Chapter 24: Determining the List of Starring Actors (1st Update)
Today is the third day of August, which is an important day for Qin Shi.
This is not the reason why today is Men's Day, but because he has just met Director Chen, and the last time he asked Director Chen, everything has been done.
Making movies is the same as cooking, there is nothing that can be done without a guy, Qin Shi's funds are limited, he can't buy a full set of photography equipment now, so he can only entrust Director Chen to help him get a set, of course, the rent is just a friendly price.
The formalities related to filming are also completed under the guidance of Director Chen, after all, in the humane society of China, Director Chen, the gold medal director, is still given by many people, and many things are done with half the effort.
Qin Shi also kept Director Chen's kindness in his heart, hoping that he would have the opportunity to repay it in the future.
And after he said goodbye to Director Chen, he rushed to meet Zhang Le at the appointed place.
Today, Qin Shi is going to meet with those actors to officially determine the list of actors in "Charlotte's Troubles".
There are only 7 main actors in the drama "Charlotte's Troubles", Zhang Le provided Qin Shi with a list, which marked everyone's personality and characteristics, and Qin Shi finally circled seven people and prepared to visit seven people one by one.
Zhang Le and Qin Shi visited most of Jiangnan City in one afternoon, and almost all of the five actors happily agreed to act, and the remuneration they received was extremely low, which can almost be said to be a friendship.
There are three main reasons for this, one is that when they see the script, they know that this movie is going to be popular, and the other is that they themselves are some seven- or eight-tier actors, and there are not many opportunities to appear in film and television works, so they will naturally seize this opportunity, and the last reason is because of Qin Shi's identity as a big star boyfriend.
Those five people all felt that Qin Shi, as Su Youxia's boyfriend, would inevitably not be too bad at the box office of this movie.
Qin Shi was also a little depressed, and now he was like being wrapped up by Su Youxia. raised the same, and everywhere he went, he shone with the aura of Su Youxia.
But he doesn't mind, those who say they eat soft rice, if you have the ability, you can also find a girlfriend like my girlfriend.
But I'm sorry, Su Youxia has only one in the world, and it's unique.
As long as he thinks of Su Youxia, Qin Shi is happy.
As long as he thinks of Su Youxia, Qin Shi is full of motivation.
"Charlotte's Troubles" is a time-traveling comedy, telling the story of the wedding of the former school girl Qiu Ya is being held ceremoniously, Xia Luo, who had a crush on Qiu Ya when she was a student, looked at the old classmates around her who had a successful career, and her heart was sour, and she made a big fuss at the wedding scene with seven points of drunkenness, and even provoked his wife Ma Dongmei to go crazy on the spot, and he fell asleep on the toilet after venting.
In her dreams, Charlotte returns to school, pursues the girl she loves, restores the smile of her disappointed mother, and even becomes an all-powerful pop superstar. In a drunken dream, he found that everyone around him was using him, and only Ma Dongmei was the most cherished, so when he woke up from his dream and returned to reality, he never wanted to leave Ma Dongmei.
It can be said that the key characters in this drama are Ma Dongmei and Xia Luo, the two protagonists, so in order to select these two protagonists, Qin Shi also chose from the list provided by Zhang Le for a long time, and even watched some of their previous works, which is the final choice for the next two protagonists.
The actor he chose is called Shen Rudao, who also graduated from the acting department of Jiangnan University, but he is the senior of Qin Shi, ten years older than him, and the actor of Charlotte in the original book is originally middle-aged, so that there will be a sense of vicissitudes left by the years.
Shen Rudao was born in drama and has starred in many popular TV series and movie works, but they are all popular dramas, and his family reasons in recent years have made him half-quit.
Qin Shi hopes that he can play the leading role, one of the important reasons is because of his acting skills. In Qin Shi's opinion, Shen Rudao's acting skills are definitely masterful, and it is perfect to play the role of Xia Luo.
At this moment, Qin Shi and Zhang Lezheng were standing in front of Shen Rudao's house, pressing the doorbell, in order to show their sincerity, Qin Shi also specially bought a basket of fruits to visit, which had the meaning of visiting the thatched house.
After the doorbell rang several times, someone came to open the door, it was Shen Rudao.
Because Zhang Le had greeted Shen Rudao in advance, Shen Rudao also invited them into the living room to chat.
Qin Shi took a look at Shen Rudao's living room, the decoration and style were very simple, and the hygiene was also very clean, and it could be seen that this was a person with a more rigorous life style.
In Qin Shi's view, being a person is also a criterion for judging a good actor, people must have a backbone, and being a star is even more.
When he was on Earth, he saw too many stars who were good in front of them and scum in front of them, and he felt a deep disgust in his heart.
Qin Shi sat down and went straight to the point, inviting Shen Rudao to participate in "Charlotte's Troubles".
Shen Rudao took the script from Qin Shi's hand, he read it very carefully, and after reading it for about half an hour, Qin Shi and Zhang Le didn't bother them out loud, on the contrary, they all felt that people like Shen Rudao were really dedicated actors.
Let such a person be the leading actor, Qin Shi is at ease, and he also has a better guarantee for the box office.
"The story is very good, it is a good comedy, there are enough laughs, starting from a dream, letting the hero know the whereabouts of the original partner Ma Dongmei is the person he cherishes the most."
"But I'm sorry, I can't take this show."
Shen Rudao closed the script, first praised the story, and then refused.
"Why?"
Hearing that Shen Rudao rejected the movie, Zhang Le asked in surprise.
"Mr. Shen, can you talk about your opinion."
Compared with Zhang Le, Qin Shi was much calmer, and he raised his hand to signal Shen Rudao to continue.
"I'm from a drama background, and I'm afraid I'm not capable of doing such a hilarious and nonsensical comedy."
"Second, although I'm not a big-name actor, I only accept good films with a good reputation, and I don't think I can trust this film, from the director to the actors."
Shen Rudao said slowly, although he behaved very naturally when he spoke, Qin Shi still saw a trace of regret in his eyes.
This is a man with a story.
Qin Shi said to himself in his heart.
Although Shen Rudao directly pointed out his doubts about himself, he did not feel angry, on the contrary, he was even more sure in his heart that he wanted Shen Rudao to play the leading role in his movie, because this person was dedicated enough.
"As you go, you go."
Just as Qin Shi was about to open his mouth to persuade Shen Rudao, a middle-aged woman came out of the room inside and said to Shen Rudao.
Qin Shi's gaze fell on the woman, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Senior Sister Li Mengru." ”。
"How did you get out?"
Seeing the woman come out, Shen Rudao also immediately stood up and walked towards her, and said with affection.
"The room was stuffy, and when I heard that a guest was coming, I came out."
The woman chuckled, her face was a little pale, and she could see that she was not in good shape.
"Young man, do you know me?"
She looked at Qin Shi and said with some curiosity, she thought carefully for a while, and confirmed that she had not seen the young man in front of her.
"Senior sister, when you were twenty years old, you won the third place in the International Chopin Piano Competition, which is a god-like existence in the hearts of our younger students in the music department."
Qin Shi stood up and said to Li Mengru with a smile.
"You're also from Jiangnan University, no wonder."
After listening to what Qin Shi said, Li Mengru also nodded, if Qin Shi was also from the music department of Jiangnan University, then it would be easy to explain that he would know himself.
"Yes, I used to play a good piano like a dream, I was sorry for her, if she wasn't with me, she wouldn't be what she is now."
Shen Rudao stood beside Li Mengru, put one hand on her shoulder, looked at her pale face, lowered his head and said guiltily.
Qin Shi looked at Li Mengru, and a look of regret also appeared in his eyes.
At the age of 20, she won the third prize in the International Chopin Piano Competition, and Li Mengru at that time could only be described as a piano genius, almost everyone was optimistic about her future, and some people even regarded her as the hope of the Chinese piano world.
It's just that the current Li Mengru has not shined brightly in the international piano world, and she can only live in a wheelchair now.
Although it is summer, Li Mengru's legs are still covered with a thin blanket, obviously afraid of the cold.
"Five years ago, that day was Mengru's birthday, but I was filming in Yanjing, I couldn't go back, Mengru was home alone, but I didn't expect that day, she suddenly had a stroke, because the treatment was not timely enough, her legs were paralyzed, and she could only live in a wheelchair all day long."
Shen Rudao is a man, a seven-foot-long man with blood and dreams, but he is also a man who is responsible for his family.
He took the responsibility for Li Mengxia's paralysis on his own body, it was Li Mengru's birthday, as a husband, he should be by her side, and the doctor also said that if the treatment is timely, it is possible to be cured.
"As you say, it's not your fault." Li Mengru held one hand on the hand that Shen Rudao placed on her shoulder, and said with tears in her eyes. "It was I who dragged you down after I was paralyzed, you should have more chances."
Looking at such a picture, Qin Shi also felt very sorry in his heart, he didn't expect so many things to happen to Li Mengru, but fortunately, she had a husband who loved her.
This is a beautiful and bleak love story, Qin Shi is very moved, he feels that he may be able to do something.
Qin Shi looked at Shen Rudao and said, "I once studied a little bit of Chinese medicine, Senior Sister Mengru is probably caused by blood stasis, and Chinese medicine may have some effect." ”
Hearing Qin Shi say this, Shen Rudao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "Can Mr. Qin save my wife?" ”
Qin Shi smiled but didn't answer, and said, "Can you let me check it out?" ”
"Naturally." Li Mengru said with a smile: "It's been paralyzed for five years, it's long been a rotten wood and a dead branch, it's useless to ask for, and it's indecent to discard it." ”
Qin Shi walked up to Li Mengru's side, stretched out two fingers, and stuck them on the meridians of her wrists, and then a stream of true qi burst out from his dantian, turning into two air currents, spreading along the meridians on Li Mengru's hands to her body.
After a long time, Qin Shi said in a deep voice: "The blood is stagnant in the nerve at the back of the head, and it has already formed a blood clot. ”
The hope on Li Mengru's face turned into disappointment, and he instantly returned to normal, and said with a smile: "There is a junior brother Lao." I have been paralyzed for many years, and I no longer have any expectations for this------- when I was just paralyzed, I always fantasized that I could stand up. Rudao took me everywhere to ask for a doctor's treatment, hoping for a miracle. But then I was disappointed more times, and my heart cooled down. People, sometimes they have to accept their fate. ”
Shen Rudao didn't give up, he looked at Qin Shi and said, "Mr. Qin, can you save it?" ”
"It's not like there's no chance." Qin Shi said with a smile. "Let me try."
Zhang Le's eyes widened on the side, he felt that he was about to lose his knowledge of Qin Shi, who had been in a coma for six years, not only had no physical problems, but also became an all-rounder who was good at writing songs and making movies?
He wouldn't be letting Shen Rudao star in this movie and fool them with medical methods.
Such a thought suddenly flashed in Zhang Le's heart, but he quickly dispelled this thought, because he knew that Qin Shi was not such a person.
He settled down and continued to look at Qin Shi, he wanted to see if Qin Shi could really cure a stroke that even modern medicine could not cure.