Dreams of the Fragrant River

"It's too gorgeous, let's change it!"

In the studio, Kang Jianfei sat on a rattan chair with Erlang's legs crossed and said to Zhang Dan who was standing under the light.

"Director, can you see this set?" Xi Zhongwen, the art director and costume designer of "Tomb Notes", came over with a set of white clothes and asked.

Kang Jianfei looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "Try it."

Xi Zhongwen handed over the clothes, and Zhang Yan immediately took the clothes and ran to the dressing room.

Before Zhang Dan had finished changing his clothes, a middle-aged man in a blue suit said, "Director, the outfit just now was too trendy, and it's hard to see people in that style in the mainland."

The middle-aged man who spoke was Xun Sicheng, a costume consultant hired by Chen Xunqi from the mainland. He used to work at the Pearl River Film Production Company.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Mr. Xi and Miss Tang jointly designed this dress, not to mention the mainland, it is very trendy even in Hong Kong."

Mr. Xi is Xi Zhongwen, and Ms. Tang is Tang Shuchen, the cousin of Tang Shuxuan, the vice president of DreamWorks Film and Television. Tang Shuchen's husband, Lu Guanting, also works in DreamWorks. In another time and space, the theme song of "Journey to the West", "Love in a Lifetime", was written by Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen.

However, Xun Sicheng did not give face to Xi Zhongwen and Tang Shuchen. He said: "I have read the script of "Notes on Tomb Robbers". Zhang Qiling is a mainland woman, and she is engaged in the illegal tomb robbing business. Ordinary people are more ordinary, which makes them low-key. Since DreamWorks hired me as a costume consultant for the film, I have to live up to my salary.”

Xi Zhongwen retorted: "Mr. Xun, what we want to make now is a movie, not all documentaries that respect reality. If a movie wants to sell well at the box office, it must attract the audience. If the heroine wears that kind of clothes and falls into the crowd, you won't be able to find it. So what do we need to do? Just go to the roadside stall to buy a few clothes and you can start filming."

After all, Xun Sicheng just came from the mainland, and his film concept is completely different from that of Xi Zhongwen: "I think a good film attracts the audience by its content, not what the actors wear. If you let the heroine wear What's the difference between wearing the suit just now in "Notes on Tomb Raiders" and letting a Ming Dynasty person wear modern clothes?"

Hearing the argument between the two, Kang Jianfei could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Xun Sicheng used to be a director at the Pearl River Film Company, and filming within the system is a task. The director only needs to complete the film, and he doesn't need to consider the box office issue at all, but Kang Jianfei has to consider the market.

If the character costumes in the movie are ordinary, it may be more logical, but it will definitely greatly reduce the attraction of the movie to the audience.

But in the same way, Xun Sicheng's opinion cannot be ignored. If the costumes of the actors are too fancy and trendy, they will appear too fake, thus destroying the overall atmosphere of the film and creating an inexplicable sense of disobedience.

"Mr. Kang, do you think this is okay?" Zhang Dan quickly came back from changing his clothes, and asked in a slow circle while standing under the light.

Kang Jianfei snapped the ten fingers and thumbs of both hands into a square lens. He closed one eye and observed through the lens for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "The light tone is too soft, a little colder."

The lighting engineer immediately adjusted the light until Kang Jianfei called ok.

At this moment, Zhang Dan was dressed in white under the light, and his long hair fell to his vest. Kang Jianfei asked her to hold a sword. This made Zhang Dan's temperament change suddenly, and he looked extremely cool under the cool light. .

Kang Jianfei said to Xi Zhongwen: "Zhongwen, remove all the decorations on the details of this suit, and leave one or two finishing touches. It should be simple, capable, and feminine. The trousers should be tightened slightly. One point, such a big trouser leg is too outrageous, let alone tomb robbing, even going on an outing is cumbersome."

"Okay, I'll make changes when I go back." Xi Zhongwen said.

Xun Sicheng interjected, "Director Kang, isn't this inappropriate?"

Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "The male and female protagonists, including the important supporting roles, must have eye-catching costumes and styles. But Mr. Xun, you are right, I will prepare several sets of ordinary clothes for all the characters, and give them different styles according to different situations. The script will also be slightly changed in detail.”

For the director's sake, Xun Sicheng couldn't say more. Anyway, he was seconded by a Chinese film co-production company. After the filming, he will return to work at the Pearl River Film Company.

Another half month has passed, and the costumes of the main characters of the film have been completed, but the film has not yet been able to start. Danxia Mountain, the location of the location, was cloudy and rainy for days, and it was impossible to shoot in that weather, and the indoor studio set up on the Hong Kong side was not completed.

Kang Jianfei can only continue to wait, and first take pictures of the character's makeup for the second round of publicity. A few main characters, each with a set of makeup photos, is enough for the photographer to be busy for four or five days.

"Let's change the look again, raise the sword sideways, look straight ahead, and make your expression more stern and introverted... ok, Miss Zhang, all your photos have been taken." In the studio, the photographer put away the camera and said.

The gaffer turned off the light box, and a few assistants were busy cleaning up the reflectors. Zhang Dan carried the prop sword that was used as a black gold blood sword at zero hour, rubbed his shoulders and walked towards the dressing room, posing for a long time, her bones were sore.

When Zhang Dan got dressed and took off his makeup, she saw her agent, Deng Baola, walking over with a smile on her face. She immediately greeted her, "Hello, Sister Paula."

Deng Baola went to the Academy of Performing Arts to find Zhang Dan, Miss Deng that day. She was not the gold medal agent of Oriental Entertainment Company, and could only rank in the second echelon of the company's agents. She asked with concern, "Amin, did the makeup photo shoot go well?"

Zhang Yan replied with a smile, "It went well."

Deng Baola took Zhang Dan back to her car, but she actually took out a thermos and said warmly, "You've been filming for a long time, and you must have eaten your lunch well. I cooked it for you, so I'll drink it while it's hot. "

"Thank you, Sister Paula." Zhang Yanming knew that Deng Baola was deliberately making friends, but she was still very moved. She drank a spoonful of hot water and praised her repeatedly, "Sister Paula's craftsmanship is really good."

Deng Baola smiled and said: "Don't drink too hastily, be careful of burning."

Agents and celebrities have a symbiotic relationship. As celebrities are famous and make more money, agents can get more commissions. Similarly, the more contacts and resources an agent has in their hands, the easier it is to sell their own celebrities. Give red.

The Oriental Entertainment brokerage company has been operating for many years and has formed a set of models that are similar to and different from those of American brokerage companies. The two stars who also signed with the Oriental Entertainment Company, even if they had the same starting point when they signed the contract, if their agents are different, then their future development will be very different.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Now the Oriental Entertainment brokerage company is roughly divided into three factions: one is the old man who was promoted when Pan Yingzi was the general manager; one is the people under the current general manager Zhang Guozhong; the other is the deputy general manager Chen Bingkun subordinates.

Among the three factions, Pan Yingzi no longer takes care of the company's affairs after giving birth to her child, but she is still a shareholder of Oriental Entertainment Company, and the old people she promotes are in important positions, and there are Zhou Runfa, Zhong Chuhong, Guan Zhilin, etc. The first batch of actors. This faction belongs to the veteran faction. The qualifications are old but they do not compete for the limelight. They are well-behaved and no one will mess with them, but everyone must give some face.

Zhang Guozhong mainly masters the talent resources of DreamWorks. Wang Zuixian, Leslie Cheung, Leung Ka Fai and other big-name agents are all under the general manager Zhang Guozhong.

The remaining one, Chen Bingkun, is the vice president, but he is a veteran who made friends with Kang Jianfei in the Shaw Brothers era, and he was in charge of the former future star artist training class. He has a large number of young actors in his hands, such as Liming, Zhou Haimei, Huang Qiusheng, etc. He is closely connected with the Oriental TV production company, and mainly supplies artist resources to Phoenix TV and Macau Satellite TV.

The people who are fighting the most fiercely now are Zhang Guozhong and Chen Bingkun, both of whom are delusional about expanding in each other's territory. On weekdays, DreamWorks and Dongshi Company are shooting movies and TV dramas. The two groups of people have to fight for even a small supporting role, and desperately put their own actors into the crew.

In general, Zhang Guozhong, who is the general manager and holds several big-name stars, currently has the absolute upper hand.

There can be progress only when there is competition. Kang Jianfei cannot be naive enough to think that his company is harmonious. Not to mention Oriental Entertainment, even DreamWorks has split up a faction a few years ago.

The problem is that the battle between Zhang Guozhong and Chen Bingkun has already begun to cause internal friction, which has had a bad negative impact on the company's development.

There are now hundreds of film companies in Hong Kong, and Oriental Entertainment is the largest company in Hong Kong with a large number of artist resources. Basically, every film company may invite actors from Oriental Entertainment to make a movie.

The agents of Zhang Guozhong and Chen Bingkun, in order to grab a film appointment for their own men, actually began to maliciously lower prices, and even all kinds of unspoken rules appeared.

Deng Baola is Chen Bingkun's agent. Kang Jianfei appointed her to sign Zhang Dan. In fact, she was beating Zhang Guozhong in disguise, trying to balance the strength gap between Zhang Guozhong and Chen Bingkun.

At the same time, Kang Jianfei also asked Pan Yingzi to come forward on his behalf, to terminate the contracts of the two agents who competed maliciously half a year ago, as well as the stars involved, and ousted them from the company. This move is actually a serious warning to Zhang Guozhong, Chen Bingkun, and all the company's brokers.

Deng Paula used to be at best a relatively good agent, signed with two quasi-first-line stars and a few third-rate actors, and also knew some directors and producers in Hong Kong. She received the task in a daze, and then became the manager of the heroine of Kang Jianfei's new film, which made Deng Baola think she was dreaming for a long time.

Because of Kang Jianfei, Deng Baola was very optimistic about Zhang Dan's future, so she tried her best to have a good personal relationship with Zhang Dan, which was better for Zhang Dan than for her husband. Deng Baola's only purpose is to be her manager for a long time after Zhang Meng's popularity.

Once there is a top popular star under her command, then Deng Baola's network resources in the circle will be quickly enriched. Even if she leaves Oriental Entertainment Company one day to go it alone, she can get along very well.

Seeing Zhang Dan drink half of the hot drink, Deng Baola instructed: "Amin, you will go to Danxia Mountain to film in a while, remember to bring the mosquito spray I bought, otherwise the mosquitoes in the mountains will be fierce. Very."

"I see, thank you Sister Paula." Zhang Dan smiled and covered the thermos, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said, "I can't eat any more."

"It's fine when you're full, who told you to finish it." Deng Baola opened the thermos, and he didn't think it was Zhang Dan who ate the rest, so he scooped it up and drank it.

Deng Baola's actions brought the distance between the two very close, and Zhang Yan almost regarded her as a confidant big sister.

Deng Baola said: "Amin, do you know how hard-won this opportunity is? How many actresses in the company want to be the heroines of Mr. Kang's new film, and their agents are active everywhere, and even often follow Mr. Kang in filming. Make-up artists and props artists have been invited to eat countless meals just to find out what Mr. Kang said."

"Sister Paula, I know this even if you don't say it." Zhang Yan felt that soon after she joined the company, people around her were jealous or flattering, and the root cause was her upcoming role and the director of the film. .

Dunbola said: "So you must seize this opportunity. If you miss it, you may not be able to become a big star in your life."

Zhang Dan nodded solemnly and said, "Sister Paula, I will try my best to film the scene well."

Deng Baola shook her head and said, "It's only one aspect of acting well. The more important thing is to have a good relationship with Mr. Kang."

Zhang Dan said apprehensively, "I don't know Mr. Kang well, and we only talked a few words."

"That's why I remind you, idiot," Deng Baola said with anger, "if you just make this movie well, you will definitely be famous as a heroine based on Mr. Kang's directorial ability. But this How famous can be, whether it is an instant hit, or is it used as a vase, no one can tell, it may take a year and a half, and the popularity you earned in this drama will be lost."

Zhang Dan asked for advice: "Sister Paula, what should I do?"

Deng Baola said: "I said just now, it is to have a good relationship with Mr. Kang. As long as you have a good relationship with Mr. Kang, you will definitely become popular in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the future. If a movie fails, you can make a second one. It's a short appointment. In the past two or three months, you have been in contact with Mr. Kang several times before and after, but you only said a few words to him. You are wasting the opportunity. When I tried on clothes last time, I was not Let you take the opportunity to chat with Mr. Kang? How could you forget what I said!"

"Mr. Kang has been discussing clothes with Mr. Xi and the others. I can't get in. After the discussion, he just left, and I didn't dare to catch up." Zhang Dan said eagerly, although he studied drama for several years. , but she is still very introverted.

A person's character is largely caused by the environment in which he grew up. For example, Kang Jianfei's shamelessness, extremeness and greed have a huge relationship with his experiences from childhood to adulthood.

Zhang Dan has been living in the alleys of Shanghai since she was a child. Her mother married far away to Hong Kong to seek a living, and she could only follow her aunt and grandmother. Zhang Dan has no parents around since she was a child, which made her introverted and almost autistic. Later, she was brought to Hong Kong by her parents. The people around her spoke Cantonese, which she did not understand, which made it even more difficult for Zhang Dan to make friends. to friends.

In another time and space, when Zhang Meng and Zhou Xingchi first worked together to make a movie, both of them were introverted and autistic. Fortunately, Wang Jing and Wu Mengda adjusted them, otherwise the movie could not be made at all.

Deng Baola was very speechless about Zhang Dan's performance. She said, "You are an actor, why can't you save face?"

Zhang Dan said: "Acting is acting. I can do it even if I lie on the ground and roll, but the problem is that talking to Mr. Kang is not acting."

Dumbola said: "What are you afraid of? Go directly to Mr. Kang and find something to say. After a few times, his impression of you will be better. Don't let me finish the movie, and you only Communication with Mr. Kang is limited to work."

Zhang Dan expressed his concerns: "I'm afraid what if he ignores me? Wouldn't it be shameful. And I'm not very good at talking, so I can only chat with acquaintances, if I say something wrong and offend Mr. Kang suffered."

Deng Baola covered her forehead and said, "Okay, I've convinced you. Think about it from another angle. Mr. Kang appointed you to be the heroine. What's his impression of you?"

Zhang Dan said uncertainly, "It shouldn't be too bad."

Deng Baola said: "It's not that it's not too bad, but it's definitely because of your potential in a certain aspect. What you need to do now is to put aside your worries and take the initiative to get in touch with Mr. Kang. If you can't find a topic, then Start with work matters, ask him about the script, and then slowly turn to personal topics when you are familiar with it later."

Zhang Dan said distressedly: "But Mr. Kang has been very busy recently, running back and forth between the mainland and Hong Kong, and I don't have many opportunities to contact him."

Deng Baola said: "'Tomb Raiders' is a big investment~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The preparatory work is very tedious, of course Mr. Kang is very busy. I mean, you have to seize every time and Mr. Kang has the opportunity to get in touch with him bit by bit. Especially when filming in the Mainland, everyone is filming in Danxia Mountain during the day, and most of them have to go back to the city at night to live. On the way back and forth in the morning and evening, they also rest in hotels. You can ask Mr. Kang more about acting."

Zhang Dan nodded and said, "I'll try my best."

Deng Baola hesitated for a moment and said: "The time to shoot in Danxia Mountain may not be long, and when you are filming in Hong Kong, you will have no chance. So you must seize the opportunity to film in the mainland. If possible, I can do you at night. After returning to the hotel, go directly to Mr. Kang's room to ask for advice."

"In the evening...Mr. Kang's room..." No matter how stupid Zhang Yan was, he could still hear the meaning of Deng Baola's words. She said in surprise, "Sister Paula, you want me... that's not good."

Deng Baola explained: "This kind of thing, you can handle it yourself. Do you know why Zhong Chuhong, Guan Zhilin, and Wang Zuixian have been popular all the time? Which one in the company doesn't know about their relationship with Mr. Kang? It's just that no one said it. That's it. With your looks and temperament, if you are willing to pay, you will definitely become the company's next Hong Gu, Xiao Qian and Thirteen Aunts." r1152()