Chapter 167 "Rouge Buckle"

"Li Bihua?"

Chow Yun-fat and the others obviously know this famous talented woman in Hong Kong. [Full text reading] (hand-typed novel) And at this moment, Li Bihua will actually come to Dongcheng to imaging, so think about it with a little brain, and you will know that Lu Yan is ready to remake her novel

"Yan Zai, then we'll go first. I'll be auditioning in the next two days."

"Okay, just go directly to Wang Jing when the time comes. After all, I, the producer, am almost a half-name. ”

In the conference room on the other side, it was obvious that Li Bihua had actually come to the door in person. This talented woman, who has always been mysterious, was the first to visit for the first time for the adaptation of the novel.

"Could it be that Yan Zai knows Li Bihua?"

Regarding such a question, Wang Jing vetoed in advance: "Impossible, Yan Zai is still worried that the other party will not agree to the adaptation."

"Maybe Li Bihua is curious about which novel Yanzai wants to adapt her"

In fact, I heard that she really wanted to have an OK director to adapt and shoot her novel, but her novel is too feminine. And most of them are heroines, and many directors are also powerless."

"I've always wondered why Yan Zai wanted to shoot a literary film, and now he wants to adapt Li Bihua's novel...... I've read a few of her novels, but I don't know which one Yan Zai wants to make? ”

"Mr. Lu, did I hear from the editor-in-chief of Oriental Daily that you asked me out and wanted to adapt one of my novels for filming?"

Li Bihua's decent demeanor even sat up with Lu Yan unconsciously. Sitting opposite such a woman, Lu Yan really can't be as relaxed and unscrupulous as when chatting with friends like Chow Yun-fat.

Li Bihua is best at writing love, and her love is full of romantic, agitated, and poignant tones.

For example, the red calyx princess in "Seducting the Monk" was stabbed for her beloved's life, piercing her heart and seeing death as home; Meng Tianfang's love for Dong'er has been unswerving for three lives, and it has remained unchanged for thousands of years; Cheng Dieyi's deep affection for another man and the entanglement of three men and two women in "Bridge of Life and Death" all reveal the complex and rich spiritual world of the characters. It expresses the author's persistent pursuit of love, and integrates historical, social, aesthetic, and philosophical implications.

Therefore, the characters in her books are unique, the stories are ingenious, strange and weird, and elegant and vulgar, which has won her the reputation of "the first person in the world to love love".

When such a strange woman was in the same room with him, Lu Yan was inevitably restrained and began to organize his words: "I originally wanted to contact Miss Li through other channels, but I didn't expect Miss Li to come to the door in person, it's really an honor." ”

"I have written a film review for "A Chinese Ghost Story", and this movie is really good."

"Thank you, thank you" For Li Bihua, Lu Yan naturally became more thoughtful in his conversation.

Sometimes, that's often the case.

"I don't know why Mr. Lu suddenly wanted to make a literary film?" This question is not just the confusion of people inside the East City Image. is Li Bihua, who is also very curious. Even, she was not in a hurry to ask the other party which of her novels she was going to adapt for filming.

Regarding this question, Lu Yan just lightly lifted it and pointed to the center and said: "I think "Rouge Buckle" is very well written, such as the love between flowers and twelve young people......

"Oh?" Li Bihua's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "Then does Mr. Lu think that the twelve young people have failed you like a flower?" ”

"People who are entangled in who bears who is more may not be able to understand "Rouge Buckle"" Since this novel is going to be made into a movie, Lu Yan naturally put a lot of effort into saying: "In this novel, many descriptions have left a deep impression on me. For example, Ruhua's only clue to find the twelve young in the yang world is three-eight-seven-seven, and in order to find the materials related to this number, she looked through the birth certificate and death certificate. ID card, Re-entry Permit, passport, tax bill, credit card, ATM card, certificate of good citizenship, etc...... From this, Yuan Yongding realized that modern people have become numbers. "I don't feel it, I don't know how to be moved, I live on all sides, I am attacked on three sides, and I am dead and dead." This depletion, shriveling, and stylized state of vitality is in stark contrast to the abundant precursor of flowers......"

Listening to Lu Yan's eloquent talk, Li Bihua nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu read it very carefully, this novel is adapted into a screenplay, no problem." I've always wanted a director to be able to shoot it, but they either can't make such a movie or they think the heroine has too many roles. But I think Mr. Lu should be fine, although the heroine of "A Chinese Ghost Story" does not have as many scenes as the male lead, she shows every word and deed very well"

"Really? That's just great. ”

"Can I make a request?"

Since Li Bihua agreed to adapt "Rouge Buckle", of course Lu Yan would not care more about such a question and said: "Miss Li, please say"

"To adapt "Rouge Buckle" into a screenplay, I want to participate Of course, I don't believe in Mr. Lu. After all, Mr. Lu's creative talent is obvious to all. But it's one of my favorite novels, so ......"

To make such a request, in Lu Yan's opinion, it is understandable. So he didn't think about it at all, so he nodded and said, "Miss Li is willing to help, so it's the best." I'm still afraid that the adaptation will not be good, and I'm thinking of finding some screenwriters to help out."

Now that the adaptation rights of "Rouge Buckle" have been finalized, Li Bihua's reply has been obtained. Next, it's time to get into the preparations.

"Then Mr. Lu will screen the actors when the time comes, can I also take a look?"

"No problem"

Although Lu Yan has his own candidates in mind, filming a movie inevitably requires audition screening. In many cases, other bright spots tend to emerge. And recruit more actors to screen, which makes it easier to make comparisons. If you just set the actor directly, then it will be tricky in case there is a problem with the schedule.

What's more, Li Bihua, as the author of "Rouge Buckle", obviously has the right to express some of his own opinions on the actors. And Li Bihua is not just a novel author, she is also a senior figure in the entertainment journalist industry.

From 1976 to the present, Li Bihua has been working as a reporter (character interview), screenwriter, and writing columns and novels in Oriental Daily. So she is still very familiar with and understands things in the entertainment industry.

A big reason why I took the initiative to come to Dongcheng Imaging to talk to Lu Yan this time is because Lu Yan's "True Colors of Heroes" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" fully show that whether it is brotherhood or love, it is not just an auxiliary element like many Hong Kong movies now. In Li Bihua's view, Lu Yan is actually very talented in shooting literary films.

In addition, since the other party took the initiative to contact the editor-in-chief of "Oriental Daily", he hoped to make an appointment with himself. Then she simply came to visit directly

When the two met, Li Bihua's good impression of Lu Yan suddenly grew. Although this Mr. Lu is so young, he has his own ideas very much. Even if it is just a brief talk about the work "Rouge Buckle", the views he expressed are very novel but appropriate.

At this meeting, Li Bihua immediately became one of the screenwriters of the movie "Rouge Buckle". Lu Yan even asked her to come to Dongcheng in a few days to film, and when the time comes, the preparation for the filming of "Rouge Buckle" will be busy once it starts

"What, you're going to shoot "Rouge Buckle"?"

When Cheng Xiaodong and others heard Lu Yan say that they were going to prepare for the filming of "Rouge Buckle", everyone was dumbfounded.

"What, you've seen it?"

"I've seen" Wang Jing has touched on most of Li Bihua's works.

And Cheng Xiaodong and others, although they haven't seen it, they have heard of it. At the beginning, once the novel "Rouge Buckle" was serialized, there were many comments and reports.

"Yan Zai, this novel seems to be another ghost story...... You don't love to make ghost movies, do you? ”

"yes, yes, and this novel seems to be a hero and a heroine......"

When Liu Weiqiang heard this, he suddenly realized: "Oh, no wonder you let Joey play the supporting actress in "God of Gamblers", and the feelings of this film are waiting for her?" ”

"What nonsense, but Xiaoxian, I am indeed going to let her audition. The candidates for the heroine are tentatively Xiaoxian, Anita Mui, Lin Qingxia and Maggie Cheung...... When the time comes to audition, Li Bihua will also come over. Hearing Liu Weiqiang say this, Lu Yan really remembered that Wang Zuxian in his previous life seemed to have indeed participated in the audition for this "Rouge Buckle". It is rumored that at that time, she had become popular all over Xiangjiang with "A Chinese Ghost Story", but she still put down her body and recommended herself. Unfortunately, it was not selected in the end......

It was Wang Jing, who nodded and asked, "What about the actor?" I feel that the style of this novel is ...... Well, my brother is quite suitable, and Qiu Guan, Ah Wei Zai, can also try it......"

"Wei Zai? Which Wai Tsai? ”

"Tony Leung, his acting skills are also quite good, mainly when the male protagonist and the female protagonist are together, they have to show off. Otherwise, if you put two acting schools, if you don't match, there will still be no drama. ”

Everyone is a filmmaker, so they naturally understand that literary films are not commercial films. The first choice for actors is definitely to have acting skills. And, absolutely. Unlike commercial films, maybe you can get some idol artists to fool around. Because of commercial films, the emphasis on acting skills is obviously not as high as that of literary films. The connotation of the performance of literary films is very important, and in such a situation, the actor is often required to have a look, action, and posture......