After thinking about it for a while, Shen Lian dialed Zheng Kai's phone and asked him to meet in the massage room.

After being ravaged by the masseuse, the two of them lay on their respective positions with a weak body, unable to lift their bodies.

"Zheng Kai, I promised fans an idol drama before, you know." Shen Lian said.

"Uh-huh." Any fan of Shen Lian knows about this matter, not to mention Shen Lian's closest buddy.

"Male No. 2, I actually like you."

"And then?" said that half of it was naturally an accident, but Zheng Kai didn't take it to heart, all the roles he has played so far are basically cameos, and there are very few supporting roles. No matter how Shen Lian takes care of himself, it is unlikely that he will directly give himself the second male.

"The director Zhai Youning, who co-directed with me, has his own plans, because other characters have to make some sacrifices because of sponsorship, so it's not good for me not to sell him a face for this role, you know. An audition may be required. Shen Lian explained.

"Oh." Zheng Kai felt a warm current in his heart, although he didn't give the role directly to himself, but Shen Lian's intention to take care of himself was obvious.

"I'll give you all the scripts later, and you can study them when you get home. This time the opponent is very strong, Feng Shaofeng, our senior. There is also Taiwanese idol actor Zheng Yuanchang, who is quite famous. Director Zhai Youning favors him the most. However, the scripts given to them are all partial, and only the whole book is given to you. It's not too big, but it's convenient for you to get to know the whole character in depth. Shen Lian reminded.

"Thanks, it's mine today." Zheng Kai said expressionlessly. It's all men, and there are some things that everyone understands.

"Take a closer look at the script and if the audition fails. The role of a police officer in it is handed over to you. There are also a lot of scenes, but they are still much less than the second male. "Shen Lian can be said to have made enough preparations for Zheng Kai...... Dividing line ......

In addition to the idea of helping Zheng Kai, there is also the consideration of saving money. Feng Shaofeng and Zheng Yuanchang's salaries are not low, the package price of a TV series needs to be close to 2 million, while Zheng Kai is much cheaper.

And some classmates Shen Lian are also considering it, and choose to join in the filming of TV episodes, after all, these are the basis of his future connections. In the entertainment industry, classmates are still a useful relationship.

"Director Zhai! Welcome to the mainland! After waiting for a long time at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shen Lian finally waited for the goal, and Zhai Youning, his future partner, walked out of the ticket gate with a little spirit.

Zhai Youning was also very happy to see Shen Lian greeting him in the distance, in a sense, it is always a pleasant thing for his boss to come to pick up the airport in person, he strode up and hugged Shen Lian warmly and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Shen Lian!" ”

"Okay, I'll take you to the hotel now, you can stay there for the time being. At this stage, the studio has not yet been registered, so the work is not yet fully launched. ”

"Let's go! I'm going to talk to you about it now! Zhai Youning felt that he should communicate with Shen Lian, the future boss, first, and the two of them should at least unify the direction and concept, so as not to be inconsistent when they get it.

In fact, Zhai Youning's plan coincides with Shen Lian, and Shen Lian is also preparing to have a good talk with Zhai Youning, trying to instill some ideas of "You from the Star" in his memory to him, so as to facilitate the unity of the concept of the actor and the director during the filming process.

Soon the two arrived at the hotel, after settling down. Shen Lian took Zhai Youning to the café of the hotel, and after the two found a corner and sat down, Shen Lian first asked, "Director Zhai, do you have anything to say about our next cooperation?" ”

"In the last two months or so, I have also been learning about the actual situation on the mainland. Because I have been working in Taiwan for a long time, some concepts are still not on the same frequency as the work in the mainland. Zhai Youning has not been idle in Taipei in the past few months, using his free time to conduct a detailed analysis of the filming environment and creative space in the mainland, and at the same time to conduct a lot of research on the upcoming filming of "My Love from the Stars".

"To be honest, as of now, I can probably come up with more than 40 million in cash in one go, but when it comes to the specific shooting time, maybe this number will increase by about 10 million. In addition, if we determine the position of the heroine to appoint Jing Tian, we can also increase the budget by 10 million, and this money will all be spent on special effects. By the standards of an idol drama, it is definitely an unprecedented investment. Shen Lian said confidently.

"But we don't have a lot of money for special effects." Zhai Youning gasped when he thought about it, the cost of special effects alone is more than enough to make an idol drama in Taiwan.

"We want to be a benchmark in the industry, with American dramas as the standard." Shen Lian reminded that the two have a long way to go: "In terms of actors, the female number one may be a pit, and it is very difficult to bring." "Jing Tian has its own tumor attribute in the future, no matter how good the cast is, she can be brought down, Shen Lian promised her that on the one hand, she is really poor and short-minded, and on the other hand, she is also to see if she can bring the elixir attribute of her box office ratings.

"The role of Yan Song is very important, a kind of Cheng dù is said to be more than the male Huo Zheng proverb, to be honest, if this point collapses, the whole plot will be very troublesome." Zhai Youning also felt a little tricky.

"In terms of other roles, the role of Liu Shimei is going to be handed over to Guo Biting in Taiwan. Then the second male has not yet been decided. Prepare to audition for some actors. Shen Lian had a showdown with Zhai Youning.

For Guo Biting, Zhai Youning has also heard of it, this model-turned-actor became popular because of his appearance in Shen Lian's MV, and he also took over many MVs in Taiwan and participated in some movies. Even if it's tepid, there's no acting skills. However, it was clear that Shen Lian wanted to take care of her, and he couldn't refute his intentions.

"In addition to Zheng Yuanchang, I recommended to play the second male Li Huijing, and I also recommended the candidate to play Zhang Mu's lawyer." After all, it was a newcomer, and Zhai Youning still wanted to bring some of his old team actors over to facilitate communication during the filming.

"Who?" This kind of supporting role, if the other party has any recommendation, Shen Lian is willing to sell this face. After all, if you play an elderly person, you will generally choose some actors with experience in stage plays from places like the repertory troupe, and your acting skills are generally not too bad.

"Jin Shijie. A senior drama actor in Taiwan, he has starred in many works, and his acting skills are very solid. Zhai Youning said.

"Oh, okay, no problem, Director Zhai has said so, and the role of lawyer Zhang Mu has been decided." This senior, Shen Lian, has also heard of it for a long time.

Jin Shijie, Gu Baoming, and Li Liqun are known as the three evergreen giants in Taiwan's theater industry, and they have a very lofty status in the Taiwanese film industry, so there is no need to talk about their acting skills. In "Casting a Name", Shen Lian was fortunate to cooperate with Gu Baoming, and the other party's acting skills were very spicy. And the number of film and television dramas performed by Jin Shijie is also very large, Shen Lian has nothing to object to the joining of this senior, so he agreed in one bite.

Zhai Youning was also very satisfied with Shen Lian's agreement, and promised Jin Shijie to participate, did not object to Zheng Yuanchang's audition, and apologized to himself for setting some roles privately, Shen Lian's posture made Zhai Youning still more pleased. At least not so unresponsive investors.