Anyone who tried to disturb Wen Ying was driven away by Yuan Fenghui.
Only Xie Qian could not be driven away, and he came to Wen Ying for dinner every day regardless of rain or shine.
Yuan Fenghui didn't want to kick Xie Qian out either. The more intense the work, the more it needed to be adjusted. Xie Qian was the best adjustment in Wen Ying's creation... "Love" has always been a theme that has been repeatedly described in literary works. Not only in literary creation, love can bring magnificent inspiration to all artistic creations!
Yuan Fenghui greeted Xie Qian with a smile every day.
Xie Qian accepted it calmly.
Mr. Zhang gave Wen Ying two months. Wen Ying secluded herself for ten days and devoted herself to writing the first version of the movie script.
Mr. Zhang rushed to read the script as soon as possible and remained silent for a long time after reading it.
After a while, Mr. Zhang commented cautiously, "This is a story of revenge... but it's not just about revenge."
Wen Ying's eyes were filled with anticipation: "What do you think?"
Mr. Zhang didn't say anything. He read the script carefully twice.
"I think it's very pretty, but—well, I can't say for sure!"
It’s hard to say what the final effect of the script will be!
This story is not as complicated as Mr. Zhang imagined. Its overall structure is simple, but it has several twists and turns.
Moreover, it has all the elements that Mr. Zhang wants: love, friendship and family. It is based on martial arts but is not just about martial arts.
This movie has demons in it.
The setting of the monsters vaguely bears the shadow of Chinese fantasy novels, but it also gives people a refreshing feeling.
If the post-production special effects are done well, it should be able to attract a group of young audiences who like visual impact, right?
Mr. Zhang started to make calculations in his mind.
The total production cost was 60 million, 5 million was given to Wen Ying to write the script, leaving only 55 million.
Good special effects are expensive.
If you want the special effects to be effective, you must not save on this aspect of expenses.
There are also costumes, props, and filming expenses for the crew, which cannot be saved no matter how much you cut.
It seems the only thing that can be saved is the actors’ pay?
Mr. Zhang racked his brain for a long time, his eyebrows and eyes twitching. "We can't afford to hire expensive actors. We can't afford to hire actors from outside, so we can only use the company's contracted artists to save some money on pay!"
Wen Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. Zhang is considering reducing the pay, which means that Mr. Zhang has already approved the script!
"Mr. Zhang, do we not need to change the script?"
Wen Ying wanted to get a definite answer.
Mr. Zhang stopped thinking and asked Wen Ying seriously, "Teacher Xiaoyu, do you want to change it?"
Wen Ying thought about the script she had spent ten days writing. The only things she could change were a few minor details, which would have to be adjusted during the on-set filming. Other than that, the entire script was written in one go, so there was no need for major revisions.
“I can’t think of anything to change.”
Mr. Zhang made the final decision: "Then there's no need to change it!"
Yuan Fenghui brought in tea again and praised Mr. Zhang: "Mr. Zhang is really generous!"
Mr. Zhang looked at the tea in Yuan Fenghui's hand with awe.
There might have been drugs in Tianjiao's tea. The last time Mr. Zhang drank the tea and then negotiated with Yuan Fenghui, his mind was a little confused.
Now Yuan Fenghui brought in tea again, and Mr. Zhang subconsciously became defensive.
"It's not that I'm generous, it's that I can only read but not write."
Mr. Zhang also felt that Wen Ying earned the 5 million too easily.
But Mr. Zhang has no solution.
If he could write scripts, he would never have spent 5 million to ask Wen Ying to customize one.
The money was already spent, but Mr. Zhang didn't dare interfere with Wen Ying's creation. Mr. Zhang was afraid that the script, originally worth 5 million, would be reduced tenfold by his amateur changes, so it would be better not to change it!
Yuan Fenghui smiled and offered Mr. Zhang some tea. "I've also read the script. Post-production costs are quite high. To achieve stunning visual effects, we absolutely cannot skimp on post-production costs. But we're fighting a desperate battle, and we can't really use newcomers to carry the show. We have to find a popular male star to ensure box office success!"
Mr. Zhang felt something was wrong when he smelled the lingering aroma of tea.
"I think so too, so I plan to leave this role to one of our own. We don't need to ask for too high a salary for our own people."
"Of course we have to keep it for our own people. What do you think of Yun Chen from our company?"
Mr. Zhang didn't even drink a sip of tea, but he still couldn't resist Yuan Fenghui's ulterior motives.
Wen Ying looked at Mr. Zhang with sympathy. Even a stingy person would have a few feathers plucked if he passed by Teacher Yuan. Mr. Zhang was really miserable.
Wen Ying didn’t know how Yuan Fenghui negotiated with Mr. Zhang, but in the end it was decided that Yun Chen would play the male lead!
Even Zhang Yangning was assigned a supporting role.
Yuan Fenghui failed to get the female lead role for Li Mengjiao.
Wen Ying was afraid that Li Mengjiao would feel disappointed, so she wanted to comfort her: "It's not that Teacher Yuan doesn't want to fight for you, it's that there's no role suitable for you in this movie..."
If Wen Ying insisted, she could write the "heroine" to be very consistent with Li Mengjiao.
However, this weakens the climax of the story.
In the end, Wen Ying made a choice.
Between seeking personal gain for her friend and the professional ethics of a screenwriter, Wen Ying chose the latter. She wanted to be worthy of the 5 million paid by Mr. Zhang!
Li Mengjiao was very open-minded and didn't care at all: "I know. Teacher Yuan said that if there is no suitable role, don't force yourself to take it. She also said that I am too young and have too little life experience. Some roles will not be good enough if I force myself to play them."
Li Mengjiao was not convinced by Yuan Fenghui's statement at first.
Li Mengjiao doesn't care whether she can play the heroine of this movie, but why does Yuan Fenghui say that she can't play the role well?
Li Mengjiao has been taking acting classes since she decided to debut as a star after participating in a talent show in high school.
She has played the leading female role in two TV dramas, ranked first in the professional arts examination, and was often praised by teachers at school for her spiritual acting skills... Isn't all this enough!
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