After Ji Ming arrived in Shanghai, Comrade Gu Rui, who was sitting on the ground, of course, had to work tirelessly.

"I'm curious, why do you have to let me be a cow and a horse for you every time you come to Shanghai, whether it's winning an award, touring, or whatever, why am I so dissatisfied?" Gu Rui muttered while driving.

"Isn't that the two of us? ”

"Huh. ”

Ji Ming looked at his unconvinced appearance and wanted to laugh. Speaking of which, he and Gu Rui met first, and later through Gu Rui, he met his former colleagues Lei Datou and Guo Jingfei. Now it seems that it is true that the fate between people comes first and comes first, although the two of them are friends of Ji Ming and colleagues in the circle, but when they get along, they are still most familiar with Gu Rui. Gu Rui went to the capital, if Ji Ming was here, he would definitely entertain him if it was convenient. When Ji Ming came to Shanghai, he would often thank the organizer for his arrangements and ask Gu Rui to help.

After this brother was promoted, there were fewer people on stage, more idle time, and it was actually quite fun to run around, mainly because every time Ji Ming came to Shanghai, he didn't come to play, seeing this and that, it made many people in Shanghai know that Gu Rui and Ji Ming had a bad relationship.

"This Miss Zhang, Mr. Zhang, is the boss of Cultural Square, his company is called Cultural Square Management Co., Ltd., I don't know if you have heard of it, anyway, I have some qualifications in the domestic musical production industry. You also know that there are no particularly senior musicals in China, and the Cultural Square is already considered good. Mr. Zhang and a vice president of our center are always relatives, and they came to me around the corner, and I am also stained with your light. But we don't really have anything to do with it, you think about it yourself, don't worry about me, you can sit down and have a meal with them, it's my face. ”

"I've always denied my six relatives, don't worry. ”

"......" Gu Rui glanced at him and shook his head: "You are your own cow, otherwise you will be like this, and sooner or later people will sink into the Huangpu River." ”

"Are you stupid, if I don't beep like this, can I be so ignorant?" Ji Ming is the same as a child who looks at the milky smell and has not dried up: "So, what about people, the most worthwhile thing is not to go to the dip and be small, not to go to the eight sides, but to make yourself a cow, you know? ”

Gu Rui really wanted to drive the car directly into the Huangpu River.

I went to the hotel first, cleaned up, and asked Tang Fan and Zhang Chen to go out to find food by themselves, and Ji Ming went directly to the banquet with Gu Rui.

Mr. Zhang, a single word is clean, is a heroine, who travels ten miles of foreign fields, not relying on his face and body, but on reincarnation. Her family is in the cultural class in Shanghai, quite profound, her parents are in this industry, and there are older generations of artists on her ancestors.

"Teacher Ji, I'm glad to meet you, come and take a seat. ”

Ji Ming doesn't have to be polite, the guest of honor is seated, Gu Rui is on the left, Mr. Zhang is on the right, and the opposite family is a sister manager of Zhang's head office, which is quite sassy - that's it, in addition to the guest of honor and the host's house, there must be a host escort, who is responsible for the atmosphere and persuasion - but Ji Ming is not a good guest.

I don't drink alcohol and don't like to play with color.

Mr. Zhang's eyelids are bright, and the escort is not an eyeless one, after two rounds, I can see that this is a real artist, the kind of virtue and art. It's not to buy A goods for my goddaughter, and it's not "the African savannah has entered a fairly tight mating season"......

"Teacher Ji, then I'll be straight. This time, I asked Mr. Gu for help, mainly hoping to have the opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Ji in the musical. ”

This is not unexpected.

The success of "The Last Emperor" has made many production companies outside the system salivate, and they grit their teeth with hatred for such a big family as Renyi - in comparison, Happy Twist's "The Earl of Oolong Mountain" has been performed more than 1,000 times, with a box office of over 100 million, and it has lasted for many years. But what about "The Last Emperor", it is so popular, it is hard to find a ticket, and the first round of the tour has broken countless drama box office records.

But who is Renyi? There are many dramas that are hard to find, "Wotou Club" broke 10 million box office in the first round ten years ago, and it still says that if you don't act, you won't act.

That's the big deal.

has the best actors, the best directors, the highest popularity, the highest reputation, and an annual allocation of thirty or forty million, people don't put the box office so far ahead - according to the statement of "Ren Ri", it is called "literary and artistic creation cannot be completely market-oriented, we must pay attention to social orientation, value orientation, and we must have a mission and responsibility", which means the same, money is not the most important, the most important thing is art and publicity.

It's one thing for them to have a high profile, it's another thing for a production company outside.

The box office of a stage play, when it is good, is more than 350,000 yuan, which is a small theater with 100 seats, or 200,000 or 300,000, which is a large theater with 1,000 seats, but what can be obtained from the producer is actually similar to a movie. First of all, small companies can only rely on ticketing platforms, and the black-hearted ticketing that kills a thousand knives has to take away 20 points, and then all kinds of production costs, main creator salaries, all kinds of transportation, food and housing, props, lighting and stage beauty. There is also the cost of the theater, whether it is shared or rented, which is also a large amount.

Generally, it is more than 30 points, and the attendance rate is slightly poor, which is a matter of losing money - you say that scalper tickets are expensive, it is another hell of things, and the producer can't get it.

Therefore, the days of stage drama are not easy.

Musical theatre is a whole new opportunity.

At present, there is basically no big theater that can dominate the production of musicals, but private production companies have made many small musicals with a good reputation. Mandarin made its first musical the year before last, and it had a very strange name, called "If You Leave, I Will Wander the World", I pounced to death, and then there was no movement.

Therefore, Ji Ming was targeted, and Mr. Zhang made it clear that it was not a drama in the basket of Mandarin and Renyi, but a musical cooperation, which was expected.

Ji Ming thought before he came, he wanted to do a music and dance drama, in fact, just relying on Mandarin, it would really be tiring koi, it is estimated that he has to make a wish every three or five days, find a good director, find a good music director, find a good dance director, find a good actor, find a good prop master...... In the end, it is still necessary to find the right collaborator.

In fact, you put aside the matter of making money as an artist, and finding someone to cooperate with is the best way, doing everything by yourself, which is not in line with the professional division of labor, and you don't have that energy. Let Ji Ming take care of the lunch box and car rental by himself, he really doesn't want to waste his life.

As for Cultural Square and Mr. Zhang, it depends on whether they are a good partner to work with.

Ji Ming glanced at Gu Rui, and Gu Rui made an indifferent expression - Mr. Zhang's teeth were itchy when he was angry, and there was no way, people confiscated her benefits, and it was natural not to give her errands.

"Why does Mr. Zhang think that I want to do musicals? I came to Shanghai this time to make movies, and then I also have drama work and many other social affairs. Even if I have extra energy, it's good for me to spend with my family, there's no reason to spend it on musicals, if I remember correctly, the box office of musicals last year was probably less than 200 million? or 300 million? ”

These four hehe, it's not that they're worthless, but they hide "Do you know how much my movie box office is? One "Earth" is enough for your entire musical industry to be busy for ten years", why should I do musicals?

"Of course Mr. Ji won't be because of money, if you just want to make money, you won't always insist on performing on the stage, let alone be so strict about taking on the play and receiving endorsements," Mr. Zhang praised Ji Ming: "We just think that domestic musicals are in the ascendant, from Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, musicals will actually surpass drama and become the number one form of stage performance." In Britain and the United States, music has to account for 80% of the box office of stage performances, Japan and South Korea have 60%, and in China it is less than 10%, and the potential is very large. And in this 10%, overseas musicals will account for more than half, think about it, the good market is all bad for foreigners. The point is, the movie has a domestic protection mechanism, and the musical has not yet!"

Haha, Mr. Zhang is still a little angry.

"For these people on the table in the country, you are this. Mr. Zhang gave a thumbs up: "You sing at the level of a singer, act at the level of a performing artist, and the actor is all right on the stage and screen." In dance, it is by no means mediocre, and I have also heard that you specially worshipped Chairman Shan Yu of the China Opera and Dance Theater to learn, with your talent, you will definitely make rapid progress. ”

Mr. Zhang crossed his fingers, acting, music, dance, popularity, reputation, influence inside and outside the system, at home and abroad, and his tone was even excited: "I can't count it on one hand, you are a character who came into being, destined to be born and show your skills when the musical was pioneered in China." ”

Burst.

Gu Rui squirted a mouthful of soup back into the bowl, looked at Mr. Zhang, and then at Ji Ming, got up and asked the waiter outside to clean up, and when it was cleaned up, he looked at Mr. Zhang quite complicatedly: "Sister Zhang, how do you usually bewitch people's hearts?"

A thumbs up.

"I'm telling the truth. Mr. Zhang rolled his eyes and glanced at Gu Rui, who was eating a lot, with disgust: "If it is a negotiation, what if I do this? Teacher Ji's conditions are proposed, can I still bargain? I don't do business." ”

This has meaning, so we talked about the conditions, and when did you agree?

Ji Ming didn't debunk her either: "Mr. Zhang, I really take the matter of the musical to heart." I won't hide this from you, after this movie is completed, I have plans to make a musical. But there are a few points, the first one, I am an actor of Mandarin, and if I want to participate in Mandarin, I can't refuse. The second one, my play, must be in charge of it, whether it is artistic or profitable, you or other companies want to participate, at most it can only be said to be collaboration. So if you can't accept it, or if it doesn't match your plan, then let's make friends and find another opportunity later. ”

Straightforward.

Mr. Zhang and their sister manager glanced at each other, both helpless.

This is the confidence, Ji Ming wants to do a musical, and he doesn't use it in Shanghai, even if he is in the capital, he beckons and everyone gathers. Whether it is the Cultural Square company or other companies, what can help him is nothing more than handling chores, accurately selecting talents, and controlling the process...... The core part, Ji Ming himself is enough.

What's more, as he said, he still has a national language. Even, Mr. Zhang looked at Gu Rui, behind this annoying thing is the Shanghai Drama Art Center, which also makes musicals, and it is much stronger than Mandarin.

Weak, weak.

"No matter what kind of cooperation, we are willing. Mr. Zhang admitted that he had already admitted it, and smiled bitterly: "We didn't think that we could be the Xitian of your musical, Mr. Zhou of Xitian has a unique vision, and he can fight for you in the past when you have no career, and now he is making a lot of money, which is also fate, I dare not think about it." I just hope that if you need someone to help with chores and talk about your experience in the industry, you will give us priority. ”

Ji Ming nodded and replaced the wine with tea: "Okay." ”

Everyone raised a glass - perhaps, this is actually a very historic toast for Chinese musicals.

After finishing the business, it was much easier, such as ridiculing a few sentences, saying that Ji Ming was not like a young man, and he didn't even give face to a girl toast.

"No way, tutoring is important. ”

"Oh?" Mr. Zhang was stunned: "This is a show of affection?"

"No, to be honest, when I'm out of the house, I'm like Tang Seng again, can't I protect myself. ”

"Hahahaha. ”

Gu Rui was so disgraced that he laughed like crazy.

The atmosphere is getting better, and by the end of the meal, they have already understood that the other party is a compatible person. Mr. Zhang personally Ji Ming came out, the two of them took a step behind, and lowered their voices: "There is one thing, I still have to tell you, it's not to invite credit, but I'm afraid that you will misunderstand, the chairman of Magnolia this year, Professor Cong Mingsheng, who is in the play, is my uncle." You're sure you're going to win, and I'm just going to do that. ”

Mr. Zhang is really a little apprehensive when he says this, I am afraid that Ji Ming has a "cleanliness habit".

Ji Ming really didn't, the main thing was that he felt that he could win the award to some extent, this is a magnolia, and it is not the plum blossom award later this month, and the subject matter is not so red. The influence of "The Last Emperor" in the Shanghai drama circle is also unparalleled.

"Then thank you Mr. Zhang for the beautiful thing. ”

"Haha. ”

Gu Rui drove Ji Ming back to the hotel and looked at him several times.

"What for?"

"What did Zhang Jie tell you? and the two of them muttered in the back, did they help you PR Magnolia?"

Ji Ming blinked, guess so accurately?Is Magnolia's public relations battle too transparent?

"Cut, ordinary people don't know, can I not know? The vice president of our center, the relationship is Cong Mingsheng who is in the play, Zhang Jie can find him, and it is not strange that he can catch Cong Mingsheng. You kid is really lucky, last year's Mr. Ma valued you very much, and this year's Cong Mingsheng let you get in touch again, it seems that it is really foolproof. Gu Rui thought for a while: "Actually, the magnolia problem is not big, it is nothing more than the first prize and not the first prize, and there is no big difference." It's the Plum Blossom Award in the back, that's the highest honor nationwide, this year's year is not right, your Mandarin, or Renyi, may not push you with all your might. ”

"Renyi's Ren Yuan has found an old gentleman who is a judge of the Plum Blossom Award to come and see the rehearsal, and he has also said some hints, but I don't know if I can listen to it seriously. Ji Ming didn't hide it from Gu Rui, the first time Magnolia, Gu Rui made a lot of contributions, this kind of thing is actually commonplace, who doesn't engage in public relations, human society, as long as it is not like the Hundred Flowers Award in a certain year, the people will not be particularly disgusted.

Gu Rui was quite surprised, and thought about it: "It's true, Ren Ming has nothing else to thank you." ”

"Thank you, some of the superiors thanked you verbally, and they all felt that it was kindness. ”

"Okay, you've been living well, maybe you'll be able to clear the customs in one go. Gu Rui nodded, and suddenly smiled: "When I just graduated and went on stage, I also hoped that I would clear the customs with Magnolia, Plum Blossom, and Wenhua in one go, in fact, I really hope now, but I also know that the possibility is not high-laugh p, you, say no." ”

"Yes, please say more. ”

"Make a wish successfully!"

The success of this wish was something that even Ji Ming had never thought about, because he knew that it was Xin Boqing who wanted to be promoted by the Mandarin side this year, and he was also acting as a model cadre, which was highly consistent with this year. Generally speaking, in the Plum Blossom Award and Wenhua Award, there is only one drama performer a year. So he didn't talk about Wenhua, he felt that the plum blossom should not be able to take it, after all, he was young, and the subject matter was limited, although it was full of applause, and he performed to the top level of all the works this year, but if he couldn't get it, he couldn't get it.

I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, could it be that outside the stage, there was something about him that caught the eyes of people?

Gee.

"Say a P, don't talk about it, let's see how good your life is. ”

......

On March 12th, the Magnolia Drama Award held a grand award ceremony at the Shanghai Grand Theater, with the improvement of Xue Wei's leadership aesthetic level, the stage art level of this year is still much higher.

However, unlike the snobbish seating arrangement of the general award ceremony, Magnolia still sat by herself in a group of people, and did not get all the well-known finalists to the front.

Of course, for the finalists, nothing compares to having their names on the lips of the presenters.

“...... Lan Yingying, "The Last Emperor", Beijing People's Art Theater. ”

This is the supporting actor award, Lan Yingying is the last of the ten names, and it is also the first heavyweight drama award since she entered the arts for seven years, which can be said to be of great significance. In fact, among the people in "The Last Emperor", Song Yi is still limited, although there are slightly more scenes, but there is not so much room for performance. Lan Yingying's performance can be called rapid progress, and she is also a hot spot second only to Ji Ming in online comments, reinforcing the public impression of young and powerful people after "Actor".

It's not a loss to act in this play.

Lan Yingying really cried, maybe she was still very emotional, the top students of Chinese opera have been tepid, even if she acted in a hit drama like "The Legend of Zhen Huan", there was no particularly good development. Now there is an important affirmation, mixed tastes.

"Congratulations. ”

"Thank you, thank you. ”

As a small font, ten people on stage in a row, she really didn't have much time, so she thanked Renyi, thank you Director Ren Ming, thank you partners, even their teacher Cao didn't have her turn - I don't know if I forgot, if I forgot to go home to fight, it would be wonderful.

"Don't you chuckle? I feel like my hope is a little smaller. "Zhu Man didn't have anything to lose, she was also shortlisted for the supporting actor award, but she didn't get it, but she still had time to ridicule Ji Ming.

Ji Ming frowned: "Alas, whether to win the award or not, it's not something I can decide, if you can't get it, you won't be able to get it, and continue to work hard in the future." After all, as actors, we still have to take the drama as the sky, and winning the award is just an accessory, this point is still insisted on, the award is the best, and it doesn't hurt if you don't. And seeing Lan Yingying win the award, I am also happy for her, which is also a support for our "The Last Emperor". ”

Zhu Man's face is about to be distorted, look at him several times, are you serious?

"Teacher Ji's mentality is still good. Next to him was a local drama teacher, who heard these righteous words and nodded in approval.

Ji Ming smiled at each other and touched the koi on his wrist, feeling that it was a little emotionally unstable.

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