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Chapter 746 Determining the Actor
Before the audition began, Wu Ershan, photography director Wang Li, art director Ye Jintian of the "Fengshen" series, director producer Chen Guofu, chief producer Huang Jianxin, co-producer Song Ge and others came to Tang An's office.

The crew is too big, the overall structure is far beyond any movie in recent years, and there are more people in the same position.

The bloated ones are just like state-owned enterprises. Except for the production, there is one director producer, one chief producer, five supervisors, four co-producers, four producers, and four executive producers.

There are 19 supervisors and producers alone, which is enough to show how cumbersome this film is, not to mention dozens of middle-level people. The crew of the middle-level and above alone is more than the average crew of a blockbuster film.

Tang An didn't participate in the audition either. The overall style of the film had already been determined. They were all top professionals in the industry, so it wasn't a big problem to choose an actor.

I have been in contact with countless actors throughout the year, so it goes without saying that I have the ability to see people.

Although it is often seen that some film and television dramas will use some actors who are obviously incompatible, but it is still rare to be blind. The main reason is the relationship between various aspects, which affects the actors of a drama.

Even Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou couldn't fully decide which actors to use, let alone other people's plays.

The heroine of "The Great Wall" has been appointed by default, and Zhang Yimou has no choice.

Feng Xiaogang's "Youth" hasn't started yet, and Yan Geling's script hasn't been finished yet. He and Guan Hu have worked together on "Old Paoer".

Two new-generation stars, Li Yifeng and Wu Fan, played important roles, neither of which Guan Hu wanted.

But there is no way, he has to take care of the face of Xiao Fei, the second largest investor in "Old Paoer". Signed under Yuquan's banner, the relationship between the two is very good.

He was also at the helm of Youzhu Pictures' "Three-Body Problem" project and a golfer of Wang Zhonglei. Huayi invested in the A round of financing after starting his business.

Teng Huatao was also Wang Zhonglei's golfer and drinking buddy back then. With this relationship, Wang Zhonglei didn't invest in "33 Days of Broken Love".

Of course, one Xiao Fei is not enough, Guan Hu can refuse.

However, considering other factors, the EQ record can also be said to be of the Huayi series, and the actor is also barely capable, so Guan Hu used him.

Wu Fan is similar, the daughter of the boss of Sparkle Roll is his fan girl, and Feng Xiaogang is a shareholder of Sparkle Roll.

Cheng Long is also a shareholder of Yaolai, and Hua Yi also wants to win over Cheng Long. After all, Cheng Long's films have sold well in the past two years.

The entertainment industry basically competes for contacts and resources, and the casting of many projects cannot be entirely focused on the project itself.

If there are enough resources, a pig can fly. If it cannot fly, it can only be said that the resources are not enough and not good enough.

However, in the "Fengshen" series, you don't have to worry about relationships and favors in all aspects. Tang An emphasized again, "I'll leave the audition to everyone, check it out, and only need the most suitable actors."

Wu Ershan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dong Dong, we are fully prepared for every role."

"We also come at Director Wu's request, as long as Director Wu thinks it's appropriate."

Huang Jianxin, Chen Guofu and others also expressed their opinions, mainly based on the director's opinion.

If you know what kind of actor to look for, there is no problem.

If you have a clear goal, you can do things smoothly and be more likely to succeed, which is the same in any industry.

The rapid development of Xiaomi in the past two years is due to Lei Jun's accurate market positioning and high cost performance.

The blue-green second factory was able to succeed, and later its market share overwhelmed that of Xiaomi. It also had a clear positioning and captured the girl's market.

It is definitely more important for girls to take pictures of themselves with their mobile phones than others, so in the future, the front camera of the mobile phone of Blue Green No. [-] Factory will be higher than the rear camera.

As for running points or something, most people don't care.

The same is true in the film and television industry. More and more urban, costume, martial arts, fairy tales, and fantasy idol dramas are appearing, and one filmed is scolded for another. No matter what type of remake, it will become an idol drama.

The production company has also identified the market positioning, and they shoot these idol scripts for fans, girls, and younger audiences.

The "Fengshen" series is positioned as an epic blockbuster, and it cannot be made into an idol or romance film, and the casting must be similar to this.

The overall style is different, and the actors used are different.

The audition lasted for an entire afternoon, and it was over after get off work time.

Wu Ershan also took a list they had negotiated and handed it to Tang An for review.

"Tang Dong, the main roles are basically decided, and there are individual actors who need to think about it again, just take a look."

"Thank you Director Wu, let me take a look."

Tang An took a stack of resumes with their respective roles marked on them, and looked at them carefully.

King Zhou, Zhang Hanyu.

Daji, Tang Yan.

Empress Jiang, Qin Lan.

Shen Gongbao, Huang Bo.

Wen Zhong, Zhang Guangper.

Bigan, Tang Guoqiang.

Fei Zhong, Wang Xun.

Jiang Ziya, Chen Kun.

Ji Chang, Ma Shaohua.

Ji Fa, Wang Kai.

Boyi Kao, Brother Hu.

Yang Jian, Han Dong.

The trilogy, with more than a dozen main characters, is basically complete.

Before the audition, Wu Ershan thought for a long time, observed many actors, and had a rough idea of ​​the number in his heart, so that he could determine these roles in an afternoon.

This lineup couldn't be more luxurious.

The remuneration of Huang Bo and Chen Kun has entered the club of tens of millions. Zhang Hanyu, like Huang Bo and Liu Ye, used the salary of 1000 million to buy shares in "Cook, Opera, Ruffian", and now the external quotation has also reached 1000 million.

Three male actors with a level of tens of millions, plus Tang Yan's salary of 800 million, the salary of these four first-line movie stars is close to 4000 million.

Old actors like Tang Guoqiang, Zhang Guangpin, and Ma Shaohua are cheap. Although the salaries of Wang Kai and Hu Ge are high in the field of TV dramas, they are less than half of Chen Kun and the others when it comes to the big screen.

Wu Ershan also explained why these actors were chosen.

The role settings are different, and the types of actors are also different.

Zhang Hanyu's King Zhou and Chen Kun's Jiang Ziya, these two roles are a big challenge, and the changes are relatively large.

Generally speaking, there was no problem. Wu Ershan was the director. He had already figured out who to choose, and Tang An agreed to the list.

Zhang Guangli played Wen Zhong, but unfortunately there was no suitable role for Li Youbing in the Western Zhou Dynasty, otherwise Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong could meet again.

If two people really want to face each other on the battlefield, the jokers on the Internet must have added a ghost theme, accompanied by the dubbing of "Brother Yunlong, Concubine Yun is here".

Wu Ershan had considered for a long time about Zhang Guangli playing Wen Zhong instead of Tang Guoqiang as he had thought before. After all, Wen Zhong was a grand master, and the only person who could control King Zhou was a general.

Zhang Guangli has a very obvious arrogance, whether it is Lu Bu or Chu Yunfei, it is very suitable to face King Zhou, the Western Zhou army, and Jiang Ziya with this temperament.

Between Shang Rong and Bigan, Wu Ershan also chose to let Tang Guoqiang play Bigan.

As two loyal ministers with a lot of roles, Bi Gan must be more important.

Yaxiang is also the prime minister, from Zhuge Prime Minister to Ya Bigan, but unfortunately there is no Sima Yi on the opposite side, neither Wei Zongwan nor Ni Dahong can play Ji Chang.

Ma Shaohua's face is perfect for playing Ji Chang, with kind eyebrows and good intentions, full of wisdom and majesty, that "Historical Turning Point" is also a rare masterpiece in the same genre, and the performance is very good.

After confirming that there was no problem, Tang An arranged for Zhao Jun to pick a time to sign contracts with the actors.

Although it's a trilogy, three remunerations will definitely not be given, otherwise the four first-line stars alone would cost more than 1 million. Although the other actors have troublesome 300 to [-] million, they can't stand the crowd.

Moreover, most of the supporting roles did not appear in every movie, and even if they did, they did not have much time to appear.

At that time, the two parts of "Red Cliff" were only paid one part's remuneration, and they were all shot together. If one was released and then the second one was released, it would definitely have to pay two part remuneration.

However, the remuneration for one of the trilogy is not appropriate, and several leading actors throughout the series are paid 1.8 times the remuneration.

The trilogy gave 1.8 times the salary, which is not a lot, and it is an absolute price of conscience.

After all, even if there are a few protagonists, not every movie will be the absolute protagonist.

And this time between the actor and the investor, the investor takes the initiative, not to mention 1.8 times the pay, even if it is 1.5 times, these actors will accept it. After all, the investment of 20 billion, I don’t know if I can meet it once in ten years. If the box office is a big hit, that's not what's gained.

Others are given according to the number of roles, and the production department will naturally count.

It's good to shoot a series of films at one time, and the cost of actors can be saved.

(End of this chapter)