At the beginning, Li Tianlei locked himself in his room every day to think about writing a new script. He had some ideas at the beginning, but as time went on...
With fewer and fewer plot ideas in his head, he had no choice but to seek help from Lu Jin: "I was halfway through writing when my mind went completely blank."
Lu Jin carefully examined the script: "You've come up with the idea of two sisters from the Republican era, who are stranded in the world. The overall story structure is quite good."
“Hmm.” Lu Jin carefully examined his script. “I know where the problem lies.”
Li Tianlei moved closer to her: "Is it a problem with the character design?"
“No, you’re in the middle to later stages, the timeline is messed up. These two sisters, their family has fallen on hard times, right?” Lu Jin asked him.
Li Tianlei said thoughtfully, "Yes, afterwards the older sister was adopted by a traitor, and the younger sister was forced to live among the common people and became a dancer."
"Up to this point, the story is very complete and good, but from here on, their personal experiences become somewhat isolated, and the timeline becomes unclear." Lu Jin pondered as he organized how to proceed.
However, Li Tianlei was very clever. Lu Jin only gave him a few simple pointers, and he immediately realized where the problem with the script lay.
"He couldn't intertwine the two people's stories, and ultimately they couldn't achieve the same goal."
Lu Jin nodded. "Yes, we only need to change this part."
With Lu Jin's help, Li Tianlei kept revising the script and finally handed it to Lu Jin.
"The older and younger sisters have gone through many hardships. This is a good point. In the context of the story, the most important thing for them is to stay true to themselves. This character trait should be shown again," Lu Jin said.
"Moreover, the older sister was adopted by a traitor, which will inevitably lead to a clash of values between her and her younger sister. This part needs to be written clearly and concisely."
Li Tianlei continued revising the script, and Lu Jin only gave him two suggestions before Li Tianlei completed the final draft.
He told Lu Jin the whole story.
Lu Jin replied, "Absolutely amazing. There's practically no one else in China who could write a script like this, except for you."
The two completed the script smoothly, and everyone else in the studio praised it, saying, "It's wonderful, such a story."
When Jian Ruoxi learned that Li Tianlei's script was finished, she asked Lu Jin, "When will we film it?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Jin slapped his forehead and said, "When we shoot isn't important, what's important is how we shoot it."
Seeing the worry in Lu Jin's eyes, Jian Ruoxi immediately realized that making a film requires not only a director and screenwriter, but also a large number of actors and equipment investment, which is no small amount of money.
The people in the studio were worried. Although there was investment from the Lu family, there would be a continuous stream of follow-up investments.
Even if the Lu family is very wealthy, such cash expenditures will affect their other businesses.
At this point, Yu Qi offered crucial advice: "Why don't we reduce our investment in actors? If we find newcomers, we can save a lot of money, and they might even deliver a surprising performance."
Lu Jin said, "Yes, Yu Qi has given us a direction."
Yu Qi, who was being praised, had a slightly proud expression on his face. "In that case, I'll send someone to find new talent."
Clearly, Yu Qi was showing off his abilities to Lu Jin, which made Li Tianlei on the other side somewhat unhappy.
He interrupted Yu Qi, saying, "I have some friends who are teachers at the Beijing Film Academy. We can go to the Beijing Film Academy to select people."
The two instantly became hostile to each other, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Lu Jin was caught between the two of them, like a sandwich filling, unable to go left or right.
The others in the studio could tell at a glance that the two talented men were arguing over Lu Jin again. Jian Ruoxi stepped forward and took Lu Jin's arm: "Come on, let's go get something to eat first, we're starving."
She broke the quiet atmosphere of the studio.
As soon as Lu Jin stepped out the door, he thanked Jian Ruoxi, saying, "Those two made me feel so awkward."
These two people had been trying to impress Lu Jin ever since they entered the studio.
Normally, she would turn a blind eye, but today Jian Ruoxi couldn't stand it anymore, so she went over and pulled Lu Jin away.
“What kind of actors should we choose, such as their appearance and personality?” Jian Ruoxi asked Lu Jin during the meal.
Lu Jin peeled the shrimp shells in his hand and said, "The younger sister must have a more delicate appearance, and the older sister should have a sense of being both good and evil, since they both sacrificed themselves for the revolutionary cause in the later stages of the story."
With such high requirements, Jian Ruoxi had some concerns: "If that's the case, it will be difficult to find someone."
Anyway, Lu Jin comforted her: "Looks are the most important thing. As long as you can show what you can do on camera, that's enough."
On the other side, Li Tianlei also contacted his friend: "Teacher Zhang, we have a new script and would like to go to your school to select actors. I don't know if you have time today."
This school is a prestigious institution for training actors, so Teacher Zhang was delighted: "Of course, you can come anytime you have time. I'll just talk to Principal Wang."
Jian Ruoxi and her group arrived at the Beijing Film Academy and were attracted by the new faces of the students.
“Kids these days are all so good-looking, this one is so innocent,” Jian Ruoxi said to Lu Jin.
Lu Jin exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! This stunningly beautiful woman is definitely going to be famous!"
However, despite passing by so many people, Lu Jin still couldn't find the older or younger sister he wanted.
They went to the principal's office, where the principal asked Li Tianlei, "I don't know what kind of actors our script needs, but I can help you choose."
Li Tianlei said, "The twin sisters need to be able to portray a kind of pain where good and evil are intertwined, and the younger sister needs to know some dance."
Although only two conditions were given, the principal quickly pictured three faces in his mind: "Wait here in the office for a moment, I'll go find them."
The three people stood in front of Jian Ruoxi and her group, and they were all quite good-looking.
Lu Jin said, "I'll give the three of you half an hour to carefully read this short clip, and then improvise a scene."
These three actors also have excellent acting skills and have all won the approval of Lu Jin and Jian Ruoxi.
So they kept all three of them as candidates.
During this time, Jian Ruoxi told Lu Jin, "I have high hopes for that girl named Qin Su. Although her family is not well-off, she is very ambitious and often asks me for acting advice when she has free time, which is very rare."
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