Chapter 18 The crew is formed

Accompanied by his agent, Wang Baoqiang met Chen Xiao in Beijing, who had come from Xiangjiang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Wang Xiao didn't come with Chen Xiao, he had already given Chen Xiao full authority for the casting work, so in line with the principle of employing people without suspicion and not using suspicious people, he directly threw the task of negotiation to him.

Chen Xiao saw Wang Baoqiang for the first time, and it was not much different from what he saw on the screen, with a face that made people laugh even if he didn't speak. Very good, Chen Xiao said secretly in his heart, this is in line with the requirements of my movie.

And Wang Baoqiang and his agent are also looking at Chen Xiao, judging from his age, Chen Xiao is a little young and has a very artistic temperament, and being able to direct a movie independently at such a young age may have its advantages.

After looking at it for a while, Chen Xiao retracted his gaze and said, "Hello Mr. Wang, hello economist, I am the director Chen Xiao who contacted you last time, I want to talk to you, what are your considerations for my movie?" ”

The agent didn't speak, but Wang Baoqiang replied, he said with a smile, "I have read your script, to be honest, it is very exciting, if it weren't for Hong Kong's embarrassment, I think I would definitely choose you." ”

While complimenting Chen Xiao, he also pointed out his current contact with the Hong Kong embarrassment crew, and the subtext is that brother is very popular, if you don't let out some blood, don't want to grab brother.

Chen Xiao smiled slightly, it seems that Silly Gen is not stupid at all, not only is he not stupid, but he is also very shrewd, if you know him with the image shown in the movie, I am afraid that he will sell him and help him count the money.

"With all due respect, Mr. Wang, you have been negotiating with the Hong Kong embarrassment crew for quite a long time, and I don't know the specific reasons, but I know that the Hong Kong embarrassment must be particularly insincere, otherwise, it would not have dragged on for such a long time without results."

Chen Xiao is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he summed up Wang Baoqiang's embarrassing status quo in one sentence, of course, he saved face for Wang Baoqiang and did not point out the reason.

"Hahahaha" Wang Baoqiang showed his signature smirk, but Chen Xiao was secretly vigilant in his heart.

"Mr. Chen seems to know a lot about the situation!" The agent threw away a sentence and sang with a white face, "But Mr. Chen, after all, Bao Qiang and Mr. Xu Zheng have cooperated twice, and each time they have achieved great success, this time the Hong Kong embarrassment is about to be filmed, even if the two sides do not negotiate, I am afraid it is only a matter of time." Mr. Xu Zheng's movies have guaranteed word-of-mouth and box office, and the Ren Woe series is also very successful, even if Baoqiang makes some concessions, it is tolerable. But, Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, in the lower north, I don't like to talk around the bend, I understand that you haven't made any movies before! ”

In one sentence, it sums up the huge gap between Chen Xiao and Xu Zheng, after all, Chen Xiao is a newcomer to the director, not even a newcomer, he can only be called a quasi-newcomer, when Chen Xiao's works come out and become popular, he will be called a new talent in the director industry.

Newcomers often mean inexperience, and it is easier to take detours on the road to success.

And Xu Zheng has proven his success twice, and if he cooperates with Xu Zheng, there is a guarantee of success, and if the movie becomes popular again, it will be more beneficial to his future, so it is not completely unacceptable to make some concessions.

Therefore, if Chen Xiao can't come up with conditions that can impress them more, I'm afraid that Wang Baoqiang will not join the crew of "Extraordinary Detective".

Chen Xiao smiled at his agent and asked rhetorically, "You're right, I really haven't directed a movie independently, but when Mr. Xu Zheng was in an embarrassment, wasn't he also a newcomer who had never directed any films, and didn't he also achieve great success later?" ”

Since the agent talked about Xu Zheng, Chen Xiao gave Xu Zheng an example that he couldn't refute, when Xu Zheng changed from an actor to a director, he was also an inexperienced recruit.

The agent was speechless and muffled.

"Mr. Baoqiang, I heard that you have been practicing martial arts since you were a child, and you were exposed to martial arts when you were 6 years old, and you were a lay disciple at the age of 8 in the famous martial arts resort Shaolin Temple!"

Chen Xiao didn't talk about the movie anymore, but asked about Wang Baoqiang's experience when he was a child, which made the agent a little confused.

"Yes!" Chen Xiao's words reminded Wang Baoqiang of his childhood memories, at that time, he watched Jet Li's "Shaolin Temple", germinated the idea of becoming an actor, and joined the Shaolin Temple without hesitation. I work hard every day, I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to run and exercise in winter, and 4 o'clock in summer.

"I know you have an idea for an action movie." Chen Xiao smiled slightly, and threw out his killer idea, "But what you took over before was a comedy, and my movie, although it is also a comedy, can also incorporate action elements into it, for you, I can modify the script and add scenes." ”

Wang Baoqiang looked at Chen Xiao in surprise, he likes to play, most people don't know it, but he didn't expect Chen Xiao to accurately capture the thoughts in his mind. And the reason why the negotiations between me and the Hong Kong embarrassment were delayed was not only because I couldn't negotiate on the salary, but also because my request for more drama was not met.

Chen Xiao's shot immediately scratched Wang Baoqiang's itch, he saw that Wang Baoqiang was a little moved, and immediately added a fire, "Mr. Wang Baoqiang, this is the greatest sincerity that my movie can give, Hong Kong embarrassment is just a simple comedy, there can't be a lot of fighting scenes, and Director Xu Zheng, I don't think he will change the script at will for you." ”

Xu Zheng is already a big director in the 1 billion club, and only from the perspective of establishing the authority of the director, he will not easily accept the request to revise the script.

"This, I need to think about it!" Wang Baoqiang glanced at the agent and said to Chen Xiao.

"Of course, but I only have 3 days, and I hope you can reply soon."

Wang Baoqiang only thought about it for one day before giving Chen Xiao a reply.

"I can participate in your movie, and you can negotiate the salary with my agent, but before signing the contract, you must show me the revised script, in addition, in addition to these, I have one condition, rest assured, I will not embarrass you."

"You say!" Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the most difficult and biggest actor was really won by himself.

"I want to work on this film as an assistant director at the same time, because I want to direct my own action movies in the future!" Wang Baoqiang said what he wanted.

This is not a big problem, although the assistant director is called a director, he actually has no power at all, and the reason why Wang Baoqiang wants this title is probably because he really wants to try directing movies and accumulate experience for his own directing in the future.

"I promise you, I'll contact you as soon as I revise the script!"

After two days of repeated revisions and inspections, Chen Xiao sent the script to Wang Baoqiang, who read it carefully and approved the revised script.

The salary negotiation did not take much effort, and Wang Baoqiang's salary request that he could not get in Hong Kong was agreed to by Chen Xiaotong.

Chen Xiao clenched his fists excitedly, it seemed that he was one step closer to his success.

And Wang Xiao, who learned that he had done Wang Baoqiang, was also very excited, not only because Wang Baoqiang agreed to appear in the movie, but also because after Chen Xiao completed this task, Wang Xiao gained a lot of energy from it. What's more, Chen Xiao also got the script rewarded by the system, and the next movie has also been settled.

Everything was difficult at the beginning, Wang Baoqiang was done, and the next work went a lot smoother, Wang Baoqiang, who fulfilled the obligations of the assistant director, accompanied Chen Xiao to get the rest of the important actors.

Liu Haoran, a little fresh meat born in 97, Chen He in the love dormitory, the former is a complete newcomer and has not yet graduated from school, while the latter has rich acting experience, but there are fewer film works, and the salary of both of them is not high. In addition, Chen Xiao actually persuaded Xiao Shen Yang and Song Xiaobao to make cameos in several sketch actors in a chance encounter, and for this reason, he revised the script again.

Seeing that the main actors had gathered, Chen Xiao relied on his own connections, coupled with open recruitment and other methods, to recruit important positions such as executive director, scene reporter, lighting engineer, and prop master, and a complete crew was established.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiao was so capable, in less than half a month, he started from scratch and established a neat crew, because the crew has no big names, and the only big name Wang Baoqiang is very talkative, so the crew is also very harmonious, without any intrigue and internal friction.

"I announce! The crew of "The Amazing Detective" was officially established, and the movie will officially start filming starting tomorrow, so please get ready! “

Under the start-up ceremony prepared by Wang Xiao for the crew, Chen Xiao announced the official establishment of the crew. This low-key opening ceremony, with no reporters, media, and no fans, was held without any attention. The crew, together with the director, was filled with a large number of newcomers, and in this way, it was quietly established.

However, the establishment of this crew is the beginning of the career of Wang Xiao and others, and his entertainment empire will set off a frenzy in the entertainment industry in the future and sweep the whole of China.