China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 235: Weird Stylist, Luxury Brand’s Attention! (Please subscribe!)

Now that Wang Yuyan has been confirmed, Yan Danchen won't say anything more.

Just sit in the rocking chair, drink tea with Lin Xuan, and chat about the gossip in the industry.

Now she is no longer a fool who has no roles to shoot.

Ever since "Detective Detective Dee 2" became a hit, she has been getting a lot of film contracts.

Although there are two soldiers pressing down above his head and he cannot get the top resources in the circle, he can still pick up the next-level resources at will.

As for what is a top resource, the industry and the audience have vastly different perceptions.

But in the field of mainland TV dramas, both parties have relatively consistent views.

Only the TV series starring Lin Xuan can be regarded as top resources.

Yan Danchen can play the lead female role in a low-budget TV series, so there is no need to relegate from her position to play a supporting role in "Dragon".

There are many characters in this drama, including more than twenty named female characters.

Spread over forty episodes, even the female lead's role is very limited, let alone the supporting roles, which are basically guest appearances.

But she wasn't stupid, so she reached out to Lin Xuan to ask for it if she didn't have the right resources.

As the saying goes, a child who cries gets milk.

After a while of acting coquettishly and miserably, they signed an indescribable treaty.

Lin Xuan promised to help her run a top-level resource next year, and she would start as the second female lead at the lowest level.

He is familiar with leading girls to get points.

…………

After the funds were received, the "Dragon" crew resumed operations and began discussing casting matters.

Lin Xuan has the title of producer, and is also the lead actor and investor of this drama. Of course, Zhang Jizhong must consider his opinion, that is, let him decide the role.

The two met in a private room of the restaurant, and Zhang Jizhong also brought the main creative director of "Dragon Movie" to accompany him.

"Director Lin, this is the list of actors invited to audition. Three people are invited for each role. Please take a look and see if there are any problems."

Lin Xuan had previously proposed modifications to the old version of the list.

For example, for the actor who plays Xu Zhu, the crew had tentatively decided to shout.

However, this guy first drove someone to death, and later stepped on a sewing machine because he was eating leaves. Lin Xuan had a bad impression of him, so he crossed out his name.

In addition, the crew originally had investment from Hong Kong and Taiwan, so many Hong Kong and Taiwan actors were selected.

Now that the investors have been changed, of course these actors will also have to be replaced.

Since it is a TV series produced in mainland China, more opportunities must be given to mainland actors.

Zhang Jizhong revised the invitation list based on Lin Xuan's guidance and avoided all the above problems.

Of course, it's impossible to replace them all, and two small supporting roles are left.

Lin Xuan didn't want to be labeled as affecting the relationship.

"Why don't Xu Zhu and Wang Yuyan have names?"

"These two roles are very important. Let Producer Lin make the decision himself."

The two looked at each other and laughed softly.

it is more than words.

"Xu Zhu... Xu Zhu..."

Lin Xuan frowned, faces flashing through his mind.

"Just choose Wu Jing! He has just worked with me in a movie. He is good at martial arts, his acting skills are passable, and the price is not expensive."

To play Xu Zhu, you need to shave your head. When Wu Jing was filming "Xiu Chun Knife", she had a rat tail shaved off, so this time it happened to be shaved for him.

In 1999, Wu Jing filmed a TV series called "New Shaolin Temple".

This drama is directed by Yuan Heping, starring Wu Jing, Fan Shaohuang, Zhu Ying, Qian Xiaohao.

He plays the role of Monk Jueyuan in the play, and his bald head looks quite pleasing to the eye.

"Wu Jing, no problem, I'll notify him to come over for an audition."

The so-called audition is just a cover, mainly to silence outsiders.

No matter how you do it in private, you can't make mistakes in the procedure. This is also the unspoken rule in the circle.

The main actors in a film and television drama were divided up by the management long before the audition.

Those uninformed actors, no matter how well they perform, can only be reduced to sidekicks.

Yan Danchen suffered a loss when he came to audition for Wang Yuyan. He obviously performed well, but was squeezed out by Liu Yifei.

I don’t know how much benefit Lao Zhang received in the original time and space. It is probably not as much as what he received this time.

Zhang Jizhong asked: "What about Wang Yuyan?"

"Have Producer Zhang heard of the name Liu Yifei?"

Zhang Jizhong smiled at him and said: "Of course I've heard of it! A fourteen-year-old kid can actually be admitted to Beijing Film Academy, and he can act with you right after he debuts.

People in the industry were very curious about her identity, and it didn't take long to find out all her background information. "

After understanding her background, it is not surprising that she has appeared in many movies and TV series.

With such a rich godfather, as long as he is willing to spend money, let alone Lin Xuan's TV series, even his debut movie starring Zhang Yimou is not unusual.

Instead, everyone began to wonder how much benefit Lin Xuan received from it.

"Does Director Zhang think she is suitable?"

Zhang Jizhong nodded: "The little girl is good-looking, elegant and refined. She will have no problem playing Wang Yuyan."

"That's good! As for the remaining roles, let producer Zhang decide. As long as you choose according to my notes, there will definitely be no problem."

Zhang Jizhong has already given up the third male and female first.

Even if Lin Xuan has a big appetite, he still has to leave some soup for others to drink.

Hearing this, Zhang Jizhong smiled with satisfaction and said: "Don't worry, Director Lin, I'm still pointing out that this drama will turn around. I will definitely be cautious in casting."

Lao Zhang has been in the film and television industry for so many years, and he still has a good eye for casting.

Take "Dragon Movie" as an example. The leading actors and a dozen supporting actors were well chosen, especially Duan Zhengchun's ex-girlfriends.

Mrs. Wang's arrogance, Dao Baifeng's nobility, Kang Min's frivolity, and Qin Hongmian's coldness.

Even if Lin Xuan rejected the first version of casting, he still believed that Zhang Jizhong could choose a better actor.

Of course, the prerequisite for choosing a good character is that Lao Zhang is determined and will not be defeated by Jin Yuan's offensive.

A few years later when he filmed "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Huang Xiaoming took a different path and successfully defeated Nie Yuan and other male stars to get the role.

This is a negative case, but Zhang Jizhong should not bear the blame alone.

The makeup artists and stylists on the set also have responsibilities.

Yang Guo is a handsome guy, and many women have been fooled for life by seeing Yang Guo.

But Huang Xiaoming's costume was so ugly, and what's even more speechless is that they actually asked Huang Xiaoming to tan his skin.

Furuta Raku's dark skin is a matter of aesthetics. When he played Yang Guo, he had fair skin.

If that version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" had solved the problem of Fu Huadao, it wouldn't have been criticized like crazy.

When talking about the cast of Fu Hua Dao, he suddenly thought of Tianshan Tonglao played by Shu Chang.

I really don’t know if she offended the stylist, or if the stylist drank too much, and the style she designed looked stupid.

Lin Xuan is really worried about this group of people.

When the crew is finalizing the makeup, he must go to the scene to keep an eye on it.

Eating food, drinking wine, and chatting.

The overall framework of the play was built bit by bit on the dinner table.

After dinner, Lao Zhang wanted to ask a few girls to put on some entertainment programs to add to the fun.

Lin Xuan politely refused, stood up, said goodbye and left.

Next year will be 03, and that big thunder will explode soon, so it’s better to stay away from them.

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After taking the car back to the courtyard, Lin Xuan called Wu Jing after taking a shower.

Wu Jing was very grateful to learn that Lin Xuan helped him win over Xu Zhu.

The next day, he drove and delivered two boxes of fine wine. A box of Maotai and a box of Fenjiu are both aged wines.

"Why is there still a box of Fenjiu?"

Lin Xuan thought both boxes were Maotai.

This kid won't be reluctant to part with it.

"You don't understand, Fenjiu is better than Maotai."

Wu Jing took the opportunity to teach him about alcohol.

For example, Moutai’s brewing technology was actually learned from Fenjiu.

Another example is that the wine used at the state banquet at the Founding Ceremony was Fenjiu. Maotai was so smelly that it was shameless to rub off on others.

There is also the widely circulated legend of throwing a wine jar at the "Panama International Exposition".

Moutai wants the whole world to know about it if it wins a gold medal, but the gold medal is not the highest award.

The only medal winner in the liquor category is Gaoliang Fenjiu.

Although Lin Xuan knew how to drink, he didn't know much about this knowledge.

"There's a lot of knowledge involved in wine. Let's have dinner together tonight and try your Fenjiu."

"Dinner? It's only morning?"

"I have to go to the company to take care of some things in the morning, and I won't be able to get home until the evening."

"Then you work first, I'll come back in the evening."

"it is good."

Lin Xuan came to the company by car.

Wang Jinhua was already waiting in the reception room.

"Sister Hua, I've been waiting for a long time."

"It's okay, I just happened to be visiting your company."

Lin Xuan sat on the sofa.

"How is my company doing? I designed all the decoration styles myself."

"That's right. When it was first established, it was like a small workshop, but now it's almost like a large foreign company."

"Sister Hua has a good taste. Modern simplicity is popular among foreigners. I really like this style, so I followed it."

The two chatted for a while, and Wang Jinhua took out a stack of documents from her bag.

Lin Xuan's endorsement contracts are all for two years, and a large number of contracts will expire at the end of the year.

In the past two years, his endorsement quotations have been rising steadily, and have exceeded 800 million per year, with prices in some categories even higher.

If the price is lower than this, please don't talk too much. Even if the contract is sent to the company, Wang Jinhua will throw it directly into the trash can.

Even if the endorsement price is so high, there are still many companies willing to spend the money.

The invitations sent to Wang Jinhua could fill a large cardboard box, and there were even fights between similar products.

Such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

"This is the endorsement you received before. Some of them decided to match the latest offer. Some felt that it was not worthwhile and wanted to give up on renewing the contract, or asked for a lower offer."

"If you give up on signing a contract or lower your offer, just ignore them."

"Row."

Lin Xuan took the information and read it line by line: "Those companies that are willing to renew their contracts have to change the conditions.

I'm busy filming all day long, so I don't have time to shoot commercials and help them stand up. "

"Then how much are you going to change it to?"

"You can shoot a commercial once a year and two platforms at most. The time cannot conflict with my filming. If you exceed the number of times, you will be charged additionally."

"Your conditions are a little harsh."

“You have to be strict to select the most sincere merchants. My standard is to have more money, less things to do and be close to home.

These products are all similar. It doesn’t matter who I endorse, it just depends on who offers better conditions. "

"Okay, I'll go back and contact them. Do new endorsements also have to follow this requirement?"

Merchants who endorse Lin Xuan for the first time are worried that the effect of Lin Xuan's endorsement will not be good, so the overall quotation is generally lower than that of the renewal endorsement.

"Treat everyone equally!"

Wang Jinhua nodded and wrote down all his requests.

"I won't sign any clothing endorsement deals for the time being. There are several international luxury brands that are very interested in you and are willing to sign contracts with you."

Hearing this, Lin Xuan was not very surprised.

After the turn of the millennium, the mainland's economy began to accelerate.

There are more and more wealthy people in society, and those high-end luxury brands are gradually beginning to pay attention to the mainland market.

The most popular actor in the mainland in the past two years is Lin Xuan, and he is extremely popular and unparalleled in the limelight.

It is normal to be noticed by luxury brands.

Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Sister Hua, what's the use of just paying attention and not taking action."

"Don't worry. I have inside information. They are investigating and analyzing your situation in the mainland."

"Analysis! This word sounds so uncomfortable."

For ordinary celebrities, getting a luxury endorsement is a dream.

But for someone like Lin Xuan who has only half a foot in the ranks of capital, luxury endorsements are at best the icing on the cake.

It's great if you have it, but it doesn't matter if you don't have it, it won't affect his making money at all.

"How can they give you a reasonable quote if they don't analyze it clearly?"

"So, I have to perform better during this period so that they can quote a higher price."

"Although the truth is correct, don't make it too obvious. Be careful not to steal the chicken but lose the rice. I suggest you follow your own pace."

"Sister Hua, I'm just kidding. These top luxury brands are more eye-catching, so even if I ask them to endorse them, the price won't be very high."

Many people think that the endorsement fees for top luxury endorsements must be extremely high. This idea is completely wrong.

As the old saying goes, the richer people are, the stingier they are. These luxury brands are not only stingy, but also have a very arrogant attitude.

Top luxury endorsements are located in the pyramid of fashion endorsements. Their attitude towards celebrities is basically the same as that of tool people.

They value the celebrity's influence and number of fans, and the celebrity covets the aura of luxury. The two parties are basically in a cooperative model.

Since it is a cooperation and mutual benefit exists between both parties, why should I give you so much money?

Therefore, the cost of top luxury endorsements is generally lower than that of ordinary commercial endorsements.

This thing is a bit like an award. Although it is not valuable and is not recognized by ordinary audiences, it is a prize in the eyes of industry insiders.

"By the way, there's one more thing. This year's Spring Festival Gala... you know."

"I understand. Counting this is the third time, I can be considered a regular visitor to the Spring Festival Gala. Who is the director this year? What kind of tricks are you planning to do?"

"This year the chief director is Jin Yue and the director is Kang Honglei. As for what we are going to let you perform, we have to wait for your interview."

Lin Xuan felt happy when he heard these two names.

"They are all acquaintances. It seems that I will have to go if I don't go this year."

Jin Yue is the director of the Literary and Art Department of CCTV. He approved the extremely high budget of "Detective Di Renjie 2".

Kang Honglei was once the assistant director of "The Swordsman" and had a good relationship with Lin Xuan when they were on the set.

"Okay, I just need these few things from you, and I'm leaving."

"Sister Hua, I'll give it to you."

The two took the elevator downstairs, and Wang Jinhua reminded:

"You didn't like any of the film and television drama invitations I sent you. Are you planning to film your own drama next year?"

"I have this idea, and I've been thinking about it recently."

"Well, hurry up and make sure there is no window period. Otherwise, don't blame me for taking on a lot of commercial performances for you."

"I understand, Sister Hua, walk slowly."

(End of this chapter)