Super Zoo

"Hello Su Sheng, my name is Guo Zijian."

'Young director' Guo Zijian is actually almost forty years old this year. He is wearing a simple pair of jeans and a printed tank top, which is simple and refreshing. His short hair is naturally curly and he has black-framed eyes. He doesn’t look like a director, but rather has the temperament of a boy from a cram school on the street. There are a lot of people like this on Xiangjiang Street, and they are inconspicuous. No wonder he used to He often plays the role of passerby on TV.

After a brief exchange of greetings, the group of people took the equipment and got into two official vehicles of the zoo and went straight to a four-star hotel near the zoo. This was where the entire film crew stayed during the filming.

Guo Zijian didn't talk much and was relatively silent along the way. He occasionally chatted briefly and seemed very polite, giving people a gentle feeling. He seemed to be the big brother next door. He should belong to the popular type of warm man. But there is not as much nonsense as the warm men in TV series.

Arriving at the hotel soon, the rooms had been reserved in advance. Nangong Huang took the room cards and sent everyone to their rooms with Su Ming.

There are a total of thirteen people in the film crew, three women and ten men, including the director and fourteen people. The scale is extremely small. By the same token, the expenses can also be kept to a minimum.

There were four rooms in total. Su Ming looked at his watch and saw that it was only three-thirty in the afternoon. "Director Guo, you have worked hard all the way. You should rest first. At six o'clock in the evening, I will treat everyone to dinner and clean up the dust for everyone."

"Su Sheng, if you don't mind, I want to talk about movies first." Guo Zijian smiled a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Xiang didn't tell me anything. He only said that he had a friend who wanted to make a small-budget movie and asked me to Team up. Now I don’t know what we’re going to do next.”

Su Ming liked his style quite a lot. He didn't make false moves or make false moves. Regardless of whether he was a good director or not, he was at least a serious person.

"Okay, Nangong Huang, you stay and see if we need anything. Director Guo and I will go to the next room to chat." Su Ming turned around and went out: "Director Guo, please."

Guo Zijian lived in a separate room. After entering the door, Su Ming poured two glasses of water and briefly told him his ideas.

While he was talking, Su Ming had been secretly observing the young director's expression.

Guo Zijian never interrupted and listened quietly to Su Ming's words. Occasionally, he nodded slightly to indicate that he understood. If he didn't understand, he would convey it with his eyes and clear facial expressions.

When he heard about the horror movie and the 10 million investment, Guo Zijian didn't show any surprise.

"That's about it."

After confirming that Su Ming had finished speaking, Guo Zijian was silent for a few seconds, as if he was trying to figure out his thoughts, and then said: "Su Sheng, if I understand correctly, you need to complete the filming and release it as soon as possible. The shorter the time, the better. In addition, , the main actors in this movie are animals, live animals, not special effects?”

"Yes." Su Ming nodded.

"It's a very magical idea. This alone is enough to attract people's attention. What's more, your story is also very..." Guo Zijian paused, as if looking for a suitable word, "Well, it's very scary and exciting. I'm shuddering, but are you sure those animals can cooperate with the filming?"

"I'm sure I'm a pretty good animal trainer myself. But I don't understand the film industry at all," Su Ming said.

"Oh, I remembered that you were responsible for directing Zhang Tianwang's animal concert. I have to say, it was great!" After Guo Zijian praised him, he did not wait for Su Ming to say a few polite words, but continued without interruption. Said: "Then I think there are two things we have to do next. The first is to perfect your story as soon as possible and turn it into a complete script; the second is to select actors according to the script. Although they are mainly animals, But there are still many human actors and actresses, as well as many extras.”

"Okay, how do you need my cooperation?" Su Ming asked.

"The idea of ​​the story is yours. Only you, Su Sheng, know best what the animals can do. In addition to the filming process, determining the script and selecting actors requires your full participation. If possible, why don't we start discussing it now? script?"

As Guo Zijian spoke, he took out a large stack of blank A4 paper and a pencil from the shoulder bag he carried with him.

"You don't mind if I smoke, do you?" Su Ming took out the cigarette and put it on the table.

Guo Zijian shrugged and said it was casual.

The two of them began to perfect the 'horror story' in Su Ming's mind little by little.

In the room, Su Ming smoked one cigarette after another. Soon, the ashtray was filled with cigarette butts like a small forest;

Guo Zijian's hands, brain, and mouth seemed to be able to work separately. During the discussion, he kept writing and drawing on paper, quickly sketching out the scenes, characters, and animals in his mind. If you're not satisfied, you'll roll it into a ball and throw it into the trash can. The trash can will soon be filled with waste paper balls.

Time flies by, and both of them are immersed in the discussion. Occasionally, they will have disputes over a certain plot or character, or they will jointly think about and study a certain plot, a certain character's psychological activities and personality...

"Dong dong dong..." There was a knock at the door, and Nangong Huang came in from the outside. Just as he was about to speak, he was choked by the smell of smoke in the room and coughed as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Brother-in-law, at six o'clock, you can prepare for dinner." Nangong Huang fanned the cigarette in front of him.

"You go first and I'll think about it later..." "Please take my colleagues to eat. I'll just eat instant noodles."

Su Ming and Guo Zijian spoke at the same time, then were stunned and smiled at each other.

Su Ming then remembered that he was the boss, how could he let his employees go hungry? He crushed the cigarette butt, stood up and invited: "Director Guo, you should eat something. No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat."

"Okay."

In the hotel dining room, there was no toasting as imagined. The meal was quickly finished. Guo Zijian skillfully arranged the next work for everyone in the crew at the dinner table. Half an hour later, he and Su Ming returned to the box to discuss the plot.

The wall clock in the room pointed to twelve o'clock, and Su Ming finally put out the last cigarette. Guo Zijian piled up a thick stack of manuscript paper and stuffed it into his bag.

"Let's leave it like this for the first draft. I'll think about whether it can be done better." Guo Zijian said, grabbing his hair.

"Okay, then you can rest first." Su Ming stood up and was about to say goodbye.

"Wait a minute, Su Sheng." Guo Zijian looked at the night outside the bed and said, "Su Sheng, why don't you take me to the shooting site to take a look at the surrounding environment? Only then can I have a clear idea of ​​the overall picture of the movie."

Su Ming was stunned. He met a workaholic!