Recently, Xu Ji's time has indeed suddenly increased.
The main reason is that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is still in the review stage, and he himself can't think of what to make for his next movie.
This also caused most of the original staff of the Medicine God crew to take a long period of rest.
Even the assistant director of the crew, who had been following Xu Ji, came to ask when the filming of the next movie was going to start.
But what the other party didn't know was that Xu Ji hadn't even written the specific script at this stage.
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"Why don't you just take a vacation?"
Sha Yetong also noticed that something was wrong with Xu Ji's state.
In fact, from the time Tongji was founded to now, Xuji has hardly had a complete rest period.
Even if he has some short-term vacations, every time a new drama or movie is released, Xu Ji almost always invests in the preparation and filming stage of the next drama in the shortest possible time.
This may sound normal, but for a director or a well-known director, it is definitely a rare model worker status.
Many directors actually spend a long time preparing a movie.
After the filming of the movie is over, there will also be a long period of rest.
In addition to physical rest, the main thing is mental relaxation.
After all, not everyone can have new creativity and ideas all the time.
Just the script problem alone will trouble many directors.
You can often hear some first-line directors complaining about not being able to find a good and suitable script.
As for Xu Ji, I have no worries about this.
He just felt a little tired.
On the contrary, Sha Yetong has now found the working mode that suits her best.
Except for participating in some performances, most of the time Sha Yetong actually no longer works as hard as before.
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Xu Ji was still thinking about whether he should rest for a while.
At this time, in Tongji, the crews of several dramas are about to enter the official filming stage.
Among them, in addition to "The Long Season" and "Nirvana in Fire", there is also the new drama "Latent" that Song Lili was responsible for after joining Tongji.
It can be clearly seen that Tongji's current actor reserve is not enough.
However, Tongji's dramas have considerable appeal to other actors in the entertainment industry.
After all, many actors who were not well-known at first became popular overnight after starring in a supporting role in the Tongji drama.
Opportunities like this are hard-won for actors.
As for the brokerage company, they are not willing to let it go.
After all, the more famous the actors in your company are, the higher the economic value they can bring.
It’s not just about the salary, if it’s popular enough, all the endorsements, advertisements, and activities in the industry will come to you.
These are all visible benefits.
It is not uncommon in the entertainment industry for an actor at the level of a movie star to be able to support an entire company.
That's why so many people care about this cooperation between Phoenix Entertainment and Tongji.
If the two parties really reach a cooperation, Tongji will not care about it for the time being, but it is really hard to estimate how many cash cows these dramas of Tongji can cultivate for Phoenix Entertainment, which is good at making stars.
Of course, fortunately, this matter is just wishful thinking of Phoenix Entertainment.
Despite the deliberate publicity and momentum building, many people believed the news of the cooperation between the two companies.
In fact, although Tongji did not respond to external rumors, it also did not respond to Li Bokai's revealed intention to cooperate.
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"Did Tongji get a message back?"
As soon as Li Bokai arrived at the company in the morning, he asked directly to his assistant.
It has been almost a week since Kong Cheng's concert.
During this period, under the deliberate publicity of Phoenix Entertainment, the news of their cooperation with Tongji was completely fermented, and the popularity was so high that even many ordinary netizens were discussing it.
"I came back yesterday afternoon."
The assistant's words made Li Bokai's eyes light up.
Because he didn't have much hope. After all, he had asked it every day in the past few days, but he always got the same answer.
Tongji didn't seem to be interested at all in their active release of goodwill and cooperation intentions.
As for the rumors from the outside world, they have not had the slightest impact on Tongji's entire company.
The main reason is that the company Tongji is too unique in the entertainment industry and almost has its own system, so it doesn't care at all about the opinions and attitudes of its peers.
"They agreed?"
The assistant shook his head.
"No, they declined."
"It is said that Tongji has no objection to cooperation. As for the character issue you mentioned in their drama, Tongji's answer is that it depends on the casting director's own choice."
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Li Bokai was a little speechless. The feeling of replying was almost the same as not replying.
I talked a lot, but it turned out to be nonsense.
Tongji's attitude also made him feel quite complicated.
It feels like the other party doesn't seem to care about this at all.
It seems that compared to Tongji, Li Bokai and Phoenix Entertainment are like clowns when they perform like this.
Nothing makes much sense.
But Li Bokai still sees hope.
"That means actors from our company can audition for Tongji's crew?"
Li Bokai still found some comfort in it.
He opened his mouth and asked.
The assistant nodded.
"That seems to be the meaning."
"It's not feasible to arrange roles internally. The suggestion given by Tongji is to let our actors audition for the roles."
"As for the result, it is the director who decides."
Li Bokai nodded: "That's good. In fact, this is not bad."
"This is also a new opportunity for actors in our company."
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When the assistant heard this, he hesitated and seemed to want to say something.
Li Bokai glanced at the other party and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't hesitate."
The assistant immediately said: "Actually, Mr. Li, actors in our company have always secretly auditioned for Tongji's roles."
"It was the same before, Tongji didn't object."
"The main reason is that the company didn't allow it before."
Li Bokai was stunned after hearing this.
Although he is in charge of the entire Phoenix Entertainment, he actually doesn't know much about it.
After all, he has more important things to do than the small artists in the company.
"Does our company prohibit artists from auditioning in Tongji?"
The assistant nodded.
"Although I didn't name him directly."
"But when the old chairman was here, he really wouldn't let me."
"The manager of the artist department has also introduced a relevant punishment system, which is actually quite strict."
"They probably think you have the same attitude as the old chairman."
Li Bokai:......
He really hadn't noticed this.
Moreover, he did have premeditated plans against Tong Ji before, and the relationship between the two parties was not good.
As for the specific ban on participating in Tong Ji's dramas or movies, he really didn't know.
"You don't mind, Tongji?"
What's important is Tongji's attitude. He doesn't believe that when the relationship with Tongji was so bad before, the other party is still willing to use actors from their company.
But the answer he got surprised him again.
"There really are no limits."
"Tongji's crew auditions are very fair and there is no so-called inside story. Almost everyone knows this."
"It is said that as long as your performance is good enough and you are more suitable for the role, even Tongji's own actor may be replaced."
Only then did Li Bokai realize that he had indeed underestimated the company Tongji.
In other words, from the beginning, he didn't feel that any crew could do this.
It is very common for these crews, investors or various capitals in the entertainment industry to insert people into the group through connections.
This is not something you can actually ban if you want to.
After all, the interest relationships contained in a drama or movie are too complicated.
The composition of directors, capital investors, actors, screenwriters, etc. is complex. Although they are all for a movie, the game of interests involved is actually too complicated.
Even in Phoenix Entertainment, Li Bokai dare not say that he can control everything.
The larger the investment scale and the more luxurious the crew, the more complicated the situation becomes.
Now it seems that Tongji is also grateful to Phoenix Entertainment for banning him.
Let them start from scratch and formulate a set of rules that belong to Tongji.
By the time other capital parties react, they may no longer be able to enter the game.
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"But why haven't I heard of this?"
"Our Phoenix Entertainment actors didn't appear in Tongji's crew very often?"
Li Bokai asked a little puzzled.
Although his assistant seemed to only handle some simple tasks, as Li Bokai's assistant, he was quite well-informed in this regard.
It’s just that I haven’t said it to Li Bokai before.
Now that the other party asked about it, he was not prepared to hide it.
"Actually there are quite a lot."
"But because of the company's regulations, it's quite risky to go for auditions, so most of them are young actors or has-been actors."
"In addition, Tongji's crew is very popular even for small supporting roles, so most of them failed to audition."
"But there are also some successful auditions, such as in the previous "The Legend of Zhen Huan"..."
The assistant gave many examples.
In addition to the fact that she was able to get a lot of company gossip because she was Li Bokai's assistant, there was also the fact that she actually enjoyed watching every Tongji drama.
Almost when I'm off work, I watch Tongji's dramas, and then I also like to listen to songs by Tongji's singers.
He is even the leader of an unofficial fan group of Sha Yetong.
It's just that she couldn't say any of this.
If we talk about his knowledge of Tongji, he probably surpasses the boss Li Bokai.
It can be said that I am in the Cao camp but my heart is in the Han Dynasty.
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"What about these actors? You made a list. These people who have participated in Tongji Opera, ask them to come and meet me."
Li Bokai has realized this from the very beginning.
I still know too little about Tongji.
Whether he is a bitter rival, a competitor, or someone he wants to cooperate with, it is obvious that some of his past understandings were not comprehensive enough or even misunderstood.
"Forehead......"
"Mr. Li, this matter may be a little difficult."
"Because almost none of these people continue to stay in our company."
The assistant answered with an ugly expression.
As for the reasons, Li Bokai could guess some of them without her having to tell them.
After all, Phoenix Entertainment had strictly prohibited participation in Tong Ji's dramas before.
"The best plan for these actors is actually to join Tongji."
"But Tongji Entertainment's conditions for signing new people are too harsh."
"Many of the dramas that relied on Tongji began to become famous after the broadcast, and their fans increased from small and transparent fans to more than one million."
"But Tongji still doesn't want it, so I can only go to other companies."
"Most of the actors in our company who participated in the Tongji Opera have changed jobs."
"As far as I know, half of them went to Tianwu and Tianhua, and the other half went to other companies."
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Li Bokai originally thought that he might be able to get some information from these actors who had been on the Tongji crew.
It turned out that these actors who went to Tongji crew.
I went there just to be a kid, so I have a problem if I can continue to stay at Phoenix Entertainment.
After all, an actor who wants to give it a try at the risk of being punished by the company or even having his career completely ended cannot come back after playing Tongji's role.
"I see......"
Li Bokai said helplessly.
This matter is actually his own problem.
If I had known earlier, I should have paid attention to this issue.
Otherwise, at least these potential actors would not be lost from the company like this.
"We will have several managers from the company come over for a meeting later."
"From now on, we actors will no longer be prohibited from auditioning with the Tongji crew."
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"By the way, Tongji seems to be doing a lot of things these days."
"is there any news?"
After hearing Li Bokai's question, the assistant nodded and said:
"According to the current news, Tongji is currently involved in filming many film and television projects."
"In addition to the well-known sequels of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Detective Chinatown 2", and the film and television adaptation of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer", there are also many independent crews."
"And relevant actor audition invitations have been issued."
"Preliminary estimates suggest that there should be more than five film and television projects being filmed at the same time."
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After listening to the report, Li Bokai was a little surprised.
"Why is Tongji so rich?"
"There are so many film and television projects going on at the same time, and the investment is not small. Plus the overseas "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel, it is estimated that the investment is conservatively in the billions, right?
"We may not be able to bear this financial pressure."
"And it seems that Tongji is still building the company building, right?"
The assistant nodded.
"Yes, many people now feel that Tongji is more like a film and television company."
"But just looking at the proportion of income from movies and TV shows, this is indeed the case."
"This is also the reason why Tongji's artists can be so free."
The assistant was a little surprised why Li Bokai suddenly asked so many detailed questions about Tongji today.
Of course, if it were another person, he might not be able to answer it.
Fortunately, she was usually interested in these things and went to find out more about them.
But when it comes to Tongji's company atmosphere, she is also a little envious.
Phoenix Entertainment has many annoying rules. She had seen what some employees of Tongji had shared online, and she simply felt that she, Li Bokai's assistant, was not as good as an ordinary employee.
And it’s so cool to be able to chase stars while working.
It's a pity that she submitted her resume to Tongji, but there was no response from him.
Probably because she was Li Bokai's assistant, she had some scruples.