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Chapter 589: An Inspirational Story of Making Money
"It should be about the same as yours, right?" Zhang Songwen replied indifferently.

He was so busy eating that he really didn't even see how big the red envelope was.

In fact, he really doesn't care about red envelopes. Even if Li Yu doesn't give him a red envelope, he won't say anything.

Because he felt that getting the role of Gao Qiqiang was already a huge win.

Before "Kuang Da" was finished airing, several big crews invited him to film.

The prices offered by those big crews were even higher than he had ever dared to imagine before.

For a TV series, the person who offered the highest price asked for tens of millions, almost catching up with Zhang Yi.

In addition to the fact that the character of Gao Qiqiang is very popular, we have to talk about the advantages of the TV series.

It is really easier to make an actor famous through TV series than movies.

The effect of promoting people through phenomenal hit dramas like "Kuaichu" is immediate.

Through this work, Zhang Songwen transformed from an unknown and unpopular actor into a talented actor known throughout the country.

As national popularity increases, the pay will naturally go up.

"Same as mine? I don't believe it. If your red envelope is similar to mine, I would dare to eat this bowl." Zhang Yi said.

At Zhang Yi's insistence, Zhang Songwen took out his red envelope, and the two of them squeezed open a gap to take a look.

A few seconds later, they both exclaimed "What the hell!" at the same time.

One million and a half, is that really an exaggeration? Is this really a red envelope? How can it be several times more than Zhang Songwen's pay?

Even Zhang Songwen didn't expect that the red envelope Li Yu gave him would be so big.

"Director Li...this...this red envelope is too big, right?" Zhang Songwen was so shocked that he stuttered.

"This is what you deserve. You acted so well, and 500,000 is too little. The TV series is popular and makes money, so it's only right to compensate you with a big red envelope. To be honest, even if you give me a red envelope, the money I give you is only 2 million, which is still too little." Li Yu said seriously.

The role of Gao Qiqiang is very important, he is the soul of the entire "Storm".

If someone else had played Gao Qiqiang, "Kuang Du" might not have been so popular.

Two million makes Zhang Songwen's performance extremely cost-effective.

Not to mention two million, even 20 million would be worth hiring him.

Zhang Songwen said several times that he wanted to return the 1.5 million to Li Yu, but Li Yu refused every time.

Finally, Zhang Songwen backed off to no avail and finally accepted the huge red envelope.

After the celebration banquet, everyone got into their cars and left, but Zhang Songwen followed Li Yu to the outside of his car.

Li Yu, who was sitting in the back seat, lowered the window, shook his head and smiled bitterly, asking, "Are you going to ask me to return the red envelope?"

"No, Director Li, you've told me several times to keep it, and I'm returning it. Isn't that a slap in your face? It's not about the red envelope. There's something very important that I want to ask your opinion on." Zhang Songwen quickly denied it.

"Get in the car." Li Yu didn't ask what was going on right away.

After Zhang Songwen got in the car, he quickly explained his purpose to Li Yu.

It turned out that Zhang Songwen was very uneasy about becoming famous in a very short time thanks to "Kuang Biao".

Before "Kuaishou" was even finished airing, so many people had already approached him to film.

He had read those scripts and they were all very mediocre. Some were not even mediocre and could only be described as bad.

This put him under a lot of pressure, and after the release of “Rampage”, he paid attention to people’s comments about him.

With the role of Gao Qiqiang, people have high expectations for him. If his next work fails, it will definitely disappoint many people who like him.

Zhang Songwen's worries are not unnecessary.

In the original time and space, he acted in two consecutive works after "The Storm", which were both mediocre. People were not only disappointed in him, but also began to question his acting skills.

In fact, Zhang Songwen’s acting skills will definitely not decline much. The main reason is that the scripts of those two dramas are too mediocre.

"I can give you a suggestion. I know a role that is particularly suitable for you.

This role has already been played by someone else, and that person played it very well.

However, that drama was shot by a makeshift team and the production was very crude. It was completely supported by the script and the actors' acting skills.

So this drama has the potential to be remade. If you can perform well, I think the effect will be no worse than Gao Qiqiang’s.”

Li Yu thought of a role that was very suitable for Zhang Songwen.

"What's the name of this drama?" Zhang Songwen became interested.

"You can't escape even if you have wings." Li Yu said the title of a play.

The protagonist of "Escape from the Past" is the famous life mentor Brother Hao.

This drama is also known as Brother Hao’s inspirational story of making money.

More than ten years have passed. I don’t want to listen to their crappy romantic love stories anymore. I just want to make money and I can still become popular on the short video platform. This is the charm of Brother Hao.

Zhao Yanguozhang, the original actor who played Brother Hao, has superb acting skills. All viewers who have watched this drama will be impressed by his portrayal of Brother Hao.

Even if you haven't watched this drama, you will still hear Brother Hao's classic lines.

Zhao Yanguozhang and other supporting actors' acting skills are both vivid and realistic, and none of them look like they are acting, which can make people completely ignore the roughness and clumsiness brought by the low cost. The audience can enjoy the show only by the inspirational money-making plot and the actors' acting skills.

Li Yu has watched this drama two or three times, and he has also looked up information about the prototype of Brother Hao.

He found that the prototype of Hao Ge looked a bit similar to Zhang Songwen.

Moreover, the life experience of the character Hao Ge is very similar to that of Gao Qiqiang. Both of them were very miserable in the early stage, but they both made their fortunes by relying on their wisdom, and their stories of rise are equally exciting.

The only difference is that Gao Qiqiang was just an honest fishmonger at the beginning, and he was forced step by step onto a path of no return.

Brother Hao is different. He started hanging out in society at a very young age and is born to do bad things.

Zhang Songwen is able to control Gao Qiqiang, so he should have no problem controlling Hao Ge who is very similar to Gao Qiqiang.

However, Li Yu finds it difficult to surpass the original.

That version of Brother Hao had such a strong aura, and he really had a vicious vibe about him.

Even though Zhang Songwen's Brother Hao cannot surpass that version, Li Yu still thinks that a remake is promising.

As I said, that version was really too rough, it was just a work shot by a small TV station with a makeshift team.

Haoge's classic quotes have become popular on short video platforms, and there are a lot of videos that have received hundreds of thousands of likes. How many young viewers want to watch this inspirational money-making drama? In the end, most people were discouraged by the rough production and poor picture quality.

If people are willing to spend money to remake a more sophisticated version, even if the role of Brother Hao is slightly inferior, there will still be many viewers interested in it.

"I know this drama, and they want me to play Brother Hao? That's very difficult. I feel that that version of Brother Hao is already a classic that is difficult to surpass." Zhang Songwen said.

"You don't need to surpass him. He got full marks as the leading actor, but many parts of that drama were failing. As long as you give a 90-point performance and keep up with the production, and bring other parts to 85 or 90 points, it will still be a masterpiece," said Li Yu.

(End of this chapter)