Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 398 Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to walk in the mountains

Li Wan was surprised when he received Yu Dongqing's call.

"You want to make a martial arts film? You really know that there are tigers in the mountains, so you prefer to go to the mountains with tigers."

Yu Dongqing smiled slightly.

He understood what Li Wan meant.

Martial arts films are one of the genres with the largest audience in this time and space, with a large number of viewers, a large box office base, and naturally the most intense competition.

Some people made a lot of money, while others lost their pants.

But Yu Dongqing didn't want to argue with him on this issue, she just said: "I'll send you the script, you can see if you are interested."

"Okay, send it to me, and I'll take a look."

Only two days later, Li Wan called.

"Holly, the writing is good, I'll take this job! How about talking about the specifics face to face?"

"When?"

"This afternoon, around two o'clock."

"No, I have something to do this afternoon, so I'm going shopping with my daughter." Yu Dongqing immediately refused after hearing this.

Now that my daughter is older, she will go out to play with her classmates or her aunt, and the time to go out alone with him is getting less and less. I finally seized this opportunity today, how can I let it go?

"Okay, okay, I envy you for having a daughter, so how about going to the Minghui Teahouse at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon to drink tea and chat?"

"Going so far?" Yu Dongqing was surprised.

Minghui Tea House is still located in Dajue Temple, Sujiatuo Town, outside the sixth ring road in the west of Beijing, some distance from the urban area.

Li Wan laughed when he heard this: "I heard that there is Longjing tea that you like to drink in the tea house."

"Huh? Okay, let's go tomorrow!"

At noon the next day, Yu Dongqing sent her daughter to her grandma's house in Houhai after dinner, and then drove straight to Dajue Temple.

Minghui Tea House is composed of six independent teahouses, including Mingzhixuan, Mingsixuan, and Hehui Pavilion. The overall layout is very neat with the northern and southern courtyards.

Yu Dongqing saw Li Wan in Ming Sixuan, and was sitting at a tea table waiting for him.

"This place is nice and quiet." Yu Dongqing smiled as he looked at the towering pines and cypresses outside the window.

"Come, come, taste their tea." Li Wan made a cup of tea for Yu Dongqing.

Yu Dongqing sat on the wooden chair, took a sip from the teacup, and praised:

"Well, yes, it's West Lake Longjing, and it's Mingqian tea near Hupao Spring!"

"Sure enough, people in the industry say that you are someone who understands tea." Li Wan explained:

"I heard that every year in early March, Minghui Tea House sends special personnel to pick and process West Lake Hupao Longjing and Dongting Xishan Biluochun new teas in the Jiangnan tea area. It cooperates with the Tea Museum to carry out picking and supervision to ensure the quality of tea."

"You know a lot, don't you like drinking tea very much?"

"I liked drinking coffee when I was young, but now I like the taste of tea." Li Wan sighed, "I'm old."

"According to what you say, I'm already seventy or eighty?"

Li Wan laughed when he heard this.

The two chatted for a few words, and then they got to the point.

"I've read the script, it's pretty good, I'll be the producer, and I'll make sure you're comfortable shooting!"

Yu Dongqing was looking for Li Wan because of this.

The two have collaborated several times, and the other party does not interfere with the specific shooting of the film, let alone tamper with the content of the script. Yu Dongqing is very satisfied with this.

Now the "producer-centered system" is emerging in the industry, and the power of producers is increasing. From the selection of film projects to financing, organizing the creative team (including the right to choose actors), and even the final editing of the film, all announcements and distributions are made by the producers. People have the final say, and the director's power has been greatly reduced.

Any system has advantages and disadvantages, but Yu Dongqing doesn't like it very much.

"What do you think about being an actor?" Li Wan asked after taking a sip from his teacup.

"Female number one, I'm going to let Mingmei play the role of Dongfang Bubai." Yu Dongqing said honestly.

"Bright?" Li Wan raised his eyebrows: "Don't tell me, Mingmei's image and temperament are quite suitable for this role. But with Mingmei's arrogant personality, she only wants to be a director, so why would you want to make a movie? I guess you can only be like this." My brother-in-law is moving."

"What about Linghu Chong, the number one male character?" Li Wan asked again.

"I'm thinking about letting Li Yunjie play the role, but I don't know if he has a schedule and would like to come." Yu Dongqing thought for a while and said.

"Li Yunjie is now a popular martial arts niche in China. It's really good to find him. As for whether you want to. Let me contact and try."

"Okay, I'll leave this to you."

In fact, Yu Dongqing and Li Yunjie also knew each other.

Back then when Lu Yongru was filming the movie "Heroes of the Martial Arts", Yu Dongqing went to do some martial arts instruction temporarily, and the male number one was Li Yunjie!

Li Yunjie admired his martial arts design very much. Through this drama, he also became popular and became the hottest martial arts actor in China.

It's just that Yu Dongqing went to play music later, and never got in touch with martial arts scenes again, and the two seldom contacted each other afterwards.

The two talked about specific matters, crew preparations, shooting location selection, etc. As for investment and other budgets, they will discuss in detail.

Hengdian, Spring and Autumn·Tang Garden photography base.

Li Yunjie just finished filming a costume martial arts film, and went back to the hotel to rest.

Once back in the room, he took a shower first, and then lay motionless on the bed.

Tired, very tired.

This is the biggest feeling after filming.

Since the filming of "Heroes of the Martial Arts" became an instant hit, he has been continuously invited for subsequent films. In five years, he has made no less than ten martial arts films of various types!
There are hits, and of course there are bad ones.

The body can still bear it for the time being, but it is already tired, it is the heart tired.

There was no excitement and enthusiasm like the first time I filmed "Wulin Heroes".

Of course, the martial arts moves designed for him by that temporary martial finger Yu Dongqing also left a deep impression on him.

Otherwise, how could he become popular so easily?
It's a pity that Yu Dongqing just made a temporary vote, and he went to play music, and the domestic and Xiangjiang music is very popular.

Last year, he made a comedy and suspense film on a whim, but martial arts films have long been forgotten by others, which makes him very regretful.

The following martial arts directors more or less borrowed from the martial arts movements of that movie when they were filming, but in Li Yunjie's view, they were just imitating.

Li Yunjie was lying on the bed, thinking wildly, the door was knocked open, and a man in his 30s came in. It was his manager Zhang Dongming.

Although the two are in a relationship of employment and being hired, but they have a good personal relationship and are more casual, and Li Yunjie is too lazy to get up.

"Yunjie, I received a call from Li Wan just now, and I hope you can play the lead role in a martial arts movie." Zhang Dongming sat down on the sofa and said.

Li Yunjie has heard of Li Wan, a well-known independent producer in the industry, but he doesn't have such thoughts now.

"Brother Ming, you also know that I'm quite tired now." Li Yunjie smiled bitterly: "Didn't you just decline Director Lu not long ago? To be honest, I really don't want to make any martial arts movies."

"I know, I also told Li Wan on the phone, but this guy insists on asking your opinion." Zhang Dongming smiled and said:

"He said Yu Dongqing wrote the script and directed it himself, so he insisted on you being the number one male."

"Whose director doesn't matter." Li Yunjie said casually, suddenly thought of something, and got up: "Wait, who are you talking about? Yu Dongqing?"

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