Just when Jia Guoping was confused by Zhou Qing's three consecutive questions, Zhou Yan walked in with a smile, "Old Jia, if you want to scare our Zhou family with ghost stories, then I'm afraid you will be disappointed." ”

Zhou Minnong, the old man of the Zhou family, is known as the king of ghost stories, and he especially likes to tell ghost stories.

The old man was a soldier when he was young, and he heard countless ghost stories, and the horror index was very high.

These children of the Zhou family grew up listening to ghost stories since they were children.

Before, some people in the family were worried that the old man would tell ghost stories every day, whether he would scare the courage of these little guys, but what he didn't expect was that their courage was not only not small, but also more and more frightened.

"Are you going to come back to the dorm with me, or are you going to play here a little longer?" Zhou Yan asked.

"Go back to the dorm." All six replied in unison.

Of course, they want to be with the third brother.

Jia Guoping hurriedly said, "Don't, I have other stories, which are more terrifying and terrifying." ”

Zhou Qing said with a smile, "Then wait until it gets dark, it's not scary to listen to ghost stories during the day." ”

Jia Guoping tugged at the corners of his mouth, today's battle has hit his self-esteem hard.

……

After Zhou Yan returned to the dormitory, he began to ponder the script of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", wanting to turn it into a feature film.

This movie was originally a feature film, but if Zhou Yan wanted to shoot it, he definitely couldn't copy it, and many of the plots in it had to be modified, which required some work.

Also, after the expansion of the feature film, the soundtrack work will also increase, and now these two original songs may not be enough.

In the dormitory, Zhou Yan took his younger siblings out to eat in the evening, and then went to the hotel to continue writing.

The next morning, when Zhou Yan was still sleeping, the pager on the bedside table beeped, and he picked it up in a daze to see that it was sent by Xu Feng, asking him to bring his younger brothers and sisters over, and also sent an address.

Zhou Yan picked up the watch on the bedside and looked at it, and it was already more than nine o'clock.

He rarely slept until nine o'clock, and yesterday he was so busy that he didn't look at the time when he finished writing and lay down in bed, but it was at least two or three o'clock.

got up and took a shower, and then Zhou Yan rushed to Changchun Street with his younger brothers and sisters.

The place where Xu Feng lives is a courtyard house, the yard is not big, but there are many rooms.

Once inside, there is a reception restaurant on the right and a tea room on the left.

As soon as Zhou Yan and the others arrived, Xu Feng led Zhou Qing and them to the reception restaurant, and she had already prepared fruits and refreshments for them.

The dining room is large and divided into two parts, one of which has a large wooden round table for dinner, and a set of sofas on the other side for guests to rest and chat.

After arranging the children, Xu Feng took Zhou Yan to the pantry on the other side.

She personally poured Zhou Yan a cup of tea, and then said with a smile, "Actually, I didn't drink much tea before, but after I arrived in the mainland, I got used to drinking tea. ”

In fact, there is a lot of tea on Taiwan Island, but Xu Feng didn't drink much before, and after arriving on the mainland, her frequency of drinking tea gradually increased.

Zhou Yan took the teacup and tasted it, and praised, "Well, the Taiping Monkey Kui who is in very good condition." ”

"What kind of tea can you drink?" Xu Feng said in surprise.

"It's not from drinking." Zhou Yan smiled, "But I can see that the appearance of many tea leaves is very different, and this monkey kui is." ”

"It's really different." Xu Feng looked at the tea leaves, and then said: "Hou Xiaoxian is already in Pengcheng today, if there is no accident, he will come to Yanjing in two days." ”

She looked at the time again, "I made an appointment with him to call at half past ten, and I'll call it later." ”

Zhou Yan nodded and asked, "How did you talk about it yesterday?" ”

Xu Feng smiled, "Of course there is no problem, he is also very interested in this plan, and he can't wait to listen to those two tunes of yours." ”

"What is Director Hou doing in Yanjing this time?" Zhou Yan asked.

"He didn't tell me in detail, but I guess it should be for the sake of "The King of Chess", and the film has not been approved for release on the mainland." Xu Feng said.

Zhou Yan nodded, he knew a little about this.

There are two versions of "The King of Chess", one is the mainland version, directed by Teng Wenji, and the other is the Xiangjiang version, directed by Tsui Hark, and Hou Xiaoxian is the producer.

The two versions are very different, and the latter is actually a blend of the two.

Because the movie involves a sensitive period, and the Xiangjiang version has too many ironies, it is naturally difficult to release.

In fact, it is useless for Hou Xiaoxian to come, unless they are willing to remake the movie again.

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Feng looked at the time again, "Now I'll call him." ”

After the phone rang, it rang for a while before it was answered.

"Hello." Hou Xiaoxian's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's me." Xu Feng said with a smile.

"I knew it was you." Hou Xiaoxian smiled and asked again, "Is Zhou Yan next to you?" ”

Zhou Yan greeted with a smile, "Hello Director Hou." ”

"Haha, hello, when Xu Nuxia asked me about you, I knew that she would definitely be interested in your script, and it turned out that I guessed right at all."

Xu Feng became famous with "Chivalrous Girl" back then, and her personality is relatively direct, so Hou Xiaoxian likes to call him a heroine.

"You belong to an afterthought, why didn't you say it before?"

"Then you'll be an afterthought...... Zhou Yan, about the script, Xu Nuxia has already told me, you wait for me for two days, and when I go to Yanjing, we will talk about the script again. Xu Nuxia is rich, you just have to let her invest in you. ”

"What does it mean that I am rich, isn't it my discernment?"

"You may be discerning, but that doesn't affect your wealth." Hou Xiaoxian laughed and continued, "Since there is Xu Nuxia's investment, when expanding feature films, don't think about the cost, and write the production cost to be more expensive." ”

Zhou Yan pursed his lips and smiled, although Hou Xiaoxian was joking, but what he said was the truth, Xu Feng was indeed rich, and he was willing to spend money on the movie.

Now it costs tens of millions of yuan to make a movie in China.

But the budget of "Farewell My Concubine" exceeds three million US dollars, and this investment can usually make dozens of movies in China.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I am only responsible for writing the script and shooting, how the money is spent, it still depends on the producer and producer." ”

"Haha, I understand, if I really come to be your producer, I will definitely help you spend money hard." Hou Xiaoxian said.

Xu Feng raised his eyebrows, "Hearing you say that, I'm scared, or Zhou Yan, I'll change you with another producer, and I can save money." ”

"Those who can save money are not good producers." Hou Xiaoxian made a conclusion directly.

Hearing this, Zhou Yan laughed, from the director's point of view, it is true, producers who save money are not good producers.

Of course, Hou Xiaoxian is also joking, even if he comes to be the producer of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", the money should still be in charge of Xu Feng, at most he will help Zhou Yan ask Xu Feng for money, and it will depend on Xu Feng whether to give it or not.

After chatting for a while, Xu Feng hung up the phone, and then said to Zhou Yan with a smile, "This matter is basically settled, you hurry up and get the script of the feature film out, I will help you contact you in advance while I have time these days, and prepare everything that should be prepared." First of all, we can already find actors, the main actors we know now, the little male lead, his parents and grandfather, do you have any candidates for these actors? ”

Zhou Yan didn't expect Xu Feng's pace to be so fast, and he was still thinking that this matter would be decided after Hou Xiaoxian came to Yanjing.

Xu Feng is about to start casting.

However, no matter how fast she paces, Zhou Yan will not be too fast, the faster it is, the better it is for him.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "In terms of actors, I have a candidate for the role of grandfather." ”

"Oh, who is it?" Xu Feng asked.

"Mr. Li Shouhai, in the "Heaven's Reply" that I just helped Yanjing Studio score, he also plays a grandfather."

"Oh, that's the old man." Xu Feng said suddenly.

At that time, when Xu Feng listened to Zhou Yan's soundtrack, he watched it with the edited clips, and naturally had an impression of Li Shouhai who played his grandfather in it.

"This old man is very good, but how is his old man's health? There is a paragliding scene in the movie, can he do it? ”

"Some simple shots should be able to be shot, and if it is difficult, you must find a stand-in." Zhou Yan said.

Xu Feng nodded, "What about the other characters?" What are your thoughts? ”

"If you are a little man, you must be able to play the piano, and the higher the level, the better."

Xu Feng groaned, "There are many children who can play the piano, and they should be able to find them with a high level, but they always have to take into account the performance, we can find them from some professional schools, you are from the central sound, there should be a channel in this regard, right?" ”

"Well, there should be a lot of good seedlings in our central sound attached to the elementary school."

The piano department of the Central Music Attached Primary School is very famous, and there must be good seedlings, but Zhou Yan doesn't know much about the attached primary school, and he wants to go to Jia Guoping to ask when he turns around.

Jia Guoping may not know, but Zhang Xinning definitely knows.

"Then you can find a candidate for the little male protagonist from the attached school, as for the actor who plays his parents, do you have any requirements?"

"I don't have any special requirements for these two roles."

Xu Feng waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, you can't do without requirements, if you, the director, don't ask for it, how can the movie be made well?" ”

Zhou Yan thought about it right, so he made a request, "Mother, I want He Saifei to come." ”

He Saifei has a strong personality and is quite suitable for the role of the male protagonist's mother.

Xu Feng hadn't heard of He Saifei, so he asked, "Who is she and what kind of play has she played?" ”

"She has acted in Dream of Red Mansions before."

Zhou Yan knew that Xu Feng probably hadn't watched He Saifei's version of "Dream of Red Mansions", and even if he did, he probably wouldn't remember He Saifei, so he added, "She just finished acting in "The Red Lantern Hangs High". ”

"Oh, I know, you met in 'The Red Lantern Hangs High.'"

"That's right, I think she's quite suitable for the role of the male protagonist's mother, but I don't know if you can call her over."

"It's hard for her to please?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "She is in the Yue Opera Troupe, and it is not easy to release people in the troupe." ”

Xu Feng said confidently, "It's okay, I'll solve this matter, what about the male protagonist's father?" What are your thoughts? ”

"I don't have a specific idea, but the requirements, of course, the more famous the better, and the higher the professional level, the better."

Xu Feng smiled, "Yes, if you have a request, only if you ask for it, I will know how to meet your request, right?" ”

(End of chapter)