In Shunyi District, Beijing, there is a villa group near the airport. Zhang Yimou set up his work location here. This is like Lin Zixuan renting a room at the Friendship Hotel, all for a good creative environment.

Unlike TV series, the preliminary preparations are much more complicated, and Zhang Yimou has his own working team.

However, the movie "Living" is different from the movies he has filmed in the past. It is a transformational work.

He wants to give up the previous powerful performance methods and return to the traditional shooting methods, which requires adding new partners to the team and re-running them.

The script is still being revised, and he has been filmed all over the country, mainly in the north.

When Lin Zixuan called yesterday, Zhang Yimou had just returned from a remote village in Shandong Province. He was very satisfied with the environment there and said that it had not been destroyed. It was ancient and beautiful, and it was very delicious.

He found a lot of places, went to see them in person, took a lot of materials, and only after comparison could he decide the final location.

Shunyi is considered to be the suburbs of Beijing, and it takes about 40 minutes for Lin Zixuan to take a bus to come.

He finally found a place, it was an independent villa, and everyone inside was very busy. Zhang Yimou's creative team was very complete, which was the scene that a large production should have.

He reported himself to his house and was taken in by the crew.

In a room, Zhang Yimou was discussing something with someone. When he heard the introduction, he looked up at Lin Zixuan.

This Chinese director is in his forties and looks serious. Lin Zixuan has only seen it in magazines in the past. When communicating on the phone, he also talks about things and doesn't talk about anything.

"Xiaolin, come here and see if it looks like this?" Zhang Yimou greeted naturally.

They were looking at the photos on the table. This was the exterior of a small village and the buildings in the village. The photos were numbered, with hundreds of photos, and each photo had a different angle.

The village in the photo has paved the floor with green bricks and tall blue brick houses on both sides, both of which are old buildings that are at least hundreds of years old.

This is Zhoucun, an ancient shopping mall in Lu Province.

"It's pretty good, it's a bit like that at that time. It would be even better if it was a little more dilapidated." Lin Zixuan commented.

"That's true." Zhang Yimou thought.

He considered the problem from an aesthetic perspective, thinking that it was not easy to find such a complete ancient building community, and it would definitely be very beautiful when photographed, but during the war decades ago, the village would not be so perfect and neat.

"Tell me this first, and pay attention to the arrangement when filming." Zhang Yimou reminded.

Next to him were the assistant director and photographer, discussing various details to pay attention to during shooting.

Although Lin Zixuan has experience in filming TV series, he has not participated in movies that have invested heavily, which has been an eye-opener this time.

Zhang Yimou called the staff in charge of adapting the script in the crew to meet Lin Zixuan. This time he was a writer and was responsible for the creation of the script. It is very difficult to adapt such a very literary adaptation.

There are many plots in it, and due to limited time, it will definitely be deleted when adapted into a movie.

Generally speaking, the more rigorous the logic, the harder it is to adapt.

For example, "The Stubborn Lord" is just a few jokes that are just a piece of together. This kind of joke is the easiest to adapt. If one or two of them are removed, it will not affect the integrity of the story.

"Living" is a relatively rigorous content. If the adaptation is not good, it will lose the original taste.

The three of them came to another room. This was Zhang Yimou's studio. There were many sketches on the desk and a stack of literary magazines next to them. It seemed that Zhang Yimou often reads it.

"Kobayashi, your article is too heavy. I want to add some ironic content to the movie, such as the Western black humor, to make the film a little absurd, so that the audience will be more accepting." Zhang Yimou expressed his thoughts, "I don't want to make a simple tragedy movie, but I want this movie to be more interesting."

"Will doing this eliminate the meaning of the story itself?" Lin Zixuan said worriedly.

"There will definitely be a little bit, not according to your original story, mainly considering that the review is easier to pass." The screenwriter explained, "The script will weaken the tragedy caused by the times and replace it with absurdity, which will give people a feeling of ease and relief, rather than a blind tragedy."

"This way, it can pass the review?" Lin Zixuan said suspiciously.

"As long as some details in the original story are changed, I don't think there is any big problem." Zhang Yimou said confidently.

After all, this is an investment involving $0,000, and Zhang Yimou will not take risks. He will try every means to avoid risks, ensure that the movie can be filmed normally and recover the investment.

"Okay, as long as it is conducive to filming, I have no objection." Lin Zixuan said.

"Okay, let's sign the contract first." After the communication, Zhang Yimou nodded.

As long as he signed this contract, Zhang Yimou obtained the right to adapt "Living". He could change whatever he wanted. He communicated in advance to respect the author's opinions, so there was no need for both parties to have an unhappy relationship.

Signing a contract is not troublesome, the contract text has been prepared long ago. Lin Zixuan just signs and presses the handprint.

Zhang Yimou wrote a note, and Lin Zixuan could go to the finance department to collect 30,000 yuan.

This is the regular crew, each department is very complete and performs its own duties. Unlike the crew of "The People in Beijing in New York", in order to save money, Lin Zixuan also has to serve as a financial staff. He remembers that the accounts made the staff of China Banking Corporation hate it deeply.

Lin Zixuan went to the finance department to sign, received the money, and put it in the bag he carried with him.

Next, he talked to the screenwriter about the plot. To be honest, many of the two have different opinions, but the screenwriter knows Zhang Yimou's ideas better, so Lin Zixuan doesn't know what to say.

This was not his project at all, so there was no need to be too serious. He agreed a few words and said goodbye and left.

As for the future, let’s talk about it.

Lin Zixuan took a bus back to Beijing and first went to China Bank to save the money. He saved 28,000 yuan, leaving 2,000 yuan with him to spare. Now he has too many social engagements and has always spent money.

When she got home, Mu Shanshan was wringing the washed clothes and putting them on the rope to dry. The washing machine at home did not have the function of drying, and it was the type with a single cylinder.

Lin Zixuan put down his bag and came to help. The two of them held one end and squeezed out the water in the opposite direction.

After putting on the clothes, the two of them returned to the room and sat on the sand. Lin Zixuan took out his passbook and handed it to Mu Shanshan.

"We will never have to worry about having no money anymore." Mu Shanshan said happily as she looked at the numbers on her passbook.

"It's time to change to a new TV and washing machine. I'll buy a color TV and come back." Lin Zixuan suggested.

"What else can I use to exchange for? It's a waste." Mu Shanshan disagreed, "You're going to be busy in the future. Buy you a pager so that people can't find anyone."

"It's better to install a phone number at home, which is convenient for anyone to find." Lin Zixuan discussed.

The two of them looked at the red passbook and imagined a bright future. (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!