Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 61 [Zhang Manyu is coquettish but not lewd, and sets off to Hokkaido to film] Please read
The crew in Japan is still preparing, but from what Amy said, it should be done within a week.

The people at Toho Corporation naturally hope that Li Yishu can go there now.

On the one hand, it is to see the crew's preparations, and on the other hand, it is also for the director to be in place earlier so that the subsequent filming can be carried out better.

But Li Yishu didn't want to go there right away. The actors had already been confirmed and the script had been polished to better suit Japanese characteristics.

Even if he went over now, he would just watch.

On his way back to the hotel, he received a call from Zhang Guorong, who said that he had invited Xu Lu and Li Bihua to his home.

Zhang Guorong's home.

After touring the two-story villa, Li Yishu subconsciously asked, "Brother Guorong, how much is your house?"

Zhang Guorong didn't think much about it and answered subconsciously: "It was less than two million when I bought it."

"What year?"

"It should be 83, right?"

Zhang Guorong looked unsure: "The housing prices had fallen drastically at that time, and I happened to have some money on hand, so I bought this one."

"That Guo Rong got a great bargain."

Xu Suo smiled and said, "The current market price of this house is at least 1000 million."

Zhang Guorong chuckled: "That's about right. This is one of the few successful investments I've made."

"What? Director Li wants to buy a house?" Li Bihua couldn't help but ask when she saw Li Yishu looking thoughtful.

Li Yishu nodded and said, "I want to buy it, but it's too expensive. I asked Amy, the general manager of my company, to help me find out. The cheapest one costs eight million."

Xu's husband is in the real estate business and has some knowledge of this area. He said, "Eight million is not expensive. The price of luxury homes like this in Hong Kong Island is getting more and more expensive."

"Forget it. I've already spent most of my little money on buying a house. I might as well go back to the mainland and buy one."

At this point, Li Yishu suddenly remembered the later Tomson Yipin and joked, "Sister Xu, I read in the newspaper that Mr. Tang is interested in investing in real estate in Shanghai?"

"I do have this idea, but I'm not sure about the details." Xu Lu shook her head. There is indeed an investment intention now, but she has not paid much attention to the specific negotiations.

"That's fine. If Sister Xu develops a house in Shanghai in the future, she will sell me one no matter what."

"Haha, no problem. I will definitely give you Director Li the lowest internal price when the time comes."

"Okay!"

Secretary Li Yi remembered that the cheapest house in Tangchen Yipin was 25 yuan per square meter.

However, it will take another ten years before Tomson First Class is completed. By that time, it is estimated that he will not be buying it with his own money, but it will be given to him by Xu Lu.

If a big international director lived in such a luxurious house, it would definitely cause a ripple effect.

"Sir, the food is ready."

A Filipino maid came out from the kitchen.

Zhang Guorong said: "Don't worry, there will be someone coming later."

Li Bihua couldn't help but ask, "Who else is coming?"

"It's Zhang Manyu. She knows I invited Director Li today."

Zhang Guorong said this, hesitantly looked at Li Yishu and said, "Director Li, Ah Yu knows that Farewell My Concubine is still in preparation, so this time she came to ask if there is a role suitable for her in your crew."

There are some things that Zhang Manyu herself is not comfortable saying, so she asks Zhang Guorong for help, who is a model of a good brother in the circle.

Since the other party had asked this, Zhang Guorong would definitely help ask. It was just a matter of a word, so he asked in advance before Zhang Manyu arrived.

If there is nothing else, he will tell Zhang Manyu in advance so that everyone can save face.

Hearing this, Li Yishu frowned and glanced at Xu Suo. Seeing that she didn't seem to care, he said, "The leading actress is Gong Li, but... the role of Cheng Dieyi's mother has not been finalized yet." "It's just that this role is a prostitute, and there are not many scenes. I'm afraid Miss Zhang will mind."

Originally, Li Yishu and Xu Lu had decided on this role to be given to Gu Changwei's girlfriend Jiang Wenli.

But now that Gu Changwei has stood up Li Yishu, he is not the kind of nice guy who would play the game of "hello, I'm nice to you and everyone is nice to you", so naturally he would not give the other party this role.

Although Jiang Wenli’s acting was good and her kneeling scene later became a classic, it doesn’t mean that only she can play the role.

Zhang Guorong had already read the script and knew that the only actress who could really shine in the role were Gong Li and Cheng Dieyi's childhood prostitute mother.

So Zhang Guorong had been eyeing this role for a long time. When he saw Li Yishu took the initiative to propose it, he immediately said happily: "It doesn't matter. Ah Yu also said that the size of the role is not important. As long as she can act in Director Li's play, she will be very happy."

Is this what it feels like to be a great director?

Although Li Yishu knew that Zhang Guorong's words were a compliment, she still felt a little flattered.

However, he also knew that Zhang Manyu wanted to use this as an excuse to establish a good relationship with him so that they could have a deeper cooperation in the future.

Li Yishu had seen this routine in his previous life.

Soon, Zhang Manyu arrived, and after everyone greeted each other, Zhang Guorong also told them about this matter.

Zhang Manyu was delighted after hearing this and hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you Director Li for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely do my best in the performance."

"Haha, Miss Manyu is willing to act. I should be the one who is happy."

Li Yishu smiled and said that Zhang Manyu's acting skills were definitely impeccable. She was definitely unique among Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses and the winner of two major European film festivals.

If we really talk about who can perform the coquettishness of a prostitute, Zhang Manyu is definitely not inferior to Jiang Wenli.

Whether it's Jin Xiangyu who dares to love and hate in "New Dragon Inn", or Xiaoyu, the prostitute whose red lips are tasted by thousands of people in "Jigong", or the charming and ignorant girl in "Green Snake", Zhang Manyu interprets that kind of coquettish feeling vividly and exquisitely.

She is truly sexy but not lewd.

In the next two days, Li Yishu not only discussed the script with Zhang Guorong, but also determined the final director of photography with Xu Lu.

She first invited Christopher Doyle.

But unfortunately, Wang Jiawei seems to be planning to shoot a new film recently and has already finalized it with Du Kefeng.

Xu Suo wanted to wait for Du Kefeng's, but Li Yishu directly refused. At this point in time, Wang Jiawei was probably filming "Ashes of Time".

This movie took three years to shoot. Do we have to wait another three years for Christopher Doyle?
Finally, Li Yishu contacted Zhao Fei through Gong Li. The other party happened to be available, so he was confirmed as the director of photography.

Until March 11th.

Li Yishu took Amy and Huo Wenxi to Hokkaido, Japan to prepare for the filming of "Love Letter".

The filming location was chosen in Hokkaido because it snows there from November to March of the following year.

"hiss--"

"It's so cold!"

Li Yishu, who had just got off the plane, was still cold because of the heavy snow outside, even though she had put on a thick down jacket in advance.

Huo Wenxi, who was visiting Hokkaido for the first time, shivered and said, "Director Li, Hokkaido is really cold."

She is from Hong Kong. I wouldn't say it's like spring all year round there, but in winter all you need is a sweater and a coat. It's nowhere near as snowy as in Hokkaido.

Amy smiled and said, "It's OK. I'll get used to it in two days. Director Li, if you're not in a hurry to start filming, it's also fun to go skiing in this season."

"Forget it, I don't know how to ski, so you guys go."

Li Yishu shook her head and was about to exit the passage when she saw Ichiro Tanaka waiting at the airport entrance with a sign in his hand.

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