Lin Yuzhang Film Crew

Chapter 182 Lin Yu Returns to the Film Crew

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Zhang Ziyi, who had been somewhat eager to participate, immediately gave up the idea of ​​recommending herself.

After all, I just recently asked Director Chen, Lin Yu's senior, for a raise! I can't just contradict myself when it comes to Lin Yu, can I?

If the director is confirmed to be Lin Yu, then it doesn't matter if they fight. After all, the name Lin Yu is priceless. Back when her film "The Martian" was released, her value skyrocketed.

At the time, she was a little hesitant about the $400 million offer, but since then, who dares to say she wasn't worth $400 million? Moreover, she even took on several "high-end" endorsements worth seven figures!

What a pity—

Li Ming, listening to Lin Yu's words, began to feel conflicted. Although Lin Yu had directed many low-budget films, such as "Nightclub," "Lost in Thailand," and "You Are the Apple of My Eye," these films would still be considered low-budget by today's standards. If a film were as popular as "Lost in Thailand" and "You Are the Apple of My Eye," he would accept it without pay, and it wouldn't matter if the director wasn't Lin Yu. But what he didn't know was what kind of film Lin Yu wanted him to act in.

And the most crucial point is: the director might not even be Lin Yu!

That's exactly what he's hesitating about now. If the director is confirmed to be Lin Yu, then he'd take any film without pay. He also believes that Zhang Ziyi is thinking the same thing. Otherwise, why did she look so eager to try it out just now?

But now—

Lin Yu wasn't in a hurry to see Li Ming deep in thought. After all, it was just a sudden idea, and there was nothing he absolutely had to film.

Because he had just played Mei Lanfang, Li Ming now has the demeanor of a female role in every gesture. When he holds the microphone, he occasionally uses the orchid finger gesture, and he speaks in a gentle and refined manner.

Not only that, Lin Yu also heard that Li Ming had specially bought a protective phone in order to be "similar" to the character in every way. Seeing that his hands were still incredibly smooth, a movie that Lin Yu had seen in his previous life suddenly came to mind.

I feel that she's quite suitable for that role!

"Director Lin, what genre is your film? Can I see the script first?" Li Ming considered for a moment and said, "It's a romance film, I guess. I haven't written the script yet, I just have a rough idea." Lin Yu pondered for a moment and said:

Hearing Lin Yu's earnest words, not only Li Ming, but even Zhang Ziyi standing to the side was a little stunned!

The script hasn't even been written yet—and you're already looking for actors?

Looking at their expressions, Lin Yu could roughly guess what they were thinking.

"If you're interested, I can talk to you about it first. You can also see the script; I can send it to you in a few days," Lin Yu said with a slight smile.

Li Ming pondered for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and made up his mind, saying, "Why don't you tell me first? If it's suitable, I can agree to it right now."

Wow—Leon Lai! You're pretty decisive too!

"Director Lin, why don't you guys chat first? I'll go say hello to that guy."

Seeing that the two looked like they were about to discuss Lin Yu's new movie, Zhang Ziyi wisely made an excuse to leave.

After watching Zhang Ziyi walk towards Chen Kaige, Lin Yu smiled and continued, "This is a story about heartbreak—"

"The female lead is a ————"

"The male lead is the female lead's colleague and best friend! However, the male lead's personality is—"

Ten minutes later, after listening to Lin Yu's explanation, Li Ming instantly understood why Lin Yu had suddenly invited him to star in the movie.

Because right now, whether in terms of physique or lifestyle "at this time of time," he is indeed quite "refined"!

Not to mention Lin Yu, even he himself felt that he was somewhat suitable!

"So—how much do you plan to invest in this movie? And who else will you cast?" Li Ming asked tentatively. "If I weren't casting someone of your caliber, I was planning on seven or eight million! But now that I have you, and I've just decided who I want to cast as the female lead, her salary isn't much lower than yours! So—ten million! Can I give you two million for your salary? The same goes for her! After all, she has more screen time than you." Lin Yu considered for a moment and asked, "Who is it?" Li Ming looked on expectantly.

"Weekly News!"

"Zhou Xun? Isn't she preparing to film the movie 'The Message'? Director Lin, when are you planning to start filming your movie?" Li Ming suddenly felt that his interest was slowly being piqued by Lin Yu.

"Hehe—what? You've agreed to act?" Lin Yu said with a mischievous grin, "Director Lin, don't joke with me. If you really cast Zhou Xun as the female lead, then of course I'd agree! I am an actor after all! I'd love to act alongside a good actress." Li Ming rubbed his hands together and said with a smile:

Lin Yu gave Li Ming a thumbs-up, "I love actors like you who want to go toe-to-toe with their co-stars!"

"You flatter me too much. My acting skills are probably far inferior to Zhou Xun's!" Li Ming said modestly. "Hehe—okay, it's settled then! I'll figure out what to do with Zhou Xun! Don't worry! I think Huayi will give me that kind of face."

After the dinner, Lin Yu didn't rush to the "Your Name" film crew. Instead, he went straight to a nearby recording studio the next day.

After all, a key isn't enough to be a gift for reuniting with Miss Liu; we need two "generous gifts"!

It just so happens that Miss Liu likes to sing! So let's send Miss Liu two songs. The theme song that Lin Yu prepared for "Your Name" is not difficult to sing.

What a coincidence!

Let's get "The Torrent of Time" and "Misplaced Time and Space" going! He'll set an example for Miss Liu first! That way, Miss Liu can learn faster.

Meanwhile, on Ms. Liu's side—

The scenes for "Your Name" in Kyoto have been mostly filmed, except for Lin Yu's scenes, so the production has essentially stopped!

However, no one dared to call him to urge him, after all, he was their own boss, and the production team was spending his money!

But there was one exception! That was Miss Liu.

Lin Yu attended the premiere of "Mei Lanfang" the night before, and news about him came out the next morning.

Our great director Lin deliberately didn't tell Miss Liu when he returned, as he was still thinking of giving her a surprise when he got back!

But he forgot how fast news spreads these days, especially at Chen Kaige's movie premiere.

"You stinky senior brother! You big bad guy!"

"When did you get back? You had time to attend your senior's premiere, but didn't have time to tell me?"

"I'm breaking off all contact with you for three days—"

At this moment, Ms. Liu was sitting on the hotel bed, desperately destroying the pillow in her hand!

Pillow: "What did I do to deserve this?"

Lin Yu arrived at the "Your Name" film crew on December 5th.

Upon arriving at the film set, Lin Yu saw Miss Liu, who treated him with disdain.

"What's wrong? Girl, I'm back. Aren't you happy?"

"I don't want to talk to you!"

Linyu: ————

However, Ms. Liu's attitude did not last long. When Lin Yu took out the sheet music for two songs, Ms. Liu immediately surrendered!

And from then on, she never let go of the sheet music, humming along to it all day long.

Since most of the scenes now focus on Lin Yu, and Liu and Lin Yu brushed past each other countless times in the movie, their final encounter has been placed at the end, so Liu is currently quite free.

When Hu Ge and Yuan Hong finished filming their scenes in the mountain village, they had already set off back to Tangren. And it wasn't just them; most of the actors filming there had already left the crew. Otherwise, why would Wen Muye have held a small wrap party after filming wrapped there? It was precisely because almost half the actors had indeed finished filming by then—

Shu Chang is no exception, but she won't be able to go home for a while because, in addition to promoting "Ip Man" on the previous episode, she also has to play a role as the goddess Shui Bi in "Chinese Paladin 3"! She's incredibly busy!

To be honest, I only made a cameo appearance in "Chinese Paladin 3" and didn't even ask for a salary.

But Cai Yinong is so shrewd! Although Shu Chang's role is so small—just a tiny bit!—at the press conference for the start of filming of the TV series, she planned to promote Shu Chang together with the main cast. After all, this girl's status seems to be the biggest in "Chinese Paladin 3" right now!

As expected, the production company responded to the calls from netizens and chose Yang Mi, the actress who had the highest online popularity in the female lead competition, to play Xuejian.

But Yang Mi also paid a price – she signed with Sugarman!

After all, Rongxingda's current situation is... well, let's just say it's a long story! If they want to become truly famous, they have no choice but to escape this misery.

Unlike her previous life, Da Mi Mi doesn't dare to flaunt any sugar figurines now.

Unless she doesn't want to work in this industry anymore!

"Honey! You're leaving tomorrow, right? I'm so envious of you! You get to play the female lead in 'Chinese Paladin 3'."

In a coffee shop, Yuan Shanshan was staring intently at Yang Mi with a strange look in her eyes.

"What's there to envy? It's just because I signed a contract of servitude, and it's only with a sugar doll," Da Mimi said dismissively.

Yuan Shanshan was taken aback by Da Mimi's envious gaze. "Aren't you happy about this? What? You want to sign with Starlight Entertainment?"

"How will you know if you don't try? What a pity—"

"It's a pity that President Lin didn't take a liking to you, right?"

Hearing her best friend teasing her, Da Mimi gave her a warning look!

"I will definitely join Starlight! I definitely will!" Da Mimi vowed confidently.

Yuan Shanshan couldn't understand where her sisters got their confidence from. They had failed the first time, and they were thinking of trying again?

Besides, Sugar Man is doing quite well now! Backed by Starlight Media, they have no shortage of film and television resources. What more could they want?

However, seeing Da Mi Mi's expression of "I'm about to join Starlight," Yuan Shan Shan didn't want to dampen the girl's confidence.

"Honey, you're lucky to even be able to join Sugar Man. You're such a busybody! Look at me, I haven't even found a place to stay yet! You've never experienced the pain of working solo! Filming one part but no next, I have absolutely no sense of security." Yuan Shanshan self-deprecatingly remarked, "Heh—it's not like no companies are offering you jobs! You're just looking down on them! And you're complaining about working solo?" Big Honey rolled her eyes and said, "How can that be the same? Look at what kind of companies are offering me jobs! If it were you, would you agree? Forget big companies like Starlight, even if a company like Sugar Man offered to sign me, I'd agree without hesitation!"

Da Mimi stared intently at Yuan Shanshan with her big, bright eyes for a long while before slowly saying, "Are you serious?"

"Of course," Yuan Shanshan said matter-of-factly, "but they don't think much of me! I can't just go to them and recommend myself, can I? That would be so embarrassing! Besides, there's no guarantee it will even work out."

After a moment's thought, Da Mimi said, "How about I help you?"

Yuan Shanshan: "??————"

On December 8th, at the press conference for the start of filming of "Chinese Paladin 3"—

Cai Yinong, holding hands with two young girls, Liu Shishi and Shu Chang, chatted and laughed in the dressing room as they waited for the press conference to begin. She seemed quite spirited, even ignoring her "family" members, Hu Ge and Yuan Hong.

Hu Ge was alright, as he had the newly joined Da Mi Mi to keep him company, and the two of them chatted and laughed together. But Yuan Hong was in a terrible situation, all alone on the sidelines, with no one to talk to.

And she would occasionally glance in Hu Ge's direction, her eyes full of resentment, as if to say: "Old Hu, you fickle friend, you've forgotten your old brother—well, you've forgotten your old brother, haven't you? Humph! What a pair of bastards!"

At this press conference, all the main actors dressed up in their costumes from the drama and had their makeup done in their character looks!

Hu Ge was dressed in silver-white armor, his "long hair" was combed into a ponytail, and a few strands of hair were still flowing in front of his forehead! He looked exactly like the number one war god in the heavens! It's just that he lacked a bit of domineering aura.

Liu Shishi, dressed in red with her long hair tied up, is clearly the red Longkui from the drama stepping out of the screen.

Yang Mi also wore a white dress, and her hair was decorated with crystal-like ornaments, giving her an overall noble and elegant look.

An impression of being dignified and elegant.

Shu Chang wore a white shawl-like dress, which at first glance looked like a cape, giving her an ethereal and elegant appearance. Her hair was decorated with small blue and white seashells, adding to her goddess-like aura. A blue sequined decoration on her eyebrows made her even more eye-catching.

The press conference began soon afterward.

When Cai Yinong led a group of "lead actors" into the scene, the invited media reporters were almost blinded by the costumes of these actors and kept pressing their cameras.

No doubt about it, each and every one of them is absolutely gorgeous!

Even if you don't intend to use them for your own reporting, you should still take a few pictures to remember them by later!

"Mr. Cai! May I ask how you found all these beautiful women?" a reporter asked impatiently. "Hehe—what? You're only looking at my girls? Aren't I beautiful?"

reporter:----

"I got first blood right away?"