"I can't imagine that Sister He Ying also watches the women's group's group variety show?" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

As soon as Xiao Yao said that he was teaching girls, He Ying knew that it was for the idol girl group, and obviously Xiao Yao's preparation for the film project was also known through this group variety show.

Xiao Yao entrusted the pre-casting work of this film to a casting studio. The casting studio helped Xiao Yao select actors, and the salary naturally needs to be understood. This is a small-budget movie with a production cost budget of no more than 10 million, and the actor's salary is not much, and the casting studio will not consider an actor of He Ying's worth.

Xiao Yao wants to do this film project, except for a few partners in the film and television company, it is estimated that only a few people such as Sun Tingting's parents know. In this kind of preparatory stage, there is no need for media publicity, and these people will not help Xiao Yao to publicize it everywhere.

is not a casting studio, not relatives and friends around him, so the way He Ying learned the news is obviously only revealed by Xiao Yao when he chatted with the girls in the group variety show last week.

"I really don't have much interest in idol groups, but when I heard that you were a guest, I just took a look. He Ying smiled, "Who knew that I unexpectedly learned that you were preparing a new movie again." ”

"How's that? You haven't answered my question yet?" He Ying asked again.

"Let's be honest with you," Xiao Yao said, "I can't afford to be an actor of your worth!"

"Come less!" He Ying said with a smile, "In the past year, your two movies have been box office hits and have made a lot of money, and my value for making movies is not very high, how can you not afford to hire them?"

"It has nothing to do with how much money I have," Xiao Yao said, "The budget for the movie has already been set! This is a small-budget film, and the budget for actors' salaries is not large." ”

The film Xiao Yao is preparing is different from the short film "The Tuner" made a few years ago. The short film doesn't take long, those roles can be filmed in a day or two, and at that time he was young, and he was a film director for the first time, and he really didn't have much money, so it looked like a joke, so he cheekily found a bunch of relatives and friends to shoot for him for free. Now Xiao Yao is making a feature film, and the time and energy required by actors is completely different from that of short films, and with Xiao Yao's current fame, status, and net worth, he naturally can't do this kind of thing anymore.

Of course, with Xiao Yao's current situation, it's not that he really has no money and can't afford to hire big-name star actors, but a big reason why he made this movie is because Sun Tingting is not particularly optimistic about the box office prospects of the movie, and she doesn't have much ambition. He felt that this movie didn't need any big-name star actors, so he set the production cost of the movie and the actor's salary budget relatively low. Since the cost budget and salary budget of the movie are indeed set relatively low, Xiao Yao naturally took it as a reason for his refusal at this time.

"If the budget is set, it can be increased!" He Ying said, "If it's really because the budget is insufficient, I can invest!

"Don't take my money, give me back the money?" Xiao Yao smiled, "You have so much confidence in me?"

"Of course!" He Ying said, "I've seen your demonic abilities with my own eyes, so of course I have confidence in you!"

He Ying and Xiao Yao recorded "Sound Immersion" together, and helped Xiao Yao dub "Wali". No matter what the outside world says, He Ying has really felt Xiao Yao's ability.

Xiao Yao doesn't have many film and television works, but his reputation is quite good. Not to mention the early TV series, the short film "Tuner" and the animated film "Wall-E" both have a rating of more than 8.5 points, close to 9 points, and the starring feature films "127 Hours" and "Parkour Boy" also have a rating of more than 7 points. Except for "127 Hours", the others are all written and directed by Xiao Yao.

He Ying took the initiative to participate in Xiao Yao's film project, not because of the profitability of Xiao Yao's films, but because of Xiao Yao's ability and reputation.

"Thank you for trusting me," Xiao Yao said, "It's just..."

When Xiao Yao said this, an idea suddenly popped up in his heart, and he changed his words, "You haven't even read the script, so you said that you want to cooperate with me, is your trust a little blind?"

"Of course the script is to be read!" He Ying said, "Although I recommended myself, it was also based on the premise that the role was suitable." Even if you think a role is right for me, I have to approve of it myself. If there is a suitable role, we can talk about it, and if there is no suitable role, I will not ask you to arrange me in, so you don't have to have any pressure. ”

"Okay then!" Xiao Yao said, "I'll send you the script at noon." When you've seen that, we'll find another time to talk in person. Now, I'm going to class first!"

"Okay, then you can get busy first! He Ying said, "Goodbye!"

He Ying made this call to find out if there was any possibility of cooperation, and she didn't expect a phone call to be confirmed. At this point, the goal is basically achieved.

"Sister He Ying, goodbye!" Xiao Yao put away the phone, and the corners of his mouth hooked.

Xiao Yao originally had no intention of inviting big-name stars to join, and originally wanted to directly reject He Ying on the grounds that there was no suitable role for He Ying in the movie. However, He Ying was so positive, but Xiao Yao suddenly had a more interesting idea.

There are only three female characters in this movie, among which only the heroine Zhang Yiman is more suitable for He Ying. Among the remaining two female characters, the principal's daughter Sun Jia is a little girl, and she is not suitable for He Ying in terms of appearance or age. The other female character is the coppersmith's wife, who looks ugly, her language and behavior are quite rude, almost the image of a and a shrew, which is far from He Ying's temperament and image, and it can almost be said that it is very different.

The role of the heroine Zhang Yiman has been booked by Sun Tingting. Although in terms of age and image, He Ying seems to be more suitable for this role than Sun Tingting, but this movie was made for Sun Tingting, and Xiao Yao will definitely not change the candidate for this role. On the surface, it seems that there is indeed no role suitable for He Ying in the movie, but Xiao Yao suddenly remembered that in the original version of his previous life, the actress who played the blacksmith's wife was not an ugly girl, but actually quite beautiful.

He Ying is a goddess-like existence in the hearts of the audience and fans. Even if he has played some roles such as small people at the bottom of the society before, at most he has a simpler and more rustic image, and he has never played the role of an ugly-looking shrew. The goddess of temperament, He Ying, plays a shrew? Just imagining that picture, Xiao Yao felt extremely interesting.

Once this thought appeared in his mind, Xiao Yao couldn't contain the desire to turn it into reality at all. In comparison, what to invite celebrities to join, increase the production cost of the movie, the salary budget, or something, those are not a matter of Xiao Yao's here.

However, although Xiao Yao has this idea, whether He Ying herself will agree to play this role with a self-destructive image, Xiao Yao is actually quite uncertain in his heart.

Whether at home or abroad, it is not uncommon for actresses to destroy their images for the sake of their roles, but in He Ying's case, this possibility does not seem to be great.

First of all, most beautiful actresses pretend to be ugly in order to show their acting skills and reflect their identity as powerful actors. Although He Ying is beautiful, she is not a vase, she can be invited by "Sound Immersion", she is a recognized powerful actor in the eyes of the audience, and she does not need such an ugly character image to show her acting skills.

Secondly, many actresses pretend to be ugly in order to win awards. But this role is the least of the three female characters. Not to mention that compared with the heroine Zhang Yiman, the role of Sun Jia, the daughter of the principal, is much less than that of another female character, the principal's daughter. In terms of awards, of course, He Ying did not have the heroine in this movie. But with the proportion of this role, no matter how good He Ying is and how brilliant she is, she may not even be able to win the Best Supporting Actress selection in the end.

Xiao Yao is willing to let a star actor like He Ying try this role, also because with the weight of this role in the movie, no matter how brilliant He Ying is, he can't steal the audience's attention from the heroine Zhang Yiman played by Sun Tingting, but it is precisely for this reason that Xiao Yao has great doubts about the possibility of He Ying playing this role.

Although he felt that there might not be much hope, the idea was too tempting, and Xiao Yao still wanted to try his best. This is obviously not something that can convince He Ying in one or two sentences on the phone, so Xiao Yao deliberately changed his words and said the script, showed her the script first, and then found a time to talk to her in person.

Although Xiao Yao walked away to answer the phone, he only walked away a little and did not leave the practice room. The girls of the girl group saw that he didn't come over immediately after putting away the phone, but stood there smiling strangely, so they surrounded him curiously.

"Senior, whose phone is it?" Lin Yunan was the first to ask, "Seeing you smile like that, is there anything good?"

"Ah," Xiao Yao smiled, "A friend called me and asked me about the movie. ”

"Do you want to play a role in your movie?" Lin Yunan said, "By the way, have you found all the actors in your movie?

In the entertainment industry, actors are a relatively high status, and they are also the direction that many artists want to try to reach. Whether at home or abroad, there are many idol stars who have turned into actors, and these members of the girl group are no exception.

Lin Yunan heard from Wei Yunjing about Xiao Yao's invitation to Zhaodi to play a cameo role in the TV drama crew, and knew that Xiao Yao also said that the rest of them were also welcome to make cameo appearances in the TV drama crew, and felt that Xiao Yao at least did not exclude them from being electrocuted in their own film and television projects.

Compared with the TV series that Xiao Yao invested in but neither directed nor starred, but only made a cameo appearance, it is obviously the movie directed by Xiao Yao himself that is more attractive. Listening to Xiao Yao talk about the movie, Lin Yunan will certainly not let go of this opportunity. Although Xiao Yao said that the heroine of the movie is his girlfriend Sun Tingting, there are many roles in a movie, and they don't have the luxury of playing the leading role or a big supporting role, even if it is a small supporting role, it is much more influential than the role in the TV series.

"Don't think about it!" came to Zhaodi but poured cold water on Lin Yunan, "I just heard the senior calling Sister He Ying on the phone, and it was Teacher He Ying who called the senior!"

"What's wrong with Teacher He Ying?" Lin Yunan said, "I'm not trying to compete with Teacher He Ying for a role!"

"The heroine of the senior's movie has already been decided to be her girlfriend, and she will definitely not change it, so it is definitely impossible for Teacher He Ying to play the heroine! The senior was laughing after answering the phone just now, indicating that he did not directly refuse, that is to say, Teacher He Ying is not looking for a senior to play the heroine!" Zhao Di said, "Think about it, even an actor like Teacher He Ying called the senior to ask about the role in the movie, and she is not the heroine, so what kind of actors are the other characters?" Even if we go, at most we are extras, and we will be a background board. ”

"What's wrong with the background board?" Lin Yunan said, "Even if it's a background board, it's a particularly beautiful background board!"

"How do you know that Teacher He Ying is looking for me to play a role?" Xiao Yao looked at Zhao Di and smiled, "Just listen to my name, and make up so much content in your brain?"

"Isn't it?" said Lin Yunan.

"Did I say that?" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"Huh?" Lin Yunan's face fell, "What's going on then?"

"Teacher He Ying called me, it's my private matter! I don't have to tell you, right?" Xiao Yao said, "As for you, I can only regret to say that there is really no role suitable for any of you in this movie." I didn't have many roles in that movie, there were only three female characters in total, and there were almost no extras, so even if I wanted to ask you to be the most beautiful character backdrop for me, I didn't have a chance this time. ”

"Alas~" Several girls, including Lin Yunan, sighed in disappointment.

"Okay," Xiao Yao clapped his hands and said, "At present, you are still a member of the idol girl group, at least for a period of time in the future, filming cannot be your development direction and main business." I don't mind cooperating with you and inviting you to act if I have the opportunity in the future, but for now, let's focus on the main task in front of us!"

"Oh!" the girls nodded, straightening their expressions and moods, and getting back on their feet.

"Today is the second group practice. Xiao Yao said, "It's been a week since the last practice. First of all, I would like to take a look at the results of your own practice this week, as well as the completion of the tasks assigned last time. ”