the famous French female director Agnès Varda in that time and space. She has won numerous awards in her life. The Oscar, Berlin Film Festival, and Cannes have all awarded her the Lifetime Achievement Award. .

After hearing her husband's compliments, Mingliang felt a little embarrassed and hugged Yu Dongqing's neck again: "Actually, I don't have that big ambition. As long as I can be considered a better director in China, that's all."

"Don't worry, your goal will definitely be achieved!" Yu Dongqing said with a smile on his face.

hey-hey

In the middle of winter, cats can finally spend the winter comfortably at home.

Now that Mingliang is ready to grab it, the next step is to apply for projects, carefully select actors, start going out early and coming back late, and get busy.

The father of the male protagonist Li Wan found an actor named Cao Helin. He is in his early forties and is not well-known in the entertainment industry. He is a steady and low-key actor. His temperament is a bit like Duan Yihong from the original time and space, but no one is famous.

Yu Dongqing has seen his films and his acting skills are pretty good. He is qualified to play the role of Li Wan's father in the play.

The key is to find the female lead - Li Wan, which is the core of this film.

Yu Dongqing expressed his opinion:

"Military, I suggest that you don't consider current actresses. Apart from a few child actors, you can see if they are suitable. Also, don't look for students from Chinese dramas and Yandian films - a 13-year-old girl let this It’s against the norm no matter how you look at it, to act for people in their early twenties.”

"The scope is very narrow. Let's find a middle school student. I'm afraid the performance won't be good without filming experience." Meili expressed her thoughts.

"Go to the High School Affiliated to the Central Academy of Drama, or simply go to Tongtong's school. After all, they are engaged in art, and some aspects are similar."

"Okay, Qingqing and I will go together." Meiliang said.

Han Qingqing originally studied stage art, focusing on costume design in film and television dramas, but this time she was recruited by Meiliang to be the deputy director and costume designer of the crew.

Costume requirements for a low-budget modern youth film like this are not high, so her job was to focus on crew preparation.

Mingliang and Han Qingqing drove to choose between the two schools mentioned by Yu Dongqing. It was a cold afternoon, but the heating was already on. Yu Dongqing was sitting on the sofa in the living room looking at her mobile phone when she heard the courtyard gate open. Suddenly, the little puppy Doumiao who was in the living room immediately opened the door of the living room and ran out.

Within a few minutes, he followed Meimei in, shaking his head.

"Husband, I have found a suitable actor, and it was recommended by Tongtong!"

Meili was very excited and told the whole story while taking off her coat.

"I told Tongtong about this on video the night before yesterday, and she asked her good friend Wan Xue to try it. She said that the girl likes acting very much and even acted in plays when she was in elementary school."

Yu Dongqing remembered that when eating crayfish some time ago, Tongtong said that her deskmate was named Wan Xue, and she had the same experience as Li Wan in the play.

"Look at what this girl looks like." Meili took out her mobile phone, sat next to Yu Dongqing, called up a video and handed it to Yu Dongqing.

In the picture, a thin girl wearing a down jacket looks very delicate with a ponytail, but there is a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.

The temperament is quite consistent.

"After the audition, I think this girl is pretty good and has certain acting skills. The key thing is that she said the father in the play is too much like his father."

"Okay, whatever you think is appropriate." Yu Dongqing handed her the phone.

Since we don’t participate in it, we don’t participate in it from beginning to end.

"Next step, I will prepare to attract investment." Meiliang said.

"Didn't you agree to invest in the name of my studio?" Yu Dongqing felt strange.

"It's best to find some more investments. If you can't let me lose so much, my husband, you will lose so much alone." Mingliang smiled.

Ah?

In that case, let her do the hard work.

But what Yu Dongqing didn't expect was that Mingliang really found an investor and made an appointment to meet at a coffee shop in Nanluogu Lane.

This time, Yu Dongqing and Meimei went there together.

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