Finalized by Robert. De Niro came to play the actor Andy, and Wang Zijun then set off to take a look at the prison as the filming location. The original film of "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed at the Mansfield State Correctional Facility in Ohio, and due to the relatively dilapidated prison, the indoor scenes were staged in a makeshift studio.

Wang Zijun has always wondered why Frank, the director of the original film, did not shoot in a prison in Los Angeles, but went to Ohio.

When Wang Zijun looked at the two prisons in Los Angeles, he realized that the appearance of these two prisons was too luxurious, which was obviously inconsistent with the prisons in the story. You must know that the Shawshank Prison in the story was built at the beginning of the century, and it is unlikely that it will have the same high floors and gorgeous appearance as the Men's Center Prison and the Twin Towers Prison in Los Angeles.

The casting work is being carried out by Lazim, and he can finalize most of the small roles, and there are several important supporting roles, but he needs to choose a few more candidate actors, so that Wang Zijun can knock them out in person.

Robert. De Niro is now starring in "New York, New York", and it will take at least half a month to finish. As he said, De Niro will not be able to appear immediately after half a month, but will go to a bank to experience the life and work of a banker, and then go to prison for a few days. In addition to this, he also needs to gain weight, as a result of last year's appearance in "Taxi Driver", which stars a veteran with insomnia, Robert Brown. De Niro lost a lot of weight in order to have an effect, and he had not recovered until this point.

As for the male number two, the black Sidney. Poitier, on the other hand, needs to quickly bring down his somewhat fat size.

One of the two people needs to lose weight and the other needs to gain weight, and Wang Zijun has found several nutritionists and body coaches for them. Sidney. Poitier's weight loss action has begun, and De Niro is also making preliminary preparations for gaining weight while filming.

After doing some trivial things, Wang Zijun and Li Jinghao set off for Ohio together, accompanied by Sidney. Poitier, who will stay here until the shoot, except for returning to Los Angeles on a fixed date to see a dietitian to test his physical condition, losing weight while experiencing prison life.

Before Wang Zijun came to the United States, Lazim had already contacted the police department, and after paying a large amount of sponsorship, D&T successfully obtained the filming rights of Mansfield State Penitentiary.

Accompanied by Marlos, the prison warden, Wang Zijun visited all corners of the prison and had a general impression of the layout in his head. Then, as I walked, I observed the natural lighting and calculated the orientation of each lens.

Frank's "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed in 1995, when Mansfield State Prison was in shambles. The repair cost is more expensive than re-setting the filming, so the indoor scenes are all filmed in the abandoned warehouse.

At this time, Mansfield Prison was barely passable, and there were quite a few prisoners in it. Wang Zijun is still ready to set up his own set for shooting, and now the studio has been set up for a long time. The main reason is that when filming in a prison, the dilapidated cell still needs to be renovated, and it is a little inconvenient to shoot, so it is better to set up the scene yourself and get it as you want. Moreover, the light control inside the studio is more accurate, and the shooting effect is far better than that of natural light shooting in the open air.

After walking for a while, it was time to let the wind out.

Black, White, Brown, Yellow...... All sorts of inmates came out, some playing baseball, some walking, and many more inmates were curiously watching the two Asians and a black man who were accompanied by the warden.

"Your Excellency Marlos, thank you very much for accompanying me on my visit to the prison." After earning most of the day, Wang Zijun knew all the places in the prison in his heart, and he was ready to say goodbye like the prison warden. …,

"No, we should thank you." Marlos said with a smile on his face. Wang Zijun will pay for the renovation of the prison's exterior buildings and donate a library, which is full of old books, but also provides more recreation for the prison inmates.

Wang Zijun said to the black buddy: "Then, I will go first, if there is any need, remember to call D&T company Lazim directly." ”

"I will." Sidney. Poitier looked around and smiled, "This place is a little old, but it looks pretty good." ”

Prison Warden Marlos smiled: "Of course, as a sightseer, this is a rare old prison. But I don't think that's what the prisoners here, gentlemen. ”

Sidney. Poitier said: "Mr. Warden, I think you will be famous here after the release of Wang's film." Maybe we can really open a sightseeing business at that time. ”

"I don't want that, it's too cumbersome to manage." Malos shook his head.

Wang Zijun said: "My protagonist finally managed to escape from prison here. Mr. Prison Warden, I don't think you dare show them this movie, or you might have a few more holes in the prison walls one day. ”

Sidney. Poitier laughed.

Marlos shrugged and said, "Then you will be a mentor to the prison escapees." ”

Jokingly, Wang Zijun left the prison first. Poitier stayed behind to go out of his cell with the warden to experience life, and for the next time, he would share a cell with a robber at gunpoint.

After leaving Ohio, Wang Zijun and Li Jinghao took a plane to Maine in the northeastern United States. He had come to visit Stephen. Kim's, I didn't find anyone some time ago, and after many inquiries, I learned that this guy was hiding in his hometown to write novels.

Stephen. King, the original author of the novel "The Shawshank Redemption," qualified as a teacher a few years ago, but couldn't find a teaching position and had to make a living by writing for magazines such as Playboy. Later, he finally became a middle school teacher, but because of marriage and the birth of his son, life became more embarrassing.

His childhood and adolescence were also miserable, when he was two years old, his father went downstairs to buy cigarettes and never returned, leaving behind a lot of debts and two sons for his mother.

From then on, Stephen. Kim's memory is to follow his mother and brother to move around in order to avoid debts.

It all started four years ago, when Stephen Brown. Kim's wife picked up a stack of discarded manuscripts from the garbage heap, read them, and said to Stephen, "I think the story is good, and I can send it to the publisher if I revise it again." ”

Stephen. Kim listened to his wife and did so, and then this copy of "Carrie the Witch", which was picked up from the garbage heap, sold 2.3 million copies in the United States. Kim went from being a poor man to becoming a millionaire all of a sudden.

Just last year, Stephen. Kim was called a "master of modern horror fiction" by The New York Times.

Wang Zijun came to find Stephen this time. Kim's purpose is to make Stephen. King adapted the film script into a novel, which was then published at the same time as The Shawshank Redemption when it was released.

Stephen. Kim's novels are hot now, and the movie adaptation is also doing well at the box office. Wang Zijun joined forces with him, there are only benefits and no disadvantages, not to mention anything else, at least Stephen. There is definitely a group of Kim's book lovers who will go to the cinema to watch movies because of this.

In addition, novels are different from scripts, when Jiang Wei filmed "Sunny Days", it took a whole year to adapt Wang Shuo's novel into a screenplay. Wang Zijun didn't have time to spend time adapting the script into a novel. Jin came to change, and he was happy to relax.

With the address Lazim inquired about, Wang Zijun found Stephen in a laundry in Dehan. Gold. …,

This laundry was originally used by Stephen's mother to support the family when he was a child, but since Stephen developed, the scale of the laundry has also expanded, and his mother has changed from a boss and clerk to a pure owner.

"Hey, Kim, I'll pick up my suit." A well-dressed middle-aged man walked into the store, shaking his head and humming a ditty while tapping his fingers.

Stephen. Jin took back the voucher for taking the clothes, took off a suit with a clothes fork, wrapped it neatly, handed it to the middle-aged man, and said, "Uncle Jose, is there any happy event?" You seem to be in a good mood. ”

"Of course, I was promoted." José laughed.

"Then congratulations." Stephen. Kim put the money away.

"Congratulations too, Kim, I'll buy your next book." José said "goodbye" to him in his suit and left in a happy mood.

Wang Zijun, who was standing next to him and saw this scene, was a little crying and laughing, this "modern horror master" actually worked as a laundry clerk here, and it seemed that he was quite skilled in his work. I don't know if his book fans will scold him for not doing his job properly.

"Hi gentlemen, do you need help?". Stephen. Kim found Wang Zijun and Lee Kyung-ho standing in front of the store.

Wang Zijun walked in and said with a smile: "Of course, Mr. Jin, I'm here to ask for help." ”

"What are you going to wash?" Stephen. Kim asked.

Wang Zijun took out a copy of the literary script of "The Shawshank Redemption" from his bag, put it on the counter and said, "I want you to wash it for me!" ”

"You're kidding, sir." Stephen. Kim curiously picked up the script, looked at the name, and slapped his forehead violently, "Oh, I remember, you're Zachary. King. ”

"It's an honor for you to know me." Wang Zijun said.

Stephen. Jin flipped through the script, thinking about it, there was only one purpose for Wang Zijun, and asked tentatively: "Do you want me to change the script into a novel?" ”

"Your wisdom is amazing." Wang Zijun said.

Stephen. Jin is not interested in adapting other people's things, but he is very interested in Wang Zijun, and the source of this interest is mainly the movie "Ghost Love" and the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

Stephen. Kim writes horror novels, and he has a very good grasp of the atmosphere, the rhythm, and one thing, that is, his imagination is rich.

And whether it's "Ghost Love" or "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the amazing imagination in it makes Stephen . Kim Dawei admired. Due to the flapping of the butterfly's small wings, even Stephen. Kim's second work "The Fate of Seren" was influenced by Wang Zijun's "The Love of People and Ghosts" to a certain extent.

"Lucy, take care of the guests." Stephen. Jin called a clerk to guard, but he took the script and invited Wang Zijun and Li Jinghao upstairs.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Wang, I'm your fan." Stephen. Jin took the initiative to shake hands with Wang Zijun and said. It is not so much that he is a fan of Wang Zijun, but that he is a fan of "The Love of Ghosts and Ghosts", Wang Zijun's other movies, Stephen. Kim didn't feel anything.

"Thank you, I'm also a fan of your books." Wang Zijun said with a smile.

Stephen. Jin shrugged, taking this as a compliment for Wang Zijun.

"I heard that the second part of "Harry Potter" is about to be published, when will it be released?" Stephen asked.

"It's still half a month, but it's already in print." Wang Zijun took out a copy of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" from his bag, "This is my gift to Mr. Jin." ”

"Oh, that's great." Stephen. "I can read it to my son at night," Kim said. ”

Wang Zijun was speechless, your son is only four or five years old, am I a children's book?

The two chatted about literature, and most of the time they were talking about literature, and it was quite speculative to come and go. Jean Stephen. To Kim's surprise, Wang Zijun has dabbled in both European and American literature, and although his understanding is not very deep, he occasionally has novel ideas that make his eyes shine. …,

To Wang Zi's surprise, Stephen, who is known as the master of "modern horror novels". King, a little despised the horror novels he wrote, and his ideal was to be a writer like Mark Twain, not a horror novelist. Stephen at this time. Kim Il Jin is fighting for gold, and his thoughts are no longer the same as when he was trying to make a living in previous years, and he wants to make a breakthrough in the content of his novels.

"I write horror novels in all books, and now the film companies are also asking me for horror novels, and I'm going crazy." Stephen. Kim said.

Wang Zijun said: "So you are hiding in this laundry to find inspiration? ”

"No, I just want to experience the life of ordinary people and relax a little bit." Stephen. Golden Path.

Wang Zijun said: "Then why don't you change your mind and change this script into a novel?" ”

"I'll take a look first." Stephen. Kim didn't immediately agree.

"Of course." Wang Zijun sat there waiting for him to look through it.

Stephen. Kim took the script and read it carefully, and soon there was a sense of déjà vu, this is a brand new story, but some of the ideas and opinions in it actually have a lot of similarities with his own.

Stephen, who has only published a few novels today. Naturally, Jin couldn't have known that the original novel of this script was written by himself a few years later.

A few hours later, Stephen. Kim closed the script, spat out and said, "Surprisingly works, I promised to adapt him." ”

Stephen. Kim agreed to adapt the novel, in addition to the suspenseful structure that the script itself is very familiar with, the most important thing is that some of the things in it resonate with his thoughts.

Wang Zijun asked: "You can change the content as you think you want, the plot can be changed beyond recognition, what I need is a high-quality product." How long will it take? ”

Stephen. Jin Dao: "Two to three months. ”

"Yes, I'll wait for your good news." Wang Zijun said.

Stephen. Kim asked, "You wrote this script?" ”

Wang Zijun said: "Of course. ”

Stephen. Kim asked, "Why did you write such a story?" ”

Wang Zijun smiled and said, "Freedom, hope and salvation, this is the theme I want to write about. We live in the sun, breathe and walk freely, our eyes look elsewhere, money, power and status, suffering from gains and losses in the real predicament, but we do not see the freedom we are in. I was thinking, what kind of behavior will an ordinary person have if he is put in prison and loses his freedom? One is like the librarian Lao Bu inside, he lost his freedom, began to institutionalize, developed a deformed dependence on prison, and was finally released from prison, but actually committed suicide in a free society because he was not used to life.

The second type is Red, who longs for freedom, but puts the hope of freedom on others, and vainly hopes that others will give him hope. Before that, he was able to mix like a fish in water in prison, and he adapted to this life of losing his freedom, turning the absence of freedom into a freedom that was in a sense his own.

The third is the protagonist Andy, who struggles in despair and never puts the hope of salvation on others. He is a bird with bright feathers, belonging to the sky.

What is freedom? Freedom is the ability to breathe in the sun, and freedom is to bask in the sun and drink beer on the rooftop. For us, it's like air. Normally, you don't even think about what it would be like to lose it, but how precious and unattainable freedom is for those prisoners within the high walls, especially those who are destined to stay there for the rest of their lives......" "Bang Bang! "Stephen. Kim clapped his hands, held his lenses and said, "Very good talk." This story is very moving, and it is also very similar to the Don in "The Count of Monte Cristo". But I prefer to understand the protagonists as Joseph and Moses, the Jews of the Bible. What touched me was the splendor of humanity in it: hope, freedom and friendship, and there is nothing more precious than this. It's a story that knows no borders or races, because these are the most basic qualities of human nature. It's just that, Mr. Wang, there is one thing that I am very curious about, I read the script and even have some doubts about whether you grew up in the United States. From the small details, you can see that you know all too well about the various life and realities in the United States. "Thanks for the compliment." Wang Zijun said with a smile, "In fact, I have read a lot of American realist novels, and I have also informed some native American friends. ”

"Then you're a genius who is good at capturing and discovering details." Stephen. Kim stood up, took the initiative to reach out and said, "I will do my best to adapt this script, and I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

Wang Zijun said: "I am very happy to cooperate with you. ”

Regarding the matter of royalties for novels, the two quickly reached an agreement. Stephen. Kim is no short of money now, and he has earned tens of millions of dollars from the royalties of several novels plus changing the filming, which is a huge amount of money. In two years, he would become a billionaire in the United States by writing novels, much to the point where other fiction writers could not match.

And Wang Zijun doesn't care about these things, not to mention anything else, Wang Zijun alone has earned more than 10 million US dollars from the sales of the first "Harry Potter" in the world.

The final result is that the authors of the novel are co-signed, and no matter how much the publisher wants to share, the final author's profit will be divided equally between the two of them.

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