Chapter 11: Actor Selection (Paste tonight, fast~)
Chu Xuan's speed is very fast and efficient.
After going to China Film at nine o'clock in the morning to completely sign the contract, after a series of push-pull negotiations, trying to strive for every favorable condition as much as possible, and finally returned to the hotel where several people stayed last night with the results.
"Mr. Zhou, Brother Li and Sister Yang, thank you for your support, and I hope that our teachers and students at Nortel will cooperate happily and achieve a good story in the future."
Chu Xuan greeted the well-connected producer Zhou Lin, lighting engineer Li Peng, and Yang Li, who was in charge of costumes and makeup, in turn, so that the behind-the-scenes team was completely completed today.
"Haha, when you come to the rivers and lakes, you will all go together, let's all have our own opinions, just call me Lao Zhou in the future, or produce Zhou directly on official business."
Zhou Lin Nortel teacher was born, and they are naturally familiar with Chu Xuan, as for Li Peng and Yang Xue, although they have never understood, Wang Rui's introduction should be very reliable, and the only problem is that the tacit understanding needs to be run-in.
Chu Xuan smiled, the people present rounded up to the post-80s, and their personalities were very good to communicate, so after a simple greeting, they started today's conversation directly.
"That's okay, let's go in two ways, Brother Zhou, you take Sister Na and Sister Yang, let's go to Seoul tomorrow, try to determine several shooting locations at the end of September, and I have already written the specific requirements.
Among them, the communication issues of expenses, personnel, housing, etc. are also dealt with.
There is also a list of equipment needed for shooting, Nortel will support some in this regard, if it is still bad, find China Film, Han Dong said that we will give a discount to rent, don't give money when the time comes, if it doesn't work, give half, and then drag it until the end of the shooting.
At the same time, they will send a co-producer, but he will only take care of the finances, and you will take care of the rest.
Haozi and I will meet you as soon as they are done deciding on the actors. β
Everyone nodded to show that they understood, and Zhou Lin was more confident in this cooperation, and they explained everything that should be explained in a few words, not like a rookie director at all, either confused or blind.
After that, a lot of specific matters were discussed, and it was soon there, and after packing a few portions of rice at random to make do with it, several people scattered to do their own things, and it happened that he and Ning Hao were left in the room...
Then, ten minutes later, the two of them tacitly retreated and returned to the familiar rental house.
"I'm really not used to hotels, I actually think that your little nest is more comfortable, the life of the working people."
Ning Hao lay on the bed and sighed, finding that Chu Xuan didn't respond, he got up and looked over, he was encircling the actors.
There are already a few people behind several of the main characters, and there is a notebook on the side with the names of many actors, and some basic information at the back.
"Good thing, lend me a copy of this thing later."
Chu Xuan glanced at him, forget it, this person has always had a big face.
"That is, it can be used now, I hope that in the future, major companies will take the initiative to integrate their artists into a book, attach photos, and then send them over, which is comfortable!"
Suddenly, Ning Hao also had some illusions,
"This relationship is good, it's the same as grading homework, it's like yesterday, you have to rely on a chance encounter to find an actress, if you have this thing, isn't it much more convenient to choose an actress?"
Talking about it, something is wrong, what is the difference between this and the rumored concubine selection?
Ning Haohu said suspiciously:
"Eh, wait, you're not going to do this, don't rush in and out when the time comes."
Chu Xuan said righteously, "Don't use your filthy psychology to figure out my noble virtues!" β
Ning Hao pouted, all men pretending to be chicken feathers?
But he just likes to talk high, in fact, among many domestic directors, he is the most innocent, and when he became famous, he has always been inseparable from Xing Aina, married and had children.
But since Lao Tie was busy, Ning Hao thought that he had to help.
"Lao Chu, the actors are all auditioning one by one?
At present, Wang Jianren has set Huang Bo, that is, Yin Baixue is not clear, you left early in the morning, my daughter-in-law said before that Gao Yuanyuan had gone back to communicate with the company. β
Last night, they only opened two rooms, one for three men and two women, the grade was not bad, it cost a thousand yuan a night, which hurt Chu Xuan, but after all, Gao Yuanyuan was also there, and men like to slap their swollen faces to save face!
It's just that in this way, Chu Xuan's pockets and outsoles are a little higher!
It's useless to say, Chu Xuan gave him what he had written, and then while finding the information reported by the media in the browsing history of the computer, he could see the actor's previous makeup photos or something.
"I plan to find Guan Xiaotong for the role of Wu Xiaowen, she is now more than 7 years old, but she is a child star, and she made her debut work "Ups and Downs in the Sea of Smoke" in 01, and her appearance is not bad, but her face is a little fleshy, and she is probably fine with simple makeup."
In fact, about Wu Xiaowen, Chu Xuan thought about a lot of people, the best person is still from Sichuan and Chongqing, there are quite a lot of female stars born around 95 in his memory, and they are all very beautiful, but unfortunately he doesn't know where others are now, what kind of image they are, so he just chooses a familiar one nearby.
"It's not bad, this little girl is quite cute."
Ning Hao looked at her previous makeup photos on the computer and was very satisfied.
Chu Xuan nodded, "You can also give birth to one, and I will be the godfather." β
"δΈ¨!"
Ning Hao was upset, "My daughter doesn't need a godfather!" β
"How do you know if your daughter needs it? You're not her, how can you know what's going on in her? β
"Don't try to fool me, I'm his father, she has to listen to me!"
Chu Xuan shook his head and didn't persuade him, he was not happy to give him a chance to kiss and kiss, he deserved to be a "villain in the market"!
"Okay, take a look at these few, Third Sister Mo will be among them without accident."
Deng Chao, Wang Qianyuan, Yuan Hong, and Gao Hu.
Ning Hao closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and then crackled and searched for photos by name, and finally turned into a sob:
"Are you from Nortel, none of these people are from Nortel, you want to apologize to all the teachers and students!"
Chu Xuan sighed, he didn't expect that during this time period, it would be so difficult for the entire Nortel to find a suitable young student!
On the contrary, there are several actresses who look very nice.
Of course, Nortel Xiaosheng also has it, such as Huang Sect Leader and Chen Changhua, but let's not talk about the image problem first, that is, the 4 million that I found them is not enough at all, although they are not popular at the moment, they are also famous, and there are not 1.8 million enough to take it, and the others are mixed.
"Okay, don't be emotional, let me say my personal thoughts, Deng Chao's acting skills are good, and his face is relatively ordinary, he has a wide range of plays, and it is no problem to deduce a normal father-daughter relationship, as for Wang Qianyuan,
His image is more in line with the audience's concept of a mortician, and then he is experienced, although he has been in a supporting role for almost ten years since his debut, but this is likely to be his time has not yet come.
The reason for choosing Yuan Hong is much simpler, he is a native of Seoul, he looks okay, and his dialect accent will be a little stronger, but I don't know if it's specific or not.
As for Gao Hu, his acting skills are good, his face is also suitable, it should be no problem to be a father, Sissi and I mentioned that his virtue was okay when he was in the crew of "Dragon Babu", and then Bozi also mentioned it openly and secretly. β
Chu Xuan is also making a choice in his heart, to be honest, if no one chooses, any one of them can be, except for Yuan Hong, who will be controversial, the others are all actors!
Before 2015, not to mention the three major in Europe, the three domestic awards were also very golden.
"Okay, since we can all contact us like this, maybe we don't like us?"
Ning Hao didn't bother to dwell on it, after all, the situation of the crew is not good or bad, and it is really two things to say whether others are willing or not, and the most important salary cannot be high.
"I'll do the math simply, first of all, we have to set aside 400,000 yuan in post-production, preferably 500,000, and a little more is better, otherwise no matter how well we finish it, it may be a disaster."
Ning Hao's words are very reasonable, in another time and space, he filmed "Big Diamond" because there was not enough money in the later stage, and then the whole film was dim and the picture quality was rough, which was completely a problem of rendering and lighting, but many times it was one thing to understand, and reality was another.
Because it's really expensive!
At this time, the film shooting is very expensive in the development and rendering, a 90-minute movie, most of the material added up is between 5-10 times, and the processing is calculated by the second, the price of a second is about 2 yuan.
IF YOU CHOOSE 35MM FILM WITH 500 SENSITIVITY IN THE FILM, THEN THE PRICE OF A ROLL OF 400 FEET IS ABOUT 20 YUAN, AND THE TIME CAN BE SHOT FOR MORE THAN 4 MINUTES.
Chu Xuan listened carefully, and Ning Hao continued:
"In addition, since the equipment rental is delayed first, but this money has to be reserved for 1 million, and there are also Seoul's framing, costumes and props, special group performances, and personnel food and accommodation to get a small 1 million, right?
The second is the salary of a few people behind the scenes, how did you talk about it with China Film?
After subtracting this, it is the cost of several main actors, which seems to be a bit tight. β
Chu Xuan took out the signed contract from the side and handed it to Ning Hao,
"Hehe, Han Dong is more supportive, except for asking for the final editing right, there is not much to do, I will be the director, screenwriter, editor, plus a few of us as a whole package shares, and then 19 shares."
Unexpectedly, Ning Hao's face seemed to be a little cloudy, and then he looked at him in a daze, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but looking at Chu Xuan's serious expression, he quickly suppressed his thoughts, and secretly thought:
Presumably he has worked hard to share this point, forget it, Lao Chu is also under huge pressure, as for the cost of going overseas, let's think of a way...
"Well, so... Don't have any money? β
Chu Xuan nodded, "Yes, Haozi, I'm sorry, I admit that I have a gambling component." β
Ning Hao glanced at him speechlessly, and didn't blame him, in fact, as long as he is confident, he must be better than a simple salary, maybe although Han Dong invested in this drama, he didn't have great expectations, his goal should only be to care about capital preservation, so he agreed to this condition.
But he thought about it and said worriedly:
"Forget it, there's nothing to say after the contract has been signed, maybe it's a good thing, it's just that my daughter-in-law and I are fine, and it should be no problem to persuade Du Jie, but Zhou Lin and Li Peng will have their rhetoric, who knows what they will think?
Maybe they just want to get paid and accumulate experience, but in a few days, our own people will collapse first. β
Chu Xuan didn't panic at all, just looked at him in surprise, and then said with a relieved face:
"I didn't expect you to be very delicate, it doesn't seem to take long, even if you leave me, you can really be on your own, I'm very pleased, not bad."
Ning Hao paused for a few seconds, his IQ is generally online, and this time is no exception, he reacted in a blink of an eye,
It stands to reason that he won't confirm this kind of thing if he doesn't say hello to himself, if he hesitates to make a phone call and ask himself, is it okay to make a decision like this?
So... Ning Hao gritted his teeth, this kind of thing can't happen, otherwise I'm afraid it will be endless in the future, so he directly launched a trick.
He pressed his left hand over his chest, his face was pale, and he asked in disbelief:
"You lied to me? You're starting to lie to me? You're treating me like an outsider? Are all the memories of all these years fake?! You're damned!! β
This tone, this line, this emotion, if there is a passable face, can it be returned?
Chu Xuan blinked, how could things be like this?
The style of painting has completely changed!
But I was afraid that he would still have excesses, so he quickly explained: "No, how could I lie to you? Can't you trust me yet? β
After speaking, he took out a bank card from his pocket and said, "What do you think this is?" β
Ning Hao pushed it away and continued to say sadly:
"Do you think I'm such a vulgar person? You don't know what's wrong with you at all! β
Seeing this, Chu Xuan's muscles were about to get up, he exhaled, and told himself: Calm, calm, don't panic in case of trouble, but unfortunately I forgot to turn on the camera, I have to make a move at home in the future, and when I can post it on Moments in the future, isn't this beautiful?
"There are 200,000 in it."
Chu Xuan's tone calmed down, and seeing that although Ning Hao's pupils were a little dilated, his expression did not stop, and he continued to add:
"There are two choices, one is to get paid, I can pay this money on the spot, and the other is the same as me, let's distribute the total 10% of the shares according to the importance of the crew and the amount of participation, for example, I am directly 5%, and you will share the remaining 5%."
"Well, you don't have to answer in a hurry, you and Sister Na will be paid 60,000 yuan together, and if you account for shares, it will be 1.5%, but I will give you your travel expenses as an advance, and I will pay it back in the future."
Ning Hao was stunned for a while, and then realized the reason why he did this, and then gave Chu Xuan a fierce hug,
"I know that we are the best in the world, don't think about it, I choose..."
Chu Xuan stopped his struggling hand, and quickly interjected: "You choose Mao, do you have Mao?"
Give Sister Na a call, otherwise you won't talk. β
"Oh, that's right."
Ning Hao was aggrieved, but he let go of his hand and went to call.
"Hey, really, who posted with you?"
Chu Xuan fiddled with his clothes and couldn't help but complain again: "There are no balls, what are you sticking?" Idiot! Dream! β
He also thought about other people's salaries and shares, for example, there are a lot of things to do in the production, and the salary is a little higher, and there is not much difference between the photographer and the gaffer, both are very important, but the costumes and props will be worse.
But this condition Chu Xuan has already dared to say that it is very good, and it is also the best he can do, and the amount converted into tens of thousands is small, and it will take a month and a half without accidents.
"We have decided, the pace of Nortel's dual musketeers must be the same, you go up and I go down, you take gold and I have to have silver, how can there be a difference?"
Ning Haole walked back, but Chu Xuan wanted to vomit blood when he said this, "Who wants to be a swordsman and do it yourself, don't pull me!" β
"Okay, okay, it's your fault, don't be so stingy, I apologize."
Ning Hao was undoubtedly in a good mood, and most of the sorrow in his heart was dissipated at once, "In this case, how can we spend 100 on the salary of the actors... Well, 800,000! β
Calculated in this way, it is basically enough, even if Gao Yuanyuan is a little taller, she can hold it, but it will not be more than 200,000 at most, he thinks that about 150,000 or so can be accepted, otherwise forget it, as for Xiao Transparent Huang Bo, it stands to reason that three or two thousand can be used, and the contract is 5000.
"Then let's do it first, I'll contact other promising actors first, and find a place to audition in two days, that's it, anyway, if I can save it, if I can leave it all for the later stage."
Chu Xuan doesn't have too many fluctuations, as far as things are concerned, the star actor industry does make money quickly, fame and fortune may be able to fly in the sky in one night, and the current salary of most ordinary people is only about 2,000.
Even if there are many dignified and skilled service industry ladies, it is only three or four hundred and one days.
What's more, 20 years later, when 100 million yuan has become an ordinary unit, wages have risen, but there are still many people who are still only three or four thousand, and the service industry has reached a small one.
"Eh, by the way, how did you get the 200,000 yuan, aren't you as poor as me after you donate most of the money?"
Ning Hao finally asked curiously, after all, Chu Xuan had lived like himself these days, and he was not willing to spend anything, and his previous savings were all used in "Incense".
Chu Xuan smiled, "If you are looking for a loan from Zhongying, you can use my dividends as collateral, my deposit is about the same as you are now, it is less than five figures." β
"How much?"
"2046 yuan."