Chapter 16 Liu Yifei plus (Happy New Year!)

After everyone finished auditioning, the main creative staff of Noon Sunshine also gathered together to discuss the final candidate for the "second male lead".
"Everyone, tell us who is more suitable for the role of 'Prince Jing'." Producer Hou Hongliang did not express his opinion. He wanted to hear everyone's opinions first.

Director Kong Sheng said slowly: "These actors are all good, but the most outstanding ones are Lin Feng and Wang Kai.
Although Lin Feng is young, he has strong emotional outbursts, and Wang Kai is from our agency and has good acting skills. Both of them are good, and I have no objection to whoever is chosen in the end."

The other Li Xue had no worries. "I think Lin Feng is more suitable. He has stronger explosive power and a sense of immersion.

As for Wang Kai, his acting is good, but he lacks empathy. And when I see him, I can't help but think of the sissy movie "Ugly Wudi" in which he played, which is very distracting."

At this time, Wang Kai was also a nobody. His only role was the sissy "Chen Jiaming" in "Ugly Wudi".

In Wang Kai's interpretation, the orchid fingers, floral shirt, eyes and movements are all authentic sissy, which shows that Wang Kai has superb acting skills and can sacrifice his image for the role.

However, Wang Kai could only die in regret when faced with a bug like Lin Feng.

Screenwriter Hai Yan was even more direct, "I don't know these two actors, I've never even met them, I only look at their performances.

Judging from the audition performance just now, there is no doubt that Lin Feng is better. Not only does he have good acting skills, but he also has a good image.
And I just heard that he has two more dramas to be aired. He has acting skills and can bring back popularity. Why shouldn’t we want him?”

The situation was clear at this point. Everyone was more optimistic about Lin Feng, even though Wang Kai was from their own agency.
But for Noon Sunshine, which always puts the quality of its works first, this is an easy choice.

Besides, the agency has always been a burden to Hou Hongliang.

Film and television production companies want to keep the actors' pay as low as possible, while the agency wants to get the highest pay possible. When the two belong to the same company, this is a bit contradictory.
As Noon Sunshine has always regarded film and television production as its core competitiveness, Hou Hongliang has already begun to consider whether to close the agency directly.

But that's all for the future, let's finish filming "Nirvana in Fire" first. Finally, Hou Hongliang made the decision: "In that case, then we'll choose Lin Feng."

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After receiving the notice from Noon Sunshine, Lin Feng happily waved his fist and said "yes", but Lin Feng still had to report to the company.

"Sister Jing, I didn't expect it to be successful. At that time, Hu Ge just asked me to audition, and then I gave it a try.

I didn’t expect it to be a success in the end. Besides, this is a drama produced by Noon Sunshine, so there is no reason for an actor to refuse it.”

Their own actors are so good that they can bypass the economic company to get roles, and they are also Noon Sunshine's roles. What else can Zhang Jing say? She can only continue to clean up Lin Feng's mess.

"Well, leave the rest to me. But if someone else said that, I would believe your words just now, but you forget it.

I understand now, from Fragrance of Life to The Lost Tomb, you just don’t want to act in Huanrui’s dramas.”

Lin Feng did have this intention. He used "Come on, Mr. Love" to turn down "Fragrance of Life", and then used "Nirvana in Fire" to turn down "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
As for the lousy drama "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", whoever wants to act in it can do so. Apart from the fact that it was forced to pass the review, and the ridiculous quote "I will hand it over to the country" was forced in, there is no memorable point.

And based on Huanrui's style, it definitely wants to use Lin Feng to create another "Lin Feng", who could be Li Yifeng or Yang Yang.

But no matter who Lin Feng plays with, it will not be good for Lin Feng, because with Lin Feng's popularity, if he plays this kind of drama again,
Apart from directing traffic to others, there is no benefit for himself at all, so why would he take on such a drama?

From December 2013 to February 12, he filmed “Come on, My Love”; then from February to May 2014, he filmed “Nirvana in Fire”. The two films connected seamlessly.
Then in another two months, "Gu Jian Qi Tan" will be broadcast, and by that time, Lin Feng will have the confidence to negotiate terms.

At this time, Lin Feng did not hide it anymore. After all, Zhang Jing was his most important partner. He confessed directly:

"Sister Jing, I can't hide anything from you, but I didn't mean to hide it from you this time. It's because the audition for Nirvana in Fire was too rushed.

I didn’t expect that I would get “Nirvana in Fire” right after “My Mr. and Mrs. Love”. I am really lucky this time.

As for Huanrui Company, Sister Jing, you should come forward to communicate more, but we can't let ourselves down.
Let me be honest with you. Actually, I joined Huanrui just for this drama "Gu Jian Qi Tan". Apart from "Gu Jian Qi Tan", I don't want to act in other dramas of Huanrui. And if the performance of the dramas I acted in is good in the end,

I plan to enter the big screen, but Huanrui can't give us many resources in the film industry.

I will definitely set up my own studio in the future, so there is no need to put myself in a difficult position."

No wonder why Lin Feng insisted on adding the clause of “absolute autonomy” when negotiating the contract with Huanrui. It turns out he was waiting here.

Of course, Lin Feng did not terminate the contract with Huanrui so early. He is not a person who does not know how to be grateful. Just like when he terminated the contract with Tangren, he did not go to court.
After all, Huanrui also spent real money to train me, and signed me with a contract that was higher than that of newcomers.

Lin Feng just doesn't want Huanrui to force him to shoot TV series or movies that he doesn't like.

What's more, when an actor terminates a contract, it's not just a matter of liquidated damages, it's also a matter of professional ethics. If you terminate the contract without any moral standards, who will want to work with you in the future?

What's more, it is a top-tier star who is terminating his contract, and it is impossible to do so without hundreds of millions of dollars.

The principle on which the court decides the amount of compensation for an artist is to use the artist's current income as a basis, actually calculate the reduction in the agency's income, and finally take an intermediate value from the amount of compensation claimed by the agency.

For example, Dilireba signed a 15-year contract with Jiaxing Media. In the first five years, she earned an average of million yuan per year. If Dilireba wanted to terminate the contract at this time,

The penalty should be the current income (1 million) multiplied by the remaining economic contract (10 years), and then multiplied by the middle value of 50%, which is 5 million yuan.

Of course, this is still an ideal situation. The agency will definitely ask for a higher price, or continue to demand a share of the artist's income during the contract period.

Ultimately, the decision will be made by the court, and it would be even better if the artist can reach an agreement privately.

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For Lin Feng, it is just a 5-year contract. As long as Huanrui can guarantee his absolute autonomy, he doesn't mind letting Huanrui make more money. Anyway, he won't be short of this little money by then.

As for Zhang Jing, she never expected that Lin Feng's career plan for herself was so clear, so precise, and so long-term.
People who have ideas and clear goals are destined to succeed. It seems that as an agent, I have to work harder to keep up with Lin Feng's pace.

Actually, this is nothing big. This is what Lin Feng learned from Liu Yifei. The reason why Liu Yifei is so talented is because she has a good foundation.
For three consecutive years, four TV series in a row, "The Story of a Noble Family", "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes", were all hits, and Douban scores were basically above 8 points.
Except for "The Story of a Noble Family" where he was not the main character, he starred in all the others, and each of them had classic looks, classic roles, and classic scenes.

This is the case every year and every drama. The continuity and persistence are quite amazing. This is a unique existence in the entertainment industry. Even Zhao Liying, the later ratings queen, has never achieved such results.

Coupled with Liu Yifei's own good looks and unique temperament, this is why she can always occupy a place in the entertainment industry, and even take the top spot as the heroine in the entertainment industry.

Lin Feng has now collected three times as many copies, "Swords of Legends", "My Sunshine", and "Nirvana in Fire", and he is only one copy away, so he is not in a hurry.

Lin Feng wants to be the male version of "Liu Yifei"!

No, I don’t want to be the male version of “Liu Yifei”, Lin Feng wants to be himself!
After all, compared with her brilliant performance in TV dramas, Liu Yifei's performance in the film industry is terrible, which is in sharp contrast to her performance in TV dramas.

The TV series are all big hits and classics, and Douban scores are generally above 8 points;
All the movies were flops, and only a few of them could earn over 2 million yuan at the box office. Few of them could get a Douban score over 6 points, and the average score was only around 4 points.
Even the male protagonists she has worked with, from Jackie Chan and Jet Li at the beginning, to Gu Tianle and Deng Chao, and finally to Wu Qian and Yang Yang.

What Lin Feng needs to do is not only to replicate Liu Yifei's achievements in TV dramas, but also to copy this successful template to the film industry.

A super enhanced version of "Liu Yifei plus", damn, isn't this also Liu Yifei!

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PS: Happy New Year! I wish you all good health, smooth work, happy love, and a good mood every day in the new year!

(End of this chapter)