I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 663: Change the Heroine (23)

It is indeed "Where the Wind Runs"...

Shen Liang flipped through the script...

The plot is exactly the same as the original: Xu Hongdou, who resigned and lived in Yunnan for a short time, unexpectedly met Xie Zhiyao, who gave up a high salary to return to his hometown to start a business. After moving into Youfeng Courtyard, she got to know the tenants who came here with different experiences and stories.

As Shen Liang flipped through the script, he asked, "How did you come up with this story?"

Long Ya explained: "I felt very tired in 19, and from time to time I wanted to do nothing and go to Yunnan to lie down. I realized that when everyone is pursuing efficiency, how to slow down and not be affected by the outside world is very important for both physical and mental health. I also thought that compared to other film and television works that are all about how to be 'fast', making a 'slow' play would be fresh and healing. With this core established, the general framework of "Where the Wind Is" was built..."

“I thought it was inspired by Home at One!”

“The focus of ‘Home at One Click’ is entrepreneurship… our focus is… healing!”

Shen Liang smiled and said, "Xie Zhiyao left the countryside, gained knowledge and came back to love his hometown and build it... This is a very Chinese dream behavior... Mr. Zhao, have you contacted them?"

Zhao Yifang: “…Not yet…”

"You can contact them and apply for support for key projects. Oh, and you can talk to CCTV. They should also provide some funds!"

"But this is reserved by Mango TV!"

"It's okay. I'll join in. CCTV will definitely look at the subject matter... I recently filmed "Kim's Secretary", an idol drama. CCTV originally wanted to arrange for it to be broadcast on Channel 7, but CCTV has a broadcasting task in July this year, so it can only be broadcast on Channel ."

"I know this. Zhejiang Satellite TV, Beijing Satellite TV, and Dragon TV have bought the second round broadcast rights?"

"Well... mainly because the second run rights were sold cheaply. I heard they sold it for 120 million per episode!"

"Kim's Secretary", CCTV's purchase price is 100 million per episode, 28 episodes is 2800 million;
三大卫视，各自开价120万，28×3×120万=1.008亿…

The cost of "Kim's Secretary" is 1.5 million...

That is to say, if Tencent did not purchase it, it would take three rounds of broadcasting to get back the investment...

Of course, Tencent Video offers a price of 1000 million per episode, which directly makes a profit of 100%...

1000 million per episode may seem like a lot, but “Kim’s Secretary” only has 28 episodes, which means the total purchase price is less than 3 million!

Liang Ge's basic salary is 3000 million, plus dividends, his income is close to 7000 million...

In fact, it’s not much, far less than the profit he makes from making movies!

This means there are no good film projects.

Back to "Where the Wind Leads"...

Shen Liang agreed to perform and discussed his schedule first.

“July to October…”

"No, I'm filming 'Shu Shan'... It starts on June 6st, and I estimate it will take at least three months!"

Ryua then asked, "Then... November is okay?"

Shen Liang thought for a moment and said, "It's not a big problem... I only have one plot for "The Beast Clawing at Straws", and it will be finished in 20 days!"

“Ahem,” Chen Jiadong reminded, “…director Chen Sicheng’s film Vanishing will start filming in December!”

Shen Liang was embarrassed: "Oh, I almost forgot!"

"So...you don't have time this year?"

"I really don't have much time..." Shen Liang explained: "I have been delaying "Cang Lan Jue" for two years... I must shoot it!"

Zhao Yifang looked at Long Ya awkwardly...

Long Ya shook his head: "We can't wait a year!"

Shen Liang shrugged and said regretfully: "Then..."

Before he could finish, Zhao Yifang interrupted: "We can wait..."

“Then I’ll be very free next year…”

"Director Xiao Ding has always wanted to work with Shen Liang. It's only a year..." Zhao Yifang glanced at Director Ding Ziguang, and patted Long Ya on the shoulder. The latter nodded, and then asked Shen Liang: "What do you think of the heroine?"

"At around 30 years old, there are many choices. What do you think?" Long Ya immediately said: "Liu Yifei, we have already contacted her!"

Shen Liang frowned: "She is not suitable, right?"

"Why not? She has the right image and her acting skills should be OK... You don't like her?"

"It has nothing to do with acting skills, image, or whether I like it or not," Shen Liang explained. "...Xu Hongdou's character has a distinct personality. If she gets a passing grade, she can get a nomination without any problems...but she is American. If she is used, she will not be eligible for most domestic awards...This is unfair to the director and our behind-the-scenes staff!"

“…Yes, yes, yes…”

Zhao Yifang nodded: "Our play is going to win awards, so we absolutely cannot use American actors!"

Long Ya: "Who is suitable then?"

Ding Ziguang interrupted: "Is Yang Zi okay?"

“…Yang Zi is not suitable, right?”

Wang Yi, the screenwriter is Shui Qianmo: "What do you think, Brother Liang?"

"Jingtian Bar..."

Zhao Yifang immediately clapped his hands: "Jing Tian! It's perfect!"

"Then let's go with her. I'll go meet her later."

……

Why is it Jingtian, not Nini?
Nini was acting like a big shot some time ago!

The reason is that the "Night Traveler" was exhausted by Bing Lun (Deng Lun)'s tyranny, and then Bing Lun was exposed for tax problems, and Nini was desperate...

When we were filming "Westward from Yumen", she acted like a big shot. When the scene was changing halfway through filming, she ran off to film a movie...

The crew has been shut down for many days, and the investors said that this was discussed in advance!

But the crew is very clear about whether this is a show of hubris or not.

Moreover, Nini had worked with Huace before, and the experience was not very pleasant, in two dramas - "The Legend of Hao Lan" and "Love and Destiny".

Two dramas, a nine-digit package price!
After the failure, she quickly kicked out Sheng Xue and chose to join director Shen Yan. As one of his own, she was in a core position when filming "The Golden Years" adapted from Yi Shu's novel, no longer marginalized as she was in "Phoenix Power"...

By the way, "The Legend of Phoenix" is "The Rise of Phoenixes". I heard that Chen Kun cried when watching this drama privately. This level of appreciation is really worrying. No wonder he has not been able to produce good works...

Even if you give him a good script, I guess he won't understand it!
The aesthetic is there.

No script review skills...

……

After Shen Liang left, Zhao Yifang explained to Long Ya: "If he stars in the film, the review and broadcast will go smoothly. Most importantly, the profits will be much higher!"

"How much higher can it be?"

Zhao Yifang: "You have never worked with a first-line superstar... Let me put it this way, as long as we announce that Shen Liang is starring in "Where the Wind Is", TV stations and video websites will immediately come to bid!"

"Is it so exaggerated? Now is the era where content is king!"

"That's not an exaggeration at all," Zhao Yifang smiled and shook his head. "Yes, this is an era where content is king, but Shen Liang himself represents high-quality content. I tell you, in the next ten years, Shen Liang will be the only superstar in the entire domestic entertainment industry!"

"…only?"

"Then who do you think has a chance to surpass him? Or get close to him?"

Long Ya pondered for a long time: "Okay, I admit it...but will we just take a year off?"

“…I’ll see if there are any good projects…”

"Hey, Mr. Chen sent me a message saying that he has a novel called "If the Weather Is Good, I Will Find It" and wants to adapt it into a TV series..."

Shui Qianmo also interjected: "I received it too!"

Zhao Yifang was about to speak when he received a call from Chen Jiadong.

(End of this chapter)