As soon as Tang An said this, Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Tang An would immediately replace the two protagonists.
In order to find an actor who could replace Wang Baoqiang, he searched all over the country, like looking for a needle in a haystack before he found a suitable actor, and he had to replace him with just one sentence.
"Director Tang, even without Wang Baoqiang, "囧 in Hong Kong" will definitely not be worse than "囧 in Thailand". I have carefully auditioned Bao Bao'er as an actor. Although he is not as good as Wang Baoqiang, no matter in appearance or performance, he can definitely do it. He is qualified for this role." Xu Zheng said quickly.
Tang An waved his hands and said, "Director Xu, as the negative image of Cai Lala in the partner movie, Bao Baoer can indeed form a sharp contrast with you, but have you ever considered that he doesn't have Wang Baoqiang's sense of humor, nor does he have the same sense of humor as Wang Baoqiang? Wang Baoqiang's popularity with the audience cannot guarantee whether the audience will accept him, so replacing him with Wang Baoqiang is the safest solution!"
Xu Zheng persuaded again, "Dr. Tang, I think Bao Bao'er is really good. He gives me the same feeling as Wang Baoqiang in "People on the Road"."
Tang An shook his head, "What I need is 100% certainty. This time your opponent is Zhou Xingchi, who is known as the King of Comedy. He is also a comedy. No movie can be said to be a sure winner against his movies."
"and!"
Tang An looked at Xu Zheng and said slowly, "If he wins, he will still be the undisputed king of comedy, but if you win, as a comedy director and actor, you can naturally take over this hat"
Tang An did not say that Wang Baoqiang was more suitable than Bao Baoer, but instead drew a big picture.
A comedian who doesn't want to be the king of comedy is not a good actor
There is no doubt that Xu Zheng is a little moved. Although he doesn't want to act in comedies all the time, after all, he has filmed too many comedies, and after forming a fixed impression in the audience's mind, his acting options are also limited.
However, no matter what genre, being titled King of XX is not too tempting for an actor.
It's like Xiao Yanzi has limited Zhao Wei's image. If you go back in time and tell her that after playing this role, her image will be fixed and she won't be able to escape it for more than ten years.
Even if she believed it, she would definitely choose to take this role.
Seeing that Xu Zheng was a little moved, Tang An also breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if he didn't use the Wang Baoqiang, Tang An wouldn't allow it.
Tang An said that he made the decision himself in "囧", but you can say that you let him make the decision, and you can also take back the rights.
The official character has two syllables, and the employer’s father also has two syllables.
I just don’t want to get into a stalemate with Xu Zheng. It’s best to resolve it peacefully. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll try harder.
"Then it's settled, Wang Baoqiang is replaced. Bao Bao'er, I'll apologize to Director Wang. I'll also ask Zhao Jun to inform Zhao Wei of the contract termination. Director Xu, please confirm the heroine as soon as possible. Wait until July Shooting will start around the middle of next month."
Tang An smiled and picked up the phone on the table and dialed Zhao Jun.
Xu Zheng hesitated and said, "But it's over the Wang Bao Wall."
Seeing that Xu Zheng was still hesitant to write, Tang An suddenly smiled and said, "I will go to Wang Baoqiang to find him personally. Nothing has happened between you two."
Previously he rejected Wang Baoqiang, but now he approached him. Xu Zheng was worried that there was a gap between the two parties, which would affect the filming.
Now that Tang An is willing to be the villain, Xu Zheng couldn't be happier.
Moreover, when he refused Wang Baoqiang before, his own excuse was that Tang An wanted to save costs and was reluctant to give the two people a share.
This is also true. Tang An said that only one person can be given a share, and Xu Zheng was right.
There is no problem with Wang Baoqiang, so Xu Zheng has nothing to say. Just let him participate. There is no other way.
"What about Zhao Wei?"
"I will handle the termination of the contract. Director Xu, just find the actors. And don't forget about the premiere the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll get busy first."
Xu Zheng didn’t say any more, Zhao Wei sold the share of "Hong Kong 囧" to Ah Li, and Ah Li turned around and acquired Cultural China.
The two sides will be rivals again during the Spring Festival next year and during the summer holiday. It can even be said that Ali has made it clear that he will fight Tang An during the summer holiday.
Zhao Wei can be said to have indirectly "surrendered to the enemy". It's strange that Tang An has no temper.
As soon as Xu Zheng went out, Zhao Jun, director of the production department, knocked on the door and came in.
"Old Zhao, you go contact Zhao Wei's agent and terminate the contract for "囧"."
Zhao Jun was also stunned. The top mainland actress had already signed a contract, so she was about to break the contract.
He asked with some uncertainty, "Dr. Tang, terminate the contract with Zhao Wei?"
"That's right, the 2 million yuan paid upfront is considered liquidated damages." Tang An nodded.
"What if the other party wants to compensate according to the contract?" Zhao Jun asked.
Tang An smiled and said, "There is a confidentiality clause in the contract. Before we officially announce the specific information of the movie, we are not allowed to disclose the details of the movie to anyone, including the main actors and other information!"
"Then I understand, I'll do it right away."
"If she wants the two million paid to her, let the Legal Department prepare it if she doesn't want it."
Many production crews will have similar confidentiality clauses, and generally production crews will not enforce them. Actors sometimes expose themselves for publicity.
Of course, I would not say it myself. I would find an outsider to release the news, using some suspicious and speculative words, and then the actor himself would not deny it.
Zhao Wei couldn't deny it now. He had already signed a contract with Ali Pictures. There were so many reporters at the scene, so he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.
As for Tang An himself saying he didn't care, who was present at the time and who can prove it?
Of course, if Zhao Wei wants to litigate, the group's legal department will also accompany him. The confidentiality clause is clearly written in the contract, and he will lose if he fights.
If she had been smarter, the two parties could have settled the matter peacefully and terminated the contract on the pretext that the actor was unsuitable and unwell.
Otherwise, she will be the one to be embarrassed!
Tang An rubbed his head and put on Wang Baoqiang. As long as Xu Zheng doesn't mess around, there should be no problem with the quality of "囧 in Hong Kong".
As for replacing Zhao Wei, it is just to vent his anger and show off his muscles.
Wanting to get a share of "Embarrassed in Hong Kong", he also acquired Cultural China, competed with himself during the Spring Festival release, and also made a special "Tomb Raiders Notes" during the summer release, all aimed at him, Tang An. If there is no expression at all, how can it be done?
You are awesome, Lao Zhi is even better than you.
Even if Zhao Wei is a top actress in the country, with the huge status gap between the two parties, a change is a change, let alone that she violated the contract in the first place.
Hollywood superstar Robert Downey Jr. was found to be unsuitable after the filming of "Gravity" began, and he was also replaced by Clooney.
When "Snowflake and the Secret Fan" was about to start filming, Zhang Ziyi was replaced by Li Binbin.
As for the investment, there was no separate contract signed at that time, so the 2.4 million yuan in the salary was used to deduct the 2.4 million yuan investment. Now it is naturally invalid.
At eight o'clock in the evening, in a private club, several senior executives of Ali Pictures and Dong Ping, chairman of Cultural China, gathered together to celebrate.
Zhao Wei and Huanglong were also among them.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Wei had already met Zhao Jun and said everything that needed to be said.
Zhao Wei talked about this matter as soon as she arrived, including the fact that the crew wanted to terminate the contract with her and that the original investment contract was also invalidated.
Zhao Wei has never received such treatment since she became famous. This is a great humiliation for her. Now her whole mood is very bad.
After hearing what she said, Zhang Qiang, Zhang Wei, and Dong Ping were silent for a while. Apparently, they didn't expect Tang An to do such a wonderful job and move so fast.