Chapter 28: Exhaustion
Just now, when Wang Zhonglei said that there was a different way of cooperation, Lu Yan and Teng Huatao had a lot of conjectures in their minds, and even thought of choosing to acquire the script like Zhao Ding, but this was the only one. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It is commonplace for film and television companies to sign directors in the entertainment industry, and Huayi's Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Xin Baoyuan's Zhao Baogang and others have signed directors or subscribed for company shares.
For film and television companies, signing a director is not a bad thing, because the control of the crew is greater, which saves a considerable part of manpower and material resources, and it is also more convenient to support the company's newcomers.
On the other hand, for directors, it is difficult to say the advantages and disadvantages of signing a film and television company, the advantage is that they can get greater support, and they no longer have to run around for investment, and the disadvantage is that they have less autonomy, unless they can reach the point of Feng Xiaogang.
Of course, with Teng Huatao's qualifications and fame, if he signs a contract, he will definitely have a lot of signing fees, but Huayi is obviously not a good place, there is no doubt that Huayi's strength is stronger, but the water is also deeper.
Teng Huatao thought for a while and said: "Thank you Mr. Wang for looking at it, to be honest, I'm used to being lazy, and I really haven't thought about the signing company before."
Wang Zhonglei nodded, he understood Teng Huatao's scruples, Huayi already has Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen, and if he signs another director, although he will not be powerless, the support is definitely not so great.
Wang Zhonglei sat on the chair and said: "Okay, then let's talk about the script, I have read it twice in the past two days, which is very good, but there is one thing I don't really understand, is the content too little, if these scenes are filmed, there will only be more than 20 episodes."
Teng Huatao's eyes lit up, it was obvious that the other party had read the script carefully, and said busily: "Because this is a suspense drama, the plot is the main attraction, so the plot setting is much more compact than the traditional police drama, so it will look more suspenseful."
"In my plan, a drama tells a story, this book is a story, and if the broadcast effect is good, I am ready to shoot a second part"
Wang Zhonglei picked up the pen, wrote something on a piece of paper, raised his head and said: "To be honest, our company's recent liquidity is relatively tight, of course, for this play, ours has a lot of sincerity, for the time being, we can draw out five million, of course, in terms of actors, I hope Director Teng can give priority to our Huayi actors, and the salary can also be discussed."
Although Wang Zhonglei's expression was not shocked, his mouth was just a slash, which made the corners of the eyes of Lu Yan and the two opposites twitch.
Teng Huatao smiled awkwardly and said: "Five million is too little, in my plan, the whole drama must have at least three minutes of aerial photography, and these alone will cost three or four hundred thousand, and there are also some explosions, flying cars and other scenes, all of which are money-burning scenes."
Wang Zhonglei listened and wrote it down, and then said: "What about the actor's salary"?
"About four million."
Wang Zhonglei was stunned for a long time before he said: "No, the salary of four million, at least two first-line lines", seeing Teng Wenyi nodded, Wang Zhonglei touched his forehead and said: "With all due respect, although I am personally very optimistic about this drama, the result will still be judged by the market.
"On the other hand, our company can't take this risk, it's a good thing to be young and energetic, but I advise you that Director Teng should think about it carefully for the sake of his own future."
Wang Zhonglei is not a few years older than Teng Huatao, but the height of the station is different, and the angle of looking at things is naturally different, Teng Huatao's starting point is very simple, shoot the drama he likes and make the audience feel good-looking, and Wang Zhonglei is watching the dilemma that Teng Huatao and Huayi will face once this drama fails to succeed or the profit and loss in the process.
Teng Huatao was silent for a few seconds and said: "The matter of investment can be discussed slowly, my plan is for Lu Yan to play Liu Zheng."
Wang Zhonglei glanced at Lu Yan in surprise, he had already introduced it when he just entered the door, and said: "Don't you want to create a luxury lineup, if I'm not mistaken, he is not famous."
The doubts in the words are self-evident, Lu Yan is too young, at his age, most actors are still in some small crews, of course Wang Zhonglei will not feel that he will be wrong, in this industry for so many years, he knows what domestic first-line and second-tier stars are.
Teng Huatao shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang may be going to lose his eyes this time."
"Oh, let's hear it," he said, with a hint of interest on his face.
Lu Yan is not too interested in signing an economic company now, and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I just acted in a few plays."
Teng Huatao added at this time: "I participated in Zhang Jizhong's "Dragon Babu", playing the second male, and then played my father's "The Last Imperial Princess", which is also the second male."
Although Zhang Jizhong and Teng Wenyi are both big directors, Wang Zhonglei doesn't pay too much attention to it, there are more young people who enter this circle every year, but how many are really famous?
Teng Wentao saw that Wang Zhonglei had not made a decision for a long time, and asked: "I don't know if Mr. Wang can get to the bottom and how much he can invest in this drama?"
Wang Zhonglei smiled and pushed over a pile of information: "That's it, these materials of some actors in our company, Director Teng might as well take a look at them in the past two days."
Teng Huatao sighed in his heart, although Wang Zhonglei did not require it, he understood that the second male and third male of the play must use Huayi's people.
Three days later, Teng Huatao and Lu Yan returned to Ningbo, this trip to the capital gave Lu Yan a deep feeling, Teng Huatao is also well-known in the circle, but even so, in order to attract investment, he had to make compromises.
After three days of grinding his lips, Huayi finally invested 7 million, but except for Lu Yan, the rest of the main roles were played by Huayi actors.
On July 28th, "24 Hours of Danger" was launched, because of the shortage of funds, Teng Huatao did not hold a start-up banquet, and started filming directly after a simple ceremony.
During the filming process, although Teng Wentao has been praising his acting skills, Lu Yan is not very satisfied with his performance, and he is not satisfied with the time when he first started filming "The Last Imperial Princess".
He is too tired, the filming of "The Last Imperial Princess" for more than a month, both mentally and physically, he has been immersed in the role of Li Tianmin for a period of time, figuring out the thoughts and behaviors that Li Tianmin should have every day, and there is almost no rest in the middle, and he suddenly became Liu Zheng in "24 Hours of Danger", which made him feel schizophrenic.
But he didn't want to deal with things hastily, firstly, this was his first time playing the leading role, and secondly, he felt that since he decided to do something, he should try to do his best.
The only thing that makes him feel relaxed is that Teng Huatao is not Teng Wenyi, he is very casual when filming, and he also has some novel ideas, and he is the type who does what he says.
At the beginning of September, Lu Yan returned to Lanzhou with a salary of 45,000 yuan, and he felt that he was on the verge of collapse and that he needed to rest for a while.