"Hey."

It was in an apartment building in Beverly Hills that Yan Qingyu met his former godfather, Al Pacino.

It's hard to imagine that, with Al Pacino's glorious role in The Godfather, he would now live in an apartment building that is rented out.

It seems that the "Revolution", which invested more than 28 million US dollars, made him suffer enough.

As the godfather Mike. Corleone was generally silent, and Al Pacino only said "Hi" after Yan Qingyu entered the door, and after he was slightly surprised that he was Chinese, he resumed his silence again.

He lit a cigarette and smoked it quietly.

"Hello, Mr. Pacino. I'm Yan Qingyu from Hong Kong, China, you can call me Mr. Yan. I'm a big fan of yours, and at the same time, I'm also a filmmaker. ”

Yan Qingyu introduced herself with a smile.

When he found out that the place where Shi Nansheng led him to was an ordinary apartment building instead of a mansion, he asked Shi Nansheng and Fang Nan and others to wait downstairs, and he went upstairs himself.

Don't be surprised, Beverly Hills isn't all mansions, and it's not all rich people. Many dreamers from all over the world who come to Hollywood, and those with slightly better conditions, will rent in apartment buildings here.

Because Hollywood below has been taken over by some black and Mexican villains. It is not safe during the day, and at night, gunfire and robbery are almost commonplace.

Hearing this, Al Pacino raised his eyes that had been drooping, but the words he said surprised Yan Qingyu: "I know you, I know that you are in that Oriental Hollywood, and you are the godfather-like storage zài." ”

Yan Qingyu's eyes kept looking at Al Pacino's eyes, and the two of them didn't give in to each other, like two godfathers. One is about power, the other is about acting......

"Why, why did you come to me? I am not afraid of your power. ”

Being at a low point, there is always some weakness. Pacino was defeated and retreated first. He lowered his eyes again and said in a deep voice.

Yan Qingyu smiled and said bluntly: "I want to come to the United States to start a career and make movies, and I need a good enough actor to help me." ”

"Hah!"

As if to laugh at himself, as if mocking, Pacino let out a chuckle and then fell silent again.

It's just that Yan Qingyu saw his hand holding the handle of the chair tightened.

Yan Qingyu smiled and said, "Mr. Pacino, cooperate with me." There are two things you need to worry about the least. One is the budget of the movie, and the other is the box office of the movie. ”

Al Pacino finally raised his eyes again and said, "I know you're rich, so don't worry about your budget." But the movie ...... box office Hollywood is not Hong Kong. ”

Yan Qingyu smiled and said: "You're right, Hollywood is indeed not Hong Kong, but Hollywood movies can be released all over Asia." ”

"What do you mean?"

Al Pacino looked directly at Yan Qingyu and asked.

Yan Qingyu smiled: "It seems that you don't know me very well. ”

Al Pacino said noncommittally: "I just read some information about you in the newspaper, saying that you are a tycoon in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and that's it." ”

Yan Qingyu didn't care either. "Americans, it's good to know that there is another place in the world called Hong Kong." ”

Al Pacino looked at Yan Qingyu with a strange look, what is this, is it ignorant to discriminate against Americans?

Yan Qingyu continued: "I am in all the rich countries and regions in the whole of Asia. All have their own cinemas and have a good reputation. Therefore, as long as our movies are made well, there will be no worries about box office failure. ”

Al Pacino looked at Yan Qingyu for three seconds in a daze. Then he said, "India too?" ”

Yan Qingyu froze and said, "There is really no one in India, first, because it is too poor there. It's too dirty. Second, the people there are generally not very friendly to the Chinese. ”

Al Pacino wondered, "Why?" ”

Yan Qingyu thought about the wording and said with a smile: "Ah San's thoughts are quite strange in the human world. At one time they thought they were the most powerful country in Asia, so they chose to invade China.

As a result, ahem, his mother who had 300,000 troops beaten by Huaguo with 40,000 people didn't know him.

Of course, if only it was defeated, India has been defeated for hundreds of years.

But when Huaguo hit outside their capital, he actually disliked that their capital was too dirty and disgusting, because there was feces everywhere.

The most hard-working Chinese army in the world couldn't stand it and didn't want to go in, so they withdrew themselves.

This move has greatly hurt the self-esteem of the Indian people and is regarded as a great shame by hundreds of millions of people in India.

So, they hate us very much. ”

Al Pacino was completely stunned, and after looking at Yan Qingyu in a daze for a few seconds, he suddenly laughed. First he chuckled, then laughed, and finally laughed uncontrollably......

“youare…… youarekiddingme!”

Al Pacino wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and gasped.

Yan Qingyu shook her head and said very seriously: "No, that's true. ”

Al Pacino laughed again.

……

"Well, I believe in you. Why did you come to me, though? You should know that I'm in a bad situation right now. ”

After regaining his composure, Pacino looked directly at Yan Qingyudao.

His eyes can see through people's hearts.

Yan Qingyu did not retreat, also looked at him with clear eyes, and said: "For me, you are not a big-name star in Hollywood, you are a real actor." And you're not at your worst, are you? ”

Pacino nodded and said, "Yes, my worst time was when I was in Sicily in the sixties. At that time, I was penniless and had to sell my only possession, my body. Sleep with an older woman in exchange for food and shelter. Now I'm not that bad. However, if you do another failed blockbuster, it may really be back to the worst. ”

Yan Qingyu said with a smile: "There is a famous director in Italy named Dior. Rissy. In the last era, he shot a very good movie called "Woman's Fragrance". Now, the copyright of this film is in the hands of my company. The screenwriting department adapted the play according to my idea. How about it, are you interested in trying it? ”

As an Italian actor, Pacino is naturally no stranger to Dior. Rissi, Italy's most famous veteran director.

Of course, it is not impossible not to have seen that excellent movie. Just, an adaptation of the work of a master of cinema?

Pacino admired Yan Qingyu's courage.

Yan Qingyu took out a stack of bound papers from a very old backpack and handed it to Pacino.

Pacino took the paper, but looked at Yan Qingyu's backpack again.

"Weird? Five years ago, I was in a similar situation to you in the sixties. But I didn't go to an old woman's bed, I just lived in a cage. ”

The corners of Yan Qingyu's mouth curled and explained.

"You're a young man with a sense of humor."

Pacino obviously didn't believe Yan Qingyu's words, but he didn't ask deeply, and read the script with it.

This is not so much a script, but a shooting outline customized by Yan Qingyu. Except for a synopsis that directly overturns the direction of the original book. The rest are storyboards, detailed storyboards.

These are all things that Yan Qingyu did last night.

Synopsis:

Charlie, who is of Chinese descent with excellent character and academic performance but from a poor family, several of his powerful friends teased the leaders of the Broad School, and the leaders forced Charlie and another insider, George, to name specific people and promise heavy benefits.

Charlie is caught between a dilemma when his caretaker, a retired blind veteran, who is already planning to kill himself after seeing his eldest brother, is forced to follow him to New York.

In New York, two people go through a lot of things. Eventually, Charlie dismissed the Lieutenant Colonel's suicide thoughts, and the Lieutenant Colonel's subsequent brilliant defense of Charlie at the Baldur School hearing allowed Charlie to remain at the Baldur School while he himself reconciled with his family. And met a beautiful woman.

Seeing this, Pacino raised his eyebrows, which was obviously far from the original.

And then, there's the detailed and professional storyboarding.

Opening: Soothing music. With a bit of leisurely sadness and joy, the whole film is in the scene. (Keynote)

Bo can find out the atmosphere of the whole film and the mood of the whole film, the academy, the situation. Charm. A couple of shots.

Shot 1: Long shot.

The composition is even, the colors are fresh, the flowers are wonderful, the tone is green, the dwell time is long, and the music is quickened.

Shot 2: The depth of the framing gradually moves to the upper right, turning to a top-down lens, which has a sense of discovery.

Shot 3: Framing.

Shot 4: Long view, frontal.

Lens 5: Side view, long shot, 345 lens switching is faster, with the feeling of music speeding up, 5 freeze frame time is longer.

……

Initiation and Introduction:

Beginning: Charlie decides to find himself a caretaker for the holidays, the school supervisor allocates a car, and Harry and his powerful children laugh at the school supervisor.

Shot 1: Take a long shot of the student going out.

Shot 2: Crowds on the stairs.

Shots 1 and 2 are paired with music, which quickly brings into the school atmosphere.

Shot 3: Students coming out of the classroom, smiling. The protagonist appears, the camera gradually switches to the side face of the protagonist, exemplifying the sexual action, and the protagonist is poor and the protagonist has a fresh image.

Shot 4: A flyer taking care of a loved one on Thanksgiving, deepening the impression that the protagonist is going to work and the incident begins.

……

After that, in short, a movie of more than two hours seemed to have completely appeared in Pacino's mind.

After a long time, about an hour, Pacino raised his head, blinked his sour eyes, looked directly at Yan Qingyu, and said, "This is your complete shooting idea, not a script." ”

Yan Qingyu nodded lightly and said, "Yes, this is the shooting outline, not the script." Come on, let's talk about it, is there anything to watch in this one? ”

Pacino's face was a little tangled, and he said, "It feels, it's good." But you're going to direct? ”

Yan Qingyu smiled lightly and said, "Yes, I'll direct." Isn't it clear what this outline is about? ”

Pacino shook his head and said, "I know very well, it's the first time I've seen such a clear shooting outline before the movie is made." You know, the director's ideas change often. It's not bad, though. By the way, why is that student protagonist Chinese? ”

Yan Qingyu raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "You still discriminate against Chinese?" ”

Pacino hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, it's just ...... This may not be good for the American side at the box office, because they may not be very accustomed to Chinese faces. ”

Yan Qingyu stood up, picked up his backpack, and said, "Pacino, don't worry, they will get used to it more and more." ”

…… (To be continued......)