Before the audition started, Wu Ershan came to Tang An's office with the director of photography of the "Apotheosis" series Wang Li, art director Ye Jintian, director producer Chen Guohua, chief producer Huang Jianxin, co-producer Song Ge and others.
The crew is too large, the overall structure is far larger than any other movie in recent years, and there are more people in the same position.
It is as bloated as a state-owned enterprise. In addition to the production, there is also a director producer, a chief producer, five supervisors, four co-producers, four producers, and four executive producers.
There are 19 supervisors and producers alone, which is enough to show how complicated this film is, not to mention dozens of middle-level people. The number of middle-level and above-level people in the crew alone is more than that of an average blockbuster film crew.
Tang An did not participate in the audition. The overall style of the movie has been determined. They are all top professionals in the industry, so there is no big problem in choosing an actor.
I come into contact with countless actors all year round, and it goes without saying that I can judge people's abilities.
Although it is often seen that some movies and TV dramas use actors who are obviously mismatched, there are still few cases of blindness. The main reason is the relationship between various aspects, which affects the actors of a drama.
Even Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou can't completely decide on the actors they want to use, let alone other people's scenes.
The heroine of "The Great Wall" has been pre-determined, and Zhang Yimou has no choice.
Feng Xiaogang's "Youth" has not yet started production, and Yan Geling has not finished the script. He and Guan Hu are tinkering with "Old Paoer", and after many discussions, the starring role was recently confirmed.
Two new-generation stars, Li Yifeng and Wu Fan, are playing important roles, but they are not the ones who care about Hu.
But there was no other way. He had to take care of the face of Xiao Fei, the second largest investor in "Lao Pao Er". Xiao Fei once graduated from Chinese opera and worked as a singer at Yu Quan's eq record for several years. Later, he started his own business. At that time, Li Yifeng's record contract also
Signed under Yuquan, the two have a good relationship.
He was also the helmsman of the original "Three-Body" project of Youzhu Pictures, and was a golfer of Wang Zhonglei. After starting his business, Huayi Investment provided the A-round financing.
Teng Huatao was also Wang Zhonglei's golfing and drinking buddy back then. With this relationship, Wang Zhonglei didn't even invest in "Love Is Not Blind", but this time he had nothing nice to say to his golfing friend.
Of course, one Xiao Fei is not enough, Guan Hu can refuse.
However, coupled with other factors, eq Records can be said to be from the Huayi series, and the actors are barely good, so Guan Hu only hired him.
The same goes for Wu Fan. The daughter of the boss of Yaolai is his crush, and Feng Xiaogang is a shareholder of Yaolai.
Cheng Long is also a shareholder of Yaolai, and Huayi also wants to win over Cheng Long. After all, Cheng Long's films have sold very well in the past two years.
The entertainment industry is basically a competition for connections and resources, and casting for many projects cannot be entirely based on the project itself.
If there are enough resources, a pig can fly. If it cannot fly, it can only be said that there are not enough resources and it is not good enough.
However, in the "Feng Shen" series, there is no need to worry about all aspects of relationships and favors. Tang An emphasized again, "I leave the auditions to you, check them carefully, and only want the most suitable actors."
Wu Ershan nodded and responded, "Don't worry, Mr. Tang, we are fully prepared for every role."
"We will also follow Director Wu's request, as long as Director Wu thinks it's appropriate."
Huang Jianxin, Chen Guofu and others also expressed their opinions, mainly based on the director's opinion.
If you know what kind of actor to look for, there will be no problem.
Only when you have a clear goal can you do things smoothly and be more likely to succeed. This is the same in any industry.
Xiaomi has developed rapidly in the past two years because Lei Jun has accurately positioned the market and is cost-effective.
The second blue and green factory was able to succeed and later overwhelm Xiaomi in market share because it had a clear positioning and captured the market of girls.
It is definitely more important for girls to take pictures of themselves with their mobile phones than to take pictures of others, so in the future, the front camera of the mobile phone of Blue and Green Factory No. 2 will be higher than the rear camera.
As for running scores and stuff like that, most people don't care.
The same is true in the film and television industry. More and more urban, costume, martial arts, fairy tale, and fantasy idol dramas are appearing. One of them is criticized and the other is criticized. No matter what type of remake, it will become an idol drama.
The production company has also found its market position correctly. They make these idol dramas for fans, girls, and younger audiences.
The "Fengshen" series is positioned as an epic blockbuster and cannot be made into an idol film or a romance film. The casting must also be as reliable as this.
The overall style is different, and the actors used are different.
The audition lasted for an entire afternoon and ended after it was past the time to get off work.
Wu Ershan also handed a list of names they had agreed upon to Tang An for review.
"Dr. Tang, the main roles have basically been decided. Some actors need to be reconsidered. Take a look."
"Thank you for your hard work, Director Wu, let me take a look."
Tang An took a stack of resumes with their respective roles marked on them and read them carefully.
King Zhou, Zhang Hanyu.
Daji, Tang Yan.
Queen Jiang, Qin Lan.
Shen Gongbao, Huang Bo.
Wen Zhong, Zhang Guangyuan.
Bigan, Tang Dynasty Wall.
Fei Zhong, Wang Xun.
Jiang Ziya, Chen Kun.
Ji Chang, Ma Shaohua.
Ji Fa, Wang Kai.
Boyikao, Brother Hu.
Yang Jian, Han Dong
In the trilogy, more than a dozen main characters are basically all present.
Before the audition, Wu Ershan thought about it for a long time, observed many actors, and had a rough idea in his mind. Only then could he determine these roles in one afternoon.
This lineup couldn't be more luxurious.
Huang Bo and Chen Kun's salary has already entered the million-dollar club. Zhang Hanyu, like Huang Bo and Liu Ye, paid 10 million for his share of "The Cook, Actor, and the Scoundrel", and now his external offer has reached 10 million.
With three actors worth tens of millions, plus Tang Yan's salary of 8 million, the salary of these four first-line movie stars is close to 40 million.
Veteran drama stars such as Tang Guoqiang, Zhang Guangyuan and Ma Shaohua are relatively cheap. Although Wang Kai and Hu Ge are paid high salaries in TV dramas, when it comes to the big screen, they are less than half of Chen Kun and others.
Wu Ershan also explained why he chose these actors.
The role settings are different, and the types of actors are also different.
Zhang Hanyu's King Zhou and Chen Kun's Jiang Ziya, these two characters are a big challenge and have changed a lot.
There was generally no problem. Wu Ershan was the director, so he had already thought clearly about who to choose, and Tang An agreed to the list.
Zhang Guangyuan played the role of Wen Zhong, but it was a pity that there was no suitable role for Li Youbing in the Western Zhou Dynasty, otherwise Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong could reunite again.
If two people really face each other on the battlefield, the online joke makers will definitely add another ghost theme, with the dubbing of "Brother Yunlong, Concubine Yun is here".
Wu Ershan also considered for a long time to choose Zhang Guangyuan to play Wen Zhong instead of the Tang Guoqiang he had previously thought of. After all, Wen Zhong was the Grand Master, and the only person who could control King Zhou was a military general.
Zhang Guangyuan has a very obvious arrogance. Whether it is Lu Bu or Chu Yunfei, this temperament is very suitable for facing King Zhou and the army of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and facing Jiang Ziya.
Between Shang Rong and Bigan, Wu Ershan also chose Tang Guoqiang to play Bigan.
As two loyal ministers who have a lot of roles, Bi Gan is definitely more important.
Ya Xiang is also the prime minister. From Prime Minister Zhuge to Ya Xiang, it is a pity that there is no Sima Yi on the opposite side. Neither Wei Zongwan nor Ni Dahong can play the role of Ji Chang.
Ma Shaohua's face is perfect for the role of Ji Chang. He is kind-hearted, full of wisdom and majesty. The film "The Communist Party at the Turn of History" is also a rare masterpiece in the same genre, and the performance is very good.
After everything was confirmed to be okay, Tang An arranged for Zhao Jun to choose a time to sign contracts with the actors.
Although it is a trilogy, there will definitely not be three paychecks, otherwise the four first-line stars alone will cost more than 100 million. Although the other actors are worth two to three million, they cannot handle the large number of people.
Moreover, most of the supporting characters did not appear in every film, and even if they did, they did not appear for much time.
At that time, the two parts of "Red Cliff" were only paid for one film, and they were filmed together like this. If you wait until the first film is released before filming the second film, you will definitely have to pay two wages.
However, the remuneration given to one film in this trilogy is not appropriate. Several leading actors throughout the series were given 1.8 times the remuneration.
The remuneration for the trilogy is 1.8 times, which is quite a lot. It is an absolutely conscientious price.
After all, even if there are several protagonists, they will not be the absolute protagonists in every movie.
Moreover, this time between the actors and the investors, the investors take the initiative. Let alone 1.8 times the remuneration, even if it is 1.5 times, these actors will accept it. After all, you don’t know if you can get a two billion investment once in ten years.
Once the box office becomes a hit, that's not what you will gain.
Others will be paid according to the number of scenes, and the production department will naturally do the math.
The good thing about the series is that it can be shot in one go, and the cost of actors can be saved.