The choice of the heroine has not yet been finalized, but Wu Zhikang's call came first.

After Wu Zhikang read the script, it took two days before he called and agreed to star in this new drama.

These two days should be spent discussing the script and the flexibility of the role with the agency team.

In fact, Fang Xing was not completely sure about inviting Wu Zhikang.

Although the script is very good, the role assigned to Wu Zhikang is a supporting role after all.

After receiving the reply, Fang Xing made an appointment to discuss the contract.

If it is a film contract for other actors, Fang Xing will be responsible for it by the company team and rarely participate in it personally.

However, this time Wu Zhikang was so sincere that Fang Xing was present in person when the contract was being negotiated.

Wu Zhikang's salary is not particularly high, the market price is between 12 million and 15 million.

This price is not high for a talented actor who has won the Star Award.

This is different from top-tier fresh meat, whose film contracts basically start at 25 million, and can even reach 35 million.

If the country had not issued a salary limit order a few years ago, requiring actors' remuneration to account for more than 40% of the production cost, it is estimated that this number could have doubled.

Of course, today's top-notch TV dramas no longer just get paid, but the agency negotiates other resources and a more flexible way of cooperation.

However, the sky-high remuneration for top-notch fresh meat has nothing to do with Fang Xing.

Because Fang Xing has almost never worked with popular celebrities, but instead promoted a few newcomers to the front line, almost to the front line level.

This time the poverty alleviation drama is a TV drama theme advocated by the state, and the actors participating in it all know it well and will not deliberately raise the asking price.

Based on Wu Zhikang's performance in "The Lonely Suspect", his salary will actually increase.

The asking price is estimated to be 18 million, and film and television companies will also invite them to take advantage of this wave of popularity.

Fang Xing didn't intend to lower the price, after all, Wu Zhikang's salary was not particularly high.

However, Wu Chi-kang still took the initiative to ask for the lowest price, only taking 12 million. The crew agreed to all other conditions, including being with the crew for the whole process, and not doing any dramas or doing business during the period.

…

After finalizing Wu Zhikang, the crew has already decided on seven or eight main actors.

Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan, Wang Kai, Guo Sanjin...

Among them, Wang Kai and Guo Sanjin are artists under Ark Culture. Fang Xing chatted with them, auditioned on the spot, and asked them to go back and read the script and learn some dialect.

Since this drama tells the story of immigrants from Gudiaozhuang, Xihai, Ning Province, it is best to use some dialects when dubbing.

Moreover, the dialect must have the flavor of a dialect, but it cannot be completely a dialect, because the audience needs to understand it.

In this regard, Yan Lan's performance in "Wulin Gaiden" is the best template.

When Yan Lan played Tong Xiangyu, her accent had the flavor of a dialect, and her words could be understood by the audience.

The scale is just right.

After finalizing the eight main actors including Wu Zhikang and Yan Lan, Ark Culture announced the cast first.

Guo Sanjin has just made a hit movie "Dark One", which is quite popular, but it didn't take long to become famous, so it didn't cause much sensation.

Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan and Wang Kai were announced and quickly became hot searches.

Of these three, one is Jinpeng Shidi, who just had a wonderful performance in "The Lonely Suspect" and even almost won the Gladiolus Shidi trophy.

Yan Lan's role as Tong Xiangyu is even more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Now "Wulin Gaiden" is still at the top of the Penguin comedy list. It can be imagined how popular Yan Lan is and how popular it is with the audience.

Moreover, Yan Lan has since acted in many hit dramas, won awards, and is recognized as a capable actor.

Wang Kai is both an idol and an actor.

In fact.

When Huahuo Media was marketing Wang Kai, Wang Kai became a top celebrity with many fans.

After all, there are two popular dramas "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire" as the background.

Before Huahuo Media was acquired, they actually wanted to build Wang Kai into a top-notch company.

After all, top stars are so easy to make money that they don't need to hone their acting skills. They can satisfy their fans just by cutting out pictures.

It can be said that you can make money while lying down.

However, after Fang Xing acquired Huahuo Media, he had a conversation with Wang Kai.

Wang Kai took the initiative to express that he wanted to act seriously and not follow the traffic route.

After that, Huahuo Media changed its route and tried its best to accept dramas for Wang Kai.

Therefore, Wang Kai spends most of his time filming at the film and television base and rarely appears in variety shows.

In fact, with his popularity in "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire", if he wants to be on a variety show, he can definitely be a regular guest on some of the top variety shows.

However, Wang Kai obviously has a passion for acting, so he spends most of his time on the set.

"Nirvana in Fire" has been airing for two years, but every time Wang Kai appears on the show, viewers will still comment on "Prince Jing". You can imagine how popular this character was at that time.

The announcement of three heavyweight actors immediately raised the audience's expectations to the top.

Entertainment media also rushed to report:

[Ark Culture’s new drama has officially announced three leading actors, all of whom are big names.]

[Ng Chi-kang and Fang Xing, the recent contenders for Best Actor, are about to join forces in a film to play father and son. 】

[From rivals to father and son, what have Wu Zhikang and Fang Xing experienced? 】

[Xiangyu and Zhantang finally reunited, dreaming back to "Wulin Gaiden".]

[Prince Jing and Mei Changsu reunite again, what kind of sparks will they create? Who can’t help but look forward to it? 】

When these gossip headlines were posted, all the viewers on the Internet were discussing:

[Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I can only describe it as F*ck. 】

[I am so touched that Xiangyu is collaborating with Zhantang again. What kind of magical combination is this? 】

[No, looking at the character introductions, it seems that Xiangyu and Zhantang have no emotional scenes this time.]

[It's enough to be able to cooperate. I'll go back and play "Wulin Gaiden" again immediately. 】

[Prince Jing and Mei Changsu are also collaborating. Why is this drama so explosive? 】

[Holy shit! With such a ferocious cast, I can’t stand watching this drama anymore. 】

[After reading the introduction, it seems that the heroine has not been decided yet. There is no heroine in this.]

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! [It seems that the heroine is Liu Shiying.]

[Is it really Liu Shiying? If it’s really Liu Shiying... Damn it! Gladiolus will cooperate with the emperor and the queen. 】

[However, Ark Culture has not officially announced Liu Shiying, so it probably hasn’t been finalized yet, right?]

[Are there any brothers who know the inside story? Tell me, will we see Fang Xing and Liu Shiying collaborate this year? 】

[It feels a bit uncertain. Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan, and Wang Kai are all very well paid. If you add Liu Shiying to the mix, can the salary be sustainable? 】

[Among these roles, some are obviously supporting roles. The remuneration of supporting roles is different from the remuneration of leading roles. Supporting roles have less roles and do not need to be with the whole cast, so they will not receive full remuneration. 】

[I feel like the actors in this drama are so solid. This kind of cast can still create a different flavor even if a bad script is used.]

…

Because Ark Culture has not officially announced the heroine candidate.

There are rumors in the industry that the heroine of Ark Culture's new drama is likely to be Liu Shiying.

Therefore, when Liu Shiying attends events, she will naturally be asked by entertainment reporters.

Reporter: “Shiying, it’s rumored that Fang Xing wants you to play the heroine in his new drama. Is it true?”

Liu Shiying smiled and replied: "We have indeed talked about it, but we haven't decided yet. Director Fang is very serious about his work, so we may not know the result until after the audition."

Reporter: "Shiying's current role as a celebrity, does she still need to audition for a drama?"

Liu Shiying: "Auditions are required for every actor, and naturally I am no exception."

That's what they say, but in fact, when an actor reaches a certain level, there is really no need to audition.

Many film and television companies even tailor scripts specifically for popular actors.

Liu Shiying has always been a popular and top-tier actress. This time she won the Gladiolus Award for Best Actress and became the queen in one fell swoop.

There are even rumors in the entertainment industry that Liu Shiying will take over Song Li's position in the future.

After all, Song Li's frequency of taking on dramas is getting less and less, and she will film fewer dramas in the future.

There will definitely be an actress to step up and take over this position, and Liu Shiying has this potential.

Therefore, with Liu Shiying's current status as a celebrity, she has indeed reached a level where she does not need to audition.

Talking about auditioning is actually just a scene talk.
To be continued...