Yilan Entertainment Agency, after Liu Yicheng had afternoon tea, he returned to the agency with the script.
Due to Ark Culture’s new project, it has become a hot topic in the film and television industry these days.
Therefore, after Liu Yicheng and Fang Xing had afternoon tea, his manager ordered a lunch box and everyone worked overtime.
Liu Yicheng put the script on the table and said, "This is the script that Fang Xing gave me. On the way back, I briefly watched the first few scenes. It is a historical plot with revenge as the main line.
"I haven't finished reading the script yet. The first few scenes I've watched, the sequence, the characters, and the plot are all pretty good."
The agent picked up the script, opened it and read the synopsis of the script and the character introduction.
After reading it, he said: "The script is not the same as the TV series, and film and television dramas with revenge as the main theme are not new. It is hard to say whether they will be popular after being filmed.
"Furthermore, TV dramas with revenge as the main theme have a fatal problem. The plot may be very depressing.
"Where does the protagonist's hatred come from? This hatred should be resonated by the audience, but it should not be too suppressed.
"This is completely different from the popular sweet pet costume idol dramas now."
The CEO of Yilan Entertainment on the other side also nodded in agreement and said: "It is true that the costume dramas that the audience likes to watch now are all about sweet pets, and it is very dangerous to abuse the main characters. If they are not filmed well, the ratings may be very low.
dismal."
Liu Yicheng also agreed with the company boss's view and added: "The script itself is still okay. Whether it can be filmed well depends on the ability of the creative team.
"Actually, the ability to watch Ark Culture is worth looking forward to based on the performance of Ark Culture's past TV series."
The manager nodded in agreement: "Now the entire entertainment industry wants to join Ark Culture's projects, isn't it because of the performance of Ark Culture's past TV series?"
He paused, continued to read the character introduction in the script, and asked:
"Which role does Fang Xing plan to let you play? Will there be a lot of roles?"
Liu Yicheng pointed to a character introduction in the script: "This, Ning Guohou Xie Yu, this character has quite a lot of roles."
The agent carefully read the introduction of the character "Ning Guohou Xie Yu", frowned and said, "This is a villain character."
Liu Yicheng smiled and replied: "Venomous Bee is not very decent. I don't care whether you play a villain or a decent person."
The agent hesitated: "Actually, after "The Pretender", we still try our best to take on decent roles. This time you are playing a villain. If the audience has a fixed image of you, your acting opportunities will become narrower in the future."
Liu Yicheng smiled calmly and said: "The character of Venomous Bee should be regarded as both good and evil, and he is a person with ideals and firm beliefs.
"This time, Ning Guohou Xie Yu, based on the few scenes I watched, is a Machiavellian drama, and the characters' motivations for doing things are all based on the struggle for power.
"This is why I think this script is good.
"In Machiavellian dramas, all characters fight for power, not evil for the sake of evil.
"Although he is a villain, I think this role is okay."
The agent glanced at the company boss and said, "If Brother Liu thinks this script is good, then there are two problems now.
"The audition for "Warm Spring Night in the Furong Tent" has been passed and you can sign the contract at any time.
“The question now is, can we take on the two dramas together?
"If you can't take on two dramas at the same time, which one should you choose?"
Liu Yicheng thought about it and said: "Otherwise, we will read the script of Ark Culture first and then decide whether to take on this drama. Then you will communicate with the crews on both sides to schedule the show and see if it is possible to take on the two dramas together."
As an actor, if there is a suitable script and the salary is good, if I can take it, of course I will take it.
After all, "Spring Night in the Furong Tent" is a big S-level investment, and he plays the father of the male protagonist. For a Mesozoic actor like him, it is already a very good opportunity, and he naturally does not want to miss it.
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That night.
After Liu Yicheng returned home, he read the script very late and fell asleep clutching the script until he couldn't keep his eyes open.
I read it all morning again the next day and finally finished reading the script.
At noon, the agent came over to deliver clothes from the brand and talked about the script.
"Brother Liu, I also roughly read the script last night. To be honest, Ark Culture's script is indeed okay."
The agent first praised Ark Culture's script, and then said: "However, I communicated with the Furong crew this morning.
"They already knew that we were in contact with Fang Xing and were dissatisfied with it."
Yesterday's afternoon tea was a gathering of the crew of "The Pretender". There were many directors and actors present.
Naturally, it is impossible to keep this kind of gathering secret, so Liu Yicheng's meeting with Fang Xing yesterday was known to the Furong crew that night.
"The Furong crew already knows? What did they say?" Liu Yicheng frowned.
Theoretically speaking.
In the acting industry, actors can audition, and the crew can reject them.
As long as they don't sign a contract, actors can audition for any production crew.
Besides, yesterday was just a gathering of the cast of "The Pretender" and it didn't even reach the audition stage.
The agent shook his head and said: "The director of the Furong crew was very angry, saying that we deliberately delayed not signing the contract and were trying to find a horse by riding a donkey."
Liu Yicheng frowned, a little conflicted with the idea of "riding a donkey to find a horse".
However, this statement seems difficult to refute.
The agent was also a little angry: "Which well-known actor nowadays doesn't have a few scripts in hand and is negotiating? And he has not signed a contract. What is the meaning of riding a donkey to find a horse?"
Liu Yicheng waved his hand and said, "It's not surprising that the director has a bad temper. So, is there a falling out with the Furong crew?"
The agent shook his head and said, "That's not true. The director lost his temper because he wanted to give us a slap in the face. Then I asked if we could compress the shooting time and free up the schedule to take on Ark Culture's new drama."
"What did they say?" Liu Yicheng was very concerned about this.
The agent shook his head again, and helplessly spread his hands and replied: "They disagreed, and they also said that if we take on the Ark Culture drama, they will find someone else. Therefore, there is probably no way we can take on the two dramas together."
Liu Yicheng frowned, not expecting the Furong crew to have such a tough attitude.
Actually, from an actor's perspective.
The role that Liu Yicheng took was an important supporting role, and his role was not small, but he was not the protagonist after all, so he did not need to follow the whole cast.
From the perspective of shooting time, shooting scenes together can shorten the shooting time a lot.
Of course, making such a request may disrupt the director's original shooting sequence.
Therefore, from the director's point of view, he definitely hopes that the main actors will be with the team throughout the whole process, and they can shoot however they want.
However, when it comes to actors who have many filming appointments and are in high demand, the crew can only compromise and try to shorten the time to join the cast.
"This is troublesome. I have read the script of Ark Culture and I like it very much," Liu Yicheng said.
The agent spread his hands and said: "Actually, it's not a matter of schedule at all now. It's no longer news in the industry. Chen Wenhan and Fang Xing have a feud, so the director of Furong said that as long as we take on Ark Culture's new drama, they will change it
people.
"However, the crew of Furong still hopes that Brother Liu can star in "Furong" and even vaguely stated that the salary can be discussed later."
Liu Yicheng thought for a while: "What does company mean?"
The agent shook his head and replied: "The company will have a meeting to discuss in the afternoon, but we haven't decided yet. We will go there together after lunch."
Liu Yicheng signed a contract with a brokerage company, so many decisions cannot be made by him alone.
From a company's perspective, making money is actually the first priority.
And "Furong" also vaguely stated that the remuneration can be negotiated later, which means that they are prepared to pay a premium to grab people.
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the other side.
Chen Wenhan also found out that Fang Xing wanted to cast Liu Yicheng in a new drama, and became very angry. Then he asked the casting director to talk to Wang Kai, preparing to start recruiting people.
In fact.
When Ark Culture announced that its new project was a "costume Machiavellian drama".
Chen Wenhan got angry once.
Because not long after he announced that he would be filming a costume drama, Fang Xing also wanted to film a costume drama.
This made him feel that Fang Xing came to him on purpose.
Moreover, when the director team first discussed casting, they chose Liu Yicheng to play the father of the male protagonist.
Chen Wenhan also felt that Liu Yicheng's image and temperament were in line with the script. After he agreed, the crew finalized Liu Yicheng.
However, just when he was about to sign the contract, Ark Culture suddenly announced a new drama and also found Liu Yicheng.
The reason why Fang Xing found Liu Yicheng actually had nothing to do with anyone else. He just wanted to find the original cast of "The Pretender" to star in this "costume Machiavellian drama".
only.
From Chen Wenhan's perspective, things are completely different.
He wants to film a costume drama, and Fang Xing also wants to film a costume drama.
He looked for Liu Yicheng, and Fang Xing also looked for Liu Yicheng.
Isn't this deliberately targeting him?
After Chen Wenhan got angry, he immediately wanted to take revenge. During the meeting with the crew in the studio, he ordered: "Contact Wang Kai and Liu Minxiu now. Doesn't he want to steal the actor? Let's see who wins.
Who else!"
"Mr. Chen, isn't this good? When choosing an actor, you must first check whether there is a suitable role, right?" Director Lu Dingchun frowned, not wanting Chen Wenhan to mess around on the set.
Lu Dingchun has filmed many costume dramas and is a relatively experienced director in costume dramas.
Therefore, this time, it was Dingsheng Capital who confirmed Lu Dingchun to film "A Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent".
In other words, Lu Dingchun is actually from Dingsheng Capital.
However, the producer of this drama is Chen Wenhan.
Of course, there is another production team responsible for the work of the producer. Chen Wenhan only occupies this position, and the specific work is done by the production team.
As a director, Lu Dingchun still hopes to make this drama well, so he is relatively strict in terms of casting.
"Who said there is no suitable role? Wang Kai can definitely be cast as the second male lead." Chen Wenhan immediately retorted.
Lu Dingchun frowned again.
"Warm Spring Evening in the Lotus Tent" is a sweet and cute ancient puppet script, and Chen Wenhan is going to play the male lead.
In terms of character design, the heroine of this drama is a Mary Sue, and she will be admired by several male co-stars.
The character of the second male lead is the admirer of the heroine. He has always loved the heroine deeply and hopes that the heroine can be happy, so he has always been silently guarding her.
To put it simply, in this drama, the second male lead is the heroine’s loyal and licking dog.
In this type of ancient puppet show, the second male lead is usually more likable, and is especially easy to win the love of female fans.
In fact, sometimes the second male lead is more popular than the first male lead.
Wang Kai's image, acting skills, and all aspects are fully qualified to meet the requirements of the second male lead in an ancient puppet show.
Therefore, it was not easy for Lu Dingchun to refute, he just said: "The second male actor has already auditioned a suitable actor, and we just need to sign the contract. Do we need to change him now?"
Chen Wenhan's tone was cold and tough: "Director Lu, I am the producer. Now I have named Wang Kai to play the second male lead. The casting director will go and negotiate with me immediately."
The current film and television industry is all about producers.
In other words, the producer has the biggest say.
Moreover, the producer is responsible for managing the money.
When there is a conflict between the director and the producer, they have to listen to the producer.
Because the director can be replaced, but the producer cannot.
There is really nothing wrong with Wang Kai playing the second male lead in "Spring Night in the Lotus Tent".
Lu Dingchun simply followed his wishes and waved his hand in agreement.
The casting director of the Furong crew immediately began to contact Wang Kai, Liu Minxiu, and Jin Dong.
Anyway, Chen Wenhan had people go and talk about any actor that Fang Xing wanted to use.
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at the same time.
Huahuo Media Company.
This is Wang Kai's agency.
After having afternoon tea that day, Wang Kai took a nanny car to attend a business event. While putting on makeup backstage, he kept reading the script.
In this script, the role Fang Xing wants him to play is "Prince Jing Xiao Jingyan", the seventh son of the Emperor of Liang Kingdom, who is strong and upright.
Since he is very popular now, he usually takes on a lot of work and can only read scripts during breaks.
I haven't finished reading the script yet.
The agent suddenly brought a casting director from the production team to see him, saying that he wanted to cast him in a costume drama with S-level investment.
There are not many film and television dramas with S-level investment in a year.
Even top-tier actors may not be able to star in S-level productions every year.
Therefore, for actors, it is very exciting to hear the reaction of an S-level production.
"Teacher Wang, this is our script for "Spring Night in the Furong Tent". Our producer named you to play the second male lead. You are very sincere." The casting director handed the script to Wang Kai.
Wang Kai was originally reading Fang Xing's script in his hand. When a guest came in, he casually put the script on the dressing table and took the script of "A Warm Spring Evening in the Hibiscus Tent" with both hands.
When the casting director handed over the script, he glanced at the script Wang Kai was reading just now. It had the Ark Culture logo on it.
"Okay, I will read the script carefully." Wang Kai accepted the script and nodded in agreement.
Since Wang Kai was putting on makeup and preparing to attend the event later, the casting director did not interrupt further: "Teacher Wang is busy first."
After saying that, he went out with Wang Kai's agent.
Wang Kai has only been popular for a year and has gained popularity, but his position and qualifications are not enough, so what kind of job he takes is mainly decided by Huahuo Media and his agent.
So the casting director kept chatting with Wang Kai's agent and offered him a premium salary, determined to win the job this time.
