Run, Best Actor!

With a clear idea in mind, Gong Ge'er quickly wrote the script for his short film.

Three days later, Liu Taile received the first draft of the script.

"Hmm, very good."

After reviewing it, Liu Taile was quite satisfied. He looked at Gong Ge'er and said, "Brother Gong, right?"

"No, no, Brother Le, just call me Xiao Gong."

When Gong Ge'er met Liu Taile in person, he was very humble.

"You're nine years older than me."

Liu Taile smiled and said, "How about this, just like with Brother Guo, we'll each talk our own thing, and I'll still call you Brother Gong."

"Okay, okay, Brother Le."

Gong Ge'er's round face was full of smiles; his chubby figure made him look very cheerful when he smiled.

This guy is a Mongolian born in Jingu City.

And despite being fat, he's not good-looking and looks old.

He's actually a very talented person!

He graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a major in Public Administration. Over the years, he has worked as a pop singer, film and television actor, voice actor, music producer, screenwriter, and producer.

Moreover, they have achieved results in every profession.

As a singer, he participated in the 2007 "Super Boy" competition, eventually becoming one of the top four in the Chang'an region and one of the top 18 in the national finals. Later, he sang the theme song "Crossfire Theme Song 1" for the online game "Crossfire".

As a film and television actor, he was director Hu Jiu's go-to actor, the same director who made "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun". He also starred in Hu Jiu's other online comedy short films such as "The Suppression of Bandits in Birdcage Mountain", "007 vs. the Man in Black", and "007 vs. the Pork Prince".

As a voice actor, he voiced Ragnaros, the elemental lord, the final boss in the online game World of Warcraft.

As a music producer, he composed the venue music for the Beijing Olympics, and later composed the music for the Olympic animation "Fuwa's Olympic Adventures". Last year, he composed the film music for the action movie "The Sword and the Smile" directed by 523.

As a screenwriter and producer, he will be the chief editor and producer for the future "Wandering Earth" trilogy.

You could say this guy is a true all-rounder in the film and television industry!

Guo Fan has a sharp eye; after getting to know Gong Ge'er, he kept him by his side.

In the original timeline, Gong Ge'er starred in Guo Fan's film "My Old Classmate," which was also his first theatrical film.

The two then became deeply intertwined and worked together on the Wandering Earth trilogy project.

Currently, although neither has experience in producing feature films, the two are like-minded and seem to be old friends.

Therefore, after getting the project from Liu Taile, Guo Fan immediately thought of his good friend Gong Geer.

"However, Brother Le, based on the current script, the cost of completing this 30-minute short film may need to be increased."

Guo Fan, seeing that Liu Taile was satisfied with the script, started to "get cocky" and said, "Because there are science fiction elements later on, we need some science fiction special effects."

I estimate that to complete the filming of this short film, we'll need to add about 500,000 yuan to the production costs.

"The total cost is 1.5 million."

Liu Tai nodded knowingly, "But are you sure that's enough? We won't have to add more later, will we?"

That's about enough.

Gong Ge'er quickly replied, "I'm very familiar with Director Hu, and I can borrow his production team without charging too much."

I can handle movie scores and such; it won't cost too much.

In other words, the special effects at the end require more money.

However, I know quite a few companies that do special effects for online games, so I can look into their pricing.

Seeing this, Liu Taile smiled with satisfaction.

That's why I say this guy has the potential to become a qualified producer in the future.

Because I was too "restless" in my early years, I worked in many different professions and knew a lot of people in various industries.

For a qualified producer, having a wide network of contacts is fundamental!

For example, when filming "The Wandering Earth," he contacted XCMG Group, which provided a lot of mechanical support for the film.

The key is that many of them are free!

That's what you call skill!

"Yes, very good. Brother Guo and Brother Gong have thought things through very thoroughly."

Liu Taile nodded. "I won't say much about the video production; I'll leave the whole process to the two professionals."

Regarding costs, I'll add a bit more, raising the cost to 180 million. The extra will be to handle unforeseen circumstances.

"180 million!"

Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er both gasped in shock.

With that much money, if you tighten your belt, you could make a whole online movie!

It's more than enough to produce a short film with cinematic quality.

You should know that the film "The Swordsman" directed by 523 last year only cost 500 million!

"That's enough, that's more than enough, the cost is more than sufficient!"

Guo Fan beamed with joy and said, "Brother Le, don't worry, we will definitely do our best to help you make this short film."

"No, it's not to help me."

Liu Taile corrected him and said with great conviction, "It's helping us. Through this short film, I believe the industry can see the abilities of Brother Guo and Brother Gong."

"Yes, yes, they're helping us!"

Guo Fan immediately changed his tune, saying, "Old Gong and I will prove ourselves, but what about you, Brother Le...?"

As he spoke, his eyes deepened. "Brother Le, I think you've already planned your future career after retiring, right?"

"Haha~~"

Liu Taile chuckled upon hearing this, and lightly tapped him a few times with his finger. "Brother Guo, you really have a keen sense of things."

But you guessed right, I also want to try my hand at the film industry after retiring, so I thought I'd pave the way for myself with a short film first.

Seeing that his guess was correct, Guo Fan's face lit up with even more joy.

In any industry, if you want to achieve something, you need to make a lot of friends.

Guo Fan, who switched from studying law to becoming a director, must have ambitions in this field.

So you can see that he is making an effort to befriend everyone he deems worthy of his friendship.

Of course, he also put his heart into it during the process.

So even if someone is called "Guo Daji," it's just a joke among friends.

What he loves most is making friends with people who are both rich and talented.

Having money should be the top priority.

Without a doubt, Liu Taile is now someone he must befriend like a brother.

And Liu Taile was indeed generous, willing to invest.

More importantly, he has a clear goal, and all his actions are aimed at achieving that goal.

Guo Fan was very impressed with this way of doing things and his attitude.

"That's settled then."

Liu Taile added, "Then we'll start preparing the production team and casting actors."

Brother Guo, Brother Gong, if you know any suitable actors, you can give them priority.

As you all know, my goal is to achieve this in a month. Oh, there are a lot of sci-fi special effects to be done now, so I estimate a month won't be enough.

"Then let's do it in two months. In two months, I want to see our short film available online."

"OK!"

Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er both had joy on their faces.

Investors like Liu Taile are exactly what film and television producers like best.

A client who is knowledgeable, willing to pay, and understanding of the difficulties faced by professionals... there's no better client than this!

Thus, the short film project "The Thinker in a Wheelchair" was officially launched!