You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 215 Clean and Hygienic, Brothers (1, Guaranteed)
Laughlin Tandan is the casting director of "Slumdog Millionaire", the executive director appointed by King Quan, and even his translator and guide.

She is in her 30s, with average appearance but strong ability. She once worked as an assistant director and casting director in Mira Nair's crew. Mira Nair is the most famous female director in India and has won the Golden Lion. He has been nominated for Austrian Foreign Languages. If we compare it, it is equivalent to Xu Anhua in the Chinese film industry.

They had met a few days ago, and they were talking about scripts and role candidates at that time. Starting from the plane, Laughlin Tandan began to give some Indian common sense to kingship science.

For example, when you see Indians shaking their heads, don’t think that they are rejecting them. In India, shaking your head means agreement, and nodding is rejection.

Wang Quan smiled and said, "I understand this."

Although Indian movies are not outstanding in the history of world movies, there are still many high-quality films based on their output. As a professional director, Wang Quan has seen at least a dozen previous Indian movies, and recently made more than 20 more. In the future of Indian movies, Indians can often be seen smiling and shaking their heads.

Next, Laughlin Tandan popularized some religious and dietary issues, and suggested that if the stomach is not very strong, it is still better to buy bottled water.

The plane was about to land at Mumbai International Airport, and Wang Quan saw through the window a huge "village in the city" densely packed on the ground. This should be the Dharavi slum, one of the largest slums in the world, and it was also the main inspection object of their trip.

After leaving the airport, the weather was still cool. Laughlin Tandan told King Quan that from November to March of the next year, even if it is the peak travel season in Mumbai, it is also the most comfortable season. The weather is neither cold nor cold. Hot and not much rain.

Wang Quan said, "So it is also the most suitable season for filming."

Laughlin Tandan said happily, "That's right, Director David!"

On the first day when she came to Mumbai, Laughlin Tandan first settled the royal power at the Taj Mahal Hotel, the most famous five-star hotel in Mumbai, for safety and to prevent petty theft.

It was getting dark now, and they agreed to go out for inspection the next day.

King Quan was mainly watching TV that night. There were English programs on TV, but the main language was Hindi, and Tamil and Telugu could also be heard, but King Quan couldn’t tell the difference, but the mirroring of Indian dramas It's really interesting, and it's a style of its own.

The next day, Wang Quan and Xiao Wei met Laughlin Tandan in the lobby downstairs, and she asked, "Director David, where do you want to go today?"

Wang Quan, "Let's go to the cinema first, and find a cheap cinema."

Laughlin Tandan reminded, "Before watching a movie in India, you must stand up and sing the national anthem. Foreigners may not sing, but they must also stand up and pay tribute."

Wang Quan pursed his lips, expressing that he understood.

Wang Quan mainly wanted to see what Indians watch in cinemas, especially foreign movies. Then Wang Quan saw the posters of "Transformers" and "Harry Potter", but in the corners, even Hollywood is very popular. It is difficult to conquer the Indian market.

It was really popular, and what the audience lined up to buy was a movie called "Rebirth".

Laughlin Tandan, a woman of her age, couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional when she saw the handsome appearance of the male protagonist on the poster.

King Quan smiled, "Shah Rukh Khan is very popular in India."

"Of course, he is Shah Rukh Khan!"

At last year's Asian Film Awards, Wang Quan met Shah Rukh Khan himself, a man in his 40s but very energetic. Wang Quan had seen his "Ashoka" and "Bollywood Life and Death" and many other movies. But he will watch Aamir Khan more in future movies.

The three of them lined up in a long queue and went in for a total of 13 RMB. Watching movies is a very cheap pastime in India.

You only need to spend a few dollars to stay in an air-conditioned room for three hours, and half a day has passed. Therefore, in terms of the number of moviegoers, India ranks first in the world, reaching 38.79 billion last year!
But when it comes to the total box office, it doesn't even rank in the top three, because the ticket price is cheap, but these things complement each other, and if the ticket price is high, there may not be so many viewers.

After entering, it was overcrowded. This is a new movie, and it is Shah Rukh Khan's masterpiece, so it is almost full even during the day.

It seems that there are people from all walks of life, some women, and foreigners.

King Quan’s seats had already been taken by others, so they had to sit in corners that no one wanted. Laughlin Tandan told King Quan that higher-end movie theaters would not have this problem.

Before the movie started, Wang Quan and Xiao Wei also stood up. If they didn't stand up, they would be beaten easily. After they finished singing, the movie started.

The director of this movie, Farah Khan, is the choreographer of "If Love". Wang Quan had seen it before when he participated in the film awards, so this movie has an alias, "If Love in Bollywood".

The actress is a fresh face, she looks quite beautiful, and she is tall and has a good figure, and her skin is not very dark.

Wang Quan himself looked it up in the video library. His name is Deepika Padukone. He is only 21 years old, and this is her Bollywood debut.

Shah Rukh Khan played the leading role in her debut film. This woman is not easy.

After discussing with Laughlin Tandan, I found out that her father is India's first badminton world champion, Prakash Padukone.

Before entering the showbiz, Deepika had already been a model for several years, and he was already famous in the modeling circle, so it was easier to move to the film industry.

The movie is very long, 162 minutes long, including at least half an hour of singing and dancing. Lovelyn Tandan told Wang Quan that this is not too long. It is normal for Indian movies to exceed 3 hours. Intermission to give everyone time to go to the bathroom.

After walking out of the cinema, it was already noon, and Wang Quan was also hungry, so he asked Laughlin Tandan to take them to the street to look for food. Instead of going to the restaurant, they found vendors on the street to deal with.

Lovelyn Tandan repeatedly confirmed, "Is your stomach really okay?"

Wang Quan laughed, "There is an old saying in Huaxia, if you don't work, you won't get sick if you eat it."

They first bought three cups of aloe vera juice, and then bought a plate of crispy balls, as well as Indian flying cakes, and then they walked all the way to eat, and they would try whatever they were curious about.

Although many stalls looked not very clean, it was unavoidable in the market. Wang Quan also ate some relatively nasty food stalls when he was a child, and his stomach could bear it anyway.

It's just that Xiao Wei ran away before him. When he was holding his nose in the public toilet and enduring the stench, Wang Quan and Laughlin Tandan chatted about actors outside.

The male lead has been found, big, middle and small. The second male lead, that is, the male lead's brother is also basically confirmed. Now the female lead is in the middle and high school form. She has already taken care of the little girl, and has given the children simple acting training .

Wang Quan asked, "What do you think of the Deepika Padukone I saw this morning? She was the first actress I saw when I came to Mumbai. It feels like a fate. She is also of the right age, and she is beautiful enough to make people feel happy." The audience fully understands the relationship.”

Laughlin Tandan said, "But will she be paid more?"

"Oh, how expensive can a newcomer be?"

""Fate of Resurrection" is on the rise, so it will cost 4000 million."

She was talking about rupees, which is only 50 dollars. Although it may be more than other actors combined, this movie is more or less a big star in India, and it may even help the Indian box office take off.

Wang Quan said, "You can try to contact me."

After Xiao Wei came out with the help of the wall, they continued to stroll, but after that they didn't dare to let Xiao Wei eat outside food.

Today and tomorrow, they were visiting the bustling areas and famous scenic spots in Mumbai. Wang Quan also took a lot of photos. He felt that it was not as good as Shanghai.

They also saw the child who was turned into a disabled child in the script. It was quite uncomfortable to watch. If it was in China, King Quan would choose to call the police, but in India, he could only hand over a banknote.

On the third day, they really set foot in the slums of Dharavi. Laughlin Tandan, who was born in the capital New Delhi, has come here many times for the purpose of scouting. Of course, she needs to be accompanied by her work partner. I have no beauty and dare not come to this kind of place alone.

The street food seen here is becoming more and more unsightly. Even though Wang Quan said it was clean and hygienic, he only dared to buy the smallest portion and did not dare to eat more.

He felt that after living in this environment for a period of time, he should be immune to all poisons.

Laughlin Tandan also took King Quan to visit the families of the two young actors she selected. Rubiana Ali, who played the childhood heroine, and Ismail, who played the second childhood heroine, were both natives of the slums. The actor who played the leading role in childhood is a child actor himself, and he started accepting commercials very early.

Laughlin Tandan also considered that the childhood male protagonist has more roles and requires higher acting skills, so she chose professional young actors.

Wang Quan knew that as long as the filming started, the fate of the two children living in the slums would be improved to a certain extent.

When I came to the slums on the first day, I was actually only doing activities around the slums, and I had never seen the real misery.

When they returned to the hotel, Deepika Padukone had been waiting for a long time accompanied by her manager.

Wang Quan wants to choose the heroine, even if the other party is a potential new star in Bollywood and has a world champion father at home, but facing top Hollywood directors, he must take the initiative to seize the opportunity, and Deepika has ambitions to develop in Hollywood Yes, and later she also starred in "XxX: The Return of the End".

I don't know how many people will compete for this role. In order to seize this opportunity, they came uninvited and found the hotel directly.

It was inconvenient to talk here, Wang Quan asked them to go upstairs to chat in the room, and Laughlin Tandan followed.

Deepika Padukone's height is about the same as Gadot's. No wonder she used to be a model circle, but she is bigger than Gadot, and she is as beautiful as in the movie.

Faced with a Hollywood director of Wang Quan's level, Deepika was a little cautious, but he couldn't help but look at Wang Quan curiously. He looked so young, he felt younger than himself, and he was handsome, not inferior to Jin Chengwu.

It's unbelievable that such a young director has already achieved such high achievements, and now he is willing to make an Indian film.

Seeing that she was not seated, Wang Quan knew that she was showing off her figure, so he simply let her walk around in front of him twice.

Wang Quan thought she would turn in circles, but she turned around Wang Quan's sofa. It wasn't until the manager started coughing that she realized that she had made a low-level mistake because of being too nervous.

But Wang Quan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. His figure was really good and his curves were very choppy. Wang Quan asked Laughlin Tandan, "How tall is the male lead you chose?"

Laughlin Tandan replied, "The male lead is Dev Patel, an Indian boy from England, with a height of 188cm."

Hey, it's so tall, so Deepika Padukone with 174 will not be obtrusive.

King Power sat Deepika down and asked her a question, "Would you accept it if you weren't that glamorous in this movie?"

"I am an actor, and my image is determined by the director."

"Don't worry, you don't want to be ugly, but your skin is too fair, you need to darken it a little bit." With this skin color, it should be a Brahmin, and the last one is a Kshatriya.

"Director David, have you decided to hire Deepika?" the manager asked excitedly.

Wang Quan shook his head, "We still need some tests and some sacrifices."

Hearing this, both the agent and Deepika became serious. The agent knew that Deepika's background could not accept unspoken rules, but this is an opportunity to impact Hollywood. Why don't you find a way to do her ideological work?

Seeing that these two people were about to go astray, Wang Quan hurriedly explained, "I mean, I need Miss Deepika to accompany me to investigate the slums in the next few days. Your background is so good, like a flower in a greenhouse, I'm afraid you won't be able to grasp it." Good ghetto girl character."

Hearing this, both the agent and Deepika were relieved, and at the same time lamented the dedication of Hollywood directors.

Deepika said no problem, she will come here tomorrow morning to find King Quan.

"Then I..." the agent asked.

"If you're worried, you can come along."

Manager, "Actually, I'm completely relieved, and I'll let Deepika come alone."

Seeing the manager's behavior like this, Deepika's heart was cast a shadow again.

Fortunately, Wang Quan is a very gentleman, so he invited her to have breakfast the next day, and she understood India and Mumbai in her eyes with her who is proficient in English.

Because she has an athlete superstar father, she was actually born in Denmark. When she was two years old, she went back to India with her father and settled in the southern state of Karnataka. After that, she basically moved around in southern India. Commercials.

Because she entered the modeling industry, she only came to Mumbai in recent years. Her impression of Mumbai is that of a super metropolis, a place full of feasting and luxury.

As for the slum where Wang Quan visited for a day yesterday, she had never been there at all.

Wang Quan smiled, "That's great, I must take you to experience it, by the way, how is your stomach?"

(End of this chapter)