Choose a day to become famous

Chapter 651 Opportunity

In this industry, there are too many unknown actors who desperately need a chance.

The moment Lu Yanhe saw so many people, his subconscious reaction was to turn around, avoid them, and leave through another opening.

Of course, he didn't do that.

He can't do that either.

This is so heartbreaking.

Zou Dong and Wang Biao moved forward very skillfully, one on the left and the other on the right, blocking Lu Yanhe's side, preparing to clear the way for him.

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath, showed a big smile, and spoke first before they could speak.

"Has everyone left yet?"

None of the actors waiting in the lobby seemed to expect that Lu Yanhe would take the initiative to talk to them.

"Mr. Lu, I, we want to... want to..." The man at the front hesitated, but he didn't say a word clearly for a long time.

"We would like to ask, do actors like us... have a chance?" Next to him, a young woman with a not very good image and an ordinary appearance asked.

Lu Yanhe was impressed by this actress. She was recommended by Liu Bige.

She has been acting for many years and has good acting skills. She is very good at playing the role of a street shrew. She has played a lot of such roles in the past.

Everyone else also looked at Lu Yanhe eagerly.

Lu Yanhe nodded with a smile and said: "I don't remember the specific results of today's audition. They will contact everyone later. However, even if this drama doesn't work, there are other dramas. I saw it at the audition today. There are a lot of actors who I don’t think would be a good fit for Broke Sisters, but would be a good fit for my other projects.”

"We meet with the team all the time for auditions." Someone said, "But everyone says that only the auditions you have here are real auditions."

"We don't know the situation in other places, but at Linghe and Jump Up Theater, there are indeed many projects that require auditions every year and actors are needed." Lu Yanhe said, "And as long as everyone comes to audition, we will collect them here. If there are suitable roles in the database, we will contact everyone to audition.”

"So in the show "Broken Sisters", will all the protagonists really be selected from auditions? Won't big stars be used?" someone asked.

Lu Yanhe nodded: "This drama needs some actors who are not familiar to the audience, so we hold auditions on a large scale just to find actors. There is a huge demand for this drama from permanent roles to guest roles. You can get auditions." The invitation must have been considered by the casting team to be suitable for one of the characters in some way. "

"Very good."

Lu Yanhe smiled and cheered them up.

"Come on everyone."

"Mr. Lu, please stick to it."

"If you don't even use us young actors, maybe we really won't have a chance."

"We're all cheap."

Lu Yanhe nodded very seriously.

"We will work hard and ask for your continued support."

Lu Yanhe chatted with them for a while and finally was able to leave.

After getting in the car, Chen Siqi was a little surprised and asked: "Why did you come out so late? Didn't you message me half an hour ago and tell me?"

"There were many audition actors waiting for me in the lobby." Lu Yanhe said, "I chatted with them for a while."

"Is that so?" Chen Siqi asked, "How was the audition today?"

"I saw a few good actors." Lu Yanhe said, "But we still need to use more detailed scripts to try out the scenes to see how suitable they are."

"However, I didn't expect that you would invite more than a hundred people to audition."

"This is just the first batch, there will be another batch tomorrow." Lu Yanhe said, "I am also watching the actors of "Home Alone" by the way. This movie will also start shooting in January next year."

Chen Siqi said: "There aren't actually that many characters in this movie, right?"

"Yes, very few." Lu Yanhe nodded, "So I'm going to choose them all."

"Then do you have any that you like?"

"Not yet today." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "We have sent audition invitations to those actors in the comedy circle who are more suitable in appearance. The roles of the two thieves still require deep acting skills. Actors with insufficient acting experience may not Still can’t do it.”

"Yeah." Chen Siqi nodded.

"By the way, as the chairman of the jury for the Lingyun Award (drama category), have you decided? Will you take the job?"

"There is no official reply yet, but I will probably follow up, if Chen Hengyi still insists." Lu Yanhe said, "I have done it alone and benefited the world... Don't laugh at me for thinking too much or too much. Within the scope of my ability, I hope to do more things that can promote the progress of this industry. The Lingyun Award (Drama Category) is willing to make such an attempt and requires me..."

Lu Yanhe couldn't explain what he was thinking.

However, Chen Siqi nodded.

She knew exactly what Lu Yanhe was thinking.

"I understand."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Chen Siqi: "I support you in what you want to do."

-

"What do you think of the new "Bankrupt Sisters" produced by Lu Yanhe's company?"

In an internal meeting of Icefield Video, several executives sat together and discussed the drama "Bankrupt Sisters".

Although this drama is still in the preparation stage, because Lu Yanhe provided the script idea, it has attracted attention from major platforms early on.

The two sitcoms "Friends" and "Martial Arts Story" have achieved gratifying results, and "Broke Sisters" is here again.

Moreover, it is still a youth-oriented sitcom.

This made many people immediately associate it with "Friends" and felt that maybe "Broke Sisters" is another drama that can create the myth of "Friends".

"However, Lu Yanhe did not personally write the script for this drama. Although he provided the idea for the script, there is still a difference between it and him writing it himself." Someone said.

"Although he didn't write the script himself, I heard that he had to read and nod every episode of the script before it was approved. Needless to say, Lu Yanhe's vision in reading the script goes without saying, right?"

"The production cost of this drama is very low, and all unknown actors are used. It is the same as the "Houseshare" they did before Linghe. It is not certain whether it will be popular."

"The drama "Houseshare" ended up going to the Northern Lights. Do you know when the Northern Lights is scheduled to be broadcast?"

"It seems that it is planned to be released in March or April next year. The second season of "Wulin Gaiden" will be broadcast during the Spring Festival. We will not let one company's drama compete in the competition. They are all sitcoms, and they can't compete."

"None of the sitcoms we have produced in the past few years have lived up to our expectations. Unfortunately, so far, only these two sitcoms have been as popular as "Friends" and "Wulin Gaiden."

"However, none of the sitcoms we made have lost money, and all of them have made money. It's just not as good as expected. The base of sitcoms is much higher than other types, and everyone's demand for comedies is still very strong."

"How much do you think we can bid for an episode of "Broken Sisters" to win over the Northern Lights? Nowadays, the dramas broadcast by Linghe in our iceland are basically simulcast with the Northern Lights, and we have not been able to win the exclusive broadcast."

"It can't be lower than the purchase price of an A-level production."

"A-level? This show is a sitcom without a well-known director, a bunch of new writers and a bunch of unknown actors, and the investment is very low. Why should we give it the purchase price of an A-level production? Just Because the script idea for this drama came from Lu Yanhe?”

"Yes, just because Lu Yanhe's name is attached to this drama." Someone immediately said, "Isn't this enough? Isn't it enough? Let alone the purchase price of an A-level project, Linghe may not even buy it at such a price. ”

"Are you still planning to pay the purchase price for an S-class project? Are you crazy?!"

"Based on the situation of Linghe's recent projects, they will definitely want a low price + dividend model."

"It's a three-no drama. If we do this, the risk is too great. What should we do to attract investment? Are there any brands willing to invest?"

"We have communicated with some brands because "Broken Sisters" is a sitcom with a modern life background. Even if there are no well-known actors participating, there are still many fast-moving consumer brands that are willing to invest in advertising." said the person in charge of advertising investment. , "As long as the three words "Lu Yanhe" are included in this drama, advertisers will not read the script at all and will unconditionally believe in Lu Yanhe."

For a moment, no one spoke.

"Actually, it would be great if "Bankrupt Sisters" was a drama produced by our Icefield investment."

"'Broken Sisters' is a drama series solely produced by Linghe and does not accept outside investment. We are not short of money at all now. We have obvious projects to make money and the production costs are small. How can we give up our investment share to you?"

"Linghe is too strong. I still want to say that even if the show really becomes a hit in the end, it is still the copyright bureau. The copyright is not in the hands of Icefield, and it does not bear our last name."

"Even if the performance of "Broken Sisters" is only half of that of "Friends", it is still enough to become the king of dramas in our Icefield Video. What's wrong with not having our last name?"

"I think we should talk to Lu Yanhe and the others, just like Northern Lights, and discuss a cooperation framework with them."

"How could they still have a framework cooperation with a second video platform now? Every time a project comes out, all the platforms are grabbing it. Only projects like "Legend of Sword and Fairy" with hundreds of millions of investments, they Linghe Only if your family can’t afford it can we participate.”

"I would say that instead of buying their projects one by one, it would be better to spend money and buy the Linghe company in one fell swoop."

"Too many people think so. I heard that a private equity fund went to talk to Linghe last month and offered 800 million to buy Linghe. They didn't even meet Lu Yanhe."

"Eight hundred million is too little. The copyrighted IPs of Linghe alone are more than 800 million, and the derivative value of "Squid Game" is more than 800 million."

"I'm talking about, $800 million."

(This data is adapted from the Hollywood actress who sold her film production company for US$900 million in 2021)

For a moment, the room was silent.

"Lu Yanhe has made it known to the outside world that Linghe is a company he established out of his personal interests and hobbies. It mainly serves him. At this stage, he is not considering any financing, equity participation, or selling to others."

At this moment, no one said anything anymore.

For $800 million, Lu Yanhe refused without changing his expression.

Who among you here has such courage?

-

"Are you really not considering selling your company to anyone else?"

Hua Ruzhen asked, sitting in front of Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Yes, I... I enjoy this situation, at least everything is in my own hands." Lu Yanhe said, "For me now, selling the company and making more money is just a number, it can only stay in my account."

"You have to know that you can use this money to build several more Linghe."

"Why do I need to build so many Linghe? One is enough." Lu Yanhe smiled.

"Okay." Hua Ruzhen said, "If you have this idea, feel free to contact me. The fund behind me is also interested in Linghe. Our offer will definitely not be lower than that of other companies."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"What is Director Muken doing recently? How is the script of The Mist 2 going?"

Hua Ruzhen said: "He has revised the script of The Mist 2 several times with A19, but neither side is very satisfied."

"Will it be ready for next year's shooting?"

"It will definitely be ready, unless there is a big problem with the script." Hua Ruzhen said, "After you filmed Hurricane 2, you haven't taken any Hollywood movies. Do you consider it later?"

"I won't consider commercial films for the time being. If there are other good projects, I will consider it." Lu Yanhe said, "I have filmed a lot of commercial films in the past two years. I want to make something different."

"Yeah." Hua Ruzhen nodded.

She added, "By the way, if your company's projects need investment in the future, feel free to contact me. Your projects will definitely be given priority."

"Okay, great." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Linghe has been doing low-cost projects in recent years. In fact, in addition to "Legend of Sword and Fairy", we also have some other projects with slightly larger investments that we want to do, but the company's cash flow is so large, and sometimes we really need to get some money from outside."

Hua Ruzhen nodded.

"I have something to tell you." She suddenly said to Lu Yanhe, "Hollywood had a script that wanted to find you before, but it was intercepted by someone. I guess you don't know about this yet. I just heard about it from other people gossiping with me."

"Ah?"

"Lu Nei Reese is developing a new movie called "Doomsday". It is a science fiction movie with two male protagonists, one of whom is Asian. Lu Nei's first choice was you, but he didn't even contact your agent before someone heard the news and tried to change his mind. Now the role has fallen on another person."

"Who? Do I know him?" Lu Yanhe asked curiously.

"He's also a very famous actor in China, two generations older than you. They even changed the script for him and adjusted the age of his character." Hua Ruzhen said, "Chen Pinhe, have you ever dealt with him?"