Chapter 151: Refusal and Cooperation

Although there is speculation from the outside world that 'Why Sheng Xiaomo' is about to start filming, Lu Wenbin has not given a reply. only said that the adaptation and filming of this Weibo would be launched at the right time, as for when, the outside world still does not know.

Compared with Lu Wenbin, who is very calm and waiting for the right time to start the preparation for the filming of this drama, Dixing has been waiting for the filming of this drama to start. Although Lu Wenbin admitted it, the contract was not signed, and Emperor Xing was afraid that something would happen.

After receiving a call from Lu Wenbin, Dixing's film and television department and general manager Li Henglong participated in the preparatory discussion meeting on the TV series in the afternoon. The success of the first drama did give Dixing more confidence in cooperating with Lu Wenbin.

And Li Henglong has learned from Liu Shifei that she was designated by Lu Wenbin as the second female lead. As for the female number two and an important male in the play, she was served by two contracted artists from Lu Wenbin's designated studio.

This situation is also very common in co-productions. It can be said that Lu Wenbin still knows how to measure in this kind of thing. In this way, the roles such as the male number one and the male number two are still selected by the emperor star when they want to come.

When arriving at Dixing, the minister of Dixing Film and Television Department still warmly received the arrival of Lu Wenbin and his party. And this time, in addition to Hu Feipeng, Lu Wenbin still brought Liu Ying with him, so that she could be as familiar as possible.

For Lu Wenbin's arrangement, Liu Ying is still very grateful. After all, for a non-professional actor, Liu Ying wants to set foot in the film and television industry, and she also needs more contacts to let more people know her.

After a brief chat, Lu Wenbin also asked with a smile: "Brother Zhou, have they arrived?"

"Not yet! However, Mr. Li and Shifei have been waiting for a long time. Otherwise, let's go to Mr. Li's office for a chat first!"

After getting Lu Wenbin's approval, Lu Wenbin followed Minister Zhou and soon came to Li Henglong's office. Seeing the arrival of Lu Wenbin and his entourage, Li Henglong still got up to welcome him in person

smiled and said: "Screenwriter Lu, you are here! Manager Hu, I haven't seen you for a long time! Who is this lady?"

"My temporary assistant, Liu Ying, this is Mr. Li of Dixing, please more, with Mr. Li in the future, it will be difficult for you to become famous!"

"Mr. Li, hello, I'm rookie actor Liu Ying, and I ask Mr. Li to ask for more advice in the future!"

"Rookie actor? Screenwriter Lu, where did you discover the talents?"

After shaking hands with Liu Ying with a smile, Li Henglong also asked with a smile. Hearing that Liu Ying was not an actor who graduated from a professional film and television school, Li Henglong was still a little surprised, but he didn't say much.

In these years, it is almost impossible for non-professional film and television school actors to make achievements in the entertainment industry. But if someone really supports it vigorously, it is still no problem to mix into second- and third-tier actors.

It's just that most of this happens only to actresses. The reason for this must be that even a man understands!

After taking a seat, Li Henglong's secretary quickly brought tea. And Li Henglong also said in a timely manner: "Screenwriter Lu seems to be very busy recently! I heard that many singers have visited your studio during this time, right?"

"Yes, no way, since last year, the studio has received a lot of invitations. This year, there are also people who specially call to invite songs, which are all favors that are not easy to refuse. Therefore, while the TV series has not yet started filming, these invitations will be dealt with first.

After all, once the TV series starts filming, I guess I don't have the energy to write songs or anything. In the later stage, my studio is very full of shooting plans, and it is estimated that I won't have much time to write songs for people. ”

Regarding some things about the studio, it is naturally impossible to hide it from someone with a heart like Li Henglong. And Lu Wenbin also understands that in a short period of time, the studio still has to rely on Dixing to help many things.

Just when everyone was chatting, Li Henglong's secretary knocked on the door and came in at the right time and said, "Mr. Li, Director Lu is here!"

"Please!"

After Director Lu entered the door, he saw a group of people sitting in Li Henglong's office, and said with a smile: "Ah! Am I late?"

"Senior, what can you do! We came a little early, you came early!"

"By what you mean, I used to be late all the time!"

As soon as they met and pinched each other, it was the daily life of Lu Zhengshan and Lu Wenbin. But no one can deny that the relationship between the two is indeed very good. And the previous cooperation was so successful, which is enough to show that the two have worked together very happily.

After taking a seat, Lu Wenbin was still very formal and introduced Liu Ying to Lu Zhengshan. Looking at Liu Ying, Lu Zhengshan also nodded and said, "Well, the little girl looks pretty good, with your kid cultivating, it's not a big problem!"

A role with little weight in the play is naturally not much of a problem in Lu Zhengshan's opinion. As the screenwriter and investor of the crew, if Lu Wenbin wants to give her a heavier role, I'm afraid that others won't say much.

With the arrival of Lu Zhengshan, Li Henglong and others did not waste much time and began to negotiate accordingly on the filming matters. In terms of investment, Lu Wenbin has increased the proportion of investment by one percent more than the previous investment.

For this request, Li Henglong did not refuse. In fact, he knows very well that judging from Lu Wenbin's current studio income, even if he invests in this drama independently, he believes that there will be no big problem.

When it comes to other roles, Lu Wenbin thought for a while and said: "Mr. Li, is there any popular image in your company's artist department that is similar to Shifei? Of course, the role of He Yichen is very important, and the acting skills of actors still need certain requirements." ”

Facing Lu Wenbin's inquiry, Li Henglong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Shi Fei told me earlier about the candidate for the male number one. I took a look at the artists signed by the film and television department, and there are actors whose fame is about the same as Shifei's, but the age does not match.

On the contrary, it is the role of Ying Hui, our company should have an artist who meets the requirements, but whether it is suitable or not depends on whether Director Lu and screenwriter Lu are satisfied. In short, if I could, I would like the characters in the show to prioritize the company's artists. ”

Hearing what Li Henglong said, Lu Wenbin thought for a while and said, "Shifei, do you have any suitable candidates for the male number one?"

"Aren't you the ones who have the idea about this? I don't care, anyone can do it!"

At this time, Lu Zhengshan said with a smile: "Actually, the role of He Yichen, if Wen Bin is interested, I think you can play it yourself." How's that? Interested in taking on the challenge?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Shifei's eyes suddenly lit up, but Lu Wenbin shook his head directly and smiled bitterly: "Forget it! I have a few catties and taels myself, and I still know very well." I can't play such an important role!

What's more, this time I plan to learn a lot about directing with my seniors, and with the studio, I will definitely not be busy. If you don't have the right candidate, let's have an open interview! What do you think?"

"Yes!"

Li Henglong agreed very happily, Lu Zhengshan's previous proposal really scared him. If Lu Wenbin and Liu Shifei are really asked to play a couple in the play, he is really worried that the two will rub off any sparks.

Now hearing Lu Wenbin's direct refusal, he also seemed relieved. If you have an open interview, you can sell some favors to other companies. After all, it is difficult to avoid the cooperation of various companies in the film and television industry.

The producer, like the previous time, is still assigned by Dixing Entertainment. The female number one and other characters in the play, there are suitable artists for Emperor Star Entertainment, and priority is given to artists in Emperor Star. Male No. 1, auditioning publicly.

In terms of assistant directors, there are still one and two assistants, one of which is selected by Dixing Company, and the other assistant director is won by Lu Wenbin. He plans to go to the Imperial Film Academy and sign a directing student who is about to graduate.

When all the conditions for cooperation were negotiated, on behalf of the studio and Dixing Entertainment Company, Lu Wenbin and Li Henglong also signed a cooperation agreement. The signing is completed, and it is also aware that the preliminary preparations and negotiations for this drama have been completed.

After the exchange agreement, Li Henglong also smiled and said: "Screenwriter Lu, then I wish our cooperation another big hit!"

"When Mr. Li said this, I suddenly felt a lot more pressure! However, I will do my best to shoot this drama with Director Lu. As for other things, I bothered Mr. Li to share more. ”

"Yes!

Liu Ying, who came with Lu Wenbin, also really saw Lu Wenbin's strength through this negotiation as an assistant. Even if Lu Wenbin only has one studio now, the energy of this studio is worthy of the attention of a big man like Li Henglong.

Being able to sign a contract with Wenbin Studio is indeed very rare for an actor like her who is not from a professional college!

After the signing was completed, Li Henglong also said in a timely manner: "Minister Zhou, you can ask the propaganda department to issue an announcement on this matter." In addition, for interviews, you also send some invitations to other companies, and it depends on whether they can seize the opportunity or not. ”

"Okay, Mr. Li!"

In terms of publicity and sales of copyrights, Lu Wenbin is naturally responsible for Dixing. In this regard, Hu Feipeng's ability is still lacking, and he is not very familiar with major TV stations.

And this is also where Lu Wenbin needs to strengthen next. After all, the most important thing for a TV series is that someone buys a TV station to broadcast it. If no one buys it and can't broadcast it, then it's just a waste of money if this kind of drama is filmed.

In contrast, the films and television produced by Dixing Entertainment are more valued by domestic TV stations. Under normal circumstances, the TV series produced by Dixing Entertainment will basically not let the purchased TV series lose too much.

It's just that as domestic film and television companies began to pursue the so-called big productions, a drama has invested tens of millions of dollars. Such a high cost of filming makes major TV stations more cautious when buying broadcast rights.

A low-cost TV series like 'Who Calls the Shots in My Youth' has received such high ratings and attention, which has indeed made the two TV stations that have purchased the premiere rights very profitable. And this TV series, the price is believed to be higher than the previous one.

But with the excellent results of the previous one, I believe that there will be more TV stations competing for the premiere rights of this drama than the previous one. At least for Lu Wenbin, there should be no problem at all if the investment in this shooting is to be recovered!