Chapter 378 Confirmed eyes, I met the right person
"What you said does make sense." Tao Yaoyao had to admit that she could not be as great as Mi Lai.
If someone robbed Chen Mubai from her, she would definitely not forgive him, let alone his best friend. She would definitely not forgive them and they would never have any contact with him again.
Emotions are selfish. Tao Yaoyao prides himself on not being able to share them with others and not having such a high level of thought.
"Who are you planning to cast for the role of Milai?" Tao Yaoyao asked.
"I played the roles of Lu Tao, Xiang Nan and Yang Xiaoyun and gave them to Qian Duoduo and Lin Xue. The other roles were also very important, so I decided to find other stars to play them," said Chen Mubai.
Although he has trainees under his banner, they can only play other small roles. He will slowly give them opportunities in the future. The top priority now is to create a successful career.
This drama is quite important. If it is going to be a star, it would be better to bring in some well-known actors, so that the TV station can accept it.
And this can be regarded as a replacement of resources. Jointly promoting this drama with the other star's company can also be regarded as gaining allies to a certain extent. Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult to win this drama with Mubai Entertainment alone.
In the final analysis, Mubai Entertainment does not have enough foundation. Even though it is developing well now, it is far inferior to the resources and publicity channels that those established entertainment companies have.
Otherwise, if a drama is full of newcomers, the TV station will be worried that a poor production team and cast will affect the ratings. If the newcomers' acting skills are not convincing, and the audience will not buy tickets, it will be difficult.
The current popularity and popularity of Chen Mubai and Tao Yaoyao can be said to be a guarantee of traffic, which can ensure that the program has maximum exposure and popularity.
But neither of them has any film and television works. Just relying on popularity and popularity is no different from popular stars appearing in film and television dramas, and the public does not believe them.
Therefore, Chen Mubai needs to find some famous stars to star in this drama. Their acting skills and reputation are online, which can also be regarded as the quality guarantee of this drama, which can make the TV station and the audience feel more at ease.
After all, when TV stations purchase TV series, they also need to see the investment and starring actors. They need to ensure the quality of the series while also ensuring its popularity. At least it must have a high level of attention.
If a drama has no attention, the TV station will not buy it. If there is no popularity, there will be no discussion. Isn’t that a loss?
So even if the lead actor is a newcomer, as long as there is a foundation of popularity and popularity, and some well-known actors guarantee the quality of the TV series, then there is a high probability that he will buy it.
However, it is difficult to find a star for this role, and people who are too famous are not willing to come to play supporting roles. After all, the male and female protagonists have been booked by Chen Mubai and Tao Yaoyao, who would be willing to play supporting roles?
The investment budget of this drama is much larger than that of "Diaosi Man", mainly in terms of salary, but if he and Tao Yaoyao star in it, they can save a lot of money, and it is much cheaper than hiring first- and second-tier actors.
Many of the roles in it cannot be matched by the salary of a guest star, and some actors of the parents' generation also need to be played by experienced actors. They must be experienced actors that are familiar to the audience. They are relatively famous and their prices are not low.
As the absolute protagonists, Lu Tao and Xia Lin should have been played by famous stars, who would also have the highest pay.
If the lead actor is famous enough, he can attract the attention of the outside world and gain popularity.
The two of them are not short of popularity. As long as the news of their appearance in a TV series spreads, it will attract attention, and the popularity will be no less than that of first- and second-tier stars.
As for his acting skills, Chen Mubai was also very confident. Instead, he saved the most expensive money and could use it for other purposes.
Chen Mubai shoots for his own company, so naturally he does not need to be paid. Tao Yaoyao is a newcomer and with this relationship, the price will not be high. The main salary is for the other characters, and those people are the big ones, but this must be paid.
money.
The public has seen the cast of "Struggle". Except for Chen Mubai and others, the rest are all familiar faces and old actors. Even if they don't believe in the acting skills of Chen Mubai and others, they will still watch this drama for the sake of others.
By then, if the acting skills of Chen Mubai and others perform well in the drama and can be recognized and appreciated by everyone, it will be considered a success.
This way, everyone will trust their acting skills when they film TV series in the future. After all, they have seen their works and have a guaranteed impression.
"Are you going to make an open casting call?" Tao Yaoyao asked.
There are two ways to recruit actors. One is that the crew takes a fancy to a certain actor and then directly sends out an invitation.
There is also an open audition to select the right person. Everyone can choose this role, and then after an on-site acting performance test, several examiners will decide the candidate for this role.
The people who audition are relatively diverse. There will be professional actors and people who have graduated from film and television schools. If the role selected publicly is a very important role in a drama, there will also be famous actors who will audition.
Of course, none of the very famous and popular celebrities will go. After all, this kind of competition is still a bit of a loss of celebrity status. They are all directly invited, or it is the exchange of resources from investors, or there is competition between several stars of the same celebrity status.
, internal elections, rather than public auditions.
"There will be no open selection. We try to find well-known actors to play the roles. TV series are not as suitable for the characters as movies, and we also need them to promote us." Chen Mubai answered.
As long as actors who are familiar to the public are somewhat popular, and they appear in new scripts, the audience will still pay attention. Multi-faceted publicity will definitely be more effective than Mubai Entertainment's unilateral publicity.
"Then do you have a suitable candidate in mind?" Tao Yaoyao asked again.
"A few are available, and a few are yet to be determined." Chen Mubai said: "In a few days, I will send invitations to them, and then I will hold a press conference, and someone should take the initiative to contact me."
Once the news of Chen Mubai's new film is revealed, with the popularity of "Diaosi Men", there will definitely be people who want to participate in the drama "Struggle", and the stars' agents will also contact them to select a few of them.
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Chen Mubai is aiming for stardom in the drama "Struggle", so the investment will naturally not be small, so he can attract some well-known stars. When the time comes, they will compete for roles for which no actors have been found.
"So fast!" Tao Yaoyao said in surprise: "I thought you had just finished writing the script and needed to polish it for a while before shooting. Isn't this a bit too hasty?"
"Prepare in advance. I don't know if the person I'm interested in is filming other films. If the schedule is bumped up, I have to find someone else. As long as the actors are almost ready, we can start work immediately."
"The filming of "Diaosi Men 2" has also been completed, and the crew is also on hiatus. When the time comes, we will shoot first, and then we can take over the next season of "Diaosi Men". This script is still in preparation."
Tao Yaoyao worriedly said: "You have such a tight schedule, will you be too tired?"
Just by hearing Chen Mubai's arrangements, she knew that since the end of the new year, he has not had any time to rest and has been working all the time.
Especially since he was both an actor and a director, he had to coordinate the entire crew, which made him spend more energy. Tao Yaoyao was really worried about Chen Mubai's health, whether he would be exhausted from such a heavy workload.
"It doesn't matter. This is my own company's crew, not another team. It's very convenient to manage."
Chen Mubai said with a smile, he knew Tao Yaoyao was concerned about his body.
This is also the reason why Chen Mubai spent a lot of money and energy preparing the crew before.
If, as a director, he takes over a crew from another team and it is difficult for the people on that crew to be directly controlled by him, then the filming will be very difficult and there will be a lot of conflicts.
For example, the heads of the camera crew are very powerful people in the crew. If the scenes Chen Mubai wants to shoot are not consistent with what he shoots, others may not listen to him.
The cameraman will feel that he is more professional in the control of images, colors and layout, and will not listen to the new director Chen Mubai at all.
After all, the relationship between the two parties is just a cooperative relationship, not superiors and subordinates. If you are not happy, you can leave at any time, or even take away a large part of the crew. Then the drama will greatly affect the filming progress, and the director Chen Mubai will also lose face.
But if it were one of his own, these problems would no longer exist. Chen Mubai's early plans were waiting for this moment.
The scale of the crew is still expanding. After all, there are now three directors in the company, and there will be more shooting plans in the future. If the two dramas are running at the same time, they will not be able to operate with the current staff alone.
Both Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan are trustworthy, and Chen Mubai is slowly cultivating them. When they grow up, Chen Mubai will also give them scripts to film. It is not that they keep filming web dramas like "Diaosi Men".
I will also film other scripts and slowly move towards the TV field.
"Then do Qian Duoduo and Lin Xue know that you are looking for them to film this drama?"
Tao Yaoyao clicked on the script in her hand, meaning they would play the characters in "Struggle".
"I don't know, I haven't told them yet." Chen Mubai said: "There was a shooting plan before, and they all know it, but they don't know the specific time. I plan to tell them after I finish writing the script."
"So, I'm the first one to know~" Tao Yaoyao said happily.
"Yes." Chen Mubai nodded.
"whee."
Tao Yaoyao was very happy. This shooting plan was quite important. Chen Mubai told no one but her. This showed that she was very important in his heart and she was very satisfied. Sometimes girls are just that simple.
In fact, Chen Mubai didn't do this on purpose. The main reason was that it was the Chinese New Year period. He still hoped that everyone would have a good New Year and would announce the matter when he got back. Tao Yaoyao happened to find him, so he announced it first.
However, even if Tao Yaoyao did not come over, he would contact Tao Yaoyao first to discuss the matter. After all, if he wanted to let her play a role, he would definitely ask her about her wishes in advance. If she was not willing,
You need to find someone else.
"Aren't you going back at noon?" Chen Mubai asked.
Tao Yaoyao came to see him early this morning. The two of them went shopping for a while. When they got home, it was almost noon and it was time for dinner.
He didn't want to take her out to eat casually, so he just wanted to cook something at home. There were also vegetables, and he hadn't used up what he bought years ago.
"Well, will you cook it for me for lunch? I want to eat your cooking. I haven't tasted your cooking since I ate fried noodles on the show last time. I miss you so much."
"Okay, you can rest here for a while and I'll do it. It'll be done soon."
"No, I want to do it with you~"
"......All right."
Thinking of the last time the two of them cooked, Tao Yaoyao had been doing a disservice.
But despite this, he is also happy for the two of them to cook together. It feels very good and they enjoy the process.
Moreover, as a lady of the family, Tao Yaoyao had never been in the kitchen before. With such a girl willing to cook with him, what more could he ask for?
Although she can't do it well, it's enough to have this heart. This is the love he wants. It has nothing to do with status. The two only care about each other. In the last life, he did not experience such pure love. In this life, it is finally
Met.
After confirming with his eyes, Tao Yaoyao is the right person.