Chapter 430 Lotus Lantern

A few days later, Zhang Yuan took a plane to Hengdian Film and Television City.

Although Tangren's company is located in the MH district of Shanghai, most of the filming activities in recent years have been in Hengdian, so Cai Yinong also rented a small building in Hengdian as an office.

Only some administrative staff were left in Shanghai, and the company's main business personnel are already stationed in Hengdian.

"Coming!"

Boss Cai personally came to the door to greet him, and the two walked in while chatting.

"Are you busy lately?"

"You seem to have lost weight."

"Let's have dinner together later..."

and many more……

It's quite polite anyway.

Zhang Yuan could also clearly feel the change in the other party's attitude.

He actually didn't have high expectations for this film.

I don’t have any investment and I can’t get very high pay.

I came to shoot purely because I had time and I wanted to maintain the relationship between me and Sugar Man.

"I've arranged a makeup artist for you. You'll put on makeup and change into costumes first, and then go for the audition." Boss Cai led him to the dressing room.

"Actually, this is just an audition. I know your abilities, and this role won't be difficult for you."

Cai Yinong said happily.

"You can't say that. Every character should be treated well and treated as it should be."

"Yes."

Seeing that he has not forgotten his original intention, Boss Cai felt much more relieved.

"Junior brother!"

As the two were walking, a clear voice rang out in the long and narrow corridor.

Then, a slender girl's figure walked over slowly.

Although her steps were dignified and graceful, one could still see a hint of impatience and restlessness.

"Long time no see. You seem to have grown taller." Zhang Yuan also went to greet him.

Liu Shishi was wearing a white, pink-edged, double-breasted women's gown embroidered with flowers. At first glance, one could tell it was the attire of a young lady from a wealthy family in ancient times.

“Shishi is auditioning for the role of Po, the heroine of the ‘Po’ chapter,” said Boss Cai.

She was stating that she had met Zhang Yuan's request to arrange a role for Liu Shishi, and it had to be the leading role.

Originally, she contacted Rainie Yang for the role of Po.

Tangren has always had close cooperation with Hong Kong and Taiwan. This time, Boss Cai contacted Rainie Yang mainly because the other party had just changed jobs and jumped from her original company to Tianxi Entertainment in Taiwan.

The company’s current signature product is Jolin Tsai!

What Boss Cai wanted was to become friends with Tianxi by working with Rainie Yang.

In fact, the situation on Rong Xinda's side was similar. They also sent Zeng Li, who had just signed the contract, and Boss Cai gladly accepted her, hoping to establish a good relationship with the other company.

At this stage, Sugar Man is very good at dancing with the long sleeves, which is related to the personality of Boss Cai.

She always likes to talk about feelings when discussing work.

But now, for Zhang Yuan, she gritted her teeth and rejected Rainie Yang to make room for Liu Shishi, which was a big sacrifice.

Before this, the junior sister had only played the supporting female role in "Wind Shadow Moon Lotus" and had never played the leading role.

She is not a professional actor, so she is under a lot of pressure.

But at the same time, she also knew that she was able to get this role and the rare performance opportunity only thanks to the help of her junior.

"Thank you Mr. Cai for giving her the opportunity."

"As she should. She has a good image and temperament. She will definitely become popular and is worth cultivating... You guys chat, I'll go prepare other things." After saying a few words, Boss Cai tactfully made an excuse and left.

After watching Boss Cai leave, the junior sister immediately threw herself into his arms.

She kept rubbing her little head against his chin.

"I miss you so much."

"It's been a while since I last saw you."

Zhang Yuan was still calculating the events of their last encounter when the person in front of him stood on tiptoe and extended a pair of tender pink lips to him.

"This is a public place, there are too many people and it's not good."

Zhang Yuan held her shoulders and spoke earnestly.

"Next you will play the heroine of a unit drama. This is the heroine."

"If you play the leading female role, you will be a female star, do you understand?"

"Yeah, yeah!" The junior sister nodded vigorously, her eyes full of excitement.

"As a female star, your external image is very important, because no matter how famous you are, a small scandal may ruin all your efforts."

"So you must remember that you are a female artist. You can relax in private, but in public, in front of people, you must maintain your image."

"Oh..." She lowered her head in disappointment: "But I want to kiss you..."

"Oh, by the way, there's no one in the dressing room. If we close the door, it won't be considered a public place."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that your brain is usually like the Xizhimen Interchange at 6:30 in the afternoon, but now you react quite quickly.

Without waiting for his reaction, she pulled him towards the dressing room.

When he opened the door and entered the room, Zhang Yuan looked up and saw two long white legs and a slender lotus-colored waist.

A figure over 1.7 meters tall with short hair appeared in front of the two.

This person is wearing a black tulle jacket.

This material is translucent and looming.

Because she is tall and her clothes are too short for her, she is lifting up her clothes and asking the makeup artist to measure her body with a tape measure so that he can redo her costume.

So she lifted up her coat, revealing her thighs and waist.

Black veil, white legs, tall figure...no one can resist this look!
"Yo!"

When she saw a man entering the room, she quickly turned around and picked up her clothes to cover herself.

Zhang Yuan was staring straight ahead, but now he came to his senses and immediately turned around.

"I'm sorry, I went the wrong way."

Then he pulled the junior sister out of the house.

"What did I just say? I told you to pay attention to your image."

"Well, you paid attention and put me in the spotlight."

"I thought there was no one here." Liu Shishi rubbed his fingers guiltily.

"Okay, go to work first, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

"Oh."

"Please help me explain this to the person just now."

"Do you recognize her?" the junior sister asked doubtfully.

"Zeng Li, one of the eight golden flowers of the 96 class of the Central Academy of Drama, is your senior, so you should say hello to her, okay?"

Among all the girls Zhang Yuan had ever met, this one was the tallest.

Moreover, while other people have long flowing hair, she has short hair, which makes her temperament unique.

It's just that her natural mature face is a matter of opinion. Some people like it and think it's absolutely beautiful, while others don't think she looks old.

Zhang Yuan saw with his own eyes today that Zeng Li is obviously much more beautiful than she appears on the screen. She is the type who is not photogenic at all.

Moreover, although she has such a great figure, the roles she plays are all relatively conservative, which fails to show her strengths.

Of course, this may also have something to do with her personality.

He asked the junior sister to go back to the dressing room, and he ran to the men's dressing room.

In one room, he saw an acquaintance.

"Hello, Brother Xiao Ming."

Huang Xiaoming: ...

At this time, Huang Xiaoming was wearing a set of ancient gentleman's clothes.

The role he played this time was Bai Yang, the leading male role in the "Lu Pan" unit.

In fact, at the beginning, he was not the one chosen for this role, but the female lead of the "Lu Pan" unit was chosen first.

Hu Ke is an actress who made her debut with the Little Dragon Club and just joined Jiuzhou Yahua a few years ago and transformed into the film and television industry.

During the SARS period a few years ago, Huang Xiaoming and Hu Ke got together, and now they are an open couple in the circle.

So he joined this group through his girlfriend's introduction.

It is not uncommon for boyfriends and girlfriends to introduce each other in the circle, and there are also many male and female mistresses introducing each other.

Huang Xiaoming is also a man of affection and righteousness. Later, when filming "The Deer and the Cauldron", he introduced the role to Hu Ke and brought her into Huayi.

In terms of being a human being, Huang Xiaoming is indeed much better than Nie Yuan.

And after Hu Ke and Huang Xiaoming broke up peacefully, Nie Yuan was her next partner.

Nie Yuan's love history is that when he was in love with Huang Yi, he cheated on Zheng Jun's later wife Liu Yun. When he was with Liu Yun, he cheated on Gillian who was filming with him. When he was with Gillian, he cheated on Hu Ke. After being with Hu Ke, he hooked up with Xie Na... Anyway, this person has extremely rich emotions and has cheated on many people in a row.

When Huang Xiaoming saw him coming, the corners of his mouth and eyes twitched as if he was about to have a cerebral thrombosis.

When auditioning for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" that year, he was a candidate for the leading role!

What now?
His agent has already found out that Zhang Yuan has the highest salary for this drama, and it is written in the contract.

He debuted later than me and has a lower educational background than me, but now he is worth more than me.

I am the one who is in control. Do you think this is uncomfortable?

Besides, losing the role of Yang Guo is really painful!
You know, in his previous life, Nie Yuan was still muttering about this in front of the camera even after more than 20 years, which shows how great the harm was.

Because both Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming knew that this was a milestone role.

Who has played Yang Guo before?

Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, Louis Koo...these three are all superstars now!

So now when he sees Zhang Yuan, he doesn’t know what expression to make.

"Hey... hello."

Zhang Yuan smiled and sat next to him.

The makeup artist who was applying makeup to Huang Xiaoming immediately stopped what she was doing. "Brother Yuan, our boss Cai has asked us to do your makeup first."

Huang Xiaoming: ...

Even a makeup artist is treated differently?

One of my eyebrows is dark and the other is light!
Hey!
Is the gap between him and me so big?
"No need, first come, first served. You help Brother Xiao Ming finish it. I'm not in a hurry." Zhang Yuan waved his hand, thinking that he should find a full-time makeup artist, which would save him a lot of time.

Huang Xiaoming felt relieved when he heard him say this.

The anger over having Yang Guo's role taken away from him also subsided a little.

Well, just a little bit.

Zhang Yuan took out the script from his backpack and began to study it while he had time.

Huang Xiaoming glanced at him and thought that there might be a reason why this person was successful.

Huang Xiaoming is actually a very magnanimous person. Even though the role of Yang Guo was taken away from him, he was still able to chat politely with Zhang Yuan when they were in the same room.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that Huayi is quite interested in you."

Yo, use my words.

Zhang Yuan chuckled in his heart. This guy was also flirting with Hua Yi. He was afraid that if I went, it would be like in The Return of the Condor Heroes, and I would snatch his throne as the future number one.

"Yes, but I probably won't sign an agent contract with Huayi." Zhang Yuan told the truth without getting too serious.

"Why?" Huang Xiaoming was secretly delighted after hearing this, and asked at the same time.

"Not suitable."

"Oh……"

Seeing the joy in the other person's face that he could hardly hold back, Zhang Yuan laughed inwardly.

Who wants to compete with you for the top spot?

The layout is too small.

However, the Wang brothers have not responded to me yet, which does make me a little worried.

What follows is a no-frills audition process.

Just like what Boss Cai said, for him, it was just a formality.

After taking the final photos, he finished work early.

When he returned to the dressing room, Huang Xiaoming, who had already finished his makeup, was still waiting, but he had already finished.

Huang Xiaoming sighed softly. The order of the audition queue can also reflect the status of the people.

At least in Tangren’s heart, Zhang Yuan is much more important than me.

After removing makeup, leave the dressing room.

Outside the door, he met Yang Mi, who was dressed in white and wearing the same headdress as White Snake.

"Hello, Brother Zhang Yuan."

The man who was anxiously pacing back and forth in the corridor with his script in his hand immediately smiled when he saw him coming.

"Thank you for introducing me to the role. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

"Maybe later. I have an appointment today."

"Okay, by the way, Mr. Cai said that the role assigned to me is Xiao Qian, and I should be a couple with your character." The man blinked a few times: "What a coincidence, Yang Guo and Guo Xiang didn't get to be a couple, I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to play a couple with you again so soon."

"In this script, Ning Caichen and Xiaoqian also don't have a happy ending, just like Yang Guo and Guo Xiang." Zhang Yuan could clearly feel the flattering intent in the other party's words.

"No matter what, please take care of me and teach me more this time." He lowered his head and bowed.

"Okay, I'll train you more. No, I'll teach you more."

When Zhang Yuan saw the other party bowing and looking at his collar and the two large lumps vaguely visible inside, he almost said the wrong thing.

While she was chatting with her, the young senior sister had just finished taking her makeup photos. She trotted towards her and took her arm intimately.

"Come on, I'll treat you to a big crab."

Yang Mi saw the two people leaving and thought that he had an appointment with this person in the evening.

"She has a good temperament, a straight back, and is pretty."

After getting this role, she wanted to get closer to Zhang Yuan even more.

After all, the temptation of resources is too great!
But he found that the girls next to him were all more beautiful than each other.

For a moment, I felt a little jealous.

In the evening, I had a good meal with the little lion.

She hadn't seen me for a long time, and seemed to have endless things to say, constantly talking about her recent situation.

Zhang Yuan was a little distracted.

Because he was also thinking about something.

Which is better, a room with a big bed or a room with a round bed... he wondered in his mind.

drop by drop...

But just as he was thinking about the major events in his life, a quick ring from his cell phone interrupted his thoughts.

"Hey?"

"Zhang Yuan, how are you doing recently?"

The person who called was Zhao Jian, the martial arts director who had worked with him on the set of The Return of the Condor Heroes for several months.

"Very well, how about you?"

"I'm doing well. I got another role."

"Congratulations, may wealth and fortune come to you."

The big guy Zhao Jian's thunderous laughter appeared over the loudspeaker.

After laughing for a while, he exchanged pleasantries with Zhang Yuan for a long time before speaking again.

"Actually, I came to you for two things."

"I heard that you have been investing in film and television dramas recently?"

"Yes." Zhang Yuan replied immediately.

"It just so happens that I'm looking for additional investment for the film I'm about to shoot."

"It's a period film, so there are a lot of special effects to do."

"When it was originally planned, the producer planned to make a 4,000-second special effects animation."

"As the shooting was about to start, I asked the special effects artist and found out that in order to achieve the expected effect, at least 20,000 seconds of animation special effects would be needed."

"The cost of special effects suddenly increased four or five times. Many shooting shots had to be changed and the scenes had to be moved. The cost went up immediately."

"Oh, I know. Accidents are unavoidable during filming."

"That's right, that's the reason." Zhao Jian continued, "There's a big funding gap right now."

"The original plan was 20 million, but now it's estimated to be 30 million."

"I thought, if you are willing to invest, we can talk about it."

A gap of 10 million...it's really big!
"Okay, let me find out first, what kind of movie is this?"

"It's a costume mythological drama, you know the one about Chen Xiang splitting a mountain to save his mother, it's just like the animation from a few years ago, called 'The Lotus Lantern'!"

When Zhang Yuan heard these three, his ears immediately began to buzz.

I know, I know it very well!
The most handsome Erlang Shen, no doubt about it!

"This story is pretty good. I'll be directing the martial arts scenes."

"With me here, you don't have to worry about the quality of the fight scenes."

"That's right, I know your level." Zhang Yuan said hurriedly while holding it.

"This film is produced by China International Television Corporation, so it will be broadcast directly on CCTV, so you don't have to worry about the broadcast."

"This is a good project. I wouldn't recommend you any other bad job."

"Of course, you won't take any bad jobs."

“Hahahaha… So, if you are interested, you can invest a little money and test the waters.”

"I can't guarantee whether it will make money or not. After all, there are too many factors related to whether a movie can make money." Zhao Jian had a good relationship with him, so he didn't brag to him.

Zhang Yuan smiled and replied, "I understand."

But at the same time, I know what's going on.

How could it not make money? "The Lotus Lantern" was the annual ratings champion of CCTV-8 that year!

"Okay, it's worth considering. I'm very interested."

"That's good." Zhao Jian was relieved to see that he was interested.

After all, I am one of the directors of this film, and I have to get investment to make it well.

"There is one more thing." Zhao Jian's tone became much lower when he said this.

"The original female lead for this film was Shu Chang."

"Oh." Zhang Yuan nodded. Xiaoyu was the childhood goddess of many people.

"But now something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuan heard this and asked hurriedly, "Is there someone with connections taking over?"

"That's not the case." Zhao Jian said sullenly, "I heard from the contract department that you also set up an agency and signed a contract with Shu Chang?"

"Is she yours now?"

Zhao Jian was also wondering when Zhang Yuan had quietly made the plate so big.

He opened a brokerage company and also engaged in investment.

"Yes, it's my responsibility."

"Well, I found the right person." Zhao Jian smacked his lips and said, "There's something wrong with Shu Chang."

"Her schedule conflicted."

"What do you mean by hit?" Zhang Yuan didn't understand.

"That is to say, while she signed a contract with the crew of The Lotus Lantern, she also had contracts with other crews."

“And the shooting time for both crews is the same!”

"Li Gongda, the producer of The Lotus Lantern, was very angry and planned to fire Shu Chang!"

Zhang Yuan smacked his lips a few times after hearing this.

"How did Changchang sell the same product twice?"

(End of this chapter)