A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 351 Heroine Movie

During the Spring Festival, the prices in Sanya are comparable to those in the Maldives, and the crowded beaches are bustling with people. However, the holiday has long ended by then, and the hustle and bustle has faded away, making it seem more leisurely.

Wang Yidi, dressed in cool clothes, handed Chen Jinnian a fresh coconut with a straw.

"Everyone is out here to have fun, why are you hiding under the parasol?"

"The temperature is going to be 30 degrees today. Isn't it normal for me to hide? Besides, I just came back from sunbathing in South Africa, and you brought me to Sanya to sunbathe again."

He sat up from the recliner, took the coconut milk and took a sip. The unfamiliar taste made him frown, "Why does it taste weird? Is it bad?"

"Impossible." Wang Yidi bent down and tasted it with a straw, looking at him with a strange look, "It's not bad, have you never drunk fresh coconut?"

"It doesn't taste good, it's too light." Chen Jinnian had indeed never drunk coconut milk and had no interest in continuing to drink it.

Wang Yidi rolled his eyes, then leaned against him and sat on the lounge chair, leisurely drinking coconut milk and enjoying the light sea breeze.

Chen Jinnian picked up the sunscreen next to him and applied it on Wang Yidi's slender white legs. He said, "I have a movie that just got its script approved. Like 'Bad Genius', it has a female lead role."

"You want me to take a picture."

"Yes, and you have to make it. It's a low-budget crime film, independently financed by the company."

The scale of "Ballet Revenge" may not be suitable for release in domestic theaters. In order to reduce cost risks, Wang Yidi has to play the role and the salary is given to her. In this way, even if there is a loss on paper, the actual loss will not be much.

Wang Yidi's first reaction after hearing this was not excitement, but rather a suspicious look at him. "Do you have time? Zhuying's Legend of the White Snake and Meng Ge's movie are both waiting for you. I've already told you in advance that if the movie is shot by another director, I won't act in it."

Wang Yidi has no shortage of roles to play now. Her age and appearance are particularly suitable for campus-themed TV dramas. In addition, everyone knows that she has a movie to be released in theaters, so she is extremely popular at the current time point.

The crews are very smart. If they can sign Wang Yidi now, it will be 100% profitable. After the movie is released, the salary will not be what it is now.

"Of course I'll shoot it. I don't feel safe leaving it to anyone else." There are a lot of action and fighting scenes in the movie, so of course he has to watch them personally to minimize the chance of injury.

"The film tells a story of revenge, with a plot structure similar to John Wick. Your character, like Keanu Reeves, takes on a gangster, but his revenge is for his dog, while yours is for the death of your best friend. There's no complicated plot design, only pure violent aesthetics."

After listening to Chen Jinnian's brief narration, Wang Yidi immediately became interested. A movie with such a positioning almost does not exist in China.

But just as I sat up excitedly, I thought of a tricky question: "How is your final film going to pass the review?"

"I don't know. If it can't be released in theaters, it will be released on streaming media. If it can't be released domestically, it will be released abroad. There will always be a place where it can be released. However, it is difficult to guarantee profitability. Therefore, I am positioning it as a low-cost film. The production cost is controlled below 20 million. I should not lose money."

Chen Jinnian is not particularly worried about the issue of profitability. Unlike Zhou Chu, this movie can be sold to other countries, especially the adaptation rights to South Korea.

South Korea steals China's history and culture every day, and he feels at ease making money by selling films to South Korea.

"But I don't know martial arts."

"You have a good dance foundation, so this shouldn't be too difficult for you."

He put his arm around Wang Yidi's shoulders and said, "I'll hire someone professional enough to help you. We'll hire a professional martial arts instructor from Hong Kong. I'll also call Wu Jing over. I'll be his assistant director for free, so he'll have to show some appreciation. Also, I've asked the company to contact Teacher Zhou Xiaofei. She's a Wuying-level athlete, and she'll be guiding you through training a month before filming begins."

Chen Jinnian has just made all the plans, hoping to use as much professional guidance as possible to reduce the danger during the filming process. At the same time, he planned the filming period of this movie to be two months, which is the slowest one he has ever shot.

Wang Yidi nodded. If this was Chen Jinnian's idea, she would fully support it. "So when do you plan to shoot it?"

"April, maybe in the first half of the year," Chen Jinnian said. "The script for Zhuhai Film Studio's film needs to be rewritten, so it won't be finished in a short time. I estimate it won't be finished until July or August, and they'll be using the latest filming technology. I'm not sure when it will be finished, maybe one or two months, maybe four or five."

"Then do we both need to ask for leave when school starts?" Wang Yidi said with a conflicted expression. He didn't stay in school for many days last semester, and it would probably be the same next semester.

Chen Jinnian shrugged helplessly. If the system hadn't issued a temporary task, he would have planned to study until Guo Xun's project was launched.

"Hey, what are you two whispering about? Why don't you hurry up and play? School starts the day after tomorrow."

A pair of sisters came over and interrupted their conversation. They were Qiao Yingzi and Huang Zhitao.

"I'm sorry, but you guys need to go to school. We can only have holidays and ask for leave." Chen Jinnian said in a skeptical tone.

"Okay, so you're discussing taking a leave of absence." Qiao Yingzi pinched her waist angrily. "Why is your university different from ours? Taozi and I have to take exams as soon as we return to school, while you guys are free and easy."

"Of course it's because the social division of labor is different."

Chen Jinnian raised an eyebrow. "You are the future elites. One of you will devote his life to the aerospace industry, and the other will be a white angel who saves lives and heals the wounded. In that industry, there can be no mistakes. But for us, it doesn't matter at all. No matter how bad our majors are, all we can do is disgust the audience with our acting skills. And even if there is such an opportunity, not everyone has it."

After hearing this, Wang Yidi kicked him. Although he was telling the truth, he still felt inexplicably angry.

Qiao Yingzi was even more speechless. She actually thought that what Chen Jinnian said made sense. The entertainment industry and actors and celebrities were really dispensable social roles.

"Chen Jinnian, you are so shameless. You are a star, can you please pay attention to your image?"

"What kind of star am I? How about we make a bet? I'll go sit in a crowded place for half an hour, and see if anyone can recognize me?" Chen Jinnian stretched out his body in his chair.

"Are you sure you've forgotten what happened at the bar last time?"

"That's two different things. I was unlucky last time. Plus, people online are just there for fun, watching the fun without thinking it's too much. But that doesn't happen in the real world. Bet or not, it's dinner. Whoever loses gets to treat the other person to dinner when they get back to school."

Faced with Chen Jinnian's bet, Qiao Yingzi immediately agreed and high-fived him as an oath.