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Lu Yanhe carefully thought about every character in "The Lost Road". If it was Chen Bige, in fact, the most suitable role for her to be a guest star would be Li Chenggong's wife.

He made a list himself and wrote down the names of all the artist friends who said they wanted to make guest appearances. He also went to the script and picked out all the characters who only appeared in one or two scenes.

Find the roles you can play one by one and match them.

"This should be OK, right?" Lu Yanhe looked at the list and suddenly thought of Teacher Jia Long's friends who could also make guest appearances.

He added one more role after each artist friend could play it. In this way, if Jia Long already had the idea of ​​​​acting for a certain role, Jia Long would not have to worry about the friends he invited to guest star. , there is room for adjustment.

You don’t know if you don’t count, but when you look at the statistics, you will be shocked to find that more than a dozen of his friends here have agreed to come as guest stars, and many of them have volunteered to come as guest stars.

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

When Jia Long received the list, he was speechless with surprise.

Jia Long couldn't help but said to his agent: "Look, basically all the actors who have worked with Lu Yanhe are on this list. This guy is so powerful. Everyone likes him."

The agent smiled and said: "Who wouldn't like him? He is strong enough and can work on his own projects and write scripts. The most important thing is that many of the projects he works on and the scripts he writes are not for him to star in. Yes, then who wouldn’t want to give him a good deal? Being friendly with him means that we can cooperate in the future. This is the most profitable business, just like you offered to help him play a guest role in "Wulin Gaiden". ?"

Jia Long smiled and said: "I think it's because he wrote "A Man on the Road". He is such a talented person. They directly asked me to act in it. In fact, there will definitely be others with such a good script." Others discovered it was good, just sooner or later, so of course I would reciprocate the favor. And, you see, he and Chen Ziyan had no right from the beginning because they wrote the script and they were also the producers. This project has given me so much respect and face, and I am willing to continue to cooperate with them.”

"Others have the same idea." The agent said calmly, "It doesn't mean that everyone is going to star in Lu Yanhe's future projects. Just because he is easy to work with, everyone is willing to play with him." Isn't "Seventeenth Floor" being promoted now? I heard that Jingtai didn't bring Jiang Jun with them at the beginning. It was Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige who asked Jingtai to bring Jiang Jun with them. Everyone knows this. In the future, what do you think everyone will think of Lu Yanhe? This man is really loyal. Brother Long, even though you are so different in age, it is worthy of a close friendship. I heard that his next two scenes were reserved for Jiang Jun. A protagonist."

Jia Long showed a surprised expression, "Two protagonists?"

"Yes." The agent nodded, "One of the protagonists is the much-anticipated costume sitcom "Wulin Gaiden". You are willing to guest star in that drama."

Jia Long showed a surprised expression.

He was really in disbelief.

In the entertainment industry, it doesn't mean that if you have a good relationship with someone, you can take them with you. In a film and television drama, there are only so many pitfalls for the main character. Even if you are the starring role, the position of other main characters is not yours to decide.

Jia Long knew that Lu Yanhe's right to speak now was much higher than that of ordinary leading actors. After all, he had now reached a position where he could become a "key figure" in a project. However, investors, Pintai, and other partners could not let it go. Lu Yanhe makes a decision, especially in the key position of starring. Will they agree with Lu Yanhe to give a key starring role to an actor like Jiang Jun who is not well-known and has physical risks? -

There was indeed controversy within Northern Lights Video over this.

Lu Yanhe wants to promote two projects together at once, one is "Wulin Gaiden" and the other is "Squid Game". They are completely different subject types, but they are both big projects.

Unlike other collaborators, Lu Yanhe was personally invited back by their boss Lin Desheng. Even the terms of cooperation were finalized by Mr. Lin himself. They really don't have much room for autonomy.

Originally, everyone was still worried about what would happen if Lu Yanhe couldn't come up with a new script in a year or two. It turned out that his creative ability was so strong that it wasn't a problem that he couldn't come up with a new script. It was just that he had to do too many projects at once, which made Arctic Optical Video’s funding is under great pressure.

Lu Yanhe is currently working on these two projects with a budget of no less than 200 million. He wants to use the best production team. For Northern Lights Video, this is a production that was not planned at the beginning of the year, which also means that their appearance will rob resources originally given to others. The production budget for a year is only so much. If his two projects take away such a large part, other projects will be affected.

Under this situation, many people who are promoting other projects have to protect themselves and can only find trouble with these two projects - not necessarily because they are unhappy with Lu Yanhe, or because they are really not optimistic about these two projects.

"Of course we also know that if he starts these two projects, the broadcast data will not be bad. With his coding ability, we don't know how the reputation of these two projects will be. The data will definitely be popular, but we also have to eat. Ah, he will take away at least 400 million for these two projects, so what will we eat?"

For people inside Northern Lights Video, the appearance of Lu Yanhe is like suddenly throwing a fish-eating fish into a small pond. Everyone else is in danger, and everyone is afraid that their project will be cut off or their project will be eliminated. postpone.

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Zheng Huairen, who is responsible for film and television content development at Northern Lights Video, is under great pressure.

Since he is carrying out Lin Desheng's will, he must also ensure his own internal balance.

For a top video platform, there are many resources, the cake is huge, and the people who can divide it are like crucian carp crossing the river.

Zheng Huairen knew that no matter what, the two projects on Lu Yanhe's side must be guaranteed. This was Lin Desheng's intention. Just kidding, if he doesn't obey the big boss's will, then he will just wait to be kicked out.

However, he must also maintain an internal balance. At least 400 million, which means that at least 4 A+ level projects will be affected this year.

Zheng Huairen felt his head was heavy.

For a platform that is so big, there are 365 days in a year, so it is impossible to make it through just two projects.

A project can last for a year, but a project cannot really be posted on the homepage of a video website for a year - if he really does such a thing, he can directly submit his resignation at the end of the year.

After much thought, Zheng Huairen decided to take a two-pronged approach.

He took all the projects to be promoted this year and looked at them carefully, and decided to cut a little budget for each project, especially some waist projects, projects with tens of millions of production funds, which are not small at all. Big or small, this kind of project is now basically used to explore new themes and new types, and is a bit adventurous.

Zheng Huairen does not intend to cut off any project, but to squeeze out some water from each project.

In addition, projects that are ready to be launched in the fourth quarter will be pushed to next year as much as possible, so as to reduce the pressure on capital flow.

Furthermore, it’s Lu Yanhe’s side.

Zheng Huairen decided to meet Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan.

It’s time to meet anyway.

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The place was booked by Zheng Huairen.

For Zheng Huairen, meeting Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan is a major event that needs to be considered in advance.

During this meeting, we will talk about many things that affect other aspects.

Zheng Huairen made a lot of preparations.

Take it seriously.

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In the car, Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe: "I heard that your episode will be broadcast live instead of recorded and edited."

Lu Yanhe was holding a tablet in his hand and was stunned for a moment when he heard what Chen Ziyan said.

"ah?"

Chen Ziyan said: "'Idol Era' is the last issue of the first half of the year. After this issue, the rankings for the first half of the year will be released, which is very important. Therefore, they are planning to broadcast this issue through live broadcast." ”

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

"Isn't that... a huge pressure?" Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Ziyan asked: "Are you worried?"

"I haven't performed on stage for a long time, so of course I'm worried." Lu Yanhe said, "If I mess up, I won't even have a chance to record again."

Chen Ziyan: "But live streaming means that many people have no way to fix their voices."

Lu Yanhe looked at her doubtfully.

Chen Ziyan said: "Although we have been working hard to make "Idol Era" present a real stage and not engage in fake editing and grafting, sound modification is still inevitable. If the sound is not modified in the real scene, many people will Car accidents are inevitable.”

Lu Yanhe asked: "Who are you talking about?"

"It's not the three of you anyway." Chen Ziyan said, "The three of you are serious candidates who participated in the talent show. Your hard power is here. It may not be possible for you to be a professional singer, but to master a stage, you all Very OK.”

"All right."

Chen Ziyan: "This is a good thing, especially the performance you performed together, "Green Apple Paradise", this song... To be honest, it's hard to describe in one word. When I first listened to it, I thought I was back in the 1990s. , vintage.”

Lu Yanhe nodded, "The theme we specialize in is retro classics. The three of us went to try out the looks. Haha, they are so handsome and so handsome."

Chen Ziyan: "I saw it, and I was very convinced. There were three big heads wearing red, green and yellow suits, and my eyes were straight."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Ziyan, what do you think?"

"I think among all the modern pop stages, your stage is... strange and unexpected."

Very different.

Lu Yanhe just gave this song, but Li Zhibai and Yan Liang designed the entire performance into a retro scene from the 1990s, with a sense of time travel, but also presented another popular fashion.

Especially the looks of the three of them fit very well with the male singers of the Spring Festival Gala at that time, as if they were replicas and handsome.

Chen Ziyan thought about it for a long time, and finally decided that the three of them would just have to deal with it like this.

The songs are undoubtedly good, and the performances are undoubtedly eye-catching. Although they are not so "idols", "the idols of the last century are also idols."

"Zheng Huairen probably wants to come and talk to us about the production funds tonight." Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe, "I heard that as soon as you mentioned these two projects, their Northern Lights interior exploded."

Lu Yanhe asked why.

Chen Ziyan simply explained that the funds a platform invests in content production each year are limited. Once he takes over these two big projects, it is equivalent to cutting away a large piece of the cake that originally belonged to others.

Lu Yanhe: "Then they can't afford so much money?"

"That's not the case." Chen Ziyan said, "You were contacted by Mr. Lin personally for cooperation. Moreover, these two projects of yours are obviously big projects that want to make a profit. But how to get it, how many times to give it, and how much to give? There is a lot of room for negotiation here. I guess he wants to reduce the financial pressure. It would be better if you can only open one of the two projects this year, that’s what I guess.”

Lu Yanhe said: "I originally just wanted to start "Wulin Gaiden" first, and the script of "Squid Game" has not been finished yet."

"When I say open, I don't just mean to start filming." Chen Ziyan said, "When you write a script, they have to pay you the screenwriter's remuneration first, right? You prepare in the early stages, do auditions, look at locations, visit locations, and make costumes , stage design, etc., these all cost money.”

Lu Yanhe understood.

"Maybe they want me to wait until next year to start Squidward?"

"It may be in the second half of the year. In short, if the two projects are not started at the same time, it will indeed put a lot of financial pressure on them." Chen Ziyan said, "Don't forget, the movie "The Journey" is also the main investor of Northern Lights, and " "Rouge Button" they also have to invest a little bit, which means they have to invest a lot of money in your four projects, and other people's projects will be stretched. "

Lu Yanhe understood.

He nodded suddenly.

Chen Ziyan added: "I don't think there's a need to rush. We can really start working on "Wulin Gaiden" first. In addition, I've also read your script. Yan He, you want to write thirty episodes in one go. I don't think it's necessary." , we can shoot the first season first like "Six"."

Lu Yanhe heard this and said, "Sister Ziyan, I think if "Wulin Gaiden" is not filmed in one go, it will be difficult for everyone to make up the schedule if the first season becomes popular."

Chen Ziyan: "It's okay. When we signed the contract, we just signed the contract for three seasons in one go. We went to Northern Lights to set the schedule in advance and shoot dozens of episodes in one go. It's hard for you to write. Our production pressure is It's really big. This is different from the situation of "Six People". They gave 5 million in production funds per episode. The current production cost of "Wulin Gaiden" is almost 8 million per episode. You can write 30 episodes in one go. , then more than 200 million, this is still the most conservative estimate, the pressure of the Northern Lights is very high. "

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, but you don't know that this drama has more than 80 episodes planned.

He also knew that the situation was different.

The production cost of the original work was low at that time, so it was possible to shoot so many in one go, but the situation is different now.

His writing fee alone is half a million per episode.

Not to mention that among the leading actors, Lu Yanhe does not plan to use all newcomers.

The production budget of 8 million per episode... Lu Yanhe felt that it was not really affordable.

He said: "Sister Zi Yan, how many episodes do you think is best for the first season?"

"Episodes twelve to sixteen are more reliable." Chen Ziyan followed Lu Yanhe's original script of thirty episodes. "In this way, the filming can be divided into two or three seasons."

Lu Yanhe decided to tell the truth, "Sister Ziyan, in fact, my thoughts on this drama will last more than eighty episodes."

Chen Ziyan looked at Lu Yanhe in disbelief.

Lu Yanhe said: "So, if we only shoot 12 to 16 episodes in a season, it may take five or six years to shoot. By then, the actors' looks may have changed a bit, but the time in my play does not change very quickly. , I still want to finish filming in as short a time as possible.”

Chen Ziyan didn't know what to say for a while.

"Of course, if the production pressure is high, it is okay to shoot a dozen episodes in the first season, but can we shoot more in one go?" Lu Yanhe asked, "When the first season is aired, the results will be really good. If they provide production funds later, they should be much more generous, right?”

Chen Ziyan said: "I, I don't know what to say. It's over 80 episodes, are you sure?"

"This is a unit drama, and each unit has a new protagonist and a new story." Lu Yanhe thought to himself, this kind of drama will become more popular the more episodes it has.

Chen Ziyan: "Well, let's go meet with Zheng Huairen this time. Don't mention the eighty-plus episodes. Just follow the thirty-episode plan and tell him to divide it into two or three seasons. This can slow down their work." There is a lot of pressure, and we don’t have to invest too much energy in it at once. Of course, you can write the script first, and the actors’ contracts can also be signed first. However, in this case, the problem also arises. If the contracts are signed separately If so, in the next few seasons, not only the actors’ remuneration will increase significantly, but the remuneration of other departments will also increase significantly. If it really becomes like "Six", then the production cost will also increase. "

It depends on whether you want to buy and sell all at once, risk all in, and bet on making a lot of money in the end, or do it separately and share the risk, but the cost will definitely continue to increase in the future.

Lu Yanhe said: "I'm just worried that if we divide the filming into several seasons, we will no longer be able to gather the original cast for filming due to various problems."

Chen Ziyan said: "Forget it, what are we thinking about here? Let them worry about it. Explain everything clearly to them. What they want to choose is their business. It is their investment, not ours."

Lu Yanhe said: "I'm going to invest a little bit myself."

"Huh?" Chen Ziyan was a little surprised.

Lu Yanhe said: "I am going to tell him later that if Northern Lights is under financial pressure, I will bear part of it myself. I have also made some money in the past few years. If it is not enough, I will ask Li Zhibai, Yan Liang and Siqi will definitely be willing to vote."

Chen Ziyan looked complicated, "Yan He, what if this show is not as popular as you think, and it may not bring you much return?"

Lu Yanhe said: "First, I believe it can work. Second, if it really loses a little, it will be a loss."

"If you lose, you lose. What about your friends?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I will use other projects to help them make money back."

Chen Ziyan: "..."

Young people are so energetic that they dare to say anything.

Chen Ziyan was extremely emotional.

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Lu Yanhe is very confident that "Wulin Gaiden" will be very profitable.

This made him very confident after meeting Zheng Huairen.

Zheng Huairen was very enthusiastic and respectful towards him and Chen Ziyan. This can be completely felt from his attitude.

As the executive responsible for content production at Northern Lights Video, Zheng Huairen did not have the "high-ranking" aura of the deputy directors of Beijing and Taiwan, which made Lu Yanhe breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Yanhe is still not very used to dealing with this kind of people, which makes him feel like he is from two different worlds.

And just as Chen Ziyan expected, Zheng Huairen actually came to inquire with Lu Yanhe tonight about his specific plans for these two projects.

In this regard, Chen Ziyan is responsible.

She briefly talked about their thoughts on these two projects, and directly pointed out that "Squid Game" is still writing scripts, so there are no plans to enter formal development this year. She just communicated with them first and will work on it next year. Prepare for this project.

Lu Yanhe was obviously relieved when he saw Zheng Huairen.

"What we really want to focus on is "Wulin Gaiden". We hope that this drama can be in time for next year's winter vacation." Chen Ziyan said, "Although we hope that this sitcom can target people of all ages, it is definitely still Mainly focused on young people, the story is more oriented towards young people.”

Zheng Huairen said: "If we want to air it in time for the winter vacation early next year, then our time for this drama is a bit tight."

"It's okay. If I really can't make it, I'll just catch up on the summer vacation." Chen Ziyan said, "Because this drama must first open up the young people's market. This is something Yan He made very clear during the script writing stage. The story is written for young people. Although all People of all ages can watch it, but many of the topics and emotions resonate with young people.”

Zheng Huairen nodded.

"However, if we can catch up with the winter vacation, we should try our best to stay in the winter vacation, because we have other plans." Chen Ziyan said, "It is not good to fight with yourself."

"Is it "Squid Game"?" Zheng Huairen asked.

Chen Ziyan shook her head, "No, the post-production of "Squid Game" takes time. We know this. There is no way to complete the post-production quickly. It is another project."

Zheng Huairen was stunned, "Are there any other projects?"

Chen Ziyan nodded, "It has not been made public yet. We will let you know when we are ready to put it on the schedule."

Zheng Huairen thought to himself, haven't you all already put it on your schedule for next summer? !

Lu Yanhe is actually very strange, because he currently has no other projects on hand to cooperate with Northern Lights Video. Which one is Chen Ziyan talking about?

He silently endured his doubts and cooperated with Chen Ziyan's performance.

Chen Ziyan said: "Regarding "Wulin Gaiden", we have to ask you to form the production team. Mr. Zheng, Yan He and I are not professional in this area. As you know, if we want to make the best drama, we have to find the most suitable one." people to do it.”

Zheng Huairen nodded, "We have many cooperating production companies. There is no problem with this. We have already sent the project to them. There will be a bidding in early July. They will get the plan and we will choose it. You will also be invited to participate. "

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

Is this still possible?

Can you bid on all film and television projects?

Zheng Huairen said: "This time "Wulin Gaiden" is a very mature work from the script creation stage. In fact, what we need is a production team that can execute good ideas, not a creative team, so we adopted this method ”

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

Indeed, when he was writing the project book, he made it very clear what style the show would be shot in, what kind of audience it would target, etc. He even made clear markings on the stage design, landscaping, and photography style.

This is very different from when he wrote "Six People".

Zheng Huairen seemed to take Lu Yanhe's script very seriously and implemented his ideas thoroughly.

"One more thing, Mr. Zheng, we also plan to shoot "Wulin Gaiden" on a seasonal basis according to the model of "Six People". In this way, we can have a lot more production funds for each episode, and we can also do it in many aspects. It should be more sophisticated." Chen Ziyan said, "We are planning to make it into two or three seasons. It mainly depends on the performance of the first season. The first season may only have twelve episodes. What do you think?"

Zheng Huairen was stunned.

This was something he didn't expect.

When Lu Yanhe came up with the thirty-episode concept, they internally thought that Lu Yanhe was not planning to write a script for a seasonal drama this time.

Unexpectedly, I did it anyway.

"However, we do not plan to strictly follow the rhythm of broadcasting one season a year." Chen Ziyan said, "As long as the results are good, we will film and broadcast at the same time. For example, we will finish filming the first season this year and broadcast it during the winter vacation next year. Start filming the second season, and it will be broadcast next summer. The third season will be filmed in the fall, and it will be broadcast again during the winter vacation the year after next. This is just an idea. I am not saying that this is a finalized plan. To put it simply, what I mean is It’s just that we don’t have to film and broadcast one season a year like "Six"."

Zheng Huairen had not yet come back to his senses, and nodded, "We have to study this further, and study it again."

Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "By the way, Mr. Zheng, you said before that Northern Lights also has a project to come to Yan He to perform. It just so happens that Yan He is here today. Why don't you tell Yan He?"

Zheng Huairen came back to his senses and said, "Oh, that's right. We also got the filming rights for "Pictures of the Gods", but it has completely different characters and stories from Wen Xia Zhiyin's drama. It's just a story under the same world view. That’s it. We want to invite Yan He to star.”

When Lu Yanhe heard this, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zheng, thank you for your kindness, but Li Zhibai and Yan Liang acted in another one, so I won't act in it, so as not to compare our two versions. I don't want to Because this matter has affected my relationship with my friends.”

Zheng Huairen didn't expect Lu Yanhe to refuse immediately.

He said: "It is an S+-level drama on our platform."

"You guys can find someone else." Lu Yanhe showed no intention of changing his mind.

Only then did Chen Ziyan laugh and said, "Mr. Zheng, now you know I didn't refuse on purpose, right? Yan He really doesn't want to act. We are too busy with so many projects of our own, let alone other people's projects. "

Zheng Huairen sighed and said, "Okay."

Chen Ziyan added: "But Mr. Zheng, look, since we have moved "Squid Game" to next year and split "Wulin Gaiden" into seasonal dramas, you will not be under so much financial pressure. This film Let us Tu Song sing the theme song of "Picture of the Gods", isn't that a big problem?"

Lu Yanhe didn't expect Chen Ziyan to suddenly talk about this, but then he smiled again.

Chen Ziyan deliberately said it in front of him, not wanting him to turn around and find out from other places, and there was a barrier in her heart.

For an agent like Chen Ziyan, who has several artists, he will inevitably use A's resources to help B in exchange for resources, and will also use some of B's ​​things to help A promote his career. But many times, because the development of A and B is unbalanced, it will make people feel that one party is taking advantage of the other, such as some of Zhou Pingan's practices.

Sometimes, it really takes advantage, sacrificing the interests of one party to consolidate the interests of the other party.

But sometimes, while helping one party to do something, they also help the other party to do something, and no one is harmed.

In this case, don’t feel like you’re at a disadvantage.

Lu Yanhe has become more and more understanding of this.

Sure enough, Zheng Huairen readily agreed.

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"Wulin Gaiden" has officially entered the development stage.

Lu Yanhe's scripts for the first ten episodes have been submitted. Since it has become a seasonal drama, he can take a break for the time being.

He will use the last two episodes to give a summary of the previous plot and leave a few buttons for the subsequent plot.

This required him to make certain changes to the originally planned eleventh and twelfth episodes.

Later, Lu Yanhe met with Zheng Huairen a few more times. Lu Yanhe specifically mentioned that if the funds were insufficient, he could be responsible for part of it.

Zheng Huairen immediately said no.

Just kidding, he just has financial pressure, it’s not like he thinks "Wulin Gaiden" is not profitable.

If you give a small share, you will make less money in the future.

Zheng Huairen, a veteran who has been around for many years, would never make such a mistake.

It’s not the kind of project with relatively high risks that requires others to share the risks.

Lu Yanhe began to be busy with things as an actor.

He made an appointment with Xiao Yun first.

Lu Yanhe mentioned this matter to Xiao Yun during the "Young Days" party before.

As soon as Xiao Yun answered the phone, he immediately agreed and said, "Can I bring my boyfriend with me? I want him to get to know you."

Lu Yanhe asked jokingly: "Would it be more appropriate for me to bring Siqi with me?"

Xiao Yun: "It would be great if she could come. I haven't seen her yet!"

Lu Yanhe: "She's not in Yuming, maybe next time."

"All right."

Lu Yanhe asked: "What's your boyfriend's name?"

"Zhang Luzhou is also an actor." Xiao Yun said, "So, I would like to ask you, boss, to give him more support."

Lu Yanhe: "No, I'm not a big shot."

"Boss, you're so humble." Xiao Yun said with a smile, "I'm going to make a living under your hands."

Lu Yanhe: "Does that mean I can cut off your salary?"

"Hey! Lu Yanhe! My salary is already very low, and you still cut it!" Xiao Yun yelled.

Lu Yanhe: "Your salary is very low now? Don't come here, you are so popular now."

"Then I didn't ask for much remuneration! I'm very kind, and my agent also asked me to follow the path of small profits but quick turnover."

Lu Yanhe couldn't help but laugh at the words "small profits but quick turnover".

Xiao Yun sighed, "Don't cut it, my salary is really very low."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe couldn't help but inquire about Xiao Yun's current salary. He was stunned by this inquiry.

It was really much lower than he imagined.

She is obviously already popular and has a hit TV series, but under the current market conditions, her salary for one episode of a TV series is only 200,000 yuan.

Why is it so low?

Instead of adding a zero at the end, Xiao Yun's market conditions can at least be multiplied by three, right?

After Chen Ziyan heard Lu Yanhe's doubts, she said: "It shows that her agent is a smart person and wants to use the low salary to help her get better resources. Although she is famous, she is not as popular as Minglan The situation is very similar to the one where the drama is popular, the drama has many fans, but the individual fans are few. In this case, she must continue to accept good dramas in order to consolidate her popularity. If she continues to accept ordinary dramas, if they are not popular. If so, the flowering period of popularity may only last two to three years before it returns to its former glory.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood and nodded.

"The main reason is that her popular drama is a campus love web drama. Although it is popular online, it is still far away from the mainstream film and television market and cannot really boost her salary." Chen Ziyan analyzed.

I see.

Lu Yanhe said: "In that case, the actors' salary in "Wulin Gaiden" is actually not as expensive as I initially imagined."

Chen Ziyan said: "The actors haven't been selected yet, are you planning not to use any of the popular actors?"

"Xiao Yun is a popular actor. The main thing is to choose the right actor." Lu Yanhe said, "In this drama, the characters can stand up only when the show stands up. This is different from "Seventeen Floors". "Ten" The poor acting of the actors in "The Seventh Floor" does not affect the plot and setting at all."

Chen Ziyan said: "Bai Zhantang, please look for an actor carefully. I think no matter what, at least for this role, you still have to find an actor who can carry the drama, otherwise the risk will be too great."

"In fact, after "Seventeenth Floor" is aired, Teacher Jiang Jun's popularity will definitely increase. His role in "Seventeenth Floor" this time is very good and he has a lot of room for development." Lu Yanhe said, " When the time comes for him to play Capt. Xing, it won’t be said that our drama has no stars.”

Chen Ziyan: "I advise you not to be too optimistic."

Chen Ziyan's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Lu Yanhe's head.

"If you use such a cast, the most difficult thing to pass is Northern Lights Video. They may not agree." Chen Ziyan said, "They have invested so much money and will not take the risk of using a group of unknown actors to star in this drama. ”

Lu Yanhe realized that what Chen Ziyan said was right.

Indeed.

Lu Yanhe said: "Even if I invite big names to help out the protagonists of each unit, wouldn't it work?"

Chen Ziyan said: "Yan He, you don't understand what an S+-level drama means to a platform. Unless you find big stars for the roles of Bai Zhantang and Tong Xiangyu, otherwise, in terms of actors, the platform will definitely It’s a big difficulty. Your screenwriting is indeed a big attraction, but it can’t carry the show.”

Lu Yanhe fell silent.

Chen Ziyan added: "In addition, I also want to make one thing clear to you. If you want this drama to be successful, you must be good at using stars. Why are stars' salaries so high in this film and television market?" ? Even though so many people are saying why do celebrities get such high salaries? Because in the current environment, a drama only sells its star cast so that advertisers will pay for it and it will get traffic. "

Lu Yanhe: "I don't want to use stars, but you know, I really hope to find the most suitable actors for these roles."

"Then why are you unwilling to use Huang Kairen for the role of Bai Zhantang? Your reason is that Huang Kairen is too handsome, and the actor's image can be adjusted through makeup and photography." Chen Ziyan said, "I think, Huang Kairen came to play Bai Zhantang, and he was much more reliable than him playing Twelve Shao. Of course, this is my family's opinion, my own feelings. You are the screenwriter, you created these characters, you know best, so you can refer to it. "

Lu Yanhe fell silent.

Why did he subconsciously think that Huang Kairen couldn't play Bai Zhantang?

The reason he told Chen Ziyan was that Bai Zhantang was not that handsome.

In reality?

Lu Yanhe thought for a while, because he felt that Huang Kairen's star flavor was too strong, and he was worried that a big star like Huang Kairen would steal all the attention of the protagonist group.

He likes the drama "Wulin Inn" because each member of the protagonist team has his or her own brilliance, making the audience feel like they are a family.

If an actor is too popular and has too much celebrity status, it will suppress the brilliance of others.

His thoughts certainly make sense from a creative perspective.

But for a drama, to achieve this balance, it means that the protagonists are either all stars, or none of them are.

This is very inconsistent with production rules.

Sister Ziyan must have noticed it before she said this.

Lu Yanhe fell into deep thought.

With this thought in mind, he went to Baiweiju to meet Xiao Yun.

The person in charge of his box is Wang Biao.

I saw him working as a waiter here last time. When I made a reservation this time, I specifically asked him to be responsible for the service in this box.

When Wang Biao saw Lu Yanhe, he smiled "I see."

"I was wondering why someone suddenly asked me to take charge of this box. I thought I was spotted by some rich woman. I was shocked." He whispered as he led Lu Yanhe to the box.

Lu Yanhe was speechless.

But Wang Biao was just like that.

He had met him twice and was actually used to him and accepted his style.

Xiao Yun and her boyfriend arrived first and waited for him in the box.

Lu Yanhe greeted them happily when he saw them, and then introduced her boyfriend Zhang Luzhou to him through Xiao Yun.

Zhang Luzhou was wearing a very ordinary T-shirt and jeans. He was handsome, but he didn't seem to have any special features. He was just handsome with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

"Hello, brother Luzhou." Lu Yanhe called him brother very politely, after all, he was older than him.

Zhang Luzhou hurriedly said hello, hello, and said that he liked his play very much and had been learning.

Lu Yanhe hurriedly said that he didn't deserve it.

Very polite greetings.

After the greetings, the dishes were served.

Lu Yanhe talked to Xiao Yun about the play "Wulin Wai Zhuan".

He said: "This play will be very long, and it will be a seasonal series. I want you to play one of the two heroines. In short, it is a heroine who wants to travel the world and do good deeds, but accidentally becomes a waiter in an inn. Then in this Tongfu Inn, she meets all kinds of people, experiences all kinds of things, and experiences another kind of world."

Xiao Yun's eyes lit up.

"You are so awesome. You gave me the heroine role right away!"

"There is actually no heroine in the strict sense. A shopkeeper, a waiter, a bookkeeper, a waiter, a cook, a child, and two constables are the protagonists." Lu Yanhe said, "I wrote such a story."

Xiao Yun: "Enough, enough, isn't it just the ancient version of "Friends", my God, you actually gave me one of the protagonists! If you put this play out for auditions, other actors will have to fight for the roles in it. "Friends" made all six protagonists famous in one go. It's too exaggerated. I'm so excited!"

She looked longing.

Lu Yanhe: "Are you willing to take it?"

"Yes, yes, yes! What's there to hesitate about? Of course!" Xiao Yun said, "I'll tell my agent when to shoot, and I'll set aside all my time!"

Lu Yanhe said, "I haven't even found a director yet."

Xiao Yun was stunned.

"You are the first actor I found." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Of course, I plan to start filming this drama in the second half of the year, and broadcast it during the winter vacation in January or February next year." (End of this chapter)