Since the auditions of other actors have not yet ended, Karasawa sent the selected actresses to the re-election location and waited for the time being.
But unexpectedly, he saw Xu Zheng who had just come out of the director's casting tent.
Tang Ze went over and hugged him: "You came to run for the role of director without saying a word. Why are you so worried?"
Xu Zheng smiled and said: "Of course I am seeking money. Wherever there are characters, I, Xu Zheng, will be there."
"Of course!" Xu Zheng said sternly: "I know you will definitely have to pay for the film. In addition to trying your luck this time, I mainly want to catch up with you. We haven't seen each other for more than a month."
Xu Zheng pointed out the woman next to him to Tang Ze: "Let me introduce you, this is my wife, Tao Hong."
He then said to Tao Hong: "Honey, this is the monster Tang Ze I told you. If you want to become popular in the future, you have to rely on his movies."
"What are you talking about!" When Tao Hong heard Xu Zheng calling Tang Ze a monster, she quickly apologized: "Sorry, Director Tang, Xu Zheng was too tongue-tied, don't mind!"
Tang Ze smiled and said: "It's okay, he and I are considered friends. We used to give each other nicknames when we were on the set. I even called him blind."
"Pfft!" Tao Hong laughed.
Then, Tang Ze said with emotion: "Actually, I didn't expect that so many people would be willing to come to the audition. Let's see, Huang Xiaohuan and Chen Kun, these two are people who are not short of roles, right?"
In addition to Chen Kun and Huang Xiaohuan, among the actors running for the lead role in zombie movies, there are two others that Tang Ze is familiar with.
One is Zhang Han, who has just graduated from Chinese Opera. In the future, he will become the most popular actor of the year with the movie "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower".
The other one is Huo Jianxi, who plays the role of Xu Changqing in "Legend of Sword and Fairy III".
Xu Zheng clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Director Tang, you are famous and don't realize it!"
"Why do you say this?"
Tangze knows that he is not famous now, but I am afraid that he is not as famous as a first-class star, so he is not very popular, right?
"Did you know that after starring in "This Man Comes from Earth", my salary increased by one-third. Later, Netflix introduced your movie and it tripled."
"Because of this halo, if your casting requirements are not too restrictive, there will be a lot of people who are willing to audition for your movie."
Xu Zheng chuckled and said, "So, besides coming to see you this time, I'm actually here to thank you."
Tangze was not persuaded by him: "As you said, as long as there are no restrictions on the movie, there will be many people willing to participate, right?"
The halo brought in from abroad is indeed not small. If Tangze was a big production, he could already invite most first-line stars to participate.
But low-budget movies naturally have their natural disadvantages.
Most big stars don't want to lower their value because of low-cost and low-cost movies, and there are very few who are willing to participate in low-cost movies.
As for why Huang Xiaohuan wanted to come, he couldn't figure it out.
Among the young actors in China today, Huang Xiaohuan is undoubtedly the top one, followed by Deng Chao, Chen Kun, etc.
"Okay, you're right!" Xu Zheng said indifferently: "But I think they will probably lose."
"By the way, I heard that there are signs of a screenwriters' strike in the United States recently, and it's causing a lot of trouble. Some actors have also been affected by this and want to follow suit."
"Although this kind of thing will not happen in our country, there will definitely be many people who have ideas."
Tang Ze narrowed his eyes: "You mean, the actors want to take advantage of the situation to increase their pay?"
Xu Zheng shrugged and said: "This trend has always existed. Who wouldn't want to increase the salary? So you have to be careful. It may not be a good thing for big actors to participate in small-budget movies."
Next, all the auditions were completed and the actors rushed to the selection venue.
But before that, Tang Ze first talked with several well-known actors and their agents, and then he found out why they were willing to participate in the election.
"Director Tang! I've gotten tired of playing handsome guys over the years. When I saw there were zombie movies in China, I felt very fresh and immediately came to the election."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Huang Xiaozhen's enchanting self-confidence came over him.
Maybe Tang Ze is more accustomed to the greasy Huang Xiaozhu of later generations, so he always feels that the other person's self-proclaimed handsome guy has a bit of a common man's flavor.
Tang Ze said calmly: "Xiao Huang, you are a first-class actor. I am naturally very happy to participate in the show. I will even welcome you with a big banner. What are the conditions?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaohuan glanced at his agent, and when he saw the other person nodded, he said: "I just signed with Huayi and I urgently need a role to prove myself."
"Therefore, as long as you, Director Tang, remove the condition of signing a contract with Tianze, I am willing to reduce my salary."
With that said, Huang Xiaohuan once again said confidently: "If I take part in your movie, Director Tang, it won't be a big hit at the box office, but it will definitely be watched by a lot of people. What do you think, Director Tang?"
"But I limited the role from the beginning to Tianze, which..."
Huang Xiaohuan immediately interrupted Tang Ze and said: "Everything is negotiable! Director Tang, you asked the actor to sign Tianze for the sake of profit, right? I think the profit from my participation in the male lead should not be small, right?"<
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"Okay then..."
Tangze didn't mention signing Tianze again, he saw it.
These actors who are relatively famous today are negotiating based on their fame.
This is actually not wrong. If a first-class actor joins in, the box office will definitely be more guaranteed.
But his budget is only 400,000, do these guys think it can be negotiated?
If an investor had such a big budget, why wouldn’t he have invited big stars earlier? Is there still a need for film remuneration?
As expected, Tang Ze then asked Huang Xiaohuan how much he could reduce his salary, and the answer was 1.5 million.
Tangze almost wanted to hit someone!
Since the surrender has been so much, wouldn’t it mean that before the surrender, we spent 2 million or 3 million?
Even if Huang Xiaozhen later dropped it to 1 million or 100,000, Tang Ze didn't want to talk anymore.
Because Huang Xiaohuan's price dropped to 100,000, the real purpose of this campaign was revealed, which was to add a share of the box office.
For a moment, Tang Ze thought of Xu Zheng's reminder and understood the intention of these first-class actors to participate in the show.
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Today's Chinese actors are not as exaggerated as Hollywood.
The salary of Hollywood actors can be considered affordable even if it squeezes half of the production cost of a movie.
Somewhat outrageous, the remuneration is directly 10%, 20% or even higher box office share, which is unimaginable in China.
You know, the share that domestic producers can get is just over 30%.
If you, an actor, get so much, you might as well invest it yourself.
In the eyes of investors, if a few well-known directors take profits, it is because others have the ability.
You, the actor, are just a tool. If you are missing, other actors can fill the gap, and the pay will naturally be as high as you can get.
For this reason, actors often like to follow Hollywood and know how to work hard to increase their income.
Looking at future generations, some people's salary has exceeded 100 million, and it is all the result of their struggle.
For this reason, this time Karasawa, a well-known young director, has a new work, and top-notch actors are taking advantage of it.
If Karasawa gives them a share because of their fame, then they can use this as a resume requirement for future movies they participate in.
With these actors joining the cast, maybe Karasawa's movie can achieve a high box office, but he will definitely be criticized by the film industry.
Because he broke the film industry's suppression of actors' pay.
Now Tang Ze felt a little unhappy.
There is nothing wrong with fighting for your own interests.
However, if you treat him like a weakling who doesn't understand anything, do you think he is young?
Later, the negotiation naturally failed.
As for Chen Kun and Shu Chang, both of them, like Huang Xiaohuan, came with the goal of low pay and high share.
Even though this may not be their intention, it is the planning of the agent, the contracting company, and even the Screen Actors Guild.
But Karasawa refused them all, and also put several people on his film's blacklist.
You can be greedy, but you can't be greedy for the wrong goal.
However, both Yang Mi and Huo Jianwei were willing to participate in the film for a box office of 100,000 yuan, and there was no requirement for profit sharing, which gave him some comfort.
However, Yang Mi was unwilling to break the contract with Rong Xingxuan, so Tang Ze also excluded her.
Xu Zheng had nothing to say, he was just here to mess around, and he knew early on that Tang Ze would not give up profits for the sake of fame as an actor.
Soon Karasawa ended his re-election.
In addition to the two candidates for the male lead of the zombie film, Zhang Han and Huo Jianxiang, the remaining main roles are all played by several people named by Tang Ze.
It took me a long time to do this, it was a complete waste of time.
He decided that the conditions must be set strictly in the future, and those who did not meet the standards would not be able to participate in the audition.
As for whether he would offend anyone, he didn't bother to care.
……
"Hey, do you think we hated Director Tang Ze?"
After leaving Tianze, Shu Chang looked a little worried and asked several colleagues.
"Isn't that true?" Chen Kun asked himself, "There is nothing wrong with us fighting for our own interests."
Huang Xiaohuan is still as energetic as ever, but has some regrets: "Don't worry, there will always be actors in the movies. If he makes a big production in the future, we will proactively recommend ourselves, so there will be no contradiction."
Only Yang Mi looked thoughtful and said: "I think you are a little reckless. Although Director Tang is young, he is not a person who doesn't know anything. If you want to use him to take advantage of loopholes, he will definitely be disgusted."
She suggested: "Before the conflict gets too serious, if you want to continue to participate in Director Tang's movies in the future, you'd better find an opportunity to apologize."
Some people took her words to heart, while others didn't take her words seriously.