The casting of "The Pretender" has been confirmed.

Because Fang Xing's casting basically does not look at the fame of the actors, only looks at the acting skills and image.

The acting skills are passable, and the image is in line with the characters in the play.

Moreover, in order to save the cost of remuneration as much as possible, try not to use popular actors.

The total investment of "The Pretender" this time is 100 million, and because there are many roles, even if an actor has two or three million, it adds up to a lot of money.

Spy war dramas also have to shoot a lot of exterior scenes, explosions, shootouts, all of which cost money.

The lower the salary, the more adequate the funds for explosions, shootouts, and big scenes.

Therefore, Fang Xing's casting is mainly based on little-known actors.

The eldest sister "Spiegel", who plays a very heavy role in the play, uses Liu Minxiu, who is not well-known, and her salary is only 3 million, with an average of less than 70,000 per episode.

Fang Xing planned to play Mingtai by himself, so this salary was also saved.

Now, what needs to be considered is the casting of the role of "Cheng Jinyun", whether to use Lin Yingxue.

After Lin Yingxue's audition, the crew auditioned several actresses one after another.

However, young, beautiful actresses with acting skills are actually a scarce resource.

Moreover, spy war dramas are not the same as idol dramas.

As long as the idol drama is beautiful, the acting requirements are not so high.

If the spy war drama has no acting skills, the audience will be embarrassed to pick their toes at the ground.

But acting skills often need to be sharpened slowly.

Young actresses have relatively little acting experience, and there are not many acting skills that can be honed quickly.

If it is a young, beautiful, and good acting actress, she is actually very sought-after in the film and television industry, and she is often constantly making appointments.

Especially those who have just emerged and have good acting skills, because they have just emerged, the salary is not high, and the cost performance is very high, and many film and television companies will use it.

Every now and then, a new actress will appear in the TV industry, with too many film appointments, and will stay in a hotel next to the film and television base almost all year round.

Then, in the second year, two or three TV series were broadcast in a row, and the screen was swiped for a whole year.

This kind of actress is the template for the rapid popularity of the popular flower.

The crew of "The Pretender" also tried to talk about one or two popular flowers, but the salary was relatively high, and the schedule adjustment was very troublesome.

This kind of agent of the popular little flower, when negotiating the film contract, the time to enter the group is calculated by the day, and the contract clearly states that it will shoot for a few days, and it will not work for one more day.

There are even some agents of popular Xiaohua who directly ask for a play.

If it is an idol drama, or a low-cost online drama, it is not uncommon to roll dramas.

However, "The Pretender" is more inclined to a group drama, and the timing of filming is inherently difficult, and it is very troublesome to adjust the time with the popular flower.

Fang Xing's requirements are also high, and rolling dramas is absolutely not allowed, plus the salary of popular flowers starts at 20 million.

After thinking about it, Fang Xing asked the crew to give Lin Yingxue the complete script first, and then asked her to come to the company to talk.

It's Monday.

Fang Xing worked overtime, and in the afternoon, he met Lin Yingxue and her agent with the crew to discuss the film appointment.

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After Lin Yingxue got the complete script of "The Pretender", she was very happy.

Because getting the complete script means that the director wants to use her, and the rest is to coordinate the schedule and negotiate the salary.

Monday at half past two in the afternoon.

Lin Yingxue and her agent came to the office building where Ark Culture was located ten minutes in advance, and after confirming with the front desk, they were taken to the small conference room.

In the small conference room, Zhang Yigao was discussing the start-up with several assistant directors of the crew.

Seeing Lin Yingxue coming, he beckoned the assistant director next to him to wake up.

"Miss Lin, please take a seat, Director Fang is next door, I'll ask someone to call him over."

"Okay, I brought some drinks, I don't know what everyone likes to drink, just pick it." Lin Yingxue took a large bag of drinks from the assistant behind her, put it on the conference table, and pushed it to the crew members present.

After Fang woke up, Lin Yingxue picked up a cup of hand-beaten lemon tea and handed it over: "Is it okay to drink this?" ”

Fang Xing took it casually, walked to the main seat of the conference table, and beckoned, "Sit down." Have you read the script? ”

"I've seen it, I watched it overnight, and it's more exciting than the script I've seen before." Lin Yingxue nodded and replied.

"At present, the casting of 'Cheng Jinyun' and 'Yu Manli' has not yet been decided, we repeated the video of the audition that day, and we think you can act, so I asked you to come over and talk today, what do you think?" Fang Xing took the initiative to start the topic, without the slightest bit of mud and water.

Lin Yingxue nodded and replied: "I think both roles are good, and I am confident that I can play them well. ”

The role she wanted to audition for at first was "Yu Manli".

It's just that she found that Lu Xianger auditioned for "Yu Manli" Zhibang, and felt that both roles were actually okay.

Moreover, "Cheng Jinyun" is the heroine of "The Pretender" after all.

Although "Yu Manli" is also brilliant, the heroine's name is more dominant when it comes to publicity.

Therefore, she had already thought before she came, either of the two characters would do.

In order to avoid competing for roles with Lu Xiang'er, she has already prepared to fill the position.

Regarding which role to play in Lin Yingxue, the main creator of the crew has discussed it before.

Zhang Yigao took over the topic and said: "At present, we tend to look for you to play 'Cheng Jinyun'. ”

This is similar to what Lin Yingxue guessed.

She nodded and replied, "Yes, I obey the arrangement." ”

At this time.

Lin Yingxue's agent said: "Director Fang, Director Zhang, Yingxue really likes this script, and I read the script all night two days ago.

"However, as a broker, there are some things that still need to be asked, and this is also the job that brokers should do."

"Of course, you ask." Fang Xing nodded.

"I also took a look at the script, the role of 'Cheng Jinyun' is the heroine, but the role is not much different from 'Yu Manli', is it not appropriate in the role arrangement?" Lin Yingxue's agent questioned.

In terms of the role arrangement, it can actually be changed.

It's not that hard to change.

For example, I want to increase the role of "Cheng Jinyun" and reduce the role of "Yu Manli".

Then, the partner who performs a certain task in "Mingtai" can be replaced by "Cheng Jinyun".

Of course, if you adjust it in this way, it may lead to deviations in the character's personality and acting style, or even a sense of separation.

Fang Xing replied affirmatively: "The script has been basically finalized, and there will be no major changes in the future." ”

Zhang Yigao added: "In fact, this drama is a group drama, and it can be seen from the script that among the female characters, there are also a lot of scenes of the eldest sister of the Ming family, so the scenes will not be moved." ”

Lin Yingxue glanced at her agent and signaled her not to question this matter.

The agent agreed with a look in his eyes, and then asked another question: "Then let's get the schedule right, when will it start?" After the start-up, we hope that Yingxue's scenes can be filmed intensively. ”

Zhang Yigao replied: "The preparation of the crew has been basically completed, and the filming will start next Tuesday, and we will coordinate the filming schedule."

"This time, Fang Ying will play the role of 'Mingtai', and he must follow the group throughout the whole process, so the arrangement of the shooting scene will try to accommodate you as much as possible."

Now the schedules of celebrities are very tight, after all, if you delay the crew for one more day, you will make one less day's money.

Therefore, many celebrities will ask for as many shooting sessions as concentrated as possible.

In fact, this can also save the crew's expenses, because when the actors follow the crew, the cost of staying in the hotel must be counted on the crew.

The actor's role is completed a day earlier, which can save a day's accommodation expenses.

Therefore, to concentrate on filming a certain actor's scene, the coordinator of each crew will do it.

Zhang Yigao opened the filming schedule made by the crew and said: "If Miss Lin plays 'Cheng Jinyun', the time with the crew will be about 50 days, probably in late January, February, and about a week of filming in March, and the scene can be completed." ”

After hearing this arrangement, Lin Yingxue's agent frowned and said, "The schedule is a bit tight, and 50 days is the whole process?" ”

Zhang Yigao nodded and replied: "Yes, 50 days of shooting, basically every day." ”

Lin Yingxue's agent took out the tablet, found Lin Yingxue's schedule, and said: "There is a variety show recording in January, and the two commercial performances can't be pushed, so I have to take three days off." There are ...... in February"

When Fang Xing heard this, he frowned and interrupted, "Push it all away." ”

Lin Yingxue's agent also frowned when he heard this tough tone: "During the crew, it is normal to take a day or two off, and other crews have similar arrangements. ”

Fang Xing's expression was a little unhappy, but this time the schedule was indeed a little tight, and said: "If the itinerary is arranged in February, it will be difficult to coordinate this schedule." ”

Lin Yingxue hurriedly gave the agent a look and signaled her not to contradict Fang Xing.

Lin Yingxue's agent also knew who had the final say now, so he had to say: "All commercial performances can be pushed off, but variety show resources have to take leave." After the actor does not enter the group, he does not have a day off. ”

Zhang Yigao added: "There must be, there are three days off every month. March is only a week of shooting, so there are no days off. Still, we want to take a break to rest. ”

Lin Yingxue didn't wait for the agent to speak, and agreed: "Yes, it's just arranged." We'll figure it out. ”

Seeing that Lin Yingxue agreed, the agent had to move on to the next topic: "Yingxue really likes the script of "The Pretender", but the salary still needs to be mentioned. You also know that Yingxue's current salary is generally above 15 million. Sometimes it even goes to 18 million. ”

Last time, when Lin Yingxue took "Crime by the Pillow", the salary was 18 million.

Although the broadcast volume of "Crime by the Pillow" is not ideal, Lin Yingxue's salary has not dropped much, and the market price is still about 15 million.

When it comes to money, you need to be more rigorous.

There is a special team of producers in Ark Culture, who is responsible for the calculation of shooting costs, the remuneration of actors, and the work of the producer team.

Fang Xing is a producer and producer, but the company has a special team responsible for cost accounting.

The person in charge of cost accounting finally found an opportunity to join the conversation:

"Miss Lin, that's the case, because our play is a group drama, although the role of 'Cheng Jinyun' is the heroine, the proportion of the scene is much less than that of idol dramas. The crew doesn't require you to follow the crew throughout the process, so the salary needs to be adjusted slightly. ”

Lin Yingxue's agent knew that this was a bargaining strategy, and answered: "It's okay to adjust, but you can't adjust too much." After all, there are many film appointments that ask us Yingxue, but Yingxue didn't accept it, just to set aside the schedule for "The Pretender". ”

The person in charge of cost accounting pushed a salary table in front of Lin Yingxue's agent and said, "That's right, after cost accounting, we feel that this amount is more appropriate." ”

On this salary table, in addition to Lin Yingxue's salary, there are also daily hotel accommodation, on-set meal supplements and other content.

However, the latter are the expenses of the crew, although Lin Yingxue enjoys them, but they are not what her agent needs to pay attention to.

The reason why they are all listed on the table is also a bargaining strategy.

Lin Yingxue's agent only glanced at the top salary, then frowned and said, "Only 6 million? This is less than half of Yingxue's salary. ”

The person in charge of cost accounting said: "The crew has to spend money in many aspects, and no matter how high the salary is, the shooting funds will not be enough." ”

Lin Yingxue's market is basically 15 million.

The price of 6 million is indeed a little low.

However, it is natural to negotiate slowly.

Lin Yingxue is willing to reduce the salary, but the salary has to be shared by the brokerage company, and only one-third of it goes to her.

She has only been popular for more than a year, but she doesn't make much money, so she naturally cares a lot about the amount of salary.

Her agent shook his head and said: "6 million is too little, when I said this, I thought that Yingxue's price had fallen." ”

Once the salary falls, it will be difficult to rise.

If other film and television companies know that Lin Yingxue's salary for acting in a drama is only 6 million, who would be willing to open it to 15 million?

Zhang Yigao added with a smile: "There will be confidentiality clauses in the contract, everyone has been in this industry for so many years, don't care about these, right?" ”

There has never been an inevitable connection between the remuneration of celebrities, the number of signed contracts, and the number of publicity.

Especially some traffic stars, if they want to enter the big screen, their salaries are usually very low and ridiculously low.

For traffic stars, it would be good to be able to show their faces on the big screen, and they didn't dare to ask for the salary at all.

is also because the remuneration of traffic stars participating in movies is generally not high, so most traffic stars do not promote movie salaries.

This is also the reason why many film companies are willing to use traffic stars in recent years to arrange a supporting role, which does not cost much money to attract the attention of fans.

Lin Yingxue's agent still has to fight for the salary, and said: "I don't go around the bush, Yingxue said that she is willing to reduce the salary a little to star, but the bottom line is 10 million." ”

After the two sides discussed the salary, Fang Xing finally made a decision and gave 8 million.

At the price of 8 million, it is still suitable to sign Lin Yingxue.

After all, it cost 8 million, and it was an actor with a market of 15 million.

(End of chapter)