Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry.

Chapter 122 The Choice of the Female Number One
Yu Dongqing greeted her daughter and father-in-law, explained the reason and prepared to return to her home.

Before leaving, the mother-in-law said with concern: "Dongqing, don't be too tired, don't stay up late, huh?"

"Uh-huh."

Yu Dongqing quickly agreed.

In fact, there is really no need to stay up all night.

I have replayed this short film no less than ten times, and I remember the plot clearly.

Yu Dongqing drove back to her home in Rending Lake, made a cup of Longjing first, then sat in the study and turned on the computer to start typing.

"Old Boy" is just a micro-movie, but the length of the film is 40 minutes. Yu Dongqing decided to compress it to less than half an hour and delete some unnecessary plots to make it more compact.

There are not many characters in this short film, the most important thing is to shoot that kind of taste-in terms of film style, the director "Chopsticks Brothers" borrowed more Internet elements, exaggerated, nonsensical and even slightly absurd narrative, making the short film full of Jokes and baggage, especially the first half, but it's a tragedy indeed.

I don't know if Mingmei can shoot it?This will test her directing skills.

In this regard, Yu Dongqing does not intend to participate and interfere too much, and she will play everything.

I am just a screenwriter, and the rest is up to you as the director.

After two hours of typing, seeing that the time was approaching eleven o'clock, Yu Dongqing read the manuscript, checked some typos, and then threw it directly into Mingmei's WeChat.

Bright and beautiful seconds back.

"Brother-in-law, did you finish writing so soon?"

"Well, take a look first, and communicate if you have any questions."

Yu Dongqing put down her mobile phone to move her body, and exercised on the treadmill for a while. Just as she was about to wash up, her mobile phone rang, and it was Mingmei.

"finish watching?"

"Um"

"Tell me how you feel."

"Brother-in-law, I think the first half of this script is funny but a tragedy. It is the most important if such a contrasting effect can be shot without making people feel awkward."

"you're right."

Yu Dongqing gave Mingmei a thumbs up in her heart, and immediately saw the key point.

"Also, Mingmei, you must pay attention to the nostalgic elements of the scenes and dances when shooting, be real! To put it bluntly, this micro-movie is a nostalgic film for the post-[-] generation." Yu Dongqing couldn't help reminding.

"I know. I'm going to let Han Qingqing be responsible for the scene and dance of the movie."

Han Qingqing?
Yu Dongqing remembered, it was Mingmei's roommate, the girl with glasses, she met once last year when she went to see a drama filmed by Mingmei.

The girl also took the initiative to ask to add him as a WeChat friend, but she rarely contacted him except for sending greetings on festivals.

"You are the director, you decide. My current role is just a screenwriter." Yu Dongqing smiled.

"No, brother-in-law, you're still one of the male leads and you're also in charge of post-production music production!" Mingmei hastily added.

Ah?
There are quite a lot of tasks.

"Okay. You study slowly. I'm going to wash up and go to bed. Bye, you should go to bed earlier." Yu Dongqing hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

The next morning, although Yu Dongqing didn't send her daughter to school, she still got up on time, put on her sports clothes, went for a jog around the lake in the park, and came back to wash and eat.

After I finished swiping my phone in the living room, I went out with my camera and drove around in the nearby streets and alleys to take some photos.

He doesn't like taking landscape photos very much, but prefers this kind of realistic photos full of human fireworks.

Especially the hutongs, the most low-key Beijing-style hutongs, there are endless stories to tell in each hutong, full of old bricks and ancient tiles, retaining the traces of old Yanjing, and experiencing the taste of old Yanjing and the atmosphere of the city.

At noon, Yu Dongqing didn't want to go home to cook, so she just found a noodle restaurant and ordered a bowl of noodles with fried sauce. Before she finished eating, she received a call from Mingmei.

"Brother-in-law, come to our school this afternoon. Let's have a meeting with the film crew to study some specific issues, and try to start filming as soon as possible! I also told Brother Zhang Yang and the others."

"Okay. You are a big director, and now I am a small actor, you have the final say." Yu Dongqing joked.

"Brother-in-law, we are collaborators now! Not only do I hope to win an award, but it is also best to operate it commercially, so that I will not lose money!"

"Do you still want me to invest?" Yu Dongqing asked back.

"Hee hee. Those who know me, brother-in-law too." Mingmei smiled on the phone: "My friends made preliminary calculations this morning. If you want to make a good film, 2 yuan is definitely not enough. Give me some remuneration, the copyright fees for the songs sung by the protagonists in the script alone are estimated to be tens of thousands?"

"There are also props and post-production. We estimate that 20 won't be enough! The director has to pay for it himself. I don't have that much money. After all, I'm still a poor student. Unlike you, you can earn tens of millions just by investing in a movie."

"Okay, stop, stop, don't cry poor, I'll invest and I'll pay the rest of the money." Yu Dongqing immediately stopped the other party's words.

"Hee hee, brother-in-law, you are so kind. I'm in the teaching building of our director department at two o'clock in the afternoon. Call me when you arrive."

"OK!"

After hanging up the bright phone call, Yu Dongqing showed a smile on her face.

"Teacher, Hello" has been released for two months and has already been released in early March. According to preliminary statistics, the box office revenue is as high as 4.3 million!

After deducting costs, taxes, theaters, theaters, and distribution, the investor's income is about 30%, which is 1.26 million.

Yu Dongqing's investment accounted for 19.35%, and after deducting the investment of 190 million, he earned about 2200 million. He also had to pay 20% of personal income tax, and his net profit was nearly 1800 million!
Of course, the specific amount of income has not yet been finalized, and the crew's finances are still under intense calculation, but the results will not differ too much.

It can be said that this time he made a lot of money.

Yu Dongqing was very satisfied.

If the micro-movie produced by Mingmei turns out to be good, it can make a fortune through commercial operation.

Yu Dongqing drove home and put down the camera equipment, took a rest and drove straight to the Chinese Opera campus.

Bright is very busy today.

It should be said that I have been busy since I came back from the yard of Liu Yimin's house at noon yesterday.

Although it is a micro movie, the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, such as photography, choreography, sound effects, costumes and so on.

Fortunately, she had already set up a crew earlier, but it was adjusted according to Yu Dongqing's script.

The main thing is the actors.

The two male protagonists are played by Yu Dongqing and Zhang Yang respectively, so Yu Beibei, the number one female school belle, is especially important, and it has not been fully determined until now.

No, Mingmei was discussing with her friend Han Qingqing in the dormitory.

Han Qingqing's title in this crew is: assistant director and stage designer.

Of course, Han Qingqing fought for the assistant director himself, saying that he didn't get into the directing department back then, but now he wants to become a director.

"I think Cheng Cong is quite suitable for this role, and his youthful appearance is very suitable for Yu Peipei's role." Han Qingqing suggested.

Cheng Cong is also in the same dormitory as Mingmei and the others, at the same level, but he is studying acting, a serious subject.

She is also quite beautiful, she has taken on plays outside and has some experience in acting, so it is very suitable to be the female lead.

But Mingmei hesitated.

Cheng Cong has always been alone in the dormitory, and he doesn't have a good relationship with the other three of them. I wonder if he would like to help with this?
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