Chapter 311: Filming Permitted

"Right! The girl writes very well, no wonder so many people like her. The wording and sentence structure are very much in line with our era. I like it. When it's filmed, I'll be the first to support it!"

"That's right. Look at the dialogue she wrote here. The way she speaks is very natural. It seems that the girl put a lot of effort and thought into it."

Zhang Cheng saw everyone's reaction and said with a smile, "Since everyone has no objection, I will let Comrade Xiao Su shoot according to the current script."

"No, no, the script is very well written."

It was so good that it reminded them of their friends.

No one will bring a piece of meat home and ask his wife to braise it.

The figure who actively reduced his sleep time in order to have more time for research, took a bite of chili pepper when he felt sleepy, and fell asleep anytime and anywhere is no longer seen...

Su Zi, who was a little nervous, received a reply in the evening.

There were four big words written on the front of the script: Filming allowed.

“yes!”

This torture is finally over. Although there are many period dramas in Xia Country that can be used as reference, their requirements are really high. She feels that she has aged a lot during this period.

She felt she needed some first aid.

So, she showed up at the company the next day.

"Hey, what a rare visitor! What brings you here?" As soon as Su Yuehe saw the door of her office was open, she strolled in and leaned against the door with her hands folded.

"Stop being sarcastic and take a look at my new script."

Su Yuehe raised an eyebrow, walked over, took the script from Su Zi, found a seat and sat down to start reading.

After reading it for a while, she closed the script with a look of panic.

"You are really asking for death, how dare you write about this kind of subject!"

Su Zi knew that this would be the other party's reaction when she saw the script. She proudly took out the picture with the official seal of permission for filming that she had just printed and showed it in front of Su Yuehe.

He pointed his index finger at the place where the seal was stamped and nodded several times. "See? You are allowed to take pictures. I was appointed with official permission. It is legal and compliant."

"Otherwise, what do you think I have been doing for the past two months?"

Su Yuehe stood up and threw Su Zi to the ground, holding Su Zi's face in her hands, her face full of surprise and disbelief.

"How come you are so successful! You bring honor to our family!"

As soon as Ni Ruoan came in, he saw Su Zi being pressed to the ground by Su Yuehe.

She widened her eyes slightly, turned around and closed the door considerately, crossed her arms over her chest, looked at the two of them and said, "You two continue."

"Get up! You're almost crushing me to death."

Su Zi pushed Su Yuehe away and got up from the ground.

Su Yuehe couldn't wait to give the script to Ni Ruoan, "Take a look at this and you'll know why I'm so excited."

When Ni Ruoan's expression began to become serious, Su Yuehe immediately took out the picture printed by Su Zi.

Then, the scene where Su Zi was knocked down just now reappeared.

Su Zi put on a face that looked like he had lost all hope in life, "Fuck you, can you two express your excitement in a different way? My waist is about to break!"

"An An, you are so presumptuous. Who told you to treat our great hero like this? Hurry up and help our great hero up."

The two men helped Su Zi up with a flattering look on their faces.

"Can you two be more mature like me? You're already in your 30s."

Ni Ruoan's expression changed, and he let go, letting Su Zi fall onto the sofa.

And he corrected her seriously, "Who is 30 years old? I will always be 18!"

Su Yuehe: "Don't confuse me with you, I will always be 17."

"You two have some shame, believe it or not, I will ask my guardian to come and deal with you?"

As soon as he said this, Su Zi successfully received two contemptuous looks.

After some fun, the three of them got back to business.

Ni Ruoan looked at the printed picture again and again, still somewhat unbelieving, and asked Su Zi again.

"Did the authorities really ask you to write this script?"

"Oh~~~ It's absolutely genuine. It couldn't be more genuine."

Su Zi raised his chin proudly, as if he was about to praise me.

Unfortunately, she was just flirting with a blind man. The two of them lowered their heads to study the script and didn't even notice her begging for praise.

She rolled her eyes at the two of them and continued, "The script has been approved and filming is allowed. Now the important thing is casting."

"As for the scene construction, I want to visit some long-lived elderly people to learn about the background of that era from their mouths, and strive to restore everything that appears in the play to that era."

Su Zi also had a preliminary idea, but she didn't say it out loud.

The government has approved the filming of this drama, so she was thinking whether she could take advantage of this opportunity, borrow the power of the government, and cooperate with the local cultural department in the birthplace of the Fan family to build a film and television base of that era.

In the future, if other directors in the entertainment industry want to shoot similar scenes, the crew can directly rent this film and television base, and when there is no filming, they can also open it and use it as a tourist attraction.

She would then invest another sum and make a small profit. After all, this kind of investment is sustainable, and as long as it is managed properly, there will be a steady stream of income in the future.

However, this is just her idea, which may not succeed and the authorities may not agree.

So Su Zi made preparations for both scenarios.

On the one hand, I asked the props team to find things that were suitable for that era based on the background requirements, and on the other hand, I was also trying to find a suitable opportunity to talk to Zhang Cheng about this idea.

Ni Ruoan: "I've heard people from the older generation say that their time was particularly hard, with a lack of food and clothing."

"During the busy farming season, we eat two meals a day, one liquid meal and one dry meal. During the slack season, we only eat one meal, both liquid meals."

"Life in the countryside is not bad. You have your own land so you won't starve. But supplies are scarce. It's harder for people in the city because you have to buy things in fixed quantities."

"Things from that era were not like those of today. Nowadays, they are cultivated by several generations, with high yields and strong disease resistance. Back then, everything depended on the weather. The yield was entirely determined by whether or not God would give us the blessing."

"So when you choose this role, the actors can't have ruddy complexions. They need to have that skinny, thin body type."

But this is extremely harmful to the actors' bodies. In order to look thin when photographed on camera, the actors must be very thin.

Also due to the historical context, all the actors had to be without makeup.

Absolutely no delicate makeup is allowed.

This is a film that pays tribute to the heroes. Once any scenes with exquisite shapes appear, expect to be scolded to death and banned.

Therefore, there are many limitations, and the selected artists may not be willing to make sacrifices.

"Special cases should be treated specially. We can't let an actor have health problems just because of a film. This is not a problem. The audience can understand."

"The biggest problem right now is casting. It's hard to choose actors who look similar in every stage of the main cast."

The same role requires actors from at least three stages: childhood, youth and middle age.

Old age can be achieved by using special effects makeup, which is not bad.

The three of them sighed in unison. Every casting is a huge project.

Not to mention such a complicated casting.

"Let's not worry about that for now. Let's proceed with scene building and casting at the same time."

"You two can arrange the casting first, and I'll be in charge of setting up the scene."

"I'm going to take Ah Yan and the others from the props group out to collect more information and perfect the background for the shoot. We'll probably be spending a lot of time out there, so I'll leave the company to you two. As I said before, if you can't handle it, hire a few more assistants."

"Go ahead. Let's do a great job this time. Once the movie comes out, we will be able to dominate the entertainment industry."