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Chapter 204 The Difference Between S-Class and B-Class, Audition Actor

In recent years, the scale of investment in the film and television industry has been increasing.

A TV series with an investment of less than 5000 million can only be regarded as a B-level small production.

Moreover, the number of episodes of most TV dramas is around 40 episodes, that is, TV dramas with an investment of less than 100 million per episode are all B-level.

Therefore, according to the original plan, Fang Xing planned to produce "Wulin Biography" at a shooting cost of 60 yuan per episode.

This amount of investment, even in a B-level production, is relatively low for a B-level production.

Of course, sitcoms don't need to shoot on location, don't need many special effects, and even the camera positions are relatively fixed.

Therefore, the production cost is indeed lower than other types of dramas.

Also because it is a B-level small production, it is difficult to invite first- and second-tier actors.

In fact.

Song Yutong's current market salary is 1200 million. This salary is the top salary among third-tier actors, and it is relatively difficult to enter the second-tier actors.

Therefore, newcomers like Song Yutong will try their best to squeeze into the S-level productions, because they can be popular.

It can be said that as long as she does not fail in this S-level "Blood Rain Jianghu", then she has a good chance of becoming a second-tier actor.

At that time, her salary will move towards 2000 million.

Time to enter March.

"Blood Rain Rivers and Lakes" is officially launched.

At the opening press conference, the reporter asked Song Yutong which small B-level production she was rumored to be invited to star in.

Song Yutong smiled and replied: "I don't know why there are such rumors. The agent is in charge of discussing the film appointments. However, she said that there were indeed several films that were discussed before, and I don't know which one she is talking about."

After the reporter's question.

Song Yutong returned to the rest room, took off the earrings and said, "I heard that you know the manager of "Wulin Biography", let's be more polite."

The agent nodded and said, "It was good when I answered the reporter's question just now, that's all. Don't use this matter to stir up heat."

Song Yutong turned her head and asked, "You didn't ask someone to write the rumors about B-level small productions that were posted by the media before?"

The agent shook his head and said, "How is that possible? Qiao Yinghong and I are old acquaintances. Even if we can't cooperate, we can't step on them. I asked someone about this. It was a draft from "Blood Rain Jianghu". It should be to fry the heat before turning on the machine.”

Song Yutong frowned and asked in doubt: "Find a B-level small production to stir up the popularity, what's the point of that?"

She finds it a bit strange, even if a big S-level production like "Blood Rain Jianghu" wants to be popular, it should go to a big production of the same level to stir it up, and it is incomprehensible to be popular with a B-level small-budget drama.

The manager chuckled, and said, "As far as I know, it's true that Fang Xing was cast as the second male lead in "Blood Rain Jianghu".

"However, there is still an inside story. I heard that it was originally a resource exchange, but it didn't work out in the end. It must have been a bit unpleasant.

"This matter has nothing to do with us, you just need to perform the trick well.

"There's one more thing, you're acting opposite Chen Wenhan, the male number two, so take him a little bit."

Song Yutong showed a coquettish smile on his face, and asked: "I heard that Chen Wenhan has a good family background, is it true?"

The agent nodded with a smile: "His family background is really good. He has never acted before. He can directly arrange the second male lead in an S-level big production. The starting point of his debut is the end point of many actors' lifelong pursuit."

"Is that so?" Song Yutong became thoughtful.

after awhile.

The manager brought up the topic just now: "Actually, the conditions for Fang Xing's studio opening are also very sincere. Especially the songs that Fang Xing wrote for others, there are no unpopular songs. If you can invite a song, it will be very popular in the future to commercially perform songs. There is."

Song Yutong beckoned for a makeup artist to come over and touch up the makeup, and said casually: "But they are only a small B-level production, and they don't know if there is a platform to broadcast it. They also agree to coordinate the schedule, which is a requirement only A-level dramas dare to have."

Potential newcomers like Song Yutong have a lot of film appointments, and if it's a B-level low-budget drama, they often cut the show.

Of course, an S-level production like "Blood Rain Jianghu" is impossible to cut the show.

The contract clearly states that if you accept this kind of S-level production, there is a risk of breaching the contract if you cancel the film before the film is completed.

The agent echoed: "Indeed, their "Wulin Biography" has a small investment, and it is still a sitcom. Moreover, their studio is engaged in music, and they went to the film and television industry to make sitcoms. There are platforms willing to buy."

Competition in the film and television industry is also fierce.

Every year, many projects fail to be filmed halfway through the filming, and some are filmed, but the quality is so poor that no platform is willing to broadcast it.

The ratings of the three major video sites are similar.

During the project preparation phase, ratings are made based on the investment.

The level of investment is the level of production.

After the drama is shot, the video website will have a special selection section to rate the finished film.

It is usually divided into S, A, B, and C grades from high to low.

Of course, if the quality is super high and the investment is huge, there will be an S+ rating, but this is a special case.

Among the four ratings, S, the producer can usually get a 70% share of the bill, and even have a guarantee.

The A-level account sharing ratio is lower, usually 60%.

Grade B is 50%.

Grade C is the lowest rating on the Penguin video platform, and it is usually broadcast for free, and the accounts are divided according to the number of broadcasts.

However, the online dramas that are usually rated as C-rated basically lose money.

The film selection system of the three major video sites is already very complete. If the three major platforms consider it to be C-rated, then the show is basically a bad film.

Even so, web dramas rated as C-level still have a chance to be broadcast on the platform, at least part of the cost can be recovered.

There are still many online dramas every year. Below the C grade, video sites don’t even want to broadcast them for free.

therefore.

From the perspective of the film and television industry, TV dramas invested and produced by amateurs like Fang Xing Studio are likely to be at the level of C-level butterfly. If they can't even reach C-level, then there is no chance of webcasting.

Acting in this kind of TV series is also risky for actors.

The reason why Song Yutong has so many film appointments now is because she has a high proportion of blockbuster dramas.

Only acted in two web dramas, one small hit and one small hit.

It's a bit of a box office panacea.

If at this time, she acted in a bad C-level movie, it would cause her value to plummet in the eyes of the film and television company.

All kinds of factors add up.

If she were any other actress, she would also choose the S-level big production "Blood Rain Jianghu" instead of the B-level low-budget sitcom "Wulin Biography".

……

Although not favored by people in the industry, the team of "Wulin Biography" is very confident.

He Rongchang once filmed a sitcom with a good reputation, so he has sufficient experience. After the initial investment was in place, he quickly pulled up the frame of the crew.

The director, assistant director, assistant director, scene notes, art design, props team leader, etc. are slowly getting together.

After the crew was assembled, it was time to choose the actors.

He Rongchang formally recruited actors from the Screen Actors Union for the project "Wulin Biography".

This also means that the "Wulin Biography" project has been released to the outside world.

Therefore, many self-media analyzed through clues that "Wulin Biography" is the B-level small production that was rumored before.

Afterwards, all the grievances and grievances about "Blood Rain Jianghu" and "Wulin Biography" were all revealed.

The two projects do have a lot to do with each other.

First of all, "Blood Rain Jianghu" asked Fang Xing to play the second male lead, but they didn't agree.

Later, "Blood Rain Jianghu" and "Wulin Biography" grabbed the second female number Song Yutong.

Besides.

"Blood Rain Rivers and Lakes" male number one Li Siqi, and Fang Xing have played against each other many times in the music world, and they are also old rivals.

These grievances and hatreds can be compiled into a [-]-episode series after being exaggerated by the self-media.

The actors in "Blood Rain Jianghu" are either top stars, behind-the-scenes actors, or popular florets.

Fans of these celebrities like to watch this kind of love and hatred, especially when their idols kill their opponents, don't be too happy.

Therefore, before the filming of "Blood Rain Jianghu" and "Wulin Biography" started, they became rivals and were compared by fans and netizens.

Moreover, judging from the currently known information, "Blood Rain Jianghu" beats "Wulin Biography" in all aspects from investment, actors to producers.

……

The "Wulin Biography" team, amidst the public opinion, continued to prepare step by step.

"Fang Xing, there will be a group of actors auditioning tomorrow. Do you want to participate? And your audition is still going on." He Rongchang personally called and told Fang Xing about the audition.

When talking about cooperation before, He Rongchang said that Fang Xing had to pass a formal audition before he could get the role of "Bai Zhantang".

"Okay, send me the address, I'll be the first to audition." Fang Xing agreed.

the next day.

The crew rented a rehearsal room in Hengdian to audition actors.

Fang Xing arrived at the audition location at [-]:[-].

The crew had already set up the seats, and He Rongchang, the assistant director, and the casting director all arrived.

"Can we start?" He Rongchang was helping to spread the table, and when he saw Fang Xing came in, he was ready to start working.

He is not a famous director, nor has he made a blockbuster drama.

Although the sitcoms I made before have a good reputation, they are not very popular.

Therefore, when the budget is tight, in order to reduce expenses, the production team has fewer manpower, so He Rongchang has a habit of helping with things that can be done at hand.

"Yes." Fang Xing nodded in agreement.

Only then did He Rongchang find a place to sit down, and said, "I've already read the script, you can just play a part."

The other two assistant directors also quickly sat down, took out a pen and paper, and prepared to take notes.

Fang Xing recalled the plot for a while, and then began to act, performing a rather difficult scene: "I'm holding the cornbread in my hand, and there is not a drop of oil in the dish..."

If this section is not handled well, it will be very embarrassing to shoot.

However, Fang Xing has a wealth of stage performance experience, so that slightly exaggerated expression is just right, a little exaggerated, but not too exaggerated.

The casting director next to him almost burst into laughter after watching it, and quickly made a "eight" gesture with his hand to cover his mouth.

After reading this passage, He Rongchang's eyes lit up.

As a sitcom director, he is too aware of the performance forms of sitcoms, and it is very difficult to grasp the strength of the performance.

And Fang Xing's passage just now is almost one of the most difficult passages in the whole play.

After reading this passage, He Rongchang knew that Fang Xing's acting skills were a bit ridiculous, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, come sit down. We are going to interview the next actors."

Fang Xing's identity changed, and he immediately changed from an audition actor to the main creative team, and sat next to He Rongchang.

Next.

The crew began to go out to call names, and actors came in to audition one by one.

Most of these actors came by themselves, and only a few were brought by agents.

Because these actors are actually floating horizontally.

Only a small number of them can get special actors, and most of them just register with the actor union and come to try their luck after receiving the audition notice.

In fact, the audition process is very cumbersome, because there are all kinds of actors who come to the audition, and most of them have no acting skills.

However, He Rongchang will seriously explain to the actors who come in for audition every time: "This is a sitcom, and the form of performance can be exaggerated.

"Now you're acting like you're afraid of your wife. Your wife is an iron sand palm practitioner and beats you every day.

"Today your wife beat you again. You came to the restaurant with a wound on your face, as if drinking some wine."

The actor who auditioned was a bit chubby. After listening to this scene, he began to perform.

However, the performance was less than ideal.

Fang Xing has a wealth of experience in acting, especially in stage performances, so it can be seen that this actor is not very good.

Although the role he auditioned for was just a small role.

He Rongchang and Fang Xing have the same point of view, the casting must be strict, even if it is only a small role, the best one must be chosen.

The two had the same views, so the audition was very strict.

After auditioning a few more people, finally came in an actress who looked good.

"Hi director..."

After the actress came in, she greeted her politely: "My name is Lin Yingxue, and I am now a special actor of the Screen Actors Union. I graduated from Jiangcheng Film Academy and majored in acting.

"The role I want to audition for is 'Guo Furong'. I have seen the introduction of this role and I like this role very much. I hope I can get this opportunity to perform."

Fang Xing looked this Lin Yingxue up and down, and asked, "Can you remove makeup? 'Guo Furong' is a heroine, and she can't wear heavy makeup during the performance."

Because of the role of "Guo Furong", the actors need to be more handsome, so they can't wear too much makeup.

The current make-up technique is similar to witchcraft.

Many of the actresses who came to the audition wore heavy makeup, so they couldn't see their original appearance.

"Okay, can I use the bathroom? One minute is fine." Lin Yingxue was very straightforward, pointing to the bathroom in the rehearsal room.

Fang Xing nodded and said, "Go."

Lin Yingxue walked into the bathroom quickly, took off the false eyelashes and other things on her face, and came out after washing her face, even before wiping off the drops of water on her face.

Fang Xing looked at her appearance again and found that she was really pretty.

Moreover, Fang Xing's aesthetics is more natural. Looking at those photos with overly beautified faces, he feels like a ghost. Natural and delicate beauty is the highest level.

Fang Xing said with a smile: "Your image is already good, why do you wear such heavy makeup? Don't you know that it's best not to wear makeup for the audition?"

Lin Yingxue smiled awkwardly, bowed her head and replied, "It was requested by the manager."

(End of this chapter)