"I plan to use new actors and new directors. Although there may be some discounts on the quality of the film, this can control the cost of the film to the greatest extent."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, Shi Yin felt a little surprised.

It’s okay to use new actors, but using a new director is too much, right?

How can a new director make this kind of movie well?

Gambling is not a good thing. It would be the worst if you lose all your money. After all, it took a lot of effort to accumulate 30 million in funds.

"How can a new actor perform well? I think it's better to find someone to invest. There is no need to take this risk." Shiyin said.

Lu Chen finished the bread in several mouthfuls, then took a deep sip of milk, turned to look at Shi Yin and said, "The newcomers I'm talking about don't mean people like you who have never acted in the past, but those who have never acted before."

As for the extra actors of the protagonist, they also have certain experience in filming, so it is possible for them to play the protagonist well."

"What about the director? If the director is not chosen well, the movie will probably be scrapped," Shiyin said.

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Directors are indeed a problem. I'll first look for any well-known directors with relatively low salaries."

Shiyin took out his mobile phone at this time, playing with it and saying absently:

"It's up to you. You are the major shareholder anyway, and it's your fault if you lose money."

After Shiyin turned on his mobile phone, he went to the script website to search for the script "Westward Journey". Soon, the script was found. There were only a few scenes in the script. It was indeed written by a person named Chen Lu. This Chen Lu

Lu also wrote "The Unruly Princess". It seems that this screenwriter is not an easy screenwriter. I will have the opportunity to get to know this screenwriter in the future.

Shiyin was deeply shocked by the dialogue between the characters in "Westward Journey", so she was curious about what kind of person Chen Lu, the screenwriter, was, who could actually write such a script. Of course, that was limited to curiosity.

After Lu Chen made the decision, he began to prepare for making a movie. Cheng Ming was more experienced in this area and could help him.

After breakfast, Lu Chen made a phone call to Cheng Ming. On the phone, the two discussed the director's issue.

Sometimes, no matter how good the script is, if the director is not found well, the movie will probably be canceled directly, so Lu Chen still pays more attention to the director's issues.

After Cheng Ming answered the phone, he listed several directors with filming experience to Lu Chen. Cheng Ming had contacted many directors in the past, so he knew quite a few directors.

After listing the names of several directors, Cheng Ming asked on the phone:

"How are these directors?"

Lu Chen thought for a while and then replied: "None of the directors you listed seem to have made any successful film and television dramas."

Cheng Ming said: "It's true. Most of the movies they make don't even get their money back. Because of this, their pay isn't very high, but they all have experience in making movies."

Hearing Cheng Ming's words, Lu Chen fell into silence.

You can’t even recoup the cost of making a movie?

Then what are you doing with these people?

But it’s not necessarily the director’s fault, it could also be because they don’t have a good script.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen said to Cheng Ming on the other end of the phone: "Send me a few of the films made by these directors."

"Okay, I'll send it to you right away."

"Then let's do this for now. I'll call you after watching these movies."

"good."

At this point, Lu Chen hung up the phone, and soon Cheng Ming sent Lu Chen the names of the movies made by the directors he mentioned earlier.

Lu Chen sat in front of the computer, quickly searched for these movies, and then prepared to watch them slowly. He originally thought it would take him a lot of time, but it actually only took him less than half an hour. He scanned several movies, and finally

It was worse than he imagined.

When he watched the first movie, he quit after ten minutes. The movie was filled with irrelevant scenes. I really didn't know whether the director was making a movie or a documentary about animals and plants.

The second movie was even more exaggerated. The actors spoke their lines as if they were reading from a textbook, without emotion. Although this is a problem with the actors, or the voice actors, it is also the director's fault for allowing such a thing to be made.

Lu Chen turned off the third movie as soon as he opened it. After turning it off, he quickly looked at Shi Yin who was not far away. Seeing that Shi Yin didn't notice him at all, Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Wrong, grandma’s third movie is actually an adult movie...

The kind of lightning strike that opens the screen...

What the hell is this Cheng Ming doing, and this kind of director is introduced to him? Can a director who makes a two-person movie be used to make a normal movie?

Lu Chen was a little angry and called Cheng Ming directly.

After Cheng Ming answered the phone, he asked doubtfully: "Lu Chen, you finished reading so quickly?"

Lu Chen said angrily: "What the hell, what kind of movies are you sending me?"

Seeing that Lu Chen was angry, Cheng Ming quickly said: "These directors are still of a certain level, but they are just limited by the script."

Lu Chen immediately said: "No, these directors are definitely not good. Think again, are there any other candidates?"

"Then I'll think about it again."

After Cheng Ming finished speaking, he fell into deep thought for a long time and did not speak for a long time.

Lu Chen saw that Cheng Ming hadn't spoken for so long, so he asked directly: "How is it? You didn't think of that?"

Cheng Ming said with a somewhat uncertain tone: "I have thought of one, but I don't know if you can hire it. Moreover, his salary depends on the script. If the script is satisfactory to him, he will be willing to film it even if he is not paid."

Hearing this, Lu Chen asked doubtfully: "Who is it?"

These days, are there still directors who don’t get paid? This made Lu Chen very curious, who is the good person?

Cheng Ming replied: "Chen Chuan, Director Chen."

Lu Chen was stunned when he heard this name.

Chen Chuan is a veteran actor and a boss-level director. It is said that when he was in charge of filming "The Unruly Princess", Dreamland paid him 11 million yuan, although this salary was less than one-tenth of the salary of some popular stars.

, but if Chenyin spends one-third of its 30 million yuan movie budget to hire a director, the subsequent steps will not be necessary.

"I'm afraid we can't afford it," Lu Chen said helplessly.

Cheng Ming said: "Director Chen still has some memories of you. You can show him this script first. It was because I showed him Princess Diaoman that he persuaded the shareholders of Dreamland to film this.

TV drama."

"Okay, I'll give it a try, then let's do this first."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone again, Lu Chen sighed, the director was really troublesome.

By this time, he had to think that it would be great if he had the talent of a director.

But it's a pity that he is not a god. He doesn't even know what knowledge a director should have, so how can he be a director?

No one is omnipotent, even if he is a reborn time traveler from the earth.

At this time, Shiyin not far away said: "Why are you sighing at such a young age? You look like an old man!"

Lu Chen was a little speechless. This guy was the kind of person who would open her mouth when she had food and stretch out her hands when she got clothes. She was waiting for others to feed her with resources. She was relaxed, and her back didn't hurt when she stood and talked.

"Cheng Ming said that if we can't find a director, we can try with Chen Chuan. If the script is better, maybe he won't ask for too much salary," Lu Chen said.

Hearing what Lu Chen said, Shi Yin fell into deep thought. After a while, she said, "This old man said before that if I encounter any difficulties in the entertainment industry in the future, I can come to him. How about I come to him and give it a try?"

Lu Chen asked doubtfully: "He is so good to you? Is he trying to hide his rules from you?"

Shiyin put down his guitar, stood up from his seat, and said disdainfully: "It's just him? You want to hide your rules from me? I can destroy him with one kick."

"If you act like this, I guess he wouldn't be willing to help you even if he didn't want to hide the rules..." Lu Chen hesitated, but Shi Yin spoke so forcefully. He deserves to be from the mountains. The people are simple and simple. She is probably like this.

My wife, not many men dare to mess with her. If one day she falls into her hands, a lifetime of happiness will be gone.

Shi Yin then continued: "I can ask first. If he is willing, he can come. If he is not willing, forget it."

"I'm also the boss of a film investor now, no matter how unwritten rules are, they can't get into my head." Shiyin said confidently.

Part of the reason why she wanted to go it alone was because she wanted to avoid the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry. Now that she is her own boss and has resources, no one can impose unspoken rules on her.

"Okay, then you try."

Lu Chen also wanted to know if Shi Yin could invite Chen Chuan. If he could, it would be the best. If he couldn't, there was nothing he could do, so he would continue to look for the director.

Shi Yin immediately took out his cell phone, found Chen Chuan's phone number, and called him immediately.

At this moment, Chen Chuan was enjoying his old life, sitting on the viewing platform of his villa and basking in the sun. When he saw the cell phone ringing on the table next to him, he immediately reached out and picked it up.

Um?

When he found out that it was Shi Yin's call, he was a little surprised. This niece could actually think of him. What did she want from him?

After answering the phone, Shi Yin immediately asked: "Director Chen, are you busy now?"

Chen Chuan replied doubtfully: "I'm not busy. What can I do for you?"

"It's like this. The company I own has invested in a movie and wants to hire a more experienced director. I wonder if Director Chen is interested?" Shi Yin asked.

Chen Chuan asked back: "How was the script written?"

Hearing Shiyin say that she had opened a company and invested in movies, this aroused Chen Chuan's strong interest.

This Shiyin had just become famous, and he actually jumped out of the capital circle and started playing with capital on his own. This is something that many first-tier stars would never dare to think about.

Of course, although Shiyin himself is a rich second generation, he does not use the resources of his family.
To be continued...