Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 708 If it doesn't work, make a prequel

Zhou Mo was really happy.

Having known Da Tiantian for so many years and watching her acting skills improve day by day, this sense of accomplishment is even greater than Zhou Mo winning an international award.

Da Tiantian felt her face getting a little hot.

She was praised continuously by Zhou Mo, which was a very rare situation for her.

But every time she encounters it, she can be happy for a long time.

Subconsciously, she changed the subject.

"By the way, I guess a lot of people will call you these days. Are you sure you don't want to answer any calls about the "Red House"?"

"I don't answer any of them. Since we said we want to compete fairly, we naturally have to compete thoroughly fairly. As soon as I open the phone, it's filled with calls from all over. I can't answer it." Zhou Mo shook his head.

It's not like he hasn't encountered this kind of situation before.

The company had a project, and soon after the news was released, someone immediately called to try to get someone in.

Sometimes you can say no.

Sometimes it’s hard to say no.

But no matter what, the decision-making power and initiative are in Zhou Mo's own hands.

But "Red Tower" is different.

The cast and shooting lineup of "Zhu Lou" are so luxurious.

Zhou Mo directed the film himself.

The foreshadowing of "I Want to Be the Emperor".

Sunward’s first investment in 2018.

All of the above factors have led to "Red Tower" receiving far more attention than usual.

In this way, the person who called Zhou Mo was different.

Higher status.

There are also more of them.

And the phone requirements are different.

In the past, the calls were from agents recommending their actors.

For example, Wang Jinghua recommends his own artists, or directly his own son.

But this time, the call came and it was a top actor who recommended himself.

For example, Chen Daoming, that is himself.

"Director Zhou, I heard that our role really interests me, so I wanted to give it a try... It's okay, I understand, it's just a normal audition..."

There are two recommendations. It doesn't matter whether Zhou Mo agrees or rejects the first one.

The latter, whether he agreed or refused, would make Zhou Mo feel sincerely regretful.

To give a simple example, if we agree to Chen Daoming, what will happen to Chen Baoguo and Teacher Tang?
As for rejection, that goes without saying.

That’s Chen Daoming.

At this point in time, there is no one actor who has the highest level and the best form in emperor dramas.

So, Zhou Mo simply didn't answer any calls, didn't reply to any text messages, and even ignored his email.

Anyone who wants to find it can find it.

He knows nothing anyway.

Da Tiantian looked at him lying on the sofa like Ge You and actually wanted to laugh.

It's rare to see Zhou Mo looking so bad.

"Then have you ever thought about this: if the role of the emperor really requires you to choose one of the teachers, and you choose one of them, such as Teacher Chen Daoming, what will you do with the remaining ones?"

Zhou Mo thought about it.

"I don't know." What is more uncomfortable than a beautiful young lady looking at you with an extremely regretful look is several movie kings or queens looking at you with an extremely regretful look.

"You are really straightforward." Da Tiantian was suddenly confused by Zhou Mo's "frankness".

"What should I do? I can't just tell them that it's okay if this one doesn't get selected, we can just do what we did with Snow Leopard and make a sister film with the same plot..."

Zhou Mo was halfway through his words when he suddenly froze.

"Hey, it doesn't seem impossible."

Da Tiantian didn't understand the meaning of this sentence: "What is not possible?"

"A sister film, I can make a prequel. The people who are not used this time can be used in the prequel. Anyway, I left enough holes in "Red Mansion" to make another political drama."

The most buried plot in "Red Tower" is about the struggle for the throne among three generations of people in the imperial palace.

Among the three generations, the generation of the emperor emeritus is the most complicated.

Including how the retired emperor seized the throne when he was young, how he governed the world, and how he stabilized the court.

As well as the stories of the previous generation of the four kings and eight dukes in the court.

Both can be written.

Da Tiantian was also shocked by Zhou Mo's idea.

The idea of ​​using a prequel to resolve the issue of "failed" actors is not particularly novel.

But Zhou Mo figured it out in such a short time, it seems he was really under great pressure.

"It's hard to believe that you've spent so much time thinking of a solution... Then why don't you go back and tell the actors about the situation so that they don't have to call the company staff every day."

The actors in the entertainment industry found that they could not contact Zhou Mo these days, so they started contacting Da Tiantian. After finding that they could not contact Da Tiantian either, they started contacting Shanhe Company’s experience, Zhou Mo, Da Tiantian’s assistant, and so on.

These days, these people have to deal with the company's publicity and promotion matters, as well as handle the constant stream of calls from the entire entertainment industry. They are almost going crazy.

When Zhou Mo heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"That won't do. I was counting on these people to burst out with great fighting power during the audition and contribute their best acting skills. Now that I've told them, what if they relax?"

Da Tiantian exclaimed in her heart, what a good guy.

You have to take every detail into consideration.

"Then you have also planned the format of your live broadcast, right? It will be similar to the previous "The Talkative", and will also be a live-action variety show with multiple cameras and full team cooperation?"

"Of course, and the scale of this time is much larger than that of The Eloquent One. The scale of the work and the number of people involved are at least four to five times that of the previous ones."

"So many?" Da Tiantian was stunned.

Although those episodes of "The Eloquent One" were essentially an interview program, the manpower and resources consumed were not that great.

But a scale of four or five times is still a bit too exaggerated.

"Not much. I even think it's a bit too much." Zhou Mo shook his head.

The audition for "Zhu Lou" was not just his group.

His group could only audition for a dozen or so core roles, including the emperor, the emperor, the prince, etc.

But even so, it may take at least two or three days to complete.

As for the remaining dozens of important characters, they must be handed over to other groups to deal with.

Live broadcast will also be needed at that time.

In this way, the scale increased instantly.

"If we divide into three or four groups at a time, do we have so many 'qualified' audition teachers?" Da Tiantian deliberately emphasized the word "qualified".

Her meaning was clear—

It is easy to find audition teachers, but it is not necessarily enough to find teachers who meet Zhou Mo's requirements and can meet the requirements of the live audition.

"It should be enough. Let's get those who have signed contracts with our company and served as instructors over the past few years to come along. It will be more convenient to use."

(End of this chapter)