Chapter 1697: A Difference in Mood
Li Menglong is still in the process of final preparations, but the girls are flying fast, after all, there are a lot of people, it is enough for everyone to help casually, although it will also make the scene more chaotic, but after all, it will have more positive effects.
After a very simple selection, the writers and directors unexpectedly fell on Hyomin and Seo Hyun, after all, no one wants to compete with them in this regard, they are more hoping to have a suitable role and get their due harvest in this miniseries.
Because the goal was very clear at the beginning, the group of girls was not as fierce as they imagined, after all, at a certain level, everyone is a face-saving person, just like the girls are so flattering to Xu Xian at home, but they are always a sister's posture on the scene.
Fortunately, the role is only one aspect, there are many things that everyone can do in addition to the role, not that only directors and writers have to bear the greatest pressure, everyone in this drama is the master, so we must play the spirit of ownership.
So before it was officially formed, there were already a bunch of positions such as assistant directors and assistant cameramen, and they were busy and happy, which made Xu Xian and Xiaomin, who were originally nervous, a lot easier, and there was something to find someone.
In this case, let's rest assured and boldly choose people, it's a pity that the roles in the play are limited, although everyone can be put in it, but the difference in importance is too big, fortunately, everyone said that it was understandable, just follow the intentions of the two.
Originally, Xu Xian thought very well, just choose according to the script fairly and justly, and Hyo-min almost meant that, and even the two of them had said hello to their own combinations, but there was a gap between imagination and reality after all, and it was not small.
Choosing people according to the script is nothing in itself, the key is fairness and justice, Xu Xian is more difficult than Xiaomin in this regard, after all, the objective conditions are here, because the girls are popular enough, they have not had the opportunity to appear in TV series in the past two years, which looks a lot better on the resume, and the actor is a profession that is familiar but not raw.
So the girls are relatively much ahead at the starting line, as long as it's not the kind where the role is particularly suitable for someone, theoretically the girls just take down all the roles in the past, but it seems fair, will the rest of the people agree? Xu Xian himself is a little panicked!
But it made her a little sad to have to choose someone else against her heart, so her expression was very gloomy for a while, if Li Menglong could still talk to him at the scene, but when she separated in the morning, she knew that Li Menglong should also be busy with his own things.
Since both of them are directors and are in charge of their respective works, it seems that it is not good for him to put down the work at hand to comfort himself, Xu Xian is not so thick-skinned, so he can only carry it himself: "This role needs to seem vicious, but there is always a touch of tenderness in the heart, can you do it?"
Xiao Yuan, who was opposite, looked at his roommate, to be honest, she had the best relationship with Xu Xian in the past two years, and she gave Xu Xian a lot of mature suggestions in private from her mature perspective, so it can be said that she has recently watched Xu Xian grow up.
So at this moment, Xu Xian's embarrassment is clear to her, it can be said that this role is basically in line with Xiaoyuan's image, as for her acting skills, that's it, but at least everyone looks the same.
But Xu Xian still asked, obviously there was a little entanglement, although I don't know what it is, but Xiao Yuan really has no interest in acting, in this case, it is better to help: "I really don't perform very well, then I will continue to go back and practice, thank you to the director and writer for taking your time!"
Xu Xian is about to be embarrassed, after all, she knows best what is going on, but simply put, the roles occupied by the girls are a little too much, although it is only in Xu Xian's plan, but in order to maintain the relative balance of the number, only some girls can be sacrificed.
This kind of trade-off of Chiguoguo's interests really makes Xu Xian particularly uncomfortable, she will feel a little dirty, she is also a compromise of change of direction, when will she Xu Xian not even be able to do it herself? This is against her principles!
But Xu Xian is still mature after all, if it were a few years ago, maybe she would have picked it directly, anyway, she either didn't do it, or she just waited for her to smooth out her thoughts clearly, she really couldn't do it if she was so unclear.
But now Xu Xian endured it, forcibly suppressed the discomfort in her heart, and continued to say those words that made her unhappy, just because she knew that she was the director of this drama and the core of the entire crew, and in any case, the first one to mess up should not be her!
Xu Xian forcibly struggled in the crew with this fearless spirit, and Li Menglong's side was much smoother than her, after all, he didn't need to make such a complicated choice as Xu Xian, he just needed to choose people according to the needs of the role, and the girls dared to come and say something to him?
Of course, this is just a picture in Li Menglong's imagination, and the girls will not let this kind of thing happen, don't look at the usual time to ask Li Menglong for a role, but when it comes to the role, no one will have any complaints, so it is a double insult to themselves and Li Menglong!
Since there is no need to worry about the actors' affairs, Li Menglong naturally pays more attention to some hardware problems, and all hardware problems can be attributed to money in the final analysis: "So what is the budget for this movie? Don't tell me that the whole company's funds are free for me to use, do you believe this?"
Li Enxi sneered, of course she didn't believe it, if Li Menglong dared to hollow out the company to make a movie, she would dare to sleep directly in Li Menglong's house, or squeeze between Li Menglong's two people, since she didn't want her to have a good life, then no one should think about it.
Although he has always expressed his strong attitude, but when it comes to specific money, this instinct makes Lee Eun-hee a lot stingy: "Your work is also a youth film, with no special effects, no big scenes, and no famous actors, it is estimated that three or five hundred million is enough, right?"
"Your joke isn't funny at all, let's get another one quickly!"
"Who is joking with you, three or five hundred million is too much, then I can lower it a little more!" Li Eunxi is planning to carry out the shamelessness to the end, anyway, only when the cost is suppressed can she be worthy of her position in the company, and she is said to earn this money.
As for the common problem of small-budget movies, Lee Eun-hee naturally knows that not enough money is definitely a fatal wound for a movie, just like a baby is born with congenital malnutrition, and it is difficult to wait for the child to grow strong.
If you change to an individual director, Lee Eun-hee will not ask for the price so ruthlessly, so if you have to talk about the past, three or five billion yuan to make a movie? Not to mention the salaries of actors and crew, it is enough so much, and a big-budget TV series may have so much production cost for one episode, and Lee Eun-hee is indeed a bit of a joke.
But this is not in the face of Li Menglong, he will not let his movies be subject to any constraints because of money, and besides, he is already very economical, and a lot of money still can't be saved: "I don't want much, the price is 10 billion, and I will definitely give back a hit film!"
If Li Eun-hee is joking, then Li Menglong's words are also somewhat suspicious, and he still opens his mouth to 10 billion? Does Li Menglong think that he is making a sci-fi blockbuster? The kind that wants to produce special effects on a large scale?
To be honest, the money of 10 billion itself is really not too much in the film field, especially in the increasingly popular global market, after all, it is only 60 million RMB, maybe an actor dares to call for so much salary.
However, the objective factors of the Korean market have set a ceiling for the movie, although it is invisible and intangible, it is real, from the actor's salary all the way to the production and publicity costs, there is a price list that can be referred to privately.
Once this unspoken rule is broken, it is likely that the film will be heavily stood, and it is precisely because of this that the production cost of Korean films can be kept down to a relatively low cost, and more money can be invested in the story.
However, things must also be looked at dialectically, one of the biggest factors in the cost of Korean films is the problem of rate of return, because it is difficult for films to break out of foreign countries, basically most of the income comes from China.
And South Korea has a total population of so much, a successful movie with more than 10 million viewers is just a box office of tens of billions, converted into RMB, it is worth more than 500 million but less than a billion such movies, if converted into American knives, it will be even more impossible to watch.
Therefore, the investment in the film is still proportional to the rate of return, if Korean films can make global box office, then the so-called traditional and unspoken rules will definitely be broken, after all, everything can be done when pursuing capital.
All in all, the price that Li Menglong shouted was a bit inflated, and it was not a little, Li Enxi was naturally very dissatisfied, but Li Menglong still said vigorously: "We are also a big cast, a big production, this girl came to participate collectively, don't you have to give each person a salary of two or three hundred million? This adds up to one-fifth of it is gone!"
"I admit that Girls' Generation is really popular, and I didn't think about squeezing them! To be honest, as the protagonist, even if it is the second female lead, I feel that I can earn 300 million!" Li Enxi said that he couldn't help but slap the table: "But why do those female sevenths and eighth females take so much?
"Haven't you gotten used to it for a while, they go out and ask for an equal price like this!" Li Menglong said embarrassedly, but only he knew whether it was intentional or not: "Then let's give it according to the team, otherwise it will be difficult for them to go back, how about you see a combination of two billion?"
Li Eunxi is really embarrassed, after all, the palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, and the girls have to share their money with the company, but the proportion is not very high, so after hesitating, she still thinks it is better to save money for the company: "300 million nine people share, which is already a lot......"
Finally able to get off work on time, this discussion with Li Enxi over and over again really consumed a lot of brain cells, but he can't treat it at will, after all, it will be very troublesome when the money is less, and he hasn't learned this kind of thing yet.
After picking up the girls in the past, the group rushed back to the house, but it looked like Xu Xian was so tired, and the originally pink apple muscles seemed to have dried up a lot: "Is this someone bullying you?" Don't worry, tell oppa, I'll avenge you!"
"You have to be responsible when you speak, don't make such speculative speculations, there is evidence?" Kim Taeyeon in the back defended herself: "Besides, you are all directors, alas, now the world is the biggest, who of us dares to offend the director? I was reprimanded by the busy during the interview just now!"
"Isn't it normal to reprimand you? If I were to change it, I wouldn't even give you a chance to try out the play, wouldn't it be a waste of my precious time!" Li Menglong said that was an angry person, but his eyes were always on Xu Xian's body, this girl didn't smile!
The car was a little silent all the way because of Xu Xian's relationship, although Xu Xian didn't talk much on weekdays, but it was completely different from now, and the girls were always bad at looking at Xu Xian sulking in front, and they were a group of people in the back, right?
Seeing that he arrived at home, Xu Xian trotted a few steps, rushed into the room in front of everyone, and then bowed ninety degrees to everyone and apologized: "I'm sorry Ernie today, I will definitely adjust myself, see you tomorrow!"
After speaking, he didn't give everyone time to answer, Xu Xian ran up directly with a gust of wind, leaving only the girls with a sluggish face below, who could tell them what the situation was? Did they inadvertently offend this little girl?
Xiaoyuan took the initiative to stand up and explain it to everyone, and then everyone suddenly realized, it turned out that the little girl was a little self-blaming: "Hey Yigu, what a big deal, I was brushed down by Li Menglong once or twice, have you ever seen me have any hostility towards him?"
"I still need to answer this myself? The eyes of the crowd are bright, how different is the difference between your face when you begged me and when I rejected it? You don't know this yourself, do you?"
"Where is it, I know it with an attitude of learning!" Yun'er said nonchalantly, but the girls around her agreed with Li Menglong's statement, after all, that is the truth, Yun'er is such a reality, of course, it is innocent!
"Xiaoxian is too, I have to think so much, how normal it is to eliminate you crooked melons and cracked dates!" Li Menglong said very seriously: "If it were me, it wouldn't be a surprise to kick you all out!"
"That's why we hurt ourselves, and you're always beaten......"