(I drank too much last night and couldn¡¯t update it. I¡¯ll make it up today and there will be an update tonight!)
"Come, take a seat, Director Li Zhenfan."
Chen Zaitian is not meeting Li Zhenfan as an artist now, but as a businessman and an investor in the "Uncle" script in Li Zhenfan's hands. As for the etiquette of juniors, he has already finished the greetings before, and now it is time to talk about 'business'. Apart from anything else, at least Chen Zaitian couldn't place his status lower than the other party. Then there's no need to talk about anything.
Li Zhenfan nodded and didn't think anything. After all, the young man in front of him has become the 'boss' of his own film. In terms of work status, it can even be said to be one level higher than him. South Korea is up and down in this regard. The classification of grades is very strict. Therefore, he honestly followed Chen Zaitian and sat down on the sofa in the office room.
"I have read the script of "Uncle" and it is really good. The talent of director and screenwriter Li Zhenfan is really amazing." Chen Zaitian said with praise. "So, after I accidentally saw the production of "Uncle", I decided to invest in it."
"Thank you." Li Zhenfan also smiled and replied: "Mr. Chen Zaitian can invest in the production of movies by himself at such a young age. That is the real power." Indeed, Li Zhenfan was also shocked by the young age of the investor Chen Zaitian just now. Jump, but he quickly calmed down. When he thought about it, at Chen Zaitian's age, he was either a rich man, spending his family's money on investments. Or it represents someone behind the scenes who is more in line with the investor¡¯s ¡®age and identity¡¯!
But no matter what, the other party¡¯s current identity is indeed one level higher than mine. Because he is now an investor in the movie.
"Director, are you ready for the preliminary work of filming? When is the movie planned to start shooting?" Naturally, Chen Zaitian didn't care what Li Zhenfan thought. asked directly.
"The actors and everything are almost ready, and the filming work doesn't matter. The key now is that the male lead has not been determined yet." Li Zhenfan said honestly.
"Oh, what's the situation now? Has anyone chosen it?" Chen Zaitian asked the "cinemaservice" company about the situation before, and he only knew that the director was still looking for the leading role.
"It's like this. Just like the name of the script "Uncle", I originally planned to position the male protagonist as an uncle in his fifties or sixties. I mainly hoped to draw a picture of a middle-aged man who hates the world enough and has no aspirations. It feels like a young person. It¡¯s not a big problem to find an old actor to star in it. But there will be a lot of fighting scenes in the film. It may be difficult to find an actor in his 50s or 60s. It¡¯s a bit difficult. So now I plan to raise my age to about 40 years old.¡±
"40 years old? Hmm." Chen Zaitian nodded after listening to Li Zhenfan's words. According to the script, the other party's idea made sense.
"Of course the best choices are Seol Kyung-gu, Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Song Kang-ho, and Jung Woo-sung, but there may be some discrepancies in production fees. After all, they are all top-notch actors in the country, and they should be paid a lot." Li Zhenfan He soon got into the working mode of "Uncle" production and honestly told Chen Zaitian about the problems he was currently encountering. "So, our original plan was to find a first- and second-tier actor, but not that famous, to star. As for the candidates, we have several candidates. Mr. Chen Zaitian. What do you think?"
"Well, very good, director." Chen Zaitian nodded approvingly. It could be seen that Li Zhenfan was very attentive to the filming of this film.
"In this case. Then I will show you the information of some pre-selected actors. If we can make a decision together, that would be great. The filming can be officially started by the end of the year." Li Zhenfan said happily, it seemed that he really It was time to make plans and bring the pre-selected actor information to Chen Zaitian for review.
Chen Zaitian smiled slightly and stretched out his right hand to stop Li Zhenfan. "Director, I have a heartfelt request, I hope you can agree."
"Huh? You said it." Li Zhenfan looked at Chen Zaitian strangely.
¡°I don¡¯t know if I can be the leading actor!¡± Chen Zaitian said.
"What?" Li Zhenfan was stunned for a moment, as if he had not yet reacted to what Chen Zaitian had just said. He wondered if he had heard something wrong just now.
"I want to star in this movie. Director, what do you mean?" Chen Zaitian said what he just said again, and then looked at Li Zhenfan with a smile.
"You want to play this role? Whatwhat's going on?" Li Zhenfan was completely surprised.??
"Haha, yes director, I want to play this role. In fact, I am an actor myself. Although I invested in the filming of the film, after reading the script, I felt that the character was well created and I wanted to take on the challenge. "Chen Zaitian said.
"Are you an actor?" Li Zhenfan was surprised, but he also looked at Chen Zaitian. No wonder he felt that Chen Zaitian looked familiar when he first saw him, and he had the aura of an artist. However, as he had never paid much attention to the entertainment industry, he didn't recognize Chen Zaitian for a while.
"I have already filmed a film called "Yi Brothers" with director Jang Hoon and senior Song Kang-ho. It is currently in the post-production stage, and I am currently starring in KBS TV's "iris" drama." Chen Zaitian also simply described himself I told Li Zhenfan about my acting experience.
""Yi Brothers", "iris"?" Although Li Zhenfan has never watched the drama "iris", the recent hot ratings of the drama have indeed become a focus in entertainment news, and he has also heard the gossip. As for the movie "Yi Brothers" produced by his colleagues, he has naturally paid attention to it.
At this time, Li Zhenfan really remembered Chen Zaitian, and knew that the young man in front of him had made his debut in A-level film production not long ago, and became the leader among the new generation of young actors in one fell swoop. You must know that a new actor's acting skills will definitely be very stiff and slightly lacking at the beginning, so generally their initial works are not very good. Most of them first appear in the form of supporting roles. Even important roles, those It is also a movie resource below A level. It is very rare for someone like Chen Zaitian to be qualified to star in an A-level film as soon as he comes out and be one of the leading actors in it. At that time, Jiang Dongyuan first showed his outstanding acting skills in the TV series before he got the opportunity to star in the movie "The Temptation of the Wolf". Only then did he become so popular that he entered the Korean film industry and became one of the most popular actors in the Korean film industry today. A leader among the younger generation of actors.
"But" Li Zhenfan was suddenly speechless and frowned slightly. He really didn't expect that Chen Zaitian's request would be this. He also knows that there are unspoken rules in the entertainment industry. As an investor or producer, you have more or less rights, and you can arrange the filming scenes or actors to star in the film. Lee Jung-bum is not a real big director like Lee Chang-dong, Kim Ki-duk, or Bong Joon-ho. He was able to negotiate with the producer from the beginning and obtain complete rights to film the film, let alone his movie, which is not yet a big-budget movie. .
After silently accepting Chen Zaitian's identity as an actor, Li Zhenfan was worried about his request. Chen Zaitian's image was completely inconsistent with his preconceived image of the protagonist. What he wants is an uncle who has gone through the vicissitudes of time, so that he can interpret the feeling of a middle-aged uncle who hates the world and has nothing to ask for. Although Chen Zaitian has a good temperament, he is too young, and Li Zhenfan has to worry.
"I know what you're worried about, director. I'm a little too young, right? But this shouldn't be a big problem. I just need to look more mature and old-fashioned when I'm on camera." Of course Chen Zaitian knew what Li Zhenfan was worried about. In his previous life, He also rejected Won Bin's role because of this reason, and he is naturally the same now.
The reason why Chen Zaitian dared to request to star in "Uncle" is actually because his appearance, age and aura are not much different from Yuan Bin. Although Won Bin was born in 1977 and is now thirty-three years old, he has a youthful appearance and has always been known as a "flower boy". He looks like he is no more than twenty-seven or eighty-years-old, and he is still in his thirties; The same is true for Chen Zaitian. Although he was born in 1986 and is only twenty-four years old, he is already middle-aged in his previous life and has a very mature and steady demeanor due to his experience. And because of his tall figure of 1.8 meters, he is now His words, deeds, and temperament all give people the illusion that he is now in his twenties, the same age as Won Bin.
"We can audition." It's useless to say too much. Chen Zaitian feels that actual actions should be more impressive to Li Zhenfan, and in his previous life, he did accept the role of Yuan Bin, the 'flower boy', which shows that he is still Have the mentality to accept your own performance.
Auditions are naturally not a problem for Chen Zaitian. In his previous life, he had watched this film no less than five times. At that time, he already knew the film reviews and characteristics of the film, the emotions to be expressed, and the content of the story. Coupled with his current status as an actor and his increasingly mature and capable acting skills, passing Li Zhenfan's audition is not a big problem.
After Chen Zaitian and Li Zhenfan said goodbye, they hurried to the next location. It seemed that only in this way could he forget some of his troubles, and indeed this was the case. When talking to Li Zhenfan and auditioning, he was very focused and enjoyed the peace for a long time. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone?Users please come and read. )