212 Set up a film and television base around the capital
The drama "Li Wei Becomes an Official" is billed as starring the original cast of "Yongzheng Dynasty", and screenwriter Liu Heping is also credited.
It's unclear how much of the script he was involved in, but frankly speaking, there are plenty of official scenes in "Li Wei Becomes an Official".
Just for the sake of subject matter and style, some exaggerated and humorous designs were made.
Since it is the original cast, the original male lead is actually Zhao Jian, who played Li Wei in "Yongzheng Dynasty".
It's just that when the drama was first being planned, Li Wei was starring in "The Mansion" at the time, and the schedule ran into trouble, so he approached Xu Zheng, who was popular at the time for "Spring and Pig".
Later, because the schedules of other actors did not match up, the project was delayed for more than half a year.
This time, Zhao Jian's schedule was available, but Xu Zheng made it early and had to wait for a long time. He couldn't make it available, so he could only miss it with regret.
The heroine of this drama, Yue Siying, was originally the daughter of a royal censor. Her family was ruined due to being framed by corrupt officials. Later, Li Wei helped her take revenge. After getting to know each other again and again, they finally became a couple.
Yue Siying's face is like a peach blossom, and her heart is like still water. When she is quiet, she is like the spring breeze blowing on her face. She is Li Wei's think tank and wise helper. When she moves, she is like a sharp sword unsheathed. She is Li Wei's powerful bodyguard and thug.
If Li Wei is Bao Zheng, this girl will basically take over Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao's work...
Even because Li Wei is set up as a "bastard" and often relies on cleverness, luck, boldness and other strange tricks to win, Yue Siying also plays a part of Bao Zheng's role.
Overall, this character's personality is quite likable and he has a lot of roles, otherwise he wouldn't have been left to Zeng Li by Cao Xuan.
In fact, the original version of Cen Hao's performance was pretty good, and it can even be considered her most successful representative role besides the heartthrob in "Pink Lady".
But the key point is that Cao Xuan doesn't know Cen Hao now.
Fanxing and Zhou Yi are 50/50 investors in "Li Wei Becomes the Official". Zhouyi recommends the male lead Xu Zheng, and Fanxing will definitely get a role.
The role of Yue Siying is good. It would be fine if there is no suitable candidate, but now she is far from suitable.
If your own daughter-in-law can do it, then everyone must give way.
To be honest, Hu Jing has been filming one movie after another, and now she has become a popular little girl. Although Zeng Li is a Buddhist, Cao Xuan cannot say that he is not at all. If there is a suitable opportunity, he will also support the Empress of the West Palace.
Chinese opera schools are also about watching people play. The status of star teachers can make the environment more comfortable than ordinary teachers.
Zeng Li usually doesn't take on outside roles, mainly because she thinks the interpersonal relationships in the crew are complicated and there are too many things going on. She prefers a relatively simple environment like school.
If there was no Cao Xuan, for life or other aspects, she might choose to take on roles and become famous and make money.
But after getting together with Cao Xuan and seeing someone make hundreds of millions, she, who was originally a Buddhist, became less and less concerned about making money.
She is still traditional at heart, has a weak career ambition, prefers to support her husband and raise her children, and is content with the situation.
In comparison, Hu Jing is not very ambitious, but has a strong sense of independence. This may be related to the fact that she left her parents to study in the capital when she was a child.
Hu Jing knew that her small salary was just a drop in the bucket for Cao Xuan, and the gifts and pocket money Cao Xuan gave her every day were more than her salary.
But Hu Jing still wants to film. Just like she originally wanted to stand side by side with Cao Xuan, she may now know that it is unrealistic, but she still wants to maintain her financial and career independence.
This is not because Hu Jing is looking for a way out for herself, but because of her personality and her own stubbornness.
When Cao Xuan got along with them, Zeng Li's family was almost on the same page. Most of the time, Cao Xuan said whatever he wanted, and Zeng Li was used to or enjoyed being taken care of by Cao Xuan.
Hu Jing also listened to Cao Xuan, but the two had to discuss it and Cao Xuan could not make the decision for her.
Cao Xuan himself loved both Hu Jing's independence and confidence, and Zeng Li's obedience.
Facing the same personality alone may make you tired and bored, but embracing each other and finding balance and freshness will make your life enjoyable...
Under such a relationship, Zeng Li trusted Cao Xuan in everything except the relationship between men and women.
So, here Cao Xuan said that there was a play for her to act in, and Zeng Li came over to sign the contract without any hesitation. She knew that Cao Xuan would make arrangements for her.
Other crews have to deal with all kinds of troubles, but Cao Xuan's crew only focuses on filming and doesn't have to worry about anything else. This is her ideal crew situation.
The crew of "Li Wei Becomes an Official" is tentatively scheduled to have two producers, headed by Jiang Xuerou from Zhouyi, and Fanxing will also be assigned an assistant (supervisor) to assist (manage).
Fanxing hasn't finalized the candidate yet, but as long as it is confirmed, that will be Boss Zeng's biggest guarantee on the crew.
Zeng Li didn't care about this aspect and simply took a look at the contract handed over by the executive producer sent by Zhou Yi.
There are a total of 30 episodes, and the salary for each episode is 6,000 yuan, totaling 180,000 yuan. Compared with Zeng Li's current fame, it is slightly high, but it is also within a reasonable range.
But the pay is only a minor issue.
Mrs. Zeng took a few cursory glances and quickly signed with a pen, which shocked Zhou Yi's executive producer.
How can any actor sign a contract so happily? If you don't ask a lawyer to check it carefully, you should at least see the relevant benefits clearly.
This kind of actor's contract includes more than just the salary, which hotel to stay in, how many hours of work a day, whether there are any special holidays, including subsequent promotional schedules, and related various meal subsidies, transportation, and winter and summer subsidies.
From the film studio's point of view, they wanted to squeeze out the actors, hoping that the actors would be on duty 24 hours a day, and that they would be able to survive as long as they had food, accommodation, transportation, and no requirements. They shouted at all costs during the promotion period.
As for the actors, they also want to strive for a relatively favorable working environment, and at least the work intensity must be within a reasonable range.
There are real crews in the industry that treat actors like beasts. They spend 7 or 8 hours a day filming, putting on makeup, waiting for scenes, transitioning, and sleeping for no more than 4 hours.
Of course, there are also big names who work hard on the crew, asking which hotel to stay in, how much to pay for meals, which car to take, working hours in minutes, and all kinds of weird requirements that are unbelievable to the outside world.
Therefore, experienced actors and film producers must clearly negotiate various terms before signing a contract, so as to avoid being in trouble with the crew in the future.
"Would you like to take a closer look?"
The executive producer is good, mainly because he saw Zeng Li's beauty, so he reminded him, and Zeng Li smiled slightly, like the warm sunshine in early spring, which almost blinded the executive producer's eyes.
"No need, I trust the crew."
The executive producer didn't know whether the girl was stupid or kind, but Jiang Yue understood what was going on.
Zeng Li did not trust the crew of "Li Wei Becomes an Official", but trusted Cao Xuan and Fanxing. Fanxing was involved in this contract, and Zeng Li's treatment was absolutely reasonable, even generous.
Moreover, terms are terms, and they can be implemented flexibly if they are specific.
To put it bluntly, even if there are any pitfalls in the contract, Fanxing can change the contract back if he comes forward. As the producer, Zhou Yi has to sell face, and even if he doesn't sell it, Fanxing can still make him sell it.
After signing the contract, the executive producer told her the time and place for the crew of "Lee Wei as an Official" to report.
The crew will start shooting in May, and the filming is expected to be completed in early to mid-August, and will be broadcast by the end of the year or early next year.
The filming locations were at Xingmei Film and Television Base in Huairou, Beijing, and Zhuozhou Film and Television City in Hebei Province.
It was originally scheduled to be in Hengdian, but Fanxing was able to get along well in the capital, so the crew decided to shoot in the capital.
At this stage, Fanxing's costume dramas are almost all filmed in these two film and television bases, Huairan and Zhuozhou, mainly because they are close to the company and convenient, and they have easy connections with people.
Basically, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region can meet the needs of most costume dramas with stars. If a few scenes are not enough, then go to Hengdian and Xinwu to shoot.
In fact, Cao Xuan has always been interested in investing in and building a starry costume film and television base around the capital, which can not only meet shooting needs, but also engage in tourism development.
Supporting local economic tourism construction and employment rate is beneficial to Fanxing’s official corporate positioning in Beijing.
The most important thing is that it can occupy land. The land in and around the capital is valuable at any time.
Cao Xuan is unwilling to touch real estate, cannot play with it, and is too sensitive, but the film and television + tourism + cultural industries are healthy and positive, and are in line with the general tone of the future.
And it can form an industrial chain with Fanxing. Even if the tourism development is average, it can still take the film and television route.
He had already targeted the location. The suburbs of Beijing were the best. If that didn't work out, he would go to the east of Baoshi City in Hebei Province. That place had a bright future and was worth investing in.
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After chatting about the check-in time, the executive producer packed up and left first, but Jiang Yue left Zeng Li behind.
"When you go to the crew to film, you can't do without an assistant. It's also convenient to look after bags and deliver water."
"Look, should you look for it yourself, or should I look for it for you?"
"I……"
Before Zeng Li could speak, Han Mei poked her. Looking back, Han Mei looked expectant.
"Lizi, how about I work as your assistant? It's almost summer vacation when you're filming, so I'll be an intern on the set with you."
"Being an assistant is not fun."
Jiang Yue was afraid that Zeng Li would respond carelessly, so she quickly reminded: "To put it bluntly, the assistant is just doing errands at the scene. He wakes up earlier than the other person, goes to bed later than the artist, and has to stand up for the artist when anything happens. There is no thought of it."
So simple."
"I understand, Mr. Jiang, I am not Miss Jiao whom I have never met before. I have worked on construction sites and worked as a secretary for others. I am very good at serving people."
"If Meimei is willing to go, just follow me."
Compared to accepting a stranger again, Zeng Li still prefers to stay with an acquaintance. Even if Han Mei is not good at it, she can handle it by herself. It doesn't matter if she has to work with an assistant.
Jiang Yue is not sure about the situation between the two of them, so it’s not good to give advice. If it doesn’t work, find someone to take the lead.
"One more thing. In addition to the assistant, there is also a bodyguard, a female, from the army. He should be in place in the next two days. I will come over to introduce you to him then."
"Bodyguard? No need."
Zeng Li was a little uncomfortable with it. These days, it was enough for artists to have assistants. Sometimes they were really busy, but having bodyguards was a bit exaggerated. She was not a popular celebrity.
"He arranged this. It's not for ostentation, but mainly for safety reasons."
Jiang Yue spoke in general terms. Han Mei was confused when she heard it, but Zeng Li understood it.
In fact, Cao Xuan had mentioned this before. In the past two years, he had become extremely wealthy, and the media frequently reported on him. His success attracts attention, so he attaches great importance to safety.
Now he only has Zhu Jiang as a bodyguard on the surface, but in fact, he also has a special security team for traveling sometimes.
There is no way, these are chaotic times, New Oriental's Lao Yu was almost killed twice, Jack Ma was also said to have been detained, so he couldn't be on guard.
In this regard, Cao Xuan is very generous. Not only himself, but his parents, including Hu and Zeng, his two unexposed girlfriends, have made corresponding arrangements.
As soon as Zeng Li heard about Cao Xuan's arrangements and that [they had them], he immediately accepted the situation of having bodyguards around him.
On the other hand, Han Mei secretly smacked her lips. As a heroine, an assistant, and a bodyguard, Zeng Li's weight in Cao Xuan's heart was far greater than she imagined. The more she listened, the more she felt that her path seemed wider.
