Chapter 99: The Ferryman Preparations for Filming
Su Zi secretly became alert and did not respond.
Qian Shupeng looked at her and his expression became serious. "When I was in college, my favorite thing to watch was horror movies. After graduation, I always wanted to go in this field, but there is not much market for horror movies, and I have never come across a good script. My mother said that you have a lot of ideas, so she asked me to come to you to try my luck."
He did not try to hide anything and directly stated the purpose of his visit.
Su Zi smiled helplessly, "Director Qian really thinks highly of me."
"I have the script, but I have a request."
Qian Shupeng sat up straight instantly, "Read the script first. If the script is good, don't just say one, I'll agree to all ten."
This is his dream.
Su Zi looked away, his hand unconsciously poking the bottom of the bowl with chopsticks, "Let me tell you a story about a ferryman."
The director of this drama was one of her teachers, and the officials of Xia State gave corresponding remuneration to the main creators of the script.
This drama has received rave reviews in Xiaguo since its launch and is known as a "conscientious domestic drama." Both the plot and the horror atmosphere stand out among dramas of the same type. It has exceeded 400 million views within four weeks of its launch.
The story of a boy with yin-yang eyes and a ferryman working together to help souls stranded in the human world with worries.
She watched it many times while in college.
After finishing the story of one unit, everyone still felt a little unsatisfied.
Qian Shupeng rushed to Su Zi and said, "Please sell this script to me. Name a price and make any requests you have."
This is the script he has been looking for for a long time!
If he couldn't direct the show himself, he would probably feel bad about it for the rest of his life.
“I don’t sell scripts.”
Qian Shupeng was disappointed. "Can I know the reason?"
"I want to cooperate with you. We will split the profits in half. The screenwriter position will be given to me and the female lead position will be given to Youyou. In addition, no actor in the play can change the script."
“I want to participate in the casting.”
Bai Youyou widened her eyes, Oh my god, I'm going to play the female lead!
Seeing her reaction, Ni Ruoan lowered his head and smiled.
"no problem!"
Qian Shupeng was very excited. He thought there was no hope of getting the script. Su Zi's request was nothing to him.
"If you are free, we can finalize the cooperation agreement in the next two days. There will be a banquet in two days, and I will go to solicit investment."
Grab the opportunity if you have it, or it will fly away!
"Investors have ready-made ones." Miss Hu asked her if she had any new ideas two days ago. She wanted to spend money.
Now that the transformation variety show has started, the money invested by Hu Bingxin has gradually returned. The friends who followed her to invest at the beginning did not expect that the investment Hu Bingxin talked about could really make money. Now seeing the money making money, they are more enthusiastic about Hu Bingxin and ask her to take them with her when she has new investments.
Who would complain about having too much money?
"My mom said you're a talented person. She's a good judge of people. It just so happens that the crew I have here is ready-made."
“I don’t know how much money the investors you mentioned can invest. There are differences in the status of artists in the circle, and the difference in announcement fees is also huge. I’m not a very famous director, so I may not be able to hire them.” Although he has had a smoother life than others with the help of his mother, it does not mean that everyone will give face to his mother.
"My opinion is that we don't need to hire expensive artists. Students from drama schools and actors from plays can be used. If the script is good and the quality of the filming is good, we don't necessarily need popular stars."
Qian Shupeng frowned and thought, "This approach is a bit risky, but if your subsequent story is similar to the one you just told, I think it's okay."
"Then it's settled. You go prepare the cooperation contract, and I'll treat the investors to a meal."
Ni Ruoan, Su Yuehe and the other two just watched as the two of them decided on a collaboration in a few words, and by the way, they got Bai Youyou the position of the female lead.
Bai Youyou pinched her thigh and thought, "hiss~ it's not a dream."
What should she do? She is almost obsessed with Su Zi!
…
"Heart~"
Hu Bingxin, who was on vacation abroad, couldn't help but put her phone away when she heard Su Zi's tone. She waited for a while before putting it to her ear, "Are you possessed?"
Su Zi was an extrovert, so Ni Ruoan and the others burst into laughter when they heard what he said.
Putting away his flattering smile, Su Zi directly stated his purpose, "I have a script, are you interested in investing?"
“Are you the director?”
"No, but I'm the screenwriter and Youyou is the heroine."
"I only have 30 million in my hands." She used the money she earned from her last investment at an overseas auction house to buy a cultural relic belonging to the Xia Kingdom and donated it to the National Museum. This is the only money she has available now.
The corner of Su Zi's mouth twitched. A young lady is a young lady.
"That's enough."
"I'll pull some more for you." Hu Bingxin thought of her followers and how she had promised to help them make money last time.
The four of them were overjoyed. Who would think that the investment was too little? "Thank you, Miss!" the four of them said in unison.
Hu Bingxin's lips curled up into a smile, "Nervous, let's leave it like this for now."
Not long after, Hu Bingxin sent a message: Raised to 30 million.
Su Zi replied with an expression of prostration.
Once the investment is in place, let’s get started.
The first is casting.
The first stop was their alma mater. As soon as the performance department heard that a crew was coming to cast, they all signed up.
A group of actors were confirmed here, and then another group of actors were confirmed from the drama theater. Now there are only two male protagonists left.
One is cowardly and kind, the other is cool, handsome and worldly-wise.
Su Zi originally wanted to find the original actors, but he couldn't find them after searching on the Internet. He thought that they should be engaged in other industries in the parallel universe.
“I think Deng He can be given a try for the role of the cowardly male lead.” Deng He is the boy who appeared on the variety show with Wen Nai and was framed by Wen Nai and had a broken bone.
His hurt and forbearing look immediately reminded Su Zi of the male lead in the drama.
Qian Shupeng's eyes were dark from working so hard, "Okay, I'll let the assistant director do it."
"I want Xu Guizhi to give the other male lead a try."
Su Zi was a little surprised, "When did you see Xu Guizhi's current photo?"
Qian Shupeng was a little surprised by Su Zi's reaction. "It seems that your variety show transformation has a good effect. I saw a play he acted in before. The silly, handsome, and methodical image in your script is very suitable for him."
"Ok, I'll contact Xu Guizhi."
"Now all that's left is the voice-over. We've tried many people, but you're not satisfied with any of them."
The narration of the original drama adds a lot of color to this drama. The voices and emotions of the dubbing actors are very high-level, as if they have traveled through thousands of years and are telling the stories in your ears. Every narration is very touching.
No one who tried during this period gave Su Zi this feeling.
"The narration is very important, and they couldn't match the feeling I wanted."
"If you are still not satisfied after trying this one today, you can only try other channels."
"Um."
As he was speaking, the assistant director brought in a middle-aged man.
"Hello, Director. I'm the voice actor Jiang Hui."
"Well, try this part first."
Qian Shupeng handed him a sentence from the script.
Jiang Hui took it and read it silently twice, "Have you seen me? I have walked a long way..."
"Fuck!"
Qian Shupeng whispered, "Su Zi, is this the feeling you want?"
Without Su Zi's words, Qian Shupeng felt the charm of his voice and the perfect fit for this drama from this segment.
Su Zi looked at Jiang Hui with a pair of eyes full of admiration, "Yeah, it's him."
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