Chapter 146: As the Emperor and the Queen + Golden Phoenix Award for Best Director = 'Crossing Guand
However, although Li Youbin's attitude was unexpectedly friendly to Zuo Le, his words were quite tough as rumored.
"Director Zuo, I have already told you, the producer Guan, that this contract for "Enter Guandong" was negotiated by the agency without my permission.
I have the Fetion chat records with the management of the brokerage company to prove it. If you don’t believe it, I can find other ways to prove that I really didn’t know about this matter.
The contract I signed with the agency stipulates that it is up to me to decide whether to accept the film or not. They are only responsible for business operations and do not have the right to make decisions for me.
Therefore, I don’t know how the brokerage company talked with you, and I don’t want to ask, but I personally decided not to participate in your TV series, and I hope your crew can understand.”
Seeing Li Youbin come up and talk about Baba, it was obvious that he had been pestered by Guan Rong in recent days. Now that he saw Zuo Le coming in person, he simply went straight to the point and made his own attitude clear.
In short, it is——
The matter was discussed between you and the agency. I don’t know about it, so I won’t act!
Zuo Le was somewhat caught off guard by Li Youbin's tough statement. He waited for half a minute before speaking.
"Teacher Li, we made a mistake by skipping your negotiation with the agency. It was the fault of our crew. If it offends you, I apologize to you on their behalf."
No matter what you say, Zuo Le is now one of the top TV drama directors in China.
Li Youbin won the Golden Phoenix Award for Best Director, and Zuo Le also won the Golden Phoenix Award for Best Director, not to mention he also has five Golden Phoenix TV series. Apart from the age factor, Zuo Le is better than Li Youbin in terms of status in the film and television industry.
One chip.
Moreover, strictly speaking, the fault party in this matter is Li Youbin's agency, and the crew of "Enter Guandong" was also deceived.
Zuo Le still apologized to him in person under such circumstances, which can be said to have given Li Youbin enough face.
Even though Li Youbin had a stubborn personality, he was moved by Zuo Le's sincerity and took the initiative to say soft words.
"As the old saying goes, it's not surprising if you don't know. This time, I was actually very angry at the agency's behavior, and then I angered the production team.
I also bear some responsibility for things reaching this level, and Director Zuo apologized to me, which I deserve."
Sure enough, people with character usually prefer soft things over hard things!
Seeing that Li Youbin's attitude had further softened, Zuo Le felt a little happy. He solved the misunderstanding first and the rest would be easier to deal with.
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Li's living room
After reconciling with Zuo Le, Li Youbin asked the nanny to bring a box of good tea. After brewing it, he personally poured a cup of tea for Zuo Le, which was an apology in return for Zuo Le.
Zuo Le understood what Li Youbin was thinking, held it in both hands, tasted it twice, drank it all in one gulp, and then gave it a thumbs up and praised it.
“Good tea.”
After drinking tea, Zuo Le began to talk about business. He asked his assistant Feng Ye to take out a script from his bag and handed it to Li Youbin.
"Mr. Li, I know that you have always been very strict about the threshold for participating in film and television works. Those who do not pass the script will never appear.
I admire your pursuit of artistic attainments very much and sincerely support you. Today we will follow your rules.
This is the script outline of my new drama "Crossing Guandong" and part of the script of the male protagonist Zhu Kaishan. I hope you can give me a favor and take a closer look. If you are not satisfied, I will never bother you."
In fact, the production team had already sent the script synopsis of "Enter Guandong" to Li Youbin. However, due to the intervention of a self-made agency, Li Youbin had a poor impression of "Enter Guandong" and did not bother to read the script at all.
Later, when Guan Rong came to see Li Youbin several times, he also asked Li Youbin to read the script, but Li Youbin was so angry at the time that he had no intention of paying attention.
So until now, Li Youbin has never read the script of "Crossing Guandong", which is why Zuo Le dared to persuade Li Youbin this time.
If Li Youbin had read the script of "Enter Guandong" before, he still insisted on not starring in it.
Based on Li Youbin's glorious record of "never changing his mind after rejecting the script", it is estimated that Zuo Le will not come to Spring City for such a trip, but will find someone else to play Zhu Kaishan.
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Li Youbin can ignore the unknown Guan Rong, but he cannot treat Zuo Le like this.
What's more, after the two people apologized to each other and served tea, Li Youbin had a very good impression of Zuo Le.
Anyway, after reading the script, it didn't mean he agreed to participate, and it didn't involve his principles. Li Youbin was willing to give Zuo Le this face.
After asking the nanny to serve new tea to Zuo Le and the others, Li Youbin held the outline of the script of "Crossing Guandong" and started reading it.
This time it took nearly over an hour.
Zuo Le sat waiting nearby, drank tea when he had nothing to do, and went to the toilet twice. Guan Rong's kidney function was slightly weak, so he went to the toilet three times.
Just when Zuo Le was drinking tea and almost had a sore throat, Li Youbin finally read the script outline of "Crossing the Guandong" and part of Zhu Kaishan's script. He closed his eyes and thought about it for a moment, and praised it.
"A good book, a good story, and a good Zhu Kaishan."
As soon as Zuo Le saw Li Youbin's appearance, he knew that this matter was promising. With a smile on his face, he tried to persuade him while the iron was hot.
"Mr. Li, we at Shanhe Pictures attach great importance to the drama "Crossing the Guandong". It is estimated that the investment will be as high as 150 to 200 million. Many scenes are shot in real locations, and the actors are all talented."
Li Youbin was silent for a moment and asked: "Can I know who Director Zuo chose for the roles of "Wen Ta Niang" and the three Zhu brothers?"
"no problem."
Zuo Le smiled and counted on his fingers: "The eldest Zhu Chuanwen is Sha Yi, the same Bai Zhantang from "Wulin Gaiden"; the second eldest Zhu Chuanwu is Gu Xiaoge, whose representative work is Dugu Qianqiu, the young master of the demon sect in "Seven Swords".
The third child, Zhu Chuanjie, is Lu Xiucai in "Wulin Gaiden", and the actor's name is Yu Entai. As for "Wen Ta Niang", we are in contact with teacher Wang Yan and the progress is going smoothly."
Wang Yan, who has appeared in the article before, was the queen of the 2017 Golden Phoenix Awards, and her acting skills are incredible.
At first, Wang Yan won the title of queen because of her role as a mother, and now she plays the role of the mistress of the Zhu family, who is both soft and yet strong, which is perfect.
The only flaw is that Teacher Wang Yan is a little older, in her early sixties this year. However, actresses have always taken good care of themselves, and with makeup, it is not a big problem to play the role of Na Wenniang, who is in her thirties or forties in the early stage.
Previously, a TV show queen was almost 70 years old, and she still played a 16-year-old girl. Zuo Le asked Teacher Wang Yan to be half her age, which is already very conscientious.
Not to mention, except for the first dozen or so episodes, in the later period, "Wen Ta Niang" is in middle-aged and old age, which is in line with Wang Yan's age.
Currently, Shanhe is actively in contact with Wang Yanfang, and the progress is encouraging. Basically, the final contract is just short of signing.
If Li Youbin also nods, then the male and female protagonists of "Enter Guandong" are directly from the Golden Phoenix Award-winning Drama Queen, plus the popular Sha Yi, Gu Xiaoge and others, the cast lineup is amazing.
Wang Yan and Li Youbin must know about it. They even worked together before. When Zuo Le said that "Wen his mother" chose her, Li Youbin was immediately relieved.
As for the three brothers of the Zhu family, Li Youbin has watched "Wulin Gaiden" and knows Sha Yi and Yu Entai. Gu Xiaoge is not familiar with them, but they are top figures in the circle after all, and he has heard their names.
Li Youbin is generally satisfied with these three actors. They are all relatively capable young actors with guaranteed acting skills.
The script is of high quality!
Important starring acting skills online!
rich in funds!
The director is also very capable!
Li Youbin thought about it and felt that he had no reason to refuse such a TV series with excellent conditions. He thought about it for three or four minutes, then stretched out his hand to shake Zuo Le's hand.
"Director Zuo, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Having finally mastered the character of the TV King, Zuo Le smiled brightly: "On behalf of the crew of "Crossing Guandong", I would like to warmly welcome Mr. Li to join the cast."
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Two days later, Wang Yan also agreed to participate and signed a contract with the crew. Sunward Pictures immediately released the news.
TV King & Queen + Golden Phoenix Award for Best Director = "Crossing Guandong"
When this incident broke out, many people who originally had no interest in "Crossing Guandong" began to become curious.
After all, such a high-profile production lineup is rare in the entire TV drama circle, not to mention the fact that there are also popular starring actors such as Sha Yi and Gu Xiaoge.
After Zhu Kaishan, Wen Ta Niang and the three Zhu brothers are in place, the remaining leading actors of "Crossing the Guandong" that have not yet been found are the three daughters-in-law and the Xian'er who is entangled with the Zhu family.
The eldest daughter-in-law Nawen and Zuo Le originally wanted Yan Ni to play the role. The reunion of Shopkeeper Tong and Lao Bai was also a gimmick, but Yan Ni accepted the movie and the schedule couldn't miss it, so Zuo Le had no choice but to find someone else.
The same was true for Yin Li. Zhang Jiajia was free, so Zuo Le asked her to play the role of the third daughter-in-law Yushu.
Shui Miaomiao is also scheduled, but her acting skills are slightly inferior. Zuo Le is afraid that she won't be able to support Xian'er and Nawen. The second daughter-in-law, Xiu'er, is fine, but the key is that Shui Miaomiao is too beautiful.
Zhu Chuanwu was unmoved by such a beautiful woman lying on the bed, and Zuo Le himself didn't believe it, so he had no choice but to pass.
Later, Zuo Le went to work and invited Liu Meng, who played nurse Liu in "The Story of the Cooking Class", to play the second daughter-in-law Xiu'er.
As for the eldest daughter-in-law Nawen, she also found an actor from Kong Wen. She was Niu Ping who missed out on the role of the head nurse in "The Story of the Cooking Class" because of Spring Festival Gala rehearsals.
When Niu Ping gave up participating in "The Story of the Cooking Class" because of the Spring Festival Gala, Yan Ni missed out.
This time Yan Ni was unable to play the role of Na Wen due to a schedule conflict with the crew of "Crossing Guandong", so she "returned" the role of Niu Ping.
One drink and one peck, it’s quite interesting if you think about it carefully.
After the three daughters-in-law are dealt with, the only character left who has not yet been determined is Xian'er.
This role is very crucial, and even from the perspective of the importance of the scene, Xian'er is more like the heroine of "Crossing Guandong" than Wen Ta Niang.
This actor was not chosen well, and half of the important branch line Zhu Chuanwu was destroyed, which directly affected the quality of the entire drama. Therefore, the actor Zuo Lexian'er was chosen very carefully.
Not only must you have excellent acting skills, but you must also be beautiful, and the best temperament is the kind of gentleness with a dash of heroism that men will like at first sight...
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