Chapter 58: Controversy
As the producer of the film "72 Hours", Mr. Xia, who is the producer of "72 Hours", asked Mr. Zhao and Zhao Pinlin of the producer Lemon Pictures: "Why did things develop to this point?" Is your PR team a dry meal? ”
Mr. Zhao glanced at Director Chen opposite with resentment, and said innocently: "Since Su Ran was set as the female number one, we can foresee today's situation, Su Ran's acting skills are not said, but she has a stain on her body after all, if she does not appear in this kind of main theme film, or just plays a small supporting role, maybe everyone's resistance will not be so strong, but she is the female number one in this main theme movie, then she must not fry the pot!" ”
"We wanted to help her clear her name, but what was the result? The more you want to wash the black of the white family, the more ruthless you are, you have to ignore it, people think you are at a loss, and there is no way to do it. ”
Shen Ming sighed: "The people's anger is monstrous! Look at it, it's only been five days, and more than 300,000 netizens have responded to this boycott post, and the hot search is full of Su Ran's black material, and several of our investors have also discussed this matter, to be honest, we didn't think about how much money we had to make by investing in this film, and it didn't matter if we lost something, it was considered to make some contributions to purifying the film market and promoting national righteousness, but you can't let our investors lose all their money! ”
"That is, now that the people's resistance is so strong, will anyone still watch the movie when it is released?" Another investor chimed in.
"The boycott is not just online, people have come to our offline theaters to protest these days. If we continue to use Su Ran, we can't do this distribution. Ms. Huang, the representative of the issuer, expressed her attitude.
Mr. Xia sighed and looked at Director Chen: "Old Chen, you say something." ”
Director Chen was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Su Ran's first film debut was "Silent Testimony" directed by me, I have never seen such a talented and hard-working child, this film is very successful, Su Ran also became famous in one fell swoop, others are busy making money when they become popular, and they can take any film, as long as the money is enough, all kinds of endorsements and various commercial performances, Su Ran is not, she can calm down and hone her acting skills, go to further study and act in dramas, she is very picky about taking on dramas, and has a unique vision, only one or two movies a year, and one into one, She is a real actor, an actor who really loves acting. ”
Everyone was disdainful, saying that these were a fart, and what they needed was an actor who could make them money.
"So, I don't believe that an actor with artistic virtues like her would do such a thing as fraudulent donations."
"Director Chen, the problem is that even if we all believe her, it's useless, netizens don't believe her." Shen Ming said slowly.
Director Chen nodded: "I chose Su Ran as the female number one in this film for two reasons, the first is that I just said, I don't want a good actor to lose her acting career because she was hacked, I want to give her this opportunity, and the second reason, apart from Su Ran, I really can't think of anyone else in the same age group who can play the role of Chen Jin." ”
Although the role of Chen Jin is not heavy, he is an important character in the play, which can be said to be the key to the success or failure of this film. The change of identity and heart of this character is very complicated, the innocence and sweetness of the love period, the grief of losing her lover, to the decision to go undercover to complete her lover's unfinished business, and then to become the cold and ruthless drug inspector of the drug lord Barton, she has lost contact with the organization in the tiger's den for three years, and can only fight alone, the pain of seeing her comrades being mutilated but unable to help, and finally the comfort when she sacrificed to cover the special combat team to rescue the hostages, she regarded death as home, and sought mercy and benevolence......"
"There are not many lines, and I can only rely on a very delicate performance to interpret the complex psychology of this character, just ask, who else can be qualified for this role besides Su Ran?"
"Director Chen, Su Ran is not irreplaceable, there are still young excellent actresses! Even if your acting skills are slightly inferior to Su Ran, you can tell her more about the play, and if you can't do it once, don't you come a few more times until you are satisfied? Mr. Zhao smiled, and Shi Shiran said.
Shen Ming cooperated and asked, "Who does Mr. Zhao think is more suitable?" ”
Mr. Zhao deliberately frowned and groaned: "I think Lin Ying is quite suitable, with a good image and temperament, strength and traffic, and has been shortlisted in the top three of the star power value list for three consecutive years." ”
"Lin Ying can, it's more expensive, I heard that the minimum salary for her next movie is 30 million." Shen Ming said.
Mr. Zhao smiled: "I communicated with Lin Ying, she knows that we have a limited budget, and she really wants to appear in this film, so she is willing to halve her salary." ”
"15 million should be within the budget, then it's no problem, the reality is in front of you, with Su Ran, this film is basically yellow, with Lin Ying, it will be a big hit." Shen Ming knocked on the table, and his voice was raised by a degree.
Ms. Huang nodded: "If Lin Ying plays the female lead, the box office will be guaranteed." ”
Mr. Xia was very embarrassed: "Lao Chen, I promised you before, as long as you direct this film, it is up to you to decide the female number one and the male number one, and we will never interfere, but the problem is that with Su Ran, we can't afford to lose." ”
Director Chen sighed in his heart, knowing that he was alone, but it was a pity, such a good opportunity, I wanted to help Su Ran's child.
Mr. Xia said: "Then it's decided, Pinlin, you dock with Lin Ying and finalize it as soon as possible." ”
At this moment, Mr. Xia's assistant came over with his mobile phone and whispered something in Mr. Xia's ear, Mr. Xia's face changed, and he took the phone and got up and walked to the window.
"Ministry...... Minister...... Yes, we are discussing...... Yes? Yes yes yes ......"
When you hear the word minister, you are also beating the drum in your heart, which minister is the minister?
Mr. Xia answered the phone tremblingly, wiped the sweat on his forehead and returned to his seat, coughed dryly, adjusted his mood, and said: "I just received a call from the leader, I will relay the leader's original words, the female number one must be Su Ran, if the producer has an opinion, change the producer, the investor can withdraw if he has an opinion, the distributor has an opinion to change the distributor, and the director has an opinion to change the director, in short, anyone can change it, but Su Ran can't change it, that's it, you think about it and give me an answer as soon as possible." ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, they heard it right, right? Is Su Ran's background so strong? It's heavenly.
Director Chen immediately expressed his attitude: "I have no opinion. ”
What a surprise it was.
Mr. Xia's assistant came over again: "Mr. Xia, phone." ”
Mr. Xia has a relative: "Who?" ”
"Vice President Jiang."
Mr. Xia breathed a sigh of relief, listened to a few words on the other end of the phone, and immediately smiled: "Okay, you make an appointment with her, and I will talk to her personally." ”
Mr. Xia hung up the phone and laughed: "Someone came to the door just now and was willing to invest 300 million, what are the conditions, Su Ran must be the female number one." ”
Shen Ming and the others on the other side had dark faces.
What's going on here? Just now, the big leader personally called and asked Su Ran to play the female number one, and immediately someone was willing to spend 300 million to Su Ran.