Super entertainment red envelope

Chapter 880 The Stars Gather!

"Zhifan! How's the script?"

Early in the morning, Kang Peixiu called, "Ha, I'm not urging you, but I'm just asking about your progress, so that I can explain to the higher-ups!"

Li Zhifan had just woken up, and said in a daze, "I've already finished writing..."

After he finished speaking, he realized that he shouldn't have said that, so he added: "Uh, it's just a first draft, but it still needs to be revised and revised."

"Haha, it's okay!"

When Kang Peixiu heard that there was already a first draft, she said happily, "Since the first draft is out, let's take a look! You set a time and come to my office to discuss it in detail."

"Hey, the first draft, I said it was the first draft!"

Li Zhifan started to do it all at once, and argued, "It means a draft!"

"It's okay, even if you only have an outline of the story, I want to read it, so I can have an explanation!"

Kang Peixiu laughed and said, "Come on, come on! I'll prepare a good Longjing for you, ah!"

"Okay! Let's do it this afternoon!"

Li Zhifan yawned, lay back on the bed again, and began to complain, "I stayed up until four or five o'clock in the morning yesterday. I kept repairing, and I kept repairing. My hands hurt and my head hurts too. Alas! This job It's not easy to do!"

"I know, haha, I know!"

Kang Peixiu laughed, "I know I've troubled you, and I don't know how to repay you, but this is a gift to the country. As citizens of a country, we should all have this obligation and awareness!"

"Yes Yes!"

Li Zhifan quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, residents of a country, this matter must be done well, I understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Zhifan lost his sleepiness. He got up and turned on the computer. After choosing among several documents for a long time, he finally chose the script of the story and printed it out.

Even this story script is very detailed, including character dialogues.

in the afternoon.

Li Zhifan came to Kang Peixiu's office and threw the script in front of him.

"Look and see! Don't spread the word!"

"I know, I know all the rules in the industry!"

Kang Peixiu made two cups of tea and brought them up with a smile, "Sit down! There is one more thing to tell you, I will be the producer this time, so you don't have to worry about the filming expenses. However, we have already contacted many actors, and they are all willing to act for free, as for how many roles they will have and what roles they will play, it is up to you to decide!"

"Then how many times have you contacted?"

Li Zhifan asked while drinking tea.

"A dozen or so!"

Kang Peixiu said smoothly.

"not enough!"

Li Zhifan said directly, "You should contact me again! Especially for the special actors who play the founding fathers and leaders, we must find stars above the top line."

"Oh, how many seats do you want?"

Kang Peixiu asked.

"172 people!"

Li Zhifan gave an accurate number, "It's all in my script, just look for it according to the character list!"

"Pfft...cough cough!"

Kang Peixiu almost lost her breath, and looked at Li Zhifan in surprise, "Many, how much?"

"172!"

Li Zhifan said, "Why, are there many?"

"Well, indeed... a little bit!"

Kang Peixiu smiled wryly and shook her head, "But it's not a problem, any drama needs to use so many actors now."

"The key is to be above the first line!"

Li Zhifan said, "Even if there is only one supporting role in the scene, it must be an above-tier star!"

"Uh... this one is a bit difficult, right?"

Kang Peixiu spread his hands and said, "But it can be done, but it will take longer."

"Haha, does time matter to you, Mr. Kang?"

Li Zhifan put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Okay, let's stop talking here today, and I won't disturb your work anymore, I still have a lot of things to do in the future!"

"Okay, I'll see you off!"

Kang Peixiu stood up, but he only sent Li Zhifan to the elevator.

a week after that.

All the entertainment companies in the entertainment industry with first-line stars have received red-headed documents from the radio and television.

And the star actors above the first line also know the news.

And began to discuss in their respective circles:
"Large casting?"

"It seems that this broadcasting is going to make a big deal!"

"Who is the director? Has it been decided?"

"do not know!"

"Haha, Director Wang, it looks like you have something to play with!"

"Hehehe, I don't have anything to do with it, it's up to the higher-ups to decide, right?"

"This play must be performed. I heard that Chen Mingyu and his dozen or so actors have been notified in advance, and they are all performing for free!"

"To present a gift to the country, what kind of remuneration do you need! And I guess the higher-ups didn't plan to give it!"

"It's true, who dares to ask for it?"

"Too!"

"..."

In addition to the entertainment industry, many media also knew about it.

As a result, major tabloids published the news overnight.

""The Founding of the People's Republic of China" will be filmed, and the casting whirlwind is launched in the circle!"

"As a tribute to the new China, radio and television are preparing to shoot "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", who will choose the director?"

"Chen Mingyu and Yang Yi said frankly that they will take over the filming of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" with zero pay: Although the roles are not yet decided, the supporting roles are also willing!"

"..."

These news not only appeared in the entertainment news, but also appeared in the social news, and even some legal special pages were published, but the wording of the report still adopted the method of social news.

Li Zhifan felt pressured after seeing these news, and seeing the likes and hot discussions of netizens.

"Wow! This movie must be seen!"

"When will it be filmed!"

"Chinese dream, support and support!"

"Touching, the motherland is strong, so we can live a stable and happy life today!"

"Be sure to take a good shot! Just wait and see!"

"Strong, strong!"

"It would be nice to have an all-star cast."

"Don't want all-stars, but old actors. If the star is counterproductive, should we watch the gift film or count the stars?"

"Whether you are a star or not is not that important, the main thing is the quality of the movie!"

"Movies dedicated to the country will definitely be of high quality!"

"..."

The comments of these netizens made Li Zhifan start to examine his behavior this time.

In fact, the movie "Founding of the People's Republic of China" has many imprecise parts, especially the plot is too fast, and many parts are flashed, resulting in a lack of grasp of depth.

The proliferation of stars is also a problem.

But to shoot such a film, the stars must rush to participate, no matter what the purpose or mood is.

In this case, Li Zhifan couldn't stop him, even if he could use a celebrity in a small supporting role, he would definitely not use an unknown actor.

Moreover, such a decision is usually made by the producer, so since Li Zhifan has taken over the director's job, he has to listen to the radio and television. Now that he thinks about it, he might as well leave it to Kang Peixiu to handle it.

Thinking of this, Li Zhifan also relaxed.

So he called Kang Peixiu directly.

"Mr. Kang, the online news is so hot now, you have to hurry up!"

Li Zhifan smiled and said, "I have a new proposal, how about adding your name to the director this time, oh, and, add the names of Deputy Director Sun and Deputy Director Zhao, okay! "

"you……"

Kang Peixiu frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? Why do you think of saying this?"

"Since it is a gift, and you are asked to invite so many actors, it is inappropriate for me to put my name on the director, don't you think so? And not only your name must be added, but my name must also be placed in the back row, ha ha Mr. Kang, you should know what I mean, right?" Li Zhifan said with a smile.

"Oh... OK, I see!"

Kang Peixiu also laughed, "That means we are co-directing, OK?"

"That's better!"

When Li Zhifan heard this, he couldn't help snapping his fingers, "Then thank you, Mr. Kang!"

"Don't be Mr. Kang, Mr. Kang, you are very smart and know how to deal with things. I will notify Director Sun and Director Zhao of this matter at the morning meeting tomorrow!"

Kang Peixiu said, "After the script has been reviewed, you can have a meeting!"

"No, the script said it was only a first draft, so it's time for review?"

"It doesn't matter. I think your first draft is already very detailed. After review, you can also make revisions. If you fail the review, it is not a waste of time."

Kang Peixiu continued, "I have already contacted 54 actors, all of whom are above the first line. They have all agreed to act, and there will be a steady stream of actors who will be contacted later, so you can rest assured!"

"Okay! I won't disturb your rest, let's talk another day."

Li Zhifan hung up the phone, feeling like a stone fell from his heart.

……

A few days later.

Kang Peixiu sent another message that the script had been approved, and it was unanimously approved.

It is enough to show that this script is extremely recognized.

And Kang Peixiu said that after everyone's unanimous approval, there is no need to modify it, and it is not necessary to add or subtract scenes, and the filming can start immediately.

Li Zhifan didn't expect this result, and he didn't know he was in such a hurry.

But if you shoot, you can shoot, anyway, it doesn’t make any difference to him if you shoot early or late.

When the list of actors was handed over to Li Zhifan, he was also taken aback.

Unexpectedly, many celebrities who have almost retired will come out to support this time, and they still actively support it.

Some are already big bosses in charge of entertainment companies, some have only filmed one work for a few years, and some even went to act in dramas, not mixing with film and television dramas.

"172 people, no more, no less, take a look!"

Kang Peixiu said, "Now you are the time to assign roles. Except for those few actors who are looking for special types, other roles are also very important. After all, we must fully respect the image of historical figures!"

"it is good!"

Li Zhifan looked at the list for a long time, and then made another request, "Mr. Kang, please provide a copy of these people's photos! I want their life photos."

"no problem!"

Kang Peixiu said, "Didn't we build a group, anyway, these people are in it, and now let them post selfies, it would be more real."

"That's fine too!" Li Zhifan laughed, "Then I'll wait for it!"

Li Zhifan is also in this group, but he came in as an actor, so he also has to play a role.

As for who will play, it has not been decided yet, but it must be a very small role, and he doesn't mind being swept away in this play.

A week later, all the jobs selected by the actors were released.

Although it was said that Li Zhifan was the one to choose, he was not working alone, but he was in charge of casting.

There are more than 30 people in the entire casting team. Everyone’s job is to sit down and have meetings every day. Ten of them are painters. They have to draw makeup photos based on the appearance of the actors. When the time comes, the makeup artists will use these pictures as a reference.

Li Zhifan's last role was that of young Chiang Ching-kuo.

In the original version, this role was played by Chen Kun, which left a deep impression on the audience in another world, and whether Li Zhifan can play it well is also very important.

Because he wants to be ashamed of every role he plays.

When the final role arrangement was announced in the group, all the celebrities in the group exploded.

"Finally out!"

"Ah, I'm playing XXX? Then I have to get ready!"

"I don't know how many scenes there are!"

"I haven't read the script yet, and I don't know who has the script?"

"What do these blacklined actors and characters mean?"

"Yes! Kang Ju, please explain!"

"..."

Kang Peixiu also just got the result from Li Zhifan, so she passed it on to the group.

"Those underlined in black have lines!"

Upon hearing this, the stars exclaimed again:
"This... less than half of the people who have lines?"

"So many people have no lines?"

"I, I don't have any lines? Then what is my part in the scene?"

"With so many stars acting together, it's normal to have no lines. I just need one shot!"

"..."

Although I don't know what their real thoughts are, but now the group is full of praise.

Li Zhifan saw it in his eyes, but felt something different in his heart.

So he took the initiative to say:

"Hello everyone, this time I will be the co-director of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". I also wrote the script, because the movie is only 120 minutes long, and our story is a series of events from the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan to the eve of the founding of New China. It's very long, and many actors are used, and the characters are all famous in history, so I can only reduce the dialogue, I hope everyone understands!"

It was only at this time that they found out who the director was, and these actors were also quite surprised.

However, Li Zhifan's directing also reassures everyone and is very convincing. The quality of the films of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", as well as the box office records created so far, are enough to prove that he is suitable for this director.

And thinking about it again, besides him, it's not appropriate to ask anyone to lead the scene!

"So it was Director Li who came to shoot? Then I feel more at ease."

"Director Li, you wrote the script too? Why don't I have any lines! Humph, you have to treat me to dinner!"

"Me too! Director Li, you have to invite me too!"

"..."

Seeing these replies, Li Zhifan couldn't laugh or cry.

He has never seen some people, but he also joins in the fun and invites him to dinner.

Some are really old acquaintances, like Wang Yue and Zhou Shilei from the men's gang, who didn't get their lines, and even only a few scenes at that time, but they don't blame Li Zhifan, they can understand.

(End of this chapter)