This time Guan Jinpeng is only responsible for determining the actors. As for the salary and other matters, the producer will contact He Xin's agent Chang Jihong.
During dinner that day, Guan Jinpeng also talked about the first time he met He Xin, saying that he was so excited that he was asking for 80,000 yuan in salary, which made He Xin very embarrassed.
Lao Guan said: "Do you know what finally made me decide to let you play the role of Lan Yu?"
"What?"
Lao Guan never mentioned this matter, and of course he didn't know about it.
"It was because you asked for 80,000 yuan that I really made up my mind to use you."
"Director, please stop embarrassing me."
"I'm not kidding, what I said is true. Because Lan Yu had a relationship with Han Dong just for money from the beginning, I think your mentality at the time was very similar to Lan Yu."
"..."
Later, He Xin found out that the agent named Kong Yishan was also Wang Jinghua. It was said that he had just signed the contract and originally wanted to use the relationship between Hu Jun and Guan Jinpeng to insert his own actors into the crew.
These days, directors and artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan are still very popular in the mainland, especially directors like Kwan Jin-peng, who have award-proven awards, and first-line stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan such as Li Jiaxin and Yi Nengjing, who have joined the two actors in "Lanyu".
An actor, the producer is CCTV International Television Corporation and Beijing Yahuan Audio and Video Production Company.
With a strong behind-the-scenes and cast lineup, a producer with a profound background, and the broadcast platform of CCTV, it should be said that the TV series "Painted Soul" has all the conditions to become popular, and it is naturally popular in the eyes of all walks of life.
It’s just that the four leading roles in the play were decided by Guan Jinpeng. The remaining roles, such as Anna, Pan Zanhua’s eldest wife Xianzhen, and Pan Yuliang’s first brothel girl Xiaolan, etc., also have relatively important roles.
Become the target of competition for all parties.
Xianzhen is played by an institutional actor recommended by International Television Corporation, and Xiaolan is played by Zhou Yue, an actor from the sitcom "Happiness Street".
The producer of "Happiness Street" is the Beijing Yahuan Audio and Video Production Company. Liu Ye, who Guan Jinpeng was initially interested in when preparing "Lanyu", is also the male lead of this sitcom.
Therefore, the relationship between producers, production companies, directors, actors, and agents in a film is intricate, and not just anyone can get a role casually.
Back then, He Xin was spotted by Wang Xiaoshuai and Guan Jinpeng one after another, and starred in two very influential movies. He was the protagonist!
Because except for the four leading actors, Niu Le was responsible for the casting of other roles, so when He Xin recommended the candidates, Lao Guan was not sure about the inside story. Later, Niu Le gently reminded him that He Xin was
It suddenly dawned on me.
It’s really embarrassing to talk about this. Hu Jun is his brother and friend. When Cheng Hao was able to successfully get the role of Azi, Hu Jun also contributed. And his girlfriend often said that Hu Jun was on the set when filming.
Brother Jun takes good care of her and usually calls her younger brother and sister.
For this reason, He Xin made a special call to explain the matter to Hu Jun. It turned out that Hu Jun didn't know about it at all, and he was quite embarrassed when he heard about it.
Although he doesn't agree with Wang Jinghua's all-encompassing style, he has a very good working relationship with Sister Hua. In a sense, it is not just a relationship between an actor and an agent, but a relationship of friends.
And now since Wang Jinghua joined Huayi Brothers, the number of contracted actors has increased day by day, but there are only so many resources, what should we do?
We can only rely on the influence of their top names to add stuff and package things up.
Of course, Hu Jun could not tell Wang Jinghua to withdraw the people, nor could he say anything to ask He Xin to give in. In the end, he could only say that everyone should rely on their own abilities, and whoever the director likes will be the one.
But this incident made Wang Jinghua quite depressed. She originally thought it was a done deal, but she didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would show up halfway, and it was He Xin. Together with the last "Chinese-style Divorce", this is already the third time.
This is the second time, so I have to make another note in my notebook.
However, after Chang Jihong heard about this incident, she actually showed a very relieved expression. Sure enough, the colleagues were enemies!
"Xiao He, if that girl can really pass the audition, say hello to her later and ask her if she is willing to sign in with me."
When He Xin heard this, he was immediately surprised and said: "Sister Hong, are you so angry with that person?"
"Who is angry with her?"
Sister Hong sighed and said: "On the one hand, because you are optimistic about her, at least it means that the girl still has some potential; on the other hand, if she can really win the audition, it means that she is not as talented as that actor.
Damn, maybe she will become popular after she performs this drama. Of course, if she doesn’t pass the audition, then just pretend I didn’t say this.”
Sister Hong's words may sound quite realistic, but that's the fact. Tang Wei is now only a third-year student in the directing department and has no works. (The small role he played in the documentary "Conquest", Hong
Sister doesn’t like her at all), it’s simply impossible to sign He Xin’s contract just because He Xin’s lips are beeping.
He Xin thought for a while. For a non-acting major like Tang Wei who has neither background nor connections and is not even a rookie but loves acting, how can he sign someone like Sister Hong?
Agent, that's the best thing, at least she won't have to worry about having no performance opportunities in the future.
"Then what do you mean, do you want her to sign under your personal name or under Hairun Company?" He Xin asked.
"Hey, it seems like you are quite confident in your classmate?" Sister Hong said in surprise.
"I'm not confident, I just think she has a talent for acting."
Of course, He Xin would not say that Tangtang would be the goddess of domestic literary films in the future. He smiled at Sister Hong and said: "Even if she fails to pass the audition this time, if you still sign her, I can guarantee that you will not
You will regret it.”
"It's so exaggerated?" Chang Jihong looked at him suspiciously and said, "You must have fallen in love with her, right?"
"Tsk! Sister Hong, why are you here again? I'm telling you something serious. Since you don't want to listen, then even if I didn't say it, you will regret it in the future anyway!"
"Listening to what you said, I will have to observe more in the future. But for now, I'll wait until she passes the audition."
Although what He Xin said was outrageous, Sister Hong might not take it to heart. She took out a contract and handed it to He Xin and said, "You can take a look at it first. If you don't have any objections, I plan to sign it with them."
It is said that the production company was really fast. He just met with Guan Jinpeng that day, and they contacted Sister Hong the next day. The producer knew very well that He Xin was appointed by Guan Jinpeng, and there could be no changes.
, on the contrary, as for actors, there may be schedule conflicts, or their net worth will suddenly skyrocket due to winning awards and becoming famous, and there are many unexpected factors.
Especially He Xin. The movie "Balzac and the Little Seamstress" starring him is said to have signed up for this year's Golden Horse Awards and will compete for next year's Golden Globe Awards; and the TV series "Jade Guanyin" he starred in may also land on the screen in the near future.
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So now that the director has been finalized, implementing the contract as soon as possible has become the most urgent task for the producer.
In fact, it is not that Chang Jihong has not considered these factors, but the specific situation is not as rumored by the outside world. First of all, the release of "Jade Guanyin" is because Ding Xiaohei's post-production work is very slow. It was originally planned to be released on the screen at the end of this year and early next year.
To be postponed.
Secondly, because the French producer of the film "Little Seamstress" did not sign up to participate in the selection of this year's Golden Horse Awards in order to focus on the Golden Globe Awards early next year, I heard that Dai Sijie said that he planned to wait until next year.
So it doesn't matter if the contract is signed early or late.
He Xin took it and flipped through it. Sister Hong was responsible for controlling the rules and regulations, so he didn't need to worry about it. He just took a look at the pay, which clearly stated that the pay per episode was 22,500. According to his salary in this drama, he was almost 2,000.
For ten episodes, he finally got about 200,000 yuan, a figure he was very satisfied with.
At the same time, I felt a little funny about the number above, and couldn't help but ask, "How come there are whole numbers and even zeros?"
Sister Hong smiled and said: "I offered 25,000, and they paid back 20,000. Finally, I said we should stop fighting. Everyone took a step back and split the price in half, so it became 22,500."
"No problem, just sign it."
In fact, according to He Xin's salary of 700,000 yuan for his last movie, it should be said that there is a serious mismatch between his current salary of 25,000 yuan for an episode of the TV series.
But there is no way, who said he is not well-known now? The film remuneration is not bad, the French film company as the main investor of "Purple Butterfly" has bought out the overseas copyright, and He Xin has won the "Bicycle", "Lan Yu", "
"The Little Seamstress" is already well-known overseas, especially in the French literary and artistic film circles. Not to mention the salary of 700,000 yuan, even if it is half of Zhang Ziyi's salary, one million, I am afraid that French film producers will be willing to pay this price.
He Xin figured that if he wanted to become popular in China, just one "Jade Goddess of Mercy" would not be enough, and he would have to wait until "Conquest" was released.
After returning from filming "Purple Butterfly", he contacted Uncle Gao Qun once. It is said that the post-production period is almost over and he is waiting for buyers to come. Based on the ratings of Lao Gao's last movie "Thirteen Murder Cases", it is estimated that
There is no need to worry about selling this drama.
"There is one more thing I want to discuss with you." Sister Hong added after putting away the contract.
"What's the matter?"
"Wen Li's husband has been taking a break for several years since he finished filming Jiang Wen's "The Devil Is Coming". He has been preparing a movie since the beginning of this year and is preparing to direct it himself. He has already finished it.
It's almost done. We plan to start filming next spring, and I'd like to ask you to play a guest role then."
"Wouldn't this conflict with the schedule of "Painted Soul" next spring?" He Xin hesitated.
The Wenli husband that Sister Hong refers to is Jiang Wenli's husband, the famous photographer Gu Changwei.
Speaking of this person, I have rarely heard his name in the past two years, but looking through his resume is quite shocking!
Graduated from the Department of Photography of Nortel in 1978, he is a classmate and close friend of the National Normal University. As a photographer, he has photographed movies such as "The King of Children", "Red Sorghum", "Codename Jaguar", "Ju Dou", "Farewell"
Ji", "Sunny Day", "Lanling King", "The Japanese Are Coming" and other famous names.
There is probably only one film among them, "Codename Jaguar", which was a stain on the careers of the National Preceptor, Gong Li, and Uncle Ge. All the other films are well-known and enjoy high reputation at home and abroad.
It is said that a photographer is half a director, and a national teacher is a photographer by training. When he won the Golden Bear Award at the 38th Berlin Film Festival with "Red Sorghum", Director Kai Ge said sourly, "Ah,
Aren’t I the only photographer?
Now it seems that Gu Changwei, a once famous photographer, will follow in the footsteps of the National Master and finally pick up a guide tube.
It's just that the name of director Gu Changwei didn't seem to be very impressive to He Xin. The only movie he had ever seen was directed by Kai Ge's relative Chen Chichi, and the so-called cutout king Dabao in "Four Yangs Double Beauties" starring
That "Small Love: Getting Better".
It was quite funny when he saw it at the time, but looking back on it now, he can only say that it was a trivial love, and it was indeed the best.
From beginning to end, the movie is filled with obsolete Internet jokes, stiff and contrived expressions, nods to classics, arbitrary product placement, and inexplicable plot twists. It is simply a collection of cheap and mediocre jokes.
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Definitely comparable to "Laughing in the River"!
So as a photographer, He Xin respects Gu Changwei very much, but as a director, he doesn't dare to compliment him just for a movie like "Micro Love".
"He has been working on this drama for a long time. I have read the script and it is very good! What Chang Wei means is to ask you to play a guest role as a paratrooper who the heroine has a crush on. The role will not be much, and it will only last for a few days at most."
After only a few days, He Xin felt that the problem was not big. After all, he was Jiang Wenli's husband, and he must be given face by his fellow senior sister.
"Fine!"
He nodded and asked casually: "What's the name of this place?"