The crew of "The Silent Truth", under the management of Zhang Shuhua, the person in charge of Penguin Video, has been slowly getting together.
The director Zhang Shuhua found could be said to be an old acquaintance of Song Ci, namely Wei Weijiang.
Wei Weijiang had always been Sun Dachuan's deputy before.
But now, he has begun to take charge of his own affairs.
We have already held several meetings on the project "The Silent Truth".
Several staff members from the Song Ci Studio also participated.
The male lead confirmed to star in "The Silent Truth" is Gong Yusheng.
Of course, this was before the movie "Black and White" was officially released, and everyone initially determined that the male lead was Gong Yusheng.
Gong Yusheng's hit wheat bran drama a few years ago was independently produced by Penguin Platform.
It can be said that without the original "Two Souls", there would be no Gong Yusheng now.
Therefore, the relationship between Gong Yusheng and Penguin Video is still very good.
The two parties had already reached a preliminary agreement on the drama "The Silent Truth".
In the past two days, when the movie "Black and White" was released, Gong Yusheng received the script of "The Silent Truth" from Penguin Video.
Only then did he realize that the script was actually written by Song Ci.
At present, because the two parties have not signed the final contract, there is actually room for both parties to regret it.
The bottom line Gong Yusheng gave Penguin was to read the script first.
If the script is not good, although the relationship between the two parties is relatively good, the cooperation will still not be possible.
After reading the script of "The Silent Truth" in the past two days, Gong Yusheng was completely attracted by this script.
He said to his agent seriously:
"Sister, hurry up and contact Sister Zhang. I think we should continue this drama as soon as possible. This script is really good. I think if I can finish this drama and it is broadcast, it will be great for me. It’s very useful to get rid of my so-called ‘wife’ title!”
Yes, in Gong Yusheng's original wheat bran drama "Two Souls", he played the role of "Shou".
So much so that the fans he attracted through this drama like to call him wife.
"Don't worry, this role has basically been decided on for you. I'll go to Penguin tomorrow and we'll finalize the contract, and this matter will be settled."
The agent also seemed confident.
But when he formally contacted Zhang Shuhua from Penguin Video on the second day, things became a little different.
Because with the popularity of "Black and White"... the box office of "Black and White" has exceeded 2 billion so far.
It is about to catch up with this summer's sci-fi blockbuster "Tomorrow".
It won the box office championship this summer, which is something that is just around the corner.
The most shining person in this movie is not Gong Yusheng or Si Kouxue.
But Song Ci is the villain.
Song Ci's acting skills are really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
And because this role was interpreted so well, Song Ci gained a lot of fans.
At the same time, it also allowed the relevant people in charge of Penguin Video to see another side of Song Ci.
Everyone really didn't expect that Song Ci could have such acting skills.
Therefore, considering that "The Silent Truth" is a script written by Song Ci himself.
Penguin Video, as the largest investor behind the film, switched their consideration for the starring role from Gong Yusheng to Song Ci.
Especially in the movie "Black and White", I saw with my own eyes that Gong Yusheng's acting skills were crushed by Song Ci.
The sentiment of using Song Ci as the male protagonist has become more and more popular among the entire "The Silent Truth" team.
In the afternoon, Wei Weijiang, Zhang Shuhua and other team leaders were sitting in the conference room for a meeting.
Everyone has formed two different opinions on this matter.
People led by Wei Weijiang and Zhang Shuhua hope to invite Song Ci to star in "The Silent Truth".
The other group of people hoped to invite Gong Yusheng as planned.
After all, the cooperation between the two parties...at least before, was actually quite successful.
Wei Weijiang originally collaborated with Song Ci on a TV series theme song "Serving the Country with Loyalty".
Although he was Sun Dachuan's deputy at the time.
But Wei Weijiang has already made a deep impression on his old classmate.
But at that time, he didn't know that Song Ci's acting skills were so good.
He didn't expect that Song Ci would develop such superb acting skills during the days when he disappeared from the entertainment industry.
Therefore, Wei Weijiang is very looking forward to and optimistic about Song Ci.
As the contracted director of "The Silent Truth", he strongly urged Song Ci to play the male lead:
"I believe that everyone who has watched the movie "Black and White" will think that Song Ci is more suitable for our "The Silent Truth" than Gong Yusheng, not to mention that this book was written by Song Ci himself!"
Zhang Shuhua also said confidently: "Originally, "The Silent Truth" was a collaboration between us and Song Ci Studio. It would actually be a better thing if Song Ci could play our leading actor!"
Wei Weijiang has directed two plays by himself without causing any splash.
This time, he especially wanted to seize the opportunity to collaborate with Penguin on "The Silent Truth."
If you have to choose between Song Ci and Gong Yusheng, then it must be Song Ci.
But the people who objected actually had many reasons.
"The male protagonist of "The Silent Truth" is an absolutely upright image, although he suffered a lot in order to find out the truth.
"We all know that this role requires acting skills, but I think judging from Song Ci's deeply rooted villain image in "Black and White".
"In fact, it is difficult for him to change his image in the hearts of the audience in a short period of time, so he is not suitable to play the role of Jiang Yang."
"Indeed, Song Ci is a villain because he is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so he is not very suitable! Let's go back to Gong Yusheng, his image and fan base are actually there!"
The two parties have held several meetings regarding the incident involving the male lead.
It was always debated and never settled.
At this moment, Zhang Shuhua received a call from Gong Yusheng's agent.
So Zhang Shuhua went straight to speakerphone and told Gong Yusheng's agent on the spot that there was currently a point of hesitation internally.
And to put it very bluntly, the current role of the male protagonist is wandering between Song Ci and Gong Yusheng, hesitating.
What Zhang Shuhua meant when she said this was that she wanted to suppress Gong Yusheng.
If the other party can compromise and make more concessions, then she actually doesn't mind letting Gong Yusheng continue to participate in this project.
But after listening to Zhang Shuhua's words, Gong Yusheng's cold snort suddenly sounded on the other end of the phone.
Everyone in the conference room looked at me and I looked at you, and then I realized that the speaker on the other side was also talking.
"Sister Zhang, we used to have a good time cooperating, but why do you feel a little too unreliable now?
"We have already decided to let me play the role! Why did you bring Song Ci out now? You saw Song Ci's popularity in "Black and White", so you suddenly wanted to cast Song Ci Did you pull him in?"
Gong Yusheng's words were crackling, and he was obviously filled with emotion.
He is now a first-line actor in the world.
Therefore, the dependence on the platform is not that big, so he dared to say NO to the Penguin people... I would not say that it was righteous, but at least he was neither humble nor arrogant, and he did not have the groveling attitude of a young actor facing capital.
But when Gong Yusheng said these words, the expressions of everyone in the conference room changed.
Immediately, after a few people made eye contact, Zhang Shuhua replied directly:
"In that case, we don't need to cooperate. We will talk again when we have the opportunity in the future. By the way, remember to return the copy of "The Silent Truth" we sent you to us as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone from Zhang Shuhua, Gong Yusheng's face was as gloomy as water.
He sat on the sofa and took two puffs of his cigar, then took another sip of red wine. His eyes fell on the script of "The Silent Truth" placed aside.
"My brother, calm down. You have survived all these years... Have you received fewer good projects in the past two years? But how many of them have actually been successful? Most of them are blockbusters. Goods!"
The agent said with emotion on the side and also comforted Gong Yusheng.
"After all, he is a penguin with a big family and a big business. We shouldn't offend him. If the cooperation doesn't work out this time, let's talk about the next time.
"I wanted to stop you when you said that just now, but I can't help it now. You've already said it. You must control your temper in the future. I know you can't stand Song Ci, but now Song Ci can be said This is the image of a completely successful old bacon becoming famous!
"His current fan base in the world is very high. You should be careful. Don't say something that you shouldn't say, causing your positive image to suddenly collapse. Do you understand? Cherish feathers. It’s what you should be most aware of.”
Gong Yusheng stood up and sighed, but there was a stern look in his eyes: "Does this mean Song Ci stole my role?"
His hands tightened involuntarily.
Right now, I am still not strong enough. Still being manipulated by this group of capital.
hateful!
At this time, in the group chat of the crew of "Black and White", everyone was cheering.
The movie's box office exceeded 2 billion, and director Lu Song was excitedly handing out red envelopes inside.
Then many people who starred in Aite Gong Yusheng, Sikou Xue, Song Ci and other actors also came out to give out red envelopes.
Gong Yusheng looked at the red envelope sent by Song Ci silently. After hesitating for two seconds, he couldn't hold it back. He clicked on Song Ci's red envelope and grabbed a three cents. His face turned even darker.
At this time, Song Ci was in his new house, watching the workers paint the walls.
Then he received a call from Zhang Shuhua: "Hey, Teacher Song Ci, are you free? Let's talk about the male lead in "The Silent Truth" tomorrow?"
Song Ci had heard about the fact that Gong Yusheng had been preliminarily chosen as the male protagonist: "What's wrong? Doesn't Gong Yusheng want to play the role?"
"No, we studied it together and felt that you are more suitable for this role. See if you are free and let's talk in detail together!"
Song Ci was stunned at first when he heard the news.
In fact, from the bottom of my heart, Song Ci still wanted to play the role of Jiang Yang in "The Silent Truth".
First of all, this role is really a test of acting skills.
If you can act well, it will be a great addition to your acting career.
Secondly, after all, this is a script I wrote, if I were to act in it again.
So of course this drama will be a bigger bonus to me.
So this is not just a two or three times bonus, it can be said to be a 10 times bonus.
But the biggest obstacle now is that the schedule may not be available.
Because soon Song Ci will join the cast of "Jiangshan".
Other than that.
There is also a poetry competition in October.
This is something Song Ci must participate in.
As for the third one, the main reason is that Xidu TV Station still has the idea of planning "Tian Xia II" in the second half of the year, and is checking the schedule with Song Ci.
So on the second day, Song Ci took Mimi to the headquarters of Penguin Video on the Second Ring Road in the north of Xidu.
I had a focused chat with Zhang Shuhua.
"If the schedule is right, I would actually like to play this role!"
Song Ci gave Zhang Shuhua a thorough explanation very seriously.
Zhang Shuhua nodded after listening, and then chatted with Wei Weijiang and several other people in charge for more than an hour. Finally, everyone made a decision and waited for the schedule of Song Ci.
Judging from Mimi’s entire schedule at present.
Song lyrics will have to wait until after the poetry conference is over. Only then will there be a free schedule to film the drama "The Silent Truth".
The finals of the poetry competition have been decided.
It is on the day of the Kagura Festival at the end of November.
This is also the tradition of previous poetry conferences.
Wei Weijiang stood up, patted his chest and said calmly:
“I think we can definitely wait for Song Ci’s schedule and prepare the preliminary preparations first.
"After all, our show has a very long timeline. The design of props and scenes will take at least 2 to 3 months to complete.
“Preparation still takes some time.
"If it is expected then... we will be able to start shooting in October, and we can shoot some content in the [current] timeline first.
"When the schedule for Song Ci is freed up, I can then exclusively film the plot of Song Ci. I think it will be completely compatible!"
Wei Weijiang's idea was unanimously approved by everyone.
Therefore, "The Silent Truth", a TV series written by Song Ci, finally decided to have Song Ci play the male lead.
The original male protagonist Jiang Yang is actually dead in the [present] timeline.
I have always lived in the memories of the show.
[Now] In the timeline, there is also a police officer Yan Liang played by Liao Fan, who is here to lead everyone to solve the case.
So Song Ci also provided Zhang Shuhua with a list of several actors who he thought could play the role of police officer Yan Liang.
They are all first-line or even actor-level actors.
Seeing the list given by Song Ci, Zhang Shuhua burst into laughter and said:
"Teacher Song, you have such a big appetite! Tell me how big the celebrity status of each of your four male actors is? The appearance fee for each of them is very expensive!"
Wei Weijiang stood aside, holding his hands on his chest, and said with a smile: "Sister Hua, it's okay, you can afford it no matter how big the investment is! And I'm quite optimistic about these actors, if they can come and participate in our project As for a drama, if it can support the [now] timeline, I think our drama will be of high quality!"
Zhang Shuhua smiled bitterly and nodded and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely try to contact you, but Director Wei, you also have to help in the middle!"
Wei Weijiang took another deep look at the list of four male actors given by Song Ci, then nodded and said: "No problem, there are two of them that I am familiar with and have worked together. I will contact them and see them. Are you willing to come over and act in our show?"
(End of chapter)
