Su Li contacted Xu Zheng through Zhang Wu, "Nightclub. In "Supermarket", it is not so much that Li Junwei should be played by Su Li as the leading actor, but that the male protagonist is Xu Zheng, and Xu Zheng's comedy talent is enough to make people laugh.

Xu Zheng was naturally a little hesitant at first—Su Li, an inexperienced investor, and the name of the film studio he was about to set up that he had never heard of, were enough to make him suspicious. Therefore, Xu Zheng said to Su Li on the other end of the phone very seriously: "Su Li, I know that you are now the hottest of the post-85 stars, and I also know your current popularity, but I want to ask you, is your movie a ticket surname?" ”

Su Li shook his head resolutely and said: "Naturally, it's not a ticket, I also have my own love for movies, I think you should also know that "Eavesdropping" and the filming of "Seven Pounds" in the United States were filmed by me as a screenwriter. It's true that the investment is not big, but I can say that it is a very sincere comedy......"

Xu Zheng thought about it carefully on the other end of the phone, thinking of "Crazy Stone", which he had filmed not long ago and is now on fire, he suddenly felt more confident in his heart, and said: "You show me the script, I'll make a decision after I read it, okay?" ”

Su Li agreed, and then sent the electronic version of the script to Xu Zheng.

When Xu Zheng received Su Li's script, he naturally didn't believe it, after all, Su Li was too young, and his main reputation was on the record. Although there is a "Eavesdropping" as the foundation, eavesdropping is a real drama.

Xu Zheng opened the script on the computer suspiciously and began to browse the information on it.

When he saw the first page of the script, he also had the same feeling as Yang Mi: the layout was quite professional, and the dialogues and scene descriptions were just right. But what attracts him the most is obviously not these, but the funny plots in it.

"It's really a very sincere comedy......" The smile on Xu Zheng's face has become thicker and thicker, in recent years, some comedies that pretend to be crazy and stupid have gradually begun to mix up in the film market, delusional to piece together a hilarious comedy completely through some brain-dead plots and vulgar cold jokes - unfortunately, they underestimate the audience's IQ too much. And "Nightclub. Supermarket", a smart movie, is funny without being pretentious, and as the plot develops, those jokes come naturally, not disgusting.

Unconsciously, Xu Zheng sat in front of the computer for several hours to read all the scripts, and when he rubbed his eyes, his wife Tao Hong walked in and asked him what he was watching.

"I'm reading my new script,......," Xu Zheng said with a smile.

He has already decided to act in this movie, whether it is from the plot of the quiet layout or the hilarious laughter, he likes it very much, especially the character He Sanshui in the play, he knows that he likes this character very much.

Therefore, Xu Zheng quickly called and agreed to this errand, and Su Li was also very happy when he heard Xu Zheng agree, so that the male and female protagonists were basically determined.

Soon after, Yang Mi also called and told Su Li that she agreed to participate in the performance - this is also something that Su Li expected, and the current Yang Mi schedule is naturally not to the point where he can't waste time because of making movies. If a movie is popular for her, it will naturally be good, but if it is not popular, it will not have much impact, at most, it will only lose a little time, and there will be a salary.

Of course, the most important thing is the script, and Su Li believes that it was her script that moved her.

It's just that he still has some slander in his heart - if only it were Yang Mi in 11 years, it would be a great man who can raise a super bad movie to more than 90 million box office...... Of course, if it was Yang Mi of that era, his salary was not something he could afford.

The three leading actors have all been confirmed - Xu Zheng plays He Sanshui, Su Li plays Li Junwei, and Yang Mi plays Tang Xiaolian. followed by the other supporting roles in the script, Zhao Yingjun readily agreed to participate in the role of Zhu Liao, especially after reading the script, he couldn't put it down.

Zhang Jiayi was very interested in Su Li's proposal, not to mention that he was only a cameo appearance - he played a robber with a dialect in this movie, and he was full of laughs, and he said that it was quite fun to see this kind of role, and he quickly agreed.

Next is the question of the director, Su Li knew that his poor experience was likely to make this movie a bad movie, so he gave up the idea of directing himself, and he wanted to find an experienced person to direct.

This director is best experienced, but he is not famous, and such a person is not easy to find, if you find Yang Qing, the director of the original "Nightclub", that person should indeed have no accumulation now.

Su Li quickly thought of Lu Zhongfei, the co-director when filming the MV, this person's shooting skills are not to be said, he has been an assistant director and scene reporter for so many years, and he has quite a lot of experience, he has no opportunity to shoot movies as a director now, the reason is just that his qualifications are insufficient.

Lu Zhongfei was also a little shocked when he heard that Su Li was preparing to make a movie, this kid always gave him some surprises. A few days ago, Lu Zhongfei heard that the screenwriter of "Eavesdropping" was Su Li, and there was also a role for him, which also surprised Lu Zhongfei - to be able to make people like Mai Zhaohui and Zhuang Wenqiang look at Su Li's script, it is conceivable that he also has real talent and learning.

Of course, he also agreed to Su Li's invitation to be a director, and he had been looking forward to such an opportunity for a long time, but Su Li also said some things, that is, he couldn't spend too much money to hire a scene recorder or something for this movie, so most of the work had to be undertaken on the heads of Su Li and Lu Zhongfei - although Su Li himself did not say what he was besides an actor, but in fact, Su Li would definitely be responsible for the three roles of starring, producer, and assistant director.

This is not easy for Su Li, but fortunately, he also has some experience when filming "Eavesdropping" and will not mess things up.

Next is a long preparation period, first of all, the issue of funds, in terms of salary, Yang Mi and Xu Zheng's salary is 250,000 yuan, this salary is not high, but it is not low. Several other actors, plus those extras around them, have a salary of more than 200,000 yuan, not to mention the salary of director Lu Zhongfei...... With these rewards alone, Su Li needs to pay no less than 900,000 ...... But this is also something that can't be helped, a movie has a lot of money to spend on star salaries, and there is never a saying that there is a white wolf with empty gloves when making movies.

The next step is the filming location, which they need to rent a supermarket for at least two weeks or even a month to shoot, which requires about 100,000 yuan.

There is also equipment - renting cameras, buying film, buying props, etc...... According to the preliminary planning, it will need at least about 1.3 million by the time this movie is completed.

"One hundred and thirty ah......" Su Li chewed on this number, in fact, this is only pre-shooting, plus post-production and publicity, the total investment of this film will be about two million.

Su Li now has 500,000 yuan in hand, and a few days ago he participated in the endorsement activity in the dynamic zone, where an income of 1 million is about to come in, and Smith in the United States also has good news - his script has been adopted, and he can earn 70,000 US dollars after excluding taxes, and there are 560,000 yuan here.

In total, he would have about 2.1 million dollars, which means that the filming will be further difficult - because the budget is really stretched.

Of course, during the time he made the movie, he would also have some time to go out to do activities, promote his films, and earn a little pocket money by the way. So there should be a way out in terms of funding, and another is that "Eavesdropping" will be released soon, and he still has a little box office dividend in it, and it is estimated that he can make about 300,000 yuan from it.

After Su Li contacted Lu Zhongfei, he saw "Nightclub. Supermarket", Lu Zhongfei's eyes also lit up, and he immediately devoted himself to his enthusiasm.

Therefore, in the past few days, he has been busy with Su Li without touching the ground, busy renting equipment, and busy looking for professionals. Although Su Li wants to do his best in terms of sound, light and shadow in this movie, it doesn't mean that they can find some expensive people to come.

After a hectic few days, the pre-production preparations for the film were quickly completed.

And Su Li's film studio is also about to be officially registered.

Su Li can't directly register an entertainment company, because once it comes to a company, many things are not so simple, and his current funds are far from enough to support it.

Open a movie studio, get a license to shoot a movie, and then use "Nightclub. Supermarket" to earn some box office, and then things will gradually become logical.

At present, he will only use his own identity to register this film studio, and he has also considered the name of the company for a long time, and finally decided to call it 'Li Guang Film Studio', which will become 'Li Guang Entertainment Company' in the future. ’

Su Li thought about this name for some time, and the reason for using this name is well known, Su Li-Liguang, there is a common word 'Li', Su Li uses the word [Liguang] as the main direction of his future development, and these two words have two meanings.

First of all, the meaning of Dawn is 'the light of dawn', similar to the dawn, when the darkness recedes three feet, the dawn sweeps the sky with the highest posture with the firstborn light. So, these two words are very much a description of Su Li's ambition - his films and studios will erase a dawn with the attitude of dawn dispelling darkness!

Secondly, Li Guang also hopes that he can really make a difference, as he planned to envision, make movies well, and develop according to the plan.

And when he had already begun to prepare for the opening of the company, Yao Qi and Li Xian's master and apprentice had already returned to China, and Su Li was ready to pick them up.

Su Li's affairs are really one after another, and it is estimated that the 'Burning Shadow Special Effects Studio' and the 'Li Guang Film Studio' will almost kick off together.

(To be continued)