From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

Previously, Ding Zhi, who participated in the role of "Babai", got the opportunity to audition simply by relying on Yang Fu and Guan Hu's relationship.

So this drama appointment is related to Chuanhe Media.

As mentioned before, Chuanhe's big boss Chen Ming is himself the agent of a top female star, and the top female star is a young model from Hong Kong Island, so Chuanhe naturally has a relationship with the Hong Kong circle.

Contacted.

The first Cold War was released a few years ago. It was an ambitious film created by Hong Kong tycoon Chiang Chi-keung and assembled a luxurious cast of three movie stars, including Kwok Qiong-cheng, Leung Ka-fai, and Liu Furong.

This movie came out a few years ago, grossing hundreds of millions at the box office, and it was a good start for the Chill series.

The launch of Chill 2 naturally affects the minds of many people in the industry.

However, just as projects in Beijing have their potential exclusivity, even though Hong Kong has fallen into decline after its last glory in the 1990s, major mainstream projects still have a soft spot for local actors from Hong Kong Island.

In addition to regional awareness, language barriers are also an important reason.

For example, in the past few years, for the convenience of co-productions in Hong Kong, basically every major production will include several important roles played by mainland actors. However, even a national treasure-level veteran actor like Chen Daoming is caught in the mix.

There will be an indescribable weird feeling.

In an authentic Hong Kong film, if the main roles are played by mainland actors, it will feel a bit disconnected. After all, the actors from the two places, whether it is the performance style, the bilingual gap between Mandarin and Cantonese, or the tacit understanding between the actors and the director

, all have big problems.

So when Liang Qiong first contacted Ding Zhi for film and television resources, it was just because the company had connections with the Hong Kong industry, so she casually got involved and sent a resume to the film crew.

But this is not pie in the sky, but the result of Liang Qiong's operation.

After Ding Zhi unexpectedly became famous on the short video platform, the company was not unresponsive. It was just because Chuanhe Media itself was in dire straits during this period, so there were not so many marketing resources invested in Ding Zhi, who had failed once before.

On the idol.

But as a veteran manager, Liang Qiong naturally does not rely solely on being good at playing emotional cards with artists.

Although she has not brought out a real first-line artist, her ability is still good. Relying on Ding Zhi's traffic as a source of confidence, and after communicating with the company's internal staff, commonly known as robbing resources, she finally got this opportunity.

"So, it's still a supporting role."

Ding Zhi flipped through the script and character introductions in his hand, and scratched his head speechlessly.

The character script he got was less than two pages of A4 paper, and like Knife, it was a small role that probably only lasted a few minutes.

The role I got this time was that of a little cannon fodder in the role of a villain. Looking at the description in the script, it seemed that there were only a few trivial scenes. He helped the little villain escape, and then was shot down by a righteous policeman on the way to escape.

,Bye.

After all, Knife still has a high-gloss bridge-running scene, but this character is just a mediocre villain and cannon fodder, not as good as Ba Bo in Journey to the West.

"Just wake up! What capital do you have now? Being able to appear in such a big production that has already been created as an IP, even if you just show up, is much better than being in those crappy variety shows and bad online dramas!

"

Liang Qiong arranged the folders in her hands and said without raising her head. She was usually very sober at this time.

"Besides, there are also quite a few good variety shows and TV series that I found, so why not check them out too."

"What is this? Isn't this the whitewashing conference? It's not interesting."

Ding Zhi took the information handed over by Liang Qiong.

The first one is this variety show.

Whitewash Conference, formerly known as the Tucao Conference, when it first started broadcasting, it relied on inviting controversial celebrities and talk show actors to complain about each other. This unique format can indeed attract a lot of viewers, and those controversial artists also rely on this program to make complaints about each other.

I have made a lot of progress in my whitewashing project, which can be described as a win-win situation.

Many popular entertainment articles actually like to use this program to break the ice for the protagonist.

However, Ding Zhi's popularity coupled with his recent popularity is actually worthy of this program.

But to be honest, in reality, there are almost no celebrities who can really become famous again through this show.

So why does he rely on sensationalism and act like a boy with a fake smile in this show?

After all, Brother Zhi has always been annoyed by the stinky Sabi who likes to have sex. If he met someone who thought he was very humorous, he was afraid that within a few minutes, he would have to kneel on the ground, press him down and beg him to leave.

die.

So this kind of program is destined to have no chance with him.

In the variety show, except for this one, which relies on some popularity, the others are not worth mentioning. Some of the names are even the first time Ding Zhi has heard of them, so they are not good resources after thinking about them.

As for the resources for film and television dramas, apart from big casts like Chill 2, many of them are scripts based on platform self-made dramas.

There are good and bad scripts, and some characters are very attractive to Ding Zhi. For example, there is a villain called The Thing in the Palm, which makes him somewhat interested.

"However, most of the plays on these four major platforms have one requirement."

"any request?"

"If you want to star in their drama, you have to sign a sub-contract with their platform."

In fact, before the so-called sub-contract, there was something called a "head contract".

In the early years when film and television companies were booming, many actors had to sign contracts if they wanted to participate in the productions of leading film and television companies.

The contract usually stipulates in the contract that in the next N years, if you cooperate with the artist in x dramas, the actor's salary cannot exceed a certain percentage of the current salary.

The video platform also followed this approach from the beginning. The content signed by each actor is different, and the content of the contract is also negotiable.

The relatively loose agreement is a mutual selection process.

For many newcomers, dating may not actually be an opportunity.

However, with the rise of platforms, the pattern of four major video platforms dividing the world equally has been basically established.

Ordinary actors have a higher threshold to participate in dramas on major platforms.

Video platforms have begun to require ordinary artists to star in platform-produced dramas. When customizing dramas, they must sign a sub-contract with the platform, otherwise they will be turned away.

As for the requirements for sub-contracts, they are more stringent than those for head-to-head contracts. Generally, it is stipulated that in the next N years, the platform will share 10% of all income of the signed artist, including film and television, variety shows, commercial endorsements, etc.

Several.

In a certain sense, this is also a way of taking sides. After all, if you sign a contract with platform A, it is basically impossible to receive a project on platform B.

After listening to Liang Qiong's explanation, Ding Zhi's brows furrowed.

"Even if I acted in one of his dramas, my subsequent filming, variety shows, and even endorsements will all depend on the platform?"

"right."

"Then am I not going to beg on my knees?"

"Then if you say so, if you want to participate in a popular drama, you really have to kneel down and beg for food. How many people want to kneel down but don't know how to do it!"

"If you want to be famous, if you want to make money, kneel down and don't be shabby."

Liang Qiong said with squinted eyes, showing a few crow's feet.

Ding Zhi suddenly smiled.

"Hey, Sister Qiong, what if our legs and feet are not strong enough to kneel down?"