Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 88 Production Plan
Shi Lei hung up the phone and smiled slightly. Auditing is the most distressing thing. Some plots cannot be deleted or modified. If they are deleted or modified, the whole film may not be right, but it will be difficult to pass the review if they are not modified. He was very happy that someone was doing it for him.

In the next few days, Zhang Yuqi lived in the villa, and he went to work as usual.

The first thing to be confirmed is the leading actor of the TV series.

"Wulin Waijia" is a sitcom, and like "Love Apartment", it binds the actors' images to the characters, but both sitcoms can also bring popularity.

Compared to high visibility, character binding and the like can be considered later!
Fortunately, there is only one "Wulin Waijia" series, unlike the four consecutive "Love Apartment" series. The role binding in "Wulin Waijia" is not that serious. As long as he is willing to let the actors of "Wulin Waijia" participate in more TV dramas, the impact will be eliminated quickly.

Shi Lei made drastic changes in casting and replaced a large number of people. A sitcom mainly relies on the plot and comedy effects, not specific actors. Of course, if a second part is to be filmed, the original cast of the first part must be used.

The owner of Tongfu Inn, Tong Xiangyu, will be played by the newly signed Chen Hao, who just starred in the light comedy "Double Gun" this year.

Guo Furong, a handyman at the inn and the daughter of Guo Juxia, is played by Wan Qian.

Zhu Wushuang, played by Yang Xing, has just turned evil. By making him a positive and lovable character, the audience may guess that Yang Xing will turn evil again in the end. However, Yang Xing never turns evil from beginning to end, which makes the audience guess the plot incorrectly. This is interesting!

Bai Zhantang, the retired thief and waiter in the inn, is played by Jin Dong. Jin Dong is not well-known enough now, so he should be promoted. As for the issue of role binding, Bai Zhantang seems to have no problem, he is just handsome.

Lu Qinghou, also known as Lu Xiucai, the inn's accountant, is played by the original actor Yu Entai. Not many people can portray his scholarly nature.

Li Xiu Lian, Li Da Zui, the inn chef, is still played by Jiang Chao. Some dramas in the future will require the fat guy Jiang Chao to perform.

Xing Yusen, Captain Xing is still played by Fan Ming.

Yan Xiaoliu, a constable in Shibalipu, is played by Bao Bei'er, who is also signed into the company.

The rest of the roles are not very important, just leave it to the director!

Shi Lei called Liu Yan in and handed him the list of actors.

Liu Yan took it and looked at it, then asked, "Have Yu Entai, Jiang Chao, Fan Ming, and Bao Bei'er all signed on to the company?"

"No need, just sign Bao Bei'er, Jiang Chao can be signed or not." Bao Bei'er's output is still quite high.

Liu Yan nodded and asked, "What about "Drawing Sword"?"

"The director of 'Drawing Sword' has found Chen Jian, Li Youbin plays Li Yunlong, He Zhengjun plays Zhao Gang, Zhang Songwen plays Zhang Dabiao, Lu Peng plays Yamamoto Ikki, Zhou Yiwei plays Wei Dayong, and Tang Yan plays Tian Yu..."

They are basically the original actors.

Although the protagonist of the whole drama is Li Yunlong and the second male lead is Zhao Gang, in order to ensure the quality of the TV series, he did not cram in too many people. The role of Flower Monk is very suitable for Zhou Yiwei. Let Zhou Yiwei shave his head. Only Zhou Yiwei can look handsome with a bald head, and he can also play both good and evil.

There is no problem in having Zhang Songwen play Zhang Dabiao.

Letting Tang Yan play Tian Yu is to let Tang Yan show up in front of the audience more often. With the rebroadcast rate of "Bright Sword" and the fact that there is only one watchable woman in the whole drama, Tang Yan's popularity can be increased. "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" will be filmed next year, so this can be regarded as a warm-up.

"Are these actors going to sign with Taolin Films?"

"No need." Shi Lei shook his head.

Liu Yan took note and asked, "What about "Soldier Assault"? " "We'll work with Director Kang Honglei and let him be the director. We only have one request, that Wang Baoqiang play Xu Sanduo, and Kang Honglei will choose the rest of the roles." Although he said so, Kang Honglei will definitely ask Taolin Film and Television for their opinion after the casting is done. As long as it's the original cast, there will be no problem.

However, Duan Yihong and Zhang Yi are going to sign with the company, both of them can make money.

Shi Lei finally said, "Soldier Assault is the company's key project. In the future, the company will produce a series of modern military dramas. Please ask other people in our company to participate in the casting. There are many roles. Whether it's a soldier from the 7th Steel Company or Old A, everyone can show their face."

As a boss, he only focuses on female artists, but Deng Hongxu also increased the number of male artists, keeping the number basically at the same level.

However, trainees are an exception. Compared with professionally trained actors, more trainees are recruited. He took a casual look and saw dozens of people. It seems like he is casting a wide net and as long as a few of them can be used, it will be fine.

Trainees are different from those who are trained in professional schools. Actors who are trained in professional schools have connections with teachers at major colleges and universities, and their treatment will increase with their fame; while trainees sign unfair terms, and their treatment is several levels lower than that of professionals. Unless they are top first- or second-tier artists, they can forget about terminating the contract.

This is very normal in the circle. Every company has a large number of trainees, and it is an unspoken rule to make trainees sign unfair terms.

Trainees are considered a vulnerable group in the circle, and Shi Lei will give them some preferential treatment, but he will not break this unspoken rule.

He is a capitalist, not a philanthropist. Taolin Films does not cheat or deceive. The key points of the contract are clearly explained to the trainees, including the high penalty for breach of contract. Signing the trainee contract is based on the principle of voluntariness and no one forces them.

Everyone must be responsible for their own choices.

And no matter how weak you are, can you compare to the extras?

Nowadays, TV series and movies are not as popular as they are in later generations, and there are not so many of them, so it is possible that extras cannot even make a living.

"Boss, how much did "Soldier Assault" and "Drawing Sword" cost?" Liu Yan asked.

Shi Lei hesitated for a moment and said, "The cost of "Soldier Assault" is 1400 million, and the cost of "Drawing Sword" is 1100 million."

The cost increased by 200 million compared to the original film, but it didn’t increase that much.

Military and war films can cost you all the money you want, he just makes the crew less tight on money.

"'Wulin Waijia' cost 1500 million, 'Soldier Assault' cost 1400 million, 'Drawing Sword' cost 1100 million, and 'Detective Di Renjie 3' still cost 2000 million." Liu Yan muttered as he calculated.

"Boss, aren't you going to make a big production worth more than 3000 million?"

Shi Lei began to estimate the company's revenue. "Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier" sold 3430 million in the first round, and it would be no problem to sell another 2000 million in the second, third...seventh and eighth rounds; "Detective Di Renjie 2" sold 3400 million. This is a series. At this time, the second and third rounds had already been sold, with a total of 2800 million. The copyright fees for the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds began to drop sharply, and they have not been sold yet.

There are so many beauties in "The Seven Fairies", so it's no problem to sell it for 50 million.

Add to that the copyright fees from "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", and you can indeed start a big production.

"We have approved the project of Chinese Paladin III, and the cost is still 6000 million. We asked Tang Ren if he would still invest. If he doesn't, the company will invest the entire amount. We will shoot the film ourselves, and let the special effects company practice their skills."

It only takes one or two big-budget TV series every year. Now is not the best time for TV series to make money.

But the company's money can't be left idle, it has to be spent...

(End of this chapter)