I became famous after I didn't grow tall

After listening to Wei Lan, Yang Xingyuan was stunned for half a minute before he reacted, and was hit by huge ecstasy.

He grasped the panda's paw helplessly: "Of course."

The man in his thirties couldn't help but redden his eyes, and he couldn't help but confirm again: "Is it really me? Director, are you really not mistaken?"

"Yes, I decided it was you." Wei Lan said affirmatively.

"Thank you, thank you..." Yang Xingyuan realized his loss of composure, tried to calm down his emotions, and kept thanking Wei Lan.

Yang Xingyuan felt very lucky, but he didn't know that Wei Lan felt very lucky.

Yang Xingyuan's appearance and temperament itself met the requirements of this role, and perhaps because of his experience and hard work, he played the role in his own way, plus his originally very good acting skills, the effect achieved is far from as simple as one plus one. In addition to some details and methods that need to be improved according to the role's experience, even if Wei Lan spent tens of millions or hundreds of millions of yuan in salary to invite an actor to play this role, the effect that can be achieved is no more than this.

After two auditions, Wei Lan has confirmed that this plain-looking man is the best choice for the male lead of her movie.

"You're welcome. I look forward to working with you." Wei Lan waited for Yang Xingyuan to calm down and continued to talk to him about his problems: "Now the male lead has been decided, and the female lead has a schedule. The movie will start shooting next week. You can find the studio manager for the script and confidentiality agreement later... Is there any problem with your schedule?"

Yang Xingyuan hurriedly said: "No, I can come here anytime."

"Okay." Wei Lan looked at him and suddenly asked another question with some embarrassment: "Another point is that the salary is like this..."

Now that funds are tight, Wei Lan is a little embarrassed to mention the salary.

She has always been fair in doing things. She has her own scale in her heart for the level of roles and acting skills. If the investment is sufficient, even if Yang Xingyuan is basically worthless now, she thinks the salary of the male lead of this movie should be between 500,000 and 500,000 according to the actor's performance.

Wei Lan spoke with some difficulty: "Because you are not well-known, our film is not a big investment, and it is a science fiction film...so in terms of salary, I may not be able to give you too much."

"Well, director, you decide." Yang Xingyuan responded, his expression did not change much. He had a role to play and was the male lead. Deep down, he even felt that it didn't matter if he didn't get paid. As long as the crew could provide food and accommodation, he would be satisfied.

For a grassroots actor like Yang Xingyuan who has the dream of acting, the terrible thing is not that he can't make money from filming, but that he will never have the opportunity to play a role with a heavier role in his life.

Wei Lan looked at Yang Xingyuan's expression, thought about his performance just now, and said: "How about this, I can give you two salary plans."

"One plan is to give you a salary of 100,000 directly."

Wei Lan knew that this salary might be considered very generous and reasonable from the perspective of market conditions or investors, combined with Yang Xingyuan's worth, but Wei Lan was an independent film director who made many movies in his previous life and had his own standards. Now he can only squeeze the actors' salaries, and he feels a little sorry.

If Yang Xingyuan performs well in the movie, Wei Lan will give him a red envelope after the movie is released and the funds are recovered.

"There is another way." Wei Lan continued: "It is 50,000 yuan in salary, plus the last 1% of the movie profit share."

"You can go back and think about it for a day, and then tell the studio manager." Wei Lan said, and prepared to return the director's machine.

"No need, director." Yang Xingyuan suddenly called Wei Lan and looked at her sincerely and gratefully: "I choose the second one."

Yang Xingyuan's idea is very simple. The director gave him this opportunity, which is a great joy for him. If the movie doesn't make money in the end, it must be his responsibility. He feels embarrassed to take 100,000 yuan at the beginning.

As a result, Wei Lan chuckled after hearing it: "Okay, you are very smart."

After entering the actor cabin, Yang Xingyuan came back to what Wei Lan meant before.

This director seems to be very confident and determined that this movie will not lose money and will make a lot of money.

Forget it, don't think about it. No matter what, he will do his best to play the one, maybe the only male lead role in his life.

…

Another week passed, which was used to coordinate the schedules of the supporting actors and to familiarize the male and female protagonists with the script.

Wei Lan had the contact information of both actors, and the working attitudes of the two leading actors were good.

Needless to say, Yang Xingyuan wrote a paper to analyze the characters on time every day, and would bring the summary and his own doubts to Wei Lan for revision and discussion.

What Wei Lan didn't expect was that Su Yining, who was originally thought to be difficult to deal with, was unexpectedly serious, but the reason was somewhat speechless.

"Look at the script, three paragraphs and five lines... At this position, what tone should I use to read this line?"

Wei Lan replied: "Just a little plain, like describing something common sense, such as what color the clothes you are wearing are."

"Okay, listen to me recite the previous paragraph first, and see if there is anything wrong." Then came the voice of Su Yining reciting the lines on the other end of the phone.

Wei Lan didn't think about it. She was just concerned about Su Yining's progress in understanding the role last time. After that, she was pestered by him. Every day she felt like a teacher checking students' recitation. She rubbed her brows and listened: "Okay, you continue to familiarize yourself."

Because the heroine played by Su Yining has a lot of lines in large sections, and she is a hard worker at memorizing, after receiving the script, other actors were studying the character's psychology and emotions, but she was memorizing lines in advance, and she was always ready to join the set. In this case, it's no wonder that she has acted in so many dramas without developing her acting skills. If she wants to broaden the depth of her character, she will spend more time than others.

"Ah? Do you want to continue to get familiar with it? I think I have memorized it." Su Yining was originally happy that she had completely memorized a line, but Wei Lan asked her to continue to get familiar with it.

Wei Lan: "Yes, continue to get familiar with it. Get familiar with the first line I told you, and your instinctive reaction would be like answering one plus one equals two."

Su Yi is willing to work hard to prove that Wei Lan's choice is not wrong, and memorizing the lines has the advantage of memorizing the lines. What she needs in the movie is the kind of effect she just said.

"Is this necessary for filming?"

"Yes, this is necessary for filming." Wei Lan said seriously.

"Okay..." Su Yining over there sighed: "I'm going to endorse, bye."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Lan smiled slightly. After a few days of contact, she had figured out Su Yining's temper to some extent. She was a bit like a fussy student. She was most likely to get angry when she didn't know what to do. when.

At this time, as long as there is a character with enough authority to tell her what to do and give her a focus, she will listen obediently.

But in reality, because of Su Yining's appearance and temperament, few people dare to play this role, which can easily lead to an unhappy ending.

This is the reason why Wei Lan did not leave the random inspection work to Su Yining's agent or assistant, but instead took time to cooperate with her every day. Of course, another reason is that Wei Lan wants to establish his sense of authority in Su Yining's heart and make her accustomed to listening to him, so that it will be more convenient for subsequent filming.

Another week later, in early October, Chen Yuanhang's "Star Wars (Part 2)" held a grand launch conference. All the leading actors gathered together. Chen Yuanhang sat in the center, surrounded by stars, and answered the reporters' questions about the movie. asked a question, and when finally talking about the box office expectations for this masterpiece, he answered enthusiastically: "This time we have assembled the strongest team, and the production fee is 100 million higher than the previous one. The box office expectations are more than Twice as much as one.”

This press conference attracted intense coverage from online and print media, covering all major news platforms.

At about the same time, Wei Lan's movie officially started filming in Studio No. 3.

Wei Lan didn't hold any opening ceremony. One reason was that she couldn't meet other members of the crew because of her appearance, and the other was because her crew was now unknown. The only well-known Su Yining could bring negative popularity. Just now When it comes to filming, it’s better not to cause a lot of controversy to dampen the morale of the actors.

Negative marketing is not impossible, but good steel must be used wisely. When the movie is about to be completed, Wei Lan needs to get some news.

After one day of booting, there is no major event required to be completed.

The main purpose is to set the makeup for the leading actors. Movies are different from TV series. When the audience uses holograms to watch in the cinema, the viewing effect is more refined and the viewing angles can be adjusted. Therefore, the requirements for details in movies are higher than those in TV series. Wei Lan should try his best to do everything meticulously and without any blind spots.

The holographic world has opened a special area for changing clothes, which is out of reach of the director's consciousness. Actors can change costumes there.

Makeup is even easier, just like the texture work of computer 3D modeling. The director can complete it with just one thought. Real actors and costumes can be operated in the same way, but for the purpose of human rights protection, after the Screen Actors Guild applied to the federal government, all of them are now All holographic shooting equipment must be equipped with the setting of changing clothes.

While Wei Lan kept applying makeup on Su Yining's face, she took a look at Yang Xingyuan, who looked honest and modest not far away.

He asked about the panda in front of him: "I don't have any emotional scenes with the male protagonist, right?"

Wei Lan was confused: "Didn't you read the script?"

Su Yining: "I just memorized the pages, and there are still 42 pages left to memorize."

Good guy, she really memorized the emotions like a text, chapter by chapter, and didn't even read the entire script.

Wei Lan answered her speechlessly: "No, why do you ask?"

Su Yining breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it's not. If there was an emotional scene with the male protagonist, I might not be able to act well."

"..." Wei Lan looked at Yang Xingyuan who was not far away. This distance was enough for the other party to hear clearly.

Su Yining was rich and beautiful, and had unique conditions. This gave her a natural innocence that comes from being pampered by a beautiful woman.

What she said was true, she was really worried that she wouldn't be able to perform well.

Just saying it so directly makes it easy for people to overthink...

Wei Lan looked over, and Yang Xingyuan gave her an awkward yet polite smile.

Looking at Su Yining who had no idea what he had done, and then looking at Yang Xingyuan who seemed to be listening but didn't listen... Wei Lan really felt that it would be nice if the emotional intelligence of these two people could be evened out.

She wrote down a note in her mental notebook: When the movie is finished and announced, she must hold Su Yining down and not let her turn on the mic easily.