"Zhifan, how's the script?"

Early this morning, Kang Peixiu's call came, "Ha, I'm not urging you, or asking you about your progress, so that I can have an explanation from above!"

Li Zhifan just woke up and said in a daze: "I've finished writing ...... early."

After saying that, he realized that he shouldn't have said that, so he added: "Well, it's just a first draft, but it still needs to be revised, and it needs to be changed again." ”

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay!"

When Kang Peixiu heard that he already had the first draft, he said happily, "Since the first draft has come out, let's take a look at it! You can come to my office for a detailed discussion at a fixed time." ”

"Eh, the first draft, I said it was the first draft!"

Li Zhifan suddenly got up and argued, "That's what the draft means!"

"It's okay, even if you only have a story outline, I want to see it, so I can have an explanation!"

Kang Peixiu laughed and said, "Come on, come on! I'll prepare a good dragon well for you, ah!"

"Okay, afternoon!"

Li Zhifan yawned, lay back on the bed again, and began to complain, "I stayed up until four or five o'clock in the morning yesterday, and I have been repairing, and I have been repairing, and my hands and head hurt, alas! This job is not easy to do!"

"I know, haha, I know!"

Kang Peixiu smiled, "I also know that I am troublesome to you, and I don't know what to repay you, but this is a gift for the country, and we, as citizens of a country, should have this obligation and consciousness!"

"Yes, yes!"

Li Zhifan hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, residents of a country, this matter must be done, I understand!"

Hanging up the phone, Li Zhifan didn't feel sleepy, got up and turned on the computer, picked between several documents for a long time, and finally only selected the story script and printed it.

Even this storyscript is very detailed, including the dialogue of the characters.

Afternoon.

Li Zhifan came to Kang Peixiu's office and threw the script in front of him.

"Look, don't spread it!"

"I know, I know all the rules in the industry!"

Kang Peixiu made two cups of tea and brought them up with a smile, "Sit! I have another thing to tell you, I will be the producer this time, so you don't have to worry about the shooting budget, but we have contacted many actors, and they are willing to play for free, as for how many scenes they have and what roles they play, you have to decide!"

"And how many have you contacted?"

Li Zhifan asked as he drank tea.

"A dozen!"

Kang Peixiu said casually.

"Not enough!"

Li Zhifan said directly, "You can contact again! Especially the special actors who play the founding fathers and leaders, they must find more than one line of stars." ”

"Oh, how many do you want?"

Kang Peixiu asked.

"172 bits!"

Li Zhifan gave an accurate number, "I have it all in the script, just follow the character list to find it!"

"Poof...... Ahem!"

Kang Peixiu almost didn't take a breath, and looked at Li Zhifan in surprise, "Many, how much?"

"172 bits!"

Li Zhifan said, "What, is it a lot?"

"Well, indeed...... Sort of!"

Kang Peixiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "But it's not a problem, you have to use so many actors to shoot any drama now." ”

"The key is that it must be above the first line!"

Li Zhifan said, "Even if there is only one supporting role, it must be a star above the first line!"

"Uh...... It's a bit difficult, isn't it?"

Kang Peixiu spread his hands and said, "But it can be done, but it will take longer." ”

"Haha, is time a matter for you Mr. Kang?"

Li Zhifan put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Okay, let's talk about it here today, I won't disturb your work, I have a lot of things to do here!"

"Okay, I'll send you!"

Kang Peixiu stood up, but he only sent Li Zhifan to the elevator.

A week after that.

All entertainment companies with first-line stars in the entertainment industry have received red-headed documents from radio and television.

And the star actors above the first line also know the news.

And began to talk in their respective circles:

"Extensive casting?"

"It seems that this radio and television is going to be big!"

"Who is the director?

"I don't know!"

"Haha, Director Wang, it seems that you have a play!"

"Hehehe, where do I have a play, this has to be decided above!"

"This play must be performed, I heard that Chen Mingyu and more than a dozen other actors have been notified in advance, and they are all performed for free!"

"What kind of salary do you need for a gift for the country! And I don't think the above plans to give it!"

"It's really giving, who dares to ask for it?"

"Yes!"

“……”

In addition to the entertainment industry, many media also know about it.

As a result, the big and small newspapers all published the news overnight.

""The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" will be filmed, and a whirlwind of casting will be launched in the circle!"

"As a gift for New China, Radio and Television is preparing to shoot "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China", who will choose the director?"

Chen Mingyu and Yang Yi said frankly that they will take over the filming of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" with zero pay: although the role is undecided, the supporting roles are also willing!"

“……”

These news not only appeared in entertainment news, but also appeared in social news, and even some special legal pages were published, but the wording of the report still adopted the method of social news.

Li Zhifan saw these news, and then looked at the praise and heated discussions of netizens, and felt pressure.

"Wow! I have to watch this movie!"

"When will it be filmed?"

"Chinese Dream, Support and Support!"

"Touching, the motherland is strong, so we have a stable and happy life today!"

"Be sure to shoot it!

"Powerful, powerful!"

"It would be nice to have an all-star roster. ”

"Don't be all-stars, let's be old-fashioned, if the stars backfire, do we go to watch the tribute film, or do we go to count the stars?"

"Whether it's a star or not is not so important, the main thing is the quality of watching the movie!"

"Movies that are a gift to the country will definitely be of high quality!"

“……”

The comments of these netizens made Li Zhifan start to examine his behavior this time.

In fact, the movie "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" has a lot of imprecision, especially the plot is too fast, and many places are flashed by, resulting in a lack of grasp of the depth issue.

And the proliferation of celebrities is also a problem.

But to shoot such a film, the star must rush to participate, no matter what the purpose or mood.

In this case, Li Zhifan can't stop it, even if a small supporting role sweeping the floor can use a star, he will definitely not use an unknown actor.

And such a decision is usually made by the producer, so since Li Zhifan has taken over the director's work, he has to listen to radio and television, and now that he thinks about it, he simply leaves it to Kang Peixiu to operate.

Thinking of this, Li Zhifan also relaxed.

So he called Kang Peixiu directly.

"Mr. Kang, now that the online news is so hot, you have to hurry up!"

Li Zhifan said with a smile, "I have a new proposal, otherwise, this time, the director, add your name, oh, and, add the names of Deputy Director Sun and Deputy Director Zhao, okay!"

"You ......"

Kang Peixiu frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? Why did you think of saying this?"

"Since it's a gift, and I asked you to invite so many actors, my name is not appropriate to hang on the director, do you say no? And not only do you have to add your name, but my name also has to be in the back row, hehe! Mr. Kang, you should know what I mean, right?" Li Zhifan said with a smile.

"Oh...... Okay, I got it!"

Kang Peixiu also laughed, "Then let's say it's co-directed, OK?"

"That's better!"

When Li Zhifan heard this, he couldn't help but snap his fingers, "Then thank you Mr. Kang!"

"Don't be Mr. Kang, you kid is very smart, and he is very good at getting into trouble, when this matter is held tomorrow in the morning, I will inform Sun Ju and Zhao Ju!"

Kang Peixiu said, "When the script is reviewed, you can have a meeting!"

"No, the script said it was just a first draft, and then the review began?"

"It's okay, I see that your first draft is already very detailed, and after reviewing, you can also change it, if you can't review it, it's not in vain. ”

Kang Peixiu continued, "I have contacted fifty-four actors here, all of them are more than first-line, they have all agreed to act, and there will be a steady stream of actors who will contact you later, you can rest assured!"

"Okay, that won't disturb your rest, we'll talk another day. ”

Li Zhifan hung up the phone, and a stone fell down in his heart.

……

A few days later.

Kang Peixiu came to the news again, the script has been approved, and it was unanimously approved.

Suffice it to say that this script is extremely recognized.

And Kang Peixiu said that after everyone's unanimous determination, there is no need to revise it anymore, and there is no need to add or subtract scenes, and filming can start on the same day.

Li Zhifan didn't expect this result, and he didn't know that he was in such a hurry.

But just shoot it, anyway, it makes no difference to him to shoot early or late.

When the list of actors was handed to Li Zhifan, he was also taken aback.

Unexpectedly, many celebrities who have almost retired have also come out to support this time, and they have taken the initiative to support them.

Some are already big bosses in charge of entertainment companies, some only take on one work in a few years, and some even go to act in dramas, and they don't mix with film and television dramas.

"172, no more, no less, take a look!"

Kang Peixiu said, "Now you are the time for you to assign roles, except for those actors who are looking for special types, other roles are also very important, after all, we have to fully respect the image of historical figures!"

"Good!"

Li Zhifan took the list and looked at it for a long time, and then made another request, "Mr. Kang, provide a copy of the photos of these people! ”

"That's fine!"

Kang Peixiu said, "Didn't we set up a group, anyway, these people are in it, now let them send selfies, isn't it more real." ”

"That's fine!" Li Zhifan smiled, "Then I'll wait to receive it!"

Li Zhifan is also in this group, but he came in as an actor, so he also has to play a role.

As for who to play, it has not yet been decided, but it must be a very small role, and he doesn't mind being swept away in this play.

A week later, the work of the actor selection was all released.

Although it was Li Zhifan who picked it, it was not him who was working, but he was in charge of the casting power.

There are more than 30 people in the entire casting team, and everyone's daily job is to sit down and have a meeting, and ten of them are painters, who have to draw makeup photos according to the appearance of the actors, and then the makeup artists will use these pictures as a reference.

Li Zhifan's last role was the young Chiang Ching-kuo.

In the original version, this role was played by Chen Kun, which left a deep impression on the audience in another world, and whether Li Zhifan can play it well is also very important.

Because he wants to be worthy of every role he plays.

When the final role was released in the group, the stars in the group exploded.

"It's finally out!"

"Ah, I'm playing XXX? Then I have to prepare well!"

"I don't know how many scenes there are!"

"I haven't read the script yet, and I don't know who has the script?"

"What do these actors and characters with black lines mean?"

"Yes! Kang Bureau, you explain!"

“……”

Kang Peixiu also just got the result from Li Zhifan, so he transferred to the group.

"The one with the black line below has a line!"

Upon hearing this, the stars exclaimed again:

"This ...... Less than half of the talents who have lines?"

"So many people don't have lines?"

"Me, I don't have any lines, so what's my role?"

"With so many stars starring together, it's normal to have no lines, I just need to have one shot!"

“……”

Although I don't know what they really think, but now the group is singing praises.

Li Zhifan saw it in his eyes, but he had a different taste in his heart.

So he took the initiative to speak:

"Hello everyone, this time I will serve as the co-director of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", and the script was also written by me, because the movie is only 120 minutes, and our story is a series of events from the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War to the eve of the founding of New China, the span is very long, and there are many actors used, and the characters are all famous in history, so it can only be a reduction in dialogue, I hope you understand!"

At this time, I found out who the director was, and these actors were quite surprised.

However, Li Zhifan's directing also relieved everyone, and he was very convinced, in terms of the quality of the movies of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", as well as the box office records set so far, it is enough to prove that he is suitable for this director.

And think about it again, it is not appropriate to find anyone to guide the scene except him!

"It turned out that Director Li came to shoot? Then I'm much more relieved. ”

"Director Li, you also wrote the script? Why don't I have lines? Hmph, you have to invite me to dinner!"

"Me too!Director Li, you have to invite me too!"

“……”

Looking at these replies, Li Zhifan couldn't cry or laugh.

Some of them he hadn't seen before, but he also joined in the fun and asked him to have dinner.

Some are really old acquaintances, like Wang Yue and Zhou Shilei in the men's gang, and some of them didn't get their lines, and even only a few shots at that time, but they don't blame Li Zhifan, they can understand.