It's almost finished. I'll check it out later, sorry.
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At around six o'clock the next morning, Zhong Yunqing's alarm rang twice. He opened his eyes and shook Sisi's little shoulders beside him:
"Sister, wake up..."
Sisi drowsily opened her eyes a thin slit, and then said shamelessly
"Oh, Lao Zhong, I feel like I can't break free from the shackles of the crib with my own strength. What should I do..."
Then, she opened her arms with a smile:
"I need a hug from you to get up!"
Then, Zhong Yunqing looked helpless and carried her to the bathroom like a sloth.
The girl arrived at the sink. She was cute and squinted sleepily. She took the toothbrush handed to her by Zhong Yunqing and slowly brushed her teeth.
"Hurry up, otherwise I won't help you if you are late, Lao Cai Xun."
When Zhong Yunqing said this, Sisi became sober and energetic. Because Lao Cai called her at almost 10:30 last night to remind her that "that was an auspicious time"! As the heroine, she should be there on time to attend the ceremony, no matter what
Can't be late!
Thinking of this, the girl quickly washed her hands, rinsed her mouth with water and spit out the toothpaste bubbles in her mouth:
"Okay, help me pack my things, I'll be ready soon..."
Fortunately, the community is only a few kilometers away from the studio, and it takes less than ten minutes to drive there.
In fact, Zhong Yunqing accompanied Sisi to Hengdian this time not only to help her settle here, but also to discuss with Lao Cai the casting and investment of Liu Meng's TV series.
In addition to wanting to bring Lao Cai to invest together, he also had another purpose, which was to get Lao Hu to play a role and broaden his acting horizons.
Lest this unlucky kid be like in the previous life, who has been arranged by Lao Cai to act in various idol dramas... Of course, his movies will definitely involve Lao Hu. Just let that guy play more different roles.
Exercise is still necessary.
When they arrived at the set, Sisi was taken to the core area of the ceremony by Assistant Lao Cai who had been waiting at the door. Zhong Yunqing was not an actor in this drama, so he left to his own devices for the time being.
Even a simple power-on ceremony was actually very boring and tedious. Zhong Yunqing did not join in the fun and just stayed at the end of the line, yawning.
Fortunately, the ceremony didn't take long, and it was over in about ten minutes. Then the main actors who had scenes this morning went to put on makeup and prepare for filming.
After cleaning up, only Zhong Yunqing and Lao Cai were left at the ceremony. Director Li also went to the studio at this time to check the final preparations for filming.
Zhong Yunqing was the first to break the silence and said to Cai Yinong:
"Lao Cai, let these people do their thing. Let's find a quieter place and I'll talk to you about something."
"Okay, go to my lounge, you can have tea there."
When Zhong Yunqing and Lao Cai were talking, they were in the dressing room.
The makeup process for costume dramas is quite cumbersome. Sisi and Yingbao's makeup and outfits are similar, and it is expected to take about two hours.
At this moment, the girl was letting the stylist fix her hair while sipping soy milk and nibbling the custard buns handed to her by Ying Bao.
As soon as she swallowed the last sip of soy milk, she saw her assistant walking in with a mobile phone.
"Sister Sisi, it seems the call is from Liu Yifei..."
Sisi looked at the cell phone that was handed over and felt strange for a while. Why did that girl call so early? She couldn't sleep well because she was too lazy. You know, Sisi already resented getting up so early!
As a result, before she pressed the answer button and spoke, she heard Fei Bao over there speaking aggressively:
"Liu Sisi, why didn't you tell me if you were in Hengdian?"
Only then did Sisi remember that since arriving yesterday, she had been busy cleaning the house and receiving Li Ying and the others, and had not even told Liu Qianqian about her coming.
So in order to escape "guilt", the girl could only tell a white lie:
"Oh, we just arrived last night, so I forgot to tell you..."
"It seems that what Lao Zhong said before is right, you are just a fool!" Fei Bao complained, and then changed the subject:
"Forget it, I just want to say that my scene today is expected to end early. Later, Lili and the others will come to see you and have fun together, just in time to have a meal together..."
Hearing what Liu Yifei said, Sisi immediately responded happily:
"Okay! Then let's not go out to eat. It just so happens that my old Zhong has nothing to do today. How about I let him get ready at home first, and then we can go home to eat later."
"That's okay. Before I try your cooking, it's okay to try your Chef Zhong's cooking first."
"Okay, then I'll let him arrange it now. By the way, do you and Lili have any taboos?"
"We're fine. There's nothing we can't eat, as long as we make it delicious."
"Okay then, I'll let Lao Zhong make arrangements. See you in the afternoon..."
The two girls chatted briefly for a while and then hung up the phone. Sisi and Liying explained about the dinner they had with Feibao and the others in the afternoon, and then asked the makeup artist to continue doing her makeup.
Of course, Zhong Yunqing is unaware of the above conversations. He is currently sitting with Cai Yinong to discuss things.
When the staff brought tea, Lao Cai took a sip before looking at Zhong Yunqing and said:
"It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you. But you seemed to have told me last time that you would tell me something when the shooting of The Condor Restarts. This time you and Sisi came together, are you ready to talk about it?
Already..."
"Well, there are indeed some important things that I need to communicate with you before."
Lao Cai nodded:
"Well, then go ahead and let me hear what you are going to say first."
"Ladies first, didn't you just say you had something to discuss with me?"
After hearing what he said, Lao Cai shook his head and complained in his heart:
Um, let's just put on a cross talk show...
Then she stopped being humble and said directly:
"It's like this. I plan to sign the girls who play Chef Fang to Tang Ren. But our Tang Ren is not big, so I'm afraid I won't be able to convince them. I want to ask you to help me with their ideological work..."
Speaking of this, Lao Cai actually felt a little embarrassed. After all, she had a pretty good idea in mind, and she included all the actresses who have become popular in this drama recently.
"Lao Cai, it's okay for you to sign them. The point is, do you have so many resources to support them?"
As a result, Cai Yinong seemed to have changed his gender. He looked at him and responded:
"I don't have so many resources, so I still have you! Anyway, with the popularity of the movie box office during this period, I can see that there is a high probability that I will lose our bet. I don't struggle anymore, now
My only wish is to watch the Tang Dynasty I created grow bigger and bigger!"
The beautiful boss suddenly said such sensational words, which caught Zhong Yunqing a bit unexpectedly. However, Lao Cai was able to see the situation clearly and knew that only he could have the resources to make so many people famous.
I have to say that Lao Cai's strategic vision in the early days was still good. At least the actresses she wanted to sign in the early stage, such as Fei Bao, Da Mimi, Sha Bai Tang, and Sisi, have indeed proven that
The way she looks at people.
"Okay, since you say so, then I can promise to help you convince Tong Liya and Zhang Jianing and Mao Xiaotong to sign with Tangren..."
Zhong Yunqing's words made Lao Cai sit up straight in an instant. As one of Chef Fang's investors, Lao Cai certainly knew Tong Liya and also knew that the "Qing'er" played by this actress had almost always maintained a very high level during this period.
Topic.
Of course she knows what heights Yaya will reach after her appearance. It will definitely not be less popular than Zhao Liying's original photo.
"Well, as long as you take the initiative to communicate, I believe it will be possible!"
After responding to this sentence with a smile, Lao Cai immediately reacted:
"By the way, what was it that you said you wanted to discuss with me before?"
"I want to tell you that I found a good job for Lao Hu and Yuan Hong. The Three Swordsmen you mentioned before, let's see if we can postpone it for a while..."
Zhong Yunqing suddenly said this, which made Lao Cai a little embarrassed. After all, she had been planning Fairy Sword 3 for more than a year. She believed that this drama would definitely be as popular as Fairy Sword 1! It could completely make Tang people "great again"
"!
Therefore, she had no reason to give up the scheduled shooting plan.
But she really wanted to maintain a cooperative relationship with Zhong Yunqing because she found that this guy's ability to make money was amazing. If you followed him, you would definitely be able to eat meat. So Lao Cai was a little undecided for a while.
Forget it, let's listen to his explanation first.
Lao Cai thought for a moment, then stared into Zhong Yunqing's eyes and said:
"Why do you suddenly ask me to postpone the filming? You have to give me a justifiable reason."
Zhong Yunqing comes from a later generation, so he naturally knows that Cai Yinong values the Three Immortals of Swordsman very much, and it is not easy to convince her. However, his reasons are also very good:
"That's it. I have discussed it with the military in Yanjing. We will film a military-themed TV series together in a few months. Sisi and I will play the male and female leads. It is no exaggeration to say that the script of this drama is very
Okay, I think it has a chance to become a hit!"
As he said that, he looked at Lao Cai again, and saw that the beautiful boss's eyes lit up when he heard the term "hot money", and then he continued:
"The initial investment for the filming of this drama is estimated to be 20 million. Sisi and I have already planned to invest half of it. If you want to participate, I can give you an investment share of 3 million, and I will give you the rest.
I will try to attract China Film to participate in investment..."
Before he finished speaking, Lao Cai frowned and replied:
"But, I can't listen to your words. You should at least let me see the script. After all, I have all the details about Sword and Fairy 1. You plan to use a military theme with unknown prospects to postpone my Fairy Sword 3. This reason is not enough for me.
My heart beats...and, you just said you were playing the male lead, doesn't that mean you want Lao Hu to play a supporting role for you..."
In fact, Lao Cai is not very willing to let Lao Hu act as a voice actor for others in TV series.
Therefore, in Zhong Yunqing's view, Lao Cai's pattern is indeed not good, otherwise he would not have led the Tang people into trouble in later generations.
"I said, Boss Cai, I am seriously discussing things with you, why do you only think about supporting roles? Can you be more generous, I am helping him! ... Cooperating with the military, this is a great opportunity for the people of the Tang Dynasty
A very rare opportunity for the actors, especially Lao Hu!"
"You have been in this industry for so long, so you don't know what an opportunity to get to know the military means to a company. And don't think that military themes can't make a lot of money! Think of Huayi's "Soldier Assault"
", think about Hairun's "Bright Sword"...don't you want us Tang people to have a military-themed movie that we can do well!"
Zhong Yunqing mentioned these two hit dramas, and then mentioned Tang Dynasty's own military drama, which immediately made Cai Yinong sober up. She found that Zhong Yunqing was right, and her vision was indeed a bit short-sighted.
"This time we made a lot of money through this movie and the TV series Chef Fang. But you still can't just look at short-term benefits, you have to focus on the future. If you think about it, it's impossible for Lao Hu and Yuan Hong to act all the time.
Idol drama. The same goes for the girls who are signing contracts, including Liying and Yaya. This time our cooperation with the military is an opportunity for everyone to open up new drama avenues."
After hearing what he said, Lao Cai was obviously convinced by him, but she still thought about it before asking softly:
"How long will it take you to film this military drama?"
"I will start working on The Condor Shooting after I finish filming. I plan to take a few of the actors to go to the army for two months of training. Then for the official shooting, there will not be many plot scenes, and most of the scenes will be in urban areas and military camps.
, so the filming should be completed in about four months. It should be completed before the end of the year."
Speaking of this, Zhong Yunqing immediately thought of the preparations for another movie he had previously collaborated with China Film Group. However, Lao Cai also participated in part of the investment.
"The preparations for China Film Group will be almost completed by then. After filming this drama, I will take Sisi to Chengdu to shoot a movie. Then you can regroup the team to shoot Sword and Sword III..."
When Lao Cai heard this, he nodded slightly. At this time, Zhong Yunqing also remembered something very important:
"By the way, speaking of Sword and Sword III, did you originally plan to use this drama to promote a few other newcomers?"
Regarding this question, Cai Yinong had nothing to hide from Zhong Yunqing. She nodded, looked at him and responded:
"Well, my original idea was to use this drama to sign two newcomers with potential to star. So during this period, I am trying to find a time to get in touch with Yang Mi and Tang Yan..."
At this time, Zhong Yunqing couldn't let it go. He didn't like those two at all, so in order to help the other girls, he looked at Cai Yinong and persuaded her earnestly:
"I said, Lao Cai, your idea is completely wrong! Think about it, you actually want to pick up a high-quality resource like the Immortal Sword to praise outsiders? Shouldn't it be reserved to praise our own people! Instead of still thinking
With other people.”
"Look, Yaya, Jia Ning and Xiao Tong have now made a good impression in the eyes of the audience through Chef Fang. If they participate in Sword and Sword III again, they will definitely enter the public eye.
, the pattern of the Tang Dynasty suddenly opened up...Instead of praising those who don’t know the inside story, it’s better to have a few good girls around us who know the details and do it.”
"The latest estimate of the box office of my movie is over 40 million! The next two movies I will make will definitely be much higher than this one. Furthermore, my TV series is also a hit. The popularity of these actors
, especially with the addition of Sisi and Ying Bao, there is a high chance that The Condor will become a hit once it is finished filming."
"At that time, we will have both film and television. Among the male actors, there will be me and Lao Hu, and among the female actors, there will be Sisi's Li Ying and Yaya, plus Yuan Hong and Jia Ning Xiaotong, who are also well-known. In two years, Tang Dynasty
Just calm down and think about how high the scale can reach..."
As Zhong Yunqing slowly sketched out the blueprint, Lao Cai's eyes became blurred. After careful consideration according to Zhong Yunqing's idea, it is not an insurmountable thing, but something that can be achieved step by step.
At this time, Cai Yinong looked at Zhong Yunqing in a different way. In the two years since I have known this guy, Tang Ren is getting out of the shackles and moving towards an extremely broad development path. When he first entered the film industry, he became a blockbuster, and the TV series has also been seamlessly connected.
It's really like what he said, after a few actresses successfully signed the contract, the lineup of Sword and Sword III will not be as small as previously expected, but will become an "all-star lineup".
However, Lao Cai still asked tentatively:
"You mean, are you willing to let Sisi play the role of Swordsman III?"
"Stop making trouble, Sisi's current celebrity position, Sword and Sword III is just the icing on the cake, let's save it for other people to praise. But before the movie is ready, Sisi and I can play important guest roles to help you consolidate your popularity."
"Okay, it's too early to say this now. Anyway, you must be right to listen to me. After shooting the Condor Shooting, let Lao Hu and Lao Yuan follow me."