The two found a café, Mu Ying ordered two cups of coffee, and then couldn't wait to ask Xiao Yao: "What kind of feature film? What genre? Who is the investor? What is the budget? What about the actors? Do you say that we write our own script, is it based on a novel or an original script?"

"Don't get so excited. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I don't have a formed project in my hand, I just have such an idea of making a feature film, which is far from it." ”

"Huh, just an idea?" Mu Ying listened to Xiao Yao's words, and really calmed down a lot, but he was still very interested in asking, "What thoughts, you tell me specifically." ”

"Well, to put it simply, I want to make feature films. I don't think I can do it alone, so I want to pull you along. I've decided on the type of movie, so I'll make action movies that you're good at. Xiao Yao said.

"An action movie, a costume kung fu movie, or a modern police movie?" asked Mu Ying.

"When it comes to action movies in China, people think of kung fu movies, how boring. Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "I want to make an action movie related to an emerging kind of sports." Xiao Yao said.

"An emerging sport?" Mu Ying said curiously, "What is it?"

"Parkour, have you heard of it?" Xiao Yao said directly.

"I've heard of it," Mu Ying nodded, "It's indeed a new sport, it's only slowly becoming popular in the past few years, and I've seen people play it in Los Angeles." ”

"Well, let's shoot this," Xiao Yao said, "It's a sport on the streets and in the community, and there is no official competition yet, and we don't shoot competitions, just shoot street stories, and shoot stories of parkour people." ”

Since bringing parkour to this world, Xiao Yao has thought that one day he can make a movie related to parkour. As parkour has become more and more popular in recent years, Xiao Yao's desire has become stronger and stronger.

Xiao Yao wants to make parkour movies, but he not only wants to be a director himself, but also wants to be a starring actor. Through the experience of that short film, Xiao Yao found that it was quite difficult to direct and act in a movie. And making feature films and short films are different, he can't pull his grandfather Xiao Chengru to play a cameo as an executive director, nor can he simply hand over the power to the photographer, he needs a really capable executive director. If he can't find a suitable executive director, then it's acceptable for him to take a step back and co-direct with someone else.

met Mu Ying at the film festival this time, and she happened to be the most suitable person in Xiao Yao's mind. First of all, he is professional enough, he graduated from Yandian with a bachelor's degree in directing, and is studying for a master's degree in the directing department of USC, which is also eye-catching enough.

Secondly, he is young, although he is nearly ten years older than himself, but in terms of directors, he is basically a fledgling hairy boy. Being young means that he is receptive to this emerging thing, and although Mu Ying only has experience in commercials and short films, he has no experience as a film director himself. The relatively shallow qualifications also allow him to have a better attitude to cooperate with himself, a twenty-year-old rookie. The kind of accomplished film director, who is willing to let himself lead the shooting of a movie to give himself a hand in the real hairy boy?

Finally, he himself also has more ideas about action movies, what he is good at is this genre, and his study experience in Los Angeles also makes him more familiar with Hollywood commercial films.

"Sounds good," Mu Ying said, "but what about the funds? This kind of movement is still relatively new, and it's hard to say how many audiences it can have and how big the market prospect is, so this theme is very risky, I'm afraid it's hard to find someone who is willing to invest, right?

"There are also actors," Mu Ying continued, "Although you are famous, your fame is in music, and I know that many singers in China now want to sing the songs you wrote." But in the film industry, you are still a pure newcomer, will anyone dare to take the risk of acting in your movie? Even if you find a group of relatives and friends like this short film, how many people can do parkour actions there? Not to mention your mother, your grandfather, and teacher Lin Shaohua, they are definitely not suitable to be the protagonists, how long do Huang Shi and Su Chengying have to practice to make those movements? I guess Cheng Xi, who is also a dancer, may be a bit of a score. ”

"No, neither of the things you said is on my radar. Xiao Yao said with a smile, "In terms of actors, I plan to let the most senior parkour people be the protagonists, and the supporting roles must also be people who have a good time playing parkour. ”

"The most senior parkour person?" Mu Ying said, "Are you looking for those people who specialize in parkour? Let's not talk about whether people are willing to come, but is there a guarantee of acting skills for such people? A movie can't be all action scenes, no literary dramas, right?"

"Of course, there is a guarantee," Xiao Yao said, "I don't dare to say the supporting roles, at least three of the protagonists will be professional actors." ”

"Professional actors, or senior parkour players, who?" Mu Yingdao, "Is there such a person?"

"Yes," Xiao Yao nodded with a smile, pointing to his nose and said, "I!"

"You?" Mu Ying said in surprise, "You can still parkour?"

"It's not just me, it's not just me. Xiao Yao took out his mobile phone and asked Mu Yingdao while opening the YRF parkour video on the PV, "Do you know YRF?"

"Yes," Mu Ying nodded, "I've heard those who play parkour say that it was the first group in the world to play parkour, and that parkour was invented by them." ”

"Yes," Xiao Yao handed the phone to Mu Yingdao, "This is YRF's parkour video." YRF refers to me, Zhao Rui and Xu Fei. This group was created when we filmed "Lingyunzhi" together. Zhao Rui and Xu Fei should all know it, although they are not very old, they are also professional actors with rich acting experience. Do you think it will be a problem for me to invite Zhao Rui and Xu Fei to act in a movie with me?"

"It's... It's really you little guys!" Mu Ying took the phone and looked at it. Although none of the people in the video have faced the camera head-on and can't see their faces, but under Xiao Yao's prompting, they can still find that the appearance and figure of these people are very similar to Xiao Yao and the three of them.

"Actually, I've met other people who play parkour," Xiao Yao said, "From my contact with them, I found that the three of us still have a certain status in the hearts of parkour enthusiasts." If we send a notice directly through the account of the YRF team on this PV that we are going to make a parkour movie, and invite people who have acting experience in parkour enthusiasts or want to participate in the filming of the film to audition for other main roles in the movie, do you think that there will be a response? Chinese people as the protagonists, Europeans and Americans as supporting roles, just this actor combination is very interesting. ”

"Also," Xiao Yao continued, "In terms of funding, I don't plan to find a film company or enterprise as an investor, so as not to be restricted." We make independent films and play on our own. In addition to the two of us, I plan to have Zhao Rui and Xu Fei also participate in film investment together in their own names. ”

"According to what you say, there should be no problem with the actors. But in terms of funds, although I don't know how much your three teenage stars have now, I doubt that it is enough for the four of us?" Mu Ying handed the phone back to Xiao Yao, frowned, "I'm a poor student, and I spent a lot of money on making this short film, and I don't have much savings." ”

"It may not be enough. Xiao Yao nodded, his brows furrowed.

Xiao Yao is not very clear about the financial situation of Zhao Rui and Xu Fei, but it is estimated that he will not be able to support the investment of a movie. Although he now has several sources of income, the ongoing animated film also needs his continuous investment, and it seems that he doesn't have much spare money to open another film project.

"There is!" Xiao Yao slapped his face, "We can also play crowdfunding!"

Whether it is in the previous life or in this world, there is already a form of crowdfunding to raise project funds, Xiao Yao did not plan to use the money from his parents' studio, and when his own money was not enough, he remembered this relatively open method of fundraising.

"Crowdfunding?" Mu Ying was a little puzzled, "Who are you crowdfunding with?"

"We also launched a crowdfunding campaign in the name of YRF through PV's YRF channel to all parkour enthusiasts around the world. Xiao Yao smiled, "As a parkour enthusiast, participate in the world's first parkour-related movie, and when the movie is released in the future, you can proudly point to the screen with your relatives and friends and say that I also have a share of investment in this movie, what is it like?"

"I'm not a parkour enthusiast, but I can imagine that feeling must be cool!" Mu Ying nodded with a smile. Crowdfunding for the first parkour movie from parkour enthusiasts has a natural advantage over ordinary crowdfunding projects.

"You're not a parkour enthusiast? Xiao Yao shook his head with a smile and said, "I still need you to complete the script of this movie with me." While it may seem easier to crowdfund runners, we also have to follow the rules to make our project ideas showcaseable. We can't just make parkour enthusiasts pay for the name YRF, we have to get some dry goods out there. ”

In his previous life, Xiao Yao's most impressive movies about parkour were "Corporate Warrior" and "Violent Zone 13".

Xiao Yao feels that he is a little early to act in "Violent District 13" at his current age, and "Violent Area 13" is an action style with parkour, which is essentially a police and bandit action movie, which is not very suitable as the first movie to appear for the promotion of parkour, and there are only two protagonists in this movie, Xiao Yao does not want to leave Zhao Rui and Xu Fei, the two YRF friends, behind in the world's first parkour movie.

Relatively speaking, "Corporate Warrior" with the parkour team as the protagonist is more suitable, but Xiao Yao did not plan to copy the "Corporate Warrior" in his previous life. may be a certain emotion, first of all, Xiao Yao is very unhappy with this Japanese name, and more importantly, the plot of this movie is not only relatively weak, but also the plot of theft in order to save lives, and the police threatening doctors with guns in order to save people. He didn't want this movie to be released in China after it was filmed, or it would be cut to pieces by radio and television.

Therefore, Xiao Yao plans to only borrow the setting that the protagonist of that movie is a team, and the specific storyline will be completely redesigned. For the creation of this kind of original script, Xiao Yao didn't plan to spend his brain alone, so he naturally wanted to pull Mu Ying along. After returning to China to inform Zhao Rui and Xu Fei of the project, Xiao Yao also planned to let the two of them join in the writing of the script and work together.

"It's okay to write scripts together, but I listen to what you mean, do you want me to learn parkour too?" Mu Ying smiled, "I'm not you, this old arm and legs, can you learn it?" Besides, I can't learn just watching videos, I'm going back to the United States after the film festival, can you still go to the United States to teach me?"

"Phew, you're less than thirty, dare to say that you have old arms and legs?" Xiao Yao rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, I originally wanted you to know more, and you don't necessarily have to learn to play." But since you say so, I really want you to experience it for yourself. Aren't you in Los Angeles? I happen to know a guy from a parkour team in Los Angeles, and their lead is Nathan Donal, and this is his phone. You get back to Los Angeles and contact him, and when they have parkour activities, you go along and feel it. I'll greet him and let them teach you well. With that, Xiao Yao sent the contact information of Nathan Donal on his mobile phone to Mu Ying's mobile phone.

"Do you know the parkour team in Los Angeles?" Mu Ying glared.

"Of course," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I said, the name YRF still has a certain weight among parkour enthusiasts. They also named me "Elder Yang". I'll ask them to teach you how to parkour and they're not going to say no. ”

"Uh... Well, that... I'll try to learn. Mu Ying smiled bitterly and changed the topic, "Let's discuss the script first, after all, only when the script is completed, can we budget the production cost of the movie, start crowdfunding, and the project can be approved." Do you have any preliminary frameworks?"

"My initial idea now is that the protagonist must be a team, not only me, Zhao Rui, and Xu Fei, but also five to seven people, all with their own unique personalities and different family backgrounds. Xiao Yao began to describe his thoughts, "There must be at least one girl in the team, so that everyone can tell everyone that girls can also play parkour." As for the plot, I haven't thought about it yet, but I initially think it should be a process from simply showing off parkour to using parkour to help others..."