When the Koi Became a Male Cannon Fodder - Chapter 107

Jing Li and Wen Zheng made an appointment to meet in a coffee shop the next afternoon. The coffee shop is not far from the studio. The owner of the shop is a star who has been in the shadows for many years. Therefore, he did a good job in confidential work. More convenient.

Jing Li arrived at the cafe half an hour early. After waiting a few minutes, Wen Zheng arrived, but he did not come alone. There was a young man with him, who seemed to be a few years older than Jing Li. .

“Sorry, there is a traffic jam on the road, I was late.” Wen Zheng smiled embarrassedly at him as soon as he entered the door, “have you been waiting for a long time?”

“No, I just arrived.” Jing Li stood up and greeted him politely, then turned to the young man beside him, “This is…?”

“Oh, let me introduce you. This is Wen Yu, which is the screenwriter of the script I will show you this time.” Wen Zheng smiled and introduced him to the young man beside him.” This is the Jing Li I mentioned to you, and the winner of this year’s Best Newcomer Award.”

“Mr. Jing is good.” Wen Yu nodded politely to Chao Jingli, his attitude is not so enthusiastic, but it does not appear cold.

It is a relatively comfortable social distance between strangers.

“Hello.” Jing Li also politely greeted him with a smile, and then invited the two to take a seat first.

Waiting for the two to sit down, Jing Li ordered two more cups of coffee for them, and when the waiter had just left, Wen Zheng went directly to the subject.

“It’s not the first time we’ve seen each other, and I won’t scribble around with you either.” Wen Zheng stretched out his hand and took out a stack of bound a4 papers from the briefcase he brought and put them on the table in front of Jing Li, bluntly.” This is the new script I told you. I won’t say much about anything else. You can take a look at the script first. If you feel interested, let’s talk about the latter?”

“Okay.” Jing Li raised his eyes and glanced at him, nodded in response, reached out and picked up the script and opened it to read it.

The name of the script is “Absolute Sniper”, and it tells the story of the warlords’ separation in the period of the Republic of China and finally united to retreat in order to resist foreign invasion.

The script uses the male protagonist as one of the three major warlords in the visual development of the major general. Because his father lost his life in the calculations of another warlord, he had to take over the family business under grief, intending to avenge his father.

However, in the process of revenge, he gradually got tired of this endless struggle. At the same time, he felt extremely distressed after seeing the current situation of the people’s lives. When the foreign invaders infringed on the country’s territory, he finally awakened in hatred. He began to fight against the invaders. During this period, he had been in contact with another democratic party named Red Star to save the country and the people. He was deeply infected by the democrats of the Red Star party. Finally, he was persuaded by the other party to cooperate with the other party until the All the invaders were driven out of their homes.

The script is really wonderful. Jing Li originally planned to look through a few pictures to get a general understanding. He was a little fascinated when he saw it. Before he knew it, he immersed himself in it until the waiter brought coffee and talked to the two people opposite. Speaking, he pulled out a little from the book.

“I’m sorry, the script is so wonderful, I felt a little fascinated by it before I knew it.” Jing Li smiled and nodded to the two opposing people, then said, “The literary director’s vision is still as sharp as ever, but I don’t know. This time, what kind of cooperation method does the literary guide plan to do?”

“Hahahaha, I’ll tell you that Jingli is a person with wise eyes and beads, right.” Wen Zheng laughed and glanced at Wen Yu beside him, as if seeking approval, Wen Yu just smiled after hearing the words. , Did not speak.

Wen Zheng didn’t mind, and turned to Jing Li, “It’s true that I ran into this script by chance. You know, in our circle, we always prefer the famous and prestigious screenwriters, and don’t recognize newcomers. Strength, especially young newcomers.”

“But the script is really good, the idea is novel, and the plot is compact. If it is filmed, I can guarantee that it will be a work of great fire.” Wen Zheng praised a few briefly, and then added, “I intend to invest in shooting this myself. It’s a drama, but the funding is still a bit short, so I want to ask if you are interested in investing and cooperating together?”

“Of course, not just investment, I also want to invite you to try the actor in the play.”

He was talking about trying, not acting.

It means that although he is optimistic about Jing Li, he is only to provide him with an opportunity and does not intend to directly assign the role.

Jing Li raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he knew that Wen Zheng had always acted like this, so he didn’t feel unhappy, but said, “Investment is fine, but I have a request. All the characters in the play, Priority should be given to the artists in my studio.”

“Of course, I just gave them a chance to audition. As for the final result, it depends on their own performance.”

“But under the same conditions, I hope to give priority to the artists in my hands.”

As he said, Jing Li raised his eyes to look at the two people opposite, “Isn’t this request too much?”

“Of course.” Wen Zheng glanced at Wen Yu beside him, and when he nodded, he also smiled, “To be honest, this is the best result I have imagined before coming here.”

“But I still have to make some things clear to you first,” Wen Zheng said earnestly. “Although I’m leading the play, Wen Yu, as a screenwriter, also has the right to speak in the script. According to his request, the crew It is important to ensure that the script is completely restored, so this time he will also join the team to follow up the filming, and will also participate in the casting, and select actors that he feels fit the role of the script.”

“If you think there is any objection, you can bring it up and discuss it with us. If there is no problem, then we can prepare to sign a contract for shooting in the future.”

Every author attaches great importance to the characters in his own writing, so this request is not excessive, and Jing Li agreed without much thought.

After talking here, everyone was very happy, chatted a few more words, agreed to sign the contract the next day and said goodbye to leave.

Jing Li returned to the studio and informed the script of the story. The people below were equally excited.

Especially for the two newcomers who have just signed in the past two days, they can see director Wen Zheng the first time they take the play, and the joy in my heart can be imagined. Even if it is just an audition opportunity, it is higher than many people’s starting point. Too much.

“Boss Xiaojing, you are really my lucky star!”

“Yes, I still feel like a dream!”

“Don’t be poor, it’s up to you to win the opportunity.” Jing Li smiled and glanced at them, ignoring their rainbow farts, and instead handed the script to the assistant to let him make three more copies. Give it to Wang Lele and the other two newcomers, so that they can go back and prepare well, so that they can stand out in the audition when that time comes.

When everything was arranged, Jing Li took the script and went home to polish it.

When the two parties successfully signed the contract the next day, the cultural director also began to go through the relevant procedures, and Jing Li and his artists continued to study the script at home.

The time flies for half a month. The director finally prepared the filming-related procedures and filed the records with the relevant departments. He announced the announcement of the upcoming filming of the new drama, and then began the casting.

With Wenzheng taking the lead, there has always been no shortage of actors who come to audition. Looking at the many familiar faces that often appear on TV in the audition hall, Jing Li and Wang Lele are okay, but the two newcomers in Jingli Studio are. I felt a lot of pressure in an instant.

Jing Li had little choice but to encourage them to do their best.

Fortunately, although nervous, the performance of the two people in the audition was fairly stable. In the end, Jing Li and Wang Lele took the roles of the male one and the male two in the play respectively. Among them, the newcomer named Zhang Shuo won a small supporting role, and Another named Fang Fan, because he was a little tight during the performance, and was compared with another powerful figure, he was brushed down.

“It’s okay, it’s pretty good to behave like this.” Jing Li patted him comfortably on the shoulder, encouraging him not to get discouraged.

Fang Fan grinned reluctantly. Although he was disappointed, he knew that he was still lacking compared to those who were sent by the strength. He decided to continue to hone his acting skills after returning to prepare for the next opportunity.

After the role was selected, Director Wen Zheng and the leading cast members held a pre-launch press conference, and then led the team to prepare to officially enter the filming.

This time the crew also chose the movie studio as the filming location. When they got to the place, they took a break and the staff began to prepare for the opening ceremony. The actors who came together went to the reserved hotel room to put their luggage and took a break. .

Jing Li also took the assistant to the room allocated to him.

As the male lead of the crew, this time his room was arranged in the penthouse suite, and his team came early and rearranged the suite again.

Jing Li entered the room, changed his clothes and came out, then sat on the sofa in the living room to read the script.

After the opening ceremony for a while, the literary director asked him to film the first scene. And in order to win a lot of money, this first scene always chooses a relatively simple scene record for shooting, in order to try not to make a good start for the subsequent smooth shooting.

Although there are only a few simple sentences in the scene, in order to ensure the quality of the shooting, Jing Li seriously polished the scene back and forth several times.

Just as he was immersed in the script, the doorbell outside suddenly rang. Jing Li raised his eyes and saw that the assistant was still busy packing his luggage in the bedroom, so he went to open the door himself.

Outside the door was a young boy with a familiar face. Jing Li remembered that he seemed to play the male third in the play, named Wu Xiaojun. He had seen it at the launch conference, but he hadn’t said anything.

Sure enough, when the visitor saw him, he introduced himself with a bright smile, “Hello, Teacher Jing, I am Wu Xiaojun, who plays the male third. It’s the first time I meet, please take care of me.”

As he said, he raised his hand and handed a small basket of snacks in front of him, smiling sincerely, “This is a special product of our hometown. It is a meeting gift I prepared for everyone. I hope you don’t dislike it.”

Jing Li paused. When he heard the word “everyone” in his mouth, he swallowed back what he had originally wanted to decline. He raised his eyes and saw that the assistant behind him was indeed holding many of the same small baskets in his hands. Without refusing, he nodded and said, “Thank you, thank you.”

Reaching out to take the small basket, he turned his head and glanced into the room, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Should you come in and sit? I’m in a hurry. I didn’t prepare anything.”

“Teacher Jing is polite.” Wu Xiaojun smiled and showed a row of white teeth, and said readily, “I just want to meet for the first time and say hello to everyone to get to know each other. Then you are busy, and I will go down to see other people. “

Seeing that his attitude didn’t seem to be false, Jing Li didn’t force it, and politely thanked him again, then closed the door and returned to the living room sofa with his things.

As soon as he put down the small basket in his hand, he saw the assistant walking out of it.

“Second Young Master, I seem to hear someone talking?” The little assistant was holding a pile of newly changed hotel bedding, and looked up to see the small basket he put on the coffee table. “Did anyone bring something?”

“Well, it was delivered by Wu Xiaojun, who played the male third.” Jing Li replied casually, and then said, “You will also take the things you prepared and give it to everyone in a while.”

The little assistant nodded in response, and took the things he was holding to the laundry room.

Outside the door, after waiting to say goodbye to Jingli, Wu Xiaojun continued to walk downstairs.

The assistant who followed him took a look at him, endured forbearance, but still couldn’t help saying, “You want to be close to Jingli. You can give gifts to him and his people. Why do you want to toss everyone? Run through all the rooms?”

Without looking at him, Wu Xiaojun raised his hand to press the elevator down button, and said lightly, “You don’t understand, just listen to me.”

The assistant glanced at his expression and knew that he was an idea man. He pursed his lips, then nodded in response, and said nothing.