Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 234 Directing Works in My Life

Zhou Le originally thought that in the first half of the year, he would just go to film festivals, appear on variety shows, and take care of his health in the second half of the year. But who would have thought that it would only be August and he would already have enough scripts to fill the next year.

Fortunately, the book "Bad Kids" is not long.

After browsing on his phone for a while, Zhou Le drove to Xinhua Bookstore and bought a set of physical books.

However, Zhou Le had taken three and a half days off, so he had lunch with Guo Qiling again at noon to talk about starting a new company.

Both new companies have now been established, and Guo Qiling has completely broken away from Deyun Club.

The teams for both companies are almost ready.

Guo Degang originally wanted Wang Hai to come and help, but Guo Qiling refused.

He wants to start his own business without relying on his family, and naturally he won't need any family members. Unless the business develops in the future, anyone from Deyun Club who wants to start a live streaming business can do so through the company.

We're still looking for directors and actors for the short drama, but it's not difficult to find them; we can just pull a few from the schools.

On the other hand, Guo Qiling himself also has to appear on variety shows and take on acting roles, so he's been extremely busy lately.

"Work hard. The influencer company can be outsourced to a professional manager, but we still need to keep a close eye on the short dramas. Once a project is completed, we can continue to apply these templates to the rest. Although our requirements are not high, the actors still need to have some acting skills."

"Understood, that's my requirement. The director must understand this fast pace, and the actors must bring out that feel in their performance."

"Okay, I'll be going now."

"Brother Le, take it easy. I'll take care of things here. If there's anything I'm really unsure about, I'll give you a call."

"Okay, just call Xiao Su about the company's operations. She knows more about this than I do. Contact me again for the details."

"okay."

Zhou Le had just finished eating and was about to go to the airport to check in when Han Han called him.

"Le'er, have you been busy lately? Come over here for a bit, let's have a good chat, and I'll show you around Shanghai for a few days."

"Oh, my dear Han Shao, I don't have time for that right now. I'm filming a movie recently. I had to find all sorts of excuses to ask for a few days off when I went back to Beijing. And now that I'm back, I've taken on another script."

I've met with five or six other people in the last few days.

"You're so busy! How many days off can you take?"

"About three and a half days. Now I plan to go back to Jiangmen to prepare for filming."

"You should still have time, right? You just went back yesterday. I managed to buy you a plane ticket to Shanghai. I'll also cover your flight to Guangdong later."

"What's going on? Is it absolutely necessary to go?"

"Don't you remember those two movies you told me about earlier this year? One was an escape room movie, and the other was 12 Angry Men. The escape room movie is starting to look promising now. The director, as we agreed, wants you to star in it. I also found you an assistant director, Liu Xunzi Mo. You should know him, right? He's the director from 'Unexpectedly,' the one who really annoyed you."

"I know him, but am I really sure I'm qualified to be a director?"

"No problem, you have to trust my judgment. This kind of low-budget escape room is quite easy to film. We'll teach you later. But for 12 Angry Men, I feel we should just film it according to the original script. At most, we can change the background or something. The content of the script doesn't need to be changed."

But it's best to cast veteran actors; 90% of the dialogue scenes rely entirely on lines, and I'm afraid most people wouldn't be able to handle that.

"Okay, let's start preparing for this. If it doesn't work out, we can start the project first and film it later when we have some free time."

"Yes, but it's best to find a capable person to be the producer for this subject matter, otherwise it might get stuck in the censorship process."

When Zhou Le thought of a capable producer, he immediately thought of Han Sanping or Han Jianu. There was absolutely no need to worry about getting the film approved by these two people.

"Well, I'll figure something out. I'll just cancel my ticket back to Guangdong first."

"Cancel it, I'll buy you a plane ticket right away."

Han Han acted swiftly; Zhou Le had just processed the ticket refund when Han Han had already bought the plane tickets, including tickets to Shanghai today and Guangzhou tomorrow.

Zhou Le arrived in Shanghai that evening and was immediately taken to a hotel by Han Han.

"The script is ready now. It's brilliant; the filming will definitely be great." "Who wrote the script?"

"The script was written by Liu Xunzimo, Zhang Benyu, Ke Da, and a screenwriter named Li Yashen. They are all very talented. I'm telling you, you wouldn't believe how amazing this script is."

"No, just how powerful is it?"

"Anyway, it's incredibly powerful. You'll see when you see it."

When we arrived at the hotel, everyone else was already there.

Zhang Benyu is currently in Guangdong filming "Caught in Time" with Zhou Le, so he can't come over for the time being.

After getting to know the others briefly, Zhou Le opened the script while waiting for the food to be served.

The script is called "Making a Name for Yourself".

The cast and crew list above has already been arranged.

The producer is Han Han, the director is Zhou Le, the assistant director is Liu Xunzimo, and the screenwriters are the same people Han Han just mentioned.

The confirmed cast includes Yin Zheng, Deng Jiajia, Yu Entai, Zhang Benyu, and Ke Da.

The script begins with the character descriptions of the main characters.

Zhou Le glanced at it and couldn't take his eyes off it.

"Why does this character played by the scholar look so familiar? The king of bad movies, isn't that Wang Jin?"

Han Han laughed: "Yes, it's Wang Jin. But I asked him about it back then, and he said he didn't mind these things. However, when we were looking for actors, we contacted many people, but when they saw the character's description, none of them dared to play the role. In the end, we found Xiucai."

Zhou Le nodded. As one of the few PhDs in the entertainment industry, Xiucai was quite daring in making films.

Especially characters with such distinct personalities.

"But we'll still shoot some behind-the-scenes footage, which means he's not too daring to act, so we can still find some gimmicks."

"Ok, Ok."

Zhou Le continued reading, and after seeing the victim's character, he looked up.

"Can this role be filmed?"

Zhou Le did not name names, but everyone present knew who it was.

"Yes, I called him and asked, and he doesn't seem to mind."

Actually, Zhou Le isn't entirely sure if this is true or false. In any case, he definitely won't tell anyone when he gets out. Whether it's true or false, it's better not to ask about things that shouldn't be asked.

But if we can film it, then so be it.

After spending more than ten minutes reading the script, Zhou Le was indeed very satisfied.

"This script is really good, and the actors have been chosen quite well."

At this point, Han Han asked again, "Are there any roles here that you feel are suitable for or want to play? If so, we can adjust the roles for the others. After all, we're all on the same team, so changing roles is no big deal."

Zhou Le looked at those people and thought about it again.

"If it were up to me, Zheng Qianli, the director of that terrible movie, wouldn't be a good fit. After all, I need to look older and a bit greasy, and I've already contacted a teacher."

The remaining three are the reporter named Li Jiahui, Qi Leshan, or Ke Da. I personally prefer Qi Leshan, but I've been playing this kind of role a lot lately, and I'm getting a bit tired of it.

"It would be more fitting for him to play the role of Koda. How about I play a supporting role, like the sea?"

"Da Hai, this character's billing is relatively low."

"It's okay. When it comes to roles, I always want to challenge myself with roles I haven't played before. I've never tried a timid character before, so this is a good opportunity to give it a try."

(End of this chapter)