Chapter 37: Things Don't Go As Expected
Zhu Mei's plan encountered a setback as soon as it went into battle.
She rushed back to Huajing in a hurry and called Ye Xiaoyu's agent, but no one had any intention of connecting the script, and directly said that Ye Xiaoyu's schedule had been scheduled for next year.
If Zhu Mei's movie hadn't started filming at that time, he could have handed over the script.
Because Zhu Mei is a person from Shanghai Opera, the agent will not deliberately offend her, and said in detail that Ye Xiaoyu has been preparing Hao He's new movie "Long Hatred" since April.
As soon as she heard that it was Hao He's play, Zhu Mei also understood why Ye Xiaoyu's schedule would not be available until next year.
As the No. 1 director in China, Hao He's films are very fine, even more detailed than her as a woman, it takes two or three months just to prepare, three or five months to shoot, and two or three months to make up the final post-production.
But time can't be said to be a waste, because Hao He's films, whether they are literary films or historical films, are very interesting, and the sense of the shot, the picture style of the performance, the profound character connotation, and the plot contradictions and conflicts will make people fascinated.
Even if Hao He's movie box office has never been the highest, every movie he makes will win awards in the world, big and small, and he is definitely the king of medals in the Chinese film industry!
Ye Xiaoyu is just thirty years old this year, and she also hopes to have a good movie that can add some fame to herself in the world, so Hao He's movie just gives her a chance to taste her wishes, so it's no wonder she attaches great importance to it.
Knowing the news, Zhu Mei couldn't help it.
When it comes to the appeal of Hao He's films, she certainly can't compare.
Even if Ye Xiaoyu has read the script now, it is impossible to turn down Hao He's movie to make "Love Letter", no matter how good Hao He's temper is, it is impossible to tolerate this matter.
But now, since Ye Xiaoyu can't come, then Zhu Mei's follow-up plan can't be implemented smoothly.
After thinking about it, Zhu Mei could only go to William Lin and Ji Qingyao first.
These two first-line movie stars, if they can agree to star in "Love Letter", even if the effect will be worse, the investment will be less, and it will be much worse.
As a result, Zhu Mei was frustrated again.
Ji Qingyao was a little better, after her agent got the script, she replied euphemistically the next day, "Qingyao thinks this script is not suitable for her", so she didn't accept it.
William Lin's agent is much better, and he directly asked if he could give a salary of 5 million, and if he could, he would talk about whether he would accept the script or not.
Zhu Mei laughed angrily when she heard this.
You didn't even read the script, so you offered 5 million, does this mean that as long as you have money, you can come to make a movie?
Dare I not agree to your salary, you are not even interested in reading the script?
Zhu Mei's temper was not a good gentleman, and she immediately gave up further contact with William Lin.
In fact, Zhu Mei still understands in her heart that a popular youth idol like William Lin is also a first-class male star, and the salary of 5 million is just a starting price, and there is no shortage of movies at all.
If he gave up, William Lin had nothing to lose, but this meant that almost all of Zhu Mei's previous plans had failed.
The reason why it is said to be "almost all" is because Xu Dong, who played Ye Mao, after getting the simple script, readily agreed to Zhu Mei and starred in "Love Letter" at a price of 300,000 yuan.
Well, Zhu Mei is an old man in the circle, and when she gave the script, several leading actors did not give the most complete movie script.
It's all the plots she chose that are related to their acting roles, and the main content has been cut a lot.
But the general meaning and taste are still there.
Otherwise, you want to show the actresses and stars a scattered script, don't you think too much of yourself?
The unhappiness of choosing actors is only one aspect.
While Zhu Mei was running around, the toy entertainment company held a large press conference.
The content is exactly about the famous screenwriter Wutong's "Flying Youth" movie.
They chose the cutting-edge film director Tian Nianfeng to lead, the first-class youth idol Yang Shaoxian as the starring role, and the heroine is Jiang Zhen, who is famous for her good body and beautiful appearance among the second-tier female stars.
The two can be called talented women, and when they stood together, they really encountered a critical hit from the spotlight.
At this press conference, Tian Nianfeng and other directors and actors spoke in a proper manner, but when it was the screenwriter Wutong's turn to speak, he suddenly spoke amazingly.
"My script, which took one year to polish, is my painstaking work. But Director Zhu Mei, who had a good chat with me before, actually made a lot of unreasonable requests to me to revise the script at the last moment before the start of filming!"
"I resolutely rejected her rude behavior, and as a result, she threatened me with not directing this play! I was very indignant about this! Fortunately, now Director Tian himself came out to shoot this film, which made me feel a lot more relieved!"
"I hope that when "Flying Youth" comes out, I will send a movie ticket to Director Zhu Mei and let her see how good "Flying Youth" is!!"
As a third-rate film company, the press conference of "Flying Youth" will definitely not be very grand, and there will be no interviews from TV stations.
But there were still a lot of online media attendees.
I thought it was just a quiet press conference, but I didn't expect such a scene.
So soon, the video of Wutong bombarding Zhu Mei appeared on various websites in the thousands, and there was a lot of popularity on the meager side.
One is a well-known screenwriter.
One is a well-known literary film director.
The two of them are so equal, and they just match.
When Zhu Mei heard the news, she also sent a counterattack on her own meager face.
"The reason why I give my opinion is because 'Flying Youth' has a lot of unrealistic shortcomings. Since Mr. Wutong doesn't think he needs to revise it, I also think that this script doesn't match my philosophy, so it's normal to get together and disperse, right?"
"As for how good "Youth Flying" will be, I don't think so. Because now I have a script written by a talented writer, and I'll be working on it soon. ”
"I hope that when it comes out, everyone will also compare it with "Flying Youth", and then tell the screenwriter Wutong what a good youth love movie is!"
"Oh, by the way, my new script is now looking for a starring role, if you are interested, you can give it a try, I promise you won't be disappointed!"
"Trust me, let's work together for this movie that is bound to become a classic!"
sent five meager Zhu Mei in one go, and there is such a domineering spirit!
After being forwarded, the matter became even more lively.
Thank you for the reward!