Director’s Legend

The customs of marriage are slightly different from place to place, especially Luzhou and Bingcheng, which are tens of thousands of miles apart, and there is inevitably a gap in customs. Fortunately, the families of both parties do not have to decide issues according to customs. According to the general rule, the betrothal gift is given before the marriage, here is simplified to a leisurely drink.

Generally speaking, Xianjiu is only a characteristic of Luzhou. Shao Shuaijun does not understand the meaning of Xianjiu, and others do not know it. Anyway, it has been passed on for so many years. According to the literal explanation, it is the wine you drink in your free time. It is estimated that you want to use this wine to draw closer the relationship between the two families.

Bingcheng and Luzhou are too far apart, so the final negotiation for a drink was settled in a hotel in the capital. During the Olympics, the two families can still come to see the Olympics. Bragging, chattering, after a meal, even if the formal gift is completed, according to the customs of the countryside, Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu are married.

When the excitement is over, the two can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

I feel that there is something more to each other.

Outside of love, there seems to be a taste of family.

In this life, apart from reaping love, it is to start a family.

It's hard to say how romantic, the distance between each other seems closer.

"What are you thinking about?" Li Xiuxiu turned around while lying on the bed and looked at Shao Shuaijun.

Shao Shuaijun put his hands behind his head and looked at the ceiling: "I'm thinking about the production of "IMAX-3D Yupu Tuan", and I want to follow up with this technology at all times. The North American release of "No Man's Land" is also about to begin, and " "500 Days with Summer" will also be promoted. It is estimated that I will go to India to prepare a movie, so busy."

"Indian film?"

Shao Shuaijun put Li Xiuxiu in his arms, kissed lightly on his forehead, and said: "Remember when I bought the film and television rights of two novels from India. I planned to shoot it myself, but a while ago came The British director wanted to adapt "Q※A". I promised him to invest in him as long as the script is well written, and I will be a film producer. It is estimated that the project will be approved in September."

Li Xiuxiu frowned: "Then you have been very busy this year?"

"Yeah, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish this Olympics, and then I have to fly around in the air to be a trapeze. I originally planned to propose to you, and then we will get married and travel for our honeymoon. This... Didn't I quit my job?" Shao Shuaijun said apologetically.

"No, of course the career is important. You can get married anytime. You can finish these movies first. If you don't let you busy with movies, you still have to worry about death, hum, movies are always the first in your heart. , Am I only second?" Li Xiuxiu gently beat Shao Shuaijun's unobvious chest muscles.

Shao Shuaijun smiled: "How can you, you are tied for first place with the movie, in no particular order."

"Tied for the first place, I will not do it, I want to be the only first. Otherwise I will kick you out of bed."

"Hey, it's good to be tied for first and first."

"If you can't, you can't. Look at the trick, seventy-two road tan legs."

"Ah, so ruthless, look at the roots of my old tree!"

"Ah, haha, how dare to use such a nasty trick, then my grandmother has to show her unique skills, the monkey picking peaches!"

"Oh, hey, the teacher is too let go, if you are poor, you will be."

After frolicking for a while, both of them sweated slightly. Shao Shuaijun turned over and pressed on, supporting his body with both hands, looking at Li Xiuxiu's beautiful face, suddenly blood surged over his head. Half-gasped and said, "My wife. It's getting late, let's wash and sleep too?"

Li Xiuxiu used a pillow to block Shao Shuaijun's hot eyes: "Go to bed, go to bed, go to bed, don't think about it."

"The meaning of washing and sleeping is very profound, but in general, it means'go on'.

Shao Shuaijun turned off the pillow, and the topic about the sun continued. For a while, the spring is full, accompanied by the panting sound of Xixi Suosuo, spreading and spreading in this cozy room in this bustling city.

God created men, and men created women.

A snake told the couple that apples are delicious.

So there are humans.

...

Danny Boyle wrote the script faster than he thought. In mid-August, he found Shao Shuaijun with a freshly released script. Sure enough, Danny Boyle gave up the vulgar name "Q※A" and instead adopted the interesting name "Slumdog Millionaire".

The script and the original work have also been greatly changed. Not only the names of the heroes and heroines have been changed, but the plot has also become more bizarre and tortuous, making it look more commercial and more in line with the story of Hollywood themes.

"Jamaal Malik, a young street youth from Mumbai, was interrogated and tortured by the Indian police. The reason was that Jamal participated in an Indian version of the live TV show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", which can make people Became a millionaire overnight, but just before he faced the last question, the host exposed him to cheating because Jamal did not choose the answer the host gave him during the break. This is unreasonable. Of course Jamal denied it.

So Jamal began to explain why he could solve every problem perfectly,

He talked about the Hollywood star Bachchan he knew, his mother who died in a religious conflict, and how he and his brother Salim met Latika, the love of his life.

Three homeless young people were taken in by an orphanage and made a living by begging every day. But the head of the orphanage wanted to blind them to increase their income from begging, so they ran away. When they climbed the train, Latika was left behind because of the slow running. Salim on the train had already grabbed her hand, but suddenly let go of her hand deliberately, watching Latika again. Captured by the orphanage.

The brothers temporarily stayed near the Taj Mahal. Jamal made a living by providing tourist guide services, while Salim took advantage of the opportunity to steal tourists’ belongings with the streets.

But Jamal's miss of Latika has not diminished due to the passage of time. In the end, he persuaded Salim to return to Mumbai to look for Latika, but a series of changes made him lose her again even though he saw Latika, and she was taken by the gang boss. The brother Salim also became a member of the gang.

So Jamal thought of coming to this TV show, because he knew it was Latika's favorite show, and she would definitely see him. At this time, Jamal broke through one difficulty after another with his vivid life experience. Between Jamal and 20 million rupees, there is only one last problem.

The police believed that Jamal's story was "weird, but plausible," and they let him go back to continue the competition.

Sure enough, Latika saw him on TV, and Salim also realized at this time, gave Latti the truck key and phone, urging her to find Jamal, and dragging other gangsters.

The last question is "Please tell me the name of the third Musketeer". At this time, Jamal laughed at himself. When he was a child, he was beaten by the teacher for skipping class and didn't learn the story of "The Three Musketeers", even though he completely admired the story. These three musketeers, but do not know the name of the third musketeer. But he still chose to call for help, calling his brother, which was the only number he knew.

The call was made to his brother Salim, but it was Latika. Jamal was very excited when she heard her voice, but Latika didn't know the answer. Jamal relied on fate to choose A, because he didn't come to the show for money, but in the end the **** of fate took care of him. At this time, Salim, in order to make them live happily together, died together with the gang boss.

That night, Jamal and Latika finally met at the train station. They kissed selflessly, and the lovers finally got married. "

After reading the script, Shao Shuaijun couldn't help nodding. This is the original movie plot. Although the story is much different from the original "Q※A", the touching emotions still remain, and the more tortuous experience can better impress the audience.

Slowly closing the script, Shao Shuaijun said: "Danny, I have to admit, this script is very good, you impressed me. Okay, let's sign a contract. I will invest in this movie and leave it to you to shoot!"

"Oh, great, thank you, Shao."

"It's nothing, I hope we can cooperate happily."

"Happy cooperation."

And Danny Boyle soon reached a cooperation agreement. In view of the relatively good relationship between India and the United States, North America’s Summit Entertainment will independently invest in "Slumdog Millionaires". Shao Shuaijun is the producer, and Danny is 50 The director cost of 10,000 US dollars to direct the film, and Shao Shuaijun will also participate in the preparation and formation of the crew.

The filming location will be in Mumbai, India. Bollywood, India's largest film industry base, will be in Mumbai. There is a very suitable environment and there are many film companies that can cooperate with.

Because the filming time was sufficient and the budget was sufficient, Danny was able to make adequate preparations for the script, while Shao Shuaijun began to perform the duties of a producer and contacted the local film company in India for cooperation. This made it impossible for him to watch the Olympics anymore, and even rarely went to the shooting scene of "IMAX-3D Jade Group".

For the sake of safety, when he flew to India, Shao Shuaijun took a dozen bodyguards with him and hired a group of security company employees in Mumbai in advance. In fact, he can name the producer and direct others to perform his duties. For example, he has named the producer in all the movies of Summit Entertainment, but he has almost not participated in a movie.

The same is true for mainland movies. Almost as long as they are under the banner of Dream Entertainment, they have to bear the name Shao Shuaijun. It is not only a kind of respect, but also an attempt to draw on Shao Shuaijun's reputation. Shao Shuaijun allowed to be named, but he rarely paid attention to these movies, and he didn't have time to experience them one by one.

Only "IMAX-3D Yupu Tuan" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are his real producers. IMAX-3D is the technology he needs, and the slums are valued by him. A film company wants to develop and wants to become bigger and stronger. This kind of award-winning movie is very much needed to decorate the appearance.

In addition to "Slumdog Millionaire", several award-winning films are also in Shao Shuaijun's plan. For example, he has already purchased the copyright of "The Fantasy Drifting of Young Pi", when the time is right, it will be a bomb, bombing the Oscar bomb.

After being introduced, Shao Shuaijun contacted a local film production company "Take-One", and with the help of Take-One, he found a suitable shooting location. The main filming location was "Dharavi" in Mumbai, which is the largest slum area in India, close to the airport.

As long as you come to Mumbai, you can see this slum, the total population is estimated to be more than one million, and the talents of Mumbai city are more than 200,000. In order to find an accurate filming location in the Dharavi slum, Shao Shuaijun and Danny Boyle, as well as several members of the production crew, followed the Take-One staff and ran around.

The local government is very supportive of Hollywood's coming to film, and has dispatched police investigations to cooperate. However, the traffic is very poor, the whole street is full of people, there are ox carts and carts, which seriously block the traffic. From one place to another, it is estimated that driving is not necessarily fast.

Shao Shuaijun was very excited when he came to India for the first time. Although it was dirty, messy and bad, it was one of the four ancient countries in the world, and another completely different cultural environment. From clothing to architecture, they are different from China or the United States. The only regret is that English is rampant on the streets of Mumbai, and many of the slogans of shops and stores are written in English.

There is a sense of inexplicable violation.

Because it's not a tourist, everyone's itinerary is hurried, squeezing around all day, shuttled to every corner of the slum.

"When you choose a venue, you have to find a spare venue, because the streets of Mumbai are changing very quickly. Maybe a month later, the place you find will become another look." The local staff said.

"Why, Mumbai is developing rapidly?"

"That's not the case, you know, Dharavi is a slum, maybe it will be demolished here tomorrow, and then the day after tomorrow it will build another broken house, that's it."

It is also a developing country. China is getting better day by day, and cities are becoming more developed. In India, the rich are always getting richer and richer, and the poor are always poor. Without arriving in India, it would be difficult for Shao Shuaijun to imagine that there is a caste system in this country, there are untouchables, and 80% of the people are illiterate.

The slums are synonymous with smallness, messiness, and crime. In a few days of searching for the shooting location, Shao Shuaijun saw at least five street thefts. A member of the production crew, even under the protection of the police, had his wallet stolen by a thief. But this only happens in slum areas. Mumbai’s urban area is pretty good, no different from other cities.

As for ordinary Indians, they are also friendly and warm.

When the production team wanted to find a creek, the locals enthusiastically led the way, and finally found a creek called Mahim, very suitable for shooting. When the production crew had to pay the tip, the other party did not accept it and walked away silently, which changed Shao Shuaijun's impression of India.

Regardless of the high level of the country, most of the people living at the bottom are simple and kind.

It took more than a week to search for venues. After the Dharevi slum, Mahim Creek and Victoria Railway Station were determined, the preparations of the crew were handed over to Danny Boyle and the production crew, and Shao Shuaijun rushed back to Hong Kong. , Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo have already brought the trimmed American version of "No Man's Land" to the US to be released. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)