Chapter 25 Choosing a Role
Before going back, Shin Shi-ri told Seo Jae-myung that Sidus did not use the original name of his script, but used a new name, "The Eraser in My Brain".
Xu Zaiming was stunned, they didn't even plan to tell him about the name change, isn't it too much?
Xu Zaiming smiled weakly for a while, it seemed that he really didn't take him seriously at all, even if he cared a little bit, when Li Zhengjun mentioned the director of the movie just now, he would tell him the director's name.
Now that the movie is about to start, he, as a screenwriter, doesn't even know anything.
Well, Xu Zaiming glanced at the information in his hand, but he didn't know anything, at least he knew who the heroine "might" was, he thought to himself.
Back in the company's own study room, Xu Zaiming began to look at the materials carefully.
On the top floor of the company, there is an exclusive study room for him, which is not very large, but it is very well equipped.
Among the candidates given by Li Zhengjun, many of them are actors Xu Zaiming doesn't know, and he can't give him an intuitive feeling just based on what is written on the information, so he can only check it on the Internet and learn about it through their works.
But soon, Xu Zaiming was a little helpless to find out that these actors are basically SIDUS's own signed artists, and most of them are newcomers, no matter what their acting skills are, they will definitely not play a role in driving the popularity of the movie anyway.
Obviously, Sidus wants to use this to launch their artists, Xu Jaiming shook his head, he really looks up to this movie, a low-cost romance film, does not rely on the popularity of the actors to pull the movie, and even thinks about relying on the movie to bring the actors?
Is it true that when he started proposing Jun Ji-hyun, he was talking nonsense?
was a little interested, but Xu Zaiming still looked at it patiently, at least he had to pick a tall one among the short ones.
Flipping through the pages, Xu Zaiming suddenly saw a familiar face in the actor's profile.
Son Ye-jin!? Xu Jaiming was a little surprised.
"If Love Has Providence", which was just released a few months ago, has received a very good response in South Korea, both word-of-mouth and box office, and even this actor, who is no longer a newcomer, but has always been tepid, has become popular.
Because this movie does not win by the plot, but focuses on the director's portrayal of characters and details, he watched it several times at that time, and figured out Director Guo Jaerong's skills in the use of the lens, so he was very impressed by Son Ye-jin, who played the heroine.
Now Son Ye-jin's value is not high, but it is obviously several grades higher than the other people in the information in his hand, Seo Jae-ming is a little strange, Son Ye-jin is not an artist of SIDUS, and it is inevitably abrupt to appear in this information.
A thought flashed through his head, they wanted to replicate the success of "If Love Has Providence"?
Xu Zaiming suddenly said, no wonder there are so many new actors in the information given to him.
"Love Has Providence" can also be regarded as a traditional romance film, and it is very similar to his script, they must feel that since "Love Has Providence" can make a Son Ye-jin popular, they can also use this movie to make their own newcomers popular.
However, Son Ye-jin should be regarded as the "last choice", if others really can't do it, with her successful participation in this movie with "Love Has Providence", at least she can guarantee that she will not lose.
Xu Zaiming closed his eyes, rubbed his head and thought for a while, then took out his mobile phone and made a call.
"Senior, hello, I'm Xu Zaiming." As soon as the phone rang, Xu Zaiming's posture was very low.
"Xu Jae-ming? Oh, in Ming. The person on the other side obviously didn't remember who he was at first, but reacted immediately.
Xu Zaiming was not annoyed, it was not easy to remember his name as the other party: "Do you have time now?" I didn't bother the seniors, did I? "Very polite.
"I've been at home for the past two days, don't you bother, didn't you say it's okay to call me uncle? Tell the seniors to have more points. The other party said with a smile.
"Well, in Uncle Rong." The person Xu Jae-myung called was none other than Kwak Jae-yong, a great director who is rarely seen in South Korea today.
It was about the time when Xu Jae-ming first came to South Korea, when Guo Zai-yong was still preparing for the filming of "My Sassy Girlfriend", Shin Shi-ri invited him to be Xu Jae-ming's teacher for a few days, and the two met from this, and they have been in contact since then, until recent months, because Xu Jae-ming and Guo Jae-yong are in a busy stage, the contact has been broken.
"Why don't you call me for so long or something, do you dislike you for being old at Uncle Rong?" Guo Zairong joked, I haven't been in touch for a long time, and I do have a lot of points, and I can quickly shorten the distance by making some jokes.
Xu Zaiming naturally understood, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "If you say this, you can't cause me to be sprayed to death by those actors and artists with spittle?" ”
After speaking, he also jokingly explained: "What is your current identity, if I still call you all day long and pester you, it is easy for you to think that I am scolding you, right?" ”
"You kid... When did we meet? How could I look at you like that? Guo Zairong scolded with a smile, and he taught him back then, and he really admired his understanding and talent, and I heard his name some time ago, as if he had shot a few high-quality advertisements.
"Okay, don't talk about it, you suddenly called, there must be something, let's say, let's see if Uncle Rong can help you." After the greetings were over, Guo Zairong directly introduced the topic.
"Hmm..."Xu Zaiming groaned for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal, I want you to help me introduce Miss Son Yezhen." ”
"Ye-jin?" Guo Zairong's tone was strange, "She's three years older than you, do you like the New Year?" ”
Xu Zaiming didn't think twice: "As long as it's not more than five years old, it's within my acceptable range." Then he paused and said helplessly to Guo Zairong: "When did Uncle Zai Rong gossip like this?" I came to Miss Sun to talk about work. ”
"What can you do with her at work?" Suddenly thinking of something, Guo Zairong's tone was surprised: "Could it be..."
Xu Jaeming interrupted him: "Stop, I'm not so ambitious, it's just that my script was favored by the car director of SIDUS, and I want to get in touch with Miss Sun to see if it is possible to invite her to play the heroine of this movie." ”
Guo Zairong listened to him, and he was also a little relieved, young people, I am afraid of quick success, Xu Zaiming has theoretical knowledge, but the experience is not enough, now steadily shoot some advertisements and MVs and other accumulation and accumulation, and it is a matter of course to succeed in the future.
If Xu Zaiming wants to make a movie now, it is estimated that he will encounter a setback, and maybe he will be hit by the discussion.
Guo Zairong sighed that he didn't have such a good environment back then, and he took a lot of detours.
After thinking about it, I felt strange again: "You are a screenwriter who has just debuted, why is it not famous, they are relieved to give you such an important task?" ”
Xu Zaiming explained to him, including what he thought, Guo Zairong understood, and said with a smile: "You are looking for Yizhen, do you want to be cheaper?" ”
"Sidus doesn't give me pleasure, I still make them happy? I don't commit it. Cheap. But it's not all, the probability of success with Miss Sun will increase by at least half, after all, it is also my first screenplay made into a movie, I can't let it pounce, right? After talking too much, the previous sense of familiarity came back, and Xu Zaiming spoke a lot more openly.
Guo Zairong didn't care too much and asked, "How can you guarantee that they will definitely choose Yizhen?" ”
Xu Zaiming said casually: "As long as I can persuade Miss Sun to take the initiative to go to SIDUS to ask for this role, they will definitely choose Miss Sun, after all, the company is still for profit, and it is still very easy to choose which is more important, the success of the movie or the launch of a newcomer." ”
Guo Zairong thought for a while: "Well, I'll talk to Yizhen first, if she is interested, I will give you her phone number, and you will meet and talk again." ”
"Thank you, Uncle Rong." Xu Zaiming hurriedly said.
"Hehe, it's a trivial matter, when it's usually fine, communicate more with you in Uncle Rong, young people don't have to worry about this and that." Guo Zairong is very easy-going.
"Definitely."
After talking to Guo Zairong, Xu Zaiming knew that this matter was almost successful.
With Guo Jae-yong's identity, even if he just mentions it to Son Ye-jin, even if he is not interested, the opportunity to meet will still be given, as long as he can talk, Seo Jae-myung is confident that he can convince her.
Xu Zaiming looked at the phone quietly, and put it away after a while, the conversation with Guo Zairong just now made him feel a little real, although the interpersonal part, although troublesome, but the importance is high, it still cannot be ignored, and it will be more important in the future.
The composition of his current interpersonal network, in addition to some specific people in his company, people who are related to life, and there are directors, screenwriters and composers in these circles who have been his teachers in the past few years, but the part that helps him the most is usually the least closely connected.
Although he can say that as long as he has been his teacher, he has a good impression of him, but a good impression does not equal intimacy, and he plays little role in asking for help.
The morning passed quickly, and before leaving the company, he called Lee Jung-jun and told him that the person he fancied was Son Ye-jin.
Lee Jung-jun's reaction was very flat, as if he had already guessed that he would choose this way.
Before hanging up the phone, Lee Jung-jun seemed to think of something inadvertently, and mentioned to Xu Jae-ming: "The company's film distribution plan has changed, and the filming time of this film will not change, but the screening time is estimated to be postponed to the second half of 04." ”
Xu Zaiming smiled indifferently: "If you don't take advantage of the wind of "If Love Has Providence" to make a profit, the loss is your investor, I, a screenwriter, only get a fixed salary, and it has nothing to do with me." ”
It seems that he didn't say it ruthlessly enough, Xu Zaiming continued to speak: "And the movie was released in 04, and it didn't mean that my salary was given to me in 04." Don't be reckless, I've read the contract signed between our president and you, and I'll give me what I deserve within a week. The tone was anxious, as if he was really afraid that Sidus would pay the bill.
Lee Jung-joon almost smashed his phone, he had never seen such a bastard as Seo Jae-myung, would a company as big as their SIDUS rely on so much money?
"Toot ......" Xu Zaiming listened to the sound of the phone hanging up, his mood was relaxed, and even the boredom about what he was about to face tonight dissipated a lot.
(The first shift, the next shift around eleven o'clock.) )