Thereâs no helping it, with age comes the dwindling of hopes. Wei Darui, known as a fifth-generation director, now wishes only for his son to become independent and successful as soon as possible.
The so-called fifth generation refers to the young directors born after a particular era who received formal training in film studies. Their directorial styles often carry strong personal flair.
This stems from their formative years in those turbulent times when they witnessed the rapid development of Xia Country. They absorbed the impact of foreign cultures and experienced a shift in thinking.
Wei Darui doesnât consider himself a fifth-generation director, nor does he subscribe to such classifications. Compared to those national treasures, heâs a bit younger.
His films mainly revolve around the societyâs lower strata, showcasing sympathy for them, love for his nation, and concerns for the future existence, among other things.
However, in recent years, for the sake of his sonâs future, Wei Darui has steered clear of sensitive subjects. He mainly focuses on commercial films, which have had a lukewarm response yet provide a stable career.
âWu Feng, whatâs up so late at night?â Wei Darui asked with a smile. Without any trace of sleepiness, only his own son could wake him up at this hour.
âDad, Iâve come across a script, a really good one.â Wei Wufeng briefly recounted the past two daysâ events, ending with, âCan you introduce me to some actors, ones that arenât too expensive?â
Wei Darui was silent for a moment, âIf the script is good, why donât I just invest some money in it? Hire the best actors, donât worry about spending too much on the work.â
âIâd love to, but they wonât accept any investment,â Wei Wufeng said.
âThereâs such a thing? Canât you just not shoot it?â
âI canât, Dad.â Wei Wufeng didnât know how to explain and could only lower his stance, âThe producer is quite a bastard, but heâs truly written a good script!â
âThe producer⦠wrote the script?â Wei Darui said with concern, âWu Feng, havenât you been resting enough lately? Youâre starting to talk nonsense.â
âAh, Iâm not talking nonsense, it was indeed written by the producer.â Wei Wufeng sighed over the phone, âThe guy used to be a singer-songwriter, he sang âBlue and White Porcelainâ.â
âThe song you hummed before the new year, Dad, that was written by this guy. Now heâs come up with a script, seems to be self-financed for filming, anyway, heâs quite an abstract person.â
Wei Darui didnât understand what âabstractâ meant, âSo you have to shoot this script?â
âYes.â
âIs it really that good?â
âYeah.â
âAlright, if you like it, thatâs enough.â Wei Darui said helplessly, âIâll think of something for you, donât worry about it anymore. Oh, by the way, whatâs his name?â@@novelbin@@
âXu Qingyan.â
âOh, thatâs a unique name.â Wei Darui felt he had heard the name somewhere before but couldnât recall it at the moment and didnât dwell on it.
He just thought it was because he had heard the song and casually noticed the singerâs name, leaving an impression.
The next day.
Wei Wufeng wasnât in the best of moods, feeling somewhat on edge.
Xu bastard is really inhuman, always wanting to hire small-time actors. Damn it! Saving pennies for what, a bazaar?! Fuck your ancestor, ruining a good script!
Only I can save the day, what an utterly absurd situation!
Currently, Xu Qingyan was enthusiastic, offering everything but money to support, even if it meant making a cameo appearance on camera.
Who wants him to hog the screen with a cameo!
Fortunately, in his fatherâs name, Wei Wufeng managed to hire several mature actors for a very low salary. Neither stars nor veterans, but they had notable works to their names.
Among them, coincidentally, was the two-time award-winning Best Actress Luo Yuexiu.
Initially, Wei Wufeng hadnât expected Luo Yuexiu to join, but to his surprise, upon hearing that it was Xu Qingyanâs script, she expressed some interest and wished to see the script first.
This made Wei Wufeng stroke his chin, having heard a bit about Luo Yuexiuâs private life. Although her âBest Actressâ titles were not entirely justified, her acting was certainly not in question.
He considered that if she came aboard, with her image, the role of Tong Xiangyu would be settled.
When Wei Wufeng shared this good news with Xu Qingyan, the latterâs face lit up with excitement before telling him, âItâs not possible, Luo Yuexiu and I have bad blood.â
Upon hearing this, Wei Wufengâs expression changed.
âSheâs your ex-girlfriend?â
âNo, I was her PD during the Spring Festival Gala. I wasnât very pleasant back then, so she probably has a bad impression of me,â Xu Qingyan waved it off.
âWell, thatâs really the end of it,â Wei Wufeng couldnât help sighing.
âOh, right, thereâs something else I should tell you,â he suddenly said, âI have some business to attend to in a while and I need to fly to Capital City for a few days, so we need to speed up our prep work.â
Implicitly, they didnât have much time left, theyâd have to work overtime in the coming days.
Upon hearing this, Wei Wufeng was first taken aback and then couldnât help but curse, âYou motherfâ¦â
Young Master Wei faintly felt he was heading down a dark path. He regretted coming to this place and boarding this âpirate ship.â
What a desolate world, worse than a fucking reproductive organ!
But he couldnât abandon ship⦠the script was good, after all. Wei Wufeng was truly tired of dealing with brain-dead scripts. It wasnât easy to come across a decent script, especially a rare situational comedy.
It was like playing a game and drawing an SSR character in an unpopular class.
In the following few days, Xu Qingyan spent most of his time running around with Wei Wufeng and Zhou Mian. The three musketeers worked tirelessly day and night, compressing the preparatory work to the shortest time possible.
From Wei Wufengâs arrival in Xinghai to assembling the crew and signing contracts with the actors, it all took just five days. In that time, they also found a film and television studio.
The filming took place entirely within a soundstage; they happened to find a similar structure. There had been a martial arts film shot there a few days prior, and the set had not been taken down yet, leaving them with a start.
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