Chapter 203 Competition among actresses

"If you play the male lead yourself, then I will give you a salary of one yuan, so that the actor's salary can be lowered. The cost per episode is about 600,000. However, the production team needs to be asked to calculate the specific amount.

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He Rongchang is a director, not a producer, so he can only give a rough estimate of the shooting cost. To find out how much it will cost, a specialized production team will have to be hired to calculate it.

However, based on He Rongchang's experience, the final shooting cost error will not be too large.

"So, this movie is definitely going to be filmed, right? Then the role of Xiangyu is mine?" Seeing that the investment matters were almost finished, Yan Lan started to talk about the character.

"Yes, it's yours." Fang Xing nodded and replied.

The sitcom that Fang Xing is planning to shoot is naturally "Wulin Gaiden".

This sitcom can be said to be the pinnacle of martial arts sitcoms.

It's not impossible to even compete for the top spot in sitcoms.

However, there will definitely be viewers who will nominate "I Love My Family" and "Family with Children".

As for which one is the king of sitcoms, it mainly depends on feelings and preferences.

Sitcoms are somewhat similar to sketches in terms of performance format.

Fang Xing has not acted in a TV series yet, so he is more confident to start with a sitcom.

Unfortunately, "Wulin Gaiden" can belong to the martial arts genre, and in this regard, it happens to be on par with "Blood Rain Jiang Hu".

The candidate for the male lead has been temporarily determined.

He Rongchang continued: "There is another important role in this script, which is the role of 'Guo Furong'. There is no actor I know who fits the role. I may have to find a first- or second-tier actress to play it."

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The role of "Guo Furong" is indeed very important.

The sketch actors who collaborated with the Spring Festival Gala are all more comedic in appearance, but the role of "Guo Furong" has certain requirements for good looks.

Therefore, it is best to choose from the four small dandies.

However, the prices for these popular flowers are quite outrageous.

Qiao Yinghong interjected: "For a popular young actress, the salary may account for half of the total investment."

An actor with poor prospects in sitcoms is that there is not enough investment to hire popular actors.

Fang Xing also thought about this problem and said, "Then find one of the new actresses."

For new actresses, the price is usually not too high.

Especially those actresses who have filmed one or two dramas and have good image and acting skills, usually the price/performance ratio is relatively high.

Qiao Yinghong nodded and replied: "I will be responsible for this matter. I know the manager of Song Yutong, a rising star. We can make an appointment to chat.

"Boss, how about the theme song of this drama? If the boss is responsible for the theme song and sings it for the actresses, maybe it will be more attractive."

Fang Xing nodded and said, "I can handle the songs and soundtracks. I can sing them to the actors, and I can use them as bargaining chips to negotiate film contracts."

"If that's the case, it should be attractive to those newbies." Qiao Yinghong felt more confident after receiving this answer.

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Song Yutong is a new young actress in the entertainment industry.

I have acted in two ancient puppet web dramas. The first one was a small hit, but the second one was a bit of a hit, and its popularity soared very quickly.

Qiao Yinghong knew Song Yutong's manager, so she made an appointment to chat.

After the chat, he reported to Fang Xing: "Boss, Song Yutong heard that they can sing the theme song you produced, and they are very interested. However, they are not very optimistic about sitcoms, so they want to make an appointment to have a meal and discuss it in detail.

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Sitcoms are indeed a bit thankless in the current entertainment industry environment, so it is normal for actors not to be optimistic about them.

Fang Xing would not be angry because of this, and agreed: "Then make an appointment with them to have a meal and talk."

Qiao Yinghong then added: "Song Yutong's rise is very fast now, and according to the news I got, she is being contacted for several dramas. If you want to find her to act, it may be difficult to pay for the film."

"What's the approximate price?" Fang Xing asked.

"Song Yutong's agent revealed to me that the price they announced to the outside world was 500,000 per episode. However, I have known her agent for many years, and she told me privately that it could be reduced to 400,000 per episode." Qiao Yinghong

replied.

Fang Xing frowned when he heard the price.

This remuneration price is actually not high for today's entertainment industry.

If you look at the salary of those S-level actors, then one drama would cost hundreds of millions.

According to current TV dramas, if 30 to 40 episodes are shot, Song Yutong's salary will probably be upwards of 12 million.

This price is not cheap for an actress who has had hit dramas, but it is not very expensive either.

However, this price is indeed not expensive compared to other idol dramas.

However, sitcoms are different.

Moreover, the current estimated investment for "Wulin Gaiden" is 600,000 per episode.

If Song Yutong is hired, the cost will be 1 million per episode.

Moreover, the filming of each episode of a sitcom is different from that of an idol drama, and the calculation of the pay should also be different.

Fang Xing asked: "The salary for a sitcom should not be based on the price of an idol drama, right?"

Qiao Yinghong nodded and replied: "Yes, I mentioned it. Song Yutong's agent said that if she can ask her boss for another song, the salary can be reduced further. It is not based on the salary per episode, but based on the salary for the entire drama.

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"Okay, you can go and talk about it. It's okay to invite her to sing, as long as she can sing."

If we can hire a suitable actor, another song would be fine.

After all, suitable actors are actually not easy to find.

"Okay, I'll go talk tomorrow." Qiao Yinghong agreed.

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the following few days.

Qiao Yinghong is discussing film appointments with Song Yutong's team.

After agreeing to the song invitation, the talks progressed pretty well.

However, when it came to the schedule, there was a little problem.

Qiao Yinghong couldn't make a decision on her own, so she could only come back and ask: "Boss, Song Yutong agreed to the total salary for the entire series of "Wulin Gaiden" is 16 million, which is equivalent to 200,000 per episode.

"However, when it came to the schedule, something went wrong."

"What's the problem?" Fang Xing asked confused.

"They want to make a show." Qiao Yinghong replied.

Yaxi is a term in the entertainment industry, which means that an actor takes on multiple dramas at the same time.

Because when filming, not every scene has this character.

Therefore, the actor who plays this role does not need to come to the crew and can rest in the hotel when there is no role.

Some actors took advantage of this break to rush to another crew to film another film.

A situation like this is called a drama.

Since schedule coordination is very cumbersome, if two crews shoot scenes on the same day, they will need to use this actor.

Then if the actor cannot be separated, problems will arise.

Generally speaking, dedicated actors, even if they don't have their own scenes, will play opposite actors who play opposite roles.

And unprofessional actors, who don’t have their own scenes, just use stand-ins.

For example, in a certain scene, the male protagonist expresses his affection for the heroine.

In this scene, the heroine’s back is seen throughout the whole scene.

Some unprofessional actors think that there is no need to shoot faces and only backs, so let a stuntman do the shooting.

This means that if the male protagonist has to act in front of the heroine's double and look at the face of the double, he will inevitably be affected.

Of course, performing without physical objects is also one of the basic skills of an actor.

The substitute is secondary, there is another problem in the scene.

That is, if an actor plays two completely different roles at the same time, he will definitely be distracted and cannot achieve the best effect.

Therefore, actors are usually not allowed to participate in large-investment projects.

However, if it is not an S-level or A-level large-scale production and you want to invite popular actors to star in the film, you usually have no ability to restrict the actors from participating in the film.

Since Fang Xing is planning to shoot a sitcom this time, the initial budget is 600,000 per episode.
To be continued...