China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 279 Cai Yinong: Is it convenient to go up and sit down? (Please subscribe!)

I drank too much last night.

When he got up at noon, Lin Xuan's head was still dizzy.

After washing up, he went to the restaurant and saw the table full of food. He had no appetite at all.

"These dishes have been removed. Just give me a bowl of porridge."

"Seafood porridge?"

"I can't even eat vegetables, let alone seafood. It's just plain white porridge."

"Good boss."

The butler removed the dishes from the table and went to the kitchen to prepare porridge.

The assistant came over and handed over the schedule for the coming week.

"The promotion of "Dragon" will only be aired in December. Will the promotion start in October?"

Lin Xuan stayed at home for two days, sleeping until he woke up naturally every day.

"Xiu Chun Knife" received a bunch of nominations.

Too late or too early, and the effect of the announcement will be compromised.

Although the hair is only three or four centimeters, it can still be designed with a good hairstyle.

This is an annual grand event for mainland films, and the entire event is broadcast live on CCTV Movie Channel. Naturally, he, the second highest-grossing director in film history, cannot be absent.

The assistant thought for a while and added: "Sister Hua called me before and she signed a few new people..."

"Casting for "Legend of Sword and Fairy". Filming starts next month, but the characters haven't been chosen yet?"

In early November, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opened.

Wang Jinhua desperately wanted them to get ahead, and the fastest and best way was to join Lin Xuan's group.

Although the chance of winning the grand prize is zero, he must be there in person.

"It's so annoying. I know these old guys can't stand me, but I still have to cheer them up all the time."

The announcement time of movies and TV series is very particular.

Two days later, Lin Xuan took a flight to Shanghai after resting, and the company sent a car to pick him up.

Lin Xuan turned to the last page and asked: "Has the crew of "Kung Fu" replied to you? On what date will I be making a guest appearance?"

The assistant smiled and had nothing to say.

After all, Li Yunlong is a big boss. It would be good if he could wash his face and feet frequently. He cannot be expected to pay attention to his hair style.

His current haircut looks like a dog chewing.

"What a sh*t. Believe it or not, in a few years when Hong Kong and Taiwan films will enter the mainland, these people will definitely take care of them first."

"Ignore her. Newcomers want traffic but not traffic, and acting skills but not acting skills. They don't want to spend a penny and they think about me all day long."

He has been in the studio for so many years and knows the situation in the industry well. Lin Xuan's concerns are not alarmist.

"Then book the flight tickets. I'll fly to Shanghai the day after tomorrow and stop by the construction site."

"The protagonist has almost been selected, and only a few supporting roles are left. Mr. Cai and Director Li hope that you will go to the Magic City to see it in person."

Therefore, in the middle of this year, "Lin Xuan Studio" opened a branch in Shanghai, which is mainly responsible for personnel reception, film promotion and commercial performance docking.

He promised Zhou Xingxing to play the role of the old beggar, and the studio would be responsible for the rest.

On the set of "Bright Sword", he got up early and stayed late every day. When he went to the set, he just ate dust. Now he can finally rest.

"Ok."

The assistant stood aside and chuckled: "When these people come down in a few years, the situation will be much better."

Lin Xuan continued to look down.

There is a lot of work at the end of the year, so don't even think about a week's holiday. Let him rest for two days at most.

…………

In the play, Li Yunlong lives in a villa, smokes cigars, has his hair styled, and has to apply hairspray. It's so outrageous.

He also took the time to have his stylist give him a new hairstyle.

"What Director Zhang means is that TV programs are all recorded and broadcast anyway, so it's better to record the program first. In November, you have to join the filming team and there is a film festival, so I'm afraid you won't be able to spare the time."

"Reply, No. 20."

First of all, he is an old scholar, but he is also a fan of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Mainland directors have a hard time.

I remember that there will be an anti-Japanese drama remake of "Bright Sword" in the future.

"Good boss."

Most of the mainland's film and television resources are concentrated in the capital, and the rest are basically in Shanghai.

Huayi recruits a group of new people every year, 90% of whom are unavailable in the industry.

"It makes sense, the film festival..."

The company rented an office building on the first floor, which covers a large area, but there are not many employees, only about 20 people at full time.

"Boss, should we go to the hotel or the construction site first?"

"Let's go to the construction site first and see how far my big villa has been decorated."

He didn't pay much attention to the decoration, and left it directly to the people in the branch.

The renovation project has come to an end and the interior decoration is basically completed.

Although the exterior walls cannot be modified due to regulations, the interior soft furnishings are far more important than the appearance.

The foreman accompanied him to inspect the villa, and he carefully looked at every detail.

After looking at the overall situation, I am quite satisfied. It basically meets the standards shown in the renderings. It will be ready to move in after half a year of formaldehyde removal.

After coming out of the villa, Lin Xuan received a call from Cai Yinong and asked him to have dinner at night.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"There is really no privacy at all. We have only been in the Magic City for two hours, and photos have already been posted online."

Qian Ze smiled and thought of a piece of gossip.

"I heard that Mr. Cai of Tang Dynasty is a netizen himself. He often surfs forums anonymously to see what the audience thinks of the show and its actors."

Lin Xuan said: "She is no longer an Internet bug, she has become the leader of the Internet army."

Cai Yinong and Li Guoli visited Lin Xuan's studio and organized manpower to establish Tangren's network department after returning.

Seeing the heated discussion about "Legend of Sword and Fairy" on the Internet, he knew that this department had already started working.

After reading the script for a few times, Lin Xuan asked, "Is this game popular in the Mainland?"

Qian Ze nodded and said: "It has been popular for several years, and many people in Internet cafes are playing it. The second generation was released at the beginning of the year, and the third generation was released two months ago."

"Two works were released in one year. It seems that the first generation made a lot of money."

In his memory, only the first and third generations of the Fairy Sword series were filmed. He didn't expect that the third generation would be released so early.

Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, An Yixuan, and Peng Yuyan were all popular among the generation.

The three generations have made Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Liu Shishi and Huo Jianhua famous.

This efficiency can be called a miracle.

He didn't understand why the Tang people weren't filming other generations when they were half-dead in the future.
"Let people buy all the first, second and third generation games."

With more time these days, he was ready to try it out for himself.

Qian Ze asked tentatively: "Boss, are you talking about the game disc or the game copyright?"

"Hahaha... you are very humorous."

These words reminded him of Jack Ma's joke about buying KFC.

Qian Ze didn't think he was humorous.

Lin Xuan didn't explain clearly, so he couldn't just guess.

Besides, the studio has too much cash flow. Just one "Xiu Chun Knife" brought in 6000 million after tax.

Rather than leaving money in the account, it is better to allocate more assets and collect film and television copyrights.

"Of course it's a CD. As for the copyright, it's time to focus on it."

…………

At around six o'clock in the evening, Lin Xuan took the time to come to the hotel.

The large box with more than thirty people was already mostly full.

In addition to Cai Yinong and Li Guoli, the main creative members of the crew, of course there are also actors from the Tang Dynasty.

"Director Lin, welcome. Let me know next time you come to Shanghai, so I can arrange a car to pick you up in advance."

"Mr. Cai is so polite. I wanted to come here in a low profile, but I didn't expect it to be exposed at the airport."

"That's because Director Lin is too popular. Come and sit here."

The two shook hands and said hello. Cai Yinong grabbed Lin Xuan's hand and led him to the main seat.

This bitch was probably trying to take advantage and secretly pinched her a few times.

"Good evening, Director Lin!"

"Good evening, Director Lin!"

He walked around the dining table, and the crew and actors from the Tang Dynasty stood up to say hello. "Good evening, please take a seat."

Having said that, if he and Cai Yinong didn't sit down, how could these people dare to sit down first.

After the two sat down, Cai Yinong asked the waiter to serve the food.

Tonight's dinner party is to give Lin Xuan a break, so the topic at the table is very casual.

Lin Xuan just held the red wine glass and enjoyed the toasts and compliments from everyone.

Especially when they heard that he was going to make a cameo in Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu", these people's eyes became even more enthusiastic.

After dinner, Cai Yinong personally sent Lin Xuan back to the hotel.

When she got downstairs, she suddenly said: "Director Lin, I want to talk to you about some personal matters. Can you come up and sit down?"

Lin Xuan looked into her eyes, and after confirming that "go up and sit down" was the literal meaning, he relaxed and said:
"Of course it's convenient. I can't sleep so early."

Cai Yinong smiled, got out of the car with her handbag, and followed him to the hotel room.

"Mr. Cai, what would you like to drink?"

"Drink mine. I heard that Director Lin likes to drink tea, and a friend happened to arrange a few tea mountains."

"Okay, let's try Mr. Cai's tea."

Cai Yinong took off her coat and took the tea can to the water bar to boil water.

Lin Xuan sat on the sofa and picked up the TV casually.

After working for a few minutes, she came over with two cups of tea, put the cups on the table, and sat down opposite Lin Xuan.

"Mr. Cai, do you have any personal matters you want to talk to me about?"

After she sat down, Lin Xuan asked straight to the point.

"It's still about the character."

"Character! Speaking of this, I'm quite curious. The film is set to start next month, so why hasn't it been decided yet?"

Cai Yinong touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and explained the reason.

"The capital of this drama is relatively complicated. In addition to Tanghe and Lin Xuan Studios, there are also Wanwan Capital, Hong Kong Capital, Mainland Capital, and the copyright owner Daewoo also has some shares.

Several companies were quarreling over roles, and each company wanted to promote its own actor. "

With that said, Cai Yinong raised his head and glanced at Lin Xuan.

Originally, things were not so complicated, but after he announced his role, these families went crazy.

Even a small character will be beaten to death.

"I understand."

Lin Xuan nodded, this kind of thing is too common.

"Then what does Mr. Cai mean by looking for me?"

Cai Yinong said sheepishly: "There are a few newcomers in the Tang Dynasty. I want to assign roles to them. They are the ones you saw tonight."

Lin Xuan thought back to the few people he met at the dinner table just now.

Li Yapeng and Sun Li didn't come, but a group of young people came, but he only knew Hu Ge and Yuan Hong.

"Is there a list?"

"Yes, this is the role I decided, but many people don't agree."

Cai Yinong took out a piece of paper from her bag and handed it over.

Li Xiaoyao: Lin Xuan

Zhao Linger: Liu Yifei

Lin Yueru: Liu Pinyan
Anu: An Yixuan
Tang Yu: Hu Ge

Liu Jinyuan: Yuan Hong
The Wine Swordsman: Xie Junhao

Moon worshipper: Xu Jinjiang
……

Lin Xuan read it from beginning to end and found that Cai Yinong's list was very different from the original list.

I remember that in the original TV series, Lin Yueru and Anu were the other way around.

It seems that competition for roles in this drama is fierce.

"These two people I haven't heard of are both crooked people, right?"

"Yes."

Cai Yinong smiled bitterly and nodded.

Wanwan Capital accounts for a very high share of the investment in this drama.

What's more, Tangren itself has Wanwan Capital, and the copyright owner, Daewoo Information, is also in a twist.

Together, these powers are enough to compete with "Lin Xuan Studio".

However, several capitals were very polite to him.

Because Lin Xuan's participation in the show will make the show popular and can be broadcast on local satellite TV.

There is another reason: Lin Xuan is the only one in the studio and there is no conflict of interest with other companies.

"I understand. Cai always hopes that I will put in a good word for the actors in Tang Dynasty during the audition in a few days."

"That's right." Cai Yinong nodded.

"Then what good do I do? To tell you the truth, other families have looked for me before you."

Lin Xuan did not frame her. Since the TV series was announced, several investors have contacted him, hoping to arrange for their own artists to join the group.

In addition to handing over part of the profits, the actress is also prepared to come to thank her in person.

Lin Xuan looked at the photos they sent and found that none of them looked familiar.

There are even a few crooked melons and cracked dates.

I don’t know which lady is so free that she wants to come to the film and television industry.

After being rejected by Lin Xuan, this group of people still did not give up and kept increasing the price.

Cai Yinong clenched her fists and said seriously: "After this drama is broadcast, I can give up some of the benefits."

Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Let's not talk about how much this part is?
Tangren Film is not yours. In addition to Bay Capital, director Li Guoli also has shares. Can they agree? "

"It's none of their business, just mine."

"How much exactly?"

"Based on the prices of Director Lin's past TV series, the net income of this series is around 6000 million yuan, excluding costs.

Tang Ren Film can get 1800% of the profit, which is 500 million, which is almost 300 million in my hands. I'll give you %. Do you think million will do? "

"Three million for the second and third boys. Compared with other bids, it's not very high."

Hearing this, Cai Yinong was surprised.

The price is not high!

Why are employers so willing to spend money just to win favor?
She suspected that Lin Xuan wanted to raise the price, but his expression didn't look like he was trying to trick anyone.

Cai Yinong didn't understand that Lin Xuan didn't lie, but he made a mistake.

As mentioned earlier, with the rise of the real estate and coal industries, large amounts of hot money are pouring into the film and television industry.

The investors of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" are reluctant to spend so much money to support people, but they can be second-rate dealers.

To put it simply, they met the nouveau riche through various means, and then put the characters from "Legend of Sword and Fairy" up for auction.

This is a TV series starring Lin Xuan, a billionaire director and the king of mainland film and television.

Even if the cast hasn't been assembled yet, everyone knows that this show will definitely be a hit.

These nouveau riche are often surrounded by mistresses. Who among these people doesn’t want to go to the entertainment industry to make a fortune.

Even if you are abandoned in the future, you will not have to worry about finding a new home with this status.

If you go to an ordinary crew to act, whether you will be popular or not depends on your fate.

It would be strange if he didn't become popular when he went to Lin Xuan's crew to act.

But if you want to join Lin Xuan's crew, the price is high.

Small roles cost several million, while big roles cost at least tens of millions.

Even so, those nouveau riche are still willing to pay for Lin Xuan's name.

Except for a few people who are stupid and have too much money, most of them are the first wives who have the idea of ​​filming.

This is why some of the photos of actors Lin Xuan received were as crooked as Aunt Ximen.

"I'll give you all the profits, this is my lowest price!"

Cai Yinong hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth.

Lin Xuan did not answer, but pointed to Hu Ge on the list and asked:

"Mr. Cai spent so much money just to flatter him!"

Cai Yinong nodded: "Yes, how did Director Lin know?"

Lin Xuan smiled and said: "When you have dinner in the evening, you arrange him as close as possible.

He also hinted that he would toast and flatter me, which would make me blind if I didn’t see it. "

(End of this chapter)