This star is going to the moon

Chapter 29 Needs Ten Million!

All movies want to use the best actors, but reality often does not allow it.

Just like the original intention of "Time Raiders" to find Liu Haoran to play the male lead, but they had to give up in the end.

There's no way, there's not enough money.

Sometimes it’s not even about the money, either the schedule doesn’t match up or the other person simply doesn’t want to take the role.

Of course, the heroine of "Time Raiders" thought of those big-name female stars. After all, this movie is not an art film that is aiming for awards, and the role does not require actress-level acting skills.

As long as the acting skills are not particularly bad, the greater the fame, the better.

"Living Together" is just a fantasy romantic comedy. The plot is not particularly explosive, nor is it a blockbuster with special effects. It would be best if actors with high traffic could join.

Even if you don’t have a lot of traffic, having a small amount of traffic is fine. Even if you have good acting skills, a smaller fame is acceptable.

After all, the investment in "Living Together" is only 30 million, and it can make a profit at the box office of 90 million, and it will make a profit at the box office of 100 million!

And they are not without "traffic" here. The whole movie is produced by Xu Zheng and invested by his company. He even makes a cameo appearance for a few minutes.

At the same time, he also asked his wife to perform in the film and invited many friends to make guest appearances.

What we lack most now is the male and female protagonists.

Lei Jiayin is a moderately famous person, but being able to act in a movie, especially playing the leading male role, is very attractive to him.

As for whether the movie will be a big hit, that’s a matter for later, let’s just film it first.

So when he received the audition invitation, he was very positive and came immediately.

His acting skills are good, and he has no problem playing the leading male role. The preparation team is quite satisfied. The only problem is...

"...He's just too old, and looks old. Our movie is about a 'sister-brother relationship', and it's a bit awkward for him to be in his thirties playing someone in their twenties. So we need to find an older female lead."

"Indeed, if the 'brother' in the movie is this old, then the 'sister' can only be played by an older actor, not one who looks too young."

"Then we have to find an actress in her late 30s, right?"

"Actually, his age also has advantages. We have two age groups for the male protagonist: a young man in his twenties and a middle-aged man in his forties. Lei Jiayin can be in either age group."

"You could say that. As for facial features... in real life, there are quite a few young people who look anxious at first glance~"

"We don't have to rush. Aren't there several people auditioning? Especially Lu Yun. Although his acting skills are immature, his fame is growing rapidly. It shouldn't be a problem for him to play the male lead. At most, the director can talk more about the script. I just don't know if he can really invite An Fangfei..."

Before he could finish his words, a staff member came running in and said, "Lu Yun is here, and he brought An Fangfei with him!"

"hiss!"

The preparatory team didn’t expect Lu Yun to be so awesome. They had only said “recommendation” before, but he came directly with people!
Are the relationship between these two people so good?
Oh, the hero saves the beauty, then it’s okay.

But what surprised them even more was the acting of Lu Yun and An Fangfei.

Ever since they knew that Lu Yun might have tricked An Fangfei over, they studied their acting skills, especially the one in "To You" where they had a rivalry but not many scenes.

Theoretically, the acting skills of the two are good enough. It’s just that the director has to have them practice more and talk more about the play.

Fortunately, the preparatory team also watched their roadshow video and found that the two of them had a good CP feeling. Playing a couple should have a bonus effect, and perhaps achieve an effect of one plus one being greater than two.

But after the audition, the preparation team found that both of their acting skills had improved greatly compared to before.

An Fangfei has been acting for many years, and everyone knows that her acting skills are just around the passing line.

If the subject matter is suitable, the score will be above passing; if the subject matter is unsuitable, the score will be below passing.

This time the audition was actually stable, I even felt like I got 70 points!

Nothing!
And Lu Yun is even more powerful.

The people in the audition group have been in many crews and have seen a large number of actors perform, including actors at the best actor level. When they watched Lu Yun auditioning, it was like seeing a best actor perform!
The ease with which he entered the role, the precise control of his facial expressions, the perfect emotional release, and so on, made him look like the male lead in the play. What surprised them even more was that when Lu Yun was asked to play the second stage of the "successful 40-year-old male lead", the age was immediately enhanced after the beard was added, instead of the playful look of a child with a beard.

Impressive!
Lu Yun felt that they were worrying unnecessarily. Although he was only in his early 20s now, he was already in his 30s in his previous life. With the blessing of his level 4 acting skills, it was too easy for him to play a successful 40-year-old.

So there is nothing much to say. After Lu Yun and An Fangfei auditioned, the crew decided that they would be the male and female protagonists. At the same time, they did not want any remuneration, but a share of the box office revenue.

Each of them gets 5% of the box office share!
The producer who invests in making a movie can get about 30% of the total box office, and the two people's box office share comes from this, which is equivalent to the producer's income being directly cut by one third.

But the producers decided...

"Give! Give them all!"

After all, there will be income only if the movie is successful. If it is not successful, no matter how high the share is, it will still be a loss.

Originally, the producers wanted a box office of 1 million to break even, but after seeing Lu Yun and An Fangfei's acting skills, coupled with their influence and a good script, the box office should be at least 3 million, right?

If we jump up a little more, 5 million is not impossible, right?

In this way, even if Lu Yun and An Fangfei's share is removed, the producer can still make a net profit of tens of millions.

So the important thing is to make the cake bigger, and to make the cake bigger you need good ingredients.

Lu Yun and An Fangfei are the best materials.

In fact, Lu Yun also took 5% of the box office share to enhance his status. After all, he is not as famous as An Fangfei. Even if he plays two roles, the workload is not as important as fame.

But who made them come together? And An Fangfei still focuses on Lu Yun. If Lu Yun doesn't act, she won't act either.

After the audition, Lu Yun and An Fangfei had dinner together, and they both talked about their respective improvements in acting skills.

Lu Yun didn't expect that An Fangfei's six-month tutoring was really effective.

But this made him a little confused, because in her previous life, An Fangfei was also "fishing for a year and drying the nets for two years", but in her previous life, An Fangfei had never thought about improving her acting skills. Apart from some advertising and endorsement activities, most of the time she either stayed at home playing with cats or traveling around the world.

This life has changed.

Is this also the "butterfly effect"?

An Fangfei was not that surprised by the change in Lu Yun's acting skills, because she felt from the beginning that Lu Yun was very talented and would achieve great things in the future.

In addition, she was saved by Lu Yun again, and Lu Yun showed his views on movies again and again, and they were all correct, so she felt that Lu Yun was even more amazing.

She was just curious about how Rowoon's acting skills improved so quickly?

"This..."

Lu Yun said: "It's mainly due to the training of Teacher Wang Ziran, plus my little bit of talent and hard work, and then I became so amazing."

"Teacher Wang Ziran is so amazing," An Fangfei said in surprise, "Then I want to sign up for his class and be your classmate."

"We don't have the chance to be classmates because I've already graduated, but Sister Fei does have the chance to be my creditor."

"Be your creditor?"

An Fangfei tilted her head: "Do you want to borrow money from me? How much?"

Although An Fangfei didn't ask Lu Yun what he was going to do, Lu Yun still took the initiative to say, "I'm studying aerospace, and I'm planning to start an aerospace company. So I'd like to borrow some money from you. The initial capital will be about 10 million."

"I myself am a little..."

Before Lu Yun finished speaking, An Fangfei said, "Ten million? Sure, when do you want it?"

"..."

No, sister, does your family have so much liquidity?
An Fangfei noticed Lu Yun's shock, and she relaxed, holding her chin with her hand. "Aerospace companies sound impressive. Is 10 million enough? If not, I can invest. I'm also curious about aerospace, the stars, and the universe..."

(End of this chapter)