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Chapter 201 Can You Be a Man? (Monthly Ticket Request)
Qi Hao has been in the industry for more than ten years and recently shot two movies in a row, so it is not difficult for him to prepare for a new movie.

The most crucial thing is the choice of actors.

"The script doesn't specify how old he is, but I think he's about eight or nine. The actor can't be too old."

When Qi Hao was a director, the most troublesome thing was choosing actors.

When he was an actor before, he didn't have to worry about such things.

The director chooses the actors and he has no say.

If you keep telling the director who should play this role, and you don't hire him, I won't do it anymore.

That's definitely a trick to commit suicide.

Actors are just tools in the crew, and actors with too much personality can't make it.

"That means those born after 2000, except for a few child stars, can only be selected from ordinary people. This is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time."

Shi Feng poured a basin of cold water on Qi Hao.

"Is there anyone suitable in Hong Kong?" Qi Hao asked.

He thought about it but couldn't find anyone suitable. There were not many little stars of this age anywhere.

"I couldn't think of a suitable one...why not, start looking for someone to audition now!"

Lao Tian is very decisive in doing things. Although he always complains about Qi Hao, he will always help to complete any request made by Qi Hao without any compromise.

This is also the tacit understanding they have gained from working together for many years.

"Okay, Yang Liu, you go and make the arrangements. Then look at the other characters and see if there's anyone you can recommend."

Qi Hao's behavior is not very standard.

Generally, the major producers coordinate and divide up the first wave of actor resources.

After the division is completed, the remaining ones will be put out for selection.

Some are selected through discussions between the director and screenwriter teams, while others are open auditions like Qi Hao’s selection of the little girl actor.

"The male lead is the boss, and I think An Feng can be the female lead."

Gao Fei has now become An Feng's backer.

"Forget it, she can't play this role, it's totally not the same type."

Qi Hao rejected the proposal without hesitation.

Ah Fei, can you be a little more manly and stop being such a bootlicker, trying to get any role towards An Feng?

"An Feng is indeed not suitable. Qi Hao, what do you think?"

Lao Tian also didn't think An Feng was capable of playing a role that combined all kinds of negative elements such as nightclubs, careful reading, and being a single parent.

It is of no benefit to An Feng's acting career.

At this stage, being able to get rid of the image of an idol is already a difficult attempt for An Feng.

Too much is as bad as too little. We should consider the feelings of An Feng’s fans.

"Song Jia, Fan Xuexue, Hao Qi...these should all be OK. They have acting skills and can be more relaxed."

Qi Hao thought for a moment and said.

"If we compare who is more open-minded, then Tang Wei has no problem. I heard that she even had real sex in "Sex Ring". Li An and Liang Chaowei are really perverts."

Old legal officer Yao Weihong chuckled.

It certainly couldn't be that Tang Wei asked for a real fight, so the only two people who could make such a request and make it impossible for people to refuse were Li An and Liang Chaowei.

As for who did it, it was Liang Chaowei who benefited from it.

"Ahem, Lao Yao, restrain yourself."

Qi Hao reminded this guy, didn’t you see Miss Gao Fei is still here?

You have taught Gao Fei bad things. Aren't you afraid that you will wake up and find yourself buried alive in a small coffin?

"Fan Xuexue isn't very good, she does have some acting skills, but her acting range is a bit limited. Besides, she is already such a star, is she still willing to play this kind of role?"

Lao Tian thinks Song Jia and Hao Qi are both okay.

Song Jia performed well in "Curiosity Kills the Cat", and she brought the role of a flirtatious mistress to life.

And if Hao Qi wasn't able to do it, Deng Xun wouldn't have broken up with her.

"Then let's contact Song Jia and Hao Qi and see their schedules. After all, we started filming too hastily."

Qi Hao knew both of these people.

Song Jia is still a member of his small circle.

Hao Qi recently starred in "My Brother is Shunliu" with Wang Baoqiang.

"You can find Andy On for the role of the killer."

Everyone here can recommend an actor, but whether or not it’s suitable is mainly up to Qi Hao.

"He's from the Hong Kong circle, let's get in touch with him and have a look."

Qi Hao doesn't have any particular candidate in mind, but if Andy On has time, he can give it a try.

Andy On was once a highly-praised figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but unfortunately he never became very popular.

Now that the film is planning to be produced in Hong Kong, we cannot fail to use anyone from the Hong Kong circle, otherwise they will cause trouble.

No matter how powerful Qi Hao is, he has to abide by the rule that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.

"Then we can find the other two villains in Hong Kong, where there are a lot of them." Lao Tian has also been in the industry for ten years and gave his own suggestions: "We can find Ren Dahua for the gangster boss. If he participates in the show, most people will not provoke the crew. We can find Yin Ziwei for the second one. He has a lot of experience in playing perverts..."

"Lao Tian and I thought the same~!"

Qi Hao was filled with emotion.

"Go away, stop being so cheesy." Lao Tian didn't want to show any telepathic connection with him.

"Oh!" Qi Hao wrote down the name.

It is still tentative at the moment, and these actors may not be available to participate.

If there is no schedule, an alternative plan must be implemented.

Qi Hao would definitely not do such a thing as postponing the filming for the sake of one or two actors. His main priority is to complete his mission.

Old Tian glanced at him, paused and asked: "Are you planning to look for Yinghuang as the capital for cooperation?" At present, Yinghuang is the capital that the Hong Kong circle deals with the most.

"Don't look for Yinghuang, look for Huanyu or... Liu Dehua. We are in the mainland. I don't know if China Film Academy is interested."

Qi Hao said this a little whimsically.

Although China Film Investment may not necessarily enjoy green light treatment, it still has some benefits.

“It’s hard to say.” Shi Feng shook his head.

This movie is really too bloody and violent. China Film Corporation is careful about its reputation and will probably not get involved.

"You can ask Jiang Wen to ask."

Janchi Leyden wasn't too interested in this sort of thing, his role was just to find out what was missing and fill in the gaps for everyone.

"Speaking of which, what is the total investment amount for this film? If we shoot it ourselves, it doesn't matter if it's more or less, but if it involves Hong Kong capital or other capital, then we have to calculate it clearly."

Gao Fei is no longer the same person she used to be, and her work ability has been honed.

"Tentatively... 3500 million."

Qi Hao hesitated for a moment, and gave a number based on the calculations of several people from Yao Weihong's side.

Apart from making some money from the investment, he received almost no director's fee for "The Piano in a Factory"; the same goes for "A Little Thing Called First Love", where he received no high pay or director's fee.

Although Qi Hao didn't plan to take too much this time, it was impossible for him not to take anything.

Friendship is friendship and business is business.

He has to at least take 3500 million out of the 500 million.

It is equivalent to the film salary + director's fee totaling 500 million, and then earning a share of the investment.

Thirty-five million, Feiyang Media only needs to take fifteen million.

The remaining part will be taken by Zhonghao Film and Television Media, and the rest will be taken by other investors.

With the profits from "Walk and See" and "The Piano in a Factory", we don't have to worry about no one taking the initiative to cooperate.

Qi Hao's suggestion of looking for China Film Corporation was not wishful thinking at all.

After passing this village, there is no such shop.

"Try to be more tolerant, so that you don't end up having to pay more later."

Gao Fei almost pointed out that Qi Hao was overspending.

You really have no idea what's going on. Have you forgotten that you're an overspending freak?
The previous "A Little Thing Called First Love" actually didn't make much money by the end of filming.

The subsequent publicity and promotion were worrying, but Gao Fei still paid another two million.

The total cost of this movie was 1000 million yuan, with An Feng and Feiyang Media each contributing 50%. Neither Qi Hao nor An Feng received any film remuneration, and Qi Hao only received a director's fee of 150 million yuan.

But in fact, Qi Hao still suffered a great loss.

Because Feiyang Media and he share the shares in a 15: ratio, he only accounts for % of the total investment, so it would be inappropriate not to take any remuneration.

Later, Gao Fei personally paid another two million as compensation to Qi Hao.

"So 4000 million? Is that too much?"

Qi Hao felt a little guilty.

When he was filming "The Piano in a Factory", he spent 300 million on buying the script and another 300 million on blackmailing Lu Yan, so the total cost soared to 1100 million.

Fortunately, the movie box office reached 30 million, and the television rights were also sold.

At least the film didn't lose money.

"A Little Thing Called First Love" cost 1200 million yuan and is currently in post-production. It is not known whether it can make a profit.

The first two films only grossed a little over 10 million.

For this third film, the cost soared to 3500 million, so the box office must exceed million to recover the cost.

According to the data from 2008, any movie with a box office of over million yuan can be ranked in the top ten of the domestic film box office rankings.

"I have no problem... An Feng..."

Gao Fei was not interested in money, she just felt it was a pity that An Feng couldn't act.

"If she's willing, she can guest-star as your wife."

Lao Tian thought this was a good idea. Considering the relationship between the boss and An Feng, she would definitely not refuse if he invited her to make a guest appearance.

Qi Hao is such a troublesome guy, he would never chase after a girl.

Judging from his intermittent attitude, he might as well prepare to be single for the rest of his life.

"Okay, I'll ask later."

It’s not that Qi Hao didn’t want to give An Feng a role, but there was really no one particularly suitable.

Movies are movies.

You can’t just randomly cast a character just for a woman.

When I went to work in the afternoon, Feng Bufan, who had come for an interview for the action director position in the morning, had already finished reading the script.

“I can’t quite tell whether the script is good or not.”

Feng Bufan was taken to have lunch by Tang Chuan.

They are both from the same hometown and have some connection in terms of their teachers.

However, Tang Chuan is relatively young. When he was very young, Feng Bufan had already defeated all his opponents in their martial arts hometown.

Feng Bufan learned about Qi Hao's awesomeness from Tang Chuan.

This is a big money sponsor.

He just wanted to try his best to get this job.

He is already in his forties and hopes to save enough money to remarry as soon as possible.

"It's okay. I mainly want to ask, judging from your professional perspective, is it possible to achieve the one-on-many fight described in this script?"

Qi Hao asked whether the plot was too far-fetched.

Especially during the decisive battle, when the lone agent came to the door, he shot one little Karami at a time and went crazy killing him.

(End of this chapter)