Liu Qingshan raised his thumb at Ning Hao: "This is why I prefer to look for contract artists among unknown actors!"
As he spoke, he took out a list from his pocket: "For example, Huang Bo, in my opinion, is an acting genius who has been seriously ignored by the market. However, after he returned to study at an advanced age, he only performed in a few years. I previously filmed a TV movie "Get in the Car, Let's Go" directed by director Guan Hu, which was broadcast on the National Television Movie Channel. His performance in it was amazing, but five years later, I still remember him as an actor. How many more are there?”
Unexpectedly, Ning Hao's eyes lit up and he said in a hasty voice: "I really have no memory when it comes to Huang Bo, but I have seen the director Guan's work, and more than once, after you said that, I remembered him. Who is it! I remember him, there is indeed something commendable about his acting skills!"
Liu Qingshan kept nodding his head: "This person has a very recognizable face. Just looking at his almost classic appearance and exaggerated body movements, I think "Crazy Stone" will make the audience laugh, because His grassroots image and natural language talent make his image of a little person who speaks dialect deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even surprises people again and again!"
This time Ning Hao was slapping his thigh hard: "He exudes truth and simplicity from the heart. I think he is absolutely suitable to play the black man!"
Liu Qingshan once again raised his thumb: "I think so too. Huang Bo and I are from the same hometown, Qingdao. Think about it, the black skin in the film speaks Jiaodong dialect, will it have a comedic effect?" !”
Ning Hao's face was already turning red at this time: "And his image is very consistent with the image of a small person at the bottom of society. I already have some dark-skinned images in my mind!"
"Well, he can make the audience feel that Heipi is like the person living around them. This is very important! And as far as I know, this person has outstanding abilities in all aspects. He is not only good at singing and dancing, has first-class acting skills, but also has eloquence. After years of wandering around society, it’s also quite amazing!”
"Then what is he doing now?"
"After filming the movie "Get in and Let's Go" in 2000, his dream of becoming an actor was completely inspired. Then he applied for Beijing Electronics, but the exam lasted for 3 years. He failed to pass the exam in the first year and applied for the exam in the second year. He took the advanced training class, but still failed. In the third year, he finally realized his dream and became a dubbing major in the acting department of the film school. However, this was a higher vocational degree and the duration of the schooling was only 2 years. At that time, he was already 28 years old. Became the oldest student in the class.”
Jin Xishan asked curiously: "28 years old? Good guy, he is really old. Is it because his appearance has delayed his dream of becoming an actor? What are you doing now?"
Liu Qingshan: "After graduation, Huang Bo didn't change much because he got the title of Kyoto Film Academy. He auditioned for many film crews, but was rejected because of his appearance and image. Now he is hanging out in various small film crews!"
"Have you already contacted him?" Ning Hao suddenly said this.
Liu Qingshan shook his head: "It's not yet time to reveal what I like about him. This is his mobile phone number. Brother Hao, go and contact him. Remember, the remuneration can only be 10,000 for him, because currently he It’s only worth the price!”
Ning Hao had some confusion on his face. Anyone else would have such doubts after hearing Liu Qingshan's evaluation of Huang Bo.
Liu Qingshan later explained: "I want him to know the necessity of tempering after setbacks. When he truly understands that he can accept the various tests of fate calmly, never abandon or give up, and deal with it with hard work, he must also hold on to the golden treasure." My strong faith will shine, and I will appear at that time!”
Although there is still some confusion, Ning Hao still chose to cater to him: "It seems that you are really thinking about this person and thinking about it for the long term!"
Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as our movie has a box office, I will give big red envelopes to not only him, but also all the participants!"
"Where are the other candidates?" Ning Hao obviously had a strong personality, and immediately took out the only photo from the list: "Who is this person? He is actually wearing a military uniform, and he is from the army art troupe? Oh my god, he is actually a major in the army. .title!"
"This man's name is Wang Xun. He is a retired soldier from the art troupe of the Armed Forces Police Force. Like Huang Bo, he was born in 1974, but his acting experience is much higher, and he has worshiped many famous seniors in the literary and art circles. He has passed the exam and is very famous in Sichuan Province. You can consider giving him a salary of 25,000 yuan!"
"Well, this guy's buck teeth are very distinctive, and he's perfect for playing Four Eyes!"
"The filming location is on Minzu Road not far from the Liberation Monument in Chongqing. There is a temple called Luohan Temple. The four-eyed character in the play will use his Sichuan accent!"
"I know this Guo Tao. He was the leading actor in Director Feng's movie "Forever Lost My Love". He is now active on the drama stage and is already very famous!"
"His salary is not high, only 100,000. Ask him if he is willing to take this job, and if he can speak fluent Chongqing dialect!"
"I seem to remember that he is from Shaanxi Province, right? Someone is familiar with him. I'll call and ask him right now!"
As he spoke, Ning Hao stood up and walked outside the private room.
Jin Xishan took the opportunity and said to Liu Qingshan: "Is this salary too low? Especially for the last leading actor, 100,000 Chinese dollars is really not high. I doubt he will accept this offer!"
Liu Qingshan explained with a smile: "This is all temporary. As long as the quality of the finished film is good, in fact, I will give them a certain subsidy even if the box office is not too high! With an investment of three million, this amount limit is still quite harsh. , the more the remuneration is given, the more embarrassed Director Ning will be, and the low remuneration can also show the greater selling point of the low-cost film?"
Fan Shengyang said happily: "Master, your operation method is a bit similar to reverse operation, right? Ordinary thinking cannot think of the necessity of doing this. At least my opinion is, doesn't low cost mean low quality at the same time? Aren’t you afraid of the opposite?”
Liu Qingshan burst out laughing: "Hypework also requires skills. No matter how much actual investment is in a movie, you need to open up its market awareness first, right? Some actors, including Director Ning, although they have a certain reputation, Compared with the entire entertainment industry, they can only be regarded as unknowns. The way for these people to participate in the works is known to more people in the shortest possible time. Isn’t the gimmick of the lowest-cost movie in history very suitable?"
Compared with Fan Shengyang, Jin Xishan reacted faster: "This is really the case, and while attracting more viewers to enter the cinema, their expectations for the quality of the movie are also easier to meet. After all, such a low-cost investment , if you want to see a high-quality movie, the quality will naturally decrease a lot! But once the viewing experience exceeds previous expectations, the reputation of the work itself will quickly spread in a short period of time!"
"Well, Sister Xishan, your analysis is very thorough. As the saying goes, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. On the other hand, once you suddenly find that the movie-watching experience far exceeds this expectation, our movie's good reputation will immediately Stimulating a rapid increase in the entire box office!”
"But I have a question. Do you plan to not announce to the public that this film uses your script outside of the official release?"
"Yes, does this better reflect the quality of my script? Three million Chinese dollars, converted into US dollars, is less than 400,000. Such a low cost itself is an attractive gimmick. Once the quality far exceeds the cost, If I invest, will the hard-to-find legend of my previous script be more and more market-proven?"
"Yeah, yeah, your ideas are always so unexpected! Shengyang, after understanding this, do you still think that your master's hype method will be counterproductive?"
Fan Shengyang gave his master a thumbs up when he heard this: "And I also found out that there is a reason why master is not worried about the future box office. Are you hiding your backhand? Once the box office is too low, you will immediately tell the public Announce that the movie is written and planned by you?”
Liu Qingshan raised his glass and clinked it with him: "It is my consistent style to leave a backup plan in everything. Even if the box office has already shown signs of peaking at that time, my announcement will still come. After all, this movie is a commercial act and can make money." Of course it would be great to get more money!”
"Are you really optimistic about Director Ning?" Jin Xishan looked at the direction outside the door and asked this question quietly, "Do you have preliminary plans for the future arrangements of other actors?"
Liu Qingshan nodded seriously: "You will be surprised by Director Ning's directing ability in the future! As for the others, strictly speaking, I am more optimistic about Huang Bo. From now on, I will gradually develop according to the method and scale of cultivating the emperor superstar in mainland China!"
The two people present showed a dull look, because although they did not see Huang Bo's photo, they already felt from the conversation between Liu Qingshan and Ning Hao that this person's appearance should be extremely... The ordinary kind.
Knowing this, when Liu Qingshan said the words of cultivating a superstar, he was naturally shocked.
Because even Fan Shengyang, an outsider, knows very well that since he has no advantage in appearance, he needs absolute strengths in other aspects to have a certain chance of reaching the artist status he mentioned.
As if he had known that there would be such a result, Liu Qingshan's smile was very indifferent: "Aren't my thoughts exaggerated? You will have a preliminary understanding after watching the movie. Now you probably don't know what I say." You won’t believe it easily, right? But it doesn’t matter, sooner or later you will think of what I said today, and within two years, that Huang Bo will surprise everyone!”
Ning Hao walked in after these words fell: "Mr. Liu, my friend happened to be drinking at the same table as Guo Tao. As soon as I told him about the invitation, he agreed, and even after I After the issue of remuneration was brought up, it seemed like there was no hesitation at all!"
