"Gao Cheng, Jiang Shangyan, Long Kai, Liu Chuanjun..."
When Sun Beitao read out these familiar names one by one, his expression became increasingly gloomy and even more incomprehensible.
Because although Sun Beitao was not particularly familiar with these people, he had certainly dealt with them.
Especially Long Kai and Liu Chuanjun. The production team behind the hit drama "Disguise" they starred in was none other than Zhengying, who was just another well-known director.
At that time, because of the huge popularity of this drama, Sun Beitao was depressed for several days. He secretly regretted why he did not compete for the chief director position of "Disguise".
Just now Zhao Ke said that with Shen Mu's financial resources, he couldn't find any good actors. Unexpectedly, they turned around and found these few. These are not unknown people.
Including Gao Cheng and Jiang Shangyan, although they have not had any works in recent years, they were famous at that time. Unexpectedly, they were all attracted by Shen Mu.
"According to reliable information, they have agreed to collaborate with Shen Mu on a new drama!"
Although Mrs. Wang cannot dominate the TV drama industry, it is still easy to find out some information.
What's more, these actors are well-known and easy to inquire about.
"How about it, do you still think that Shen Mu is just starting out and has no money, so he can't find a good actor?"
Mrs. Wang turned her head and glanced at Zhao Ke, making the latter feel ashamed. This slap in the face must have come too fast.
But who the hell would have thought that Shen Mu, with his so-so look, could actually hire these well-known actors?
Are these people out of their minds? Are they acting without money?
"Actually, Director Sun, you don't have to think too much. The people he invited Shen Mu are just second-tier people. There are still a few who haven't acted for many years. It's still unknown whether their acting skills are still there!"
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Mrs. Wang smiled. After hearing her analysis, Sun Beitao's eyes lit up and he raised his head.
Because what Mrs. Wang said is true.
Although these people are well-known in the entertainment industry, strictly speaking, there is still a certain gap between them and the top veteran actors or front-line niche actors.
Xu Xu, Gao Cheng and Jiang Shangyan have all not acted for many years. This is a profession where practice makes perfect. If you haven't acted for many years, your skills will definitely become rusty.
"Director Sun, in a sense, we are on the same side now, right?"
Mrs. Wang still had a faint smile on her face, and then emphasized: "We all hate that Shen Mu, don't we?"
"Mrs. Wang, what are your plans?"
At this time, Director Sun seemed to understand the other party's intention of coming to him. He had some thoughts in his mind, but he still wanted the other party to speak out first.
"My plan is to make a TV series of the same type so that Shen Mu will never be able to stand up again!"
The smile on Mrs. Wang's face disappeared and was replaced by a look of hatred. It seemed that Shen Mu's recent behavior had made the hatred in her heart deeper and deeper.
"Director Sun, think about it, if our TV series is filmed first, or even broadcast on stars first, and it's the same type of TV series, do you think Shen Mu can still make waves?"
Wang Tai was talking eloquently and saw her staring at Sun Beitao and said: "With Director Sun's ability, it shouldn't be difficult to do such a thing, right?"
After several words, Sun Beitao became somewhat silent, while Zhao Ke, who was next to him, took a breath of cold air and exclaimed: "What a great move to remove the firepower from under the cauldron!"
"That's right, I just want to draw the fire under the cauldron. I want to make sure that he doesn't even have a chance to stand up!"
This time, Mrs. Wang did not quarrel with Zhao Ke again. Instead, she took the cup in her hand and knocked on the table. Then she saw Sun Beitao across from him raised his head.
"Mrs. Wang, the plan is a good one, but there is one thing you may have overlooked. We don't even know what type the other party's new drama is. How can we make TV dramas of the same type?"
It seems that Sun Beitao has not been carried away. He is quite rational at the moment. Perhaps in his opinion, this is not an easy thing to do.
"I don't need to worry about this, Director Sun. All you need to do is prepare the preliminary work first, and when I get the inside information, I can shoot a TV series of the same type in advance!"
Mrs. Wang seemed confident, and these words made Sun Beitao feel relieved, and a touch of excitement finally appeared on his face.
"Could it be that this Mrs. Wang has already deployed people on Shen Mu's crew?"
Zhao Ke on the side also thought a lot, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
After all, he has long hated that Shen Mu. Who dared him to offend his boss?
Thinking about what kind of expression the other party would have when the TV series was filmed and released before Shen Mu's, he was extremely looking forward to it.
"Then I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Sun Beitao has already raised his glass. Naturally, he will not refuse such a thing. Now that this has been mentioned, the cooperation will not change.
“A pleasure to work with!”
Mrs. Wang raised her glass and drank it down in one gulp. Then she glanced at the little guy next to her and said with a smile: "This little brother of mine just won the first place in 'Shining 101'. Can you arrange a show for him in Director Sun's new drama?" Role?"
"Um?"
Suddenly hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Sun Beitao frowned subconsciously, but quickly hid it.
A top director like him is actually very disgusted with this kind of thing.
The so-called "Shine 101" is the most popular talent show nowadays.
A group of well-dressed little boys jumped around, and finally a group of a few or more than a dozen people was selected.
But veteran directors like Sun Beitao have never liked to use these fresh talents from the draft.
Because they have not received professional training, their acting skills have always been a shortcoming.
These young people naturally have excellent looks and figures, and they have also attracted countless fan followers. They have an extremely large fan base and are loved and hated by many directors.
What I love is that they have their own fan traffic. If they play an important role in the drama, they will definitely bring a lot of attention to the drama. It is a traffic code respected by some directors.
But their acting skills cannot be complimented, and they are often criticized by others.
After all, not everyone is a fan of these little fresh meats, and there are still many discerning passers-by.
In response to this situation, some directors have come up with a solution, that is, the old leads the new, or professionals lead the amateurs.
Let some veteran actors who are good at acting, or professional actors born in majors, take part in the performance with a few popular niche actors.
In this way, you will have actors to support your reputation, and you will also have the traffic of young fresh meat, which is the best of both worlds.
Obviously this was Mrs. Wang's idea. She did not say it out before, but only after Sun Beitao agreed to cooperate. This is undoubtedly another clever emotional intelligence method.
"Don't worry, Director Sun, I will communicate with Zhengying and send a special fund to your new crew!"
Perhaps this was the arrogance of being rich and powerful, so Sun Beitao had no reason to refuse, especially when he saw Mrs. Wang's eyes with special meaning.
No one would complain that the money was too much. The money was nominally a special fund for the crew, but was actually allocated by Sun Beitao himself. This was considered as money being given to him in disguise.
"Thank you for your help, Director Sun!"
Watching the two people leave, Mrs. Wang turned sideways and hugged the little fresh meat next to her again, and said with a smile: "How about it, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Thank you, Sister Wang!"
Xiao Xianrou forcibly concealed the discomfort deep in his eyes and tried his best to squeeze out a smile. However, when he heard Mrs. Wang's next words, his body couldn't help but stiffen.
"I want you to feed me this wine with your mouth!"
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Three days later!
After negotiating the initial cooperation with Xu Xu at Xu's house that day, Shen Mu and Ye Lan stayed in Lake City for another three days. The specific work was to discuss some details of the script with Xu Xu.
In three days, Shen Mu not only had a deep understanding of Xu Xu, but also made the other party have a deeper impression of him, and even some admiration for him.
Xu Xu has very strict requirements for herself. Although she has not formally acted in the past three years, her acting skills have not been neglected and she probably practices them often in private.
Xu Xu has also read the complete script and feels the depth of Mei Lang's character even more.
Combined with his own experience, he is becoming more and more suitable for this role.
According to the current situation, even if Sun Beitao has hundreds of ways to increase the salary to one million an episode, he probably won't be able to poach Xu Xu.
Taking advantage of these few days, Shen Mu also did one more thing, which was to audition Wanyi, the eldest lady of Wantong Capital.
To be honest, although Wanyi's reputation in the industry is not good, her acting skills are really good, and her four years in college are not in vain.
At least in terms of acting, even Shen Mu can't find fault.
Perhaps Wanyi also knows that she is now disliked by many directors and actors. This audition did not act like a young lady, which left Ye Lan speechless.
During the audition, she wasn't arrogant or domineering, nor was she domineering. You can't say that the other person's eyes are arrogant and just think there's something wrong with them. That's unreasonable.
There may be Wan Mingyuan's reminder and Wan Yi's own reasons, but in short, both parties were quite satisfied with this audition.
Since there was no reason to refuse, and Shen Mu was in urgent need of the money, the cooperation was temporarily reached, and Wan Mingyuan made a deposit of five million on the spot.
As for the remaining half, the two parties agreed that it would be paid after the crew starts filming, and these must be written into the contract.
For an investment of 10 million, which can only account for 3% of the share, Wan Mingyuan has no objection, which also shows that Wantong Capital is rich and powerful.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the crew of Shen Mu is a grassroots team. Normally, it is not difficult to understand that half of the investment of 10 million is not difficult to understand.
From this point of view, Wan Mingyuan is really not stingy for his daughter.
To put it simply, I am spending money to carve out an acting career for my precious daughter.
In the contract, Shen Mu also emphasized that when on the set, everything must be based on his own orders, and Wanyi is not allowed to act like a young lady.
After all, Shen Mu always remembered what Ye Lan said.
If Miss Wan makes any trouble at that time, it will be a time bomb for the entire Wolf Fang List crew.