I am popular in the entertainment circle

Chapter 86 Actually I don’t plan to pay

Meng Ran gave Shi Jiayue time to consider whether to play this role.

Shi Jiayue hesitated and asked,

"If I play this role, who will be your assistant?"

Meng Ran was speechless,

"Don't worry about that. When I look for someone to be my assistant, I would rather have her be my tutor. So if you want to play this role, we can join the cast together and I can save some travel expenses."

When Shi Jiayue said this, she couldn't help but laugh.

She told Meng Ran,

"Then I agree."

Meng Ran was surprised,

"Don't you need to discuss it with your parents first?"

Shi Jiayue's eyes were firm,

"If I tell my parents, they will definitely not agree, and they will think that I am working part-time as an assistant. I will try the life of an actor first, and if I think I can persist, I will tell my parents, no matter what

Do they support me? If I can’t do it, forget it, this will be a good experience in my life.”

Meng Ran stopped trying to persuade him and just said,

"Okay, you are an adult now and can make your own decisions."

She will not insist on having a guardian.

Of course, video recording is a must.

Who knows when an accident will come, so you must be well prepared.

Meng Ran talked to Director Zeng online and the two began to argue over the salary, and she also began to train Shi Jiayue to let her know how to stand, how to face the camera, and how to express her emotions.

Although she didn't see the script, she saw the characters, and that was enough.

She can simulate relevant clips to train Shi Jiayue.

What makes Meng Ran more satisfied is that Shi Jiayue is not too stupid and can learn quickly.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the acting skills of the first and second female lead. If the costumes and special effects are done well, the movie will have the potential to become a hit.

As for definitely saying that a certain drama or movie will be a hit, that's impossible.

Not to mention that Meng Ran didn't know much about the entertainment industry or popular TV series and movies. After all, she was a senior in high school and had no time to pay attention to these things.

Even if she knew very well, the situation on both sides was different. If he could explode there, he might not be accustomed to it here, so it was a test of Meng Ran's investment vision.

But Meng Ran never learned it.

Then she can only follow her own judgment.

Next she wanted to read director Zeng's script.

If this script passes the test, Meng Ran will discuss the possibility of investment with Director Zeng.

And she has set the tone for investing.

She's not going to invest money, she's going to invest her time and skills.

The filming of the movie is faster than the filming of the TV series. Even if it is delayed, it will only be delayed for a month. She can afford to waste just one month.

A few days later, Meng Ran and Director Zeng met again.

Director Zeng looked at the young girl in front of him with complicated eyes.

He knew very well that Meng Ran wanted to join his crew. Just like buying food, only those who really wanted to buy would try hard to negotiate the price. People who didn't have this intention would not waste their time arguing with him.

But even if he was extremely sure of this, he couldn't paralyze the other person. This person directly subverted his idea of ​​​​young people.

So wise, almost like a demon.

These four words came to his mind.

Director Zeng smiled helplessly,

"Ms. Meng, why don't we open the window and speak frankly? I really can't give you that much in terms of salary. You also know that I am just a new director, and the subjects I have to shoot now are still unpleasant."

Yes, Blue Star does not prohibit the release of ghost movies, but the box office of ghost movies is not very high, and there are really too few good ghost movies.

However, the particularity of this subject determines that only a small number of people will be interested in it, and it is far less popular than family-friendly movies.

The market determines demand, and there are very few directors willing to develop in this area.

"Because I am not favored, I can get very little investment. If too much money is spent on the actors' remuneration, the other aspects of the show's funds will be compressed. This is not what I want. I believe Ms. Meng will not

I hope that if I have one more bad movie like this in my resume, we can seek common ground while reserving differences and take a step back."

Then he said another number, one million.

Meng Ran thought about the pitiful investment he had received, and knew that this million might be the other party's bottom line.

To be honest, she was a little moved at this time.

One million is currently the majority of her net worth, and if her net worth can be doubled after more than a month of filming, this is definitely a very good deal.

But now that Meng Ran had made an investment plan, he did not give up when faced with the temptation of a high salary. Instead, he said,

"Since Director Zeng is willing to tell me the truth, I won't hide it. I want to read the script."

Director Zeng immediately looked at Meng Ran with vigilant eyes. Is this person planning to cheat on the script?

Meng Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to express his thoughts.

"To be honest with Director Zeng, I actually have plans to invest in the crew."

Director Zeng's eyes lit up,

"How much do you plan to invest?"

He said in a particularly urgent tone.

The light in his eyes seemed to see a big lump of gold.

Meng Ran backed away slightly, showing that he was not used to it. After Director Zeng sat back, he said slowly,

"Actually, I don't plan to pay."

Director Zeng's expression changed. If he hadn't talked to Meng Ran in the past few days and got to know her a little bit, he would really feel that this person was playing a trick on him.

But now he is willing to listen.

Meng Randao,

"Although I don't plan to contribute money, I can also contribute. In addition to being an actor and a makeup artist, I can also work part-time as a props artist, and I can contact a powerful special effects team. With my favor, he can give you a shot

50% off. These are my investments. I don’t want the salary, I want the box office dividends!”

She faced Director Zeng's renewed excitement and said calmly,

"The premise is that this script can satisfy me."

"Of course, if you are worried that I am cheating on the script, we can sign a confidentiality agreement. I also believe that you have applied for copyright certification for this script. How about it, can you show it to me?"

Director Zeng said solemnly,

"Can."

The two finally reached a consensus.

Director Zeng sent the script to Meng Ran directly via WeChat.

Meng Ran leaned back on the chair and slowly started to read.

While reading, communicate with the system in your mind,

"Xiao System, I shouldn't be your first host. Have you ever watched a horror movie before? What do you think of this script?"

Meng Ran has no experience in this area.

At best, she can only judge whether the story is wonderful from a reader's perspective, but can her taste overlap with that of the public?

Can this script pass the test of the market?

These require very professional skills.

The system didn't want to speak, and was silent for a while before saying angrily,

[Host, you can’t squeeze me like this! It’s not like you who can unlock skills and learn them naturally. If I want to use this skill, I have to learn it from scratch!]

Although, as an artificial intelligence, he learns very quickly, but he still has to learn.

(End of chapter)