Chapter 299 Arrogance
In the hotel room, Wang Jing, who had just finished his work, was holding his mobile phone, silent.

"Who exactly is this young man named Zhang Yuan?"

The reason why he was so curious was that Zhang Yuan had exchanged favors for the "admission ticket" these days.

"Xingzai rarely calls to recommend people."

"And he's not from his company."

"I just said it was good acting."

Wang Jing and Stephen Chow are very familiar with each other and have worked together on many movies.

He knew very well that Zhou Xingchi was not a person who liked to speak up for others, so his behavior this time was very abnormal.

"Mr. Yang called too."

"Told me to take him with me."

The Mr. Yang mentioned here is the old leader Yang Dengkui.

He was the investor of "The World's Number One" which Wang Jing just finished filming, so he is considered the financial backer.

When the financial sponsor speaks, you must listen.

"Zhang Jizhong also called from Ciwen." Wang Jing narrowed his puffy eyes, which were not big to begin with.

"He said he was a good young man, please give him some advice."

"Huh..." Wang Jing thought about it.

"The mainland, Hong Kong, Formosa..."

"These three places are the entire area of ​​the Chinese film and television industry."

"But one person from each of these three places recommended this young actor to me."

"And these three are all well-known figures in their respective places."

"Um……"

Wang Jing rubbed his eyes, feeling deeply troubled.

He doesn't know much about mainland actors. The ones he knows are generally people from cooperating companies and some big names.

He's not really familiar with Zhang Yuan.

I called my assistant, asked for photos, and got a general understanding of the situation.

"I've filmed quite a few TV series."

"He also played the leading role." Wang Jing looked at the photo carefully.

"He's quite handsome... that's even more troublesome."

After all, this drama "Little Fish and Flower" is actually meant to promote two Hong Kong male stars, Zhang Weijian and Nicholas Tse.

Not to mention Nicholas Tse, he is basically treated like his own son by Emperor Entertainment Group.

Emperor Entertainment Group invested countless resources in him, and of course, received generous rewards.

He was "sold" to Emperor Entertainment Group by his father Patrick Tse at the age of 16...at that time it was still called Feituo Records. On the day of signing the contract, Albert Yeung was present in person and Jackie Chan supported him.

Later, he was brought to concerts by top Hong Kong singers such as Andy Lau and Karen Mok.

He is the only big star in Hong Kong serving him.

Wang Jing is no exception and must be praised.

Besides, who is Wang Jing?
That’s an old Hong Konger with the Union Jack on his head!

His father Wang Tianlin is a famous director...he is the fat guy Deng Bo who walks the dog in "Underworld".

The older the Hong Kong people are, the more they protect their own people and the more they like to employ their own people.

The so-called "our own people" are, of course, the people of Hong Kong.

As for the other protagonist, Zhang Weijian.

In the early years, when Wang Jing worked with Stephen Chow, he realized that Stephen Chow was like "a golden fish that stays in the pond. Once it encounters wind and cloud, it will turn into a dragon."

He had long seen that Stephen Chow would not be willing to be suppressed by others and become a small actor who made money for others.

So Wang Jing started looking for a replacement for Zhou Xingchi early on.

Of course, everyone knows the result: no one in this world can be a substitute for Stephen Chow!

In the process of looking for a "stand-in", Zhang Weijian was one of his targets and starred in many works, such as "Super School Overlord".

He was once called "Stephen Chow's successor" by the media.

Zhang Weijian can act, sing, dance, and he looks good, but the problem is that he is not the best in any of them.

In addition to his personality, it would be polite to call him a "traitor".

He forgets his life when he sees small profits, and cherishes his body when he does big things. This is basically what this person is like.

He started out with TVB, went to Taiwan, and worked with Kent Cheng. The reason for his falling out with these three companies is all because of one word: money!

Then during the 97 Hong Kong financial crisis, Soros led the Quantum Fund to sweep across Asia, but finally failed after hitting the steel plate of the red giant in Hong Kong.

In those days, a large number of speculators went bankrupt, including many Hong Kong celebrities. The more famous ones include Zhang Weijian, Xu Jingjiang, Kenny Bee... All of them speculated in real estate.

After he ran out of money, he returned to his old employer TVB like a stray dog.

But the most amazing thing about this person is that no matter how many times he falls, he can always get up again.

After returning to TVB, the TV series "Journey to the West" directly broke the TV station's 40-year ratings record!
Then...this person broke up with TVB because of money again.

TVB is well-known for being stingy and deducting money from its employees, but after all, they have promoted you twice, and each time they fell out with you because of money. It doesn't seem appropriate.

Look at Sammo Hung, Golden Harvest helped and supported him back then.

His wealth skyrocketed afterwards, and he could earn millions in salary as an actor or director. However, as long as Golden Harvest needed him, Sammo Hung would only take tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary, which was at most one-tenth of the market price.

Otherwise, the Hong Kong entertainment industry is full of big brothers, but these big brothers have to bow their heads and call him big brother when they see him.

Because everyone knows that Sammo Hung is very "law-abiding" and he will remember your help for the rest of his life.

That's how the big brother came about.

At this moment, Zhang Weijian, who has defected from TVB for the second time, is basically alone.

However, the Hong Kong entertainment industry still has a strong internal cohesion.

At this moment, your brother Hua has come on the scene.

Not only did he help him pay off his debts, he also signed him to his record company and invested in a TV series called "The Monkey King: Sun Wukong" in which he starred.

A series of combos helped the guy recover.

Wang Jing, out of old friendship, helped him and let him star in "Young Master and Kangxi". He also used his reputation to help him ease the relationship with TVB and lifted the "ban order" against him.

If a person becomes popular overnight, he will become arrogant.

If a person can become popular, fall, become popular, and fall, and can always make a comeback every time he falls into a big pit that others cannot climb out of, then it is not a question of whether this person is arrogant or not, but that he feels that he is the chosen one!
Well, now "The Chosen Son" and "The Young Master of Emperor Entertainment" are the two protagonists of this drama "The Little Fish and the Flower".

Wang Jing held Zhang Yuan's photo and pondered it over and over again.

Three big guys recommended it, but the male lead has already been decided.

Remove Nicholas Tse?
Emperor Entertainment Group will probably tear me apart.

Withdraw Zhang Weijian?
That's my die-hard fan, I love him dearly.

So he thought about it and decided that it was impossible for the protagonist to be the protagonist.

But if they are not given roles, these three will lose face.

After all, Wang Jing is a veteran in the entertainment industry, just like those three.

These old-timers all have similar ideas.

"He asked so many people to recommend him. He probably wanted to use me as a 'ladder' to climb into the Hong Kong circle!"

If Zhang Yuan were present, he would have laughed out loud.

What's going on in the Hong Kong entertainment industry now? Don't you have any idea?

"If that's the purpose, then it's easy."

"Give me a supporting role, let me see the quality first."

"Then give them a little more pay, and those three will be honored."

Thinking of this, Wang Jing made up his mind and started laughing.

Then he took out his cell phone, dialed the number himself and called Zhang Yuan.

Communicating in person is a sign of sincerity and gives face to those three people.

In the courtyard, Zhang Yuan was sitting alone on the bed, feeling depressed.

"Cheng Hao went to the south to shoot a commercial."

"Changchang has returned to live at his uncle's house and can't come out."

"Junior Sister is going with the crew to promote the show..."

Zhang Yuan suddenly felt as if he was "drawing his sword and looking around with a confused heart".

"I only have a golden cudgel, but the goblins are not here!"

"I want...what is the use of this iron rod..."

Zhang Yuan was singing when his cell phone rang. Seeing it was an unfamiliar number, he picked it up cautiously.

"Hey?"

"Hello, hello, I'm Wang Jing."

Zhang Yuan almost jumped up with excitement when he heard the Mandarin with a slight Hong Kong accent coming from the other side.

Why did you come just now?
I've been waiting for you for so long!
Without you, how can I perform this big show?

Zhang Yuan was so excited at this moment that he forgot all about the "fairies".

He was getting a little impatient waiting and even doubted whether the three insurance measures he had taken out were useful.

Now it seems that it has succeeded.

"Hello, Director Wang, I admire you very much." He said in a very excited tone.

Wang Jing on the other end of the phone chuckled.

You see, it's urgent.

Look at his attitude. I think he wants to get close to the Hong Kong circle!

I guessed it right after all.

“Several friends recommended you to me.”

"I don't know much about you, so I looked up some information and found that you are very good." Wang Jing flattered her in a very businesslike manner.

"It looks like our crew will start filming in Hengdian soon."

"I think you are quite suitable for the role of Yan Nantian in the movie."

"Come over as soon as possible and try the mirror with your makeup on, and see if you think it's okay."

"No problem, I'll book the ticket right away!" Zhang Yuan replied decisively.

After putting down his phone, Wang Jing became even happier.

"He didn't even ask about the pay, but he's still so excited. It seems like he's not a smart person."

On the other end, Zhang Yuan calmed down after putting down his phone.

"Yan Nantian..."

"Okay, even though it's a supporting role, it should be considered a pretty good role in this movie."

"Besides, I didn't go there for acting anyway."

Now Wang Jing and Zhang Yuan are like shareholders and institutions.

You are greedy for his interest, but you don’t know that what he is greedy for is your principal!
The next day, he boarded a plane and rushed to Hengdian Film and Television City.

The last time I came here was when I was filming "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

I have been here for several months.

In "The Twins of Red Dust", the character of Yan Nantian is considered a first-rate master, and Gu Long gave him the title of "the best swordsman in the world".

He is a sworn brother with Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque's father, Jiang Feng, who is known as "the most handsome man in the world".

The settings of these two are actually a bit like Guo Jing and Yang Kang, one is highly skilled in martial arts, and the other is handsome.

In fact, Yan Nantian was also good-looking when he was young, but he was overshadowed by Jiang Feng.

After all, she is a woman and she was confused when she saw Jiang Feng, just like Yang Guo.

In the previous version of "The Twins" starring Lin Zhiying and Su Youpeng, Yan Nantian was played by Lin Ruiyang.

They are one of the wicked couple who run a pyramid scheme.

The book describes him as eight feet tall, with messy hair, a large frame, broad shoulders, and hands that reach past his knees.

Zhang Yuan guessed that it looked like Xu Chu's body was connected to Liu Bei's arm...

But it doesn't matter.

After all, Wang Jing's version of the plot was so changed that if Gu Long saw it, he would probably be so angry that he would open his coffin and curse.

Anyway, in this TV series, Yan Nantian is also set to be a handsome guy.

As for the reason...the audience likes to watch handsome guys.

Wang Jing is such a realistic person.

Arrive at the designated hotel room.

"Humph, only a bearded man would be so exaggerated as to arrange the audition at the Grand Theater."

"Hello, Director Wang."

"Hello."

When I came into the house, I met the director, assistant director, screenwriter, executive, martial arts director and other crew members.

"Is he the one who was recommended?" asked a martial arts director and assistant director named Xie.

It seems that in many film crews, the martial arts director will also serve as the assistant director or even the group director.

This was the case with Yuan Bing from the Big Beard crew, and also with Sammo Hung before he was "angered away" during the filming of Kung Fu.

Many Hong Kong martial arts directors are very capable.

"Yes, that's him." Wang Jing curled his lips and smiled: "He's more handsome than in the photo."

"Will it steal the show?" asked the assistant director.

In fact, the crew members knew that the two male protagonists in the film, Zhang Weijian was responsible for the comedy, while Nicholas Tse was responsible for being handsome.

Why doesn't Mr. Xie tell the truth?

According to General Fan: We don’t have the ability to know!

Although he has been in the industry for eight years this year, his acting skills... well, I mean, most of the roles he plays are those of arrogant and young people.

It's a bit of a true-to-life performance.

His acting skills did improve significantly in the later period, but it is still not difficult to see that his acting talent is not top-notch.

What's more, during this period of time, his main energy is still on music. After all, Emperor Entertainment Group has just transformed and has only recently started to rely on music and film and television for its two-pronged approach.

In fact, Nicholas Tse's improvement in acting skills has a lot to do with "Little Fish and Flower", because this is his first TV drama. After that, he began to transform and focus on film and television dramas.
I took on three TV series and movies in two years.

They are: "Wing Chun", "Big Shot", "The Sword Stained with Royal Flowers", "Dragon Tiger Gate", "True Man", and "Witness".

So there is no doubt that he is the number one star in Emperor Entertainment Group.

There was even a saying back then that the top female stars come and go, but the top male star remains.

This is where the assistant director's worry came from. Mr. Xie was just here to show off and pose.

Now there's another handsome guy coming along, how can this not be exciting!
"It's okay, he doesn't have many scenes, don't be afraid." Wang Jing replied.

"What role do you have in mind for him?"

"Yan Nantian."

"Ah, Yan Nantian!" The assistant director's eyes widened in surprise: "This role only lasts two or three weeks, and you're offering him a salary of 80?"

The total investment of this film is as high as 4000 million!
The pay for Zhang Weijian and Nicholas Tse alone was as high as 1000 million.

Among them, Nicholas Tse received nearly 17 yuan per episode.

You should know that before filming "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Huang Xiaoming's pay for a single episode was less than 5.

This is what surprised the assistant director.

"Yan Nantian's role is only seven or eight episodes in total, right?"

"He gets paid over $10 per episode!"

Wang Jing waved his hand to show that he knew what was going on.

It doesn’t matter whether Zhang Yuan is worth the price or not.

The face of those three people is worth the price!

"Director Wang, what does the audition require?" Zhang Yuan asked with a faint smile, pretending that his extraordinary hearing did not hear anything.

"Undress."

"Okay." Zhang Yuan took off his thin coat.

"Take it off again."

"no problem."

The sweatshirt was also taken off.

"Keep taking it off."

Zhang Yuan: …

"Director Wang, how much do you want to take off your clothes?"

"Take it off."

Zhang Yuan thought.

"I'm not here to make a pornographic movie, am I?"

(End of this chapter)