Chapter 109 Royal Tool Man

On the evening of July 13, Liu Zhou sat quietly in front of the TV.

At this time, not only Liu Zhou, but thousands of families were watching TV with the same nervous anticipation as him.

As a white-haired foreigner walked onto the podium on TV, the more than one billion Chinese people around the world, regardless of whether they were Chinese or not, held their breath.

at last! ! !

Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, said slowly:
Beijing!

Not only were the Chinese Olympic bid delegation in the venue cheering and shouting excitedly, but the people in front of the TV were also dancing with excitement.

Everyone came out of their homes to share the excitement and joy.

Liu Zhou couldn't help but slowly breathe a sigh of relief. Although he already knew the result, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he experienced this moment again.

Liu Zhou poured himself a glass of Wuliangye, walked to the balcony on the second floor, looked at the brilliant fireworks rising one after another across the capital, and then drank the full one or two ounces of liquor in one gulp.

Liu Zhou closed his eyes, feeling the burning sensation in his stomach and the joy that shook the entire city.

However, Liu Zhou's alcohol tolerance was limited after all. Just this little bit of wine was enough to make his face red and his head dizzy.

It was just right for him to have a peaceful sleep, otherwise Liu Zhou might not be able to sleep all night like those people outside.

When I woke up the next day, there was indeed a flood of news reports about the successful bid for the Olympic Games.

Whether on TV, in newspapers or on the Internet, every Chinese person can feel the shock this news brought to this ancient land.

In later generations, when our country has become prosperous and strong, it may be difficult for everyone to feel the excitement of this national carnival.

China at this moment is in great need of recognition. Having lagged behind for more than a hundred years, we are always thinking about allowing the world to look at China in a truly objective and fair manner.

After a few days, the enthusiasm for the Olympic bid has not dissipated, but Liu Zhou is also about to start filming his new movie.

Over the past half month, Liu Zhou's uncle and Zhong Lifang have been recruiting behind-the-scenes staff and forming a crew.

Liu Zhou was responsible for selecting suitable actors, of course the main roles, while some supporting roles and extras were also left to the two producers.

The feature film and short film of "The Tuner" are very different. The murderer becomes the wife of the deceased and the policeman.

So first of all, the background of the story had to be adjusted. It definitely couldn’t be set in the mainland. In the end, Liu Zhou set it in Hong Kong.

Liu Zhou also considered moving the film to Thailand, but if that were the case, some exterior scenes would have to be shot in Thailand specifically, which would be a bit costly. His budget this time was not very sufficient, so he decided to set the film in Hong Kong.

This movie is told from a pure male actor's perspective, with the absolute core being the male lead, who Liu Zhou decided to play Qin Hao.

There are two main female characters, one is a girl who likes the hero and whose family runs a restaurant, and the other is a wife who has an affair with a policeman and then kills her husband together with her lover.

In terms of roles, the two female characters have similar roles. Relatively speaking, the wife who killed her husband contributed significantly more to the plot and had a more outstanding role.

Liu Zhou chose Zhang Tong for the role of wife, who has excellent acting skills and is pretty enough.

In "The Story of Love in the Tang Dynasty", she gives people the feeling of being pure and sexy. In the passionate scene with Tang Guoqiang, her long legs exposed after her skirt was torn were so white that they blinded everyone's eyes.

Then for the role of the male protagonist’s girlfriend, Liu Zhou chose Tang Wei.

There was no other reason, it was just because she, like Qin Hao, was a contracted actor of Zhoushan Repertory Theatre, and she was suitable, so they chose her.

She played the role of Zhang Yiman in Zhang Chen's re-staged version of "The Donkey Gets Water". Later, as the drama troupe expanded and began to sign actors, Tang Wei was the first to sign up.

Tang Wei signed the contract not because she wanted to continue performing in dramas, but because she knew that the person behind the drama troupe was Liu Zhou, and if she signed with him, she would definitely have more opportunities to succeed.

Her choice did not disappoint her. Seeing that Tang Wei had been staying in the drama troupe steadily and not doing anything else, Liu Zhou was willing to give her this opportunity.

You should know that Liu Zhou is preparing to start shooting a new movie this time, and people in the industry knew about it not long after the project was launched.

At one point, many artists or management companies were contacting the studio or even directly contacting Liu Zhou. The male lead was already chosen, so there was nothing that could be done about it, but there were many people competing for the two female roles.

Some bold, direct statements can come at a price.

This was the first time that Liu Zhou experienced the joy of being a director.

However, he did not dare to really enjoy these pleasures. Firstly, it was not safe, and secondly, he still had to keep himself clean.

In the end, Liu Zhou was not going to use the casting to hype up the film like Zhang Da Huzi did. He didn't even do an audition and directly confirmed the role.

After that, there was only one role left: the policeman. This role did not have many scenes, so Liu Zhou directly found Zeng Li’s classmate Tian Zheng.

It's quite mysterious. Tian Zheng had the best grades in the 96 Acting Class of the Central Academy of Drama, but his development was the worst. He has never acted in a movie and only played small supporting roles in TV dramas.

His professional ability is strong, so since there is this opportunity, Liu Zhou will give him a hand.

The last feature film, The Tuner, became a performance of the 96 class of the Central Academy of Drama. Three of the four main roles were played by students from the class of 96. Liu Zhou had already distributed the script to them, and they had discussed it with each other several times, so Liu Zhou was not too worried about the actors.

The most important thing about this movie is the male lead. As long as Qin Hao is fine, there will be no big problem.

During the first script reading, Qin Hao took out a 30,000-word biography of the character, which not only stunned Tang Wei, but also shocked Liu Zhou and the other three.

This is also what Liu Zhou admires most about Qin Hao. He is very dedicated to every role and makes sufficient preparations.

After discussing ideas with him, Liu Zhou felt relieved.

Today, Liu Zhou came to the studio to meet the behind-the-scenes staff of the crew.

During this period, Liu Zhou also heard Zhong Lifang report that she had found the costume and props personnel directly from the drama troupe, and Liu Zhou had no objection to this.

Then we finally invited two masters from the Beijing Film Studio to be in charge of the lighting and props.

Lighting is very important in the movie "The Sound Tuner", so Liu Zhou asked to find someone with relatively rich experience.

This is a highly professional profession. At this time, the better lighting technicians are either in large state-owned factories or in Hong Kong.

In the end, she still hired people from the Beijing Film Studio, and then Zhong Lifang recruited several college students who had just graduated from related majors, preparing to let them help her and slowly develop her own team.

Finally, there is the position of photographer. Liu Zhou had met several people recommended by Zhong Lifang before, but he was not very satisfied with any of them.

Today, he will also meet another candidate recommended by Zhong Lifang. If he is still not suitable, Liu Zhou will directly call Yu Liwei or Director Xie and ask them for help.

When she arrived at her office, Zhong Lifang walked in with a square-faced man.

Liu Zhou looked at the person who followed Zhong Lifang in and felt that he looked familiar.

"Mr. Liu, this person is Ning Hao. He is a junior student majoring in photography at Beijing Film Academy. Even though he hasn't graduated yet, he is very talented. Mr. Liu also thinks he is a good person."

Liu Sheng is Liu Zhou's uncle. Since Ning Hao can get his recognition, it seems that he has some ability.

Of course Liu Zhou knew Ning Hao. This was a hurdle that all those who were reborn to make movies could not avoid. He was the royal tool man.

I didn't expect that I couldn't get around him and ran into him. No wonder he looked familiar just now.

However, Liu Zhou does not need to make his first pot of gold or gain some fame by investing in his movies, as he has all the necessary resources.

But Liu Zhou is not against money. His movies can indeed make money, and he would be happy if he could be recruited.

"Hello, Mr. Liu, my name is Ning Hao. You can rest assured leaving the photography work to me." Ning Hao smiled and lowered his head.

Liu Zhou couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw him like this. He had heard that he was famous for his flexibility before he became famous, and now it seemed to be true.

But Liu Zhou knew that although Ning Hao looked like a gangster boss, he was very passionate about movies. He created the Bad Monkey to support new directors, and he has been doing it ever since.

"According to your profile, you graduated from Beijing Normal University. How come you suddenly got admitted to Beijing Film Academy?"

“I also had a dream of becoming a director when I was little. I also studied directing at Beijing Normal University, but relatively speaking, Beijing Film Academy is more professional in training directors.

But I didn’t pass the exam for directing, and ended up studying photography. But this major is not bad either, as director Zhang Yimou also graduated from this major.”

"It seems that you are quite ambitious. You even compare yourself with Director Zhang." Liu Zhou said with a smile.

Ning Hao also saw that Liu Zhou was joking, so he followed suit and said:

"How dare I compare myself with Director Zhang? It's enough for me to be your photographer. It proves that my study in Beijing Film Academy was not in vain."

"Well, since you've made such a high point of being my photographer, I can't let you go to Beijing Film Academy for nothing, so you'll be the photographer."

"Really? Director Liu is not kidding? Don't you want to test my level?"

"No need to try. Since Mr. Zhong thinks highly of you, I also believe in Mr. Zhong's vision. You go downstairs and meet up with the others behind the scenes. I'll come down later and we'll have a meeting and discuss it together."

"Thank you, Director Liu. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I'll go down first."

After saying that, Ning Hao hurriedly left Liu Zhou's office and closed the door gently.

"Mr. Liu, did you really choose him because you trust my vision?" Zhong Lifang asked doubtfully.

"Haha, that's not important. But since you think highly of this person, then you can investigate him more. If he's suitable, you can sign him into the company."

"I think so too. If he can get your approval for this shoot, I am also prepared to sign him in."

It seems that Zhong Lifang and Ning Hao are in love with each other. In his previous life, it was with the efforts of Zhong Lifang that Ning Hao signed him to Xiaoma Pentium, but by then Ning Hao had already achieved success.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. I have to go down and get familiar with the people behind them."

(End of this chapter)