Du Yuanlei did not let everyone wait for too long. In the afternoon, she announced the news of Tang Kaitai quitting the role of the male lead. She lowered her arrogant head and sincerely apologized to everyone. "… It's my fault. I didn't consider it thoroughly. I invited an irresponsible actor like Tang Kaitai to play the male lead and delayed everyone's time."
"Because we have to reshoot a lot of scenes, the budget of the crew is not enough. We need to seek sponsorship and recruit a new male lead. We need to stop filming for a period of time …" Du Yuanlei could not hide her sadness very well and told everyone with difficulty that they might have to wait until next year to start filming again.
"It seems that Director Du paid for the film herself. Did she sign a contract with the actors? This Tang Kaitai is too deceptive!" Qin Wen also felt compassionate. She muttered to Guo Ziyi, "I don't care what happens. As long as I have time, I will definitely help her finish filming this movie. Xiao Guo, you won't refuse again and again, right?"
Guo Ziyi said with some excitement, "How is that possible? This is my first film as the male lead. Cough, although I'm only the second male lead, I have a lot of screen time! "
"Hehe, okay. Actually, I also like to act with you. It would be great if you were the male lead. I'm afraid that the new male lead's acting skills will be as bad as Tang Kaitai's." Qin Wen smiled and said, "Oh right, I remember that you also liked Director Du. You even sang for her at the freshman party. Well, no matter what, you won't run away."
Guo Ziyi did not care about her. When they were about to disperse, he went to Du Yuanlei.
"Senior Du, can I ask how much money you still need for this movie? If it's not much, within two or three hundred thousand yuan, I can still sponsor you! " Guo Ziyi gritted his teeth and said to Du Yuanlei, "Don't worry, I just want to help you and make this movie go smoothly. I'm not doing anything else!"
Guo Ziyi wanted to use his pocket money and his "savings" from the New Year's money to invest in Du Yuanlei.
Du Yuanlei's eyes flashed with a trace of emotion. She hesitated and said, "We don't need that much. This is just a low-budget movie. I only invested a few hundred thousand yuan in it. Now, we need about thirty thousand yuan."
"Are you really going to invest in me?" Seeing that there was new hope, Du Yuanlei nervously asked, "If you want to invest, what are your requirements …"
Although Guo Ziyi had just said that he simply wanted to help her, Du Yuanlei couldn't help but ask. In the entertainment industry, there were many cases where investors interfered with the director's filming.
Guo Ziyi smiled awkwardly and made a suggestion that could not be considered a request. "… Senior Du, it doesn't matter if you agree or not. I will still invest in you, but the decision is in your hands."
"What suggestion?" Du Yuanlei calmed down.
"Actually, I also think that there is a conflict between the male lead and the second male lead." Guo Ziyi said, "Also," but Du Yuanlei didn't probe further. He said sincerely, "The second male lead's image isn't any worse than the male lead's, so it's bound to give people the feeling that there's no distinction between the two."
Du Yuanlei waited for him to finish before she frowned and said, "But the real lead of my movie is Xu Shishi. She's the biggest contradiction."
"That's right. Xu Shishi's entanglement in love and her unswerving loyalty to the dead Ah Guang is the theme that Senior Du wants to portray. But since we're talking about this, I have a small question. Isn't the theme expressed a little too heavy?"
Guo Ziyi said, "Ah Guang is already dead, but Xu Shishi still wants to be loyal to him. Although it looks good, it's very likely that people will criticize her and think that she's conveying inappropriate feudal ideas."
"You …" Du Yuanlei felt that the script that she had painstakingly written was being criticized by Guo Ziyi and felt a little embarrassed.
But after a while, Du Yuanlei sighed, "You're right. If you look at it from the perspective of an ordinary audience, the problems that you've mentioned are real. My scriptwriter's ability is still terrible. I want to express everything that I want to, so there's no distinction between the main and the secondary. "
"It doesn't matter. While the male lead hasn't been found yet, you should polish your script!" Guo Ziyi advised.
"I don't have any other inspiration. Perhaps I'm really not suitable to be a scriptwriter. I should just obediently act in a script written by someone else." Du Yuanlei sighed.
"Why don't I find an awesome person for you to consult? I'm not bragging about his ability to write stories, but he's one of a kind in the world! " Guo Ziyi bragged, "Furthermore, he's also a scriptwriter. The last time I went to him, he was already a scriptwriter, and his writing was pretty good. Look for him and get some inspiration!"
"Ah? There's such a person? Let's give it a try then! "Du Yuanlei could only give it a try.
… …
The person that Guo Ziyi bragged about as the one of a kind in the world was now holding the script that he had written and came to the kindergarten to check it out.
"Ugly Duckling?" Mr. Mu flipped open Yang Yi's script and read it with interest.
"Narrator: The countryside is so beautiful. In summer, the sunflowers are golden, and the rice seedlings are green …"
These narrations would naturally be read by Mr. Mu, Mr. Shen, or Mr. Cai. The children only needed to act and remember their lines.
Mr. Mu read the story and dialogue in the script, and was gradually attracted to Ugly Duckling.
Different from the original, Yang Yi's version had added a lot of dialogue. Through the discussions of other ducks and animals, Ugly Duckling's difficult situation was vividly reflected.
"Sigh, thank God! I'm so ugly now. Even hounds don't want to bite me. " After reading Ugly Duckling's monologue, Mr. Mu couldn't help but feel sad for Ugly Duckling's plight.
Although Yang Yi's dialogue was very simple, the plot was very heart-wrenching.
Fortunately, Ugly Duckling eventually became a white swan, and all the repressed emotions were released. Mr. Mu couldn't help but exclaim, "Great!"
Yang Yi couldn't help but smile. He was in a very good mood.
"This script is pretty good. The story is simple, and the principles are also very profound. It wants the children to know that as long as they have dreams and pursue them relentlessly, good things will definitely come! I think after the children perform, there's a high chance that they'll be able to get first place, "Mr. Mu said to Yang Yi.
Yang Yi nodded slightly. He didn't expose him. "Actually, Ugly Duckling can become a swan because it was originally hatched from a swan's egg …"
Mr. Mu asked, "Yang Xi's father, do you need to arrange a good role for Yang Xi? For example, Ugly Duckling who becomes a white swan. Xi Xi is so beautiful. She's very suitable for the role of a white swan. "
Yang Yi was taken aback. He hadn't thought of going through the back door, but Mr. Mu had suggested it.
He didn't want to do that, but his concern made him confused. For a moment, he wanted to agree because he also wanted Xi Xi to perform in front of his parents!
But wouldn't it be bad to go through the back door? Wouldn't it be a loss if he left a bad experience for Xi Xi?
Yang Yi hesitated, but he still shook his head firmly. "No need. Let the children choose the roles they want. There's no need to deliberately arrange anything for Xi Xi."
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