Zhou Xiao's frequency of attending meetings in the company is a bit high recently, there is no way, the differences are too big.

Brother Wang and the other two executives are one faction, and Zhou Xiao is alone, and the cauldron is neutral.

The reason is that he is so good.

A few days ago, I chatted with Director Wu Jing for a long time under the sun, and won a role in "Wolf Warrior 2" for him.

If it's over, it's actually good, after all, the big screen is the ultimate goal of every actor, and training is not a problem with what the director mentions about tanning.

The essential

The crew of Sansheng III also called, the director and writer were very satisfied with Zhou Xiao, especially mentioning his ancient costumes, the original author gave great praise, saying that he was almost exactly the same as Yehua in his heart, and his score was very high.

It's nothing, after all, 20 million yuan, an astronomical amount.

The bad thing is that the schedule is conflicting.

Zhou Xiao really didn't dare to think that he would participate in the two auditions, and both of them won, and they both had to enter the group in advance in September and start the training mode.

The conference room was distinct, Zhou Xiao sat alone on the side, without teammates, there were three people opposite, and the cauldron was in the middle.

There are two contracts on the table, "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Three Lives and Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms".

"Zhou Xiao!" Brother Wang put on a battle mode.

"Really, listen to my brother's advice, as an entertainment industry, you are still a newcomer, I understand very well how you want to appear in a movie, but. He tapped a piece of paper in front of him: "Ironclad facts."

Hu Ge, who starred in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" as a newcomer in 05, became popular,

Huo Jianhua, with "Flower Thousand Bone", will take his career to a higher level,

Li Yifeng, who has not been popular for many years after his debut, has become a top performer with "The Legend of the Ancient Sword",

Feng Shaofeng, who debuted in 98, was not noticed until he participated in "Palace Lock Heart Jade" in 11 years, and became popular through "King Lanling" in 13 years.

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There are a few things in common, they are just like you, they are all handsome, the works are all ancient costumes, and they are all popular games or IPs, each of which is exaggerated and dressed in amazing costumes.

Although some dramas are not very high-rated, everyone has gained a lot of attention and fans, and the road to acting after that has been smooth sailing, which can be said to be the best springboard.

This "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" gathered Yang Mi, and the two top performers of the hot bar, especially the latter, it is not too much to call it the hottest little flower at present.

Before filming started, there were countless fans paying attention, and most of them were men, what you lack now is male fans, just right.

But what about "Wolf Warrior", not to mention the total box office list, it is only in the 24th place in a year, only 540 million, and it is not even as good as the big bad movie of "Nine-Story Demon Tower", and it dares to release a sequel. ”

The cauldron looked at what Brother Wang said impassionedly, and couldn't help but nodded, coming back to his senses, Zhou Xiao was a little relieved, and couldn't help knocking on the table: "Eh, the surname is Zhou, be serious, there's a meeting here." ”

Zhou Xiao scratched his cheeks: "I'll listen." ”

Brother Wang's routine is similar to the previous meetings, but he also gave a lot of testimony today, which is also difficult for him.

"Let's talk about the influence, and then talk about the shooting conditions, that's the point.

Let's take the audition as an example, the conditions can't be compared, one is in the studio, there are costumes, props, makeup artists to help you, Wu Jingna, pulling you to bask in the sun for a long time, the sincerity is different. ”

Brother Wang's mouth was dry, and he picked up the mineral water in front of him and drank it.

"Sansheng, mythological drama, you can perform comfortably in the studio or in front of the blue cloth, the most tiring thing is nothing more than hanging Weiya, and, seriously, these dramas require acting skills like that, you are easily competent.

However, what about the wolf warrior, the first thing to do is to go abroad, not Paris and London, but Africa, don't look at Wu Jingfa's precautions.

1: It is strictly forbidden to act without permission, please go to the toilet in a group like a high school girl... When bitten by a black mamba...

2: The Chinese and African staff always maintain unity, if the communication is not smooth, please do not habitually float out the English words you are most familiar with...

3: Don't...

4: Don't...

5: Remember...

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Look, this is risking your life to film, it is poisonous insects and beasts, and it is difficult conditions, and you have to be careful of people. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them nodded in unison, and Zhou Xiao was also thoughtful.

"These are not the point," Brother Wang looked serious: "Actually, Director Wu Jing still hasn't made it clear to you, I have heard it through my own door." ”

"What?" Zhou Xiao said the first sentence, mainly because he didn't have a chance, and the other party's boom didn't bring a break.

"Now I'm talking about money, "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", how much does it cost you to shoot for a hundred days?"

"Twenty million!" the executive replied helpfully.

Zhou Xiao pouted.

"Don't worry, I also understand that there is no remuneration for good works, but it's not that simple. Brother Wang saw Zhou Xiao's expression: "The main thing is about wolf warriors."

In the same 100 days, only 1 million, you have to go to Africa, you have to risk your life to go to Africa, do you think it's worth it?

Again, it is the capital, invest 200 million, normally you have to get a box office of about 650 million to return to the cost, pay attention, it is to return to the capital, not to make money, and the cost of going abroad for filming should be added.

The first box office just said, 540 million, that is, why you can only get 1 million, no one invests it, it's too risky.

The normal movie is the first big hit, and the sequel will probably not do as well as the previous one, but what about Wolf Warrior...

I received inside information that the originally planned investment company directly picked on the company and quit after hearing about Director Wu Jing's repeated budget increases.

Now there are 14 cultural companies jointly forming a market, but only about 120 million yuan has been raised, and there is still a gap of 80 million, and Director Wu plans to fill this gap by himself.

To put it mildly, it's still the budget.

How much does a movie cost?

Don't even have publicity and distribution costs in the later stage, then it will be a blood loss.

Especially for you, a newcomer just starting out, your first big-screen work is crucial.

What lies ahead of us is actually a very simple multiple-choice question.

A: A costume TV series that pays well and can bring huge popularity,

B: Wolf Warrior 2,

Which will you choose?"

After Brother Wang finished speaking, he drank water and looked at Zhou Xiao quietly, as an agent, in addition to taking care of artists, he is to give professional advice, especially in a small company like Daosui, where everyone has little experience.

The cauldron pondered for a while: "Mr. Zhou, I think what Jianhong said makes sense, or you should consider it." ”

"I want to thank Brother Wang first. Zhou Xiao smiled: "You are not like other agents, you can get more money when you see more money, and you can take more of your own commission, but you are persuaded with reason and evidence to prove that you are right."

Of course I love money, and I know the difference between six zeros and seven zeros, the latter of which can turn my material life upside down.

But Brother Wang, I think it's a little bad, you don't have enough confidence in me.

The whole July, not counting the record income, how much I earned, there are millions, that is to say, really for the money, I am cheeky, I don't care what impact he has, in the future, run him for half a year, it is estimated that I don't have to worry about this half of my life. ”

Seeing that Brother Wang wanted to speak, Zhou Xiao shook his hand gently: "Don't worry, wait for me to finish, soon." ”

Brother Wang nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"However, I listened to your advice, to develop in the long run, to maintain a personal image, to put down those rewarding commercial performances, to invest all the income in the company, to become a shareholder. Zhou Xiao glanced at the cauldron as he spoke, and the other party raised his eyebrows proudly.

"I don't have to delay it for too long, just a year ago, Mr. Guo could testify that I only had 10,000 yuan in my card, which was still earned by hard work, and now, I live in a luxurious three-bedroom apartment, have a professional agent by my side, invest millions of dollars, and there is still a lot of money in the card.

To be cheeky, it seems that I do have this strength, provided that it is with your help.

My path to showbiz has been smoother than many celebrities, and needless to say, I also cherish everything at the moment, so I'm thinking about it.

Playing Sansheng is insurance, stability, and you don't have to worry about any worries, but after the audition, I told Brother Wang, in fact, I don't like this script, I don't want to play this role.

But the wolf warrior is different, I am a little bit with Director Wu... Maybe the face is big, it's just the feeling of sympathy, he speaks very truthfully, a million salary, why? No money, as for the preparations you mentioned, I'm just an actor, I don't care about that.

What I care about is whether I like it or not, whether the script is good or not, whether it is compatible with the director,

It's as simple as that. ”

"Tsk, it sounds like a Hollywood actor. The cauldron teased.

"I believe that the three of you are all for my good, but you definitely didn't read the script of Wolf Warrior carefully," Zhou Xiao gave a thumbs up: "I have a feeling that it will explode! Moreover, what surprised me the most did you know." ”

The cauldron laughed unnaturally and wanted to run away.

"Mr. Guo, where are you going?" Brother Wang looked up and saw it.

"Ahh A little stomach ache. ”

"Sit down. It was Zhou Xiao who spoke.

"Oh!" The cauldron was aggrieved, and sat back in his position, not daring to look at Brother Wang and the three.

"Wolf Warrior actually has a commonality, it absorbs the essence of Hollywood movies, that is, personal heroism, but it has changed on the basis and added our characteristics, and..." Zhou Xiao word by word: "Looking at the original work of Sansheng, I am about to vomit, but reading the script of Wolf Warrior, my blood is boiling, I can't wait, as if a voice tells me, you have to act, otherwise you will regret it."

Moreover, I communicated with Director Wu Jing before, and he didn't hide the information that Brother Wang said, and even revealed that he was going to sell his house to make a movie.

So I asked him, if you join, how about counting the salary as an investment, and adding another 10 million, do you know what Director Wu's first sentence replied to me? Investment is welcome, but I won't add drama or change the script for you.

It's so difficult, someone brings money into the group, and he still adheres to the principles, what does it mean?"

"Wait. Vice President Chen Gang couldn't help it: "So Mr. Guo, you and Mr. Zhou have already negotiated to invest?"

"Ahh No. The cauldron shook his head: "We just chatted, and we didn't make a formal decision." ”

The three of them looked at each other in unison, deeply frustrated.

Zhou Xiao, who has always been obedient, didn't know why he suddenly changed his axis, Brother Wang and the vice president discussed asking the cauldron to come forward to persuade him to take over the TV series, and the cauldron also agreed, but he didn't expect that there would be a traitor among the four!

Before the final result comes out, it is unknown who is right and who is wrong, but on the surface, Sansheng is definitely more helpful to the actor than Wolf Warrior.

"Okay, I'll say a few words. The cauldron stood up, and the expression on his face became serious.

"The people in our room have the same purpose, right, they are all for Zhou Xiao and for the good of the company, there is no doubt about this.

Before talking to Zhou Xiao, I was definitely on your side, fool, 20 million, how much is the registered capital of our company, why don't you take it, you can make a lot of money in an instant.

However, as Zhou Xiao said, he has proven his ability to absorb money, and now 20 million is no longer out of reach for him, not to mention in the future, and I think it's a bit embarrassing to let Zhou Xiao go, each of them has a salary of more than 50 million, why do they give so much when they are all actors.

Let's talk about the work, since we can't verify which one will help him more and which is the most correct choice, then why don't you believe Zhou Xiao's intuition about the script, he is an artist, he is also our friend, is it wrong to support his friend unconditionally, even if he made a wrong decision. ”

The cauldron glanced left and right, the three people on the left nodded thoughtfully, and Zhou Xiao smiled in return.

"Therefore, as the boss of the company, I support Zhou Xiao to take over "Wolf Warrior 2", and invest an additional 10 million, and I will leave the specific matters to you. ”

Mr. Guo made the final decision.