It would be a while before the crew came in to meet the audience. Fan Binbin and Wang Xiaoming had nothing to do and started chatting.
The two of them are old acquaintances, and their relationship was not competitive when they were in Huayi. On the surface, their relationship was pretty good.
It is basically no secret that Fan Binbin wants to compete for the role of Daji in the "Fengshen" series. After all, she has played this role and the response has been good.
Moreover, Daji is also the final female character in the entire "Fengshen". Most of the other female characters are supporting roles that do not appear for a long time. Fan Binbin will not play supporting roles for other actresses now.
Of course, if Tang An was directing it himself, supporting roles would not be impossible.
As for what role Wang Xiaoming wants to compete for, Fan Binbin can guess it.
King Zhou is definitely not suitable, and the only characters like Yang Jian and Ji Fa are available.
"Do you want to audition Yang Jian this time?" Fan Binbin asked.
"right."
Wang Xiaoming nodded, he had nothing to hide, and with his status, he didn't have many roles to choose from.
The original character in "Legend of the Gods" was Yang Jian. In the entire "Fengshen Legend", the younger generation characters are Yang Jian and Nezha who are the most famous.
It would definitely not work to let him play Nezha, so the best role would be Yang Jian.
Of course, there are also Ji Fa and Boyi exams, but Yang Jian is more famous, difficult and risky, and at the same time, once successful, the rewards will be huge.
Ji Fa should have more roles. If he can't get Erlang Shen, Ji Fa will be able to do it.
However, Wang Xiaoming did not have much confidence. He was a little worried and said, "We have never had contact with Director Wu and don't know him very well. It seems that he made the decision on this casting, and Director Tang will not interfere."
Domestic directors like to use acquaintances. The more familiar the acquaintances are, the better they understand the actors' characteristics and performance methods, and the crew is easier to manage.
Otherwise, like those great directors, they favor newcomers. Newcomers mean a blank slate and are easier to train.
After all, most actors' performances have their own characteristics, and once they are fixed, it is difficult to change them.
Fan Binbin smiled and said, "With such a big project, more than 300 million US dollars, how could Director Tang not interfere? If you have a good relationship with Director Tang, the chances are better."
Wang Xiaoming shook his head and sighed, "You didn't know him well during those years in Huayi. Friendship is useless, and any inappropriate relationship is useless."
In "The Wind" and "Chinese Partner", Wang Xiaoming is the actor who has collaborated with Tang An the most besides Liu Ye, and they are all starring.
At the same time, these were the only two films that Wang Xiaoming was successful in, and he was able to successfully gain a foothold on the big screen.
However, the subsequent films "Now You See Me" and "Edge of Tomorrow" were not equal to him. The former required stage and comedy effects, which he thought he was capable of. "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Romance of Tomorrow" are not just comedies.
When he auditioned for "Edge of Tomorrow", he was rejected because he was not tall enough. Fortunately, he also underwent special training, so he suffered a slight setback. If he had known better, he should have prepared a pair of height-increasing shoes.
This time, he learned the lesson from last time. Wang Xiaoming is already custom-making a pair of height-increasing shoes. They can definitely achieve the effect of wearing 1.8 meters without looking inconsistent.
After all, the character Yang Jian must have a high regard for appearance.
Fan Binbin said, "How can Director Tang safely leave the two-billion-dollar project to Director Wu to decide? You have already got the time for the audition. The audition will be held before the end of the month. It just so happens that Director Tang will be filming "Operation Red Sea" soon."
” Choosing this time to audition must be because Director Tang wants to finalize the actor before he leaves.”
"Operation Red Sea" has long been announced to be released in the summer of 2015. There is still one year left, and Tang An will definitely start filming after finishing "Mysterious Superstar".
The "Feng Shen" series has been in preparation for almost two years, and there is no rush at this moment. Instead, I chose to audition when Tang An's new film is about to start filming. It is obvious that Tang An will personally check it.
Wang Xiaoming was right. If this was the case, he and Tang An would at least have a good relationship, which would give them another hope.
Then they talked about their recent work. Fan Binbin talked about the new film "Bombing" that he had just received. He wanted to take advantage of "Wolf Warrior" to bring up the popularity of military films, plus Tang An's "Operation Red Sea".
If you ride the popularity, there may be surprises at the box office.
Wang Xiaoming also knew a little about the large-scale production with an investment of 80 million. He asked, "Isn't this a film that was prepared four years ago? It has been delayed for so many years and is finally about to start shooting?"
Fan Binbin nodded and said, "Originally there was a big gap in funds, but Hehehe Photos took the initiative to come to the door. Not only did he bear the remaining investment, but he also expanded the cost to 300 million."
The original theme film with an investment of 80 million was still a project spearheaded by Yang Buting, the chairman of China Film Group Corporation at the time. Now it has become a commercial war film with an investment of 300 million.
With an investment of 300 million, there are only two projects in the country in a year. Fan Binbin is also very happy to receive this project.
Wang Xiaoming was a little confused. It was rare for investors to be so stupid. They usually wanted to reduce costs as much as possible, but he had never seen one that directly increased the cost from 80 million to 300 million. It couldn't be because of the money.
If you think about it carefully, behind Hehehe Video is Kuailu Group, a financial company with more than a dozen p2p platforms. It is estimated that raising more than 200 million is not a big problem, and the losses will belong to the users.
The boss looks like he has been in the film industry all year round. When he appears in front of the media, he always wears a white tunic suit. He likes to take photos with celebrities with thumbs up, and posts the photos on Weibo, and then @the star, even if it is rare
Even being replied to does not diminish his enthusiasm.
Wang Xiaoming didn't know him very well, but he seemed to be very passionate about the film industry, so it's not surprising that he was able to make a fortune.
Wang Xiaoming is also a little envious of projects with a huge investment of 300 million. Except for "The Wheel", which is the only one he can succeed in, other movies do not have much box office potential, and it is unrealistic to win awards.
Even in order to maintain popularity, another TV series was filmed after "Jing Zhong Yue Fei".
The launch of the "Fengshen" series has already affected most of the entertainment industry even though it has just recruited actors.
Not only Fan Binbin, but also Wang Xiaoming and others are now trying their best to get an audition spot, regardless of whether they have film appointments or not.
The production fee is 2 billion, which is unique in China.
Some are quite confident due to various reasons, while others are anxiously waiting for the audition to begin.
However, the summer season still has to continue. On the new Monday, August 4th, the newly released "The White-Haired Witch" ushered in an explosive dive, with the single box office plummeting from 43 million last Sunday to 12 million.
The drop was as high as 72%, which was a huge collapse.
Such a high drop in the second week is also rare. "The White-Haired Witch" only received 92 million in the whole week, and 302 million in two weeks, showing a lack of success.
No matter how bad the reputation is, for games such as "Tomb Raiders" and "Tiny Times", the early trend will not be so low. It can be said that it has refreshed the perception of people in the industry.
Fan Binbin, who was originally expecting "The White-Haired Witch" to prove her box office appeal, was dumbfounded at this time. She knew that it had a bad reputation before, but she never expected that it would collapse to this extent.
Based on this trend, it would be good if the box office next week could reach 20 to 30 million, and the final total box office would be over 300 million.
Now the so-called box office appeal no longer exists, and Fan Binbin only has the advantage of experience.
Wang Xiaoming is also very disappointed. No matter which director or investor is changed, it will be difficult for him to use an actor who has just failed to act in his play.
Then you have to rely on your true abilities and impress Tang An and Wu Ershan with your acting skills during the audition.
Compared with their disappointment, Wang Zhongjun and Xiang Huaqiang felt a little gloating at this time.
Two films with the same theme were already almost talked about verbally, and the actors still wanted to audition for the opposite.
Even though this is a normal thing, it would make anyone uncomfortable.
Wang Zhongjun said happily, "Now I want to see how Fan Binbin came to the door to sign the contract. I just made a movie, so there is definitely no hope."
Wang Zhonglei asked, "Should we pay more for the film and treatment?"
"Of course. If you don't sign the contract when it comes time, you have no choice now." Wang Zhongjun said without thinking.
When prices can be lowered, capital will definitely not let it go.
Originally, it was normal for actors to have other choices, and it was normal for the movie to fail. The contract had already been negotiated, and the actor's salary would generally not be reduced because of this, otherwise the appearance would be too ugly.
Even if Fan Binbin went to Wu Ershan's audition and failed in the end, Wang Zhongjun would still count on the previous cooperation for the sake of the box office success of "The White-Haired Witch".
But now these two situations have come together, the role will definitely not be available, and the movie's box office will collapse, giving Wang Zhongjun an excuse.
ps: Wori, yesterday was not the Qingming Festival. I made a mistake. I turned off my phone and slept until noon. I wanted to pretend to be sick, but in the end I got a call to go to work...
Today is the Qingming Festival, happy holiday, and pay attention to fire prevention when burning paper.