Strange Life of a Cat

Okay, this is where you will live for the next three months. A receptionist opened the door, led Zheng Tan and his party into the room, and said.

This person was sent by Yang Yi, Yang Yi has already arranged the residence, three bedrooms and one living room, enough for Zheng Tan and the people he brought over.

Everyone, what else do you need? the man asked.

Charlie took a look around, especially the room arranged for Zheng Tan. As an assistant, Charlie has been serving Zheng Tan for several years, and he already knows Zheng Tan's preferences very well. no. It is obvious that Yang Yi still attaches great importance to Zheng Tan, and Charlie is very satisfied with the layout of the room.

When arranging the house, Yang Yi asked Charlie and Papa Jiao, and naturally there were no things that Zheng Tan disliked, such as disliked food, certain smells, etc. The window sills are also newly installed with protective nets to prevent accidents.

Not yet. Charlie said with satisfaction.

That's fine, if you need anything, just call me. The man exchanged contact information with Charlie, and after talking about the daily arrangements, he left. He still has to report to Yang Yi and arrange follow-up things. Even though he was very curious about the black cat, he still endured it. As one of Yang Yi's confidantes, he knew what to ask and what not to ask. It's okay to be curious, but you have to measure it.

Apart from Charlie, there are four other people who came with Zheng Tan this time, not all of them came to serve Zheng Tan, Charlie is enough, they came here at the request of Yang Yi and Kong Han, some of them were in the small Guo’s studio works as a lighting engineer, and someone works as a sound engineer, no matter what kind, they are experienced in shooting cats, so they know which lights will affect the cat’s mood during shooting, and which sounds will disturb the cat. Meowing has also been studied.

In Zheng Tan's view, many of these are superfluous, but Yang Yi and Kong Han wanted to come here, and Xiao Guo personally sent them here, so Zheng Tan didn't care about it. So much for what.

Even though the current occupation is pet photography, most of the people in Xiao Guo's studio are from majors and know this industry very well.

The filming has not yet started, several people are sitting on the sofa watching TV, while discussing, Zheng Tan monopolizes a sofa chair and listens to their chatting.

The city is near the sea and is quite prosperous. It is said that it is Kong Han's hometown. Kong Han, who is the screenwriter and director, decided to choose the shooting location here. A while ago, some people criticized the phenomenon of writer and director, saying that this would lead to no depth and low creativity in movies.

In fact, speaking of it, this script is really not innovative. Some comics and novels have similar stalks, but Kong Han seems to have his own obsession, just like the documentary filmed by Yang Yi back then. They once again picked up this obsession that was suppressed in their hearts.

I heard that Kong Han was also a cat breeder back then, and he started raising cats since he was a child.

Another man with a story.

The high floors of this community arranged by Yang Yi can see the sea. Yang Yi arranged people from the 18th floor to the 20th floor. Zheng Tan and the others are on the 20th floor, and they can see the distance from the window of the living room. the sea.

Zheng Tan looked at the window next to him, the sky outside the window was bluer than Chuhua City, obviously the environment and air quality here were much better than Chuhua City.

Charlie and those few people were discussing what they knew. The cast of this movie had been roughly decided. When they were in the elevator just now, they saw a guy who seemed to be an economic man, and they recognized it intuitively.

Hey, tell me, is Wei Wen here yet? A person about Charlie's age asked expectantly.

When the men got together, the first thing they discussed was women. Wei Wen, as the lead actor, was naturally one of the focuses of their discussions. Besides Wei Wen, they also discussed several supporting actresses.

I didn't see Wei Wen, but when I went to the parking lot, I saw a girl who could cause an uproar if she moved. The person who spoke even stretched out his hand to compare with his chest, with a wretched expression on his face.

Are you also a member of the crew? Several other people asked with bright eyes.

The man shook his head, It doesn't look like it.

The others froze for a moment, but soon cheered up to discuss other actors.

While talking, the doorbell rang.

Charlie, who was closest to the door, looked at the door through the cat's eyes and gestured to the people on the sofa. The few people looked at each other and acted quickly, without any of the wretchedness of discussing some unsuitable topics for children just now. No way, they have to be more cautious, if something goes wrong, they have to pack up and leave.

Before coming here, Xiao Guoke told them that the production team is not their working group, nor is it the group that made the documentary at the beginning. It's not that they maliciously speculate on people's hearts. People's hearts are unpredictable. It's always good to be cautious. No one wants to build a ladder for others at the expense of their own interests.

The one who came in was a woman in her twenties. Women always make men less defensive. This woman was dressed in casual clothes, with black hair that reached her shoulders. Although she was not very handsome, her eyes were crooked when she smiled, which made her look very pleasing.

Sorry to bother you, I live downstairs, my surname is Yang, Yang Huaixi, from Yixing Culture, are you also on the crew of Black Cat?

The woman surnamed Yang introduced herself. She is the manager of several young actors downstairs, and she just came here to drop in. I didn't talk too much, and after chatting with Charlie and the others, I put down the gift and left.

After closing the door, Charlie and the others started discussing again.

Do you bring gifts when visiting? Or high-end tea!

To inquire about the truth?

It's the same surname as Yixing's big boss...

I guess it doesn't matter. If there is a relationship, do you need to come to the door to inquire?

That's true.

But it's better to be on guard. I think someone downstairs is trying to use our family to blackmail...ZT.

Zheng Tan only listened to Charlie and the others' discussion. The sofa chair was facing the window. When Yang Huaixi came in, he didn't see Zheng Tan because of the angle. Zheng Tan didn't care about those people, what he was thinking about now was what Dad Jiao told him when he left Chuhua City.

When making documentaries, Papa Jiao said that you should not be too smart, you have to make mistakes, and making movies requires higher technical requirements for mistakes, so Zheng Tan is thinking about how to make mistakes more natural.

Compared with Zheng Tan, who was leisurely thinking about what went wrong, the protagonists and supporting actors were much more nervous, especially the newcomers who were selected this time. good impression of them.

Of course, making friends with the crew, especially some of the more important characters, is of great benefit to those young actors, otherwise Yang Huaixi would not come up to inquire about the situation.

While testing each other on one side of the temporary residence, on the other side, Yang Yi was chatting with Kong Han after listening to his subordinates' reports.

Although Kong Han didn't make many films, the response was not bad, but he was young and hadn't worked hard to gain a satisfactory reputation in China. Kong Han likes to use newcomers. This time the protagonist of the film is not really a big name. Many people in the circle of the so-called popular niche just sounded like a smile. Several important supporting roles are people whose names people have never heard of, and there are several newly signed people. Of course, most of them belong to Yixing Culture itself.

Yang Yi is rich, so if he spends money on investing in people who support his own family, no one else will say anything. As for who to really support at that time, it depends on their performance. There are no superstars in this drama, and Yang Yi, the big boss of Yixing Culture, came to watch the filming in person. The actors of Yixing knew what it meant, so they were nervous.

Both Kong Han and Yang Yi have high standards. Kong Han feels that the computer stunts in the movie make up for the inability of the actors in some difficult or dangerous actions to a certain extent, but they will never perform the unique and charming expressions of the actors. Many famous actors often rely on a smile and a look to reach the state of perfection, which is remembered by people. Therefore, Kong Han has always felt that it would be more effective to use real cats for this film and to use less computer special effects.

As for Yang Yi, his focus is not on this film, which is different from the documentary that really puts effort and effort into expressing feelings. The upcoming film is just a channel, an opportunity for his actors to express themselves.

Yixing Culture is not as good as those giants in the entertainment circle with some history, so Yang Yi wants to create a star, to create his own superstar belonging to Yixing Culture.

At the top of the professional actor pyramid, there are very few superstar-level actors.

There are many domestic stars from all walks of life, but the number of real movie stars is very small, and there are very few superstars who can bring investment trust and box office returns. In the domestic film market, the number of real superstars who can attract audiences to the cinema is extremely rare, with no more than ten males and females, and this is the overall lineup of the Chinese-language film market formed after integrating the resources of the three regions across the Taiwan Strait. Other actors, although their reputations seem to be popular, in fact, none of them can guarantee the box office, including many names familiar to the audience.

At present, the value of superstars is more reflected in investment issues. When a film can have a truly luxurious cast, the problem of investment is immediately solved. When a movie has a group of big stars, the future box office can be expected, and investors will calmly invest huge sums of money, not only to pay the actors' salaries, but also to use it in scenes, special effects, equipment and other aspects. Therefore, when a commercial film tries to obtain some innovative possibilities in creation, it must be escorted by these big stars-for directors, this is often a very helpless reality. Kong Han is one of the few people in the director circle. But it is uncertain in the future, this is the rule of this business era.

Only superstars can make Yixing Culture truly flourish in this circle.

Once, when filming City.People.Cats, Yang Yi thought about turning Zheng Tan into a superstar. Sometimes, as long as it works properly, animals are more likely to attract box office than humans. Now there is no proof that it will not be possible in the future have. It's a pity that his wish didn't come true, as can be seen from the Jiao family's reaction during the documentary, and Yang Yi's idea was directly dispelled when the filming contract was signed this time.

So, you want to watch those seedlings play? Kong Han looked at the person across the table.

Yang Yi chuckled, and said jokingly: Actually, I'm looking forward to watching the seedlings play with a cat. Don't think that the cat will only do actions as required.

Moreover, Yang Yi reckoned that the cat might really hide its clumsiness.