Chapter 70 List
In fact, in Li Qing's understanding, the male protagonist is not so much Huang Degui as all the "buyers" who, like Huang Degui, have no respect for the law and do not understand the law, as well as Huang Degui's parents who aid and abet his evil deeds, and other people in the mountain village.

They are barbaric and unreasonable, or they only care about the "reason" that they approve of.

After Li Qing's story, Zhang Liang probably understood the candidate he wanted.

"The requirements for the male lead... first of all, he can't be too young, and he must show a stubborn character. This is relatively simple."

"But the female lead needs to be emotionally appealing... However, the plot involves sexual violence, which may be difficult for fresh actors who are chaste to accept."

Zhang Liang showed a somewhat distressed expression. These days, fresh and unconventional campus comedies are popular.

But just by listening to Li Qing's story, Zhang Liang felt that it was a bit difficult.

Among them are suspected trafficking of women, rape, deception, indifference...

What inspired you to write this script... Zhang Liang looked at Li Qing with strange eyes, although he had not read the script.

But those few words also reveal an atmosphere that is completely different from the mainstream market, complex and profound.

"As long as there is a suitable person to recommend, I will naturally communicate and ask for help myself."

Although Zhang Liang's gaze was a bit strange, Li Qing still focused his attention on what Zhang Liang said.

As for the problem Zhang Liang mentioned, Li Qing was naturally clear about it.

But if the bloody reality is not shown, how can the audience think about the darkness of human trafficking? In any case, Li Qing will not change this tone.

If the radio and television really don't let him pass.

Li Qing learned from his previous life's "Blind Mountain" and shot two endings, one for China and one for abroad.

Yes, the previous version of "Blind Mountain" had two endings. One was the Chinese version with adjustments to the plot and characters to suit the Chinese censorship system and the Chinese market's audience.

Also, because there are no censorship restrictions abroad, the overseas version can explore some sensitive topics in more depth.

Normally speaking, Li Qing prefers the ending of the Chinese version, where the trafficked women were rescued by the police, but several of the trafficked women chose to stay because of their children. But in reality, he prefers the ending of the overseas version.

Bai Xuemei was not taken away. Instead, she chose to end Huang Degui's life with a knife during the fight between Huang Degui and his parents.

This ending is more open-ended, it doesn't say whether the character was rescued or not.

Anyway, Li Qing’s tentative ending for “Blind Heart” is the overseas version of the original “Blind Mountain” ending.

"That's no problem..."

Zhang Liang readily agreed. After all, he was just an intermediary and it was his job to convince the actors.

Of course, Li Qing has to take action personally.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, I have to trouble you with one more thing."

Li Qing suddenly remembered that the crew had not yet decided on the shooting scene.

Most of the plot of "Blind Heart" takes place in the mountain village and its surroundings.

These are obviously not suitable in big cities, and in order to present the original plot of "Blind Mountain" in its original flavor, it is naturally best to shoot in a real mountain village.

But it is impossible for Li Qing to really go to a remote mountainous area to shoot. Safety is one aspect.

He has his own combat power index, so he is not afraid.

This was mainly for the sake of the subsequent post-production staff and actors, and the mountain roads were difficult to walk on, and the transportation and installation of filming equipment were inconvenient. So Li Qing thought it would be best to find a roughly similar filming scene near the mountain city. Since the mountain city is called a mountain city, there must be mountains nearby.

However, Li Qingchu had just arrived in the mountain city and had not been long.

Being unfamiliar with the place, he certainly doesn't know as much as Zhang Liang and it wouldn't be as convenient, so asking Zhang Liang for help would definitely be faster than Li Qing finding it himself.

Li Qing knew from previous casual chat that Zhang Liang was a native of Shancheng.

"It's easy to talk about."

Zhang Liang also agreed. Sometimes he did follow the crew to nearby locations for filming, and he remembered several mountain villages not far from the mountain city.

I just don’t know if it meets Li Qing’s requirements. We can go and investigate it together when the time comes.

Then, Li Qing and Zhang Liang talked about some other things, mostly about the casting, location and other aspects.

At the same time, Li Qing also asked Zhang Liang to recommend how to solve the problem of filming equipment, and he was going to equip the "Blind Heart" crew with some filming equipment.

For example, cameras, tripods, stabilizers, etc., as well as various lighting and recording equipment, the hardware must keep up.

Others include costumes, props, and scenery.

There are still some preparations that need to be arranged before the official shooting begins. There is a serious shortage of manpower.

After transferring a suitable red envelope to Zhang Liang via WeChat and assuring him that this was only the initial funds, Li Qing bid farewell to Zhang Liang.

After all, I have asked them to do so many things for me, it would be unreasonable not to reimburse them for some of the expenses.

Naturally, Zhang Liang also submitted to Li Qing the list of reserve actors he needed.

Li Qing prepared to follow Liu Bei's example and visit Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage three times to invite the actors he needed.

Of course, Li Qing first excluded the stars on the list whose pay exceeded hundreds of thousands. Although Zhang Liang guessed that they might just be low-cost art films that couldn't afford big-name stars who could easily earn millions to tens of millions, Zhang Liang didn't have the contact information of such big-name stars, so he wouldn't be just a small agency boss.

Most of the actors on the list that Zhang Liang gave to Li Qing were actors with recognized abilities in Shancheng, and they were the kind with relatively low pay.

Although Zhang Liang probably couldn't imagine that Li Qing and his team only had one million yuan in funding.

But no matter what, the first step of the movie has finally begun.

And Li Qing’s first step was to make a phone call!
Most of the actors on the list Zhang Liang provided were just the contact numbers of their agents, and some were the phone numbers of their companies or studios. If Li Qing wanted to invite them to collaborate on a movie, he could only go through the appointment channel.

He is not famous yet, so he cannot directly announce the casting notice to the star like famous directors can.

After all, big directors are always begged by star actors to play roles for them, while unknown small directors can only use money to open a way to invite stars to act.

No matter what, the fan halo that stars carry is a force that cannot be ignored. It’s how a movie gets its initial exposure and popularity.

The power of fan economy is terrifying.

In Li Qing's previous life, as long as there were enough fans, no matter how bad the movie was, it would become a hit. At most, they would scold the director, after all, he made their brother act in such a movie.

Refers to the way he reads lines with a completely expressionless face, even though his own fans believe that his acting skills are good enough to compete for the Best Actor award.

But those who understand will understand, and those who don’t understand cannot say too much. Talking too much will not benefit anyone, as the water is too deep.

(End of this chapter)