"That's great!" Lu Fang said excitedly: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
"Should we hire an outside actor?"
"This time "Nirvana in Fire" is a great success. There are many people outside looking at your next work. There will be no shortage of actors who want to star in your work, so if you have any needs for actors, I can help you screen them.
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Lu Fang has received hints from many companies, including many top stars, who want to star in Chen Mubai's works.
There are even some second- and third-tier stars who want to take a back seat and hope to appear in Mubai Entertainment's works. It doesn't matter whether they were filmed by Chen Mubai, as long as they are produced by Mubai Entertainment.
On the one hand, most of Mubai Entertainment's works are related to Chen Mubai. Even if he did not direct it himself, the script is his, the story is strong, and the results are not bad, just like the drama "Let's Get Married"
, the ratings and reputation are still very good.
On the other hand, Mubai Entertainment has established its own golden brand, and the general public is more likely to pay for it.
People on the Internet often say that as long as it is a work produced by Mubai Entertainment, they will watch it. They have a natural sense of trust and believe that the quality of Mubai Entertainment's works will not be bad.
As long as they appear in Mubai Entertainment's works, they can gain a lot of attention and play a significant role in increasing their own fame, so they hope to be able to appear in Mubai Entertainment's works.
"No need, this time I will use employees from my own company, even if it is a newcomer, but I need some stars who speak dialects." Chen Mubai said.
"Dialect?" Lu Fang asked in surprise: "Don't you speak Mandarin?"
"Yes, but this drama is more dramatic with the dialect. There are many words that cannot be expressed in Mandarin, so the dialect is very suitable." Chen Mubai said with a smile.
"Okay, let me pay attention to it. Which dialect do you want?"
"The filming location will be on the Sichuan and Chongqing side when the time comes."
"No problem, I'll go find artists from the Sichuan and Chongqing areas for you, and then you can choose." Lu Fang nodded.
After Lu Fang finished communicating with Chen Mubai, he went straight back to his office to prepare to implement the matter.
Currently, the company has an internal film "Nirvana in Fire" that is being released, Chen Yunteng has another film being filmed, and Ji Yuxuan's is in preparation, but has not yet been approved. These are our company's resources.
In addition, people such as Qian Duoduo and Shang Ran have taken on outside roles and started filming as early as a year ago.
Mubai Entertainment's current resources are very good, especially after cooperating with the three major players, it has further demonstrated its strong strength. Many external forces are willing to cooperate with Mubai Entertainment and replace resources.
There are many endorsements, announcements, and commercial performances coming to my door. It is no longer like before. Brand owners are only willing to cooperate with Chen Mubai. They will also cooperate with other stars.
After all, there are still a few celebrities in Mubai Entertainment who are doing well and are well-known in the industry, and they can be regarded as breaking out.
Moreover, because Mubai has great entertainment potential, and Chen Mubai's works generally give priority to his own artists, their value is even higher.
If you cooperate with them and their reputation rises in the future, you will make money by signing the contract. This is a sure-profit deal. Who wouldn't want to get involved?
Qian Duoduo has been working very hard recently. After finishing the promotion of "Nirvana in Fire", he immediately went to shoot a new movie to hone himself.
"Nirvana in Fire" became a hit after it was aired, and his role as Prince Jing also became popular, so he received many invitations, so he chose one of the dramas that was good and went to film it.
If Chen Mubai wants to film, Qian Duoduo will definitely still be there. As for the lead role, priority will be given to people within the company. By the time the project is officially approved, Qian Duoduo will have almost enough time to film, so there will be no schedule.
It's a seamless connection, but it may make Qian Duoduo a little tired. After all, it's very tiring to work so hard all the time without any rest.
However, this is the case in the celebrity industry. The more popular you are, the more tired you become. This is also normal. Everyone hopes to be tired rather than not tired.
Chen Mubai has been preparing for this movie for a long time, and he already has several prototypes of the film's candidates in his mind.
That's right, the work shot in Sichuan and Chongqing this time is "Crazy Stone"!
This black humorous comedy in the past life is a model in the history of movies that uses a small amount to make a big difference. The production cost was 3 million yuan, and it brought in more than 23 million yuan at the box office!
This can be said to be a huge profit!
And this box office has a lot of gold content, because at that time, the film schedule was very small, many theaters did not show the film, and some might only show it once or twice a day. In this case, it got 26 million
The box office is really scary!
This represents terrifying strength, and in that era, although there were many movies with a box office of over 10 million, they were not many. Those with a box office of over 10 million were all works by top directors!
It is extremely difficult for a new director to have such strength.
This movie also made this new director famous, and later he grew into a first-line director in China.
Here, all conditions are far superior to the environment at that time. Chen Mubai believes that this movie will definitely cause a craze and open the door to comedy!
Chen Mubai is not worried about the movie's box office.
He believes that good works will not be buried, and now that he is working closely with the three major companies, there is no longer any constraints from theaters. He has no resistance at all. He will give the film the best possible status to see if it can win in the end.
What a box office!
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"Yuxuan, this time you will make this movie with me." Chen Mubai said to Ji Yuxuan.
"Okay." Ji Yuxuan nodded in agreement.
He hasn't taken any photos yet. He is doing preliminary preparations for the future. He is in a free state.
Chen Yunteng has already started filming his own work, and he doesn't have time to help.
"What movie are you filming this time?" Ji Yuxuan licked his lips, looking a little excited.
He had never made a movie before, so he was very excited to have the opportunity to touch the highest palace.
"comedy."
"Comedy is great!" Ji Yuxuan exclaimed with his eyes widened: "Comedy has the widest audience market, suitable for both men and women, old and young. The subject matter is good, and with your influence, this movie will not have a low box office."
Ji Yuxuan gave his opinion based on his own experience.
Although he didn't know the quality of Chen Mubai's movies, judging from this option alone, they were very good.
Compared with foreign popcorn movies, the special effects are too expensive, but the cost of comedy is too low.
"Mr. Chen, your choice is too wise!" Ji Yuxuan said flatteringly.
"Okay, I'm not a superficial person, why bother flattering me." Chen Mubai said with a smile: "I am very confident about this movie. It will definitely become a hit. We will shoot it seriously and make it happen."
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"Are you so confident?"
Ji Yuxuan was a little surprised when he saw the warmth flashing in Chen Mubai's eyes.
I didn't expect Chen Mubai's film to have such high reviews. It seems that he is very confident!
However, Ji Yuxuan was also very happy. The quality of the work that made Chen Mubai so confident must be very good. He was naturally very happy to be exposed to this film this time.
Especially having close contact with these excellent movies, he can learn a lot of knowledge, which may improve his directing skills.
"Mr. Chen, don't worry!" Ji Yuxuan patted his chest and said, "I will definitely take it seriously and complete this work when the time comes!"
Every screenwriter or director hopes to film the story he wants to tell for everyone to see. Everyone hopes that their hard work can be recognized by everyone. He understands Chen Mubai's mentality very well.
"Here is the script. You can take it back and read it first, and then you can find a suitable candidate." Chen Mubai took out a script from the drawer and handed it to Ji Yuxuan.
"This movie will be approved soon. Except for a few actors that I have chosen, the rest are vacant. You can look for them according to the company's artists first. If you can't find them, contact Mr. Lu and ask him to help look for them outside.
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"No problem!" Ji Yuxuan took over the script.
"The requirements for actors are that they must be able to speak Sichuan and Chongqing dialect. Image is not important, the more ordinary the better. This is a story between small characters." Chen Mubai warned.
There are no handsome guys in "Crazy Stone" except Mike the Thief.
They are all local little characters, and it is from this perspective that the story is unfolded, using little characters to tell the social reality, with ironic black humor.
If you find a handsome guy, you have to put on some makeup to look ugly. After all, being handsome is incompatible with the movie, and there won't be that contrasting black humor.
Society has a screening wall, and good-looking people will always receive preferential treatment than ordinary-looking people.
"Speak in dialect..." Ji Yuxuan grinned. He didn't expect Chen Mubai to have such a request.
Is this because you are afraid of a movie with regional flavor?
There are many such movies, but the audience will be smaller. After all, people are more accustomed to Mandarin, and basic movies are mainly based on this.
After all, dialects are small languages with a limited audience. Many people cannot understand them, so they are unwilling to pay for such "special" movies.
"Wouldn't this be bad?" Ji Yuxuan said hesitantly.
Chen Mubai is so confident in this movie. When he said this at this time, he was a bit questioning Chen Mubai's feelings.
Although Chen Mubai has always been a good person, if you question him now, I'm afraid he will be angry.
However, Ji Yuxuan really didn't want to support Chen Mubai against his will for fear of offending him. This was a trap for him, and it was also irresponsible of Team Mubai Entertainment!
Not to mention that this comedy movie does not require much investment, but the actors' remuneration is also not low. In addition, the crew's salaries, props, costumes, scenes, etc. all cost money. Making a movie also requires a lot of money.
A lot of money.
If we lose money because the movie fails, isn't it unnecessary?
Therefore, at the risk of offending Chen Mubai, Ji Yuxuan still had the courage to speak out.