"What, Linghu Chong wants to replace someone, is it true or not?"
Awakened by the ringing of the phone in the middle of the night, Naian, who was still in a daze, suddenly woke up with a start.
"Of course it's true. I just received a call from Director Yuan. He, Director Huang and Teacher Zhang just finished a meeting and decided to change roles. Director Huang also nominated me to substitute for the role of Linghu Chong, and Director Yuan also agreed. , but Teacher Zhang seems to have not made up his mind yet, saying that he still needs to think about it. I guess Teacher Zhang may have other suitable candidates in mind, so..."
Before Li Tang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Nai'an: "Stop talking, I'll call Xinman right now. What is this old guy thinking!"
"It's so late, will it disturb Sister Xinman?"
"Hi, it's okay. Her old man is not at home, and she must still be crazy outside at this time. So, you can go back to the set tomorrow and don't say anything. I will notify you as soon as I have any news. Don't worry, This time I have to win the role of Linghu Chong no matter what."
Nai'an was so complacent for a moment that he climbed out of bed and ran barefoot to the living room to call his best friend Fan Xinman. Her husband, who was woken up, quickly chased her out with clothes and helped her put them on.
"Take it easy and be careful about the child in your belly."
Nai'an subconsciously touched her belly. She was found out a few days ago, which made the whole family very happy. Now she is the key protected animal in the family.
Nai'an wrapped the clothes tightly around her body and gave her worried husband a reassuring smile: "Okay, you go to sleep first. I will come in after I call Xinman."
Even though Li Tang is so awesome now, and he won the Huabiao Film Newcomer Award, and was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, etc., he is still a newcomer in the entertainment industry. Especially in the television industry, which has a huge audience, what he can do now is still the role of Xiao Jian in "The Pearl of the Pearl".
On the one hand, this TV series is too popular, and on the other hand, it is also because Aunt Qiong Yao writes the character Xiao Jian so well that the audience not only pays attention to the protagonist, but also the character Xiao Jian.
Although "Little Lee Flying Knives", which was aired a few years ago, was also very popular, only Li Xunhuan, played by Jiao Enjun, was really popular. The protagonist's aura was too dazzling. Ah Fei, played by Wu Jing, took advantage of the role and managed to gain a wave of fans. As for Shangguan Fei, played by Li Tang, he only had a glimpse of the character. He only had a small role and was a villain. In the end, he failed to make any waves. The yet-to-be-aired "Qinghe Jue Lian" is expected to suffer the same fate.
In the final analysis, this is because Li Tang did not meet a good role.
In the past two years, Nai'an has experienced firsthand that the competition in today's entertainment industry has become increasingly fierce, and the leading actors and actresses in leading works have become more and more popular. Because times have changed, movies and TV series were once regarded as literary and artistic works, emphasizing literary, ideological, etc., but they have long since become movies that seek box office and TV series that pursue ratings.
To put it bluntly, it is all linked to the economy.
In this environment, private film and television companies have become more and more prosperous. They not only invest in movies and TV series, but also gradually set their sights on the blue ocean of actor management.
For example, if you invest in a movie or TV series and it becomes popular, you will certainly gain a lot of profits. But the biggest beneficiaries may be the actors. The "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" series is the most obvious example.
If you sign potential actors to your own company, you can use the movies and TV series you invest in to promote your own actors. If it becomes popular, the company can not only get a share of the actor's pie, but it can also use the famous actor to continuously create value for the company.
Therefore, it will be increasingly difficult for actors with strength and acting skills to get a good role in the future. Unless you are popular enough, like Zhou Jie and Lu Yi, film and television companies are rushing to hire them to play the male lead, and then match them with a few characters. their own actors, and use them to make their own actors famous.
Li Tang undoubtedly has good looks and acting skills, but now he lacks a masterpiece that can prove him. "The Swordsman" invested by CCTV is the best opportunity at present, and Li Tang has been recognized by the director. The choice now lies in Zhang Dabeard's hands. If he misses it, he may never have such a good opportunity again in the future. .
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It was already late at night after the meeting, but Zhang Dabeard did not rest immediately. It was easy to make the decision to change roles, and the two directors on the crew also supported it, which relieved him a lot of pressure. But the problem now is the candidate for the substitute. This candidate is already related to the success or failure of the drama "The Swordsman", and it is also related to the future of his own career. He has to be cautious!
During the meeting, Huang Jianzhong took the initiative to ask Li Tang to play Linghu Chong. This suggestion made his eyes light up. Why didn't he think of it?
To put it bluntly, when he was considering candidates, he fell into inertial thinking and always believed that Li Tang was Lin Pingzhi's best candidate, so he instinctively excluded Li Tang.
But it happened that this proposal was put forward by Lao Huang. Although Yuan Bing never expressed his position on the selection of actors, it seemed that he agreed. Zhang Dabeard, who has experienced special times and grew up in struggles, has to be more cautious. That old guy, Lao Huang, is very sinister. I wonder if he is holding back the bad water.
In addition, compared with Li Yapeng, another candidate in his mind, Li Tang was far behind in popularity. Lao Zhang is good at hype. In the end, everything is for ratings. Li Yapeng is a popular niche, so he will naturally receive a lot of attention. I can't say that his future ratings are guaranteed, but at least they won't be bad.
This was the same as when he chose Shao Bin, so Lao Zhang hesitated for a while and did not express his position on the spot, but had to think about it carefully.
In addition, there is another annoying thing waiting for him, which is how to talk to Shao Bin tomorrow morning. Changing roles is easy to talk about, but it really involves many aspects in operation. The first is the contract. It is clearly written in white on a black background. Whoever breaks the contract will bear the liability for breach of contract. Since the crew proposed to change roles, the liability for breach of contract must belong to the crew. There is an issue of compensation here.
In addition, Shao Bin is not a cat or a dog, but a popular star. Although his appearance as Linghu Chong in "The Swordsman" has not been officially announced, it has been widely circulated by the outside world, and the crew has always adopted a default attitude. Now that Shao Bin has to be replaced, how to minimize the negative impact is also a very tricky matter.
Just when the old man was upset and sighed, his cell phone rang. The caller was his wife, and Lao Zhang hurriedly answered the call.
"Have you finally made a decision?" Fan Xinman spoke concisely.
"Yes, I can't help but make a decision. That guy is so outrageous..."
Lao Zhang is in urgent need of someone to talk to, and Fan Xinman is naturally the best candidate.
He explained all the ins and outs of the incident, including the meeting with the director and Huang's proposal to replace Li Tang in the role of Linghu Chong, etc.
He was also well aware of Fan Xinman's late-night call. It must have been Lao Huang or Yuan Bing who revealed the news to Li Tang, and then Li Tang's agent Nai'an approached Xinman.
"Isn't this great? What else are you thinking about?"
Fan Xinman is naturally the person to support her best friend, not to mention she has a particularly good impression of Li Tang.
"I……"
Before the bearded man could explain, Fan Xinman added like a barrage: "Don't forget that Li Tang was your candidate from the beginning. Now that Director Huang has offered to replace Linghu Chong with Li Tang, on the one hand, I am sure It is Li Tang who has this ability, and both Director Huang and Director Yuan recognize it; on the other hand, I think he is deliberately trying to ease the relationship with you. Don’t forget, he is the chief director, and he must want to make the film as good as you do .”
Big Beard admitted that what Xinman said made sense, but he still couldn't help but replied: "I know his plan. It's just that Li Tang played Linghu Chong, so the role of Lin Pingzhi was just available for him last time." I’m particularly optimistic about the student from Nortel. Maybe there’s something fishy here!”
"You don't care if he has some tricks or not. Isn't it normal for everyone to exchange interests? I also took the opportunity to mend the relationship with Director Huang. The structure should be bigger. Don't always get entangled in minutiae. Only when the show is done well can it be serious. Yes. Let me remind you, this matter is big or small, and it is your last chance!"
Fan Xinman knows his old man very well. Even though he looks very rough, he seems to be very heroic. In fact, he is very petty and very vindictive. There is a saying: It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. The villain among them probably refers to people like Lao Zhang.
Being petty-minded makes it easy to get into trouble. Lao Zhang is in this state now, guarding against this and that, worrying about gains and losses.
He might not listen to what others said, but Xinman's words suddenly made his mind clear.
At this time, why should I worry about the candidate? Since Lao Huang took the initiative to let Li Tang take the position, let Li Tang take the position. Although the popularity is lacking a little, the attitude and acting skills are nothing to say. At least it can guarantee that the performance will not stretch the crotch. , which also ensures the lower limit of this drama.
As for Li Yapeng, it is well-known, but the rest is still unknown. Moreover, this will create a gap between the two directors, which is not worth the gain.
As for whether it will be successful in the future, since the choice of the protagonist was proposed by the chief director, Huang, Huang must bear at least half of the responsibility.
The top priority now is how to deal with Shao Bin's problem.
He confessed his concerns to Xinman, and Xinman gave him an idea after thinking about it for a while.
"So cruel?"
After hearing this, even Hen Ruzhang's beard couldn't help but be speechless.
As the producer and chief director of CCTV’s news commentary program, Xinman’s reputation is by no means in vain. He is particularly good at dividing things into two for analysis, magnifying the good side, covering up the bad things, and turning bad things into good things as much as possible.
Fan Xinman on the other end of the phone wrote lightly: "This is the most beneficial way to handle it for your crew. Haven't you noticed? This matter itself is a hot spot. If handled properly, this is still a good publicity opportunity." .”
After the early hype of "The Swordsman", it has indeed been quiet for a while now. Since it can turn bad things into good things, Zhang Dabeard, who is not a good person himself, gritted his teeth and said: "If it works, I will do as you say."
"What about Li Tang? Nai'an is still waiting for my reply."
At this time, Lao Zhang, who had all his worries swept away, immediately smiled heartily and said, "No problem, it's all up to you."
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Although Nai'an told Li Tang to let him return to the set with peace of mind and that she would handle everything and find a way to get the role of Linghu Chong, he still tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
Although there is only one difference between the first male lead and the second male lead, the second male lead is the closest role he has played to a starring role since he appeared in a TV series, not to mention it is a CCTV drama.
But the difference between the first male lead and the second male lead is fundamental. The second male lead is more of an existence that enhances the halo of the protagonist. He is used to playing the male lead in movies, so there is no reason why he doesn't want to play the male lead in this CCTV drama, but he is more looking forward to it.
After this battle, maybe he can completely establish himself as a first-line actor in the industry like Zhou Jie and Lu Yi.
"Tick tock!"
The mobile phone's text message alert sounded.
One more thing, in the 21st century, mobile phone operators finally opened the mobile phone text messaging function.
Li Tang quickly picked up his phone and took a look. Sure enough, it was from Nai'an.
He opened the text message in a very anxious mood, and there were only two words - it's done!
At this moment, he couldn't even believe his eyes. He looked carefully twice before confirming it. He was ecstatic for a moment.
As soon as he lowered his head, he saw Fan Xiaopang who was sleeping soundly, and suddenly found that she was particularly charming tonight...
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