China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 9 Grass Team
  Li Yu was a little surprised at first.

If you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

This circle is actually quite small.

I heard that a new crew has arrived next door, so it’s normal to take the time to come over and visit the class to say hello.

If the other party becomes famous one day, it can be regarded as a personal connection.

For the morning startup ceremony, Li Yu specially asked someone to bring in a roasted suckling pig.

It was planned to have a sumptuous meal when we returned to the hotel at noon. Since Cai Yinong brought people here, Li Yu invited them to join them and give them a few more pairs of chopsticks and a few more bowls.

Knowing that Li Yu would not turn twenty in a few more months, Cai Yinong felt that it was too late to meet him.

She felt that she and Li Yu were of the same type, both starting companies and pursuing careers at a young age.

In the early years, she went south to Hong Kong Island to work in the journalism industry. Later, she made connections with the circles in Hong Kong Island and Taiwan and founded Sugar Man Film Production Co., Ltd. in 98.

When she founded Sugar Man, Cai Yinong was only 25 years old.

"Director Li, you are indeed a top student of Beijing Film Academy. He writes and directs at a young age. Most people don't have your ability."

Of course Li Yu could tell that this was just a scene. He looked at Cai Yinong, who looked somewhat similar to the later Liu Shishi, and said politely: "Mr. Cai, I'm just making a small fuss, you are the real one." ability.

I am a fan of your Candy Man movies and have seen many of your works. "

Li Yu did not compliment Mr. Cai. Sugar Man has indeed produced some good film and television dramas in recent years.

The 99 version of "Peerless Twins", "Legend of Heaven and Earth: Lotus Lantern", "The Female General of the Yang Family", etc. are all good quality film and television dramas.

Perhaps the success in the TV industry in recent years has given Sugar Man the confidence to film four TV series in one go this year.

"Unparalleled" starring Zhang Weijian, "West Street Boy" starring Huo Jianhua, "Drunk Invincible" starring Zha Zhahui and Yuan Yongyi, and "Dandelion" filmed in Liancheng by Hu Ge and Yuan Hong.

Except for Dandelion, the other three dramas star actors from Hong Kong or Taiwan.

Perhaps Cai Yinong wanted to cultivate a group of actors of his own kind, so he attached great importance to the TV series Dandelion and even came to Liancheng in person.

Unfortunately, Dandelion’s results were not ideal.

But the impact is not big. The era of Sugar Man taking off is coming soon, and "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will be launched next year.

After some polite exchanges, Li Yu looked at Hu Ge and Yuan Hong: "Mr. Cai, why don't you introduce it to me?"

"Look at my memory, this is Hu Ge, the leading actor of Dandelion, our company's contracted artist...this is Sun Li...this is Yuan Hong..."

Tsai Yinong took some time to introduce the actors from the Dandelion crew to Li Yu one by one.

Under Cai Yinong's urging, Hu Ge, who was still very young, took the initiative to greet Li Yu with a very humble attitude: "Director Li, the words are all in the wine, I want to toast you."

Li Yu looked at Hu Ge, who was still a bit young and shy, and commented: "Hu Ge's image is very handsome, elegant and youthful. I think he is very suitable for acting in costume dramas."

Cai Yinong was really startled.

This Li Yu's vision is so vicious!
  Sugar Man has plans for Hu Ge to develop into a costume drama in the future.

It is impossible for outsiders to know this information that is currently only circulated among the top management of Tangren, and it is naturally impossible for Li Yu to know.

Li Yu only met Hu Ge once today and came up with this evaluation. It can only be said that this person has a very vicious vision.

"Director Li, you have a good eye. Our company does have a plan to let Hu Ge act in a costume drama to try out the water."

"If the script can keep up, Hu Ge will become popular, and it will be a big hit."

Li Yu became a prophet for a time. Hu Ge is just a little transparent now. He was a little shocked when he heard Li Yu's evaluation of him: "Thank you, Director Li, for your kind words."

Who doesn’t like to hear good things?

As soon as Li Yu came up, he said that if he acted in a costume drama next year, as long as the script didn't stretch his hips, he would most likely be popular, and he would still be popular in the future, which greatly increased his favorable impression of Li Yu.

"Director Li, why don't you introduce me to the people in your group?"

Cai Yinong felt that Li Yu's crew was full of new faces. Except for Yan Danchen, who she had a vague impression of, she didn't recognize any of the others.

After Li Yu's introduction, Cai Yinong learned that except for Yan Danchen, the remaining five main actors were all students at Beijing Film Academy.

She originally thought that the actors in her Dandelion crew were new enough, but she didn't expect that the new actors in Li Yu's crew looked like a grass-roots crew.

Cai Yinong commented with high emotional intelligence: "It can be seen that Director Li is very courageous."

Li Yu said: "Thank you, Mr. Cai, for the compliment!"

After the dinner, Li Yu exchanged mobile phone numbers with Mr. Cai, Hu Ge and others, and Mr. Cai left with her people.

After coming out of the hotel, Cai Yinong asked Hu Ge and Yuan Hong: "What do you think of Director Li's crew?"

Hu Ge and Yuan Hong are both newcomers now.

Behind Sugar Man there are forces from the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles.

There is a saying that the directors' capital in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles is following the general trend and developing northward. It is more suitable to find a mainlander to be the manager. This person is Tsai Yinong.

The TV series produced by Sugar Man are backed by investments from Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, so the leading actors must be actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Even if Hu Ge became famous later, Cai Yinong already had his own direct generals under his command.

In "Legend of Sword and Fairy III", Huo Jianhua, who has a background in Hong Kong and Taiwan, still has to leave a second male position.

Needless to say, none of the artists signed by Tsai Yinong can play a leading role now.

Hong Kong and Taiwan artists who have good resources eat meat first, and her people can only follow behind and drink soup.

Cai Yinong brought Hu Ge, Yuan Hong and others to visit Li Yu's crew. He may not have had the idea of ​​letting his artists come into contact with Li Yu.

The resources that Sugar Man can provide to newcomers are limited. If his artists can catch up with other directors to get some resources, it will be beneficial to the development of his artists.

Because of this, Tsai Yinong asked Hu Ge and Yuan Hong what their first impressions were of the Full House cast after they came out of the hotel.

Just now at the dinner table, Li Yu spoke highly of Hu Ge. Hu Ge didn't want to say anything bad and said, "I think Director Li is a very talented person. He has the ability to direct a film independently at a young age." ability."

Hu Ge said what he said, but it seemed like he didn't say anything at all, it could only be said.

Cai Yinong turned his attention to Yuan Hong.

Yuan Hong was not familiar with Li Yu, and he was not as good as Li Yu. He spoke very directly: "I think this is a grass-roots team, just a rich second generation who has a little money in the family."

Cai Yinong and Yuan Hong have the same view.

Except for Yan Danchen, the rest of the actors in Full House are all students, and even the director is a student. Isn't this a joke?

Maybe they are really just having fun with the second generation of rich people. Losing millions is not a big deal, just to fulfill a certain wish.

This kind of thing has no precedent in the circle.

(End of this chapter)