Chapter 213: Determining the Actors
The teacher was unfavorable, and he was rejected as soon as he contacted the first one, and he heard the loss in Li Qin'er's tone, but this time I am afraid that they really can't cooperate.
He Mu thought that "Dream of New Red Mansions" had been on for so long, and the filming should have been finished, and he talked to Qin'er on the phone before he realized that although it was started at the beginning of the year, due to some force majeure factors, it was stopped for half a year, and filming resumed in May.
"Brother, why don't I talk to Director Li and let me run two groups." Qin'er heard He Mu silent, and felt a little sorry for him.
"Don't, it's not worth it to tire someone as young as you out, film well, and tell you quietly, in fact, I like Xue Baochai the most in "Dream of Red Mansions", come on!"
After appeasing Qin'er, who blamed herself a little, He Mu drew a cross under the "second daughter", and then wrote a sentence "Choose a newcomer", it is said that the company's Lin Yuan is actually more suitable for the age and personality of the second daughter, but this girl is now filming Xin Baoyuan's new play, known as the sister chapter of "Struggle", "Who Calls the Shots in My Youth", and Wang Luodan, who has just finished filming the movie version of "Flight Attendant", is afraid that it will be difficult to coordinate the schedule.
Let's choose a newcomer, "I can dig out Li Qin'er, I don't believe I can't find a suitable second woman to choose!" He Mu is still quite confident in his own provocative vision.
The second call He Mu called Chang Dabao in Hengdian, Brother Bao has been in high spirits recently and has filmed a lot of scenes, but according to his own confession, there are not many high-quality works, and he is also worried that he will be beaten back to his original form after the trend of "Chang'an Rebellion" has passed, so He Mu quickly thought of this group leader who is keen on acting after he has the right to decide the role.
He has two roles for Chang Dabao to choose from. One is Cheng Biting Jin, the other is a money housekeeper, Cheng Biting Jin has a distinct personality. It's easy to impress, but there are fewer scenes, Steward Qian has a more mediocre temperament, he is a steady old guy, and the role setting may not be bright enough, but there are many scenes, which runs through the whole play. is a very important supporting role.
Before talking about filming, He Mu first asked him if he could be free in July.
"What schedule do I have, brother, do you want to promote my brother. I know you're preparing a new play! Chang Dabao said with a smile, for He Mu, who has become the deputy director of the tiger and wolf, he can still maintain a normal mentality, which is very commendable.
"Brother Bao, since he has a schedule, it's good. You can go to the starting point Chinese network to see the novel "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty". Let's familiarize yourself with the style first, I think Cheng Yanjin and Steward Qian are more suitable for you, and we will talk about it in detail when I go to Hengdian to choose the scene in a few days. ”
"If you want to read novels on the website, I have to ask my son, he is more proficient in this." Chang Dabao said with a smile.
The three heroines, the second daughter decided to choose a newcomer, and He Mu, the princess of Lanling, didn't think of a suitable candidate for the time being, after all, she hadn't been in the circle long enough. Not enough people are recognized.
Chen Xueying and He Mu have a favorite candidate, that is Sun Li. The two have collaborated on "Painted Skin", although they are not good friends, but they also know a little bit, Sun Li's acting skills and professionalism are not to be said, and she has never played this kind of comedy role, Chen Xueying's role is a kind of self-breakthrough for her, I believe that she will be more interested in acting, and He Mu also believes that the funny Sun Li can also become a ratings guarantee.
It's just that Sun Li's status in the TV circle is no less than He Mu, and the high salary is not the main problem, He Mu is afraid that her schedule is too full and she can't even out the filming time of "Tang Nan".
With apprehension, He Mu began to contact Hairun's Chang Jihong, the gold medal agent who single-handedly held Jiang Wenli, Liu Ye, and Sun Li, and Datang ranked among the top ten brokers in the mainland.
This time luck is good, Sun Li has not had any important arrangements recently except for the promotion of the TV series "Sweet Honey", and one of her recent big moves is expected to start filming at the end of 08 and early 09, the sci-fi comedy "Cyborg" directed by "Bodhi Ancestor" Liu Zhenwei.
Chang Jihong took over "Cyborg" for Sun Li in order to broaden Sun Li's drama and let her try her hand at comedy performance, He Mu's call coincided with the meeting, He Mu's own popularity and appeal are beyond doubt, and "Good Man of the Tang Dynasty" is also the main costume light comedy, which can just cultivate Sun Li's comedy sense before "Cyborg", this will be Sun Li's first attempt at comedy performance, and it will also be her first time to appear in a costume TV series.
He Mu set the start date for Chang Jihong in mid-July, she said that there was no problem, and then the two talked about the salary issue. It is He Mu's duty to negotiate the salary with the actor's agent, but it is not what he is good at, so He Mu found Lao Cai, Cai Jianjie, when he used to plan TV series, he often served as Xiao Fang's deputy, he is better at this, and he also knows more about the artist's market than He Mu, although He Mu is an insider, he only knows more about his own worth, and other people's are not clear.
It was the beginning of the year when He Mu filmed "True Treasure", and the salary was 50,000 per episode, and now it is the middle of the year, and some film and television companies offer 100,000 per episode to He Mu, which is a bit inflated, and it is estimated that He Mu will not accept it, 100,000 per episode is already the value of Chen Daoming and Chen Baoguo, and He Mu is absolutely out of reach. In fact, 80,000 yuan per episode is more in line with the market price, but He Mu set a salary of 70,000 yuan per episode for "Tang Nan", and as a producer, he is embarrassed to take too much.
After two interviews and handed over the first ten episodes of the script to Sun Li to read, He Mu signed Sun Li with a salary of 60,000 per episode, Lao Cai said that after "Sweet Honey", Sun Li and Deng Chao will definitely increase the price, and now this price is very cost-effective, in short, the heroes and heroines of "Good Men of the Tang Dynasty" have been determined, after the news was announced, it caused heated discussions, He Mu and Sun Li are the actors with the strongest appeal in the field of TV dramas among the young generation, and the names of the two of them alone have already ensured that how many people will chase after this drama.
But He Muke doesn't think it's enough, it's not enough! Later, after careful selection with Lao Cai and Xiao Fang, He Mu sent invitations to Jia Jingwen in Taiwan and Xu Qing in the mainland as the producer of "A Good Man in the Tang Dynasty".
These two are not big names, and they are deep enough, to a certain extent, they are not worse than He Mu and Sun Li.
Jia Jingwen has not performed too well in her career because she married into a wealthy family in recent years, but she has not quit the showbiz, He Mu had considered inviting Liu Tao to play the princess of Lanling before, but after marrying into a wealthy family, Liu Tao announced her withdrawal from the showbiz, the one who asked not to move, He Mu turned his attention to Jia Jingwen, who had played Wu Zetian, she was plump and plump, she was very in line with the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty, and Jia Jingwen, who had starred in "Xiao Li Flying Knife" and "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", was all the rage in the mainland and Taiwan, It is also good for her to sell films in the Taiwan area, although Jia Jingwen's career has not improved recently, but the appeal is still there.
He Mu invited Xu Qing to play Queen Wu, which was later Wu Zetian. Xu Qing, who is nearly forty years old, is closer to Queen Wu in age, but his temperament is very different. Wu Zetian gives people the feeling of domineering, even when he was only a queen, he showed the imperial spirit of the later Empress Zetian, and when her husband was still alive, she dared to listen to the government, and Gaozong was called the "two saints", but Xu Qing gave the impression that she was gentle and virtuous, and she was born easy to get close to people with two dimples when she smiled, and she and Wu Zetian were simply two extremes.
In a charity event last month to raise funds for the earthquake, He Mu had seen Xu Qing from afar, only based on the first impression He Mu also felt that she could not play Wu Zetian, but He Mu believes that an excellent actor can break the limitations of his own personality and complete a performance that is very different from his own self, he feels that Xu Qing is the kind of excellent actor, so he boldly invited her, He Mu knew that once she agreed, the salary would definitely not be low, with her status in the film and television industry, even if she played a supporting role, she also had the treatment of the protagonist, No one has asked her to play a supporting role over the years.
After receiving the invitation and part of the script, the two big-name actresses were considering, He Mu continued to choose actors, and with her good impression of Tong Liya in "Chang'an Chaos", He Mu invited her to play the role of the Yun family girl. With her up-and-coming role in "Chang'an Rebellion", this beautiful girl of the Xibe tribe has a smooth star journey, and has just finished filming the Han Dynasty court drama "Mother Yi World", and played the famous disaster beauty Zhao Feiyan in history.
After receiving He Mu's invitation, Tong Liya and her agency agreed without the slightest hesitation, although they are only supporting actresses, but the male and female protagonists are He Mu and Sun Li respectively, and it is also an unaspirable opportunity to play a supporting actress in such a drama.
The six important female characters, Chen Xueying and the Yun family girl have been determined, Princess Lanling and Queen Wu are still hesitating, and the second daughter and the fourth child of the Chen family still have no clue. In addition, the male No. 2 Cheng Chu Cheng Dezhao He Mu sent an invitation to Jiang Wen's younger brother Jiang Wu, he is still more like the Cheng family with a rough appearance, but he usually pays more attention to the ideology and artistry of the work when he chooses films, and it is unknown whether "A Good Man in the Tang Dynasty" can attract him, and he replied to He Mu and said that he should consider it.
Before leaving the capital and going to the magic capital to participate in the TV festival, He Mu instructed the company's subordinates to contact the Chinese opera Beiying, and he might pick someone in a few days.
He Mu went to the TV festival to promote "Chang'an Chaos" overseas, although he was the only one who could maintain his momentum and not fall behind. As a popular TV series on the Internet from 08 to now, the fame of "Chang'an Chaos" has spread to Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas, plus He Mu has a certain reputation in South Korea itself, and soon a Korean TV station will negotiate with the tiger wolf people for Korean copyright, and Japan, which has always admired the Tang culture, will soon have a TV station come forward to negotiate with the tiger wolf, in fact, He Mu thinks that the Japanese should prefer "The Good Man of the Tang Dynasty", that is the Tang Dynasty prosperity, in the background of the era of "Chang'an Chaos", the Tang Dynasty has been chaotic.
…… (To be continued......)
PS: [2/3, ps: The next chapter reveals the candidate for the fourth child, who is a very popular movie star now, and the second daughter has to wait, I don't know if everyone is satisfied with these stars??? 】