Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 60 60. Wang Baoqiang is the stupid guy in "A World Without Thieves"

"As for Li Chenggong and Niu Geng, who are you planning to cast?

Wei Wu said without hesitation: "Li Chenggong goes to Xu Zheng, Niu Geng, you go to Wang Baoqiang. I have already signed contracts with them both."

These two Wei Wu have no intention of replacing them. After all, they performed very well in their previous lives, and this movie was quite successful at the box office.

What's more, this movie is also related to the sequel "囧囧", and "囧囧" also stars the two of them. If you change this one, why don't you have to change it for both movies?

It would be fine if "The Man on the Road" fails to take off at the box office. Those millions of Wei Wu will be used as tuition fees. If the box office of "囧囧" is much worse than that of its previous life, then Wei Wu might feel a little uncomfortable.

You need to know the split between the producers of "囧囧", which was 490 million yuan. The production cost is only 30 million. Even if the publicity and distribution expenses are deducted, the net profit will be at least 300 million to 400 million!

To put it bluntly, it is not necessarily a good thing to change actors rashly. If it is not necessary, it is definitely better to use the original actors.

If it's a non-main character, then just change it, but if it's a soul character, then you definitely can't act rashly.

After all, this is the right combination that has been tested in reality. It was impossible for Wei Wu to say that because he wanted to use his own artists, he forcibly changed the original starring actors.

Why? Even if the artist he signed is not his biological father, mother or wife, why would he take such a big risk just to earn some commission from him?

Even if you take a huge risk and forcefully replace him and make him famous, he will still want to go solo after not staying for two years, so why bother?

Of course, if the male protagonist in the previous life was replaced by Wei Wu himself, even if he took risks, then he would be able to accept it.

Even if the box office or ratings are not as good as in the previous life, only he knows about it anyway, so what does it matter? As long as it's generally fair enough.

The key point is that Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang and the others are not expensive now. This time the two of them were only given a total salary of 80,000 yuan.

Although Xu Zheng was already a bit popular at this time, he only took 50,000 yuan because it was his first time acting in a movie. Wang Baoqiang was not yet popular, so he only took 30,000 yuan.

The remuneration is also related to the shooting time of this movie. This movie took 33 days to shoot in the previous life, so Wei Wu told them directly this time that it would be completed within a month.

This is the case these days. Everyone agrees that those who act in movies are indeed more awesome than those who act in TV series.

For example, when many first- and second-tier TV drama actors go to act in a movie for the first time, they usually voluntarily take a salary cut to compete, or even star for free.

For example, Xu Zheng, in his previous life, in order to smoothly cross over into the film industry, he did not ask for a salary when he took over the filming of "Crazy Stone" and starred directly for free.

Although they claim to be moved by the script, everyone knows exactly what happened. After all, Ning Hao was looking for his wife in the first place, and he rushed to join her and insisted on acting.

If Wei Wu was more ruthless, it wouldn't be impossible to keep undercutting Xu Zheng's price, but it feels like it's really unnecessary.

No matter what, Xu Zheng is also capable of directing and acting, and later became a well-known figure in the Chinese entertainment film industry.

As the saying goes, keep a thin line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future.

Originally, asking him to play the leading role in the movie at this time was considered a favor and made him owe him a favor.

Don't end up being unhappy because of the matter of tens of thousands of dollars, and then end up complaining about the failure of your favor.

"Is Xu Zheng the one who played "Spring and Pig"? Who is Wang Baoqiang?"

"Yes, that's Xu Zheng." Wei Wu continued to introduce to her:

"Wang Baoqiang is the stupid guy from "A World Without Thieves"!"

Liu Tianxian suddenly realized: "Oh, it turns out his name is Wang Baoqiang!

"Having said that, I think the energy in him is indeed a bit like a burdock.

"But why let Xu Zhenglai play Li Chenggong? He plays a middle-aged business owner. I can't seem to imagine that kind of scene!"

Wei Wu smiled faintly and said: "So you can't be a director yet! You feel like you don't have a picture now. When we shoot, you can go and see it. I guarantee you will have a picture!"

Indeed, some roles are like this. Before he plays this role, you can't imagine that he can still play this role.

But after he plays it and plays it like this, you will feel that this role is really suitable for him.

The key point is that Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang are quite compatible. Their complementary advantages are a bit like 1+1\u003e2. They are definitely one of the best partners in comedy films.

Liu Tianxian asked again: "Then are you going to sign them to Shu Culture?"

Wei Wu sighed and said, "I really want to! If possible, I would even like to sign for 20 years. But unfortunately, they probably won't be able to sign."

If they were really signed, Wei Wu would be extremely happy!

You must know that before the rise of Shen Teng and the Happy Twist gang, Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo could be said to account for half of the Chinese comedy field!

Now that Wei Wu has captured Huang Bo, if he takes advantage of the situation this time and acquires Happy Twist at that time, wouldn't he be able to take whatever he wants in terms of comedy movies in the future?

This was the first time Liu Tianxian saw Wei Wu paying so much attention to the two actors, and he couldn't help but feel curious:

"why?"

Wei Wu explained them one by one: "Let's talk about Xu Zheng first. If he was a newcomer, it would be possible, but now it is basically impossible.

"First of all, he is already famous now. He has acted in "Spring and Pig", as you know, and also "Li Wei is the Official" and "Love Through Time", and the ratings are very good.

"But the key point is that this man is very ambitious and very capable. After graduating from theater in 1994, he first started working in drama. In 1998, he even won the Magnolia Drama Award for Best Actor.

"But he soon felt that acting in dramas was not as promising as being an actor, so in 2000 he made a cross-border appearance in "Spring and Pig" and established a firm foothold in the TV drama industry.

"It is said that the show suddenly suffered a withdrawal of funding, so the producer Fan Xiaotian publicly announced that whoever can get sponsorship can play the male lead.

"Xu Zheng decisively emptied his family and his savings to get this leading actor.

“Not only has he become an instant hit, but he also managed to win over the heroine Xiao Longnu. From here you can see his ability and courage.

"However, he is not satisfied with acting in TV series. Now he has begun to try to be a director. "Li Wei 2" was directed and acted by him. If nothing else happens, the next step should be to invest, direct and act by himself.

"But his hard work in the TV drama industry is still not enough, and now he is actively looking for opportunities to act in movies. You can see how ambitious he is.

“If you think about it, your goal is to climb up, you are capable and ambitious, you can act and direct, how can you be someone who is willing to be inferior to others?

"It's normal for him to look down on my grassroots team. If he really wants to come, then I might still be worried!"

After hearing this, Liu Tianxian was not only in awe: "Wow, when I heard what you said, I felt that he was really powerful and inspirational. He had clear goals and worked hard step by step. He completed several status changes in just a few years.

"But you are quite powerful. You can see so clearly. You must be the same kind of people. Are you sympathetic to each other or are you of the same sex repelling each other?"

Wei Wu said with a smile: "Xu Zheng met Xiao Longnu, and I also met Xiao Longnu. From this point of view, we can indeed be regarded as the same kind of people!"

"Bah", Liu Tianxian hit him, and then asked:

"Isn't there Wang Baoqiang? What's going on with him?"

Wei Wu spread his hands and said, "It's even simpler for him. When he was filming "A World Without Thieves" in 2004, he had already signed a contract with Huayi. The 8-year contract did not expire until 2012. It is impossible for me to go with Huayi. Is it better to rob someone?

"You don't think Hua Yi is doing charity, do you? With such a big piece of cake like "A World Without Thieves", how could it hit him on the head if he didn't sign the contract in advance?"

Liu Tianxian sighed a little: "That's true, then there is nothing we can do."