Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 147 Why Look for Yang Mi? (1/4)

What role is Shi Shi suitable for?
Of course it’s the blind man!

I Am a Witness, The Blind Girl's Horror...

Oh, and the latter starred Audrey Hepburn.

The Tuner is also good, but since it’s a male-to-female film, a lot of things have to be edited and deleted…

And playing a blind person well requires more than just resemblance...

I’m afraid Shi Shi is not doing well nowadays!

He thought of a movie called "The Telephone"...

So he slowly said, "At the beginning of the story, the heroine Shuyan is a 25-year-old girl who is not living a happy life.

Eighteen years ago, a gas fire broke out in her home, killing her father and leaving her with large burn scars.

"The death of her father has always been like a mountain between Shuyan and her mother. For so many years, Shuyan has been unable to get along with her mother. Because she feels that if her mother had not forgotten to turn off the gas stove, this nightmare would not have happened.

But now her mother is unfortunately suffering from a brain tumor and is in the hospital. When it comes to arranging her funeral, she still has to return to her hometown to take care of her mother.

"Shuyan's hometown house is a large house of 330 square meters.

Because there is no popularity, it seems even more eerie.

After returning home, she lived here alone. Because she lost her phone, she had no way to contact anyone and felt very lonely.

“She was rummaging around in her house and found an old-fashioned telephone.

This phone can connect the past and the future, like an invisible thread tightly binding the two heroines at both ends.

Then, the highlight came. Ever since using this phone, Shuyan always received calls from a woman. Her voice always revealed panic, and her words were also very scary:

Help, my mom seems to want to kill me. She wants to set me on fire, please come and save me…”

Shi Shi interrupted him directly: "Is this a horror movie?"

"To be precise, it's a thriller... with two female protagonists... linking the past and the future through a phone call..."

“…I don’t want to take on horror movies!”

"No," Shen Yan shook his head: "This story is very complete, and there are no ghosts or anything like that... but there is a cult... It doesn't matter, we will set the background in Southeast Asia..."

"Who are you looking for as the other heroine?"

"...How about Yang Mi? You and her can be a double heroine..."

Shi Shi rolled her eyes at her: "You are really thinking about Yang Mi!"

Shen Yan was speechless: "There are very few actresses as popular as you, and they have to be of similar age... I can't ask Zhou Xun, right? Besides, I have to consider recovering my costs. At this stage, you and Yang Mi are the most popular!"

Shi Shi thought for a moment and said, "...then finish the script and I'll take a look at it first!"

"Hmm..." After a pause, Shen Yan added, "The idea for this script comes from a British movie called 'The Call'. I'll ask Ji Xiang to buy the remake rights first...to prevent people from accusing us of plagiarism!"

"A British film?"

“Not very famous…”

As he was talking, someone knocked on the door. Shen Yan quickly opened the car door. It was Mary...

"Ms. Mary?"

"The director has announced that work has begun!"

"...Okay," Shen Yan nodded, then remembered something: "Sister Mary, you're here to film. Is there anyone to replace Mahua in the New Year's drama?"

"Yes... our drama troupe is full of talented people..."

"That's true. I've always admired the Happy Twist team..."

Mary hurriedly said: "I also want to thank Brother Yan. I heard from Brother Teng that filming your scene was very relaxing for him..."

"No...Brother Teng has his own abilities!"

……

Happy Twist really has to thank Shen Yan... Although drama is high-end, its dissemination capacity is limited after all!
The charm of a play lies not only in watching the actors perform up close, but also in experiencing the artistic space of the theater...

Space is also part of the drama.

The audience sits in the auditorium, the audience sits around the actors, and the audience moves with the actors to change venues. These are things you can't experience when watching a movie!
Plus the lighting and the scenery.

The performance of a drama cannot be as detailed as that of a TV series or movie. Whether it is props or scenes, a lot of them require the imagination of the audience and actors.

Drama has more blank space for the audience to play.

Just like why you go to a gallery to see an art exhibition instead of opening it on your computer and looking at it directly.

But drama lovers are a minority after all!

There are two reasons. First, it's too expensive. Movies are around 40 yuan, and plays are more expensive, at least three digits. Second, it's too far away. Cinemas are in major shopping malls, but theaters are not everywhere. If you live in a remote area, the round trip can be quite a hassle...

From these two perspectives, the spreadability of stage drama is far inferior to that of film and television drama!
Therefore, in the original time and space, Shen Teng became famous through Spring Festival Gala sketches and movies.

Shen Yan approached them to film several years in advance, which may not have much effect on the promotion of Happy Twist, but it still had a great impact on the actors themselves.

At least it increased their income a lot!

Mary's pay for "Love Through the Millennium" was 12,000 yuan per episode.

She appeared in twelve episodes, that's 14...

To make it a round number, she was given a salary of 15 yuan.

It’s equivalent to her income from Mahua in half a year!

Of course, it's worth it, Mary plays a sharp-tongued and shrewd agent...

"This circle is like this. Connections are more important than ability. Popularity is everything..."

"I tell you, most young actresses focus their energy on getting involved in various situations, trying to take shortcuts to get resources... Even if they get resources through these means, what's the use? If one's virtue is unworthy of the position, disaster will surely come! I tell you, in a lowly position, one's brilliance is exposed. In a high-ranking position, one must be humble and humble..."

"I know this drama is likely to be terrible, but their company and we have a partnership, so it's hard for us to refuse!"

Of course, it is also professional enough!

When Lin Xiangxiang walks the red carpet, Jin Jing will contact professional photographers and writers in advance, set up a special group, let the photographers find a good angle and take the most textured photos, and then immediately release a press release to increase the popularity of her artist.

……

Ji Xiang didn't leave. In addition to accompanying Huang Zhonglei, his main reason for coming to Hengdian was to talk to Shen Yan about the progress of "My Girlhood"...

"I don't think Guo Fan is a good person anyway...his ads are nothing special!"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "...It doesn't matter. Youth campus films are mainly about nostalgia, so try to use warm colors... The director doesn't need any personal characteristics... Just treat it as training new directors!"

"Photographer... I've contacted Li Pingbin for you. He'll be offering a 200 million yuan salary, and he'll be bringing his own photography team, including a lighting crew!"

"Where's the artist?"

"Teacher Wang Kuo agreed...but do you really think he's suitable?"

"It will definitely fit!"

Wang Kuo was the art director for Zhang Yimou’s film “Three Guns”…

He is also the art director of "Riding the Wind and Waves"...

The "My Girlhood" that Shen Yan wanted was similar to "The Breakup Guru", nostalgic, youthful and romantic.

Li Pingbin, Hou Xiaoxian's personal photographer...

He is also the photographer of Love Announcement...

Shen Yan noticed him because of "Lost and Love". Although the movie was not very good, the screen was full of green, and the soothing tone of the shots accompanied the growth of all things.

very beautiful!
Shen Yan then asked, "Is Liu Dehua done?"

“…in contact…”

"Do you think I should learn how to write letters like Jiang Wen?"

(End of this chapter)