Li Tang said with a smile: "In addition to money, you have to talk about worldliness. To be honest, Director Qi Xin and I have never met before. In the beginning, it was Director Xiao Teng... Oh, it was our assistant director Teng Wentao who invited me. I I am a good friend with him, and especially when the script is very good, I have no reason to refuse.”
"So what do you mean, if it's a bad movie, you won't accept it?"
"Of course, if you make a bad movie, you're just trying to ruin your reputation. No matter how much money you give, it won't do. Of course, sometimes you don't always know whether it's a bad movie just by reading the script, and you also have to consider the director. Fortunately, , this time I met a good director again!"
Everyone should carry the sedan chair. Qi Xinren is a good person, and Li Tang wouldn't mind taking advantage of the interview opportunity to help him praise him.
As the interview progressed, Zhang Jie felt that Li Tang was an interesting person. He often said shocking things, but when he thought about it carefully, he was right on point and went straight to the core of the problem.
He suddenly asked a question that was not in the interview outline: "Have you ever thought about what you will do after you stop being an actor?"
The standard answer to this kind of question is usually to switch to behind-the-scenes work, such as trying to be a director or producer, or to go back to teach in a drama school or become a teacher in an acting training class, etc.
But Li Tang remained silent for a long time when faced with this question. After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "If I don't become an actor, I really don't know what else I can do. Apart from acting, I don't seem to have any other skills."
"Fan Binbin has said in several previous interviews that you have been of great help to her in acting. Have you ever thought about being able to engage in some acting teaching work in the future?"
Li Tang shook his head and said with a smile: "I'd better not mislead others. If I really have to choose, I would rather open a restaurant and do business."
"Why?"
Li Tang gave him a strange look and said, "Because my family runs a restaurant, and if I don't want to be an actor, I can only go back and inherit the family business..."
But at this point, he hesitated for a moment and then said, "Teacher Zhang, let's forget about this issue."
Because it had been promised before that the interview should not involve family, Zhang Jie nodded in understanding, and after making two notes in his notebook, he asked the important questions of this interview:
"Tell us about your love life. You said before that Li Binbin was your first girlfriend. She is also a very good actress now. Are you still in contact? Or is there any possibility of cooperation in the future?"
In fact, he would always be asked this kind of question every time he was interviewed. Li Tang glanced helplessly at Zeng Jia. This little girl was sitting next to him and had been listening attentively. When their eyes met, she actually gave him an encouraging look.
Li Tang was a little dumbfounded. Did he still need a little girl to encourage him?
He could only follow his usual answer and said: "I have said this question countless times. We are not only our first love in college, but also classmates and friends. Of course we are in contact, so we do not rule out the possibility of cooperation in the future. .”
Zhang Jie heard the impatience in Li Tang's answer, smiled apologetically, and continued to ask: "Actors are always surrounded by scandals. Are you a playboy?"
"of course not!"
Li Tang gave a decisive answer to this question, and then added: "Scandals are inevitable for actors. If the character you play is very lovable, from the audience's perspective, of course I hope you will follow the character in the play. Actresses are together, and you media are happy to hype this up, and of course there is a publicity factor. But acting and life are completely two different things, and I can understand that, but I won't deliberately cater to it."
"You and Fan Binbin have had scandals before, including the media taking many photos of you two in the same frame. There are even media reports that you are already together. Is this true?"
Li Tang shook his head and said: "I have responded to this issue many times. I think the relevant media are a bit misleading. Fan Binbin and I are actually very good friends."
Zhang Jie was obviously dissatisfied with this answer and asked, "Don't you think Fan Binbin is beautiful?"
"Is she pretty?"
"Of course." Zhang Jie said matter-of-factly.
Li Tang smiled and said, "Maybe I'm not very sensitive to beauty. I usually pay attention to the overall feeling of a girl. Fan Binbin is a very hard-working actor, and it's not easy for her to work in the entertainment industry since she was a teenager. I I think she can become an excellent actor in the future. As a friend, of course I am willing to do my best to help her."
"Then will you two get together in the future?"
"Who knows what will happen in the future, just let it happen."
Zeng Jia on the side couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly when she heard Li Tang's answer. Well, scandals like this need to be ambiguous and vague answers can trigger discussions among the audience and create hot spots.
Zhang Jie and Li Tang chatted a lot. The food on the table had long since gone cold. There were only iron pot stewed mutton and Yulin haggis. The waiter came over and added charcoal a few times and it was still sizzling, but they were already crispy and rotten.
Finally, after being reminded by Zeng Jia, Zhang Jie realized it too late and quickly apologized to end today's interview.
Li Tang still wanted to pay, but Zeng Jia had already done so. He didn't even notice when the girl went out.
"Brother Li, when will your filming be finished?"
After sending Zhang Jie away, Zeng Jia had the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with Li Tang for the first time.
Li Tang thought for a moment and said, "I guess there will be another week."
The filming of "The Escort Story" went smoothly and started in early November. Now his scenes have been almost filmed. After the scenes with Ge Zhijun and the proprietress are finished, only the final scene in the quarry is left.
Zeng Jia made a note in his little notebook and said: "Brother Li, if you have no objection, I would like to arrange the contact time with Yingyang Advertising Company on the 6th of next month?"
After filming "The Swordsman", Li Tang finally received his first advertising endorsement since joining the industry. Speaking of which, advertisers have learned a lot in the past two years. Ever since Xiao Yanzi accidentally became popular while filming "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", an advertisement she shot before has been broadcast overwhelmingly, and advertisers are as happy as if they have won a jackpot.
So many businesses followed suit, predicting which actor would become the "top horse" before filming an advertisement, and then "bought" him before his value rose. When he became famous, the advertisement would be broadcast immediately, and both fame and fortune were won.
This time Li Tang and Xu Qing endorsed a new product from a well-established domestic computer brand, and the merchants had the same idea.
The CCTV giant "Swordsman" starring them will be the first of CCTV's eight series after the 2001 Spring Festival, and is scheduled to be broadcast on January 26 next year. Their hot days are just around the corner. This well-established computer company took the lead in signing Li Tang and Xu Qing before the TV series started airing. The Yingyang Advertising Company that Zeng Jia mentioned just now is responsible for filming the two people's endorsement ads, and will launch them together when "The Swordsman" starts airing. In that case, the impact of this ad will be a double-shot effect.
Of course, it is obviously unrealistic to have only 200,000 yuan in advertising endorsement fees like Xiao Yanzi did two years ago before "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" was aired. This time, the manufacturer spent a total of 2 million in endorsement fees, promising 120,000 yuan. One hundred thousand, Li Tang eight hundred thousand.
This advertising endorsement is the first job that Zeng Jia, the executive agent, completed after taking office.
"Well, it's pretty good. It won't affect the autograph session on the 8th."
The biography of "Swordsman 365" that Big Beard and Huang Jianzhong tinkered with about the filming of "Swordsman" has been completed. A grand launch ceremony and book signing will be held at the Xidan Book Building in Beijing on December 8. The momentum has now begun, and Lao Zhang even said hello in advance that Li Tang and Xu Qing will attend the launch ceremony and autograph session.
"Brother Li, I will stay on the set to help you during this period. If you need anything, just ask." Zeng Jia said.
Li Tang looked at the beautiful girl with long legs in front of him. Although he was a little surprised when he first saw it, he felt inexplicably resistant to the aggressive elite style she exuded.
The so-called executive agent is simply a senior assistant. Li Tang's real agent is still Nai'an, but when Nai'an is inconvenient, Zeng Jia acts as the agent.
But compared with Li Tang's previous temporary assistant Jia Yuling, Li Tang felt that Zeng Jia was far less friendly than Jia Yuling. For example, if it were the matter of settling the bill just now, if it were Jia Yuling, she would definitely ask for instructions first: "Brother, I will settle the bill first."
But Zeng Jia took matters into her own hands. Although this was a small matter, from childhood to adulthood, Li Tang still felt that this girl was a bit self-assertive. Of course, maybe she can become a good or even excellent agent, but now Li Tang is not willing to let her stay with him like an assistant.
"Xiao Zeng, you don't need to stay here. When reporter Zhang finishes the interview later, you can go with him."
Zeng Jia's face was a little ugly when she heard this. Looking at Li Tang's calm eyes, she didn't know what she had done wrong. She hurriedly said: "Brother Li, I can help you if I stay on the set..."
Before she finished speaking, Li Tang waved his hand and interrupted: "I have been filming for more than half a month and have no problems on the crew. It is useless for you to stay here. Although you are the executive agent, I hope You can perform the job of an agent, not an assistant."
Although Li Tang didn't know Zeng Jia well yet, Nai'an was able to select her, including previous negotiations for advertising endorsements, which showed that this girl was somewhat capable.
Before, he had thought about changing jobs because Nai An was pregnant and had to give birth, and then she was breastfeeding, etc. Now that he has Zeng Jia, an executive agent with an elite style, he is not in a hurry to change jobs. He tries to train her. If he is really capable, it would be good to let her be his full-time agent.
After listening to Li Tang's explanation, Zeng Jia's face finally looked better, but she clearly felt Li Tang's distance from her. However, she was not discouraged and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, Brother Li, I will listen to you."
First update! I’m very tired today. I don’t know if I can finish the second update. I’ll try my best. If I can’t finish the second update, I’ll make it up tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
