Chapter 393 Discussing the script late at night
The acting skills Yang Wenqi showed in the audition made everyone admire her. She passed the audition without any doubt and was officially designated as the second female lead.
As for the third female lead, Luo Yingying has been tentatively selected, not Xin Yuqing. The second male lead is tentatively selected as Zhang Hang, and the final decision has not yet been made. The specific decision depends on his personal wishes and his views on this role. Fit.
After the internal audition ended in the afternoon, Chen Feng, Lu Sijia, Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui held a real high-level company meeting in the conference room.
The main issue is the selection of female protagonists and male protagonists. As for the director, I have already decided on one of the two candidates, and I am just waiting to notify the two candidates to come for interviews.
As for the choice of the heroine, Lu Sijia preferred to ask Queen Yang Ziying, while Wu Mengting expressed opposition.
The reason for the objection is very simple. Yang Ziying is a bit old, and the setting of the heroine in "The Sapphire Case" starts from the age of fifteen or sixteen. Until the end of the play, the heroine is not over 20 years old. Five years old, and more importantly, most of the entire show focuses on those between the ages of fifteen and twenty.
And Yang Ziying's real age is now thirty-one. No matter how young she pretends to be, it will be difficult to maintain that real girlish look.
What's more, Yang Ziying has acted in too many costume dramas, and the public has become a little tired of it.
Also, her salary is too high.
The last point is the most important. It is rumored that Yang Ziying's salary for her last TV series was as high as 50 million. If they hired her, they would not be able to lower the price below 30 million even if they lowered the price. In fact, the original investment amount of this TV series was It’s only 30 million. No matter how high it is, it’s only 50 million. It can’t be more.
So it is obviously unrealistic to ask her to star.
It is not that Lu Sijia has not thought of this problem. She said: "If I can reduce her salary to 20 million, what do you think?"
"This is impossible." Wu Mengting She shook her head and said, "How could she drop so much?"
Lu Sijia smiled mysteriously and said: "You may not know that Yang Ziying's contract with the company she is currently contracting with is about to be terminated, and she has not She has plans to renew her contract and set up her own studio to work alone. In addition, she has not been filming for nearly a year. Investors are also worried that the audience will be tired of it. After all, she has been acting in costume dramas for many years, and they are worried that everyone will be tired of watching it. Also, the salary is too high, or the script is too bad and she doesn't accept it.
Therefore, she is in urgent need of a good quality new drama now.
In fact, after online research, she is still one of the most popular female stars in our country. As long as it is a good drama, no one will get tired of watching it. Just like those Hong Kong stars in the past, which one has not made dozens or hundreds of movies and TV series? Are we tired of watching their dramas? No.
So, there is basically no question that the audience is tired of her acting. As long as the plot of the TV series produced is attractive enough and the quality is good enough, there will still be a lot of people watching it. And our script "The Sapphire Case" is good enough. As long as we show it to her, she will definitely be moved by it.
We can use this to lower her salary. I am still somewhat sure that it can be reduced to 20 million. Her last drama claimed a salary of 50 million yuan, but as far as I know, she actually received only more than 20 million yuan. We can totally do this and declare to the outside world that her salary is 40 million, but actually giving her 20 million should be enough. ”
After hearing what Lu Sijia said, Wu Mengting did not refute. After all, Yang Ziying is a TV queen. The costume dramas she filmed before have basically achieved very good ratings, and some of them have even It's the crown.
If she could be hired for 20 million to star, many TV stations would buy it, as would many viewers. Yang Ziying's fan base is really quite large, with its own traffic and topicality.
As for her age, girlishness and so on, it is actually not a big deal. As long as she is in good shape and the lens filter is turned on, the girlishness can still be supplemented.
"If you can really get 20 million, we can't consider her to play the heroine."
Wu Mengting finally relaxed.
Lu Sijia smiled and nodded, the matter was settled.
The next day, Fengmang Film and Television sent out audition invitations and officially recruited cast members.
In the afternoon, Lu Sijia received half good news. The reason why it was half good news was because Yang Ziying was very interested in this drama after reading the plot synopsis and part of the script of "The Sapphire Case". In principle, I have agreed to appear.
But in terms of remuneration, the other party’s agent was determined to get the money. After Lu Sijia negotiated with her for a long time, the other party insisted on 26 million and would not let go.
This salary is equivalent to the actual salary of Yang Ziying’s last TV series.
After Chen Feng heard the news about Lu Sijia, he directly vetoed it: "If the salary is so high, I won't hire her. I have a candidate here, Zhang Yuxi, you know? I think she is more suitable for the heroine This role. She also starred in a costume drama before and achieved good ratings."
"Zhang Yuxi? Her appearance is not bad, but she seems to focus on singing. She hasn't acted in two or three years, right? And in my impression, her acting skills are also average."
Lu Sijia This evaluation is quite fair. If Zhang Yuxi hadn't personally sent her a message and asked her softly, Chen Feng would never have thought of letting her star in his company's big production.
After all, as Lu Sijia said, Zhang Yuxi has not filmed for two or three years, and her acting skills are average. In addition, she is still a little far from a real first-line star, especially in terms of popularity with the audience. It is obviously not in line with the company's original intention of selecting a first-line female star as the heroine.
“I think her acting skills are okay. Moreover, this TV series does not have particularly deep acting requirements. In addition, she is quite malleable and can be slowly trained during filming. She also has a large number of Loyal fans bring traffic. Also, her salary is relatively low. Giving her two to three hundred thousand for one episode should be enough."
Hearing what Chen Feng said, Lu Sijia also came to her senses and said in a businesslike tone: "Then you'd better let her come to our company for an audition first. After the audition, we will discuss everything in detail. Especially It's Mengting, she is the screenwriter and production director. She values this drama very much. You'd better convince her first."
After saying this, Lu Sijia hung up the phone directly.
Putting down the phone, Chen Feng scratched his head. It was impossible to persuade Lu Sijia, but it seemed even harder to persuade Wu Mengting.
However, who made me promise Zhang Yuxi in the first place.
He originally promised Zhang Yuxi that she could invest in her favorite dramas in the future, no problem within 30 million. Now she wants to be the heroine of the drama "The Sapphire Case", is that too much? Not too much at all.
In the evening, Wu Mengting came back from get off work. When the three of them were eating together at the dinner table, Chen Feng was still thinking about how to speak and how to persuade Wu Mengting.
In the end, Wu Mengting spoke first: "Brother, Zhang Yuxi contacted me today. She has already received the news and has volunteered herself. She wants the heroine role in "The Sapphire Case". What do you think?"
Wu Mengting and Zhang Yuxi had a relationship at the beginning. They met each other once, drank wine and dined together, and they kept in touch later.
Chen Feng pretended to think for a while and then said: "I think she's okay. At least her appearance is more in line with the heroine's character. And she's pretty enough, standing with the second female lead Yang Wenqi, Otherwise, even if Yang Ziying and Yang Wenqi stand side by side. Together, I think Yang Ziying is a bit inferior in terms of appearance."
Wu Mengting nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "I have asked her to come to the company for an audition, and we will see about it then."
What else can Chen Feng say, he can only do this for now. It's good that he is the boss, but he usually doesn't care about things. Moreover, the screenwriter and production director of this drama is still Wu Mengting, and Lu Sijia, as the general manager, seems to disagree.
If he, the boss, insists on letting Zhang Yuxi play the leading role, it's not impossible. But it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of Wu Mengting and Lu Sijia.
This is very unnecessary!
He could have used other methods to fulfill his original promise to Zhang Yuxi, and he didn't have to let her star in this new drama.
That night, Chen Feng told Zhang Yuxi on WeChat about his difficulties and the attitudes of Wu Mengting and Lu Sijia.
Zhang Yuxi is very sensible and replied that it doesn't matter. She just wants Chen Feng to go to the room of a well-known five-star hotel tonight to talk to her about the script of this new drama and let her audition for Fengmang Film and Television tomorrow. It’s time to be more confident. Chen Feng was already a bit unreasonable, could he refuse her request to discuss the script together at night? Definitely not.
So, at around nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Feng went out to the hotel to keep his appointment.
In the hotel room, Chen Feng discussed the script with Zhang Yuxi for more than two hours. He explained it to her in detail from inside to outside, so that she could have a thorough understanding before one o'clock in the morning. Returned to my home in Hongshu Bay.
It wasn't that he didn't want to stay in the hotel directly, but he had already made an agreement with Wu Mengting to go to the company together the next morning, and he couldn't keep the appointment.
When I arrived at the company the next day, there were already many people waiting for auditions outside the company gate.
This time, Fengmang Film and Television is recruiting external actors. In addition to the male and female protagonists, there are also other supporting roles, large and small. There are a total of more than a dozen more formal roles. Such a large number of roles can naturally attract many applicants.
Besides, Fengmang Film and Television is not unknown at present. It has produced the hit drama "Heshan Order". People who are well-informed in the industry also know that "Please Advice for the Rest of My Life" will be broadcast on the stars soon.
Therefore, it is understandable that Fengmang Film and Television is launching a new drama, and it is a big production, so these actors are flocking to it.
Of course the boss Chen Feng will not personally participate in the auditions for some minor supporting roles. When he came here this time, he was mainly responsible for interviewing the two directors and the heroine candidates.
At almost nine o'clock in the morning, Cheng Linzhuang came to their company first.
Comparing the two directors, Cheng Linzhuang is less famous. Chen Feng, Lu Sijia, and Wu Mengting interviewed him together.
Cheng Linzhuang is 38 years old this year. He has a beard, glasses, and a relatively gentle appearance. He is relatively young in the director's field. The masterpiece that is currently available is "Heshan Order".
The questions Chen Feng asked here were mainly about some of the questions in the first part of "Heshan Order". Cheng Linzhuang answered them fluently. It can be seen that his professional quality is quite good, and Chen Feng is quite satisfied with this.
Lu Sijia asked some more professional director questions, and Cheng Linzhuang answered them well.
Wu Mengting asked some questions about the filming of the new drama, and Cheng Linzhuang also gave his own answer.
The interview lasted nearly twenty minutes.
After he went out, Wu Mengting said: "I think he is very good, so I will choose him here."
Lu Sijia frowned slightly and said, "It's better to wait until the interview. Director Dai, let’s talk about it later.”
After hearing what she said, Chen Feng didn’t rush to speak.
It’s just that Director Dai came almost half an hour later than the agreed time. After Cheng Linzhuang had finished the interview and had gone out, the three of them waited together for about ten minutes before coming over.
When he came in, although he apologized immediately and said that something had delayed him, he was obviously a little careless and not sincere.
His attitude made Chen Feng and Wu Mengting a little unhappy, and Lu Sijia also frowned a little.
However, since everyone is here, the interview work must continue.
Chen Feng started to ask him questions as usual, but the other party's answers were somewhat off-topic. The topic then brought him to several TV series he had directed before, and then he started to brag about himself.
Seeing this, Chen Feng only asked two questions and then shut up.
I followed Lu Sijia and asked him a few professional questions, but this time the other party gave him honest answers.
As for Wu Mengting, she simply said that she had no problem.
Therefore, within ten minutes, the interview was over.
As soon as Director Dai left, Wu Mengting said: "This Director Dai may be really capable, but he is not suitable for our company, at least not suitable for directing this drama. He is too arrogant, and we We can’t afford to hire a big Buddha like him.”
Lu Sijia sighed and said, “He may think that we are insulting him by inviting Director Cheng to interview with him, so that’s why he did this.”
Chen Feng made a final decision: "Whether he had a reason or not, but now that we have a bad impression, there is really no need to continue to cooperate with him. I think Cheng Linzhuang will be the director."
Lu Sijia opened her mouth, In the end, there was no objection.
Now that this matter has been settled, Chen Feng, the boss, doesn’t have to worry about the rest of the crew, including photography, action directors, etc. They can leave it to Cheng Linzhuang to build it himself, or Lu Sijia to recruit it. .
Let Lu Sijia, Wu Mengting, and Cheng Linzhuang discuss this matter.
After the director is selected, it is time to audition for the heroine.
There were three candidates in total in the morning. In addition to the two first-line actresses who received invitations from their company, it was Zhang Yuxi.
Zhang Yuxi’s audition was ranked first. This time, in addition to Chen Feng, Wu Mengting, and Lu Sijia, there were also Zhao Guoqing, Sun Xiaorui, Hu Rui, and several department managers including Liu Ying.
Expanding the number of interviewees can be regarded as maintaining fairness as much as possible.
Zhang Yuxi’s acting skills are still online. As she told Chen Feng at the hotel last night, although she has not filmed in the past two or three years, she has been training her acting skills and has been trained by professional teachers. Now that I see her acting skills, I believe what she said is true.
This made Chen Feng feel quite satisfied with her, at least she acted like that.
Then, there were two other A-list actresses, one was twenty-five and the other was twenty-seven.
To be honest, their acting skills are better than Zhang Yuxi's. After all, they are both from majors, but they are both older than Zhang Yuxi and not as beautiful as Zhang Yuxi.
In addition, the salary is much higher than that of Zhang Yuxi.
So, Zhang Yuxi still has a chance.
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