Hualiu Director

Chapter 5 Crew Formation

Capital Film Academy, like other ordinary universities, no longer arranges specific courses in the second semester of senior year. Everyone is busy with graduation thesis, submitting resumes, and doing internships.At this time, the school provides more consulting functions. Of course, students are allowed to live in cheap dormitories and eat cheap canteens, so that they can have a buffer before entering the cruel society. This is also the school's last care for graduates.

It was already eleven o'clock when Lin Hong returned to the dormitory the next day. Xing Wei and Zeng Shuming from the photography department met today to collect scenery in Langfang. Their graduation works are relatively simple. A photo and a video are considered works. To pass the level with the instructor, you need to work hard.

Zhang Wentong and Kong Xiao are writing their graduation thesis in the dormitory, and it seems that they will finish it in a short time.

Li Xian is more of a chicken thief. He almost finished writing his thesis last semester. Last week, he showed the revised thesis to their supervisor. It is considered that he has passed the test and is waiting for the final defense.At the moment, he is watching some old European movies on the computer, pausing or replaying them from time to time, and he has written a lot in the notebook on the table.

Lin Hong thought about it for a while. The six people in 409 finally had their own pre-graduation tasks. Although the thesis has been revised, the graduation project has not yet started.

However, after opening his heart knot last night, Lin Hong was completely reborn. Now he is as enthusiastic as a chicken blood, and needs to use work to prove his love for movies.

Lin Hong already has an idea for the new script. It is not impossible to shoot a feature film with the resources he currently has. Many documentaries and pseudo-documentaries are not expensive, but Lin Hong still wants to make a short film this time.

Lin Hong's original graduation project was a short film. Now that Xu Lang had already filmed and handed it in, he used another short film to end it with him.If he used a feature film, Xu Lang still had an excuse, but if he used a short film to make a direct comparison, let's see what he had to say. He just wanted everyone to see which of the two films was better.

There are actually many classic short films, such as "Three Monks", "Little Tadpole Looking for a Mother" and "Employment Life", which are all very good, but Lin Hong first ruled out cartoons because the conditions are not yet mature.

Although he is very good at drawing sketches, the problem is that every frame of the animation needs to be drawn, 24-25 frames per second, even a 10-minute short film is an extremely huge project, and it is impossible to even think about it without a professional team. Get started with cartoons.

"The Tuner" is a good choice. There are not many scenes and actors, and it has a profound meaning.No matter how you look at it, "Tuner" is an excellent choice, but Lin Hong still gave up choosing the classic "Tuner".

The graduation work is Lin Hong's first shot in this world. He wants to use a story of pure Chinese artistic conception and aesthetics to start his director's road, and the story and aesthetics of "Tuner" and it conveys the pursuit of The core of the real self is biased towards the humanistic spirit of the West.

Lin Hong did not doubt that "The Tuner" would be successful, but he felt that there should be better and more localized choices. In the end, Lin Hong returned his goal to cartoons, and he chose "Three Monks".

Lin Hong has just discovered a blind spot in his information. If he wants to show the classics of his previous life to this world, he doesn't have to restore them. He can also create them a second time.

For example, making the original animated version of "Three Monks" into a live-action version is a reinterpretation.When Lin Hong thinks of this, he feels suddenly enlightened. What makes him even more excited is that there is no folktale about three monks in this world, which means that he can give everyone more surprises. Of course, the premise is that he can make this short film well. .

Having made up his mind, Lin Hong immediately started writing the script on the computer.Because it is too classic, Lin Hong has long been familiar with it, so he wrote the whole script in less than an hour.

"Li Xian, I wrote a new book, you should read it after watching the movie."

It was first sent to Li Xian because he has already filmed several films and has been exposed to real scripts. As a professional actor, his ability to appreciate and analyze scripts must be stronger than the others.

"Lin Hong, you've written a new book so soon, okay, I'll watch it after I'm done."

Seeing that Li Xian still had a while to finish watching the old movies, Lin Hong took Kong Xiao and Zhang Wentong to the cafeteria for dinner, and Li Xian waited for them to bring them back.

But as soon as the three of them returned to the dormitory, they saw Li Xian grabbing Lin Hong, with a resentful expression on his face that you were responsible for me.

"Lin Hong, your script is so good, I'm going to play the first monk. And I'm going to use this film as my graduation work. Compared with your work, the sketch I made before is weak."

Li Xian held Lin Hong's hand tightly, and his eyes were still shining. This posture startled the other two, so they also sat in front of Li Xian's computer and started watching.

"It's okay, I'm showing you the script just to invite you to act. It seems that I don't have to try my best to trick you into boarding the boat."

When Li Xian heard what Lin Hong said, he immediately felt relieved, snatched the lunch box from Lin Hong's hand, and began to eat in big mouthfuls.

Lin Hong didn't expect to get an actor just after writing the script, and he was very happy, but he was a little unsure when he saw Li Xian's hair.

"By the way, your agency contract is about to be signed. This scene requires you to shave your head. Is it okay?"

When Li Xian heard about it, he didn't care, and talked while eating.

"Don't worry. There is a big difference between signing a contract during school and signing a contract after graduation. I have waited for several years, so of course I won't sign it now. The agreement with Yixinyiyi is to sign a contract after graduation. There are still 4 months to go. Even if you shave your head, it will definitely grow back, it won't affect it."

The single-minded entertainment company has grown very fast in the past few years, and has a lot of resources in hand. It is not bad for Li Xian to be able to sign with this company.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's easier to cheat if you don't have a brokerage contract now, if I wait any longer, I won't be able to sign you."

"It's easy to say, because you bought me braised pork today, I'll give you a [-]% discount."

"Damn, if I knew it earlier, I would have given you an extra serving of hot dry noodles, so why don't you give me free!"

"Hahaha, it's late!"

Ten minutes later, Zhang Wentong and Kong Xiao also spoke highly of Lin Hong's new script, and both asked to join Lin Hong's creation.

A film and television work cannot be completed by just a director and actors, it can only be made by many people with a lot of division of labor.

"I major in film and television management, so I'll be the producer. Give me a budget as soon as possible, and I'll get you a sponsor as soon as possible."

Kong Xiao's family is a wealthy landlord, and he knows a lot of rich people, so his words are highly credible.

"The art director must be given to me. If you give it to someone else, we will break the relationship."

What Zhang Wentong said was very serious, as if Lin Hong really couldn't be a brother if he didn't give him.

There was a warm current surging in Lin Hong's heart, he didn't know that it was his brothers who were helping him in a different direction.It's true that Kong Xiao's family is rich, but none of his relatives and friends are engaged in the film and television industry. Let's not talk about the risk of investing in such a short film that can't be shown in theaters. I'm afraid he will be the one to get the guarantee in the end. Own.

And Zhang Wentong, as a high-achieving student of the Academy of Fine Arts, has solid basic skills. His tutor has reserved a place for him to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and wants him to stay in school to teach. He does not lack such a short film to prove something, it will be The statement is also to share the burden with Lin Hong.

"Okay, don't say anything. When Xing Wei and Zeng Shuming come back, I will invite you tonight..."

Lin Hong originally wanted to talk about a high-end restaurant, but Li Xian took the lead and answered, "I still want to eat fish heads!"

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At eight o'clock in the evening, except for Li Xian, the other five were sitting in the private room of the Yutou restaurant. Lin Hong and Kong Xiao were making a budget, Zhang Wentong was bored swiping his phone, and Xing Wei and Zeng Shuming were arguing hard because of the two People are vying for the photographer job on "The Three Monks."

Both of them are from the School of Photography, and they both wanted to be independent photographers, so they quarreled.

Zeng Shuming's shooting ability is better than Xing Wei's, but the difficulty of shooting "Three Monks" is not too difficult, and Xing Wei is definitely capable of it. Lin Hong's suggestion is to let them fight, and whoever wins will be the one who takes the shot.

Of course the fight was a joke, but it was true that the two had a heated argument.

"Your feet are so smelly, what good film can you make?"

"Hey, what does foot odor have to do with filming?"

"Of course it does. Your smelly feet will affect Director Lin's judgment."

"Fuck, what you said makes sense. Then can I say that your head affects the mood of the actors, and then you will continue to ng?"

The two were arguing, the door of the box was pushed open, and besides Li Xian, there was also a thin boy who looked like a monkey.

"Hey, I heard Li Xian say that your dormitory is very funny, and it's true when I saw it today!"

Zhang Shan, like Lin Hong, is from Beijing. He was born as a child actor in family sitcoms. He is in the same class as Li Xian. He can be regarded as a star student at the Beijing Film Academy. Not as well-known as he was when he was a child.

In the afternoon, Li Xian took a printed script from Lin Hong and said that he wanted to find him a skinny monk. Out of trust, Lin Hong didn't ask who it was, but he didn't expect it to be Zhang Shan.

As the host tonight, Lin Hong naturally got up and greeted him, and then Li Xian introduced the rest to Zhang Shan one by one.

Everyone came together, and after everyone had a drink, the topic naturally led to "Three Monks".Zhang Shan is a talker, he can't hide things from his mouth, and he is straightforward, so he cuts to the chase.

"Lin Hong, your script is so good. Although it is a short film, it is the best script I have seen in recent years. Really, I am not exaggerating. Today Li Xian showed me the script, and I want to A role, you see I am so thin, that skinny monk is just right, shaving my head or something is fine.”

Well, he is rushing to join the film crew again, and he is even more famous than Li Xian. Besides, since Li Xian has pulled him over, his acting skills must be fine.Just one small problem...

"Director Lin, hurry up and agree, such a good actor, why are you hesitating. Don't worry about the salary, I will go to a few more companies, and I will definitely get out for you."

Kong Xiao was like a roundworm in Lin Hong's stomach. When he saw Lin Hong frowning, he knew his concerns.

"Hey, I'm talking about the big producer in the future. You're not authentic. You're going to pick me up. We're all classmates. How much can I ask you for? I originally wanted to be free of salary like Li Xian. It’s fine to manage food and housing, but I have a brokerage contract, so this is inevitable. But don’t worry, when I first signed the contract, I thought that if my relatives and friends would open a store or ask me to go there, I would be embarrassed if I refused , so every year there is an opportunity for relatives and friends, as long as the filming ends within five days, it only costs 10000 yuan."

Lin Hong was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear, but before he could speak, Kong Xiao picked up his wine glass and stood up.

"Zhang Shan, you are welcome to join the crew of "Three Monks". I was the one who picked you up just now. Brother, I have become a villain. I drank three glasses in a row to apologize to you."

Zhang Shan saw that there was no anger in this situation, and he quickly stood up holding his wine glass.

"Bright. Since you are a producer, then these offending words should be your responsibility. I don't blame you, but I obey you. But since you want to drink, I will accompany you for three drinks."

After talking, the two of them touched their wine glasses, and then they really drank three glasses in a row.

Everyone who ate a meal felt at ease, and their respective roles were settled. As for the post of photography, Zeng Shuming finally went to Zeng Shuming, because the crew still lacked a lighting engineer.