Entertainment starts with variety shows

Chapter 217
There are drinks and melons and fruits on every table of the charity gala, but who is rushing to eat on this kind of occasion?With so many pairs of eyes watching, no matter how hungry I have to bear it.

Fang Jing was also very hungry, so he was not polite, and said boldly: "Hahaha! I'm hungry too, I don't know your taste, I ordered some Cantonese dishes, I hope you don't mind."

"It's okay, I'm not picky eaters."

Picking up the chopsticks, the two chatted while eating, and they didn't talk about business. After half an hour, they were full and took a sip of the water cup. Fang Jing explained the purpose of coming.

"Some time ago, Huang Boge, Xu Shi, and I were the authors of Tomb Raiders Notes. The three of us worked together to make a web drama with an investment of [-] million. Now all the funds are in place, the crew is in place, and the broadcaster has also been found. Iqi Video, The heroine is Zhao Liying, and the second male is me."

"Currently, we need a post-[-]s actor." Fang Jing looked into Cheng Weiting's eyes and smiled, "I think your image is quite suitable, but I don't know if you have time?"

With his heart pounding, Cheng Weiting didn't expect such a good thing to happen to him, without a second of hesitation, he nodded heavily, "There's time!"

With an investment of [-] million yuan, first-line star Zhao Liying will play the female lead, and Fang Jing will be the second male lead.

At the beginning of the filming of Tomb Raider, he had the opportunity to act in it, but because of some willingness to be spoiled, he didn't make it, so he could only act in the TV series Shushan Biography, but ended up at his grandma's house.

"Funds are limited, and it is tentatively set that the actors' remuneration will not exceed half of the total budget, so your remuneration may be a bit low."

"Zhao Liying's one thousand and five, yours we can only drive to one thousand two, and there will be a lot of martial arts involved in the play, you may have to come to the group to practice routines a month in advance."

Taking out a part of the script that had been printed out in advance, Fang Jing continued: "This is your script, don't rush to reply, go back and think about it before you speak."

Cheng Weiting shook his head after spending 5 minutes reading the character settings and several pages of the script, "Don't think about it, I can promise you right now."

"So fast?" Fang Jing was taken aback.

The salary of 1000 million to 200 million is a bit low for someone of his rank. Normally, it should start at 2000 million, but because it is the protagonist, there are many scenes, and it is a big production, Fang Jing has the confidence to lower the salary.

If it doesn't work, we can talk about it again. He was prepared to add a few million more, but he didn't expect to agree like this, and he forced himself to hold back a bunch of rhetoric.

"Hmm! This script is very good, and a team that can spend half of the budget on production, I believe it won't be too bad. Besides, Huang Bo and Zhao Liying are both here, so I don't think it will be a loss."

"By the way, when will you join the group?"

"January into the group for practice, everyone will go back to rest for a few days during the Chinese New Year, and filming will start after the [-]th."

"It's just right, I'm free during that period." Cheng Weiting had a really coincidental look on his face.

Fang Jing was delighted, "Is that so, a happy cooperation, I will send the contract in a few days."

"It's okay, you're busy, I've always been free... I'm here, I have nothing to do for the time being."

Cheng Weiting almost slipped his tongue when he opened his mouth, but hastily changed his words, only to be relieved when Fang Jing's expression didn't change.

Artists in Xiangjiang are not easy to mix with. The market there is too small, with a population of several million. Even if half of the city's people go to see a movie, it will only have a box office of tens of millions.

The key point is that the older generation of artists sit still, the audience's tastes are getting higher and higher, and the best actor will rush to the street, not to mention the younger generation can't get up.

The mainland is different. With 14 billion people and a market of tens of billions a year, there are even a fraction more than there.

He shifted the focus of his work to the mainland last year, and the "Ancient Sword and Strange Story" was a big hit, and it was a good start. He became famous and gained a lot of viewers.

Notes on Tomb Raiders failed to be filmed, Shushan Wars hit the streets, and now I am counting on a drama that can completely gain popularity, preferably with a male lead.

But the first-funded company puts its own actor out of use, and praises him as an outsider, unless he is crazy.

So when he heard Fang Jing talk about the male lead just now, he was ready to agree, it doesn't matter if the price is lower, 800 million is nothing, what is missing is an opportunity.

Fang Jing, Zhao Liying, and him, three traffic.Notes on Tomb Raiders, regardless of the actors' remuneration, the bad production with only 2000 million yuan can be popular. This drama has no reason to rush.

……

Gao Wei and his team all moved here in Fangjing Studio, an office area of ​​[-] square meters. Wu Jiajia and Xiao Wenjing each had their own desks.

In Fang Jing's office.

"What? You can't recruit people, it's impossible, right? You close the stall first, and I'll make a call."

Guo Qi went to the Chinese opera to recruit people, but the security guards at the gate didn’t let them in, so they had to build a shed outside the school. There were dozens of girls interviewing for a day, but they all came with the mentality of becoming famous overnight, and their acting skills were horrible. .

Some called them liars, and some teachers even went over to say hello and told them to leave, otherwise they would call the police.

Hanging up the phone, Fang Jing thought for a while, and called Tang Yan. She graduated from Chinese opera, so she should know some teachers, and try to see if she can go through the back door.

Guo Qi is not a famous director. No one knows him, so it's no wonder he isn't treated as a liar.

Every year, at the gates of major film academies and art academies, there are people who claim to be directors looking for heroines. Many girls are tricked into "acting auditions!" and regret it all their lives.

The school was being polite to him, and it was fine if he didn't hit him directly.

"Hey! Sister Tang, what are you doing, panting so much? Running? I woke up really early, it's like this, I have a friend..."

In a certain hotel in Hengdian, Tang Yan was sweating profusely on a treadmill with his hair tied in a bun, wearing a vest, sports leggings, and earphones.

"Creating a friend out of thin air, the friend you're talking about isn't yourself, is it?"

"Ah! Just treat it as me, see if you can contact a teacher and let me...friends go in and recruit people."

"Is it reliable? In fact, regular film schools are very welcome, but you know what the market is like now. If something happens to the students, I, the introducer, will be responsible."

"Of course, it would be different if it was your crew. I'm still very relieved of you."

"Okay, let me confess, I'm playing the male lead in the play, the investors are Xu Shi and Brother Huang Bo, and the director is also his."

Pressing pause, Tang Yan wiped his sweat, "Huang Bo still needs you to come to me with such a big name? He can call the director with just one phone call, so what are you bothering about?"

"No, I also invested a little bit. Brother Huang Bo is responsible for pulling the team, and this is not his business."

"It's ok, you, you're all mixed up in the casting, who is the heroine? Have you decided? How about thinking about my sister?"

Fang Jing...

I should never have made this call!
"Ahem! The heroine is Zhao Liying, it's decided."

"Really? Why didn't I hear you?"

Hearing the resentful tone, Fang Jing smiled dryly, "They said they wanted to find someone who looked like Xiaojiabiyu, who was younger... not that... Hey! Hey!"

Hanging up the phone, Fang Jing wanted to slap himself, but when he called again, the line was busy and he was in the middle of a call.

Seven or eight minutes later, Tang Yan called, "I told Teacher Liu Tianci that I will call you in a while, and you can just contact her."

"Thank you, Miss Tang! Treat you to dinner when you are free."

"Don't! Next time if there is a role like a thick-backed, overbearing and unreasonable middle-aged woman, just remember to ask me, I am a professional."

(End of this chapter)