Chapter 361: Distress and Decision
The TV screen in 2007 can be said to be a year of domestic good dramas, and various types of dramas have emerged rare masterpieces, such as "The Legend of Deer and Ding" with the theme of ancient costume martial arts, "Latent" with the theme of revolution * life, "Qia Classmate Boy", "Wolf Poison Flower", "Once Upon a Time in Beiping" of period dramas, "Five-Star Hotel" with the theme of youth idols, "Double-sided Tape" with family themes, and "Brother and Brother" Good dramas can be described as endless.
At the end of last year, at the end of the year-end summary, "Shixun.com" listed the ten most popular TV dramas in 2007 based on factors such as TV ratings, online platform searches, comments and broadcast volume, and used a five-star evaluation system to evaluate its popularity index, on this list, a total of six TV dramas received the highest five-star popularity index, namely "Golden Wedding", "Deer and Ding Ji", "Struggle", "Latent", "Double-sided Tape" and a fire burned from the year before last year to last year's "Soldier Assault", Since then, three TV series have won the four-star popularity index, namely "Brother and Brother", "I Am Special Forces 2" and "Once Upon a Time in Peking", in addition to "Cha Classmate Boy", which won the three-star popularity index.
If we talk about the most popular actors on the TV screen last year, there is no doubt that they are concentrated in the six TV series with the highest popularity index, such as Zhang Guoli in "Golden Wedding", Xu Zheng in "The Legend of Deer and Ding", Tong Dawei in "Struggle", Sun Honglei in "Latent", Wang Baoqiang in "Soldier Assault", and Huang Lei in "Double-sided Tape", among which Zhang Guoli and Sun Honglei are not only popular, but also show superb and convincing acting skills. He is considered a strong contender for Best Actor at this year's major TV awards.
can achieve such outstanding results, whether it is for Zhang Guoli, who has long been a big name in TV, or Sun Honglei, who has risen rapidly in recent years. are all precious and gratifying, because I don't know how many actors can't act in such a good drama in their lifetime.
Coupled with the approaching Spring Festival, it stands to reason that this should be a happy moment for the two of them, but Sun Honglei of the two is deeply distressed.
"Whew." Sun Honglei sat at the desk, thinking of the previous conversation with Chang Jihong, and frowned unconsciously.
He received a call from Chang Jihong in the afternoon. Who is Chang Jihong, maybe a few years ago. This name is still relatively unfamiliar, before she came to the Yuquan family, except for the inside of Haiyan, few people in the entertainment industry knew about her. However, today, Hugh talks about the entertainment industry, looking at China, as long as you pay attention to entertainment news, to be precise, the public who pays attention to the Yuquan family, almost all of them will know the helmsman of the largest brokerage company in the mainland. Now her influence in the entertainment industry has surpassed Wang Jinhua, Li Biwan, Wang Xiaojing, Huo Wenxi, Chen Shufen and other super agents. Chang Jihong did not hide his intentions, and invited him to join the Yuquan family straight to the point and asked him to meet him.
If it was an ordinary agent doing this, he would definitely refuse directly, because he stayed very well in Xinbaoyuan. Director Zhao Baogang is even more kind to him. He only applied for the Kyoto Theater Academy at the age of 25, and two years later he graduated from the Kyoto Theater Academy's Acting Department Musical Theater Class. is 27 years old, his appearance is not good, and he does not have an official degree certificate from the Academy of Performing Arts, so it is not easy for him to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.
It was Zhao Baogang who gave him the opportunity to star in the TV series "Never Look Away", which was adapted from Hai Yan's novel of the same name, although he did not have many roles in it. But this is his first film and television drama, which made him really embark on the road of acting. Later, he joined the Heart Treasure Source. became the first batch of artists in Xinbaoyuan's actor agency shortly after its establishment, and he really became famous in the entertainment industry because of Zhao Baogang, that was in 2001, with the role of Alai in "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind", he became famous in the entertainment industry in one fell swoop.
For Zhao Baogang, he has always been grateful, although since then, he has never starred in Zhao Baogang's dramas, but that is only because Zhao Baogang's dramas have no suitable roles for him, in other aspects, Zhao Baogang and Xin Baoyuan have always spared no effort to help him, and this is why he can get the opportunity to cooperate with so many big-name directors.
Over the years, he has not encountered a situation where someone poached him, but he rejected it, but Chang Jihong's invitation subconsciously made him unable to refuse directly, not only because Yuquan Family is the largest performing arts agency in the mainland today, but also because Yuquan Family is backed by Shuguang Films and the most eye-catching Chinese director in the world today, for actors, the influence of these two is too extraordinary, it is not good to refuse directly, and he also wants to know what the other party will say.
"Your performance in "Latent" is very exciting, and it is the first time I have seen my boss take the initiative to poach me because I have watched a film and television drama."
After greeting each other, Chang Jihong's first sentence made him stunned, the boss in Chang Jihong's mouth will naturally not be someone else, although Lin Yuquan's age is not very old, but his achievements are enough to make countless Chinese people look up to him, and he will inevitably be excited at that moment.
He has no doubt that this is just Chang Jihong's polite rhetoric, because Chang Jihong is too honest, and Chang Jihong doesn't need to use Lin Yuquan as a polite rhetoric at all, just imagine, if the Yuquan family is keen on poaching, with the current influence of the Yuquan family, as long as the Yuquan family sends an invitation, I don't know how many actors will not want to join.
This is the confidence of the Yuquan family now, and then Chang Jihong's conversation is as calm as the confidence shows, there is no high-priced signing fee, there is no promise of a large package to star in how many movies and TV series, but it is precisely because of calmness that it is particularly impressive.
"You should know that our Yuquan Family and Shuguang Film are one, in Shuguang Film, there are no unspoken rules, everyone has the opportunity to get a company-made film and television drama role, whether it can succeed depends entirely on personal strength and fit with the role, and one thing is very important, Shuguang Film's works will consider the commercial value of the actor, but if there is an artist of Yuquan Family who is suitable for the role, even if he does not have the matching commercial value. I will also give priority to acting.
You should know your current problem, although your acting skills are excellent, your popularity has exploded because of "Latent". But your commercial value on the big screen is not high, and your image is not the image of the leading actor in mainstream commercial films, unless you have a strong film company to escort you, you may be able to get a lot of movie opportunities today, but you will not have a big development opportunity.
In fact, your situation is very similar to Liu Ye a few years ago, when Liu Ye became a young Golden Horse actor with "Lan Yu", and his acting skills were highly recognized. Later, his popularity soared because of "Blood Romance", but his development on the big screen is still difficult. The reason is that his commercial value is not enough, and the film company does not think that his appearance can bring a lot of money at the box office. And you have also seen his entry into the Yuquan family, not only in terms of TV, but also in terms of TV, there are "Happiness Like Flowers", "Sweet Honey", "I Am a Special Soldier", "New Shanghai * Beach" and other high-quality popular TV series continue to help him improve his national awareness. In terms of movies, he ushered in the opportunity to star in films such as "Red Cliff", "The City Full of Golden Armor", "Painted Wall", "Heaven's Mouth", and became one of the most prominent actors in domestic films.
The same example is Xu Zheng, talking about the popularity of the TV screen, he was far above you before joining the Yuquan family, and the light comedy costume movies he starred in were all frequent visitors to the ratings champion, but his film road was not ideal, but Tong Guò cooperated with Ning Hao and Huang Bo in several movies, and the Golden Iron Triangle has become synonymous with black humor boutique comedy movies in the mainland"
Especially when Chang Jihong said something near the end, his heart thumped: "This year, our Shuguang Film has set to start filming several blockbuster movies. In the morning, when my boss called me to invite you to join the Rain Springs family, he said that there were two roles in the movies that were particularly suitable for you, although neither of them was the leading actor. But it is the kind that can leave a deep impression, if you can join the Rain Spring Family, then you will get the opportunity to compete for the role, and in his opinion, your acting strength plus your identity as an artist of the Rain Spring Family, without considering the commercial value. Definitely the most suitable person. ”
For Chang Jihong's invitation, it is fake to say that he is not impressed. Xin Baoyuan is indeed already a first-class TV drama production company in the mainland, but compared with Shuguang Movie, there is a huge gap.
Xin Baoyuan only had one "Struggle" in total last year, but what about Shuguang Movie? "Latent", "The Legend of Deer and Ding", "I Am Special Forces 2", "Double-sided Tape", "Ice is Sleeping Water" and "Golden Wedding", which participated in the investment, are almost all the hottest dramas of the year, even if "Ice is Sleeping Water" is slightly inferior, but it is also like "Wolf Poison Flower" and "Five Star Hotel" are popular on major TV stations, which is stronger than too many dramas.
After last year's "Times News" "Top Ten Most Popular TV Episodes of the Year" was released, almost everyone was taken aback, yes, not better than not knowing, one is more frightened, a total of ten TV series, Shuguang Film's participation in the investment of Zuò dramas accounted for as many as six, of which five are completely exclusively produced by Shuguang Film, all say that Shuguang Film's film business is strong, in fact, when it comes to strength, Shuguang Film's TV series business is really strong?
Compared with other film and television companies, Dawning Movies truly interprets what is a large-scale system, a spy war drama involving big scenes and not many extras, the investment in a single episode of "Latent" is as high as 1 million, and the scenes, costumes, props and picture quality in the play are all kept improving, without any shoddy behavior to save money.
Produced by Dawning, it must be a high-quality product, this sentence is not an empty slogan, Dawning Movies has always proved this with actions.
In fact, the Dawning film and television drama business alone is enough to impress him, not to mention the fact that Dawning Movies shines, dominating the film business of the Chinese film industry for several consecutive years, and the Dawning Cinema Line, which is rapidly rising in the Dawning system, and the overlord of the online video website, Dawning Network, how can the Yuquan family, which is backed by so many resource networks, not make the actors excited.
Looking at the development of Liu Ye, Xu Zheng, Zhou Xun, Gao Yuanyuan, Jiang Wenli and others after joining the Yuquan family, unconsciously, they have achieved far more results than the artists who were on par with them at the beginning.
And if you count the existence that he can only look up to, Lin Yuquan, the founder of the dawn. Then the Xin Baoyuan where he is really nothing.
If he is just an insignificant actor or an actor who has no pursuit of the screen, then it is enough to stay in Xinbaoyuan, with his current popularity and acting strength, it is enough to ensure a good momentum of development in the future.
But the fact is that he has become a first-line TV actor in the mainland. has an indescribable desire for the big screen, the status of film actors is higher than that of TV actors, which is almost the common perception of the whole world, and only film actors who shine on the screen will become real superstars, as an actor who was admitted to the Kyoto Theater Academy at the age of 25, his heart is naturally full of ordinary people's incomparable desire for acting.
If he can star in the two big productions that Chang Jihong said, his heart will be excited. But, "Hey." Sun Honglei sighed, but how could he leave Zhao Baogang, who had the grace of knowing him?
On the one hand, there is more space for the development of acting, and on the other hand, Zhao Baogang, who is kind to him and treats him well. For a moment he fell into the distress of a headache.
Speaking of which, Sun Honglei himself rarely falls into such entanglements, his personality is like countless Northeast men, hearty and open, clean and neat, never dragging mud and water, but this time he was really stumped.
After thinking hard and still having difficulty making up his mind, Sun Honglei took out his mobile phone. When he dialed his girlfriend's phone and thought of his girlfriend, he couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart.
Wang Jundi. This is his girlfriend's name, and I'm afraid that everyone who knows his girlfriend will be extremely unfamiliar with this name, even if they rack their brains, they can't remember such an actress in their memory.
But this is not because his girlfriend is just an unknown young actor, but because she is not an insider. is a singer in the music industry.
The two met in the autumn of the year before last, speaking of which. This is the result of the failure of his previous relationship.
During the filming of "Zhou Yu's Train" in 2001, he and Gong Li played a couple in the movie, and fell in love with Gong Li because of the play, although he knew that Gong Li was already married and had his own family, but he still couldn't extricate himself from loving her, but he couldn't confess to each other, and pursued each other openly, so he could only keep floating in the whirlpool of unrequited love, until later when Gong Li came to Kyoto to shoot "The City is Full of Golden Armor", he took the initiative to ask him to meet, and he clearly refused.
He understood that Gong Li's intention was to let him get out of the shadow of unrequited love and let him pursue his true love, but the taste of being rejected by his beloved goddess can be imagined, he was depressed at that time, and he couldn't get out of the pain of loss for a long time, because of this reason, he decided to go to Vienna, Austria to relax.
And he and his girlfriend met, it was based on the language barrier, the official language of Vienna is German, many people here do not speak English, at that time he wanted to buy something in a store, but he did not know German, and the two clerks in the store did not know English, and fell into the trouble of communication barrier for a while, at this moment, a tall girl, with black hair and an oriental face, appeared, seeing this situation, enthusiastically acted as a translator between him and the clerk, helping him to buy what he wanted.
Then the two chatted, only to find out that they were all Chinese, Tong guò talked, Sun Honglei then knew that the other party's name was Wang Jundi, is Liao * Ning Dandong's girl, currently studying at the Vienna Conservatory, and Wang Jundi after Sun Honglei took off his sunglasses, only then was pleasantly surprised to find that he was the actor Sun Honglei who starred in "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind", "Conquest", and "I Am Not a Hero".
This understanding made the two sides interested in each other, and in the next two days, because Sun Honglei did not know German, Wang Jun took the initiative to serve as his director, and in the process of getting along, Sun Honglei was gradually attracted to the girl, and still kept in touch with the girl after returning to China.
Because of the appearance of the girl, he gradually got out of the state of emotional injury, and the more he got to know, the deeper his feelings for the girl became, and finally in March last year, when the two were swimming together on the Seine River in Paris, they confirmed their relationship.
"Jundi, are you resting?" As soon as the phone was connected, Sun Honglei said tenderly.
"No, I'm practicing singing, and tomorrow night it's the troupe's performance." Wang Jundi's voice was a little soft and a little sweet on the phone.
"Don't work too hard, I can support you." Sun Honglei's rough face showed a look of pity.
"Ha, whoever asked you to raise it, I can support myself by myself." Wang Jundi smiled, followed by concern and said, "Your voice sounds quite tired, what's wrong?" Is it because you are not feeling well? ”
"Oh, no, it's just that I've encountered something very distressing, and I don't know what to do?" Sun Honglei sighed.
"What's the matter?" Wang Jundi immediately asked with concern.
"I went to meet Ms. Chang Jihong, the general manager of the Yuquan family, tonight, and the other party said that Lin Yuquan appreciated my acting skills, so he invited me to join the Yuquan family." Sun Honglei said slowly.
"Lin Yuquan." Wang Jundi exclaimed.
"Yes, Lin Yuquan, according to Ms. Chang Jihong, Director Lin thinks that I am suitable to play an important role in the two large-scale zuò films that will be filmed this year." Sun Honglei said.
"Ah, that should be a good thing!" Wang Jundi said in surprise.
"Yes, it's a good thing, but how can I leave Xinbaoyuan, Director Zhao is so good to me." Sun Honglei said distressedly.
"Hong Lei, I hope you can tell me the truth, what do you think about this? Do you have an idea to join the Rain Spring Family? Wang Jundi said.
"It must be false to say that there is no such idea, for actors, Yuquan family, or more importantly, Shuguang Films, is definitely the best platform in the Chinese film industry, with the strong production strength of Shuguang Films, actors can maximize the pursuit of acting paths, but Director Zhao has the grace of knowing me, and it seems a little ungrateful for me to leave like this." Sun Honglei said with mixed feelings.
"Hong Lei, you're not such a tangled person, in fact, don't you already have the answer in your heart? Yuquan family is the best place for you, the main reason why you hesitate is that you feel sorry for Director Zhao. I remember you told me that Xin Baoyuan's main business is the shooting, production and distribution of film and television dramas, and actor agency is not the core. In fact, there are very few scenes you shoot in Xin Baoyuan, and there is no substantive contract with Xin Baoyuan, your departure, for Xin Baoyuan, in addition to helping you take care of the brokerage affairs limited brokerage commission income, there are almost no other losses, in this case, if you feel uneasy, you can compensate in other ways, such as Xin Baoyuan in the future Xin Baoyuan needs you to star in the works, you can reduce the price of the star. Wang Jundi said softly, disintegrating the tangled psychology in Sun Honglei's heart little by little.
Sun Honglei was a little silent, yes, he and Xin Baoyuan have never had a contract, Zhao Baogang once said that "the contract is only needed when the lawsuit is played, and friendship does not need a contract, even if we break up one day, we are still friends, we still have an emotion", but it is precisely for this reason that he has been entangled, Zhao Baogang is really good to him, not like other brokerage companies, only for economic interests.
But as Wang Jundi said, he already has the answer in his heart, with the strength of Xin Baoyuan, it is impossible to help him go further, only by going to the Yuquan family, with the help of the strong strength of Shuguang Movie, can he truly realize his ambition to shine on the big screen.
"Thank you, Jundi, I think I should indeed talk to Director Zhao, if he agrees with me going to the Yuquan family, then I will do my best to compensate in the future as you said, if Director Zhao wants me to stay, then I will stay." Sun Honglei said firmly.
Wang Jundi's heart trembled, Sun Honglei's decision was not wise in a big way, is it really because of Zhao Baogang's retention that he missed a better development opportunity? But she didn't say anything, and she was faintly proud in her heart, this is the tough man she knows, this is the real Sun Honglei. (To be continued) R580