Chapter 430 Lotus Lantern
A few days later, Zhang Yuan took a plane and rushed to Hengdian Film and Television City.
Although Tangren’s company is located in the MH District of Shanghai, in recent years, most of the shooting activities have been in Hengdian, so Cai Yinong also rented a small building in Hengdian as an office.
There are some administrative staff left in the magic city, and the company's main business staff are already stationed in Hengdian.
“Coming!”
Boss Cai personally picked him up at the door, and the two walked inside while chatting.
"Are you busy lately?"
"You seem to have lost weight."
"Let's have dinner together later..."
Wait ……
It's quite polite anyway.
Zhang Yuan can also clearly feel the change in the other party's attitude.
His expectations for this film are actually not high.
I have no investment, and I cannot get a very high salary.
I came to take pictures purely because I had time and wanted to maintain the relationship with Sugar Man.
"The makeup artist has been arranged for you. You will put on makeup and change into costumes later, and then audition." Boss Cai led him towards the dressing room.
"Actually, it's just an audition, just a formality. I know your abilities. This role won't be difficult for you."
Cai Yinong said cheerfully.
"You can't say that. Every character must be treated well and how he should be treated."
"Yes."
Boss Cai was relieved to see that he had not forgotten his original intention.
“Junior Brother!”
The two were walking when a clear voice sounded in the long and narrow corridor.
Subsequently, a slender figure of a girl walked over.
Although the pace is dignified and elegant, it can still be seen that there is some impatience and restlessness.
"Long time no see, you seem to have grown taller." Zhang Yuan also came up to meet you.
Liu Shishi was wearing a double-breasted women's robe with a white background and pink edges, embroidered with flowers. At a glance, she knew that she was dressed like a lady from a wealthy family in ancient times.
"Shishi is auditioning for the heroine of the chapter "Abao", Abao." Boss Cai said from the sidelines.
She is making it clear that she has fulfilled Zhang Yuan's requirement that Liu Shishi be assigned a role, and it must be the protagonist.
Originally for the role of Abao, she contacted Rainie Yang.
The cooperation between Sugar Man and Hong Kong and Taiwan has always been close. This time Boss Cai contacted Rainie Yang mainly because the other party had just changed careers and switched jobs from the original company to Tianxi Entertainment in Baodao.
The company’s current signature is Jolin Tsai!
Boss Cai wants to make good friends with Tianxi through cooperation with Rainie Yang.
In fact, Rong Xinda’s side was similar. They also sent Zeng Li, who had just signed the contract, and Boss Cai happily accepted, thinking of building a good relationship with the other company.
Candy people at this stage are taking a long-sleeved way and are good at dancing. This is related to Boss Cai’s character.
She always likes to talk about relationships when talking about work.
But now for Zhang Yuan, she gritted her teeth and rejected Rainie Yang to make room for Liu Shishi, which was a huge sacrifice.
Before, the young senior sister only played a supporting actress role in "Wind Shadow Moon Lotus" and never played a leading role.
She is not an acting professional yet, so she is under a lot of pressure.
But at the same time, she also knew that she was able to get this role and the rare acting opportunity only with the help of her junior brother.
"Thank you, Mr. Cai, for giving her the opportunity."
"Yes, she has a good image and temperament. She will definitely become popular and is worth cultivating... You guys chat while I prepare other things." After Boss Cai said a few words , a very sensible excuse to walk away.
After watching Boss Cai leave, the young senior sister immediately threw herself into his arms.
Keep rubbing his chin with your little head.
“I miss you so much.”
"It's been a while."
Zhang Yuan was still calculating the events of the last encounter between the two, when the person in front of him stood up on his tiptoes and handed a pair of delicate pink lips to him. .
“This is a public place, and it’s not good to have too many people talking.”
Zhang Yuan held her shoulders and said earnestly.
"Next you will star in the heroine of a unit drama. This is the heroine."
"After playing the leading role, you become a female star, do you understand?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" The young senior sister nodded vigorously, her eyes full of excitement.
“As a female star, your external image is very important, because no matter how popular you are, an inconspicuous scandal may ruin all your efforts.”
“So you must remember, You are a female artist, you can relax in private, but in public, you must maintain your appearance in front of others."
"Oh..." She lowered her head in disappointment: "But people want to kiss you. Dear..."
"Hey, by the way, there is no one in the dressing room. If you close the door, it will not be considered a public place."
Zhang Yuanxin said that your head usually looks like the Xizhimen overpass at 6:30 in the afternoon, but now you are reacting quite well. quick.
Without waiting for his reaction, she pulled him towards the dressing room.
Opening the door and entering the house, Zhang Yuan looked up and saw two long white legs and a slender pink waist.
A figure over 1.7 meters tall with women's short hair appeared in front of them.
This one is wearing a black tulle jacket.
This material is inherently translucent and looming.
Because this person is tall, his clothes are too short. He is lifting up his clothes and asking the makeup artist to use a measuring tape to help him measure his body so that he can redo his costume.
So he lifted up his coat, exposing his thighs and waist.
Black gauze, white legs, tall figure... With this look, no one can resist it!
"Yo!"
When this man saw a man entering the house, he quickly turned around and picked up his clothes to cover himself.
Zhang Yuan looked straight just now, then he came back to his senses and immediately turned around.
"Sorry, I went to the wrong place."
Then he pulled the young senior sister out of the house.
"What I just said, let you pay attention to your image."
"Well, you paid attention, but you put me in the spotlight."
"I thought there was no one. ." Liu Shishi rubbed her fingers guiltily.
"Okay, let's go to work first, and I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"Oh."
"By the way, help me explain to the person just now."
"Do you recognize her?" the young senior sister asked doubtfully.
"Zeng Li, one of the Eight Golden Flowers of the 96th National Theater Festival, is your senior, so say hello, you know."
Among the girls Zhang Yuan has met, this one is the tallest.
Also, everyone has long hair, but she has short hair and has a different temperament.
It's just that natural mature woman's face that people have different opinions on. Those who like her think she's absolutely beautiful, while those who don't like her say she looks old.
Zhang Yuan saw with his own eyes today that Zeng Li's appearance is obviously much more beautiful than on the screen. This person is a very unphotogenic type.
Although she has such a good figure, the roles she plays are relatively conservative and cannot show off her advantages.
Of course, this may also be related to her character.
He asked the young senior sister to return to the dressing room, while he ran to the men's dressing room.
In a room, he saw an acquaintance.
"Brother Xiao Ming, how are you?"
Huang Xiaoming:...
At this time, Huang Xiaoming was wearing an ancient young man's uniform.
The role he plays this time is Bai Yang, the male lead in the "Land Judge" unit.
In fact, he was not the one who was looking for this role at the beginning, but the heroine of the "Lu Jian" unit was chosen first.
It is the actress Hu Ke who made her debut with the Little Dragon Club. She just joined Jiuzhou Yahua a few years ago and transformed into the film and television industry.
During the SARS epidemic a few years ago, Huang Jiaozhu and Hu Ke came together, and now they are an open relationship in the industry.
So he got into this group through his girlfriend’s introduction.
It is not uncommon for male and female friends to introduce each other in the industry, and it is common for male and female mistresses to introduce each other.
Moreover, Huang Xiaoming was also kind and affectionate. Later, when filming "The Deer and the Cauldron", he also introduced the character to Hu Ke and led her into Huayi.
In terms of being a human being, Leader Huang is indeed much better than Nie Yuan.
And after Hu Ke and Huang Xiaoming broke up peacefully, Nie Yuan was the next one.
Nie Yuan’s love history is that he cheated on Zheng Jun’s later wife Liu Yun when he was in love with Huang Yi, cheated on Gillian when they were together with Liu Yun, and cheated on Hu Ke when they were together. After being together with Hu Ke, he hooked up with Xie Na... Anyway, this guy was so emotional that he could kill him in a series of blows.
After Huang Xiaoming saw him coming, the corners of his mouth and eyes twitched together, as if he was about to suffer from a cerebral thrombosis.
When he was auditioning for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" back then, he was a candidate for the lead role!
What now?
His agent has already found out that Zhang Yuan's salary for this film is the highest, and it is written into the contract.
He debuted later than me and has lower education than me, but now his net worth is higher than mine.
Steady pressure on my end, do you think it’s uncomfortable or not?
Besides, losing the role of Yang Guo is really painful!
You know, Nie Yuan in his previous life was still muttering about this matter in front of the camera more than twenty years later, which shows how harmful it was.
Because both Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming know in their hearts that this is a landmark role.
Who has played the role of Yang Guo before?
Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, Louis Koo...these three are now superstars!
So now when he saw Zhang Yuan, he didn't know what expression to make.
"Hey...Hello."
Zhang Yuan smiled and sat next to him.
The makeup artist who was applying makeup to Huang Xiaoming immediately stopped what he was doing. "Brother Yuan, our boss Cai has taken care of it. Let me melt it for you first."
Huang Xiaoming:...
Even a makeup artist is treated differently?
One of my eyebrows is dark and the other is light!
Fuck!
Is the gap between his and me’s status already that big?
"No, first come, first served. You can help Brother Xiao Ming finish it. I'm not in a hurry." Zhang Yuan waved his hand and wondered if he should find a full-time makeup artist. This would save a lot of time.
Huang Xiaoming felt relieved when he saw what he said.
The anger at being robbed of Yang Guo's corner also subsided a little.
Well, just a little bit.
Zhang Yuan took out the script from his backpack and started studying it while he had time.
Huang Xiaoming glanced at it and thought that there might be a reason for this person's success.
Headmaster Huang is actually quite generous. Even though Yang Guo was robbed of his role, he could still chat politely with Zhang Yuan when they were in the same room.
"Hey, by the way, I heard that Hua Yi is quite interested in you."
Oh, you're trying to trick me.
Zhang Yuan chuckled in his heart, this guy is also hooking up with Hua Yi, he is afraid that if I go, like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", I will steal his throne as the future No. 1 brother.
"Yes, but I probably won't sign an agency contract with Hua Yi." Zhang Yuan told the truth while avoiding the important matter.
“Why?” After Huang Xiaoming heard this, he was secretly happy and asked at the same time.
"Inappropriate."
"Oh..."
Zhang Yuan couldn't help seeing the joy in the other person's expression, and smiled to himself.
Who can compete with you for a brother?
The layout is too small.
However, the Wang brothers haven’t replied to me yet, which does make me a little worried.
The next step is the unpretentious audition process.
Just like Boss Cai said, for him, it is just a formality.
After taking the final makeup photos, he stopped work early.
When he returned to the dressing room, Huang Xiaoming, who had already put on makeup, was still waiting, but he had already finished his work.
Master Huang sighed, the order of queuing up for this kind of audition can also reflect the status of the celebrity.
At least in Tangren’s heart, Zhang Yuan is much more important than me.
After taking off your makeup, leave the dressing room.
Outside the door, he met Yang Mi, who was dressed in white and wearing the same headdress as the White Snake.
“Brother Zhang Yuan, hello.”
This man was anxiously pacing back and forth outside the corridor with his script book. When he saw him coming, he immediately smiled.
"Thank you for introducing me to the role. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"It will take a while, I have an appointment today."
"Okay, by the way, Mr. Cai said that the person assigned to me is Xiaoqian, who should be a pair with your character." This person blinked his eyes a few times: "What a coincidence, Yang Guo and Guo Xiang didn't make a pair. I thought I would have the opportunity to play a couple with you again so soon."
"Ning Caichen and Xiaoqian did not end well in this script, just like Yang Guo and Guo Xiang." Zhang Yuan could clearly feel the flattery in the other party's words. meaning.
"No matter what, please take care of me more and teach me more this time." The man lowered his body and bowed.
"Okay, I will train you more, no, I will teach you more."
Zhang Yuan almost looked at the other party's collar and the two looming groups inside after he bowed. Say the wrong thing.
While he was chatting with her, the young senior sister just finished taking her makeup photos, ran towards her, and took his arm intimately.
“Let’s go, I’ll treat you to a big crab.”
When Yang Mi saw the two people leaving, he thought that he had an appointment with this person in the evening.
“She has a good temperament, her back is straight, and she looks good.”
After she got this role, she wanted to get closer to Zhang Yuan even more.
After all, the temptation of resources is too great!
But I found that the girls next to the other party were more beautiful than the other.
For a while, I felt a little bit tasteful.
In the evening, I had a good meal with the little lion.
She hadn’t seen him for a long time. She seemed to have endless things to say and kept talking about her current situation.
Zhang Yuan was a little distracted.
Because he is also thinking about something.
Whether it is better to have a room with a double bed or a room with a round bed... He calculated it in his mind.
Didi didi...
But just when he was thinking about major events in his life, a rapid ringtone from his cell phone interrupted his thoughts.
"Hello?"
"Zhang Yuan, how are you doing lately?"
The caller was Zhao Jian, the martial arts director who had been with the crew of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" for several months.
"It's pretty good, how about you?"
"I'm pretty good, I got another movie."
"Congratulations, good fortune."
The big guy Zhao Jian's thunderous laughter appeared on the loudspeaker.
After laughing for a while, this man chatted with Zhang Yuan for a long time before speaking again.
“Actually, I’m looking for you for two things.”
“I heard that you have been investing in movies and TV series recently?”
"Yes." Zhang Yuan replied immediately.
“It just so happens that I am looking for additional investment in the film I am currently filming.”
“There are a lot of special effects to be done in period films.”
“ During the original preparation, the producer planned to do 4,000 seconds of special effects animation. "
"As the filming was about to start, I asked the special effects artist to find out that in order to achieve the desired effect, at least 20,000 seconds of animation would be needed. Special effects.”
"The cost of special effects has suddenly increased four to five times. Many shooting lenses have to be changed and scenes have to be moved. The cost has gone up all of a sudden."
"Oh, yes, accidents are inevitable when filming. "
"Yes, that's the truth." Zhao Jian continued: "The funding gap is quite large now."
"The original plan was 20 million, but now it is estimated to be 30 million. Ten million to go.”
“I thought, if you are willing to invest, we can talk.”
The gap of ten million... is really big!
“Okay, let me find out first, what kind of movie is yours?”
“You know the ancient costume myth drama about Agarwood splitting mountains to save her mother? It’s just like the animation from a few years ago. , called "Baolian Lantern"!"
When Zhang Yuan heard these three, his ears immediately buzzed.
I know, I know it so well!
The most handsome Erlangshen, bar none!
“The story is pretty good, and I’m still the director of the martial arts scenes.”
“With me here, you don’t have to worry about the quality of the scenes.”
“ That's right, I know your level," Zhang Yuan said hurriedly.
“This film is produced by China International Television Corporation, so it will be broadcast directly on CCTV, so you don’t have to worry about the broadcast.”
"This is a good project, and I wouldn't recommend it to you for ordinary bad jobs."
"Definitely, you won't accept bad jobs either."
"Hahahaha... So, If you are interested, you can invest a little money and try the water."
"I can't guarantee whether the film will make money or not. After all, there are too many factors involved in whether the film can make money." Not bad, so I didn’t talk too much with him.
Zhang Yuan smiled and replied: "I understand."
But at the same time he knew what he was doing.
How can it not make money? "Baolian Lantern" was the annual ratings champion of CCTV8!
"Okay, it's worth considering. I'm very interested."
"That's good." Zhao Jian was relieved to see that he was interested.
After all, I am one of the directors of this film, so I have to get investment to make it well.
"There's one more thing." When Zhao Jian said this, his tone became much lower.
"For this film, the female lead originally wanted was Shu Chang."
"Oh." Zhang Yuan nodded, Xiaoyu, the childhood goddess of many people.
“But something went wrong now.”
“What’s wrong?” Zhang Yuan heard this and hurriedly asked: “What about the replacement of the related households?”
"That's not true." Zhao Jian said dullly: "I heard from the people in the contract department that you also set up a brokerage company and signed a contract with Shu Chang?"
"She counts as you now. "
Zhao Jian was also wondering when Zhang Yuan made the plate so big without making a sound.
He opened a brokerage company and engaged in investment.
“Yes, it’s under my control.”
"Well, I think I found the right person." Zhao Jian smacked his lips: "There is something wrong with Shu Chang."
"Her schedule has been bumped up."
"What do you mean by collision?" Zhang Yuan didn't understand.
"That is to say, while she signed a filming contract with the crew of "Lotus Lantern", she also had filming contracts with other crews."
"And the shooting time of the two crews is still the same ! ”
"Li Gongda, the producer of "Lotus Lantern" is very angry and plans to fire Shu Chang!"
Zhang Yuan smacked his lips a few times after listening.
"Why did Chang Chang get into selling two goods for the same price?"
(End of this chapter)