Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 751 Let's go together

The main plot of "Parasite" tells the story of a family of four unemployed vagrants who parasitize on wealthy families by serving them.

The protagonist, Kim Ki-taek, and his family of four make a living by making folding takeout boxes in a pizza shop. The whole family's hopes are placed on their eldest son, Kim Ki-woo, hoping that he can get into college and have a perfect life.

It’s a pity that Kim Ki-woo is not very talented in exams and he has failed many times.

Later, with the help of his classmates, Kim Ki-woo successfully became an English tutor for a rich girl, who was Mr. Park's daughter.

After Kim Ki-woo entered the Park family, he got along well with Miss Park and Mr. Park's wife. Knowing that Mr. Park's two children not only studied English but also other subjects, he fabricated the identity of an art teacher and introduced his sister to Mrs. Park.

Later, Kim Ki-woo succeeded.

His sister also entered the Park family and became an art teacher.

The falsification of the sister's identity and the success of her introduction completely ignited the idea of ​​"parasitism" between the brother and sister.

After some work, the two introduced their parents to Mr. Park's home.

My father’s role is as a driver, responsible for driving Mr. Park.

My mother is a housekeeper, responsible for assisting Mrs. Park in managing household affairs.

At this point, the Kim family completed its parasitism on the Park family.

Although they have no assets or wealth of their own, they live under the same roof with the Park family and go in and out together, whether in daily life or in communication with the outside world.

Over time, the gap and distance between the Jin and Pu families, which were originally as huge as a chasm, gradually became blurred.

When discussing the plot, Zhou Mo took the lead in asking about the shooting time.

"Director Zhang, you just finished Assault on Arkham, so you can take a break for a while. Don't worry about Parasite. Combine work and rest."

Lao Mouzi immediately shook his head.

"Not at all. As long as the crew is ready, I can start shooting right away. The sooner the better."

He said in a firm tone: "Things like filming a movie cannot be delayed. Once the feeling comes, we should shoot it quickly. If we wait too long, the end will pass and the film will not be good."

Zhou Mo secretly clicked his tongue in his heart.

It's you who have to fight.

But since Zhang Yimou had said so, there was no need for him to force his advice.

It's a good thing to have a Palu who is willing to work hard.

While he can still work, he should be made to work harder and work harder!

"Since Director Zhang has said so, I will ask the company to prepare and start filming as soon as possible."

Lao Mouzi nodded slightly and asked another key question.

"Since Daoming is chosen to play Mr. Park in Parasite, does Director Zhou have any candidates in mind for Kim Ki-taek and several other roles?"

Since it is a movie produced by Shanhe Company, the leading actor must be chosen by Zhou Mo first.

Zhou Mo thought for a moment and said, "As for Kim Ki-taek, let Wang Zhifei play the role. He is more suitable for the role in terms of acting skills and popularity."

The decision to give the leading role to Wang Zhifei was made long ago.

Wang Zhifei has been working with Shanhe Company for the past few years and can be considered an insider.

In addition, "Wushuang" is about to be released.

Don't worry about exposure.

It is quite safe to use.

"What about the female characters?"

Zhou Mo thought about it and took the role of Kim Ki-taek's daughter, Kim Ki-ting.

"Let's give this role to Tiantian. She should be good enough. What do you think, Director Zhang?"

Lao Mouzi thought about it and shook his head to indicate that he had no objection.

Ever since they worked together in "Even if She's Far Away, She Will Be Punished", his impression of her has improved significantly.

From a "mascot" and "traffic star", he has become an "acting star" and "a promising future". Although he is not the best among his peers, he is generally good enough to shoot "Parasite".

"Tiantian is fine, but what about the others?"

"I don't want the others. Director Zhang and Teacher Chen, you two can decide who is more suitable and discuss it.

Getting a leading actor and a supporting actress was enough for Zhou Mo.

As for the remaining roles, let Zhang Yimou divide them up himself.

Even for palu, some discount should be given.

This will enhance Palu's enthusiasm.

Lao Mouzi smiled and nodded, as a way of expressing his gratitude to Zhou Mo.

In addition to the three roles of Kim Ki-taek, Mr. Park, and Kim Ki-jung, Zhou Mo left at least three important roles for him.

This favor is quite big.

He turned around and discussed the female role with Chen Daoming.

"Daoming, which actors do you think are more suitable for Parasite?"

Chen Daoming thought for a while.

"If, as Director Zhou said, this film plans to win awards, then Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi are more suitable. These two have great international reputations and will be very helpful in winning awards."

Lao Mouzi deeply agrees with this.

In fact, these two people were the first people he thought of.

The choice of actors does have a very obvious impact on the awards.

Both Gong and Zhang have served as judges for the three major European awards or in Hollywood, so naturally they have more connections than other actors.

The judges' recognition of these two people is also higher.

Zhang Yimou wanted to choose these two people, but he couldn't decide which one to choose for a while.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked Zhou Mo again: "Director Zhou, which of these two do you think is more suitable?"

Zhou Mo found this question very strange.

"Why do we have to choose one? Can't we both come together?"

"You two coming together?"

"Yes, there are two important female roles anyway, one for each of the Jin and Pu families, so let them both play together, and they can show off their acting skills."

Lao Mouzi was somewhat tempted by this proposal, but at the same time he felt a little unsure.

"But are they willing to act together? After all, their status is..."

Zhou Mo looked at Lao Mouzi helplessly.

This guy really loses his mind when he meets Gong Li.

“Why wouldn’t we be unwilling to act together? It’s not like we haven’t acted together before. When Memoirs of a Geisha was filmed in 05, it was our peak period, so we should have filmed it anyway.

You can't say that "Memoirs of a Geisha" can be filmed, but "Parasite" can't.

In terms of script quality, our script is better than "Geisha".

In terms of directing ability, Director Zhang, you are no worse than Marshall. Just come and shoot when you are asked to. "

These words made Lao Mouzi so happy.

The original director of "Memoirs of a Geisha" was Spielberg, but because it was delayed for too long, the director became Marshall, and he retreated to the second line as producer.

He can't compare with Spielberg, but he can really compare with Marshall.

"That's settled then. I'll contact them both later and start filming as soon as possible so that we can compete for the award next year!"

(End of this chapter)