The strongest agent [entertainment]

The script is very important. If the story is not good, no matter how good the actors are and the best production team, the story will not be brilliant.

Chu Xu picked out scripts for a few days, and finally picked out two scripts from a pile of scripts that looked good to him, felt like they would explode, and even if they didn't explode, the ratings would be good.

One of them is the second female lead in the common Cinderella CEO drama, the ex-girlfriend of the male protagonist who is arrogant and beautiful.

The other is a costume drama called "The Legend of the Concubine Chen", which tells the story between a certain emperor in history and the kind and virtuous concubine Mary Su who eventually became a queen.

The protagonists and heroines are very good, and the story is very touching.

Pan Yanyan fell in love with Pan Yanyan immediately, but Chu Xu wanted her to play the role of the second female lead in the film. She was called a disaster, and her family was the emperor's favorite concubine Zhang Lifei.

"The setting of the first female character is very good, the storyline is also very good, and the production team is also good. It will definitely be a hit. Why do you want to play the second female lead and make wedding dresses for others?" Pan Yanyan has a strong background, and even the people who follow her The assistants are not fuel-efficient lamps, but the proud disciples of the former chief manager of Starlight. They also have their own way of judging whether the script is good or not. They look down on Chu Xu, the so-called S-level manager who came halfway. .

Chu Xu didn't get angry with the little girl, and explained very patiently: "The script is very good, and the setting of the heroine is also very good, but it is not suitable for Yanyan, but more suitable for those who are not good-looking. Very aggressive, a girl with a little baby fat looks silly and sweet, and it is easy for men to feel protective."

"Brother Chu means that Yanyan looks very aggressive and not kind?" The assistant is very capable of picking on Chu Xu.

Chu Xu didn't bother with her either: "Yanyan is beautiful, but beauty doesn't mean that she can handle any role. The heroine of this play is not suitable for Yanyan, and her performance will only have very discordant effects. Like so many roles she's played in the past."

"Sometimes, if a supporting role is played well, it will be even better than the leading role. I have seen the character design of the second female lead in these two dramas. If Yanyan is well controlled, she will definitely be more popular than the male and female leads." He thought After thinking about it, I added another sentence.

The little assistant was dissatisfied that Chu Xu had snatched such a good artist as Pan Yanyan from her teacher, and raised her nose and raised her eyebrows: "No matter how popular it is, it's still the second female lead. If it can't compare to the brilliance of the heroine, this show will be a hit. It will only be regarded as the actual achievements of the hero and heroine, not Yanyan. Besides, the mainstream aesthetic is a kind and gentle heroine. Concubine Zhang Li is a famous witch in history. In this script, I can't see her How good is the person set up? She is a poisonous woman who will harm the heroine. TV dramas can give the audience the most fixed impression. There is a saying in the circle that if you want to show off your acting skills, you have to go to the movie and play the villain. The audience has a good impression of her acting skills, and TV dramas can only be promoted if they play a good person... Yanyan took the role, no matter whether the acting is good or bad, in case the audience has a bad impression, they will think of a poisonous woman when they see her, Yanyan's There are not many pure fans in the first place, and the impression given to the audience will be ruined at that time, and they can't be washed back... It's not as good as Yanyan now..."

Although she is only a small assistant, as the apprentice of Starlight's chief manager, the little girl has her own views.

"It's true that the audience prefers kind and gentle heroines. There are TV dramas in the circle who play good people who are easier to impress the audience. It's also true that they are not fixed... But the role of Zhang Lifei in this script is not set like other characters Like in the play, she is a completely simple and brainless poisonous woman. This character has a deep level. She was also a naive and romantic girl. Her bad thing is that she was spoiled on the surface, but she was secretly targeted. Concubine Zhang Li had naively believed that the emperor had true love for her, and she had no regrets for the emperor's infatuation. When the emperor's true true love heroine Concubine Chen appeared, everything changed. Her father and brother were killed by the emperor, and when she found out that the beloved emperor had secretly killed her only child, making her barren for the rest of her life, everything changed. , All the encounters forced her to turn bad, to take revenge on the emperor and concubine Chen..." Chu Xu was very patient when talking about her professionalism.

He cleared his throat, and then said: "I think, if you can play such a role well, you can definitely leave a deep impression on the audience, and the audience will then feel that the actor's acting skills are good because of this role." Impression... For Yanyan, this will be a very good opportunity to get rid of the vase image."

What he likes is the setting of Concubine Zhang Lifei in this drama, no longer blindly conforming to the historical facts, the image of a stupid and poisonous poisonous woman who is used to make a fool of himself.

Rather, explaining the reasonable psychological change process of this character from another angle is quite in line with the character's personality and is very layered.

Chu Xu believes that after the script is broadcast, this Concubine Zhang Lifei explained from another angle will definitely give the audience a brand new impression, making the audience feel that she is both hateful and pitiful, a poor woman who has been teased by fate.

And this kind of sympathy for the characters often makes people feel good about the actors.

"How is this possible?" The little assistant is like many people nowadays. When Zhang Lifei is mentioned, the impression is that she is like Daji, Baosi, and Zhang Feiyan. She is a poisonous woman with a glamorous skin and a vicious heart. .

Chu Xu said: "In the past few years, most of the audience liked kind and weak heroines. It's true that such roles are played well now. It's true that there are many actresses who are popular, but you may not have noticed that in recent years It is because there are too many heroines like this, and the audience's aesthetics has long been fatigued. The heroines who have exploded recently are no longer weak and kind-hearted heroines, but gorgeous and distinctive characters that can leave a deep impression on people. Female match."

"If you play such a role well, you will definitely be better than the heroine," he said.

The little assistant was disapproving: "Heretics! There is no reason why you can play the heroine and not act, and play the female supporting role. I don't think you are a regular agent at all, but you only specialize in heresy!"

"It doesn't matter if you think it's heresy or heresy. I'm Yanyan's manager, and you're just one of her assistants." Clay figurines are also very earthy. The little girl vetoed it, even if Chu Xu didn't want to argue with the little girl, he was a little unhappy.

The little assistant immediately gave Chu Xu a bitter look, shut up, and looked at Pan Yanyan with an aggrieved face.

Pan Yanyan has a good temper and is usually nice to this little assistant, so she treats her like a sister.

Because of this, this little assistant is so outrageous in front of Chu Xu, the manager, and even dares to give Pan Yanyan a lot of opinions in private... Usually there is such a kind of person around the artist who opposes the manager, loves it. Talking about brainwashing small words, but also feel that they have more ideas, and the assistants who have more ideas and more ideas will find it difficult to do the job of a manager.

Chu Xu was also very worried about this, and looked at Pan Yanyan: "Yanyan, what do you think?"

Although Pan Yanyan was forced on him by the company, and Chu Xu didn't want to come, but now she is already his artist...

As an agent, Chu Xu believes that he must do his best for his artists and take full responsibility.

"I think, I also want to try this kind of role." Fortunately, although Pan Yanyan is very kind to the assistant, she is not a soft-hearted girl who would listen to and believe in others. On the contrary, she sometimes has her own ideas of.

Originally, she didn't like the role of Concubine Zhang Li, she instinctively rejected it, and preferred to play the heroine.

But after hearing what Chu Xu said, she also felt that this role was very layered... As an actor who graduated from a major, she wanted to try such a role...

Instead, it's the same thing that revolves around the orthodox heroine.

Hearing what Pan Yanyan said, Chu Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how awesome the manager is, if the artists don't listen to him, no matter how good he is, it's useless.

"Sister Yanyan——" The little assistant didn't expect that Pan Yanyan would not listen to her, but listened to Chu Xu, and really planned to play the poisonous woman Zhang Lifei, and immediately pouted her mouth in displeasure.

Pan Yanyan comforted her and called her: "Xiao Li—"

But he didn't change his mind. A vivid role will make the actor's blood boil, and he can't wait to interpret it.

Seeing that she couldn't change Pan Yanyan's mind, the little assistant paused for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, and said, "Since that's the case, let's ask the director to change the character design of the heroine almost, and change the character design of Concubine Zhang Li a little bit better." Right...I think Concubine Zhang Lifei in this script is too bad, it will spoil your image, Yanyan...Oh, yes, we can also ask the director to add more roles and let the heroine play less."

Pan Yanyan has strong resources, and there is nothing she cannot do.

The little assistant felt that such a good script made no sense for Pan Yanyan to make wedding dresses for others for no reason.

"No, in that case this drama will be "The Story of Concubine Zhang Li" instead of "The Story of Concubine Chen". It will be a big hit, and it will let the audience see at a glance that this drama is used to praise Concubine Zhang Li, and it will also leave the audience with the impression of washing the white demon concubine..." But as soon as she said that, Chu Xu hurriedly stopped her.

It is because there are assistants who think like this, and there are people with resources, adding roles at will, changing characters, and whitewashing bad characters, so I don't know how many good scripts with conscience have been ruined.

Chu Xuding looked at Pan Yanyan, and said word by word: "The character design of the hero and heroine is the foundation that supports the whole play, and you must not delete it casually, or pour dirty water, otherwise the foundation of the whole play will collapse. No matter how good the acting is, the whole show will be ruined, and the show will not be a hit, so how can a supporting role be a hit if the acting is good?"

"Besides, the wisdom in this script, taken from the influence of the Zhang family, is also very attractive for the emperor who has been forbearably wanting to truly rule the world one day. The real emperor created by various political reasons, if he is changed into a pure scumbag, it will make people wonder what does Concubine Zhang Li and Concubine Chen love him. Cold and warm, sitting on the throne is also constantly wary of everyone around him, he can't feel warm to anyone, his heart has long been cold, he has tried to feel warm to Concubine Zhang Li, but because of politics, three views and temperament The discord between Zhang Lifei and Zhang Lifei was declared a failure, and she was cold-hearted towards Concubine Zhang Li. She only loved and didn't love her. It wasn't until she met a kind, gentle and independent heroine who didn't hold her back that she found warmth and fell in love with the heroine. It’s a cute point that many girls have read, and it must not be changed randomly.” Chu Xu has a thorough understanding of the script, and really thinks that this is a very good and excellent script as an ancient puppet Mary Su drama.

Therefore, he especially hates people who want to change the script casually.

The charm of the story itself will be damaged, and the pearl that should have been shining will be dusted... It wasted in vain the excellent work of the screenwriter, turning the high-quality script into a substandard one.

Pan Yanyan listened carefully to Chu Xu's words and remained silent for a long time.

Chu Xu looked at her seriously, and said: "Yanyan, I know you are used to acting as a heroine, and you may not be able to accept playing a supporting role for the time being, and it is no longer the focus of the story, but for the sake of the overall situation of the play, supporting roles have to be played. If you have the awareness to be a supporting role, you can be brilliant, but you can’t change the roles and characters of the hero and heroine at all. They can only be more than you and not less than you... Only in this way can a good story and a good play come out , rather than your own one-man show.”

It was the first time he brought this kind of resource coffee, and he was quite uncertain about Pan Yanyan's thoughts.

Pan Yanyan fell into deep thought. In the past, when she acted as a heroine, because the backstage resources are abundant, there are many roles in the same drama, and the characters are not bad. When she might be a supporting role, in order to praise her and not let her limelight be suppressed, Her agent would contact the director, and directly ask the director to set up good characters and supporting characters, reduce the number of scenes, delete and modify them.

No one had ever said anything like that to her.

It turned out that her previous works were just her one-man show.

"Okay, brother Chu, I'll listen to you." After a while, she looked at Chu Xu firmly and replied.

This time, she wants to act in a really good show, not a one-man show in which all the characters lose their light in order to praise her alone.

Don't be suspicious of people, don't be suspicious, since she has chosen Chu Xu as her manager, then she should trust Chu Xu and obey his arrangements, otherwise, no matter how capable Chu Xu is, she won't be able to show it, right? ?

Chu Xu felt relieved: "Thank you for your understanding, Yanyan."

There are too many resource guys in the circle, and personally speaking, he really regrets those good scripts that have been ruined.