Millennium director

To say which character in the movie "The Legend of Shushan Immortal" is the most popular, it is the senior sister Yan Yunyan and the junior sister Ling'er.

These two characters did not receive box lunches in the script, and they are both outstanding and part of the protagonist group. If the first part is successful at the box office, these two characters will definitely continue to appear in the second part.

After the company's "first brother" Zhu Yawen was cast as the male lead, all the actresses in the company were unwilling to let go of the other two roles.

Zhu Yawen has already proven his ability to handle the box office in the movie "Those Years".

Well, although everyone remembers this movie more for Shen Jiayi played by Liu Yifei.

But in the era of light and shadow, when the yin is rising and the yang is declining, being able to play with Zhu Yawen is already the best situation.

From Jin Sha, who was the first to join the company, to Yang Mi, who was the last to join the company, every actress is determined to win these two roles.

Among them, the most confident one is Yang Mi.

After all, she is now very popular. With the popularity of the two TV series "Sword and Sword III" and "Ghost", the combined popularity is quite comparable to her peak momentum after the broadcast of "Gong Lock Heart Jade" in the original time and space.

Among the actresses in the company, she is the one who is most eager to break into the film industry.

Just like in the original time and space, after she became famous in "Gong Lock Heart Jade", she did not hesitate to go south and hang out in Hong Kong to act in movies, now Yang Mi also has the courage to not give up until she acts in movies.

It's a pity that Zhang Guorong didn't like her.

The role of the senior sister who is gentle but strong and acts as a harbor for the younger brothers and sisters was given to Wang Likun instead of the most popular Yang Mi in the company after Zhang Guorong thought deeply.

This made Yang Mi extremely puzzled and even a little depressed.

What kind of small role is Wang Likun?

There is only one famous TV series, "Agent Team 5".

Even if she joined the company later, she only played a female lead in "Soul Ferry 2" and took on another movie "Beautiful Heart".

From popularity to appearance to temperament, Yang Mi doesn't think she can lose to her.

However, Yang Mi could not change Zhang Guorong's decision, and she did not even have the courage to question Zhang Guorong face to face.

What made her even more devastated was that the role of the senior sister was not hers, and the junior sister who took a step back was not hers either.

The role of the junior sister was given to Jin Sha as expected, after all, the screenwriter wrote the character exactly according to her.

People like Tang Yan, Jiang Xin, Wang Ou, Hai Qing, and even company non-staff member Su Chang have also found roles for other young talents from various factions who will appear in the movie.

Zhang Guorong didn't have any special objections to Yang Mi, and he also assigned her a supporting actress with a moderate role.

But Yang Mi really doesn't like this kind of supporting role that only appears for three to five minutes in the whole film.

Even if there is a possibility that the supporting role will become a regular role in the future, she is not willing to chase this vain hope.

For a moment, Yang Mi thought about quitting her job.

Feeling that she had been "unfairly treated", she felt indignant.

Fortunately, Zeng Jia persuaded her at the critical moment.

Unlike Yang Mi, who is an insider in the game, Zeng Jia can completely see that Zhang Guorong's casting is just to fit the role.

He doesn't regard popularity as the first factor in casting. It doesn't matter if the popularity is low. As long as the actor fits the role, he will be willing to use you.

After all, Zhang Guorong's own signature, coupled with his famous name in the era of light and shadow, no longer needs any superstar actors to support him.

Moreover, Zhang Guorong, who holds two major IPs, "Shu Mountain" and "Along with the Gods", is indeed not something Yang Mi can offend.

This is not a problem that can be solved by just changing jobs.

"Power, don't worry."

"Don't the company have four blockbusters to be developed?"

"Now these are just the two films that will be filmed this year, and there will be two more films next year."

"These two movies don't suit your role, so you won't be able to tell which ones you will play next year."

"Besides, I've already inquired for you. This time the company is very ambitious and is pursuing a movie universe strategy."

"Just like the "Iron Man", "Thor" and "Captain America" ​​created by Marvel Comics in Hollywood, they need to be strung together into a world view."

Zeng Jia tried her best to persuade the "sad and angry" Yang Mi.

Across the ocean, Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 2" will be released next month, and news of filming "Thor" and "Captain America" ​​this year has already spread to Hollywood.

Although she doesn't understand what a movie universe is, Zeng Jia has a pretty good idea of ​​the company's movie universe plan after carefully reviewing the Marvel comic universe and looking at Marvel's layout in recent years.

In her opinion, it is very risky for the company to develop this so-called Xianxia movie universe.

Marvel itself has not yet proven that this road can work. The era of light and shadow has been following up non-stop, and it has to work hard.

No matter how you look at it, the company's new strategy carries high risks.

It would be bad if something went wrong.

"Mi Mi, you don't have a role in the first two movies, it's not necessarily a bad thing." Zeng Jia rationally analyzed: "The company's Xianxia movie universe seems to be very powerful, but the risk of failure is also high."

"If it fails and the box office performance suffers, not only will the company's investment not be recovered, but it will also delay the development of the participating actors, and it will even be called a box office poison."

"No matter what, the first two films have to bear the risk of opening up the market, while the subsequent films just need to reap the benefits."

"If the company's strategy is successful, it doesn't matter. You can just fight for roles in the next two movies."

"With the successful foundation laid by the first two films, the risk of failure of the next two films will be greatly reduced, and there is a high probability that the box office results will be better than the first two films."

"Wouldn't it be better for Wang Likun and the others to bear the risk while we pick up the ready-made ones later?"

I have to say that Zeng Jia's judgment is quite good as he was the one who later set up Yang Mi's entertainment company.

Although there are no successful examples of Marvel yet, just through the information collected, Zeng Jia was able to see the risks and the greatest benefits of this path to the movie universe.

There is no doubt that whether it is "Iron Man" or "Shushan", the "pioneering" risks it takes are very high. If it fails, it will be nothing, and if it succeeds, it will only be at the level of a normal blockbuster.

But after "Iron Man", "Thor", "Captain America" ​​and even "The Avengers", it is the predecessors who plant trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade.

The pressure I bear is not great at all, and with the good foundation laid by "Iron Man", the risks are much lower, and the rewards of success are much higher.

Rather than letting Yang Mi bear the risk of "exploitation", it would be better to let her wait and see first and then take advantage of the ready-made benefits.

After all, the company still has a lot of actors. After these people acted in "Shu Mountain" first, it is impossible for them to play the leading roles in the subsequent two films.

Pressing back is not necessarily a bad thing for Yang Mi.

Of course, this is also the best comfort theory Zeng Jianeng came up with after Yang Mi lost her role in "Shu Mountain".

"It seems that what you said makes sense." After being analyzed by Zeng Jia, Yang Mi also calmed down.

"Read the songbook while riding a donkey, we'll see what happens!" she hummed indignantly. (End of chapter)