This star’s style is wrong

The script of this costumed Machiavellian drama has been in the computer files for a long time, even earlier than "Horse".

At the beginning, "The Pretender" had just finished airing, and when I was preparing for a new project, I was considering this costumed conspiracy drama from the beginning, which would be able to use several of the leading actors of "The Pretender".

However, at that time, the task of anti-criminal drama happened to come, and if the anti-criminal drama was successfully produced, it would receive a lot of official help.

So, I shot "Hurry Up" first.

Now that "Rush" has been airing for a while, it's time for new projects to be launched.

After it was determined that the new project would be a costume drama, Ark Culture released the news on its official WeChat account and began recruiting actors for auditions.

As soon as the news of Ark Culture's new drama came out, the entertainment industry was shocked.

Since the morning of this day, various investment and cooperation calls from Ark Culture have been bombarded.

Gradually, it began to spread to all Ark Culture employees, and even private phone calls kept coming in.

These calls were all made by companies of all sizes in the entertainment industry, as well as celebrity agents, all hoping to contact the top management of Ark Culture and discuss cooperation.

There is no way, the current Ark culture is a Noah's Ark-level existence in the entertainment industry.

From "Wulin Gaiden" to "The Beginning", from "The Pretender" to "Hurry Up", one film was a hit and the other was a hit, and they kept breaking records.

At the same time and in the same type, there are no rivals at all, so we have to compete with ourselves.

What’s even more terrifying is that most of the actors who have participated in Ark Culture film and television dramas have become popular.

Now there is a law in the entertainment industry. As long as you embrace the thigh of Ark Culture, even a pig can take off.

Therefore, as soon as Ark Culture’s new project was announced, almost all companies related to the film and television industry wanted to cooperate.

The film and television investment company even wanted to put money into Fang Xing's hands, hoping that Fang Xing could help them make money together.

If it were three years ago, Ark Culture had just been established, and when the first movie "Wulin Gaiden" was being filmed, these film and television companies would have looked down upon a small company like Ark Culture at all.

Who would have thought that three years later, four hit TV series would directly make Ark Culture the anchor of the TV series industry.

Even though the new project being prepared this time has never been tried before, the film and television investment industry has inexplicable confidence in Ark Culture.

It can be said to be luck that a drama becomes popular by chance.

But having four hits in a row, and each one being a drama king, is impossible to achieve by luck.

Therefore, film and television companies in the industry want to invest in Ark Culture’s new projects.

If it were three years ago, if these film and television investment companies wanted to invest in Ark Culture's projects, Fang Xing would not even have the power to refuse.

Because Ark Culture at that time was just a small company without a foundation.

However, at that time, no film and television investment company would have known that Ark Culture was rising so fast.

Therefore, when these film and television investment companies want to invest in Ark cultural projects, they are no longer able to invest if they want.

Ark Culture has a foothold in Ningyun, and the head of Ningyun personally handled the 2 billion project in the headquarters park.

After "Hurry", Ark Culture has already registered its name with a certain top department.

If the current entertainment industry giants want to influence Ark Culture, they will not be able to do so unless they can grasp the weaknesses of Ark Culture.

Of course, as the company grows bigger, the structure needs to be relaxed.

The territory of Ark Culture cannot always be the same size as it is now, so high-quality partners are essential.

Fang Xing plans to expand into the film and television industry in the future, so it is necessary to attract investment from film and television companies, form cooperative relationships, and even hold shares in some film and television companies.

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At the same time as the new drama project of Ark Culture was established.

The ancient puppets prepared by Chen Wenhan are progressing faster.

The investment for this ancient puppet was finalized two months ago, and the preliminary preparations have been completed.

If it hadn't happened at Dongyin's school celebration party, this project would have been launched long ago.

However, netizens’ interest comes and goes quickly.

Two weeks have passed, and no one on the Internet has discussed his "killing of chickens".

Coupled with the deletion of posts and censorship of comments by online public relations companies, it is almost impossible to find news about this matter now.

However, more than 8 million was spent on public relations, which can be said to be a huge hemorrhage.

Just because of a mistake, more than eight million yuan was spent to settle the matter.

After the incident calmed down, casting for the ancient puppet "Warm Spring Evening in the Lotus Tent" led by Pengcheng Capital has begun.

Since ancient puppets are a popular subject nowadays, basically one or two popular ancient puppets will be released every quarter.

Moreover, this subject requires very little acting skills.

As long as the appearance matches the aesthetics of ancient puppet theater fans, you can act.

Therefore, even popular celebrities who have never studied acting can act.

Of course, according to the standard model of casting in the film and television industry in recent years.

Usually the male protagonist uses fresh meat, and then pairs it with a few veteran actors with good acting skills to slightly support the performance of the whole drama.

This model of old actors bringing traffic stars has been proven many times to be the optimal solution.

Therefore, in the past two years, the salary of veteran actors has also increased a lot.

Liu Yicheng is a relatively well-known Mesozoic actor, also known as an old actor.

Liu Yicheng is exactly fifty years old this year and graduated from Kyoto Film Academy.

In terms of acting skills, he is indeed a good actor.

He acted in many film and television dramas in his early years, some of which were quite well-known.

However, when he was young, he was not famous and could only be considered as doing well.

There are films to be filmed, but they rarely get to play major roles.

However, the year before last, after he passed middle age, he suddenly became popular.

Because he played the "Poisonous Bee" Wang Tianfeng in "The Pretender".

Most of the characters in the show "The Pretender" are popular.

Liu Yicheng plays a very important role as the "Poisonous Bee". He led the male protagonist "Mingtai" to become an agent, and finally completed the "Death Plan" with his life.

Therefore, after the character "Venomous Bee" became popular, he also became popular.

After becoming more famous, his salary naturally increased, tripling in value.

Moreover, there are many film dates to talk about.

In the past, given his status in the film and television industry, although there were films to film, there was usually not much room for choice. Being able to join a good crew was already very good, and there was basically no opportunity to choose roles.

However, since participating in "The Pretender", his agent now has a lot of film contracts.

He's gotten to the point where he can pick and choose scripts.

This time.

The S-level project "Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" started casting, and Liu Yicheng also received an audition invitation.

Moreover, the crew is planning to let him audition for this ancient puppet show. The father of the male protagonist is a general who has spent his life in the military, so he will have a lot of roles.

S-level investment, and a role with a lot of scenes, this is a very good film appointment.

So his agent took it very seriously, communicated with the crew first, and then arranged for him to audition.

The audition process went smoothly.

After all, he graduated from the Kyoto Film Academy and has been working hard in the acting industry for thirty years. He needs acting skills and fame.

It's completely enough to play the role of the hero's father.

Moreover, the ancient puppet show itself does not have high requirements for acting skills, so the audition can be passed by just performing casually.

The director of "Spring Night in the Furong Tent" is very satisfied with Liu Yicheng and has basically finalized the project. The only thing left is to sign the contract.

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He had just finished auditioning for the role in "Spring Night in the Furong Tent". That night, he received a call from Zhang Yigao, saying that it was Ark Culture's new project, a costumed conspiracy drama, and there was a role suitable for him, and he wanted to meet and chat with him.

Liu Yicheng was a little surprised when he received the call: "Director Fang has a new movie?"

"Yes, just like in "The Pretender", Director Fang was with me." Zhang Yigao replied.

"Is Director Fang coming for dinner?" Liu Yicheng asked again.

"Of course, Director Fang asked me to make an appointment. Now the phone numbers in the whole company are busy. I will turn off my phone after making this call. The time and location will be sent to you later. You must come." Zhang Yigao said.

While he was on the phone, his phone rang with several more calls.

"Okay, I will definitely go." When Liu Yicheng heard that it was Fang Xing's new play, he immediately became interested.

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hang up the phone.

The agent walked in and asked: "Brother Liu, the crew of Furong just called me and finalized the schedule with me. Let us find time to go over and sign the contract."

Liu Yicheng frowned, raised the phone in his hand, and said, "I just got a call from Zhang Yigao. Fang Xing invited me to dinner and said he wanted to talk about Ark Culture's new drama."

The manager raised his eyebrows and asked, "That's a good thing. Fang Xing took the initiative to invite the actors to dinner. It's a wonderful thing that actors in the entire entertainment industry can only dream of."

Liu Yicheng was a little embarrassed and said: "If Fang Xing's new drama comes to me, then "Furong" may not be accepted."

The agent frowned and felt a little embarrassed: "The salary offered by "Furong" is very good. It would be a pity if I can't accept it.

"Either this, you go have dinner with Fang Xing first and talk about what it's like to watch the new show.

"After we come back, we will discuss how to arrange it."

Liu Yicheng nodded and agreed: "Then let's do it this way, where is the Furong crew?"

The agent said: "There's no rush on this. I'll delay it for a few days and then decide which script to accept in two days."

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The next afternoon.

Guangji Tea House.

Fang Xing made an appointment for afternoon tea, and not only did he make an appointment with Liu Yicheng, he also made an appointment with the other two main actors of "The Pretender", Liu Minxiu and Wang Kai.

When we arrived at the teahouse, we were all acquaintances, and we chatted harmoniously when we met.

"Today is a gathering for the cast of "The Pretender". Jin Dong is busy filming and cannot attend today's gathering. Otherwise, all four of you Ming family siblings would be here." Zhang Yigao poured tea for several people and talked about filming " An interesting story from the time of "The Pretender".

Liu Yicheng smiled heartily and joked: "Then am I not an uninvited guest? The Ming family siblings are getting together, and it is inappropriate for me, a poisonous wasp, to step in."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed together.

Liu Yicheng is more concerned about the new drama. After a few polite words, he started to get down to business: "I have already seen the news about Director Fang's new drama. If there is a role suitable for me, be sure to keep it for me."

After all, he had just auditioned for the S-level film "Spring Night in the Furong Tent", and the crew had confirmed that he would sign a contract, and the salary offered was also very good.

If there is no suitable role for him in Ark Culture's new drama, then he is ready to sign a contract with the Furong crew.

He is an actor, and he is not young anymore.

At this time, if you have a film appointment, you must seize the opportunity.

What's more, "Spring Night in the Hibiscus Tent" is an S-level investment.

Because of today's party, more than one actor came, including Liu Minxiu and Wang Kai.

This situation is more like a gathering of old friends than a collaboration on a new drama.

Fang Xing took a sip of tea and started talking about business: "I am indeed going to star in a new drama. In fact, the script for this time was ready when the filming of "The Pretender" was completed.

“Later on, I didn’t shoot this costumed Machiavellian script because I had to shoot ‘The Drive’.

"When I was preparing this script, I thought about letting the original cast of "The Pretender" play it.

"However, after "The Pretender" aired, we all had more film appointments, and it was not as easy as before to get together again."

This is indeed the case.

It would have been much simpler to sign the original cast to star in this period drama after filming "The Pretender" at the beginning.

After "The Pretender" became a hit, the actors became famous and their pay skyrocketed.

Especially Lin Yingxue, with "The Pretender" and "Hurry Up", she directly became a new popular star, and her salary also increased to 25 million.

Liu Yicheng and Liu Minxiu are okay. Although they have many more film contracts, they are already past the age of starring, so the salary increase is not that big.

Wang Kai and Lin Yingxue are in similar situations.

After Wang Kai played Mingcheng in "The Pretender", it can be said that he became famous the fastest in this drama.

Moreover, he is still young and has a good image.

After "The Pretender", he took almost all leading roles, and his acting was not bad, and his salary was already in the tens of millions.

Wang Kai patted the table and said, "No matter what Director Fang said, as long as it's your movie, I'll shoot it even if you don't pay me."

This is a scene talk, but it is really comfortable to listen to.

"No, this new play does have roles suitable for you. I also brought the script. You can take it back and take a look at it first. The project preparation progress is relatively fast. If you are satisfied with the script, you have to consider the schedule issue. . Let’s talk about the rest after reading the script." Fang Xing took out three scripts and handed them to them.

After a pause, Fang Xing continued: "By the way, Jin Dong also got the script. I talked with him on the phone. The drama he is currently filming will be completed next month. When the time comes, he will join the team directly.

"I hope that the original cast of "The Pretender" will be able to shoot this costumed conspiracy drama, especially Wang Kai. The role I am going to give you in this new drama will be very important.

"You go back and take a careful look at the script to see if the schedule is suitable."

"Okay, I'll read it when I get back." Wang Kai was very excited as he took the script.

He became famous after filming Fang Xing's drama. Before "The Pretender", he was just an 18th-tier actor, but after "The Pretender" became popular, he was out of control.