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Chapter 119: Fat Bing plays Guo Furong? [Subscribe]

Time flies, and September 9th is Teachers' Day.

The global Internet is still attracted by the new year's beauty pageants that are emerging one after another, and the most beautiful girls in each city or state in the past 100 years are attracting attention.

Eleven weeks after its release, the Kung Fu movie was finally taken off the shelves in mainland China, with a total box office of 3.47 million yuan in mainland China.

Previously, celebration banquets for China’s box office breakthrough of 5 million yuan were held with great enthusiasm.

So far, there has not been much publicity, and "Marriage Story", which was only promoted by the Internet's water army, has taken in HK$800 million at the box office in Hong Kong Island.

The mainland has accumulated 1600 million yuan.

Very good, it is a big profit. The cumulative box office in South Korea is 3900 million Hong Kong dollars. Samsung promotes the box office sharing model, and Time Media takes 36% of the share after tax.

Dong Li's "Turn Left, Turn Right" grossed over 1600 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong Island and 4200 million yuan in mainland China, and it is another big hit love movie.

Once again proves that Xiao Dong is a capable new generation of flower girl.

Whether it is traditional paper media or the Internet, there is a rumor that Dong Li belongs to the new force of the Four Little Flowers. Will she squeeze out Xu Jinglei or Yan Zi?
The other two couldn't squeeze in.

Li Wenyu was working at the media headquarters when he heard a knock on the door. Then Pang Bing walked in clutching a contract. "Wulin Wai Zhuan has been signed. The script is 2 per episode, and the total series is tentatively scheduled to be 60 episodes."

"The screenwriter can take the final 120 million before tax, and the film adaptation rights have been handed over to the company. He can take a 5% commission on other peripheral products."

"This TV series is quite funny. Who are you going to ask to do it, Brother Yu?"

The last time Shi Guang received the script, it was tentatively scheduled to have 60 episodes. The first 10 episodes were complete scripts, and the rest were just outline templates.

Of course, the original screenwriter must have registered the copyright with the relevant agency before submitting the manuscript.

This is a necessary foundation for all novices. When Li Wenyu submitted his work to Zhang Guorong for the first time, he also registered the copyright in advance.

The original screenwriter currently has a certain degree of fame in the industry, but it is only a small fame.

It was only after he created "Wulin Wai Zhuan" that he became a big hit.

Li Wenyu took a sip of water and smiled, "In the sitcom field, the mainland also has great talents. Send a contract to the empty-talking Shang Jing and ask if he has time."

"We also need to build a filming street before we start shooting, and then we can slowly find the cast."

"By the way, you took this script home because you thought it was funny. Do you want to act in it?"

After encountering this kind of submission, Li Wenyu, as the group's president and general dispatcher, only needed to find the original team and provide sufficient financial resources.

The original lineup includes three characters except Guo Furong, Zhu Wushuang and Mo Xiaobei.

The others are all very classic.

Not to mention director Lao Shang, whose fame and status also soared with the hit "The Story of the Kitchen Team" in 02.

Pang Bing’s role as Guo Furong will certainly lower her status now, but in the long run of ten or twenty years, it will help her build up a very strong health bar.

Fat Bing was confused. "Me? Isn't it a bit too low-class for me to play this role? I was helping to review the scripts. I saw this funny comedy among the piles of scripts and thought it was worth doing?"

Old Li, “…”

He was speechless and smiled, "Then should Guo Furong be given to Dong Ling, or others like Qin Lan, Gao Yuanyuan, and the newly joined Tong Liya?"

Fat Bing thought for a few seconds and went to make tea, nodding as he worked. "If you hadn't spoken in an imperative manner, Dong Li and Qin Lan probably wouldn't have taken it seriously."

"Those who have already gained momentum and are constantly being approached by Hong Kong stars like Jackie Chan, China Star, and Emperor Entertainment Group to play the second or even first female lead in big films."

"Xiao Gao wants to sleep with you. She won't respond unless you ask her to. She's just a lazy person at work."

Who would want to play a female role in a sitcom as a star of that level?

In Asia, there are far more movie stars than TV drama stars.

In TV dramas, serious dramas are the highest level.

Such as The Ming Dynasty 1566, The Grand Cicada, In the Name of the People, etc.

In terms of ranking, sitcoms, even with great dramas like I Love My Family in the lead, are far inferior to serious dramas in status.

After Yan finished filming "Wulin Wai Zhuan", she played the supporting role in "The Ming Dynasty 1566" and was paid a few thousand yuan per episode.

Even if the supporting actors' pay is lower than that of the leading actors, and the actresses' pay is lower than that of the actors, that is still Yan after the popularity of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".

Li Wenyu rubbed his temples. "First, issue a contract to Director Shang. We'll work together normally. Then, arrange a small team and audition nationwide for young actors in their early teens."

"Mo Xiaobei in this drama is also a good opportunity for a child star to debut."

He wanted to directly name Nazha, Li Wei and other 90s young actresses.

But he is a reborn party and knows those names.

It would be inappropriate to say it out loud.

As for Nazha playing Mo Xiaobei, does she have a Western Region style? That's quite normal, as the Western Region has been a part of China since ancient times.

It’s better to audition a young actor now. This is the basic practice of big directors, and there is a round of auditions from mainland China from time to time.

Fat Bing was surprised. She took a sip of water before asking, "Direct auditions?! Are you so optimistic about this show?"

The salary of mainland TV drama screenwriters is very ordinary. Let’s take the predecessors as an example, who are the screenwriters who helped Lao Feng write scripts such as Cell Phone and A World Without Thieves.

It is impossible for a work to earn millions.

The deposit is often only tens of thousands of yuan.

The 60-episode "Wulin Wai Zhuan" was priced at 120 million yuan, and 2 yuan per episode is already the top price in the TV drama circle.

The original screenwriter also has to follow the crew after it starts, and has to work hard when the script needs to be modified. 120% of the million yuan is paid before filming starts.

We’ll talk about the follow-up after the filming is finished.

But paying a high price to the screenwriter is far less surprising than auditioning for a small actor.

Of course, the contract also states that the film version belongs to Time Media, because Li Wenyu doesn't want to see the team go and make a big movie to make money.

Li Wenyu laughed. "To be able to make you and Ah Xin laugh continuously, even if you watched several episodes in a row, doesn't that prove the value of the script?"

"As long as the director and the rest of the cast don't disappoint, this could be a classic."

"Don't forget that The Big Bang Theory, which I made, is also a sitcom."

Pang Bing then laughed awkwardly, "Then I was wrong. I shouldn't have looked down on her. How about I play Guo Furong? I'll ask the screenwriter to delete the love scenes and just be responsible for the comedy."

She's become so arrogant that she can't see herself clearly anymore. How can she dislike sitcoms now? Her husband, Li, is still writing American dramas.

Sitcom Mi Drama!

If he doesn't wake up in time, he will be robbed by the little waist beauty sooner or later.

Old Li, “…”

He was speechless again and could only say that Pang Bingzhen had performed well, and that he was a representative character with a bloodier side than the Tianxian Thick Blood Trilogy.

In the original version, even an ugly actress like Yao Dazui can ascend to heaven!
He sipped his tea and nodded. "I just said it casually. Don't think too much about it. If you don't want to act, prepare for Dong Ling, Xiao Gao, or Tong Liya. We have plenty of young actresses in our company."

"I'm done with my work too. I'm going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival and won't be back during the Chinese New Year to avoid too many people coming and going."

Today is Teachers' Day and tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival.

He can now go back to his hometown to spend a few days with his family for the New Year. Even if he goes back early for the New Year, the treatment he receives when he returns to Henan Province is completely different. He is already the third richest person in mainland China!

Now all that’s left is to continue hyping up the beauty pageant, promoting [Extreme Job], and preparing for Li Jiaxin’s [Extreme Escape Plan].

The projects such as (Goblin: The Lonely and Great God), (The Big Bang Theory), (My Own Swordsman) and (Blue Jasmine) have been promoted step by step.

…………

9 month 18 number.

Li Wenyu reappeared at Time Media and saw Ning Hao, with a scruffy face, emerge. "Brother Yu, all the post-production for Extreme Occupation is complete. We're just waiting for your review."

"After the review is over, I'm going to go beg for alms to make my big-screen movie."

Old Li smiled and nodded, "No problem."

What about Ning Hao’s current experience as the deputy director of Star You and the deputy director of Extreme Pro?
His new big screen work can easily make hundreds of millions of dollars.

Ning Hao's spirit suddenly shook, and whatever he wanted to say turned into a report, "By the way, I heard that you came to the company today, and Director Shang, the empty talker, has already arrived."

"He's also read the new script and is very interested in directing our company's new sitcom, but... he's a little skeptical."

"Is it really Sister Bingbing who's playing the second female lead? Director Shang said she felt a little apprehensive."

It has been eight days since I signed the contract for "Wulin Wai Zhuan". The national audition for a young actor has been open for several days.

This is the official Weibo account of the "Wulin Wai Zhuan Crew" established by Time Weibo. The staff announced through Weibo that the media group has started work on a new comedy.

Children aged ten, eleven or twelve are welcome to sign up for auditions for child star roles with the support of their parents. Once selected, they will have important roles in the new drama.

And priority will be given to the 5+5+5 model training during the signing period.

Now? That was Architect Jiang, and everyone including Liu Yifei envied Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and others who had been signed in advance to Time.

What about ordinary people outside the circle?

Not to mention Yang Mi who has become famous, she also earns a lot of money from advertising fees.

There are still no opportunities for Reyizha and Zhang Jiani who are still in training, and Xiao Zhang who has already entered the 03 undergraduate class.

In addition to receiving a fixed monthly salary, she also has a solo performance instructor. I wonder how many of her classmates are envious of her.

As long as she doesn't act up and seek death, Yang Mi is her best example.

By the way, Yang Mi, who has been busy for half a year, has returned from Hong Kong Island, and [Forensic Heroes 1] has started broadcasting in Hong Kong Island.

The cast was basically the same a few years ago.

Forensic Heroes is a classic of the era and it has smashed the ratings in Hong Kong Island. Yang Mi played the second female lead and received a lot of praise including popularity.

On the off-site version of Weibo, her number of followers exceeds that of many mainland TV drama stars.

Li Wenyu nodded, chatted briefly with Ning Hao, and then went to see Shang Jing.

To be honest, with Pang Bing's current salary of 10 million RMB and HKD, and a large number of scripts for her to choose from, she is too lazy to act casually.

Do you really want to play the second female lead in a sitcom?
This is when Pang Bing suddenly realized that she had been getting carried away and decided to punish herself by not getting so carried away. She had to act, but filming was still a long way off!!

The young actresses were selected and trained for at least half a year, and the filming officially started after 2004.

Therefore, it is still uncertain whether Pang Bing will play Guo Furong, or whether the role will be passed to Dong Li, Gao Yuanyuan or Tong Liya.

More than an hour later.

When Li Wenyu saw Shang Jing off from Shiguang Media, he smiled and shook his hand, saying, "Director Shang, I'll give you the director's salary based on the market."

"Except for the three characters of Guo Furong, Zhu Wushuang, and Mo Xiaobei, you can recommend any others. We at Shi Guang will seriously consider them. Let's have a happy cooperation!"

His negotiations with Shang Jing went smoothly.

Lao Li currently has an extremely huge halo around him. Director Shang is a man of many words, and his influence and status in the circle are far inferior to his.

Director Shang shook hands excitedly, still a little incredulous. "Mr. Li, are you really asking me to recommend this? Speaking of sitcoms, honestly, the average actor might not be able to pull off a comedy perfectly."

"I wonder what you think of the group of people in the story about the kitchen team? Are they okay?"

The status of sitcoms is rather awkward.

But just randomly pulling in a group of actors who act in serious dramas might not be able to perform well. He never thought about how much say he, as a director, would have.

Li Wenyu nodded. "Feel free to recommend something. I'll give you some suggestions, but most of them are just suggestions. If you want to make this drama a success, you and the screenwriter need to work together to optimize it."

"Besides, the photography street for the filming needs to be built. It's still early, so we can take our time."

After chatting and laughing for a few more minutes, he saw Shang Jing off.

At about the same time, Li Wenyu's secretary came running to report, "Boss, Robert from Columbia is here, and he brought people from Warner Bros. Television with him. He said that the senior management had seen a sample of The Big Bang Theory."

"Everyone thinks it's okay, let's talk about cooperation in a TV series."

Li Wenyu smiled and nodded, "Good news."

Robert brought people from Warner Bros. Television over, and the project progressed one step further.

The show "The Big Bang Theory" that he is in charge of is used to promote Megan Fox or Blake Lively, and to make a Chinese actor become popular in the United States.

He is the general dispatcher, and the cooperation model is the same as that of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".

Time Media and Warner Television jointly paid to invite Chuck Lorre and Bill Brady, the original screenwriter and producer of The Big Bang Theory.

The production is centered around big screenwriters from American TV series. They hold the scripts and are able to make the TV series as good as the original.

Li Wenyu is not sure yet which Chinese male actor to choose.

He wanted Leonard, the character who would fall in love with the heroine.

The absolute core Sheldon, or give priority to the original actor.

Of course, Shiguang Media is not a charity. They have to have detailed discussions with the original actors and sign various contracts, such as receiving friendly remuneration for appearing in Shiguang TV series.

As for other things like advertising endorsements, etc., Time Media will definitely make a profit from promoting people, and if the deal goes well, they will use the original version.

If the negotiation doesn’t work out, choose another one.

We still have to hold the control over these big pies in our hands.

Just as Li Wenyu was about to go see Robert, he heard the phone ring. It was a text message from Quan Zhixian, "Director Li, remember to come back and confront me when you're done with work. You've been alone in the courtyard for several days."

"I'm not at the age of a wolf or a tiger like Sister Xin."

"You can't leave anything empty. I've gained almost 57 pounds in just one week. I'm crying. Come back and help me lose weight. I'm kilograms. I'm so devastated that I can't even go out."

Old Li, “…”

He put away his phone and walked forward steadily. This South Korean Xiaoquan had already completed all the post-production and was just waiting for the release.

It's still early for the release date, and you haven't returned to Seoul yet. You're really not doing your job properly.

However, the other party is only 114 meters tall and weighs only pounds, but he is making such a fuss. It is really unbelievable. He looks really good when he is too thin, but he feels bad in the hand.

At that time, He Qing gained weight and became plump to 120cm. That was because her sister was ten centimeters shorter than her.

(End of this chapter)