405, there is a grace to repay the favor (2/3)
The two biggest events in the entertainment industry in March are the Yuefu Music Festival, and the other is Cao Jiakai's coming out.
After half a month of fermentation, just like a live broadcast, peeling back layer by layer, a real Cao Jiakai was bloodily displayed in front of the public, for criticism and onlookers, and there were even many people who ate blood steamed buns.
Among these people, many of them are in the circle, in order to attract people's attention, they frantically rub Cao Jiakai's hot spots, stand on the so-called moral high ground to despise, criticize, dislike, and denounce, and even some of them are Cao Jiakai's so-called friends.
In this matter, Miya Entertainment's public relations performance was extremely clumsy, not only did it not protect Cao Jiakai, but because of mistakes again and again, it cooperated with the gossip media that broke the news in disguise, causing this matter to get bigger and bigger, and it was out of control.
Li Xiang saw the news last week that the movie that originally scheduled Cao Jiakai as the leading actor was temporarily replaced, and Cao Jiakai was removed from the contract.
Relatively speaking, this is a trivial matter, and what is more serious is that many manufacturers endorsed by Cao Jiakai demanded huge compensation from him, believing that he had violated the contract and had an irreparable negative impact on their products.
Li Xiang watched this drama coldly, personally, he really wanted to help Cao Jiakai, but rationally speaking, he shouldn't stretch out his hand, Cao Jiakai is an artist of Miya Entertainment, Miya Entertainment has the responsibility to protect him, and they have more resources and connections than Li Xiang.
If they can't solve the problem, Li Xiang doesn't dare to boast about Haikou.
At the same time, after more than a week of revision, the script of "I Am Not the God of Medicine" has been decided, and He Haoquan took the script to find the film and television company again and persuaded the other party to invest.
He Haoquan, Hualan Film and Television Company and Li Xiang met to discuss the basic framework of "I Am Not the God of Medicine", and finally determined that the film would invest 60 million, Hualan Film and Television Company would invest 24 million, accounting for 40% of the shares, and He Haoquan and Li Xiang would invest 18 million respectively, accounting for 30% of the shares.
He Haoquan's remuneration for participating in the performance and the director's remuneration are both symbolic 1 yuan, as the conditions are equal, Li Xiang's screenwriting fee is also 1 yuan, and Hualan Film and Television Company focuses on supporting the promotion and distribution of the film and does not charge any fees.
At the beginning of April, Hualan Film and Television Company, He Haoquan and Li Xiang's studios announced at the same time that the film "I Am Not the God of Medicine" written by Li Xiang was officially launched and entered the preparation stage.
Many fans of Li Xiang were pleasantly surprised, thinking that their idol was about to enter the film and television industry, and rumors were flying all over the Internet, all rumors were rumoring that Li Xiang would play a role in "I Am Not the God of Medicine".
However, within a few days, the newly established crew of "I Am Not the God of Medicine" clarified that Li Xiang joined the film as an investor and screenwriter, and had no plans to participate in the film for the time being. But the other party didn't say anything to death, and said mysteriously that they were looking forward to Li Xiang's Virgo being "I Am Not the God of Medicine", and if the opportunity was right, they would try to convince Li Xiang.
This incident caused many people to ask Li Xiang if he really planned to act, and even Li Bingyun called to ask.
Li Xiang has never expressed his intention to act in movies, at least not for the time being, he can't act, and his studies and music take up most of his time. Acting is as little as two months, as long as more than half a year, staying in the crew and not being able to leave, it is not realistic for Li Xiang at all, at least a little, Dou Dou and Shishi will cry and shout for their brother, and they may forget him if they don't see him for half a year.
"Actually, you can try it, play a small role, a cameo. Li Bingyun smiled, and seemed to be looking forward to Li Xiang joining in.
It's really okay to make a cameo, it's enjoyable and doesn't take up time, but that's not something to consider right now. Now, the crew is being prepared, and the team has not yet been built.
The actor Cheng Yong has been confirmed to be played by He Haoquan, the heroine, emmm, no, there is no heroine, it should be the No. 1 supporting actress, this role is called Liu Sihui, played by Li Bingyun. The supporting actor Cao Bin gave an actor recommended by Hualan Film and Television Company.
Hualan Film and Television Company has many artists, and of course the films they invest in have to take care of their own artists, so they recommended five artists to join the crew, and it was He Haoquan who interviewed him, and agreed to four of them and rejected one.
was rejected by the male No. 2 Lu benefit, He Haoquan thinks that the actor recommended by Hualan Film and Television Company can't play this role, without him, his acting skills are insufficient.
"The role of Lu Yingfu is very challenging, he is a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia, and to play him well, he must depict the state of that patient very accurately, makeup and everything are secondary, and the most important thing is the eyes. In Haoquan's words, this character has the feeling of a drowning person when his life is hanging by a thread, and his eyes are a killer move, and there are not many actors who can do this. ”
On the phone, Li Bingyun introduced to Li Xiang.
Although Li Xiang is an investor, he doesn't intervene much, and he doesn't understand this business, so he simply delegates, as long as he keeps an eye on finance.
Because the crew has not yet been built, many positions are vacant, and He Haoquan invited Li Bingyun to join in the early selection of actors, and when interviewing for these roles, Li Bingyun was also one of the examiners, so the requirements for He Haoquan were very clear.
The role of Lu Yingying was written by Li Xiang, and as soon as Li Bingyun mentioned it, he understood, yes, this role is very difficult to play, it can be said that more than half of the tears in this movie are contracted by Lu Yingying.
He Haoquan's feeling of "the drowning man is hanging by a thread" is just a one-sided explanation of the role of Lu Yingying, in different scenes, Lu Yingying has different emotions, for example, there is a scene where he takes Cheng Yong to his home for dinner, watching his few months-old son say something, at this time his eyes are innocent, clean and gentle, when he drinks with the person who sells medicine and breaks up, his eyes are crying without tears, and when he hangs himself, his eyes are desperate......
In Li Xiang's opinion, this role is even more difficult to play than the actor Cheng Yong.
"It's really difficult to play this role, and it's not easy to find the right actor. Li Xiang said.
Li Bingyun said with a smile: "Haoquan also said the same, there are really not many people who can play this kind of acting skills well at this age." Haoquan moved his own mind and wanted to act by himself, which was very challenging for him. ”
Li Xiang was stunned, He Haoquan is indeed suitable for playing Lu Ying, first of all, he is not very old, and secondly, he has excellent acting skills, but he can't act. It's not because of his ability, but it's difficult for him as a director to be overly immersed in the role of Lu Ying, otherwise he would hire another director, and he will concentrate on playing this role.
Sure enough, Li Bingyun went on to say that He Haoquan finally had to give up because he didn't want to give up the right to direct.
Thinking of He Haoquan, Li Xiang suddenly thought of another person, who was of the right age, and his acting skills were even better than He Haoquan.
"Does Director He have a favorite candidate now?" Li Xiang asked first.
"No, there are many people who come to the interview, but it is not suitable, the acting skills are insufficient, and he is ready to send invitations to some famous actors. Li Bingyun said that if you can't choose your favorite actors during the audition, the director will generally send out audition invitations to some actors in a targeted manner.
Li Xiang heard this, and said reassuringly: "Is it possible to consider Cao Jiakai?"
The other end of the phone was immediately silent, and only replied after a while: "This is really a bold suggestion, aside from public opinion in society, from the perspective of this role alone, Jiakai is indeed a very suitable candidate, I will suggest to Haoquan, in fact, I have the same idea as you, but you are more courageous, and I said it one step ahead." ”
Li Bingyun and Cao Jiakai have a very good relationship, it was they who went to the competition site of "Today's Star" to cheer for the infamous Li Xiang, and later, Cao Jiakai supported Li Xiang in many public occasions. Li Xiang remembered his help, and now when he was in trouble, if he could help, of course he was willing to reach out.