Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 82 Fixed Angle
December 2000, 4.

"Meteor Garden" has completed the filming qualification registration.

Private companies wanting to film TV series need to apply for a filming permit.

It is very difficult to obtain the license. Currently, there are only a few private companies that have Type A TV drama production licenses.

Therefore, most film producers will look for production studios or TV stations to affiliate with.

There are many tricks to things like affiliation, and many people may not be able to get it done even if they beg and plead with everyone.

But it is not difficult for Lu Jiang now.

After the news of the TV series was released in the industry, several TV stations and production studios extended olive branches.

In order to handle it thoroughly, he once again asked Situ Zhaodun to help.

So finally, under Situ Zhaodun's management, "Meteor Garden" was affiliated with the Beijing Film Studio.

Beijing Film Studio does not only make movies, it also dabbles in TV dramas, just not as many.

There are currently two fee models for qualification registration. One is to share profits, with the market price being approximately 5% to 20%, and the other is to charge a fixed registration fee.

Because this is Lu Jiang's first drama that he directed and starred in, the Beijing Film Studio is not planning to just charge a fixed fee. It is obvious that the other party is very optimistic about Lu Jiang.

Fortunately, with Situ Zhaodun around, the commission from the affiliation with Beijing Film Studio was finally set at 5%, which was a very favorable price.

The effect of Situ Zhaodun's intervention was not limited to the mainland.

During these days, Lu Jiang took the opportunity to solve the filming matters in Macau and the related resources of Macau Cable TV Station through him.

This means that when TV series are broadcast in the future, the launch will not be limited to the mainland.

But Macau is too small after all, so this channel can be almost ignored.

Only after the affiliation is completed can the filming officially begin.

Next, the crew went straight into the final casting stage.

As for casting, Lu Jiang had already researched some of the currently available actors.

Just as expected at the beginning.

When it comes to signing long-term contracts, there are very few actors to choose from.

For example, Lu Yi has both good looks and acting skills, but he is now famous and is already a top star in his company, so it is impossible to poach him. It is not in Lu Jiang's interest to just cooperate on a drama, so he had to give up.

Chen Kun is very suitable for the role of Hanazawa Rui, but Chen Kun has now signed a contract with Rong Xinda and started filming "Like Fog, Like Rain, Like Wind", so he is also difficult to poach.

Yan Yikuan is very handsome, but that’s the problem. He has already signed the contract and is currently filming.

The same goes for another one of the Four Beauties of Tianya, Wallace Chung. He has been in the industry for almost 6 years now and is doing well, making him even harder to poach.

In addition to the contract issue, there are other issues, such as Huo Jianhua, his problem is more complicated. Lu Jiang had contacted him earlier. He is still a small assistant and can be poached at any time in theory, but he is about to serve in the military.
The good news is that on April 4, the casting of the other three actors with good looks and acting skills was finally completed.

The first is Qiao Zhenyu, one of the four most handsome men in the world, who plays Hua Ze Lei.

Qiao Zhenyu is now a senior at the Beijing Dance Academy and is about to graduate. It didn't take much effort to find him because he had just won the championship in a dance competition in BJ last year and appeared on TV. Lu Jiang had an impression of him.

When I contacted him these days, he was thinking about what to do after graduation and was preparing to have in-depth discussions with one of the companies about signing a contract. Lu Jiang's call came at the right time.

The second one is Yu Bo, who will replace Zhu Xiaotian. He is the future star of Zhouyi Film and Television. He is currently a freshman in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 99 and has not yet joined Zhouyi.

The young Yu Bo has a good appearance, with sharp features, and is much fresher than when he was called "Brother Tong".

He also understands vocal music, and he learned from Li Shuangjiang, so singing is not a problem at all.

The two were naturally very happy to cooperate with Lu Jiang, but when they heard that they were going to sign a contract, the treasure chests on their heads were immediately downgraded or disappeared.

It's understandable, signing a contract is a big deal after all.

Especially after the news of Fan Binbin and Qiong Yao’s contract termination was exposed this year, everyone will be more cautious about signing contracts.

Fortunately, Lu Jiang had already prepared a "conscience contract".

If the drama fails to make the actors famous after it is broadcast, the contract will be automatically terminated within the deadline.

The contract specifies the data standards for what constitutes popularity, such as the increase in commercial quotations, ratings, song sales, etc., which are presented in a stepped manner.

Simply put, the more popular a company is, the longer the contract period, the greater the benefits, and of course the greater the cost of breach of contract. However, there is also a maximum contract period, and there will be no dead-end contract period of more than 8 years.

If the show was boring, they could terminate the contract after at least one year, without any penalty. After a few days of careful consideration, the two young men quickly signed their names.

The reason is very simple. After all, he is young and the cost of trial and error is low. If he doesn't become popular, he can be a free agent again after a year, and he can still take other roles in this year. The company will not appear, nor dare to do the same as Qiong Yao. After all, Fan Binbin is here. If it is exposed, how can Lu Jiang survive?
Furthermore, if this drama is really popular and the profits are guaranteed, then there is nothing to worry about.

Lu Jiang was very emotional about this.

It’s good to be young and energetic.

It's not like they haven't shown this contract to Wallace Chung and the others, but they all still have concerns.
The last member of F4 is Deng Chao.

At this time, Deng Chao was still very fresh and clean, a standard young handsome guy. Although he looked relatively old, he was more elegant than Wu Jianhao and had a lively personality, so he was very suitable for playing the role of Mei Zuo.

He is also a good singer. He is known as the microphone master in the Central Academy of Drama and he also says that he is a disciple of Lu Jiang.
He was also very decisive when signing the contract.

The two have a good relationship, the contract is reasonable, and they were looking to curry favor with each other anyway, so why not sign it?

Finally, F4 was put together.

Next are the supporting roles.

Xiaoyou, played by Rainie Yang in the original version, was replaced by Huang Xiaolei, a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy in 99.

Huang Xiaolei and Yu Bo are classmates and have a good relationship. When Lu Jiang asked Yu Bo if he had any classmates to recommend, he recommended Huang Xiaolei to try the female supporting role. Because she had a treasure chest on her head, Lu Jiang gave Yu Bo a favor, and Yu Bo's favorability towards Lu Jiang increased by 1.
Next is Fujita Shizuka. This actor has very high requirements. As the goddess senior in the play, with Fan Binbin around, even if Fan Binbin can act ugly to a certain extent, there are not many actors who can surpass her.

Fortunately, this role does not rely solely on appearance. In the original work, Fujido Shizuka is one or two years older than Shancai, but her temperament is very different. Elegance, nobility, maturity, rationality, and independence are her character labels.

Therefore, the main focus should be on excellent appearance and temperament, among which temperament is more important.

In this era, there are actually many actresses who meet these requirements.

Ning Jing, Cao Ying, Jiang Qingqing, etc. are all at the peak of their beauty.

Cao Ying’s "A Fallen Love Story" has not been aired yet, but she will be the dream lover of many boys after it is aired.

Ning Jing is relatively older, but she can still act younger, after all, she is only 28. The role of Dayuer she played next was very beautiful.

It’s a pity that these two are big names and have no schedule at all.

Jiang Qingqing would be more suitable, but unfortunately it involves Qiong Yao and Fan Binbin. She is still a Qiong girl at the moment, so she can't come even if invited.

Li Xiaoran is also good, but she is filming "Like Fog, Like Rain, Like Wind".

Ning Hao liked Xu Cainv very much and thought she was very attractive, but Lu Jiang directly rejected her.

In fact, Gao Yuanyuan is not bad. Her appearance is most attractive to boys, but considering her acting skills and her enthusiasm, Lu Jiang directly rejected her.

Yuan Quan is also good and has a good temperament, but she just won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress and is currently filming a movie.

After much deliberation, and considering schedules and various other issues, Lu Jiang finally chose his old partner Chen Hao.

I won’t talk about the rest of the supporting characters one by one.

In short, within ten days or so, all the roles were basically finalized.

Lu Jiang also obtained two treasure chests.

The blue treasure chest from Deng Chao [Please Hold My Legs].

A green treasure box from Huang Xiaolei [Hoping to get the host's complete autographed album].

In addition, there is one more that cannot be obtained for the time being, that is the purple treasure chest [Hope for a good start in my career] from Qiao Zhenyu.

There are also several treasure chests that cannot be obtained, such as asking for sky-high pay increases, various weird treatments, making "friends", etc. Lu Jiang ignores them all.

After getting the treasure chest, open it directly.

Deng Chao’s Blue Treasure Box contributed a Hokkien song “The Prodigal Son Returns”, and the MV is really good.

The song Huang Xiaolei opened was "Flowing to Paris", a song by Wallace Chung. What a coincidence.

He definitely couldn't sing it, and the quality was average, so he directly combined this song with the green "The Shepherd of Keketuohai", and finally got the blue MV "Hidden Fragrance", which was an edited version of "The Story of a Noble Family".

Lu Jiang was very satisfied.

With this song, the next album is sure to be released.

(End of this chapter)