Chapter 1887 Fired

In the film and television city on the outskirts of Beijing, the "Palace" crew has stopped since Feng Yiping left, but the actors are not allowed to leave the crew.

The reason given by Shangguan Qiufang is that they need to carefully evaluate the problems that have occurred in the past few days since the start-up, especially those that have a greater impact and appear to be longer-term, and then decide whether to make adjustments.

This vague but powerful reason made many people in the crew wipe away the excitement of meeting Feng Yiping, and became nervous again, and some worried about gains and losses.

According to Jiasheng Media's insistence on producing high-quality products, the single-episode investment for this first costume drama, like last year's "A Gentleman's Dignity", is still beyond the reach of most domestic drama crews.

This drama plans to shoot 30 episodes, with a total investment of 50 million, which means more than 1.5 million for a single episode!

It has only been a few days since I joined the crew, and everyone has already seen the high standards of the crew from the venue, the scenery, the props, the costumes... including the two famous expert consultants on Qing history who are equipped with the crew.

Although some media are already saying that Jiasheng Media is just trying to imitate the Qing palace battle drama "Golden Branches" which was very popular in Hong Kong last year and will soon introduce it to the mainland, everyone on the crew knows that it is not good to boast about this drama first. Is the plot of "The Golden Branch" comparable to that of "The Golden Branch", which is known as the originator of palace dramas? However, the production is rigorous and serious, or more realistic. "The Golden Branch" is filmed on TVB's assembly line. It is definitely not the case. Than.

This is really not a boast, this is the consensus of everyone, but a consensus recognized by authoritative people.

This authoritative person is said by Ms. Song from Hong Kong, one of the protagonists of "The Golden Branch" and the main female role player in the drama "Palace".

The cast of the cast is truly luxurious. Jiasheng Media spent a lot of money to recruit veteran actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places to play important or minor roles in the play.

Even the director is not from Jiasheng himself, but a well-known domestic costume drama director...

Overall, this is a drama that is sure to be popular no matter what angle you look at it. This is a very important opportunity for everyone no matter what angle you look at it.

No one wants to be "adjusted" just a few days after starting up.

When the producers held a closed-door meeting, no one left the hotel. Everyone was in the room reading the script, rethinking their roles, and designing performance plans for each scene...

As for memorizing lines, that's the basic requirement. At times like this, I naturally have to do more important things.

But not everyone takes it so seriously, such as Ms. Song from Hong Kong.

Although Hong Kong TV dramas have been declining due to the speed of filming and investment. Even the aunts in the fourth-tier cities in China can see their roughness in production, but overall, Hong Kong is in line with international standards in film and television production. The level is still higher than that in the mainland at this time.

Coupled with the influence of Hong Kong's entertainment industry, which spans at least Southeast Asia, many actors are indeed more well-known than their counterparts in the mainland. Therefore, they naturally feel a sense of superiority when filming in the mainland.

The entertainment industry has always been a circle that expresses individuality.

Ms. Song has been with TVB for many years, but before that her luck was mediocre and she was only known as the classic Green Leaf. However, her dazzling performance in "The Golden Bough" last year finally catapulted her to the top.

She is not too young anymore, and is at that stage where she says she has seen through it all, but in fact she cares more. Once she jumps to the top, she will inevitably be more showy than some young actors in terms of style.

The general rule is that less young ladies are more open-minded or more aggressive than younger girls.

At this noon, after having been idle for more than a day, she couldn't hold back anymore. She took an assistant and ran straight to knock on Shangguan Qiufang's door.

"Miss Song, please come in quickly," Shangguan asked Fang to come and open the door in person.

Seeing that Shangguan Qiufang seemed a little afraid to look directly at her, Ms. Song was quite satisfied, "Oh, Mr. Chen is here too,"

The sofa in the living room was full of people, who were putting away the materials on the coffee table. It looked like they had just been exposed to a meeting.

"Boss, since we have to stop work, why don't you buy me a ticket to Hong Kong today? Then I can have morning tea with my friends tomorrow morning,"

The assistant she brought conveyed her meaning to Chen Tao and Shangguan Qiufang, who did not understand Cantonese.

"Miss Song, you came just in time. We happen to have something to discuss with you, but please wait a moment," Shangguan Qiufang ordered. Soon, two other actors from Hong Kong also rushed over.

"You want to buy air tickets for us together?" Ms. Song said with a smile.

Then they discovered that after hearing this, the two people from Jiasheng looked a little complicated.

"Am I right?" she asked.

Chen Tao coughed. It's hard to say what you said is wrong. It's just that buying a plane ticket is not the same thing as buying a plane ticket as you imagined.

"You two, you have brought us here, do you have something to say?" Mr. Tang, who is quite famous in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, asked.

"Indeed," Chen Tao sat up straight and said seriously, "We are very honored to have three such outstanding professionals join us in this drama. We also admire and appreciate the superb acting skills and pursuit of these three people. Excellent professional attitude,”

"We, Jiasheng Media, are also a company that pursues excellence. We originally hoped that such a strong combination would produce an effect of one plus one greater than two, but after a few days of filming, we feel that there are still some problems in the middle,"

Ms. Song was stunned, and Mr. Tang and another young actor of the new generation looked solemn. The tone of this sentence seemed a little wrong?

"What's the problem?" Ms. Song asked.

"It's the lines, it's the lines. Because the three of you speak Cantonese, and the other members of the crew can't understand Cantonese, so from the results of the two days of filming, it's a little unsatisfactory,"

"Of course, this has nothing to do with your professional qualities, but considering that the performance of the dubbing staff may not match your superb performance, we can only make a very difficult decision in the end,"

He said to the three Hong Kong actors with their mouths wide open, "Our crew decided to terminate the cooperation with you in the drama "Palace","

"What? You fired me?" Ms. Song jumped up in disbelief. How could this happen?

Don't you need my fame for this drama that follows the trend of "Golden Branches and Desires"?

"Is this a problem? What's the problem? Our Hong Kong colleagues, who go to the mainland to act, speak Cantonese?"

"Look, there are three dramas being filmed with Hong Kong stars at the same time in this film and television city. Aren't you used to us acting in Cantonese?"

Chen Tao frowned, "Ms. Song, they are them, Jiasheng is Jiasheng, and Jiasheng's requirements for works are as high as your requirements for performances,"

"We have carefully analyzed that the two parties acting opposite each other speaking lines in two languages ​​will inevitably have an adverse impact on the final effect. We can't afford such factors affecting the quality of our work,"

"Are you saying that my performance will lower the quality of your drama? How many dramas have you filmed? Do you know how many dramas I have filmed? Do you know how popular I am?"

I thought I had finally become a first-line star and would be praised by people in the mainland, but who knew that I was fired by a crew.

The contrast was too great, and Ms. Song was so angry that she almost poked her finger on Chen Tao's nose.

"Mr. Chen, according to the agreement in the contract, we have to pay compensation," the young man of the new generation said with a sullen face.

"We will definitely fulfill our responsibilities according to the contract," Chen Tao said.

"Does it have to be like this? Is there any other way to solve it?" Mr. Tang was relatively stable.

Jiasheng's statement was not unreasonable.

"We don't want this either, but this problem is very simple. You can't speak lines in Mandarin, and this problem cannot be solved,"

"What are you talking to them about? We are leaving. You wait. We are going to sue you. We want the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association to ban your company," Ms. Song walked out angrily.

"Humph, I want to see if you still want to cooperate with Hong Kong actors in the future, and if you want to sell your products to Hong Kong,"

"Do you know how many contracts I turned down for this play? Can you afford this responsibility? I tell you, I will sue you until you go bankrupt," she was still shouting when she walked to the door.

"We are very sorry for causing this situation. We will definitely fulfill your legal obligations as agreed," Chen Tao stood up. "We hope that everyone can solve this problem calmly. Of course, if you can't, then that's fine. No matter what you do, we'll be there for you!"