China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 336: The five flowers of Hua Shang are competing with each other, and Da Mi Mi speaks bold words.
The casting of "Shoplifters" finally caused quite a stir.

At the beginning, it was just Yang Mi who was moving around alone. Although she was rejected by Li Mu at that time, she was not the one who gave up if she didn't give up once. Did she wait for the opportunity?Opportunities are created!
If you are rejected once, you can try for a second time. If you fail the second time, you can try for a third time. What can't be done three times?Being above four or five is a trivial matter, but being above seven or eight is the norm. If you want to have a career, you can’t be too shameless!

Wang, the richest man in the world, was deliberately avoided by the bank leaders. He could find ways to block others' paths again and again. How could this career be easy?
In the original time and space, Damimi frantically took on dramas, performed dramas, and acted in routines for the sake of the gambling agreement, and she basically had no pursuit of art.

This time and space is different. After joining Huashang, her career development in this time and space was much smoother than in the original time and space. Therefore, in this time and space, at least so far, she still has a higher pursuit of acting, and at this time, she is more or less still. Retaining some of the aura from before.

In fact, Yang Mi had some aura in acting in the early days, such as the period when she played Guo Xiang in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Unfortunately, she later took on roles like crazy and had no time to think about the role, so her original aura was lost.

That day in Li Mu's office, she heard Director Shen Junsheng say that he wanted to take home a Palme d'Or. It was a joke at first!

Who said you can win the Palme d'Or?There is only one director in China, Chen Kaige, who has succeeded. But although it sounds like a fantasy, Yang Mi doesn't dare to take it seriously as a joke. Why?Because the script was written by Li Mu!
It was not that Li Mu drew up an outline and then handed it over to his subordinates, but that Li Mu actually completed the script independently.

Who is Li Mu?

Winning a heavyweight Oscar is just like playing!So although Director Shen Junsheng’s statement about winning a Palme d’Or may sound unreliable, is it possible that it could be true?

In short, Yang Mi will fight to the end no matter what she says this time!
Even if you can't win an award, it's not a loss if you can star in a movie written by Li Mu himself and directed by director Shen Junsheng, right? !
However, there is no airtight wall in the world. The company has recently launched a movie, and the script is written by the chairman himself. It is said that it is even targeting the Palme d'Or in Cannes?
What else can you say?Let's go across the sea and show our magical powers!

Does Zhao Liying have ambitions?

Of course there is!

I heard that the boss rejected Yang Mi straight away?

If you want her to say no, it’s better!

For a script written by the boss himself, of course you have to find the most suitable person to act it, but you can’t ruin a good script by choosing the wrong person!

So Zhao found her agent and made it clear that she would fight for this opportunity.

What is the relationship between the so-called Hua Shang Wu Hua?

Let’s put it this way, we are all little flowers and of similar age, so it is inevitable that resources will overlap. Good resources are always available. If you have more, she will have less. If your resources are better, her resources will be better. It's just a little bit close, so a group of people with severely overlapping resources are still fighting for food from the same pot. If the relationship can be really good, then there is something wrong!
But at least on the surface it's not as funny as the original time and space.

I remember that in the original time and space, Zhao Ke posted a video "The phone case will not fall off" to express the incident of Yang knocking off the reporter's mobile phone, and Yang replied to netizens "I can't dance, so I will show you the splits" to express Zhao's past. Split to refute pregnancy rumors.

Besides, does Bai Bing want to fight?

How could you not want to!

What about Tong Liya?
This very enterprising Lord!
Where is Liu Shishi?

Everyone was fighting, but it seemed unreasonable for her not to fight!Doesn’t that mean you think you’re inferior to others?

Therefore, as soon as "Shoplifters", which has little box office potential, was approved, an undercurrent began to surge within Huashang.

Li Mu originally didn't want to use these little flowers to act in this drama. To be honest, the popularity of these little flowers is indeed very high, but their acting skills...

I can only say that if you choose the right script and it doesn’t cause any drama, it will be considered a success!
However, after careful study by Li Mu, Shen Junsheng and Chen Zhixi, they came to the conclusion that in fact, these little flowers can still be used for the role of "sister" in the film. If they are trained well, it will not affect the quality of the film. It will probably also significantly improve the commercial prospects of the film.

As long as a few other characters are chosen, it will be fine.

Among them, Shen Junsheng originally wanted Fan Wei to play the role of the father, the male protagonist of the film.Fan Wei's acting skills are mediocre. It can be said that he plays what he likes. There is no problem for him to play the male lead in this film. But this time, Li Mu wants to use Song Qie for the heroine, the role of "Mom". Li Mu always felt that it was not right for Song Qie and Fan Wei to play "husband and wife", even if they were a couple working together.

Then Li Mu suddenly had an idea and suggested that Zhang Songwen might as well give it a try.

Regardless of age, image or acting skills, they are all suitable.

Both Shen Junsheng and Chen Zhixi felt that it was a bit too risky, but since it was the candidate proposed by the boss, they would definitely have to meet. If it didn't work, Shen Junsheng would argue in front of Li Mu.

No one has any objection to Song Qie playing the role of "Mom". Song Qie has enough reputation and acting skills. She is also the first artist signed by the company. This opportunity should be given to her in all circumstances.

The role of "Grandma" is played by teacher Li Mingqi, who is the queen in "Water Margin".

The "daughter" is set to be a five-year-old little girl. Li Mu really doesn't have a suitable candidate for the time being. Zhao Jinmai is 13 years old this year and is too old. Everyone finally decided on this role and went to Shanghai to choose it.

Also in need of auditions is the role of "son", who is around twelve or thirteen years old.

Finally, there is the role of "sister", who is set to be the daughter of "grandma's" ex-husband's son. She ran away because her parents favored her sister too much. She lives with "grandma" and makes money by selling her sex in entertainment venues. She has a relationship with "mother" They get along like sisters.

In the end, after everyone discussed it, we finally decided that one of the five beauties would play the role of "sister". As for the specific role, we will wait until the audition.

Originally Wumei didn't know if she had any hope, but now it's better. She has chosen Wumei for the role of "sister". Now Wumei's competition will inevitably become more intense.

Anyone who can say anything about the choice of roles has become the target of several little flowers. Shen Junsheng, Liu Siying, and Chen Zhixi each have to deal with these little flowers who are obviously determined to win.

It was rare for Li Mu to be quiet for a while. Recently, he had to focus on the post-production of "The Hunger Games 3" and was busy with the launch of "Edge of Tomorrow", so he had significantly less time to go to the company. Then one day he I finally took the time to go to the company, but soon I was blocked in the office by the little flowers who came after hearing the news.

Yang Mi was the first to arrive, and then Wumei all arrived one after another. Li Mu finally came to the company, and several other Xiaohuas had already come to the door. If he didn't go, wouldn't he suffer a loss?
A good office becomes an audition scene, where five people audition together.

As for the final result, Damimi successfully convinced Li Mu and got the role with just one sentence.

Yang Mi: "I asked Director Shen Junsheng to learn about the role. The role of 'Sister' is set up as a prostitute who sells her looks in entertainment venues to make money. When I play this kind of role, I will play my true self!"

As soon as she said these words, the entire office fell silent. Wu Mei and Li Mu all looked at Da Mimi involuntarily, but there was no abnormality on Da Mimi's face.

Li Muxin said: "Sister, you really dare to say that! Do you really know what 'acting in true colors' means? The character is a promiscuous woman who sells her looks, but you ended up making such a big deal in front of everyone, including the other four flowers. Calling yourself the role of a prostitute in an entertainment venue? What do you think?"

However, Li Mu followed Damimi's thoughts and thought again: "Don't mention it, Yang Mi is really the most suitable among the five beauties in the sunny entertainment place!"

if not?
Zhao Liying?
It seems that the taste is really missing!
As for the white soldiers?

She is very good at playing silly and sweet roles.

What about Yaya?

It doesn’t feel right either!
Finally Liu Shishi?The taste is even worse.

So this role is really going to be handed over to Yang Mi in the end?
The matter will definitely not be settled immediately as soon as Li Mu slaps the table.

Although Li Mu is the boss, he still has to discuss with the director and producer on the choice of roles, but at this time the balance of victory is clearly tilting towards Yang Mi.

After all the five beauties left the office, Li Mu searched the Internet on a whim for the exact definition of "acting in her true colors":

"Being a professional: an expert. It means an expert and it's true. Later it also means being proficient in one's profession, and one's achievements are particularly outstanding."

"Proficient in your profession and have outstanding achievements?"

"So when Yang Mi says she plays her true self, does she mean she is proficient in this type of role?"

"There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it."

But no matter what, the role of "sister" was finally given to Yang Mi.

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A few days later, the company officially invited Zhang Songwen to audition. When Zhang got the news, he couldn't believe his ears. Such a good thing could happen to him?You must know that at this time, let alone the protagonist, it is difficult for him to get a good supporting role. What's more, this film is still a script written by Li Mu himself, and the director is a top director like Shen Junsheng.

And this time he actually received an invitation to audition for the male lead!
Although the process was extremely tense and exciting, Zhang Songwen's performance was undisputed, and Director Shen Junsheng and Producer Chen Zhixi, who were worried earlier, finally felt relieved.

The male lead role belongs to Zhang Songwen!
That night, Zhang Songwen was so excited that she stayed up all night.

A few days later, a small half of the entertainment industry was envious of Zhang's incredible good luck, but what about the remaining half?
Most of the remaining people were asking where Zhang Songwen came from, what his background was, what movies he had acted in, and what his relationship was with Huashang Media.

Why could such a good thing happen to him?

As for the role of the five-year-old "daughter", after a large-scale audition, Wang Shengdi, who was born in Beijing in 2010, finally stood out in the casting.

In 2014, that is, last year, the little girl won the Excellence Award in the Beijing Happy Naadam National Folk Dance Competition. This year, she also won the Excellence Award in the National Drummer Competition for Assistant Solo Dance. After that, she started working as a graphic model. The little girl herself is versatile and has many talents at home. The condition is also very good.

The person chosen for the role of "son" was a little boy named Cheng Feng. Li Mu had never heard of this name in his previous life. Maybe he had not entered the entertainment industry in his previous life. Maybe he had entered but was eliminated. The little boy was indeed very special. He is spiritual, and Li Mu fell in love with him at just one glance.

Compared with the little girl Wang Shengdi, this Cheng Feng's family background is much more ordinary. Maybe this is the reason why he failed to make it in the entertainment industry in his previous life.

There are only a few people who can really get ahead in the entertainment industry. Without resources, trying to get ahead is really like looking for a needle in a haystack and talking nonsense.

In March, another event with great impact occurred in Huashang Media, that is, the star review of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City", which is currently attracting a lot of attention, was stuck.

Originally, when the TV series project was first established, Oriental TV and Suzhou TV expressed their intention to purchase it, and even the price was almost settled. The two TV stations each offered 200 million per episode, which added up to 400 million per episode. However, the result was reversed. At the review level.

Liu Siying was still moving around unwillingly, but Li Mu was mentally prepared for it. After all, the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series of the original time and space failed to be broadcast on the stars. Among them, "The Ancient City" was also promised to be released but was suddenly released. Told not to go on.

If it doesn’t get stars, it won’t get stars. You can still make money by selling it to video websites!But it’s definitely not as much as earning a star.

If it can be successfully launched, the two satellite TV stations will each produce 200 million episodes in the first round, and the total number of episodes will be 21, so the first round will be 8400 million.

It is estimated that more than a dozen satellite TV and terrestrial stations in the second and third rounds can sell an episode of 150 million. This part is 3150 million, which adds up to 1.155 million.

The online copyright can be sold for almost 400 million episodes. Adding this to the almost 8400 million, the total is 1.995 million, almost 2 million.

Now there is only one channel left, the video website. It will definitely cost a lot less to sell, 1.995 million minus 8400 million. Normally, the sequelae of failing this review is that Huashang will sell 1.155 million less, but in fact the calculation is not like this. .

In the past, the TV station and the video website broadcast it simultaneously, and the video website bid 400 million for an episode. Now it is no longer broadcast on the TV station, and it has become an exclusive series on the video website. The benefits to the video website are much greater than before.

Such a popular IP was produced by Huashang Media, and it happened to be a critical moment when several major video websites were racing to compete for users. At this time, even if they knew it was a loss, the video websites would still throw money in without blinking.

As long as the number of users is increased, no matter how much money you lose now, you will be able to double the money back when you monopolize the market in the future!
This is how the Internet industry works.

Therefore, as soon as the news came out that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City" could not be rated as a star, the competition among the major video websites over there became fierce.

In the end, Tencent Video bought the five-year exclusive broadcast rights of "Jingjue Ancient City" on the video website for 750 million per episode, and will enjoy discounts and priority renewal rights after five years.

750 million per episode, 21 episodes is 1.575 million. Although it is still much less than the case where it can be a star, it is not as exaggerated as selling hundreds of millions less. In the end, it is almost 4200 million less. .

Huashang Media’s cost of filming this drama this time was almost 250 million per episode. Some advertisements were also embedded in the drama, which made another income. In the end, it sold 750 million episodes. Overall, Huashang Media The income from this investment is quite considerable, with a profit of almost [-] million.

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In March, Hua Shang officially launched another romance film, "The Left Ear", which is adapted from the original work of the same name.

In fact, in detail, there are quite a lot of changes between this version and the original version. First of all, the biggest change is that the director is no longer Su Youpeng of The Original Time and Space.

The reason why Su Youpeng of The Original Time and Space was able to serve as the director of "The Left Ear" was actually quite accidental. At that time, the film was being prepared for a long time, but the director was never decided. During this period, Sun Yongqian, the producer of Enlight Media, met Su Youpeng by chance, and the two chatted. When talking about the director of "Left Ear", Su Youpeng expressed his intention.

Then Su Youpeng, who had never directed a film before, became the director of "The Left Ear".

Now that the project in this time and space has been led by Hua Shang Media, the accidents in the original time and space naturally have no basis for their occurrence. In addition, Hua Shang's own contracted directors have some talents, so in the end the director became Hua Shang trained a new director named Su Qiang, who is very young but very talented.

In addition, there have been many changes in the casting of actors. Many roles, such as those originally played by Ou Hao, Ma Sichuan, Xie Na and others, have been replaced by Hua Shang's own artists this time.

In addition, Chen Duling actually gained Li Mu's attention because of a school beauty contest, and successfully signed a contract with Huashang, and then became the heroine of Huashang's new film "Left Ear". It can be said that her experience quickly attracted the attention of netizens Everyone was talking about it, and everyone was lamenting that this girl who did not have an acting background was really lucky!
In fact, Chen Duling has been simulating her own performance when she met Li Mu in private. When she learned that she was selected by Li Mu for the first time, she was extremely excited. When she heard that Li Mu named her to audition for "Little Ear" in "Left Ear", she was even more excited. After tossing and turning all night, there were rumors that the original author had to make the final decision on the casting of "The Left Ear", but she didn't take it seriously at first. Could it be that the original author had more say than Hua Shang's boss?
But as more and more people said this later, she couldn't help but feel nervous about it. Fortunately, there was no danger in the end, and Rao Xueman, the original author of "The Left Ear", finally recognized her.

When the dust finally settled, Chen Duling began to wonder, since she signed a contract with Hua Shang Media and became the heroine of Hua Shang's new film, there's no telling when her boss will see her, right?

She was still very curious about the difference between Li Mu in real life and Li Mu in movies and TV shows, but unfortunately, it seemed that her boss was very busy. She secretly simulated the meeting several times but never managed to do it. Come in handy.

Vice President Liu Siying and production director Chen Zhixi have met several times, but where is the boss Li Mu?
It seemed like he was really too busy.

(End of this chapter)