Chapter 184 The Legend of Sword and Fairy

"It's not easy, but it can still be broadcast, and it can be broadcast in Hong Kong or Taiwan first. If the effect is good, it will sell better in the mainland." Ms. Liu is not worried about this.

When you skip the rules and focus on a higher level, everything is not a problem.

"The idea of ​​this film company is very clear." Hao Yun praised.

"Preparation has begun, and filming will probably start at the beginning of next year." Aunt Liu and her friends have already decided on the roles, and An Xiaoxi will play the leading female role.

"I heard that this drama has decided to select artists from many popular stars such as F4 member Zhou Yumin, 5566 captain Sun Xiezhi, Xie Tingfeng, Lin Zhiying, Luo Zhixiang, etc." This is the news that Wu Laoliu got.

"Uh... This is almost impossible. The film company does not have sufficient funds and cannot afford big-name stars. Most of the actors they invite are new actors or those who are not very famous. They save as much as possible."

"Well, the news here is too blocked." Hao Yun was helpless.

It's not that Wu Laoliu is incompetent, but his connections have long been unable to keep up with Hao Yun's pace. Now he has begun to rely on Hao Yun's status in the entertainment industry to negotiate business.

"Xixi is already their limit." Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"The Story of a Noble Family" made two female stars famous, one is Dong Lian and the other is An Xiaoxi.

Dong Lian went directly to Hong Kong, signed a contract with Wang Jiawei, became Liang Chaowei's junior sister, and cooperated with big names like Liang Chaowei, and no longer looked down on the mainland market.

In this way, An Xiaoxi became the biggest beneficiary of this drama.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" invited her to participate in the show, so that she could take the lead and carry the ratings. In addition to her popularity in "The Story of a Noble Family", there is also her upcoming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

With these two big dramas as a guarantee, the film company is more confident in the operation.

Well, it can also be said to be hype.

However, they learned the hype from Zhang Jizhong, but did not learn the essence.

Zhang Jizhong is trying to attract this and that, so it is really possible to sign him, for example, he is trying to attract Lu Yi to play Duan Yu, as long as Lu Yi nods, the crew dares to sign.

And in "Chinese Paladin 1", they are trying to attract Lin Zhiying, what if Lin Zhiying really agrees.

He wants to pursue An Xiaoxi, and knowing that An Xiaoxi is in the role, it is really possible that she will agree to play the role, but forget about reducing the salary.

He reduced his salary for participating in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", which is fine occasionally, but if he really does this all the time, then he is not reducing his salary, and the industry will really lower his salary standards.

An Xiaoxi is fine, she has no salary standards to begin with.

She has not received much salary for the two films she has starred in so far, and there are also capital-level operations in it, and this "Chinese Paladin 1" also has little salary.

Anyway, An Xiaoxi earns much more money from filming GG than her salary.

Hao Yun's cost of endorsing GG and black beans is 350,000 yuan, while An Xiaoxi directly earns hundreds of thousands.

At present, many brands are willing to bet that after the broadcast of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", it will not be a problem for her to earn a million yuan as an endorsement fee.

"Who is the director?" Hao Yun wiped his mouth. He ate two plates of dumplings, while Aunt Liu and An Xiaoxi didn't finish a plate.

"There are quite a lot of directors, including Li Guoli, Wu Jinyuan, Liang Quanzhi, and Mai Guanzhi. There are currently four directors in total. Li Guoli is also the producer. The main investors are Tangren, Shanghai Film, and Yunnan Radio." Aunt Liu knows everything and there is nothing to keep secret.

"Wu Jinyuan, I know him. He used to shoot "A Step into the Past" in Hengdian. I ran over to be an extra and was discovered by him. He also wanted to give me a small role, but I was going to act in Teng Huatao's "It's You" at the time, so I refused. However, we agreed to work together again next time and added each other's contact information." Hao Yun heard the name of an acquaintance.

"Li Guoli, the producer and director, is a director of Tangren. Wu Jinyuan is mainly responsible for the TV series. If you know him, it will be much easier." Aunt Liu would have to spend a lot of effort to help Hao Yun get the role in this drama.

But she coveted the film resources in Hao Yun's hands, and had to exchange resources.

"What roles can they give?" Hao Yun asked.

"There are two options. One is the male lead, but you have to sign an agency contract with Tangren. The other is the male second, with fewer scenes. They hope to open up the market in Hong Kong and Taiwan through you. You are very popular there." Aunt Liu and her friends couldn't help Hao Yun get the male lead directly.

There is no problem with the male second.

In Hong Kong, Hao Yun is considered to be one of the four handsome guys on par with Chen Guanxi, Wu Yanzu, and Xie Tingfeng.

And in Taiwan, because of "Infernal Affairs" and "The Thousand Machines", Hao Yun is also considered to be the most handsome young man in the mainland. Lu Yi, Tong Dawei, and Huang Danan are not as good as Hao Yun in Taiwan, even if they play the male lead.

Tangren really wanted to sign Hao Yun.

But they were not sure whether Hao Yun would agree. After all, Hao Yun had a good relationship with Jiang Wen and Ge You. There was no reason to choose them instead of Aunt Hua.

Tangren started working on "Suzhou Two Constables" in 1998, and then gained a foothold in 1999 because of "Peerless Twins", but they were just co-producers at that time.

In the following years, they participated in the production of many TV series, but they did not make much splash.

What really gave them the confidence to take the lead in making a TV series was last year's "Book and Sword Enmity", which was the version played by Zhao Wenzhuo.

Although they used actors from outside, Tangren has realized that combining film and television with brokerage is the real way out, which can not only ensure quality, but also reduce labor costs.

So, they put forward a requirement that they must sign a contract with Tangren.

They even talked to An Xiaoxi.

It's just that they didn't have much hope. Tangren's independently produced "The Female Generals of the Yang Family" and "The Book and the Sword" were not up to standard.

And An Xiaoxi didn't lack resources at all.

They looked for An Xiaoxi in the hope that he could bring out a few newcomers from their company.

The same goes for Hao Yun.

If they couldn't sign Hao Yun, they wouldn't lose much. On the one hand, they could help open up the TV drama market in Hong Kong and Taiwan and reduce marketing costs, and on the other hand, he could help them bring in newcomers.

But they didn't want to give him the male lead.

They are now obsessed with He Jiu, who has popularity and status, and is also very cheap.

"When will it be filmed?" Hao Yun asked.

The male second is not bad either, he hasn't played the male second yet.

"It's about the end of this year or the beginning of next year, and it's still in preparation." Aunt Liu was not sure about this.

"Ah, so early," Hao Yun was dumbfounded, and said, "I took over Fang Long's new movie, and the shooting time is estimated to be the end of the year."

Hong Kong moves faster. If the leading actors have been confirmed, and the investment and script are in place, the shooting time will definitely not be delayed until next year.

"..." Aunt Liu didn't know what to say.

"The preparation of TV series in the mainland is so fast. I thought it would be at least in the middle of next year." Hao Yun sighed.

"In the middle of next year, even "The Condor Heroes" may have to be cast." Aunt Liu said subconsciously.

"The Condor Heroes, Aunt Liu also likes this project?" Hao Yun was also surprised, but he thought that Zhang Jizhong and Aunt Liu had other cooperation, so he could understand it.

I just don't know which female stars Zhang Jizhong plans to take out first.

"I am indeed interested, but how did you get in touch with Fang Long, what role will you play, the second male lead?" Aunt Liu didn't want to talk more about "The Condor Heroes" because it was still early and there was no sign of it.

They couldn't give Hao Yun any promises for the time being.

"We met after watching The Matrix. He thought I played the villain well, so he asked me to play the villain again. There's nothing I can do. The resources for mainlanders there are like this. I can only play villains and supporting roles."

Hao Yun doesn't think this resource is that good. If he hadn't been given 500,000, he might not even bother with Fang Long.

If the role is really good, why don't you let your son play it?

Look, when his son makes his debut, he will definitely play a serious leading role.

"That's Fang Long. If you can work with Fang Long, and you just finished filming Infernal Affairs 2, even the leading role in Chinese Paladin 1 is not out of the question." Aunt Liu almost cried with envy.

Hao Yun, this brat, never comes back empty-handed every time he goes to Hong Kong.

That place is simply his Feng Shui treasure land.

"But I'm afraid the schedule will conflict. I will definitely give priority to Fang Long's New Police Story." The basis for Hao Yun's choice is actually the salary.

They are not top-notch either, so we can only talk about money.

"New Police Story" was paid 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to 530,000 RMB.

Even if "Chinese Paladin 1" paid him 8,000 RMB per episode and filmed 30 episodes, it would not be half of the salary of "New Police Story".

How to choose is self-evident.

"It seems that our resource exchange never works." Aunt Liu was also speechless.

It's not that neither side has no resources, but it's a pity that either there is a problem with the role or the schedule doesn't match. If this continues, there is no way to continue to discuss cooperation.