The heroine has not yet been finalized, and Wu Zhikang's call came first.

After Wu Zhikang read the script, he called two days later and agreed to star in the new drama this time.

In the past two days, I should have discussed with the agency team the plasticity of the script and characters.

In fact, Fang Xing was not completely sure about inviting Wu Zhikang.

Although the script is very good, the role assigned to Wu Zhikang is a supporting role after all.

After receiving the reply, Fang Xing made an appointment to negotiate the contract.

If it is a film contract for other actors, Fang Xing is responsible for the company's team, and rarely participates in person.

However, this time Wu Zhikang was so sincere, so when the contract was negotiated, Fang Xing was present in person.

Wu Zhikang's salary is not particularly high, with a market price of between 12 million and 15 million.

This price is not too high for a powerful actor who has won the emperor.

This is different from the top fresh meat, the slices of top fresh meat basically start at 25 million, and the high can even reach 35 million.

If it weren't for the salary limit order issued by the state a few years ago, requiring the proportion of actors' salaries to exceed 40% of the production costs, it is estimated that this figure could be doubled.

Of course, the current top-notch fresh meat drama is no longer just about getting paid, the brokerage company talks about other resources, and the way of cooperation is more flexible.

However, the sky-high salary of top-notch fresh meat has nothing to do with Fang Xing.

Because Fang Xing has hardly cooperated with traffic stars, he has promoted several newcomers to the first-line and quasi-first-line level.

This poverty alleviation drama is a TV drama theme advocated by the state, and the actors participating in it all know it in their hearts and will not deliberately raise the asking price.

Based on Wu Zhikang's performance in "The Lonely Suspect", in fact, the salary will rise.

It is estimated that the price will be 18 million, and there will also be film and television companies to invite you to take advantage of this wave of popularity.

Fang Xing didn't plan to lower the price, after all, Wu Zhikang's salary was not particularly high.

However, Wu Zhikang still took the initiative to ask for the lowest price, only taking 12 million, and all the other crew conditions agreed, including following the group throughout the process, not rolling dramas during the period, and not accepting business.

……

After finalizing Wu Zhikang, the crew has already decided on seven or eight main actors.

Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan, Wang Kai, Guo Sanjin......

Among them, Wang Kai and Guo Sanjin are artists under Ark Culture, Fang Xing chatted with them, auditioned on the spot, and asked them to go back to read the script and learn a little dialect.

Since this drama is filming the story of immigrants from Gujiaozhuang in Xihai, Ning Province, it is best to use some dialects when dubbing.

Moreover, this dialect must have the flavor of a dialect, but it cannot be a dialect entirely, because the audience must understand it.

At this point, Yan Lan's performance in "Wulin Gaiden" is the best template.

When Yan Lan played Tong Xiangyu, her accent had the flavor of dialects, and what she said could be understood by the audience.

That's just the right amount of measure.

After finalizing the eight main actors such as Wu Zhikang and Yan Lan, Ark Culture released the cast first.

Guo Sanjin just made a "Darkling", and his popularity was okay, but he didn't have long since he became popular, so it didn't cause much of a sensation.

Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan and Wang Kai were announced, and they quickly became a hot search.

These three, one is Jinpeng Emperor, who just had a wonderful performance in "The Lonely Suspect", and even almost won the trophy of Emperor Gladiolus.

Yan Lan's role of Tong Xiangyu is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Now "Wulin Gaiden" is still in the first place on the penguin comedy list, you can imagine how popular Yan Lan is and how popular the audience is.

Moreover, Yan Lan has also acted in many hit dramas and won awards since then, and is also recognized as a powerful actor.

Wang Kai is an idol and has both acting skills.

In fact.

When Huahuo Media was marketing Wang Kai, Wang Kai once became a top performer, with a lot of fans.

After all, there are two popular dramas "The Pretender" and "Langya Bang" as the foundation.

Before Huahuo Media was acquired, it actually wanted to build Wang Kai in the direction of the top stream.

After all, top stars are so easy to make money, they don't need to hone their acting skills at all, as long as they cut out the picture, they can satisfy fans.

It can be said that you can make money lying down.

However, after Fang Xing acquired Huahuo Media, he talked to Wang Kai once.

Wang Kai took the initiative to say that he wanted to act seriously and not take the traffic route.

After that, Huahuo Media changed its route and tried to give Wang Kai the drama as much as possible.

Therefore, Wang Kai spends most of his time filming in film and television bases, and he rarely appears in variety shows.

In fact, with the popularity of his "The Pretender" and "Langya Bang", if he wants to be on a variety show, he can be a resident guest on the top variety shows.

However, Wang Kai obviously has a pursuit of acting, so he spends most of his time in the crew.

"Langya Bang" has been broadcast for two years, but every time Wang Kai appears on the show, there will still be viewers who brush the [King Jing] barrage, you can imagine how popular this character was at that time.

The announcement of three heavyweight actors immediately raised the audience's expectations to the top.

Entertainment media are also scrambling to report:

[The three leading actors of the new drama of Ark Culture were officially announced, all of whom were big names. 】

[Wu Zhikang and Fang Xing, the best actor competitors not long ago, are about to join forces to film and play the role of father and son. 】

[From competitors to father and son, what did Wu Zhikang and Fang Xing experience? 】

[Xiangyu and Zhantang finally merged, dreaming back to "Wulin Gaiden". 】

[King Jing and Mei Changsu reunite, what kind of sparks will collide? ] Who can not look forward to it. 】

These gossip headlines were sent out, and for a while, the Internet was full of viewers discussing:

【it!】 it! it! It can only be described as a slot. 】

[I'm so moved, Xiangyu actually cooperated with Zhantang again, what kind of fairy combination is this? 】

[No, looking at the character introduction, Xiangyu and Zhantang don't seem to have emotional drama this time. 】

[It's enough to be able to cooperate, go back and watch "Wulin Gaiden" again immediately. ] 】

[King Jing and Mei Changsu are also going to cooperate, why is this drama so explosive? ] 】

【it!】 With such a ferocious cast, this drama can't be watched anymore. 】

[After reading the introduction, it seems that the heroine has not yet been decided.] There's no heroine in this. 】

[It seems that the heroine is Liu Shiying. 】

[Is it really Liu Shiying? If it's really Liu Shiying...... it! Jianlan sees the emperor and the queen to cooperate. 】

[But Ark Culture has not officially announced Liu Shiying, it should not have been finalized yet, right? ] 】

[Is there a brother who knows the inside story? Tell me, can you see Fang Xing and Liu Shiying cooperating this year? 】

[I feel a little hanging, Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan, Wang Kai, these salaries are not low, plus Liu Shiying, can this salary still hold up? ] 】

[Among these roles, there are obviously some supporting roles, the salary of the supporting role is not the same as the salary of the protagonist, the supporting role has few scenes, you don't have to follow the group throughout the whole process, and you won't get the full salary. 】

[I feel that the actors in this play are so solid.] Even if this kind of cast is filmed with a bad script, it can be filmed with a different taste. 】

……

Since Ark Culture has not officially announced the heroine candidate.

However, it is rumored in the industry that the heroine of the new drama of Ark Culture is likely to be Liu Shiying.

Therefore, when Liu Shiying attended the event, she would naturally be asked by entertainment reporters.

Reporter: "Shiying, is it true that Fang Xing's new drama is looking for you to play the heroine?" ”

Liu Shiying replied with a smile: "I did talk about it, but I haven't decided yet, Director Fang is very serious, so you may need to audition before you know the result." ”

Reporter: "Shi Ying's current coffee position, do I still need to audition for the show?" ”

Liu Shiying: "Auditions are something every actor needs to do, and I am naturally no exception. ”

That being said, but in fact, when the actor's coffee position reaches a certain height, there is really no need for an audition.

Even many film and television companies will tailor scripts specifically for popular actors.

Liu Shiying was originally a popular super-first-line actress, but this time she won the Jianlan Award for Best Actress and was crowned in one fell swoop.

There are even rumors in the entertainment industry that Liu Shiying will take Song Li's position in the future.

After all, Song Li's frequency of taking on dramas is getting lower and lower, and there will be fewer dramas in the future.

There will definitely be actresses who will come up and take over this position, and Liu Shiying has this potential.

Therefore, with Liu Shiying's coffee position now, it has indeed reached a height where there is no need for auditions.

said that he wanted to audition, but in fact, it was just a scene.

……

However, this time, Ark Culture and Brilliant Entertainment have not yet been negotiated.

Brilliant Entertainment thinks that with Liu Shiying's coffee position, it can get better conditions.

And Qiao Yinghong got Fang Xing's words, it was not necessary for Liu Shiying.

Therefore, the gap between the conditions and bargaining chips of the two sides is a bit big, and it has been pulling for almost a month.

In the past month, Liu Shiying's business activities have continued, and with the popularity of the Gladiolus Award, she has received several new endorsements and brand friends.

Due to the unequal goals and requirements of the two parties, Qiao Yinghong finally proposed to audition first.

If Liu Shiying's audition performance is very good, Fang Xing will be relieved, and maybe he will agree to the conditions proposed by Brilliant Entertainment.

In fact.

Fang Xing is indeed the kind of person who will make some compromises in order to make a good film.

Of course, the premise of compromise is not to exceed the bottom line.

It's easy to talk about money, but the project leadership must be in your own hands.

……

The other actors basically negotiated, and Fang Xing urged Qiao Yinghong to arrange Liu Shiying's audition.

Qiao Yinghong made an appointment and invited Liu Shiying to audition at the Ark Cultural Headquarters.

Today, I auditioned for Liu Shiying alone, and set a time specially for her.

Liu Shiying arrived at the audition location at half past twelve at noon, and shook hands with Fang Xing warmly after entering the door:

"Fang Dao is good, Fang Dao is good, the road is a little blocked, I'm late, I'm sorry."

It's not too late, it's barely on time.

However, for auditions, actors usually have to arrive a little earlier, and then do some makeup to get closer to the role.

In fact, Fang Xing originally hoped to set the audition time in the morning, but Liu Shiying had business activities in the morning, so it was changed to noon.

Since he wasn't late, Fang Xing wasn't angry, and said directly: "Let's start then." Let's go straight to it, that makeup may have to be removed. ”

No makeup, at least no heavy makeup, is a basic requirement for the audition.

Because the director has to consider whether it is suitable for the role according to the actor's foundation.

This time, the poverty alleviation drama is more demanding.

The characters in this drama are all poor people in the Xihaigu area, exposed to the sun and rain all year round, and the wind and sand are heavy.

If there is a character in this play who wears a thick foundation and false eyelashes, this picture will be too fragmented.

"Are they all unloaded?" Liu Shiying asked more.

She is going to participate in the event with this makeup, so she is waterproof and sweaty, and even if she sweats, the makeup will not be put off.

Therefore, it is also more laborious to unload, and you have to wash it several times.

So, if the requirements are not so strict, she plans to remove these obvious parts of the eye makeup, and the base makeup will not be removed first.

Fang Xing shook his head and said, "Take it all off, don't leave it at all." When the time comes to join the group, you can't make up the whole process, and there will be makeup artists from the crew to do the styling. ”

Liu Shiying was a little surprised and asked, "Can't this character wear any makeup?" ”

Fang Xing shook his head firmly: "Not at all, because this character has never used eyebrow pencils, foundation, eye shadow, etc., and the character has never even seen these cosmetics." ”

Liu Shiying nodded, went to the bathroom to wash off all the makeup, and rubbed it all with cleansing oil three times before finishing it.

After removing the makeup, Fang Xing looked up and down a few times.

Liu Shiying's original complexion was very white, which was an advantage for actresses, but in this drama, it was not good.

Fang Xing discussed with the director team: "The skin tone is too white, and when the time comes, the makeup artists of the crew will have to change the skin tone to wheat, and they have to find a makeup team with experience in this area." ”

"Okay, that's fine, we've got in touch again." The assistant director nodded in reply.

Fang Xing finished discussing the problem of makeup, sat back in his seat, and said, "Let's start now, have you read the script?" ”

Liu Shiying nodded: "Look." ”

Fang Xing said: "Then act, you escaped marriage and got on the train, and then met the plot of the childhood sweetheart male protagonist." ”

Liu Shiying thought about it for a while and knew which scene it was, but she hadn't memorized the lines yet, so she asked, "I want to prepare first and look at the lines." ”

The assistant director dug out the script for the scene and handed it to her.

Liu Shiying turned the two-page script, turned it around and began to read it, and silently read the lines a few times.

After a few minutes, she turned around and said, "It's okay." ”

"Let's get started." Fang Xing nodded.

Liu Shiying began to perform, turned her head and looked at Fang Xing with a pitiful expression, showing that worried and confused expression.

This performance is actually okay, it doesn't meet the highest requirements of Fang Xing, but this is just an audition, as long as the performance is almost the same, when the time comes, shoot slowly after entering the group, and the effect of entering the state will come out.

Fang Xing nodded and said; "In the next scene, because you ran away from the marriage, your father was beaten, and the bridegroom from the neighboring village brought people to make trouble. You decided not to run away and come back to follow your father's arrangement to marry. ”

Liu Shiying continued to perform, looked at an assistant director, shook her teeth and said, "I listen to you, I will marry." ”

After reading it.

Fang Xing found that Liu Shiying's acting skills were indeed okay, and the two scenes in the audition were both at a passing level.

In fact, the performance did not meet Fang Xingxin's requirements, but the audition is not filming, and the standards are different.

When filming, if you are not satisfied with one piece, you can shoot the second and third until you are satisfied.

The audition is just to see the performance skills of the eye, and if you can reach Liu Shiying's level, you have actually passed.

If there are shortcomings, it is not absent.

The heroine of this poverty alleviation drama is actually a woman who suffers from fate, but still insists on letting her family live a better life.

The heroine's father married her to someone from a neighboring village for the dowry of a donkey.

She accepted fate, but she did not accept it.

This character is full of wisdom in the play, even if he is teased by fate, he still stubbornly carries the burden of the family.

The character is pathetic and respectable.

And Liu Shiying's audition performance is still different from this role, and the performance is pitiful, a little okay.

The heroine in the play never shows pity, her pity is caused by the environment, instead of showing pity, she shows distressing strength.

Liu Shiying did not find the right state in this kind of pity and strength.