Adapted from Chapter 132 of the main text volume (ask for a monthly pass)

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In Shunyi District, Beijing, there is a group of villas near the airport, and Zhang Yimou set up his place of work here, which is the same as Lin Zixuan renting a room in the Friendship Hotel, all in order to have a good creative environment.

Movies are different from TV series, the preliminary preparation is much more complicated, and Zhang Yimou has his own work team.

However, the film "Alive" is different from his previous films, this is a transformational work.

He wants to give up the previous method of showing off the color and return to the traditional shooting method, which requires adding new partners to the team and re-running.

At present, the script is still being revised, and he is filming all over the country, mainly in the north.

When Lin Zixuan called yesterday, Zhang Yimou had just returned from a remote village in Lu Province, and he was very satisfied with the environment there, saying that it had not been damaged, and it was antique and tasteful.

He found a lot of places, went to see them all in person, shot a lot of materials, and only after comparison did he decide on the final location.

Shunyi is a suburb of Beijing, and it takes about forty minutes for Lin Zixuan to come by car.

It was easy for him to find a place, it was an independent villa, and the people in it were very busy, and Zhang Yimou's creative team was very complete, which was what a large-scale production should be.

He reported to his home and was led in by the crew.

In a room, Zhang Yimou was discussing something with someone, and when he heard the introduction, he looked up at Lin Zixuan.

This great director of Huaguo is in his forties, and his face looks relatively strict, Lin Zixuan has only seen it in magazines in the past, and when he communicates on the phone, he also has something to say, and he doesn't talk about any friendship.

"Xiaolin, can you come here and see if it looks like here?" Zhang Yimou greeted naturally.

They were looking at the photographs on the table, which were the exterior of a small village and the buildings in the village, numbered and numbered, hundreds of them, each taken from a different angle.

The village in the photo is paved with green bricks, and on both sides are tall blue brick houses, all of which are at least a hundred years old.

This is the ancient mall Zhou Village in Lu Province.

"It's good, it's kind of what it meant at that time, and it would be better if it was a little more dilapidated." Lin Zixuan commented.

"That's right." Zhang Yimou pondered.

He considered the problem from an aesthetic point of view, thinking that it would not be easy to find such a complete complex of ancient buildings, and it would be very beautiful to photograph, but during the war a few decades ago, the village would not be so perfect and tidy.

"Write this down first, and pay attention to the layout when shooting." Zhang Yimou advised.

Next to him were the assistant director, the cinematographer, and others, discussing the various details to pay attention to during the shooting.

Although Lin Zixuan has experience in filming TV series, he has not participated in movies with large investments, which is an eye-opener this time.

Zhang Yimou called the person in charge of adapting the script in the crew to meet with Lin Zixuan, this person was a writer before, and he was in charge of the creation of the script this time, and it is very difficult to adapt like this.

There are many storylines in the book, and due to time constraints, adaptation into a movie will definitely be cut.

Generally speaking, the tighter the logic, the more difficult it is to adapt.

is like "The Stubborn Master", which is a few paragraphs made up together, which is the easiest to adapt, and removing one or two of them will not affect the integrity of the story.

"Alive" is a relatively rigorous film, and if the adaptation is not good, it will lose the flavor of the original work.

The three of them came to another room, which was Zhang Yimou's studio, with a lot of sketches on the desk, and a stack of magazines next to it, which it seemed that Zhang Yimou often flipped through.

"Xiaolin, this article of yours is too heavy, I want to add some satirical content to the movie, such as the genre of Western black humor, to make the film a little absurd, so that the audience can accept it more easily." Zhang Yimou expressed his thoughts, "I don't want to make a film that is simply tragic, but I want to make this film more interesting." ”

"Does this distract from the meaning of the story?" Lin Zixuan said worriedly.

"There will definitely be a point in this, it will not follow your original story, mainly considering that it is easier to get through the review of this piece." The screenwriter explained on the side, "The tragedy caused by the times will be weakened in the script, and the absurdity will be replaced by absurdity, so that it will give people a sense of relief and relief, rather than blindly tragic." ”

"So you can get through the guò review?" Lin Zixuan was skeptical.

"As long as you change some of the details in the original story, I don't think it's a big problem." Zhang Yimou said with confidence.

After all, this is an investment involving O million US dollars, Zhang Yimou will not take risks, he will try his best to avoid risks, ensure that the film can be shot normally, and recover the investment.

"Okay, as long as it's conducive to the filming, I have no opinion." Lin Zixuan said.

"Okay, let's sign the contract first." After the communication, Zhang Yimou nodded.

As long as he signed this contract, Zhang Yimou obtained the adaptation rights of "Alive", he can change it as much as he wants, and the communication in advance is to respect the author's opinion, and there is no need for the two parties to be unhappy.

It is not troublesome to sign the contract, the contract text has already been prepared, Lin Zixuan only needs to sign it and press his handprint.

Zhang Yimou wrote a note, with which Lin Zixuan could go to the finance to receive 30,000 yuan.

This is a regular crew, each department is very complete, each performing its own duties, unlike the crew of "Beijing People in New York", in order to save money, Lin Zixuan also has to serve as a financial officer, he remembers that the accounts make the staff of Huaguo Bank hateful.

Lin Zixuan went to the finance department to sign, received the money, and put it in the leather bag he carried.

Next, he chatted with the screenwriter about the plot, to be honest, many of the two have different opinions, but the screenwriter knows Zhang Yimou's thoughts better, and Lin Zixuan is not easy to say.

This was not his project in the first place, so there was no need to take it too seriously, he echoed a few words and left.

As for the future, let's talk about it.

Lin Zixuan took the car back to the capital, first went to Huaguo Bank to save the money, he saved 28,000 yuan, and left 2,000 yuan by his side for backup.

Back at home, Mu Shanshan was wringing out the washed clothes and putting them on a rope to dry.

Lin Zixuan put down his leather bag and came over to help, and the two of them grabbed one head and squeezed out the water in the opposite direction.

After setting up their clothes, the two of them returned to the house, sat on the sand, and Lin Zixuan took out the passbook and handed it to Mu Shanshan.

"We don't have to worry about running out of money in the future." Mu Shanshan looked at the numbers on the passbook and said happily.

"It's time to get a new TV and a washing machine, and buy a color TV back." Lin Zixuan said.

"What else can be exchanged for, it's too wasteful." Mu Shanshan disagreed, "You're going to be busy in the future, so it's good to buy you a pager, so that people won't be able to find anyone." ”

"It's better to install a phone at home and find anyone conveniently." Lin Zixuan discussed.

The two looked at the red passbook and imagined a bright future. (To be continued.) )8