Chapter 295: Start with Casting

Sitting in the modern conference room of Wanyou Film and Television, Cai Yinong reported to Ren Pingsheng on the company's recent experience.

Ren Pingsheng couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows while listening.

Before acquiring Sugar Man Films, he had expected the company to be in poor shape, but when he really looked deeper, he realized that it was much worse than he expected.

The company's business scope is mainly film and television drama production and artist management.

In terms of film and television production, following the unfavorable release of the large-scale production of "Young General", several costume film and television dramas filmed in a row have not achieved a good market response, and the last really profitable TV series "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was filmed three years ago, but it was only broadcast on local TV channels, which did not help the company's profitability.

The company's recent filming of "The Legend of the Condor", due to the injury of the actor Hu Ge, the production cycle was delayed for nearly half a year, resulting in the company's funds being disconnected, although after Ren Pingsheng's investment was in place, "The Legend of the Condor" has been filmed, but from the feedback from TV stations around the world, there is still a gap between this film and the level of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

In terms of artist management, the most famous artist in the company is Brother Hu, and others such as Yuan Hong and others cannot achieve the effect of being alone in terms of fame and strength.

Among the company's current newly signed artists, Liu Sisi is a relatively eye-catching one, she is a native of Yanjing City, has practiced ballet since she was a child, and is very distinctive in posture and temperament.

From Cai Yinong's proud face when she talked about Liu Sisi, it can be seen that she does not only regard artist management as a job, but also invests a lot of personal feelings.

Although he only had a brief understanding, Ren Pingsheng had already judged the problem of his film and television company, and he slowly glanced around in the eyes of everyone's expectation, and said:

"Mr. Cai has made great contributions to the establishment and development of the company, and I have great respect for her personally, and I hope that this company can achieve better results under her management. ”

Saying that, Ren Pingsheng smiled and nodded to Cai Yinong, Cai Yinong, as the founder and veteran of the company, has always regarded this company as his own flesh and blood, due to the broken chain of funds can not be sold, she always has a sense of distress in her heart, for fear that the new boss will be domineering and domineering, and it will be difficult for him to work under him.

Ren Pingsheng's words just now not only recognized her contribution to the company, but also expressed her attitude that she would not interfere with the company's management in the future, which made Cai Yinong's heart that had been hanging finally let go, and she replied with a smile:

"Thank you Mr. Ren for affirming that Yinon will do his best to contribute to the development of the company. ”

Ren Pingsheng smiled and said:

However, the company currently has several more pressing issues that need to be resolved as soon as possible. ”

When it comes to the development of the company, including Cai Yinong, everyone is calm and listens to the boss's instructions.

"The first one, the company's pattern is too small, you can only choose a book at the same time, shoot a drama, and then all the profits are pinned on this film, if this film fails, there is no room for compensation and buffering, this kind of workshop-style approach, it is still far away from modern film and television companies, IMHO, this looks more like a studio. ”

As soon as Ren Pingsheng's words came out, everyone present was convinced, everyone had worked hard with Cai Yinong for so many years, and they all deeply realized the lack of the company's operation mode.

There is not only the reason for the congenital lack of sugar man and the lack of capital power at the beginning, but also related to Cai Yinong's personal character, since she founded Sugar Man Film and Television in her 20s, she has long worn many hats: including producer, agent, finance and "half" legal counsel. The effect of this model continues to this day is that Cai Yinong is still involved in some specific aspects of the development of the series.

Cai Yinong nodded very seriously and said:

"Mr. Ren, you are right, we are indeed still far away from a regular film and television company in this regard, because the company's size is relatively small, the funds are relatively lacking, and it has been relatively lacking in planning operations, and we will definitely make up for it next. ”

Ren Pingsheng waved his hand and said:

"It doesn't matter, now you don't have to worry about money, since I took over this company, I am not only satisfied with making a few TV series, Wanyou Film and Television will not only make good TV series, but also make movies in the future; not only to go to satellite TV in various places, but also to go overseas, wherever there are Chinese, there must be all kinds of TV series and movies; we must not only become bigger and stronger, but also become the boss of the domestic film and television production industry." ”

Everyone in the conference room, watching Ren Pingsheng talk about his goals and expectations step by step, felt incredible at first, you know, before changing its name to Wanyou Film and Television, this company could only produce one TV series a year at most, whether it can make a profit purely depends on watching the sky, and now the boss has put forward such a big goal, is this possible?

However, looking at Ren Pingsheng's heavy and determined expression, and thinking of his legendary history of valuing an online game company to $4 billion in just one year, all this does not seem so far away, I heard that Ren Pingsheng has just founded a Weibo company recently, and it will soon become well-known throughout the country, and many capital and investment banks want to invest in Weibo.

With Ren Pingsheng's ability to start a business continuously, maybe Wanyou Film and Television can really soar into the sky as he said.

Ren Pingsheng quietly watched everyone's reactions, he knew that he had already shocked these people at the beginning, and next, he would continue to reform the company's shortcomings.

"Second, the company relies too much on self-operated artists, from "Young General" to "The Legend of Sword Immortals" and other series of dramas, basically the company's own artists, in the long run, the company's dependence on these artists is too strong, if the company works hard to make the artist popular, then his wings are hard and want to fly solo, isn't the company for others to train in vain? If one or two such things happen, the company's operation will fall into a crisis, which has to be prevented. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and Ren Pingsheng's analysis also spoke to their hearts, but Cai Yinong still had different opinions, and she was a little worried:

"Mr. Ren, our company has always been holding the principle of treating people with sincerity and touching people, and the relationship with the artists cultivated by the company over the years is very harmonious. ”

Ren Pingsheng smiled, shook his head and said:

"Mr. Cai, in this world, the most unpredictable thing is people's hearts. Look at the surroundings, how many poor couples can still be together after they are developed, and how many can still be together after the friendship of the end of the year. In the commercial world, it is dangerous to pin the future on the unknowable and unpredictable human mind. ”

Seeing Cai Yinong lower her head and not speak, Ren Pingsheng knew that although she understood her words, she didn't expect her to turn around so quickly for a while, so he gently lifted the topic and continued:

"As for the artist, I just warned in advance, the status quo will be maintained for the time being, and I will consider it all in the future. ”

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with the boss's instructions.

Next, Ren Pingsheng began to inquire about the filming of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III".

The production director of Wanyou Film and Television, the white-haired Li Guoli, spoke Mandarin with his Hong Kong and Taiwan accent, and introduced the progress of the project to Ren Pingsheng.

Due to Ren Pingsheng's funds in place quickly, the preliminary work of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III" has been almost prepared, and the two male protagonists have been determined, one is of course the company's number one artist, Brother Hu, and the other is Taiwan's new generation of Xiaosheng Huo Jianhua, but the main female roles have not yet been determined.

Cai Yinong's plan is to let Liu Sisi play the supporting actress Long Yi, while the other two heroines Xuejian and Zixuan have not yet been decided.

Ren Pingsheng asked rhetorically:

"Why don't you let Liu Sisi play the heroine. ”

Cai Yinong said very seriously:

In order to ensure the quality of the film, our casting must be consistent with the original work, otherwise it will cause complaints and opposition from fans of the original work, and it will also affect the ratings. ”

Regarding Cai Yinong's professional attitude, Ren Pingsheng nodded approvingly.

Cai Yinong hesitated for a moment and said:

"Our company has a good relationship with Orange Field Entertainment, and their boss Tang Yan is very popular now, and I don't want her to play the heroine. ”

For Tang Yan, Ren Pingsheng didn't have much impression in his previous life, except for having a pair of long legs and a small face with a big palm, and a sweet and lovely appearance, there are really not many people who can do it in terms of acting skills, so he vetoed Cai Yinong's suggestion from the bottom of his heart.

He suddenly remembered the real starring role of this film in his previous life, and asked casually:

"Have you considered Yang Mi?"

Cai Yinong's eyes lit up, and she thought for a while and said:

"Yang Mi is quite suitable for the role of Xuejian in terms of appearance and personality, but she is Rong Xinda's artist, and we are not sure to invite her. ”

Ren Pingsheng smiled slightly:

"Let's get in touch first, if there is a difficulty, I'll think about it. ”

Cai Yinong nodded very seriously, she had already seen the magic of Ren Pingsheng, and she was full of confidence that he could accomplish anything impossible.

In this way, the starring role of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III" was basically finalized, and Ren Pingsheng asked Wanyou Film and Television to work together and devote themselves to this battle, and must produce excellent and high-quality works, starting the first shot after Ren Pingsheng became the owner.

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