After coming out of Lin Ji-so's apartment, Jang Sung-won went back to his apartment to change a set of clothes, and had a casual simple breakfast of milk and bread, and rushed to the set to film, during this time he had to shoot an average of two episodes a week, and his work was still quite busy, and he couldn't spare much time to do other things, so he didn't even go to the debut stage of Zheng Xiuyan and her sisters, and was complained by the girls for a while.

rushed to the crew, changed the costumes in the play, said a few words to Yoon Eun-hye and the other actors, and started filming. At this time, most of the other actors were relatively idle because they had filmed a lot of scenes in advance, only Zhang Chengyuan's scenes were one after another, from morning to night, except for lunch, there was almost no time to rest, but all the members of the crew knew that his physical strength was so good that he was perverted, and he was basically no different from a robot, so he was not worried.

A few days later, after the filming ended that day, Zhang Chengyuan changed his costume and was about to leave, but he saw the Hong sisters, the screenwriters of "Haojie Chunxiang" and "MyGirl", which he had worked with, and hurriedly stepped forward and greeted: "Sister Jingen, Sister Meilan, hello!" Then he asked, "Why did you come here, did you come to me?" ”

The Hong sisters have a very good relationship with Zhang Chengyuan, and they all attended the test screening of Zhang Chengyuan's movie "Beauty is Troubled" when his company opened. For Zhang Chengyuan, these two are showbiz workers who must maintain a good relationship, because the scripts written by these two sisters are very high-level and very marketable, and the reason why "Haojie Chunxiang" and "MyGirl" can become popular dramas is that these two sisters are definitely the first contributors. Although Zhang Chengyuan is extremely proud, he has to admit it. Even if other actors are changed to play the roles of Li Menglong and Xue Gongcan. These two TV series are still successful. At most, the ratings and TV series evaluations are just a little lower.

Hong Jingen said: "Well, we did come to you, do you have time to talk?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan nodded and said, "Of course!" ”

Ten minutes later, the trio appeared at a nearby café.

Hong Jingen said: "Your drama should be almost finished, right?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Originally, this weekend would end, but the crew decided to shoot an additional episode, so it won't end until next week." Sister Jing'en and Sister Meilan, did you come to me to cooperate with me again? "In addition to this reason. He couldn't figure out why the Hong sisters had come to him.

The sisters nodded, and Hong Meilan said: "Well, yes, we just wrote a script called "Quick Knife Hong Jitong", and a production company is ready to start filming and is in the process of casting, we hope you can participate in the performance!" ”

They have always believed that the reason why they can now gain a firm foothold in the screenwriting industry and become popular playwrights has a lot to do with Zhang Chengyuan. thinks that without Jang Sung-won, their works would not have been able to get such high ratings. Therefore, he is quite grateful to Zhang Chengyuan.

So far, they have three works on the screen: "Haojie Chunxiang", "MyGirl" and "Dream Couple". The first two are starring Zhang Chengyuan, and their ratings have exceeded 20% in the first two or three episodes, and the ratings have exceeded 30% at the peak, but the ratings of "Dream Couple" have always been only more than ten percent, and only barely exceeded 20% in the last two episodes.

They thought about it and felt that if "Dream Couple" was replaced by Zhang Chengyuan to star, then the ratings would definitely be much better, even if it couldn't break through 30%, it would be absolutely no problem to break through 20% early, because Zhang Chengyuan was too popular with housewives, young women and even little girls and grandmothers, and his appearance, acting skills and screen reputation were far better than most young actors, so as soon as he showed his face on the screen, he could immediately attract the attention of a large number of female audiences. Maybe the support of female viewers alone can easily reach 20% of the ratings for the TV series he starred in, unless the plot of the TV series is too bad.

However, they are deeply confident in their scripts, each one is the meticulous work of their sisters, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed, so as long as Jang Sung-won is willing to star in their fourth work, and the director's level is okay, then this work will definitely be a success again. And this is the reason why they came to invite Zhang Chengyuan this time.

Zhang Chengyuan said with a smile: "I am naturally honored to be able to work with my two sisters again, but you should know that I usually only consider acting after reading a relatively complete script, right?" "I trust the Hong sisters' writing ability so much, but seeing is true, he believes more in what he sees with his own eyes, and he also believes in his own judgment and spiritual sense! The so-called spiritual sense is his primordial spirit's ability to predict the development of things.

Hong Jingen smiled: "I knew that you would say that, so we have already written the script and brought it here!" He took out the script and handed it to Zhang Chengyuan.

Zhang Chengyuan stretched out his hand to take it, said sorry to the Hong sisters, and lowered his head and read the script seriously. The Hong sisters have worked with him twice, and they have heard from director Jeon Ki-sang's mouth that Jang Sung-won has the habit of reading the script on the spot, so they don't bother, drink coffee, and discuss some details of the script with each other.

After an hour or so, Zhang Chengyuan finished reading the script, because the cultivation of the Yuan Shen has been increasing, at this time he read the script even faster, in this hour he not only read the script in his hand two or three times, but also carefully considered the rationality of the plot and the possibility of whether it would be popular with the audience.

Seeing that Zhang Chengyuan put down the script, the Hong sisters stopped the discussion and asked Zhang Chengyuan, "What do you think?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan groaned: "I don't know what to say? The plot is very good, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

Zhang Chengyuan said: "It's just that some places are too trendy, I'm afraid the audience won't be able to accept it for a while!" ”

This "Quick Knife Hong Ji Tong" tells the story of Hong Ji Tong, a famous thief in the Joseon Dynasty, is a costume historical drama, but it is a light comedy route, which is extremely rare in Korean TV dramas, and it can even be said to be the first historical light comedy in South Korea, and a lot of modern elements have been added to the play, such as letting the protagonist Hong Ji Tong wear sunglasses. The singing and dancing in the play are modern HipHop dances and so on. I'm afraid that once it is broadcast. It will cause widespread review, but it is difficult to say whether the result is good or bad!

Hong Meilan said quickly: "That's why I asked you to star, with you, the audience will not easily change channels; When the audience gets used to it, they don't care about it. ”

Zhang Chengyuan didn't take Hong Meilan's first half of the sentence seriously, he didn't think he had such a big charm, but he recognized her second half of the sentence, and the audience got used to it. It's very likely that they won't bother with the modern elements that have been added, because they won't be so loud as to ruin the development of the plot, and Korean audiences have always been extremely tolerant of historical dramas, so this change is harmless.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "By the way, this Hong Jitong is a character equivalent to the Ming Dynasty in China, but in the play, why did he change the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, at the level of the two, shouldn't make this kind of mistake?" ”

Hong Jingen said: "We wrote it on purpose, it's all a comedy anyway, and we don't have to be strict about history." Korean audiences may be more familiar with the Qing Dynasty, so it will be easier for the audience to accept it. ”

Zhang Chengyuan on this issue. didn't care much about it, anyway, most Korean audiences don't know much about Chinese history and won't mind this, he just mentioned it in passing. He continued: "Two sisters, with all due respect, the ratings of this show are only afraid that they will not reach the level of "Haojie Chunxiang" and "MyGirl", and it is basically impossible to break through 30%. ”

Not only can't it break through 30%, but according to his prediction, I'm afraid that even 20% is very likely to be reached. In this regard, Zhang Chengyuan is quite strange, thinking that judging from the quality of the script of this drama, it should be able to reach 20%, is it possible that after the broadcast, he will encounter strong competitors, so that he will be crushed and unable to turn over? Thinking about it this way, Zhang Chengyuan was a little reluctant to take on this drama, after all, his two reputations of "ratings guarantee" and "Mr. 20%" were not easy to come by, and he didn't want to easily lose these two titles that had a considerable role in promoting his career because of this drama.

It's just that he has always had a good relationship with the Hong sisters, and there may be something to rely on them in the future, so he doesn't want to rashly refuse their invitations, so as not to affect the friendship between the two parties.

He looked at the Hong sisters and stopped talking.

Hong Meilan said bluntly: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't worry about hurting our face, we won't mind!" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said with some hesitation: "In my opinion, there are several risks in this drama, or things that need to be paid attention to, one is the audience's ability to accept fresh themes, which I just said, as long as it is not too excessive, the risk should not be too big." The second is the excitement of the plot, which I am not worried about, because of the wonderful pen of the two sisters. The third is the clothing modeling, which I am not familiar with, so I just want to be novel and chic.

The fourth is the filming of action scenes, there are many fight scenes in this script, and many scenes are not small, I am afraid that it will be difficult to shoot well, I don't know which action director in South Korea can shoot these action scenes wonderfully, enough to attract the audience's attention. This has a big impact on ratings, so it should be paid special attention to. The fifth is the ability of the chief director of this drama, I think if you don't have a certain degree of macro control, I'm afraid that you won't be able to make this historical action comedy...... Well, that's all I can think of for the time being, so please correct me. ”

Hong Jingen shook her head with a smile and said, "Correct? We know much about the filming of the TV series, but I'm afraid it's far worse than you, but we can't correct you. After listening to your words, I feel that filming costume dramas is much more complicated than fashion dramas, and we rushed into this field, but I am afraid that there will not be too good results. I can hear that she agrees with Zhang Chengyuan's point of view.

Hong Meilan said: "It's just that I can't quit now, so I need your help even more!" Of course, if you think the chances of success in this show are too small, then don't participate. "The success of every artist is not easy to come by, although Zhang Chengyuan has good conditions in all aspects and goes more smoothly than others, but he has also paid great hard work, as friends, the Hong sisters are not willing to let Zhang Chengyuan take too much risk.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "I'm not saying that this TV series will definitely fail, although it won't be very successful, but an average rating of 15% should be fine." It's just 15% of the ratings, which is not very attractive to me. So if you want me to participate, I hope the producer will agree to a few conditions. "Every TV series starring Zhang Chengyuan in recent years has an average rating of about 25%.

Hong Jingen said: "Tell me, we'll help you tell the producer." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "First. I wanted to be in charge of the action design and filming of this TV series. ”

has filmed fight scenes with Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, two kung fu superstars. After seeing the world's highest-level film action design. Zhang Chengyuan is disdainful of Korean action scenes, he really doesn't want to let himself show those unqualified action moves in the play, which insults his taste and identity, how to say that he is also a future Asian action superstar recognized by Cheng Long and Li Lianjie.

Moreover, in the crew of "The King of Kung Fu", with his ability to explore his divine sense, he has stolen a lot of movie martial arts moves and some concepts of martial arts design from martial arts instructor Yuan Heping and his martial arts team, and has discussed related issues with Cheng Long and Jet Li many times. I have a deeper understanding of the martial arts design of film and television dramas. Based on this, he is confident that with his skills and unbridled imagination, he will definitely be able to take on the position of martial arts instructor for Korean costume TV dramas, and help the director shoot some action scenes that are refreshing to Korean audiences.

Hong Meilan said: "I didn't expect you to be interested in this!" Do you want to be your own director in the future, so you want to practice with this drama? ”

Zhang Chengyuan said calmly: "Yes, I do have this idea. In addition, when I become a director in the future, I hope to have the opportunity to work with my two sisters. ”

It was precisely because of this idea that Zhang Chengyuan was embarrassed to refuse the two directly, but put forward conditions to them. Let them tell the producer if the producer thinks the conditions he offers are too high. If he refuses, then it won't hurt his friendship with the Hong sisters. If the producer agreed, it would be even better, because the terms he was proposing were very beneficial to him personally and worth the risk he had.

Hong Jingen said: "If you have a chance, you must be!" Cheng Yuan, do you have any other conditions to say? ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "The second condition, I want to recommend Miss Cheng Youli as the heroine of this TV series." ”

"Miss Cheng Youli? Your girlfriend? Hong Meilan smiled and said, "You really love your girlfriend!" However, with your girlfriend's popularity, image and temperament, it is more than enough to be the female number one in this drama, and there should be no problems, well, maybe there will be some lack of acting skills, but with you, there is no need to worry about it. She believes that with the guidance of Zhang Chengyuan's acting skills, Cheng Youli can definitely act commendably enough.

Hong Jingen patted her sister's hand and said, "Don't brag casually, these things are not up to the two of us to decide." Turning his head to look at Zhang Chengyuan, he continued: "However, we will definitely try our best to recommend Miss Cheng Youli to the producer." ”

The status of Korean screenwriters is very high, especially the screenwriters who have become famous, and sometimes even above the director, although the Hong sisters have not reached this height, they still have the right to recommend a female lead, and the producer will generally not refuse their proposals, so the possibility of Cheng Youli becoming the female number one in "Quick Knife Hong Jitong" is extremely high.

Zhang Chengyuan nodded in thanks, and then continued: "My third condition is that I want to invest in this TV series. However, this condition is dispensable, and it doesn't matter if the producer doesn't agree, the reason why I want to invest is that I want to spend the money I invested on the filming of action scenes, of course, if the producer already has sufficient funds, then I don't have to pay this money! ”

Korean drama filming usually does not skimp on the cost of costume styling, but the investment in action scene shooting is often not much, and Jang Sung-won is worried that the funds are not enough to shoot the action scenes he wants.

The Hong sisters nodded, but didn't say anything, they couldn't interfere with the funds, they could only tell me.

"The fourth is salary." Zhang Chengyuan continued, "I hope it will not be lower than my current worth: 30 million for one episode, and Miss Cheng Youli's salary cannot be less than 20 million." However, if the crew can agree to my request in full, I am willing to reduce the salary to 20 million. ”

In recent years, the salary of TV drama actors has risen rapidly, even Yoon Eun-hye, who just became famous last year, is currently worth 20 million yuan per episode, and Jang Sung-won is worth 30 million won per episode, although it is much higher than in previous years, but it is not too prominent compared with other actors, after all, with his market appeal, it is also very reasonable to take this price, at least much more reasonable than Bae Yongjun's sky-high salary of 100 million won per episode.

"The fifth is the filming holiday. I was afraid that I would have to travel to many corners of Korea during the filming of this drama, and it would be difficult to go back to Seoul, and the crew should not let the actors go back to Seoul easily, but I often have to attend some advertising campaigns, so I want to have more freedom during the filming, preferably one or two days a week. ”

is not only because of the large number of trips, but he is also afraid that he will not be able to meet his sisters often, and the filming of TV series often takes months or even half a year to shoot, if Zhang Chengyuan stays in the field for such a long time and can't meet his sisters, he would rather not take this TV series.

And with his popularity and status, the quality and speed of filming, he is also qualified to make this kind of seemingly unfair request to other actors, since the filming of "Haojie Chunxiang" at the end of 04, because of his good relationship with directors such as Jeon Ki-sang, Lee Yun-jung, etc., he has been enjoying this kind of treatment that can often ask for leave, but this time the director is only afraid that he is not familiar with him, and he may not even have met, he doesn't know if the director will allow him to ask for leave at will in the future. With all this in mind, he simply put forward this condition at this time.

Hong Jingen said with a smile: "We'll tell you, is there anything else?" If she was a director, she might have agreed to this condition, she knew Zhang Chengyuan's filming habits, and she also knew that with his ability, taking one or two days off a week would never affect the filming progress of the TV series.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "That's about it, and the rest will be handled according to the rules." ”

Hong Meilan said: "Cheng Yuan, you are not as simple as before!" In the past, as long as the script was good, you would agree to it immediately, and other conditions were almost not considered. ”

Zhang Chengyuan joked: "The situation is different now, I have a girlfriend, and maybe I will get married in a few years, so I have to earn more money to support my family in the future, so I naturally have to be more cautious when doing things." ”

The Hong sisters shook their heads and smiled when they heard this, not taking it seriously.

After that, Zhang Chengyuan asked, "Two sisters, I have a question I want to ask you." ”

"Please!"

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Who is the director of this TV series? Why didn't he come to me to discuss this matter with me, but let you come? ”

Hong Jing-eun said: "The director's name is Lee Jung-sub, and we don't know him well, but we know that he is a cutting-edge director of KBS TV, and it is said that the leaders of the TV station have a high opinion of him." He didn't come to you this time because he didn't understand your temperament and was afraid that he wouldn't move you, so he asked us to invite you! ”

Zhang Chengyuan shook his head and smiled: "I'm afraid it's not just like that, right?" "If Lee Jung-sub has the heart to invite him, he will definitely come to see him with the Hong sisters.

Hong Jingen said: "Okay, since you guessed it, then I won't hide it from you." Director Lee Jung-sub didn't necessarily have your heart, it's good to be able to invite you, but if you don't move, he may not feel very pity, at this time he should be meeting with actor Zhu Jixun and inviting him to play the male lead. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "So he belongs to Zhu Zhixun?" ”

Hong Jingen said: "So to speak! However, he doesn't think that Zhu Zhixun is more suitable for this role than you, but thinks that Zhu Zhixun's worth should be lower than yours. Actually, there were other reasons, but Hong Jingen didn't feel the need to talk about it.

Zhang Chengyuan said lightly: "I see! He doesn't mind this very much, anyway, it is not very likely that he will cooperate with the crew of "Quick Knife Hong Jitong" this time, he thinks that few crews will fully agree to the five conditions he just proposed, and he should not be the top actor at present.

After chatting about some ordinary things that had nothing to do with work, the Hong sisters said goodbye to Zhang Chengyuan, and when they left, the two sisters promised that they would do their best to facilitate Zhang Chengyuan's participation in "Quick Knife Hong Jitong". Although Zhang Chengyuan thought that they were not necessary, he was still very grateful to them for their intentions. (To be continued......)