Millennium director

Chapter 254 The wise Director Wu will create a batch of his own 85 flowers!

After gathering with a group of friends, Wu Yuan became busy again.

As the spiritual leader of a large company and a great director at the same time, Wu Yuan couldn't take any time off even if he didn't have a movie to shoot.

While he was preparing for Liu Yifei's birthday party, planning to have a birthday party that would be grander than the 18-year-old's coming-of-age ceremony, he also had to hold meetings with Li Xiaoping and the company's senior management.

With the continuous expansion of Light and Shadow Times over the past few years, this company has transformed from a leather bag company when it was first established into a large-scale professional film and television company.

TV series production department, film production department, publicity department, distribution department, administration department, finance department, plus the special effects department of the branch, and the newly established artist department.

Light and Shadow Times currently has seven departments and one subsidiary, not counting Light and Shadow Times Cinema Media.

Among them, the TV series production department has the largest number of employees. Including the crew members contracted by the company, there are a total of 300 people. The artist department has the smallest employees, with only three general agents. Each of them has three agents. team.

Usually when he is not in the capital for filming, he can miss these meetings, but now that he is in the capital, he tries his best not to miss the meetings.

After all, the company belongs to him, and he cannot stay away from company affairs for a long time.

Although he didn't know much about business operations, Wu Yuan was not the kind of person who was easily fooled by his twenty years of experience in the dream. After holding a few more meetings, he had a clear grasp of the company's current situation.

After another regular meeting, Wu Yuan specially retained Li Xiaoping and the head of the artist department, the agent Lu Liqiong hired from Huayi.

After signaling his assistant to make tea, Wu Yuan said with a smile: "The company is developing very smoothly."

"But in terms of artist management, we still need to strengthen it."

When he first started working in the film and television industry, Wu Yuan looked down on the small profits of being an artist manager. That was because mainland actors didn't make much money at all in those years. There's no comparison to a movie making nine figures.

But it's different now.

This year is already 2007, and the movie "The Legend" was released at the end of the year. Three major stars participated in it, among which Jet Li's salary reached 100 million yuan.

Although his salary cannot be regarded as a normal rule, the phenomenon of high salary in the industry has indeed begun.

The obvious point is that Liu Yifei, who had just finished starring in "Your Name" two years ago, was quoted 3 million for a movie, but almost no one was willing to find her to act in. She was in a price-poor market situation.

But now her quotation has increased to 4 million, and there are many film offers for her. Some people are even willing to offer 5 million or 6 million to hire her to act.

Yes, those coal bosses.

With the entry of coal bosses, the bonus period for actors is coming.

The salary of the four double-ice films has generally doubled, and the salary of male actors has increased even more. Regardless of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the maximum salary of mainland male actors alone has reached eight figures.

A year ago, when Zhang Guorong was preparing for "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys", the salary of top mainland actors was only 4 to 5 million per film.

In the next ten years, this number will increase 20 times.

The salary of a popular actor can easily range from 80 million to 120 million for a movie.

TV drama actors can earn 1.5-2 million per episode.

Wu Yuan cannot stop the trend of sky-high remuneration on his own, and he may even become one of the promoters.

Because the better the mainland's film and television industry develops and the bigger the market, the actors' salaries will naturally increase.

Just like Hollywood's A-list actors can easily earn 40 to 50 million US dollars per movie (salary + dividends), this is the result of the normal development of the market.

As soon as the market cools down or becomes cold, actors' salaries will also fall.

Anyway, in the last few years of Wu Yuan Mengzhong's career, after experiencing the peak period from 2012 to 2017, the salary of mainland actors dropped rapidly, returning to the "normal" price of around 20 million for front-line actors.

Of course Wu Yuan will not just sit back and wait for his salary to skyrocket and then decrease.

If you can't stop it, join in!

As one of the top three film and television production companies in the country, Light and Shadow Era is not particularly attractive to actors and artists. As long as it beckons, there are countless actors willing to become Light and Shadow Era artists, even if they have already signed a contract with the company.

It's just that Wu Yuan is not very interested in the so-called 85-year-old and popular actors who emerged later.

The top 85 flowers mainly focus on one thing but have no acting skills.

Tangtang is silly and sweet, Shishi is blind, and Mi Mi is career-mad but only loves acting and doesn't care about acting at all.

Not to mention Brother Xiao Ming’s young model from Hong Kong.

Moreover, they were completely wiped out on the big screen, and they were the kind that could not be trained even if they were trained.

His true love, Miss Liu Yifei, is considered tall among short people.

Although I can't get any good books, at least I have established a foothold in the film industry, and there is no shortage of movies to make.

The only 85 flower that Wu Yuan likes more is Bao Ziying.

As for the popular male actors, let alone them.

It doesn't matter if they don't have acting skills, most of them can't control their lower body.

Before Wu Yuan woke up from his dream, 80% of the popular actors he knew had already collapsed. They were either sleeping with powder, or being looked at, or even worse, they had even stepped on sewing machines.

Actors active on the small screen and even the big screen are all born in the 1990s or even the 1995s.

The top actors of the post-85s generation in domestic entertainment are all screwed up, regardless of gender.

Rather than letting Wu Yuan pick some of these actors to praise, he might as well start anew.

With the influence and production capabilities of the current light and shadow era, coupled with Wu Yuan's forward-looking vision, what actor does he want to praise that he cannot?

Even if he wants to choose actors from amateurs like Lao Mouzi and create his own Yuan girl, that's absolutely fine!

So even if Wu Yuan plans to take a share of the coming era of sky-high remuneration, he doesn't have to dig up those 85-year-olds and traffic stars who will be popular in the future!

His index finger tapped the table rhythmically. After Wu Yuan thought quietly for a while, he said without any doubt: "Agent Lu."

"Here!" Lu Liqiong stood up immediately. The serious Director Wu was still a bit scary, which made her feel uneasy.

"In this way, I have recently selected a group of good actors from the Mainland, all of whom I think have the potential to become famous and can be made good."

"Go and sign all these people into the company as soon as possible."

"I said, you remember."

"Okay!" Lu Liqiong quickly sat down again, opened the notepad he brought specially for the meeting, and picked up a pen to take notes.

Wu Yuan then continued: "The first one is Wang Likun. She has a TV series called "Agent Team No. 5" broadcast this year and plays the heroine in the TV series."

"Although I am not an acting major, I have good talent. When I was still in my junior year, I was selected by Xu Ke because of an inadvertent glance back in the practice room. I became the heroine of the TV series "Seven Swordsmen" and made my debut. .”

"Director Xu Ke still has a very good vision."

"The second one is Jiang Xin. She played Mu Wanqing in the bearded version of "Tian Long Ba Bu". She also played the roles of Nu Yuan and Jiang Waner in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" invested by the company, and her acting skills are also good. OK, it can be cultivated.”

"The third one is Qin Lan. I'm sure I'm familiar with this guy. I'm a Qiong Yao girl. I'm a Zhi Hua in My Fair Princess 3. I'm currently filming Qiong Yao's "Another Dream"."

"The other one is Chen Zihan, who has also acted in many TV series, but she is not popular even in dramas. She also played Guo Fu in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"."

"There is also an actress named Hai Qing. You can also get in touch with her. She is a 97-level student at the Film Academy and is a student of Huang Lei. She has acted in "Jade Guanyin"."

"By the way, there is an actress named Yang Rong in the "Youngster Bao Qingtian 3" that is being aired recently. She is also quite spiritual. She has also been signed."

After smacking his mouth with unfinished thoughts, Wu Yuan thought of someone else and added: "By the way, don't forget about Wang Ou, who plays the company's "The Best of Us", let's sign it together."

Lu Liqiong, who had been immersed in writing, suddenly heard the conference room become quiet, and raised his head in surprise.

"Director Wu, is that all?"

"They are all actresses, no actors?"

Is this signing an actor, or choosing a harem?

If Lu Liqiong hadn't known that Wu Yuan has always been famous for keeping a clean mind in the industry, he would have almost thought that he was not in the office of the Light and Shadow Era, but in the office of Huayi.

"Actor." Wu Yuan frowned.

It's a bit tricky.

He doesn't really like the batch of popular actors who will emerge in the next few years. The few actors he likes are difficult to recruit.

For example, people like Chen Kun, Liu Ye, etc. actually don't value the agency very much anymore, and they have enough network resources to take over the drama.

Wu Yuan also didn't want his relationship with them to change from a mere friend to a subordinate.

Apart from these, the one that he is most optimistic about is Huang Xiaoming.

Although our brother Xiao Ming is a bit too greasy to play the role of a domineering president, he can still hold up the role in serious dramas. He is also a rare actor born in the 1980s who has made achievements in the film field.

"It's a pity that Huayi will definitely not let me poach Huang Xiaoming away." Wu Yuan sighed.

"Hey!" Suddenly, he slapped his thigh: "By the way, Huayi also has two male actors who must have just signed in. One is Zhang Yi and the other is Duan Yihong. You can go and get in touch and see if you can Dig it!"

Zhang Yi retired from the Comrades Repertory Theater of the Political Department in 2006, and then by chance participated in "Soldier Assault".

The investor of this TV series is Huayi, and according to Huayi's usual routine, if you act in movies and TV series invested by it, you must sign with the company, otherwise the role will not be given to you.

Therefore, several of the leading actors in "Soldier Assault", Wang Baoqiang, have already signed with Huayi. Chen Sicheng, Duan Yihong, Zhang Yi, and even Zhang Guoqiang and Da Hei Niu, who have very few roles, have also signed with Huayi.

So there was the later film "My Commander, My Regiment", which almost starred the original cast of "Soldier Assault" and was also produced by Huayi.

These two TV series are almost Huayi's own homemade dramas.

Wu Yuan thought, if he hired Zhang Yi and Duan Yihong, when the time came to film "My Captain, My Group", where would Huayi find Long Wenwen and Meng Fan who performed such exquisite roles?

"People poaching Huayi?" Lu Liqiong was a little confused after hearing Wu Yuan's instructions, "Director Wu, it's not good for us to have friction with Huayi."

"Huayi and we are considered the number one and number two private film companies in the country. If there is friction over this trivial matter, it is not worth it."

"What kind of friction is poaching two young actors?" Wu Yuan didn't care.

"I don't want to dig up Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and other pillars of Huayi."

"Even Zhou Xun, who has the best connections, was not dug up."

"Isn't it just to poach two young actors who have just signed with the company for less than a year? Why does Huayi deserve to compete with us?"

Wu Yuan still acts in a measured way.

He also knew that Huayi's big and small kings were a bit stingy, but he would not go against the Light and Shadow Era just because of two inconspicuous little actors.

Just like the big and small king businessmen, when they heard that Wu Yuan wanted these two young actors, they might even take the initiative to cancel the contract and send them to them in exchange for Wu Yuan's favor, and try to negotiate with Wu Yuan about cooperating with him on his next movie.

If two Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, or anyone from Deng Chaoli could be put into Wu Yuan's new movie to play the leading role, let alone these two young actors, Huayi would be willing to give Zhou Xun to Wu Yuan.

Anyway, the current dispute between the three leading actresses in Huayi and the competition for one sister is indeed a big headache for the big and small kings.

Big and small kings all regret that they signed so many top actors, and there are simply not enough internal resources to allocate.

"By the way." Wu Yuan suddenly thought of another person, "Yan Kuan signed with a small agency, right?"

"It's a waste of time for him to stay in that brokerage company. Contact him and offer him an olive branch."

It's a pity that Yan Kuan is also one of the four beauties in the world, but he is the worst developed.

In the early days, I signed with a little-known company. Later, I signed with Bona, which was in decline. It was the same as having a company but not having a company, and many opportunities were missed.

Wu Yuan feels that there is still a market for handsome men in ancient costumes like him in certain films.

And the company also needs to sign a handsome guy, so it has to have a facade, right?

Don't think that the most handsome person in Bantian's company is actually the director. That will really make the outside world have some weird ideas.

"There is also Pan Yueming, he is also good. "The Legend of White Snake" starring him and Liu Tao has become a big hit after it was launched on CCTV this year. He can be signed into the company for training."

It's such a pity for Pan Yueming. He was originally an actor who was honest and focused on acting. He put all his heart into acting and had nothing to do with his private life. However, his acting career was ruined by Dong Bailian.

Fortunately, he proved himself later with "White Night" and became popular again.

This actor is quite worthy of training. At least he is dedicated and pure in his performance, which is rare in the industry.

After thinking about it, maybe because he felt that there were indeed a few male actors, Wu Yuan added: "There are also Luo Jin and Jia Nailiang, who have acted in company dramas, and they will also try to sign."

After hesitating for a while, Wu Yuan finally said: "There is also Yuan Hong. He has no room for improvement in Sugar Man. With Hu Ge on his head, his acting career completely overlaps with his. He can only continue to support Hu Ge. .”

"Cai Yinong will definitely not let Hu Ge go. Try to dig out Yuan Hong. With Hu Ge in hand, Cai Yinong probably won't care too much about Yuan Hong's stay."

Lu Liqiong nodded and quickly recorded all the actors mentioned by Wu Yuan in his notebook.

Of course, Wu Yuan is not a eloquent emperor. He can sign whoever he wants with his mouth.

These people he mentioned can only be said to be signing targets. In the end, if the company can sign half of them, it will be enough for them to have fun.

Wu Yuan does not expect that the company will rely entirely on poaching to sign artists in the future. The more serious route is to start from the three major theater chains to discover and train new talents.

After setting these poaching targets, he waved his hand and said: "Collect information on current students of the School of Drama, School of Film, and the Performance Department of Shanghai Opera as soon as possible."

"There are many good talents in the school, waiting for us to discover them!"

Time has passed so long that Wu Yuan can no longer remember which famous actors in later generations are still just students, but it doesn't matter, he can remember them after seeing the list!

Wu Yuan made up his mind that in his era of light and shadow, he must cultivate a group of 85 flowers and 85 niche students with leading acting skills!

He also has the confidence and ability to create a group of top actors in the direct lineage of the age of light and shadow!