This star’s style is wrong

The choice of the heroine has not yet been finalized, but Wu Zhikang's call came first.

After Wu Zhikang read the script, it took two days before he called and agreed to star in the new drama.

These two days should be spent discussing the script and the flexibility of the role with the agency team.

In fact, Fang Xing was not completely sure about inviting Wu Zhikang.

Although the script is very good, the role assigned to Wu Zhikang is a supporting role after all.

After getting the answer, Fang Xing made an appointment to discuss the contract.

If it is a film contract for other actors, Fang Xing will be responsible for it by the company team and rarely participate in it personally.

However, this time Wu Zhikang was so sincere that Fang Xing was present in person when negotiating the contract.

Wu Zhikang's salary is not particularly high, the market price is between 12 million and 15 million.

This price is not too high for a capable actor who has won the Star Award.

This is different from top-tier fresh meat. The contract for top-tier fresh meat basically starts at 25 million, and some can even reach 35 million.

If the country had not issued a salary limit order in the past few years, requiring actors' remuneration to account for more than 40% of the production cost, it is estimated that this number could have doubled.

Of course, today's top-notch TV dramas no longer just get paid. The agency negotiates other resources and a more flexible way of cooperation.

However, the sky-high remuneration for top-notch meat has nothing to do with Fang Xing.

Because Fang Xing has almost never worked with popular celebrities, but instead promoted a few newcomers to the first-tier and almost first-tier level.

This time the poverty alleviation drama is a TV drama theme advocated by the state, and the actors participating in it all know it well and will not deliberately raise the asking price.

Based on Wu Zhikang's performance in "The Lone Suspect", the salary will actually increase.

The asking price is estimated to be 18 million, and film and television companies will also invite them to take advantage of this wave of popularity.

Fang Xing didn't intend to lower the price, after all, Wu Zhikang's salary was not particularly high.

However, Wu Zhikang still took the initiative to ask for the lowest price, only taking 12 million. The crew agreed to all other conditions, including being with the crew for the whole process, and not doing any dramas or doing business during the period.

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After finalizing Wu Zhikang, the crew has already decided on seven or eight main actors.

Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan, Wang Kai, Guo Sanjin...

Among them, Wang Kai and Guo Sanjin were artists under Ark Culture. Fang Xing chatted with them, auditioned on the spot, and asked them to go back and read the script and learn some dialect.

Since this drama tells the story of immigrants from Gudiaozhuang, Xihai, Ning Province, it is best to use some dialects when dubbing.

Moreover, the dialect must have the flavor of a dialect, but it cannot be completely a dialect, because the audience needs to understand it.

In this regard, Yan Lan's performance in "Wulin Gaiden" is the best template.

When Yan Lan played Tong Xiangyu, her accent had the flavor of a dialect, and her words could be understood by the audience.

This measure is just right.

After finalizing the eight main actors including Wu Zhikang and Yan Lan, Ark Culture released the cast first.

Guo Sanjin has just made a hit movie "Dark One", which is quite popular, but it hasn't been long since he became famous, so he didn't cause much sensation.

Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan and Wang Kai were announced and quickly became hot searches.

Of these three, one is Jinpeng Shidi, who just had a wonderful performance in "The Lonely Suspect" and even almost won the Gladiolus Shidi trophy.

Yan Lan's role as Tong Xiangyu is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Now "Wulin Gaiden" is still ranked first in the Penguin comedy list. It can be imagined how popular Yan Lan is and how popular it is with the audience.

Moreover, Yan Lan has since acted in many hit dramas, won awards, and is recognized as a capable actor.

Wang Kai is both an idol and an actor.

In fact.

When Huahuo Media was marketing Wang Kai, Wang Kai became a top celebrity with many fans.

After all, there are two popular dramas "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire" as the background.

Before Huahuo Media was acquired, they actually wanted to build Wang Kai into a top-tier media company.

After all, top stars are so easy to make money that they don't need to hone their acting skills. They can satisfy their fans by just cutting out pictures.

It can be said that you can make money while lying down.

However, after Fang Xing acquired Huahuo Media, he had a conversation with Wang Kai.

Wang Kai took the initiative to express that he wanted to act seriously and not follow the traffic route.

After that, Huahuo Media changed its route and tried its best to accept dramas for Wang Kai.

Therefore, Wang Kai spends most of his time filming at the film and television base and rarely appears in variety shows.

In fact, with his popularity in "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire", if he wants to be on a variety show, he can be a regular guest on some of the top variety shows.

However, Wang Kai obviously has a passion for acting, so he spends most of his time on the set.

"Nirvana in Fire" has been airing for two years, but every time Wang Kai appears on the show, viewers will still comment on "Prince Jing". You can imagine how popular this character was at the time.

The announcement of three heavyweight actors immediately raised the audience's expectations to the top.

Entertainment media also rushed to report:

[Ark Culture’s new drama has officially announced three leading actors, all of whom are big names. 】

[Ng Chi-kang and Fang Xing, recent contenders for Best Actor, are about to join forces to film a movie together, playing the roles of father and son. 】

[From rivals to father and son, what have Wu Zhikang and Fang Xing experienced? 】

[Xiangyu and Zhantang finally reunited, dreaming back to "Wulin Gaiden". 】

[What kind of sparks will happen when Prince Jing and Mei Changsu reunite again? Who can not look forward to it. 】

When these gossip headlines were posted, all the viewers on the Internet were discussing:

【Fuck! Damn it! Damn it! It can only be described as shit. 】

[I am so touched that Xiangyu is collaborating with Zhantang again. What kind of magical combination is this? 】

[No, looking at the character introductions, it seems that Xiangyu and Zhantang have no emotional scenes this time. 】

[It's enough to be able to cooperate. Go back and play "Wulin Gaiden" again immediately. 】

[Prince Jing and Mei Changsu are also collaborating. Why is this drama so explosive? 】

【Fuck! With such a ferocious cast, this show is hard to watch. 】

[After reading the introduction, it seems that the heroine has not been decided yet. There is no heroine here. 】

[It seems that the heroine is Liu Shiying. 】

[Is it really Liu Shiying? If it's really Liu Shiying...fuck! Gladiolus, Emperor Shi and Queen Shi are going to cooperate. 】

[However, Ark Culture has not officially announced Liu Shiying. It should be that it has not been finalized yet, right? 】

[Are there any brothers who know the inside story? Let me tell you, will we see Fang Xing and Liu Shiying collaborate this year? 】

[It feels a bit confusing. Wu Zhikang, Yan Lan, and Wang Kai are all well paid. If you add Liu Shiying to the cast, can the salary be sustainable? 】

[Among these roles, some are obviously supporting roles. The remuneration for supporting roles is different from the remuneration for leading roles. Supporting roles have less roles and do not have to follow the whole cast, so they will not receive full remuneration. 】

[I feel like the actors in this drama are so solid. This kind of cast can produce a different flavor even if it's a bad script. 】

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Because Ark Culture has not officially announced the heroine candidate.

There are rumors in the industry that the heroine of Ark Culture's new drama is likely to be Liu Shiying.

Therefore, when Liu Shiying attends events, she will naturally be asked by entertainment reporters.

Reporter: "Shiying, it's rumored that Fang Xing wants you to play the heroine in his new drama. Is it true?"

Liu Shiying smiled and replied: "We have indeed talked about it, but we haven't decided yet. Director Fang is very serious about his work, so we may not know the result until after the audition."

Reporter: "Shiying's current role as a celebrity, does she still need to audition for a drama?"

Liu Shiying: "Auditioning is something every actor needs to do, and naturally I am no exception."

That's what they say, but in fact, when an actor reaches a certain level, he really doesn't need to audition.

Many film and television companies even tailor scripts specifically for popular actors.

Liu Shiying has always been a popular and top-tier actress. This time she won the Gladiolus Award for Best Actress and became the queen in one fell swoop.

There are even rumors in the entertainment industry that Liu Shiying will take over Song Li's position in the future.

After all, Song Li's frequency of taking roles is getting less and less, and she will film fewer dramas in the future.

There will definitely be an actress to step up and take over this position, and Liu Shiying has this potential.

Therefore, with Liu Shiying's current status as a celebrity, she has indeed reached a level where she does not need to audition.

Talking about auditioning is actually just a scene talk.

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However, this time, Ark Culture and Brilliant Entertainment have not yet reached an agreement.

Brilliant Entertainment believes that with Liu Shiying’s status, she can get better conditions.

For Qiao Yinghong to get Fang Xing's words, it was not Liu Shiying who had to do it.

Therefore, the gap between the conditions and bargaining chips between the two parties is a bit large, and the negotiations have been going on for almost a month.

In the past month, Liu Shiying has continued to have business activities. Taking advantage of the popularity of the Gladiolus Awards, she has received several new endorsements and brand friends.

Since the purposes and requirements of both parties were not equal, Qiao Yinghong finally suggested auditioning first.

If Liu Shiying performs very well in the audition and Fang Xing relaxes, he might agree to the terms proposed by Brilliant Entertainment.

In fact.

Fang Xing is indeed the kind of person who will make some compromises in order to make a good show.

Of course, the premise of compromise is that it cannot exceed the bottom line.

Money is easy to negotiate, but the project leadership must be in your own hands.

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The other actors had basically reached an agreement, and Fang Xing urged Qiao Yinghong to arrange Liu Shiying's audition.

Qiao Yinghong made an appointment and invited Liu Shiying to audition at the Ark Culture headquarters.

Today I will audition Liu Shiying alone, with a time specially set for her.

Liu Shiying arrived at the audition location at 12:30 noon. After entering, she shook hands with Fang Xing enthusiastically:

"Hello, Director Fang. Hello, Director Fang. There's a bit of traffic on the road. I'm late. I'm sorry."

It's not too late, I barely arrived on time.

However, for auditions, actors usually have to arrive a little early and do some makeup to get closer to the character.

In fact, Fang Xing originally wanted to set the audition time in the morning, but Liu Shiying had business activities in the morning, so it was changed to noon.

Since he wasn't late, Fang Xing wasn't angry at all and said directly: "Let's get started. Let's come directly. The makeup may need to be removed."

No makeup, at least not heavy makeup, is a basic requirement for auditions.

Because the director has to consider whether the actor is suitable for the role based on his background.

This time the requirements for poverty alleviation dramas are stricter.

The characters in this drama are all poor people in the Xihaigu area, where they are exposed to the sun, rain, and wind and sand all year round.

If there were a character wearing thick foundation and false eyelashes in this drama, the scene would be too fragmented.

"Are you taking it all off?" Liu Shiying asked one more question.

She wore this makeup for an event, so it is waterproof and sweat-resistant, so even if she sweats, the makeup will not fade away.

Therefore, it is more laborious to remove and you have to wash it several times.

Therefore, if the requirements are not so strict, she plans to remove the obvious parts of eye makeup, but not the base makeup.

Fang Xing shook his head and said, "Take it all off, leaving nothing behind. When you join the set, you won't be able to put on makeup during the whole process. There will be a makeup artist from the crew doing the styling."

Liu Shiying was a little surprised and asked: "Can't this character wear any makeup?"

Fang Xing shook his head firmly: "Not at all, because this character has never used eyebrow pencil, foundation, or eye shadow. The character has never even seen these cosmetics."

Liu Shiying nodded, went to the bathroom to wash off all her makeup, and rubbed it with makeup remover three times before it was all done.

After taking off his makeup and coming out, Fang Xing looked up and down.

Liu Shiying's original skin color is very fair, which is an advantage for the actress, but in this drama, it doesn't work.

Fang Xing discussed with the director team: "The skin color is too white. When the time comes, the makeup artist on the crew will have to adjust the skin color to wheat color. We will have to find a makeup team with experience in this area."

"Okay, that's no problem, we've been in touch again." The assistant director nodded and replied.

After discussing the makeup issue, Fang Xing sat back in his seat and said, "Let's start now. Have you read the script?"

Liu Shiying nodded: "I saw it."

Fang Xing said: "Then let's act out the plot, where you escape from marriage and get on the train, and then meet your childhood sweetheart."

Liu Shiying thought for a while and knew which scene it was, but she hadn't memorized the lines yet, so she asked, "I need to prepare first and look at the lines."

The assistant director pulled out the script for that scene and handed it to her.

Liu Shiying finished the two-page script, turned around and started reading it, silently reciting her lines several times.

After a few minutes, she turned around and said, "That's it."

"Then let's get started." Fang Xing nodded.

Liu Shiying started to perform, turned her head and looked at Fang Xing with a pitiful expression, showing a worried and stunned expression.

This performance was actually okay and did not meet Fang Xing's highest requirements. However, this was just an audition. As long as the performance was about the same, when the time came to join the group and slowly shoot, the effect of getting into the state would come out.

Fang Xing nodded and said, "In the next scene, because you escaped from marriage, your father was beaten, and the groom from the neighboring village brought people to make trouble. You decided not to escape, and came back to follow your father's arrangements to get married."

Liu Shiying continued to perform, looked at an assistant director, shook her teeth and said, "I listen to you, I will marry you."

After reading this.

Fang Xing discovered that Liu Shiying's acting skills were indeed good, and both of her audition scenes were at a passing level.

In fact, the performance did not meet Fang Xing's inner requirements, but auditions are not filming, and the standards are different.

When filming, if you are not satisfied with one scene, you can shoot the second or third scene until you are satisfied with the scene.

The audition only depends on Yan Yuan's acting skills. If she can reach Liu Shiying's level, she has actually passed.

If there are shortcomings, they are not without them.

The heroine of this poverty alleviation drama is actually a woman who has suffered a lot from fate, but still insists on giving her family a better life.

The heroine's father married her off to a man from a neighboring village for the price of a donkey.

She accepted her fate, but she did not accept it.

This character is full of wisdom in the play. Even if he is teased by fate, he is still tenacious in shouldering the burden of his family.

This character is both pitiable and admirable.

Liu Shiying's performance in the audition was still different from this role. The pitiful look in her performance was a little bit okay.

The heroine in the play never shows pity. Her pity is caused by the environment. Instead of showing pity, she shows strength that makes people feel heartbroken.

Liu Shiying could not find the right state amidst this pity and strength.