035. Escape from a Thunderstorm
The matter on the side of "Magic Knife" was finally handed over to Huo Dad to discuss, and things such as signing contracts and investing were all counted on Huo Dad.
That way, he wouldn't have to report to Dile.
As for the future, if there are still big projects to cooperate, we will talk about it then.
After returning to the company after the Chinese New Year, due to Ma Feiyu's cameo in a TV series, it was not until late February that Menglong's album recording and MV shooting were put on the agenda.
I don't know why Dile's attitude towards Menglong changed in just one Chinese New Year, but Hawke felt that the regular album was unexpectedly good.
Named "Set Sail: The Medal of the Warriors", this official album contains five original songs and three covers for a total of eight songs, although there are some suspicions of saliva songs, the main original track is surprisingly good.
And it's still a pure Chinese style.
Most of the lyrics of the title song "Sigh of Joy" originate from "Zhuangzi", and the MV painting style is also the kind of ink and lup.
For this reason, everyone went to the Hengdian Film and Television Base in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to shoot a one-day scene of hanging Weiya, which was an eye-opener.
There was also a hiccup in the process.
Hanging Weiya filming has certain requirements for personal physical strength, balance and waist and abdominal strength, and it is not good to be tired after a day of shooting.
Then that night, the captain Wu Jian was physically exhausted, his waist couldn't stand up, and he was sent to the hospital and was on the hot search by the way.
It is said that he gained three pounds in the new year, and Wu Jian, who is second only to Hawke, who often exercises in terms of physical fitness in the team, was the first to fall.
Overall, the MV shooting went well.
Hawke thinks this combination of lyrical rock and ancient elements is quite fresh, and maybe it might really be popular.
The only regret is that his participle singing section has changed back to more than ten seconds and returned to its original form.
At first, Hawk thought he had inadvertently angered some of Diller's higher-ups, but after two days of rehearsals, he got an answer.
Zhang Lechen, who has been unknown in the whole team, terminated the contract with the original company during the Chinese New Year and joined Dile in full contract, and the contract was signed for seven years.
So this time, as the lead singer of "Sigh of Joy", he directly left alone for more than a minute, compressing the singing segment of the original lead singer Wu Jian to 25 seconds.
This is the legendary Foot Washing Ascension Ace.
As for Ma Feiyu, whose team positioning coincided with him, he only got twenty seconds of singing at the beginning, and when he came back from filming, the arranger simply cut another five seconds on the grounds of insufficient run-in time, and moved it to Hawke's side.
Jing Weiran and Fu Bowen neither sang for more than ten seconds, but gave the climactic passage the center of the dance.
As for Li Feng, the MV said that there was no such person.
In short, after the rough cut version of the entire MV was filmed, Hawke felt like Zhang Lechen and his six backup dancers.
Since everyone is so miserable, and the others are Di Le's descendants, Hawke found that there was nothing to complain about.
"We'll be promoting the album and the title song in March, and you'll have to do your part and use your social media channels to pitch it to your fans. Wang Jie said.
When fans have worked hard to buy the album, will they be furious when they find that their idols have not appeared for a few seconds?
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If the improvement in the quality of the album made Hawke more happy, another thing made him speechless.
The company has passed down countless versions of the summer drama of one woman and seven men, officially established, called "The Fairy and the Seven Star Patron Saint".
Hawke's hands were shaking when he got the script.
["The Fairy and the Guardian of the Seven Stars" Synopsis: Every star in the sky lives a soul, and the soul of Andromeda is the purest existence in the universe, and her holiness attracts seven souls in the Big Dipper. When these spirits are reincarnated and descend on Earth, will Andromeda be able to find her patron saint in the vast sea of people, and will she be able to find her true love among the seven people?
All kinds of coffin boards can't be pressed.
In terms of plot, Thunder is not the most deadly, and the drama mode of this play is the source that makes Hawke want to cry without tears.
Modern revue.
This means that the male and female protagonists in the play quarrel halfway through, and then they need to have an awkward dance if they don't agree with each other.
Some of the songs are selected from Menglong's songs as a form of publicity.
Whew, it's beautiful, it's good.
The heroine had just met with everyone this morning, and Hawke looked a little familiar.
Isn't this the girl in light yellow clothes he cooperated with on the day of the performance on the watermelon platform?
Today, I learned that this girl's name is Su Qiaoyan, and she has been a trainee in Dile for a year and a half.
After greeting everyone, the girl came over and said to Hawke: "Senior, I didn't think that we would cooperate again so soon." ”
Hawke wanted to nod his head and reply, but Su Qiaoyan continued pitifully: "Originally, I didn't have anything to do, thanks to Sister Xun'er, she left Dile after a year due to physical problems, and then I had this opportunity." ”
Uh, the woman in white has left Dile, and girl, is it really good for you to always talk like this in front of me?
This is put aside in advance, anyway, the male number one is not himself.
Not surprisingly, the role of the male number one was given to Zhang Lechen, and the character name was quite arbitrary, called Zhang Tianxuan.
Tianxuan is the homonym of Tianxuan, the second star of the Big Dipper, and the nomenclature of other people's characters is similar to this.
Fortunately, the heroine is not called Fairy Su.
The roles of the other six people have not yet been decided, and Di Le means that they will familiarize themselves with the script in the next few days, and then look at the effects of the costume and audition to determine the role.
However, that night, he was called to the eighth floor by Wang Jie alone.
"Which of the two characters do you like, Tianquan or Yuheng?" asked Hawke.
In addition to the male lead, these two characters have the most scenes, and they have various emotional entanglements with the heroine, unlike the other four characters who don't have many scenes.
Hawke actually wants to say that he doesn't want any of them, and that this drama is a proper black history.
"I haven't thought about it for now, I'm still reading the scripts of the characters. Hawke replied, "Isn't there still a week to decide on the role, and then I'll give you an answer to Sister Wang." ”
Hawke's mind was now full of thoughts on how to escape this thunderstorm.
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Rumble!
Hit by a strong force, Hawke flew backwards, his back slammed into the Octagon cage net.
It hurts so much through the protective gear.
"Benson, are you crazy!" Hawk burst into a foul mouth angrily, "Today is my first training session since the Chinese New Year, and I haven't recovered yet." ”
"Ah, I'm sorry, I've been getting excited lately. Benson Kochakin, the polar bear coach who taught Hawk kickboxing, said with a smile, "In one of your Chinese sayings, I've been in good spirits lately." ”
Polar Bear is a very good person, he is still a person with a star dream and a part-time job in film and television dramas, the only drawback is the high cost of training.
After knowing each other for four or five months, the two became friends.
After an hour and a half of training, the two went to the bar to catch up.
"You haven't been back to Polar Bear Country for the New Year?" Hawk called the waiter over with two glasses of whiskey, and motioned to Benson for a treat.
"Nope. Benson took a small half cup in one gulp, and his brows did not wrinkle, "It's getting more and more difficult to earn money in Huaxia these years, where is the time to go back?"
Polar Bear continued: "Huo, you seem to have become famous recently, I brushed your neck some time ago and found out that you went to the New Year's Eve party. ”
Uh, this reflex arc is a bit long.
"It's all arranged by the company. Hawke replied, "By the way, you mentioned that there have been good things in the training recently, what do you tell me?"
Hearing Hawke's question, the polar bear suddenly fluttered, then looked around smartly, and quietly leaned over to Hawke and said, "I recently got a cameo role, and it's still a star-studded TV series!"
This is really great news for Benson!
You must know that although the proportion of non-Chinese ethnic groups in China has increased year after year in the past decade, and last year it exceeded 5% for the first time, and these minority groups in China are not as beautiful as they imagined.
Take Benson's side hustle film and television as an example, limited by historical factors, the type of costume is almost unavailable.
Although the casting of modern and sci-fi dramas is not rejected on the surface, there is actually an invisible threshold for non-Chinese Americans.
There is only one non-Chinese quota for the main supporting roles and above roles in a drama, and the addition of this non-Chinese will directly cause the crew to choose Chinese as much as possible when selecting guest actors.
In addition, women have an advantage over men.
Looking at it this way, Benson really didn't have an easy time this time.
"This is probably your first time playing a role in a star series, right?" Hawke raised his glass and touched it with Benson, "Congratulations! ”
"Haha, I'm okay with a treat. Benson boldly motioned for the waiter to bring two more glasses, and then he excitedly continued, "This time I played a fighter in an underground fighting arena, and when I went to the audition, I got the role at that stop, not only for a few minutes of play, but also for three lines!"
"I'm curious which play you're in?" Hawke asked after congratulating him again, "and who is playing against you?"
Benson thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you tell you, anyway, the contract is signed and I will join the group next week, and my episode will be broadcast at the end of March after filming." ”
But he still vigilantly lowered his voice and Hawke said: "Shanghai Satellite TV's drama, the first season of "Xingwen Girl". ”
"I don't have a rivalry with the main actor, but I have a role and the main actor who plays against me. Benson's sentence was quite tongue-twisting, "But I still don't know who is playing against me, and it is said that I haven't found a suitable candidate yet, so the filming time has been delayed a bit." ”
"So playing against you is a fighting scene?" Hawke asked eagerly.
After getting Benson's sure look, he immediately blurted out: "You said that the crew may not have determined the performers, so can you recommend me to give it a try?!"