This director is vindictive.

Chapter 37: "Mr. Vampire" is about to start filming, Yu Youde cried

The main characters of "Mr. Vampire" include Uncle Jiu and his two apprentices. Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai are also important characters. Of course, there is also the security captain Awei, who can be said to be an equally outstanding character in the original version.

There is no need to say much about Uncle Ying for these roles, and one of his two apprentices, Wencai Chen Mo, has already been chosen. That is Huang Bo, who has not yet really come to the fore because director Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" was released a few years late.

If it was Huang Bo, who has become a billion-dollar movie star in later generations, an online movie like "Mr. Vampire" might not be able to invite him, but now there is no problem.

This was indeed the case. Chen Mo just called Ning Hao and Huang Bo agreed immediately.

The reason for choosing Huang Bo is simple, because Wencai, one of the apprentices in "Mr. Vampire", is responsible for being the "sucker" in the movie.

As for the major supporting role, the role of security captain Awei, which was once played by Lou Nanguang, Chen Mo also found Wang Xun, who played the four-eyed secretary in "Crazy Stone", and Chen Mo fell in love with him at first sight.

For the other character Qiu Sheng, Chen Mo had two options. One was his senior from Beijing Film Academy, Zhu Yawen, and the other was Lei Datou, who graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Of course, it is just an intention at the moment, and Chen Mo cannot guarantee whether others will be able to see the Internet.

After all, Lei Datou is easier to deal with, but Zhu Yawen had already made his mark in 2008 with the role of Zhu Chuanwu in "Crossing the Guandong" and was also named one of the "Top Ten Tough Guys on the Screen".

So it’s hard to say whether others will appreciate it.

But no matter what, this is still a movie, even if it is an online movie, it is still a movie.

Chen Mo first invited Zhu Yawen, after all, he was also a graduate of Beijing Film Academy. Unfortunately, it was not that he didn't want to accept the offer, but that he had no schedule.

He is currently filming a drama and he is the male lead.

However, things went more smoothly for Lei Datou, who accepted the invitation quickly.

To be honest, Lei Datou's head is indeed big, and its circumference is as big as a little girl's waist.

Looking at Lei Jiayin, whose head was obviously bigger than others, Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This drama of mine can be regarded as a culmination of all of the best, with Huang Bo, the future actor who calls himself the "ugliest actor", and Lei Datou, the future actor with the biggest head.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo couldn't help laughing.

Chen Mo suddenly laughed, and Lei Datou looked a little embarrassed.

Chen Mo also knew that he was being a little rude, so he quickly said, "Sorry, I just thought of something."

"It's okay, Director Chen, my head is indeed bigger than most people's." Lei Datou acted as if he didn't care too much.

"There are some things I need to make clear first. My film is quite special. It's an online movie." Chen Moyan got back to the point.

"Online movie?" Lei Jiayin was a little confused.

"It's a movie that's only released on the Internet, and it's a supernatural comedy, or to be more precise, a zombie movie," Chen Mo explained.

"A zombie movie? A supernatural comedy? Can it be released?" Lei Jiayin was a little surprised.

"The conditions for online movies are more relaxed, so there won't be much of a problem." Chen Mo was quite sure about this.

Online movies are always broadcast on the Internet, and currently on online video sites, there are countless film and television works that are larger in scale and more supernatural than "Mr. Vampire". Although they are not online movies, they are all broadcast on the Internet.

In addition, he has the endorsement of three of the most powerful online video platforms, and online movies are also in a trial-and-error phase, so he is still quite confident.

"That's fine with me, but I wonder what role I'm going to play? A zombie?" He was a little curious.

"No, you play the eldest disciple of the zombie Taoist priest Qiu Sheng." Chen Mo shook his head. Why do you want to be the biggest zombie?

"I'm fine, but can I take a look at the script first?" Lei Datou was still cautious.

Chen Mo had no objection. After reading the script and briefly describing the plot, Lei Datou expressed his willingness to take on the role. Lei Jiayin quickly decided on the lead actor and actress, but the other roles were not so complicated.

"Mr. Vampire" has officially started preparations, and Uncle Ying's joining can be said to have saved Chen Mo a lot of trouble.

Not only the martial arts team he led, but also himself, Chen Mo directly gave him the position of deputy director.

It’s not that Chen Mo is careless and exploits the elderly, but Uncle Ying does have this ability. Moreover, he can be said to have been struggling in the circle for so many years, and in many aspects he is much more experienced than Chen Mo.

It can be said that Uncle Ying plays multiple roles in this film.

Of course, the main jobs are still actor and martial arts instructor.

The preparation of the film went smoothly. After all, in his previous life, Chen Mo had watched countless zombie movies by Uncle Ying in order to make a good online movie imitating "Mr. Vampire".

I still remember every detail of this film vividly.

In the famous scene in the movie "Dragonfly Touching the Water Hole", Chen Mo did not want to let the wealth flow to outsiders, and directly chose the Feng Shui treasure land found by his third uncle.

For the other scenes in the movie, Chen Mo chose to shoot in a small village in his hometown.

Because there are still many old buildings there, they can be used directly after some repairs.

However, if you want to shoot scenes like the streets during the Republic of China period, you have to go to the film and television city.

As for coffins and other funeral supplies, Chen Mo's family made them. He didn't need to find someone to make a complete set, as they were all ready-made. He only needed to rent a batch of Qing Dynasty clothes and Republican-era costumes. Don't underestimate those funeral supplies. If Chen Mo's family wasn't in the business, it would have been a lot of trouble and a lot of money wasted.

Therefore, the early preparations for "Mr. Vampire" can be said to be quite smooth, and the preparations were soon completed.

The film is about to start shooting.

Because this movie is an online movie and will not be released in theaters, there is no rush for promotion.

When the time comes, we can just let the three online video platforms promote it.

However, Chen Mo was actually quite puzzled. He was quite concerned about "Watching Meteors Together" and Yu Youde's movements.

Previously, Zeng Qingpeng, the vice president of Xiaoma Pentium, mentioned that the other party could buy the copyright from the island country to break the deadlock, and Chen Mo was also waiting for "Let's Watch Meteors Together" to go online.

What Chen Mo didn’t know was that Yu Youde was numb.

He had already gritted his teeth and agreed to Shueisha's conditions, but when the contract was about to be signed, the lawyer there suddenly stopped the licensing transaction.

After knowing the reason, Yu Youde burst into tears!

Yes, after mediating for so long, he was ready to spend a lot of money to get the authorization. He also thought that even if he lost this time, with this authorization, he might be able to make it back in the future, and at least it could solve the current problem.

But what happened? They told Yu Youde that the license they gave to the Koreans had an exclusivity clause.

So, it’s not that Shueisha doesn’t want to make the money, but that they can’t sell it!
This time, Yu Youde was completely dumbfounded.

Although the other party also expressed apologies for this, they also said that as long as Yu Youde did not promote it as an adaptation of "Boys Over Flowers", they would pretend not to see it.

But for Yu Youde, this is of no use at all. Even if Shueisha doesn't pursue the matter, it's of no use to him!

This time he really cried. Thinking about what he had experienced during this period, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Chen Mo naturally didn't know about this. In fact, he was just watching for fun. He had already grabbed the biggest piece of meat. The second round of "Watch Meteor Shower Together" was almost over. Even if "Watch Meteor Shower Together" was broadcast at this time, it would not affect him at all.

PS: This is a true story. I looked it up and it seems to have been on a show called "Round Table." The screenwriter said that "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" did indeed approach Shueisha to buy the copyright, but they were indeed unable to sell it because of the exclusivity clause in the licensing agreement they had with the Korean side. I thought it was quite interesting, so I used it, haha!

(End of this chapter)