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As long as he made up his mind, Ye Weilin could act swiftly and resolutely.

Xingyu's executives are the best to talk to. As soon as I heard that Ye Weilin wanted to be both a director and a starring role, I could immediately imagine the explosiveness and popularity of the film's promotion. I was too happy, and there was no voice of opposition.Xingyu is very tolerant of Ye Weilin, who won a Cannes and Golden Film actress. The only headache is that since winning the award, this extremely talented young director seems to be on the same page with literary and artistic films, and has repeatedly chosen Shooting on fringe themes, although the box office is not bad, it is always a pity.

Before "Happy Face" was released, Ye Weilin immediately took over "South to North", hoping to reproduce the fame and fortune of "Song Manting" all the executives of Xingyu sighed, "South to North" is no better than other Literary and artistic films, it is a gay/sexual/sexual theme that was just lifted in the mainland not long ago, and the audience is obviously very limited.

How to attract more people to the theaters, so that the film will not lose much money, and even have room for profit, in addition to hitting the awards, is a very headache for the producers.Fortunately, Ye Weilin's decision to be both a director and a starring role allowed the film's promoters to find a breakthrough ahead of time.

As for hiring an extra director, it's nothing.

As Ye Weilin wished, Fu Qi became his partner again. Ever since Jiang Lan won the Golden Image Award with "Happy Face" and revealed her love affair with Fu Qi at the awards ceremony, the two have been in the public eye After disappearing for a while, Ye Weilin also made several calls to the other party's private phone before getting in touch.Only then did they know that the two of them flew to a small island abroad known as a couple's holiday resort that night to start their vacation.

Fu Qi returned from vacation with a flushed face and a bright smile, without a hint of arrogance and gloom in the past.

Ye Weilin has also gone through emotional ups and downs to the current cloud and moonlight, so he naturally understands this kind of joy that comes from his heart.

"Unexpectedly, one day you will also become an actor." Fu Qi raised a smile and teased.

Ye Weilin looked at the long-lost and familiar smile of the other party, and said with emotion: "Yes, I didn't think of it myself."

The main shooting scenes of "North and South" are all on campus, so the crew chose a university famous for its beautiful scenery as the main scenic spot.

This school is the alma mater of Xinghe, and also the alma mater of Huang Bo, the author of "From South to North". Both of them were well-known talents on campus. They became friends because they joined the literary club. After Huang Bo became famous, his works and photos They were all displayed in the school history museum and became honorary celebrities of the school.

As Huang Bo's works are about to be presented to the public in the form of a film, the school naturally opened the door of convenience.

The school specially provided a teaching area with good scenery as the filming location of "North and South".

There are three leading actors in the film, and they are all male protagonists in terms of roles and importance.

But in the novel, there is still a distinction between primary and secondary.

The absolute protagonist is the "sissy" Liu Yi described in the book, followed by the "protagonist" Chen Handong who uses the No.1 "I" as the perspective to carry out the whole article, and finally the sports student Li Ang who takes up a lot of space in the description .

Although Liu Yi went offline in the middle of the film, it did not affect him becoming the absolute protagonist. After all, this role is very special, and the succession and turning point of the article are all because of him.

Now the director is speaking about the play, "South to North" has been started in a low-key manner a few days ago, and a small part of the play has been filmed, but the main scenes all take place at the time point with the campus as the background, so today's play is particularly special. Eye-catching.

"Do you want to take a break?" Ye Weilin looked at Yin Lan who kept applying sunscreen, a little funny, for this role, the other party can be said to have sacrificed a lot.

Yin Lan shook her head, and Ye Weilin could not help but glance to the other side.

"Why, is there something on my face?" The man keenly caught the gaze of others, raised his eyebrows, and asked back with a little doubt.

"No, I just think you've changed a bit." Ye Weilin shook his head.

"Really?" The man smiled, but said nothing more.

"South to North" has three male protagonists, one is Yin Lan, one is Ye Weilin, and the other is Xie Donglin.If the behind-the-scenes people are counted, these three people belong to the original crew of "Song Manting".

Xingyu spent a lot of money for this non-commercial film that obviously can't bring much box office.

Since "Song Manting" won a Cannes actress and won various international awards, the famous actors in it have become popular, and their worth has naturally risen. The maids who flashed by in the film have now become traffic florets, not to mention Xie Donglin who plays the important role of a Japanese officer in it.

Xie Donglin was born with a star quality. He was a heartthrob when he was a student. His handsome and tasteful face was sought after by both the audience and the directors.But in the past two years, for some reason, Xie Donglin's image has changed a lot, his appearance is still the same, but that sharp temperament has gradually faded, and even when he is photographed at the airport, he always looks like a passerby.

Therefore, Xie Donglin, who was originally a candidate for the role of "sports student", became the "protagonist" Chen Handong after meeting the screenwriter Xinghe.

Ye Weilin also approved Xinghe's choice. The original "South to North" unfolds the plot from the No.1 perspective. The character "I" has a lot of psychological activities, and it is difficult to express it with the screen of the movie. It is even more challenging for actors, and newcomers cannot do it.But the age of this role has to be youthful, and it can only be selected from actors under 30 years old, preferably around 25 years old or even below. Thinking about it this way, Xie Donglin is indeed the best candidate for "Chen Handong".

The scene that was filmed just now was between Yin Lan and Xie Donglin. Yin Lan became famous at a young age and was extremely talented. Among young people, it is rare to meet the existence of a chess match, but Xie Donglin's acting skills are not bad, and even Yin Lan felt certain. pressure.

"However... I still think my brother's acting is good, and I'm about to enter the drama." Yin Lan grabbed Ye Weilin's sleeve, and there was something bright and shiny in her beautiful black and white eyes, like tears, and like tears. It is a cautious desire.

That's not Yin Lan, that's "Liu Yi".

"You've already entered the drama." Ye Weilin smiled lightly, his eyes were hot, and his fingers frivolously brushed the corners of the other's lips: "Me too."

The filming of "North and South" was progressing very smoothly. Even Ye Weilin himself didn't expect that the shots about him were almost all shot in one shot, and the shots of other people were almost shot to the end.

In addition to the post-editing, it only took two short months, so fast that he began to question the quality of the film, but after watching it from beginning to end, he did find that there was nothing serious about it.The performance of many clips is even amazing.

"I think maybe you are more suitable for the profession of an actor." Harsh Ru Xinghe couldn't help expressing such emotions after watching the finished film.

"My brother is good at everything." This is the compliment from the little angel Yin Lan.

"That's right, if you can't continue as a director, just change your career to become an actor. I will leave you the leading role." This is a disguised affirmation from Director Fu Da.

"Thank you, I still prefer to be a director." Ye Weilin, who has experienced the actor's addiction, also gained a lot. During filming, he had more than one thought about how to train/teach actors more appropriately when he was a director.

Although the finished film has been released, considering that the mainland has just lifted the ban on the release of gay/sexual movies, some plots should not go too far, so as not to become the focus of public opinion, and even bear the burden of being banned when the mainland gay/sexual movie is released. Prohibited charges.

"Does this section have to be deleted?" The assistant director couldn't help being a little embarrassed when he saw the section where Chen Handong still had sex/fantasies with the deceased Liu Yi.

"No." Xinghe, who is still hale and hearty despite his age, quickly refused.

"..." Ye Weilin didn't speak, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

Fu Qi shook his head and said: "If this paragraph is deleted, there will be no way to explain the crazier behavior of the character Chen Handong in the future, and it will only make people feel absurd."

"If you don't submit the release version for review and delete it, don't you delete it for foreign competitions submitted for review?" The assistant director can only suggest this.

"But if the release version is deleted, the audience will not be able to understand." Xinghe is still stubborn.

"The audience who came to this movie have almost read the original book, so they must understand..." the assistant director muttered less and less, holding back what he didn't say: How many people do you think will come to it? look?

"Don't delete it." After thinking for a long time, Ye Weilin finally spoke.Although he knows that once it is submitted for review, if it fails, the film will not have the chance to be released in the next few years or even forever.

But the most important thing about a movie is to let the viewers feel its charm, not to cut off its wings in order to make people familiar with it.

Because the subject matter is sensitive, and the ban has just been lifted, the review time is unprecedentedly long. It took half a year, longer than the shooting cycle, and finally ushered in the result.

——Pass in pieces.

All the members of the crew of "North and South" breathed a sigh of relief, and Ye Weilin, who is both a director and an actor, was even more excited. He hadn't felt this kind of worry about gains and losses for a long time.