Huayu: Female celebrities are looking for treasures in me

"Ah Li, I'm playing a supporting role for you this time, so shouldn't you personally write a script for it?"

After the script reading was over, Zhang Li treated everyone to dinner, and then invited acquaintances to sing and drink together. The atmosphere among everyone was very good, and Lao Hu came over to take credit.

Hu Ge's film resources can be described as "extremely difficult". After all, Tangren has good relations with capital in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They can produce a lot of TV series, but they can't come up with any movie scripts.

The Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles are now showing a trend of self-contained fandoms, and their influence in the film industry is also waning. They can't even support their own people, let alone outsiders.

As for the Shanghai and Beijing entertainment circles, they wouldn't provide resources to someone like Hu Ge who isn't part of their core circle, even if he's popular, a top-tier actor, and has decent acting skills.

To paraphrase a line from "Storm Riders," Hu Ge's success and downfall were both due to Tangren Media.

If he wants to achieve something in film, he has to fight for it himself.

However, because he is Tangren's top male star, the company does not allow him to play supporting roles.

They mainly play supporting roles in big movies, and it's not guaranteed they'll get a lead role.

If Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and others said, "You'll be the supporting actor in my next film, and then Tangren Media might not refuse to release you,"

In addition, Tangren also wants Tangren to promote other artists in the company.

This binding nature is also the reason why Hugo was rejected.

But none of these were problems for Zhang Li.

He has a good relationship with Tangren Media and provides resources to Liu Shishi and others.

For example, the drama "Scarlet Heart" that Tangren is currently producing is a collaboration with Universe Entertainment.

The male actors are mostly from Tangren Media, while the female actors are mostly from Universe Entertainment.

In terms of film, Zhang Li's creative talent is undeniable. Although she is not a famous director, she is just as attractive within the industry.

Zhang Li asked Hu Ge to be the third male lead, and Hu Ge agreed without hesitation. Tangren hesitated for a while but did not refuse.

The main reason was to cultivate a good relationship with Zhang Li, since he was an original talent and she represented resources.

Old Hu was even more straightforward, directly asking Zhang Li for help.

“That works too.” Zhang Li nodded after a moment’s thought: “Then you can be the male lead in Sister Mi’s ‘Far Cry Game’.”

After the script for "Far Cry" was upgraded, it was changed into an ensemble piece, and the male and female leads became a hidden romantic couple, working as partners rather than lovers in the film.

Thrillers require a high level of skill from the director and screenwriter, and demand a high level of expertise in camera work and pacing.

As for the actors' acting skills, as long as they don't fall short and can convey the feeling the director wants, that's fine.

In thriller movies, the roles of the director and screenwriter are amplified.

In this situation, it would actually be somewhat difficult and have some impact on him to direct and act in the film himself.

This film, "Far Cry," could be made into a movie like "The Squid Game" or "Animal World."

With a focus on intellectual battles and strategies, plus some supernatural and thriller elements, this movie is even more captivating.

As for the actors, "Love is Not Blind" and "Under the Hawthorn Tree" are enough.

The former proves box office appeal, while the latter aims to win the Best Actor award while also securing a box office record.

"Yang Mi's 'Far Cry Game'?" Hu Ge became interested and poured tea for Zhang Li. "What kind of story is it?"

"Then let me tell you." Zhang Li picked up his teacup and began to explain.

Jing Tian glanced at the two of them, her eyes flashing.

Yang Mi moved closer to Zhang Li and listened attentively to his story.

After talking for about half an hour, Hu Ge grabbed Zhang Li's wrist and said, "Li, stop talking. I'll act in this movie. You can decide on the pay, just don't make me look bad. Send me the script as soon as possible."

He felt it would be a good movie after just hearing the beginning.

As long as the director is reliable, the story can be filmed beautifully.

To be honest, he was a little apprehensive at first, since Zhang Li's specialty was "comedy".

However, his position at Tangren Media dictates that he will not act in comedies.

This situation is exactly what he wanted.

"I'll send it to you when we get back to the hotel," Zhang Li replied with a smile.

The script was indeed good, but he wanted to establish himself as a director, so he didn't plan to act in it.

Recently, the company has signed a lot of artists, so he has decided to gradually shift his focus to directing.

As for roles, I can play both lead and supporting roles; it doesn't really matter since I'm the director.

"Should we reserve a role for Sister Ariel Lin?" Zhang Li suddenly asked, her eyes smiling.

Liu Yifei and the others immediately cast gossipy glances their way.

Hu Ge subconsciously scratched his cheek and coughed lightly: "Ariel Lin doesn't play supporting roles."

"Oh~" Yang Mi crossed her arms and said in a playful tone, "I thought you were saying that you didn't know about Yi Chen's affairs. This is related to her career development, and you can't control it."

"I really can't control it, I just know about it quite well." Hu Ge coughed lightly, his tone unnatural.

“There are ten characters in ‘Far Cry Game,’ and they are all main characters, but you and Sister Mi have more screen time,” Zhang Li said with a smile. “If Sister Ariel Lin performs well, the role might be more sought after. I think winning the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress is not a problem.”

After all, he's from the Bay Area and graduated from a top university, so he has a high social status.

When the time is right, the location is perfect, and everyone is in harmony, it would be unreasonable not to win an award.

If it weren't for Yang Mi's figure, she wouldn't have gotten the lead role.

“Then ask her. I don’t think it’s a big problem.” Hu Ge smiled.

Clearly, he was pleased with the outcome. "Then it's decided." Zhang Li clapped his hands.

After singing for a while, everyone returned to the hotel.

On the way, Yang Mi instinctively kicked Zhang Li.

Given that Jing Tian and the others were present, he didn't grab them but instead hid for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Li raised an eyebrow slightly, signaling Yang Mi not to do anything rash.

"Aren't you planning to be the male lead?" Yang Mi frowned.

She didn't have any issues with Hu Ge, but she wanted to act alongside Zhang Li more.

“This show relies heavily on the director, so I plan to direct it myself. It wouldn’t be good to be distracted by being the male lead, and the camera work is difficult to control.” Zhang Li said frankly, “Besides, after ‘Chinese Paladin 3’ airs, you will have acted with Lao Hu twice, and there will be a lot of CP fans.”

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 can be said to be all tragic endings. Your CP fans will definitely be happy to support it. It will be easy to use for marketing and promotion. I will ask Bingbing's PR team to lend me their services, and with Tangren's cooperation, we can win it all in one go."

This is from the perspective of the film as a whole, and it's perfectly fine.

"You want to be a director?" Yang Mi's focus was very direct.

"Hmm." Zhang Li nodded confidently: "Don't worry, I won't hold you back. Once 'Love is Not Blind' starts filming, you'll see my abilities."

Yang Mi raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and then said, "Actually, you can also market yourself by playing the male lead, right?"

"If I'm a couple with you, then we're just like Xu Changqing and Xuejian."

"You and Yifei acted in 'Love is Not Blind', that's Xu Changqing and Zhao Ling'er as a couple."

"By then, you'll have robbed Lao Hu twice. I think those people prefer this kind of marketing."

In the end, Yang Mi laughed, which was rather unkind.

Inside the car, Liu Yifei and the other girls: "."

You, Yang Mi, are a bit naughty.

"You're so unfair." Zhang Li shook his head with a look of disgust, and then said, "Although I'm not playing the male lead, I'm playing the scheming guy, the only one in the show who gets a little advantage over you."

"It would probably be even more appealing if we used it to market the copy you mentioned."

Women:?
Yang Mi is no match for you.

Yang Mi rolled her eyes slightly: "."

However, I felt relieved after learning that Zhang Li would also be acting, and that she would even have a role with intimate scenes with Zhang Li.

If Zhang Li is in the cast and Hu Ge is the male lead, then it's actually quite good.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Hu Ge was reporting the situation to Lin Yicheng.

"I don't really care whether I'm the female lead or not. As long as the script is good, I'm willing to play a supporting role, especially since it's a movie."

"Take a look at the script first, and send it to me if you like it~"

Lin Yicheng is one of the few people that Taiwanese capital is currently heavily promoting, and she has so many scripts to choose from that she can't keep up with the demand for leading roles.

If you want her to star in a movie, the content needs to be excellent and attractive enough for her to act in it.

Acting in movies with bad scripts won't help her improve her status.

However, if the script is good and the role is also good, it will be of great benefit to her transition from a television actress to a film actress.

"Okay, let me take a look at the script first. It sounds good to me."

"And I said, this script made Yang Mi decide to sign with Ali's company, so it must be pretty good."

Hugo revealed the information he had received.

This made Lin Yicheng look expectant.

That evening, Zhang Li met with Liu Yifei again for in-depth rehearsals to prepare for filming "Love is Not Blind".

A few days later, the entire crew gathered again, first to take costume photos and start filming.

After the filming was completed, Zhang Li immediately arranged for her company to upload it online and start generating buzz.

It's the middle of October now, and he needs to finish filming the movie within two months.

He also directly edited out the content.

Normally, the process involves filming the content first, then having someone do a rough cut, followed by selecting important and good content from the rough cut for fine editing, and finally sending the finished film to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for review. Only after passing the review and obtaining the film's approval document can the film be released and a release key be generated.

Zhang Li had read the original version of "Love is Not Blind" and also read many movie reviews and professional evaluations.

He knew what the highlights of the film were, what its weaknesses were, and how to deal with them.

Let's say the movie is supposed to be 300 minutes long, but only 110 minutes are edited down. Of that, 190 minutes is wasted shooting time. This 300 minutes of footage goes through rough cuts and fine cuts, requiring a lot of time for selection and comparison.

With existing footage as a reference, he only needed to shoot the 110 minutes of content he needed, saving on shooting costs and time, and the editing work became more technical.

Of course, if you want to improve the movie content, you can decide in advance which content to omit and which movie scenes to reshoot.

In short, he is confident that this film will be released during the 10 Chinese New Year season.

There are no outstanding films competing in this Spring Festival film season.

In that case, it might be a winner-takes-all situation.

Therefore, the promotional period can begin as soon as filming starts.

[Shocking! The cast of this movie is...] (End of Chapter)