Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others felt that Li Fan's method was not reliable.
After hesitating for a moment, Clarence said: "Does Mr. Li Fan really plan to make such a movie?"
Li Fan understood what Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others were thinking, without explaining, and said: "Mr. Clarence, I have indeed made such a decision. And, I feel that this will be a very The right decision. As for the Mansfield State Prison, I am willing to pay a leasing fee."
Clarence said: "To be honest, I am not too optimistic about Mr. Li Fan's film. However, Mr. Li Fan is willing to shoot this film in our Mansfield State Prison. It is our honor. Mr. Li Fan does not matter. That’s it, there is no need to pay the rental fee. We are willing to let Mr. Li Fan shoot for free."
Arvid also said: "This is indeed our honour, Mr. Li Fan can just shoot."
Although Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others did not believe that Li Fan's film could make Mansfield State Prison famous, they were indeed honored by Li Fan's choice to shoot at Mansfield State Prison.
The prison has been abandoned for many years, and it has always been there. Li Fan's shooting there will not have any impact on them.
In that case, let Li Fan go to shoot, and pay for what is needed.
Even Arvid and others, who insisted on demolishing the prison, stopped mentioning the demolition at this time, thinking about waiting for Li Fan's filming to finish.
Anyway, Clarence and Johannes cannot be convinced in a short time, so let Li Fan make the movie first.
After hearing Clarence and Arvid say this, Li Fan did not hypocritically said: "If this is the case, thank Mr. Clarence, Mr. Arvid, and gentlemen. After my movie is released, you guys Maybe you will be pleasantly surprised."
Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others naturally understood what Li Fan's surprise was. Although they still felt unreliable, it was indeed a kind of hope.
Clarence laughed and said, "Then I wish Mr. Li Fan good luck in this movie. However, Mr. Li Fan, the prison has been abandoned for many years, and the facilities in some places have been damaged. Can we meet the shooting requirements? There is no guarantee."
Li Fan said: "If I can, I'm going to the prison to make an on-the-spot investigation. For the damaged place, I will make appropriate repairs."
Clarence, Arvid, Johannes and others looked at each other and nodded. Clarence said: "Of course, if Mr. Li Fan doesn't mind, we are willing to go with Mr. Li Fan. "
Li Fan said: "It's so natural, thank you Mr. Clarence."
Then, Clarence, Arvid, and Johannes walked out with Li Fan. Hu Fei, Kong Xinlin, Guo Tai, and the two leading actors Robbins and Morgan were all waiting in the lounge.
Li Fan gave an introduction to the two parties, and the two sides naturally exchanged greetings. Clarence, Arvid, and Johannes paid special attention to Robbins and Morgan. They had never heard of the two before. Names, it can be seen that both of them are unfamiliar actors.
The two leading actors are not well-known, and Clarence, Arvid, and Johannes can't help feeling that the method Li Fan said is even more unreliable.
However, they did not show it.
...
The group came to Mansfield State Prison. The location is not remote. It is in the suburbs of Mansfield City. It covers a large area, but because it has been abandoned for many years, it looks a little barren.
"Is this Mansfield State Prison?" Li Fan sighed. He could vaguely feel that the prison scene he saw before his eyes was similar to the scene in the previous life movie "Shawshank's Redemption".
The Mansfield State Prison in the previous life was preserved because of "The Shawshank's Redemption" and became a tourist attraction. Li Fan actually wanted to see it all the time, but based on the conditions of his previous life, it was almost impossible. Things.
This life can be regarded as making up for the regrets of the previous life.
Entering the prison gate, Clarence said: "Mr. Li Fan, I'm very sorry, it does look very shabby."
Li Fan said: "Mr. Clarence, this is exactly what I need. The story of my film happened in the middle of the last century. It feels just right. Of course, some places do need proper repairs."
"Did the story take place in the middle of the last century?" Clarence nodded and smiled. "That was indeed just right. In the middle of the last century, this prison did exist."
Robbins had seen this prison from a distance, but had never walked in. It was only yesterday that Morgan heard the name of this prison for the first time. The two of them were looking around the prison. This is them. The main shooting location.
Morgan said: "Robins, I think this place is not bad. This is the first time in my life that prison is a good place."
Robbins said: "I looked okay. However, listening to Mr. Li Fan said that I was wrongfully imprisoned, which makes me feel a bit bad."
Morgan said: "That's really bad."
While talking, the group walked through the entire prison. Li Fan determined the shooting scenes and the areas that needed repairs.
Next, the repair work of the prison and the recruitment of actors will be carried out at the same time. In addition to the two leading actors, several secondary actors and a large number of extras will be required.
Li Fan temporarily rented a place in Mansfield State City as the office and foothold of the crew. At the same time, through the media, he announced to the outside world about the selection of actors.
The news that Li Fan started to repair Mansfield State Prison was also reported by the media.
Now the film about Li Fan is very topical and countless people are paying attention. The media will naturally not miss such an opportunity. All news related to the film of Li Fan will be reported in the first time.
Many media reporters also rushed to Mansfield City, preparing to search more relevant news.
As all kinds of news spread, the outside world naturally heated up again.
"Oh! Li Fan's movements are very fast, and he is already starting to repair Mansfield State Prison. Is this the rhythm of the shooting?"
"The filming should not have started so fast, the actors have not yet been found. Moreover, there seems to be a lot of actors needed."
"The two leading actors have been confirmed, and the other actors should be coming soon. I thought it would be difficult to find actors for such a theme of the movie, but I did not expect that the two leading actors will be directly identified."
"Every actor has his own ideas, especially those who are not well-known. Perhaps what they need is just pay, they don't care about reputation. Of course, reputation is actually not important to them. Few people know them anyway."
"The crew has also been established. I have no opinion on Director Hu Fei. The key is that the subject matter itself is not good."
"Shoot it, shoot it, if it doesn't come out, how do we know how bleak the box office will be after it is released?"
"indeed so."
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