Chapter 1084

"Hello, Mr. Lin! Excuse me for coming in Xiao Yao smiles and reaches out his hand to shake with Lin Jingliang.

Although living on Hong Kong Island, since Lin Jingliang spoke Mandarin with Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao would not show off his Cantonese in front of him.

"Where?" Lin Jingliang waved his hand and said with a smile, "it's my honor that you have come to visit me

"A little heart is no respect!" After shaking hands, Xiao Yao handed a long paper bag in his hand.

In the paper bag is a bottle of wine. Xiao Yao bought it near the hotel after he arrived on Hong Kong Island. It's nothing special. It's just the courtesy of visiting for the first time.

"Thank you. You're welcome!" Lin Jingliang glanced at the logo on the paper bag, took it with a smile, stretched out his hand to the house and asked, "please come inside!"

The villa in the middle of Hong Kong Island is different from Xiao Yao's home in Yanjing. After entering the electrically controlled gate, there is a spacious front yard. After walking along a ten meter Road, two people entered the main building.

After entering the door is the living room. After they entered the door, a young woman in her thirties stood up from the sofa. The woman looks beautiful, with light makeup on her face and a loose beige dress. It's obviously a household dress, but it looks intellectually elegant and polite.

"This is my wife, Wen Yongzi!"

"Ah Zi, this is Mr. Xiao yaoxiao, a famous young talent in the mainland!"

Lin Jingliang introduced them.

"Mr. Lin, I'm flattered. Hello, Mrs. Lin!" Xiao Yao slightly bent down to say hello.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao!" Mrs. Lin said with a smile, "I've heard of your name for a long time. I've heard your songs and seen your movies. It's really worthy of the name of talent. Today, I see that he is really a talented person! "

"Thank you, madam!" Xiao Yao is not modest any more and nods with a smile.

"Sit down, please." Mrs. Lin reached out and made a gesture of invitation. Then she said to Lin Jingliang, "I'll make you two cups of coffee."

"Ah Zi, I have something to talk about with Mr. Xiao," Lin Jingliang handed the paper bag to his wife. "You can bring it to the study later."

"Mr. Xiao, let's go to the study and have a talk, shall we?" Lin Jingliang turned to Xiao Yaodao again.

"Let the guest be his guest!" Xiao Yao nodded with a smile.

He knows that many Hong Kong islanders keep some traditional habits and like to talk about things in their study. Xiao Yao has no opinion about this.

Lin Jingliang took Xiao Yao to the study on the second floor. After asking him to sit down, he said straight to the point: "I've read the script. I feel it's a bit interesting! But before I decide whether or not to agree with you, I have some questions that I would like to know first. Is that ok? "

"Of course!" Xiao Yao nodded with a smile.

The film project has not yet been officially released to the public. What Lin Jingliang received was only one script, and he almost knew nothing about the project.

"You wrote the script? One person did it? " Lin Jingliang asked.

"Yes Xiao Yao nodded, "this script comes from a stage play. It's my graduation drama with my classmates from Shenxi performance department this year. Originally, it only took more than ten minutes. Some details of the stage play were completed in cooperation with my classmates. However, I came up with this story and adapted it into a screenplay that I completed on my own. The stage play is different from the movie, and the details have changed a lot. Therefore, it can be regarded as a screenplay that I completed on my own. "

"What about the director of the movie?" Lin Jingliang nodded and asked again.

"Me, and only me!" Xiao Yao said, "this is my first live action movie directed by myself!"

"What about the investors? There are several? How many producers are there? " Lin Jingliang continued.

Theoretically speaking, art director is responsible for any category related to film aesthetic feeling and aesthetics in film production, but in fact, the scope of art director's duties will vary according to the different requirements of decision-making units, including investors, producers or directors, and the influence of external market factors.

"There is only one investor in the film, that is, my young people. The film producer is me, and the producer is me, or there is no producer." Xiao Yao understood Lin Jingliang's thoughts and said with a smile, "that is to say, in the production process of this film, there will be no disorderly command. If you are an art director, you will only be responsible to me!"

"Hu ~" Lin Jingliang sighed slightly and asked again, "then if I promise, what's my scope of responsibility?"

"You are responsible for the scenery, lighting and photography as long as they are related to film aesthetics. Of course, I'm a director. Your art scheme must be approved by me! " Xiao Yaodao.

"Of course!" Lin Jingliang nodded. As an experienced and well-known filmmaker, he certainly knows the absolute authority of the director in the film crew.

"Is there anything else you want to know?" Xiao Yao asked.

"I..." Lin Jingliang was about to open his mouth when he heard a knock at the door.

"Come in!" Lin Jingliang knew that his wife should have brought coffee, so he rushed to the door.

The door of the study was pushed open, and the one standing outside was Mrs. Lin with a tray."Mr. Shaw, coffee!" Mrs. Lin put a cup of coffee in front of Xiao Yao.

"Thank you," Xiao Yao bowed slightly to express his thanks. "Mrs. Lin, don't be so polite. Just call me Xiao Yao!"

Xiao Yao felt that there was a way from Lin Jingliang's questions and tone, and he began to take the initiative to get closer.

Mrs. Lin smile, and then put a cup of coffee in front of Lin Jingliang: "you chat slowly, don't disturb you, I'm out!"

"Xiao Yao didn't hide from you that he wanted me to be an art director." Lin Jingliang held his wife's hand and said with a smile, "you saw the script with me yesterday, don't you want to listen to it now?"

"Xiao Yun called me just now and said she would come over. Now she is on her way." Mrs. Lin said with a smile, "I'll go down to deal with her. You can talk about your affairs with Xiao Yao."

"You have guests today?" Xiao Yao said, "if it's not convenient, we can make another appointment to talk about it. The film is still in preparation, not so anxious. "

"Never mind!" Lin Jingliang waved his hand, "today you are the guest! Xiao Yun is my niece. She always likes to come to me when she's free. She's not a guest. Just let ah Zi deal with it. When we're done, you'll see her, too. You are all young people. Maybe you can make a friend and let her learn more from you. "

"All right!" Xiao Yao saw Lin Jingliang say so, also can nod.

After Mrs. Lin went out, Lin Jingliang then asked Xiao Yao, "just now you said that the film is still in preparation. I want to know how far it is now. How many actors and people behind the scenes have you decided? "

"In terms of actors, three have been identified." Xiao Yao said, "the role of Zhang Yiman is played by my girlfriend sun Tingting."

"Your girlfriend?" Lin Jingliang was surprised.

Judging from Lin Jingliang's expression, he should have never seen the ensemble program of the women's League.

Xiao Yao nodded and said, "yes, my girlfriend!"

"I know she's a great violinist. Chambers graduated and formed a music group with you," Lin Jingliang frowned. "But acting..."

Xiao Yao said with a smile: "since you know that she is a violinist, you should also know that she is not only my girlfriend, but also sun Zhihao's daughter. Although she didn't have any film and television works before, she grew up in the theater and could act. Now she's experiencing life for this role. Before the shooting, sun Zhihao will also give her guidance. I have great confidence in her role! "

"Well," Lin Jingliang nodded noncommittally, "there are two more?"

"Coppersmith, I! The wife of the coppersmith, teacher He Ying Xiao Yaodao.

"You play coppersmith, and He Ying plays coppersmith's wife?" Lin Jingliang stares at Xiao Yao in surprise and suddenly laughs.

"Yes Xiao Yao also laughed, and then said, "at present, the three roles have been determined. There are already some alternatives for other roles. Many of them are actors who have been on the stage for many years. They are generally not well-known, but I think they are very powerful actors. These actors will be auditioned later. If you are interested, you can watch their auditions as examiners. Of course, if you promise to be the art director of the film. "

"There are only three actors. What about the people behind the scenes?" Lin Jingliang asked again.

"In terms of administration and finance, they are all from film and television companies!" Xiao Yao said, "in terms of technology, you are the first person in charge of the Department I am looking for. I said that you are in charge of aesthetics, so if you find someone useful or suitable, I would like you to bring someone into the group or recommend them to me. I will also arrange for my stylist and several fashion designers from Yin Xi's studio to join the group, but they are not the person in charge, they also listen to you. You are art masters. I want them to take this opportunity to learn from you. "

"Your stylist and the fashion designer of Yin Xi studio join the group to learn from me?" Lin Jingliang asked with a smile, "the art modeling of movie characters is not the same as the modeling of stage performances!"

"Of course I know!" Xiao Yao nodded and said with a smile, "but I'm not going to let my stylist be my stylist all the time! In fact, my stylist used to be my make-up artist for short films. Later, he became a member of my personal team and became my personal make-up artist and assistant. In recent years, she often stayed in Yin Xi's studio. After learning modeling design, she became my personal stylist. Before shooting Parkour movies, I brought her to the production team and found that she has great potential in this aspect, so I don't want her to be my personal stylist all the time. "

"As for the costume designers in Yin Xi studio, they are already competent in designing costumes for movie characters," Xiao Yao continued. "You are not only an art designer, but also a costume designer. You have also held your own fashion shows. You have something in common with them. You are a master of art, contact with you, learning, I believe they will benefit a lot! I have shares in Yin Xi studio, and they are also my employees. Of course, I don't want to miss this rare opportunity. "

"It's all your people!" Lin Jingliang said with a smile, "are you not only asking me to be an art director, but also helping you with your apprentice? How much are you going to pay me? By the way, what's your budget for this movie, and what's your budget for art? ""I'll pay you according to your value, of course." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "although they are asked to learn from you, they will also work for you. When you work as art director in other groups, won't other people learn from you? So I won't pay extra! "

"As for the movie budget, the production cost I had planned before was about 10 million." Xiao Yao then said, "I'm a producer. I don't get paid for the dividends. Sun Tingting is a newcomer, and He Ying plays a supporting role. Their pay is not high. Other actors are not well-known, so their pay will not be high. Generally speaking, the proportion of film payment in the production cost is relatively small. In terms of production, of course, the proportion of fine arts such as clothing and scenery making is still very high.

The scene of this movie is not big, there are not many scenes, it is a small cost movie. I personally think that the budget should be enough, but even if it is not enough, I can add! I'm an investor. As long as I think it's worth it, it's a matter of one sentence! "

Lin Jingliang in this world is somewhat similar to Ye Jintian in his previous life. He is not only a famous art director in the circle, but also a famous artist in the field of art. In terms of artistic achievements, he is a master of fine arts.

Originally, Xiao Yao insisted on low cost and didn't plan to invite any big names in this film. However, when Xiao Yao knew that he would have the opportunity to invite this artist, his previous plan was thrown to Java. After all, the actors have changed their mind to invite He Ying, and it's not a big deal to invite Lin Jingliang for behind the scenes work of art director. If we can invite Lin Jingliang as an art master, Xiao Yao will certainly let others give full play to it and will not insist on the previous cost budget.

"That sounds good!" Lin Jingliang touched his chin.

"Before you make a decision, I don't think you have forgotten to ask any questions?" Seeing that Lin Jingliang seemed to be moved, Xiao Yao took the initiative to remind him.

"Oh?" Lin Jingliang asked, "what else?"

"You haven't asked the location yet?" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"So where is the location?" Lin Jingliang asked with a smile.

"I haven't started to choose the scenery, I haven't determined the specific place, but I have limited the scope and conditions for the shooting place." Xiao Yao said, "the shooting site will be in Northwest Shanxi, a high altitude, dry and relatively remote place with little rain. In other words, the shooting conditions will be very difficult."

"This ~" after Lin Jingliang heard it, he hesitated.

It's not that Lin Jingliang has never filmed in Northwest China. On the contrary, one of his most proud works is a film made in Northwest China with a big director from the mainland. However, it was precisely because he had made films in the great northwest that Lin Jingliang became more aware of the difficult conditions in the Great Northwest.

The last time he filmed in Northwest China was more than ten years ago. He was young and strong. He cooperated with the top directors in China. It was time for him to strive for achievements and work hard. Therefore, born in Hong Kong Island, he was able to persist in that place for several months.

Although Xiao Yao is well-known, as a film director, he is a pure newcomer in terms of artistic achievements and qualifications. Moreover, comedy movies have never been the favorite of awards. Judging from the script, this film does not seem to have a great future in art.

Now he's old and he's made a success. If it's a normal situation, it's no problem to give Xiao Yao an art guidance. But if he goes to the northwest to suffer for Xiao Yao's film, which is unlikely to win a prize, he will have to think about it again.

"Thank you for telling me that in advance!" Lin Jingliang sorted out his expression and said with a smile to Xiao Yao, "you can see that you are a very honest person!"

"It should be!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "even if I don't say it now, you will know!"

Xiao Yao didn't plan to discuss the contract with Lin Jingliang today. The contract and treaty matters are in the charge of a special person. Xiao Yao is not very worried about the amount of film payment, but some contract provisions are very detailed, and some details will be mentioned.

Xiao Yao wants to invite Lin Jingliang, not or at least not only to value his reputation, but also to value his ability. Of course, he hopes that he can devote himself wholeheartedly. Xiao Yao doesn't want to wait until Lin Jingliang comes to talk about the contract to go back on his words. He is embarrassed to talk back because he has promised himself, which will affect his devotion to his work. Therefore, Xiao Yao intends to make clear some shortcomings and disadvantages before he makes a decision.

"Well, since you are honest, I will tell you the truth." Lin Jingliang said with a smile, "I have been to the northwest, the conditions are really tough! I can't make a decision now, I need time to think it over again! "