Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 199 Xiao Zhou Back then, Director Chou Today

Spring Festival Gala rehearsal, backstage

The door knocked, Zhao Binshan, who was dozing on the sofa, slightly raised his head, and the apprentice Wang Xiaoli next to him immediately got up and went to open the door.

So Wei Yang, who knocked on the door outside the room, saw a familiar bald head——Liu Neng, one of the three giants of Ivory Mountain.

Different from the stuttering of TV dramas, Wang Xiaoli, who was born as a duo actor, is not usually quick-spoken. When he sees Wei Yang, he immediately turns around and shouts.

"Master, it's Wei... Teacher Wei Yang."

In fact, Wang Xiaoli didn't know what to call Wei Yang. In terms of age, he was more than one year older than Wei Yang, but in terms of fame, he was far inferior to others.

If it is just this point, relying on his master, Wang Xiaoli can also rely on his qualifications and age.

But the key point is that Wei Yang is not only an artist, but also the boss of a film and television company and a billionaire. Such a complex identity certainly cannot be regarded as an ordinary artist.

Like Wang Xiaoli, who has experienced various offline performances and has seen all kinds of veterans honed by the bosses, he would rather lower his profile first than put on airs, so as not to offend others.

"You're welcome."

Wei Yang was humble to Wang Xiaoli, and then saw Zhao Binshan who had stood up and greeted him with a smile, and greeted him with a smile.

"Ms. Zhao, I heard that you are here, come and have a look, don't bother me."

"Don't bother, don't bother, I haven't seen you for a while, and you are getting more and more popular. Yesterday, my daughter called me and said she was watching your drama."

Zhao Benshan was very enthusiastic towards Wei Yang, he pulled Wei Yang to sit down, and greeted his disciples to serve tea, Wang Xiaoli followed suit, feeling a little surprised.

As the mainstay of the Spring Festival Gala, there are many people who come to visit the pier in Zhao Binshan. Zhao Binshan is well-mannered and will not treat visitors lightly, but it is rare to see such enthusiasm for Wei Yang.

After exchanging a few words, Zhao Benshan introduced his apprentice to Wei Yang.

"This is Wang Xiaoli, Liu Neng from "Country Love", and this is his wife Li Lin, you must know this one, Xiao Shenyang."

Wang Xiaoli and his wife got up to pay their respects when Zhao Benshan was introduced. Xiao Shenyang, who had been silent just now, just nodded at Wei Yang, and then stood up from the sofa when he saw Zhao Binshan's complexion.

Wei Yangquan pretended not to see these small movements, and even praised them a few words.

Xiao Shenyang does have the capital of arrogance now, and his popularity is stronger than that of first-line artists. The "Laughing Jianghu" he just starred in has a box office of 1.5 million.

This buddy became popular overnight, and he is young, so it is inevitable that he will be a little swollen. When he was filming "Three Guns Surprise", he challenged Sun Honglei who was popular because of "Latent".

Until now, sometimes his master Zhao Benshan can't hold him down, let alone the young Wei Yang.

Wei Yang didn't stay for long, originally he came over to say hello this time, and after a few pleasantries, he was ready to leave.

Zhao Benshan personally sent him out of the door, and waited until Wei Yang left before turning back to the dressing room.

Xiao Shenyang felt that the master was making a big fuss: "Wei Yang has just emerged in the past two years, why are you giving face like this? Let us call him Mr. Wei."

"At his age, you're still sang duo in the bathhouse."

Zhao Benshan glanced at his apprentice, his eyes couldn't help being disappointed: "He started from scratch at a young age and has a net worth of over [-] million. If you don't rely on me, can you get a fraction of him?"

Facing this increasingly inflated apprentice, Zhao Binshan beat him up both privately and publicly.

Originally, he comforted himself that Xiao Shenyang was still young after all, and it was only natural for him to have a change in mentality after gaining power.

When he first became famous in Northeast China, he was still crazy for a long time. Later, when he was older, his mentality was mature, and he was relatively steadfast in all aspects of cognition.

But whenever he saw Wei Yang, who was younger than Xiao Shenyang and had more achievements, and even single-handedly killed him, his speech and demeanor were calm and modest, Zhao Binshan couldn't help admiring and sighing.

If one or two of his apprentices are half as good as Wei Yang, he can think about retiring.

Zhao Benshan even imagined that it would be great if Wei Yang was his apprentice.

But he also knew that Xiao Shenyang could hardly hold back a python, not to mention a real dragon like Wei Yang...

...

Wei Yang didn't know about the conversation between Zhao Benshan's master and his apprentice, so after he left, he stopped by to visit some acquaintances.

There are quite a few film and television stars in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

In the opening dance alone, there are Dong Jie, Yin Zhao, and the hero and heroine of "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", Xiao Huang Ya and Dou Yao.

Huang Haitao and Hai Qing who became popular in "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law", Chen Su who became popular in "Iron Pear Blossom", Li Xiaoran and Xiao Song Jia who are popular and popular actresses also participated in the sketch.

It can be seen that the Spring Festival Gala is also aware of the declining trend in the past two years, and has begun to further test the influence of popular film and television stars on the audience.

Because of "Interpol", Wei Yang and Chen Su got acquainted, and the Golden Eagle Award also made friends with Hai Qing. This is a gathering at the Spring Festival Gala, so we naturally want to say hello.

Especially Chen Su, after the Spring Festival, Blue Whale's new play will start preparations.

He felt that Chen Su was quite suitable for one of the roles, and he came here this time to find out.

"Although it's not the heroine, the role of the scene is relatively heavy, and the overall is more memorable..."

Wei Yang introduced the characters of the new play, and Chen Su became a little interested.

Even though she became famous because of "Iron Pear Flower", she didn't reach the point where she became popular.

At this stage, many female elites, workplaces, and middle-aged themes have not yet begun to prevail. Chen Su's position as a big Tsing Yi is very embarrassing. Basically, those who are willing to find her are mainly dramas and period dramas.

Not to mention that there are still many competitors, such as Yu Feihong, Chen Hao, Yuan Quan, Hai Qing, Qin Lan, etc. Some of them are more famous than her,
Even Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses who debuted in the 90s and 00s are still in their prime, with both fame and strength, and they are also a group of competitors that cannot be ignored.

Therefore, although Chen Su's "Iron Pear Blossom" became popular and famous, the resources available to her are limited now. If she wants to make further breakthroughs, the olive branch Wei Yang handed over is a good opportunity.

"You said that this drama is an adaptation of a web novel, how about this, I'll read the original first, and then discuss it with the company team."

"this is necessary."

Wei Yang nodded, but still made a special name call: "Sister Su, we plan to produce a trilogy of this drama, and your role is very important in the first two, which means we need to sign contracts for at least two films."

"Trilogy, how many episodes are there?"

"Now the script of the first one has just come out not long ago. It is tentatively scheduled to be 45 episodes. The remaining two are not far behind. It should be between 120 and 150 episodes."

Chen Su was a little surprised: "There are so many episodes, this is a big production."

You know, many film and television companies may not be able to produce 100 episodes of TV series throughout the year.

For example, Blue Whale, strictly speaking, only produced "Eastern Palace" and "Shan Shan Comes" last year. Even if "Hello, Old Time" is counted, there will be more than [-] episodes.

Blue Whale is a well-ranked company in Shanghai. If it is like this, other film and television companies can imagine.

And according to the story that Chen Su heard from Wei Yang just now, the production cost of this new drama is by no means comparable to that of ordinary low-budget dramas. With such a large volume, the investment is extremely small.

Wei Yang smiled: "The initial estimated cost is 1.5-2 million, and it may increase in the future."

"so much!?"

Chen Su was taken aback. The investment in "Iron Pear Flower" she made before was not small, but the cumulative total investment was only 3000 million, which was five or six times higher.

Even if it is divided into three parts, this amount is very considerable, not to mention what Wei Yang means, this budget is not enough.

Chen Su, who was still thinking and hesitating at first, had unknowingly had an inclination. Even if she played a supporting role in this large-scale production, she was better than the heroine of an ordinary drama.

Not to mention that this big production is still directed by Wei Yang, and "East Palace" is currently on the air, and the name of "Miss Wei" is getting louder and louder, which brings great aura to Wei Yang.

His new drama is definitely a favorite in the industry, especially for actresses, it is extremely attractive.

If Wei Yang took out the heroine, Chen Su probably would have agreed by now...

Coming out of Chen Su's, Wei Yang visited Huang Haitao and Hai Qing for a chat. Looking at Huang Haitao who was full of energy and witticisms, Wei Yang hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything more.

In fact, there is a role in the new drama that is quite suitable for Huang, but at the moment he is popular, and the scope of the play is wide enough, there is no shortage of acting, so it may not be possible to invite him.

Moreover, Wei Yang also had to consider Huang Haitao's subsequent incident. If the new drama was "blocked", it would be a waste of money.

Inviting Fan Xiaopang to "You Who Came from the Star" was a stopgap measure and a last resort. If possible, Wei Yang wanted to invite some "safe" actors.

On the way back, Wei Yang passed by Li Xiaoran's dressing room, hesitated for a moment, and went to say hello.

For the role of Chen Su, at first he wanted to find Li Xiaoran, but the latter is too young now, he thinks it is not suitable and she is afraid that she will not be able to hold back.

But another role, Li Xiaoran is actually quite suitable, but I don't know if he will take it, Wei Yang didn't say much, just got to know him, leave a contact information, and talk about it later.

After going out for a stroll, the communication came to an end, Wei Yang just wanted to rest when someone came to visit him.

"Hi, I'm Jay Chou."

"Hello, Wei Yang."

Wei Yang was taken aback, but he didn't expect this guy to come to the door on his own initiative, got up and shook hands with the other party, Jay Chou was wearing a hat, and had a characteristic tugging tone.

"I listened to the song you wrote, it's very good, I can communicate more in the future."

"No problem, Jay Chou invites me, I'm very happy."

"Just call me Jielun or Jay, that's what my friends call me."

"I don't have an English name, you can just call me by my name or Old Wei."

"..."

Wei Yang chatted with Jay Chow for a while, and they had a good chat. He himself is better at "writing lyrics", and Zhou is better at composing and arranging music. They even joked about writing songs together in the future.

It's a pity that Jay Chou's classic songs are almost out, and he can't get any wool.

Hitting Jay Chou in the face with Jay Chou's song, Boss Wei, one of the greatest joys of China Entertainment, can't feel it.

However, it is gratifying that because Jay Chou and Wei Yang met sister Zhiling, he collaborated with Zhou this year on "Lanting Preface".

Compared to chatting about music with Jay Chou, Wei Yang prefers chatting with Sister Zhiling, she is gentle and sweet, it is worthy of a big voice and health care, and the eardrum kills chickens...

(End of this chapter)