Actor: Thank you.

Chapter 777 The Clown

Shortly after.

"what?"

In the general manager's office of Rong Xinda, Li Shaohong received a call from the crew of "Painted Skin" with a twitching mouth.

Although she had anticipated this possibility after the eyepatch incident.

But when the crew told her that the role had been taken and that she would definitely do it next time, the old woman was still very angry.

The sky is clear, the rain has stopped, and Zhang Yuan is fine again!

Li Shaohong never expected that the Hong Kong entertainment industry, which once dominated the industry, would suddenly collapse!

Is this okay, little dog?
He looked quite strong, but I didn't expect him to be knocked down after just a few photos.

You guys should stand up!

In fact, Li Shaohong didn’t really care whether the Hong Kong circle supported or not.

Because in the imperial circle, Rong Xinda has very little cooperation with the Hong Kong circle.

Originally, this eyepatch incident had almost nothing to do with her.

It can be said that he is keeping himself out of trouble.

So, people should not be arrogant.

Arrogance leads to temper.

If you have temper, you will be irrational.

Li Shaohong's most irrational behavior was that he got angry with Zhang Yuan.

So when Zhang Yuan saw the report, he thought about it for three days and three nights, but he still couldn't understand what this old woman was thinking?

Qiuya is getting married and you are here singing and dancing...

It's none of your business, but you're looking for trouble.

However, there will definitely be conflicts. After all, Zhang Yuan is eyeing the role of Wang Sheng and will definitely fight with Chen Kun, the boss of Rong Xinda.

But it was originally just a fight between actors, a small matter.

Things are different now.

Li Shaohong hasn't even realized the seriousness of the matter yet, he just feels that he has lost face.

"Shameless little thief!"

"Those Hong Kong people are shameless!"

"If you want to ban it, ban it completely."

"They were enemies before, but now they turn around and start praising him!"

"This is really outrageous!"

beep, beep...

Not long after, there was a knock on her door.

"Come in."

Li Xiaowan led Chen Kun into her office.

Li Shaohong cursed and told Chen Kun the "bad news" on the street.

KunKun’s face wasn’t white to begin with, and now it’s even darker.

Li Xiaowan wanted to say something, but held back.

"Kun, there will be other opportunities." He advised.

She is a mature agent and knows that she can't blame one person and put pressure on him at this time.

"Isn't that right?" Kun Kun frowned and started to think for a rare moment.

"Have you read all the reports from Hong Kong?"

"It's the press conference of the crew of The Warlords."

Chen Kun felt a toothache when he thought of this.

sour.

You've already taken on such a big drama and received such a huge salary, yet you still come to steal my job.

Li Shaohong gritted his teeth when he heard this.

Her attack at that time was about Zhang Yuan's sky-high pay.

As a result, both Chen Kexin and Liu Dehua said that the remuneration was reasonable and not sky-high.

Li Shaohong is like holding a big stone, intending to add insult to injury.

I didn't expect there was a trampoline in the well.

He threw it, it bounced, and came back to hit himself in the face.

You ask the actor whether the skin is made of gold or the particles are made of gold.

People say you are here to cause trouble, right?

Where can you find cheap actors nowadays?
These are all actors who have returned from Hollywood.

You think it's expensive, and I think it's expensive too.

"No, no." Chen Kun shook his head repeatedly.

"I heard that Zhang Yuan was offered several million yuan for the film The Warlords."

This is what is being said in the market, and it clearly underestimates his market value.

"The crew of Painted Skin has... a limited budget." Kun Kun rarely shows his high emotional intelligence and didn't call him poor directly.

"I heard that the money given to Zhen Danzi was strung on his ribs and pulled out with pliers. Every penny was stained with blood and he cried out in pain."

"Can the crew afford to pay him that much?"

"After paying the film salary, is there still money left for filming?"

Pang Hong offered Chen Kun less than 200 million yuan.

That's because the movie "The Legend of Mi Yue" in which he played the leading role received many award nominations and also earned a box office of about 5000 million.

Before "The Legend of Zu", Kun Kun had almost no films that were successful at the box office in the film industry.

Don’t talk about first-line actors, that’s just for TV dramas.

TV series and movies are clearly distinguished and are two completely different things.

Ratings and box office cannot be exchanged on an equal basis.

"That makes sense." Li Xiaowan frowned.

What Chen Kun said is logically valid.

Don’t forget to look at the movie and find Zhou Xun.

Actually, Zhou Xun is not that expensive.

The problem is the same as Chen Kun's, there is no big-name female lead with a high-grossing movie to endorse it.
"The Banquet" had a box office of over 100 million yuan, but the leading female role was Zhang Ziyi.

In fact, according to their previous lives, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and Zhao Wei were all big names in TV dramas.

The three of them successfully established themselves in the commercial film industry and became first-line stars, all thanks to this movie "Painted Skin".

"I'll go ask." Li Xiaowan was very efficient and picked up the phone.

After getting through to the assistant director in charge of casting for the "Painted Skin" crew, he got straight to the point, got to know the details, and then...

Glazed eyes.

Li Shaohong and Chen Kun looked at Li Xiaowan in shock.

"He..." The man replied stutteringly after hanging up the phone.

"Now I know why the crew chose him." Li Xiaowan had a look of "I can't help but accept it" and was filled with emotion.

"Zhang Yuan didn't ask for any pay!"

When Kun Kun heard this, his eyebrows raised high.

If it were any higher, it would reach the top of the head.

He immediately recalled what his assistant had said during his last audition.

His biggest advantage over Zhang Yuan is that he is cheap.

Now I don’t even have this advantage anymore?
Is this still a human being?
Kun Kun clenched his fist, waved his hand, and said angrily.

"Isn't this bullying the honest people?"

On the other side, Zhang Yuan finally returned home.

Put the contract of "The Warlords" into the safe and lock it.

Yang Siwei squinted at Zeng Jia.

"She came here just to get something for free?"

How could she not understand why the crew of "The Warlords" signed the contract so readily?

It's just a small price to pay for what happened before.

"Boss, I still want to ask you one question." Zeng Jiaze crossed his arms across his chest, looking very proud.

Don't worry about how I got here. Anyway, I signed my first contract as an agent in the company, and the price is unprecedentedly high.

"Painted Skin only takes a share of the box office revenue. Isn't that a disadvantage for us?"

"Risks and benefits coexist." Zhang Yuan closed the safe door and straightened up as he spoke.

"I take 10% of the box office revenue."

"If the film sells for 100 million, I'll take 10 million."

"Sell it for 200 million, and I'll take 20 million."

"What if it's 300 million or 400 million?"

“There is no way to make money without risk.”

"If you go out to set up a stall to sell kebabs, you have to face the risk of being chased by the urban management."

He knew that the movie would gross at least 2 million yuan, or even more.

You won’t lose anything.

Moreover, this play can be regarded as a sample, so that we will have a precedent when we talk with other crews in the future.

"I understand this, but the risk is indeed great... Are you really doing this out of anger?" Zeng Jia added.

When discussing the film's salary with Pang Hong, Zhang Yuan's additional condition was to hold a signing press conference for himself.

His explanation was that Rong Xinda had previously spread negative news about him, so he had to get back at his own expense. Actually, this was half and half.

He is not as bad-tempered as Li Shaohong.

But it did make him feel sick at the time.

I was fighting with the Hong Kong circle, and suddenly a fly flew out and started buzzing its wings. How annoying!

I can forgive my enemies, that's my magnanimity, but I can't forgive clowns.

After all, the Hong Kong circle planned this matter themselves, so there is no need to be angry, and it is all within expectations.

The only variable is Li Shaohong.

He felt that he had a good relationship with Chen Kun, so he never thought that the other party would make trouble at this time.

Although the impact is not big now, it can be a big thing or a small thing.

What if I don’t recover this time?
I guarantee that a group of people will follow up on Rong Xinda’s words to attack me.

I have all the energy but nowhere to use it.

Beating a child on a rainy day is just idle time.

And after he made this request and gave this reason, producer Pang Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

The practice of taking profit sharing is very common abroad, but it is rare in the country.

He was worried that Zhang Yuan might set a trap for him... After all, he couldn't afford the possibility of the project going wrong.

But when he heard that the condition of not taking any remuneration was to give Rong Xinda a taste of his own medicine.

He understood it easily.

Young man is full of vigor and passion.

He acted out of anger, and now he understood.

People can only understand things within the scope of their own cognition, and this reason is very useful to the other party.

This excuse can also be used to speed up the progress of the contract for "Painted Skin", killing two birds with one stone.

"Boss, I support your idea." Yang Siwei took over at this time.

“There are risks, but they’re worth it.”

"Oh, that's right." Zhang Yuan responded with a smile.

The fat woman glanced at the thin woman with pride, and there was a crackling electric charge between their eyes.

"So this is what the fight between the ruler and his subjects feels like." Zhang Yuan pretended not to notice the two people's little thoughts, and at the same time thought of an old storytelling.

"The Struggle between the Emperor and His Ministers" tells the story between Qianlong, Heshen and Liu Yong.

Many plots in the play "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" starring Uncle Guo Li and Teacher Li Baotian were taken from this book.

There is also the TV series "The Great Qing Officials" starring Fu Biao, Gao Ming and Zhou Yemang. The play tells the story of Qianlong, Liu Tongxun and Fu Kang.

The character structure is still the "iron triangle", and a lot of content is also taken from "The Fight between the King and His Ministers".

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that this is what it means: life is like a play, and a play is like life.

After he sat down, he discussed the schedule with Zeng Jia.

First they filmed "The Warlords", and then followed it up with "Painted Skin".

The work has been arranged until next year.

This was the result of his careful selection.

If it is completely liberalized, the queue can be directly postponed to the year after next.

"The crew of Rush Hour 3 contacted us and said there will be a celebration banquet in mainland China later, and they asked you to leave."

"The time is fine, I have no problem, go ahead and reply."

"CCTV has an interview program."

"I have to go to CCTV, even if I can't squeeze in time."

"Okay, the crew of "Insidious" called and asked if you have any ideas about the broadcast?"

Zhang Yuan understood.

What the other party meant was whether he had any connections.

He remembered that the movie "Insidious" started out the same as "Soldier Assault".

The director and actors all think this movie will be a hit, and whoever shoots it will know.

But because of the subject matter, the TV station was a bit hesitant and refused to respond.

The market for military and spy themes is already too saturated at this moment.

It took a lot of effort to get it first aired on Tianjin TV, and I had to wait in line for a long time.

As a result, it became a hit as soon as it was broadcast on Tianjin TV.

After the broadcast, the second round of four-star program was launched and hit four provincial TV stations in a row.

And it’s not like some films that are selective about location, performing well in the north but not in the south.

This drama can go anywhere!
The ratings of Didu TV on the first day of its broadcast almost reached 10%!

Normally, TV dramas have the highest ratings on local channels, and the average number will be slightly lower when they are broadcast on provincial channels.

But "Insidious" is a rare film whose average ratings after being broadcast on satellite TV are higher than those of local TV stations.

The bigger the stage, the better the results.

This is hard power, real ability.

Following this line of thought... Zhang Yuan thought, the bigger the station, the better the broadcasting results.

Which is the largest TV station in the country?

Without a doubt, it must be CCTV!

Moreover, although the film "Insidious" contains some light-hearted plots with jokes, its main tone is actually very serious and rigorous.

The ideological transformation of the character Yu Zecheng from an enemy spy to our soldier is extremely rigorous in terms of detail handling and logic design.

Although it is a joke, it is not a joke.

Perfect for CCTV broadcast.

He understood that Dongyang Qingyu must have contacted him for this reason.

"When I went to CCTV for an interview, I stopped by Editor-in-Chief Liu."

"We were supposed to discuss the martial arts program, so let's do this movie as well."

Zeng Jia saw him planning his strategy.

Is CCTV a place that ordinary people can go to and make a living at?
Alas, it’s true for him!
"No wonder Xiao Mi always mentions him and has a special affection for him."

"Should I find some opportunities for them to be alone?"

"If she becomes a regular employee, I'll be safe."

The pressure from Yang Siwei was a bit too much, so she wanted to find a way to consolidate her position.

drop by drop...

They were arranging their work carefully when a phone call came in.

Zeng Jia picked up the phone, and within half a minute, his face turned gloomy.

What exactly is going on?
It’s still about the “Painted Skin” crew.

Kun Kun knew that Zhang Yuan did not ask for any remuneration, and thought that he was using the tactic of "You are cheap, but I am even cheaper than you" to forcibly snatch the role of Wang Sheng.

I feel very upset.

He turned around and called his "good friend", Xiaoyanzi.

When Zhao Wei heard the story, he was also stunned.

She had never heard of anyone being so cruel to her.

But they are the "Three Musketeers of Beijing Film Academy" after all. Zhao Wei was a little annoyed when he heard about this. It is not okay to bully his friends like this.

They are called the "Three Musketeers of Beijing Film Academy", but in fact, among Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming and Xiaoyanzi, she is the "brainiest".

She was the only one with big ideas in school, while the other two, especially Xiao Ming, were basically semi-followers.

"Don't worry about it. I'll go talk to the crew." Xiaoyanzi immediately acted like a big sister.

……

"What do you mean?" Zhang Yuan asked when he saw Zeng Jia's face change.

"The producer said that Zhao Wei found him."

"It means that she and Chen Kun have a good relationship and have a tacit understanding in cooperation."

"If you have her, you have to have him."

"If there's no him, there's no her either."

"They have to advance and retreat together."

“This put the crew in a difficult position.”

"Pang Hong said it's difficult to handle, I want to hear your opinion."