After dinner with Gulinza, Lin Ran did not return to the dormitory.
Instead, she went to the office to look for Wang Haiyi.
"Lin Ran, what's the matter?"
Wang Haiyi was preparing for his lessons. When he saw Lin Ran, he asked.
"Teacher Wang, I want you to help me contact two actors.”
Lin Ran went straight to the point.
"Contact actors?"
Wang Haiyi was stunned for a moment and asked,""An actor from a graduation film? You haven't even started writing the script yet. You don't have to find actors so early, right?”
"I've been thinking about a script for more than two years.”
Lin Ran explained without blushing.
Wang Haiyi did not doubt this. As a student of the directing department, it was normal for him to come up with scripts.
"Did you bring the script? Let me take a look for you."
"I brought a USB flash drive."
Lin Ran immediately handed the USB drive to Wang Haiyi.
Wang Haiyi was also a director from Beijing Film Academy. After graduating from his master's degree, he went to the University of Southern California's School of Film Arts for an exchange. His level was pretty good.
He opened the USB drive and saw that there was only a Word document named " The Tuner " inside.
"It's about the Tuner?”
Seeing the name of the script, Wang Haiyi immediately thought of what kind of content could be shot with this theme.
After opening the document, Wang Haiyi started reading it carefully.
At first, he didn't care much, but soon, his expression became more and more serious and surprised.
Pa!
"This script is too exciting!”
After reading the script, Wang Haiyi clapped the table and exclaimed.
"Lin Ran, the idea of your script is really amazing. In just a few scenes, you have vividly portrayed human nature!”
"Teacher Wang, you flatter me."
Lin Ran said humbly.
After all, it wasn't his idea, so Lin Ran couldn't enjoy the flattery with a clear conscience.
"I'm not exaggerating at all. This script is really wonderful. You must film it well.
As long as they filmed it well, it was very likely that they would win some short film awards.”
Wang Haiyi waved his hand and said sincerely.
Lin Ran smiled and nodded.
"You just asked me to help you contact an actor. Who are you going to hire?”
Wang Haiyi asked.
"I'm going to ask Teacher Li Mingqi to play the role of the old lady, and I'm going to ask Chen Kun to play the role of the sound engineer.”
Lin Ran had already thought it through and replied directly.
There were only two main characters in the short film, The Tuner: The sound engineer and the old lady.
Although it was a short film, the two characters did not have many scenes. They only had one scene together.
However, this scene was the essence of the entire short film. Moreover, the character's inner thoughts were very rich. To show it, one needed strong acting skills.
"Heh, you're really ambitious, kid. You actually invited two big shots at once.”
Wang Haiyi exclaimed, then frowned and said,"
"This is just a graduation project, and the funds are limited. Even if they only charge a friendship price, the funds are not enough.”
The school would provide sponsorship for graduates of the directing department to film their graduation works.
However, there were so many students that it was impossible to cover all the expenses. The rest would have to be raised by the students themselves.
Some students from rich families asked their parents for it.
As for those from poor families, many people had the idea of crowdfunding. However, there were often fewer supporters, so it was difficult to raise the required funds.
"Teacher Wang, give me their contact information. I'll be responsible for convincing them myself.”
Lin Ran was confident in convincing the two of them.
Li Mingqi was an old artist. At her age, money was not important to her.
As long as the script was good, he would probably agree to act if he was paid 5000 yuan.
After all, there was only one scene. With her acting skills, it would only take a day.
Chen Kun was a popular young actor of the middle generation. His pay was very high, but he was also a person who loved acting.
He was the ambassador of the First Film Festival, providing 500,000 yuan a year to support talented and passionate documentary photographers.
Chen Kun only charged a friendship price for the movie, Hotpot Hero.
Moreover, Chen Kun was also a graduate of Beijing Film Academy, so their relationship was even closer.
"Alright then."
Wang Haiyi nodded, but he didn't have their numbers.
He directly called Chen Kun's form teacher, Cui Xinqin, and bragged about Lin Ran's script over the phone. Cui Xinqin was very curious and asked to see the script.
If the script moved her, she would take the initiative to call Chen Kun and ask him to act for free.
Cui Xinqin had a lot of connections in the entertainment industry. She had Teacher Li Mingqi's number and sent it over.
"Teacher Wang, thank you."
Lin Ran thanked him after getting Chen Kun and Li Mingqi's phone numbers.
"No need. Go back and prepare well. If you encounter any difficulties, just look for me. You must make this short film good.”
Wang Haiyi warned.
"Alright."
Lin Ran nodded.
After Lin Ran left, Wang Haiyi first sent Cui Xinqin the script for 'The Tuner.'
After thinking about it, she printed the script and went to the director's office, Wang Rui.
"Xiao Wang, what's the matter?"
"Director, take a look at this script.”
Wang Haiyi handed the script for 'The Tuner' to Wang Rui.
"Is this the film you're preparing to shoot?"
Wang Rui took it and asked again.
Wang Haiyi shook his head." It's not me. It's a graduate from our directing department this year. This is his graduation work this morning."”
"A graduate's script?"
Wang Rui frowned.
"Director, please take a look. This script is really wonderful.”
Wang Haiyi promised.
"To be able to receive such praise from you, I'll have to take a good look.”
Wang Rui was a little curious. He had some understanding of Wang Haiyi's level. To be able to get such praise, he should not be bad.
"Awesome!"
A few minutes later, Wang Rui, who had finished reading the script, couldn't help but clap his hands and exclaim,""Whose script is this?"
"This is Lin Ran's script. He polished it for more than two years.”
"Lin Ran? So it's him. I remember him. He's a very talented student.”
Wang Rui thought about it and remembered who Lin Ran was.
Wang Rui was a professor and a supervisor for master's and PhD students. He didn't usually teach undergraduate students, but Lin Ran's professional results were among the best and he could get a scholarship every year, so Wang Rui had an impression of him.
"Director, I specially came to look for you because I hope that the school will give more resources to Lin Ran so that he won't waste such a good script because of funding constraints.
I dare to bet that as long as Lin Ran shoots well, this short film will definitely be a success!”
Wang Rui took the opportunity to say.
"What you said makes sense. Then I'll give him 100,000 yuan. As long as he doesn't spend too much, 100,000 yuan should be enough.”
Wang Rui thought for a moment and said.
"Thank you, Director."
Wang Haiyi immediately expressed his gratitude. He was so excited that it was as if the money was given to him.
Wang Rui warned," The school's funds are limited. This money should be secretly approved to Lin Ran. Don't publicize it in a big way. Otherwise, other students will come to look for me."”
"I know."
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