Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 804 Why can’t I get through on this call?

ps: 4k, there will be follow-up, don’t wait, just go to sleep first.

With Qin Hailu's comfort, Tang Yan felt much more relaxed.

Soon, dinner was over.

After cleaning up the table, Zhou Mo took out the script he had prepared.

"Sister Lu, take a look."

Qin Hailu was surprised. He didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected surprise in today's meal.

Take the script and take a look.

The script's name is in three big characters.

"Everything is fine".

"What type and what is the general content?" Qin Hailu asked casually.

"City, family, life, and affection. In a nutshell: a strong mother, a cowardly father, an ignorant brother, and a self-reliant girl?" Zhou Mo said casually.

Ok?
Qin Hailu suddenly stopped flipping through the script and looked at Zhou Mo in surprise.

"This kind of script is rare, Director Zhou. It seems like you have never written a script like this before."

As far as she could remember, Zhou Mo had never personally written such a script.

The only time was when it was adapted into a magical version of "A Courtyard Story", which completely overturned all the selling points of the TV series about family matters.

Zhou Mo said bluntly: "I bought someone else's script."

"Oh, that's no problem."

Qin Hailu nodded and continued to look through the script.

As she watched, she could praise Zhou Mo again.

"Director Zhou is indeed worthy of his name. The script style is unique and you can understand it at a glance."

Zhou Mo didn't take this sentence to heart at all.

This girl is the kind of person who can talk nonstop, and you don't need to pay attention to many of her words.

After a while, Qin Hailu roughly finished reading the first few pages of the script, including the introduction of characters, conflicts, contradictions, and the main plot line.

"Needless to say, the role that Director Zhou assigned to me is Su Mingyu?"

"Yeah, how does it feel?"

"It's pretty good. The plot is full of contradictions and the characters are very distinctive. As long as it can be filmed, it will definitely be of good quality... I'll take it."

Such a decisive answer startled Tang Yan, who had been silent before.

"Sister Lu, you took over the script so quickly?"

"Yes, anyway, the quality of the script itself is good enough and the production company also has guarantees, so why hesitate?" Qin Hailu said casually.

At her age, she has already begun to face a career crisis.

The roles they were able to play in the past are becoming less and less suitable for them.

Some good resources gradually began to ignore them.

Instead, they are replaced by nagging mothers, roles that they had avoided in the past.

There is a good opportunity right now, why not seize it?
"Director Zhou, it's settled. I'll be playing this role. I'll be waiting for your drama for the whole next year."

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Okay, let me tell you about the other actors I've considered. For the actor of Su Daqiang, I've already contacted Mr. Ni Dahong, and for the role of Su Mingcheng, I'll have Guo Jing come in later. As for the others, I haven't made up my mind yet, so we'll see how things go later."

Qin Hailu followed Zhou Mo's words and thought about the compatibility between the role and the actor in his mind.

Su Daqiang is a coward and selfish person, so it should be fine to hand him over to Teacher Ni Dahong.

Su Mingcheng is a parasite without realizing it, so there is nothing wrong with him asking Guo Jing to come and shoot the film.

"You are worthy of being Director Zhou. You have a good eye for talent."

Zhou Mo smiled and said nothing.

Both classic characters are original actors.

Can it be bad?

"In that case, I will have the company start arranging this matter tomorrow. Filming will definitely start in May next year at the latest. Sister Lu can just wait for the news then."

"Okay, I'll call and ask about the schedule when I get home."

Qin Hailu is a man of decisive character. Once he decides to shoot a film, he won't drag his feet at all.

After a while, Zhou Mo and Tang Yan were the only ones left in the room.

Zhou Mo suddenly noticed that Tang Yan seemed to be in a low mood since just now.

"What happened? Are you in a bad mood?"

Tang Yan explained: "It's what Sister Lu said just now. Once an actress passes a certain age, she has to change her acting style, and the results of the change are usually not satisfactory."

So that’s what happened.

Following Tang Yan's words, he analyzed: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with changing your acting style. Each age group has its own characteristics."

Tang Yan pursed her lips and said, "But I don't want to play the role of a nagging mother."

"Then don't act. You can't just play the role of a nagging mother-in-law if you want to change your acting career. Don't be scared by what Sister Lu said. She herself is not in that situation.

Did you see any nagging scenes of Dr. Qin in the TV series “The Doctor”? There weren’t any at all. Dr. Qin just planned and solved the problems with ease.”

"But my acting skills are not as good as Sister Lu's."

Zhou Mo exclaimed "Ah!", very surprised.

"I didn't expect you to be so self-aware, Tangtang."

Tang Yan: ...

Zhou Mo coughed lightly and said, "That's right, acting skills and motherly acting are not necessarily related. In the final analysis, it depends on the actor's own choice.

Look at how old Auntie Xiaoqing is, and she still plays a 16-year-old girl. So if you want, you don’t have to go the fussy route.”

Tang Yan felt much better after listening to Zhou Mo's comfort.

She thought about it and asked Zhou Mo again: "You thought I was suitable for roles like the queen, do you think I am still suitable for such roles now?"

"Of course, there's nothing wrong with that." Zhou Mo nodded first and gave an affirmative answer, then added: "But now you can expand your field a little bit, no longer limited to ancient costumes, you can shoot more queens in different industries in modern cities."

The words sound nice, but they are a bit broad.

"For example?"

“For example, the role you played this time, Doctor Xiao Tang, is pretty much in the medical field. Later on, you can switch to the financial industry, the publicity industry, or even the civil engineering industry… well, forget about civil engineering.

Anyway, there are so many different professions in China, you can definitely choose to play people with distinctive industry characteristics.”

It’s true that there are many dramas about “mother-in-law” on the market.

But the reason why there are so many "gossips" is that this type of drama is easy to shoot and has a relatively fixed audience base.

Find a template, adjust the character traits, and then adjust the order of conflicts, and a drama is basically ready.

After that, Zhou Mo reminded him, "Of course, in the situation I mentioned, if you want to shoot, you will definitely have to put in more effort, and you will also have to face the risk of failure, which is inevitable.

So if you want to shoot this kind of drama, you must do sufficient preparation and homework before shooting, don't make it look like a makeshift team that will be exposed before two episodes are aired. "

Looking at the mothers-in-law and mothers-in-law on the market, there are only a few types.

There is a misunderstanding and conflict between the children.

There are conflicts and disputes with the daughter-in-law/son-in-law.

I have a conflict with my significant other and want to take a second look.

Although the above three summaries are jokes, they can indeed cover a large number of similar roles.

Routine, it is indeed a routine.

But routine also means it is easy to act.

For many actors, when they reach a certain age, their knowledge updating has basically stagnated.

It is indeed difficult to expose them to completely new knowledge and enable them to reach a level that can withstand the audience's keen scrutiny.

In such a comparison, many actors will naturally choose simple roles to play.

"Of course, another way is to reduce the frequency of filming, from at least one a year to one every few years, and use the rest of the time to appear on variety shows. But if you do this, your acting career will basically be over." Zhou Mo also explained the risks to Tang Yan.

After hearing Zhou Mo's reminder, Tang Yan did not give her response immediately, but said that she would think about it carefully.

Zhou Mo didn't ask any more questions.

When it comes to the question of which path to take, he can only give suggestions, but he cannot help people make a decision.

However, with Tang Yan's talent, the path of acting is relatively easy to follow. Both her appearance and her ability are here.

If you really keep turning to the above, it would be equivalent to wasting your talent.

night.

Zhou Mo was packing his things in the room.

Just as I finished packing my luggage, there was a knock on the door.

When it opened, Tang Yan's slender figure came in.

"Wow, you are like a big rat, are you planning to rob money or rape?"

"Bah, you are the big rat!"

"Is this the point? What about the answer to the following question?"

"Only children make choices, but as an adult I want them all."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

"Well, we ran into the bandit king."

Tang Yan rolled her eyes at him.

"I came here this time to tell you that I do want to continue acting, but to play more good roles as you said. You will help me with this, right?"

Zhou Mo smiled slightly.

"That's for sure. Shanhe Company is a big company. As long as you are willing, we can provide you with a few good roles."

"That's fine."

Tang Yan got the correct answer, stood up, patted his trouser legs, and was about to leave.

As soon as he took a step, he was stopped by Zhou Mo.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"I'm going back to my room."

"Then how can I let you go like this? You're not keeping your word, are you?"

"What did I say?"

"Aren't you going to rob me of my money and my woman? Are you planning to run away before you accomplish that?" Zhou Mo curled his lips and locked the door with a click.

The next day.

Zhou Mo packed his luggage and left the crew of "The Doctor".

Before leaving, he held another meeting with the crew members.

The content is nothing more than the crew of "The Doctor". There are too many people supporting them behind the scenes, so don't worry, just shoot the TV series steadily.

After leaving the crew and walking all the way to the airport, Zhou Mo turned off his cell phone and suddenly frowned.

He felt as if he had forgotten something.

But I thought about it over and over again for a while.

I can't remember what it was.

'What on earth did I forget?'

at the same time.

The crew of "The Doctor".

Guo Jingfei looked at Qin Hailu and Tang Yan in confusion.

"What? Are you saying that Director Zhou has a script that's more suitable for me and wants to work with me?"

Qin Hailu and Tang Yan nodded together.

"Yes, didn't Director Zhou tell you?"

"No, Director Zhou has never contacted me." Guo Jingfei was helpless.

He really hadn't heard any news at all.

Obviously, everyone is in the same crew.

Why don't you call him?
"Maybe he forgot. He might tell you later. You don't have to worry." Qin Hailu comforted.

"This is not something that can be done without any urgency. Director Zhou and I are in the same crew, but Director Zhou didn't tell me. What if he chose someone else? I'm so panicked."

Guo Jingfei wanted to call Zhou Mo immediately.

However, after several attacks, the opponent always turned off the computer.

After a moment, Guo Jingfei put down his phone reluctantly, looking conflicted.

"Didn't get through."

"I guess he has boarded the plane. You can just call him in the evening. I remember he should get off the plane around six o'clock in the evening. You can just call him at that time." Tang Yan said.

Guo Jingfei sighed.

"It can only be this way."

Soon, it was night.

Zhou Mo got off the plane and got into the car that his assistant came to pick him up.

As soon as I turned on my phone, more than a dozen calls and messages popped up on the screen.

There are Da Tiantian’s, Cheng Long’s, and Guo Jingfei’s.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Mo called Da Tiantian first.

After a few seconds, the call was connected successfully.

"Tiantian, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, just asking where you are and whether I need a pick-up. By the way, I want to report to you on the crew's situation over the past two days."

"No need to pick me up. I'll stay here for one night and then go to the crew tomorrow... What did you say about the crew? Did anything happen?"

"Nothing much. Brother Long heard that the crew was almost arriving, so he asked me when I would arrive. He said he wanted to host a welcome party for us."

"That's easy. I can just give him a call. Is there anything else?"

"Some other media here are really strong. They have tried to sneak past the crew to take photos of what's going on inside the crew several times, but they were discovered by the company several times."

Zhou Mo made a "tsk" sound.

The reporters in Xiangcheng are indeed more troublesome.

"Okay, then I'll call those bosses later."

"Ok, there's no problem with the rest. I'll wait for you to come over tomorrow."

"it is good."

After ending the call with Da Tiantian, Zhou Mo called Cheng Long again.

The content of Cheng Long’s phone call was very simple.

Just two.

I heard that you were coming and wanted to celebrate. It's no problem for the whole crew to come. We've arranged everything for you, including picking you up and dropping you off.

I heard that your movie is very good. I don’t ask for anything else, but can I have a cameo role, even just for a few seconds or even one shot?

Of course Zhou Mo had no problem with these two requests.

Don’t miss out on free promotional resources.

"Brother Long, when is the time for the welcoming banquet you mentioned?"

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow is fine. It depends on your time."

"I'll be at the crew tomorrow. Parasite is expected to start filming within three days, so let's do it the day after tomorrow."

"No problem. I'll arrange a convoy to go to the Parasite crew."

After contacting Cheng Long, Zhou Mo looked at the time. It was a little after seven and less than eight o'clock.

It's still early.

I called again, and this time, it was the boss behind some media.

at the same time.

In the crew of "The Doctor", Guo Jingfei was puzzled.

"Didn't you say you'd be there around six? Why are you still on the line? Why can't I get in touch with you?"

(End of this chapter)