Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 446: "Beauty's Rival in Palace"

Huayi
As usual, Wang Zhonglei broke into his brother's office without any notice, but unexpectedly saw a strange yet familiar person.

Strange because I haven't seen this person for a long time.

The reason for being familiar with her is that she has been his opponent for a long time.

The other party did not speak after seeing him, but just nodded, then stood up with a smile and shook hands with Wang Zhongjun: "Then Mr. Wang, I will take my leave first, and I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

"Of course, Xiao Zhang, please help me send Ms. Chen Xi off~"

The secretary sent Chen Xi away, and Wang Zhonglei asked curiously, "Brother, what is she doing here?"

Wang Zhongjun glanced at his brother and replied, "She came to discuss the new media rights to Soldier Outstanding."

"New media copyright? What is that?"

“It’s the ones that are broadcast on the Internet~”

Wang Zhonglei nodded thoughtfully. The new media copyright should be the broadcasting copyright of video websites such as Youku and Tudou.

“Is this thing also copyrighted?”

"Yes, but no one is in charge for the time being."

"Then you agreed?"

"Of course I have to agree. If I don't agree, they can broadcast it at will. If I agree, they can give me some money. Even a little bit counts. Besides, Bayi Film Studio has already agreed."

"Soldier Assault" was jointly developed by August 1st Film Studio and Huayi Brothers, with August 1st Film Studio accounting for the majority.

Wang Zhonglei didn't think about what the other party wanted the new media copyright for, but said: "Then can we also have our own movie..."

Wang Zhongjun glanced at him unhappily: "Do I need you to remind me of this? I sold it a long time ago."

"Ah, how much did it sell for?"

Wang Zhongjun was full of curiosity and he really wanted to know how much the new media copyright could be sold for.

Wang Zhongjun sighed: "It's a bargain price. It's embarrassing to say it, but it's better than nothing."

……

Cafe, an hour later
The doorbell rang and Yang Xiaomi appeared at the door. Then she saw Chen Xi, who was sitting in the booth and looking at her with a smile.

"Honey~"

Chen Xi opened his arms.

"Xixi~"

With a cry, Yang Xiaomi ran towards the booth in small steps and then hugged Chen Xi.

"Mi Mi, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Yeah, we haven't seen each other since you went to Jiahe. Not only that, we even call each other less often~"

Chen Xi smiled and sighed: "Oh, you don't know how busy I am in Hong Kong. Those Hong Kong guys are always trying to cause trouble for Jiahe. How can I have time to chat with you~"

"Oh, you are so pitiful~"

"But don't worry, I've already taken care of it. I, Chen Xi, am not someone you can easily bully~"

"You are so awesome~" Yang Xiaomi provided enough emotional value.

The two of them held hands and chatted affectionately.

"Xixi, are you leaving again after you come back this time?"

"Of course I have to go. I'm back on business this time to discuss the new media copyrights of some movies. Once the negotiations are completed, I have to go back to Hong Kong. There are still a lot of things waiting for me there~"

"Ah, then I have to separate from you again."

Yang Xiaomi's tone was full of reluctance.

"Okay, okay, don't just talk about me. How about you? Have you been filming any movies recently?"

Yang Xiaomi shook her head: "I haven't filmed any movies since the filming of Painted Skin was completed at the beginning of the year~"

Chen Xi was surprised: "Why? This shouldn't be the case. You are already well-known and have played a leading lady. You shouldn't be out of movies, right?"

Yang Xiaomi nodded: "Of course there are dramas looking for me, but the scripts are not good, and the price is not high. Sister Hua said that it is too disadvantageous to accept the role now, so she asked me to wait a little longer. After "Before the Dawn" is broadcast, my value will definitely increase significantly. I will accept it then..."

Chen Xi said "Oh", "That's what I said. It's not like there won't be any movies to shoot. If there really is no movies to shoot, then I'll have to ask Director Zhang for an explanation. I went to open up new territories for him, but he didn't even take care of my best friend..."

"No, no, no, please don't. Director Zhang still takes good care of me..."

Yang Xiaomi was startled.

It doesn't matter what happens to Chen Xi and Zhang Chen, because they are veterans and they knew each other when they were little.

Who is she?

"Okay, look how scared you are." Chen Xi joked.

"By the way, I heard from Sister Hua that Xingchen Entertainment will have two major dramas next year, namely "The Hidden" and "Beauty's Rival in Palace". "The Hidden" is a spy drama, and the heroine doesn't match my image, but "Beauty's Rival in Palace" is said to be a drama with a strong female lead. Can you help me ask if the female lead has been decided..."

Yang Xiaomi had her own little ideas. She wanted to rely on the relationship between Chen Xi and Zhang Chen to get the female lead, but she didn't expect that Chen Xi would not agree to her this time.

Chen Xi looked a little embarrassed: "Mi Mi, I'm afraid I can't help you with this. From the perspective of identity, I am no longer a member of Xingchen Entertainment, so it is not appropriate for me to interfere with the casting there."

Chen Xi knows when to advance and when to retreat. Although both companies are Zhang Chen's assets, they are not subordinate to each other.

If you put yourself in her shoes, she definitely wouldn't like Dong Jianqiang interfering in Golden Harvest's affairs.

Yang Xiaomi quickly said: "Oh, it's okay, it's okay, I didn't think it through."

However, Chen Xi didn't want to embarrass her best friend, so she said, "It's really not convenient for me to come forward directly, but I can give you an idea~"

"What?" Yang Xiaomi stared at her big, kazilan eyes.

"People in Xingchen Entertainment are very considerate. Although Director Zhang seems fearless to the outside world, he is actually very tolerant to the inside, and the atmosphere of the entire company is the same.

So I suggest you hang out with them more, go around the company when you have nothing to do, get to know everyone, especially Manager Dong and the screenwriter team, and get along well with them. If they have a word, they may not be worse than me..."

Hearing Chen Xi's suggestion, Yang Xiaomi's eyes curved into a smile: "Xixi, you are so nice~"

"Also, I heard that the director of this play is your teacher at Beijing Film Academy, Xue Xiaolu. Don't you know how to take advantage of such a good opportunity?

Don’t wait for Shijiu Culture. Sister Hua has so many celebrities under her. How can she think about you all the time? You still have to create more opportunities for yourself..."

Yang Xiaomi was suddenly enlightened.

After returning to school, Yang Xiaomi began to think about how to get the role.

She quickly found out who Xue Xiaolu was. He was from the Department of Literature and was a scriptwriting teacher.

But that's the problem. He was teaching scripts, and she was studying acting. They had no contact at all and didn't know each other at all.

If you don’t know each other, you can’t talk to each other, even if you are in the same school, this seems a little off.

Then she thought of her homeroom teacher Cui Xinqin.

I took out my phone and was about to call, but then I checked the time. It was still early and Teacher Cui should not have finished get off work yet, so I just ran straight to the office.

"Teacher Cui~"

"Yang Xiaomi?"

Teacher Cui is very pleased with his favorite student.

She had already made a name for herself before graduating, acting in quite a few dramas, even playing the leading female role in one of them.

"Did you get another role and come to ask for leave?"

Cui Xinqin thought Yang Xiaomi was here to ask for leave, but the latter shook her head.

Yang Xiaomi didn't keep it a secret, "Teacher Cui, I'm here to ask you for help. I heard Xingchen Entertainment is producing a drama and invited Teacher Xue Xiaolu to be the director. Can you recommend me?"

Cui Xinqin was stunned: "Where did you hear this? What kind of play is this?"

"It's a palace drama, similar to War and Beauty. It's the highlight of Xingchen Entertainment next year. My agency told me the news..."

Cui Xinqin nodded. She had never heard of this news, but since it was the agency that told Yang Xiaomi, it should be correct.

Looking at the watch, it was not yet six o'clock: "Okay, then come with me, I will take you to find her now, we are both from Beijing Film Academy, at least give her a chance to audition~"

"Thank you, teacher."

The reason for such a hurry is that Beijing Film Academy has a tradition of betraying its own people.

Directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy all like to hire people from the Central Academy of Drama.

This is something that teachers in the acting department hate. What's the matter? Are our acting students worse than those in the Central Academy of Drama?

But it's no use hating it, you can't force people to use it.

But you have to give him a chance to audition, otherwise it would be too unreasonable.

I left the School of Literature and came to the office of the Department of Literature, where Xue Xiaolu happened to be.

"Teacher Xue~"

"Teacher Cui?"

While Xue Xiaolu was still surprised, Cui Xinqin had already explained her purpose: "My student is called Yang Xiaomi. She is very good. She just played the leading role in a drama of Xingchen Entertainment. It will be broadcast soon. Can you see if there is a suitable role and give her a chance to audition~"

Xue Xiaolu nodded in surprise. "Do you really need to make a special trip for this? Little Guo Xiang, how could I not know this? There's no need for an audition. I'll keep you as a backup, but you can only be a backup, because I still have to talk to Zhang Chen about who will play the role..."

"Thank you, Teacher Xue."

Cui Xinqin also thanked him repeatedly, saying that it was already very good to be a backup candidate.

After dealing with Xue Xiaolu, Yang Xiaomi did not take it lightly.

The next day, I went to Xingchen Entertainment carrying a lot of bags.

"Hurry, help me, my hand is about to break~"

As soon as she entered the door, Yang Xiaomi hurried to the front desk for help.

The two receptionists immediately ran over and helped Yang Xiaomi take the milk tea off her hands and put it on the table.

At that time, there were not as many types of milk tea as in later generations. There was only one type, Hong Kong Silk Stocking Milk Tea.

"My hand hurts so much, it's almost broken~"

Yang Xiaomi shook her hands, which were covered with marks from being strangled by the plastic bag.

"Sister Xiaomi, what are you doing?"

As Chen Xi’s best friend, the receptionist of course knew Yang Xiaomi.

But since Chen Xi went to Jiahe, this person hasn't come again. Why did he suddenly come today and bring such a large amount of milk tea?

"I ran into Chen Xi yesterday, and she treated everyone to a drink~"

If Yang Xiaomi rashly said that she treated the guests, it would probably seem awkward, but if she said that Chen Xi treated the guests, then there would be no problem.

Sure enough, the company immediately became a sea of ​​joy.

Yang Xiaomi helped distribute it: "You go and distribute it to the public opinion department, and I'll take it to the brothers in the screenwriter team~"

After saying that, Yang Xiaomi carried a few cups of milk tea into the screenwriter group's room: "Everyone, drink milk tea, drink milk tea, Sister Chen Xi treated you~"

"Thank you, Sister Mi~"

There was cheering in the room.

Yang Xiaomi personally put a cup of milk tea into Yu Zheng's hand: "Teacher Yu Zheng, your milk tea~"

Yu Zheng was inexplicably excited.

Because of his bad temper and his tendency to argue, he is not very popular among the screenwriters.

If he hadn't been recruited by Zhang Chen himself, he would have been squeezed out of his job long ago.

Even so, he could feel everyone's hostility towards him.

Now, of course I am excited that a little star is suddenly calling me teacher with such respect.

I took the milk tea tremblingly, inserted the straw, and took a sip~
Well, today's milk tea is extra sweet~
No one has ever cared about Yu Zheng since he entered the industry.

At the beginning, I followed that Hong Kong director and worked as a ghostwriter for him. Not only was I exploited, but I also didn't have the right to credit my work.

Later, he came to Xingchen Entertainment. Although Zhang Chen valued him, he was targeted by his subordinates everywhere.

Today, Yang Xiaomi was the first one to look him in the eye.

Suddenly I had the illusion that a man would die for his friend.

In addition, Yang Xiaomi deliberately approached him, and it didn't take long for the two of them to have a heated conversation.

Yang Xiaomi is not a rookie. Although her father is not a criminal policeman, he has taught her psychology.

I didn't ask for help. It's best not to talk too much with someone you just met for the first time.

Having left a good impression, Yang Xiaomi left.

A few days later, Zhang Chen convened a meeting of relevant personnel of "Beauty's Rival in Palace" to discuss the casting.

This is a palace fighting drama with too many characters.

Du Yunxi, Liu Heng, Lady Qi, Mo Xueyuan, Zhou Yafu, Liu Ying, Bo Ji, Lü Zhi...

There are at least a dozen characters of some importance.

"Director Xue, screenwriter Yu, do you have any suitable candidates for these roles?"

Then he said to Wang Jinghua next to him: "Sister Hua, do you have any actors to recommend? If possible, try to use our own people."

Xingchen Entertainment does not sign artists, but Zhang Chen owns shares in Shijiu Culture, which is equivalent to the artist department of Xingchen Entertainment.

Wang Jinghua: "Here is a list of recommended people that I think are suitable. Please take a look..."

Wang Jinghua distributed the information to everyone while reading out the names one by one: "Gao Yuanyuan, Yang Xiaomi, Zeng Li, Zhou Xun, Bai Xue, Jiang Yiyan, Zuo Xiaoqing, Qin Lan..."

They are all artists under Wang Jinghua, and each of them is a well-known beauty.

Well, except for Mr. Zhou~
Qin Lan is not an artist under Wang Jinghua, but she is Huang Xiaoming's girlfriend, so she was also included in the list.

Zhang Chen said, "The candidates are not limited to these people, but I want to emphasize one point. I have only one requirement for this drama. Any female character in it must be a beauty. For a drama like Beauty's Rival in Palace, it must be in line with the theme and must be beautiful. I plan to make it the TV drama with the most beauties since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no, after Journey to the West..."

I originally wanted to say "the TV series with the most beauties since the founding of the People's Republic of China", but after thinking about it, it seems that it cannot compare to "Journey to the West".

The 86 version of "Journey to the West" was filled with beauties.

Director Yang Jie’s original words:

I require that no matter what kind of spirit it is, it must be beautiful.

Go to major theater troupes to find pretty girls, no matter if they are fairies or gods, they must find pretty girls.

Then the first real beauty pageant in the country began.

Beauties from all over the world gathered in the crew of "Journey to the West", and after decades, it is still talked about with relish.

Unfortunately, when I was a kid, I was so busy watching monkeys that I didn’t notice the beauty at all.

"Also, there's no need to look for the protagonist Du Yunxi, let's just choose Fan Binbin~"

"Fan Binbin?"

"She looks very beautiful in ancient costumes, and she is the heroine of Painted Skin. By the time the show is sold, Painted Skin should have been released, and the show will sell better then..."

Xue Xiaolu felt relieved when she heard Zhang Chen's comprehensive considerations, but she was still worried: "She has already acted in movies, will she still be willing to act in TV dramas?"

There is a chain of contempt among domestic actors.

After many TV actors have switched to movies, they are unwilling to go back to film TV series even if there are no more movies to shoot. They are afraid of sailing against the current and falling behind if they do not advance.

Zhang Chen waved his hand, "Don't worry, she will agree~"

Zhang Chen has already decided that if Fan Xiaopang doesn't want to, he will just sleep with her.

"What about the others? Who do you have in mind?"

"I suggested that Yang Xiaomi play the role of Mo Xueyuan. When I wrote the script, I used her as the prototype..."

The person who spoke was Yu Zheng.

Originally, he wanted to get the role of Du Yunxi for Yang Xiaomi, but since Zhang Chen had made the decision, he could only settle for the second best, and he even shamelessly said that Yang Xiaomi was the prototype.

When Xue Xiaolu heard someone mention Yang Xiaomi, he agreed, "I think she's quite suitable, too. They match each other in temperament."

Zhang Chen looked at Wang Jinghua again, and the latter was smiling.

Yang Xiaomi is an artist under her, so of course she would not object.

Since everyone agreed, Zhang Chen was happy to do a favor: "Okay, Mo Xueyuan will play Yang Xiaomi, and we will discuss the other roles..."

(End of this chapter)