Because it was a live audition, the contract and remuneration had not been finalized yet.
Generally speaking, except for the leading actors such as Jet Li, who are personally negotiated by Zhang Yimou, the salaries of other supporting actors are negotiated by assistants.
But Li Yi's situation was different. Zhang Yimou took him into a single room.
As soon as the door closed, Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "Xiaoyi, you are so much younger than me, so I will call you the same as Lianjie."
"Okay, Director Zhang." Li Yi nodded.
"Don't call me Director Zhang, I'm unfamiliar with you. I'm very familiar with Lianjie and the others. I heard that Lianjie values you very much, so you treat me like a big brother. If you're willing, just call me Uncle Zhang."
"Zhang Yimou was straightforward and sat down next to the sofa.
Li Yi sat in front of him. Although he also wanted to show a relaxed state, after all, the person sitting opposite him was the national director, so he still had to show some respect.
"Well, Xiaoyi, I originally asked Cheng Daoming to play the role of King Qin in this play, but he really didn't have the time, so I had to publicly select people for auditions. As for remuneration, our budget is sufficient, but after all
Xiaoyi, your name is still a bit lacking, so in terms of price, you still can’t surpass Mr. Cheng. Look, how about 800,000 yuan for a movie?”
Zhang Yimou's words almost revealed all the causes and consequences.
Li Yi was not very surprised or disappointed about the 800,000 yuan salary.
I have to say that the price is very accurate.
If the offer is too low, then you will definitely be sorry for your current worth.
If the offer is too high, it would be unfair to Teacher Cheng Daoming.
So of course Li Yi can also sympathize with the crew and director Zhang Yimou's considerations.
What's more, he didn't expect to make a lot of money through this drama!
Being able to work with Zhang Yimou once, even if it is a supporting role, can give me some background as a celebrity!
Zhang Yimou was worried that Li Yi would not accept this price. After all, the salaries of young artists are indeed high now. He also added: "Don't worry, we have a long time to live. After we work together on this movie, we can continue to work together in the future, and I am in this circle."
I also know a lot of directors, and it will be very simple to introduce you to other crews when the time comes. After all, I still have a certain reputation as an old man."
Li Yi hurriedly said: "No, no, Director Zhang, you are overthinking. We will make a contract at this price! Being able to film with you is already a hard-won opportunity. I don't have to worry about how much the salary will be. I just hope that it will be
Director Zhang can give me more guidance and help me improve my acting skills!"
Zhang Yimou was shocked. He didn't expect that the guy in front of him was so young and so well-versed in language skills.
Be relaxed and humble!
To put it bluntly, he just knows how to flatter!
It’s not like Zhang Yimou has never heard of flattery, and he also hates flattery, but for some reason, he actually likes to hear what this kid says.
"No problem! I guarantee that as long as you keep this attitude, you will win the Best Actor Award sooner or later!" Zhang Yimou stood up and said happily.
Later, Zhang Yimou asked his assistant to give Li Yi a script and asked someone to act opposite him.
Zhang Yimou, on the other hand, has auditioned all the remaining supporting roles and is preparing to enter the filming stage.
Zhang Yimou's assistant is a young girl in her early twenties.
She doesn't look like other directors' assistants, she has a beautiful figure, is mature and tall.
On the contrary, she has a natural free and easy attitude. After she saw Zhang Yimou leaving, she immediately came in front of Li Yi and said, "Little brother, you are so handsome!"
Li Yi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this guy was cautious about his words and actions in front of Zhang Yimou, but turned out to be a lively little girl in private.
"Haha, thank you, my little sister is very cute too." Li Yi replied.
"My name is Lin Yue, the forest of two trees, the joy of joy." Lin Yue seemed to have forgotten Zhang Yimou's request, which was to help Li Yi read the script, but ended up chatting on the side.
Li Yi looked at Lin Yue who was blinking. He had opened the script and closed it again. Then he looked at her and said, "You don't seem to recognize me? Have you seen my play?"
"No, I heard they said your name is Li Yi. Because I have to fly with Director Zhang all day long, I don't know much about domestic affairs." Lin Yue immediately picked up the phone and searched for the word Li Yi on the Internet.
When she saw the news on Weibo, she was surprised. Then she immediately took two steps back and apologized: "Sorry, Mr. Li Yi, I, I didn't know you were already a celebrity artist."
At first, Lin Yue just thought that Li Yi was a newcomer selected in Hengdian. Who would have thought that he was already Mr. Billionaire Box Office!
"It doesn't matter, not all ordinary people know whether they are celebrities or not." Li Yile laughed.
But he wanted to read the script now, so he asked Lin Yue, "How about you go get me a glass of water and I'll read the script?"
Seeing that Li Yi was not like other big-name celebrities, Lin Yue felt a little more relaxed and returned to her original state, making an OK gesture: "Don't worry, I'll pour you a glass of warm water at 52.0 degrees Celsius.
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After Lin Yue left, Li Yi thought for a while.
What the hell is 52.0 degree warm water?
But he didn't think much about it, and then opened the script.
The title of the script reads "Hero".
The background story takes place during the Warring States Period.
Seven heroes rose together, but Qin was the most powerful.
The Qin State was eager to annex the six countries and unify the world.
In order to protect the country, all the top assassins wanted to assassinate King Qin.
Among them, Liang Chaowei plays the Zhao Guo assassin Can Jian, and Zhang Manyu plays Feixue.
Three years ago, Can Jian and Feixue both broke into the Qin Palace and assassinated the King of Qin, but at the last moment, Can Jian gave up the opportunity to kill the King of Qin with his own hands.
As a result, the two had a grudge.
Li Lianjie plays the assassin Wuming. In order to avenge his family and save the Zhao country from danger, he devotes himself to sword practice.
And he only practices one move, which is to kill in ten steps.
After practicing hard for ten years, he finally mastered the peerless swordsmanship.
But it was not easy to get within ten steps of King Qin, so Wuming found Changkong.
Changkong, played by Zhen Zidan, is one of the three swordsmen of Zhao State who assassinated Qin Shihuang.
In order to give Wuming a chance to stay ten steps away from the King of Qin, Changkong pretended to be defeated by Wuming's sword and offered up his own spearhead to help Wuming!
Of course the King of Qin didn't know this. One day he heard that Can Jian and others had been killed by a Qin swordsman named Wuming.
He was very happy and hurriedly summoned Wuming to the palace to meet him, but at the same time he was also cautious and worried about being deceived.
King Qin and Wuming started a desperate battle in the palace.
After reading the entire script, Li Yi felt somewhat confident.
The world fought, divided and combined, resulting in countless casualties. Finally, King Qin unified the world and resolved the war.
Moreover, after proclaiming himself emperor, his achievements in writing, writing, and driving cars, and establishing counties and counties were enough to make him stand out among the others.
With the title of "Eternal Emperor", who else could there be besides him?
