Chapter 188: Invite Chen Kun
Chen Kun could probably guess the reason why Gu Cancan saw him, and eighty percent invited him to play a role.
Because of this, he was curious.
After all, Bright Times also has a lot of signed actors under its own banner, not to mention the actresses, the male Wang Kai has already shown his head in the entertainment industry, handsome and solid lines, judging from his resources to take over the play, it is obvious that the Bright Times is praising him.
So what is the reason for Gu Cancan to go to him without using the actors of his own company?
Moreover, the bright era is a rising rookie company, Chen Kun doesn't want to offend a promising company so recklessly, anyway, it is to meet, so in the face of Gu Cancan's invitation, Chen Kun happily agreed.
The meeting place is at a private club.
At this time, Chen Kun's brokerage contract was still in Rong Xinda.
Speaking of Rong Xinda, we must start with two women: one Li Shaohong and one Li Xiaowan. The two met at the age of 9, and after 26 years of acquaintance, they collaborated on the TV series "Bloody Morning" for the first time, and the following year they co-founded the company "Rong Xinda", one focusing on directors and the other focusing on brokers.
In 1996, Rong Xinda's first TV series "Thunderstorm" after its establishment was a success, earning 165,400 yuan - which was a lot of money at that time.
In 1999, Rong Xinda's "Daming Palace Ci" became an instant hit and was deeply loved by the audience.
Later, the two of "Shuangli" teamed up to create classic film and television works such as "Orange is Red" and "April Day in the World", breaking CCTV ratings records and replay records many times.
During this time period, Rong Xinda also produced movies with good reputations such as "Door" and "Baby in Love", which not only made the industry recognize the quality of their film and television production, but also the company's artists Zhou Xun and Chen Kun have also emerged and become first-line. In addition, it was rumored that Rong Xinda also had plans to go public.
At that time, Rong Xinda was a veteran film and television company in China, focusing on production and brokerage, and it was also prosperous back then, and the strength of Huayi Brothers and Jin Yingma at the same time was equal, and they could sit together.
It can be said that many production companies in the industry are keeping up with the production standards of Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan.
For example, the production quality of "Daming Palace Ci" is one of the best today, and after nearly ten years, Gu Cancan still thinks that there are only a handful of works that can surpass the TV series "Daming Palace Ci".
And the TV series "Orange is Red" produced by Rong Xinda was a very avant-garde creative method at that time, and "April Day in the World" is even better than today's various thunder dramas.
Moreover, another outstanding move of Rong Xinda is to open a precedent for joint planning and production with Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas film and television institutions, and it is also the first film and television company to sign contracts with Hong Kong and Taiwan artists and carry out filming with mainland and overseas artists. Of course, there is no high-quality cooperation with Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Rong Xinda is known as the cradle of stars, the Whampoa Military Academy in the film and television industry, Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan have a really strong vision for digging stars, it can be said that the vision of selecting people is comparable to Gu Cancan, the only difference is that the two are not reborn.
They are very good at grasping the characteristics of the actors and amplifying the aura of the actors, Zhou Xun was excavated from the song and dance hall back then, and they had no acting experience, and they were all guided by Li Shaohong. Chen Kun had not graduated when he signed Rong Xinda, although he was born in a professional class, he also needed Li Shaohong's grinding from scene to scene. During the same period, Huang Jue, as well as later Yang Mi and Yang Yang, all went through Li Shaohong's closed training.
Yang Mi filmed "Monkey Baby" when she was 6 years old, and Li Xiaowan was a producer at that time, so she was very impressed by Yang Mi. Later, when Yang Mi was 15 years old, she worked as a model in "Ruili", and Li Xiaowan found her again and signed into the company. When she was 18 years old, we sent her to study at the Beijing Film Academy.
On the path of the artist's acting development, whether it is Li Xiaowan or Li Shaohong, they know very well what to do for the actor at which stage, and carry out reasonable training.
For every artist, Rong Xinda will register them for classes and invite professional teachers. For very young artists, we have a period of closed training, and the protective nature is to let them play, they can't eat a big fat man in one bite, it is a few catties and a few taels, just take a few catties and a few taels, if they can't bear the result, Rong Xinda even let them cultivate for three months, continue to cultivate skills, and then look for a suitable play.
At this point, Gu Cancan's Bright Times is also imitating Rong Xinda, the actors and artists signed by the Bright Era, except for Girls' Generation, which is her own original combination, the other signed ones have proven their strength in the original time and space. And Bright Times has also been investing in helping its artists improve their professional abilities.
However, Rong Xinda has begun to gradually reveal its own most serious problems, and it can't keep artists.
Why were Zhou Xun and Chen Kun popular back then? Everyone knows that Rong Xinda relied on self-made film and television dramas to promote one after another.
At that time, Rong Xinda was a leader in domestic film and television production, and the roles for Chen Kun and Zhou Xun were both male and female, and the two were often paired with Li Shaohong in the play, and they could praise each other.
But now?
Rong Xinda has not produced an influential film and television drama for a year or two.
The number of self-made dramas is also very small, and without self-made dramas, it is not so easy to praise your own artists.
An actor of the level of Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, if there is no suitable work, the godhead is afraid that it will inevitably fall, so Zhou Xun took over the filming of "Night Banquet" behind Rong Xinda's back, which is also an opportunity for her to leave.
Just last year, Zhou Xun left Rong Xinda to join Huayi, and Chen Kun's signing time is also coming.
Rong Xinda is also afraid that the bright era will poach Chen Kun at a high price, and people in the industry know that the bright era is backed by the bright future, and the bright future is a partner of Mango Technology.
In fact, Hua Yi is also very interested in Chen Kun, like the Yunshui Ballad produced by Hua Yi, the actor was actually handed over to Chen Kun, an outsider, which has already explained some things.
There are some things that Rong Xinda is actually powerless.
However, Gu Cancan really didn't mean to poach Chen Kun. She knew that Chen Kun was a person who missed the old love very much, and in her memory, after Chen Kun and Rong Xinda signed a contract expired, they took the initiative to renew their contract for five years, which can be said to be quite benevolent.
A gentleman should not be deceived in a manner.
When Gu Cancan saw Chen Kun, he saw not only Chen Kun, but also Chen Kun's agent Dong Keyan and assistant Li Ying.
On Gu Cancan's side, there are Yang Qi, Wang Xiaoxiao and her newly recruited assistant Peng Jia.
Peng Jia is tall and thin, with the same flat figure Xiao looks like Gu Cancan, her round face is very cute, and she also has a Sassoon hairstyle, her round head pokes at her slender body, and she looks like a lollipop from a distance, which is very in line with Gu Cancan's aesthetics.
She is a graduate of the current year, graduated from the Communication University of China, majoring in journalism. Who knows why she couldn't think about it, so she had to find a job as an artist assistant, and it happened that Gu Cancan wanted to find an assistant with a media-related professional to help her manage Weibo and contact with the media, so she chose Peng Jia.
The place to meet Chen Kun was chosen by Chen Kun, and it was a very private club.
I probably didn't expect that there were as many as seven people on both sides, and the small room was full.
It's good, lively.
Chen Kun is a very delicate man, he is not too tall, and he always seems to have a melancholy temperament.
Dong Keyan who came with him was Chen Kun's agent, she was in her thirties, her appearance was not good-looking, she had a big wave, and before she could speak, the laughter came first, which reminded Gu Cancan of Wang Xifeng.
He is also accompanied by a pleasing looking assistant, and in the future, this little assistant will become Chen Kun's agent.
Wang Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Kun with blazing eyes, and felt that the real person was a little different from the one on TV, the real person felt thinner, especially the head and face, and felt one size smaller than the average person.
It seems that the actor's face is a little smaller than that of ordinary people, and only when the face is small is on camera, such as Gu Cancan, who is a small face with a big palm.
The contact between the two sides is very harmonious, although Dong Keyan has always been on guard against the bright era, but her years of agent career have made her exquisite, and her words and actions are not leaky, but she feels a little exaggerated.
"Miss Gu, I don't know what you asked us to do with Brother Kun for?"
After the greetings, several people chatted together for a long time, talked about interesting things in the circle, gossiped about the public news, and Dong Keyan said things with a smile.
Gu Cancan and Yang Qi glanced at each other and said, "Hehe, in fact, I think Brother Kun should have guessed it." I wanted to ask Kungo to star in one of our films. ”
"What character?"
"Male lead."
Dong Keyan nodded, feeling very satisfied, at least the role given by the other party was still sincere.
Chen Kun had been relatively silent, and finally spoke at this time: "Miss Gu." ”
Gu Cancan has always had a headache about what others call him, so he simply said directly: "Brother Kun, just call me Cancan." Our drama is a noir suspense crime film that takes place in Chongqing. ”
Chen Kun's eyes lit up: "The story of Chongqing? ”
"Yes, the plot all takes place in Chongqing, all the scenes planned are in Chongqing, and the dialogue of the characters is in Chongqing dialect."
Since "Crazy Stone", there have been more and more movies that always speak dialects, and the audience is more convinced, as if everyone suddenly discovered the wonderful use of dialects, and sometimes the use of dialects has an extraordinary effect in the film.
Gu Cancan said that the movie she wants to make is in dialect, and it is in Chongqing dialect, and Chen Kun, who is a native of Chongqing, is really very interested.
If you are interested, Yang Qi will tell Chen Kun the general content of the story.
The plot of "Hot Pot Hero" polished by Gu Cancan is almost the same as that of the original, and the bugs in the details Gu Cancan have corrected and improved, of course, it will definitely not be so detailed when told to Chen Kun, but the story obviously aroused Chen Kun's interest, and Chen Kun was very serious and careful in the whole listening process, and occasionally raised his own questions.
Black crime dramas are a relatively common genre in China, and this kind of movie needs to master a suitable degree, otherwise it is easy to be blocked.
Dong Keyan listened to the other party's statement, and had already evaluated this movie in his heart, eighty percent of it was still a small-budget film, and he was a little disdainful in his heart.
"How about it, Brother Kun, this movie is roughly like this, I think the role of Liu Bo is especially suitable for you, Brother Kun." Gu Cancan said with a smile: "It just so happens that Brother Kun is also from Chongqing. ”
Dong Keyan suddenly said: "Has the script been reviewed?" Now that the country's review of movies is becoming more and more strict, I think this genre is too risky, and it is likely that it will not be allowed to be released if it is filmed. ”
Gu Cancan glanced at her and said slowly: "The script has been reviewed, as long as this type of film is mastered, there is no problem with the release." This movie is going to be made by the high-quality products. ”
"The script is good, I'm interested." Chen Kun opened his mouth and said, "But what is your shooting time?" ”
Gu Cancan didn't speak, Yang Qi thought for a while and said: "I plan the filming cycle of this movie to be two months, and the actor's schedule needs at least fifty days." I think it is very suitable for Mr. Chen to star, Mr. Chen, when is your schedule available? ”
"Our Kunge'er schedule has already been arranged." Dong Keyan said lukewarmly.
"Sister Dong!" Chen Kun was a little dissatisfied, he stopped Dong Keyan from continuing, and then smiled at Gu Cancan and said, "I'm about to join a crew for three months, and then there are a few more activities." When there is a schedule, it is estimated that it will be four months later. I wonder when you plan to start filming this movie? ”
It's troublesome, Chen Kun's schedule has conflicts and can't be excluded. Gu Cancan couldn't help frowning, her plan was to start filming as soon as the hot pot hero confirmed the actors, and strive to complete the filming before the year.
But now there is a conflict in the time of the booked starring Chen Kun, whether to change the actor or adjust the shooting time, Gu Cancan was a little hesitant for a while.
She looked at Yang Qi.
The director of this movie has confirmed that Yang Qi will be in charge, and Yang Qi will be responsible for the preparation in the early stage of filming.
Gu Cancan decided to let Yang Qi make his own decision.
From Gu Cancan's psychological point of view, the hot pot hero is Yang Qi's masterpiece, the original starring selection is very good, and the three brothers are very good, so when it comes to filming, Gu Cancan has no intention of changing actors.
Yang Qi pondered for a long time, in fact, the crew has not yet been formed, including the location of Chongqing has not been decided, and it is most appropriate to postpone the filming for about a month, but after the Spring Festival for four months.
Now Gu Cancan didn't say anything, indicating that he was letting Yang Qi make up his own mind, and he was not an indecisive person, so he quickly decided.
"Mr. Chen, I'm willing to wait, this drama can wait until February next year to start filming."
Chen Kun looked at his agent Dong Keyan, and at this time, it should be up to the agent to come forward to negotiate specific matters.
Dong Keyan understood Chen Kun's thoughts, and he was tempted by this movie.
From the bottom of her heart, she can't watch this film, but she also knows the temper of her artist, so she has to reluctantly say: "After February, Brother Kun has a two-month schedule, but he will take over this movie." But what about the rest of the film's actors? It stands to reason that we shouldn't pick actors, but I don't want all cats and dogs to play for Kunge'er. ”
Gu Cancan didn't like Dong Keyan, but for Chen Kun's sake, he didn't care about her, and said: "The other actors have not been decided for the time being." However, in this movie, will I play a role? ”
Wang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but cover her face, Gu Cancan came up with a moth again?
"Heroine?" Chen Kun looked Gu Cancan up and down, thinking that this is not appropriate, right?
"Villain!"