Chapter Four Hundred and Twenty Six: Unkind Invitation
Noon Film and Television is famous for being strict. Unlike ordinary film crews, they generally don't let investors get involved easily. The director is the biggest in the crew, and it's rare to hear actors playing big names.
But as long as people are human, they have feelings and relatives and friends. Sometimes, due to face and other reasons, they have to agree to join the group.
It's okay to get into the cast based on connections, but some of them have bad acting skills and a bad temper. The whole crew is in a mess, and Kong Shen is really scared when he comes and goes.
In addition, I also considered that if I always use my own company's actors, I will be stuck in my own way. There will only be the same number of protagonists in the filming, and the audience will feel sick watching it.
Supporting people is expensive, and the annual expenditure of hundreds of millions is not a small amount. For the sake of the company's development, we decided to disband the artist department.
"I really don't want to act." Fang Jing laughed, "I'm so busy every day that I don't have time to act. This time it's just investment."
"In addition, I have admired Director Kong for a long time, so I took the opportunity to come and have a look."
Seeing that Fang Jing's words were sincere and not like lies, Hou Liang's expression changed and his old face wrinkled in a smile, "Mr. Fang, your investment is very welcome. I also admire your personality."
"There are not many people like you in the entertainment industry who truly do good deeds. I'm ashamed to say that I've lived for decades and I'm still not as open-minded as you young people."
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Kong Shen continued, "I misunderstood Mr. Fang just now. I will treat you later in the evening and punish myself with three drinks."
As long as no one is forced into the group, it's easy to talk about anything. Besides, Fang Jing is here to give money, so there's no need for the two of them to look down on others.
As Fang Jing said, sooner or later they will have to recruit investors for this drama anyway, and they are looking for investors, and some of them are not willing to come.
The content of the dramas at Noon is indeed exquisite, but sometimes the audience doesn't buy it, and it's not just one or two dramas that lose money. If Fang Jing is willing to invest, just invest, so everyone can save themselves the trouble.
"I am the one who punished myself with three glasses of wine. I blame me for not making it clear. However, Director Kong, I have a merciless request. I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Damn it, I said you shouldn't say it, why don't you stop? Seeing Fang Jing's expression of wanting to cause trouble, Kong Shen's face froze for a second.
Sure enough, there will be no pie in the sky.
"It's like this. There is an actress in our company named Yang Zi. She debuted as a child star and graduated from a major. She played the role of Xia Xue in "A Family with Children" when she was a child. She played the role of Lu Xueqi, the Immortal Killer, two years ago. She also acted in your company's drama before."
"I would like to recommend her to play the role of Qiu Yingying. Don't worry, I understand the rules. She will come here to audition first. Director Kong has the final say on whether it works or not."
"To be honest, I'm also annoyed by people who have connections and random people joining the cast, but Yang Zi is still pretty good, and her acting skills are incredible, and I think she's qualified for the role of Qiu Yingying."
Hou Liang said nothing and turned to look at Kong Shen. The director is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable person in a drama. Kong Shen was responsible for the early stage materials of this novel. He didn't know the extent of the role played by Qiu Yingying and it was difficult for him to speak.
"No problem, let's make an appointment for her to come and audition." After thinking for a few seconds, Kong Shen nodded in agreement.
He knows Yang Zi. She played the lead female role in her crew a few years ago, partnering with Huo Jianhua. Her acting skills are indeed decent, and she is considered good among the younger generation of actresses.
Moreover, the role of Qiu Yingying is not the heroine, but has been ranked as the fourth heroine. As long as it is passable, just play it as a favor to Fang Jing.
"Thank you so much, Director Kong. I will definitely have a few drinks with you tonight."
"Public is public, private is private. I know Yang Zi's acting skills. If it doesn't work, I won't agree even if you talk nonsense."
After chatting with Hou Liang for more than half an hour and making an appointment to have dinner in the evening, Fang Jing got up, thinking that he was leaving, and Hou Liang planned to give him a gift.
"Mr. Hou, don't bother, um... I have a gracious favor."
It was unfeeling again, Hou Liang's eyes twitched, what he was most afraid of now was these words.
Fang Jing was embarrassed, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed, "Nanjing has just been established a few years ago, and I have no experience in film and television company management before. I came here with selfish motives. I want to see how your artist department is doing."
Management and operation.”
Seeing Fang Jing showing his fox tail, Hou Liang sneered in his heart. The previous investment and the recruitment of people into the group were all foreshadowing. I'm afraid it's true that he came to poach people.
Although the news that they are disbanding the artist department has not been made public, there are still sharks who smell the fishy smell, and I am afraid Fang Jing is one of them.
Learning management experience is bullshit. How many dramas has Nanjing filmed one after another? The movie has a box office of more than 1 billion and you still have nothing to learn.
"Yes, Mr. Fang is very welcome to come and learn from his experience." Hou Liang said with a half-hearted smile.
The artist department is about to be disbanded, so just hire people. Except for a few artists who will cooperate in other ways, everyone else is left to their own devices and left to their own devices.
Fang Jing smiled and said: "Mr. Hou is not afraid that I will poach your people and become my rival in the future?"
Hou Liang laughed, "The Chinese market is so big that I and my family can't take it. There are countless film and television companies from all over the country. In total, there are not only 8,000 but also 5,000. They are much better than us. If I guard against them all,
, there is no need to live longer.”
"Moreover, quality is king in the film and television industry. It's not up to any artist to have the final say. I hope you can develop. The current market is too chaotic. It would be much better to have a few benchmarks to take the lead."
"With Mr. Hou's auspicious words, I will definitely cooperate with you again if I have the opportunity in the future."
Fang Jing admires Hou Liang's style and broad-mindedness. As he said, the Chinese market is too big. Thousands of film and television dramas are filmed every year. In the end, only dozens of films are seen by the audience, and only three to five are well-received and popular.
The complexity cannot be explained clearly by which company has more actors or which company has more famous actors.
After all, content is king. Only when the audience likes it is it truly good.
"You're welcome! I still have a meeting, so I won't accompany you there." Hou Liang nodded and smiled. He turned to Kong Shen beside him and said, "You accompany Mr. Fang for a walk."
After all, he is a company CEO who ranks among the top in the TV drama industry. Hou Liang is higher than Fang Jing in terms of both net worth and social status, so having him accompany Fang Jing to visit the company is a bit undervalued.
Kong Shen is just the right person. Not only is he a famous guide, but he also has shares in the company, so he can lead Fang Jing on a tour without losing his standing.
"It's okay, you're busy, see you later."
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There are not many people in the film and television artist department at noon. All the previous trainees have been asked to leave. Everyone knows that they are going to disband. Now those who are relevant are busy looking for new homes. It doesn't matter, they just sit and wait to die.
When a tree falls, all the animals will scatter, and artists leave the company. Unless the famous ones can stand on their own feet, it will be difficult for the less famous ones to survive.
There are managers in the company who can help with appointments, endorsements, and variety shows. When the company launches new dramas, they will give priority to their own people. Artists only need to concentrate on their work and don’t have to worry about anything else.
Once they leave the company and do not have an agent, the artist has to go to one production company after another to audition for roles, and make connections on his own to enter variety shows and find interviews.
An agent is like a chef, the company is like a restaurant, and artists work outside every day and just come back and eat.
Without a company, artists have to buy their own ingredients to cook. Whether it tastes good or not is another matter. Whether some people can afford the food is another question.