I have just finished writing, so I will correct some typos and incorrect sentences. I’ll read it later, sorry.
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Lao Hu is still in the intensive care unit. Cai Yinong took Zhong Yunqing and Sisi to visit him. Then she asked Zhong Yunqing to drive, and they went back to the hotel to discuss things.
In fact, there is nothing special to talk about. The most important thing is to solemnly apologize to Sisi. Because she has already made up her mind that the production of The Condor will be temporarily suspended during this period and will restart filming after Lao Hu is discharged from the hospital.
As for the rumors speculated by the media before that she would quickly find an actor to change roles, they can only be rumors from her point of view!
Returning to Cai Yinong's room, she poured a few drinks over and said with an apologetic look:
"I'm sorry, Sisi, for wasting so much of your time. I have decided that while Lao Hu is hospitalized, the crew will temporarily stop filming. You can get ready to make the movie. The role of Huang Rong may have to wait for more than half a year."
Lao Hu was still lying on the hospital bed, and Sisi actually didn't think there was anything wrong with Lao Cai's decision.
But now she is more concerned about Hu Ge's injury than filming.
After all, she was in the hospital and saw Lao Hu lying in the intensive care unit with many tubes inserted into his body and tied up like a mummy with bandages... She was also in a bad mood.
In addition, she also cares about Ying Bao.
Because when she went to the hospital to visit Hu Ge, she felt that Ying Bao was a little abnormal. Because of Ying Bao and the girl who was said to be Lao Hu Ge's girlfriend, they both felt distressed and wiped away tears.
Sisi was quite curious at the time. What happened in the past two months, and why Yingbao was so sad about Lao Hu's injury.
But it was inappropriate to think about these things now, so Sisi suppressed her curiosity and talked about it later.
So when she heard what Lao Cai said, she shook her head slightly and replied:
"It's nothing. You don't need to feel that you owe me anything. We are actually very willing to wait for Lao Hu to recover before filming."
In fact, to be honest, the shooting statue has been suspended like it was in the previous life. I am afraid that the person who is most worried is Boss Cai himself.
You must know that almost all of Tang Dynasty's current funds are invested in the drama "The Condor", and it needs to be filmed and broadcast as soon as possible to recover the cost. Otherwise, she will go back to the days of "just pickling vegetables when eating porridge"!
But then again, Tang Ren's capital chain is inherently fragile compared to other large companies in the mainland.
From the day it was founded, Tangren has basically followed a pattern, that is: every time a drama is filmed, it has to wait until the cost is recovered after it is broadcast before it has the funds to start filming the next script...
The size of Tang Ren was not large to begin with, but in later generations the company was able to grow into a business card of the Modu Film and Television Company. This was mainly due to the sudden rise of Sisi.
Sisi has grown into a front-line person, Tangren has a brother and a sister, and the topic has gradually increased. Tangren was originally a small company before the broadcast of Sword and Sword III!
So of course there is no comparison between the current Tang Dynasty and the high-end version of Tang Dynasty a few years later with Lao Hu and Sisi in charge, plus high-quality artists such as Lin Gou, Jin Chen Nazha!
But despite this, Cai Yinong is indeed "favorite" for Lao Hu! Even if she knew what kind of dilemma the Condors would have to face when the team stopped, she never thought about changing people.
Zhong Yunqing heard a piece of news in later generations that was not known to be true or false. In the year after Lao Hu's car accident, Boss Cai basically relied on mortgaging his real estate to get through this difficulty.
Several people chatted in Lao Cai's room for a while, and Director Li also knocked lightly on the door and walked in.
He also just came back from the set. Now the crew has stopped filming. People are panicked. Everyone gathered together to chat about the recent reports.
In fact, for the crew, Lao Hu's hospitalization is certainly worthy of sympathy, but as the tabloids said, at least most of these people support the replacement of the film. The reason is very simple. Only by replacing the filming, the crew will have the talent
Work.
No one has to live with a family and a family. Life is not easy for anyone. It’s just that people can only worry when they say nothing.
In fact, Director Li came here this time because he had some ideas in his mind and he also wanted to have a good chat with Cai Yinong.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhong Yunqing and Sisi were there. He didn't know what to say.
Before Director Li could speak, Cai Yinong said first:
"Lao Li, I have thought about it seriously. When you return to the set, we will discuss it with everyone and withdraw the people first. I still want to wait for Hu Ge to recover before continuing filming. As for the actors, please help me explain more."
"Then you have to think clearly. Hu Ge's accident was so serious. If you always wait for him to recover, you will lose a lot of money in the past year and a half."
After speaking, Director Li looked at the expressionless Cai Yinong, sighed and continued:
"To be honest, I actually agree with your idea. But from the perspective of maximizing the company's interests, I think you can completely consider the speculations of those reporters. In fact, it is indeed a good idea to let Yun Qing replace Hu Ge as Guo Jing.
Zezhong’s method.”
After saying this, he looked at Boss Cai who was already looking a little worried. Director Li still had the mentality of "loyal words are harsh to the ears" and continued to say:
"I know what you are thinking, you want to keep this drama to praise Hu Ge. But you have to understand that if the crew is suspended for a long time, there will be many variables that we cannot control. And you have already planned to shoot the next drama.
Even if Lao Hu doesn't shoot Guo Jing for "Sword of Immortal III", and lets him continue filming "Sword of Immortal III" after he recovers, the effect will probably be the same!"
Um... Zhong Yunqing and Sisi sat aside, listening to the two of them discussing the matter of changing roles as if no one else was around, but they still looked at each other awkwardly.
But to be honest, after hearing the chat between Lao Cai and Director Li, Zhong Yunqing had no intention of joining the discussion. But thinking of the Tang Dynasty crew still in Hengdian, a bold idea suddenly flashed in his mind...
Therefore, Zhong Yunqing had to interrupt the two guys who were having a heated discussion on how "he" should arrange it:
"Um, Director Li, Boss Cai, I think the topic of vulture shooting you are discussing can be stopped. However, the vulture shooting is suspended, and the crew does not need to be disbanded yet. I have an idea, please tell me and you can help me analyze it."
Originally, Cai Yinong frowned when he heard him say that the crew did not need to disband. She thought he had also begun to have thoughts about the role of Guo Jing.
However, as a company boss, she has good self-control and calmly listens to what Zhong Yunqing wants to say next.
As for Sisi, she was also curious about what her boyfriend's "thoughts" were.
"How about this, Lao Huan is cultivating his heart, and the Tang Dynasty's crew in Hengdian will 'lend' it to me for the time being. I plan to stop making movies and shoot a TV series to practice my skills first."
As soon as Zhong Yunqing finished speaking, not only Cai Yinong, but also Sisi beside him changed his expression.
The girl complained seriously in her heart: Why is this guy so angry! Yaya and I have worked hard to prepare for so long, and we just changed it no matter what!
Therefore, Sisi no longer cares about controlling her expression. She is a little unhappy now, her expression is fierce, and she is ready to go crazy!
As for Zhong Yunqing, although his temporary modification of the plan was a bit whim, it was a decision he made after careful consideration in his heart.
The reason is very simple, he thought things were too simple before.
You must know that it takes about a year to make a movie from the time it is released to the time the profit sharing is received. And his previous gambling agreement with Boss Cai was to make three movies in a year and a half.
With such a tight schedule, the money in his hands seemed a bit insufficient.
But when a hit TV series is filmed before the movie starts, these worries completely disappear, and there is no need to worry about financial problems.
Because TV series and movies are different.
When a movie is released, it needs to be settled by theaters and then divided into shares. After a TV series is filmed and sold to a TV station, it only needs the other party to purchase the first broadcast rights and immediately receive the copyright fees from the sale of the film.
In this way, after shooting the first movie, he will have money to shoot the second movie without having to divide it equally. Then after the second movie is finished, the share of the first movie will be in place, and he will be able to make the second movie when the second movie is released.
, and then continue filming the third part...
The drama Zhong Yunqing thought of did not require advanced acting skills or plot logic. On the contrary, the plot of this drama was very simple.
He thought about the novel he had just finished and the tens of thousands of comments it had received in just a few days.
With this thought, Zhong Yunqing's mind completely opened up.
"Don't hurry up and disband your crew in Hengdian. I'm just about to shoot a TV series. Director Li, come and help me direct it."
"How did you think that it would be a show after all? Weren't you still clamoring to make a movie before? Why did it become a TV series again?"
Fortunately, when he originally wrote Chef Fang, he wrote it according to the content of the TV series he watched. So now he has decided to adapt the novel into a drama. He doesn't even need to re-write the script. A simple modification will make it a qualified script.
So Zhong Yunqing interrupted Boss Cai’s doubts:
"The scripts are all ready-made. You can just shoot them according to my novel. One chapter of the book is almost the same as one episode."
"But actors are not needed. I will use Tang Ren's filming team. Let's do this. I will contact the suitable actors first and we will start shooting in a week. During this period, the crew's basic necessities in Hengdian are mine."
After preliminary communication, Zhong Yunqing did not expect to win over the crew with just a few words. Instead, he first obtained Lao Cai's support, which was crucial.
"Don't be busy first. I'll read your novel first."
Although Lao Cai was called "a great writer" every day before, she had not actually read the new novel written by Zhong Yunqing seriously. Naturally, Zhong Yunqing was planning to adapt the novel into a TV series, but Lao Cai had also not read it.
So after Zhong Yunqing left her room, Lao Cai was still curious and asked her secretary to search it out for her.
Oh my god, I can't stop watching this.
Let's put it this way, whether a drama will be popular or not is very elusive and difficult to predict. But whether a drama is of high quality can only be determined by looking at the storyline.
And she looked at the tens of thousands of comments left by book friends in the message area, and basically all of them were positive reviews! Cai Yinong knew that adapting this book into a drama would be very profitable.
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After convincing Tang Ren, the next step is to assign roles.
In the previous life, the two newcomers, Chef Fang, were both popular. This time it was him and Sisi, and the results were even better than Sword. After all, this book
In accordance with the principle of "don't let outsiders have money," Zhong Yunqing certainly wanted actors he was familiar with to film this drama.
Zhong Yunqing also wrote the sentence "Still not as good-looking as Qing'er" from Shen Yong's inner thoughts. This character also aroused heated discussions among readers.
For example, if it is made into a TV series, everyone will know tacitly that the heroine Fang Yishao is Sisi. After all, the author has written that he likes bun faces, and his girlfriend is not a bun face.
Not to mention, if Zhong Yunqing were to be part of another TV series in exchange for a movie, Sisi would probably go crazy. The girl has been preparing for and looking forward to the movie for so long.
But when she was asked to play Fang Yishao first, Sisi didn't have any resistance. She also liked this role. And it's not like she wouldn't make a movie anymore, but she would make some money from a TV series first and then continue filming. It's only been a few months, it doesn't matter.
As for "Qing'er" who is more beautiful than her, of course, it's either Master Fan or Fei Bao who has been granted the title of God through Xiao Longnu!
However, Fan's vixen face is not Zhong Yunqing's favorite. The first thing he thought of was Qing'er, who was actually a female child. However, as soon as this idea came up, he killed it immediately.
The reason is very simple. At this time, Fei Bao was already in contact with Huayi, preparing to film King of Kung Fu, and then offended Huayi, starting a decade of street fighting.
Besides, even if Fei Bao is willing to make a guest appearance, her mother-in-law will definitely interfere with it. And to convince her to make a guest appearance, it will cost at least a commitment to a movie. And Zhong Yunqing has a big movie script in his hands. , each one is priceless, how could they be exchanged for a mere cameo.
So after much deliberation, we finally decided that Yaya would make a guest appearance.
"Yaya, the roles in this drama are relatively small, so I'm going to ask you to guest star as Qing'er. I'll make a movie after this drama is over."
"I'm fine! I'll listen to your arrangements."
In fact, in the previous life, Qing'er was an invisible person like Xiaohei in Love Apartment. However, Zhong Yunqing still wanted to film it so that the audience could have an intuitive comparison.
In fact, in this guy's mind, this role should be perfect if Fei Bao plays a guest role. Because Fei Bao is indeed a little prettier than Sisi, it would be more interesting to let her play a guest role as "Qing'er", which means "not as good-looking as Qing'er" Persuasiveness.
As for Yaya, we can only say that her beauty and Sisi's beauty are different in their own merits, and we can't say who is more beautiful than the other.
After convincing Tong Liya, the biggest "victim", Zhong Yunqing could easily face other people. For example, China Film, such as Ning Hao, it would not be a big problem to delay for a few months.
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When she got home, Sisi pursed her lips and said nothing. She was embarrassed until Zhong Yunqing asked her.
"Do you have any ideas about who to play each character?"
"I'm thinking about it, what other ideas?"
"How about we let a few of us shoot it! Liying, Jianing, Xiaotong... It's a pity that Yaya doesn't have a suitable role."
"I plan to let Liying play the role of Little Stone..."
As soon as Zhong Yunqing finished speaking, Sisi frowned and retorted:
"Would it be inappropriate for Li Ying to play the fifteen-year-old Xiao Shitou?"
"How could it be possible? Isn't it gay for an actor to act young? Think about someone in his sixties playing a young girl. Liying is only nineteen years old, so it's very casual to play a fifteen-year-old."
And there is one thing that Zhong Yunqing did not mention. Ying Bao is so petite that it is easy to act young. Think about it. In later generations, Ying Bao played the role of 16-year-old Baguio at the age of thirty; played the role of 16-year-old Zhou Fei at the age of 33, and now plays the role of Xiao