This star is wrong

Chapter 336
The casting of "The Pretender" has been confirmed one after another.

Because Fang Xing basically didn't look at the actor's fame when choosing a role, he only looked at his acting skills and image.

The acting skills are good, and the image fits the characters in the play.

Moreover, in order to save the cost of remuneration as much as possible, try not to use popular actors.

The total investment of "The Pretender" this time is 300 million. Due to the many roles, even if an actor has [-] million, it adds up to a lot of money.

Spy war dramas also need to shoot a lot of exterior scenes, explosions, gun battles, all of which cost money.

The lower the film salary, the more sufficient the funds for explosions, gun battles, and big scenes.

Therefore, Fang Xing's casting was mainly based on lesser-known actors.

The eldest sister "Mingjing" who plays a very important role in the play uses the not-so-famous Liu Minxiu. The film salary only needs 300 million yuan, and the average is less than 7 yuan per episode.

Fang Xing planned to play Mingtai himself, so the remuneration was also saved.

Now, what needs to be considered is whether Lin Yingxue should be used in the casting of the role of "Cheng Jinyun".

After Lin Yingxue auditioned, the crew auditioned several actresses one after another.

However, young, beautiful and acting actresses are actually scarce resources.

Moreover, spy war dramas are not the same as idol dramas.

Idol dramas only need to be beautiful, and the requirements for acting skills are not so high.

If the spy drama has no acting skills, the audience will feel embarrassed when they watch it.

But acting skills often need to be honed slowly.

Young actresses have relatively little acting experience, and not many can sharpen their acting skills quickly.

If it is a young, beautiful actress with good acting skills, it is actually very popular in the film and television industry, and there are often many film appointments.

Especially those little flowers who have just emerged and have good acting skills. Because they have just emerged, the salary is not high, and the price/performance ratio is very high. Many film and television companies will use it.

From time to time in the TV circle, a new actress who has too many film appointments will live in the hotel next to the film and television base almost all year round.

Then, in the second year, two or three TV series were broadcast consecutively, and the screens were screened for a whole year.

This kind of actress is the template for the popular Xiaohua to become popular quickly.

The crew of "The Pretender" also tried to talk to one or two popular florets, but the pay was relatively high, and schedule adjustment was very troublesome.

This kind of popular Xiaohua's agent, when negotiating a film appointment, the entry time is calculated on a daily basis. The contract clearly states that the filming will be done for a few days, and one more day will not work.

There are even some managers of the popular Xiaohua directly requesting to cut the show.

If it's an idol drama, or a low-cost webcast, it's not uncommon for dramas to be overrun.

However, "The Pretender" is more of a group drama, and the timing of the shooting is already difficult. If you use the popular Xiaohua, the timing adjustment is very troublesome.

Fang Xing's requirements are also high, he absolutely doesn't allow acting, and the salary of the popular Xiao Hua starts at 2000 million.

After thinking about it, Fang Xing asked the crew to give Lin Yingxue the complete script first, and then asked her to come to the company for a chat.

Today is Monday.

Fang Xing worked overtime. In the afternoon, he met Lin Yingxue and her manager with the production team to discuss the film appointment.

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After Lin Yingxue got the complete script of "The Pretender", she was very happy.

Because getting the complete script means that the director wants to use her, and the rest is to coordinate the schedule and negotiate the salary.

Monday afternoon at 02:30.

Lin Yingxue and her agent came to the office building where Ark Culture was located 10 minutes earlier, and after confirming with the front desk, they were taken to the small meeting room.

In the small conference room, Zhang Yigao was discussing the start-up with several assistant directors of the crew.

Seeing Lin Yingxue coming, he called the assistant director next to him to call Fang Xing.

"Miss Lin, please sit down. Director Fang is next door. I'll send someone to call him over."

"Okay, I brought some drinks. I don't know what everyone likes to drink, so pick whatever you want." Lin Yingxue took a large bag of drinks from the assistant behind her, put it on the conference table, and pushed it to the crew members present.

After Fang woke up, Lin Yingxue picked up a cup of hand-made lemon tea and handed it over: "Is this okay to drink?"

Fang Xing took it casually, walked to the head of the conference table, and said, "Sit down. Have you read the script?"

"I've read it. I watched it overnight. It's even more exciting than the script I read before." Lin Yingxue nodded and replied.

"Currently, the casting of 'Cheng Jinyun' and 'Yu Manli' has not yet been decided. We watched the audition video repeatedly and thought you could act, so I came to chat with you today. What do you think?" Fang Xing took the initiative to open Topic, without a bit of sloppy.

Lin Yingxue nodded and replied: "I think both roles are good, and I have the confidence to play them well. I will play whichever director Fang arranges for me to play."

The role she initially wanted to audition for was "Yu Manli".

However, she found out that Lu Xianger also auditioned for "Yu Manli" Zhibang, and she felt that both roles were actually fine.

Besides, "Cheng Jinyun" is the heroine of "The Pretender" after all.

Although "Yu Manli" is equally outstanding, the heroine's name is more dominant when it comes to publicity.

Therefore, she had already thought about it before she came, and either role would be fine.

In order to avoid competing with Lu Xiang'er for the role, she has already made plans to fill the role.

Regarding which role Lin Yingxue should play, the main creators of the crew have already discussed it before.

Zhang Yigao took the topic and said: "Currently, we tend to find you to play 'Cheng Jinyun'."

This is similar to Lin Yingxue's guess.

She nodded and replied, "Yes, I will obey the arrangement."

At this moment.

Lin Yingxue's manager said, "Director Fang, Director Zhang, Yingxue really likes this script, and she stayed up all night to read the script two days ago.

"However, as an agent, you still need to ask some questions clearly. This is what an agent should do."

"Of course, you ask." Fang Xing nodded.

"I also read the script. The role of 'Cheng Jinyun' is aimed at the heroine, but the role is not much different from that of 'Yu Manli'. Is the role arrangement inappropriate?" Lin Yingxue's agent asked.

The arrangement of roles can actually be changed.

It's not too difficult to change.

For example, want to increase the role of "Cheng Jinyun" and reduce the role of "Yu Manli".

Then, the partner who performs a certain task in "Mingtai" can be replaced with "Cheng Jinyun".

Of course, such adjustments may lead to deviations in the character's personality and acting style, or even a sense of fragmentation.

Fang Xing replied in a positive tone: "The script has basically been finalized, and there will be no major changes in the future."

Zhang Yigao added: "Actually, this drama is a group drama. It can be seen from the script that among the female characters, there are also a lot of roles for the eldest sister of the Ming family, so the roles will not be changed."

Lin Yingxue glanced at her manager and signaled her not to question this matter.

The agent agreed with his eyes, and then asked another question: "Then let's check the schedule, when will the film start? After the film is launched, we hope that Yingxue's scenes can be filmed intensively."

Zhang Yigao replied: "The preparations for the crew have been basically completed, the filming will start next Tuesday, and we will make overall arrangements for the shooting schedule.

"This time Director Fang will play the role of 'Mingtai', and he must follow the crew throughout the whole process, so the arrangement of the shooting sessions will try to accommodate you as much as possible."

The schedules of celebrities are very tight now. After all, if you spend one more day on the set, you will earn less money for one day.

Therefore, many stars will require that the shooting sessions be concentrated as much as possible.

Doing this can actually save the cost of the crew, because when the actors and crew are with the crew, the expenses of staying in the hotel are all counted on the crew.

If the actor's role is completed one day earlier, one day's accommodation fee can be saved.

Therefore, the coordinator of each crew will do it to focus on shooting the scenes of a certain actor.

Zhang Yigao opened the filming schedule made by the crew and said: "If Ms. Lin plays the role of 'Cheng Jinyun', the time with the crew will be about 50 days, probably in late January, February, and another week in March. The role can be finished."

Lin Yingxue's manager frowned after hearing the arrangement, and said, "The schedule is a bit tight, and the 50 days are all with the group?"

Zhang Yigao nodded and replied: "Yes, 50 days of shooting time, basically shooting every day."

Lin Yingxue's manager took out the tablet, found out Lin Yingxue's schedule, and said, "There is a variety show recording in January, and the two commercial performances cannot be postponed. I have to ask for leave for three days. In February, there is..."

Fang Xing frowned when he heard this, and interrupted: "Push them all away."

Lin Yingxue's manager frowned upon hearing this tough tone: "During the production period, it's normal to ask for a day or two of leave. Other production teams have similar arrangements."

Fang Xing's expression was a little displeased, but the schedule was really tight this time, and he said, "If the schedule is all scheduled until February, it will be difficult to coordinate this schedule."

Lin Yingxue quickly winked at her manager, signaling her not to contradict Fang Xing.

Lin Yingxue's manager also knew who had the final say, so she could only say, "All commercial performances can be rejected, but the variety show resources have to ask for leave. The actors won't have a day off after joining the group."

Zhang Yigao added: "There must be, there are three days of rest every month. In March, we only shoot for one week, so there is no rest day. However, we still hope that the rest time can be used for rest."

Lin Yingxue didn't wait for her manager to speak, and agreed, "Yes, it's arranged like this. We will make adjustments."

Seeing that Lin Yingxue agreed, the agent had no choice but to move on to the next topic: "Yingxue really likes the script of "The Pretender", but the film salary still needs to be mentioned. As you all know, Yingxue's current film salary is generally 1500 yuan. 1800 and up. Sometimes even [-] million.”

The last time when Lin Yingxue accepted "The Evil at the Pillow", the film salary was 1800 million.

Although the broadcast volume of "The Evil by the Pillow" is not ideal, Lin Yingxue's salary has not dropped much, and the market price is still around 1500 million.

When talking about money, you need to be more rigorous.

There is a dedicated producer team in Ark Culture, which is responsible for the calculation of shooting costs and the remuneration of actors, which is also the work of the producer team.

Fang Xing is the producer and producer, but there is a dedicated team in the company responsible for cost accounting.

The person in charge of cost accounting finally found an opportunity to join the topic:
"Miss Lin, it's like this. Since our drama is a group drama, although the role of 'Cheng Jinyun' is the heroine, the proportion of roles in the drama is much smaller than that of idol dramas. The crew does not require you to follow the crew all the way. , so the remuneration needs to be slightly adjusted.”

Lin Yingxue's agent knew that this was a bargaining strategy, and said, "Adjustments are fine, but not too much. After all, Yingxue had many film appointments with us, but Yingxue didn't accept them. She just wanted to save the schedule for "The Pretender." "."

The person in charge of cost accounting pushed a pay sheet in front of Lin Yingxue's agent, and said, "That's right. After cost accounting, we think this amount is more appropriate."

On this remuneration list, in addition to Lin Yingxue's remuneration, there are also daily hotel accommodations, set meal allowances, etc.

However, the latter are the expenses of the production crew. Although Lin Yingxue enjoys it, it is not what her manager needs to pay attention to.

The reason why they are all listed on the list is also a kind of negotiation strategy.

Lin Yingxue's agent only glanced at the top salary, then frowned and said, "Only 600 million? That's less than half of Yingxue's salary."

The person in charge of cost accounting spread his hands and said: "The production crew has to spend money on many aspects. No matter how high the film salary is, the filming funds will not be enough."

Lin Yingxue's market price is basically 1500 million.

The price of 600 million directly is indeed a little low.

However, it is natural to negotiate the price slowly.

Lin Yingxue was willing to reduce the film salary, but the film salary had to be shared by the agency company, and only one-third of the film salary went to her.

She has only become popular for more than a year, but she doesn't actually earn much money, so she is still very concerned about the amount of her salary.

Her manager shook her head and said, "600 million is too little. If you tell me about it, you might think that Yingxue's price has dropped."

Once the remuneration falls, it will be very difficult to increase it.

If other film and television companies know that Lin Yingxue only pays 600 million yuan for a movie, who would want to pay 1500 million yuan?
Zhang Yigao added with a smile: "There will be a confidentiality clause in the contract. Everyone has been in this business for so many years, so don't worry about it?"

There has never been a necessary connection between the star's salary, the number of signed contracts, and the number of publicity.

Especially for some traffic stars, if they want to enter the big screen, their pay is usually very low, which is ridiculously low.

For traffic stars, it would be nice to be able to show their faces on the big screen, and they dare not ask for remuneration at all.

It is also because the remuneration of traffic stars participating in movies is generally not high, so most traffic stars do not advertise movie salaries.

This is also the reason why in recent years, many film companies are willing to use traffic stars to arrange a supporting role, which can attract the attention of fans without spending much money.

Lin Yingxue's manager still wanted to fight for the film's salary, saying: "I'm not going around the bush, Yingxue has said that she is willing to lower her film salary to play the role, but the bottom line is 1000 million."

After the two parties discussed the remuneration, Fang Xing finally made a decision and paid 800 million.

At the price of 800 million, it is still appropriate to sign Lin Yingxue.

After all, it cost 800 million yuan, and the actors with a market price of 1500 million yuan were hired.

(End of this chapter)