Chapter 282 New play casting, competitors

After some operation, Penguin Video invested 10 million in this web drama project to obtain the exclusive broadcast rights.

The film has not yet started shooting, but it has earned more than 10 million yuan from advertising.

Including the 10 million invested by Lu Xiang'er, the total investment of 30 million has been fully covered.

In other words, Fang Xing became the largest investor in this project without spending a penny.

This is how a film and television project like this works.

As long as there is a capable director and crew, half of the investment can be earned back in the early stages of project preparation.

Of course, the premise is that there is someone in the creative team who can handle the ratings and box office.

Fang Xing has already proved his ability in this area with "Wulin Gaiden".

Moreover, this project is only a small investment, with a total investment of only 30 million.

Even if this project fails, the investors will not lose much.

Of course, if Fang Xing's project fails this time, he will not have such appeal when planning new projects in the future.

Since Fang Xing wanted to use this drama to alleviate the plight of Lu Xiang'er's family, the preparations were very fast.

Auditions were held simultaneously with the crew.

Since the script being filmed this time is a suspense drama, it is not an area that He Rongchang is good at.

So He Rongchang was not involved, but he had many connections in the film and television industry and introduced many experienced crew members to Fang Xing.

As soon as the project of this suspense drama was approved, Fang Xing called Yan Lan: "Sister, I have prepared a new drama."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lan smiled heartily and said, "Tell me, am I the heroine?"

"this……"

Fang Xing smiled awkwardly and said, "The heroine is a student..."

Yan Lan pretended to be angry when she heard this: "What? You mean I'm old?"

"No, no, my sister is in her prime, and she has conquered the country." Fang Xing hurriedly answered and joked.

"Young Master, when did you learn to be so smooth-tongued? Tell me, is there a sister role this time?" Yan Lan started to pick out the role, not polite at all.

"It is possible, but this time the drama is relatively short. There is a positive role that I can play, but the role is not much. It can be filmed in two or three days together."

In the script Fang Xing prepared this time, there is indeed a role that Yan Lan can play, but this role does not have many roles. Other mature actresses can also be used.

Of course, if Yan Lan wants to act, it would be appropriate for her to act.

"Okay. I'll treat it as a guest appearance for you. Send me the script later." Yan Lan has a very straightforward personality.

Since she played the role of Tong Xiangyu in "Wulin Gaiden", her popularity has exploded overnight, and her salary has more than doubled.

Therefore, for Yan Lan, even if it is a friendly guest appearance, she will still appear.

"You are calling me in such a hurry, you must not be looking for me to film a movie, right? Tell me, what else is there?" Yan Lan learned that there was no important role suitable for her in this script, and she immediately guessed that Fang Xing must have other roles.

thing.

"Well, sister is still so smart." Fang Xing complimented with a smile.

Although these words sounded glib at first sight, they could not stand up to the sound of their words.

Yan Lan chuckled and said, "Tell me, what's the matter? I'll definitely take care of it for you."

"This scene requires a few veteran actors, the kind who can be fierce, cry, and perform a breakdown and despair." There are several characters in the scene that Fang Xing will shoot this time, and he is very interested in acting.

The requirements are very high.

It is basically impossible for ordinary actors to play these roles.

Therefore, Fang Xing hoped to find actors from the National Theater or the Military Arts.

"I understand. You want me to help you find actors. No problem. Whenever you are free, I will take you to the National Theater to watch a performance and introduce you to some old artists." Yan Lan agreed readily.

Come down.

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The veteran actors have been arranged here, as well as the male and female protagonists.

Since the age of the male and female protagonists this time is relatively young, based on the current market situation in the domestic entertainment industry, the starting price of a slightly famous male and female actor is in the tens of millions.

For example, when we were preparing to film "Wulin Gaiden", the original role of Guo Furong was to be played by Song Yutong.

Song Yutong was at the top of the third tier and not yet full of the second tier. The starting price at that time was 12 million.

Male actors of the same level are only more expensive than female actors.

The total investment for this drama is 30 million.

If both the male and female protagonists find actors of this level, they can directly absorb two-thirds of the investment.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Fang Xing decided to play the leading role himself.

Moreover, the acting requirements for the male and female protagonists in this drama are not very high.

Therefore, Fang Xing's appearance, temperament and acting skills are more than enough to play the male lead.

All that's left is to find a young actress to play the female lead.

When filming "Wulin Gaiden" before, Lin Yingxue played the role of Guo Furong.

After "Wulin Gaiden" became popular, Lin Yingxue also became famous overnight, and her salary once exceeded that of Song Yutong.

These two women were originally classmates and had some feuds, so the competition between them was very fierce.

After Lin Yingxue became famous after starring in "Guo Furong", the limelight has gradually overshadowed that of Song Yutong.

After all, "Blood Rain" starring Song Yutong was a complete hit on the street, with both word-of-mouth and playback volume hitting the street, and its commercial value was stable but fell.

This time, Fang Xing was preparing for a new play and directly asked the casting director to contact Lin Yingxue.

Lin Yingxue's attitude is very good and she also wants to play the role in this new drama.

However, after Lin Yingxue became famous, her film remuneration skyrocketed, and the market price has reached 15 million.

Of course, because of the friendship with "Wulin Gaiden", Lin Yingxue took the initiative to reduce her salary by half, saying that she could star in it for only 7 million.

Reducing the salary by half is actually quite sincere.

However, the web series that Fang Xing is preparing this time has relatively few episodes, so the required schedule is not very long.

In addition, the investment is limited, so Fang Xing is not satisfied with the price of 7 million, and hopes to negotiate a lower price.

Fang Xing did not have time to discuss this matter in person and left it to the casting director.

Because Fang Xing still needs to find a suitable director to co-direct with him.

In terms of directing, Fang Xing actually has some experience.

After all, he once served as a musical director.

When filming "Wulin Gaiden", I also discussed it with He Rongchang.

He Rongchang even took the initiative to suggest that he and Fang Xing jointly sign the director's signature.

However, He Rongchang still did most of the directing work, and Fang Xing rejected the proposal.

This time, the new drama does not require high acting skills from the male lead. He is very capable in acting, so he has more energy to be responsible for the work of the director.

Therefore, Fang Xing plans to find an experienced director to co-direct with him, which can be regarded as a new attempt.

Therefore, during this period, Fang Xing was introduced to many directors with experience in shooting suspense dramas and discussed co-directing.

The second- and third-tier directors in the industry were initially interested when they heard that they could join Fang Xing's new play, but when they heard that he was co-directing, the slightly famous director lost interest.

After all, in a situation like this, it looks like Fang Xing is looking for a famous director and brings him the honor of being a co-director.

No director who is even remotely famous wants to be this tool man.

After all, co-directing has its own problems.

For example, if two directors have different opinions, who should you listen to?

Ark Culture is the producer of this project. If there is a disagreement, Fang Xing will definitely have the greater say.

In this way, the director hired is like a puppet.

…

The framework of the crew is slowly being established, the director is talking, the heroine is talking, and the veteran actors are talking.

Fang Xing was very busy during this period and couldn't take care of many things.

Every time Lu Xiang'er met, she wanted to help, but she couldn't help with anything.

at the same time.

Ever since Lu's father and mother agreed to Lu Xiang'er's investment, they also hoped that the drama would help the company turn around.

During this period, several capital companies expressed their intention to fully acquire Dachuan Audio.
To be continued...