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Chapter 81 081. College Student Crew

Li Changqing is a junior student majoring in screenwriting and directing at Jiangcheng Film and Television Academy.

He is very distressed now.

Because the final assignment of his screenwriting and directing class this year is to shoot a short film.

This assignment requires him to find students from other majors to work together, which can be called a social phobia killer.

However, most of those who can be admitted to this film and television academy are also social bullies.

In the initial stage, Li Changqing easily found friends majoring in screenwriting and contacted several students majoring in acting. In short, the preparation stage only took a week.

But after the script came out and they shot for two days, they realized the seriousness of the problem.

In short, Li Changqing is not a professional director, the screenwriter is not a professional script, and the actors are still learning, and everyone is half-baked.

The audience who have seen the awkward acting in movies and TV series know that the unprofessionalism of one person is enough to make the whole film collapse. If everyone is half-baked, the consequences will be disastrous.

Li Changqing looked at the clips they shot and had the urge to delete and empty the recycle bin immediately.

Whether it is acting, lines, or shots, they are all average, and they will win the Golden Broom Award if they are released.

To be honest, this course was originally just to let them experience the content of future work, and the requirements for the quality of the film were not high, but Li Changqing is obsessive-compulsive, and he felt uncomfortable watching the things he shot!

"Old Li, there is not much time left, why don't we just make do with it?"

Screenwriter Xu Xiao calculated that his professional course homework was also to write a script and find a student crew to shoot it. As for the effect of the film, he had his own reasons to pass the blame. Anyway, it was either the director who was not good or the actors' acting skills were too poor, as long as he could get the job done, it would be fine.

Moreover, Xu Xiao thought that the main reason was that Li Changqing had too many ghost ideas. It would have been enough to shoot some campus youth dramas, but Li Changqing insisted on doing something different, and wanted to shoot the Republic of China theme, spy war and assassination dramas.

He brought a group of people to the film and television city in the next city of Jiangcheng, but not much film was shot, and everyone was busy traveling.

"No, how can we make do with it?"

Li Changqing was unwilling to make do, but he could see that everyone had tried their best. The ability was there, and it was really difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.

"I'm going to eat first, you think about it carefully."

Seeing that Li Changqing was not giving up, Xu Xiao left him alone in the room and went to eat and drink with the actors. Not to mention, although Li Changqing's directing ability was not very good, his network was still very good. The classmates he found in the acting major were all handsome men and beautiful women, and they were pleasing to the eyes.

Li Changqing was alone in the room, worrying. He took out his mobile phone and wanted to find out if there was any inspiration.

With a casual swipe, he saw a big V account he followed forwarded a novel with text.

"Many directors of Republican dramas should really read this. That era was not only about love and romance, but also about such unknown heroes who were unknown and kept their identities secret!"

Li Changqing was excited when he saw this explanation. After all, he was shooting this theme now.

He also felt that many works on the theme of the Republic of China were filmed in a decadent and extravagant way, with rich ladies and military officers talking about love, high and mighty, as if that era was so good.

Li Changqing watched a spy war drama of the Republic of China some time ago. There was nothing thrilling in it, only poetry and couplets, love and romance. The spy war was filmed like playing a game. The main audience's comments were all "I'm dying of love" and "Love love" and other CP comments, which made him feel very unhappy, so he planned to make a short film about the Republic of China.

He clicked on the novel.

After more than ten minutes, Li Changqing sighed, he finally finished reading the novel.

The corners of his eyes were still a little wet.

"This is the story I want!"

Li Changqing couldn't help but sigh.

Although there are some superpower elements in the story, the ideas contained in it coincide with Li Changqing.

He looked at the comments again.

[What the hell, BE, author, give me back Xia Yi, I want to see him and Tang Xiaomeng together ah ... ]

[Although it is a fictional background and story, I think that the youth of that era should be like this, running for the people and dying for their ideals. Salute! ]

[This is the first time that the author has challenged a non-modern background. I was a little uncomfortable when I read the beginning, but the ending is very beautiful and the aftertaste is long! ]

[So the ancient city is actually the former Jiangcheng? ]

[Please, has anyone filmed it? I want to see Xia Yi moving! ]

[Have you noticed that Xia Yi is actually a meticulous and clean person, but he died in such a dirty place. The voice he heard at the end must be Tang Xiaomeng's. He really, I cried to death! ]

[Did Tang Xiaomeng know about Xia Yi in the end? If he didn't know anything, he would be too miserable! ]

[Thanks to the fact that we live in a peaceful era, you think that the years are quiet and good, but in fact, someone is carrying the burden for you! ]

In an instant, he felt that the script of his screenwriter friend was too clumsy.

An inexplicable idea was born in Li Changqing's mind.

This idea is like a monkey in the Himalayas. Once it appears, it is hard to erase and keeps growing.

Finally, Li Changqing sent a private message to the author of the novel as if possessed by a ghost.

"Hello, teacher, my name is Li Changqing. I am a student at Jiangcheng Film and Television Academy. We are filming a short film about the spy war of the Republic of China as a professional coursework. I read your novel "New Year's Eve" and thought it was very suitable. Adapted into a short play, could you please authorize us to film it for non-profit purposes, or if we want to purchase the license, how much do we need to pay?"

Li Changqing glanced at the previous contents of this account and found that they were all short stories.

He didn't know whether the author was a professional novelist or just writing for fun.

Generally speaking, if it is a non-profit shooting such as a school assignment, it only needs the consent of the creator. However, Li Changqing is worried that this account is a publicity account of some film and television companies, and the copyright of the work has long been owned.

After sending it out, Li Changqing went downstairs to eat. After he finished eating, Li Changqing found that he had received a reply from the author.

[Scientific Exploration Bot]: No problem. If you encounter any trouble, you can contact me.

It's simple and there's no charge.

People are quite nice.

Li Changqing was overjoyed and immediately @all the members in the WeChat group, asking everyone to read the novel and find out their feelings.

Half an hour passed.

The heroine he was looking for was the first to reply.

[Song Li]: Xia Yi really, I cried to death, woo woo woo, director, I want to play this!

Several actors also responded one after another, saying that the novel has a lot of feel and is better than the previous script.

Sometimes, an excellent script can also stimulate the potential of actors and make them want to show it to their fullest. This story is immersive and has a full sense of substitution, which really makes people excited to try it.

However, seeing the unanimous voices in the group, screenwriter Xu Xiao felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, every time he praised the novel, it was equivalent to scolding his script. Although Xu Xiao read it, he felt that he was indeed not the slightest bit different from the other person, but people always have arrogance.

He is not convinced!

[Xu Xiao]: Wait, are you sure you can perform the effect here? This novel obviously requires stronger acting skills, right?

When Li Changqing saw Xu Xiao's reply, he thought it made sense.

Even scripts written by college students can't be performed perfectly. Wouldn't a script with more depth be more complete?

Thinking of this, he sent a private message to the scientific exploration bot again, talking about the difficulties he encountered, and he felt that he had betrayed the trust of the other party.

Unexpectedly, the other party responded quickly, as if he had been waiting for Li Changqing.

[Scientific Exploration Bot]: It doesn’t matter. Give me your contact information and I will go to the site to guide you.