Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 8 There is a way

The story script has been finalized, and the next step is to try out the makeup for the male and female protagonists.

I don’t know the male lead Li Qiutang, but he’s a handsome guy and I think he’s a model hired by Starry Night.

The makeup trial work was done in the studio of a makeup artist that Li Qiutang was familiar with - after all, good things should be kept within the family.

Jing Tian cooperates very well with the work. She puts on whatever makeup she is asked to do and changes into whatever clothes she is asked to do. She is not squeamish at all and sometimes even expresses her own opinions.

"Tiantian, try on a cheongsam." Li Qiutang wanted to see the effect.

Jing Tian obediently went to the fitting room to change clothes.

The result was not good. The 18-year-old Jing Tian's figure, temperament and appearance could not support the cheongsam, and she had not yet evolved into Si Teng.

Li Qiutang shook her head and rejected the cheongsam: "Change it, why don't you wear the one you just wore?"

On the third day after the makeup was finalized, the MV of "Who Are You" started shooting in Yanjing. The next day, Li Qiutang took Jing Tian and a group of people to Wuzhen.

"Have you seen The Legend of Sword and Fairy?" Li Qiutang was explaining the play to Jing Tian, "You can just act like Liu Yifei's Ling'er to convey that innocent feeling."

Who would talk about drama while filming a music video?

But there is no way, Jing Tian needs it.

The filming was completed that afternoon.

The photographer complained quietly: "It's just a music video. Why are you going through so much trouble? Whose music video takes three days to shoot? We shot in Yanjing first and then in Wuzhen."

"The girl is happy." Li Qiutang nodded to Jing Tian who was not far away, "Since you have spent money, you have to please her."

Then he smiled again: "The compensation they gave is not low. It's only three days. Why are you complaining?"

Wang Boxue was packing up his equipment and asked, "How's your movie going? Have you found a distributor?"

"No, let's go to the film festival first." Li Qiutang lent a hand to help him pack.

"That's fine. It's still early anyway. I can at least make some name for myself by going out for a walk." Wang Bo said. He knew that Li Qiutang wouldn't starve to death for the time being. She had time and money, so she could wait.

"Brother Li." Jing Tian came over to greet him, "Why are you back in Yanjing?"

"Just stay here. If there's something to do, take pictures. If there's no work, just stay here." Li Qiutang put away the tripod and said with a smile, "After I finish taking pictures of you, I'll have enough to eat for a few months."

Jing Tian also smiled and asked, "What do you think of my performance these days?"

"Very good." He received the money, "He's a good actor."

"Really?!" Jing Tian also liked to hear people say that she acted well and had the potential to be an actress.

Why do you say so?

"That's fake." Li Qiutang joked, "I'm just a student who hasn't graduated yet. I haven't even been a formal director yet. How can I have the final say?"

But Jing Tian didn't care. She was very pleased with the words and she believed in Li Qiutang very much: "You are so talented, you will definitely become a director in the future." Because she felt very comfortable working with Li Qiutang during these days.

"Okay then." Li Qiutang put away the cable. "I'll take your words and I'll definitely treat you to a meal when I become a director in the future."

Otherwise, people would say Xing Guang Canlan is rich. Li Qiutang used to shoot MVs, and they would finish in the morning and leave in the afternoon.

But today is different. Maybe it was because this story made Jing Tian look so beautiful. There were two lines, ancient and modern. Jing Tian changed five or six sets of clothes. The young lady waved her hand and invited the whole group to play in Wuzhen for two days.

Although there are not many people in the MV crew, the cost for two days is not a small amount. The cost of people is secondary, and the rental fees of equipment and costumes are calculated on a daily basis.

Wang Boxue sighed: "Where did this girl come from? She doesn't take money seriously." Nowadays, whether it is filming a drama or shooting an MV, the conditions of the crew are generally not very good. There is not much money in the entire film and television entertainment market. Which crew doesn't stretch every penny? I have never heard of inviting the crew to play for two days for free.

"I don't know." Li Qiutang said, "I asked you to play but you still don't want to. The girl you hooked up with in the bar yesterday..."

"Okay, okay, let's drink." Wang Boxue stopped Li Qiutang from saying anything further.

After playing in this ancient water town for two days and really relaxing, the group headed back to Beijing.

As soon as Li Qiutang returned to Beijing, he organized people to start the post-production of the MV. Xing Guang Canlan did not require him to do it himself, but as the director and the planner of this story, he had the responsibility to keep an eye on the post-production to make sure there were no mistakes.

In addition to post-production, Li Qiutang also paid attention to the film market. The May Day holiday was coming soon, but looking at the films on the market, Li Qiutang felt that the seven-day holiday was wasted.

Well, now May Day is still a seven-day holiday.

Zhang Ziyi was the first to enter the market with "Jasmine", which won her the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, followed by the Hong Kong and South Korea co-production "Daisy", and then there was nothing else.

It's a seven-day holiday! There are only a few movies, enough for everyone.

What is more infuriating is that the highly anticipated "Tokyo Trial" was originally scheduled for the May Day period, but in order to "support the painter he admired", Gao Qunshu withdrew and left the schedule for "The Barber" - the last work of a painter who became a cross-border director.

Looking at this quiet schedule, Li Qiutang sometimes thought: "It would be great if I could be on "The Night the Comet Came". I'm willing to pay for the distribution."

Now Li Qiutang has compromised. As long as he is allowed to appear in the film, he is willing to pay part of the distribution fee and share the risk with the film company.

But even so, no other company except the movie channel was willing to take on "The Night the Comet Came".

Nowadays, audiences love to watch blockbuster movies. "The Night the Comet Came" has no famous director, no big stars, and no big scenes. Eight people sit together to eat and chat. Even if it's to pay for the distribution, people are not willing to spend time and energy on it.

But Li Qiutang has not given up. He is still sending his resume and sample films to various film companies and making arrangements for meetings.

Making movies is like this, setbacks are common. If you are afraid of setbacks and failures, don’t make movies.

Before the holiday, he finally got an opportunity from Guangxian, and the person he met was Zhang Zhao, the president of Guangxian Pictures.

Guangxian used to work on entertainment programs and advertisements. The famous "China Entertainment Report" and "Music Billboard" are Guangxian's programs.

Guangxian has wanted to enter the film and television industry for a long time, but has never been able to take the first step. This is due to both external factors and internal constraints.

They are even more afraid to make movies. Guangxian Pictures was established in 04, but they still have no results.

It's not surprising that Li Qiutang could meet the president directly, because Guangxian Pictures was just a makeshift team at that time. Zhang Zhao wanted to make movies, but he had a lot of skills but couldn't display them.

Li Qiutang brought her resume, her previous short film CDs, and a copy of "The Night the Comet Came" and came to the Guangxian Building to meet Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao did not look down on Li Qiutang just because he was still a young student. Instead, he patiently listened to Li Qiutang talk about his short films, the stories he had shot, and of course "The Night the Comet Came".

Zhang Zhao also said that Li Qiutang was very daring: "You are the first one I have ever seen to make a feature film for your graduation project. Aren't you afraid of failure?"

"Don't worry. It's just student homework, the cost is low, how much can we cut?" The biggest cost of "The Night the Comet Came" came from film. Wang Boxue burned through 140 rolls of film in two weeks. He enjoyed it very much. Li Qiutang was rubbing her teeth in pain at the time.

Not sure if it was because he was a business veteran who was good at disguising himself or if he was sincere, but Li Qiutang felt that Zhang Zhao liked him very much, which made him feel that today's matter was going to work.

"Did you bring the film? Let me see it." Zhang Zhao asked.

"I brought it." Li Qiutang took out the CD of "The Night the Comet Came" from her bag and explained, "I shot it on film and transferred it out specially for easy carrying."

Zhang Zhao nodded, put the CD into the DVD player in the office, and the two watched the movie together.

　The heroine's role will be written slowly, starting with just ordinary friends and gradually getting to know each other better.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)