I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 127
Seeing that Wan Qingshan was distracted and didn't speak for a long time, Jiang Zhiqiang asked, "Director Wan, do you have any concerns?"

Wan Qingshan, who had regained consciousness, was about to speak when he heard Zhang Weiping sigh, "Director Wan, you are a graduate of the directing department, and the movies you made either won awards or were box office hits.

But at the same time, your talent in acting is unmatched by anyone in the industry.You won the Berlin Best Actor for your first film!With your acting talent, it would be a shame not to act in more movies! "

Zhang Weiping's praise sounded strange to Wan Qingshan, but he didn't know what was wrong!
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Jiang, thank you for your love, and thank Director Zhang for taking me seriously. But in the past few years, I have been busy making movies and haven't had much rest, so I plan to take a good rest for half a year."

Wanqingshan didn’t lie this time.It's only been two and a half years since he graduated, and he has already made four movies. Even a donkey on the production team should take a break.

But even if he doesn't take a break, he doesn't plan to star. He has no interest in taking on other directors' movies.

Zhang Weiping looked anxious and was about to continue to persuade-"3 million!"

Zhang Weiping and Wan Qingshan suddenly looked at Jiang Zhiqiang who just said 3 million!

"The salary is 3 million, Director Wan, if you are willing to star, the salary is 3 million!" Jiang Zhiqiang said calmly.

Zhang Weiping opened his mouth and wanted to say you are crazy. If you offer him a salary of 3 million yuan, then add...
Wan Qingshan was shocked. If Jiang Zhiqiang hadn't said it again just now, he would have thought he was hallucinating, 3 million salary!

Wan Qingshan remembers later news reports that Zhou Runfa, who entered Hollywood and was able to star in Hollywood movies as the male lead, only received 4 million for his role in "The Golden Flower".

Wan Qingshan knew that although he was famous internationally, he was in the European literary and artistic film market and had no box office appeal in commercial films. He was far behind Zhou Runfa who entered Hollywood.

After a while, Wan Qingshan, whose surprise faded slightly, smiled and said,

"Mr. Jiang, among the Chinese actors who can earn over 2 million yuan, they are all actors who have entered Hollywood.

I haven't broken into Hollywood yet, so you can give me a salary of 3 million and you're not afraid of losing money. "

Jiang Zhiqiang took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said with a smile, "Director Wan, I'm a big gambler. It can be said that I have been gambling for the first half of my life.

20 years ago, I used all the resources of the company to bet on "Castle in the Sky" directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Eight years ago, I bet on "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee.

Four years ago, I bet on "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou.

Now I bet Wan Dao that your "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness" will be a hit in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea.

If I win the bet, then I will make a profit, and I can hire Director Wan for 3 million.

If the bet loses, it will only be an extra 1 million.With Director Wan's domestic box office appeal, his own remuneration would have to be over 1 million.

I put more than 1 million on this gambling table, and I don’t care if I lose.If I make a profit, my profit will be more than doubled. "

After Jiang Zhiqiang calculated this, Wan Qingshan suddenly felt that his salary of 3 million was quite normal.

Not only Wan Qingshan thinks that 3 million yuan in salary is quite normal, but even Zhang Weiping, who was very dissatisfied before, also thinks that what Jiang Zhiqiang said seems to be correct.

Immediately, Wan Qingshan was silently thinking while eating!

3 million!Wan Qingshan hesitated from his previous firm refusal to participate in the show.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Wan Qingshan was still hesitating, Zhang Weiping couldn't wait any longer.

"Director Wan, Mr. Jiang will give you a salary of 3 million yuan. I can't give you anything. In this way, I will give you the role of the second female lead, whether it is to exchange for resources or to use it for other purposes. As long as the actor is decent, I promise to persuade him. Director Zhang agreed."

Jiang Zhiqiang's eyelids twitched as he was picking up vegetables, his hands shook, and the dishes he just picked up fell.

Jiang Zhiqiang wanted to scold Zhang Weiping, "What are you talking about? Actors will affect the quality of the movie. I would rather pay more than give him a role!"

But in front of Wan Qingshan, he could only grit his teeth slightly and suppress his dissatisfaction despite being able to criticize Zhang Weiping.

Wan Qingshan looked at Zhang Weiping in surprise and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Jiang, thank you for your kindness. You have treated me so favorably. It would be unreasonable for me to refuse. I am willing to participate in Director Zhang's new film."

Of course Wan Qingshan didn't agree just because of the second female lead. He was short of money. If he didn't make 3 million, he wouldn't make it in vain. What impact would it have in the future? Let's wait until later.But just when he was about to agree, Zhang Weiping offered the role.

Wan Qingshan agreed, and Jiang Zhiqiang and Zhang Weiping both had smiles on their faces.

"Haha, Director Wan, I told you, I am also betting, it is considered normal conditions." Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"Director Wan, the crew will probably start filming in mid-March next year. I will sign a contract with you the day after tomorrow. In the past two days, Director Wan, you have decided on the actor for the second female lead, and we will sign the contract together then."

"No problem, thank you Mr. Zhang for taking care of me."

The business talk was over and the meal was almost finished. After chatting for a while, the three of them left.

On the way home, after thinking for a while, Wan Qingshan called Fan Bayi.

The call was quickly answered, "Director Wan!"

Wan Qingshan was not interested in small talk and asked directly, "Ms. Fan, are you interested in the new film directed by Zhang Yimou, with the second female lead?"

The second female lead in Zhang Yimou's movie might be able to get some resources in exchange for it, but Wan Qingshan doesn't need any resources, so if it's auctioned, it won't make much money.

So Wan Qingshan thought of Fan Bayi. If she didn't want to act, then she would give it to Huang Xiaolei.

After waiting for a while, Fan Bayi's voice came from the mobile phone, "Director Wan, thank you for taking care of me and giving Director Zhang the resources to be the second female lead in the film.

Director Wan, um, can I ask who is the female lead in Director Zhang’s new film? "

Wan Qingshan suddenly smiled, Fan Bayi was concerned about his status.

"It's Gong Li. She has a much higher status than those Hong Kong female celebrities. It's not a shame for you to match her."

Facing Wanqingshan, Fan Bayi doesn't have to act pretentious and show off like he does when facing outsiders.

“Director Wan, we actresses are not like male actors, who have few commercial endorsements, so we don’t need to consider these things.

But our female celebrities have a lot of commercial endorsements. When starring in movies and TV series, we have to consider the commercial value.

If I match up with a female star of similar fame, my commercial value will be greatly reduced. "Fan Bayi sighed.

What Fan Bayi said, and Wan Qingshan also knows, is that now only actresses care about celebrity status for commercial value.

In the future, the commercial value of male actors will generally increase, and they will also care about their celebrity status.After a TV series is filmed, men tear each other apart, women tear each other apart, men and women tear each other apart, and all kinds of drafts fly around.

"Miss Fan, matching Gong Li will not affect your commercial value, right?" Wan Qingshan said with a smile.

"No, no, Director Wan, there is no problem in matching Gong Li." Fan Bayi quickly replied.

"The day after tomorrow, Zhang Weiping will ask me to sign a contract, and I will contact you then."

"Okay, Director Wan, I'll wait for your call then."

Just as Fan Bayi finished speaking, Fan Bayi's surprised voice immediately came from the phone, "Director Wan, you just said that Zhang Weiping asked you to sign a contract, will you also star?"

"Well, how else could I get the second female lead in director Zhang's movie?

Okay, Miss Fan, nothing happens, I'll hang up now. "

"Nothing's wrong, Director Wan, bye!"

In a room of a high-end apartment, Fan Bayi, who was wearing a red nightgown, was holding a mobile phone with bright eyes and murmured, "Wan Qingshan starred in Zhang Yimou's movie and actually got the second female lead. What if I, ,,,,,"

(End of this chapter)