Fang Jing laughed as he listened, "You want beauty, but you don't have the funds, you don't have the actors, and you haven't got the right relationship. You asked me to find an A-list actress for 20 million. Where can I find her?"
"There are dozens of episodes. It would take only two or three months to shoot. It would be impossible to finish them. According to the current market situation, the minimum price is 50 million!"
The current era is not 1819. At that time, relevant departments took action and stars' salaries were generally reduced by half. As long as you have money, you are not afraid of finding actors.
In the cold winter of film and television, it would be good if you can film some movies. There is no way for actors to be picky and picky. But that’s not the case now. There are so many young talents running rampant. If you don’t have tens of millions, you shouldn’t speak politely.
The highest ones offered a sky-high salary of hundreds of millions. Xu Shi could only ask for 20 million for a half-month schedule at most. After the filming, he was lucky. If he didn't finish the filming, he would have to rely on a stand-in for the rest. The quality of this kind of drama can be good.
That's weird.
"And I may not have time. You also know that I am a Huanrui artist now. The company wants to make money, so how can they let me shoot for free."
Fang Jing’s appearance price for a party is 700,000 yuan. If he wants to make a TV series, he can’t be hired without 20 to 30 million yuan. With such a big money tree, Huanrui would have to be crazy to let him take on the free Lao Jiumen. Of course
, if Fang Jing wants to take over, the company will have nothing to do with him, but the relationship will definitely become tense in the future.
Xu Shi felt worried and frowned, "Then what do you think we should do? Are we really going to stop filming?"
"I didn't say I won't shoot." Fang Jing said solemnly: "In this way, you prepare the preliminary work first. Acting is a small matter. I will think of a way and shoot when I have free time next year."
"It may be a little difficult in terms of funding. Tens of millions is not a small amount and it won't be available in a short time. You have to take your time."
These days, who would invest in a company with a few people for no reason? Even if Fang Jing is famous, not many people would dare to invest in him.
"Next year? When next year?" Xu Shi was a little anxious, "If it doesn't work out, let's just go with a small budget? We don't want first-line stars, and the film school will just find a few photogenic ones."
This is truly the first adaptation in my life, and Xu Shi is more excited than anyone else. He didn't participate too much in the last Tomb Raiders, and couldn't make the final decision on many things.
In particular, those screenwriters of Sha Qian Dao added several characters to him that were not in the book. For this, he was attacked even for his meager salary, and countless book fans scolded him to death.
This time it was different. He was involved in writing, finding people, character design, and adapting it into a script. It can be said that he put all his efforts into it. He was really unwilling to give it a try.
When he heard that funds were insufficient, his first thought was to save money but still shoot. At worst, he would be more rigorous and have higher quality requirements in order to achieve the best results.
"No!" Fang Jing said resolutely, thought for a while and said cruelly: "If you want to shoot it, just shoot it. I will shoot it in the spring of next year. You find the director and the crew, and I will come over as soon as the money is available."
I was really afraid that this guy would casually start shooting with just three melons and two dates, but Fang Jing would stop him.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll make arrangements when I get back and wait for your good news." Xu Shi was moved. If Lao Jiumen wanted to shoot, he had to nod his head, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it.
This is his dream. Fang Jing can actually give up. He doesn't know if he can make money. The investment and sacrifice are too big. If he is not careful, his career will be overturned.
After leaving the coffee shop, Fang Jing was worried and promised Xu Shi and Huanrui that he would be ready to break up. According to the market price, he would pay at least 20 million to star in a film like Lao Jiumen.
If you don't pay a penny to act now, it would be equivalent to directly cutting off Huanrui's 10 million yuan in wealth. It would be strange if he didn't get angry. If he hadn't been thinking of running away, he would not have dared to agree to Xu Shi.
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How I wish there was someone like you
But dusk and morning cannot recognize each other
The rain stopped, the song stopped, the wind continued
The umbrella was left behind again
I wish you were the last one
But youth and growth rings can’t bear to recognize each other
Find one person in a city with a lamp
The journey of wandering
Passing by your world
Yan Jing and Han Han got the song demo sent by Fang Jing. They chose Fang Jing this time with the idea of giving it a try. If it didn't work out, they had to look for someone else.
But after Deng Chao came back, he kept praising him, saying that Fang Jing hummed a few lines, which fit the theme of their movie very well.
For this reason, Han Han has been itching in his heart. As a director and half a musician, it's not that he doesn't understand music. He has always wanted to meet Fang Jing, a musical talent rumored by the outside world. In addition, Deng Chao praised him so much that he waited for these few minutes to demo
It's been a long time.
He put on his headphones and listened to it seven or eight times in a row, opened his eyes, and Han Han called Fang Jing. The assistant answered the call.
"Hello, I'm Han Han. I'm looking for Fang Jing. Is he not here? It's okay. You tell him we want this song from your whole world."
…
"Sister Ning! Are you free tonight? Let me treat you to dinner and talk about something." After getting off work at five o'clock, Fang Jing finished recording Passing Through Your World and returned to the company to find Yang Ning.
"I don't have time, so let's talk here. There are a lot of things." Yang Ning bent over the desk, staring at the information without raising her head. She had no intention of getting off work.
Fang Jing closed the door, sat down on the sofa, and asked seriously: "Do I have any work arrangements from January to March next year?"
"Many, New Year's Eve concerts, four variety shows, the company's costume dramas, Zhu Xian promotions, dozens of large and small announcements."
"The company's costume drama should be promoted to me."
Yang Ning looked up, "Why?"
"I have a drama here, so I may not have time."
"Are you crazy? This is the lead actor! What drama did you accept? Which director? Why didn't you tell me?" Yang Ning's mouth was like a machine gun, and she asked four questions in succession.
Facing this female tiger, Fang Jing said weakly: "Online drama, voluntary starring without pay, the director is not famous, we just decided today."
"Phew!" Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that Fang Jing had secretly agreed to someone else to film something, and it turned out to be a web series. Since it was a voluntary role, it should be a guest appearance. There were not many scenes, and it could be done in a few days.
"There's no need to turn down the company's drama for such a trivial matter! This is the lead male lead? I'm kidding you."
"No, I may be the second male or the first male, and I really don't have time."
"What?" Yang Ning's voice was high, with a look of disbelief on her face, "Is this what you call a voluntary role? Who is voluntarily playing the lead role? You don't need any money. What do you think, you have been drugged?"
"I'm not drugged. I'm serious and I've thought about it very clearly."
"No, I don't agree! The company won't agree either. The director is Zhang Yimou or Feng Xiaogang. As for getting paid for free? They don't make online dramas either!"
"By the way, were you caught by someone and had to shoot you?"
Fang Jing couldn't laugh or cry, "What clue can I have? The investor is Xu Shi, the author of Notes on Tomb Raiders. This time, he filmed another film of his, Lao Jiumen. They don't have enough funds. They really don't have any money. As a friend, I acted in a friendly way.
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Yang Ning thought about it and gave Fang Jing a strange look, "How much did you invest in total this time?"
"Four thousand... what we are, it's him, it's none of my business."
"Pretend, you keep pretending, Nanjing Entertainment, right? Major shareholder Xu Li, your class teacher, do you want me to continue? I felt something was wrong when you played Zhang Qiling last time. How can you be so lucky, Xu Shi
Even friends can't support you."
Yang Ning didn't even need to look it up. She opened the Xu Shi company's website and understood Xu Li's name in the shareholder column.
Doesn’t she know who Xu Li is if others don’t know her? She handled all Fang Jing’s information by herself, including her home address, relatives and friends.