Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 63 [The film is about to be completed, Yu Feihong comes to Japan to visit the set] Please read
"I'm not kidding you Mr. Kitano."

Seeing Kitano Takeshi looking at each other in bewilderment, Li Yishu guessed that the other party didn't quite believe it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Kitano, the story I conceived is not just an ordinary romance film, you can think of it as a crime romance film."

Whoosh——

Hearing this, Kitano Takeshi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him: "Thank you Director Li for giving me this opportunity. Don't worry, no matter when or where, as long as you contact me, I will definitely come to perform!"

"Then we have a deal, but I'm afraid it won't be possible in the next two years." Li Yishu thought for a moment, "I'll see if I have time to write the script later. You can watch it yourself. If you perform well enough in this movie, I think you can win an award in Europe."

"Fireworks" won the Golden Lion Award at the 1997 Venice Film Festival and the 10th European Film Award. It later swept many film festival awards and is considered a very outstanding film.

If Lee Ye-su really wants to film, it will probably take a few years before filming begins.

However, the script can be written in advance, allowing Takeshi Kitano to prepare early, and maybe even help Takeshi Kitano win a Best Actor trophy?
As for not adapting it and filming it in China, it mainly depends on the subject matter and content. It can only be filmed in Japan. It is a gangster gang and the male lead is an anti-hero. It is really difficult to operate in the mainland.

"No problem, Director Li. I'm always ready no matter what time it is."

Kitano Takeshi was excited. No matter whether he could win the award as Director Li said, since the other party said so, there was a possibility of winning the European Grand Prix.

This is a great opportunity for Takeshi Kitano, who has always wanted to transform himself into a powerful actor.

In the next few days, Takeshi Kitano played the role of the postman very seriously.

Perhaps this is the only way to express our respect for Supervisor Li.

There weren't many scenes, and it could have been finished in one day, but due to the sudden heavy snow in Hokkaido, it took two days to finally finish filming the other person's scenes.

Li Yishu was also very considerate and held a small wrap-up party for Takeshi Kitano. The party was held in an izakaya, and the entire izakaya was booked to entertain the main actors, assistant director, producer and others of the crew.

"Director Li, don't worry. When the movie is released, I will urge everyone on the show to go to the theater to watch it. The movie you made must be an excellent love movie."

Kitano Takeshi, who had already drunk a lot and was a little tipsy, still did not forget to compliment.

"Haha, thank you Mr. Kitano."

Li Yishu smiled and said that Takeshi Kitano is currently the host of a variety show.

Moreover, this program has a very high viewership in Japan. If it is really promoted vigorously, it will probably bring in a lot of viewers.

"That's right, Director Li. Excellent movies should be recommended to more people."

Although he has not read the complete script, Kitano Takeshi had someone buy the original version of the novel early on. After reading it, he sighed that Director Li is worthy of his name!
It is amazing that a romance novel that is often written to death can be written with such purity and beauty.

Even a middle-aged man like him can't help but want to have a pure platonic love.

Worthy of the name of pure love!

time flies.

It’s December now.

Li Yishu took some time off to return to Yanjing, on the one hand to report the filming progress to Teacher Situ, and on the other hand to attend the "Farewell My Concubine" training class.

Zhang Guorong and Zhang Fengyi have both been in training for nearly a month and are making rapid progress.

Zhang Guorong has many years of singing experience. Although it is very different from Peking Opera, he does have some basic skills after all.

So Zhang Fengyi is relatively worse, but fortunately he is playing the role of Overlord, so as long as his stage walk is fine, he can make adjustments in singing later.

"Sure, if you guys progress faster, we can start filming after the New Year."

Li Yishu is very satisfied with the professionalism of these two people. This is what an actor is. They learn Peking Opera for the sake of filming and study it very hard.

Zhang Guorong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Director Li, we will definitely finish the project as soon as possible so that we can start filming earlier."

"That's right, Director Li, finish the filming as soon as possible and take us abroad to win awards!" Zhang Fengyi grinned. He was friends with Li Yishu's father. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 82, he was assigned to Emei Film Studio. At that time, Li Jian was also in his prime, and the two collaborated on several films.

Logically speaking, he is one generation older than Li Yishu.

In private, Li Yishu also calls the other party Uncle Zhang, but in public on the crew, Zhang Fengyi is not a person with low EQ, so naturally he would not call him uncle or nephew.

"Haha, okay, I'll wait then."

Seeing that the two of them were making great progress in their studies, Li Yishu was very satisfied. Although the director deserved some credit for the film's award, it was more due to the actors' hard work.

As they were chatting, Zhang Fengyi suddenly said, "By the way, Director Li, after you took back the script you gave to Director Li... Director Li Jian, Emei Film Studio agreed to cooperate in the filming."

"Agreed?" Li Yishu was a little surprised. Why didn't his father tell him about this? Zhang Fengyi nodded, "Yes, he called me the night before yesterday and told me that he agreed. He asked me to see if I could contact you and ask you to arrange for someone to go to Emei Film Studio to discuss the co-production."

Li Jian wanted to contact his son, but Li Yishu had already left the country and he didn't know Li Yishu's contact information abroad.

The only thing he could do was to find Zhang Fengyi first, and then ask Zhang Fengyi to talk to another leading actor in the crew, Zhang Guorong, to see if he could contact his son in Japan.

But before Zhang Fengyi could tell Zhang Guorong, Li Yishu returned from Japan.

"Okay, I'll call you back later."

Li Yishu agreed. The script was written by Li Bihua herself. It enriched the story he had told before and also added some emotional scenes.

Perhaps this is a common problem among female writers nowadays, who like to add some emotional scenes to every drama.

Li Yishu had read the script and thought that the emotional scenes added were not too many and were mainly to embellish the male lead, so he had no objection.

Zhang Guorong suddenly asked, "Director Li, is this the script for the previous play Red Ling?"

"Well, it's this script. After thinking about it, I decided to let my father shoot it. He is an experienced director and the script is very detailed. He can shoot it well..."

Speaking of this, Li Yishu thought of Zun Long, and she didn't know if he would agree to star in the film.

But it should not be a problem, as his father Li Jian is also an excellent director, and Li Yishu has already drawn some storyboards early on. The last time his parents came to Yanjing, they brought them back for him to study.

This kind of movie is somewhat similar to "Farewell My Concubine", so I think it shouldn't be difficult for my father to shoot.

Next, Li Yishu stayed in Yanjing for another day, asked Yu Feihong to come out for dinner, and asked her to help buy an authentic courtyard house with two entrances.

Late December.

There is only a week left before the filming of "Love Letter" is completed.

It was a break from filming that day.

"Director Li, there's a call for you."

After Huo Wenxi answered the phone, he learned that the call was for Director Li, and hurried to Li Yishu's side.

"Who's calling?"

"It seems to be a girl."

Girl? Could it be Izumi Sakai?
That shouldn’t be the case. The other party just visited the set yesterday and left.

Li Yishu answered the phone suspiciously, "Hello, who is that?"

"Tsk tsk, Director Li is really different now. He even arranges for a female assistant to accompany him when he goes abroad!"

"Feihong?" Li Yishu raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Why are you calling?"

"What? Can't you fight?"

"No, no, I can't say welcome enough, but international calls are very expensive. How about I call you back?"

"No need, I took a taxi from the airport, it's not that expensive."

"Airport?" Li Yishu was slightly startled and made a bold guess: "Are you at the Hokkaido airport?"

"Yeah, what airport is Xinqian?"

"New Chitose Airport, wait there, I'll arrange for someone to pick you up right away."

"Yeah, hurry up. I can't understand what people are saying here. Luckily there are a few people who understand English."

After asking a few questions, Li Yishu turned to Huo Wenxi beside him and said, "Go find Amy, and take the rice field staff with you to pick someone up at the airport."

As he spoke, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down a string of names. He also asked Huo Wenxi to bring his cell phone as well.

Because Li Yishu just told the other party that she would call again after ten minutes.

After Amy and others left, Li Yishu looked at the snow outside. He didn't expect that Yu Feihong would come to Japan to visit him.

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