Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 16: Basics of Drawing Celestial Beings

Zhang Jizhong's invitation reminded Shi Lei of a plan in his mind, and he agreed: "Okay, but I have a small condition."

He didn't mention the fee, so that will be negotiated by the agent.

"What conditions? Tell me first." Zhang Jizhong did not agree immediately.

"The next drama is The Return of the Condor Heroes, right? My request is very simple. When casting for Little Dragon Girl, if there are artists from Taolin Film and Television in the final selection, you must give priority to artists from our company." Shi Lei made his request. Fearing that Zhang Jizhong would find it difficult, he added, "Don't worry, my company and I will not interfere in the casting of Little Dragon Girl. All I want is preferential treatment in the last round."

The candidates he prepared for the role of Xiaolongnu were Liu Tao, Dong Xuan, Yang Mi, and Zhao Liying.

In his previous life, when Zhang Jizhong was choosing the role of Xiaolongnu, he looked at her appearance, fame, and acting skills. His first choice was Sun Li, who became famous for "Jade Guanyin", but Sun Li was not available, so he continued to choose, and after choosing and choosing, he used Liu Yifei.

The script of "Jade Guanyin" was in his hands. He wrote the script faster than the original novel appeared and also applied for the copyright.

He had written quite a few scripts in advance, which occupied places at the Copyright Bureau (only the outlines).

These are the basic skills of time travelers in the entertainment industry!

After filming "No One in My Eyes", he will shoot "Jade Guanyin". By then, Liu Tao will become famous with this and just in time to play the role of Little Dragon Girl in "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

If Liu Tao is not able to do it, Dong Xuan, Yang Mi and Zhao Liying are backups, plus Taolin Film and Television and him, whose status is getting higher and higher.

Moreover, he not only wants to snatch Liu Yifei's Little Dragon Girl, but also Ling'er from "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

The film and television adaptation rights of The Legend of Sword and Fairy have also been acquired, and all that remains is to shoot it.

Without Xiaolongnu and Ling'er, and relying only on a minor supporting role, Wang Yuyan, Liu Yifei's skin is not even one-tenth of what it was in her previous life.

By then, it would be much easier for him to win over Liu Yifei, and he might even be able to get Liu Xiaoli to bring her daughter to pay for him. In order to enter the Korean performing arts circle, Liu Yifei even had a relationship, not to mention the rising Taolin Film and Television.

Although it is a bit of a destruction of classics, this is a different world, and these TV series are made for the NPCs in the books. The destruction of classics is only for him alone.

Without this classic, there will be other classics.

Zhang Jizhong fell silent after hearing what Shi Lei said. After thinking for a long time, he nodded and said, "No problem, as long as you don't interfere with the casting, as long as your company's artists enter the final round, I will definitely choose your company's artists."

As long as Shi Lei keeps his promise of not interfering, he will also keep his promise. If Shi Lei dares to break his promise, he will not keep it. With his status in the circle, there will be no problem.

"Okay, happy cooperation!" Shi Lei.

After the two ended the call, Deng Hongxu negotiated with a staff member of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and finally invited Shi Lei to film "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" with a salary of 10 yuan.

As soon as the cooperation was reached, many newspapers began to publicize it, and then there were comments from all walks of life. There were all kinds of comments, and in the end, those who were pessimistic about Shi Lei took the lead. They all felt that there was a problem with Zhang Jizhong's decision and that Shi Lei should not be allowed to participate in the filming.

When this happened, Zhang Jizhong personally called Shi Lei to sincerely apologize: "Director Shi, I'm sorry! I didn't know things would develop into this situation. Are you still willing to come and shoot? It doesn't matter if you don't want to, I will pay you the 100,000 yuan salary."

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, I'm fine. I don't mind the online comments. I will arrive in Dali on time." Shi Lei replied with a smile. He was not depressed but very happy.

Black and red are also red!

This principle still applies today.

Besides, as long as his "No One" is successful, the haters will become real fans. Zhang Jizhong is also very happy, his goal has been achieved, and now everyone is talking about his "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", the ratings on the first day are guaranteed.

As for the future ratings, it depends on the quality of the series. He is not worried about the quality of the series. With his control, there will definitely be no problem.

On January 1, Shi Lei appeared in Dali Film and Television City. Zhang Jizhong built a film and television city in order to shoot "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", which shows how much importance Zhang Jizhong attaches to "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

The crew of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" sent an assistant to pick up Shi Lei.

Of course, the entire crew held a welcoming banquet to give Shi Lei enough face.

Zhang Jizhong was very satisfied with this cooperation. He was very enthusiastic with Shi Lei at the banquet, and the two seemed to be very familiar with each other.

People at the table were making small talk, praising each other, drinking and chatting.

During this period, Shi Lei blocked the drinking for Liu Tao who was sitting next to him several times. After that, no one came to Liu Tao for drinking, and gradually, Liu Tao was not allowed to drink.

Shi Lei's actions were meant to be a declaration of sovereignty, and no one found it strange. Things in the entertainment industry are difficult to keep secret for long, and the entire entertainment industry knew that Liu Tao had signed an artist intention contract with Taolin Film and Television.

As long as "Arrogant" does not lose money, Liu Tao will sign a contract with Taolin Film and Television.

If everyone was pessimistic about "No One" before, now no one dares to make a conclusion because "Hero" was a huge success and the overseas copyright sold for 3100 million US dollars.

Martial arts films became a big hit again, and everyone felt that martial arts films were the future. Many martial arts film projects were launched like spring rain after rain.

"Arrogant" was launched early with an investment of 1000 million US dollars. No one dared to assert that Shi Lei would fail.

The success of "Hero" and its $1000 million cost were there, and the opinions of people in the industry began to waver!
Therefore, Liu Tao is very likely to sign a contract with Taolin Film and Television.

Shi Lei blocked the wine for Liu Tao, which showed that he valued Liu Tao very much. Others also understood the situation and stopped urging Liu Tao to drink.

Liu Tao naturally knew how much Shi Lei valued her since he was willing to let her sign such a contract. At this time, Shi Lei blocked the wine for her, which made her a little touched. This boss is really good. She hasn't made any contribution yet, but he is willing to block the wine for her. It's very rare!

However, Shi Lei's move still made some people unhappy. A middle-aged man at the main table secretly looked at Shi Lei. He seemed very enthusiastic on the surface, but he was somewhat unhappy in his heart.

He joined the crew right from the start of filming. He was very close to Liu Tao, who acted opposite him. Just when he was thinking that they would fall in love on the set, Liu Tao went to the capital and came back with a flushed face and was very cold to him.

This was intercepted!
After careful inquiries, I found out that Liu Tao went to Shi Lei's Taolin Film and Television. After learning the news, he couldn't help but feel resentful towards Shi Lei.

If the two of them didn't meet, the resentment would slowly disappear. Now Shi Lei not only came over, but also helped Liu Tao block the wine, which made him very uncomfortable.

However, as an actor, he did not show it and his enthusiasm remained unchanged.

……

Since we had to shoot a movie the next day, the welcoming party ended at 10 o'clock.

The next day, the crew assigned an assistant to Shi Lei, and the assistant brought Shi Lei to a filming team.

There are many characters in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and the plot is divided into many lines, so it was divided into several filming teams to shoot simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)