"Hello, Mr. Lin! Xiao Yao smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Lin Jingliang's hand.

Although he is on Hong Kong Island, since Lin Jingliang speaks Chinese with Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao will not show off his Cantonese in front of him.

"Where," Lin Jingliang waved his hand and smiled, "It's my honor that you made a special trip to visit!"

"Be careful, not respectful!" After shaking hands, Xiao Yao handed over a long paper bag he was carrying.

In the paper bag was a bottle of wine, which Xiao Yao bought near the hotel after arriving on Hong Kong Island, and there was nothing special about it, just a courtesy for the first time.

"Thank you, you're welcome!" Lin Jingliang glanced at the logo on the paper bag, took it with a smile, and stretched out his hand to the house to please, "Please inside!"

The villa on the mid-levels of Hong Kong Island is different from Xiao Yao's house in Yanjing. After entering the electrically controlled gate, there is a spacious front yard. After walking a path of about ten meters, the two entered the main building.

After entering the door, there is the living room. After the two entered, a young woman who looked to be in her thirties stood up from the couch. The woman is beautiful, with light makeup on her face, and a loose beige dress is obviously a loungewear, but it looks intellectual and elegant, and it is not rude.

"This is my wife, Wen Yongzi!"

"Azi, this is Mr. Xiao Yaoxiao, a famous young talent in the mainland!"

Lin Jingliang introduced the two.

"Mr. Lin has won the award, hello Mrs. Lin!" Xiao Yao said hello by bending down slightly.

"Hello Mr. Xiao!" Lady Lin smiled, "I've heard of your name for a long time." I've heard your songs and watched movies, and you really deserve the name of a genius. I saw it today, and it was really a talent!"

"Thank you, Madame, for the compliment!" Xiao Yao was not modest anymore, and nodded with a smile.

"Please sit down!" Mrs. Lin stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then said to Lin Jingliang, "I'll go and make you two cups of coffee." ”

"Azi, I have something to talk about with Mr. Xiao," Lin Jingliang handed the paper bag in his hand to his wife, "You can bring it to the study later!"

"Mr. Xiao, let's go to the study to talk, is it okay?" Lin Jingliang turned his head and said to Xiao Yao again.

"Guests are as you please!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

He knew that many Hong Kong Islanders maintained some traditional habits and liked to talk about things in the study, and Xiao Yao had no opinion on this.

Lin Jingliang took Xiao Yao to the study on the second floor, and after inviting him to sit down, he said straight to the point: "I read the script, and I feel a little interesting! But before I decide whether to agree to you, I have some questions I want to understand first, can I?"

"Of course!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

This film project has not been officially released to the public, and Lin Jingliang has only received a script, and he is almost ignorant of the project.

"Did you write the script by yourself?" asked Lin Jingliang.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao nodded, "This script comes from a stage play, and it is the graduation drama of this year's Shen Opera between me and my classmates from the Shen Opera Performance Department. However, I came up with this story, and I wrote the adapted film script by myself, and the stage play is different from the movie, and the details have changed a lot, so it should be considered a script that I completed alone. ”

"What about the director of the movie?" Lin Jingliang nodded and asked again.

"I, and it's just me!" Xiao Yao said, "This is my first live-action feature film directed by myself!"

"What about the investors of the film? How many are there, and how many producers are there?" Lin Jingliang continued.

Theoretically, an art director is responsible for any aspect of film production that has to do with the aesthetics and aesthetics of a film, but in practice, the scope of an art director's role varies depending on the decision-making unit, including the investor, producer or director, as well as the influence of external market factors.

"There is only one investor in the film, which is my young film and television, the producer is me, and the producer is also me, or it can be said that there is no producer. Xiao Yao understood Lin Jingliang's thoughts, and said with a smile, "In other words, during the production of this movie, there will be no messy people to command, if you are the art director, you only have to be responsible for me alone!"

"Huh~" Lin Jingliang exhaled slightly, and asked again, "Then if I agree, what about the scope of my duties?"

"Dress, lighting, photography, as long as it is related to the aesthetics of the film, you are responsible for it. Of course, I'm the director, and your art plan has to get my approval!" Xiao Yao said.

"Of course!" Lin Jingliang nodded. As an experienced and well-known filmmaker, he is certainly aware of the absolute authority of the director in the film crew.

"Is there anything else you want to know?" Xiao Yao took the initiative to ask.

"I..." Lin Jingliang was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.

"Come in!" Lin Jingliang knew that his wife should have brought coffee, so he rushed to the door.

The door of the study was pushed open, and it was Mrs. Lin holding a tray standing outside.

"Mr. Xiao, coffee!" Mrs. Lin first placed a cup of coffee in front of Xiao Yao.

"Thank you," Xiao Yao bowed slightly in thanks, "Mrs. Lin doesn't need to be so polite, just call me Xiao Yao!"

Xiao Yao felt that there was a door from Lin Jingliang's question and tone, so he began to take the initiative to get closer.

Mrs. Lin smiled slightly, and then put a cup of coffee in front of Lin Jingliang: "You guys talk slowly, don't bother you, I'm out!"

"Xiao Yao wanted to find me to be an art director, but he didn't hide it from you. Lin Jingliang held his wife's hand and smiled, "You read the script with me yesterday, don't you want to listen to it together?"

"Xiaoyun called me just now and said that she was coming over, and now she is on the way. Mrs. Lin smiled, "I'll go down to deal with her, you can talk to Xiao Yao about your affairs!"

"Do you have guests today?" Xiao Yao said, "If it's inconvenient, we can make an appointment to talk about it at another time." The film is still in preparation, and there is no such rush. ”

"It's okay!" Lin Jingliang waved his hand, "You are the guest today!" Xiaoyun is my niece, she loves to come to me to play if she has nothing to do, she is not a guest, just let Ah Zi deal with it." When we're done, you'll meet her too. You're both young people, so maybe you can make a friend and let her learn more from you. ”

"Okay!" Xiao Yao could only nod when he saw Lin Jingliang say this.

After Mrs. Lin went out, Lin Jingliang asked Xiao Yao again: "Just now you said that the movie is still in preparation, I want to know how far it is now." How many actors, and the staff behind the scenes, have you confirmed?"

"In terms of actors, there are three that have been determined now. Xiao Yao said, "Zhang Yiman's role is played by my girlfriend Sun Tingting. ”

"Your girlfriend?" Lin Jingliang said in surprise.

Judging from Lin Jingliang's expression, he should not have watched the group variety show of the girl group.

Xiao Yao nodded and said, "Yes, my girlfriend!"

"I know she's a great violinist, Chambers graduated, and formed a musical group with you," Lin Jingliang frowned, "but acting..."

Xiao Yao smiled: "Since you know that she is learning violin, you should also know that she is not only my girlfriend, but also the daughter of Teacher Sun Zhihao." Although she didn't have any film and television works before, she grew up on the set of the theater since she was a child, and she can act. Now she's going to experience life for the role. Before the official start of filming, Mr. Sun Zhihao will also guide her, and I am very confident that she will play this role!"

"Okay," Lin Jingliang nodded noncommittally, "What about the other two?"

"Coppersmith, I, Coppersmith's wife, Teacher He Ying!" Xiao Yao said.

"You play the coppersmith, He Ying plays the coppersmith's wife?" Lin Jingliang stared at Xiao Yao in surprise, and suddenly laughed.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao also smiled, and continued, "There are only these three roles that have been determined so far. There are already some candidates for other roles, many of which are actors who have been on the drama stage for many years, and they are generally not well-known, but I think they are all very powerful actors. These actors will be auditioned later, and if you are interested, you can watch them audition as an examiner. Provided, of course, that you agree to be the art director of the film. ”

"There are only three actors, so what about the people behind the scenes?" Lin Jingliang asked again.

"In terms of administration and finance, they are all people from film and television companies!" Xiao Yao said, "In terms of technology, you are currently the first department head I am looking for." I said that you are responsible for the aesthetics, so if you have a good idea or think you are the right person, I would love for you to bring someone into the group or recommend it to me. I'll also be in the group with my stylist and a few costume designers from Yin Xi's studio, but they're not in charge, and they're listening to you. You are an artist, and I want them to take this opportunity to learn from you. ”

"Your stylist and the costume designer from Yin Xi's studio come into the group to learn from me?" Lin Jingliang asked with a smile, "The art style of the movie character is not the same thing as the style of the stage performance!"

"Of course I know!" Xiao Yao nodded and smiled, "But I didn't plan to let my stylist be my stylist all the time! In the past few years, she has often stayed in Yin Xi's studio, learned modeling design, and became my personal stylist again. When I was filming parkour movies before, I brought her to the crew and found that she still had a lot of potential in this area, so I didn't want her to be my personal stylist all the time. ”

"As for the costume designers in Yin Xi's studio, they are already qualified to design costumes for movie characters," Xiao Yao continued, "You are not only an art designer, but also a costume designer, and you have also held your own costume show, so you have something in common with them." I have shares in Yin Xi's studio, and they are also my employees, so I don't want to miss this rare opportunity. ”

"It's all yours!" Lin Jingliang said with a smile, "Are you not only asking me to be the art director, but also helping you take care of your apprentices? How much are you going to pay me? By the way, how much budget is your film and how much budget is spent on art?"

"The reward for you, of course, will be according to your value!" Xiao Yao smiled, "Although it is said that they will learn from you, they will also work for you." When you're working as an art director on other crews, won't other people learn from you? So I won't overpay!"

"As for the budget for the film, I had planned to produce it at around 10 million. Xiao Yao continued, "I am a producer, and I don't get paid for dividends." Sun Tingting is a newcomer, He Ying plays a small supporting role, their salaries are not high, and other actors are not well-known, and their salaries will not be high. In general, the proportion of remuneration in the production cost is relatively small, and the proportion of production is quite high, including costumes and scenery.

This movie has few scenes, not many scenes, and is a small-budget movie. Personally, I think the budget should be sufficient, but even if it's not enough, I can add it! I'm an investor, as long as I think it's worth it, it's a matter of one sentence!"

Lin Jingliang in this world is a character who is a little similar to Tim Yip in his previous life, not only a famous art director in the circle, but also has cooperated with many famous directors, and he is also a famous artist in art. In terms of artistic achievements, this is an honorable artist.

Originally, Xiao Yao insisted on a small cost and didn't plan to invite any big names in this movie, but when Xiao Yao knew that he had the opportunity to invite this art master, Xiao Yao's previous plan was thrown to Java. After all, the actors have changed their minds and invited He Ying, and it is not a matter for art directors to invite a big name like Lin Jingliang for behind-the-scenes work. If you can really invite artists like Lin Jingliang, Xiao Yao will of course let the family play to their heart's content, and will no longer stick to the previous cost budget.

"Sounds pretty good!" Lin Jingliang said as he touched his chin.

"Before you make a decision, I don't think you forgot any questions that you didn't ask?" Seeing that Lin Jingliang seemed to be tempted, Xiao Yao took the initiative to remind again.

"Oh?" Lin Jingliang asked, "what else?"

"You haven't asked about the filming location yet?" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"So where is the filming location?" asked Lin Jingliang with a smile.

"I haven't started the selection yet, and I haven't decided on the specific location yet, but I've already limited the scope and conditions for the filming location. Xiao Yao said, "The filming location will be in the northwest of Shanxi Province, a high-altitude, less rainy, arid and relatively remote place, which means that the conditions during filming will be very difficult." ”

"This~" After Lin Jingliang heard it, his expression really hesitated.

It's not that Lin Jingliang hasn't filmed in the northwest of China, on the contrary, one of his proudest works is a movie made in the northwest with a big director in the mainland. However, it is precisely because he has filmed in the Great Northwest that Lin Jingliang knows better that the conditions in the Great Northwest are difficult.

The last time he filmed in the Great Northwest was more than ten years ago, he was young and strong, and he cooperated with the top directors in China, and it was the time when he was striving for his achievements and needed to fight hard, so he was born on Hong Kong Island and was able to persist in that place for a few months.

Although Xiao Yao is famous, as a film director, he is a pure newcomer in terms of artistic achievements and qualifications, and comedy movies have never been the darling of awards, and judging from the script, this film does not seem to have much future in terms of art.

Now that he's old, he's already a success. If it is a normal situation, there is no problem in going to Xiao Yao to be an art director, but if he goes to the northwest to suffer for Xiao Yao's film that is unlikely to win an award, he will have to think about it again.

"Thank you for telling me this in advance!" Lin Jingliang sorted out his expression and smiled at Xiao Yao, "It can be seen that you are a very honest person!"

"This is as it should be!" Xiao Yao smiled, "Even if I don't say it now, you will always know!"

Xiao Yao didn't plan to talk to Lin Jingliang about the contract today, and the contract and treaty matters were handled by a special person. In terms of the amount of remuneration, Xiao Yao is not very worried, but the provisions of some contracts are very detailed, and some details will be raised.

Xiao Yao wanted to invite Lin Jingliang, not or at least not only valued his name, but more importantly, his ability, of course, he hoped that he could devote himself wholeheartedly. Xiao Yao didn't want to wait until Lin Jingliang went to negotiate the contract, and he was embarrassed to talk back because he promised himself, which affected his level of commitment to work, so Xiao Yao planned to make some shortcomings and disadvantages clear before he made a decision.

"Okay, since you're honest, I'll tell you the truth!" Lin Jingliang said with a smile, "I've been to the Great Northwest, and the conditions are really difficult! I can't make a decision now, I need time to think about it carefully!"

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