He really doesn't want to be popular with Pixiu [Entertainment Circle]

The next morning after sending out the electronic script, Ling Xiu received a call from Li Rongrong.

"Xiao Ling, I agree to act as the heroine of this play."

"Sister Rong Rong..." Ling Xiu was a little surprised, "I didn't expect you to agree so soon."

The other party's hearty and tired voice came from the receiver.

"You may not believe it. I read the script from last night to 10 minutes ago."

Ling Xiu was shocked, "Sister, you read the script all night, and you called me after finishing it?"

"That's right." Li Rongrong was as frank as ever, "Actually, I was going to flip through a couple of pages at random last night, but I didn't expect to be attracted to the first episode."

Ling Xiu joked, "Originally, I thought it would be a bedtime reading, to hypnotize me, right?"

Li Rongrong laughed out loud.

"I admit that I really underestimated your talent. Xiao Ling, you are too good. Not only can you write lyrics and music, you can even write scripts, and you can write them so well. I am as fundamental as chasing dramas and novels. Unable to stop, I finished reading all ten episodes of the script in one go."

"Sister, I have to thank you no matter what." Ling Xiu expressed gratitude from the bottom of his heart, "You also know that our company has been in dire straits recently, thank you for agreeing to be the heroine of my new drama so readily, you didn't even Ask about the salary."

"I agreed to cooperate with you. Apart from your sincerity and responsibility, the main reason is that the script moved me." Li Rongrong smiled, "I used to play some cute, sweet and even silly heroines in Guppets. The audience is tired of watching it, thinking about never acting in costume dramas again. But this time you wrote this black-bellied heroine who is both good and evil, very attractive, and it hit me right away. Another point, The heroine really has her own career line, and I especially like that."

"Yeah!" Ling Xiu is very happy that Li Rongrong can get his own point, "Nowadays, many ancient puppet are called the heroine, but the plot is all in love with the hero, and the career is all supported by the hero. Compared with this, I prefer evenly matched love."

Li Rongrong's tone became excited, "That's right! I also like this kind of strong love. Many people say that audiences don't buy strong love. I don't think so. As long as the script is good, the actors can enter the role, and the drama produced Audiences will love it too.”

"Heroes see the same thing!" Ling Xiu was excited, "Sister Rongrong, I will send the basic situation of this drama to your email later. The colleagues in our company's film and television department will contact your company and send an official cooperation invitation."

……

After finalizing the actress, Ling Xiu's biggest worry disappeared.

When he brought his team to a meeting with Zheng Bosong and his colleagues in the film and television department, he made a suggestion: for this "Xingyun" self-made costume drama, the supporting roles, including the second male and the second female, should be cast by newcomers from "Xingyun Entertainment".

This move can not only save the budget, but also hone the acting skills of newcomers and allow them to accumulate experience.

What's more important is that if the drama becomes popular, the supporting actors can also get a piece of the pie, enjoy traffic bonuses and gain popularity.

This is very important for "Xingyun Entertainment", where well-known artists are currently scarce.

"With you and Li Rongrong standing together, there is no problem in attracting investment, and your acting skills are also fine." Zheng Bosong immediately agreed with Ling Xiu's suggestion, "But how to choose the cast is a problem. This is an S+ series, so there can be no mistakes."

"Let's do an internal selection." Shen Jianshu suggested, "Just like an external audition, it's fair, just and open, so that newcomers who really have acting skills can get a chance."

"I agree." Ling Xiu added, "After I finish writing the script, I'll play with the newcomers. At that time, Mr. Zheng and colleagues from the film and television department will come to score."

"I have a problem with your play." A male colleague in the film and television department said, "Your aura is too strong, and I feel that many people will not be able to take your play."

Ling Xiu disagreed with this statement, "Our company has signed a lot of newcomers in the past two years, most of them are from professional colleges and universities, and there must be potential stocks among them. The newcomers just have no experience and no chance. I Believe that as long as enough opportunities are given, gold will always shine."

……

Finalized the issue of the main role, the film and television department

Colleagues continued to advance the project, and Ling Xiu returned to work and the script.

Now "Xingyun" only has two popular stars, he and Shen Junyan, and they are actually busier than before.

The mess of the terminated artist needs to be cleaned up, and the company's new business needs to be expanded.

The departure of senior managers, high-level executives, and a large number of popular artists did make the company show a decline for a while.

But "Xingyun" has a solid foundation after all, and the two top leaders are still in the company, and they quickly supported the situation, disappointing all those who wanted to see a joke.

Instead of being affected, Ling Xiu's career is thriving.

His high-end business has become more and more. Not only has he signed several big-name endorsements, the luxury brand vlv has also promoted his title to a global spokesperson. At the same time, social media at home and abroad have made official announcements, and there are advertisements all over the world. full.

Various big names arranged for Ling Xiu to watch shows at home and abroad, and even promoted him the covers of many first-line fashion magazines. Ling Xiu has been very busy recently, either flying around or shooting in the studio.

At the same time, he will also take time to participate in the flying guest of the popular variety show.

——Not for myself, but to bring as many newcomers as possible under Sister Shu, so that they can show up more.

An ordinary person would definitely not be able to cope with such an intensive schedule, but Ling Xiu is a little brave who will never get tired.

While perfectly completing his job, he can also have the energy to create scripts.

In less than a month, he finished writing the script of thirty episodes and revised three drafts.

——Why there are only [-] episodes instead of the [-] or [-] episodes that are common in the market? Ling Xiu’s idea is: [-] episodes are enough to tell a wonderful story with ups and downs. Drama injection.

Many dramas are stinky and long like foot wraps, which make the audience lose their appetite, receive a lot of bad reviews, and finally lose their reputation. They only support a group of bloggers in the film and television area who make a living by complaining.

Ling Xiu didn't want this to happen. He hoped that his first work as a screenwriter would be as good as possible.

……

The script is in place, the male and female protagonists are in place, and the next process is to internally select important supporting roles.

Ling Xiu selected a few rival scenes as "examination questions".

When Li Rongrong heard about this, she offered to help the supporting roles in the show, saying that this would relieve Ling Xiu's burden a little.

Ling Xiu was very moved in his heart.

In fact, he was not particularly close to Li Rongrong before, but the other party was so sincere in helping him for free. He recognized this friend.

The internal selection of "Ningyun Entertainment" is going on as scheduled.

After three days of "examination", five young actors with solid acting skills and eye-catching appearance finally stood out.

From the second male to the third female, the basic cast is done.

Everything is ready, just the funds are in place.

Although both Ling Xiu and Zheng Bosong have invested a lot of money in their own names, making TV dramas is different from making movies, and requires more funds.

The film and television department and marketing department of "Ningyun" have drafted a complete and professional investment proposal, and Zheng Bosong will take this to chat with all the "investor dads".

The previous series of work has been done solidly, and Ling Xiu feels that there is no problem at all for Mr. Zheng to attract investment.

Unexpectedly, the night before Zheng Bosong went to meet the investor, something went wrong.

Nebula's costume TV series tentatively named "Stars Like Prosperity" has been finalized by a well-known director.

But when the director was out for a walk at night, he was knocked down by a half-big kid riding a motorcycle, resulting in head injuries and broken legs, and was sent directly to the ICU.

The director is seriously ill, let alone directing, within three to five months, he can't even walk smoothly.

Obviously, he can no longer serve as the director of "Flowers".

As we all know, the director is a very important part of the production team, and sometimes it can even determine the success or failure of a film and television drama.

Now that "Stars Like Blossoms" lacks a director, even if the hero and heroine are first-line celebrities, the investors may turn their faces and deny anyone.

Sure enough, Zheng Bosong left in good spirits and returned disappointed.

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investors, only two bigwigs agreed to invest, and the amount has shrunk considerably.

A good project has once again stalled.

Ling Xiu learned about this and went to the office to find Zheng Bosong.

"Mr. Zheng, can we hurry up and find another famous director?"

"Who should I look for?" Zheng Bosong spread out in the boss's chair, pressing his temples with both hands, "Nowadays, well-known directors basically have jobs in their hands. It's not so easy to find someone temporarily, even a well-known director."

"Is director Peng Shu's schedule also up?" Ling Xiu was a little puzzled, "Yesterday I even found his circle of friends raising flowers and amusing birds. You have a very close personal relationship with him, so go ask him to save the scene, and he should agree Bar?"

Zheng Bosong sighed, "I also thought about it, if I can invite Lao Peng, not only will the quality of the drama be guaranteed, but the male and female lead and the director will be the second cooperation, and there will be a lot of topics, which will definitely attract many people's interest. "

A few seconds later, Zheng Bosong sighed again, "After learning that the original director was injured, I contacted Lao Peng as soon as possible. He is already alive and signed a contract a long time ago. He will join the group in half a month and will be filming. At least four months, how can we not catch up with our construction period."

Ling Xiu's head also had a dull pain.

It's really unpredictable. I knew I would share some of my good luck with that poor director.

But the project has advanced to this level. According to the plan, the filming of "Stars Like Blossoms" will start at the end of August and early September.

Every day of delay is burning money.

"There is no unparalleled road." The stubbornness in Ling Xiu's bones came up again, "Mr. Zheng, there must be a way."

"But what else can I do." Zheng Bosong spread his hands helplessly, "I have a lot of contacts, and I searched the phone address book, but I didn't find a TV drama director with a schedule and strength."

The second half of Zheng Bosong's sentence cleared Ling Xiu's mind instantly.

An idea popped up.

"I have a candidate, he happened to be on vacation recently!"